CHAPTER 1: TYPICAL DAY
"Come on. . . Come on. . ."
Right inside one of Tamagawa Minami High's classrooms was the Japanese- American student, Darrell Markis, staring down the clock that held his fate. 2:59. . . and 52 seconds. . . make that 53 seconds on the clock and after 7 seconds, the weekend would start. He couldn't wait. He finally saved up enough of his lunch money to go by the latest Sonic the Hedgehog game that he had his eye on for months. He also had a math and Japanese assignment to do. . . but who cares? He had two full days to that.
"3. . . 2. . . 1. . ." he counted down quietly, bookbag already on his back. . .
RIIIINNNG!!!
As soon as the bell rang, Darrell was out the classroom door, nearly running into a classmate in the process. He ignored her protest and turned sharp left, racing to get to his locker before anyone else did. Although he wizzed past doors and blue lockers, Darrell still kept track on the numbers.
{355. . . 353. . . 351. . . 349. . . 347. . .}
He turned another corner at breakneck speed. . .
CRASH!!!
. . .and met the ceramic floor, dropping his bookbag. Just the he heard a giggle and knew who he ran into.
"I see that. . . you were in a hurry, too. . . huh, Darrell?"
"Yeah, Sakura. . ." he replied quickly as he got up to his feet and helped up the girl he knocked down. . . but not before looking up her skirt. . . and meeting a sneaker to the chin.
"Ow!" he cried out as he savored his sore chin and helped Sakura up. "I guess I deserved that. . ."
Sakura smirked. "Yeah, you did. You could. . . see as much as you like when we get home, though. . ."
That comment caused the dark-skinned boy to blush. "Uh. . . sure, Sakura. . ."
"So where are you heading to. . . besides your locker?" she asked while walking with her boyfriend.
"I;m heading to the game outlet to pick up then new game I've had my eye on."
Sakura rolled her eyes some. "You're almost as bad as my little brother with those games."
"Well at least I own him in Tekken," Darrell countered with a huge smile. He and Tsukushi ALWAYS play Tekken 4 after school and about 70% of the time Darrell would win. It gets Sakura's brother mad at times now that there was someone better at playing video games in the Kasugano residence.
As the two stopped at Darrell's locker, #336, Darrell asked his own question while unlocking it.
"Why would you want to know about where I'm going anyway?"
"I'm going with ya," Sakura responded while taking her eyes off him and staring at the any students walking by. "I don't want to head home yet."
Darrell shrugged his shoulders while closing the locker and putting his backpack on.
"Okay. No problem. I could use the company."
"Hey, Sakura!" a yell from the right arouse. The two looked that way to see Sakura's childhood friend, Kei Chitose, run towards them. Darrell responded with a wave of the hand.
"Hey, Kei," he answered and Kei smiled back then quickly turned her attention to Sakura.
"So, Sakura. . . what are you up to?"
"Just going downtown, Kei," Sakura responded. "Darrell wants to do a little shopping. . ."
"Oooohhh." Kei let out in a sarcastic tone. "I bet it's for you, isn't it, Sakura?"
Instantly, Darrell blushed and turned around, about to head the other way. This gave Sakura an idea.
"Yeah. . . He was just telling me how great the present was going to be. . . weren't you, my little chocolate bar?"
{Oh, no. . . Now she's calling me by my pet name. . .} Darrell thought, his blush growing. {What's she trying to do, anyway?}
"You wanna come with, Kei?" Sakura asked her friend. "We were about to leave before you came."
"Sure!" was the long, brown-haired girl's response while winking. "I'd love to see what he's buying. It must be SO romantic!"
The two shared giggles as Darrell just sighed.
{Why me. . .?}
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The three Tamagawa Minami students just got off the #45 city bus to downtown Tokyo and it was BUSY. People were rushing all over the place to get to their destinations and stores were packed, especially restaurants. As Sakura and Kei started their little conversation, Darrell was busy figuring out what to buy his girlfriend.
{Hmm. . . What would Sakura want. . .? Let's see. . . Man! I wish I knew these sort of things!!}
"Sakura. . . What exactly would you like to get?" he asked weakly.
"Hmm? What are you talking about? I didn't want anything. Go and get your game. . ."
Darrell stopped walking and gave a puzzled look.
{Girls. . .}
"We'll be getting something to eat while you do that, okay?" Sakura added. Darrell nodded and took off in the other direction and as he left, Kei turned to her friend.
"Do you always mess with him like that?"
"Yeah. . . It's pretty fun, too!"
"Whatever, Sakura. . ." Kei said as the two started to enter a random restaurant. . . until something caught both their eyes.
"Hey. . .!" Sakura let out as she looked through the window and saw something strange going on. Kei followed. . . and gasped.
"Looks like a robbery. . ." Sakura mouthed. . . and Kei stared at her, knowing that tone of voice.
"Sakura, PLEASE don't. . ."
"Too late, Kei!" Sakura let out while putting on her red sparring gloves and started to rush in.
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Sakura: Well. . . that's the end of Chapter 1. Wonder if I can handle these punks. . .
Hinata (off screen): Are you sure they're punks, Sakura?
Sakura: Hey!! You're not even in this story yet!
Hinata (off screen): *giggles*
Sakura: Whatever. . . Anyway, the second chapter will be up soon so keep reading and reviewing!
