Magical Mix-Up
Chapter 3: Jealousy
Hey! I'm so glad that lots of you like the story. I HAVE to continue this! How could I not?
"Did you hear? Kaji kissed Tateishi!" "Of course I heard! Practically everyone was at that party!" Ayu cringed at all the gossip being spread along the school corridors. Kaji had probably known that everyone heard, of course.
"Nina..." Ayu walked up to her best friend. "Ayu! Everyone's talking about you and Kaji! Aren't you glad?" Nina was smiling and practically jumping up and down with her excitement.
"GLAD? Why would I be glad? Nina, it's embarrassing!!!" "Why? Kaji is your crush, right?" "Well, yes..." "And I heard you rejoicing in your room last night!" Ayu blushed. "Still, it's embarrassing if everyone in school is talking about it!" She didn't see Kaji coming up until he was right beside her.
"Gaah! Oops, I mean, hi Kaji!" Ayu said, blushing. Then she lowered her voice to a whisper. "Kaji... why did you kiss me last Saturday? Now everyone in school is talking about it!" she kept her voice very quiet.
But Kaji said, happily and loudly too, "I wanted it to be that way, Tateishi! I was the one who spread it!" Ayu turned red. "WHAT???" she screamed. But just then Kaji took her hands. "Tateishi, I want everyone-and you-to know that I li-"
But before Kaji could finish talking, Mark came to Ayu. He looked like he had forgotten about the whole thing! "How's it going, Ayu?!" he said, putting an arm around her shoulders and steering her towards him. Ayu blushed. "Everything's ok, Mark..." she said. Mark ignored Kaji, but Ayu looked back one last time. Kaji's face was hidden by shadow, but she knew he was mad. Or sad.
Nina trailed after them, and Mark put his other hand on her shoulders. "So, what's up, girls?" He said, smiling at Ayu. Ayu felt fluttery, like a piece of paper in the wind. "Oh... Nina and I were just talking about the party, Mark." She said. Mark turned serious. "Nina, could you excuse us for a second?" he said, smiling at her. Nina nodded. "I'll see you tomorrow, Ayu!" she called back over her shoulder.
"Tateishi... I just want to say that... I like you a lot. I want you to... I want you to hang out with me." He said. Ayu just stared. Then it hit her. He wanted her... to be his girlfriend! "Wha... What???"
"Listen, Ayu. Nina told you about the magic kingdom, yes?" Ayu nodded. She couldn't breathe. "I have to go back there in two days. I want to spend those last two days with you." Ayu almost smiled. What harm would it do? Just two days. Mark was nice, and friendly... and cute.
But an image flashed into her mind. Kaji's face. She couldn't do it. She couldn't break his heart. But Mark! She didn't want to hurt him, either! She was torn between her long-time crush and this handsome boy.
Surely nothing was wrong. Surely Kaji would understand. And Mark would go back to the Magic Kingdom, anyway. "O-o-ok." She whispered.
There. She had done it. Mark smiled and took her hand, not noticing that she had gone white. "Let's go!" he said cheerfully, helping her to a motorcycle leaning on the school gates. He handed her a helmet and put on his own.
"Get on!" he said, sitting astride the bike. He scooted forward to give her more room. Ayu slowly put on the helmet and sat behind him. She didn't want to put her hands around his waist, so she rested them on his shoulders.
He started up the motorcycle and they sped through the streets, Ayu wanting to hold on tight but not wanting to (you get what I mean). "Where are we going?" she asked over the roar of the bike. "A coffee shop next to the bookstore was just opened yesterday. It's called Espresso Express."
Suddenly she felt his hand on hers. He was still looking straight ahead, but talking to her. "Put your arms around me." He said calmly. "It feels safer that way." She couldn't say no. She lowered her hands and clasped them around Mark's waist.
Kaji came out of the bookshop, clutching some schoolbooks tightly wrapped in paper. He decided to eat at the newly-opened coffee shop next door, Espresso Express. Taking a seat on a bench nearby, he bought a mocha frappe. He took the tray to an empty seat, covered by a navy blue canvas surface like the others. Kaji took an apple and a sandwich out of a brown paper bag from his backpack and a slightly squashed toffee from his pocket. He started to eat.
Mark stopped the bike outside the café, taking off his helmet and holding Ayu's under his arm. He threaded a bike lock through small loops sewn on the helmets and then attached them to the bike so they wouldn't be stolen.
