Chapter two - Obstacles
~Jazzy~ Hey hey hey!!! Thanks for reading into chapter two. Yes yes, I know it's still kare kano, but please, bear with me, it's almost over, I promise.
So, keep reading and reviewing!!~
That wasn't the worst part, the time came for the mid-semester test. Usually, I was top, then Thime. Today I'm shocked. It seems that Ikeida took my first place by 4 points. I came in second. I couldn't stand it, it was so humiliating and frustrating. I held back my tears and smiled lightly. Sometime I can act so well.
When I went home that night, I buried myself in books. I have to beat him in the finals, I HAVE TO! Everyone was going to him for questions and suddenly, he was the center of attention. So it went on, I stayed up till morning studying and still tried to beat him during class. No one else noticed my lack of energy other than him, Kobunyashi.
"So if you take x and add it to the equation..." My math teacher was teaching us advanced trigonometry. I was straining not to fall asleep while reading my book, but I was slipping away. So I took a pencil and propped my self up. It worked, but not for long, the next thing I knew, I was choking on my pencil. Luckily no one saw.
"Shime!" It was after class, I turned around, Kobunyashi was running up to me.
"Yes Kobunyashi-kun?" I manage to doze while holding up my chin.
"You don't seem well, daijobu?" He put his hand on my forehead, and I fought the temptation to swat it away.
"Hai, I'm fine." I tried to smile, then fell foward.
Guess where I woke up? In the hospital. Kobunyashi was waiting next to the bed looking at me. I felt my face turn red.
"So, sleeping beauty decided to wake up." He gave me a cheesy grin.
"What am I doing here?" I managed to ask.
"Well, you see, you fainted during the test and--"
"WHAT?" I almost bursted.
"Gomen, I'm just kidding, you were talking to me in the hall, then you passed out. I thought something was wrong so I took you to the nurse, turnes out you were just tired."
I breathed a sigh of relief.
His face turned serious, "Really Shime, what were you doing all night, you look like you haven't gotten a wink of sleep."
Here was my rival trying to care about me, how touching... NOT!
"I guess I didn't really sleep well." I struggled to think of an excuse. "Thank you so much for taking me here, what class do we have next?"
His face looked strained, "Well, school's kind of over."
Now my face was strained, strained from trying not to cry. I MUST NOT break down in front of my rival.
"Daijobu? You look red, do you have a fever?"
"N-no, of course not. Maybe it's this blanket, it's so stuffy." I smiled as nicely as I could.
He raised his eyebrows, sure, it said.
"Anyways, " he started after a long and awkward pause, "get up, I'll walk you home."
"No, it's ok..." Inwardly I was saying: PLEASE! GET AWAY FROM ME!!!
"No no, I insist, it's the same way."
And how did HE find out? I'm not going to ask.
It was no use resisting now, "Okay, that'd be lovely." I stood up smoothed my skirt.
The walk was very difficult, I didn't have trouble talking to him, but trying to keep up my facade around him was almost impossible.
"So, Shime, what's your favorite subject?" Kobunyashi asked, trying to start conversation.
"I'm particularily interested in History and Arts, but math suits me better." I smiled again, I tried to smile as much as I can to cover my nervous feeling.
"That's wonderful, maybe we should study together sometimes."
I groaned inwardly, nice going big-mouth.
"Yes, that'd be a lovely idea." Another smile.
"What's your favorite music?"
Country.
"I like Bach, his concertos are simply brilliant." Smile.
"Classics, I like that too. You like Bach? I have his CD, maybe you can borrow it sometime."
Oh? So you're playing generous?
"Really? That'll be great!"
Finally, we were at my house, the torture was over.
"Well, it was awfully nice of you to take me home. Arigatou." I bowed a little as he did so too.
"It was my pleasure."
He looked like he really meant it. Maybe all smart people are good actors.
He walked away as I walked up my driveway. A basketball knocked me to the ground.
Jeffery.
That bastard!
"Hey, you ok?" Jeffery walked over and helped me up. It was becoming a daily routine.
"I'm fine. Thank you for asking." I replied, trying to sound dignified.
"Oh drop the perfection crap, I've known you since we were little and I know how you really behave. As much as you try to maintain the coolness around me, I can see through it." Drat that boy.
"Oh? Is that so? Then that means I can do this." I punched him on the arm.
"Getting brutal are we? So why was that boy walking you home?"
"That's NONE of your business!" I was mad, he's thinking up another way to tease me.
"Hey, hey, no need to get emotional here." Jeffery was defensive, "I'm just curious."
"Curiousity killed the cat, Jeffery. Good day." I swirled around and walked to the front door, feeling my long hair swaying behind me.
