Falling Into Place
Chapter 3- Confusion
In Aya's subconscious, the scenery never changes. It is constantly sunny, but the sun wasn't too hot. In fact, this place seemed almost like paradise. But not to Aya of course.
He was lying down on the grass, absent-mindedly watching the clouds. He had given up whacking himself, pinching himself, biting himself, even pulling his wonderful hair... none of these worked at all. So he decided to just lie around and wait for whatever would happen. He picked a daisy from the ground. And predictably, he began to pluck its petals one by one...
"He loves me, he loves me not," said Aya dreamily, "He loves me—"
Quite unexpectedly, Sajuko appeared and plucked the last petal.
"He loves you," said Sajuko loudly, "NOT!"
Aya turned blue.
"AAAAH!" shouted Aya, scrambling away from Sajuko. "Why can't you just go away and die?!"
"I can't die." Sajuko smiled. "I don't even really exist. At least in your world."
"What are you then? A ghost? Rest in peace already!!!"
Sajuko threw her head back and laughed.
"That's what I like about you. You're always so funny." She said cheerily.
"Shut up. You're annoying me." Said Aya, turning sour.
"Aww... I don't like it when you become like that. It reminds me of you, when you were in elementary..."
"What would you know about that?" snapped Aya.
Sajuko looked straight into Aya's eyes.
"Come with me." Said Sajuko, grabbing Aya's hand.
The grassy scenery whirled into a blur. Sajuko and Aya seemed to be flying somewhere but the scenery they were passing through were what seemed to be windows that were showing some scenes that were vaguely familiar to Aya.
"Where are we going?" asked Aya, trying to get a look at each of the windows.
"You'll see..."
"What are these window things?"
"Don't you remember?"
Aya recognized one of the scenes from the windows. It was when the Magic Users Club had fought the strange aliens.
"Don't tell me... these are my memories?" Aya's eyes widened.
Sajuko giggled and they stopped abruptly in front of one of the rather faded-looking windows.
"You're very smart." Commented Sajuko.
"... This is..."
The memory within the window began to play itself, like some kind of VCD player.
-memory/flashback-
This scene happened in elementary,in Aya's former classroom
Aya had short hair back then and a couple of kids were circled around him, teasing him.
"Ha! Look at that idiot Aburatsabo!" said a rather ugly kid.
"Hello, I'm Aya, I'm sooo pretty!" said another.
"You teacher's pet! I'm surprised you're not helping Ms. Fuyuzuki!" said a girl.
Aya retreated into a corner, covering his ears.
"What's the matter? Chickening out?" said the ugly kid.
Somebody opened the door of the classroom.
"Hey! What are you doing to Aburatsabo-san?" said a small, cute voice.
"Oh, it's you Takeo. What are you doing here? Here to defend your boyfriend, aren't you?" said a girl.
"Shut up. Leave Aya alone!" said Takeo, looking anything but threatening.
"Yeah, whatever. We'll leave you alone with your pretty boyfriend, Takeo. I have advice for you though. Try to get a real girl for a girlfriend next time." Said a burly kid, leading the whole troop out of the room.
Takeo approached Aya.
"You ok, Aya?" asked Takeo in a concerned voice.
Aya looked up at Takeo and burst into tears.
"Now, now, stop that. Boys don't cry." Said Takeo.
But instead of stopping, Aya started to bawl. Then, to Takeo's surprise, Aya lunged into his arms.
"Oh dear..." said Takeo, patting Aya's back, "So you are gay..."
Aya nodded fiercely into Takeo's shoulder.
"I'm sorry... I can't help it." Said Aya.
"Don't worry. It's not your fault. I read somewhere that it happens because of your genes." Said Takeo.
"Takeo..." said Aya reverently.
-end of memory/flashback-
Aya froze in shock. Sajuko seemed to be dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Oh that is so sad..." said Sajuko. "Maybe it would've been romantic if it was a boy and girl relationship."
"Shut up, it is romantic!" shot back Aya.
"Yes, well, it was the time you really became close with Takeo."