"Come on. . . Come on. . ."
Right inside one of Tamagawa Minami High's classrooms was the Japanese- American student, Darrell Markis, staring down the clock that held his fate. 2:59. . . and 52 seconds. . . make that 53 seconds on the clock and after 7 seconds, the weekend would start. He couldn't wait. He finally saved up enough of his lunch money to go by the latest Sonic the Hedgehog game that he had his eye on for months. He also had a math and Japanese assignment to do. . . but who cares? He had two full days to that.
"3. . . 2. . . 1. . ." he counted down quietly, bookbag already on his back. . .
RIIIINNNG!!!
As soon as the bell rang, Darrell was out the classroom door, nearly running into a classmate in the process. He ignored her protest and turned sharp left, racing to get to his locker before anyone else did. Although he wizzed past doors and blue lockers, Darrell still kept track on the numbers.
{355. . . 353. . . 351. . . 349. . . 347. . .}
He turned another corner at breakneck speed. . .
CRASH!!!
. . .and met the ceramic floor, dropping his bookbag. Just the he heard a giggle and knew who he ran into.
"I see that. . . you were in a hurry, too. . . huh, Darrell?"
"Yeah, Sakura. . ." he replied quickly as he got up to his feet and helped up the girl he knocked down. . . but not before looking up her skirt. . . and meeting a sneaker to the chin.
"Ow!" he cried out as he savored his sore chin and helped Sakura up. "I guess I deserved that. . ."
Sakura smirked. "Yeah, you did. You could. . . see as much as you like when we get home, though. . ."
That comment caused the dark-skinned boy to blush. "Uh. . . sure, Sakura. . ."
"So where are you heading to. . . besides your locker?" she asked while walking with her boyfriend.
"I;m heading to the game outlet to pick up then new game I've had my eye on."
Sakura rolled her eyes some. "You're almost as bad as my little brother with those games."
"Well at least I own him in Tekken," Darrell countered with a huge smile. He and Tsukushi ALWAYS play Tekken 4 after school and about 70% of the time Darrell would win. It gets Sakura's brother mad at times now that there was someone better at playing video games in the Kasugano residence.
As the two stopped at Darrell's locker, #336, Darrell asked his own question while unlocking it.
"Why would you want to know about where I'm going anyway?"
"I'm going with ya," Sakura responded while taking her eyes off him and staring at the any students walking by. "I don't want to head home yet."
Darrell shrugged his shoulders while closing the locker and putting his backpack on.
"Okay. No problem. I could use the company."
"Hey, Sakura!" a yell from the right arouse. The two looked that way to see Sakura's childhood friend, Kei Chitose, run towards them. Darrell responded with a wave of the hand.
"Hey, Kei," he answered and Kei smiled back then quickly turned her attention to Sakura.
"So, Sakura. . . what are you up to?"
"Just going downtown, Kei," Sakura responded. "Darrell wants to do a little shopping. . ."
"Oooohhh." Kei let out in a sarcastic tone. "I bet it's for you, isn't it, Sakura?"
Instantly, Darrell blushed and turned around, about to head the other way. This gave Sakura an idea.
"Yeah. . . He was just telling me how great the present was going to be. . . weren't you, my little chocolate bar?"
{Oh, no. . . Now she's calling me by my pet name. . .} Darrell thought, his blush growing. {What's she trying to do, anyway?}
"You wanna come with, Kei?" Sakura asked her friend. "We were about to leave before you came."
"Sure!" was the long, brown-haired girl's response while winking. "I'd love to see what he's buying. It must be SO romantic!"
The two shared giggles as Darrell just sighed.
{Why me. . .?}
---- ----
The three Tamagawa Minami students just got off the #45 city bus to downtown Tokyo and it was BUSY. People were rushing all over the place to get to their destinations and stores were packed, especially restaurants. As Sakura and Kei started their little conversation, Darrell was busy figuring out what to buy his girlfriend.
{Hmm. . . What would Sakura want. . .? Let's see. . . Man! I wish I knew these sort of things!!}
"Sakura. . . What exactly would you like to get?" he asked weakly.
"Hmm? What are you talking about? I didn't want anything. Go and get your game. . ."
Darrell stopped walking and gave a puzzled look.
{Girls. . .}
"We'll be getting something to eat while you do that, okay?" Sakura added. Darrell nodded and took off in the other direction and as he left, Kei turned to her friend.
"Do you always mess with him like that?"
"Yeah. . . It's pretty fun, too!"
"Whatever, Sakura. . ." Kei said as the two started to enter a random restaurant. . . until something caught both their eyes.
"Hey. . .!" Sakura let out as she looked through the window and saw something strange going on. Kei followed. . . and gasped.
"Looks like a robbery. . ." Sakura mouthed. . . and Kei stared at her, knowing that tone of voice.
"Sakura, PLEASE don't. . ."
"Too late, Kei!" Sakura let out while putting on her red sparring gloves and started to rush in.
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Sakura: Well. . . that's the end of Chapter 1. Wonder if I can handle these punks. . .
Hinata (off screen): Are you sure they're punks, Sakura?
Sakura: Hey!! You're not even in this story yet!
Hinata (off screen): *giggles*
Sakura: Whatever. . . Anyway, the second chapter will be up soon so keep reading and reviewing!