Soap Opera Blues
by AnimeLuver/Ally
Chapter 11
"You really think that your mom is going to marry you off like that?"
She blinked her brown eyes at him uncertainly. "Well... " When he put it to her that way she felt a bit stupid. "Maybe.."
He smiled at her and messed up her hair in a brotherly fashion. "You're too niave. I doubt your mom wou--" he stopped his sentence and blinked, his smile fading.
Sana blinked at him and then followed his gaze and felt her heart stop. Standing in the bushes was Akito, a hurt and jealous look on his face. This was going to be bad.
"A..Akito!" Sana choked out.
He glared at her and then turned on his heel and stormed off.
"Akito!!" she cried out desperatly, jumping to her feet, preparing to go after him when she realised something that made her stop. She was just talking to Tori! Nothing happened.. He was acting just like a jealous little boy. She sat back down in a huff, crossing her arms over her chest stubbornly.
"Aren't you going after him?" Tori asked, a look of disbelief on his face as he studied her face. Beyond her angry act he knew she must be worried about Akito. She did seem to care a lot about him, after all.
"No! He's jumping to conclusions so quickly... What a baby." She frowned despite her tough act and then sighed. "Baby.."
Tori smiled his perfect toothed smile and poked her in the nose playfully. "You're just being stubborn!"
She looked at him with a look of disapproval and shook her head. "No I'm not."
"Sana.." he tipped his head to the side at her, a serious look on his face. "If you care about someone.. You shouldn't let them go without a fight."
She started to say something when he chuckled to himself.
"I certainly won't." he winked at her and then nodded in the direction Akito had gone in. "Now hurry up!"
Sana hesitated a moment before she stood up with a nod. "All right. Thanks, Tori-kun."
"Good luck!" he called to her as he watched her run the same way that Akito had walked in.
*~*~
"Akito!" Sana saw him trudging towards his house and, panting heavily already, she sped up even more. "Akito!"
He didn't stop, much to Sana's dismay. He did, however, seem to slow down a little bit. She reached him and put her hand on his shoulder.
"Stop!"
Akito turned to her, his eyes glaring into her's. "What?!"
Sana stared at him, a pain shooting into her at being yelled at. "Akito..."
"What are you talking to me for? You apparently have an easier time talking to Soyama, after all." he snapped angrily. His eyes eyes filled with hurt mixed with anger.
"That's not true!" Sana protested, her eyes filling with another swarm of hot tears. "That's...not true.." she repeated, shaking her head hard.
"Then why did you go to him and not me? You looked pretty cozy over there!"
"For this fake break up to work, I can't very well go to you!" Sana said, anger rushing through her momentarily at his ignorant attitude. It slowly fizzled again and she sighed. "Tori was out for a walk when he found me.."
Akito lowered his eyes, not sure what to say for a moment. He knew what she said was the truth, but he didn't want to tell her that.
"What were you guys talking about, anyways...?"
Sana's senses filled with dread as she remembered what had worried her so much earlier that day. "M-Mama... Was talking to me about the wedding again, today.."
"Shit..." he cussed, his eyes looking pained as he raked his fingers through his golden blonde hair. "What's the matter with our parents?"
Sana shook her head sadly as he pulled her into a tight embrace.
"We are going to have to figure out something.."
Sana agreed with him, snuggling her head into his shoulder. "Maybe I should talk to my mom.."
"I don't think that would help, Sana.." Akito answered honestly. His mind was working up a plan, but so far not much seemed to be coming into place.
A few minutes passed by in silent embrace until Akito broke the silence.
"I.. Have an idea."
Sana perked up, looking at him hopefully. She wanted to get things straightened out and a plan should do the trick.
"We should skip school today!"
Sana nearly fell over at hearing this. She pulled out her hammer and gently bonked him over the head with it. "What kind of idea is that?!"
He shrugged his shoulders, "Why not? It'll give us some time together."
"What if the school phones our parents..?" Sana said with a frown. She didn't think the idea was horrible, but she really didn't want to worry her mom like that. She did leave the house in an unusual hurry after all.
"Then maybe they'll think we ran away. It might make them drop the whole thing."
"It could also make them want to marry us even quicker."
"You're so stubborn...."
