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Chapter 3 "Fate"
Miaka was shaken from her thoughts as the people in the class started moving. Looking up still feeling like she was in a daze she noticed class was over and people where leaving. Miaka felt a presence standing behind her and knew without a doubt it had to be him. Slowly she stood up and putting her books in her arms and placing a still confused smile on her lips, she finally got the nerve to turn around and meet his eyes.
As soon as she did, she had to sit down again. Since everybody had left the room including the teacher because this room wasn't used for the next period, they were alone. He took a chair from the desk beside her and pulled it closer sitting down.
"Hey are you alright Miss Yuki?"
He had watched her all during the class and had the feeling she wasn't feeling well so maybe that was why she had passed out on him. But the way she was looking at him gave him the eerie impression of someone who had just seen a ghost.
Miaka watched his lips as he spoke the words, 'Miss Yuki' and she thought to herself 'Miss Yuki?' Still watching him and seeing him so close to her she was having trouble thinking, absently she whispered the word. "Miaka."
Nuriko smiled. "Okay, Miaka Yuki. That's a pretty name Miaka." He tested the words and found they fit her perfectly. "Okay Miaka, now that I know the name of the beautiful red bird I danced with the other night, I must say I thought I wouldn't find you again." He grinned at her. "But I had decided I would look everywhere for the most beautiful green eyes in the world and what do you know, it must be fate because within minutes of being here this morning, I have found you again."
Miaka couldn't believe her ears. "Fate?" She started to reach for his face but dropped her hand back to her lap. 'Geez Miaka get a hold of yourself or he is gonna think you're crazy.'
"Yes, it must be fate." She gave him a real smile but couldn't help but feel sad at the same time because he didn't remember her. Nuriko was happy to finally get a smile out of her even if it held a hint of sadness. "Now I have a question for you, Miaka." He grinned at her cheekily trying to coax a happier smile out of her. "Can I please see you again because if I don't get to know you I feel like it will be the biggest mistake of my life."
He tried to make it sound like a joke but in reality he was completely serious, if he lost he now he felt he would be so unhappy.
Miaka gave in to the smile he wanted to see. "Yes, I would love to see you again." And again and again, she thought to herself.
Nuriko brought out a pen and paper he had already been holding in hopes of needing it. "Okay, may I please have your phone number Miaka?" He winked at her and she grinned giving it to him. He carefully folded the paper and placed it in his pocket as they both heard a bell go off.
Miaka groaned. "Ohhh, now I'm late for my next class too." Giving him a lingering look, she stood up. "I've got to go to my next class Nuriko but yes, please call me as soon as you get a chance and your right, it would be a bigger mistake than you know for us not to get to know each other." She was still looking at him as she backed out of the classroom and ran down the hall to her next class.
She entered right as the teacher was closing the door right behind her. Taking a seat, she felt like she was glowing, thinking to herself. 'Nuriko, it was Nuriko I danced with at the ball and I didn't even know it. God, what if she had never found him again, what if she had danced with him then never found out who he was. The thought gave her chills just thinking about it.
So, he doesn't remember me. She gave a half smile. He doesn't remember but oh god, thank you Suzaku for letting me meet him again now. She grinned to herself; she couldn't help it all of a sudden she was so happy she could scream. He may not remember her but for some reason, they were drawn to each other or they would have not met accidentally twice in a row like that. She couldn't wait to get home and wait for him to call. Miaka looked at the clock and silently screamed because it seemed to not be moving as she waited until it was time to leave.
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Fumbling for her keys, she unlocked the door to the apartment and tossed her books on the table shutting the door behind her. She ran to check the answering machine and squealed when she saw it was blinking, meaning she had messages. With her heart beating hard she pressed the button to retrieve the messages, beeeeep: "Miaka when you get home call me I wanna check out this new place this weekend." Miaka rolled her eyes, it was Yui's voice. "It will be fun. Anyway, call me when you get home okay bye."
