I rummaged through my pockets. 'Crap,' I thought. 'Where's my key?!?!' I sighed.
'Note to self: find key.' I started banging on the door to our apartment. After
a second my fist didn't hit the door.
"What are you doing Henwy?" I looked down to see Suzy looking at me as if I was
an idiot.
She pranced back to the living room and I followed her more maturely.
"Hey Henry." I looked to my older brother. "The door was open."
The whole family laughed. I blushed and laughed sheepishly.
"So what did you want me for?" I asked my dad, my cheeks still tinted red.
"Oh Henry," my dad clapped his hands. "I have great news."
'The digimon are coming back?' I thought, biting my tongue to keep myself from
asking it aloud. Alice would tell me if Hypnos found a way to bring them back.
Alice said they were no closer than they have been these past months.
"We're going out to dinner!" he said as if it was the greatest thing on earth.
I blinked. "When?" I asked, manufacturing enthusiasm.
"This Friday."
"This Friday?" I asked weakly.
He nodded. "Yep."
My eyes widened, a bucket of ice feel into my stomach, my heart got squeezed and
my throat dried up like water at Camp Green Lake.
"E-e-e-e-ex-ecuse," I squeaked as I ran into my room. Everyone looked after me.
I flew onto my bed as soon as I slammed the door shut. I sat down, eyes hot, but
tears unable to come. I blinked, and my temper rose. My first date, and I had
dinner with my family.
My door opened and Suzy came in. She gently shut the door and scrambled onto my
swivel desk chair. "Yewll at mwe," she said.
"Huh?" I asked irritated.
"Yewll at mwe," she said quietly.
"Suzy, go away," I said.
"Yewll at mwe."
"Suzy!" I yelled, my temper rising with this little game.
"Yewll at mwe."
"Suzy! Get out of my room!" I yelled at the top of my lungs.
At that moment, my door opened and my mom and dad were in the doorway.
"Mwommy, Dwaddy, Henwy was welling at mwe," she said, tears pouring down her
eyes.
"Henry..." Dad said sternly.
"What?" I yelled angrily.
"Mwommy, Dwaddy, Henwy was bweing weally mwean. Dwoes he have to cwome wif us
Fwiday night?" she asked through teary eyes.
"What the hell?" I exploded. "I wasn't being mean!"
"He's bweing mwean wight now! He's welling at mwe!"
"I'm not yelling at you!"
"Ywes you are!"
"Mom." We all turned to were my older sister and brother were. "I think it'd be
best if we didn't take Henry with us Friday," my sister said.
"Wisten to hwer," Suzy sobbed. "I don't want Henwy to cwome!"
"Listen," Dad said, freezing the argument. "I'll think about it. But for now,
Henry, you're grounded," he said as he walked out of the room.
"What?" I yelled.
As my family was walking towards their room, my brother asked, "Was I this bad
when I was going through puberty?"
I picked up a pillow and flung it at his head.
"Ow!" he yelled.
"A pillow hurt?" my sister asked.
"Anything hurt when it's going fast."
"What about marshmallows?"
I didn't hear his answer for the door had been slammed shut. I threw myself on
the bed.
I must've fallen asleep for when I sat up my window showed a dark sky. Sitting I
wondered why I waked up. And fell asleep.
"Henwy!" I heard a whisper call to me as my shirt got tugged on.
I groaned when I saw Suzy's outline in the dark. "What do you want? You've
caused enough trouble for me already," I said harshly.
Suzy just scurried over to my desk and turned on a blinding light. As if I was a
cockroach I shrank back into my pillow. "Too bright," I mumbled tired.
"Sowwy," she apologized, sitting in front of my bed again. "But you were da one
who wanded it in da first pwace, remwemba?" she stated, referring to the fact I
wanted it so the dimness of my room and the brightness of the computer screen
wouldn't destroy my eyesight.
"Yea," I said softly.
"I'm sworry I dwidn't twell you earwier," Suzy blurt out after a minute of
silence.
