Disclaimer: I do not own Super GALS! in any way. However, I enjoy writing a fanfic for it that clearly reflects my interest in its quirky plot.
So…I've reached Chapter 9 and I've just uploaded again…(sighs terribly). I've managed to stretch the past two days in Rei's and Yuuya's life into those three long chapters. Really…(shakes head) I'm surprised, even in myself.
I've just seen the 7th and 8th street episodes, and now it's time for my favorite section where I attempt to mix fantasy and reality…
(drum roll please…)
The Rant Section!
I've seen the insinuations and with each and every episode, my suspicions are starting to hold ground. Yes! I am starting to have concrete evidence!
Hint #1: Rei and Yuuya are sitting outside in nearby the statue of poor Hachi-ko. Yuuya is trying to ask Rei what story to make up so he can persuade the girls to come with them (and I believe it had something to do with Yuuya talking about the amusement park tickets). Clue no. 1! I observed Rei's sitting position and have come to the most obvious conclusion that he really isn't straight and only uses his cool demeanor as an excuse to hide that fact. C'mon…really…He sits like a…just get with my drift…(sigh) Yuuya was seating sorta spread eagled, and Rei…man, he was really uhm…cautious when he sits…his legs closed on each other and that stuff. It's hard to explain, and I can't find the word for it…
Hint #2: Rei's practical weakness is…Yuuya. In the following scene, Rei really can't stand Yuuya crying on his shoulder…as demonstrated by this mock scene:
Yuuya: (sobs pathetically on Rei's shoulder) Rei! You've got to help me! Please…(sobs some more)
Rei: Really, Yuuya…do you really have to cry each time you have something to ask of me? (then later agrees to do so!)
I got this mock scene from when both stood up, Rei walking while Yuuya was being dragged along. (7th street episode)
Hint #3: I've seen this before and I can't go wrong. This act is called silent irritation. Yuuya was lively having a conversation with Ran and the other girls. Ran asks of him to buy him a drink, to, which Yuuya indulges. Both suddenly leave Rei alone.
Hoo boy, Rei really had something to say when they left; something about Yuuya and his sad state of being a "slave" to Ran's demands. A short sigh, and he goes back to reading his book (in the same sitting position as described in hint #1)
Should I go on and find some more evidence? Stay tuned for the next Rant section!
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Chapter 9
Rei woke up with a start; feeling somewhat oddly cold and the familiar pressure in his chest disappear.
It was starting to grow late outside, and Rei noticed one more thing: Yuuya wasn't with him anymore.
Rei grunted a bit, then proceeded to walk out of the tub, finishing the bath he intended for only an hour. The water…seemed to have effects he never expected.
"Poor Yuuya…I must have scared him off…" Rei thought, tilting his head back to allow the water to run freely in his body. Soaping himself up vigorously, he scrubbed his body with the cloth on hand, and rinsed off quickly. Wrapping a new towel on his waist, he went out of the bathroom and into his room to get a new set of clothes.
Rei settled for a simple white tee and a pair of shorts he seldom used, one of a dirty white color and outfitted with a lot of pockets. He would have laid down on the bed to stare at the ceiling uselessly when…
"I'll get it!" Yuuya shouted from the outside of the room, hearing the doorbell ring.
Rei looked towards the door, keenly listening to the sounds below the staircase. He could here Yuuya's soft voice and a few others as well. Rei sat up immediately, wondering whom the visitors would be.
"Hey, Rei!" Yuuya suddenly opened the door, Rei intently staring at him. "You've got visitors. They said they're your childhood friends…" He said, grinning all the while.
Rei cocked an eyebrow, walking towards the door. Passing by the confused Yuuya, Rei simply patted the blonde on his head with his hand; wanting to get a reaction from him. He simply walked downstairs towards the living room; Yuuya following behind, wondering what the simple pat was about.
"Keough! Masaaki! Glad you finally visited!" Rei smiled, the two visitors suddenly rising from their seats.
"Told ya we could visit!" Keough beamed, Masaaki nodding in agreement. Rei meant for them to sit as he sat down on the opposite side of the living room.
"Good evening, Mrs. Otohata!" Keough waved at the woman who passed by. Mrs. Otohata smiled, waving the same as well as to Masaaki, before turning back to the leaves she was burning outside.
"Rei, who is that blonde? A friend of yours?" Masaaki pointed at Yuuya, who came nearer to give them tea and a pile of biscuits on a tray. Masaaki said his thanks and took the cup, blowing at it slightly before sipping a bit.