~Jazzy~ Hey hey hey!!! Thanks for reading into chapter two. Yes yes, I know it's still kare kano, but please, bear with me, it's almost over, I promise.
So, keep reading and reviewing!!~
That wasn't the worst part, the time came for the mid-semester test. Usually, I was top, then Thime. Today I'm shocked. It seems that Ikeida took my first place by 4 points. I came in second. I couldn't stand it, it was so humiliating and frustrating. I held back my tears and smiled lightly. Sometime I can act so well.
When I went home that night, I buried myself in books. I have to beat him in the finals, I HAVE TO! Everyone was going to him for questions and suddenly, he was the center of attention. So it went on, I stayed up till morning studying and still tried to beat him during class. No one else noticed my lack of energy other than him, Kobunyashi.
"So if you take x and add it to the equation..." My math teacher was teaching us advanced trigonometry. I was straining not to fall asleep while reading my book, but I was slipping away. So I took a pencil and propped my self up. It worked, but not for long, the next thing I knew, I was choking on my pencil. Luckily no one saw.
"Shime!" It was after class, I turned around, Kobunyashi was running up to me.
"Yes Kobunyashi-kun?" I manage to doze while holding up my chin.
"You don't seem well, daijobu?" He put his hand on my forehead, and I fought the temptation to swat it away.
"Hai, I'm fine." I tried to smile, then fell foward.
Guess where I woke up? In the hospital. Kobunyashi was waiting next to the bed looking at me. I felt my face turn red.
"So, sleeping beauty decided to wake up." He gave me a cheesy grin.
"What am I doing here?" I managed to ask.
"Well, you see, you fainted during the test and--"
"WHAT?" I almost bursted.
"Gomen, I'm just kidding, you were talking to me in the hall, then you passed out. I thought something was wrong so I took you to the nurse, turnes out you were just tired."
I breathed a sigh of relief.
His face turned serious, "Really Shime, what were you doing all night, you look like you haven't gotten a wink of sleep."
Here was my rival trying to care about me, how touching... NOT!
"I guess I didn't really sleep well." I struggled to think of an excuse. "Thank you so much for taking me here, what class do we have next?"
His face looked strained, "Well, school's kind of over."
Now my face was strained, strained from trying not to cry. I MUST NOT break down in front of my rival.
"Daijobu? You look red, do you have a fever?"
"N-no, of course not. Maybe it's this blanket, it's so stuffy." I smiled as nicely as I could.
He raised his eyebrows, sure, it said.
"Anyways, " he started after a long and awkward pause, "get up, I'll walk you home."
"No, it's ok..." Inwardly I was saying: PLEASE! GET AWAY FROM ME!!!
"No no, I insist, it's the same way."
And how did HE find out? I'm not going to ask.
It was no use resisting now, "Okay, that'd be lovely." I stood up smoothed my skirt.
The walk was very difficult, I didn't have trouble talking to him, but trying to keep up my facade around him was almost impossible.
"So, Shime, what's your favorite subject?" Kobunyashi asked, trying to start conversation.
"I'm particularily interested in History and Arts, but math suits me better." I smiled again, I tried to smile as much as I can to cover my nervous feeling.
"That's wonderful, maybe we should study together sometimes."
I groaned inwardly, nice going big-mouth.
"Yes, that'd be a lovely idea." Another smile.
"What's your favorite music?"
Country.
"I like Bach, his concertos are simply brilliant." Smile.
"Classics, I like that too. You like Bach? I have his CD, maybe you can borrow it sometime."
Oh? So you're playing generous?
"Really? That'll be great!"
Finally, we were at my house, the torture was over.
"Well, it was awfully nice of you to take me home. Arigatou." I bowed a little as he did so too.
"It was my pleasure."
He looked like he really meant it. Maybe all smart people are good actors.
He walked away as I walked up my driveway. A basketball knocked me to the ground.
Jeffery.
That bastard!
"Hey, you ok?" Jeffery walked over and helped me up. It was becoming a daily routine.
"I'm fine. Thank you for asking." I replied, trying to sound dignified.
"Oh drop the perfection crap, I've known you since we were little and I know how you really behave. As much as you try to maintain the coolness around me, I can see through it." Drat that boy.
"Oh? Is that so? Then that means I can do this." I punched him on the arm.
"Getting brutal are we? So why was that boy walking you home?"
"That's NONE of your business!" I was mad, he's thinking up another way to tease me.
"Hey, hey, no need to get emotional here." Jeffery was defensive, "I'm just curious."
"Curiousity killed the cat, Jeffery. Good day." I swirled around and walked to the front door, feeling my long hair swaying behind me.
