Disclaimer: Like everyone else writing fan fics...I do not own any of the characters from Flame of Recca (all is borrowed) I am only using them to entertain myself and others in the writing of fan fiction. (have you noticed I just put the same one up everytime? heh heh...don't sue me)
Chapter 2: New Troubles *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The afternoon sun slipped into Fuuko's classroom gently, stretching shadows and caving a way for dust. Fuuko observed the elongation of her own shadow. She sensed the wave of darkness gushing in.
"It won't be long now..."the distant voice chuckled "You see? She's feeling it...anytime now...anytime"
Fuuko cursed the chilling in her heart that accompanied the shadows of dust. Out of nowhere, the memory of Tokiya's warm hand evaded her mind and the chilling ceased.
"Nee...Fuuko-chan..." Yanagi's voice called out to her, dragging her back into the remaining rays of the warm sun.
"Yanagai-chan! Nande?" Fuuko loved Yanagi's gentle eyes. She wore them every time she was worried. No wonder Recca chose her for his Hime and not me. Whoa! Fuuko was slightly abashed at herself for thinking that. She thought that she had rid herself of all possible jealousy. Jealously? Why? He is my brother, absolutely nothing more.
"Mikagami-sempai told me about you and the new student." Yanagai's eyes flashed mischief "Anyway...you be sure to tell me how it goes. Better call me tonight. Or Else"
"Whatever Yanagi...you just keep fantasizing. Ja ne!" Fuuko turned and waved as she headed towards her classroom. Fuuko grinned as she thought of what Domon's reaction to her spending the afternoon hours with some mysterious guy might be. Of course Mi-chan would call him a gorilla, then Recca would burst out laughing and Yanagi would try to calm things down. Fuuko snickered, these are such good times...but then good times never last for her. Fuuko shook her head, now is not a time to contemplate the past. But the past kept pressing itself into the present. You've never been happy Fuuko! It called to her. You never held on to happiness for very long, what makes you think this time will be different? The past questioned her with a smirk. Shut up! Fuuko stuffed the past into the far corner of her mind. Shut up, and leave me alone.
"Fuuko-san you're here!" Sensei called out impatiently "I was beginning to think that you decide to skip. Anyhow, he'll be here momentarily"
"Sumimasen Sensei, I didn't mean to be late" Fuuko decided to don the guise of a 'Yanagi type girl' with Sensei. Whatever, she thought, whatever...as long as I minimize my troubles.
"Sensei! I'm sorry I'm late. This school was hard to find..." Fuuko snapped her head up immediately, there was something very familiar about the voice of this person. She felt her heart race suddenly. Silver hair!? Why does this guy have silver hair in Mi-chan style? Hmmm...curious coincidence. Ice blue eyes. Again, like Mi-Chan! Fuuko felt her face flush. What is going on? But he exuded a different aura...some radiance. Ah! Warmth. The warmth in his voice reminded her of Raiha. Fuuko stared at him, she couldn't believe her eyes...or her mind. Kami-sama was playing tricks on her. Fuuko swayed her head disbelievingly; today has been quite a day...
"Fuuko, I would like you to meet Seth Snoing, this is Fuuko" Fuuko snorted at his last name...it sounded so funny. Sensei glared at Fuuko as she checked her watch anxiously "Well, Fuuko, you know the drill. Introduce yourselves. I am late for a meeting." Sensei rushed off into the depths of the corridor without uttering another word. She left Fuuko staring into the eyes of Seth, trying to make some sense out of the person standing in front of her.
"Ano..." Fuuko blushed....why am I blushing? She questioned herself angrily. What is going on? Why am I feeling this nervous sensation all of a sudden? I have butterflies in my stomach. Geez, I hope I am not falling into the down the trapdoor into a cliche schoolgirl crush-hood. I don't even know him. Crush. Another face floated into her mind. argh! She sank the image as soon as she realized who it was. Can't believe it! She actually thought of...no! never mind...She glanced at Seth quickly. He does look extraordinarily like Mi-chan though... "Ano. I am Kirisawa Fuuko, 17 years old. And I go to this school...er...like you, um, will do very soon..." Fuuko's countenance flamed as awkwardness filled her. She had absolutely no idea how to introduce herself "Ano...What about you?" Seth flashed a gentle smile at her. Fuuko choked - seeing a Mi-chan replica flash a warm smile at her was more than she could take.
"I'm Seth. I know. I have an extremely queer name, its okay." Seth grinned when he saw Fuuko's flushing face "Its okay. My name is funny because I am not fully Japanese, my mother is - my father is, well, from some sort of European country. I am not sure because they both left me when I was young" Seth maintained his smile, his eyes seemed to bore holes in Fuuko's.
"I'm sorry." Fuuko averted her glance quickly, she disliked listening to tragic family stories. Orphaned at such a young age. Wasn't she as well? In a way, her parents both left her. He went first and then she...Fuuko shut her eyes. The gapping hole in Fuuko's chest burned her. Alone. Alone and unhappy. What family? She never really had one for very long. She was happy for a while, but like a very fragile chocolate chip cookie, her family crumbled after the first bite. Was it a bite? No. It was so sudden. No one saw it coming. Alone. Lonely. Suddenly, like a jet of lightening, Fuuko snapped out of her memories. Why was she reminding herself of her past? She's happy now. She was no longer alone. She had the Hokage...and that is enough. Satisfied with her conclusion, Fuuko peered back into Seth's eyes. "Ano...What would you like to do now? Have you seen the school yet?"
