Chapter 3- I Told You the Truth
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Why do I have to put up with this? Is this really necessary? Statistically speaking, this is messed up.
"Come on Nabigi! It's you're turn!" says Nabigi's friend.
"Why do I even have to come to your couples game night!" snaps Nabigi as he slams his fist on the counter table. Nabigi was a thirdy something male with broad, muscular shoulders, droppy red eyes that were covered by glasses, messed up green hair with brown at the roots and a handsome face. He looked around at the two couples around him, all married and one expecting their first child (their hoping for a girl) and the other already on their third (another boy.) Nabigi was really annoyed. There was only one level 3 girl avaliable in the village, Fushi, and there was no way she was going to look at him twice!
"I'm done with this!" says Nabigi as he gets up to get his turquoise-blue coat, ready to leave.
"Wait a second Nabigi!" says his other friend, stoping him.
"What do you want?" asks Nabigi as he looks at his friend.
"We just wanted to tell you to do your best!" says his friend with a smile.
"Yeah!" says the wife. "Be as happy as we are!"
"No going to happen," says Nabigi, refusing to look at his friends.
"Why's that?" asks the first friend, surprise.
"Have you forgotten?" asks Nabigi. "There's only one girl left."
Nabigi then walks away from his friends and out into the night air. He can see his breath, the night's so cold. "Only is Saurville," says Nabigi was a shrug as he walks off, pulling the collor of his coat up. He walks down the road to his families house when he sees someone up ahead. It was a gorgeous thirty-two year old female in an Asian inspired pale blue dress with bobbed hair that framed her face. He hair was bi-colored, half yellow half vibrant red, as was all normal level three females in the village. She was looking at smoething in her hands with her curious red eyes, but she was happy to doing it because she was smiling enought to slightly reveal her fangs.
"What are you doing here Fushi?" asks Nabigi as he looks at the girl.
"Nabigi!" says the girl in surprise as she almost drops the thing she was holding. "Don't sneak up on a girl like that!"
"I didn't know I was sneaking," says Nabigi. He then sees that the thing in her hands is a baseball, which makes him ask, "What do you have there?"
"This?" asks Fushi as she shows the baseball. "I'm holding the start of a love."
"Always so cryptic," says Nabigi as he continues to walk on by. "Have a good night!"
"Oh Nabigi!" says Fushi as she catches up to him. "How is your new class?"
"My new class? Well..." says Nabigi as he thinks of the new level twos who were moved up a grade to the more advanced classes. "Their annoying."
"That's it!" says Fushi in shock.
"Yeah," shrugs Nabigi. "Their immature because their not use to being level twos yet but I trust that they'll grow out of it. I've got a mostly rioty bunch who hate to listen, so their going to be a handful, but I have three who are very diligent. But I also have 21 kids in my class..."
"Bummer," says Fushi as she thinks about it. She starts throwing the baseball up in the air and catching it. "I got lucky this year, the new level twos for me are really smart and pay attention really well! Not to mention that they are all very diligent and always ask questions. Their so eager to learn~!"
"Their probably eager to learn because they have someone as beautiful as you teaching them," grumbles Nabigi. "My class is mostly males, so the only three who pay attention are females."
"Wait!" says Fushi as she stops and looks at Nabigi. "You think I'm beautiful?"
"Of course! Look at you!" says Nabigi as he turns back to look at her. "You've got perfect skin, flawless hair, almost all of the level three boys chasing after you! I'm surprise that you're still single."
"Maybe because the right boy hasn't asked me yet," says Fushi as she skips ahead.
"What?" asks Nabigi in disbelief. "The right boy hasn't asked you?"
"Nope," says Fushi as she turns back to look at Nabigi and continues to walk, only backwards.
"Man~! Then he must be a real idiot," says Nabigi. "A guy that doesn't ask you out is a guy you don't need, just move on to the next one!"
"I can't do that!" says Fushi as she turns to look at Nabigi and points to him. "Because love isn't something you can just throw away!" Nabigi stops in his tracks for a second before he gets mad and starts up, passing Fushi.
