Umi wo Wataru Fenikkusu- The Phoenix Across the Sea

OK! my first actual story put anywhere... I do not own any part of anything... nor am I getting paid to do this... this is simply for fun... and a way to write down my thoughts and ideas... ;smirk;

Marth: am i in it?

Me: maybe later...

Marth: ;whiney voice; wynaut now? (get it? wynaut? y not? think pokemon!)

Me: damare... kuso... anata wa urusai desu...

Marth! Don't tell me to shut up... im not noisy... and watch the language!

Me: (to Marth) wuteva... (to readers) anyways, hope you enjoy! (back to Marth...) ur bossy then...

damare--shut up
kuso--damn
anata wa urusai desu-- u r noisy

It was a "normal" rainy day at school today. The clouds pouring its sweet clear juice on us tiny organisms off and on. My friends, looking to the sky, talking about random things. Seeing one I've adored from afar. Pretty "normal" rainy day. Until, that is, I met the phoenix, my rebirth, and a chance to meet someone new.

His eyes glowed an oceanic blue, his hair red as fire, his smile only angels could envy. Yes, I was lucky to walk along side with him home. This is where my story begins…

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"Umm, excuse me miss, but could you hold this for me?" he asked in his sweet Irish accented voice. I nodded in affirmative, and handed me an adorable yellow rabbit. I looked at it softly, and saw him adjust the animal in his left side pocket. "Thank you," he said, gently placing the furry being back into his hands.

We walked together in silence for less than a minute and he asked, "So, how far do you have to walk?"

I glanced over and asked, "Do you know where Kita Elementary is?" He looked at me knowingly and nodded. "I live across the street from there."

"Oh, I see," his accent made me smile "I live close to Higashi Elementary. Looks like I'm not gonna walk home alone for the most part." This accent of his sounded somewhat familiar but it hasn't reached to me yet. "I just moved here, to Mizu-toshi, last week." He sighed. "The people at Denkou High make fun of my accent."

I gasped. "Well, that's mean of them!" I began thinking of the times I was made fun of, and sympathized with this red-headed charmer. "Where'd you move from?" I asked, hoping I would find an answer to this accent that made me blush so. He smiled so graciously. Ah... that smile made me melt like chocolate on a summer afternoon.

"Yeah," he agreed. "I moved from Dublin, Ireland, to see my girlfriend that goes to Mizu High," he told me. My heart almost completely flattened at the word 'girlfriend'. Which would explain why he's around my high school instead of his own. I didn't mind much though. "Are you in drama?" he asked.

I shook my head 'no'. "I am in band though. Why?"

"You look like someone I saw in the play 'A Christmas Carol' around Christmas time," he told me. I wonder

"Oh, I completely forgot! My name is Iruka,"I smiled kindly to him.

"My name's Roy," he introduced himself, together shaking hands. I looked over to the pocket he was adjusting earlier, and saw a cute stuffed red dog.

"Those are so cute!" I exclaimed in my regular voice instead of going my usual high-pitched one. He smiled, and held up five fingers.

"I have five of them altogether," he told me. 'Must have been gifts either from his girlfriend or to her' I thought. He began listing the most beautiful names I've ever heard like Serenity and Brian. I felt heat rise up into my cheeks, but I couldn't figure out if he saw the tinge of crimson.

"So, when's your birthday?" I asked after a short pause.

He looked at me and smiled, "July 18, 1989."

I smiled and my mind was driving me nuts with thoughts like 'So much in common!' and 'He's so cute!' and 'He's so Irish!' "Looks like we're both July babies," I told him.

"Why do you say that?"

"Well, I was born on the 7th," I giggled out. He gave a short laugh, and went on walking.

He looked to the sky, and saw the sun shining down on us, rain clouds still in the distance. "Well, at least it stopped raining for now," he smiled. Damn, he loves to smile, and I love his smile! Seeing his smile caused a chain reaction, so to speak, explaining the huge grin plastered across my face.

We reached a four-way intersection, waiting for a crosswalk light to turn (didn't have to wait long) and waited for a few more minutes before the second light turned for us to walk. We were no longer on Kaeru Way, but now on Yoshi Road.

"What classes are you taking this year?" he asked.

"Umm, besides for band, I'm taking U.S History, Chemistry, French 1, Algebra 2 Trig., and English. You?"

"Hmm, English 4, AP History, Calculus," he told me as we crossed the street.

"Wow, a bunch of smartie classes!" I gushed. He kept his smile.

"Yeah, the school system in Ireland is different from here, and people ask if I skipped grades, when Ireland's system is just ahead of everyone else," he explained. I nodded my head in understading until a car blazed down the road, horn blaring around us

"I really hate when drivers honk their horn, and you think it's for you, but it's not," he told me. I smiled in agreement. Oh I've lost track of how many times that has happened to me. I took a liking to his short red hair, still wet from earlier. His white t-shirt was now partially dry, but still stuck to his skin. "So, I see you on your skates a lot going down this road," he told me.

My eyes opened in shock. He was the first person aside from my friends to know I was the girl on the skates! And I told him just that with a grin on my face. "I can't skate right now though otherwise my bearings will get messed-up." He tilted his head to the side as if he were confused.

"I recognize people real easily, so I'm surprised no one else knows it's you," he smiled.

"Ah, we're almost there," I said sadly. "The house with the sign is mine." He rose his eyebrows and handed me a piece of paper, on the top with his e-mail. We had just met how long ago, and he's trusting me with his e-mail! So, as friendly as I am, I ripped the paper in half, and wrote mine down to give to him.

"Until we meet again, Iruka!" he called out, walking further down Yoshi Road.

"Farewell, Roy! It was nice meeting you!" I called out as I entered my house to find it empty, except for my two dogs. I waited five minutes, until I finally sang, "I met a cutie!"

Translations

Kita-north
Higashi-east
Mizu-toshi- Water City
Denkou- lightning
Mizu- water
Iruka-dolphin
Kaeru-frog
Yoshi-beauty

Me: based on actual events, names have been changed and replaced with japanese ones... some symbolize wut they r in real life, others... like the frog one, not so much...

Marth: so... u gonna practice now?

Me: practice? my clarinet?

Marth: duh! thats why u brought it home, ne?

Me: ;mischievious grin; o ill practice it all right...-

Rynada (guest appearance!): ill see u bas-soon! i like to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas!

Senpai (another guest...!): do-do doo! ((Me: ACK! Well, until next time... Sayonara, Minna-san!))