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Chapter 10
Love and Infatuation
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The closed door left Miu's room in unfathomable silence. Only two things kept the room from being completely quiet: the constant movement of the wall clock's second hand, and the cars passing by the street beside the Yaboshi residence that honked or made screeching noises now and then.
But neither of these sounds distracted Miu from her thoughts. She was currently lying on her bed face-up. Both her hands were under her pink hair, cushioning her head, and her legs were bent on the edge of the bed so that her feet were touching the carpeted floor. Anyone could easily make a mistake and think of her as one who is sound asleep if her eyes weren't wide open.
Flashback
"Miyu!"
Miyu, hearing her name called, turned and her gorgeous blond hair swayed gracefully behind her. Her cheerful emerald eyes twinkled brightly.
Kanata saw this and was blinded momentarily by Miyu's 'cuteness'. He was so awestruck he thought he could've just keeled over and died on the spot.
Hiro ran towards Miyu and held her hand, gently leading her to the canteen.
Miyu stared at her hand enclosed in Hiro's. She blushed and blinked several times while Hiro literally swept her off her feet.
Kanata, who was sitting on his chair, just stared at the scene with what seemed like a nonchalant expression. No one can ever know what goes in inside his head.
'What's this?' Miu was standing with both her hands flat on her table. She saw what just happened and was currently watching her mother's back and her father's cool act.
'Why aren't you doing anything, Dad?' she thought hard while staring at Kanata as if she wanted to pass the message through telekinesis.
Throughout the day, Kanata just watched Miyu and Hiro having a good time. His eyes were becoming more and more longing.
'Why, Dad?'
End of Flashback
The question kept on swimming around and around Miu's head like a goldfish.
'Why doesn't he show his jealousy?'
'Why can't he just lose his temper and beat that moron to a pulp?'
Finally, she sat up and slapped her cheeks.
"Gotta cool my head off."
Seiya was out buying groceries. He volunteered.
"I bet he doesn't know the difference between an egg and a potato." Miu told Riu while they watched Seiya walk out the front door just that morning.
She didn't go along with him because if she were with Seiya, she wouldn't be able to think of anything but her pounding nerves and the throbbing muscular organ inside her chest.
She went straight inside a nearby convenience store and enjoyed the air-conditioning. She blindly grabbed a magazine from one of the shelves and paid for it. Miu wasn't planning on buying anything but the she saw how the cashier was suspiciously looking at her and thought otherwise.
When Miu thought that her head was cool enough, she proudly left the store with a plastic bag, containing her purchase, hanging on her right hand.
Miu slumped on a chair that Mikan left behind the previous night. She decided not to let her purchase go to waste so she ripped the transparent plastic open and stared at the cover.
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Uki Doki Magazine
Special Love-Love Issue!
Collector's Edition
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Her left eye twitched.
She read further, her eyes passed the lovey-dovey couple that was pictured on the glossy front.
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Quiz: Are you ready for love?
Are you in a boy-friend or boyfriend crisis?
Celebrities answer your toughest questions on love!
Quiz: Is your boyfriend the dense-est being on earth? How to deal!
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Miu's left eye twitched twice.
"Of all the magazines in the world, why, oh, why did I pick this one?" She blushed feverishly, embarrassed at what she was reading and wondering if the magazine could coincidentally fit her situation more.
She flipped through the pages with a reasoning of 'not-wasting-money'.
After a few minutes of reading, she found out that Seiya is the dense-est being on earth.
She casually flipped through the pages some more. An article caught her attention.
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Love and Infatuation
1. Love develops slowly while infatuation develops rapidly.
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'Mom and Dad have been living together for quite some time…'
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2. Love centers on just one person while infatuation may involve several persons.
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'Talk about the Nozomu complex! That guy may be the most infatuated person I know.'
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3. Love motivates positive behaviour while infatuation can have a destructive effect.
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'Just this morning, Christine blew up the shoe locker because of her intense jealousy.'
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4. Love produces security while infatuation produces insecurity.
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'Mom didn't seem to worry when she was left alone with Dad at the cave.'
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5. Love recognizes realities while infatuation ignores them.
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'Could it be...?'
Miu closed the magazine in a snap.
'Could it be that Dad thinks that Mom is happier with Hiro? Does he think that he doesn't stand a chance?' Miu thought, the realization overwhelming her.
She almost jumped off the chair and bumped into…
"Riu!"
"Woah, there. Something wrong?"
Riu knows about the details of Miu's time-travel dilemma so it was okay to tell Riu her worries.
"…that's what I think." Miu finished.
Riu chuckled and muttered, "How sweet."
"Sweet? Sweet! It's pathetic!" Miu screamed exasperatedly.
"Tsk, tsk. You don't see the bigger picture. This may sound cliché but, Kanata is willing to give up his feelings for Miyu's happiness. It's the sacrificing kind of love."
They sat in silence.
