Back again with chapter 3 of A Second Chance. Thank you for all your
reviews last chapter and hope u like this one! Oh wait I told myself I'd
make shout-outs for everybody who reviewed the last chapter..... Ok well
here goes! :
Mina: Thank you soo much for reviewing and I'm glad you like it. By the way, while you were reading I was talking to Rei. ^^
vanessa-chan: Thanks for reviewing and thank you for reviewing chapter one too! I don't really want to make you get bored of my fanfic or nething but..... I'm not really the sappy kinda writer so I'm afraid my Hotohori/Miaka parts aren't going to be that..... Romantic. ^^;; Well actually I get reeeeally embarrassed when I write those parts (especially if my family reads it!).
tensai-yuki: Thank you! With my readers and reviewers' support I think this story will turn out good, too! I'm sorry for making it so short so this chapter I'll try to make it longer!
A Second Chance
Chapter 3. Trying to Forget
Miaka closed the door behind her as her new found friends stepped into her apartment. Her mother had bought her this apartment as a birthday present while she went to university. She missed her family, but she enjoyed living alone.
"Wowie, Miaka-chan!" Rin whistled looking around. "Everythings's so neat and tidy! I'd prefer this kinda living instead of that rented house we got."
"You better tell her that there are cockroaches in this house before she asks to sleep over!" Tai whispered into Miaka's ear. "Cockroaches are the only thing that girl is afraid of."
She giggled. "It's all right for me if Rin sleeps over. It'll be fun!" she walked to the kitchen. "Does anyone want anything to eat or drink?"
"Hai!" Rin answered, as always, first. "Ice cream!"
"I'll have coffee, please," Chi said, politely.
"Me too," Tai said.
"I'll have ice cream, as well," Sei said. "Miaka, I'll help you in the kitchen."
She smiled. "Sure, that'd be great, Sei, thank you!"
He shrugged and followed her into the kitchen. Once again, the room was neat and roomy. Like Rin, he would also prefer this cozy apartment instead of the rented house. He walked over to the refrigerator which was covered in pictures and drawings which looked like it was done from preschool to highschool. His eyes scanned the decorations until it landed on a picture of Miaka and a blue-haired young man. He wondered if that was her cheating financée, but didn't dare bring the topic up. Instead, he opened the refrigerator and took out all the flavours of ice cream Miaka had. He smiled as he saw the amount of food.
Miaka, meanwhile, got the coffee ready and while the coffee machine did it's work she glanced over at Sei. 'Quite a resemblance,' she thought to herself. 'But it can never be him.' Though she thought that, deep down in her heart, she knew that miracles occured and maybe, just maybe, it might be him.
"So, what's your favourite flavour?" she asked taking down three bowls from the cupboard. "Mine's chocolate!"
"Mine's bubblegum," Sei replied. "And I'm quite surprised you have this flavour."
Miaka nodded. "I love bubblegum too, though I love chocolate more!"
Sei's lips curled into smile as he dumped a huge spoonful of bubblegum into his bowl. Somewhere in his memory he remembered someone who absolutely loved to eat, though he couldn't recall who it was. "Rin loves chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla equally," he said scooping a large spoonful of neapolitan ice cream for Rin.
Miaka noticing the coffee machine was done reached for it. "Itai!!!" she screamed as her bare fingertips touched the burning hot glass.
Sei noticed what happened and quickly rushed over. "Daijobu, Miaka?" he asked very worriedly. He took her hand and put it under cold water.
"I'm all right, Sei," Miaka spoke reassuringly.
He ignored her and dried her fingers. He started looking over it to see if there were any burnt spots or any marks. Miaka watched all this wondering why he was so worried over her. 'Just like Hotohori was,' she thought.
"Oooy! Why're you guys taking so lo- SEI!!!!!" Rin came bursting into the room running as fast as she could with fire in her eyes. A couple of chairs crashed to the floor as she ran past. "Sei, how dare you, you womanizer!"
He quickly dropped Miaka's hand but not fast enough for Chi and Tai to miss it. "I-I-"
"We are sooo sorry, Miaka!" Rin said apologetically. "We didn't know our friend here was THAT perverted."
"I-I-I didn't do anything!" Sei protested. "She just burned her finger! So I was helping her!"
"Rrrrite, Sei," Rin glared. "Like we believe that story!"
Miaka giggled. "It's ok, Rin, I really burned my finger."