"He's Yuuya Asou, a close friend of mine." Rei introduced him to both of them, Yuuya promptly bowing. "Yuuya, the blonde Australian is Keough Rynn, and the other one with the glasses is Masaaki Tsukiyono. They were my childhood friends one year before you arrived to this city." Both in turn nodded in confirmation.
Rei patted at his side of the seat, staring at Yuuya. The blonde took it as an invitation, and in order not to shame Rei in front of the visitors, quietly sat beside him, arms on his lap and blushing a bit, his shame with new people still evident.
"So…" Keough munched on a biscuit. "…can you tell us about Yuuya? I'm mildly interested…" He kept his eyes at Yuuya, the blonde looking away somewhat intimidated by Keough's countenance.
"Yuuya moved in here one year since both of you left. We were in Grade six when we knew each other well. He was our neighbor formerly, but his parents had to move to the United States for their work. They entrusted him to us…" Rei spoke monotonously.
"Yuuya…" Masaaki looked at the blonde, catching his attention. "…what was your first impression of Rei?"
Yuuya gapped a bit, not expecting to be asked. "Uh…I…well…" He stuttered a bit.
"Don't be shy." Masaaki smiled, his countenance reflecting comfort and security. Yuuya heaved a deep breath, and then spoke up.
"Uhm…I thought, for the first time I met him, he was a…" Yuuya looked at Rei before turning back to Masaaki. "…a snob." He said, giggling softly in effect.
Rei looked mildly affronted, Yuuya bought his hands in defense. "Hey, hey! That was the first day! You see…" He spoke, shame starting to loosen its grasp on him. "…there was this first day at school and he was the one who'd have to accompany me there. That afternoon, I got confronted by bullies and I fainted on the spot! The next thing I know, Rei was there carrying me back to our house…" Yuuya lowered his gaze on the floor.
"Since then, I wanted to become closer to Rei. He was my guardian…my protector. During those days, I was very mistrusting of my surroundings. But…Rei was different. I felt…secure around him." Yuuya trailed off, his mind losing grasp of what he was saying. Rei just stared at him, a look crossing his face that showed satisfaction.
"I see…" Masaaki sat back, taking another sip of his tea, his eyes glinting of something. He turned to Keough, the Australian giving a short nod with him in agreement.
Rei turned his gaze at both of them, his eyebrow rising a bit from the reaction crossing between Keough and Masaaki. Something smells fishy around these two…
"By the way, can I ask a question?" Yuuya shook up, turning his attention back to both of them. Both nodded.
"Why did you leave Shibuya? The both of you? One year before I came right?" Yuuya sat forward, his curiosity piqued.
"Oh. That." Keough laughed softly, sipping from his own cup. "We had to go Edo to finish our studies in the schools our parents had taken, a family sort of tradition. " Keough explained, waving his fingers in effect.
Yuuya nodded, understanding a bit.
"Yuuya!" Mrs. Otohata called from the outside. Yuuya excused himself for a while, shuffling to the door. Rei and the others looked at him, running up stairs and coming back down with a helmet on hand.
"I'm sorry, Rei. But Auntie asked me to buy some few things in town, I'll be back in a few minutes." Yuuya said, as he fixed the helmet on his head. Yuuya bowed before the two as well, excusing himself as he went outside and took his scooter.
Both drank silently, their attention evidently diverted to hearing Yuuya's scooter rumbling and running off towards the street. Both refused to talk until only the minor sound of the scooter was heard.
"All right, what gives?" Rei spoke up suddenly, crossing his arms on his chest and scowling at both of them downright.
"Relax Otohata." Keough placed his cup down." We just wanted to be sure that guy wouldn't be near us for a couple of miles to hear out what we want to say."
"What? You mean Yuuya?" Rei shot at them a bewildered look.
Keough nodded before starting to ask. "Rei…don't you think he's a bit young?"
Rei felt as if a two-ton hammer dropped on him and pounded at him mercilessly.
"What are you insinuating, Keough?" Rei glared at him intensely.
"Huh?" Masaaki looked confused. "Aren't you two…" He trailed off, Rei finally getting the drift.
"No! We're not! Yuuya and I are just acquaintances…" Rei spoke loudly, before shushing a bit, surprised with himself.
"Riiight…" Keough rolled his eyes. "Acquaintances, whatever. That's using the term loosely, Otohata."
"Using the term loosely? What ever do you mean by that?" Rei hissed, irritation creeping in his voice.
