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Oct 24, 2046 Earth
"Listen Mikako-Chan, I like you, a lot. And if that changes our friendship, I don't care! I think you're beautiful and smart and funny, I really, really love with you." Noboru grinned.
"Yeah, that's what I'll say to her." He turned away from the mirror and glanced at his watch; time for school.
"Noboru-kun, good morning!" Noboru walked outside his house and saw Mikako waiting at the front gate. Suddenly, he couldn't remember any of his words.
"Gluh, luv puretty me, you" He blurted out.
"What? Are you still sleepy? Wake up!" She poked a finger into his chest. "Listen buster, you better not fall asleep on your exams today!"
Noboru's heart sank, first match lost, Noboru score: 0, Sadistic fate score: 1
"Let's go." He slowly trudged to the school.
"What's with him?" Mikako wondered to herself. "Ya! Wait up!" She ran up to him and they both walked to school.
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Later on that day, Noboru felt a little better. He regained some courage after his first exam. His next exam was in the same class as Mikako, he would definitely tell her then.
She was already in the classroom and had reserved a seat next to her; she seemed to be mumbling to herself and writing in her notebook.
"Yo, what are you doing?" Noboru sat down.
Mikako jumped and slammed her notebook shut.
"O K, that was definitely suspicious..." He teased.
"Ssshut up, you." She stammered, her eyes widening.
"Let me guess, you failed your last exam and were too scared to tell me? Don't try passing me any suicide notes." Noboru grinned.
"What was that? Why you...!"
Noboru got a face full of notebook.
"Attention everyone! Settle down, I'm going to pass out the exams now!" The class instructor announced.
Halfway through the test, Noboru realized that he still didn't confess to Mikako. Noboru: 0, fate: 2.
He snapped his pencil in half in frustration.
"Doh!" He frantically looked around for another and one shot from Mikako's hand staight to his forehead.
"Thanks, Mikako-Chan. HA HA!"
"SHHH!" The class turned to warn them, much to Mikako's embarrassment.
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Noboru and Mikako didn't have their last exams together.
"Noboru, I have something to tell you. Let's meet after school. OK?" Mikako looked a little nervous.
"Yeah, sure. We'll meet outside at the big tree."
"Yup, see ya." Mikako ran off to her next exam.
"Something to say... to me?"
"Well, I have something to tell her too."
"Could it be...? Will we confess our feelings for each other? Under the romantic cherry tree? Blossoms floating down all around us? YES!"
Noboru turned to go to his exam and ran face first into a locker. CRASH!
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"Noboru! Wait up!" Mikako ran down the stairs to catch Noboru, who had just finished his last exam too.
"So, how'd you do?" Noboru asked.
"I did great!"
"Then, the same high school next year...?"
"You think we both could get accepted?" Mikako's face lit up, but Noboru didn't see her face drop when she said "...we could have."
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"So what did you need to tell me?" Noboru asked as he got his bicycle.
Suddenly, a large ship flew through the air, interrupting loudly.
"Noboru-kun, look!" Mikako stared in wonder.
"Yeah, the U.N. carrier ship, Lysithea" Noboru was amazed by it's sheer size.
"I wonder if there were any pilots selected from our town?" Noboru thought out loud.
"Yea..." Mikako said softly.
Noboru continued babbling about the U.N. army and the fight against the Tarsian attackers and Mikako responded with light grunts. Noboru wondered why she was being so quiet.
Maybe she didn't do as well on her exams? Maybe she failed and she can't go to that school they both promised on! But, that didn't matter! He wouldn't go either, he would wait a year or follow her to any school.
"I'm sorry, Mikako. I'm boring you, aren't I?"
"No... it's not that." Mikako looked down at the ground.
She decided to change the subject.
"Where should we eat?" Mikako asked.
"Let's head toward the bus stop" Noboru offered.
"Great, that's a perfect place to say what I need to say" they both said to themselves.