The Date
"Today's the big day Fin!"
"Big day? It's only a date!"
"A date IS a big day!"
"Oh..." Fin giggles.
"You're hopeless, Fin!" Maron walks out of the room. Chiaki is standing outside his door.
"Maron! How good you look today!" Chiaki grins.
Maron is wearing her usual school outfit.
"What are you talking about? I wear this almost everyday!"
"Well, today, it looks especially good."
"Arigatou, Chiaki." They take the elevator downstairs,none of them saying a word.
Miyako is standing outside, waiting for Maron. When she sees Maron with Chiaki, she if jealous. She, then, grabs Maron away from Chiaki, and starts whispering furiously to Maron.
"Maron! What were you doing with Chiaki?"
Maron remembers that she hasn't told Miyako about her date with Chiaki.
"Miyako..."
"Hm?"
"I have something to tell you!"
"Eh? What's wrong?"
"Um..Chiaki asked me..."
"What? What about Chiaki and you?"
"He asked me out last night."
"Oh? Should I believe you?"
"It's true! You could even ask Chiaki!"
"You're not lying, are you?" Miyako face falls.
"No...if you don't want me to go out with him, that's ok." Maron gets an upsetting look on her face.
"Nani? To make me feel good, you need to feel good! So go out with him and have fun!"
"You mean it?"
"Yes. You're my best friend and nothing will get in the way of our friendship. And..."
"Eh?"
"I mean NOTHING!"
"Ok! I'll go! Should I tell you how it went?"
"Are you kidding me? Of course you should tell me!"
"Ok. I won't be home later then! Talk to you tomorrow, Miyako!" Maron ran out the door, without checking her mail box.
"Bye Maron! Have fun!" Miyako says as Maron leaves.
'It's not fair." Miyako is walking up the stairs to her room.
'Why does Chiaki like Maron better?' Miyako enters her room and slumps into a chair.
'She probably doesn't even like Chiaki...but then again...maybe she does...'
Miyako gets up and walks into the kitchen. She sits, yet again, in another chair. After one minute passes, she gets up, and walks to the refrigerator. She gets turkey, lettuce, and some bread and makes herself a sandwich, picturing her life in the future.
*****
"Honey! Could you get the door? I'm too tired to do it myself!" A man dressed in a tee-shirt is lying on the couch, watching TV.
"Sure!" A girl with her hair tied up rushes to the door and opens it. Obviously, this is Miyako. The man is her husband. Of course, he's Iinchou. He's a police officer and Miyako's a detective.
"Who is it?" Iinchou asks.
"It's Maron! And Chiaki's with her!" Miyako runs up and hugs Maron.
"Miyako! Is that really you?" Chiaki asks.
"You've grown so much, ne?" Maron asks Chiaki.
"It's true!" Chiaki states.
Iinchou appears right now.
"Chiaki! Maron! How are you all doing?"
"Fine." Maron and Chiaki say cheerfully at the same time.
"That's good!" Iinchou walks up to Miyako.
"Don't you think?" Iinchou finishes.
"I do think so." Miyako lightly kisses Inchou.
They share a precious moment while Maron and Chiaki walk out the door.
*****
'Is that how my life is going to be like in the future?' Miyako is done with her sandwich by now and stands up.
'Me and Iinchou? Maron and Chiaki?' She starts to pace around.
'I guess that's ok...'
'I guess that's ok.' Miyako falls into a light sleep.
"Maron! You look great today!" Chiaki and Maron start walking to a restaraunt.
"Are you hungry? We could stop by and eat!"
"Sure, Chiaki! As long as you don't do ANYTHING."
They walk into the restaraunt and are seated at a table for two.
"Maron. What would you like to eat? Choose anything! After all..."
"What?"
"We're on a date."
"Eh? That's all you wanted to say! Maybe I should..."
"Ok..ok! I'll stop!"
A waiter stops at their table to take their order.
"I'll take a bowl of soup and some dumplings."
"And I'll have the special, the crispy noodles with pork."
"Is that all?"
"Yes. Thanks you." Chiaki answered.
"You're welcome. Your order will be coming shortly." The waiter leaves and there is a silence between Chiaki and Maron.
"So, Chiaki...what do you do on your free nights?"
"Hmm...I stand outside on my balcony looking at the night sky."
"That sounds so great." Maron rested her head on her hand.
"Yeah, it is."
"Your order has arrived."
"Thank you." Maron said very politely.
"Thank you." Chiaki also said politely.
"You are welcome Madame and Monsieur." The waiter bowed slightly before leaving.
"Mmm...this smells good." Maron piacked up a spoon and started drinking part of her soup.
"This tastes great!" Chiaki ate some of his noodles. Coming from his mouth, were crunching noises.
After 30 minutes past, they were ready to leave.
"Hey Chiaki."
"Hm?"
"I had a great time tonight."
"No problem."
"Well, thanks. Maybe we should do another thing like this again sometime soon. What do you think?" Maron said with a smile on her face.
"So do I." Chiaki grinned.
Outside of the Building:
Miyako watched Chiaki and Maron talk with much jealousy.
'Chiaki...I always knew that you liked Maron more than me." Miyako said sadly.
'But, that's ok. I fell in love with Iinchou tonight.' Miyako, then, smiled.
'Good luck, Maron.' With that last thought, Miyako walked into her apartment, closing the door slowly and quietly behind her.
