I'm In Love.
Written By: Kristi
A/N: This is the EDITED VERSION of chapter 3. It should be easier to read and understand after almost a year of not continuing it. xD; I feel so unloyal.
Disclaimer: I do not own this, I'm just a banana.
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AnimeGrl08 - Whoo! Mamimi is in this chapter, 'cause I was just informed of the origin of Naota's nick name!!
DJ Ruby - -giggles insanely with her- I would tape it and send it to you but...yeah! -giggles again and pretends to play Ride A Shooting Star-
Ta - Thankies! And how did you know? I never said anything...
Yuffie-Chan 2 - Thankyou! I'll do that in the next chapter since I don't feel like redoing this whole thing! Note: Ha, look what I just did!
Digina - I saw the last episode too, and now I know a lot more than I did!
SNOW - Thankyou so much! Your review is greatly appreciated!
the poop god - Thankyou! And I am, don't worry!
Thanks everyone!
I saw the last episode, and it was so cute and so sweet. ;-; -tear-
Whooo, I just realized how much of an idiot I am...o.o;
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I awoke in the morning to someone knocking on my door. I sat up and wiped my eyes.
"Come in...?" Haruko was still sleeping. I could hear her snoring. Mamimi rushed in.
"How dare you hurt Eri's feelings!"
I was startled. "Uhhh...okay?" I said, confused.
"Is that all there is to say?" she asked.
I blinked. "Since when do you care...?"
"I dunno, but, I can't stand to see her cry!" Mamimi said.
"Is that all you came to tell me?"
"No, I'm here to tell you that Eri is staying here tonight again, but she didn't want to tell you herself." she said. I blinked. "...See ya Ta-Kun. Meet me at the underpass later, kay?"
"Alright." I said.
I got up and saw Haruko smiling at me. "Hehe...Why is it that you have the girls all over you, I have the guys all over me, and we can't even be alone together for a few hours?"
"I'm not sure."
Haruko smiled and stretched. "Been working on your guitar?"
"A bit. Well, I only got it last night, and then went almost straight to bed."
"Then woke up, and had a screaming contest with that girl.." Haruko said, her voice had a hint of being hurt.
"Ninnamori."
Haruko smiled. "Why don't you call her by her first name?"
I looked up. "Not really sure. Maybe because I'm scared to say it to her."
Haruko popped her head down from the top bunk. "Hehe."
"What?"
Haruko winked. "Nothing, you'll find out later. Let's just say, when you're older, and I'm gone-"
"You're gonna leave again?"
Haruko blinked at me and gave a half smile.
"Yeah, but...you know I'm going to come back again sooner or later..."
I blinked back tears of frustation.
"Anyway, when I'm gone and you're older, girls are gonna be all over you, so you'll forget about me anyway..."
I looked up, mad at her for saying that. "I would never forget you...you know that." Haruko smiled.
"Well, that's a relief. Now...what do you want for breakfast?"
I looked back at her. "Just cause you're back doesn't mean you're still my maid."
Haruko sighed. "I know, but I can't find anywhere else to go...so...uh-huh. Yeah, I am your maid, silly."
I smiled. "Then...I dunno...whatever we have. I have to go meet someone..."
"Eri?" I looked back. Hearing her name poisined my ears.
"No." I shot. "Just..someone."
She smiled. "Okay..be back by the time breaksfast is ready." I nodded and left the room, and pulled the hood up on my sweatshirt.
I went outside and walked to the underpass. The wind was pretty strong, and the waves splashed against the piers and shore. And me. I coughed up some ocean salt water, and waited until Mamimi came.
"Ta-Kun!" Mamimi ran torward me and waved. I held up my hand. "Ta-Kun, I-I have something I've been wanting to say for awhile." she said as she came to a stop. "But...I've never had...the chance."
"What is it?" I asked, and she smiled.
She blushed. "Remember...when you told me that you liked me and I...said I liked you too...?"
"I know where this is going, and I don't want to answer..."
She half-smiled. "Well...ummmm...Naota...I really do...like you...and I know your brother won't be so happy, but..."
"Didn't you hear?" I asked. I knew my brother had forgotten all about Mamimi. "He has a girl-friend in America."
"WHAT?! That bastard!" she yelled.
"Uhhhh....okay?"
She softened and smiled. "But I really do like you!" she said, and put her hands on mine and was on her knees. Like Ninnamori once did. And Haruko... What was it with weird women and me?!
"B-but...."
"What?" she asked, her face inching closer to mine by the second.
Flash.
Haruko.
Flash.
Ninnamori.
Flash.
Mamimi.
All in the same position. How many times will this happen?
I stumbled and fell back. "What is wrong with you women?!"
Mamimi was shocked. "W-what?"
She helped me up. "I mean, once Haruko comes back and explains everything, every girl in the damn city is after me!"
"So it's Haruko that you're so upset about?" She smiled. "Oh. Well, I would be too if I were you. All she does is use you..."
I turned red. Then blue. Then green. Then yellow. Then purple. Then red again.
"WILL EVERYONE SHUT UP ABOUT THAT?!"
Mamimi stumbled back when I yelled.
"SHE'S NOT LIKE THAT SHE WOULDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME BECAUSE I KNOW SHE TRULY LOVES ME AND I...LOVE...HEEER!"
Mamimi was shocked. I covered my mouth quickly. I actually admited it for the whole world to hear...?
Mamimi was in tears as we walked back.
