Second to last chapter!! Thanks for the reviews and for reading my story. ^_^ Review!
LegolasGirl ^_-
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Chapter 9
(Outside Takuya's house)
"What do you think she's doing here?" Leighanne whispered.
"I have no idea. I hear some yelling though." Kouichi said.
"How perceptive of you." Leighanne said sarcastically.
Kouichi pushed her lightly, yet her weight was on him so she fell back into the bushes.
"Kouichi!" Leighanne yelled.
"I'm so so sorry!" Kouichi said, helping her up.
(Back inside…)
"Did you hear something outside?" Takuya asked, handing Kouji the picture.
"No." Kouji said quickly, taking the cap off of a sharpie pen.
"What's taking so long? And why do I hear voices?" Sayoko yelled from the living room.
"You're mentally insane. It's just you!" Kouji yelled back.
"Is that Kouji?" Sayoko asked, easing her tone.
"You couldn't help yourself, could you?" Takuya whispered.
"What did you expect? For me to just keep quiet?" Kouji said. He chuckled quietly and handed him the picture.
Takuya looked at the picture. "Hey, this doesn't even look like you anymore!" he exclaimed.
"I know, isn't it great?" Kouji grinned.
"But now it looks like me!" Takuya whined.
"Sorry about that." Kouji said, shrugging. "It was either you or Junpei, and I figured it would be easier to make it look like you."
"Where did you learn to draw so well?" Takuya asked.
"I took an art class—uh—I mean it wasn't that hard." Kouji said quickly.
Takuya cocked an eyebrow, ready to laugh.
"Shut up and give her the picture." Kouji snapped.
Takuya laughed once more before heading back into the living room. 'Note to self: never draw anything for Takuya again.' Kouji sighed.
"What took so long? I still hear voices! And why are you laughing?" Sayoko glared at him.
"Sorry I took so long. Here's the picture." Takuya said.
Sayoko stared at it. "What's this? This looks like my friend's kissing. . . my mom!"
Kouji stifled a laugh from behind the kitchen door.
Takuya frowned. "Are you saying I look like your mom? Because I don't think I really do…Maybe your dad…but your mom? No…"
Sayoko glared at him and yet, surprisingly, held her composure. "You'll never get a date from me, or anyone, ever, Takuya! And I'll make sure of that!" she said, tearing the picture in half and throwing the picture back at him. She stomped to the door, left, and slammed the door behind her.
Takuya stared after her, and picked up the picture from the floor. Kouji entered from the kitchen and said, "Sorry about that."
"It's alright. I wouldn't have gone out with her anyways." Takuya said, still looking at the picture. "You did draw pretty well though."
"Did you expect any less?" Kouji said proudly.
Takuya laughed and said, "So maybe you should take ceramics next year! I hear they have a class opening up!"
"It's not like I wanted to take and art class! My mom made me!" Kouji said in his defense.
Takuya kept laughing.
"Just shut up about it, will ya?" Kouji growled.
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Hours later Leighanne, Kouichi, and Kouji had already left Takuya's house and the dance was in an hour.
"Izumi? Are you all ready yet?" Leighanne asked over the phone.
"Just about. Want to come over? We can walk to the dance from my house." Izumi said.
"Alright, be there in a while." Leighanne said.
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(At Izumi's house)
Izumi put on a princess outfit. She had a pink dress with dark pink sleeves and a gold crown. There was a knock on the door and she walked over to it at the same time she was putting on her high heels.
"Hey Leighanne!" Izumi smiled. "You're angel costume is cute!"
"Thanks, you look great yourself! Wanna head out now?" Leighanne asked.
"I'm sure you're anxious to go with Kouichi, am I right?" Izumi grinned.
"Maybe just a little…" Leighanne said blushing slightly. "But not as anxious as you are to go with Kouji!"
Izumi laughed. "You're right!" she said.
"So let's move it move it move it!!" Leighanne yelled.
