Ch.7: One word for it.
Some nice use of irony in this chapter. Enjoy.
Shion sat pondering over the schematics of the environmental bugs when a knock at her door disturbed her. She paused for a moment wondering who it could be. Then she lifted herself up from her seat and started for the door.
When she opened it, Allen stood before her, scratching the back of his head with an expression of severe embarrassment plastered all over his face. She could hear the echo of laughter all through the hall.
"What's going o-?"
"Never mind about that!" he interrupted hastily. "Can I come in, chief?"
"Oh, um… sure." She stood a little to the side to allow him to enter. She eyed him carefully. "I came in to check on you a little earlier. You were sleeping so I decided not to bother you."
"You… came in my room?" He asked.
Shion stared. She hadn't meant to say that.
"Oh, well, I knocked!" she almost yelled, hurriedly. "And you didn't answer so I thought maybe—"
"Oh, no! I didn't mean it that way! You can come in my room anytime—" said Allen at the same exact time that Shion began speaking. They both paused, realizing the awkwardness of the situation.
They stared at each other for a few minutes. Shion's CD player was apparently on, for its music floated into both of their ears.
Now at last we can talk in another way…
And though I try "I love you" is just so hard to say…
Allen's heart pounded in his chest. It was so loud he was sure Shion could hear it too. Shion's breath caught somewhere down in her throat. She quickly ran over to the CD player and flicked it off. She stood there panting for some unknown reason.
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Allen coughed.
"So Allen, what are you doing here-" began Shion. At that exact moment, Allen said:
"That's a pretty song. Where did you get it?" Where did you get it? He could have kicked himself. What a stupid thing to say! Dat's a real perty song… derherherher.
"What? Oh that," said Shion. "It's my favorite song."
"It's nice."
"…..."
"Oh yeah… Miyuki said you were looking for me."
"Oh, right!" exclaimed Shion. "Leave it to Miyuki! She's so reliable."
"That's one word for it."