"Who's stubborn?" Sana's eyebrow twitched and she whacked him with her mallet again and began dragging him off. "Fine, we'll play hookie today. But if we get in trouble it's your fault!"
And so the young couple headed out to the arcade like most kids did when they skipped out of school. Okay, not most. But some did.
"Akito! Give me some money! Hurry. I have got to beat this!" Sana jutted out her hand towards him, nearly hitting him with it.
He sighed and she narrowed her eyes at him. "Hey! This was your idea!"
"Maybe we should get something to eat.."
Sana dropped her hand and smiled. "Okay. Let's find a place to eat, then."
~*~*
"Kurata-san! Sagami-kun!"
Misako and Rei both entered the kitchen after hearing Shimura-san's call.
"What is it, Shimura-san? We're trying to pick out a bouquet for the wedding." Misako said with a tilt of her head in inquiry.
"The school just called." Shimura explained with a look of worry crossing her face.
"What?! Is Sana-chan okay?" Rei shouted worriedly, he started to continue his ranting when Misako put up a hand in front of him.
"What's wrong with Sana, Shimura-san?"
Shimura sighed, "Sana-chan never showed up at school today."
Rei and Misako both exchanged nervous glances.
"But she left so early..." Misako said thoughtfully as the phone rang in the background.
Shimura picked it up and handed it to Misako.
"Kurata-san?" the voice said. It sounded desperate for some reason, causing Misako to worry even more.
"Hayama-kun.. Don't tell me... Your son is missing, aswell?"
"Sana-chan is also missing?"
"Yes... Perhaps it's time we tell them the truth, don't you think?"
~*~*
Sana and Akito walked down the streets of town together, hand-in-hand, window shopping as they went. Things were peaceful and they were a lot calmer than before. THeir troubles were forgotten as they walked together in the spring sunlight of the afternoon. What they weren't expecting was the voice that called to them during their walk.
"Sana-chan?!"
The couple turned their heads only to find a pastel green-haired girl with purple eyes to come rushing towards them in her school fuku, her ponytailed hair bouncing with every sprint.
Sana's eyes lit up in recognition as she waved to the girl. "Sachiko-chan!"
The girl stopped in front of them, panting for a few seconds before smiling brightly. "Fancy meeting you here!"
"Ah! No kidding. Small world. Are you also skipping class?"
Akito stared as the two girls talked to each other, both ignoring him while they yabbered on and on about school and about their filming tomorrow. He looked around awkwardly, wondering if they would remember him anytime soon.
"Oh, is this your boyfriend, Sana-chan?" Sachiko blinked at him with violet eyes.
Sana looked over at Akito, who blushed at the boyfriend comment, despite his trying to keep his hormones in check. "Ah! I'm sorry! Ashitaka Sachiko, meet my boyfriend Hayama Akito. Akito, Sachiko."
Sachiko smiled vibrantly and nodded to him. "Nice to meet you!"
"Yah.." he replied, nodding his head as well. He wasn't sure what to make of the girl, but she seemed even more cheerful than Sana, which was a bit scary to him.
"So, where are you guys heading now?" Sachiko asked brightly, tilting her head to the side curiously.
"Uhh.. I'm not sure. We were just wandering around." Sana admitted with a laugh. 'Where are you off to?"
"Shopping. Just for fun. Want to come?"
"Sure! But, let's wait for another day." Sana said, glancing at Akito who looked ready to run away from the overly cheerful Sachiko. "We really should be heading home. I bet our parents are both worried."
"Okay! Maybe some time next week we can meet for a shopping trip." Sachiko said with a look of hope. "Anyways, see you tomorrow, Sana-chan. Nice meeting you Hayama-kun!"
Sana grinned and nodded. "See you later, Sachiko-chan!" she said with a wave as she and Akito started back down the street.
"I won't be going shopping with you two, so you know."
Sana smiled over at Akito and nodded her head. "Too loud for you?"
"Yah.."
"So, should we head home..?"
"Probably." he frowned at the idea, but he didn't want Sana to get in trouble from her mom.
She kissed him quickly and nodded. "Okay. Let's get going, then."
The couple finally headed off towards Sana's house where, to there suprise, they found their parent's standing outside the gate with un-readible looks on their faces.
Sana felt panic rise up through her. This could turn out bad. What were they planning to do to them? Scold them? Bann them from seeing each other? Make them get married?
