Chapter three
Okay, this is the continuation of the last two chapters.duh! Thank you to all those who took the time to read, or to those who reviewed.
I'm not particularly inspired today 'coz I still have to wake up early for my ROTC, but I promise that I'll try to do my best to bring justice for all your time and effort for reading this.
Tsukushi took a deep breath as the train slowed to a stop. Finally, after what seemed like a long time, she came back to this place, this town. She opened her eyes and gracefully stood up. 'Tsukasa, I'm back. Will you be happy, I wonder?'
She left her seat, picked up her tote bag and went out of the compartment. As she was making her way to the door, she looked out the window. 'Same old busy people going about their business. Do they know what they are missing?'
When her feet finally touched the platform, she heard an ear-piecing scream.
"TSUKUSHI!"
Suddenly, something collided itself on her hips, or better yet, a body hurdled itself on her. In a blink, she could feel her body compressing as her oxygen level was decreasing dramatically.
"H-he-help. ne-eed air."
"Uh, what? What did you say, Tsukushi?"
" I said I-I neee-d air!" Immediately, Kazuya released her.
"Uh..he he." Kazuya out one hand in his head and scratched in an embarrassed fashion. "Sorry, just got carried away."
Tsukushi narrowed her eyes to slits. She spat out with clenched teeth, "Sorry? Sorry? Sorry! Is that all you can say?" Her voice was deadly soft, but there was a mischievous twinkle in her eye.
"Tsukushi, just forgive him. He just missed you, as all of us did." Tsukushi's eyes widened, "Soujiro?"
Soujiro smirked. "Bet you didn't expect to see me here, eh? Do you think we would miss this. No siree."
Tsukushi's mouth was still gaping open with shock. Standing before her were Soujiro and Akira, and beside Soujiro, she spied her long time friend. "Yuki?"
"Yup!" Another body hugged her again in a death grip but this time she was just as prepared to hug back. She embraced Yuki back just as hard.
"God! I missed you a lot! What happened to you? Are you okay? Any boyfriends? Did you dump that asshole already? Where are you planning to go this summer?"
"Woah. Just one question at a time, Tsukushi. We have plenty of time.'
"I know. It's just that.I missed you a lot."
Yuki just smiled. "I know-"
Kazuya piped out again, " Hey, how about my hug?"
Both girls looked at him, "Later!" Kazuya just pouted.
"Never mind him." Laughing Yuki took her arm and led her away to the exit of the station. Over her shoulder, she called out. "Hey, guys, help with Tsukushi's baggage, K? Akira and Soujirou, get Tsukushi baggage. We'll wait at the car. Kazuya, come with us, we need your keys."
"You surely got them on a tight leash, eh, Yuki?"
Yuki mumbled something unintelligible. "What was that, Yuki? I didn't quite catch that."
Yuki just gave her a soft smile, " I said, 'I wish.' Soujirou is still keeping his distance. If I go one step towards him, he goes two steps back. Frankly, I'm so frustrated! Nothing seems to be going right! Arghh." She suddenly swiveled her head, and her voice turned dangerously soft. "Kazuya, if you ever breathe one word of this, I'll make sure you regret it. Get it."
"Uh, yeah." And then he vigorously nodded his head
"Good boy."
. They stopped in front of a silver metallic sports car. Kazuya just got out the keys and open the door. He then went in. Tsukushi and Yuki stayed outside.
Tsukushi just laughed silently, " Honestly, you treat him like a dog. You've really changed a lot, Yuki."
"I'm not the only one. Even you have changed since." She just shook her head, "And even Tsukasa and Rui are beyond recognition-"
"Can we change the topic?"
Yuki just looked at her.
"Oy, Tsukushi, these bags are heavy! What do you put in these things, your house?"
"Stop it, Akira." She punched his shoulder. "Just put it in the car. Hey, how are we all going to fit, there's five of us?"
Soujirou snorted, "You don't actually expect Akira and I to go here and not bring our own wheels?"
Tsukushi just smiled sheepishly, " Sorry, I forgot that I was again with the rich boys."
"Hey, no need to be sarcastic. Anyway, since those are all of your things, we'll just meet you at the 'Grill.' Say, at six."
Tsukushi nodded and Akira turned away, probably to go to his own car. " Soujirou, do you need something?"
"A-Ano. Yuki, are you coming with me?"
"As your date later?" Instantly, Soujirou shook his head frantically. " No no, what I mean is.now?"
"No, thanks. Just go ahead."
"Okay, see you"
Yuki just looked meaningfully at Tsukushi, "See how he, changed?"
Tsukushi shook her head, "I don't seem to recall him being shy. He really changed a lot."
"I hope that you can adopt well to changes-"
"Of course, I am a weed, after all."
Yuki continued on as though she didn't interrupt. "-because Rui and Tsukasa have radically became different persons since you left. I hope that you're ready to face them.
Tsukushi just became silent. Finally, "When?"
"Tonight."
And for once, she couldn't seem to speak.
