Hiya all. I know this chapter is short but the next one is HUGE so
take it or leave it. Thanks to all who sent such kind reviews. I feel so
loved! =D Anywho, enjoy! ^___^
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Saturday passed in a blur for Kurry, Kitty and Kat. Kurry and Kitty could be heard practising their violin and saxophone all over the dorm. (Kat had taken to wearing earplugs. XD) Fortunately, Pam, Ashley and Courtney had made themselves scarce, so no problems with them, for which Kurry was glad. Mrs. Calaban had called a short dance meeting for Sunday morning to discuss the competition and at noon on Sunday afternoon she was going to meet Seren and Seto for lunch. That evening Kurry and her friends went to bed early and rose well-rested the next morning, ready for the day.
There was an excited hubbub of activity in the dance room when they arrived. Andraaia seemed to be in her element, taking inventory on their equipment and discerning what needed to be packaged. Seeing Kurry and the sisters glancing around confusedly, she waved and hollered:
'Go in the back! Mrs. Calaban will fill you in!' She pointed and Kurry waved her thanks.
'Oh, hello girls,' Mrs. Calaban greeted them as they entered. 'I've got all the info you need. Have a seat.'
'Okay, we've got a lot of work to do and only a week to do it in. Basically, you three are the only dancers who wanted, or were able, to go. We're also sending an understudy, just in case. Andraaia and her crew are going to work the background stuff. We'll see what kind of facilities they have when we get there. Now, all those going are responsible for their homework for the next month, as well as any extra baggage you may want to bring. I am told they have dorms for us, as well as a laundry service and food. Otherwise, you've gotta provide anything else you may need. Understood?'
All three girls were grinning manically and Kitty let out a squeak. Mrs. Calaban cocked an eyebrow. 'Something wrong, Miss Tashimono?'
'No Mrs. Calaban, it's just...this sounds so COOL!!!' Kitty was almost vibrating, she was so excited.
A fond look passed over Mrs. Calaban's face. 'Yes, it does, doesn't it? But you three must realise, all the pressures on you. Make your school proud. Alright?' All three girls nodded seriously.
'Good. The next week is prep week. We leave on Friday. Have your affairs in order by then. Now if you'll excuse me, I must speak with Andraaia about packing.' She left the room.
'"Have your affairs in order"? She sounds like the CEO of some big company,' Kat giggled.
Something clicked within Kurry and she gasped. 'Ack! What time is it?'
Kitty checked her watch. 'Almost 11:00. Why?'
Kurry stood up. 'I must go as well. I'm meeting a friend from writing class for lunch. Can y'all manage without me? I promise I'll help an extra lot when I get back.'
Kitty grinned at her friend. 'Of course. We'll tell Mrs. Calaban where you went. Okay?'
'Thank you!' With that she was gone.
Kurry walked up to the squat community building and stood just under the overhang. At precisely 11:45, a bunch of people began to file out carrying books, binders and paper. Kurry sighed in relief. This was the right place.
Serenity was almost the last one out. She squealed when she saw Kurry and hurried over to her. Beaming, the two girls embraced.
'Hi! I'm so glad you came! I can't wait for you to meet him. He's just packing up his laptop,' Serenity explained. Kurry cocked an eyebrow at that. 'Laptop?'
Just then a deep voice called, 'Seren?' and a dark haired guy with stunning ice-blue eyes came out the door. He walked up behind Serenity and gently touched her shoulder.
Seren motioned between them. 'Kurry, this is Seto. Seto, Kurry.'
The two shook hands. 'Hi. I'm a friend of Seren's from writing class.' Kurry smiled.
'Pleased to meet you,' Seto said, also grinning. 'So, where are we going to eat?'
As they walked to the café, Kurry pulled Seren a bit behind Seto so he couldn't overhear. 'He's TALL!' she whispered in her friend's ear.
Seren nodded. 'I love his eyes. They're so...so...'
'Intense?'
'Exactly.'
'Ladies.'
Both jumped. Seto was holding the door to the café open for them. 'Lunch is on me,' he added, motioning them in. Serenity blushed and Kurry nudged her through the door, nodding her thanks at Seto.
Throughout the meal, Kurry noticed that Seto kept staring fondly at Seren, then he would blink and shake his head, only to lapse back into staring a second later. Kurry could hardly keep from grinning, since Serenity would glance at him, blush and change the subject. It was obvious the two were falling. Hard.