"Acquaintances, colleagues, close friend…yadda yadda. It all points to either lovers, fuc…" Keough never got to say the word as Rei threw a cookie straight at Keough's forehead.
"We. Are. Not. Fuc…" Rei spoke low, before he got cut off as he deftly caught a flying biscuit in his mouth.
"Keough, you stop being rude when you're the visitor. Rei, just don't indulge the terms Keough uses, okay?" Masaaki sighed, turning back to his tea.
"But really…" Keough winced; massaging the lump he got in the forehead. "…Tell us truthfully…as friends…Rei, you do have feelings for Yuuya…don't you?"
Rei looked away, unsure whether to answer for a few minutes before giving in.
"I…yes…I…do…" He spoke softly, somewhat burdened more of sharing his feelings with other people.
"Oh, Rei." Masaaki looked at him sadly. "But, I don't see anything between you. Is there something wrong between both of you, or had you gotten on a fight?"
"No…" Rei countered. "I…just couldn't say what I feel towards him…"
Keough looked at him weirdly. "Really, Otohata! That's a surprise! Never expected you to be…that shy towards him. I know you can be better than that. You have to tell him your feelings before it's too late!"
Rei looked at both of them. "Don't you think I'd want to? It's hard, you should know! Yuuya is an extremely sensitive guy. He's got a self-esteem lower than even a…a…I don't know! All I can say is…it'd be hard to tell him face to face. He just might take it as a joke or he'd tell me off and say I'd flipped or something…" Rei lowered his gaze, his eyes covered by the fringe of his hair.
"Hard to tell him face to face, huh?"
Rei shot up, his gaze fixed on Keough. His eyes glinted of something…brilliant.
"What? You have an idea?"
Keough laughed warmly, shaking his head. Masaaki stared at him weirdly, until his gaze met Keough's and understanding started to seep in him.
"Oh, I get it…" Masaaki mouthed out, smiling a bit at Keough.
"What? What was that about?" Rei demanded, sensing the amusement in Masaaki's eyes.
"Sigh…Rei…have you ever wondered how I managed to tell Masaaki how I felt about him? Knowing the fact that Masaaki was sooo introverted and withdrawn…almost a similar case with Yuuya?" Keough placed his elbows on his lap, his head resting on his knuckles.
"How so?" Rei asked Masaaki, sensing he'd find out something useful.
"It was really lame of him. Really. I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it…" Masaaki rolled his eyes and giggled, his gaze somewhere else as he thought about it.
"As you said, Rei. It's hard to tell someone you love that you've got feelings for him…face to face…"
"Huh?" Rei still raised an eyebrow, not understanding one bit.
"Perhaps…you can say it more easily…face to face…if you have the proper setting and time…" Keough darkened his gaze.
"Pardon me?" Rei was now terribly confused.
"Let me explain." Masaaki placed his hand on Keough's lap. "Keough really did a number on me that time. We just finished shopping from district when we passed by a dark alley. These three masked men came and drew out their knives, threatening to kill me if we didn't hand in our bags. Keough 'fearlessly' wrestled with them, I was forced to watch at the corner, not knowing what to do." Masaaki stopped to catch his breath before continuing.
"He got stabbed by a knife, blood seeping in his clothes. I rushed towards him as he fell on the ground. The men just laughed as I tried waking him up. Keough then told me all how he felt about me and how he regretted not telling me sooner, now that he was gonna die anyway. I was forced to tell him I also loved him, and I was really crying back then, thinking I lost him and I never got the chance to say I love him…"
Masaaki suddenly pinched Keough's lap, sending a jolt of pain across Keough's features. " The bastard…he suddenly stood up and held me close, kissing me. The three men suddenly cheered, and Keough came before them handing them some cash. I was really surprised, and Keough showed me the bags of fake blood, and the retractable knife that they used. He set the whole scene up just to tell me what he felt and forced me to tell him I also liked him…" Masaaki finished.
"It was one of my most brilliant ideas…" Keough sighed, still rubbing the sore area of his lap. Masaaki leaned on him, mumbling some apologies.
"And…you think…that will work with my case?" Rei questioned.
"Nah, seems pretty old…I've got a new scene up my sleeve however. It was my contingency in case the robbers-in-the-dark-alley bit didn't work…" Keough smiled deviously.
Rei thought about it, somehow starting to being convinced that it wasn't a good plan…
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He he he, any ideas? You'll see in the next updates!
The real plot starts here, where the scenes would start to burn. Now you'd know why the title of this fic is just that.
Oh yeah, prepare!