"it's not love," says Nabigi simply.
"What?" asks Fushi as she runs to catch up to him and trying to look at his face, which he wouldn't let her.
"Never mind," says Nabigi, to angry to talk to her. They finally arrive to their apartment and climb up the stairs.
"See you tomorrow," says Fushi from her door.
"Yeah," says Nabigi as he opens up his door from across the hall. Both walk into their rooms and gently closing the door, having the same wish in their heart...
"Kyaaa!" squeals Fushi from the next classroom over. Nabigi quickly drops his things and rushes over to her.
"What's wrong Fushi!" says the other Level two teacher, Ushi. Fushi is on the ground, in his lap with a giant blush on her face. Of course Ushi got here first!
"Teacher! Are you okay?" asks one of her students.
"You shouldn't do that!" scolds another.
"What if you got seriously injuried!" complains a third.
"Don't worry! Don't worry!" says Fushi as she waves them off. "I'm fine! See!"
She does a little jig with a smile on her face.
"I'm so relieved," sighs Ushi. "Who knows where we'll be without Fushi around!"
Everyone in the class gives a unanomous agreement. Ding dong ding dong! rings the bell.
"That's lunch eveybody!" says Fushi energetically with a clap of her hands. Now remember to come back here where you're done!"
"Yes Teacher!" call all the students in unison as they hurriedly get their things and leave.
"Are you sure you're okay?" asks Ushi, conserned.
"Positive!" says Fushi with a grin.
"Okay then..." says Ushi hesitantly before he leaves. Ushi turns around and notices Nabigi standing there. "Hey Nabigi! See you at lunch?"
"Nah, I have a lot of papers to grade so I'll be eating in my classroom," explains Nabigi.
"Sorry man," says Ushi as he pats him on the shoulder as he leaves.
"I'm fine!" says Fushi as she tries to straighten papers.
"Are you sure you're fine?" asks Nabigi as he walks over to her.
"I told you the truth!" yells Fushi as she looks directly at him. Nabigi just takes her leg and lefts it up.
"W-what are you doing!" says Fushi as she falls. A blush covers her face as she can't understand the situation.
"Just hold still!" says Nabigi as he pulls off her white boot and sock. He looks over her ankle closely, seeing it swollen and bruised.
"Just fine are you?" asks Nabigi, angry as he glares at her. She looks at him as if she was scared.
"Arggh!" says Nabigi. He then picks her up quickly and starts carrying her down the hall.
"What are you doing!" asks Fushi as her blush seems to increase.
"You need to be looked at! I'm taking you to the nurse!" says Nabigi.
"I'm fine! I'm fine!" says Fushi as she starts to struggle with him. Nabigi sets her down so he could look in her eyes.
"Don't do unnecessary things!" says Nabigi. "I'm here to help you! You don't have to fight it!"
She just looks to the ground, ashamed but doesn't want to admit it.
"Now," says Nabigi as he puts his hands on his hips and straightens his back (there's about a seven inch difference between them. He's about a 6 foot 2 inch and she's 5 foot 5 inches.) He looks down at her through his glasses and says, "you ready to act like a big girl and go to the nurse?"
After a few minutes, she nods her head yes. He pats her on the head with a smile that showed his fangs and said, "good girl!" Fushi looks up at him with wide eyes. He then tries to clear his throat and turn his head so that she would see his blush. After he was done with that, he picks her up in his arms and looks down at her with a sweet smile.
"You ready?" asks Nabigi. Fushi only manages to shake her head yes to answer his question. He then started to the hall again towards the nurse.
Nabigi walks down the street after going shopping at the grocery store. I can't believe those stupid kids made me to this! thinks Nabigi as he looks at the black velvet box in his hand. What am I even going to do with this! My friends would think... and what about Fushi... She would think... ARGGH! Why did I let their annoying little voices get to me!
"Nabigi?" asks a voice from behind him. Nabigi quickly tries to hide the box by stuffing it in his pocket. He then turns around to see Fushi.
