Chapter Two: An Unexpected Phone Call

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Chapter Two: An Unexpected Phone Call

When class ended…

"Hey Miyu, Kanata!" Nozomu called.

"Yeah?" Kanata replied. "What is it?"

"Do you and Miyu want to go out with us tonight?" Santa replied for Nozomu.

"Well, I've got no say in that, try asking Miyuabout it." Kanata replied flatly.

"Aya and Nanami already asked Miyu about it," Santa replied. "She told them to ask you about it."

"Sorry guys, but we've got tons of homework to do," Kanata replied. "Maybe another time."

"All right then…" Santa sounded crestfallen. "Maybe another time…" He sighed while walking away.

'Sorry guys…we'dreally like to go…but we just can't afford having Luu burn down the temple if we were home too late…' Kanata thought.

"Hey Kanata, are you coming or not?" Miyu asked impatiently, striking through Kanata's thoughts. "We've got chores to do, you know!"

"Oh, Right."

They started walking back home.

At the temple…

"Hey, guys!" Wanya called out. "Where've you been? And where's the stuff I asked you to buy at the grocery?" The pet-sitter questioned.

"Oh yeah! I totally forgot to go shopping!" Miyu slapped her hand on her forehead as if it would help the situation anymore. "What was I supposed to buy again…eggs!" She recalled.

"You have to hurry to the market place, or we'll run out of discount coupons! They only give 'em out until 6:30 pm, and it's already a quarter past six!" Wanya (the discount addict) reminded. Scratch that. Nagged. "Go!"

So she left without even getting changed out of her uniform (which suited her well, I must say).


Kanata's POV

So when Miyu left, I went straight into the shower to take a bath before she got home (or else we'd fight over who gets to go in first). But before I could even step in the tub, the phone rang.

Who could be calling?

So I picked up the phone. A guy's voice came. A teenage guy's voice.

Me: Hello? Saionji residence.

Mystery Boy: Uh, yes. Hello? May I please speak to Miyu Kozuki?

Me: Sorry, but she's not here. She's out doing some errands.

Mystery Boy: Oh…

(he sounded really disappointed. I mean really disappointed.)

Mystery boy: May I know who this is?

Me: I'm Kanata Saionji. And you are…?

Mystery Boy: Oh, right. I'm Andrew Way. What sort of relationship do you have with Miyu?

Me: Nothing. She's my cousin. And you?

Andrew: Nothing (yet). Okay, if she's not there, I guess I'd better call later. Good bye.

(I wasn't sure if he really said 'yet', but it sure sounded like he did…)

I placed he phone back on the receiver and went back to my bath. Just in time too! I could swear I heard Miyu come in already. I wonder who that guy could have been? Miyu's suitor?


Normal POV

"I'm home!" Miyu yelled, carrying a plastic bag with a dozen eggs.

"Hey Miyu! You got a phone call from an Andrew Way a few minutes ago!" Kanata yelled from the bathroom.

"Andrew?" Miyu gasped in surprise. Luckily, no one heard.

"Oh, Miyu," Wanya said. "Did you get any coupons?" He asked.

"Uh…yeah." Miyu was still shocked from the news. She handed the bag, the change, and the coupons over to Wanya. He skimmed through the coupons and whined in dismay.

"What?! Just 2 Yen off fresh milk?!" He complained. "You humans are so stingy!" It was the last thing she heard Wanya said until he went into the kitchen. And now, Miyu was alone in the living room.

'Andrew…called? How could he have known my number?' Miyu thought while walking to her room, which was right in front of the bathroom (in this fic, at least. Mwahaha!), and she was sure she heard Kanata mumbling some things in the shower. Perhaps it was about Andrew?

'Naah…of course not! Kanata would never give heck over me…(mental sigh)' Miyu thought ruefully.

"I guess I'd better get changed before dinner…" Miyu whispered to herself.

So she did just that. She wore her usual clothes: a light blue sweater, and a dark blue minni-skirt. Then checked out her computer for any e-mails, she hasn't looked at them for the past two days. It said she had five unread messages in her inbox. She decided to read them after dinner, when Luu would finally be asleep, and she'd have some privacy. She sighed.

'How on earth did I get myself in this mess?' Miyu wondered with a hint of frustration. Then her thoughts wandered off to Andrew. Her best friend in America. But of course, no one in Japan knew about him. She was afraid that Andrew would get mad at her for leaving without even a little notice…or a simple goodbye.

"Miyu! Your dinner's getting cold!" Wanya shouted. Cutting through the girl's thoughts.

"O-Okay! I'll be there in a minute!" Miyu answered back. So she got herself together, and acted as if everything was all right.

So she went straight to the kitchen, where Wanya (in his human form feeding Luu), and Kanata were waiting for her.

"So…what's for dinner?" Miyu asked. It was obviously pumpkin soup, but she had to get a conversation starting. She never liked eating in a quiet table.

"Isn't it obvious? It's pumpkin soup, dummy!" Kanata answered flatly then took a sip from his spoon.

"Oh, right." She replied. And got seated in her usual place in the table.

"Hey Miyu," Kanata called. "Who was that Andrew guy?" Kanata asked with a teasing smirk. Miyu couldn't tell whether that smirk was a curious one, or a jealous one. He certainly has his ways of covering up his emotions. Wait, back to the situation. Miyu was cornered by this sudden question.

"Oh…uh…he's just…er…a really good friend of mine from America," Well, it was the truth. But not the whole truth. Kanata didn't seem pleased with her reply. But he just shrugged and changed the subject to a little TV show he saw called 'The Lucky 3'. It was a reality TV show, wherein two ordinary teenagers, and one teenage superstar, would be locked up inside a house for three whole months with absolutely no communication with the outside world. Wanya said something about it being 'too dangerous'. Miyu said she wanted to try it out. Kanata said that he would only want to do it to meet the star…

"Uh…yeah," Miyu suddenly remembered about the e-mails. "I'm done eating, the food was great…" She stood up and went straight to her room.

"What's wrong with her?" Wanya asked. Kanata shrugged his shoulders. "She even forgot to bring her dishes to the sink…"


So Miyu opened her inbox. Four of her messages came from Aya, so she basically had an idea of what it was about…another play. But the fifth one was the most intriguing…

TO:

FR:

CC: I finally found you…

Hi Miyu! It's Andrew. Do you still remember me? I hope you do. It's been nearly two years since you've gone. As you might already know, things are going great here in America. Jenifer and the others are missing you already. We've all been searching for you…Jenifer, Jane, Chris and the rest of the gang. Chill. We're not mad at you :). We're just a little sad that you left us here without even saying goodbye. It's a good thing we came across that girl: Christine Hanakomachi, I think. She told us about you staying there in Japan with some boy…haha! We had such awesome luck on that day. Now we know where you are! We're coming over there for a visit on Wednesday, okay? Until then, see you!

Signed: Andrew Way

E-mail received at: January 14.Tuesday at 10:00 pm.

Miyu panicked. Today was Wednesday!

She heard the doorbell ring, and Luu cry.


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