Disclaimer: I donot own Oofuri, but I do own the extra characters as well as the plot!:D
So I guess this baseball camp isnt much of a paradise but more of a flashback episode, Enjoy Chiyo's Flashback!
A Chabudai is a japanese low dining table often used during the summer unlike a kotatsu,which is during the winter.
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Kenkyona sat amazed at the Chabudai* as she watched the boys eat like animals. Especially Mihashi who seems to be the leader of the pack. She glances Chiyo who is thinking the same thing as her. Those our boys for ya.
After dinner the boys head out to practice and the girls are left to clean after their pig stye.
"You two sure you can clean after them, you can always come along with Mia and Ayano,"Momoe asks as she stands before the door. "You are the cheerleading team."
"No Iam fine,"Kenkyona says sprating Windex on a window, as she wonders how rice got on there."I wouldnt dare leave little Chiyo all by herself."
"Thanks though Momoe"Chiyo says as she tries to balance the plates on her hands.
"Very well, you guys come along when youre done."Momoe slides the door behind her.
Kenkyona and Chiyo are having an unusual silence. A silence she never knew they would have considering how great friedns they are. "Now that you mentione it, remember this?" Kenkyona says as she picks up a piece of perfectly cooked omelet.
"Yeah! You werent great at cooking!"Chiyo laughs as they begin to have the flashback...
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After that day Kenkyona has gotten very attached to Abe, in fact she even started to add Kun at the end of his name. Kun is only if youre well acquainted, it made Kenkyona really happy knowing that.
Each day Kenkyona would go to see Abe during breaks, she was too shy to say hi so she ended up watching him from the doorway.
"Hey isnt that Haruna's girlfriend?"
"They broke up didnt they?" "I could see why she may look super pretty, but actually she's still antisocial."
"That aint fair, i wish I was hot I wouldnt waste it by looking emo like her!"
Kenkyona grips the doorway. She wonders if they realize she's listening, she looks at Abe, she needs to talk to him more, he's the only one who knows what she is.
After school Kenkyona is walking home with Abe its the only time she can ever be near him, she watches him roll his bike down the roead alonside her."Abe-kun.."
"Yeah?"He asks.
"I was kind of wondering...can we..you know...have... have lunch together?" She says blushing furiously that it took her so much willpower to ask a question all girls ask with out a problem.
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Abe turns his head blushing,"Yeah I guess." He cant believe he's blushing lots of girls ask him that, why is she the only one who's question flustered him? He continues ridign his bike.
"Kay!"She says. "Mind if I make it!" She shouts. She sounds determined it makes him happy. He frowns a bit. Now that he realizes, this is the girl who went out with Haruna. Now he's nice to her, and on top of that enjoys being with her? He has a different perspective of her now, she seems vulnerable, like any minute she'll break, and he's trying hard to be there when she does.
"Not at all."He mumbles, sort of emberassed hes not usually mushy, he's trying hard to stay himself.
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Reira sets her cooking utensils down. "Oniguri for lunch again?" She asks Kenkyona who's back is facing her as she watches tv.
"NO!"She shouts."I-i wanna make it..."She doesnt face her at all.
"Well okay..." She puts them back in the drawer, she takes a look at Kenkyona and walks out the door,"Make sure you washed your priestess clothing."
"Mhm."She mumbles and waits for her to leave.
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Reira sweeps the floor as she hears an explosion,"Whats going!"She exclaims as she sees Kenkona sulking on the floor.
"I suck! I cant make a simple omelet without injuring myself!"She cries.
Reira glances at the ruined kitchen,"Its okay,we'll clean it up!"
"No! I cant give Abe-kun a burnt omelet!"She sobs.
Reira looks at her. Abe-kun? A Boy? Has she made friends and Reira hadnt even known? She hugs Kenkyona tightly."Why are you straining yourself? Just let me make it alright?" She pats her hair.
"No! I have to make it, otherwise Abe-kun wont realize how much I appreciate him,"She sniffles.
Reira chuckles."Its okay sweetie he probably already knows that,"
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Kenkyona doesnt respond, she just sniffs some more. "He doesnt,Im sure he doesnt, I rarely speak to him at all, so how is he supposee to know!" She cries some more.
Reira watches Kenkyona sob repeatedly on the floor. She wants to help her out, She wants to understand her, but for that she's sure she'll need a mind reading device.
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"Abe-san! Haruna's looking for you, he says to go to the dug out during lunch."
Abe stuffs some papers in his bag. "Nah I got better things to do then to waste my time around his arrogant ass."
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Kenkyona sits on the bench holding her bento box. She hopes Abe-kun doesnt see her injured fingers. He'll think she's a cluts and wont want to be around her.
"Yo."Kenkyona jolts at hearing Abe-kun."Oh you made lunch?Great Im starving."He sits right next to her. To where their thighs are touching. It makes her feel happy that she's able to sit next to him like this again.
"Oh...Its not that much..wait does that mean you already have lunch?"She mumbles. He grabs the box " Nah I usually eat the yakisoba bread in the cafeteria I just happened to be broke today."He says unwraping the pink cloth."Oh it's an omelet...Is it supposed to be this color?"
"Im sorry! It was my first time...you can just throw it away." He looks at her fingers then at the omelet."Nom!" He gulps up the whole thing.
"NO! Youre going to get food poisoning!"She says waving her hands.
"Its not that bad, you can cook!"He says smiling, a smile she hasnt seen on his ever. In fact she's never seen him smile at all.
"Really?"She says in disbelief, with stars in her eyes.
