A Glance Away by disilluzional88
Disclaimer: of course i dont own Imadoki so lay off!
Summary:
It's almost Halloween and Tanpopo is up to something while creating her costume for the Halloween Dance. Koki is deciding whether or not he should ask a particular person... what he doesn't know is that someone else also has his eye on the same girl...
PG
Please R & R!!! Thank you!!!
CHAPTER 1- "Secret Admirer"
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"TANPOPO!"
Tanpopo turned around to see Tsuki running towards her at great speed. "Ack!" yelled Tanpopo as Tsuki tackled her, making her fall down. "Owwwiieee! What was that for?" She smoothed down her bright orange dress and swatted out the dirt while grinning at her pal. Tsuki was weird sometimes--- especially with her occasional mood swings from time to time.
"Well, I was so excited that I just had to tell you. I've been looking for you EVERYWHERE and I still couldn't find you. So then, I was walking down the street when I saw this stupid looking girl and i just thought, 'Whoa! That has to be Tanpopo! So i started running so then i wouldn't lose you and then I lost control of my running and just bumped right into you. Phew!" Tsuki rambled on. "You are one tough weed to track down." She looked at Tanpopo and found her half asleep. "TANPOPO!!!" Tsuki disciplined her by pounding on her head. "Hmph! You're so ignorant Tanpopo. When are you ever gonna---."
"ZzZzZzZz...." Tanpopo snored on. "ARGH! You adolescent, puny little #!!!! What do I have to do to gain some respect around here?!" the "friend" screamed. "Get a life...zZzZzZz...." Tanpopo mumbled in her sleep. "STUPID IDIOT, WAKE UP!!!"
"Uhhh...wha..?" the half asleep 15 year old teenager lazily replied. "Ohh.. sorry what were you saying Tsuki? I didn't fall asleep on ya, did I?" There was doom written all over in Tsuki's eyes. "Heh heh... uh oh." Tanpopo gulped. She was WIDE awake now. "Ummm... must search... I must search for... COFFEE!" she said, digging into her backpack. "There's gotta be a thermos in here somewhere..."
Tsuki whacked the side of Tanpopo's head. "Ahem! As I was saying... there's gonna be a Halloween Dance this year! For the first time in Meio High School! It's gonna be wonderful!" she said with a sigh. "And I'm betting you either Koki or that other guy I've been telling you about will ask me. We all need to wear costumes and it's gonna be held in the gym with lots of pretty orange lights and stuff."
Tanpopo thought for a minute while Tsuki daydreamed. 'Hmm.... I wonder if I should go...what would I wear?!' Tanpopo looked around. To her left, there was just apartment buildings. To her right was a beautiful flower garden. 'Oooh! I know! I'll be a flower garden! I wonder what Tsuki will be...' She looked at the dark blue-haired girl in front of her. "Tsuki, whatcha gonna be?"
"OMG! I need to find something!!! You wanna help me?" she asked.
"Sur--" Tanpopo started to say. "Ugh.. nevermind! I need someone who's a fashion expert. Sorry Yamazaki." Tsuki skipped away, leaving Tanpopo alone.
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Koki stood in the hallway of Meio High School looking at a flyer posted on the wall. 'Halloween Dance on Halloween Night. Bring a date and have fun!' he read. Only one person flashed in his head and that was---
"GOOD MORNING, SCOOP!" Tanpopo said cheerfully while slapping him on the back. Koki looked at her smiling face and felt heat rising up his cheeks. "Uhh... good morning, Yamazaki, Do you have to slap my back so hard?" he asked with a smirk. "Ohhh! I'm so sorry but you looked like you were daydreaming so I just wanted to snap you out of it. Sooo... what were you thinking about?" Tanpopo looked at him with interest. "Oh.. umm.. heh heh..," Koki stuttered, sure that his face was beet red. "Um... I was just..."
"Hey guys!" Aoi walked up to them and gave the red Koki a high five. "So whatcha guys up to? Did you hear about the dance?" He looked at Koki and Tanpopo. He knew that Koki had a crush on her even though he denied it and Tanpopo was just plain... what's the word... dense. "Oh yes! Tsuki told me about it on my way to school. It sounds fun! I think I'm gonna bring Poplar with me as my date!" she said gleefully. "Isn't that a fox?" Aoi asked. Tanpopo nodded grinning widely. 'Yup. She's dense,' he thought. "Um... I don't think you can bring a fox to the dance though... it has to be a guy. No animals," he explained. "Oh... gosh darnit!" she said snapping her fingers. Then she was lost in thought. 'I wonder if I should ask someone or is it supposed to be the other way around?'
"So how bout you Koki? Have anyone in particular in mind? Someone, should I say...," Aoi shifted his eyes to Tanpopo who was staring off into space. "Ahem." Koki widened his eyes and blushed again. "Why would I ask..." Koki looked at her from the corner of his eyes and back to Aoi. Aoi gave an irritated look and said, "That's BS!" "What's BS?" Tanpopo asked, finally coming back to reality. "Did I miss anything?" Tanpopo looked from Koki, who was shaking his head, to Aoi, who was giving Koki an evil glare.
"OK!" she said, her stupidness kicked in as she completely missed the point. She turned to her locker and opened it up. "OoOoOo.. what's this?" Tanpopo picked up a pink piece of paper that had her name on the front. 'Hmmm...,' she thought while Koki and Aoi nosily peeked at what she had in her hands. She opened it up and read, 'Dear Tanpopo, I've had this crush on you ever since... well ever since I thought of the possibility that you're not like any of the other girls in school. You're unique and always cheerful and I want some of that cheerfulness to be with me at the Halloween Dance. So, will you go with me? I'll send you more notes and clues to who I am gradually, ok? See ya around my dearest Tanpopo. Your secret admirer.'
"Wow! Hmm... but I wonder what 'gradually' means. Does that mean 'til I graduate?!?! The dance happens in a week! He's gonna make me wait that long?" Tanpopo glanced at Aoi and Koki. Aoi, thinking it was Koki who put the note in there, gave him a thumbs up and then Koki who looked... well, pissed off. "It means, stupid, that he'll give you the notes one at a time throughout the week until the dance. Geezus, how come you always leave your brain at home Tanpopo?" Aoi said playfully.
"Yay! I'm so happy! I didn't think anybody liked me... wuuuu weeee! Now I guess I was wrong!" Tanpopo swirled and danced down the hall leaving the of course, jealous and angry Koki standing there with the laptop freak. "Good work, Koki. I didn't think you had it in you." Aoi said putting out his fist and waiting for their "secret" hand-
shake. "What's wrong?" Koki glared at him and replied, "I didn't give her that note."
Meanwhile... the person who did give her that note longingly looked at the happy and excited girl from a distance. "Yes, you'll be goin' with me, my lovely Tanpopo," he whispered to himself.
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End of Chapter 1! Yay! Sorta short, I know. Sorry... I'll try and make the next one longer! Otay! That's all fans of Imadoki!