Getsuyobi - Monday
Rokuji - 6 AM
**Acceptance With In**
The sun slowly rose outside a light blue curtain. A figure stirred under the silky covers. ~Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep~ a hand reached up and slammed the alarm clock. The covers curved the bodies every curve. Sitting up she brushed her fingures through her spikey cyan hair. Slamming her hand on her alarm clock again she turned on her radio. A lively song came up that made Ryoko want to get out of bed.
Jumping out, tossing the covers on the floor she headed to the bathroom. Brushing her teeth and brushing her hair back she went to find an outfit. Grabing a long sleeve white shirt out of her closet then a pair of loose fitting jeans from the dresser she headed to the bathroom to take a shower. After drying and dressing she grabed her backpack and homework from her desk.
Quickly going through some photographs from her trip to an old Shrine, she choose the best looking ones then turned everything off. Slipping on her shoes, stepping out into the cool fall air, she locked her door.
Using one hand she shuffled through her backpack, searching for her CD player. She heard a knock on a door from below, shrugging she pulled out her cd player and put on the headphones. Tossing her one strap backpack on her shoulder and still holding her photos she headed toward and down the stairs.
~~Slam~~ Ryoko dropped her cd player and photos to face a stunned Tenchi and Friend.
"I'm soo sorry" a blond boy, and inch or two taller then Tenchi.
"Ii desu" Ryoko bent down to pick up her stuff as Tenchi rushed over to help her.
"Ohayo, Ryoko-San." Tenchi picked up her photos but didn't hear her say Ohayo back. He was amazed by her photos, the portraited the old shrine and brought them back to life. "Wow." He saw her hand and snapped out it. Standing up with her he handed the photos over. "Gomen"
"Ii desu ii desu...Ogenki desu ka?" She smiled.
"I'm fine, how 'bout you?" Tenchi smiling back blushing slightly. Tasuki is starting to feel a little left out now.
"I'm okay. Just nervous that my photos won't be accepted." Ryoko shuffled through them then shoved them into a pocket in her bag.
"I think you're wrong." Tenchi waved his hand to dismiss her opinion, "I think you did a wonderful job." Truthfully smiling. Ryoko felt a blush, 'I've had guy oogle over me and compliment me on everything, but . . . i've never seen that expression on a guy.' She thought smiling back with a nod. 'Maybe he's...'
"Hi there, I'm Tasuki Okuda, Nice to meet you Hakubi-san." Tasuki offered his hand, Ryoko shook hands with him, "Nice to meet you too. You guys are going to be late for school." Ryoko looked at her watch. Tenchi did the same.
"Uh-oh... come on Tasuki-san, Miss Seto Toiryama is not going to be happy with us." Tenchi headed down the stairs after Ryoko. What abot you Ryoko-san?" Tenchi asked refering to school.
"I have to pick something up at work before going to school. I'll be fine." Waving she headed off in the opposite direction then Tenchi and Tasuki.
Turning up the music on her cd player she ran down the sidewalk to the fast pase music of Chemical Brothers "Hey Girls Meet Boys". Swerving around the others who walked she caught site of her work. She neared the end of the sidewalk. The sign flashed ~walk~ just in time, she didn't have to slow down. Jumping over the side railing then crossing the street she haulted infront of a small pet store. Taking off her headphones she walked through the door with a dingling sound of a bell.
"Kiyone-san?" Ryoko looked around. "Hello!" a women in her mid 20's poked her head around the corner. "Be right there." She dissappeard behind the corner. "Mew!" Ryoko looked down to see a furry little creature the shop adopted. "Ryo-oh-ki-chan, hey there you little rascal." Ryoko picked her up and hugged her as she headed over to the back room. "Kiyone-san, i'm just here to pick up my paycheck."
"Okay, it's in the office. In your mail box." Kiyone said as she fed some new kittens.
"Thanks" Ryoko set Ryo-oh-ki on the floor and turned into the office. Grabbing her check she headed out. "Bye Kiyone-San." Reaching the front door she heard a bye from Kiyone, leaving the store with another dingling.
'Okay, I'll cash my check and then head to school. Great! My day is going ok today... so far.' Smiling to her thought she headed off to finish another task.