They discussed Seren's poems, Seto's stories and Kurry's compositions, which she had brought along in a small binder. When it was time to go, Seto offered to walk them back to the gates of school. He and Seren chatted non-stop all the way back, while Kurry just kind of listened. But she was happy that the normally quiet and shy Seren had found someone she could open up to.
They had reached the gates. Seto turned to Seren. 'Meet me here next Sunday and I'll walk with you to writer's group,' he offered kindly. Seren smiled up at him. 'Okay, thanks. See you next weekend.' Seto looked like this: ^____^, squeezed Seren's hand gently and waved at Kurry as he left. Serenity sighed dreamily, gazing after him...until Kurry poked her in the ribs.
'Ow!'
Kurry chuckled. 'Earth to Serenity, you can come down from Cloud Nine now. You'll see him next week.'
Serenity blushed scarlet. 'Was I that obvious?!?!' she cried anxiously.
Kurry patted her friend on the shoulder. 'Naw, he'd never notice.'
They began walking back to the dorms.
'So what did you think of him?' Seren asked.
'He's...nice. Really sweet. And he's completely infatuated with you, it's obvious. You could see it in his eyes,' Kurry stated matter-of-factly.
Seren went like this: *-*. 'Really? No way!'
Kurry nodded. 'Absolutely. He couldn't take his eyes off you.'
If Seren blushed any more, she'd faint. 'Oh Ra...' Then she shook her head. 'It'll never work,' she moaned. 'I'm in here, he's out there, we only see each other once a week...'
Kurry caught her by the shoulders and shook her gently. 'Hey! If he really cares for you, it should be enough. Okay?'
Serenity nodded, although still a little glum. 'Alright.'
They continued walking. After a moment of silence, Kurry snapped her fingers. 'Oh! Almost forgot to tell you! I'm going to a dance competition with another school. We leave on Friday and I won't be back for a month.'
Serenity gasped. 'Oh wow, that's great! Good for you!'
Kurry looked apprehensive. 'Yeah, but we're working with a guy's school on this.'
'Really?'
'Yeah. I'm incredibly nervous.'
'Well, maybe this is a good thing. I hope you meet a nice guy while you're over there.'
Kurry giggled at her friend's suggestion. 'Yeah, sure. Some guy I've never met is going to look at me.'
Seren shrugged. 'You never know.'
Kurry knew that. She just didn't believe it.
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Saturday passed in a blur for Kurry, Kitty and Kat. Kurry and Kitty could be heard practising their violin and saxophone all over the dorm. (Kat had taken to wearing earplugs. XD) Fortunately, Pam, Ashley and Courtney had made themselves scarce, so no problems with them, for which Kurry was glad. Mrs. Calaban had called a short dance meeting for Sunday morning to discuss the competition and at noon on Sunday afternoon she was going to meet Seren and Seto for lunch. That evening Kurry and her friends went to bed early and rose well-rested the next morning, ready for the day.
There was an excited hubbub of activity in the dance room when they arrived. Andraaia seemed to be in her element, taking inventory on their equipment and discerning what needed to be packaged. Seeing Kurry and the sisters glancing around confusedly, she waved and hollered:
'Go in the back! Mrs. Calaban will fill you in!' She pointed and Kurry waved her thanks.
'Oh, hello girls,' Mrs. Calaban greeted them as they entered. 'I've got all the info you need. Have a seat.'
'Okay, we've got a lot of work to do and only a week to do it in. Basically, you three are the only dancers who wanted, or were able, to go. We're also sending an understudy, just in case. Andraaia and her crew are going to work the background stuff. We'll see what kind of facilities they have when we get there. Now, all those going are responsible for their homework for the next month, as well as any extra baggage you may want to bring. I am told they have dorms for us, as well as a laundry service and food. Otherwise, you've gotta provide anything else you may need. Understood?'
All three girls were grinning manically and Kitty let out a squeak. Mrs. Calaban cocked an eyebrow. 'Something wrong, Miss Tashimono?'
'No Mrs. Calaban, it's just...this sounds so COOL!!!' Kitty was almost vibrating, she was so excited.
A fond look passed over Mrs. Calaban's face. 'Yes, it does, doesn't it? But you three must realise, all the pressures on you. Make your school proud. Alright?' All three girls nodded seriously.
'Good. The next week is prep week. We leave on Friday. Have your affairs in order by then. Now if you'll excuse me, I must speak with Andraaia about packing.' She left the room.
'"Have your affairs in order"? She sounds like the CEO of some big company,' Kat giggled.
