~Strong Enough~
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Chapter 6 - Just A Little Confused
"Meiko." Miki's best friend looked up at the sound of her name.
"Yes?"
Miki looked just a little confused as she swirled her straw through her fruit smoothie. "Do you know why.I mean, do you know how I ended up agreeing to go to the dance with Ginta?"
"Because he asked and you said yes?" Meiko arched an eyebrow.
"But." Miki propped up her chin, resting her elbows on the little café's outdoor table. "I don't know why I said yes." She glanced at her friend and admitted quietly, "I was waiting for Yuu to ask me."
Meiko didn't say anything for a moment. "Maybe you got tired of waiting," she said gently. "Maybe your subconscious is trying to tell you something. To get over your crush on Yuu and move on.to Ginta."
"But it's not like that. I don't like Ginta that way anymore.he's just a friend."
"That's what you keep saying," agreed Meiko, keeping her doubts about the truth of that statement to herself. She sipped her own smoothie, crossing her feet at the ankles, and leaning forward. "Don't worry about it, Miki. Just have a good time at the dance."
A small smile crossed Miki's face. "Yeah." And maybe Yuu will be there and I'll get to dance with him. Then she frowned. But if Yuu was there, that meant he'd be taking another girl. Jealousy flowed through her veins at the mere thought. God, I'm obsessed, she thought, horrified. But I can't stand the thought of him with another girl.
Aiko.Arimi. Stop it!
Snapping herself out of her reverie, Miki focused her attention back on her friend. "So, are you going to dance with anyone?"
Meiko shook her head. "No.I don't know if I could stand being with someone who wasn't him," she whispered, her eyes saddening at the thought of her beloved. He'd been gone for a few months now, but she still missed him. Was still hoping he'd come back. Knowing he wouldn't. She blinked back tears.
Miki looked at her sympathetically. "I'm sorry Meiko."
"No, it's fine." Meiko smiled bravely. "I'll be okay. I just don't think I'm going to the dance-"
"Can I change your mind?" Miwa Satoshi appeared by her side, his dark gaze questioning as he thirstily took in his crush's beauty.
Stifling a laugh at the look on Meiko's face, Miki pushed her bangs off her face and tried to look inconspicuous as she eavesdropped shamelessly. Which wasn't too hard, being at the same table and all.
"I'm sorry Miwa," Meiko was saying, "I'm just not interested in going to the school dance with anyone."
The student body president appealed to her with a cajoling smile. "But I'm not just anyone, Meiko. I'll give you the best night of your life," he promised. Miki's thoughts flashed to the indecent and she blushed as Miwa added, "You'll have so much fun at the dance you won't want to leave."
Still, Meiko shook her head. "No, I'm sorry-"
"Don't be," Miwa cut her off. His eyes peered into hers as he took her hand. "Go with me, Meiko, please. Give me a chance."
She hesitated. "Miwa.don't you have um, something to do?" She glanced at Miki and muttered, "Or I assume you weren't following me, waiting for an opportunity to ask me to the dance."
Miki giggled.
"I was just walking home after the student council meeting," he said dismissively. "It's not important." His eyes bore into Meiko's. "Please go with me to the dance, Meiko-chan. It'll make me so very happy," he asked, his voice soft.
"All-all right," Meiko finally relented. At her consent, Miwa's eyes lit up and he smiled provocatively.
"You won't regret it, I promise." He kissed her hand and bowed slightly in respect. "I'll pick you up at seven."
Meiko stared after him as he made his way through the café tables and on towards home. "Did I just agree to go to the dance with Satoshi?" she asked, a little blankly.
Miki nodded. It was odd-Meiko had just agreed to go to the dance with Miwa, though she hadn't particularly wanted to and wasn't quite sure why she had said yes, and Miki herself had just agreed to go to the dance with Ginta, though she would've much preferred to go with Yuu and wasn't quite sure why she had said yes to Ginta. There must've been something in the water. It was making everything just a little more confusing than usual.