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Kyuji - 9 am
A student just finished up on his report on Yoshiya Nobuko. "Nicely put together, You may take a seat, Who's up next" The teacher scanned his list of names as the student took his seat. "Ah, Hakubi Ryoko." Ryoko stood and gathered her things. She headed up to the front of the room. "Whe you're ready" the teacher nodded.
Ryoko tried to think, she felt like her courage was draining, she thought of Tenchi's comment earlier on ' "I think you're wrong. -- I think you did a wonderful job." ' Taking a deep breath she set her pictures of a few shrines on the projector. She began her Essay on the Kumano Sanzan Shrines.
"The Kumano Sanzan Shrines, which consist of Hongu-" She pointed to the first picture, "-Hayatama, and Nachi Shrines,-" then the two other pictures, "-become the focus of the religious faith of nobles in the Heian period (794-1185 AD), who believed that the deep and wide-ranging mountainous areas were the world's Pure Land. Later, the Kumano worship spread to the samurai warrior class, and in the Edo period (1600-1868), to the general public. Many people made pilgrimages to Kumano. The pilgrimage was often likened to a procession of ants, and was referred to as the ÅgAnt Pilgrimage to Kumano." She took a breath and showed a few more pictures, "Pilgrims beliedved that their sins would be forgiven and their spirits would be purified by walking the steep and treacherous mountain road which is full of difficulties."
"Thank you Miss Hakubi, that was lovely. You can take you're seat now." Ryoko regathered her things and took her seat as the teacher called on the next student. 'Phew! Wow... it wasn't to hard, But i can't believe i froze. Thanks Tenchi' She sighed of relief. 'I owe him, even if he doesn't know it.'
Class ended after three more student told their essays. "Hakubi i'd like to speak to you" the teacher said after most of the students piled out of the class. "Okay" Ryoko grabed her bag and headed to his desk. She noticed his new desk name stand is said ~Mr. Taro Takagashi~. "Whats up Sensei?" She smiled. "I really enjoyed your Essays you've been bringing in and the extra credit. I know last year was a down fall," He frowned which made Ryoko nervous, She really failed last year. All her grades were down and she didn't participate in class projects. 'Mom said if i didn't take the course over again and get high grades she'd quite helping me for paying school and my apartment.'
"BUT! You have done a fantastic job this year and you've been accepted to Tokyo College for Photographers!" His face lit up, that one of his students can make it big. She nodded with a weak smiling. "Also... 'The Board' accepted your photos. They'll be entered into the Contest." He offered the last bit of information. Stunned, it took Ryoko to rethink what she heard, finally it hit her, what she was hoping to hear! "YES!!" She jumped around forgetting her manners, but she didn't give a damn. She danced around. "Thanks Sensei Takagashi." She bowed to him and he bowed his head.
"I have to go, I have to go tell someone who needs to know." She bolted out of the room and to the school building office. Asking the receptionist where Tenchi Masaki would be, the lady typed away on the computer infront of her. "He should be getting out of class. Room 104. . ." The women looked up to see no young lady and the office door closing.
Ryoko ran down one hall and turned left into another then right into another one where a class of students where leaving. She spotted him, standing next to Tasuki. He was putting his books into his bag. She slowed down just abit so she wouldn't slam into the other students but didn't slow down enough. *CRASH* Tenchi found himself under another student. He paniced he didn't know what had happened. Tenchi noticed the eyes of other students... mainly the males, he also noticed it was Ryoko that was on top of him... He felt a squeeze around him. "Ryoko?" The students shuffled away to the next class or even to work. He sat up with Ryoko still clinging to him.
She looked at him almost in tears. "Is everything ok?" Tenchi voice full of Worry. She shook her head smiling after letting him go and standing up, "My photo's were accepted!" she offered her hand to help him. "Ah Ryoko that Great!" Tenchi took her hand and stood up. "We have to celebrate!" She nodded in agreement. Tasuki stood there, still unnoticed (~See how he knows everything? He hears things because no-one notices him~).
"Well, i have to get to class, you two have fun." Tasuki left before Tenchi could protest and see to it that he came along. "It's just you and me." Ryoko smiled. "Looks that way, So my next class is a snore-fest and I did the work already. I'm free for the rest of the day. Where shall we celebrate?" He informed her and started off to exit the school. Walking along with him, she suggested a few places.
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Well... it took a LONG TIME but i got this chapter up!!