"Hmph. You wouldn't understand me. You're not a guy."
"I think you should stop saying things like that. Don't you realize? I AM you."
"You are?" said Aya, quite puzzled.
"Yes. Ooh, I wanna see that memory again." Said Sajuko, reaching to touch the window pane.
"Stop," said Aya, gripping Sajuko's arm, "—that. I don't want to see that memory again. Once is enough."
"Why? The memory makes you think about Nanaka, doesn't it? You're thinking whether you should like Takeo more than her because you've been together longer."
"No, it doesn't." stated Aya flatly.
"Aya, why can't you accept the facts? Takeo has no romantic interest in you whatsoever. Takeo loves Sae. Now, Nanaka—"
"Stop it!" shouted Aya.
"Nanaka loves you, Aya, from the bottom of her heart. Can't you at least try to love her the same way?"
"No! I love Takeo and no one else!" Aya replied angrily. "He was kind to me when no one else was. And Nanaka likes me because of my good looks. Tell me, who would you love more?!"
"Nanaka liked you not because of your physical attributes. She liked your kindness and sincerity. If Nanaka liked you just because of your looks and talents and skills, wouldn't she just be one of your stupid groupies?"
Aya's head began to hurt violently.
"Stop it... stop it... just please..." Aya sat down on the floor and hugged his knees.
"Aya... ssshhh..." Sajuko's face softened as Aya began to shed silent tears.
"Stop it... please stop..." said Aya, in the same way he did when he was still a kid. Every time the kids would tease him, he would always curl up into a ball and cry. Now he couldn't fight the urge to do so. He was just so confused. So very confused...
OreWaTensai: Gomen! I'm sorry I haven't updated for so long, and sorry if Aya seems very much out of character. You must understand that Sajuko is pounding him for answers, and Aya does not want to even think about those answers. Besides, it's a real crisis for him and nobody can help him at all. He likes Takeo and Nanaka as well. You see, if he decides to keep one and drop the other he would be eternally unhappy. On the other hand, if he keeps both, he loses both.
So bear with me and thank you for the reviews!
Chapter 3- Confusion
In Aya's subconscious, the scenery never changes. It is constantly sunny, but the sun wasn't too hot. In fact, this place seemed almost like paradise. But not to Aya of course.
He was lying down on the grass, absent-mindedly watching the clouds. He had given up whacking himself, pinching himself, biting himself, even pulling his wonderful hair... none of these worked at all. So he decided to just lie around and wait for whatever would happen. He picked a daisy from the ground. And predictably, he began to pluck its petals one by one...
"He loves me, he loves me not," said Aya dreamily, "He loves me—"
Quite unexpectedly, Sajuko appeared and plucked the last petal.
"He loves you," said Sajuko loudly, "NOT!"
Aya turned blue.
"AAAAH!" shouted Aya, scrambling away from Sajuko. "Why can't you just go away and die?!"
"I can't die." Sajuko smiled. "I don't even really exist. At least in your world."
"What are you then? A ghost? Rest in peace already!!!"
Sajuko threw her head back and laughed.
"That's what I like about you. You're always so funny." She said cheerily.
"Shut up. You're annoying me." Said Aya, turning sour.
"Aww... I don't like it when you become like that. It reminds me of you, when you were in elementary..."
"What would you know about that?" snapped Aya.
Sajuko looked straight into Aya's eyes.
"Come with me." Said Sajuko, grabbing Aya's hand.
The grassy scenery whirled into a blur. Sajuko and Aya seemed to be flying somewhere but the scenery they were passing through were what seemed to be windows that were showing some scenes that were vaguely familiar to Aya.
"Where are we going?" asked Aya, trying to get a look at each of the windows.
"You'll see..."
"What are these window things?"
"Don't you remember?"
Aya recognized one of the scenes from the windows. It was when the Magic Users Club had fought the strange aliens.
"Don't tell me... these are my memories?" Aya's eyes widened.
Sajuko giggled and they stopped abruptly in front of one of the rather faded-looking windows.
"You're very smart." Commented Sajuko.
"... This is..."
