(Night 3) Night Out
Miyuki sighed and dumped the bag of ice onto her ankle, 'This is terrible. It's going to be bugging me for the rest of this trip. Dumb ankle.'
"You, Huyuno Miyuki?" a short, scowling kid with glasses as thick as the bottom of coke bottles asked.
"Uh, yes. You're?"
"Your date."
"Date? Um…who set you up to this? And how old are you kid?"
"Who are you calling little kid??! I'm 16! !@%$!&*%#&!"
She blinked, 'Who's the damn joker? I will kill him or her. This is way too much cursing. Even for me.'
"Will you stop swearing already?" a middle age man asked annoyed.
"You !*#@$!*&!" he shouted, "you want to fight, huh? Lets take it outside!"
'He's challenging a guy almost twice his size to a fight? Goddess!' she thought, 'should I help him or take this chance to escape?'
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Ayako decided to go into the small town that was about an hours drive from here tonight. A rave party was held every Wednesday at a club there. She suppose she'll ask the girls to go with her.
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"After dinner? I'll go," Haruko said.
"Rave party?" Rika said, "no thanks. Not interested."
'I got more important things to do. 1. Find out some dirty secret about Rukawa. I can't believe I talk in my sleep. Why did I have to fall asleep?! And why didn't someone tell me?! Now that guy's going to use it to blackmail me. I know it! 2. Find Miyuki a physically attractive guy to date so she'll leave oniisan alone.'
"You Miyu?" Ayako asked.
"I'd love to but no can do," she said with a sigh.
'Great. She's not going.'
"Why not?" Haruko asked.
"Yeah. The more the merrier," Ayako said.
"Really? That's great! Because here comes the guntai and your lover boy," Miyuki said waving to them and ignored the question that was directed at her.
Ayako turned pale.
'Good. Get those troublesome people out of my way,' Rika thought.
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After dinner, everyone went to prepare and change into their party clothes. Haruko, Hanamichi, Ryota, Hikochi, Ayako, Sendoh, Naomi and all the guntai except Youhei, left to have a night out in town.
"So how did you enjoy you date?" Rukawa asked.
Miyuki glared at him, "You're the one that tried to set me up with that shrimpy, blind, stick boy, who only knows how to curse, got no brains and wants to pick fights with everyone?!?!"
'Guess it didn't go well…' he thought and said, "uh…no…"
Miyuki gasped, "It was you! You suck at lying! You're so dead!!!"
Rukawa ran for his life, 'Got to find a place to hide.'
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"Hey Kogure. Why didn't you go with them to the party?" Miyuki asked sitting next to him on the ground.
He smiled, "And be the chaperone? I think not. Ayako can watch them like a hawk."
She laughed, "Nice, really nice. So you got a girlfriend?"
He blinked and blushed, "No…not really? But there's this girl I like. She goes to Shohoku too and is shy…I want to tell her how I feel before the end of this year…"
Miyuki sighed inwardly, 'Why? Why are all the nice guys taken? Jin has his long distance, online girlfriend, some Chinese chick. As the matter of fact he's probably hiding in his room talking to her on MSN right now. And Kogure has a crush on someone already. Why is it so hard to find a nice, sweet, kind guy?'
"Anou…are you Huyuno Miyuki?"
She tensed and looked up at the muscular, drop-dead gorgeous guy.
Kogure smiled and got up, "I'm feeling tired. I'm going to go."
She nodded, "Good-night."
"Night," he said and winked.
Miyuki looked at the guy again, "Did a pale, messy black hair guy sent you here?"
"No. Actually I brown hair girl, with brown eyes said you may need comforting because her brother dumped you."
'Rika!' she thought and smiled, 'she has much better taste than Kaede.'
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"What are you doing Rika-chan?"
She jumped up, "Ugh, Kiyota don't sneak up on me like that."
"Gomen nasai!" he said, "what are you looking at?"
She pointed at Miyuki and a guy.
"Why are you spying on Miyuki?"
"Because I'm trying to get her a boyfriend," she stated, "know anyone?"
"Here?"
"Not necessarily. I don't just want her to have a winter fling but an actually relationship with an actual boyfriend."
Kiyota was thoughtful, 'Boyfriend? I didn't know Rika-chan cares so much about Miyuki's love life. She's so considerate, to care about her team mate's love life. I must help her out.'
