Konichiwa!
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Chapter 4 Mom knows bestSlumped back, hands on pockets, eyes on the ground, heavy footsteps - Kikuchi is definitely in deep thought.
It was not long after Rhine and Takeshi's un-ceremonial leaving that this computer genius decided to go home. Murai and the others were asking so many questions about his so-called relationship with Kanzaki. He didn't want to answer them simply because he doesn't have answers.
Sighing, he crossed the street together with other commuters.
Stars were starting to appear on the rich blue sky, the sun had long gone to rest. It was just the end of a day - a day for Kikuchi seemed eternity judging by the weird events.
His mind floated back to the restaurant. Oh... that restaurant is cursed... too much bad things have happened there. Onizuka and Kanzaki should be dealing with Mura right now- WAIT... pause... His eyes widened as a though hit him.
What could Kanzaki and Onizuka possibly been telling Murai and the others?
Slapping his head, he groaned. Stupid. Why did he forget that leaving Kanzaki and Onizuka was a bad idea? Well, Kanzaki maybe considerate enough not to make impossible stories - stories that could destroy both their images... but Onizuka? Ha! You know him. He was another issue. The guy might be making sappy, mushy stories on how he and Kanzaki got together or even worse... well, you know, getting to points not for children...gulp.
"Kanzaki... before I knew it... I have fallen deeply in love with you..."
"I also love you... Kikuchi... Let's live the rest of our dull life together forever!"
And you know what happens next.
Kikuchi shivered. That mental image was scary. Urgh. Yuck. It was as if taken from a romantic movie Onizuka watched where, well, there are some, well, you know... stuffs not for children below 18.
"Stupid," He scolded himself for his late thinking until he reached his house.
Kikuchi's place was a two-stories high house with walls painted in rich cream. It was not too big but just enough for his family.
"I'm home," he stated after entering the house. He was taking of his shoes when he noticed something very intriguing.
Two pairs of shoes - white sandals, and leather black shoes, were placed neatly on the door.
Hmm... dinner would be in a few minutes so... did his mom invite some friends over? Come to think of it, she said something of that sort this morning... but... why does he feel that he have seen these already?
Shaking the thought of, he proceeded to his room. He might have seen those at stores or something. Halfway through the stairs, his mother's voice called him.
"Yoshito! We have guests! I believe you will be very happy to see them."
He sighed. Not now. Just when he thought he could rest his tired brain, he was forced to interact with guests. One of the things Kikuchi Yoshito hated was socializing where you must act formally, smile non-stop and pretend you are REALLY interested to what the guests were talking about.
He took his time going to the dinning room where his mothers' guests were. He ran a hand to his brown locks before entering. What he saw made his jaw drop.
Ishikawa Rhine and Kirizawa Takeshi were sitting on the table, enjoying dinner, talking animatedly with his mother.
Does fate really hate him that much?
"We were getting hungry so we decided to eat before you came. Look who we have here, Rhine and her friend, Takeshi," his mother said, a smile on her face. She motioned her son to sit beside her. "Come now or the food will get cold."
"I've already eaten, mom," he answered shortly.
His mother's smile faded a little, a pout was threatening to show, "Don't you like my coking?"
"It's not that, I'm just full," he explained.
Kikuchi narrowed his eyes. Somehow, Takeshi was looking at him with those dull orbs that seem to hold more than what others see. Mental note to Kikuchi, never under-estimate this Kirizawa guy.
"Anyway, Rhine is here. Surely, you would like to chat with her."
"Actually, we've met a while ago," Rhine informed sweetly while looking innocently at Kikuchi. "And.. I've already met his girlfriend," she added, twisting the fork on her pasta with too much force.
And.. I've already met his girlfriend
And.. I've already met his girlfriend
And.. I've already met his girlfriendWhat... the... heck...
Kikuchi's eyes widened mentally as Rhine's words registered in his mind. Surely, he wasn't expecting this witch to really tell his mother about his so-called girlfriend! What will he do?! Think Kikuchi! Think! Excuses, excuses, where art though?!
Mrs. Kikuchi's jaw dropped. She was speechless.
What the heck.. What will his mother think?! That he was not concentrating in his studies?
"Yoshito...?"
Rhine secretly savored the moment. It seems Mrs. Kikuchi didn't know about her son's girlfriend. She definitely was enjoying the scene though it would really be fun if Yoshito showed some emotion, not just standing there, a blank expression on his face.
"You mean..." Mrs. Kikuchi studied her son. Yoshito clenched and unclenched his fists. If there was one person besides Onizuka and Kanzaki who could make him feel nervous under his/her gaze, that would be his mother.
She directed her gaze back to Rhine. "You mean... my son actually had the guts to court a girl?"
