CHAPTER THREE
It was two days after the competition; Megumi became a little popular in the campus. And as usual Ryu was as popular as ever. That morning… "Hey! Megumi-chan, how are you?" Ryu tapped Megumi's shoulder. "Pretty fine." Megumi replied shortly. "I'm really sorry if we didn't have enough time to talk after the competition. Something just came up, you know…" Ryu explained. "Something came up? That was so yesterday!" Megumi thought. "Yeah, it's OK I understand perfectly." Megumi answered looking away. "You do?" Ryu asked as if shocked. "Besides, I've heard you're always busy entertaining other people." She said flatly. "I am?" Ryu asked again. "Could you stop acting like a dumb person?" a voice behind the sit where Megumi was sitting said. It was Aya. "Oh it's you, Aya-kun." Ryu greeted her. "Don't you 'It's you, Aya-kun' me! After what you did the day before yesterday!" Aya said letting out a big sigh.
"Now what did she just say? What did I do?" Ryu was really thinking hard. "Ryu just leave. Mr. Takifumi might arrive any minute now. Sayonara." Megumi said while she placed her hand on Aya's mouth to stop her before she says anything rude. "OK then Meg-chan, See you later. And by the way, Aya-kun I really don't know what you were talking about." Ryu said as he exits the room waving his hands. Megumi waved goodbye too.
"Ms. Megumi Minami! Why did you stop me? I was on my way teaching that jerk a lesson!" Aya yelled the instant Megumi removed her hand on her mouth. "Why shouldn't I? You were so annoying to listen to." For the first time Megumi said a long sentence after the incident. Aya suddenly knelt down. "Thank you mighty Buddha. You have granted my friend the ultimate knowledge to speak." Aya joked. Megumi laughed. "Stop that silly." "Arigatou Great Buddha! She laughed." Aya stated again. "You see what I mean when I tell you your annoying!" Megumi said laughing harder. "At least I made you a real human AGAIN!" Aya said as she sits down on her chair.
"Let's talk later. Here comes Taki." Aya whispered. "You know, you should really stop calling him that." Megumi said. "What the? You're already back to your luckily kind self? I thought you've lost it! I really didn't know that women are allowed to be priests?" Aya said. "And why is that?" Megumi said raising an eyebrow. "Coz' only priests' make sermons early you know!" Aya said giggling. Mr. Takifumi entered the room. "Ohayou Mr. Takifumi." The whole class greeted the teacher nicely. Their lesson began as normal as usual.
When classes ended, Megumi and Aya walked out the room. "Meg-chan, Gomen but I can't eat with you today. I really have to go home." Aya apologized. "It's OK Take care." Megumi said. She went to the locker room. When she opened her locker a small pink envelope fell. She picked it up and read what it says:
Meet me at the old cherry blossoms tree near the pond...
Ryu
"Oh! What's this for Ryu? He's so mysterious." She whispered to herself. She placed the letter on her pocket and went to the said place. She was so excited. When she reached the placed Ryu was no where to be found. At the spot where Ryu wrote in the letter, she saw a bouquet of red roses. She noticed another letter inserted in the flower. It says:
Follow the path of the rose petals and it will lead you to your next destination...
She was amazed. She instantly saw the path and followed it. It lead her to a green house, inside she saw Ryu playing his guitar.
I'm pretty sure you'll all have fun reading the next chapter... PROMISE!