Beeeeep. "Honey it's your mom do you need." Miaka rolled her eyes in frustration. It was her mom, who she loved dearly. "If so just let me know and I'll send it okay. I love you sweety good luck at school, I miss you." Beeeeep.
Miaka closed her eyes, Ohhh he hasn't called yet. Then her imagination started running away with her. Oh no, what if he doesn't call? What if I never see him again? I should have gotten his number top. Aghh how could I be so stupid?
Taking the phone with her, she went to the sofa, sitting down pulling out her study material. 'I'll just sit here and read while I wait for Nuriko to call.' She thought to herself. She opened the book and sighed.
"Aw, I just don't get this!" She slammed the book shut, laying her head back on the sofa, and fell asleep.
The phone ringing in her lap woke her. She stared at it in confusion for a moment, then remembered that she was waiting for Nuriko to call. She sat forward grabbing for the phone and it slipped from her lap to the floor.
"Damn!" She screamed as she bent over picking it. She stared at it a moment trying to contain her excitement at him calling her.
"Hi! What took you so long! I thought you would never call!" She didn't mean to say all that but she was so excited that Nuriko was calling. She couldn't contain herself.
"Hey Miaka. Look I just wanted to say I." Miaka didn't hear the rest of the sentence. She put the phone in her lap and stared at it blindly. 'It's Tama? Why did he have to call?'
"Miaka! Miaka are you there?!" Tamahome yelling through the receiver brought her out of her thoughts.
She put the phone to her ear and spoke in a quiet voice, trying to disguise her disappointment. "Yes, I'm here. I dropped the phone. I'm sorry, what were you saying?"
"Never mind." Tamahome sighed. "I just wanted to tell you I'm coming home for the weekend so we can talk. Okay?"
She felt her heart skip a beat. Then the phone slipped from her hands as she watched it as if in slow motion, slip to the floor. She quickly recovered it.
"Are you still there?" She asked into the phone, hoping that maybe, they were disconnected.
"Yeah, I'm still here. What's the matter with you Miaka, dropping the phone like that? Don't you want to talk to me?" Tama heard the tone of her voice when she realized it was him. Was she sounding disappointed?
Miaka didn't know how to respond and before she a chance, he spoke again. "Miaka are you still mad at me? Look I'm sorry I yelled at you the other night. You have every right to be mad at me. I'm sorry."
She tried to put on a happy face and change her tone of voice so he wouldn't suspect anything. "It's okay Tamahome, I'm not mad. It's just that I was expecting another phone call and you surprised me. I'm really glad you called."
"Well that's good. Look, I'm coming home this weekend. Can I stay at the apartment or would you rather I go to a hotel?"
Miaka panicked. 'Tamahome coming home? He can't. Not now.' She thought fast. "Tama, this weekend is not good. I've got a research project that's going to take me forever to do. I already made plans to work at the library with some friends."
She heard him laugh at her. "Oh Miaka, you have all week to work on the project. You can get it done before the weekend."
Miaka felt her temper beginning to rise as she tried to hold her tongue. "Tamahome. I have already made plans to work on it this weekend at the library. You can't just expect me to change my plans on your whim. I have classes all week and this is the only time I can do it."
She felt really guilty lying to him so she continued. "Please try to understand, Tama. I'm working really hard with my studies, I can't just do as you want all the time."
Tamahome sensed something in her voice that wasn't right. He said the first thing that popped into his mind. "Miaka. Is there, someone else?"
She was speechless then let out a forced giggle. "Oh, Tama. What would ever make you think that? I'm just really busy this week, that's all." She lied.
"Okay Miaka. I won't push you. But promise me something, okay?" Tama was feeling let down. He knew something was going on but he couldn't really imagine that she had found someone else. They had been together too long, she couldn't have found another.
"Okay Tama. Anything." Miaka was feeling very uncomfortable talking with him right now and all she wanted to do was hang up so she wouldn't miss Nuriko's call. She hoped her voice didn't sound too rushed.
Tamahome caught the anxiety in her voice. "Are you sure your okay Miaka."