"Look. He's hugging her already," Rika said.
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They got out off the bus.
"Come back in about 3 hours. Say around 1?" Ayako said to the bus driver.
He nodded, "I'll be here at 1."
"Let's go!" the guntai said running to the door.
The all got inside and was waiting for Ryota and Hikoichi.
"The bouncer said, "I need to see you ID."
Ryota took out his school ID and handed it to him.
"Sorry, I can't let you in," the bouncer said, "you're a minor."
"Nani?! You let them all in!" Ryota said pointing at the rest of the gang, "they're all underage too!"
They glared at him.
"…"
The bouncer frowned, "I will need to see all your IDs as well, then."
"…"
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Miyuki was so glad this guy stopped crying and talking about how he got dumped, between sobs. She changed the subject, "So do you have any pets?"
"No. Do you?"
"Yep, a turtle."
He smiled, "That's unique."
"Yeah and useful too. You can use them as paper weight. But of course it moves so you got to turn it onto it back and then it would make a good paper weight."
"That's so cruel…" he said and began wailing, yet again.
"…" she frowned, 'what should I do? I never dealt with a crying man before. Those 2 are the world's worst matchmakers of all time! Goddess, save me. I would leave but I'm afraid he make be one of those depress and suicidal person.'
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Youhei grinned seeing Kiyota and Rika together, 'Sendoh's 5000 yen is as good as ours.'
They appeared to be spying on someone. With a satisfied look Rika left with Kiyota trailing her. Curiously he went to see what they were looking at.
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"Nice job," the guntai said sarcastically glaring at Ryota.
"What?!? It's not my fault!"
Hanamichi ignored them, "Anou, Haruko-chan would you like to walk around and see what shops are open?"
"Hai, Sakuragi-kun. It's better than just staying here."
"Naomi, why don't we go for a stroll as well?" Sendoh asked.
"Sure."
Ayako sighed and walked off.
Ryota stopped arguing and said, "Aya-chan. Wait for me!"
The guntai exchanged looks and said, "Follow them. We'll split up, three ways."
Anozumi went after Hanamichi, Sauichiro followed Send, and Yuji ran after Ryota.
"Chotto matte! What about me?" Hikoichi asked and frowned, 'must make a decision. Who to follow? Sendoh-sempai!'
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'Save me. Please let the ground beneath me open up and swallow me,' Miyuki plead but of course her pleas were unanswered, 'note to self. After Rika becomes Kaede's devoted girlfriend, torture her! How can this guy have so much tears? My sweater is soaked. Like it isn't bad enough to see a grown man cry, why must he cry at my jokes? Can't he see I'm kidding? I can't even mention the weather to him. Why is wringing his neck so tempting? Or just giving him an uppercut and knocking his lights out? Is this my test? The snake in the garden of Eden?'
"Miyuki-chan! There you are. I need to talk to you. ASAP."
"Gomen. I got to go!" she yelled and jumped up walking away quickly.
"Youhei, you're a savior! I am forever in you debt," she said, "so what do you want to talk to me about?"
"You looked like you were dying there. Actually, I shouldn't help you. The last time I did, I turned into a bad guy and now I'm property of Sendoh for a day!"
She smiled, "Gomen?"
"You said you were in my debt, right?"
"…" Miyuki wanted to shake her head but nodded, 'me and my quick tongue. Baka. What does he want now?'
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Rika finally ditched Kiyota and went into her room and opened the lights, "…"
She kicked Rukawa, "What are you doing in my room, S.C?!"
He yawned, "Can't sleep in my room until Miyuki's asleep. She's mad at me for setting her up."
She smirked, "Baka. She's busy with the guy I set her up with. Now get out of my room!"
"What guy?" he asked rubbing his eyes.
"This cool, hot, macho looking guy," she said, "now out S.C!"
He looked at her coolly, "Don't ever call me S.C again. Need I remind you of Maruno-sensei?"
She turned pale.
He stretched and walked out the door.
She slammed the door, 'He is blackmailing me! That S.O.B! And how did he get into my room?! I thought I locked it. I'll get him for this.'
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"The coffee house is open," Hanamichi said, "would you like to go in for a drink, Haruko-chan?"
"Sure. It is quite cold out here, ne?"