Kikuchi couldn't believe his ears. Was his mother.... joking?
Disappointment was plastered across Rhine's face. "Aren't you mad at your son, auntie, for having a girlfriend without your consent?"
Mrs. Kikuchi smiled mischievously. "Of course I'm jealous that I'm the last to know that my son already has a girlfriend," she shot an eyebrow at Yoshito, "BUT! That is the least of my worries!" She laughed. "I mean, I really can't believe that my son actually had time for girls!"
Kikuchi shook his head. Mental note to self: check if it is full moon, people sure are lunatic today.
"B-but," Rhine was speechless.
"Don't worry! My son is responsible enough not to make his girlfriend cry."
"B-but..."
Takeshi checked his watch. "I think we need to go home now, Rhine,"
"But it is still early. Why don't you just stay here for the night?" Mrs. Kikuchi offered.
"I'm sorry, madam, we really are. But you see, we need to go to school early tomorrow," Takeshi explained.
"School? You mean, you are planning to stay?" Kikuchi asked curiously.
"Yup! We plan to study high school here!" Rhine answered happily. She stood up. "We really need to go now, auntie."
Mrs. Kikuchi smiled sadly. "Okay, but be sure to come back." She followed Takeshi and Rhine to the door, dragging her son in the process. "At least see them off, mister!" she whispered to a groaning Kikuchi.
"It is really nice chatting with you, auntie," Rhine said. "We'll sure come back."
"I really hope so," Mrs. Kikuchi nudged her son.
Yes, we hope you'll come back," Yoshito said dully. Only his comfy bed was in his mind.
"Don't worry, Yoshito, we'll see each other soon. Don't be sad." Rhine said sweetly. Kikuchi tried to force a smile. Don't worry, Rhine, he won't be sad since he doesn't want to see you soon.
Rhine and Takeshi went off to the cold night.
"You didn't tell me you have a girlfriend, mister," Kikuchi heard his mom said after a while. She was grinning ear to ear.
When will they let this issue rest?
"Well... I was planning to tell you," he lied.
"Oh, so you think you were so great that you don't need your mother's advice on girls?" her mother pouted.
"It's not that..."
"Anyway, who is this lucky girl?"
"Well..."
"Is it Kanzaki Urumi?" her mother guessed.
"How...?" Kikuchi couldn't help but wonder. His mother is truly amazing.
"Oh, so I'm right then. You see, she's the only girl you were getting hooked up with. You two look great together! Oh! I'm so happy for you! So, when are you going to get married?"
"Mom..." Kikuchi raised an eyebrow.
"Don't worry! I'm not against her, I am actually in favor of her. You really have the same taste as your father: beauty and brains."
He smirked at his mother's playfulness. "So you mean my father had a great taste for picking a woman with both beauty and brains, huh? Who could that woman be?"
His mother smiled. "Why? Are you doubting me?"
"Of course... not."
"Hahahaha! You seem to develop your sense of humor these days. Anyway, I want to know how you courted her," her mother asked mischievously.
"Well..." Random thoughts bombarded his brain. He already went far so it would be hard to say 'Mom. I'm lying. I really don't have a girlfriend.'
"Well?"
"Well... I must go now to sleep," he quickly ran to his room, while yelling 'good night, mom'.
Mrs. Kikuchi watched her son dash to avoid answering her question. She smiled mischievously, "Oh, darling, our son really is growing up,"
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"I can't stand it anymore!" Kikuchi sat up his bed, giving up every thought of sleep.
He was tired, no doubt, but it seems his brain doesn't want him to sleep. Groaning, he checked his watch, 11:30pm. So, he was tossing and turning in his bed for nearly 4 hours. What a bummer.
Stepping out of his bed, he looked at his window. The sky is clear, the stars shown perfectly well. Hmm... will a walk help him get some sleep? Maybe.
Quietly, he grabbed his jacket on the desk. Looking at his pajamas, he thought of changing but disregarded the idea. Changing will take more time and he wanted to take a walk as soon as possible.
His next problem was getting out. The doors were now locked and opening them will surely wake his mother. Think...
He smirked as an idea popped into his mind.
The windows, of course.
Slipping carefully out of the window, he made a mental note to thank Onizuka. The guy taught him how to escape using the window: climb out, lock the window, hold on the edge of the roof, place your foot on the concrete fence, and then jump down. Simple.
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"Ne, Onizuka, what exactly will I do with these," Kanzaki asked, eyebrows raised. Sitting on the bench by the park, she examined the 3 books handed to her by her former teacher.
Onizuka lit a cigarette. He spoke as a cloud of smoke escaped his lips. "Read, of course."
