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continue! Hehe. Anyways, I hadn't really thought of how to write this next
chapter and I'd tried my best to take most of your suggestions into action.
Well anyways,..here's chapter 5!
Spring's Gift
Chapter 5: What happened to Shinobu?
Airplanes roared in the sky above the Tokyo Airport and noises of family and friends saying farewells to their beloved blended together, forming a background of commotion. Shinobu stood quietly and alone from all the commotion going on in the background, and stared into one of the monitors that listed when the flights begin. Shinobu held on tight to her suitcase, for it provided her a feeling of safety. Shinobu let out a tired sigh since her flight wouldn't begin until 9:10 am. The longer she spent in Japan, the more aggravated she would get. Time was torturing and it ticked her with every second of an hour. She went over to a coffee machine and got herself a cup of red tea to kill the time. Bored and exhausted of the long wait, she decided to sit on one of the chairs in the flight pending room.
"Today I am going to leave Tokyo, leave Hinatasou and leave...Keitaro sempai. He will be happy with Naru-san." Shinobu thought to herself as she forced a weak smile. "I will enjoy myself at California and forget about sempai and sempai will forget about me too." Shinobu stopped in her thoughts. She knew she was just trying to convince herself to leave Keitaro and that she had made the right choice in leaving. However, it could not be denied that the linking feeling that she had towards Keitaro was still imperishable. All of a sudden, an unexpected loud noise broke the buzzing atmosphere.
Shinobu turned her head in the direction of the loud noise. There, she saw Keitaro and Naru, holding hands, running towards her. Following close from behind, Motoko was in her custom kendo outfit and had her bokken with her, Su was still in her banana pajamas, and Kitsune was wearing her usual clothes, looking drunk.
"Shinobu!!!" they all cried out in unison to prevent Shinobu from leaving Hinatasou.
Shinobu stood up, frightened by their sudden approach. She couldn't decide between staying to hear what the tenants had to say and running away from them. In the end, with a pinch of courage and bravery, she decided to face her problems and stay to listen to what the residents had to say.
Su was the first to break the silence. "Shinobu, don't go! No one can cook as good as you can for us no more and I still haven't had my breakfast yet!"
"Yeah, your dishes are the best," Kitsune butted in, wobbling around the airport due to the dosages of alcohol that she must had taken in.
"Shinobu-chan, this is your decision if you want to go or not. Never allow yourself to regret!" Motoko said.
Shinobu's heart melted with the tenants' compassion.
"They actually care.." Shinobu thought to herself. Then, Keitaro's voice spoke up, and ended her thoughts.
"Shinobu-chan..Why are you leaving?" he asked full of concern.
"Oh....um...I'm leaving because...." Shinobu began before she caught a glimpse of Naru aggravating. She seemed worried of Shinobu's answer. Shinobu quickly distorted the facts in her mind and spoke up to end the tension building because of her uncompleted answer.
"Oh, well you see, I have always wanted to go to California. I feel tired. I want to go have fun and meet some new people!" answered Shinobu in the best cheery voice she could make out.
"But why all of a sudden?" Su wondered aloud.
"Oh...um...." Shinobu stuttered, not knowing how to answer Su's question.
Naru finally spoke up, "Su, that's people's business. Don't be so impolite."
Shinobu stared into Naru's eyes, thanking her for aiding her getaway. Naru smiled warmly in respond.
"Well, Shinobu-chan, if that's your decision, then we should not delay your flight," Keitaro said as he slipped his hands into his pocket and produced a "Have a good flight" card. "Here, this is for you Shinobu-chan. We all signed it"
Shinobu smiled weakly and accepted the card. Suddenly, a loud voice broke the ongoing farewell and called out to all the passengers whom were boarding California Express 156 to head out.
"That's my flight," Shinobu said, not wanting to leave. She had hoped for Keitaro asking her to stay behind. However, the truth was unpromising as well as depressing. She grabbed her suitcase and headed towards the entrance door. Step by step she went. She prayed for one of the tenants to call after her, but no one did. Sadly, she entered onto the plane, without even waving a goodbye.