"Ah, there you are.." Misako said, sounding bored as she watched the couple walk over to her.
"Mama..." Sana said, sounding a lot more nervous than she intended to.
"Come inside, both of you."
Sana and Akito looked over at each other un-certainly and then nodded.
They then followed their parents into the house and followed them into the dining room.
"We're going to get some tea from the kitchen." Akito's dad said softly as he and Misako left to go into the kitchen.
"What's going on, do you think?" Sana asked, eyes wide as she looked over at her boyfriend who had a nuetral look on his face.
"They're planning something." he said with a frown of distaste. "I don't like it one bit."
"Do you think we're going to be in big trouble?"
He shook his head. "They don't look mad to me.." he thought this over, trying to decide what he thought was going to happen. He knew something was going to happen, but he wasn't sure what.
Misako and Akito's dad walked back into the room and sat down across from their child. Akito's dad held a tray in his hands that he lowered onto the table. He passed around cups of tea and sighed showing that it was time to get down to buisness.
"Misako, would you like to start?"
Misako nodded, taking a long sip of her green tea before setting down the cup and looking at both of the children with a frown. "The two of you have been acting very strange lately." she started, taking the time to pause, "Are we wrong thinking this has to do with the wedding?"
The couple exchanged glances before looking back at Misako. Sana nodded while Akito said and did nothing.
"Well... We have something important to tell you. Please listen closely." Akito's dad said seriously, lowering his eyes in a way that made Sana shiver un-easily.
~*To Be Continued*~
A/N: Wow! I had such bad writers block for a while! This chapter took me nearly a week to write! Phew! Finally finished! Hate to leave you hanging there, but that's the way I usually do things. Hope you enjoyed it anyways. Please R&R! It really helps encourage me to keep trying. Anyways, what's the important thing that needs to be said? What will happen during Thursdays filming? Who is it that Tori won't let go of without a fight? Could it be Sana? Will Sachiko and Sana end up going shopping? Will AKito have to come with them?! And exactally who IS Naozumi's girlfriend? Keep reading Soap Opera Blues to find out!
3 Ally
by AnimeLuver/Ally
Chapter 11
"You really think that your mom is going to marry you off like that?"
She blinked her brown eyes at him uncertainly. "Well... " When he put it to her that way she felt a bit stupid. "Maybe.."
He smiled at her and messed up her hair in a brotherly fashion. "You're too niave. I doubt your mom wou--" he stopped his sentence and blinked, his smile fading.
Sana blinked at him and then followed his gaze and felt her heart stop. Standing in the bushes was Akito, a hurt and jealous look on his face. This was going to be bad.
"A..Akito!" Sana choked out.
He glared at her and then turned on his heel and stormed off.
"Akito!!" she cried out desperatly, jumping to her feet, preparing to go after him when she realised something that made her stop. She was just talking to Tori! Nothing happened.. He was acting just like a jealous little boy. She sat back down in a huff, crossing her arms over her chest stubbornly.
"Aren't you going after him?" Tori asked, a look of disbelief on his face as he studied her face. Beyond her angry act he knew she must be worried about Akito. She did seem to care a lot about him, after all.
"No! He's jumping to conclusions so quickly... What a baby." She frowned despite her tough act and then sighed. "Baby.."
Tori smiled his perfect toothed smile and poked her in the nose playfully. "You're just being stubborn!"
She looked at him with a look of disapproval and shook her head. "No I'm not."
"Sana.." he tipped his head to the side at her, a serious look on his face. "If you care about someone.. You shouldn't let them go without a fight."
She started to say something when he chuckled to himself.
"I certainly won't." he winked at her and then nodded in the direction Akito had gone in. "Now hurry up!"
Sana hesitated a moment before she stood up with a nod. "All right. Thanks, Tori-kun."
"Good luck!" he called to her as he watched her run the same way that Akito had walked in.
*~*~
"Akito!" Sana saw him trudging towards his house and, panting heavily already, she sped up even more. "Akito!"
He didn't stop, much to Sana's dismay. He did, however, seem to slow down a little bit. She reached him and put her hand on his shoulder.
"Stop!"
Akito turned to her, his eyes glaring into her's. "What?!"
