Chapter Three:
Just one little kiss!
" Hiro, Hiro, HIRO!" Shuichi yelled.
" Yes Shuichi?" Hiro asked as he answered the door.
" I, um… well… I got kissed" Shuichi said shyly.
" By who?" Hiro asked.
" By a girl named Avril!" Shuichi said. Hiro nearly fell to the floor.
" Did she have blue hair?" Hiro asked quickly.
" Yes, and I'm picking her up at 10 tomorrow to come to N-G with me and to meet all of Bad Luck!" Shuichi said dreamily. This time Hiro had to sit down. He couldn't believe it.
" This is serious. Avril Levine is in this town! I have her CD! My favorite female singer… is going out with… Shuichi? How can that be? I know everything about her, and he can't even remember her last name! That's not fair!" Hiro thought.
" Hiro… is there something wrong?" Shuichi asked reluctantly.
" Yes… no… never-mind. Its just that… well… never-mind! I'm happy for you… seriously, Shuichi! It's about time that you had some time for something else besides music. Good for you, Shuichi! I'm proud of you!" Hiro replied.
" Thanks, Hiro! I'm glad that you approve of me and Avril going out! I just have one question: if you kiss someone, does it mean that you're going out?" Shuichi asked nervously.
" No, I'm sorry, Shuichi, but it doesn't mean that you're going out if you just kiss once." Hiro said.
" Oh. So… we're not going out?" Shuichi asked, looking kind of embarrassed over his gloating.
" I don't know, Shuichi. If you've read magazines about her, she seems really complicated. The magazines read things like her needing a boyfriend that was strong, and she means mentally, emotionally, and physically. So far, you've failed two of those." Hiro said.
Shuichi left. He had to find out if he was going out with Avril or not. He finally made it to her house and knocked on the door. Avril appeared… in a towel wrapped around her.
" Shuichi, what's wrong? I was just about to take a shower!" Avril said.
" Well? It's cold outside. Come in, Shuichi!" Avril said. Shuichi came in.
"Avril, I need to know something. We kissed, right? So… does that mean we're going out? Because I really like you. And I want to be with you!" Shuichi said.
Avril kissed him. She kissed him again after that.
" Does that give you an answer?" Avril asked.
" No! I need to know!" Shuichi said.
" Shuichi… yes… we are in fact going out. I told you! Silence in black and white eventually turn into words in color." Avril explained.
" So… good luck taking that shower… um… I guess I'll go now." Shuichi said awkwardly.
" Shuichi, sit in the living room. I'll be right out." Avril said. She showed Shuichi where the living room was.
Avril took a shower and came out to the living room wearing a tube top and miniskirt. She walked up to Shuichi and sat next to him in the couch. She sighed.
" Shuichi… I don't even know where to start with you. You're, like, my complete opposite. My brother would NOT approve of this!" Avril said.
Shuichi looked at her. He leaned towards her and deeply kissed her. After a few minutes, he knew that he had to stop.
" Avril, I've never had a serious girlfriend who makes me feel the same way that you make me feel right now! Its like magic, this feeling. I just wish- hmm. Never-mind." Shuichi said disappointingly.
" Listen, tomorrow, when we're done with N-G for the day, come to my house. I'll call my brother and he'll say if you're okay for me or not. No matter what he says, I'm still going to like you the way that I do, but you've got to remember, Shuichi, at 3:00 today, we were complete strangers. And now we're going out? This is complete madness! It's 11:45 right now, so, why don't you just stay the night?" Avril said.
" Avril?" Shuichi said.
" Yes?" Avril responded.
" Does this mean we're over, but I still like you and you still like me?" Shuichi asked sadly.
" No." Avril answered. But deep down, they both knew that it was over- for now.
" Yes, Shuichi. I guess it is. I'm sorry." Avril corrected herself.
She got up and left the room. She went into the kitchen and silently cried. She didn't want it to be over, but she knew that it had to be. Shuichi left the living room and silently watched Avril cry.
" Now look what I've done! I've made an innocent person cry." Shuichi thought miserably to himself.
" Shuichi… I still like you. But I think we both got confused over that one little kiss we shared, and than we tried to force a relationship together." Avril whispered in between her tears. Somehow, she knew he was there. She turned around, and saw him crying, too.
" I'll drop you off at your house, c'mon." Avril whispered.
While Avril was driving, she dialed a number on her cell phone and started talking quietly in French. After about five minutes, she finally said goodbye and hung up the phone.
" How many different languages do you know?" Shuichi asked.
" 15." Avril replied quietly.
Avril had arrived at Shuichi's house and dropped him off. Shuichi called Hiro and told him what happened. Hiro said he'd call him and check up on him throughout the night.
Avril returned home to find her brother, Dk, in the driveway.
" DK!" Avril cried out. She ran up to Dk and started sobbing uncontrollably in his arms in the driveway. A few minutes later, the sound of a motorcycle roared in their ears. Hiro pulled up the driveway.
Avril was still holding onto Dk, but had stopped crying momentarily. She turned around to face an angry Hiro.
Angel: if you've noticed, I don't have the "" things anymore around my name! I got tired of typing them. So… this chapter… wow. I typed this at 3:13 am! Someone should be proud of me! So, Shuichi, what are your comments on this chapter?
Shuichi: to my understanding, I am in the story, am I not?
Angel: Oy! Shuichi, start paying attention to the story! I'm not typing this and reading it out loud for my health you know!
Shuichi: you know what are two funny words to get you through the day today? Sauces and squirt!
Angel: Shuichi, I'm staying up until 7am! I don't expect to wake up until 3pm, at least! But yes, I have to admit, I haven't heard the word squirt in a while, used as a nickname, so I'll put that in my story. Are you ready for more adventures, Shuichi? Shuichi? Uh- oh! Shuichi fell asleep, so, while you're reading the next chapter, I'll wake Shuichi up so I have someone to talk to! R&R!