Shinobu sat on one of the seats near the window and stared out into the Tokyo sky. From her bag, she took out the card that Keitaro had presented her. She opened it. Inside, was a cute drawing of Shinobu smiling.
"Sempai must have drawn that," Shinobu thought.
Beneath the drawing, all the tenants' names were visible with little wishes of farewell written underneath each signature. Suddenly, a depressing thought stuck Shinobu.
"Why did they have this card written beforehand? Did they not want me to linger behind?" the evil thought pierced through Shinobu's mind as she broke into tears. She stopped when someone handed her a tissue. She looked up and saw a young male, of about her age (maybe a year or two older), staring down at her. He had jet-black hair and looked rather handsome with his hair shinning against the glow of the sunlight.
"Don't cry," the boy soothed.
"Arigatou," Shinobu thanked as she accepted the tissue.
"My name is Yukiro Sakuranto," the boy introduced.
"Oh...my name is Shinobu Maehera," Shinobu said in a tone so soft that it was just a key above a whisper.
"Nice to meet you. You're going to California too right?" Yukiro asked.
"Hai," Shinobu said softly.
"I know there's a lot of places in California that's worth visiting. You want to come with me?"
"Okay" Shinobu replied, not fully aware.
Yukiro gave an attractive, wide smile and then started talking about all the places that they would go and all the things that they would do in California. However, Shinobu's mind was not following Yukiro's words but instead, drifting along thoughts of Keitaro.
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I'm sorry if that chapter wasn't long enough since I have a lot of work to do now that school has started. I'll try my best to write another chapter as soon as possible. And all you need to worry about is the reviews! I'll try my best to produce another chapter if you'll try your best to review! Arigatou! Ja ne....
Special Note: If you're all wondering if this is nearing the end to this story, then I'll just have to say that you're all wrong! Haha....there's still a long way to go so please keep a look out for Spring's Gift.
Also anther note: I'm really sorry if I'd gotten some spelling wrong of the Japanese suffixes since I'm not very sure of them myself. I think that there are more spellings so please cope with me ~~~~^^ Thank you to all reviews once again! Am I being too annoying? Haha...
Spring's Gift
Chapter 5: What happened to Shinobu?
Airplanes roared in the sky above the Tokyo Airport and noises of family and friends saying farewells to their beloved blended together, forming a background of commotion. Shinobu stood quietly and alone from all the commotion going on in the background, and stared into one of the monitors that listed when the flights begin. Shinobu held on tight to her suitcase, for it provided her a feeling of safety. Shinobu let out a tired sigh since her flight wouldn't begin until 9:10 am. The longer she spent in Japan, the more aggravated she would get. Time was torturing and it ticked her with every second of an hour. She went over to a coffee machine and got herself a cup of red tea to kill the time. Bored and exhausted of the long wait, she decided to sit on one of the chairs in the flight pending room.
"Today I am going to leave Tokyo, leave Hinatasou and leave...Keitaro sempai. He will be happy with Naru-san." Shinobu thought to herself as she forced a weak smile. "I will enjoy myself at California and forget about sempai and sempai will forget about me too." Shinobu stopped in her thoughts. She knew she was just trying to convince herself to leave Keitaro and that she had made the right choice in leaving. However, it could not be denied that the linking feeling that she had towards Keitaro was still imperishable. All of a sudden, an unexpected loud noise broke the buzzing atmosphere.
Shinobu turned her head in the direction of the loud noise. There, she saw Keitaro and Naru, holding hands, running towards her. Following close from behind, Motoko was in her custom kendo outfit and had her bokken with her, Su was still in her banana pajamas, and Kitsune was wearing her usual clothes, looking drunk.
"Shinobu!!!" they all cried out in unison to prevent Shinobu from leaving Hinatasou.
Shinobu stood up, frightened by their sudden approach. She couldn't decide between staying to hear what the tenants had to say and running away from them. In the end, with a pinch of courage and bravery, she decided to face her problems and stay to listen to what the residents had to say.
Su was the first to break the silence. "Shinobu, don't go! No one can cook as good as you can for us no more and I still haven't had my breakfast yet!"
