Here we are, chapter 3 of Jade Sohma. I can't believe I made it this far! Well, hopefully it's gonna get better. Just you wait and see!
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Jade Sohma: Chapter 3
While Jade and her two friends continued shopping, she wondered when she was going to be able to buy it. A little glass statue of a boy and a girl holding hands. Of course, it was part of a series that she planned to keep buying until she got Momiji the whole collection, but they were thirty dollars apiece! Well, she could buy it today, but that would ruin the surprise. She wanted to collect the whole series before giving it to him. A problem with this, though, was money. It wasn't easy for her to get thirty dollars anytime. Sure, she would help her parents at the shop, but she still had to get more money! Two dollars a week was not enough for a ten-year-old girl! She had to make sure she didn't buy too many dresses, especially now.
But still, one haunting thought echoed in her mind almost constantly. What if he didn't like it? The idea of Momiji refusing her gift frightened Jade even more than Hatori himself ever did (AN: she's sorta afraid of Hatori). She would never be able to recover from such an experience. But wait, Momiji wasn't like that! He was kind, and lovable, and perfect in her eyes. And yet, to him their relationship was just friends. She was content with it, though. In the future maybe those feelings will change for the better. Like, become much stronger than just friends. Jade couldn't wait till that day would come. To be with him forever was her only wish that she felt in her heart was very very selfish of her. At least they were friends, ever since that first day…
~Flashback~
Jade was sitting in the yard of her father's house, when she saw a blond boy skipping along the rock path. She thought about hiding, since her father and two familiar uncles, Shigure and Hatori, didn't want anyone to know about her. But it was too late. The boy smiled as he ran up to her. "Hi!" he exclaimed happily. "My name's Momiji! How 'bout you?"
"J-Jade…" was all she could say.
"How old are you, Jade? I'm ten!"
"Oh… I'm… five."
"Really? Hey! I know; wanna be friends?"
"Uh, sure!" she smiled. He was her friend ever.
~End of Flashback~
And now she was worried about him refusing a gift from her? How foolish can you get? Then again, she did get carried away whenever he spent time with other girls… like Kisa. Jade didn't know when she became jealous of Kisa, but knew that she was. But, why? Kisa never bothered her, and was kinda with Hiro now, wasn't she? So what was Jade jealous for? It was the way Kisa looked. Jade wished that she looked that way, like Kisa. To her, Kisa was like a beautiful goddess, never wanting anymore than she needed. Why can't I be more like her? Jade silently asked herself. Not just the way she looks, but the way she acts too?
"Jade?" Tohru's voice brought the young girl back to the present. "Are you okay?"
"Huh? Of course I am. Why ask?"
"You looked like you were about to cry."
"Did I? Sorry… I was… just thinking. Where's Momiji?"
"He went to go get some chocolate pocky (AN: chocolate covered biscuit sticks. Really yummy!). He said that he'd be right back."
"Oh, okay," said Jade, smiling the best she could while her heart brought back the doubts that she previously been thinking about. "Tohru?"
"What?"
"Um, do you have, uh, about thirty dollars that I can borrow? I promise that I'll pay you back. I promise!"
"Actually, I'm broke! I don't get paid till Monday, and I'm usually spending my money on food."
"Oh. Yeah. Just forget I said anything… I know what I'll do!" and she began walking in the direction of the glass shop, but stopped to tell Tohru, "I'll be right back, okay?"
"W-wait!"
But Jade just ignored her. She knew what she wanted to do now, felt that this was as good a time as any. Walking into the shop, she checked her money. Thirty-four dollars; she had enough. She found the little glass statue and bought it.
As she came out, she saw Tohru and Momiji looking for her in the anime store. She walked up to them, wearing a real smile now. "Jade, where'd you go?" asked Momiji. "We were really worried about you."
Jade just kept smiling, and then held up her bag. "A gift for you," she said happily. "I'll give it to you when we're almost home."
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Momiji and Jade waved good-bye to Tohru as they continued walking through the forest. "Hey, Jade, may I have my gift now?" he asked politely.
"Okay," giggled the girl as she took it out of the bag.
Placing it in Momiji's hand, she waited for a reaction to it. "Is this really for me?" Momiji asked, turning a faint shade of pink.
"Yes!"
Momiji put the statue on the ground and gave Jade a big hug! Seconds later, she was hugging a rabbit, but that didn't matter… however, who could've guessed that Akito had been taking a walk and had found the two?
(Puts on devil ears and devil tail) A cliffhanger! Hahaha! This is fun! I like cliffhangers when I write them. I'll try to write chapter 4 as soon as I can. Wish me luck! And what the heck does kawaii mean?! It's driving me crazy! Oh well… Bye-bye, adios, hasta luego, good-bye, so long, tata!
Hikari Rioki