The memory within the window began to play itself, like some kind of VCD player.
-memory/flashback-
This scene happened in elementary,in Aya's former classroom
Aya had short hair back then and a couple of kids were circled around him, teasing him.
"Ha! Look at that idiot Aburatsabo!" said a rather ugly kid.
"Hello, I'm Aya, I'm sooo pretty!" said another.
"You teacher's pet! I'm surprised you're not helping Ms. Fuyuzuki!" said a girl.
Aya retreated into a corner, covering his ears.
"What's the matter? Chickening out?" said the ugly kid.
Somebody opened the door of the classroom.
"Hey! What are you doing to Aburatsabo-san?" said a small, cute voice.
"Oh, it's you Takeo. What are you doing here? Here to defend your boyfriend, aren't you?" said a girl.
"Shut up. Leave Aya alone!" said Takeo, looking anything but threatening.
"Yeah, whatever. We'll leave you alone with your pretty boyfriend, Takeo. I have advice for you though. Try to get a real girl for a girlfriend next time." Said a burly kid, leading the whole troop out of the room.
Takeo approached Aya.
"You ok, Aya?" asked Takeo in a concerned voice.
Aya looked up at Takeo and burst into tears.
"Now, now, stop that. Boys don't cry." Said Takeo.
But instead of stopping, Aya started to bawl. Then, to Takeo's surprise, Aya lunged into his arms.
"Oh dear..." said Takeo, patting Aya's back, "So you are gay..."
Aya nodded fiercely into Takeo's shoulder.
"I'm sorry... I can't help it." Said Aya.
"Don't worry. It's not your fault. I read somewhere that it happens because of your genes." Said Takeo.
"Takeo..." said Aya reverently.
-end of memory/flashback-
Aya froze in shock. Sajuko seemed to be dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Oh that is so sad..." said Sajuko. "Maybe it would've been romantic if it was a boy and girl relationship."
"Shut up, it is romantic!" shot back Aya.
"Yes, well, it was the time you really became close with Takeo."
"Hmph. You wouldn't understand me. You're not a guy."
"I think you should stop saying things like that. Don't you realize? I AM you."
"You are?" said Aya, quite puzzled.
"Yes. Ooh, I wanna see that memory again." Said Sajuko, reaching to touch the window pane.
"Stop," said Aya, gripping Sajuko's arm, "—that. I don't want to see that memory again. Once is enough."
"Why? The memory makes you think about Nanaka, doesn't it? You're thinking whether you should like Takeo more than her because you've been together longer."
"No, it doesn't." stated Aya flatly.
"Aya, why can't you accept the facts? Takeo has no romantic interest in you whatsoever. Takeo loves Sae. Now, Nanaka—"
"Stop it!" shouted Aya.
"Nanaka loves you, Aya, from the bottom of her heart. Can't you at least try to love her the same way?"
"No! I love Takeo and no one else!" Aya replied angrily. "He was kind to me when no one else was. And Nanaka likes me because of my good looks. Tell me, who would you love more?!"
"Nanaka liked you not because of your physical attributes. She liked your kindness and sincerity. If Nanaka liked you just because of your looks and talents and skills, wouldn't she just be one of your stupid groupies?"
Aya's head began to hurt violently.
"Stop it... stop it... just please..." Aya sat down on the floor and hugged his knees.
"Aya... ssshhh..." Sajuko's face softened as Aya began to shed silent tears.
"Stop it... please stop..." said Aya, in the same way he did when he was still a kid. Every time the kids would tease him, he would always curl up into a ball and cry. Now he couldn't fight the urge to do so. He was just so confused. So very confused...
OreWaTensai: Gomen! I'm sorry I haven't updated for so long, and sorry if Aya seems very much out of character. You must understand that Sajuko is pounding him for answers, and Aya does not want to even think about those answers. Besides, it's a real crisis for him and nobody can help him at all. He likes Takeo and Nanaka as well. You see, if he decides to keep one and drop the other he would be eternally unhappy. On the other hand, if he keeps both, he loses both.
So bear with me and thank you for the reviews!