Sana stared at him, a pain shooting into her at being yelled at. "Akito..."
"What are you talking to me for? You apparently have an easier time talking to Soyama, after all." he snapped angrily. His eyes eyes filled with hurt mixed with anger.
"That's not true!" Sana protested, her eyes filling with another swarm of hot tears. "That's...not true.." she repeated, shaking her head hard.
"Then why did you go to him and not me? You looked pretty cozy over there!"
"For this fake break up to work, I can't very well go to you!" Sana said, anger rushing through her momentarily at his ignorant attitude. It slowly fizzled again and she sighed. "Tori was out for a walk when he found me.."
Akito lowered his eyes, not sure what to say for a moment. He knew what she said was the truth, but he didn't want to tell her that.
"What were you guys talking about, anyways...?"
Sana's senses filled with dread as she remembered what had worried her so much earlier that day. "M-Mama... Was talking to me about the wedding again, today.."
"Shit..." he cussed, his eyes looking pained as he raked his fingers through his golden blonde hair. "What's the matter with our parents?"
Sana shook her head sadly as he pulled her into a tight embrace.
"We are going to have to figure out something.."
Sana agreed with him, snuggling her head into his shoulder. "Maybe I should talk to my mom.."
"I don't think that would help, Sana.." Akito answered honestly. His mind was working up a plan, but so far not much seemed to be coming into place.
A few minutes passed by in silent embrace until Akito broke the silence.
"I.. Have an idea."
Sana perked up, looking at him hopefully. She wanted to get things straightened out and a plan should do the trick.
"We should skip school today!"
Sana nearly fell over at hearing this. She pulled out her hammer and gently bonked him over the head with it. "What kind of idea is that?!"
He shrugged his shoulders, "Why not? It'll give us some time together."
"What if the school phones our parents..?" Sana said with a frown. She didn't think the idea was horrible, but she really didn't want to worry her mom like that. She did leave the house in an unusual hurry after all.
"Then maybe they'll think we ran away. It might make them drop the whole thing."
"It could also make them want to marry us even quicker."
"You're so stubborn...."
"Who's stubborn?" Sana's eyebrow twitched and she whacked him with her mallet again and began dragging him off. "Fine, we'll play hookie today. But if we get in trouble it's your fault!"
And so the young couple headed out to the arcade like most kids did when they skipped out of school. Okay, not most. But some did.
"Akito! Give me some money! Hurry. I have got to beat this!" Sana jutted out her hand towards him, nearly hitting him with it.
He sighed and she narrowed her eyes at him. "Hey! This was your idea!"
"Maybe we should get something to eat.."
Sana dropped her hand and smiled. "Okay. Let's find a place to eat, then."
~*~*
"Kurata-san! Sagami-kun!"
Misako and Rei both entered the kitchen after hearing Shimura-san's call.
"What is it, Shimura-san? We're trying to pick out a bouquet for the wedding." Misako said with a tilt of her head in inquiry.
"The school just called." Shimura explained with a look of worry crossing her face.
"What?! Is Sana-chan okay?" Rei shouted worriedly, he started to continue his ranting when Misako put up a hand in front of him.
"What's wrong with Sana, Shimura-san?"
Shimura sighed, "Sana-chan never showed up at school today."
Rei and Misako both exchanged nervous glances.
"But she left so early..." Misako said thoughtfully as the phone rang in the background.
Shimura picked it up and handed it to Misako.
"Kurata-san?" the voice said. It sounded desperate for some reason, causing Misako to worry even more.
"Hayama-kun.. Don't tell me... Your son is missing, aswell?"
"Sana-chan is also missing?"
"Yes... Perhaps it's time we tell them the truth, don't you think?"
~*~*
Sana and Akito walked down the streets of town together, hand-in-hand, window shopping as they went. Things were peaceful and they were a lot calmer than before. THeir troubles were forgotten as they walked together in the spring sunlight of the afternoon. What they weren't expecting was the voice that called to them during their walk.
"Sana-chan?!"
The couple turned their heads only to find a pastel green-haired girl with purple eyes to come rushing towards them in her school fuku, her ponytailed hair bouncing with every sprint.
Sana's eyes lit up in recognition as she waved to the girl. "Sachiko-chan!"