"Wh- wai- huh?" I stuttered.
"If I twold you, it'd bwe fwalsish."
"Huh? Could you start from the beginning?" I asked, completely confused.
"Well...... I askwed what he would wact like if he wiked a girl, and if he
wasked her out and we had a fwamily event, cwause accwording to Swisswy thwat's
hwappened two her befwore. Anwd you fwit evweythwing she swaid her bwoyfwend
dwid. Anwd since you wike Awice, I thwought that might've hwappened to you."
Stunned and awkward were the only words to describe the silence that settled
over us.
"Wow..." was the only word that could escape my lips. "Wait, what did I say?" I
asked quickly as Suzy's eyes started tearing up.
"Henry..." a stern voice warned. I looked to see my dad standing in my doorway.
"I twied two ask for forgwivness, but he wouldn't forgwive me!" Suzy started to
bawl.
Younger sister helping your love life younger sister lying to parents parents
yelling at you for no reason= too confusing for 2 am.
"I'm sorry Henry. I wanted you too, but you can't come with us Friday night.
Good night," my dad said sorrowfully. He picked up my sobbing sister, who winked
at me with one of her round cinnamon eyes, and left. Falling onto my back I let
out a whimper of confusion and fell into an untroubled sleep.
---The female protagonist's view---
The birds chirped happily. Cars honked while kids laughed. With a moan I awoke
from my dream. Something that involved squirrels and soccer. Pondering why I
dreamt about squirrels I glanced at the clock. My blue eyes widened at the red
numbers. 8:45 am..... that's a record.
Deciding I was well... different than other days I figured that I could allow my
clothing choice to differ as well. Crouching down I opened my wardrobe and
shoved all my hanging pants to the right, except for one pair. My only pair of
pants that wasn't black. Though it was still a dark denim. With a yank I not
only managed to get the flares off the hanger, but I also broke the hanger.
After tossing it over my shoulder I was surprised that I didn't hear anything
shattering. 'Today must be a good one,' I mused rummaging through my shirts the
next level up. Black t-shirt, black long sleeve, black sleeveless, black cap
sleeved, black V-neck.... I shoved them all to the right, too. Only six or so
shirts were left. White t-shirt showed straps, yellow was too happy for me,
green wasn't one of my favorites, pink was wasting space, my purple shirt was
too dark for my happy mood, so that just left blue. With more care I took my
baby blue t-shirt off the hanger.
I sauntered into the bathroom. I emerged minutes later, clothed in blue, face
cleansed, teeth brush, hair still in a messy bun at the nape of my neck. In
front of my mirror nailed to the inside of a wardrobe door I started on my hair.
Though it took two seconds to comb out any knots in my silky pale blonde hair I
absentmindedly kept brushing my hair. Five minutes later as I was debating
whether to put my hair in the regular pig tails or back in a bun I heard a knock
at my door.
"Yes?" I sang out, or did the closest thing to singing I've done in a while.
"Alice, you're awake?" my dad yelled through the door.
"Yes."
"Well breakfast is ready, come down when you're ready. If you want it today" he
said, voice getting fainter and fainter as he went down stairs.
After quickly tying my hair in pigtails I ran downstairs. "Yes daddy?" I asked
after giving my dad a kiss on the cheek.
"Are you dating Henry?" he asked.
"What makes you think that?" I asked faltering.
He shrugged, not knowing whether to be disappointed or relieved. "I just can't
think of another reason for you to be so happy. Or for Riley and Tally to be
giggling over the phone," he added a minute later.
The glass of orange juice froze in front of my mouth. "Hmm?" I asked, taking a
sip of the pulpy drink, for pulp is good for you. 'Though I don't know how
healthy it can be when it makes me wanna gag...'
"Well around six they called and asked for you. They wanna go shopping with you
for some reason," he said, removing his glasses to clean them and staring at me
suspiciously.
