Konnichiwa once again! How are you minna? I managed to write right away since it is our vacation from school! :D So happy~ Here's an update!
Author's Note: The Author does not own Lovely Complex. The said anime still belongs to Aya Nakahara-sensei.
CHAPTER 15: STEP 3 POINT 5 – CAMOUFLAGE
Omniscient Point of View
"At last the evaluation test is finally over!" Nobu Ishihara exclaimed as she stretched her hands upwards, sighing a relief, while leading the walk outside the campus.
"Finally!" Otani Atsushi and Koizumi Risa both said in celebration.
Their other friends just smiled in agreement.
"But really thanks guys. We owe you.."Otani said, "Thanks to you we managed to answer the test!" Koizumi Risa continued. Their quiet companions, who really helped them, just mumbled, 'No worries. I'm glad to help'.
"Heh. Just give your thanks to us if you managed to pass the test," Nobu pointed out. Nakao gave a fake laugh just to show his 'support' to her girlfriend. The comedy duo did the same. "Let's celebrate ne? Let's go to amusement park.."
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"Amazooon!" Otani shouted angrily.
"Yes, pre-schooler? What do you want from onee-chan..?" Koizumi teased. That infuriated Otani even more who is now tried to chase her. They were hindered to take a ride on the roller coaster because the employee taught Otani is under-aged boy. After lots of explanation and clarifications, they were managed to take the ride. Although all of them found that funny, only Koizumi teased him and laugh it out-loud.
"You are the most annoying creature I know!"
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"Risa, my daughter, how's the exam?" her mother asked as they were eating their dinner. The daughter responded after swallowing her food, "Very good! Thanks to my friends! We had group study the whole week!"
Her father inserted in their conversation, "Are you and Atsushi-kun close? Talking? Knowing each other?". He asked it like a gun continuously fired.
Risa remembering their earlier event, turned nervous, "O-of co-urse, Otou-san. We belong to the same circle of friends.." Her voice seemed faltering a bit.
"Really?" he said, rather than asked. "That's good!" he continued to eat quietly. Risa felt relieved that the talk ended, but no, she was mistaken. "Oh! It's been a long time since we meet the Otani's! I think we should meet them tomorrow!" he said suggestively. His wife nodded in approval. Risa almost dropped her utensils, and Takato just continued eating his food dutifully. "Right! I will call Seichii-kun after dinner!" Her father said excitedly.
Koizumi Risa didn't look forward for the dinner.
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Argh. Of all days they've planned for the dinner meeting, it was day after their senseless squabble, although she think he took it seriously. This would be awkward than ever! Argh! Her brain was almost breaking from thinking an excuse so she cannot attend the impending dinner when her phone rang.
"Yo! This is not an e-mail! This is a call!"
Without looking at the caller I.D., she pressed the answer button. "Risa, speaking."
"Yo! This is Otani.." the caller responded. She almost dropped the phone upon hearing his voice. She looked at the screen for confirmation. It is really Otani! She was relieved that Otani diffused their early squabble. So Otani is not that kind of person? She smiled at the new-found knowledge.
"Yo! Koizumi? Are you there?" He clarified.
"Ah-ah yeah! 'Sup Otani?" she tried to regain her composure. Come to think of it, it is our first time to converse in a phone! She felt nervous upon realizing it. What puzzled her most is why she suddenly become nervous when he heard his voice on the phone. 'His voice is somehow different..and.. manly..' she admitted, but immediately shook her head swiftly.
"Are you there, Koizumi?" Otani said impatiently.
"Yeah! Yeah! Sorry! Something came up!"
"Okay. As I was saying, our parents planned to meet…" he left his words unfinished.
Koizumi turned pale. She almost forgot the upcoming dinner, sheesh. "Yeah," she said dejectedly, "My parents planned that. Urgh. And I thought they forgot everything.."
"So let us take our plan on action…" he said.
"Plan?" she inquired.
"Koizumi, it was your plan, have you forgotten?" he said in exasperation. "We will make them believe that we are getting to know each other, that we agreed to be..", he paused a bit, "..enga-"
"Enough! I get it!" she didn't let him finish. "Sorry I forgot!" this conversation is making her nervous.
It was as if he is talking to her ear, and it made unexplainable feeling to her. She was really confused. Unconsciously, it was making her blush.
"So, putting that aside, what we will do?" he asked unaware what happened to Koizumi as their conversation continues.
"Let say that everytime they ask something about us, we will respond positively, and let us talk a lot more in front of them. It is not that hard, right?" 'Since we talked a lot in school,' she added on her thoughts.
"Okay," he said shortly.
"Okay…?" she stalled.
"Okay, we will do it," he said then sighed. "Acting in front of my parents is stressful," he admitted.
"Yeah," she agreed, "but we must do it.."