When they got there, they saw Kouichi talking with some of his friends. He glanced at the two girls, smiled, and waved.
"Hi Kouichi!" Leighanne said happily, grabbing his arm.
Izumi greeted him as well. She caught Takuya waiting at the door and told her friends to wait.
"Takuya!" Izumi waved.
"Hey Izumi." Takuya greeted.
"You look great! Want to meet on of my friends?" Izumi asked.
"I don't know. Are they as weird as you?" Takuya questioned.
"Very funny." Izumi said.
"You still didn't answer my question." Takuya said.
Izumi went to get one of her friends, who was waiting at the door nearby. "Akiko, this is the friend I was talking about, his name is Takuya."
"Hello, Takuya." Akiko smiled.
"Takuya, this is Akiko, your date for tonight." Izumi smiled.
"Hi Akiko." Takuya said.
"In a nutshell, Akiko's smart, nice and likes to dance. She likes soccer. Takuya's not-as-smart, funny, and he likes soccer too." Izumi said briefly.
Takuya smiled, held out his arm and said, "Shall I escort you inside?"
Akiko giggled and took his arm. "You didn't tell me he was this charming, Izumi."
Izumi laughed before quickly returning to her other group of friends.
"Kouichi and Kouji have already gone in." Leighanne said.
"Aw, darn. Now I won't know what his costume is." Izumi cried.
'Exactly.' Leighanne thought.
"So is that the date you got Takuya?" Leighanne asked, looking over at Akiko.
"Yeah. She's in a few of my classes." Izumi said.
"How'd it go with the two?" Leighanne asked.
"They hit it off. I'm sure they'll be fine." Izumi said.
"Let's hurry in before our dates are stolen." Leighanne said.
Izumi pulled down her mask, as did Leighanne, and they walked inside. She saw all of the students dressed up as well, and wearing masks so they couldn't tell each other apart. She noticed Kouichi talking with some girl and walked up to the two.
"Hey Kouichi." Izumi smiled. "Aren't you going to dance with Leighanne?"
"I was, but I lost her, there are way too many angels in here!" Kouichi exclaimed.
"You'd better be talking about the costumes." Leighanne said from behind him.
Kouichi smiled and said, "Of course!"
Izumi wandered around to find Kouji, but noticed that the room was way too crowded. She found Takuya at the punch table and decided to chat with him.
"Hey Izumi, I never got to ask you." Takuya said.
"What?" Izumi asked.
"Aren't you at all angry that Kouji hugged and kissed another girl?" Takuya asked.
"He did WHAT?!" Izumi yelled.
The people around them stared at them.
"Uh, we're rehearsing for a play; it's called 'Stop Staring'!" Takuya said, waving them off.
"Why would you be rehearsing for a play at the school dance?" one person asked.
"Why is it called 'Stop Staring'? That's an odd name…hey…I should get tickets!" another said.
Takuya sighed. 'And Kouji says I'm stupid.'
The people just stared a moment longer before starting to dance again. He then continued, "I thought you knew, or, wait—you didn't?"
Izumi wasn't paying attention to him, instead she was busy looking around for Kouji, fuming.
"I think I screwed it up." Takuya said quietly. "I'd better find Kouji before she does." He said, slipping away from her.
Later on, the coordinator of the party got up on stage and held up the microphone.
"Hello everybody, I hope you're all having a good time, but now for a little excitement. Everyone must stop dancing with who they're dancing with now, and grab a person nearby, whom you have not danced with yet for the next dance!" the teacher said, before walking off stage.
Izumi grumbled to herself. 'I wonder if I'll be lucky enough to find Kouji.' She thought. She scanned the room. At the same time, Takuya was frantically looking for Kouji as well.
~Yay! Only one more chapter to go! Thank you all so much for reading my story. I hope you guys like the ending. Please review and I'll have the last chapter up soon!
~LegolasGirl ^_-