Chapter 2. Lunch and an Invitation
I suppose I was obsessed with her. Every time she crossed the room, my eyes followed her. She was so beautiful. Every time I saw her, she was more divine. Every one of her movements was magic and I could hear the sound of her voice even in my sleep.
I am such a coward. I wanted nothing more than to run to her, hold her in my arms and tell her that she was the one, she was mine and I was hers, willing to die for her. In my head, I imagined thousands of scenarios where she told me she loved me, or I told her, or some combination. Walking the paths of Ohtori, I found myself hoping again and again that she would cross my path for the mere sight of her filled my heart.
It was useless of course. As much as I loved her, I could never tell her. She would say no and then I would my life would be utterly empty. So I remained as an honorable, faithful, invisible shadow, seeing but unseen. I remember the day I spoke to her though, the day it all started. That fateful, beautiful day.
It was one of the rare occasions that I ate outside. I usually preferred to have lunch in one of the rooms of Nemuro Hall, but the sun was so inviting that I couldn't resist. It was a beautiful day. I had woken up to a serenade of birds singing as they only do in late spring. That, combined with the fact that I had seen her the day before, made my outlook surprisingly cheerful.
I found a favorite knoll of mine, from where I could always see Utena eat lunch. It was just an empty hilltop with a large rock where I would eat. Always warm and breezy. That was where she met me. I had opened my lunchbox (noodles) and was reading a newly acquired book. I heard footsteps coming up the hill and then, the voice of an angel sounded.
"Hi, I'm Tenjou Utena. Um, you seemed kinda lonely so I was wondering if you wanted to eat down there with me. One of my friends, Shinohara Wakaba, is also there. So, how 'bout it?"
How bout it? I could hardly speak. This was what happened in my dreams. I quiet lunch with Utena. Talking with her, making her laugh. How bout it indeed. I forced my voice to behave.
"Well, I suppose it would be alright. Tenjou Utena? Pleased to meet you. Mikage Souji at your service."
That was the best lunch I have ever eaten. We talked and talked. There was no end to the similarities from our hair color to our favorite books. Everything was perfect, just as I had dreamed. It all seemed surreal. And then came Kiryuu.
"Mikage," he nodded his head in greeting, barely polite. "Tenjou, the student council would like to congratulate you on defeating Saionji and remind you that there is a scheduled duel next week with Arisugawa." She murmured a reply that I hardly remember. Then he turned to me.
"Mikage, how is the seminar? I hear you failed to recruit Miki? Such a pity." Shaking his head in mock sympathy, the bastard strolled away leaving the disaster of our lunch behind.
Still glowing from our pleasant exchange over lunch, I worked up the courage and asked Utena to visit the seminar. I told her that I would gladly show her around and that she would be a most welcome guest. "Maybe we could have lunch again there?" I waited with baited breath as she hesitated.
"Sure, why not? We had a great time. I've heard all about the seminar. Well then I'll see you sometime next week or we'll have lunch before that!" Waving goodbye, my sunset goddess tripped away to her class leaving me ecstatic for the first time I could ever remember.
Ok, how was it? A bit harder to write than the last chapter so I would LOVE feedback. Comments, suggestions, anything. I am having a harder time now so please, please, please review.
I suppose I was obsessed with her. Every time she crossed the room, my eyes followed her. She was so beautiful. Every time I saw her, she was more divine. Every one of her movements was magic and I could hear the sound of her voice even in my sleep.
I am such a coward. I wanted nothing more than to run to her, hold her in my arms and tell her that she was the one, she was mine and I was hers, willing to die for her. In my head, I imagined thousands of scenarios where she told me she loved me, or I told her, or some combination. Walking the paths of Ohtori, I found myself hoping again and again that she would cross my path for the mere sight of her filled my heart.
It was useless of course. As much as I loved her, I could never tell her. She would say no and then I would my life would be utterly empty. So I remained as an honorable, faithful, invisible shadow, seeing but unseen. I remember the day I spoke to her though, the day it all started. That fateful, beautiful day.
It was one of the rare occasions that I ate outside. I usually preferred to have lunch in one of the rooms of Nemuro Hall, but the sun was so inviting that I couldn't resist. It was a beautiful day. I had woken up to a serenade of birds singing as they only do in late spring. That, combined with the fact that I had seen her the day before, made my outlook surprisingly cheerful.
I found a favorite knoll of mine, from where I could always see Utena eat lunch. It was just an empty hilltop with a large rock where I would eat. Always warm and breezy. That was where she met me. I had opened my lunchbox (noodles) and was reading a newly acquired book. I heard footsteps coming up the hill and then, the voice of an angel sounded.
"Hi, I'm Tenjou Utena. Um, you seemed kinda lonely so I was wondering if you wanted to eat down there with me. One of my friends, Shinohara Wakaba, is also there. So, how 'bout it?"
How bout it? I could hardly speak. This was what happened in my dreams. I quiet lunch with Utena. Talking with her, making her laugh. How bout it indeed. I forced my voice to behave.
"Well, I suppose it would be alright. Tenjou Utena? Pleased to meet you. Mikage Souji at your service."
That was the best lunch I have ever eaten. We talked and talked. There was no end to the similarities from our hair color to our favorite books. Everything was perfect, just as I had dreamed. It all seemed surreal. And then came Kiryuu.
"Mikage," he nodded his head in greeting, barely polite. "Tenjou, the student council would like to congratulate you on defeating Saionji and remind you that there is a scheduled duel next week with Arisugawa." She murmured a reply that I hardly remember. Then he turned to me.
"Mikage, how is the seminar? I hear you failed to recruit Miki? Such a pity." Shaking his head in mock sympathy, the bastard strolled away leaving the disaster of our lunch behind.
Still glowing from our pleasant exchange over lunch, I worked up the courage and asked Utena to visit the seminar. I told her that I would gladly show her around and that she would be a most welcome guest. "Maybe we could have lunch again there?" I waited with baited breath as she hesitated.
"Sure, why not? We had a great time. I've heard all about the seminar. Well then I'll see you sometime next week or we'll have lunch before that!" Waving goodbye, my sunset goddess tripped away to her class leaving me ecstatic for the first time I could ever remember.
Ok, how was it? A bit harder to write than the last chapter so I would LOVE feedback. Comments, suggestions, anything. I am having a harder time now so please, please, please review.