What Happened Now?
Summary: Naota is a normal, bored, 14 year old teenager with an interesting past. Through the years no one has reminded him about the past, nor was the past brought up... until now.
Author's Notes: R&R everyone!
Six: The One and Only
When Tasuku and I started dating was during high school. I remembered I was going home from school when four guys tried to hurt me. Tasuku was there to save me again, like how a knight would be there for his princess. I looked at him, he looked at me, and it felt different... stronger. We still went to the same school and we had a few things in common, but that didn't matter. After a few days after what had happened, he came up to me by my locker and asked me out and I said yes. I was a freshman so it was a big deal for a freshman to go out with a senior.
Ta-kun was ten years old at the time. Tasuku and me went out a couple of times and then before I knew it, we were an official couple. Things were perfect until the end of my sophomore year. Tasuku was already a varsity baseball player playing in college when it was only his freshmen year. I guess America found out about his skills and asked him to play for them. He told me first. He said he would call, send e-mails and write everyday... But as days passed by, fewer calls came and my mailbox was beginning to get empty. The next thing I knew, people at school were saying stuff about me.
My world was crashing down, but so was Ta-kun's. I over heard Tasuku telling Ta-kun to take care of me before he left. During those months before Haruko came, he did. He did a really good job at it... but he started to loose his smile. As much as I tried to cheer him up, it wouldn't work. I didn't want him to bring me down more since things were twice as bad at school and home, so I just kept it up with my happy go lucky attitude. Then Haruko came. He laughed and smiled with her. He loved her... but I think he also has feelings for Eri Ninamori. I could tell by the way they talked that night. And Nina loves Ta-kun, but it's obvious to everyone... well everyone besides Ta-kun.
Tasuku, can you please come back? I don't like being alone, and it hurts a lot.
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I watched as Mamimi sat down on the grass. She was wearing black pants that were baggy and a tight red t-shirt that revealed her back and her stomach. Her arms were wrapped around her legs as she held her camera with her right hand. I think she was staring at the river again, but I couldn't see. The sun was beginning to fall and it left the sky a light purple, orange and pink. I walked over to her and sat down on her right side.
To the corner of my eyes I looked at Mamimi. She was smiling a bit, like always, and was looking deep into the water.
"It's rude to stare, Ta-kun." She replied in barely a whisper.
"Mamimi, don't call me that." I said in a hard voice. I looked at her. How many times do I need to tell her that? I'm not Tasuku!
"Why... Ta-kun?" She didn't look at me, it seemed like the water has her in a trance. I shook my head.
"Because I'm not Tasuku, that's why." I replied angrily, "Do you call me that just to get me mad?"
"I never said you were Tasuku, Ta-kun. And I don't call you Ta-kun just to get you angry. I call you that because it's your nickname." I exhaled at Mamimi's answer. "Ta-kun, when I was with your brother, what did I call him?"
I looked up at the sky. The light colors were beginning to fade and the darkness of the night was beginning to creep up. I thought for while. It's been three years since Mamimi had ever talked to him. I looked back at Mamimi who was looking at me, smiling.
"You called him, Tasuku." I replied.
"What does that have to do with Ta-kun?" She questioned.
"Ta comes from TAsuku."
"No Ta comes from NaoTA." She laughed. I looked at her and blinked. I didn't smile because something was still on my mind.
"Remember the whole battle scene with that big hand-"
"Where's Nina?" Mamimi asked loudly.
"When I told you I loved yo-"
"Where is Ninamori?" Mamimi asked again.
"When I was the one saving you why were you screaming-"
"Where is Eri? Where is she?!" Mamimi screamed.
"Stop changing the subject! Mamimi, grow up! Why were you screaming my brother's name! I was the one saving you, I was the one that could save you!" I yelled as I stood up. Mamimi shut her eyes tight and covered her ear.
"Please don't yell Ta-kun." Mamimi said sadly. I looked at her and felt bad.
"Please answer the question, Mamimi." I asked in a normal tone as possible.
"Mamimi was saying Tasuku's name because maybe he wanted to save her. You didn't love Mamimi, Naota, you loved Haruko! We both knew it! You lied about loving me, you hurt Mamimi when you said that. It all became really true when you didn't bother coming down the bridge to see if I was okay. You went the other way and said you didn't care about me." Mamimi said quickly, but it went by so slow, that I was able to understand it perfectly. Ninamori was right, me and my brother did a lot of damage to her.
We didn't talk for a while. I was staring at Mamimi's head that was down on her knees. The only thing I could hear is the running of the water, the crickets, and my heart beating. Part of me believes I could hear Mamimi's mind screaming to say something, to make up a subject, anything to kill the silence.
"Ninamori went out with her Mom and Dad for dinner." I replied. Mamimi gave me a week and sad smile and held up her camera. She pointed it towards the river and there was a flash.
