CHAPTER TWO (Incase you didn't notice)
"Have I ever mentioned that I hate walking?"
"Naota, you say that everyday I force you to go to school."
The streets of Mabase were poured with cars and people crossing to work and school. The pool of crowds were occupying the wait to cross the road by talking to others around them or on their cellular phones.
The empty slab where the plant once stood was transformed into a tall building. It's called the Mabase Tower. I guess you could say that people were excited, but after what happened people honestly weren't sure how to act.
Since that day, I've been working on my life. Ninamor…err- Eri has been helping me with school and studies. That's right, she's told me to call her by her first name…
"So, where exactly do you want to go?"
"Don't know. We could just walk until we pass out."
"That doesn't sound like a good idea, Nandaba."
"What did you call me?"
"Oh. Sorry, old habits are hard to break."
"Yeah, well, don't forget were friends."
"Yeah, friends, by you're definition."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
Eri stopped where she was walking.
"It means that we could be considered bitter enemies. I mean, it's not like we have anything in common."
Naota stopped just behind her, staring blankly at her.
"Sure we do. We hang out together, and we go to school together too."
"Maybe so, but it's not like we're really "friends" as you put it. Plus may I remind you, I am the one who drags you to school."
"Hmm. Point well taken."
She walked farther ahead and stopped.
"Because, Naota, my fear is you becoming like that High School girl."
Naota's eyes went wide.
"That's it!" "What's it?"
"Where we should go! C'mon!"
"Wha…" Naota grabbed her hand and ran across the way to the bridge.
When she talked about Mamimi, I knew where we could go. Besides, walking forever with Eri would not only be tiring, it would also be annoying.
"This is it."
"Why are we here?"
"Because, this is where we belong."
They ran over to the side, careful to avoid the oncoming cars.
Naota grabbed hold to the side of the bridge, and eased himself down the cliff.
"Isn't there an easier way to do this, Naota?"
"Sure, if you are a boring loser."
Eri blushed. "What!"
Naota jumped to the ground. "What, don't like being called what you are?"
"Grr. How dare you insult me!" The bottoms of her heeled-boots hit the Earth as she jumped. And soon, her hand hit hard across the side of Naota's face.
"Ow." His hand went to the pained stain acoss his face. "Why didja do that?"
"You need to lean manners, something that your family doesn't really own."
"Hey, I'm nothing like my dad!"
"Are you really?"
Naota pictured himself in his Dad's clothes and glasses. He then imagined a horrible spectacle of thoughts that filled his mind.
"Hey, you!" The young bubblegum haired woman stopped to look at him.
"Yeah you. Listen, I don't mean to be a bother but um, maybe I could inspect your bra, just to be certain that um… flour, yes that's it,flour didn't end up in your bra. Because, you know, the customer needs to have the best experience possible when buying bread, you know? " She opened her golden eyes. "Sure, I don't mind." The figure looked him in the eye.
"Ah! Haruko!"
"That's right, you Furi Kuri Freak" She held up her Bass above her head and proceeded to aim.
"Ahh! Wait! No, don't…!"
"Naota!"
"Huh?" Naota opened his eyes to see himself on the ground looking up at Eri.
"Thank you for joining us all in reality, Naota." She gave him her hand. "If you want to have a relaxing skip day, you better get up."
"Nah, I think I'll pass." "Wha!"
He opened one of his eyes and smirked at her.
"I think I'm going to sleep."
"Fine, go ahead waste your day."
She walked over to the creek and sat down. She unlaced her boots and set them to the side.
Naota cracked open one eye. "What are you doing, getting naked?"
"No, not at all." She began to unbutton the dark black uniform blouse she wore.
"AH!" Naota jumped up and fell back on his head. "What are you doing? Someone will see you!"
"Whatever, I'm not worried." "With all the cars, with all the people, with…"
She looked really pretty.
The sun shined down on her, making her shine as well. She had removed her blouse to show a plain white shirt under it. All she did was sit there.
Naota, honestly, never thought Eri was pretty in that way. He had always seen her as a friend, someone who would help him. But was she more than that? Maybe she was, maybe she wasn't. However, he find himself unwilling to find out. Haruko had stolen the one thing that would have let him question Eri.
His heart.
And he tried to think less on emotions now. He didn't want love to be a hormonal rush of stupidity like it had been with Mamimi and a few times with Haruko. He had a deep unending love for Haruko. One that had formed out of her quest for power. He saw her for not being an evil alien defying the good. No. He saw her for being an evil alien defying everything anyone threw at her.
But, she had been selfish. She had not cared about him, or anyone. He could have died, the world would have been gone. Haruko would have had power, and that's it.
But, would have it been possible for him to live? After everything was gone, would he still be there, able to survive under the power he ignited and the love that he felt. Would she have taken him with him? Would they have spent their days spiraling around stars, searching for something they had found yet lost?
Maybe Haruko would have loved him too. What if she did now? What if she was waiting for the right time?
Yet, Naota has a little thought in the back of his head. A thought that was grateful for being alive and for being able to watch Eri lie in the grass on her back with her feet dipped in water, fading in to sleep. And this made a half-asleep Naota notice something he hadn't noticed before.
She was the only girl who stayed.
Heh, okay. So I had to write a second chapter to this. I just couldn't! No idea about what I'm going to do with this. I may leave it like this, on add on a bit more. Your reviews brought up a second chapter, and they can put up a third if they want.
-Jewelie
(Out)