Omatsuri - A type of festival in Japan
"Ano..." Akari hesitated, suddenly feeling tongue tied of what she's going to say; as she felt her conversation partner's Mitani's eyes on her.
"What is it?" Mitani asked, stifling a yawn.
All the latter ever wanted to do was to head home and catch some winks. He had been about to leave school when Akari caught up with him, suggesting to head home together. Sensing the fact that Akari might have something to discuss with him, he'd agreed. Yet, what he didn't understand was what could possibly causes Akari's hesitation in speaking up. He had, after all, knew Akari for quite some time hence he knew the latter was never one to stutter while speaking to another. Thus, he didn't know why the girl was so flustered this time around.
Under normal circumstances, he might have the patience to wait for Akari to speak up. However, this time around, all he'd wanted was to go home and sleep. He had stayed up the previous night burning mid-night oil to study for a test held this morning, hence was desperately lacking in sleep. Just when he was about to ask Akari to hurry up and speak her mind, the girl spoke and broke his train of thoughts.
"Ano... Mitani-kun, are you free tomorrow night?" Akari asked, fighting a blush that is slowly creeping up her face.
"Why?" Mitani raised an eyebrow in question, not knowing why the latter would asked him something like /that/.
"Eto... It's the Omatsuri tomorrow... I was wondering if ..." Akari paused midway, unsure of what to say next.
Mitani sighed, "You're wondering if I would like to go with you?"
Akari said nothing but nodded in response, the blush on her face deepens; causing her to look like a tomato.
For a while, there was silence as Mitani appeared to be giving the issue some serious thoughts. Although, it was only mere minutes later, but it seems like an eternity to Akari when Mitani finally responded.
"Fine, I'll go to the festival with you."
"Eh!" Mitani was shocked, she really wasn't expecting Mitani to agree so easily. To be honest, Mitani doesn't know what'd driven him to agree as well, for he'd always found such event a bore. Yet, somehow, he didn't want to see that crestfallen look on Akari's face; hence his agreement to go with the latter.
Having made his response, Mitani started heading towards the direction where his house is located; leaving behind a gaping Akari in his wake. As if realizing that she'd been gaping, Akari closed her mouth but couldn't help smiling as she walked all the way home from school; looking forward to the next day with anticipation.
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date started: 07/11/05
date completed: 07/11/05
date revised: 09/11/05