Hope
Shiori sighed. She had this feeling of hopelessness inside her that wouldn't go away and suddenly she thought of Zee. He had kind eyes. Maybe he could become a good friend or maybe more than a friend. I don't know, but he seems like a nice person. And he's a friend of Jun.
A smile came to Shiori's lips and she sighed dreamily Maybe he is interested in me. He doesn't seem like the usual guys I date.
Shiori's smile disappeared as she thought of the last guy she dated. He was cheating on me after the first week and I was putting up with it because he kept saying he loved me and didn't want to lose me. I was an idiot. But I learned my lesson, so nothing like that will ever happen again.
Shiori went back to her room and started studying, listening to music to pass the time. Finally she gathered her things and headed off to class. She sat through her classes, hoping to see Zee but not seeing him anywhere. Finally she was done and headed to the library to do some studying before heading home.
She walked in and saw Zee sitting with Jun, in around the same place as yesterday. She walked towards them shyly, smiling as she reached the table. "Hi," she said to Jun and Zee, placing her bag on the floor.
They looked up and smiled and Zee got up, moving his stuff so she could sit down on a chair. Shiori blinked, surprised at how eager he seemed.
"So Zee and I are going to see a movie later," Jun said, "want to come?"
Shiori nodded, "What are you seeing?"
Jun named a musical that had just come out. "My girlfriend really wants to see it and I heard it was pretty good, so I figured I'd go and see it. We could go on a double date."
Shiori glanced at Zee to see his reaction, but he seemed absorbed in his computer.
"O-okay," she mumbled, blushing.
Jun smiled and hugged her. "It'll be fun," he promised.