The girl stopped in front of them, panting for a few seconds before smiling brightly. "Fancy meeting you here!"
"Ah! No kidding. Small world. Are you also skipping class?"
Akito stared as the two girls talked to each other, both ignoring him while they yabbered on and on about school and about their filming tomorrow. He looked around awkwardly, wondering if they would remember him anytime soon.
"Oh, is this your boyfriend, Sana-chan?" Sachiko blinked at him with violet eyes.
Sana looked over at Akito, who blushed at the boyfriend comment, despite his trying to keep his hormones in check. "Ah! I'm sorry! Ashitaka Sachiko, meet my boyfriend Hayama Akito. Akito, Sachiko."
Sachiko smiled vibrantly and nodded to him. "Nice to meet you!"
"Yah.." he replied, nodding his head as well. He wasn't sure what to make of the girl, but she seemed even more cheerful than Sana, which was a bit scary to him.
"So, where are you guys heading now?" Sachiko asked brightly, tilting her head to the side curiously.
"Uhh.. I'm not sure. We were just wandering around." Sana admitted with a laugh. 'Where are you off to?"
"Shopping. Just for fun. Want to come?"
"Sure! But, let's wait for another day." Sana said, glancing at Akito who looked ready to run away from the overly cheerful Sachiko. "We really should be heading home. I bet our parents are both worried."
"Okay! Maybe some time next week we can meet for a shopping trip." Sachiko said with a look of hope. "Anyways, see you tomorrow, Sana-chan. Nice meeting you Hayama-kun!"
Sana grinned and nodded. "See you later, Sachiko-chan!" she said with a wave as she and Akito started back down the street.
"I won't be going shopping with you two, so you know."
Sana smiled over at Akito and nodded her head. "Too loud for you?"
"Yah.."
"So, should we head home..?"
"Probably." he frowned at the idea, but he didn't want Sana to get in trouble from her mom.
She kissed him quickly and nodded. "Okay. Let's get going, then."
The couple finally headed off towards Sana's house where, to there suprise, they found their parent's standing outside the gate with un-readible looks on their faces.
Sana felt panic rise up through her. This could turn out bad. What were they planning to do to them? Scold them? Bann them from seeing each other? Make them get married?
"Ah, there you are.." Misako said, sounding bored as she watched the couple walk over to her.
"Mama..." Sana said, sounding a lot more nervous than she intended to.
"Come inside, both of you."
Sana and Akito looked over at each other un-certainly and then nodded.
They then followed their parents into the house and followed them into the dining room.
"We're going to get some tea from the kitchen." Akito's dad said softly as he and Misako left to go into the kitchen.
"What's going on, do you think?" Sana asked, eyes wide as she looked over at her boyfriend who had a nuetral look on his face.
"They're planning something." he said with a frown of distaste. "I don't like it one bit."
"Do you think we're going to be in big trouble?"
He shook his head. "They don't look mad to me.." he thought this over, trying to decide what he thought was going to happen. He knew something was going to happen, but he wasn't sure what.
Misako and Akito's dad walked back into the room and sat down across from their child. Akito's dad held a tray in his hands that he lowered onto the table. He passed around cups of tea and sighed showing that it was time to get down to buisness.
"Misako, would you like to start?"
Misako nodded, taking a long sip of her green tea before setting down the cup and looking at both of the children with a frown. "The two of you have been acting very strange lately." she started, taking the time to pause, "Are we wrong thinking this has to do with the wedding?"
The couple exchanged glances before looking back at Misako. Sana nodded while Akito said and did nothing.
"Well... We have something important to tell you. Please listen closely." Akito's dad said seriously, lowering his eyes in a way that made Sana shiver un-easily.
~*To Be Continued*~
A/N: Wow! I had such bad writers block for a while! This chapter took me nearly a week to write! Phew! Finally finished! Hate to leave you hanging there, but that's the way I usually do things. Hope you enjoyed it anyways. Please R&R! It really helps encourage me to keep trying. Anyways, what's the important thing that needs to be said? What will happen during Thursdays filming? Who is it that Tori won't let go of without a fight? Could it be Sana? Will Sachiko and Sana end up going shopping? Will AKito have to come with them?! And exactally who IS Naozumi's girlfriend? Keep reading Soap Opera Blues to find out!
3 Ally