=^-^= Niyow
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Rokuji - 6 AM
**Acceptance With In**
The sun slowly rose outside a light blue curtain. A figure stirred under the silky covers. ~Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep~ a hand reached up and slammed the alarm clock. The covers curved the bodies every curve. Sitting up she brushed her fingures through her spikey cyan hair. Slamming her hand on her alarm clock again she turned on her radio. A lively song came up that made Ryoko want to get out of bed.
Jumping out, tossing the covers on the floor she headed to the bathroom. Brushing her teeth and brushing her hair back she went to find an outfit. Grabing a long sleeve white shirt out of her closet then a pair of loose fitting jeans from the dresser she headed to the bathroom to take a shower. After drying and dressing she grabed her backpack and homework from her desk.
Quickly going through some photographs from her trip to an old Shrine, she choose the best looking ones then turned everything off. Slipping on her shoes, stepping out into the cool fall air, she locked her door.
Using one hand she shuffled through her backpack, searching for her CD player. She heard a knock on a door from below, shrugging she pulled out her cd player and put on the headphones. Tossing her one strap backpack on her shoulder and still holding her photos she headed toward and down the stairs.
~~Slam~~ Ryoko dropped her cd player and photos to face a stunned Tenchi and Friend.
"I'm soo sorry" a blond boy, and inch or two taller then Tenchi.
"Ii desu" Ryoko bent down to pick up her stuff as Tenchi rushed over to help her.
"Ohayo, Ryoko-San." Tenchi picked up her photos but didn't hear her say Ohayo back. He was amazed by her photos, the portraited the old shrine and brought them back to life. "Wow." He saw her hand and snapped out it. Standing up with her he handed the photos over. "Gomen"
"Ii desu ii desu...Ogenki desu ka?" She smiled.
"I'm fine, how 'bout you?" Tenchi smiling back blushing slightly. Tasuki is starting to feel a little left out now.
"I'm okay. Just nervous that my photos won't be accepted." Ryoko shuffled through them then shoved them into a pocket in her bag.
"I think you're wrong." Tenchi waved his hand to dismiss her opinion, "I think you did a wonderful job." Truthfully smiling. Ryoko felt a blush, 'I've had guy oogle over me and compliment me on everything, but . . . i've never seen that expression on a guy.' She thought smiling back with a nod. 'Maybe he's...'
"Hi there, I'm Tasuki Okuda, Nice to meet you Hakubi-san." Tasuki offered his hand, Ryoko shook hands with him, "Nice to meet you too. You guys are going to be late for school." Ryoko looked at her watch. Tenchi did the same.
"Uh-oh... come on Tasuki-san, Miss Seto Toiryama is not going to be happy with us." Tenchi headed down the stairs after Ryoko. What abot you Ryoko-san?" Tenchi asked refering to school.
"I have to pick something up at work before going to school. I'll be fine." Waving she headed off in the opposite direction then Tenchi and Tasuki.
Turning up the music on her cd player she ran down the sidewalk to the fast pase music of Chemical Brothers "Hey Girls Meet Boys". Swerving around the others who walked she caught site of her work. She neared the end of the sidewalk. The sign flashed ~walk~ just in time, she didn't have to slow down. Jumping over the side railing then crossing the street she haulted infront of a small pet store. Taking off her headphones she walked through the door with a dingling sound of a bell.
"Kiyone-san?" Ryoko looked around. "Hello!" a women in her mid 20's poked her head around the corner. "Be right there." She dissappeard behind the corner. "Mew!" Ryoko looked down to see a furry little creature the shop adopted. "Ryo-oh-ki-chan, hey there you little rascal." Ryoko picked her up and hugged her as she headed over to the back room. "Kiyone-san, i'm just here to pick up my paycheck."
"Okay, it's in the office. In your mail box." Kiyone said as she fed some new kittens.
"Thanks" Ryoko set Ryo-oh-ki on the floor and turned into the office. Grabbing her check she headed out. "Bye Kiyone-San." Reaching the front door she heard a bye from Kiyone, leaving the store with another dingling.
'Okay, I'll cash my check and then head to school. Great! My day is going ok today... so far.' Smiling to her thought she headed off to finish another task.