"Yes I have" Seth returned the glance. Mesmerizing eyes, he thought, just mesmerizing
"Is there anything I can do for you? Sensei wanted me to welcome you to our school. Though I'm pretty sure a crowd of psychotic fangirls probably already completed the job" Fuuko chuckled nervously.
"Fan girls?" Seth continued his gaze into Fuuko's eyes. She quickly averted his attention to the window.
"Yeah. Look out the window. Do you see them? Ha! They're ogling at you"
"You mean those girls" Seth peered down at a very excited mob of girls. He looked at Fuuko, then with a twinkle in his eye, he smiled and waved at the screaming crowd of girls.
"No cold shoulder huh? Mikagami just ignores them cuz they annony him..." Fuuko was taken aback by his extroverted and playful behavior (extraordinarily Raiha style). Why was she surprised? Probably because she was too used to see Mi-chan ignore them...wait a second...why was she thinking about Mi-chan? Did she actually consider him a close friend? hmmm...She is confusing herself. Best not to think too much about it.
"Mikagami? Who is he?" Seth questioned Fuuko
"Oh? He's just a friend. Really..." Fuuko tried her 'sincere' look on Seth "Knowing him actually brings more pain than pleasure. Bra! Let's not talk about it" Fuuko nearly choked when she said that. Seth looked reassured.
"You know? Those fan girls are kinda funny" Seth searched Fuuko's eyes for approval "I mean, in a very psychotic sort of way. They don't even know me...well, they just like my physical appearance." Fuuko slapped him encouragingly on the back.
"That's right! Well, its seems that you've figured everything out! Congratulations! I better be off now¡Kthere's no sense in letting them see me next to you. They already hold a grudge because I know Mikagami Tokiya" Fuuko dashed towards the door, only to be held back by Seth's hand.
"Wait...don't leave me...well, not with them..." Seth glanced out the window nervously.
"You're a grown man, you can manage" Fuuko made another motion for the door but Seth pulled her back hard.
"Don't leave." Seth gazed into Fuuko's eyes intently. What is he thinking? Fuuko tossed him a quizzical look. Why is he so persistent on having her company? "I don't have a friend yet...well, I don't have a meaningful friend. Those girls don't count..."
"Ah. I see." Fuuko racked her brains to think of something to say to that. If this were Domon she would have already knocked him unconscious. If this were Recca, she would have already started a fight. But this guy, like Mikagami, held her speechless. Wait, Fuuko's heart raced as she recalled the last words from her mind...Mikagami holds her speechless. Oh my, her eyes widened with amazement, Oh my...after all this, I am finally loosing my mind. "I have some family stuff pending..." Right! I can use Ganko as a plasible excuse to leave, Fuuko was amazed at her quick thinking...besides, I am beginning to feel extremely uncomfortable around this guy.
"What do you need to do?"
"Go to park..." Fuuko stammered, why is it so hard to talk around him? "I mean, I need to take Ganko, my sister...well, sort of my sister anyway...I need to take her to the park"
"Would you mind if I came along?" Fuuko furrowed her eyebrows in bewilderment. What an unrelenting guy! Of course I mind! Just say yes, I mind, I mind very much. Don't come...just say yes, say yes, say yes, say yes, say...
"No, of course I don't mind" Argh! Fuuko cursed in her mind. She felt so powerless against this guy's pleas...and yet she had only just meet him. Fuuko felt like kicking herself.
A sudden stampede of footsteps broke Fuuko's conversation with Seth. Saved! Fuuko turned around only to see Domon lunging at her. Never mind, Fuuko sighed in her mind, she was not saved. Fuuko poised herself to attack.
"Fuuko darling! It can't be true! You are with someone else...noooooooo~~~ How can I mend my broken heart?" Glistening tears streamed down Domon's cheeks as he tried to snatch Fuuko away from Seth. "You're holding hands with him! Ahhhh~~ My poor poor heart"
"You!" Fuuko kicked Domon hard in the shins "and you!" Fuuko tore her hands away from Seth's firm grasp. "Really...this is just too much for me to handle...I don't care if Sensei gets made at me." An agitated Fuuko pointed a finger at Domon "You deal with this! I'm...I'm...I'm leaving" Without another word uttered Fuuko fled the room, her mind brimming with questions over her queer behavior.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Authors Notes (yet Again): Alright. What the hell was I thinking!!?? Seth SNOING! SNOING??? what kind of a last name is that? But it'll make sense later. I hope :) I hate ending on cliff hangers but I ran into one of those wonderful things also known as writer's blocks. There are so many details I would like to add but not enough brainpower on my part to add them in. I will just say, I support To/Fuu. Reviews/suggestions/comments/questions...hmm...well, actually any sort of response will be nice :) Ha ha. Thanks a bundle for reading.