"Sorry. Didn't mean to upset you." I said.
"No..." she paused and sniffed a little. "...you might not of, but I can't believe you would...do this to your father."
"My dad doesn't care anymore. He's barely even home now..."
"Oh." Mamimi said, and wiped her eyes. "I guess I should write to your brother and give him a piece of my mind...."
"Okay. Sorry again." I said, and she smiled.
"Bye."
"See ya."
I walked into my room, and the first thing that happened was, in this order:
1.Haruko glomping me
2.Me suffocating
3.Haruko shaking me hard
4.Her scremaing "YOU LOVE ME THAT MUCH?! THAT IS SO SWEET THAT YOU WOULD YELL IT OUT FOR THE WORLD TO HEAR!"
5.Me being kissed like crazy.
6.The neighbors wondering if everything is alright.
Haruko smiled. "You know I think your brother might have heard you too." she said while she cuddled close to me.
"I don't think I was THAT loud." I said.
She smiled and giggled. "You missed breakfast." My stomach growled.
"I can tell."
"Well, how about I order something then...? Something...SPIC-AY?" she asked, winking.
"Er. Actually, it seems strange, but I'm in the mood for something spicy.." I said, a bit startled at myself.
"WHOA. IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD." Haruko yelled, and walked to the phone. I sat down on the bed and thought over the recent events.
1. Haruko comes back
2. Haruko says she loves me.
3. Ninnamori and I get in fight.
4. Ninnamori says she loves me.
5. Mamimi announces Ninnamori's staying again
6. Mamimi starts to say something I don't wanna hear.
7. Mamimi finds out about my brother
8. Mamimi says she loves me.
9. Mamimi says Haruko is taking advangtage of me again.
10. I tell Mamimi that Haruko loves me and I love her.
11. See first list.
I wrote these all down. And it had been..oh..two days? Oi. I looked up at the clock. 1:56 pm. I got up.
I sat down at the tv and watched a few things. Boring. Turned off the tv. Found myself being squashed to the other side of the chair by Haruko.
"Ow." I said, and Haruko was too busy embracing me to notice. I could tell she was crying. She looked up and smiled weakly.
"What's wrong?" I thought something either really stupid happened or something extremely bad happened to Canti or her guitar.
"They're all out of SPIC-AY...things..."
I blinked. "Okaaaay..."
She laughed and squeezed me hard before setting me in her lap.
"You know, you're so cute when you worry." she said. She traced her finger around my lips and brushed hers against my cheek. I was shaking a bit. "What's wrong?" she asked tenderly, and I stopped quickly.
"N- nothing.." I said. We both heard a knock at the door.
"You get it." Haruko said, and pushed me off her lap and went upstairs.
I opened the door. "Afternoon Ninnamori..." I said, and glared.
"I'm only staying here because I'm supposed to be trying to make up with you." She "hmphd" and walked upstairs to put up her stuff.
I tried to close the door, but it was held open. "Your order, sir."
"Oh!" I said, and took out a pocketful of yen and handed it to him. "Keep the change." I said, and took the food and closed the door. "You guys! Lunch or...whatever meal this is supposed to be is here!"
Ninnamori and Haruko came down the stairs. The two were stuck on each other, glaring.
We sat at the table, eating quietly. There was going to be no peace tonight. I could tell already.
"Well, I'm finished. I might as well go to bed because I won't have to worry about you two FIGHTING, but just in case, I always have that STUNGUN."
They nodded and continued to eat. I sighed and walked upstairs to my bedroom. I sat on the bed and got into my pajamas quickly. I sat down and felt myself dozing off. Someone awoke me.
"Ta-Kun."
"What?" I sat up. Haruko scooted me over and laid down next to me. "W-what are you doing?"
Ninnamori came in and climbed onto Haruko's bunk.
"It was either her or me down here..."
"Oh." I said, and turned to face her.
"G'night." Ninnamori said from the top bunk.
"Goodnight!" Haruko yelled, and I glared. Haruko gave a big cheesy smile.
I awoke in the middle of the night and went downstairs. Haruko was sitting in the cahir, sleeping. I scooted her over a bit and sat down. She woke up and opened one eye.
" 'Ello." she said, and I jumped.
"Hi. Why did you come down here?"
Haruko smiled. "Ninnamori said she would strangle me if I tried anything in there, so I went down here, and here you are. And she didn't say anything about tryng anything down here!" she said, and grabbed a blanket.
"Wh-what?" I asked, shocked..
"I'm cold." Haruko said, and put the blanket over both of us.
I felt a sudden rush of warmth. She embraced me and smiled. I was pushed back a little, and she kissed me tenderly. I felt even more warmth and softness. And then it was gone. Ninnamori stood over us with a horrified face, blanket clutched in hand. She was crying, hard. I went beet red and wide-eyed.
"How could you do this to me!?"
"What did I do to you?" I asked.
She went red. "Going with...her!" she cried, pointing her finger at Haruko. Her eyes were filled with rage, and she stomped upstairs.
A few minutes later, she came down, hat on head, bags in hand.
She sighed. "I'm leaving. Maybe Mamimi will let me stay at her house or something..."
I sighed as she walked out the door. Haruko looked at me softly. "I'm sorry."
"What?"
"For that." she replied in a whisperous tone.
I looked at her.
"You didn't do anything. I really didn't want her here..."
Haruko smiled and embraced me, and then fell asleep. So basically, I was stuck.
Ah, is the new version is a bit easier to read? ?