Something clicked within Kurry and she gasped. 'Ack! What time is it?'
Kitty checked her watch. 'Almost 11:00. Why?'
Kurry stood up. 'I must go as well. I'm meeting a friend from writing class for lunch. Can y'all manage without me? I promise I'll help an extra lot when I get back.'
Kitty grinned at her friend. 'Of course. We'll tell Mrs. Calaban where you went. Okay?'
'Thank you!' With that she was gone.
Kurry walked up to the squat community building and stood just under the overhang. At precisely 11:45, a bunch of people began to file out carrying books, binders and paper. Kurry sighed in relief. This was the right place.
Serenity was almost the last one out. She squealed when she saw Kurry and hurried over to her. Beaming, the two girls embraced.
'Hi! I'm so glad you came! I can't wait for you to meet him. He's just packing up his laptop,' Serenity explained. Kurry cocked an eyebrow at that. 'Laptop?'
Just then a deep voice called, 'Seren?' and a dark haired guy with stunning ice-blue eyes came out the door. He walked up behind Serenity and gently touched her shoulder.
Seren motioned between them. 'Kurry, this is Seto. Seto, Kurry.'
The two shook hands. 'Hi. I'm a friend of Seren's from writing class.' Kurry smiled.
'Pleased to meet you,' Seto said, also grinning. 'So, where are we going to eat?'
As they walked to the café, Kurry pulled Seren a bit behind Seto so he couldn't overhear. 'He's TALL!' she whispered in her friend's ear.
Seren nodded. 'I love his eyes. They're so...so...'
'Intense?'
'Exactly.'
'Ladies.'
Both jumped. Seto was holding the door to the café open for them. 'Lunch is on me,' he added, motioning them in. Serenity blushed and Kurry nudged her through the door, nodding her thanks at Seto.
Throughout the meal, Kurry noticed that Seto kept staring fondly at Seren, then he would blink and shake his head, only to lapse back into staring a second later. Kurry could hardly keep from grinning, since Serenity would glance at him, blush and change the subject. It was obvious the two were falling. Hard.
They discussed Seren's poems, Seto's stories and Kurry's compositions, which she had brought along in a small binder. When it was time to go, Seto offered to walk them back to the gates of school. He and Seren chatted non-stop all the way back, while Kurry just kind of listened. But she was happy that the normally quiet and shy Seren had found someone she could open up to.
They had reached the gates. Seto turned to Seren. 'Meet me here next Sunday and I'll walk with you to writer's group,' he offered kindly. Seren smiled up at him. 'Okay, thanks. See you next weekend.' Seto looked like this: ^____^, squeezed Seren's hand gently and waved at Kurry as he left. Serenity sighed dreamily, gazing after him...until Kurry poked her in the ribs.
'Ow!'
Kurry chuckled. 'Earth to Serenity, you can come down from Cloud Nine now. You'll see him next week.'
Serenity blushed scarlet. 'Was I that obvious?!?!' she cried anxiously.
Kurry patted her friend on the shoulder. 'Naw, he'd never notice.'
They began walking back to the dorms.
'So what did you think of him?' Seren asked.
'He's...nice. Really sweet. And he's completely infatuated with you, it's obvious. You could see it in his eyes,' Kurry stated matter-of-factly.
Seren went like this: *-*. 'Really? No way!'
Kurry nodded. 'Absolutely. He couldn't take his eyes off you.'
If Seren blushed any more, she'd faint. 'Oh Ra...' Then she shook her head. 'It'll never work,' she moaned. 'I'm in here, he's out there, we only see each other once a week...'
Kurry caught her by the shoulders and shook her gently. 'Hey! If he really cares for you, it should be enough. Okay?'
Serenity nodded, although still a little glum. 'Alright.'
They continued walking. After a moment of silence, Kurry snapped her fingers. 'Oh! Almost forgot to tell you! I'm going to a dance competition with another school. We leave on Friday and I won't be back for a month.'
Serenity gasped. 'Oh wow, that's great! Good for you!'
Kurry looked apprehensive. 'Yeah, but we're working with a guy's school on this.'
'Really?'
'Yeah. I'm incredibly nervous.'
'Well, maybe this is a good thing. I hope you meet a nice guy while you're over there.'
Kurry giggled at her friend's suggestion. 'Yeah, sure. Some guy I've never met is going to look at me.'
Seren shrugged. 'You never know.'
Kurry knew that. She just didn't believe it.