Author's Note: ^-^ Hope you enjoy!
"Go for it," Kouji encouraged the boy in front of him, "you've gone this far already, why back down now?" The boy hesitated, running a hair through his brown, messy hair. He adjusted his goggles as his chocolate eyes gazed at the door that loomed over him. Kouji sighed quietly. He knew what was happening - the boy was getting cold feet; he was on the verge of turning back. After all the work that was put into the 'Plan', he was not going to let the boy turn away.
"Takuya, do not back away now. A lot of work went into this, and this may be the only chance you have," Kouji shoved Takuya lightly toward the door. "Don't give up now," he murmured before leaving.
Takuya took a deep breath as he heard the soft thud of Kouji's footsteps fade away. Why was this so hard to do? Why did it even have to be so hard? His hand reached out to the doorknob nervously, and wavered in the air. How he hated feeling this helpless, this tense! If someone had sneaked up behind him and yelled, "boo", he could swear that he might just try to rip their head up; he was so tense. He shouldn't feel like this, he was only in seventh grade. Oh well...it couldn't be helped...but...but he could still turn back. He could go back to his waiting friends and laugh about it with them. He could...Takuya shook his head, ridding his mind of these cowardly thoughts. He would do this, and he would do this now.
Takuya opened the door.
His breath caught in his throat. God, she was beautiful. Somehow, in the midst of all his apprehension, he had forgot how beautiful she was. How could he have forgotten that? Sometimes he could be so incredibly stupid...like now. Now he was stupid because he couldn't bring himself to say a single word. Not even a "hi". Right now, all he could do was stand there, his body frozen, and stare at her.
"Takuya?" her sweet and lilting voice inquired, his own special music. "What are you doing here?" Her silk-like golden hair swayed slightly as she moved to face him. It was like her hair was teasing him. How he...those large sapphire eyes changed from a look of surprise to one of relaxed comfort, but she still looked at him questioningly, awaiting his response. It was impossible to answer, with this goddess-like girl in front of him, with her seemingly flawless peach-ivory complexion, those rose-red lips...that slender tall figure (which he was now level to) that was crouched on the floor...
"Takuya? Are you going to answer me anytime soon? Anyway, Kouji said he left his mom's birthday present in here, but I don't know why he'd leave it in the English room though...so, did you happen to see a--"
Takuya smiled. Mom's birthday present? That was Kouji's genius excuse? Well, at least it had gotten her here...
"Takuuya! Just what is so amusing? Are you even listening to me? You haven't said a word since you walked in here. Why are you here anyway? Oh, oh...now I feel so bad! I've been just babbling on and on and I'm sure you don't want to hear me talk-"
"Izumi," Takuya finally was able to say something, and tried to recover gracefully from his strange lack of speech in the conversation. He tore his eyes off of her and focused them on the chair far behind her. There. That was better. If he looked at her, he'd become speechless, and then he would seem like an even bigger idiot, and then he'd be even more embarrassed than he was now...Takuya suddenly noticed that she was staring at him expectantly with those heavenly eyes.
"Um..." he blushed. How could he say this now?
Izumi gave him a half smile of encouragement as she pushed some of her hair behind her ear. "You okay, Takuya? Well, anyway, go on."
"D-do you want to go out with me? T-to the movies or a-a restaurant? We could always go to all these other places too, I mean, whatever you want because you know--" Takuya stammered quickly. Izumi smiled, as she stood up and walked towards him.
"Sure," she replied, kissing him on the cheek, "call me."
"..." Takuya stood there in semi-obvious shock and surprise. Did she just say yes? Was he dreaming? He did have her phone number right? Yes, yes, after the 'adventure' they'd all had, they'd all exchanged phone numbers and email addresses. What about... So lost in his own amazed thoughts, he barely heard the faint, melodious laugh and the gentle footsteps gliding away...
It was two minutes later that he realized Izumi had left and he was standing in an empty classroom.