"So… in short, my Dad's a martyr?"
"Kinda."
Seiya burst through the door and ruined the poignant mood.
"Miu! C'mon! We're going to Hiro's hometown to do some research!"
He dragged Miu off the chair.
"Seiya, the groceries?" Riu shouted after him.
"In the kitchen!" He shouted back.
They left the building while Riu was shouting,
"I told you to buy eggs, not potatoes!"
End of Chapter 10
OMAKE
"Hello, everyone!" Wannya waved his hand at an invisible audience. "We're here to discuss some aspects of this fanfiction!"
By saying "We're" he was referring to the people who were sitting around the rectangular table.
"I thought we're here to lengthen this chapter." Kanata said from behind his comic book.
"Kanata! That's top-secret information!" Miyu nudged his ribs.
The cast of Blast to the Past were seemingly forced to attend a meeting.
"Quiet, everyone! I only get to appear sometimes so I better make it good!" Wannya pleaded.
Miu, Seiya, The Evil-turned-Good Gang, Santa, Aya, Nanami and the rest stopped snickering at what Kanata said.
"So…" Wannya moved his eyes around, making sure that everyone was paying attention. He continued, "The author of this fanfiction apologizes for not updating in such a long time. She has been busy with schoolwork." Wannya glanced at the paper he was holding.
"Schoolwork? Wasn't she reading that 'Ouran Kokou Host Club' the other day?" Seiya said, resting his chin on his hand.
"No! She was watching the anime of 'Ouran Kokou Host Club'!" Miyu argued.
"According to what I've heard, she downloads manga every time she gets her hands on their personal computer." Santa revealed.
"Daa!" Ruu agreed.
"I thought she just slept all day long." Hiro suggested.
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Elsewhere…
andrey4414: (in front of the computer, reading manga) Achoo!
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"Everyone! Focus!" Wannya shouted.
Everyone was giving their own suggestions, each one getting more and more bizarre.
Wannya continued, ignoring the noise.
"For the next chapters, Miu and Seiya – "
Suddenly, Miyu's hand shot up.
"Yes?" Wannya asked kindly, thinking that at least one person was interested.
"I was wondering… who are the main characters of this fanfiction?" Miyu emphasized the word 'main'.
"Oh… that…" Wannya flipped through his copy of 'Blast to the Past'.
"It seems that… Miu and Seiya have more lines than anyone else. Although the author planned on having the two of them as only supporting characters when this fanfiction was still in the planning stage. I don't know." Was Wannya's best answer.
Everyone was listening now.
Wannya's spirits were elated.
"Anyway, Miu and Seiya are planning to 'eliminate' Hiro in Chapter 9."
All of them narrowed their eyes at Hiro.
"H-h-hey… guys…" Hiro stammered.
Hosho stood up and tried to suggest something.
Everyone looked at him.
"Hey, I didn't know there was a bald man in this fanfiction." Seiya loudly.
Everyone laughed.
"He is Hosho, the character who only appeared in the first chapter. In short, he's a…" Wannya's aura became dark, "…He's a 'forgotten character'."
Hosho's face seemingly cracked at the revelation.
"You didn't have to broadcast it!"
There was sudden knocking on the door.
"Oh, oh! I'll get it!" Wannya said excitedly.
He opened the door.
"Hi!" Kanata's mother greeted.
Everyone was awestruck. Nozomu dropped the flower he was holding at the sight of a very beautiful woman.
Kanata's mother chuckled, "The author asked me to come. I'll be making a special appearance in one of the next chapters. It'll be very short, though."
She sat between Hosho and Kanata.
"So what were you discussing?"
Wannya answered, "Hiro's elimination in the love triangle."
"Oh, have you heard of the rumors." Kanata's mother asked.
Everyone's ears grew an inch bigger.
"I heard that… Hiro's gonna die."
Silence dominated the room.
Hiro stood up and pointed at Miu and Seiya.
"Murderers!" He said grimly.
"Hey, just a second! Isn't this a romantic-comedy sort of fanfiction? How could a cute and lovable character like me kill someone? And Seiya's too simple-minded to do the killing." Miu pointed out. "It'll be so OOC."
"Calm down, Hiro. Maybe your death will be because of a natural cause." Wannya said.
"We're not even sure if he will die." Christine said.
Kanata mouthed his thoughts, "Well, the author has all the right to kill him 'cause he's an original character."
They all agreed.
Hiro sobbed.
Wannya cleared his throat.
"So will Hiro die?
"When will Kanata's mother make an appearance?
"Find out in the next chapters of… Blast to the Past!"
End of OMAKE
andrey4414: "I really don't know what "omake" means. But anyway, how was it? And what the hell is the name of Kanata's mother? Anyway, I'll try to update sooner. How many months has it been? It's like I abandoned my fanfic! But, thank you to those who reviewed! I appreciate them! Thank you very much! More reviews, please!"