My happy mood dropped a little, but I didn't show it. "I probably should call
them," I said as I started balancing dishes to take to the sink. Once they were
set down gently I bound back to my room and grabbed some tennis shoes and ran
back down the stairs. "I'm going to Hypnos, I'll call you when everything is
settled, okay?"
"Okay Alice," he said though the front door had already closed.
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"Hiya Alice!" a hyper voice called to me.
"Hey Jeri," I replied just as happy.
"Happy are we?" the younger girl said slyly.
"Yes, for the first time in a long, long time."
"And would the reason be Henry?"
I beamed. "I think so."
"Wow Alice, you have really white teeth..." she commented examining my smile.
"You should smile more often..."
"I think I will. Everything seems so beautiful now..." I said, fully meaning
it.
Jeri burst into tears. "You just seem so happy now... it's like the ending in a
romance novel..." she explained.
I stopped and took a breath. "You're right. Need to bring the sappiness down."
"I don't think so, but you're you. So where ya goin'?"
My nose wrinkled. "Shopping..." Once outside of my house I had called the two
preteen spirited adults, who wanted to "take me to get some pretty clothes for
this Friday evening."
"For Friday?"
"No, we're going to a computer shop to upgrade my office," I said with as much
sarcasm I could muster.
"Oh..." Jeri said quietly.
I restrained from laughing. "I was being sarcastic."
"Oh, I know," she said wisely.
"Really?" I asked shocked.
"Well, no, but it seemed like the thing to say..." We erupted into giggles.
Once we had uttered our last giggles Jeri asked the question: "So where are you
and Henry going?"
I smirked. "Oh, look. Hypnos is right ahead of us! It was nice talking to you!"
I yelled, running off, not heeding her question.
"Hey!" she yelled. "That's mean!" After a second, she got frustrated. "Alice!"
she yelled. "Get the he-" the copper haired girl stopped herself. "OH MY GOSH!
YOU ARE SUCH A CUTE SQUIRREL!" she yelled loud enough for dogs to yelp. Her
protesting the squirrel running away just made me laugh harder as I entered
Hypnos.
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"Oh my gawd Alice, you're so impossible!" Tally all but yelled about seven hours
later. I arrived at Hypnos at 9:30 and we immediately left to some big mall in
another city. Once we got there, 10:00, we spent two hours getting hair tips,
make-up tips, nail tips, and all that other junk. After Tally ate her last fry
from the food court we went right to clothes. Lunch was five hours ago. Five
hours of Tally and Riley pointing out clothes. Five hours of me saying 'no'.
Five hours of walking.
"Why would I wear a slutty hot pink tank top and just as slutty black leather
skirt?"
"How about this?"
"And lavender cap sleeved shirt with blue clam diggers is more Rika."
"Okay, you really are impossible," Riley said flatly.
"And what does any of this have to do with my date?"
"So where are you going?" Riley asked as Tally fumed to herself.
A surge of women, young and old, ran past us as someone asked over the intercom
if anyone had lost a hundred dollar bill.
"Oh!" both women chorused.
"Yea..." I said sarcastically.
"What are we doing over here then?" Tally yelled. She pulled me and Riley over
to the formal wear.
I sat down in a waiting chair, bracing myself for another hour of disapproving
of their choices.
"Hey Alice..." an approving voice shattered my thoughts. I reluctantly trudged
through rows of clothes to see the blonde and redhead grinning at each other.
"Whatcha find?" I asked, making it apparent that I would probably hate it.
"Ta-da!" Tally sang as Riley revealed the outfit. Their grins widened numerous
times as I gawked at it. With a shaking hand I stroked it.
"It's... it's perfect...." I choked, tears springing up.
"We thought so," Riley smiled.
Tally gave me a nudge. "Go try it on." They started laughing as I sprint to the
dressing rooms.
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guy protagonist
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I glanced at my watch. 'Where's Rika?' I resumed pacing in front of the
fountain. Rika sounded weird when she asked to meet me her at six thirty
tonight, Friday. "I hope she isn't going to say anything weird... like she likes
me... I mean, I know she likes me, but in a brotherly way. Hopefully not more,"
I stated out loud. "And if she does like me more, I hope she doesn't say
anything. That she just lets go and goes for a guy in her reach. Like Ryo."
