Yugana Kashi
By Sakura Takanouchi
Disclaimer: …I give up. I'll finally admit it. I own absolutely nothing, I live in a cardboard box, and I sleep in the slide at a park. …Ooh, is that money you're giving to me?
Chapter Seven: Some Days are Made to Last Forever
"Aaah!" Kateri stretched as she got out of bed. She had slept very well that night, as she had slept in an actual futon. Shiori came a few minutes later, just as Kateri was brushing her hair and deciding what to wear.
"Ohayo, Kateri-chan," Shiori greeted.
"Ohayo, Shiori-san," she answered.
"I know today is a Saturday so there is school in Japan. You don't have to go if you don't want to," Shiori said.
"I would really like to see how school is run in Japan," Kateri said earnestly.
"Well, here's your uniform, here's a suitable school bag, and you've only got 5 minutes or you'll be late," Shiori winked.
Kateri hurriedly put on the uniform, which was a white shirt with a dark pink blazer and a navy bow. The skirt was the same shade as the blazer. She wore white knee socks and loafers. She left her hair down.
"Aww…these uniforms are so cute!" She exclaimed, twirling around. Just then, someone knocked on her door.
"Miwa-chan, we have to go soon," Shuiichi's voice was heard through the door that he did not open.
"Hai, Shuiichi-kun, I'm ready now," She opened the door and stepped out of her room. "And don't call me Miwa-chan, it sounds so formal. Kateri is fine."
"Hai, Kateri," he answered.
Shiori waved goodbye as Shuiichi and Kateri walked the three blocks to school.
"We'll be in the same class, so you can just use my books until yours arrive," Shuiichi said.
"Arigatou!" Kateri exclaimed. "Everyone's so nice to me here, it's so different from life in England."
Shuiichi was about to respond when Kateri caught sight of a white and red-brick building.
"Sugoi! Is that our school?" She asked. Shuiichi nodded.
Just then, three girls popped out of the bush that was closest to Kateri. She 'eeped' and jumped back a few feet. The three girls went into a frenzied dance. Shuiichi just sweatdropped.
"L-O-V-E M-E!" They shouted and continued to dance.
"Shu!" The first one chirped.
"Ii!" the second one said dreamily.
"Chi!" The last one sang. [1]
They started to surround Shuiichi and chatter noisily, but then they realized that Kateri was staring at them with wide eyes.
"WHAT exactly are you doing, walking to school with our Shuiichi-kun!" The first one said angrily.
"How DARE you try to take him from us!" The second one added.
"Just who are you, anyways?" The third one asked.
"Atashi wa Miwa Kateri! Ohayo!" Kateri waved enthusiastically and held her other hand out. The three girls just stared in disgust.
"Eew," They replied.
"Why are you walking to school with her, Shuiichi-kun?" The first one asked.
Shuiichi got an evil glint in his eye as he leaned in towards the first girl and started speaking rapidly in Japanese. Kateri just stared with a confused expression on her face. Suddenly, the three girls jumped back, burst into tears, and ran away. [2]
"Nani?" Kateri asked.
"Oh, I just told them something that will probably make them stop bugging me, and maybe you," Shuiichi answered while fluffing his hair, looking like his regular self, all traces of any evil glint gone.
"Let's go then," he said calmly, and he walked into the school building as Kateri followed him.
They walked into class 9-A just as the tardy bell rang. All the students went to their seats, and Shuiichi introduced Kateri to the class. Kateri looked around. "Ohayo!" She greeted. "Ohayo, Miwa-sama!" the class answered. A whistle was heard. The teacher frowned. "Yo, I'm Ryuzo. What's your sign?" The person who whistled had curly dark hair hid under a backwards baseball cap. He winked at her.
Kateri smiled. "Libra," She answered.
"Miwa, you will be sitting in the fourth row, fourth seat." The teacher looked over his seating chart. She sat down in that chair and was instantly bombarded with questions.
Shuiichi turned around in his seat. Kateri was getting a lot of attention, and she seemed to be making a lot of friends. He sighed.
The school day processed quite normally, for a school day. Kateri seemed to get along with everyone, but she really hit it off with Kirina Yuzuriha, Tsuki Kirameki, and Akitaka Ryuzo. They ate lunch together that day, and Shuiichi joined them for once.
