Chapter 3
" Mieko-chan, can I walk you home?" offered Mitsui.
It was after basketball practice and Sakuragi decided to stay over at Yohei's house to play Playstation 2. Mieko's parents were in America to attend a wedding ceremony. In other words, Mieko would be alone.
"Thanks for walking me home, Mitsui-kun," she said. "It's my pleasure, Mieko-chan," he replied. ' Okay, here's my chance to get close to her' Mitsui thought.
Somehow, Mieko felt very secure in Mitsui's presence. "Would you like to come in?" she asked. "Sure. Thanx," he replied. As they entered the house, Mitsui scanned the house. "Make yourself comfortable. Oh! Excuse us for my brother's personal corner over there," Mieko exclaimed while pointing at a corner at the end of the room.
Mitsui snickered as he saw basketball shoes being thrown at that corner plus a few pairs of dirty socks. Mieko was in the kitchen to take a couple of canned-drinks as Mitsui plopped himself down on the couch. He hollered to her. " Mieko-chan, why is it that your house is neat and tidy but yet, that personal corner of your oni-chan is left untouched?"
As she brought out 2 cans of Coke, she explained, "Well, mom does all the cleaning and usually she picks up all of Sakuragi's shoes and puts them aside. One day, she just decided to leave it there and talked about his responsibilities in the house, stuff like that. But, my brother, being the lazy person he is, just ignored it and that corner has been that way ever since."
She babbled for quite sometime and little did she realize that Mitsui was staring at her. "Mitsui-kun, why are you looking at me like that?" she asked. Mitsui snapping out from his fantasy startled. "Oh. I was just thinking about the coming game with Ryonan," he lied when truthfully, he was admiring her beauty. He then, started talking about school and the chatted the night away.
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Back at the gym, Rukawa was practicing his skills as usual. But sometime was bothering his concentration. He sat down and took his water tumbler to drink. While he was drinking, he did something that no one would ever think he'll do. He actually sat down to think. He started wondering what made him lose his concentration. While he sat there pondering, an image of a person floated in his mind. The image was that of a girl with sparkly brown eyes and short brown hair. He was thinking of how her fiery temper set her apart from other girls. 'It can't be! I can't be falling for her!' He shook his head vigorously.
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"While I was rollerblading one day, I came across a black cat. In order to avoid the cat, I swerve and fell into the drain! Luckily the drain was dry and quite deep. How embarrassing!" confessed Mieko.
Mitsui laughed. "Did anybody help you? I can almost imagine you in that drain." Mitsui laughed again while Mieko hit him playfully.
Both of them were sitting on the couch near each other.
'I really like her. She's so cheerful and she has a warm aura around her. She's very fiery and sharp-tongued too!' Mitsui smiled secretly.
'He's so gentle yet I feel so secure in his presence plus he's tall and muscular. That scar of his near his chin makes him extra macho!' Mieko swooned quietly.
Without noticing, they have chatted for more than 4 hours and Mieko could feel fatigue taking over her. Not long after that, she nodded off to sleep with Mitsui still rambling on. Mitsui then realized that she had fallen asleep and he brought her close to him because the living room was quite cold. After a few nods, she finally rested her head on Mitsui's chest breathing deeply. Mitsui suddenly felt warm all over from his head to his toe. He sat there quietly playing with her soft hair and taking in deep breaths.
'I like the way she smells,' he thought.
Mieko stirred and put her arms around Mitsui's waist, taking him as a bolster. Initially, Mitsui was shocked but after a while, he smiled. Not long after that, Mitsui fell asleep with his cheek on Mieko's head and his hand on her back.
" Mieko-chan, can I walk you home?" offered Mitsui.
It was after basketball practice and Sakuragi decided to stay over at Yohei's house to play Playstation 2. Mieko's parents were in America to attend a wedding ceremony. In other words, Mieko would be alone.
"Thanks for walking me home, Mitsui-kun," she said. "It's my pleasure, Mieko-chan," he replied. ' Okay, here's my chance to get close to her' Mitsui thought.
Somehow, Mieko felt very secure in Mitsui's presence. "Would you like to come in?" she asked. "Sure. Thanx," he replied. As they entered the house, Mitsui scanned the house. "Make yourself comfortable. Oh! Excuse us for my brother's personal corner over there," Mieko exclaimed while pointing at a corner at the end of the room.
Mitsui snickered as he saw basketball shoes being thrown at that corner plus a few pairs of dirty socks. Mieko was in the kitchen to take a couple of canned-drinks as Mitsui plopped himself down on the couch. He hollered to her. " Mieko-chan, why is it that your house is neat and tidy but yet, that personal corner of your oni-chan is left untouched?"
As she brought out 2 cans of Coke, she explained, "Well, mom does all the cleaning and usually she picks up all of Sakuragi's shoes and puts them aside. One day, she just decided to leave it there and talked about his responsibilities in the house, stuff like that. But, my brother, being the lazy person he is, just ignored it and that corner has been that way ever since."
She babbled for quite sometime and little did she realize that Mitsui was staring at her. "Mitsui-kun, why are you looking at me like that?" she asked. Mitsui snapping out from his fantasy startled. "Oh. I was just thinking about the coming game with Ryonan," he lied when truthfully, he was admiring her beauty. He then, started talking about school and the chatted the night away.
*~*~*~*~*~*~
Back at the gym, Rukawa was practicing his skills as usual. But sometime was bothering his concentration. He sat down and took his water tumbler to drink. While he was drinking, he did something that no one would ever think he'll do. He actually sat down to think. He started wondering what made him lose his concentration. While he sat there pondering, an image of a person floated in his mind. The image was that of a girl with sparkly brown eyes and short brown hair. He was thinking of how her fiery temper set her apart from other girls. 'It can't be! I can't be falling for her!' He shook his head vigorously.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"While I was rollerblading one day, I came across a black cat. In order to avoid the cat, I swerve and fell into the drain! Luckily the drain was dry and quite deep. How embarrassing!" confessed Mieko.
Mitsui laughed. "Did anybody help you? I can almost imagine you in that drain." Mitsui laughed again while Mieko hit him playfully.
Both of them were sitting on the couch near each other.
'I really like her. She's so cheerful and she has a warm aura around her. She's very fiery and sharp-tongued too!' Mitsui smiled secretly.
'He's so gentle yet I feel so secure in his presence plus he's tall and muscular. That scar of his near his chin makes him extra macho!' Mieko swooned quietly.
Without noticing, they have chatted for more than 4 hours and Mieko could feel fatigue taking over her. Not long after that, she nodded off to sleep with Mitsui still rambling on. Mitsui then realized that she had fallen asleep and he brought her close to him because the living room was quite cold. After a few nods, she finally rested her head on Mitsui's chest breathing deeply. Mitsui suddenly felt warm all over from his head to his toe. He sat there quietly playing with her soft hair and taking in deep breaths.
'I like the way she smells,' he thought.
Mieko stirred and put her arms around Mitsui's waist, taking him as a bolster. Initially, Mitsui was shocked but after a while, he smiled. Not long after that, Mitsui fell asleep with his cheek on Mieko's head and his hand on her back.