Blast to The Past
"speech"
'thoughts'
(author's note)
Chapter 6
The Bishounen Contest
"Here you go, Miyu" Hiro handed her two grocery bags.
The two of them were standing in front of the Saionji Residence.
"Thanks!" Miyu smiled at Hiro once the groceries were safely secured by her hands.
"Do you want to come in?" asked Miyu.
"Thanks for the offer… but I still have to go somewhere." Hiro replied with a tinge of apology in his voice.
"Duty calls." Miyu said as he watched Hiro walk away with his hand waving in the air.
"Bye!"
When Hiro was out of sight, Miyu opened the door with her foot since both her hands were not available at the moment. She hugged the grocery bags and recalled the conversation they had earlier with a silly smile gracing her face.
"Welcome back, Miss Miyu!" Wannya greeted her the moment her foot touched the kitchen floor.
"Manma!" Ruu floated to her happily.
Miyu put down the groceries on the kitchen table and caught Ruu with her hands.
"Hi, Ruu! I'm back!"
Wannya noticed her flushed cheeks so he asked, "Miss Miyu, you seem really happy today. What happened?"
"Ah," She let go of Ruu and sat down on her usual spot. The baby floated beside her. "My childhood friend is in town. He even carried all the groceries for me!"
Before Wannya could reply to Miyu, the voice of Kanata suddenly came out of nowhere.
"You're so shallow. That mental guy just lugged a couple of plastic bags from the market and your smile is already up to your ears." Kanata was leaning at the doorway.
Miyu's excellent mood sunk with the Titanic.
"Don't call him mental when you don't even know him! He's a gentleman and for your information, I only meet a gentleman once in a while since lived here. What with you acting like you're better than everyone else, I see perfectly well why that's a fact." Miyu snapped.
"You're one to talk! You don't even act like a girl! If you even start talking like you're a member of the female race, I'm gonna puke!" Kanata hissed.
"Save your puke because I'm never talking to you again – EVER!" Miyu stormed past Kanata and went straight to her room.
"Manma… Papa…" Ruu was at the verge of tears.
SLAM!
Miyu closed the door with all her strength and sat on one corner of her room. She felt so mad at Kanata.
She reached into the pocket of her uniform to get the chocolate that she saved that afternoon. She was thinking that it might make her feel better. When she pulled her hand back, a piece of paper fell out of her pocket. She picked it up.
Bishounen Contest
Who is the most popular guy in class?
Kanata Saionji?
Hikaru Nishizawa?
Encircle the name of your vote!
Name of voter:
Without giving it a deeper thought, she took a pencil and encircled the name 'Hikaru Nishizawa'. After scribbling her name at the bottom of the paper, she gobbled the chocolate and started imagining a scene where Kanata was badly beaten up… by her.
'Take this! And I hope I knockout all your teeth with this kick! Hyaaaa!'
Meanwhile…
Seiya was lying on the floor, thinking hard.
'What the hell did I do? She's been ignoring me since this afternoon!'
He sits up and catches a glimpse of his pet daruma.
Remember the episode where Seiya left his "pet" at the Saioji Temple with Miyu and Kanata? The thing that changes its expressions and grows larger whenever it's angry. Then it turns out that gives of some kind of sensation that will make you want to talk to it about your feelings… Then it records everything you say…
"You have some use to me after all…"
Wednesday morning at the Saionji Temple…
The rays of the sun peeked through Miyu's lids. She gently rubbed her eyes while trying hard to remember her dream.
Her dream seemed like an apparition of a person. She wasn't sure of its gender but she was certain that it had a human form. It was a vision of someone whose face was dim – only the mouth could be distinguished. It was saying something, although no sound came from its lips.
She really couldn't make out what it was saying so she shoved the apparition out of her head and decided to get ready for school.
At school…
Kanata was earlier than usual. He was already sitting on his chair. He was giving off a ominous atmosphere. When Miyu entered the room, everyone sensed the same mood from her.
"Looks like they had a big fight." Nanami said.
Aya saw Miu's worried look so she said, "They do this all the time. They'll be back to normal in a day or so."
Miu knew her parents too well. Whenever they're like this, they won't be talking to each other until one of them apologizes… or if something important happens. It could take days. Even a week is not long enough.
Ms. Mizuno entered the classroom with good news. But before she could reveal what it was, she saw some girls crowding around one table and giggling.
She walked to the said table without any of the giggling girls noticing. She snatched a paper from the table.
"Have I told you that I have worked as a ninja before?"
Ms. Mizuno stared at the paper she just confiscated.
"Interesting… A bishounen contest, huh?"
The girls were already preparing their ears for a sermon when Ms. Mizuno said, "So you girls are tallying the votes? Who's the winner?"
Maybe it was confidential because the girls were doubtful, but when they saw Ms. Mizuno's eyes, one of the girls quietly whispered a name to Ms. Mizuno.
"I see… Interesting…"
The papers were in two piles. One pile is Kanata's votes while the other pile is Hiro's. Ms. Mizuno took one pile and placed it in a box.
"Class, the day of your field trip has come once again. It will be this Friday."
The whole class started getting excited.
"Now, one lucky girl will be seated next to the winner of the bishounen contest."
The girls became more excited. The boys were clueless about the bishounen contest.
"Of course only a voter of the winner will be given the chance to become the partner of the winner." She said simply.
She started mixing the contents of the box with her hand.
"And the winner of the bishounen contest is…"
The girls were at the edge of their seats.
Ms. Mizuno pulled her hand from the box.
"Hikaru Nishizawa… who won by one vote and his partner is…"
She flicked the paper and said the name…
"Miyu Kouzuki."
End of Chapter 6
andrey4414: "It's been a long time! "Error on this page" always appears... Sorry if this chapter is predictable… especially the last part… Anyway, I have another question! Is 'Durian' the blond lady wearing sunglasses? And is 'Guava' the one wearing a mouse-like costume? And is Kiwi the one with green hair? I'm really confused! Am I right!"