"And Sei sure looked worried over it!" Rin exclaimed laughing. "Sei, I never knew you cared!" She playfully punched him in the arm.
He blushed darkly. "Leave me alone....."
An hour later, after having a nice long chat, the Four Stars decided to leave Miaka's apartment.
"Thank you so much for having us over," Chi said smiling. "I had a fun time and feel free to drop by at our rented house any time you like, Miaka."
"Anytime, Chi!" Miaka replied. "It was great having you guys over."
Chi turned to go followed by the others each passing with a smile. Miaka grabbed Sei's sleeve hesitantly as he turned away. "Sei?" she asked him.
"Huh? What is it?" he asked turning back. "Anything wrong?"
"I just..... I just wanted to thank you for you know....." by now she was blushing deeply.
Sei in return blushed just as deep and gave a small smile. "Oh, that was nothing. It's my charm. Bye for now." He walked back to his group stopping just to give her a wink, swishing his long chestnut bangs back.
Miaka sighed and closed the door. What an interesting day. After walking along her empty apartment, she decided to take a shower and visit them tomorrow again.
As she got rid of her clothes, she felt a hard box inside her pants' pocket. Taking it out, her eyes brimmed with tears. It was the watch that was supposed to be Tamahome's gift. Without knowing what she was doing, she ruptured the box and fell to the washroom floor on trembling knees. 'I guess I haven't gotten over it yet,' she thought to herself, salty tears falling onto the ground. Sure, she made four brand new rich famous friends today because of what happened between her and Tamahome, but she could never forget the love that grew for him. How painful it would be to just forget.
The sharp cracking sound of glass got her attention and piercing pain shot through her fingers. The smell of blood crept into her nose as she looked down at the object she was holding with constricted hands. She had held it tight enough that the glass of the watch had cracked and dug into her skin.
Miaka immediately dropped it to the floor, blood falling with it. She washed her cut in the sink and looked up. Looking at her bare body, the body which she gave to Tamahome, the one who cheated her and broke her heart, she wanted to bawl again.
'Maybe my new friends can help me forget,' Miaka thought. 'I can start over again and forget about him. I'll finish university and accomplish my dreams.'
Smiling, she turned on the shower.
*Cough cough* 0_o Was that a good chapter or a bad chapter? What was that exactly? _ It sounded so strange!!! Well, it was the best I can do! ^^ Pleeeeease review!!
Mina: Thank you soo much for reviewing and I'm glad you like it. By the way, while you were reading I was talking to Rei. ^^
vanessa-chan: Thanks for reviewing and thank you for reviewing chapter one too! I don't really want to make you get bored of my fanfic or nething but..... I'm not really the sappy kinda writer so I'm afraid my Hotohori/Miaka parts aren't going to be that..... Romantic. ^^;; Well actually I get reeeeally embarrassed when I write those parts (especially if my family reads it!).
tensai-yuki: Thank you! With my readers and reviewers' support I think this story will turn out good, too! I'm sorry for making it so short so this chapter I'll try to make it longer!
A Second Chance
Chapter 3. Trying to Forget
Miaka closed the door behind her as her new found friends stepped into her apartment. Her mother had bought her this apartment as a birthday present while she went to university. She missed her family, but she enjoyed living alone.
"Wowie, Miaka-chan!" Rin whistled looking around. "Everythings's so neat and tidy! I'd prefer this kinda living instead of that rented house we got."
"You better tell her that there are cockroaches in this house before she asks to sleep over!" Tai whispered into Miaka's ear. "Cockroaches are the only thing that girl is afraid of."
She giggled. "It's all right for me if Rin sleeps over. It'll be fun!" she walked to the kitchen. "Does anyone want anything to eat or drink?"
"Hai!" Rin answered, as always, first. "Ice cream!"
"I'll have coffee, please," Chi said, politely.
"Me too," Tai said.
"I'll have ice cream, as well," Sei said. "Miaka, I'll help you in the kitchen."
She smiled. "Sure, that'd be great, Sei, thank you!"
He shrugged and followed her into the kitchen. Once again, the room was neat and roomy. Like Rin, he would also prefer this cozy apartment instead of the rented house. He walked over to the refrigerator which was covered in pictures and drawings which looked like it was done from preschool to highschool. His eyes scanned the decorations until it landed on a picture of Miaka and a blue-haired young man. He wondered if that was her cheating financée, but didn't dare bring the topic up. Instead, he opened the refrigerator and took out all the flavours of ice cream Miaka had. He smiled as he saw the amount of food.
