Dance at Okayama
Category: Tenchi Muyo!
Type: Fantasy/Romance
Pairings: Mihoshi/OC, a bit of Tenchi/Ayeka
Disclaimer: I do not own Tenchi Muyo. Any character you have not heard of is mine.
Summary: In an alternate reality Koichi Seiyama is a new student at Okayama High School. On his way to the school on his first day, he crosses paths with a certain blond-haired girl...
Cast of Characters:
Tenchi Masaki: the primary character; a sophomore who maintains a B-plus average; has the same homeroom as Ryoko, Ayeka, Washu, Mihoshi, and Kiyone
Ryoko Hakubi: a mischievous sophomore who pines for Tenchi; doesn't get many good grades because of constant distractions
Ayeka Jurai: a polite sophomore who also pines for Tenchi, but maintains an A-minus average
Sasami Jurai: a young freshman who started attending Okayama High last month; likes Tenchi but not as much as Ryoko or Ayeka; Ayeka's younger sister
Washu Hakubi: an intelligent sophomore who maintains an A-plus average; Ryoko's sister (at least, in this fic, she is!)
Mihoshi Kirumitzu: a kindly sophomore who's a bit ditzy but still maintains a B average
Kiyone Makabi: also an intelligent sophomore who is the object of most guys' affection; likes Tenchi as a friend
Koichi Seiyama: a classy sophomore who transferred from Tokyo High; develops a crush on Mihoshi (bear with me!)
Natsumi Seiyama: a pretty college student who attends Tokyo University; Koichi's older sister
Key:
Narration
Speech
Thought
Author Note
Prologue: Running Late
Koichi Seiyama, a 17-year-old student. Today, he begins his second year of high school at Okayama High. However...
KOICHI!, Natsumi screams into Koichi's ear.
...he's having a bit of trouble waking up.
Koichi jolts awake in a startle. AAAAHHHHHH! I'M AWAKE! I'M AWAKE!
Natsumi stands next to his bed, her hands on her hips. What are you doing, still sleeping! You start school again today! Dear God! Am I gonna have to put up with this AGAIN?, Natsumi thinks to herself.
Koichi rubs his eyes. All right, already! I'm up! Geez... Man! Am I gonna have to put up with this AGAIN?, Koichi thinks as well. Looking at his alarm clock, Koichi realizes that his alarm was supposed to go off a half hour ago. Oh, man...
About 20 minutes later, Koichi had already gotten dressed and packed his books. His first class started at 8:00, meaning if he were to leave in another 5 minutes, he'd arrive at the school about 5 minutes before the first bell.
Koichi quietly sighs and looks at his watch. Yep! Looks like I'm gonna be right on time! As he quickly eats the buttered toast and orange juice on the kitchen table, he walks out the front door. But just as he's about halfway down the block, he realizes... Hold on... Koichi looks through his backpack. Oh, no! I forgot my last notebook!
Koichi knew if he had gone back for his notebook, he'd be late for school. Feet, don't fail me now! He bolts for his house at blinding speed. Even a run back would take about 6 minutes. Just as he sprints through the front door...
Forget something, little bro? Natsumi was standing right there, Koichi's notebook in her left hand.
Koichi nervously laughs as he slowly takes his notebook. Uh... Thanks, sis. Looking at his watch, Koichi realizes he was already 3 minutes late. Oh, man! Gotta go! Bolting out of the house, Koichi runs towards the school so fast, he practically breaks the sound barrier...
...There it is! Okayama High! As the school was just around the corner, Koichi turns that corner...
Oof!
...just in time to crash into a girl. Ow... That really hurt..., the girl mutters.
Oh-geez! I'm-so-sorry! I-wasn't-looking-where-I-was-going! Well-,actually-I-was-,but-I-was-going-too-fast-to, Koichi says super-fast.
It's...okay..., the girl says, cutting him off.
Koichi begins to pick up his books and papers that flew all over the ground. His hand meets the back of the girl's hand on a textbook. Wow... So soft... As he slowly lifts his head, his eyes meet hers. She had slightly dark skin, gentle cerulean eyes, and blond hair tied up in a ponytail with a red ribbon. As soon as he realized he was staring, they both quickly look away. Damn! What's wrong with me!, he thinks as his face glows beet-red. Um, sorry...about that...
He expects an answer, but instead, the girl simply gets to her feet, and mumbles, I, uh, g-gotta go..., and walks towards the school.
She goes to Okayama? Koichi finishes repacking his books and finds a notebook that didn't belong to him. Hey! She forgot this! On the back of the book, four words were written in permanent marker:
"Property of Mihoshi Kirumitzu"...
TBC...