CHAPTER 7: Ame (Rain)
NOTE: I don't own GALS! and please continue to read my story... Don't worry, I'll always try to update this story... and for ran and rei fans, this is the chapter that you've been waiting for. Because the last chapters are not really about the two of them... well, arigato gozaimashita!!!!
"Hey, who will be your partner for the dance, Miyu?" Ran askedas she scanns the store for the perfect dress she will wear for the upcoming prom. "I don't know... but one thing's ffor sure... if I can't have Yamato as my partner... I guess I will not go there anymore." she explained. "You, Aya?" Who will be your partner?" Ran asked again. "I'm sorry, but I can't go there... I have something to do, so..." Aya said. "Aya! You should go! Now, let's go pick you a dress for the prom too." Ran grabbed Aya's hand then scanned the place again to look for a dress. 'I really envy you, Ran... somebody likes you... unlike me..." Aya thought.
----Thursday----
Miyu walked alone at the corridors of their school. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon. Miyu placed her books on her lockers then closed it. "So, Shouji, who will be your partner at the prom tomorrow?" a guy asked. "It's Kotubuki, right?" another guy said. "Her? Yes... but who I really want to be with is Maki Honda from the other school... she's a total babe." "But I thought that you and Kotubuki were already steady?" "No, who would like a girl like her? She's the kind of girl that no man will be serious about." Shouji explained. "You're right!" then the three laughed. Miyu stood there. Thunderstruck at what she heard. 'Ran...'
-----Prom-----
The whole gym was filled with people dancing. "Miyu, do you know where Aya is?" Ran asked. (She's wearing a pink gown and her shoulder- length hair was tightly bunned.) "I don't know... I haven't seen her tonight." "Oh... maybe she's really not coming tonight." Ran started to leave to look for Aya. "Um... Ran, I have to... I have to tell you something... about Shouji- sempai." Miyu said nervously.
----Miyu told all about what she heard----
"That's not true... he can't say that... he is..." Ran tried to say. "I'm sorry, Ran." "You're lying... he couldn't say that... I..." she quickly ran. "Ran!" Miyu shouted. Ran finally found herself ended up in the gardenof their school. "So, Shouji, what are you going to do after you became the prom prince?" Ran suddenly heard. "Maybe go in the hotel" he replied. "With my latest girlfriend right now... Kotubuki Ran." Ran was shocked of what she heard. Ran realized that Miyu was right about Shouji. Ran decided to go in the gym again. 'If I leave here, that means I've been defeated by him...' Ran thought. She pretended nothing happened and smiled fakely. She found Miyu talking with Yuuya and Rei. She decided to go there but realized that she got angry with Miyu though she's helping her. She went to the food table and grabbed many sandwiches. Then quickly sat on a chair on the corner. 'I'm strong enough for this... I can't cry because of a man who's stupid, ugly, jerk...' Ran thought as she eats a sandwich that she grabbed at the food table. "What are you doing there by yourself?" a familiar voice asked. Ran looked at him. It was Rei, wearing a black suit. "Oh... Rei... why aren't you dancing? Don't you have a date?" Ran said, trying to hide her emotions right now. "I don't really wanted to go here because I don't have one. If it's not because of Yuuya forcing me to go here." Rei placed the glass of four seasons on the table. he suddenly grabbed Ran's hand. 'May I dance you?' he asked. Ran looked at him she can't believe it. Rei was asking her to dance with him. It was the first time that she saw him like that. Asking a girl to dance. And that girl is her. "Don't worry... I'll give you to Shouji when he's already here." he explained. Ran finally stood. She realized that the music turned into a romantic one. They went on the dance floor then started to dance. "You don't have to 'give' me to Shouji when he's already here." Ran murmured. "What's that your saying?" he asked. "Oh... I mean, what happened to the girl you're supposed to ask?" Ran said, changing the topic. "Well... she don't really likes me... she went with somebody else." he explained. "I think she's a real idiot... ignoring a guy like you..." she said. "Ladies and gentlemen! It's finally the time to announce the prince and princess of the prom." the teacher announced. Everybody stopped dancing and looked at the stage. "May I have the envelope please?... thank you..." The crowd started to talk to each other. "And the winner for the prom prince is... Mr. Takamura, Shouji of class 3-E!" he continued. Everybody started to clap their hands. Shouji went to the stage and received a sash that has a 'Prom Prince' written on it. "And the prom princess... Ms. Kotubuki, Ran!" Everybody once again clapped their hands. Ran went up to the stageand took the sash that has 'Prom Princess' written