"Ta-kun, you know I care about you, right?" She asked, looking up at me with her dark brown eyes. I smiled at her as I sat down again, this time closer to her so that we our arms were right next to each other.
"Why did you leave?"
"Because I was hurt." She said simply as she played with her camera.
The sky was dark and the stars were showing now.
"Mamimi, I care about you too." I said with a smiled, but my smile didn't last long.
I turned and looked at Mamimi's face to see a depressing frown. I went in back of her and wrapped my arms around her tightly, then kissed her cheek. Her skin was cold and she was shaking slightly.
I don't know what's up with her today. She seems so sad. Could it be my fault or is waiting for Tasuku too much for her?
"Why do you do this Ta-kun?" Mamimi asked with another weak smile.
I looked down at her and rested my chin on her shoulder.
"Do what?" I asked.
"What you're doing to me now."
"What? This?" I smiled as I hugged her tighter. "You did it to me when I was just a kid, Mamimi."
She laughed and placed her hands on top of mine.
"Answer Mamimi's Question."
"Because I have to." I whispered as I kissed her neck. When she laughed I smiled.
"Who's making you, Ta-kun?" she asked as she turned to me, her nose brushed agents my cheeks.
"That stupid boy named Naota. He said if I didn't take care of you, he and his brother are both going to kick my ass." Her voice echoed as she laughed more. My smile grew as she kissed my cheek.
"Really?" Mamimi asked giggling as I moved my hands gently up her stomach and continued to kissed her neck more. Just the way she did it to me back then.
"Yep. Naota would be really mad if something ever happened to you. Tasuku would be mad too." I whispered between kisses.
Mamimi laughed as she rested her head on my shoulder, which gave me more rrom to kiss. From the corner of my eyes, I could see Mamimi close her eyes and I could feel her hands moving around on my lap. I smiled. This was just like old times, only this time I'm older and I'm the one making the moves. I brought my hands up her shirt more.
"You really think Tasuku would be really mad if I got hurt?"
"You bet he would." Said a voice. A light shinned in Mamimi's and my face. I squinted as the light faded. A guy with black hair and blue eyes like mines stood across from me and Mamimi. There was a duffle bag hanging on his shoulder and he wore a backwards baseball cap.
"Tasuku?" Mamimi whispered as she went away from my arms and stood up.
"The one and only."
Author' Notes: Yep... big brother is back! Review everyone! Tell me your favorite couples and stay tuned for the next chapter. We're going to have a little reunion. :)
Summary: Naota is a normal, bored, 14 year old teenager with an interesting past. Through the years no one has reminded him about the past, nor was the past brought up... until now.
Author's Notes: R&R everyone!
Six: The One and Only
When Tasuku and I started dating was during high school. I remembered I was going home from school when four guys tried to hurt me. Tasuku was there to save me again, like how a knight would be there for his princess. I looked at him, he looked at me, and it felt different... stronger. We still went to the same school and we had a few things in common, but that didn't matter. After a few days after what had happened, he came up to me by my locker and asked me out and I said yes. I was a freshman so it was a big deal for a freshman to go out with a senior.
Ta-kun was ten years old at the time. Tasuku and me went out a couple of times and then before I knew it, we were an official couple. Things were perfect until the end of my sophomore year. Tasuku was already a varsity baseball player playing in college when it was only his freshmen year. I guess America found out about his skills and asked him to play for them. He told me first. He said he would call, send e-mails and write everyday... But as days passed by, fewer calls came and my mailbox was beginning to get empty. The next thing I knew, people at school were saying stuff about me.
My world was crashing down, but so was Ta-kun's. I over heard Tasuku telling Ta-kun to take care of me before he left. During those months before Haruko came, he did. He did a really good job at it... but he started to loose his smile. As much as I tried to cheer him up, it wouldn't work. I didn't want him to bring me down more since things were twice as bad at school and home, so I just kept it up with my happy go lucky attitude. Then Haruko came. He laughed and smiled with her. He loved her... but I think he also has feelings for Eri Ninamori. I could tell by the way they talked that night. And Nina loves Ta-kun, but it's obvious to everyone... well everyone besides Ta-kun.
Tasuku, can you please come back? I don't like being alone, and it hurts a lot.
-----
I watched as Mamimi sat down on the grass. She was wearing black pants that were baggy and a tight red t-shirt that revealed her back and her stomach. Her arms were wrapped around her legs as she held her camera with her right hand. I think she was staring at the river again, but I couldn't see. The sun was beginning to fall and it left the sky a light purple, orange and pink. I walked over to her and sat down on her right side.
To the corner of my eyes I looked at Mamimi. She was smiling a bit, like always, and was looking deep into the water.
"It's rude to stare, Ta-kun." She replied in barely a whisper.
"Mamimi, don't call me that." I said in a hard voice. I looked at her. How many times do I need to tell her that? I'm not Tasuku!