"What are you having?" Mark asked. "Uh... a hot chocolate, thanks." Ayu said nervously. What if someone saw them!? Mark went and bought two hot chocolates and guided her to a table. "Is something wrong? You seem a little spacey." He asked. Ayu shook her head.
Kaji finished his sandwich and started on the apple. He munched on the juicy fruit and picked up the brown paper bag, going to the public trash can.
Suddenly Ayu saw a brown-haired boy stand and head to the trash can next to them, to throw a paper bag. Her mind raced. Kaji had brown hair. Kaji sometimes brought his food in a paper bag. It might be Kaji. Please don't let it be Kaji. Please, please don't let it be... The boy turned his face toward them, saw them. It was Kaji.
Kaji had been looking at the pretty paintings decorating the walls of the café. He turned to look at the trash can... And he saw Ayu. She was with Mark. They were sitting together. On a... date? Kaji dropped his bag.
Ayu saw the bag fall. She saw Kaji's face first grow horrified, then unbearably sad, then blank as he saw her. She jumped up, tipping her chair over. "Hey, what happened?" Mark said. She ignored him.
Kaji ran, feet pounding the gravel ground furiously, trying to stop the tears. The tears spilled out over his squeezed-shut eyes, splashing on the grounds and leaving wet spots on his cheeks.
Ayu sped after him, sobbing. What had she done? Kaji looked back once, and she caught a glimpse of his face, sad beyond words could describe. She cried even harder. "KAJI!" she shouted.
Kaji stopped, hesitated. He turned, and Ayu ran into his arms, sobbing. He wanted to hold her there forever, but the pain was too much. "Go." He said. She looked up at him, surprised he had spoken. He couldn't keep his feelings inside him any longer. "Go continue your date with Mark!" he almost shouted out. He ran, and this time she didn't follow.
END OF CHAPTER
Awww... poor Kaji. What can he do??? Will Ayu choose to hurt him or Mark? And what will happen between Tsujiai and Nina? Find out in the next chapter!
By the way, I am taking online Japanese lessons for fun. www.japanese- online.com is a good place to learn it.
Ohayo Gozaimas! Watashi wa horsecrrrazy desu. That means: hello, I am horsecrrrazy! Thanks for reading-and reviewing!
Chapter 3: Jealousy
Hey! I'm so glad that lots of you like the story. I HAVE to continue this! How could I not?
"Did you hear? Kaji kissed Tateishi!" "Of course I heard! Practically everyone was at that party!" Ayu cringed at all the gossip being spread along the school corridors. Kaji had probably known that everyone heard, of course.
"Nina..." Ayu walked up to her best friend. "Ayu! Everyone's talking about you and Kaji! Aren't you glad?" Nina was smiling and practically jumping up and down with her excitement.
"GLAD? Why would I be glad? Nina, it's embarrassing!!!" "Why? Kaji is your crush, right?" "Well, yes..." "And I heard you rejoicing in your room last night!" Ayu blushed. "Still, it's embarrassing if everyone in school is talking about it!" She didn't see Kaji coming up until he was right beside her.
"Gaah! Oops, I mean, hi Kaji!" Ayu said, blushing. Then she lowered her voice to a whisper. "Kaji... why did you kiss me last Saturday? Now everyone in school is talking about it!" she kept her voice very quiet.
But Kaji said, happily and loudly too, "I wanted it to be that way, Tateishi! I was the one who spread it!" Ayu turned red. "WHAT???" she screamed. But just then Kaji took her hands. "Tateishi, I want everyone-and you-to know that I li-"
But before Kaji could finish talking, Mark came to Ayu. He looked like he had forgotten about the whole thing! "How's it going, Ayu?!" he said, putting an arm around her shoulders and steering her towards him. Ayu blushed. "Everything's ok, Mark..." she said. Mark ignored Kaji, but Ayu looked back one last time. Kaji's face was hidden by shadow, but she knew he was mad. Or sad.
Nina trailed after them, and Mark put his other hand on her shoulders. "So, what's up, girls?" He said, smiling at Ayu. Ayu felt fluttery, like a piece of paper in the wind. "Oh... Nina and I were just talking about the party, Mark." She said. Mark turned serious. "Nina, could you excuse us for a second?" he said, smiling at her. Nina nodded. "I'll see you tomorrow, Ayu!" she called back over her shoulder.