Okay, this is the continuation of the last two chapters.duh! Thank you to all those who took the time to read, or to those who reviewed.
I'm not particularly inspired today 'coz I still have to wake up early for my ROTC, but I promise that I'll try to do my best to bring justice for all your time and effort for reading this.
Tsukushi took a deep breath as the train slowed to a stop. Finally, after what seemed like a long time, she came back to this place, this town. She opened her eyes and gracefully stood up. 'Tsukasa, I'm back. Will you be happy, I wonder?'
She left her seat, picked up her tote bag and went out of the compartment. As she was making her way to the door, she looked out the window. 'Same old busy people going about their business. Do they know what they are missing?'
When her feet finally touched the platform, she heard an ear-piecing scream.
"TSUKUSHI!"
Suddenly, something collided itself on her hips, or better yet, a body hurdled itself on her. In a blink, she could feel her body compressing as her oxygen level was decreasing dramatically.
"H-he-help. ne-eed air."
"Uh, what? What did you say, Tsukushi?"
" I said I-I neee-d air!" Immediately, Kazuya released her.
"Uh..he he." Kazuya out one hand in his head and scratched in an embarrassed fashion. "Sorry, just got carried away."
Tsukushi narrowed her eyes to slits. She spat out with clenched teeth, "Sorry? Sorry? Sorry! Is that all you can say?" Her voice was deadly soft, but there was a mischievous twinkle in her eye.
"Tsukushi, just forgive him. He just missed you, as all of us did." Tsukushi's eyes widened, "Soujiro?"
Soujiro smirked. "Bet you didn't expect to see me here, eh? Do you think we would miss this. No siree."
Tsukushi's mouth was still gaping open with shock. Standing before her were Soujiro and Akira, and beside Soujiro, she spied her long time friend. "Yuki?"
"Yup!" Another body hugged her again in a death grip but this time she was just as prepared to hug back. She embraced Yuki back just as hard.
"God! I missed you a lot! What happened to you? Are you okay? Any boyfriends? Did you dump that asshole already? Where are you planning to go this summer?"
"Woah. Just one question at a time, Tsukushi. We have plenty of time.'
"I know. It's just that.I missed you a lot."
Yuki just smiled. "I know-"
Kazuya piped out again, " Hey, how about my hug?"
Both girls looked at him, "Later!" Kazuya just pouted.
"Never mind him." Laughing Yuki took her arm and led her away to the exit of the station. Over her shoulder, she called out. "Hey, guys, help with Tsukushi's baggage, K? Akira and Soujirou, get Tsukushi baggage. We'll wait at the car. Kazuya, come with us, we need your keys."
"You surely got them on a tight leash, eh, Yuki?"
Yuki mumbled something unintelligible. "What was that, Yuki? I didn't quite catch that."
Yuki just gave her a soft smile, " I said, 'I wish.' Soujirou is still keeping his distance. If I go one step towards him, he goes two steps back. Frankly, I'm so frustrated! Nothing seems to be going right! Arghh." She suddenly swiveled her head, and her voice turned dangerously soft. "Kazuya, if you ever breathe one word of this, I'll make sure you regret it. Get it."
"Uh, yeah." And then he vigorously nodded his head
"Good boy."
. They stopped in front of a silver metallic sports car. Kazuya just got out the keys and open the door. He then went in. Tsukushi and Yuki stayed outside.
Tsukushi just laughed silently, " Honestly, you treat him like a dog. You've really changed a lot, Yuki."
"I'm not the only one. Even you have changed since." She just shook her head, "And even Tsukasa and Rui are beyond recognition-"
"Can we change the topic?"
Yuki just looked at her.
"Oy, Tsukushi, these bags are heavy! What do you put in these things, your house?"
"Stop it, Akira." She punched his shoulder. "Just put it in the car. Hey, how are we all going to fit, there's five of us?"
Soujirou snorted, "You don't actually expect Akira and I to go here and not bring our own wheels?"
Tsukushi just smiled sheepishly, " Sorry, I forgot that I was again with the rich boys."
"Hey, no need to be sarcastic. Anyway, since those are all of your things, we'll just meet you at the 'Grill.' Say, at six."
Tsukushi nodded and Akira turned away, probably to go to his own car. " Soujirou, do you need something?"
"A-Ano. Yuki, are you coming with me?"
"As your date later?" Instantly, Soujirou shook his head frantically. " No no, what I mean is.now?"
"No, thanks. Just go ahead."
"Okay, see you"
Yuki just looked meaningfully at Tsukushi, "See how he, changed?"
Tsukushi shook her head, "I don't seem to recall him being shy. He really changed a lot."
"I hope that you can adopt well to changes-"
"Of course, I am a weed, after all."
Yuki continued on as though she didn't interrupt. "-because Rui and Tsukasa have radically became different persons since you left. I hope that you're ready to face them.
Tsukushi just became silent. Finally, "When?"
"Tonight."
And for once, she couldn't seem to speak.