Disclaimer: don't own, don't sue, never happened, never will
Chapter 6 - Just A Little Confused
"Meiko." Miki's best friend looked up at the sound of her name.
"Yes?"
Miki looked just a little confused as she swirled her straw through her fruit smoothie. "Do you know why.I mean, do you know how I ended up agreeing to go to the dance with Ginta?"
"Because he asked and you said yes?" Meiko arched an eyebrow.
"But." Miki propped up her chin, resting her elbows on the little café's outdoor table. "I don't know why I said yes." She glanced at her friend and admitted quietly, "I was waiting for Yuu to ask me."
Meiko didn't say anything for a moment. "Maybe you got tired of waiting," she said gently. "Maybe your subconscious is trying to tell you something. To get over your crush on Yuu and move on.to Ginta."
"But it's not like that. I don't like Ginta that way anymore.he's just a friend."
"That's what you keep saying," agreed Meiko, keeping her doubts about the truth of that statement to herself. She sipped her own smoothie, crossing her feet at the ankles, and leaning forward. "Don't worry about it, Miki. Just have a good time at the dance."
A small smile crossed Miki's face. "Yeah." And maybe Yuu will be there and I'll get to dance with him. Then she frowned. But if Yuu was there, that meant he'd be taking another girl. Jealousy flowed through her veins at the mere thought. God, I'm obsessed, she thought, horrified. But I can't stand the thought of him with another girl.
Aiko.Arimi. Stop it!
Snapping herself out of her reverie, Miki focused her attention back on her friend. "So, are you going to dance with anyone?"
Meiko shook her head. "No.I don't know if I could stand being with someone who wasn't him," she whispered, her eyes saddening at the thought of her beloved. He'd been gone for a few months now, but she still missed him. Was still hoping he'd come back. Knowing he wouldn't. She blinked back tears.
Miki looked at her sympathetically. "I'm sorry Meiko."
"No, it's fine." Meiko smiled bravely. "I'll be okay. I just don't think I'm going to the dance-"
"Can I change your mind?" Miwa Satoshi appeared by her side, his dark gaze questioning as he thirstily took in his crush's beauty.
Stifling a laugh at the look on Meiko's face, Miki pushed her bangs off her face and tried to look inconspicuous as she eavesdropped shamelessly. Which wasn't too hard, being at the same table and all.
"I'm sorry Miwa," Meiko was saying, "I'm just not interested in going to the school dance with anyone."
The student body president appealed to her with a cajoling smile. "But I'm not just anyone, Meiko. I'll give you the best night of your life," he promised. Miki's thoughts flashed to the indecent and she blushed as Miwa added, "You'll have so much fun at the dance you won't want to leave."
Still, Meiko shook her head. "No, I'm sorry-"
"Don't be," Miwa cut her off. His eyes peered into hers as he took her hand. "Go with me, Meiko, please. Give me a chance."
She hesitated. "Miwa.don't you have um, something to do?" She glanced at Miki and muttered, "Or I assume you weren't following me, waiting for an opportunity to ask me to the dance."
Miki giggled.
"I was just walking home after the student council meeting," he said dismissively. "It's not important." His eyes bore into Meiko's. "Please go with me to the dance, Meiko-chan. It'll make me so very happy," he asked, his voice soft.
"All-all right," Meiko finally relented. At her consent, Miwa's eyes lit up and he smiled provocatively.
"You won't regret it, I promise." He kissed her hand and bowed slightly in respect. "I'll pick you up at seven."
Meiko stared after him as he made his way through the café tables and on towards home. "Did I just agree to go to the dance with Satoshi?" she asked, a little blankly.
Miki nodded. It was odd-Meiko had just agreed to go to the dance with Miwa, though she hadn't particularly wanted to and wasn't quite sure why she had said yes, and Miki herself had just agreed to go to the dance with Ginta, though she would've much preferred to go with Yuu and wasn't quite sure why she had said yes to Ginta. There must've been something in the water. It was making everything just a little more confusing than usual.