Iris
Salty- Luckily, I've had a four day weekend away from school two weeks in a row. Except last time there was a family medical emergency so it became a five day weekend. Any who, I don't own PoT or The Vision of Escaflowne, which this chapter was very lightly based off of. Oh, yeah, sorry that the last chapter was rushed and messy. I got in a big rush and made it in one day. Okay! Back to Katsumi pov!
Cocoa96- I totally forgot to put Kazuma's name or anything. Sorry if it was confusing!
Chapter 5. Nervousness-Teen angsted-ness
The first morning of school at the very moment that I collapsed in my seat an image of a disappointed Momo-Chan and Fuji-san and Kikumaru-san appeared in my mind. I didn't want to disappoint them further by seeing them today(don't ask me how, but I knew that would have)but for the Angel's sake, I sit right behind both of them!
Lucky for me, they were both at tennis practice and I was early. It felt like just looking down at the courts would make me guilty so, for several minutes I tried to study. I didn't take a word in but something tried to reassure me that nothing was my fault and I was fussing over nothing. Yeah, right. Who was I kidding?
I stopped trying to study, though, when Mrs. red head-teacher lady saw Kikumaru-san and Fuji-san coming in late again. For a moment, I was gonna stand up and defend them but then I saw the time on my watch. They were actually four minutes late today. I couldn't defend them.
Kikumaru-san gave me a look for help. I shook my head, mouthing sorry. NO! My one chance to prove myself was gone...
I just kept letting the both of them down. How awful was I? Don't call me a drama queen. I'm not. But I can't stand it when I'm all helpless or other people are and I can't help people! Why must teen angst suck?
"Well, Fuji-san and Kikumaru-san, I'm sorry but this time you really are late." I glanced away from the two, trying not to make myself guilty, and saw that it had started raining outside. The weather people were wrong then, huh?
My two seat neighbors sat in front of me. I supposed that Ms. Red headed teacher lady was finished ranting.
A part of me wanted to talk to Kikumaru-san and Fuji-san but class had started, so I couldn't. I'd have to wait till lunch. I sighed. At least we wouldn't have physical education that day. Rain was good sometimes. Just sometimes.
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Apparently, I was wrong. Our P.E. Teacher, the dictator that he was, had covered up the indoor swimming pool so that we could run there. Yup, it was just like Mr. Mochizuki to ruin rainy days.
Mochizuki Takei was a tall, wide built man with muscles on his muscles. He had a voice that would make a lion run away and a shiny bald head that would probably attract aliens if he didn't wear a baseball cap every single day!
"Okay slugs!" Did he seriously just call me a slug? "Today, we will be doing some running exercises! First, everyone will run a three laps around the gym while I wait in the stands. After everyone finishes in two minutes you will run up the stands once and down the stands once. After that, you may take a thirty second break. Clear?"
Everyone nodded and said clear. Honestly, I had already forgotten it but I'd probably just follow people around that gym.
"Everyone form a straight line in front of me! These laps will be one at a time so that you can prove yourselves and I can record your first times!" NOOOO! "The first runner will be Akimoto Shigehate!" I watched the first runner, then the next and then the one after that and tried to remember the route that they took. After the tenth or so, I remembered it. I just wondered if I could do it or not when I was actually out there.
Eventually, a bit or so after Fuji-san and Kikumaru-san were finished and drinking out of their water bottles on the benches, it was my turn. I knew it before Mr. Mochizuki even shouted my name with that hoarse, over used voice of his.
I stepped up to the line and waited for him to say go before I started. Seconds felt like minutes and then hours until he finally said 'GO!'
I shot off as fast as I could and already felt tired in the first five seconds. But I pushed on as fast as my legs could take me and sped around the track three times. Then up the stadiums once and down. It went pretty fast, actually. I was tired and my chest was already hurting, but I didn't want Mr. Mochizuki to call me a slug or anything...If anything, I was a panda...A big fluffy panda with black and white fur...who was really soft and cuddly...and who Justin Timberlake would fall in love with...and he would fight over the panda with Fred and Justin Bieber would die...
Ah, the life...
"Saitou! Don't slow down! Keep running! Just go down the stadium!" I jogged down as fast as I could without tripping and falling down the stadium and somehow managed to sit down at the first bench I could find.
"Saisai-Chan!" I looked over, panted, and saw Kikumaru-san and Fuji-san. Fuji-san waved hello. Both looked quite energetic and happy. Especially Kikumaru-san. "You're done with your run?" He leaned in close to me. Again.
"Yup," I grinned up to him and leaned forward so that I could see Fuji-san behind him. I smiled at Fuji-san. And then I remembered that I missed their game and stuff. "Ah," I leaned back so that could face both of them. "I'm really, really sorry that I missed your games!" I was sorry about that morning too, but it didn't seem worth mentioning.
Kikumaru-san just smiled at me.
"No biggy!" He gave me a peace sign.
"Yes, we really don't blame you." I looked at Fuji-san. "You got lost and you had to go to work-"
"You lazy slug! Akishiba! RUN FASTER!" I glanced back at poor Akishiba, even though I had no idea who it was. It was a small first year boy, apparently.
"Right?" Apparently, Fuji-san didn't hear Mr. Mochizuki.
I nodded at him. Kikumaru-san suddenly put his hands on my shoulders and forced me to face him. He gave me a look of...amazement?
"Whoa! You work Saisai-san? That's so mature!" Eh? Really? Was it? I never, ever would have thought that someone would respect someone getting a job at my age. Then again, he didn't really know the circumstances. Wait, would he have been even more respectful if he knew that I lived in an apartment? I couldn't tell him, though.
"I-it's not all that...It's just work and stuff. It's actually pretty stupid."
"Anyway," Fuji-san interjected and Kikumaru-san and me turned back to look at him. "You must come to our next game since you so rudely skipped our other one." Despite his obvious joke, I pouted.
"Geez, Fujiko!" said Kikumaru-san, wearing a pout like mine. "We know it's not her fault! Don't tease people!"
Whoa. Fuji-san teased me...and Kikumaru-san defended me...? Did I have friends?
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Salty- Short, yes? Well, I dunno. I'm tired and it's only 11 o'clock for me right now!