on it, a crown and a boquet of flowers. "Everybody, here's the prom prince and the princess!" the announcer shouted. "Now, let's continue dancing starting with the prom prince and princess." Shouji went near Ran. "May I dance you, princess?" he asked. Ran looked at him in his eyes. "Can you please hold this flowers for me please?" Ran asked the announcer. "... and my crown and my sash?" she continued. "What are you doing?" Suddenly, Ran slapped Shouji and the whole gym was filled with silence. "That's for being a jerk... and this..." she slapped him again, this time, at the other side of his face. "...is for being an idiot... you know... you're not the only man in this world... and I don't care anymore if you flirt with someone else... I don't care if you don't like me and didn't took me seriously... because, we're through!" Ran said as she quickly ran out of the gym. --"I really feel sorry for Ran..." Miyu said. "How dare that guy hurt Ran's feelings!" Yuuya shouted. "I really want to punch him!" he continued. "Cool down, Yuuya... Ran can handle all of these... she's a strong girl... right, Rei?... Rei?"
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"Shouji no bakka!" Ran shoutedas she throws a stone on a lake. "I really hope you will have karma!" she threw again a stone. Suddenly, another stone was thrown by someone that went farther than hers. "That's how you throw a stone." "Rei! What are you doing here?" Ran asked. "Nothing... just throwing a stone at that lake." he explained. "No, this is how you really throw a stone." she positioned herself in baseball position then threw it. The stone didn't went farther than Rei's stone. Rei walked towards Ran. "You know, I feel good that I broke up with Shouji. And that I slapped him two times in his face... that felt really good too." Ran explained. "It's alright to cry... I heard that a heart may explode if you don't let it all out." he said. Suddenly, Rei pulled Ran on his arms and let her cry on his shoulder. "I really hate him! I shouldn't cry because of a man! I promised myself! But, I couldn't help it... it just hurts!" Ran shouted as she cries. A few minutes later, Rei and Ran felt droplets of rain falling down. Then the rain became stronger. But the two didn't even moved. "You know... I like rain... because... even if you cry, nobody will notice that you are... I pretend to be strong but i'm really not... i'm just pretending that I am." Ran said. "You're not pretending to be strong... because you really are. I know you are." "Thank you, Rei..."
----2 Days Later----
"Hontou desu... I'm really through with him... besides, I learned that he's not my type..." Ran said. "I'm glad you said that." Miyu said. "Excuse me...I have to go to the lady's room." Aya said. "We'll come with you..." "No... I have to go there by myself." she explained. "Sure... we'll wait for you here." Aya took her bag then went straight to the lady's room. "She's acting like that since this morning." Miyu said. "Acting like what?" "Not talking when it's not really needed... she's always quiet..."
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Aya looked at herself in the mirror. She remembered the day of the prom. 'I said that I won't be attending the prom... but...' she thought.
----Flash Back----
Aya went in on the gym and found many couples dancing in the dance floor. "Oh... Aya! You said that you wouldn't come here!" Miyu shouted as she saw Aya. "I just don't wanna miss all these." Aya explained. "Where's Ran?" she continued. "I don't know... but... she has a ig problem right now, so I presume that she went home." she explained. "Where's Rei and Yuuya?" "Um... Yuuya searched for Ran... and Rei... I don't know where he is now." Miyu said. "Excuse me miss, can I dance with you?" a guy with blonde hair and blue eyes asked Miyu. "Gomenasai, demo..." As soon as she could complete her sentence, someone bumped into her and barely pushed the two of them on the dance floor. Suddenly, the guy took her hand then danced with her. Aya saw Miyu making face as if asking Aya to help her. "Gomenasai, Miyu." she murmured. Aya decided to go to the food table. She saw Yuuya taking a cup of juice. "Yuuya." "Oh, Aya... hi... want some juice?" he asked. "Thank you." "I thought you're looking for Ran?" Aya asked. "Yeah... but I couldn't find her... I want to ask her to dance." he explained as he hands a juice to Aya. "Excuse me, Aya... gotta go find her again." he said. "Sure, good luck!" Yuuya quickly went outside the gym. 'I don't have a date and I don't have someone to talk to... I knew that I shouldn't have gone here!' Aya thought. She looked at the couples dancing. Aya noticed that Miyu and the blonde guy were not there at the same spot. She scanned the place and spotted Ran dancing with someone. But cannot see who it is. 'Ran and Shouji- sempai are so sweet!' she thought. Suddenly, Aya finally saw the one Ran's dancing with and was really shocked. 'Rei...'