"Yes, I'm fine. Now what do you want me to promise you?" She nearly screamed at him. Then felt the flash of guilt spill into her heart. "I'm sorry Tama. I was waiting for someone to call that I haven't spoken to in a long time."
All he could say was. "Oh." Then he paused. "Miaka, promise me you won't do anything until we talk face to face."
Miaka laughed. "Tamahome. What are you talking about?"
He was losing his temper. The thoughts of Miaka in the arms of another flooded his mind.
"Just promise me Miaka. Promise me you won't fall in love with someone else." He didn't wait for her reply. She heard the all too familiar click as he hung up on his end.
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Far away, Tama thought to himself, 'something is up with Miaka. I don't know what it is but I'm going to find out.' Then with a half smile on his face he decided to himself, 'she may think she has talked me out of coming this weekend but she is in for a big surprise when I show up anyway.'
Tama didn't like to argue with Miaka, but lately that was all they did. It was like they were slowly moving in different directions in there life and neither one wanted to give in but now he had the sneaky suspicion that he was loosing her and he wanted to know exactly what was going on.
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Miaka rubbed her eyes, trying to wake the rest of the way up now that the phone had woken her up with Taka's call. She stretched looking down at the book beside her knowing she was suppose to be studying but she hadn't been able to concentrate at school and now she knew she still wouldn't be able to. She had slept for three hours and it was already getting late.
She sighed. "I guess Nuriko's not going to call today." She turned and walked into the bathroom turning the water on and pouring some bubble bath into the stream of hot water. She was tense and this was exactly what she needed then maybe later when she couldn't sleep because of the long nap she would study.
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Nuriko was still at the office talking to the assistant principal and filling out paper work. When he had transferred to the new college he had hoped it would be a little while for the papers to catch up to him but the man sitting behind the desk was just beaming at him. Nuriko had made strait A's since kindergarten and had always hired himself out as a tutor for a job. The principal was still talking to him about the school and how happy he was to have him there.
Nuriko had to think of a way to leave without being rude and a thought appeared to him. Looking up at the assistant principal, Nuriko's eyes widened. "Oh no. I was suppose to tutor someone from one of the classes I was in today and I am going to be late." Nuriko knew this would work.
The man smiled. "Which student are you tutoring Nuriko?"
"Miaka Yuki." Was his quick reply.
"Oh yeah, I know her and she is prefect for you to help tutor because her grades are not that great." The man frowned.
Nuriko looked at his watch again. "I was suppose to be there in ten minutes and I don't even have her address yet."
The man smiled turning to his computer. "I can fix that." Nuriko grinned at the man's back, thinking this was good. The principal turned and wrote the address down, handing it to Nuriko. Nuriko stood shaking his hand. "Well then I'm off to go do my job sir. Thank you." Nuriko said quickly, leaving the room and the very talkative man.
Once outside the school he got an idea. He wouldn't call Miaka he would just show up and surprise her. Then he took off in the direction of the address.
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Miaka had been soaking in the bubble bath for about fifteen minutes when she jerked up hearing the doorbell. Thinking it was probably Yui, who was about the only one who ever came to her apartment, she jumped out of the water and grabbed a towel wrapping it around herself, she headed for the door.
Just as she heard the doorbell again, she pulled the door open peeking around looking for Yui and got a shock. There, grinning back at her was Nuriko.
Nuriko grinned when she peeked around the door, seeing her hair piled on her head and bubbles still on her shoulder he blushed. "I'm sorry."
Miaka grinned, not at all embarrassed really. "Hi just wait for a minute okay." She started to shut the door and then quickly she opened it again. "Hey, better yet count to ten then come in to the living room I'll be changing and be right out okay." She disappeared without even closing the door all the way.
Nuriko just shook his head grinning at the silly girl and started counting. Once he was sure she had time to make it into another room, he stuck his head in then seeing she was no where in site, he came in shutting the door behind him. He was in the livingroom, he started walking around, looking at the pictures and things in the room.
