Matches and Maddness!
Chapter three: Never Dying Flower
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Rockman.EXE! Or "Never Dying Flower"!
Gasp and drool! Flashbacks!
Anyway, I REALLY want to watch Orphen! It looks so cooool. Drools Want all of FullMetal Panic! Can't wait until Christmas!
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It is lunch time again for Madoi and Hinoken. Madoi forced Hinoken to come to Saloma Mise (the name of Saloma's shop). Today was a little cooler than previous days. Hinoken and Madoi were glad that the stupid heat wave was over...
"Welcome to Saloma Mise! How can we help you?" asked Hachiko in a very nice tone. Hachiko was wearing an outfit just like Saloma's, it seems to be the uniform for Saloma Mise. She also wore a little tag that read 'assistant manager'. The inside of the shop was very traditional, hard-wood floors, sliding doors.
"Just tea for me ple--" Madoi was interrupted by a young attractive man with blonde hair and blue eyes. He wore a green zip-up shirt that said 'fighting celts' on it. He looked around Hachiko's age.
"Why, hello, Hachiko." his voice almost had no emotion, but it could make you melt.
"Oh, h-hi, Mizuki..." Hachiko couldn't look Mizuki in the eye. Madoi looked at them in suspense.
"I came by to tell you that Bensuke is spreading rumors about you, he says that you like me!"
"He's lying... I don't like anyone..." She still didn't look him in the eye.
"I know that. But, I wanted you to know, just incase someone believed him. Which I highly doubt, you know Bensuke, no one believes a word out of his mouth! Oh, I have to go... I'll see you in class!" Mizuki then left the store in a hurry, waving at Hachiko.
"Hmm..." Madoi got it! "Hey, Hachiko... You like him, don't you?"
"Sigh... Yes... But he's too good for me... I'm not popular, I'm not that pretty... There's no way he'd like me..." Hachiko wasn't her usual self, she was actually gloomy!
"Don't say that about yourself! If you REALLY like him, then go tell him! And don't go saying your not pretty enough, because you are! If he does reject you, there's always the possibility that you can win him over! You'll never know unless you try!" Madoi said encouragingly.
"Your right, miss whoever you are! I'll go tell him!" Hachiko then left the store with Madoi following behind.
"There they go... Sigh... God, I hate it when she gets like that... It's so out of character... Yet, she has been a little out of character since the heat wave began..." Hinoken said as he sat himself down at a table. "I think she finally has lost it..."
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Madoi stepped through the door fifteen minutes later. "We couldn't find him!" Madoi then sat down at Hinoken's table. "Man is he hard to find!" She then slouched down.
"Where's Hachiko?"
"She got distracted at the electronics store down the street... Anyway, I saw a Karaoke bar three blocks down. Would you like to come with me?" Madoi looked at him with puppy dog-eyes.
"Uh... Sure... As long as I don't sing!" he said in protest.
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They shortly arrived at the Karaoke Bar. Madoi was oddly happy! "I love karaoke! I love to sing! I love to show off!" she sang as she walked into the bar. She then picked out her song and stood on the platform.
The music started, it started with some piano. Then Madoi started to sing...
Never Dying Flower: FullMetal Panic! ending theme
Kokoro ni chiisana hana ga saiteru
Kimi kara moratta karenai hana ga
Shinjiru koto mo kowagaranai kurai
Tsuyoku mareta kara
Then the drums and the guitar started playing. Hinoken looked at Madoi amazed. She sang with her eyes closed. She looked absolutely great with the different colored lights dancing across her skin. He couldn't help but go back to when she kissed him...
Kimi ni aete ureshikatta
Tsunaida te ga hokoridatta
Ima wa betsubetsu no sora miagete itemo
Hora arukeru hitori demo
(A little flower in my heart
The never dying flower you gave me
I'm not afraid, even of believing
That's how stong I've become
I was so glad to have met you
I was proud of my hand holding your hand
Even though we are looking at different skies
See, I can walk alone)
Kanashii toki hodo warau watashi o
Nani mo iwanai de daite kureta ne
Koori tsuita douga sotto hiraku you na
Sonna kigashita yo
Kimi ni aete ureshikatta
Kodoku sae mo wakachi aeta
Ima mo kono sora no shita tsunagatte iru to
Sou moeru hanarete mo
(I laugh more when I'm sad
You held such a girl tight without saying anything
As if a frozen door opened slowly
I felt that way
I'm glad to have met you
We can share even the loneliness
Under this sky we're still connected
I can think that way, even when we're apart)
Arigato mo ienakatta
Yakusoku sae dekinakatta
Dakedo ano hi to onaji kaze ga fuitara
Mata kanarazu aeru yo ne
(I didn't say thank you
I couldn't even promise
However, like on that day, if the wind blows
Then I know we will meet again)
The music then stopped and everyone clapped then the next person got up...
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Madoi and Hinoken then entered their appartment. It was probably around 6:15...
"You were amazing, Madoi! I can't believe you can do that!" Hinoken said with praise.
"I practiced everyday when I was in my teens!" then there was a knock on the door. "Can you answer that, Hinoken?"
"Sure..." Hinoken then opened the door. "Hello?" There was a woman with shoulder-length pink hair. She wore a red dress with high-heel shoes.
"Is my One-san here?" asked the woman.
"Hinoken, who is it?" Madoi came over to the door and gasped. "Momoko?"
"One-san! Our parents kicked me out! Can I stay with you?"
"NO!" Madoi yelled loud and clear.
"What? Why?"
"After all that you put me through! You come here and ask to stay with me! You must be crazy!" Madoi then slammed the door in Momoko's face. "And don't come back!"
"Madoi, I think that was a little extreme..." said Colorman in a worried tone.
"What was all that about?" asked Hinoken with concern.
"She was the cause of all my problems with my family..." Madoi said as she looked over to the side. "When I made her mad, she'd get revenge by getting me in trouble... She was the reason I was disowned... It was the day after she was caught messing with my stuff in my room, we got in a fight and she got in trouble... I was coming back from my high school dance..."
Flashback
Madoi stepped into her house, her mom was at the door. "What's wrong, Oka-san?" Her mother glared at her.
"You know what's wrong, Madoi." Her mother pulled a pregnancy test from her back pocket. "Momoko found this in your trash. It's positive..."
"That's not mine! She planted it there!" Madoi protested. Her mother then raised her hand and swung at Madoi.
SWAP
She left a red mark on Madoi's face where her hand had been. "Don't lie to me!"
"How can you treat your own daughter like this!" Madoi rubbed her cheek.
"You are not my daughter!" she glared at Madoi and closed the door in her face. Madoi looked through the window and saw Momoko smiling.
End flashback
Madoi was crying after telling Hinoken her story. Hinoken patted her on the back. "I didn't know you had to go through something like that..." He tried to comfort her. "I'm so sorry..."
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Saloma and Hachiko were at home sitting at the Zataku when Hachiko brought up a sensitive subject. "Oka-san... Who was my father and what was he like?"
"Well... He was a lot like you! He had blonde hair, blue eyes and he was quite handsome!" Saloma said leaving an important detail out.
"What was his name?"
"Um... Uh... Oh! I forgot to lock up the mise! I'll be right back!" Saloma then left the room in a hurry.
"But I locked it up..."
To be continued...
Glossary:
Mise- shop
One-san- Older sister
Zataku- a wooden table that is sorta like a coffee table but smaller.
Spoofed manga this chapter: NONE
Song: "Never Dying Flower" from "FullMetal Panic!"
Currently listening to the second theme to Orphen! OMAI OMAI OMAI MAI! I have NO idea what I'm saying! Well, Mai means dance!