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Aya placed her powder back on her bag. 'But why did he danced with Ran? I thought he really liked Mami...'
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Ran walked at the empty corridors of their school. 'I can't believe I'm alone... why did I ever refused them to go to the mall?' Ran thought. When she went out of the school's main door, she saw a girl with long, black hair sitting on a bench at the school garden. When she went nearer, she realized that the girl was familiar to her. 'Honda, Mami of class 3-B.' she thought. "Ms. Kotubuki!" she called. Ran faced her. "Can I talk to you for a minute? I guess I need some advice from anybody right now." Mami explained. "Sure." Ran decided to seat near Mami not knowing why Honda, Mami, one of the class bullies want to talk to her and ask some advice. "Thank you... it's just that... there's nobody that I can talk to right now, so..." she started. "That's okay! I'm in the mood to talk to someone right now!" Ran said. "Did you have any difficulties telling someone your feelings towards him?" she asked. Ran's eyes widened. "I can't tell him because I'm afraid that my friends will hate me because of that..." Mami continued. "Why would they hate you? You're only in- love with someone." Ran said. "Because Kazuki..." Mami murmured. "Takamura, Kazuki? In class 3-A too?" Ran described. "Yes... because... I... I... like him..." Mami said in a very low voice. "You do? but... he's the one who have been bullied by you and your friends." Ran explained. "You're right... but on that day... we were stuck on the storage room... just the two of us... we were just getting some props for the "Romeo and Juliet" play then..." Mami started.
----Flash Back----
"Takamura! Carry this!" Mami shouted. "Wait, Ms. Honda... I..." Suddenly, Kazuki accidentally pushed the door. Mami quickly went near the door then tried to open it. "Idiot! It's locked! Now, how exactly can we get out of here? It's all your fault, Takamura!" she shouted. "But it's an..." Kazuki tried to explain. "Shut up! It's getting hotter when you talk! Just find a way on how to get out of here!" Mami shouted.
----30 Minutes Later----
"Help me! Hey! Someone!" Mami shouted, hoping that someone out there can hear her. "It's no use... our classmates surely are not here anymore..." Kazuki explained calmly. "Shut up! Maybe the janitor will pass in here!" "It's getting late." he added. "Don't just sit there! Help me break this stupid door!" Mami shouted. "I told you... it's no use." "Demo...I don't want to be stuck here ." Mami moaned. "Ms. Honda... do you sometimes feel alone like me?" he asked. "What kind of question is that?" she said. "Well, I can see it in your eyes... even though you always bully me." Mami's eyes widened. Silence. 'That's why... he's scared of other's too... like me... that's why he..." Mami thought. "Someone! Someone is here!" Kazuki shouted as he heard somone whistle outside and realized that there is someone there. He quickly went near the door. "Hey! Please open this door!" he shouted.
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"And after that, it just happened... I liked him... Maybe because he's like my brother... who care for me always..." Mami explained. "Sorry I disturbed you... I guess I just need someone to talk to right now." she added. "That's okay... I don't have anything to do right now anyways..." Then Ran started to leave. "Um, Ran!" Mami called. Ran faced her. "Please don't tell anybody what I said to you." Mami said. "Don't worry, I won't... but, if you really like him, you don't have to be ashame of it... You should listen to your heart..." Ran explained. Mami's eyes widened. Ran was right. It made her realize everything. What her true feelings were. It was clear to her now.
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Konnichiwa, minna! did you liked this chapter? This is my favorite chapter in my story... The next chapter will reveal the past of Ran, Rei, Aya, Miyu and Yamato... just wait for it, i'll try to update very soon! And i'll really appreciate it if you'll all give me a review! Arigato Gozaimas!