"I've gotta go to the bathroom, so I'll see ya later!" Kateri jumped up from the chair she was sitting on and walked down the hallway, but as she was walking, someone grabbed her arm and pulled her into another hallway.
"Hey, what are you…Itai! That hurts," Kateri complained as she saw her captors. "It's you."
Her captors were the three girls that Kateri had met earlier that morning. "It's time you answered some questions, Miwa," The third one said.
"Wait…" Kateri scratched her head. "Who are you?"
"Oh, how rude of us," The first one said. "Let's introduce ourselves, shall we?" Theme music started playing from nowhere as the three posed.
"To defend the world from devastation!" The first one said. [3]
"To protect our Shuiichi-kun from the likes of *cough* others!" The second one continued.
"Wait, that doesn't rhyme," The first one whispered. Kateri sweatdropped. "Shut up, it's my turn," The third one interrupted.
"To proclaim the evils of telling the truth about who you love if it's him," The third one sang.
"Don't you think that one went a little long?" The second one asked.
"Hurry up, we're getting behind with the music," The third one urged.
"To never give up until we win!" They chorused together.
"Finally we rhymed," the first one said relieved.
"…I don't think that…" Kateri mumbled.
"Tsuki Kakomi!" The first one posed.
"Musokeno Mugen!" The second one held up her hand in a peace sign.
The music screeched to a halt as the third one appeared. She was dressed in a costume resembling an old woman, and was drinking tea. She lowered the cup and boomed, "Yume no Ryuu!"
They all sweatdropped.
"Anyways, we've got the power of love on our side!" Mugen gushed, sounding like Sailor Moon.
"And we know we don't rhyme, so…" Kakomi trailed off.
"What?" Kateri asked.
"Um…I haven't come up with the end yet," Kakomi answered, and everyone sweatdropped.
"So…is it true what Shuiichi-kun told us?" Yume no Ryuu asked.
"…What exactly did he tell you?" Kateri asked.
The three of them suddenly blushed and shook their heads. "Uhh…never mind," Kako answered.
"He…uh…he said that you two were…living together," Mugen said quickly.
Kateri laughed. "It's true," She said. The three of them started to cry.
"We can't compete with someone who is already living with him!" Yume no Ryuu wailed.
"His heart is gone forever from our grasp," Kakomi cried.
"Uh..guys…" Kateri tried to explain, but the three of them were already down the hall before she could explain. 'Oh well,' she thought, and walked to her next class.
A/N
I know this chapter was really odd for Yugana Kashi, but I felt called to add a little humor to it. Some of the references I have made to various animes may not be understood, so they are listed below:
[1]: A reference to the anime Fruits Basket, which I saw recently. In it, the three fangirl's cheer is, 'L-O-V-E M-E, Yuki!' so I kinda got it from there.
[2]: This is a semi-reference to all of the weird guys in different animes that get that weird glint in their eye, push up their glasses with their middle finger, and then say something totally unexpected. Like Shuiichi did. Excepting the glasses part.
[3]: This is a reference to Pokemon, specifically Jessie and James' entering 'theme'.
I've got a right dandy number of OCs in this chapter, and I would like to take a moment and introduce them: (last name first)
-Kirina Yuzuriha: An OC in one of my other fics, Winds of Thyme.
-Tsuki Kirameki: Another OC in Winds of Thyme.
-Ashitaka Ryuzo: Wanna bet he's from Winds of Thyme?
-Tsuki Kakomi: My sister. *sighs* She's an OC in WoT, as well. Her pen name on ff.net is Kako. Check it.
-Musokeno Mugen: A friend of mine. Her pen name on ff.net is Mugen. Check it.
-Yume no Ryuu: *dodges bullets being shot by YnR* Another friend. Her pen name on ff.net is Yume no Ryuu. She is unlike the character being portrayed in this fic, so… *hides from trigger-happy YnR*
I think that was it. WHOA. I don't think I have any Japanese terms for this chapter to define. That's freaky. Also, I know that no one spoke Japanese at school, and it might have seemed unrealistic, but I just had everyone speak 'Translated Japanese' for this chapter. I'll add more Japanese, unless you readers like it this way.
So be sure to leave a review before you leave, as I would love to hear suggestions to how this fic should continue. I actually need them, so…review, people. I am an uncreative person who needs new ideas.
Ya know, I was only going to make this about 6 chapters long and then… well, whaddaya know.
Toodles!
Sakura Takanouchi
