Second Chapter-Hit and Run
The street became calmer as the sun started to sink, and the twins were hard at work, both heads buried deep into their homework, in Mikako's room.
Lorena glanced at her sister over her study book. She was lying on the bed, swinging her legs while reading.
"You know.." Lorena let her words hang in the air.
Mikako hummed in response, her eyes still fixed on her book.
"..I think you should just give up on Niwa kun." finished Lorena.
Mikako quickly raised her eyes to her sister, "Ehh…? Why?" she asked, confused.
"Well.." Lorena hesitated, and gazed at the window "It's just that.." Lorena stopped, "What?" urged Mikako, sitting on the side of her bed.
Lorena sighed. "I saw him glaring at that nosey Risa san ALL day! At some point I even thought he fell asleep with his eyes open.." she said quickly as she stood up to make a hasty escape.
Mikako sat there for a second, the shadow of the window frame crossed her face giving her a hidden look.
'What does he find in her anyway..' she thought angrily, clutching her pillow. 'She doesn't even know he exists..'
"All she cares about is that stupid Dark!!" Mikako screamed and threw the pillow on the door.
"Mikako~!!" Lorena yelled from the next door, "Dibs on the shower!" she announced happily while shutting the door after her.
Mikako sighed as she got up, she looked at her rollerblades and decided to take them for a spin.
'I'll be able to skate for hours until she's done…' mumbled Mikako.
Mikako walked slowly down the street, holding her rollerblades in one hand, and her old battered hockey stick in the other.
She entered the local court and changed her shoes.
She placed the ball on the rough court ground and took a deep breath.
She swung her bat, and struck the ball with all her might.
The ball flew as it bumped into the wall, and sent high into the air.
Mikako looked at the ball fly higher and higher, blinded by the sunset.
Suddenly, the ball started to drop beyond the courts bounds.
As Mikako lost sight of the ball beyond the wall she could clearly hear a yelp of a young man.
Mikako gasped and hurried out of the court, rolling on the unstable pavement.
The young man lay on the ground with his back turned to Mikako.
"Daijobu?" she asked as she rolled closer to him.
"H-Hai.." the boy replied as he turned around and looked at her.
"N-Niwa kun?" Mikako whispered.
She gasped as she tripped on a big stone on the sidewalk, and lost her balance.
She screamed as she fell hard on the already knocked out Daisuke.
"Ite,te,te.." Mikako gritted her teeth, her eyes shut.
She opened them slowly, facing Daisuke's deep eyes.
Her stomach turned.
She gave a little squeak and got up as quickly as she dared.
"Daijobu?" Daisuke asked and rubbed his head, still dazed on the ground.
"Gomen nasai!" she bowed quickly, and took her eyes off him, turning around. She felt her face burning.
"J-Ja!!" she blurted and rolled away, without turning around even once.
Daisuke looked at her as her figure got smaller. He lowered his eyes. Mikako's hockey stick lay on the ground. He picked it up, and yelled Mikako's name, but she was already far away.
He examined the bat and found an address engraved on it.
He started marching on towards Mikako's home, while
the stars started to come out in the bluish sky.
As Daisuke was on his way, a lot of thoughts went by in his head, thinking about the right thing to say to Mikako.
"Tatsuro-San you forgot your hockey stick after you fell on me…wait.. to actually say she fell on me?...better not… or should I say Tatsuro-San you forgot your stick after you threw the ball at me…oh no, then she'll think I'm angry at her or something, maybe I should just say Tatsuro-San.. you forgot your stick after you ran away. No, no, then she'll know I noticed her running away. God I'm so confused!' He kept on walking until he reached the address. He approached the doorsteps and knocked on the half opened door. Daisuke opened the door in a silenced screech.
"Anooo… Tatsuro-San…" He called into the big empty living room. "You forgot your hockey stick and-" he continued and went up the stairs inside the house.