"Right.."
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Still Omniscient Point of View
Just like their first dinner, they dressed formally; the women wore a light make-up while the men dressed in iron-pressed suits. It was making the comedy duo uncomfortable, since they used to see each other in corresponding uniforms. They are seated next to each other that Koizumi wondered, 'Do Otani and I have magnetic energy that they are always seated next to each other..?'
They looked at each other. 'Okay, mission start!'
Their parents greeted each other passionately, as if they've finally met after many years.. They talked and talked until the food is served.
Although the dinner with their parents is uncomfortable, they are comfortable talking with each other, they talked about Umibozou, Umibozou concert, Umibozou album, Umibozou songs in Karaoke…..and their parents who witnessed their closeness, grinned from ear to ear. Seiichi Otani, coughed slightly, breaking their conversation and turned their heads to them. "So, you are really close?" he commented happily.
People on subject laughed awkwardly. To ease his tension, Otani Atsushi drank a glass of water, Koizumi Risa on the other hand played on her fork. She looked sideways, and saw her brother grinned evilly. She gave him a straight, sharp look. Otani Atsushi responded, "Hai, Otou-san, we have same group of friends.."
"That's good! That's good!" he smiled to his friends.
Takashi Koizumi agreed and spoke, "Ne, ne, since this is a success, why not do this every weekend?" Koizumi Risa stopped abruptly from playing her fork and looked at Otani Atsushi, who gave her a worried look.
"But, Otou-san, it might hassle them.."
"Of course not, Risa-chan!" Yuriko Otani, the mother replied.
"Bu-but, we might see each other on weekends.." she reasoned out, yet their parents took it differently.
"My, my, is that so?" her mom answered. The older persons just smiled. They thought their child wanted to have a date, only the two of them, alone.
Koizumi turned red. "That's not what you think!" she saw her brother snicker at her, she gave him a half-lidded eyes in response, and faced the older persons, "You see.. we go out with our friends for projects, assignments, activities, or for fun! We go out with our friends.. and we have same friends.. so basically, we see each other.. so…" she finished. This is really embarrassing her. She turned to her classmate for help, yet he only made a what-did-you-say?-it's-just-ridiculous look. She returned an at-least-I'm-trying-here look.
"Okay, okay!" their parents said, happy for the fact that their children are getting closer.
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Otani Atsushi's Point of View
"You are really a genius," I said sarcastically to Koizumi. In order to make them believe that we are interested (err… hate to say that) on each other, we excused ourselves to them so we can talk privately, which they agreed without hesitation. I can even see sparks on their eyes! Really, these people are weird.
"Shut up midget! At least I've tried my best so we can't have another disaster dinner like this!" she whispered sharply as she straightened her dress. It seems odd to see Koizumi on those clothes. It makes her another person, a decent person, which she isn't.
"Well, it helps," I still replied sarcastically.
"You!" she almost smacked me, but remembering the eyes that laid on us, she just pat me and laughing, like I cracked a joke and she found it funny.
"Well, at least, saying those to them could be a good idea.." I said.
"Why?" she asked.
"Well, foremost, as you said earlier, we can escape events like this; second we may really invite our friends out. Of course with Chiharu-chan and Suzuki-kun. That way, we could be closer to them.. and lastly, we could really meet each other for formulating another plan and of course, for Umibozou!" I said the last words happily.
"You are right Otani! I heard Umibozou will have a fan's day next month! We could ask permission to them!" she said delightedly, "and of course," she then transformed with bitterness, "they will definitely agree, since they think we are going out.." she ended. I shivered as she said the last two words. It seems unreal. Me and Koizumi? Going out?
"Well," I said, changing the topic, "I guess this is a success?" I inquired.
"Definitely!" she said cheerfully. We gestured high-fives and laughed. This night will be finally over.
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On-the-other-side- Point of View
"Hora, hora look at our children.. They are really interested with each other.." Makiko Koizumi said happily as she sighted the couple laughing. Takato Koizumi snorted in surprise yet no one heard him.
"I'm really excited for the two, right, Makiko-san?" Yuriko Otani supplied. Although they hadn't know each other like her husband, they considered her as close friend.
"Definitely!" she answered.
"Risa-chan is beautiful! A-chan and she are suited for each other!" Makino Otani, the daughter said gleefully. They were unmindful that the couple have height complex.
"I think Otani-san is a good guy.." Takato Koizumi said to his seatmate, Makino Otani.
"Why not let's go for a vacation? To beach or hot spring for our next meet-up?" Seichii Otani suggested.
"That's a good idea!" Takashi Koizumi agreed. They began exchanging ideas.
And the All Hanshin Kyojin knew nothing about it.
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I often got confused with my made-up names of their parents.. XD
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by
green-ninja05
November 2014