"Fushi!" he says, a little to surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"The kids told me to come find you," says Fushi. "They said you needed to talk to me or something? Said it was urgent?"
"They said that now?" asks Nabigi. Those stupid brats! Their going to pay by taking ten pop quizes in a row! "You know how they are, always the end of the world and all," says Nabigi with a shrug. "I only asked if I could talk with you later, it really isn't urgent."
"What was it you wanted to talk with me about?" asks Fushi as they both start walking down the street.
"You're ankle!" says Nabigi, remembering what happened the other day. "Is it getting any better?"
"Yeah~!" says Fushi happily. "I just can't do anything stupid in the next few weeks or it might get worst. Right now it's just a minor sprain."
"I'm glad," says Nabigi with a relieved sigh and smile.
"Really?" asks Fushi.
"Well yeah," says Nabigi as he looks ahead. "When you're gone, I would have to teach you're students, and I might bring their grade down."
"Oh..." says Fushi as she looks down at the ground.
After they walked around a bit, they came to a garden with the most gorgeous flowers, all happy and cheerful colors, that seemed to still shine even though it was sunset.
"No way~!" cries Fushi happily as she dances around on the path. "Nabigi! You would not believe this!"
"Try me," says Nabigi as he follows behind.
"Promise you won't laugh?" asks Fushi as she crouches down to smell a flower.
"Promise," says Nabigi as he puts his hands in his pocket. He encases the black box in one hand tightly.
"Well... I've been having this one dream," says Fushi as she stands up and looks up at the sky. Nabigi didn't know if it was the sun or if it was because she was blushing, but her face was completely red. "The dream starts off with me and this man I love, just laughing and having fun. Then we come into this garden where we end up kissing so passionately that the sun and moon and stars fall away. And when I open my eyes, there he is! On one knee, proposing to me with the cheesiest proposal ever!"
This is too perfect, thinks Nabigi as he wraps his fingers around the box. Don't do it! Don't do it!
"And, of course, I say yes!" says Fushi with a happy smile that shows her fangs. "And I keep playing that dream over and over in my head! And my heart always beats really fast like, bum bum! Bum bum! Bum bum!"
Don't kiss her! Don't kiss her! thinks Nabigi as he starts getting closer and closer to Fushi's face. Think about how embarressing it would be if she rejects you! Don't do it! Don't do it!
"Nabigi!" says Fushi as she stares at his really close face, wide-eyed. "W-what are you doing?"
"This flower," says Nabigi, trying to think fast. He reaches over to her hair and pulls a flower that had gotten stuck in it. "It seems to match to color of your hair quiet perfectly..."
"Oh..." says Fushi as she takes the flower that was given to her. "Is that so?"
"Don't looks so gloomy about it!" laughs Nabigi as he walks on by. "There's rarely anything that can match you're beauty."
"Hey Nabigi!" calls Fushi from behind. "You dropped this!"
Oh no... thinks Nabigi as he feels through his pockets. I must have dropped the box when I took the flower out of her hair. He quickly turns back to see as she opens the black velvet box and her eyes grow wide.
"Ah! Sorry," apologizes Nabigi with a forced smile, one that wasn't able to show his fangs. "You weren't suppose to see that!"
"I-it's a..." says Fushi in shock.
"Yeah..." says Nabigi as he opens the box to look at the sparkling silver and gold band with a diamond on top. "It was my mother's wedding ring. Somehow the concept of marriage was brought up when I was looking after both our students and they keep trying to get me to have the ring re-fitted so I can propose to the woman I love."
"I... I didn't even know you were dating," says Fushi, unable to look anywhere else but the ground.
"I'm not... exactly," says Nabigi as he rubs the back of his neck a slight blush spreads across his cheeks as he starts to talk about the girl he loves. "I've always loved her from a distance, and I've talked to her many times... But I feel like that... without her, my life isn't complete. And I can't see anyone else taking her place! She's so good with children! And she might not be able to cook, but I don't care! Because when she smiles.. my whole world seems to light up with it!"
"Well then," says Fushi as she takes a deep breath and looks up at him. "Propose to her soon because I'm supporting you with everything I've got! But who knows how long that would be!"
