-1The interview went very well. Omi walked out of the Headmaster's office with the air of someone who had just swallowed a
horseshoe….a used horse shoe.
"This has to be the worst mission I've ever….", Omi muttered under his breath.
"It's not polite to mutter", said a pretty girl with short pink hair. Omi looked up and did a double take.
"Mi-Miss Lily?"
"Shhhhh!", she whispered frantically motioning with her head to a security camera. She glided up to him with a touch of seduction.
PLAY ALONG, she mouthed. "Are you the new male student I heard about?", she asked maybe a bit too loudly.
"Ye-Yeah", Omi replied "I'm Omi".
"Hajidemasuteh, Omi kun. My name is Violet.", she said and extended a hand. "Give me your schedule; I'll show you to your first class",
she commanded grabbing his arm and steering him around a corner. He had to jump at the last minute to avoid the janitor's push broom.
Lily was good. She was just as forceful and scary as any of the high school girls that came to the shop in the mornings.
Omi handed over the manila card. "Wow!", She said with genuine surprise. "You have the exact same schedule as me!…….God must
love me"
"They say that God works in mysterious ways", the Janitor said as he pushed his broom into Omi's foot.
"Owww that really….Youji?", Omi caught himself and lowered his voice. "You're posing as a janitor?"
Youji leaned on his broom lazily. "I prefer the term sanitation engineer", he said acting offended.
"You can't smoke that in the school!", Omi pointed out
"Shouldn't you be in a uniform?"
"They have to have mine especially made."
"What? They don't have a skirt in your size. That's odd"
"Stop picturing me in a skirt!"
Lily smiled to herself. This mission was going to be a lot more fun now….and safer. A small chill went down her spine, and she snapped
her head to the window. Had she just seen an all too familiar figure out on the grounds? Or was this stalker business making her paranoid.
"What's wrong Miss Li- ah- Violet?", Omi asked concernedly. Her two new teammates had stopped talking ,and were both looking at
her with serious interest.
"Its nothing.", she assured them looking down at her watch, but we're going to be late if we don't move!", she cried grabbing Omi's arm
once again. The two of them made a mad dash to their first class.
"Sorry I'm late Sensei.", Lily said making a small bow to the teacher. "I was helping the new student."
"Ah! Of course. The Head master just informed me. Come in Mr. Tsukyono and introduce yourself to the class."
The moment Omi walked through the door; three years of unused pheromones,
three years of patient studying,
three years of adolescen fantasy
…..broke.
The class acted as one single organism in the first moments of this shock. As he walked through the door 17 jaws dropped simultaneously.
"Hajitehmashteh, my name is Omi Tsukyono." jaws still dropping
"It's a pleasure to be able to attend such a fi--ah- ahchew
17 hands reached into 17 bags and extracted 17 handkerchiefs. Seconds later 17 girls were tangled in the overturned desks and hair of
their classmates as they fought their way to the front.
"Uh…thanks", Omi said as he took one of the many tissues thrust in his face. The selected girl looked as if she might faint.
"This is going to be a loooong mission", Omi thought as Lily laughed quietly from her desk.
The day continued like this as Omi walked through the halls with Lily. "My, you're popular.", Lily giggled as a dozen or so girls shot her
death looks.
"I might very well need the extra janitor protection when they discover I have every class with you.", Lily whispered in a half joke.
"Maybe the school-girl disguise was a better idea", Omi whispered. "I'm suppose to be blending in.
"The best way to blend in is to stick out. It's always the quiet ones they look for-Oww!", she stumbled right into Omi's back.
"Hair net", he said in a daze.
"Wh- hair net- are you okay?", she said following his fear stricken gaze. They were in the cafeteria behind an enormous group of girls in
line to be served…………by Aya……………...in a hair net!
One brave Senior walked up to the counter, "Hi….I….uh…..I need food a-."
"Eat the peas.", Aya commanded cutting her off "They're good for you."
"Yes…I……LOVE you….I Mean Peas!", her face was turning bright red. "I would never betray you for cake….I MEAN MY
DIET! I would never betray my DIET!", she took the peas and ran for a table where she was comforted by a small group of girls.
There was a moment of silence as everyone took in what just happened.
"I would never betray you for cake either!", screamed one of the girls.
After a few days; things cooled off. The girls gained their dignity back, and now just openly competed with each other for the boy's
attention. Drinks and other liquids were frequently spilt in the hallway to attract the attention of a certain sanitary engineer, and tryouts for
the girl's soccer team involved almost every student in the school. Ken apparently would be coaching a very dedicated team this year.
The legendary phrase I would never betray you for cake stuck quick, and could be seen masking the screen savors of many computers
in the labs.
"I'm beat!", Youji said as he stretched across the couch.
"Me too", said Ken and Omi together.
Everyone looked at Aya. "I smell like peas.", he said cooly and walked into the next room.
They laughed.
"I guess we beat Lily back after all.", Omi said
Lily had decided that the fact that she lived with the four boys should be kept a secret. So after school she rode the train three miles in the
opposite direction from the shop, changed into her Lily form, grab a coffee, and return to the shop via back door.
"Look, a package.", Ken said.
Sure enough a small box wrapped in brown paper was sitting neatly on the front porch.
"It says 'To my tragic flower'", Ken read
All eyes turned to the back door where Lily's bag had dropped to the ground with a thud. "That's mine", Lily said quietly with an obvious
fear masking her eyes. She grabbed it and ripped through the paper in one motion. Inside was a small doll with a two brown braids
hanging over a tiny blue dress. Lily's breath caught. This couldn't be happening.
"A doll?", Youji asked.
"I'm going to bed early.", Lily said quickly and ran up the stairs to her room. Although it was still warm; she gave a violent shiver. Her
window was open letting in a warm breeze. She went to shut it, but first took a good scope of the street below her.
"He's keeping his promise", she whispered to no one, and locked the window tight.