He came to see several photos sitting on top of the TV. Miaka was standing in a group of friends, three guys, and herself. In another, a blond headed girl. His eyes traveled the pictures until they lit on several pictures of her and a dark haired guy. They looked great together but a little too close for Nuriko's taste. The guy was about his age and had his arm around Miaka possessively in almost every one of the pictures.
'I wonder where he was the other night if they are that close.' Nuriko thought to himself. Then hearing a sound behind him he turned to see Miaka coming from the bedroom fully clothed again, grinning as she took the pins out of her hair.
Miaka saw Nuriko standing there, looking at the pictures of her and Tama and then her eyes traveled to his face to see if he recognized him. Not seeing any signs of it, she walked to him grinning.
"I'm sorry, I usually don't answer the door like that but I thought maybe it was Yui. How in the world did you know where I lived Nuriko?"
Nuriko had watched her hair fall back down into place as she took the pins out and to him she was so pretty. "I was delayed in the principals office for so long I thought I would never get out of there. So I told him I was tutoring you so he would have a heart and finally quit talking my head off. And to my amazement he agreed it seems you aren't doing too well in school so he was being helpful and gave me your address from the school records." He told her trying not to laugh.
Miaka groaned, covering her face with her hands. "How embarrassing." But then she took her hands away smiling. "But I don't care because it brought you here. Hey maybe you could really tutor me. Lord knows I need it." She watched as Nuriko smiled but glanced back at the pictures of her and Tama.
"Miaka is this your boyfriend?" He asked quietly, losing some of his smile.
Miaka reached out and picked the picture up. "That's Tama and we have been gone together for years but lately all we do is fight. He moved away to go to school and we really aren't that close anymore. We just recently got into another fight on the phone. We are suppose to be broke up but I'm really not sure where we stand, Nuriko."
Nuriko thought about what she said and decided that if Tama weren't interested then he would just try to steal her away from him. Jokingly he looked Miaka in the eyes taking the picture out of her hands. "Well, he's not here and I am. So lets see if he can try to hold on to you because I may just give him a run for his money Miaka." Nuriko placed the picture face down on the TV.
Chapter 3 "Fate"
Miaka was shaken from her thoughts as the people in the class started moving. Looking up still feeling like she was in a daze she noticed class was over and people where leaving. Miaka felt a presence standing behind her and knew without a doubt it had to be him. Slowly she stood up and putting her books in her arms and placing a still confused smile on her lips, she finally got the nerve to turn around and meet his eyes.
As soon as she did, she had to sit down again. Since everybody had left the room including the teacher because this room wasn't used for the next period, they were alone. He took a chair from the desk beside her and pulled it closer sitting down.
"Hey are you alright Miss Yuki?"
He had watched her all during the class and had the feeling she wasn't feeling well so maybe that was why she had passed out on him. But the way she was looking at him gave him the eerie impression of someone who had just seen a ghost.
Miaka watched his lips as he spoke the words, 'Miss Yuki' and she thought to herself 'Miss Yuki?' Still watching him and seeing him so close to her she was having trouble thinking, absently she whispered the word. "Miaka."
Nuriko smiled. "Okay, Miaka Yuki. That's a pretty name Miaka." He tested the words and found they fit her perfectly. "Okay Miaka, now that I know the name of the beautiful red bird I danced with the other night, I must say I thought I wouldn't find you again." He grinned at her. "But I had decided I would look everywhere for the most beautiful green eyes in the world and what do you know, it must be fate because within minutes of being here this morning, I have found you again."
Miaka couldn't believe her ears. "Fate?" She started to reach for his face but dropped her hand back to her lap. 'Geez Miaka get a hold of yourself or he is gonna think you're crazy.'
"Yes, it must be fate." She gave him a real smile but couldn't help but feel sad at the same time because he didn't remember her. Nuriko was happy to finally get a smile out of her even if it held a hint of sadness. "Now I have a question for you, Miaka." He grinned at her cheekily trying to coax a happier smile out of her. "Can I please see you again because if I don't get to know you I feel like it will be the biggest mistake of my life."