Fushi was smiling up at Nabigi, but it seemed forced since her fangs weren't showing. As Nabigi looked down on this all he could think about it, Do it now! Now! You just have to say, "will you marry me?" That's it! No big scene, no cheesy line! If you don't have the confidents to do it! Just find enough to just say that!
"Fushi!..." says Nabigi, as he was getting his courage up.
"Man this night is getting cold!" says Fushi quickly as she rubs her shoulders. "We better hurry back to the apartment before they find us out here like frozen popsicles.
"Here," says Nabigi as he hands her his coat. "I don't need it and I've got more layers on then you do." Nabigi looks down at her short, sleeveless dress as he says this.
"N-no! I didn't mean for you to..." says Fushi quickly, but was cut off by Nabigi as he lays the jacket on her shoulders.
"If you don't want it then just leave it," says Nabigi as he continues to walk on. Well that went fetchingly! Idiot...
"So how'd it go with Ms Fushi?" asks the students as they all gather around to look at the ring.
"Obviously he was rejected because he still has the ring!" replies one student.
"I didn't even propose," says Nabigi as he looks up at the ceiling.
"WHAT!?" yells the whole class in unison.
"Not so loud!" says Nabigi quickly as he tries to shush them. "Where do you think we are! Outside?!"
"You were so excited about it yesterday!" says one student.
"You chickened out didn't you?" judged another student.
"You love her though," says another.
"Look! Marriage isn't like a confession!" says Nabigi as he gets out of his chair. "You can't just pretend you're still friends after it happens! Marriage is saying that you're committed to that person for the rest of you're life! It isn't something to laugh about, that's why adults are the only ones who can get married."
"He does have a point," says a student as she looks down at the wedding ring.
"MAN~!" cries one of the more... troublesome student. "Why can't she love teach like we do!"
"Yeah then it would be easier!" says another.
"Everything would be easier if that were true," says Nabigi as he crosses his arms. "But that's just not now the world works."
"Life's so hard~!" whines one student.
"You're preaching to the choir," says Nabigi as he leans on his desk, thinking.
"Can Mr. Nabigi come to the front office!" says the speakers above them. "The principal would like to speak to you."
"What am I? A student?" asks Nabigi as he ruffles his hair in frustration. "Arggh! I'm sending Ms. Fushi in, so you better behavior or else!"
As he leaves the students all get a mischevious gleam in their eye.
Nabigi knocks on Fushi's door before saying, "I've been summoned to the office, can you watch my class while I'm gone?"
"Sure," says Fushi, not even looking up from the blackboard as she writes.
"And tell me if they do anything bad," says Nabigi. "They seem to be getting more and more troublesome."
He turns to leave and notices all the students are glaring at him and giving him dirty looks. What's all that about? thinks Nabigi. He just shrugs and continues to walk towards the office.
"Mr. Nabigi?" asks the Principal in his office.
"Yes sir?" asks Nabigi as he polietly walks in and sits in one of the chairs. "Why did you call me up here?"
"I just wanted to be the first to congradulate you and Ms. Fushi on the engagement!" says the Principal with a hearthy laugh. "Send my congradulations to the Misses for me!"
"I didn't propose," says Nabigi, started to get angry that everyone in the school knew about this none existant engagement.
"What!" asks the Principal, falling out of his chair. He quickly stood up and dusted the dirt from where he fell. He then cleared his throat and got his bearings. "I'm really quiet disappointed in you."
"I was going to but..." says Nabigi as he looks at some stain on the floor. I lost my courage.
"You do know you won't find another girl like her, even in the whole Kusa," says the Principal.
"I know!" says Nabigi, getting frustrated again. "It's just so hard to talk to her in that way because I'm afraid she's going to reject me!"
"If you don't try then you'll never know," says the Principal.
"If I don't try then I won't get hurt," says Nabigi
"You both will get hurt if you continue this," says Principal.
"I have a class to teach," says Nabigi as he gets up to leave.