"First Alice rambling about me and Ryo, now you." I turned my neck fast enough
to crack it.
"Hey Rika," I said to the annoyed redhead leaning against a tree.
"I don't know if I should give it to you anymore," she said haughtily as she
walked next to me.
"What, a kiss?" I teased.
"No, this." She reached into a pocket and pulled out a small velvet box, which
she handed to me.
I opened the box and was speechless.
"I asked mom if a jeweler could make something like this in less than 48 hours.
She said she could try. I think they did a good job, you?"
I nodded, unable of any type of speech.
"It's 16 karat gold I think. And that, that's some rare gem called laramar. It
can only be found in the Dominican Republic."
I closed the box and pocketed it. "Rika, thank you so much... I don't know how
to repay you. This is just so amazing..."
"One condition." I nodded ready for anything. "Don't hurt Alice. She was
freaking out Tuesday, wondering if you really liked her, or if it was a cruel
trick. Just be nice to her okay? Treat her like she should." Forget what I just
said. Deciding to ease things up she added, "Like you guys want Ryo to treat
me."
"Deal," I laughed. I glanced at my watch. "Listen Rika, it's 6:45. I gotta go.
Thanks. I'll keep the condition, and I intended to whether you told me to or not
to."
"Good," she said smiling one of her rare, true smiles.
Deciding it was appropriate, I leaned in closer. Getting on the tips of my feet
I gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"Hey, you're about to go on your first date. Tut, tut, tut," she scolded, a
little pink.
"Pink looks good on you, you know that?" I teased.
She pushed me. "Go to your date!"
I flashed a smile. "Later!" I said running off.
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I glanced at my watch. Seven o'clock, right on the got. I looked up at the
restaurant name. It was shining in all of it's glory. Stomach starting to turn
and tumble I walked in through the door.
"Um, hi. I have a reservation..." I said awkwardly to a lady behind a desk. More
like a booth.
"May I have your name?" the lady asked, pushing a whisp of hair behind her ear.
Her voice was spread thickly with a natural Chinese accent.
"Henry Wong."
She looked at her list with brown eyes. "A-ha," she murmured finding my name.
"This way Mr. Wong. Welcome to the---"
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LtT: cliffhanger.
jackie: - -;;
shuichi: - -;;
chihiro: - -;;
s: thanks for pointing out the obvious.
LtT: ignoring shuichi anyway, reward to anyone who figures out the resturant.
c: what's the reward?
LtT: ...
s: you can't just offer rewards without knowing the answer.
j: yea, you've already done it.
s: coughACScough.
c: you guys are mean.
LtT: thank you chihiro. dylan already ruined my day... and it's the last day of
school! yay! oh yea, dylan, if i ever tell you about this (doubt it though) yes,
this is more important than the nover.
s: oh god you two are so stupid.
LtT: it's his typo. anyway, i'll try to have it to you by your b-day.
j: ... red balloon.
LtT: runs away screaming
c: why'd you do that?
j: birthday...
c: oh yea. first you reader people need to know the origin of Logo the Twin.
j: Logo was a random name she came up with at her freinds birthday party last
year.
s: and she got 'the Twin' from her horoscope, the gemeni--
c: the twins.
j: and geminis stretch from may 21- june 20th.
s: in short, just drop a review saying happy birthday, okay?
c: and congradulate her on getting into advanced la. she's really happy about
that.
LtT: peeks into room again is it gone?
s: read and review!
LtT: and i hope since school is over i can update more often than every half a
year. more likely july.
j: and note there will only five chapter. so she's over 60% done.
c: because she's started on chapter four,
LtT: which might not met my normal seven page length i have for this.
s: ANYWAY! read and review.
LtT: but it's fun to ramble on endlessly.