"Tateishi... I just want to say that... I like you a lot. I want you to... I want you to hang out with me." He said. Ayu just stared. Then it hit her. He wanted her... to be his girlfriend! "Wha... What???"
"Listen, Ayu. Nina told you about the magic kingdom, yes?" Ayu nodded. She couldn't breathe. "I have to go back there in two days. I want to spend those last two days with you." Ayu almost smiled. What harm would it do? Just two days. Mark was nice, and friendly... and cute.
But an image flashed into her mind. Kaji's face. She couldn't do it. She couldn't break his heart. But Mark! She didn't want to hurt him, either! She was torn between her long-time crush and this handsome boy.
Surely nothing was wrong. Surely Kaji would understand. And Mark would go back to the Magic Kingdom, anyway. "O-o-ok." She whispered.
There. She had done it. Mark smiled and took her hand, not noticing that she had gone white. "Let's go!" he said cheerfully, helping her to a motorcycle leaning on the school gates. He handed her a helmet and put on his own.
"Get on!" he said, sitting astride the bike. He scooted forward to give her more room. Ayu slowly put on the helmet and sat behind him. She didn't want to put her hands around his waist, so she rested them on his shoulders.
He started up the motorcycle and they sped through the streets, Ayu wanting to hold on tight but not wanting to (you get what I mean). "Where are we going?" she asked over the roar of the bike. "A coffee shop next to the bookstore was just opened yesterday. It's called Espresso Express."
Suddenly she felt his hand on hers. He was still looking straight ahead, but talking to her. "Put your arms around me." He said calmly. "It feels safer that way." She couldn't say no. She lowered her hands and clasped them around Mark's waist.
Kaji came out of the bookshop, clutching some schoolbooks tightly wrapped in paper. He decided to eat at the newly-opened coffee shop next door, Espresso Express. Taking a seat on a bench nearby, he bought a mocha frappe. He took the tray to an empty seat, covered by a navy blue canvas surface like the others. Kaji took an apple and a sandwich out of a brown paper bag from his backpack and a slightly squashed toffee from his pocket. He started to eat.
Mark stopped the bike outside the café, taking off his helmet and holding Ayu's under his arm. He threaded a bike lock through small loops sewn on the helmets and then attached them to the bike so they wouldn't be stolen.
"What are you having?" Mark asked. "Uh... a hot chocolate, thanks." Ayu said nervously. What if someone saw them!? Mark went and bought two hot chocolates and guided her to a table. "Is something wrong? You seem a little spacey." He asked. Ayu shook her head.
Kaji finished his sandwich and started on the apple. He munched on the juicy fruit and picked up the brown paper bag, going to the public trash can.
Suddenly Ayu saw a brown-haired boy stand and head to the trash can next to them, to throw a paper bag. Her mind raced. Kaji had brown hair. Kaji sometimes brought his food in a paper bag. It might be Kaji. Please don't let it be Kaji. Please, please don't let it be... The boy turned his face toward them, saw them. It was Kaji.
Kaji had been looking at the pretty paintings decorating the walls of the café. He turned to look at the trash can... And he saw Ayu. She was with Mark. They were sitting together. On a... date? Kaji dropped his bag.
Ayu saw the bag fall. She saw Kaji's face first grow horrified, then unbearably sad, then blank as he saw her. She jumped up, tipping her chair over. "Hey, what happened?" Mark said. She ignored him.
Kaji ran, feet pounding the gravel ground furiously, trying to stop the tears. The tears spilled out over his squeezed-shut eyes, splashing on the grounds and leaving wet spots on his cheeks.
Ayu sped after him, sobbing. What had she done? Kaji looked back once, and she caught a glimpse of his face, sad beyond words could describe. She cried even harder. "KAJI!" she shouted.
Kaji stopped, hesitated. He turned, and Ayu ran into his arms, sobbing. He wanted to hold her there forever, but the pain was too much. "Go." He said. She looked up at him, surprised he had spoken. He couldn't keep his feelings inside him any longer. "Go continue your date with Mark!" he almost shouted out. He ran, and this time she didn't follow.
END OF CHAPTER
Awww... poor Kaji. What can he do??? Will Ayu choose to hurt him or Mark? And what will happen between Tsujiai and Nina? Find out in the next chapter!
By the way, I am taking online Japanese lessons for fun. www.japanese- online.com is a good place to learn it.
Ohayo Gozaimas! Watashi wa horsecrrrazy desu. That means: hello, I am horsecrrrazy! Thanks for reading-and reviewing!