"Just remember," says the Principal as Nabigi turns the door handle but doesn't open the door, "Trust you're gut."
Nabigi opens the door and storms down the hallway. "'Trust you're gut' yeah right! My gut's the one who's making chicken out!"
Nabigi noticed that all the classrooms where empty as he walked by. "Ah!" says Nabigi, "I guess it's lunch time."
He looks into the teacher lodge to see if Fushi or Ushi is there and stops dead in his tracks. Both Fushi and Ushi were there, sitting at a table, laughing and conversing, and inbetween then was a black velvet box. On Fushi's finger was a diamond ring, which she lovingly stroked. Nabigi quickly turns on his heels and rushes down to his room. I knew it! I knew she liked Ushi! I shouldn't have even re-fitted the ring for her.. I'm such an idiot! 'Follow my gut', great advise sir!
"Ugh! It's gotta be around here somewhere!" says Nabigi as he looks for the black velvet box in the flower bushes in the garden. He lost the ring box and can't seem to find it at school, so he retraced his steps trying to find it.
"Nabigi! Wait up!" calls Fushi as she chases after Nabigi.
"What is it?" asks Nabigi over his shoulder.
"Here," says Fushi as she hands him the missing box. She was panting because she had been running this whole time trying to find Nabigi.
"Where did you find this!" says Nabigi as he reaches for it.
"You're kids had it," laughs Fushi. "When I went to check on you're class today, I noticed that they had it and I knew that it was important to you so I confinsceted it and scolded them."
"Thank you so much," says Nabigi as he smiles sadily at Fushi. "Oh! And congrats on your engagement."
"What?" asks Fushi, as she looked shocked.
"I saw you and Ushi in the break room today," says Nabigi as he looks down at Fushi.
"Oh that?" asks Fushi with a smile. "Ushi actually took your ring out of the box and put it on my finger. Sorry, but he did it so fast that I didn't have a chance to react. He was telling me how this ring would complete our 'look' since we look so good together anyways."
"You should talk about me when you're with him," says Nabigi as he looks at the ground. "Or else he'll get the wrong idea..."
"What wrong idea?" asks Fushi.
"He'd think you like me instead of liking him," says Nabigi.
"Idiot!" yells Fushi. "Ushi is gay! He told me so in eleventh grade when I confessed to him! I don't like him!"
"So that means I have a chance," whispers Nabigi as he stares at her wide eyed.
"What?" asks Fushi as she just looks at Nabigi in confusion. Nabigi then reaches out towards her and pulls her in close for a kiss. She doesn't struggle, she doesn't push away, she even kisses him back. When they finished, Nabigi quickly got on one knee before she opened her eyes so he could recreate that dream for her, even if it hadn't been him.
"Fushi," says Nabigi as he opens the ring box. She looks down and covers her mouth with her hand. "I was telling you the truth. I love you. I love your smile, I love they way laugh and how you work so well with the children. I love how kind and gentle you are and I feel like every day is a good one if your by my side. You're the only woman for my side. You don't have to say yes, I don't expect you to say yes, but please..."
Nabigi was never able to say 'will you marry me' because Fushi answered his question before he asked it by kissing him on the lips.
"Of course I'll marry you!" cries Fushi as tears fall down her cheek. Nabigi just laughs and pulls her into a hug. He then entwins his fingers with hers, putting the ring on her finger has he does this.
"I don't ever want to let you go," whispers Nabigi into Fushi's ear.
"Neither do I," laughs Fushi. "But we're going to if you want me to fit in my wedding dress."
"You don't need a wedding dress," says Nabigi as he looks into Fushi's eyes. "You're perfect the way you are."
And that's scene. Thank you for making it this far in the journay! Once again I recycled characters~! It was the couple at the beginning of the chapter. The ones who were on their third son was Dan and Anne. The couple who were going to have a daughter were Iso and Gigi. And yes, their son and daughter would fall and love and get married in the future, but that's a different story! Hopefully you found my story about Venusaur fun and entertaining and I wish that you'll come back for more. Next time is going to be Charmander! Please look forward to it!