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c: and happy out-of-school to everyone whose getting out of school!
all: - -;;
'Note to self: find key.' I started banging on the door to our apartment. After
a second my fist didn't hit the door.
"What are you doing Henwy?" I looked down to see Suzy looking at me as if I was
an idiot.
She pranced back to the living room and I followed her more maturely.
"Hey Henry." I looked to my older brother. "The door was open."
The whole family laughed. I blushed and laughed sheepishly.
"So what did you want me for?" I asked my dad, my cheeks still tinted red.
"Oh Henry," my dad clapped his hands. "I have great news."
'The digimon are coming back?' I thought, biting my tongue to keep myself from
asking it aloud. Alice would tell me if Hypnos found a way to bring them back.
Alice said they were no closer than they have been these past months.
"We're going out to dinner!" he said as if it was the greatest thing on earth.
I blinked. "When?" I asked, manufacturing enthusiasm.
"This Friday."
"This Friday?" I asked weakly.
He nodded. "Yep."
My eyes widened, a bucket of ice feel into my stomach, my heart got squeezed and
my throat dried up like water at Camp Green Lake.
"E-e-e-e-ex-ecuse," I squeaked as I ran into my room. Everyone looked after me.
I flew onto my bed as soon as I slammed the door shut. I sat down, eyes hot, but
tears unable to come. I blinked, and my temper rose. My first date, and I had
dinner with my family.
My door opened and Suzy came in. She gently shut the door and scrambled onto my
swivel desk chair. "Yewll at mwe," she said.
"Huh?" I asked irritated.
"Yewll at mwe," she said quietly.
"Suzy, go away," I said.
"Yewll at mwe."
"Suzy!" I yelled, my temper rising with this little game.
"Yewll at mwe."
"Suzy! Get out of my room!" I yelled at the top of my lungs.
At that moment, my door opened and my mom and dad were in the doorway.
"Mwommy, Dwaddy, Henwy was welling at mwe," she said, tears pouring down her
eyes.
"Henry..." Dad said sternly.
"What?" I yelled angrily.
"Mwommy, Dwaddy, Henwy was bweing weally mwean. Dwoes he have to cwome wif us
Fwiday night?" she asked through teary eyes.
"What the hell?" I exploded. "I wasn't being mean!"
"He's bweing mwean wight now! He's welling at mwe!"
"I'm not yelling at you!"
"Ywes you are!"
"Mom." We all turned to were my older sister and brother were. "I think it'd be
best if we didn't take Henry with us Friday," my sister said.
"Wisten to hwer," Suzy sobbed. "I don't want Henwy to cwome!"
"Listen," Dad said, freezing the argument. "I'll think about it. But for now,
Henry, you're grounded," he said as he walked out of the room.
"What?" I yelled.
As my family was walking towards their room, my brother asked, "Was I this bad
when I was going through puberty?"
I picked up a pillow and flung it at his head.
"Ow!" he yelled.
"A pillow hurt?" my sister asked.
"Anything hurt when it's going fast."
"What about marshmallows?"
I didn't hear his answer for the door had been slammed shut. I threw myself on
the bed.
I must've fallen asleep for when I sat up my window showed a dark sky. Sitting I
wondered why I waked up. And fell asleep.
"Henwy!" I heard a whisper call to me as my shirt got tugged on.
I groaned when I saw Suzy's outline in the dark. "What do you want? You've
caused enough trouble for me already," I said harshly.
Suzy just scurried over to my desk and turned on a blinding light. As if I was a
cockroach I shrank back into my pillow. "Too bright," I mumbled tired.
"Sowwy," she apologized, sitting in front of my bed again. "But you were da one
who wanded it in da first pwace, remwemba?" she stated, referring to the fact I
wanted it so the dimness of my room and the brightness of the computer screen
wouldn't destroy my eyesight.
"Yea," I said softly.
"I'm sworry I dwidn't twell you earwier," Suzy blurt out after a minute of
silence.
"Wh- wai- huh?" I stuttered.
"If I twold you, it'd bwe fwalsish."