"Today's the big day Fin!"
"Big day? It's only a date!"
"A date IS a big day!"
"Oh..." Fin giggles.
"You're hopeless, Fin!" Maron walks out of the room. Chiaki is standing outside his door.
"Maron! How good you look today!" Chiaki grins.
Maron is wearing her usual school outfit.
"What are you talking about? I wear this almost everyday!"
"Well, today, it looks especially good."
"Arigatou, Chiaki." They take the elevator downstairs,none of them saying a word.
Miyako is standing outside, waiting for Maron. When she sees Maron with Chiaki, she if jealous. She, then, grabs Maron away from Chiaki, and starts whispering furiously to Maron.
"Maron! What were you doing with Chiaki?"
Maron remembers that she hasn't told Miyako about her date with Chiaki.
"Miyako..."
"Hm?"
"I have something to tell you!"
"Eh? What's wrong?"
"Um..Chiaki asked me..."
"What? What about Chiaki and you?"
"He asked me out last night."
"Oh? Should I believe you?"
"It's true! You could even ask Chiaki!"
"You're not lying, are you?" Miyako face falls.
"No...if you don't want me to go out with him, that's ok." Maron gets an upsetting look on her face.
"Nani? To make me feel good, you need to feel good! So go out with him and have fun!"
"You mean it?"
"Yes. You're my best friend and nothing will get in the way of our friendship. And..."
"Eh?"
"I mean NOTHING!"
"Ok! I'll go! Should I tell you how it went?"
"Are you kidding me? Of course you should tell me!"
"Ok. I won't be home later then! Talk to you tomorrow, Miyako!" Maron ran out the door, without checking her mail box.
"Bye Maron! Have fun!" Miyako says as Maron leaves.
'It's not fair." Miyako is walking up the stairs to her room.
'Why does Chiaki like Maron better?' Miyako enters her room and slumps into a chair.
'She probably doesn't even like Chiaki...but then again...maybe she does...'
Miyako gets up and walks into the kitchen. She sits, yet again, in another chair. After one minute passes, she gets up, and walks to the refrigerator. She gets turkey, lettuce, and some bread and makes herself a sandwich, picturing her life in the future.
*****
"Honey! Could you get the door? I'm too tired to do it myself!" A man dressed in a tee-shirt is lying on the couch, watching TV.
"Sure!" A girl with her hair tied up rushes to the door and opens it. Obviously, this is Miyako. The man is her husband. Of course, he's Iinchou. He's a police officer and Miyako's a detective.
"Who is it?" Iinchou asks.
"It's Maron! And Chiaki's with her!" Miyako runs up and hugs Maron.
"Miyako! Is that really you?" Chiaki asks.
"You've grown so much, ne?" Maron asks Chiaki.
"It's true!" Chiaki states.
Iinchou appears right now.
"Chiaki! Maron! How are you all doing?"
"Fine." Maron and Chiaki say cheerfully at the same time.
"That's good!" Iinchou walks up to Miyako.
"Don't you think?" Iinchou finishes.
"I do think so." Miyako lightly kisses Inchou.
They share a precious moment while Maron and Chiaki walk out the door.
*****
'Is that how my life is going to be like in the future?' Miyako is done with her sandwich by now and stands up.
'Me and Iinchou? Maron and Chiaki?' She starts to pace around.
'I guess that's ok...'
'I guess that's ok.' Miyako falls into a light sleep.
"Maron! You look great today!" Chiaki and Maron start walking to a restaraunt.
"Are you hungry? We could stop by and eat!"
"Sure, Chiaki! As long as you don't do ANYTHING."
They walk into the restaraunt and are seated at a table for two.
"Maron. What would you like to eat? Choose anything! After all..."
"What?"
"We're on a date."
"Eh? That's all you wanted to say! Maybe I should..."
"Ok..ok! I'll stop!"
A waiter stops at their table to take their order.
"I'll take a bowl of soup and some dumplings."
"And I'll have the special, the crispy noodles with pork."
"Is that all?"
"Yes. Thanks you." Chiaki answered.
"You're welcome. Your order will be coming shortly." The waiter leaves and there is a silence between Chiaki and Maron.
"So, Chiaki...what do you do on your free nights?"
"Hmm...I stand outside on my balcony looking at the night sky."
"That sounds so great." Maron rested her head on her hand.
"Yeah, it is."
"Your order has arrived."
"Thank you." Maron said very politely.
"Thank you." Chiaki also said politely.
"You are welcome Madame and Monsieur." The waiter bowed slightly before leaving.
"Mmm...this smells good." Maron piacked up a spoon and started drinking part of her soup.
"This tastes great!" Chiaki ate some of his noodles. Coming from his mouth, were crunching noises.
After 30 minutes past, they were ready to leave.
"Hey Chiaki."
"Hm?"
"I had a great time tonight."
"No problem."
"Well, thanks. Maybe we should do another thing like this again sometime soon. What do you think?" Maron said with a smile on her face.
"So do I." Chiaki grinned.
Outside of the Building:
Miyako watched Chiaki and Maron talk with much jealousy.
'Chiaki...I always knew that you liked Maron more than me." Miyako said sadly.
'But, that's ok. I fell in love with Iinchou tonight.' Miyako, then, smiled.
'Good luck, Maron.' With that last thought, Miyako walked into her apartment, closing the door slowly and quietly behind her.