A/N: Well.. since we don't know what Noriko's mother is like.. I more or less made her up ^_^;; Ryuichi calls her Kaasan as well, cuz well, I figure since he's Nori's best friend, he might call her mom "Mom" too. I sure as hell call my best friends mothers "Mom" or "Mommy" cuz they're like second mothers to me ^_^ Sorry it took so long for the second chapter, my muse has not been with me ;.;!
Noriko sighed as she slammed her locker door shut, making Ryuichi jump in the process. "Hmph!! I can't believe that guy had the balls to take me on, Ryu-chan! What does he think he is, a super hero or something?" She clenched her fists tightly.
"I'll show him.. I'll show him good." She muttered.
"A..anou.. Is something bothering you, Nori-chan?" Ryuichi asked innocently, toying with Kumagoro's ears.
"Gaaaa, Ryu-chan! You can be so dense sometimes! That guy, Seguchi-whats-his-face, just totally insulted us, and you don't even comprehend that?" Ryuichi looked at her, his eyes brimming with tears. Noriko sighed as she quietly embraced her friend. "But.. I still love you just the same. Stop crying, you look like a baby." She said jokingly as she pushed him away and grabbed his hand and proceeded to drag him down the hall. "Come on, my mother is expecting me home soon, she said you can come, too, and stay for dinner." The younger girl said with a smile.
"Arigatou, Nori-chan! Your momma makes the best food!" Ryuichi exclaimed happily, as he bounced along down the street with her. "Food food, yummy yummy food! Ryu-chan's gonna eat some food, and Kumagoro's gonna eat some food, we're all gonna eat some food, na no da!" He sang loudly as he clung to Noriko's back. She grinned as she pushed open the front door and Ryuichi bounced in.
"Kaasan!! I'm home! Ryu-chan came with me!" She hollered from the front room. A beautiful dark-haired woman emerged from the kitchen, her face crossed with a large grin.
"Welcome home, you two. Did you have a good day at school?"
Noriko grumbled as Ryuichi responded.
"Hai, Kaasan!" he said as he hugged her. "We were in the band room playing and this really pretty boy named Tohma came and Nori got mad and he made fun of us and laughed at Kumagoro and made him cry but Nori said the boy was a meaniehead and he went away, na no da!" Noriko's mother chuckled. Nori grunted.
"That's my little girl," she said. "Always strong willed and never to let anyone get her down. She's a fighter all the way, and a very beautiful one at that. Just like her mother." She finished with a wink. Noriko groaned.
"Kaasaaaaaaan! You're embarrassing me." She grabbed Ryuichi's hand and began to haul him off. "We're going in the basement to practice. Let us know when dinner's ready, please?" Ryuichi stuttered and tried to hold back from Noriko, but gave up and obediently followed her down stairs.
Noriko let go of his hand as she flipped on the basement light. In one corner of the small room was a set of keyboards, while in another, a small PA system. Noriko's mother had allowed the two young people to turn the for years unused basement into their own rec room, where they could do as they please. Lining one wall was a shelf with a TV and VCR on it, with a row of tapes lining the rest of the shelves. They had a small two person couch near the tv set and a few posters and other random things littering the walls.
"Well then." She said. "Shall we begin?" Ryuichi nodded as he bounced over to the couch and sat Kumagoro on the back so he could watch like a good little bunny. Then he skipped over to his "special spot" and grabbed his mic while flipping the power on. Noriko grinned as she plugged in her keyboards, admiring her friend for his enthusiasm.
"I wanna siiiiiiiing, na no da!" Ryuichi exclaimed. "Hurry uppppp, Noriko-chan! You always take foreeeeeever na no da!" Ryuichi grinned at his friend who was busy making sure everything was working fine.
"I'm done now, Ryu-chan. Sing to your little heart's content." Noriko said with a smile as she began to play
End of Chapter 2
Noriko sighed as she slammed her locker door shut, making Ryuichi jump in the process. "Hmph!! I can't believe that guy had the balls to take me on, Ryu-chan! What does he think he is, a super hero or something?" She clenched her fists tightly.
"I'll show him.. I'll show him good." She muttered.
"A..anou.. Is something bothering you, Nori-chan?" Ryuichi asked innocently, toying with Kumagoro's ears.
"Gaaaa, Ryu-chan! You can be so dense sometimes! That guy, Seguchi-whats-his-face, just totally insulted us, and you don't even comprehend that?" Ryuichi looked at her, his eyes brimming with tears. Noriko sighed as she quietly embraced her friend. "But.. I still love you just the same. Stop crying, you look like a baby." She said jokingly as she pushed him away and grabbed his hand and proceeded to drag him down the hall. "Come on, my mother is expecting me home soon, she said you can come, too, and stay for dinner." The younger girl said with a smile.
"Arigatou, Nori-chan! Your momma makes the best food!" Ryuichi exclaimed happily, as he bounced along down the street with her. "Food food, yummy yummy food! Ryu-chan's gonna eat some food, and Kumagoro's gonna eat some food, we're all gonna eat some food, na no da!" He sang loudly as he clung to Noriko's back. She grinned as she pushed open the front door and Ryuichi bounced in.
"Kaasan!! I'm home! Ryu-chan came with me!" She hollered from the front room. A beautiful dark-haired woman emerged from the kitchen, her face crossed with a large grin.
"Welcome home, you two. Did you have a good day at school?"
Noriko grumbled as Ryuichi responded.
"Hai, Kaasan!" he said as he hugged her. "We were in the band room playing and this really pretty boy named Tohma came and Nori got mad and he made fun of us and laughed at Kumagoro and made him cry but Nori said the boy was a meaniehead and he went away, na no da!" Noriko's mother chuckled. Nori grunted.
"That's my little girl," she said. "Always strong willed and never to let anyone get her down. She's a fighter all the way, and a very beautiful one at that. Just like her mother." She finished with a wink. Noriko groaned.
"Kaasaaaaaaan! You're embarrassing me." She grabbed Ryuichi's hand and began to haul him off. "We're going in the basement to practice. Let us know when dinner's ready, please?" Ryuichi stuttered and tried to hold back from Noriko, but gave up and obediently followed her down stairs.
Noriko let go of his hand as she flipped on the basement light. In one corner of the small room was a set of keyboards, while in another, a small PA system. Noriko's mother had allowed the two young people to turn the for years unused basement into their own rec room, where they could do as they please. Lining one wall was a shelf with a TV and VCR on it, with a row of tapes lining the rest of the shelves. They had a small two person couch near the tv set and a few posters and other random things littering the walls.
"Well then." She said. "Shall we begin?" Ryuichi nodded as he bounced over to the couch and sat Kumagoro on the back so he could watch like a good little bunny. Then he skipped over to his "special spot" and grabbed his mic while flipping the power on. Noriko grinned as she plugged in her keyboards, admiring her friend for his enthusiasm.
"I wanna siiiiiiiing, na no da!" Ryuichi exclaimed. "Hurry uppppp, Noriko-chan! You always take foreeeeeever na no da!" Ryuichi grinned at his friend who was busy making sure everything was working fine.
"I'm done now, Ryu-chan. Sing to your little heart's content." Noriko said with a smile as she began to play
End of Chapter 2