"Huh? Could you start from the beginning?" I asked, completely confused.
"Well...... I askwed what he would wact like if he wiked a girl, and if he
wasked her out and we had a fwamily event, cwause accwording to Swisswy thwat's
hwappened two her befwore. Anwd you fwit evweythwing she swaid her bwoyfwend
dwid. Anwd since you wike Awice, I thwought that might've hwappened to you."
Stunned and awkward were the only words to describe the silence that settled
over us.
"Wow..." was the only word that could escape my lips. "Wait, what did I say?" I
asked quickly as Suzy's eyes started tearing up.
"Henry..." a stern voice warned. I looked to see my dad standing in my doorway.
"I twied two ask for forgwivness, but he wouldn't forgwive me!" Suzy started to
bawl.
Younger sister helping your love life younger sister lying to parents parents
yelling at you for no reason= too confusing for 2 am.
"I'm sorry Henry. I wanted you too, but you can't come with us Friday night.
Good night," my dad said sorrowfully. He picked up my sobbing sister, who winked
at me with one of her round cinnamon eyes, and left. Falling onto my back I let
out a whimper of confusion and fell into an untroubled sleep.
---The female protagonist's view---
The birds chirped happily. Cars honked while kids laughed. With a moan I awoke
from my dream. Something that involved squirrels and soccer. Pondering why I
dreamt about squirrels I glanced at the clock. My blue eyes widened at the red
numbers. 8:45 am..... that's a record.
Deciding I was well... different than other days I figured that I could allow my
clothing choice to differ as well. Crouching down I opened my wardrobe and
shoved all my hanging pants to the right, except for one pair. My only pair of
pants that wasn't black. Though it was still a dark denim. With a yank I not
only managed to get the flares off the hanger, but I also broke the hanger.
After tossing it over my shoulder I was surprised that I didn't hear anything
shattering. 'Today must be a good one,' I mused rummaging through my shirts the
next level up. Black t-shirt, black long sleeve, black sleeveless, black cap
sleeved, black V-neck.... I shoved them all to the right, too. Only six or so
shirts were left. White t-shirt showed straps, yellow was too happy for me,
green wasn't one of my favorites, pink was wasting space, my purple shirt was
too dark for my happy mood, so that just left blue. With more care I took my
baby blue t-shirt off the hanger.
I sauntered into the bathroom. I emerged minutes later, clothed in blue, face
cleansed, teeth brush, hair still in a messy bun at the nape of my neck. In
front of my mirror nailed to the inside of a wardrobe door I started on my hair.
Though it took two seconds to comb out any knots in my silky pale blonde hair I
absentmindedly kept brushing my hair. Five minutes later as I was debating
whether to put my hair in the regular pig tails or back in a bun I heard a knock
at my door.
"Yes?" I sang out, or did the closest thing to singing I've done in a while.
"Alice, you're awake?" my dad yelled through the door.
"Yes."
"Well breakfast is ready, come down when you're ready. If you want it today" he
said, voice getting fainter and fainter as he went down stairs.
After quickly tying my hair in pigtails I ran downstairs. "Yes daddy?" I asked
after giving my dad a kiss on the cheek.
"Are you dating Henry?" he asked.
"What makes you think that?" I asked faltering.
He shrugged, not knowing whether to be disappointed or relieved. "I just can't
think of another reason for you to be so happy. Or for Riley and Tally to be
giggling over the phone," he added a minute later.
The glass of orange juice froze in front of my mouth. "Hmm?" I asked, taking a
sip of the pulpy drink, for pulp is good for you. 'Though I don't know how
healthy it can be when it makes me wanna gag...'
"Well around six they called and asked for you. They wanna go shopping with you
for some reason," he said, removing his glasses to clean them and staring at me
suspiciously.
My happy mood dropped a little, but I didn't show it. "I probably should call
them," I said as I started balancing dishes to take to the sink. Once they were
set down gently I bound back to my room and grabbed some tennis shoes and ran
back down the stairs. "I'm going to Hypnos, I'll call you when everything is
settled, okay?"