The young lady skillfully twirled a book on her right hand. "What I mean is that, you called me here in the middle of the night just to give me these books? Like I would buy that."
"Now, now, Kanzaki, I'm just helping you as your former homeroom teacher."
"I doubt it. You're planning something."
"I'm just helping, really!"
Kanzaki smirked. Getting Onizuka to talk would require more effort. "Would you rather have that snake incident repeated or you would kindly talk?"
Onizuka's eyes widened as the memory flashed in his mind. "You wouldn't dare..."
"Oh, you know me... I can do whatever I want."
The great teacher inched away, "You wouldn't do it to your poor teacher..."
"Talk then."
"B-b-but what will I say?"
"Your plans maybe?" her voice was innocent yet deadly.
"I d-don't have any"
"Really?"
"Erm..." Beads of sweat started appearing on his temples. Now is not the time to goof around, Kanzaki is dead serious. So the best thing to do right now is... to escape. Pronto.
"Will you talk or not?"
Onizuka hurriedly stood up and grabbed his helmet. "I must go now, hahahaha! I need to be early tomorrow, bye!" he rode his motorcycle as fast as he can.
Kanzaki watched the teacher sped away with a smirk plastered on her lips. Sooner or later, she will learn of his plans. She looked at the books Onizuka left. But first, she must now what to do with these books.
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Having your former teacher jumping out of a bush in his motorcycle, dressed in pajamas, would make you raise an eyebrow. This is what Kikuchi learned.
He was walking casually when the above incident happened. What in the world is Onizuka doing in the middle of the night, dressed in pajamas, that he didn't even notice him passing?
Curious, he went to examine the other side of the bush. He was surprise upon seeing a lady. Interesting...
Taking a closer look, he frowned. The lady was none other than his fellow genius, Kanzaki Urumi.
Deciding to know what happened, Kikuchi went to Kanzaki.
"Surprising to see you here, Kanzaki," he greeted.
Turning her head, she raised her eyebrow. "What are you doing here?"
"Taking a walk. You?" He sat beside her, staring at the stars.
"I met Onizuka a while ago. He wanted to give me these books." She picked up the said books and handed it to her companion.
Kikuchi smirked upon reading the titles. "I never knew you were a fan of these."
"Over my dead body."
"101 ways on becoming a good girlfriend', 'Psyche's guide on how to please your in-laws', 'Love in this small world: A collection of quotes.' Seriously, did these come from Onizuka?"
"No one would expect that perverted teacher actually has books like these. I mean, they're quite clean for a change."
"He took the story he made seriously, didn't he?"
"You could say that."
Kikuchi placed his attention back at the stars, Kanzaki followed suit. Silence ruled over them until the computer genius decided to break it.
"Kanzaki, I'm wondering... why are you participating in Onizuka's plan. I mean, Rhine is my problem, so why bother yourself to pose as my so-called girlfriend?"
Kanzaki pretended to think hard, "Let's see... ummm.. I just thought it would be fun."
"Hn."
"Why? Don't you want me to help? Posing as your girlfriend is the only solution we have right now. Anyway, it is just temporary."
"You're right. Thanks, then."
Kanzaki pretended to be surprised. "You're actually thanking me? Really! What has gotten to you?" Kikuchi raised an eyebrow.
"You know what, I think I already know why I can't sleep."
"What is it, darling?"
"Drop the 'darling' or else..."
"Well, I'm just taking my role as your girlfriend seriously."
"Drop it. It sounds scary coming from you."
"Is that an insult or compliment."
"Anyway, like what I was saying, I already know why I can't sleep. It's because I'm hungry."
"Haven't eaten dinner, have we?"
Kikuchi stood up and stretched his arms. "You know what, I know a nice restaurant around here. They are open 24/7. Wanna come?"
Kanzaki followed his movements. "That is, if it is your treat."
"Fine then."
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"This sounds interesting..."
A young lady hid at a nearby bush, watching the two geniuses leave. Pushing the stop button on her video camera, she smirked.
"Interesting, very interesting... I believe this would come handy."
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------To Be Continued...
So what do you think? Please review!!!
I'm sorry that this chapter didn't show much of Kikuchi's and Kanzaki's thoughts. Oh well... I'll just have to write that in the chapters to come.
You might be wondering who the hell the lady in the last part was. Well... I won't tell, of course!
Again, merry Christmas and a happy New Year! End 2004 right, look forward to 2005 with a smile
Review Replies (since it is Christmas...)
DarkFusion: Thank you for your review! I'm happy that you are okay with the changes.
Club-Joker: Thanks for offering your help with Physics. But there's a bad news... Our Physics class was replaced by Chemistry. sigh and I was starting to love the subject!
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