Chapter 2
It was time.
Yui took one last look in the mirror and drew a deep breath before turning to look out her window. Tetsuya leaned against his car patiently. He looked up and smiled reassuringly at her. She tried to smile back but it came out like more of a grimace. Miaka sat in the corner of her room chatting happily about the movie that they were planning to watch. Yui felt like she was about to throw up. She didn't want to watch a movie, she didn't want to go out and most of all... she didn't want to wear this dress! It was way too short. What if the elastic suddenly stopped working? She would be sending out all the wrong signals!
Yui headed for her cupboard. Miaka watched her and sighed. "Here we go again". Yui was way too nervous to be thinking rationally but at least she wasn't thinking about the past, about the time when she thought that her life was as good as over because of... Miaka shook off those thoughts. There was no need to ruin the mood. Yui stood in the corner in a black t- shirt and a pair of jeans practically vibrating with nervous energy. Miaka decided that it was way past time that they got on their way. She grabbed Yui's hand and bulldozed her way downstairs, pausing only to wave at Mrs. Hongo and assure her that Yui would be back at a decent hour.
Downstairs, Tetsuya was smart enough to complement Yui without being too effusive. Miaka discovered Taka in the back seat snoring softly. She yanked him out and sent the two on their way, ignoring the grin from Tetsuya and the pleading looks that Yui was shooting her. The two of them would hit a popular ramen house instead and give Tetsuya a little room to work. Miaka sniggered at the memory of Tetsuya practicing his lines in front of the mirror in Keisuke's room yesterday. Most of them were way too cheesy to ever work but maybe they would help break the ice.
Yup, things were definitely getting better. She threaded her arm through Taka's and walked on teasing him about his cat-nap. She was dancing about with glee and laughing at his face after making a joke about how Tamahome had Tama which meant cat. Until she saw the bright headlights of a car dead ahead. Then suddenly she felt a body hit hers, shoving her to the side. The next thing she felt was the ground rushing up to meet her and the blackness closed in.
It was time.
Yui took one last look in the mirror and drew a deep breath before turning to look out her window. Tetsuya leaned against his car patiently. He looked up and smiled reassuringly at her. She tried to smile back but it came out like more of a grimace. Miaka sat in the corner of her room chatting happily about the movie that they were planning to watch. Yui felt like she was about to throw up. She didn't want to watch a movie, she didn't want to go out and most of all... she didn't want to wear this dress! It was way too short. What if the elastic suddenly stopped working? She would be sending out all the wrong signals!
Yui headed for her cupboard. Miaka watched her and sighed. "Here we go again". Yui was way too nervous to be thinking rationally but at least she wasn't thinking about the past, about the time when she thought that her life was as good as over because of... Miaka shook off those thoughts. There was no need to ruin the mood. Yui stood in the corner in a black t- shirt and a pair of jeans practically vibrating with nervous energy. Miaka decided that it was way past time that they got on their way. She grabbed Yui's hand and bulldozed her way downstairs, pausing only to wave at Mrs. Hongo and assure her that Yui would be back at a decent hour.
Downstairs, Tetsuya was smart enough to complement Yui without being too effusive. Miaka discovered Taka in the back seat snoring softly. She yanked him out and sent the two on their way, ignoring the grin from Tetsuya and the pleading looks that Yui was shooting her. The two of them would hit a popular ramen house instead and give Tetsuya a little room to work. Miaka sniggered at the memory of Tetsuya practicing his lines in front of the mirror in Keisuke's room yesterday. Most of them were way too cheesy to ever work but maybe they would help break the ice.
Yup, things were definitely getting better. She threaded her arm through Taka's and walked on teasing him about his cat-nap. She was dancing about with glee and laughing at his face after making a joke about how Tamahome had Tama which meant cat. Until she saw the bright headlights of a car dead ahead. Then suddenly she felt a body hit hers, shoving her to the side. The next thing she felt was the ground rushing up to meet her and the blackness closed in.