"Okay Alice," he said though the front door had already closed.
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"Hiya Alice!" a hyper voice called to me.
"Hey Jeri," I replied just as happy.
"Happy are we?" the younger girl said slyly.
"Yes, for the first time in a long, long time."
"And would the reason be Henry?"
I beamed. "I think so."
"Wow Alice, you have really white teeth..." she commented examining my smile.
"You should smile more often..."
"I think I will. Everything seems so beautiful now..." I said, fully meaning
it.
Jeri burst into tears. "You just seem so happy now... it's like the ending in a
romance novel..." she explained.
I stopped and took a breath. "You're right. Need to bring the sappiness down."
"I don't think so, but you're you. So where ya goin'?"
My nose wrinkled. "Shopping..." Once outside of my house I had called the two
preteen spirited adults, who wanted to "take me to get some pretty clothes for
this Friday evening."
"For Friday?"
"No, we're going to a computer shop to upgrade my office," I said with as much
sarcasm I could muster.
"Oh..." Jeri said quietly.
I restrained from laughing. "I was being sarcastic."
"Oh, I know," she said wisely.
"Really?" I asked shocked.
"Well, no, but it seemed like the thing to say..." We erupted into giggles.
Once we had uttered our last giggles Jeri asked the question: "So where are you
and Henry going?"
I smirked. "Oh, look. Hypnos is right ahead of us! It was nice talking to you!"
I yelled, running off, not heeding her question.
"Hey!" she yelled. "That's mean!" After a second, she got frustrated. "Alice!"
she yelled. "Get the he-" the copper haired girl stopped herself. "OH MY GOSH!
YOU ARE SUCH A CUTE SQUIRREL!" she yelled loud enough for dogs to yelp. Her
protesting the squirrel running away just made me laugh harder as I entered
Hypnos.
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"Oh my gawd Alice, you're so impossible!" Tally all but yelled about seven hours
later. I arrived at Hypnos at 9:30 and we immediately left to some big mall in
another city. Once we got there, 10:00, we spent two hours getting hair tips,
make-up tips, nail tips, and all that other junk. After Tally ate her last fry
from the food court we went right to clothes. Lunch was five hours ago. Five
hours of Tally and Riley pointing out clothes. Five hours of me saying 'no'.
Five hours of walking.
"Why would I wear a slutty hot pink tank top and just as slutty black leather
skirt?"
"How about this?"
"And lavender cap sleeved shirt with blue clam diggers is more Rika."
"Okay, you really are impossible," Riley said flatly.
"And what does any of this have to do with my date?"
"So where are you going?" Riley asked as Tally fumed to herself.
A surge of women, young and old, ran past us as someone asked over the intercom
if anyone had lost a hundred dollar bill.
"Oh!" both women chorused.
"Yea..." I said sarcastically.
"What are we doing over here then?" Tally yelled. She pulled me and Riley over
to the formal wear.
I sat down in a waiting chair, bracing myself for another hour of disapproving
of their choices.
"Hey Alice..." an approving voice shattered my thoughts. I reluctantly trudged
through rows of clothes to see the blonde and redhead grinning at each other.
"Whatcha find?" I asked, making it apparent that I would probably hate it.
"Ta-da!" Tally sang as Riley revealed the outfit. Their grins widened numerous
times as I gawked at it. With a shaking hand I stroked it.
"It's... it's perfect...." I choked, tears springing up.
"We thought so," Riley smiled.
Tally gave me a nudge. "Go try it on." They started laughing as I sprint to the
dressing rooms.
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guy protagonist
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I glanced at my watch. 'Where's Rika?' I resumed pacing in front of the
fountain. Rika sounded weird when she asked to meet me her at six thirty
tonight, Friday. "I hope she isn't going to say anything weird... like she likes
me... I mean, I know she likes me, but in a brotherly way. Hopefully not more,"
I stated out loud. "And if she does like me more, I hope she doesn't say
anything. That she just lets go and goes for a guy in her reach. Like Ryo."