~A/N: Oooh...cute or what? Yes, there is another chapter...in fact, I've finished typing it up. So by the time you read this, it'll probably be up unless my computer keeps on malfunctioning. *mumble mumble* So, tell me how you like the story. Please review!~
TAKUMI [AND MIMATO, even though it's not in this story] FORRREVER! ^_^
"Go for it," Kouji encouraged the boy in front of him, "you've gone this far already, why back down now?" The boy hesitated, running a hair through his brown, messy hair. He adjusted his goggles as his chocolate eyes gazed at the door that loomed over him. Kouji sighed quietly. He knew what was happening - the boy was getting cold feet; he was on the verge of turning back. After all the work that was put into the 'Plan', he was not going to let the boy turn away.
"Takuya, do not back away now. A lot of work went into this, and this may be the only chance you have," Kouji shoved Takuya lightly toward the door. "Don't give up now," he murmured before leaving.
Takuya took a deep breath as he heard the soft thud of Kouji's footsteps fade away. Why was this so hard to do? Why did it even have to be so hard? His hand reached out to the doorknob nervously, and wavered in the air. How he hated feeling this helpless, this tense! If someone had sneaked up behind him and yelled, "boo", he could swear that he might just try to rip their head up; he was so tense. He shouldn't feel like this, he was only in seventh grade. Oh well...it couldn't be helped...but...but he could still turn back. He could go back to his waiting friends and laugh about it with them. He could...Takuya shook his head, ridding his mind of these cowardly thoughts. He would do this, and he would do this now.
Takuya opened the door.
His breath caught in his throat. God, she was beautiful. Somehow, in the midst of all his apprehension, he had forgot how beautiful she was. How could he have forgotten that? Sometimes he could be so incredibly stupid...like now. Now he was stupid because he couldn't bring himself to say a single word. Not even a "hi". Right now, all he could do was stand there, his body frozen, and stare at her.
"Takuya?" her sweet and lilting voice inquired, his own special music. "What are you doing here?" Her silk-like golden hair swayed slightly as she moved to face him. It was like her hair was teasing him. How he...those large sapphire eyes changed from a look of surprise to one of relaxed comfort, but she still looked at him questioningly, awaiting his response. It was impossible to answer, with this goddess-like girl in front of him, with her seemingly flawless peach-ivory complexion, those rose-red lips...that slender tall figure (which he was now level to) that was crouched on the floor...
"Takuya? Are you going to answer me anytime soon? Anyway, Kouji said he left his mom's birthday present in here, but I don't know why he'd leave it in the English room though...so, did you happen to see a--"
Takuya smiled. Mom's birthday present? That was Kouji's genius excuse? Well, at least it had gotten her here...
"Takuuya! Just what is so amusing? Are you even listening to me? You haven't said a word since you walked in here. Why are you here anyway? Oh, oh...now I feel so bad! I've been just babbling on and on and I'm sure you don't want to hear me talk-"
"Izumi," Takuya finally was able to say something, and tried to recover gracefully from his strange lack of speech in the conversation. He tore his eyes off of her and focused them on the chair far behind her. There. That was better. If he looked at her, he'd become speechless, and then he would seem like an even bigger idiot, and then he'd be even more embarrassed than he was now...Takuya suddenly noticed that she was staring at him expectantly with those heavenly eyes.
"Um..." he blushed. How could he say this now?
Izumi gave him a half smile of encouragement as she pushed some of her hair behind her ear. "You okay, Takuya? Well, anyway, go on."
"D-do you want to go out with me? T-to the movies or a-a restaurant? We could always go to all these other places too, I mean, whatever you want because you know--" Takuya stammered quickly. Izumi smiled, as she stood up and walked towards him.
"Sure," she replied, kissing him on the cheek, "call me."
"..." Takuya stood there in semi-obvious shock and surprise. Did she just say yes? Was he dreaming? He did have her phone number right? Yes, yes, after the 'adventure' they'd all had, they'd all exchanged phone numbers and email addresses. What about... So lost in his own amazed thoughts, he barely heard the faint, melodious laugh and the gentle footsteps gliding away...
It was two minutes later that he realized Izumi had left and he was standing in an empty classroom.
~A/N: Oooh...cute or what? Yes, there is another chapter...in fact, I've finished typing it up. So by the time you read this, it'll probably be up unless my computer keeps on malfunctioning. *mumble mumble* So, tell me how you like the story. Please review!~
TAKUMI [AND MIMATO, even though it's not in this story] FORRREVER! ^_^