"Hai," Hanamichi said nodded eagerly.
"Then lets go inside."
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"The movie theatre is still open. Aya-chan lets go see a movie."
Ayako sighed, "I suppose since we got 3 hours before the bus comes with nothing to do and it's so damn cold out here."
"Woo-hoo! What movie would you like to see Aya-chan?"
"Anything but sappy romance."
"Hai!" he said eagerly.
Ayako had to smile at how easy it was to make him happy. He was really an okay guy. If only he wouldn't act so foolishly at times.
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Rukawa stopped dead in his tracks. Miyuki was in front of him and looked really, really, pissed off, "Um…why aren't you with the guy Rika set you up with?"
"How do you know about him?" she asked suspiciously.
" I told her to set you up."
"You told her? You do'aho! Those 2 were the worst people I've ever been set up with! A macho-wanna-be, foul-mouth, shrimpy, kid that wants to pick fights with everyone. The other looked good and manly but was the sissiest guy, or girl even, that I've ever met and will probably ever meet! He cried at everything, couldn't tell a joke when he heard it. And got my shoulders wet!!!"
He began backing away slowly, 'She's yelling. That's not a good sign…'
He turned and ran.
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The door opened and Rukawa cam in locking the door. She pulled up her blanket, "What are you doing?!?! How did you get in?"
He went to her brother's bed and replied, "Sendoh gave me his key, and I'm avoiding an enraged Miyu."
"Get out of my room!! Now!!"
"No."
"I'm a girl, and you're a guy," she said.
"Duh."
"Do'aho! It's wrong! People will talk! I'm not getting my name tainted because of you! Get out this moment!"
"Quiet. I'm tired," he said yawning and added, "your sensei."
"…"
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Miyuki smiled, 'Rika's room. Interesting.'
"If you twisted your ankle, you shouldn't run."
"You noticed, huh?"
"I'm not blind, and I see it quite often. Why is Rukawa so scared of you?"
She grinned, "I've done some fairly cruel and usual things in the name of revenge."
"So we were talking about you being in debt with me, right?"
"…" she nodded hesitantly.
"You can thank me by getting me out from being Sendoh's servant."
'That's not that hard. After all, that guy owes me like 3 favors after I helped him out today,' she pretended to be thoughtful, "I'll try my best…but no promises."
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Anozumi frowned. He couldn't hear what Haruko was saying. All he knew was Hanamichi was laughing loudly. Slowly he crept over.
"What are you doing?" a man demanded as he crawled under his table.
"Quiet!" he warned the man and continued along the ground.
"Haruko-chan, anou…"
"Anozumi! What are you doing? Join us," Haruko said.
Hanamichi was staring daggers at him as he got up sheepishly and brushed himself off.
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Yuji smirked, sitting behind Ryota and Ayako. They were watching a horror movie but apparently Ayako didn't find it scary because she was laughing softly. Ryota was using the oldest trick in the book. He was slowly inching his arms around the back of her seat.
Yuji wasn't going to let him succeed that easily. Especially after Ryota ruined his chances of meeting a cute girl at the club, "Ayako-chan, you got any popcorn?"
Ryota quickly dropped his arm.
Ayako nodded, "Yuji? Sure, I do. Here have some."
Yuji took a handful of popcorn and smiled, "Mind if I sit next to you?"
She shrugged.
Yuji leapt over the seat.
Ryota hissed, "Get lost."
He pretended not to hear.
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"Can you hear?" Sauichiro asked.
Hikoichi shook his head, 'I should've learnt to read lips.'
Naomi sneezed and Sendoh-sempai took off his scarf and wrapped it around her neck. A couple of words were exchanged. Hikoichi knew this by the puff of air coming out of their mouths, and then they kissed.
"…"
2 minutes later:
"Is this normal?" Sauichiro asked.
"I don't know…"
"Don't you know everything?"
Hikoichi blushed, "I don't know everything."
"Who's there?" Sendoh asked.
"…" they stepped out of the bush shamefacedly.
"How long have you been there?" Sendoh asked.
"We saw everything," Sauichiro declared.
"So," Naomi said and pulled Sendoh in for another kiss.
"…"
Hikoichi frowned, 'Is Sendoh-sempai blushing? Impossible. It's got to be from the cold or lack of air.'
End of (Night 3) Night Out