"Why... Ta-kun?" She didn't look at me, it seemed like the water has her in a trance. I shook my head.
"Because I'm not Tasuku, that's why." I replied angrily, "Do you call me that just to get me mad?"
"I never said you were Tasuku, Ta-kun. And I don't call you Ta-kun just to get you angry. I call you that because it's your nickname." I exhaled at Mamimi's answer. "Ta-kun, when I was with your brother, what did I call him?"
I looked up at the sky. The light colors were beginning to fade and the darkness of the night was beginning to creep up. I thought for while. It's been three years since Mamimi had ever talked to him. I looked back at Mamimi who was looking at me, smiling.
"You called him, Tasuku." I replied.
"What does that have to do with Ta-kun?" She questioned.
"Ta comes from TAsuku."
"No Ta comes from NaoTA." She laughed. I looked at her and blinked. I didn't smile because something was still on my mind.
"Remember the whole battle scene with that big hand-"
"Where's Nina?" Mamimi asked loudly.
"When I told you I loved yo-"
"Where is Ninamori?" Mamimi asked again.
"When I was the one saving you why were you screaming-"
"Where is Eri? Where is she?!" Mamimi screamed.
"Stop changing the subject! Mamimi, grow up! Why were you screaming my brother's name! I was the one saving you, I was the one that could save you!" I yelled as I stood up. Mamimi shut her eyes tight and covered her ear.
"Please don't yell Ta-kun." Mamimi said sadly. I looked at her and felt bad.
"Please answer the question, Mamimi." I asked in a normal tone as possible.
"Mamimi was saying Tasuku's name because maybe he wanted to save her. You didn't love Mamimi, Naota, you loved Haruko! We both knew it! You lied about loving me, you hurt Mamimi when you said that. It all became really true when you didn't bother coming down the bridge to see if I was okay. You went the other way and said you didn't care about me." Mamimi said quickly, but it went by so slow, that I was able to understand it perfectly. Ninamori was right, me and my brother did a lot of damage to her.
We didn't talk for a while. I was staring at Mamimi's head that was down on her knees. The only thing I could hear is the running of the water, the crickets, and my heart beating. Part of me believes I could hear Mamimi's mind screaming to say something, to make up a subject, anything to kill the silence.
"Ninamori went out with her Mom and Dad for dinner." I replied. Mamimi gave me a week and sad smile and held up her camera. She pointed it towards the river and there was a flash.
"Ta-kun, you know I care about you, right?" She asked, looking up at me with her dark brown eyes. I smiled at her as I sat down again, this time closer to her so that we our arms were right next to each other.
"Why did you leave?"
"Because I was hurt." She said simply as she played with her camera.
The sky was dark and the stars were showing now.
"Mamimi, I care about you too." I said with a smiled, but my smile didn't last long.
I turned and looked at Mamimi's face to see a depressing frown. I went in back of her and wrapped my arms around her tightly, then kissed her cheek. Her skin was cold and she was shaking slightly.
I don't know what's up with her today. She seems so sad. Could it be my fault or is waiting for Tasuku too much for her?
"Why do you do this Ta-kun?" Mamimi asked with another weak smile.
I looked down at her and rested my chin on her shoulder.
"Do what?" I asked.
"What you're doing to me now."
"What? This?" I smiled as I hugged her tighter. "You did it to me when I was just a kid, Mamimi."
She laughed and placed her hands on top of mine.
"Answer Mamimi's Question."
"Because I have to." I whispered as I kissed her neck. When she laughed I smiled.
"Who's making you, Ta-kun?" she asked as she turned to me, her nose brushed agents my cheeks.
"That stupid boy named Naota. He said if I didn't take care of you, he and his brother are both going to kick my ass." Her voice echoed as she laughed more. My smile grew as she kissed my cheek.
"Really?" Mamimi asked giggling as I moved my hands gently up her stomach and continued to kissed her neck more. Just the way she did it to me back then.
"Yep. Naota would be really mad if something ever happened to you. Tasuku would be mad too." I whispered between kisses.
Mamimi laughed as she rested her head on my shoulder, which gave me more rrom to kiss. From the corner of my eyes, I could see Mamimi close her eyes and I could feel her hands moving around on my lap. I smiled. This was just like old times, only this time I'm older and I'm the one making the moves. I brought my hands up her shirt more.
"You really think Tasuku would be really mad if I got hurt?"
"You bet he would." Said a voice. A light shinned in Mamimi's and my face. I squinted as the light faded. A guy with black hair and blue eyes like mines stood across from me and Mamimi. There was a duffle bag hanging on his shoulder and he wore a backwards baseball cap.
"Tasuku?" Mamimi whispered as she went away from my arms and stood up.
"The one and only."
Author' Notes: Yep... big brother is back! Review everyone! Tell me your favorite couples and stay tuned for the next chapter. We're going to have a little reunion. :)