He tried to make it sound like a joke but in reality he was completely serious, if he lost he now he felt he would be so unhappy.
Miaka gave in to the smile he wanted to see. "Yes, I would love to see you again." And again and again, she thought to herself.
Nuriko brought out a pen and paper he had already been holding in hopes of needing it. "Okay, may I please have your phone number Miaka?" He winked at her and she grinned giving it to him. He carefully folded the paper and placed it in his pocket as they both heard a bell go off.
Miaka groaned. "Ohhh, now I'm late for my next class too." Giving him a lingering look, she stood up. "I've got to go to my next class Nuriko but yes, please call me as soon as you get a chance and your right, it would be a bigger mistake than you know for us not to get to know each other." She was still looking at him as she backed out of the classroom and ran down the hall to her next class.
She entered right as the teacher was closing the door right behind her. Taking a seat, she felt like she was glowing, thinking to herself. 'Nuriko, it was Nuriko I danced with at the ball and I didn't even know it. God, what if she had never found him again, what if she had danced with him then never found out who he was. The thought gave her chills just thinking about it.
So, he doesn't remember me. She gave a half smile. He doesn't remember but oh god, thank you Suzaku for letting me meet him again now. She grinned to herself; she couldn't help it all of a sudden she was so happy she could scream. He may not remember her but for some reason, they were drawn to each other or they would have not met accidentally twice in a row like that. She couldn't wait to get home and wait for him to call. Miaka looked at the clock and silently screamed because it seemed to not be moving as she waited until it was time to leave.
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Fumbling for her keys, she unlocked the door to the apartment and tossed her books on the table shutting the door behind her. She ran to check the answering machine and squealed when she saw it was blinking, meaning she had messages. With her heart beating hard she pressed the button to retrieve the messages, beeeeep: "Miaka when you get home call me I wanna check out this new place this weekend." Miaka rolled her eyes, it was Yui's voice. "It will be fun. Anyway, call me when you get home okay bye."
Beeeeep. "Honey it's your mom do you need." Miaka rolled her eyes in frustration. It was her mom, who she loved dearly. "If so just let me know and I'll send it okay. I love you sweety good luck at school, I miss you." Beeeeep.
Miaka closed her eyes, Ohhh he hasn't called yet. Then her imagination started running away with her. Oh no, what if he doesn't call? What if I never see him again? I should have gotten his number top. Aghh how could I be so stupid?
Taking the phone with her, she went to the sofa, sitting down pulling out her study material. 'I'll just sit here and read while I wait for Nuriko to call.' She thought to herself. She opened the book and sighed.
"Aw, I just don't get this!" She slammed the book shut, laying her head back on the sofa, and fell asleep.
The phone ringing in her lap woke her. She stared at it in confusion for a moment, then remembered that she was waiting for Nuriko to call. She sat forward grabbing for the phone and it slipped from her lap to the floor.
"Damn!" She screamed as she bent over picking it. She stared at it a moment trying to contain her excitement at him calling her.
"Hi! What took you so long! I thought you would never call!" She didn't mean to say all that but she was so excited that Nuriko was calling. She couldn't contain herself.
"Hey Miaka. Look I just wanted to say I." Miaka didn't hear the rest of the sentence. She put the phone in her lap and stared at it blindly. 'It's Tama? Why did he have to call?'
"Miaka! Miaka are you there?!" Tamahome yelling through the receiver brought her out of her thoughts.
She put the phone to her ear and spoke in a quiet voice, trying to disguise her disappointment. "Yes, I'm here. I dropped the phone. I'm sorry, what were you saying?"
"Never mind." Tamahome sighed. "I just wanted to tell you I'm coming home for the weekend so we can talk. Okay?"
She felt her heart skip a beat. Then the phone slipped from her hands as she watched it as if in slow motion, slip to the floor. She quickly recovered it.
"Are you still there?" She asked into the phone, hoping that maybe, they were disconnected.
"Yeah, I'm still here. What's the matter with you Miaka, dropping the phone like that? Don't you want to talk to me?" Tama heard the tone of her voice when she realized it was him. Was she sounding disappointed?
