Chapter 3

Usual disclaimer applied

"I am back!" I mumbled out loud enough for the people in 5m radiuses to hear me, as I slammed the front door with a loud band and kicked off my shoes. Remembering to put my shoes on the rack or else that Shi-chan would start his nagging at me, I could tell that Jiya was still not back from Kyoto and my dumb little brother was already home, now probably in his room playing 'Final Fantasy …'. Climbing up the stairs toward my room, I could hear him groaning out in frustration. Thinking of going straight to my room, to have a bath then start on my homework, I changed my mind and instead went into my dumb brother's room.

"Hey, knock on the door next time." Grumbled Enishi, he was still in his uniform, sitting down in front of the screen, playing some happy game that I couldn't identify.

"Shut up and don't tell your elder sister what to do, Shi-chan." As I rubbed my knuckles on his head before sitting beside him.

"Ouch that hurts, you moron! Anyway Jiya called and said that he is going to stay over. So I am doing tomorrow's breakfast." Enishi is my twin but not identical, as he had white hair (due to improper development) while me had nice black hair. The only thing that was identical was our eyes colour – Ocean-blue. He was younger than me by one minute, and he was so unhappy about it when he heard that I had rushed out first when he was supposed to be out first. But he liked it when our junior high's girls said that he was such a gentleman to let me into the world first.

I sighed and put my head on my knee, thinking whether he knew about this morning's news.

"My twin's instinct tells me that my other half is feeling depressed." I watched him saved his game and switched it off, turning to face me.

"Man, I don't tell me you didn't heard about this morning gossip?" looking up at him.

"I think so…is it about you and that Shinomori guy?"

"Yeah…Oh Shi-chan! I can't believe I did that! Maybe my hormones went wrong."

"Mi-chan, it is not your fault. Even Shinomori was quite taken back about it."

"Really? Oh yeah, you are his closest friend. Quick tell me, did he said anything else?" I brightened up a bit.

"All I know that he came back to class looking dazed and I asked him what the heck happened and he said that my elder sister gave him the pink letter. At first, I didn't believe my ears. My dumb sister giving my best friend a pink letter? Then I told him that's must have been a mistake. A huge one at that. So what it true?"

"Yeah, it is true…so did he said anything else?"

"No. He put his head on the table and fell asleep and that is something that he doesn't do at all. Man, what did you do to him?"

"I didn't do anything at all. I swear! By the way, I met that idiot at the arcade with Sano playing King of Fighter."

"Really? Shinomori doesn't go to the arcade at all. According to him, he had to rushed back home for his piano lessons."

"Huh? Then how do you explain this?" I dragged him up and over to my room. Taking the neoprint from my bag and thrashed to his face. "He even took half of it."

Enishi stared at the picture, with his mouth hanging. " I don't believe this. Can I buy this picture from you? I will pay you!"

"No!"

"Please?" He started begging on his knee. What a pathetic sight. 

"No." I snatched the neoprint from him, kicked him out of my room, and locked the door. I still hear him shouting from the other side of the door shouting away all kind of deals to get the neoprint. No way am I going to sell it to anyone.

Two hours later –

I had just finished my homework and now logging on to net to check my mail. Nothing much, the same old thing – advertisements, chain mails, keep-in-touch mails. Sano was online, before I could click on him to start a conversation. Sano name was already flashing.

Sano: what' up

Mi-chan: nothing…finished your homework yet?

Sano: Last one and then I am done. I have to do a report. Therefore I need your help

Mi-chan: Mou, you always the same. I am sending it over.

Sano: Thanks (^_^)

I started the file transfer and continued checking through all my mail when I received a strange one.

Title: hi

Sender: a0i_chan@ruken.com


Hi, it is aoi-chan here! I bet you are wondering who am I now. I guess you will find out in the near future. However I do know what you did today, not the  confession but at the arcade.  Anyway do you want to befriend me? I am interested!

Hopeful you will reply this mail.


aoi-chan

                                                    (^_^) V

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Who is the heck is aoi-chan? And how in the world did he manage to get my email address? What and how did he know about me at the arcade? It can't be Enishi, cause I know that wimp would not do such a thing. Wanting to know who is the heck is he. I have no choice but to reply

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Title: Re: hi

Hi aoi-chan, it is Mi-chan here. And I was wondering how did you managed to get my email address and me at the arcade Okay…I will befriend you but you must tell you who the heck are you.

Mi-chan

It was a fast reply cause after replying a sentence to my friend. A new mail was flashing on my screen. Clicking on it. I was kind of scare of what it was going to say.

Title: (^_)

Mi-chan, I managed to get your address from one of your contacts I won't say who and if you really want to find out. Wait at the Sakura tree at lunch. The same one where you were today. I will be there. Made sure that no one goes with you. Or else I won't be there.

Aoi-chan

Somewhere in Japan, aoi-chan was smiling away and staring a picture of … before putting it beside his pillow and starting dreaming of a certain someone.

That Aoi-chan baka got me on my skin all night and I could sleep at all. Getting up from my bed. I pushed the sliding door and step into my private garden (actually the balcony), which was in Japanese style with koi pond and all. I laid down on the hammock, staring at the endless black sky with glitter of stars splashed all over it, listening to the waterfall from the pond, slowly lured me sleep.

The next morning-

"Mi-chan, man you are not in your bed again? Mi-chan, where are you??"  Enishi was checking under the bed and in the toilet when it drawn on him that his elder sister was probably in the garden again. Stepping into the garden, he smiled when he saw Misao sleeping soundly in the hammock.

Standing over her, he shook her gently "Mi-chan, it is time to get up!" Getting no response and suddenly remembering about the egg below in the kitchen. Enishi lifted her up and dumped her into the pond.

"What the F---!" Misao splattered. She pointed a accusing finger at Enishi who was turned his back on her and started making his way to the burning smell of eggs.

"You idiot, stand right there! How could you wake your elder sister like that?" Misao stop screaming when she realized that she was going to be late if she don't get her butt moving.

Misao made it to school safely and was shocked to find Sano already there with his biology book on his table and he seemed to be studying. It is a miracle!

"Morning, Sano." Misao set her bag on desk and took out her laptop.

"Morning, Weasel" greeted Sano, with a lollipop sticking out from his mouth, probably in replacement for a cigarette, his eyes was still on the book.

"Roosterhead, what with you today?" asked Misao as she switched on her laptop and taking the strawberry lollipop which was offered to her by Sano.

Sano shut his book and look at Misao. "I had a lecture from my dad yesterday. He told me that at the rate I am going, I won't make it to medical school and I can't have that can I?"

It was a childhood dream of Sano to be the coolest doctor in the world probably because he came from a long line of doctors. Anyway I still have decided what I going to do.

I just sat there, staring at the screen. Not knowing what to do, my mind was still on the mysterious 'aoi-chan'.

TBC

A/N: Gomen for the long update. Me got admitted to the hospital (NO, it is not SARS) for couple of days and having no pen or paper to do anything. Anything please review and give me encourage to continue… (*_*)