Hahaha. More fanfic for youuu. It's soooo nice to be writing again after all this time with writer's block. But still, I'm a little dissapointed concerning the number of reviews... 300+ hits and only 7 reviews for the story. I know I have readers who are writers themselves, and have been kind enough to review because they know that more reviews make a writer want to continue a story. Don't worry, I'm not going to give you an ultimatum like, "If I don't get x number of reviews in y number of days, I'll take the fic off the site!111one11!"
I'm just asking those of you who don't review to consider doing so. And to all those who have reviewed, thank you sooo much. It really makes the fanfic business worthwhile.
Disclaimer: I don't own Azumanga Daioh.
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"Sakaki-san? Are you okay?"
"Yes... I'm all right." Sakaki nodded. Kimiko walked over and leaned against the tree as well. She stared curiously up at Sakaki, leaning forward a bit to get a better look at the taller girl. Sure enough, her eyes were red and a little puffy.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes," Sakaki replied softly. "I'm fine. It's nothing, really," she insisted. Kimiko wasn't convinced.
"Is it something to do with Aida-san?" She asked. After a moment, Sakaki nodded.
"Mm-hm," Sakaki mumbled. "I... I don't think she likes me very much," she said quietly. This was definitely not the answer Kimiko had expected.
"What makes you think that?" Kimiko asked incredulously.
"She acts very strange around me... and she runs away whenever we start talking." Sakaki sighed, frowning. "I think she dislikes me, but I don't know why..."
"Do you have any idea why that could be?" Kimiko inquired, trying to draw something concrete out of the other girl.
"I think I scared her from the start... but more recently she's been acting very odd. I think that just maybe... she may have overheard something I said to a... a friend," Sakaki glanced across the schoolyard at a cat sleeping on the grass. "I said that I thought that Aida-san was very cute at the cultural festival when she had the little clip-on ears," Sakaki explained, and put her hands on her head, fingertips pointed up and wiggling. She smiled. "The ears made her look very cute... but I think she heard me say it and she... maybe thinks I'm strange."
"Really." Kimiko crossed her arms over her chest and smiled. "So, Sakaki-san, you think Aida-san is cute?
"Mm-hmm." Sakaki nodded, and a slight blush spread across her face.
"Tell you what... wait right here, Sakaki-san!" Kimiko grinned and dashed back towards the building. "I've got an idea on how to solve your problem!" She called back.
"Eh? Abe-san, wait..." Sakaki watched her dash back inside, then leaned back against the tree and sighed.
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"What's up, Abe-san?" Kaorin asked as Kimiko approached the table. "We were just talking about-" she was cut off in midsentence as Kimiko grabbed her wrist and pulled her to her feet, grinning.
"Come with me, Aida-san," Kimiko said with a smile. "I've got a surprise for you!"
"A surprise?" Kaorin asked. "Uh... okay," she replied.
She let Kimiko drag her as far as the door, then stopped. "W-wait, Abe-san... can you show me later?"
"What's up?"
"I uh, I l-left something in the classroom, that's all I'mgonnagogetitokaybye!" The second half of Kaorin's sentence was a jumble of somthing that could have been words.
"Not so fast!" Kimiko grabbed Kaorin's wrist again and pulled her out the door. "This is urgent! It's an emergency!" She was putting every shred of acting talent she could muster into this performance.
"An emergency?" Kaorin sounded nervous and stopped dead in her tracks.
"Yes, Sakaki-san is having a major emergency!" Kimiko was lying, of course, but she wanted to see what this would do for the situation.
"Sa-Sakaki-san is in trouble? Why didn't you say that sooner!" With that, she took off out the door, leaving Kimiko behind. Satisfied, Kimiko strolled back to the table and sat down.
"What just happened?" Yomi was staring out at the courtyard, watching Kaorin.
"I think I just solved a few problems," Kimiko said incredulously. Everyone stared at her, out into the courtyard, and then back at Kimiko.
"We'll just have to wait and see what happens, then," Kagura said with a shrug.
"Come on, Kaorin..." Chihiro squeezed her folded hands together.
"Come on, Sakaki," Kimiko said as she watched Kaorin approach the tree...
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I know, I know, you all want to tear me limb from limb for this short, short, HORRIBLY short chapter. I know. ;; And I deserve it if you all hate me.
But I wanted you all to know that I am still working on all of these stories! I might even do a "For You 2.0" with better grammar and such. Don't worry, everybody, I WILL have this story finished by September! I promise!