Miaka didn't know how to respond and before she a chance, he spoke again. "Miaka are you still mad at me? Look I'm sorry I yelled at you the other night. You have every right to be mad at me. I'm sorry."
She tried to put on a happy face and change her tone of voice so he wouldn't suspect anything. "It's okay Tamahome, I'm not mad. It's just that I was expecting another phone call and you surprised me. I'm really glad you called."
"Well that's good. Look, I'm coming home this weekend. Can I stay at the apartment or would you rather I go to a hotel?"
Miaka panicked. 'Tamahome coming home? He can't. Not now.' She thought fast. "Tama, this weekend is not good. I've got a research project that's going to take me forever to do. I already made plans to work at the library with some friends."
She heard him laugh at her. "Oh Miaka, you have all week to work on the project. You can get it done before the weekend."
Miaka felt her temper beginning to rise as she tried to hold her tongue. "Tamahome. I have already made plans to work on it this weekend at the library. You can't just expect me to change my plans on your whim. I have classes all week and this is the only time I can do it."
She felt really guilty lying to him so she continued. "Please try to understand, Tama. I'm working really hard with my studies, I can't just do as you want all the time."
Tamahome sensed something in her voice that wasn't right. He said the first thing that popped into his mind. "Miaka. Is there, someone else?"
She was speechless then let out a forced giggle. "Oh, Tama. What would ever make you think that? I'm just really busy this week, that's all." She lied.
"Okay Miaka. I won't push you. But promise me something, okay?" Tama was feeling let down. He knew something was going on but he couldn't really imagine that she had found someone else. They had been together too long, she couldn't have found another.
"Okay Tama. Anything." Miaka was feeling very uncomfortable talking with him right now and all she wanted to do was hang up so she wouldn't miss Nuriko's call. She hoped her voice didn't sound too rushed.
Tamahome caught the anxiety in her voice. "Are you sure your okay Miaka."
"Yes, I'm fine. Now what do you want me to promise you?" She nearly screamed at him. Then felt the flash of guilt spill into her heart. "I'm sorry Tama. I was waiting for someone to call that I haven't spoken to in a long time."
All he could say was. "Oh." Then he paused. "Miaka, promise me you won't do anything until we talk face to face."
Miaka laughed. "Tamahome. What are you talking about?"
He was losing his temper. The thoughts of Miaka in the arms of another flooded his mind.
"Just promise me Miaka. Promise me you won't fall in love with someone else." He didn't wait for her reply. She heard the all too familiar click as he hung up on his end.
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Far away, Tama thought to himself, 'something is up with Miaka. I don't know what it is but I'm going to find out.' Then with a half smile on his face he decided to himself, 'she may think she has talked me out of coming this weekend but she is in for a big surprise when I show up anyway.'
Tama didn't like to argue with Miaka, but lately that was all they did. It was like they were slowly moving in different directions in there life and neither one wanted to give in but now he had the sneaky suspicion that he was loosing her and he wanted to know exactly what was going on.
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Miaka rubbed her eyes, trying to wake the rest of the way up now that the phone had woken her up with Taka's call. She stretched looking down at the book beside her knowing she was suppose to be studying but she hadn't been able to concentrate at school and now she knew she still wouldn't be able to. She had slept for three hours and it was already getting late.
She sighed. "I guess Nuriko's not going to call today." She turned and walked into the bathroom turning the water on and pouring some bubble bath into the stream of hot water. She was tense and this was exactly what she needed then maybe later when she couldn't sleep because of the long nap she would study.
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Nuriko was still at the office talking to the assistant principal and filling out paper work. When he had transferred to the new college he had hoped it would be a little while for the papers to catch up to him but the man sitting behind the desk was just beaming at him. Nuriko had made strait A's since kindergarten and had always hired himself out as a tutor for a job. The principal was still talking to him about the school and how happy he was to have him there.