Miaka, meanwhile, got the coffee ready and while the coffee machine did it's work she glanced over at Sei. 'Quite a resemblance,' she thought to herself. 'But it can never be him.' Though she thought that, deep down in her heart, she knew that miracles occured and maybe, just maybe, it might be him.
"So, what's your favourite flavour?" she asked taking down three bowls from the cupboard. "Mine's chocolate!"
"Mine's bubblegum," Sei replied. "And I'm quite surprised you have this flavour."
Miaka nodded. "I love bubblegum too, though I love chocolate more!"
Sei's lips curled into smile as he dumped a huge spoonful of bubblegum into his bowl. Somewhere in his memory he remembered someone who absolutely loved to eat, though he couldn't recall who it was. "Rin loves chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla equally," he said scooping a large spoonful of neapolitan ice cream for Rin.
Miaka noticing the coffee machine was done reached for it. "Itai!!!" she screamed as her bare fingertips touched the burning hot glass.
Sei noticed what happened and quickly rushed over. "Daijobu, Miaka?" he asked very worriedly. He took her hand and put it under cold water.
"I'm all right, Sei," Miaka spoke reassuringly.
He ignored her and dried her fingers. He started looking over it to see if there were any burnt spots or any marks. Miaka watched all this wondering why he was so worried over her. 'Just like Hotohori was,' she thought.
"Oooy! Why're you guys taking so lo- SEI!!!!!" Rin came bursting into the room running as fast as she could with fire in her eyes. A couple of chairs crashed to the floor as she ran past. "Sei, how dare you, you womanizer!"
He quickly dropped Miaka's hand but not fast enough for Chi and Tai to miss it. "I-I-"
"We are sooo sorry, Miaka!" Rin said apologetically. "We didn't know our friend here was THAT perverted."
"I-I-I didn't do anything!" Sei protested. "She just burned her finger! So I was helping her!"
"Rrrrite, Sei," Rin glared. "Like we believe that story!"
Miaka giggled. "It's ok, Rin, I really burned my finger."
"And Sei sure looked worried over it!" Rin exclaimed laughing. "Sei, I never knew you cared!" She playfully punched him in the arm.
He blushed darkly. "Leave me alone....."
An hour later, after having a nice long chat, the Four Stars decided to leave Miaka's apartment.
"Thank you so much for having us over," Chi said smiling. "I had a fun time and feel free to drop by at our rented house any time you like, Miaka."
"Anytime, Chi!" Miaka replied. "It was great having you guys over."
Chi turned to go followed by the others each passing with a smile. Miaka grabbed Sei's sleeve hesitantly as he turned away. "Sei?" she asked him.
"Huh? What is it?" he asked turning back. "Anything wrong?"
"I just..... I just wanted to thank you for you know....." by now she was blushing deeply.
Sei in return blushed just as deep and gave a small smile. "Oh, that was nothing. It's my charm. Bye for now." He walked back to his group stopping just to give her a wink, swishing his long chestnut bangs back.
Miaka sighed and closed the door. What an interesting day. After walking along her empty apartment, she decided to take a shower and visit them tomorrow again.
As she got rid of her clothes, she felt a hard box inside her pants' pocket. Taking it out, her eyes brimmed with tears. It was the watch that was supposed to be Tamahome's gift. Without knowing what she was doing, she ruptured the box and fell to the washroom floor on trembling knees. 'I guess I haven't gotten over it yet,' she thought to herself, salty tears falling onto the ground. Sure, she made four brand new rich famous friends today because of what happened between her and Tamahome, but she could never forget the love that grew for him. How painful it would be to just forget.
The sharp cracking sound of glass got her attention and piercing pain shot through her fingers. The smell of blood crept into her nose as she looked down at the object she was holding with constricted hands. She had held it tight enough that the glass of the watch had cracked and dug into her skin.
Miaka immediately dropped it to the floor, blood falling with it. She washed her cut in the sink and looked up. Looking at her bare body, the body which she gave to Tamahome, the one who cheated her and broke her heart, she wanted to bawl again.
'Maybe my new friends can help me forget,' Miaka thought. 'I can start over again and forget about him. I'll finish university and accomplish my dreams.'
Smiling, she turned on the shower.
*Cough cough* 0_o Was that a good chapter or a bad chapter? What was that exactly? _ It sounded so strange!!! Well, it was the best I can do! ^^ Pleeeeease review!!