"Yeah, your dishes are the best," Kitsune butted in, wobbling around the airport due to the dosages of alcohol that she must had taken in.
"Shinobu-chan, this is your decision if you want to go or not. Never allow yourself to regret!" Motoko said.
Shinobu's heart melted with the tenants' compassion.
"They actually care.." Shinobu thought to herself. Then, Keitaro's voice spoke up, and ended her thoughts.
"Shinobu-chan..Why are you leaving?" he asked full of concern.
"Oh....um...I'm leaving because...." Shinobu began before she caught a glimpse of Naru aggravating. She seemed worried of Shinobu's answer. Shinobu quickly distorted the facts in her mind and spoke up to end the tension building because of her uncompleted answer.
"Oh, well you see, I have always wanted to go to California. I feel tired. I want to go have fun and meet some new people!" answered Shinobu in the best cheery voice she could make out.
"But why all of a sudden?" Su wondered aloud.
"Oh...um...." Shinobu stuttered, not knowing how to answer Su's question.
Naru finally spoke up, "Su, that's people's business. Don't be so impolite."
Shinobu stared into Naru's eyes, thanking her for aiding her getaway. Naru smiled warmly in respond.
"Well, Shinobu-chan, if that's your decision, then we should not delay your flight," Keitaro said as he slipped his hands into his pocket and produced a "Have a good flight" card. "Here, this is for you Shinobu-chan. We all signed it"
Shinobu smiled weakly and accepted the card. Suddenly, a loud voice broke the ongoing farewell and called out to all the passengers whom were boarding California Express 156 to head out.
"That's my flight," Shinobu said, not wanting to leave. She had hoped for Keitaro asking her to stay behind. However, the truth was unpromising as well as depressing. She grabbed her suitcase and headed towards the entrance door. Step by step she went. She prayed for one of the tenants to call after her, but no one did. Sadly, she entered onto the plane, without even waving a goodbye.
Shinobu sat on one of the seats near the window and stared out into the Tokyo sky. From her bag, she took out the card that Keitaro had presented her. She opened it. Inside, was a cute drawing of Shinobu smiling.
"Sempai must have drawn that," Shinobu thought.
Beneath the drawing, all the tenants' names were visible with little wishes of farewell written underneath each signature. Suddenly, a depressing thought stuck Shinobu.
"Why did they have this card written beforehand? Did they not want me to linger behind?" the evil thought pierced through Shinobu's mind as she broke into tears. She stopped when someone handed her a tissue. She looked up and saw a young male, of about her age (maybe a year or two older), staring down at her. He had jet-black hair and looked rather handsome with his hair shinning against the glow of the sunlight.
"Don't cry," the boy soothed.
"Arigatou," Shinobu thanked as she accepted the tissue.
"My name is Yukiro Sakuranto," the boy introduced.
"Oh...my name is Shinobu Maehera," Shinobu said in a tone so soft that it was just a key above a whisper.
"Nice to meet you. You're going to California too right?" Yukiro asked.
"Hai," Shinobu said softly.
"I know there's a lot of places in California that's worth visiting. You want to come with me?"
"Okay" Shinobu replied, not fully aware.
Yukiro gave an attractive, wide smile and then started talking about all the places that they would go and all the things that they would do in California. However, Shinobu's mind was not following Yukiro's words but instead, drifting along thoughts of Keitaro.
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I'm sorry if that chapter wasn't long enough since I have a lot of work to do now that school has started. I'll try my best to write another chapter as soon as possible. And all you need to worry about is the reviews! I'll try my best to produce another chapter if you'll try your best to review! Arigatou! Ja ne....
Special Note: If you're all wondering if this is nearing the end to this story, then I'll just have to say that you're all wrong! Haha....there's still a long way to go so please keep a look out for Spring's Gift.
Also anther note: I'm really sorry if I'd gotten some spelling wrong of the Japanese suffixes since I'm not very sure of them myself. I think that there are more spellings so please cope with me ~~~~^^ Thank you to all reviews once again! Am I being too annoying? Haha...