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Kyuji - 9 am
A student just finished up on his report on Yoshiya Nobuko. "Nicely put together, You may take a seat, Who's up next" The teacher scanned his list of names as the student took his seat. "Ah, Hakubi Ryoko." Ryoko stood and gathered her things. She headed up to the front of the room. "Whe you're ready" the teacher nodded.
Ryoko tried to think, she felt like her courage was draining, she thought of Tenchi's comment earlier on ' "I think you're wrong. -- I think you did a wonderful job." ' Taking a deep breath she set her pictures of a few shrines on the projector. She began her Essay on the Kumano Sanzan Shrines.
"The Kumano Sanzan Shrines, which consist of Hongu-" She pointed to the first picture, "-Hayatama, and Nachi Shrines,-" then the two other pictures, "-become the focus of the religious faith of nobles in the Heian period (794-1185 AD), who believed that the deep and wide-ranging mountainous areas were the world's Pure Land. Later, the Kumano worship spread to the samurai warrior class, and in the Edo period (1600-1868), to the general public. Many people made pilgrimages to Kumano. The pilgrimage was often likened to a procession of ants, and was referred to as the ÅgAnt Pilgrimage to Kumano." She took a breath and showed a few more pictures, "Pilgrims beliedved that their sins would be forgiven and their spirits would be purified by walking the steep and treacherous mountain road which is full of difficulties."
"Thank you Miss Hakubi, that was lovely. You can take you're seat now." Ryoko regathered her things and took her seat as the teacher called on the next student. 'Phew! Wow... it wasn't to hard, But i can't believe i froze. Thanks Tenchi' She sighed of relief. 'I owe him, even if he doesn't know it.'
Class ended after three more student told their essays. "Hakubi i'd like to speak to you" the teacher said after most of the students piled out of the class. "Okay" Ryoko grabed her bag and headed to his desk. She noticed his new desk name stand is said ~Mr. Taro Takagashi~. "Whats up Sensei?" She smiled. "I really enjoyed your Essays you've been bringing in and the extra credit. I know last year was a down fall," He frowned which made Ryoko nervous, She really failed last year. All her grades were down and she didn't participate in class projects. 'Mom said if i didn't take the course over again and get high grades she'd quite helping me for paying school and my apartment.'
"BUT! You have done a fantastic job this year and you've been accepted to Tokyo College for Photographers!" His face lit up, that one of his students can make it big. She nodded with a weak smiling. "Also... 'The Board' accepted your photos. They'll be entered into the Contest." He offered the last bit of information. Stunned, it took Ryoko to rethink what she heard, finally it hit her, what she was hoping to hear! "YES!!" She jumped around forgetting her manners, but she didn't give a damn. She danced around. "Thanks Sensei Takagashi." She bowed to him and he bowed his head.
"I have to go, I have to go tell someone who needs to know." She bolted out of the room and to the school building office. Asking the receptionist where Tenchi Masaki would be, the lady typed away on the computer infront of her. "He should be getting out of class. Room 104. . ." The women looked up to see no young lady and the office door closing.
Ryoko ran down one hall and turned left into another then right into another one where a class of students where leaving. She spotted him, standing next to Tasuki. He was putting his books into his bag. She slowed down just abit so she wouldn't slam into the other students but didn't slow down enough. *CRASH* Tenchi found himself under another student. He paniced he didn't know what had happened. Tenchi noticed the eyes of other students... mainly the males, he also noticed it was Ryoko that was on top of him... He felt a squeeze around him. "Ryoko?" The students shuffled away to the next class or even to work. He sat up with Ryoko still clinging to him.
She looked at him almost in tears. "Is everything ok?" Tenchi voice full of Worry. She shook her head smiling after letting him go and standing up, "My photo's were accepted!" she offered her hand to help him. "Ah Ryoko that Great!" Tenchi took her hand and stood up. "We have to celebrate!" She nodded in agreement. Tasuki stood there, still unnoticed (~See how he knows everything? He hears things because no-one notices him~).
"Well, i have to get to class, you two have fun." Tasuki left before Tenchi could protest and see to it that he came along. "It's just you and me." Ryoko smiled. "Looks that way, So my next class is a snore-fest and I did the work already. I'm free for the rest of the day. Where shall we celebrate?" He informed her and started off to exit the school. Walking along with him, she suggested a few places.
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Well... it took a LONG TIME but i got this chapter up!!
=^-^= Niyow
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