Nuriko had to think of a way to leave without being rude and a thought appeared to him. Looking up at the assistant principal, Nuriko's eyes widened. "Oh no. I was suppose to tutor someone from one of the classes I was in today and I am going to be late." Nuriko knew this would work.
The man smiled. "Which student are you tutoring Nuriko?"
"Miaka Yuki." Was his quick reply.
"Oh yeah, I know her and she is prefect for you to help tutor because her grades are not that great." The man frowned.
Nuriko looked at his watch again. "I was suppose to be there in ten minutes and I don't even have her address yet."
The man smiled turning to his computer. "I can fix that." Nuriko grinned at the man's back, thinking this was good. The principal turned and wrote the address down, handing it to Nuriko. Nuriko stood shaking his hand. "Well then I'm off to go do my job sir. Thank you." Nuriko said quickly, leaving the room and the very talkative man.
Once outside the school he got an idea. He wouldn't call Miaka he would just show up and surprise her. Then he took off in the direction of the address.
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Miaka had been soaking in the bubble bath for about fifteen minutes when she jerked up hearing the doorbell. Thinking it was probably Yui, who was about the only one who ever came to her apartment, she jumped out of the water and grabbed a towel wrapping it around herself, she headed for the door.
Just as she heard the doorbell again, she pulled the door open peeking around looking for Yui and got a shock. There, grinning back at her was Nuriko.
Nuriko grinned when she peeked around the door, seeing her hair piled on her head and bubbles still on her shoulder he blushed. "I'm sorry."
Miaka grinned, not at all embarrassed really. "Hi just wait for a minute okay." She started to shut the door and then quickly she opened it again. "Hey, better yet count to ten then come in to the living room I'll be changing and be right out okay." She disappeared without even closing the door all the way.
Nuriko just shook his head grinning at the silly girl and started counting. Once he was sure she had time to make it into another room, he stuck his head in then seeing she was no where in site, he came in shutting the door behind him. He was in the livingroom, he started walking around, looking at the pictures and things in the room.
He came to see several photos sitting on top of the TV. Miaka was standing in a group of friends, three guys, and herself. In another, a blond headed girl. His eyes traveled the pictures until they lit on several pictures of her and a dark haired guy. They looked great together but a little too close for Nuriko's taste. The guy was about his age and had his arm around Miaka possessively in almost every one of the pictures.
'I wonder where he was the other night if they are that close.' Nuriko thought to himself. Then hearing a sound behind him he turned to see Miaka coming from the bedroom fully clothed again, grinning as she took the pins out of her hair.
Miaka saw Nuriko standing there, looking at the pictures of her and Tama and then her eyes traveled to his face to see if he recognized him. Not seeing any signs of it, she walked to him grinning.
"I'm sorry, I usually don't answer the door like that but I thought maybe it was Yui. How in the world did you know where I lived Nuriko?"
Nuriko had watched her hair fall back down into place as she took the pins out and to him she was so pretty. "I was delayed in the principals office for so long I thought I would never get out of there. So I told him I was tutoring you so he would have a heart and finally quit talking my head off. And to my amazement he agreed it seems you aren't doing too well in school so he was being helpful and gave me your address from the school records." He told her trying not to laugh.
Miaka groaned, covering her face with her hands. "How embarrassing." But then she took her hands away smiling. "But I don't care because it brought you here. Hey maybe you could really tutor me. Lord knows I need it." She watched as Nuriko smiled but glanced back at the pictures of her and Tama.
"Miaka is this your boyfriend?" He asked quietly, losing some of his smile.
Miaka reached out and picked the picture up. "That's Tama and we have been gone together for years but lately all we do is fight. He moved away to go to school and we really aren't that close anymore. We just recently got into another fight on the phone. We are suppose to be broke up but I'm really not sure where we stand, Nuriko."
Nuriko thought about what she said and decided that if Tama weren't interested then he would just try to steal her away from him. Jokingly he looked Miaka in the eyes taking the picture out of her hands. "Well, he's not here and I am. So lets see if he can try to hold on to you because I may just give him a run for his money Miaka." Nuriko placed the picture face down on the TV.