"First Alice rambling about me and Ryo, now you." I turned my neck fast enough
to crack it.
"Hey Rika," I said to the annoyed redhead leaning against a tree.
"I don't know if I should give it to you anymore," she said haughtily as she
walked next to me.
"What, a kiss?" I teased.
"No, this." She reached into a pocket and pulled out a small velvet box, which
she handed to me.
I opened the box and was speechless.
"I asked mom if a jeweler could make something like this in less than 48 hours.
She said she could try. I think they did a good job, you?"
I nodded, unable of any type of speech.
"It's 16 karat gold I think. And that, that's some rare gem called laramar. It
can only be found in the Dominican Republic."
I closed the box and pocketed it. "Rika, thank you so much... I don't know how
to repay you. This is just so amazing..."
"One condition." I nodded ready for anything. "Don't hurt Alice. She was
freaking out Tuesday, wondering if you really liked her, or if it was a cruel
trick. Just be nice to her okay? Treat her like she should." Forget what I just
said. Deciding to ease things up she added, "Like you guys want Ryo to treat
me."
"Deal," I laughed. I glanced at my watch. "Listen Rika, it's 6:45. I gotta go.
Thanks. I'll keep the condition, and I intended to whether you told me to or not
to."
"Good," she said smiling one of her rare, true smiles.
Deciding it was appropriate, I leaned in closer. Getting on the tips of my feet
I gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"Hey, you're about to go on your first date. Tut, tut, tut," she scolded, a
little pink.
"Pink looks good on you, you know that?" I teased.
She pushed me. "Go to your date!"
I flashed a smile. "Later!" I said running off.
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I glanced at my watch. Seven o'clock, right on the got. I looked up at the
restaurant name. It was shining in all of it's glory. Stomach starting to turn
and tumble I walked in through the door.
"Um, hi. I have a reservation..." I said awkwardly to a lady behind a desk. More
like a booth.
"May I have your name?" the lady asked, pushing a whisp of hair behind her ear.
Her voice was spread thickly with a natural Chinese accent.
"Henry Wong."
She looked at her list with brown eyes. "A-ha," she murmured finding my name.
"This way Mr. Wong. Welcome to the---"
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LtT: cliffhanger.
jackie: - -;;
shuichi: - -;;
chihiro: - -;;
s: thanks for pointing out the obvious.
LtT: ignoring shuichi anyway, reward to anyone who figures out the resturant.
c: what's the reward?
LtT: ...
s: you can't just offer rewards without knowing the answer.
j: yea, you've already done it.
s: coughACScough.
c: you guys are mean.
LtT: thank you chihiro. dylan already ruined my day... and it's the last day of
school! yay! oh yea, dylan, if i ever tell you about this (doubt it though) yes,
this is more important than the nover.
s: oh god you two are so stupid.
LtT: it's his typo. anyway, i'll try to have it to you by your b-day.
j: ... red balloon.
LtT: runs away screaming
c: why'd you do that?
j: birthday...
c: oh yea. first you reader people need to know the origin of Logo the Twin.
j: Logo was a random name she came up with at her freinds birthday party last
year.
s: and she got 'the Twin' from her horoscope, the gemeni--
c: the twins.
j: and geminis stretch from may 21- june 20th.
s: in short, just drop a review saying happy birthday, okay?
c: and congradulate her on getting into advanced la. she's really happy about
that.
LtT: peeks into room again is it gone?
s: read and review!
LtT: and i hope since school is over i can update more often than every half a
year. more likely july.
j: and note there will only five chapter. so she's over 60% done.
c: because she's started on chapter four,
LtT: which might not met my normal seven page length i have for this.
s: ANYWAY! read and review.
LtT: but it's fun to ramble on endlessly.
s: unlike you, some people have a life!
LtT: you're so mean!
j: read and review!
c: and happy out-of-school to everyone whose getting out of school!
all: - -;;