He knows it tasted rather horrible. But after seeing how hard she worked on it, it makes it taste delicious. Like the burnt parts disappeared as it touched his tongue.
"Hn! Make me another tommorow?"He says ruffling her hair.
"Hai!"She nods cheerfully.
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Kenkyona thinks a while. Omelet, omelet….What if I burn it again! "Rise!", She wipes her thought away and stands up."Bow! ", She bows and then wonders if she'll even get to make anything in home economics.
"Pair up." The teacher says loud and clear. Kenkyona rarely pairs up with anybody, she wonders if she'll end up alone again like alw-
"Hi!" says a cheerful brunette."I'm Shinooka Chiyo nice to meet you, "She shakes Kenkyona's hand.
Kenkyona blushes have any one ever been this eager to meet her?"I-I'm Koetsuji Kenkyona nice to meet you too."
"Kay, do you have anything in mind to cook? Like what were you experienced with before." She adds adjusting the portable stove.
Kenkyona plays with her fingers."I have cooked an omelet…"She mumbles."But it wasn't that good!" She stammers.
"Everything's not perfect on the first try!"She laughs."Alright we'll make omelets."
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BOOM! "Koetsuji-san and Shinooka-san, this is not chemistry class!"Says the irritated teacher, between coughs.
"Were so sorry Mr. Medaka, we'll clean it up!" cries Shinooka about to cry.
Kenkyona sulks on the table."I'm sorry I didn't mean to get us a bad grade…."she says muffled through her uniform's sleeve.
"It's okay…so everyone's not great at cooking…let's start over."Chiyo grabs the burnt omelet.
"No!" Kenkyona shouts panicked."Please….don't…it was from the heart."
Chiyo thinks a moment, how could she not want to throw it away? Was it that important? We could always re-do it. "Who is it for?" Chiyo finally asks.
"It's for someone important…"She mumbles.
The bell rings for lunch. Kenkyona is about to walk out when Mr. Medaka stops her.
"I need to have a word with you."
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Abe waits outside on the bench in which they sat at last time. He sees Kenkyona approach with her omelet in hand.
"Hey, I'm starving where ya been?"He asks standing up.
"Mr. Medaka had to talk to me…he said I'm failing."Kenkyona mumbles.
"What? Really which course?" He asks trying to contain his laughter.
"It's not funny he said if don't pass the makeup exams I'm going to flunk, "She sighs in disbelief.
Abe is quiet a moment, "What the hell are you doing here go study!"
"But your omelet-"
"I don't give a crap alright? Think about yourself for once, didn't you say you wanted to change? You're the same, you haven't changed all you're still depressing."He shouts." Stop hanging around me god damnit, Im not doing you any good!"He stops for breath, more or less, for Kenkyona's reaction.
Kenkyona drops her omelet. She wants to cry, but Abe-kun is right. She hasnt changed, she doesnt even know if she's changed at all. "I-i wanna change Abe-kun.. but not just for me... I want you to be there with me."
Abe stares at her. What role has he played in her life this whole time? He feels like this is the first time he lost his temper on Kenkyona. But he couldnt help it. Abe knows that if she fails... He wont be there... To catch her, when she breaks down completely. "Hey...You wanna study?"
Kenkyona is shocked. Did Abe-kun just asked her to study,"Yeah but I cant, we having afternoon cla-"
"I mean at my house." Abe interrupts her.
Kenkyona's eyes widen. Abe-kun's house?
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Abe opens the door entering,"Im home." He says followed by a shy Kenkyona.
Shun, Abe's brother zooms to the entrance hallway."Taka-nii san! Guess what the superbow-" Shun is surprised to see a girl standing right behind Abe. "Mom, dad! nii-san brought a girl home!"
Abe and Kenkyona hear dishes clatter, and a loud manly voice."What? Dont pull my leg Shun!"
"No for real dad! Look!"
Abe's vein pops."Its not a surprise stop making such a friggen big deal!" Abe shouts which makes Kenkyona jump/
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"Wow! Taka never brought a girl home! How long has it been?"Abe's mom Misae says as she sets the bowls down.
"Were just studying." Abe says as he drinks his tea.
"Well, then what is your name little lady?"asks Abe's dad as loud as Abe.
"K-kenkyona...Koetsuji Kenkyona,"She says as she graabs her bowl.
"Are you sure youre not his girlfriend?"Asks Shun already digging into the rice.
"Were not dating damnit..."Abe says gulping down his tea.
Kenkyona's sweat drops. I could see where Abe gets his eating habits...she thinks.
"Kenkyona youre such a pretty girl, it reminds me when I was in high school, when my beast and I went on our first date"She fantasizes. " I was Beauty, he was the Beast."
Kenkyona is amazed. "Beauty and the beast.. I see." Misae is very beautiful. does represent the beast a bit. He doesnt seem to have Abe's personality, just his loudness.
Abe grabs Kenkyona."We're going to my room, donot disturb.
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Kenkyona collapses on Abe's kotatsu. "This is so fricken hard, just admit, Im going to fail..."She sobs.
"No youre not! Comeon youre not even trying."Abe says his hair all a mess for how stressful it is to tutor Kenkyona.
Abe thinks a while... Geometry isnt that hard. In fact, its easy. She seems to be able to get atleast a C in the rest of the subjects. She seems to do best in Japanese. English, and Home Economics are alright. But Geometry..
"Hey...Youve seen Tadakita's baseball field right?"He asks after a 5 minute silence.
"Yeah..I practically can picture it right now." She says lifting herself back up.
Abe taps his chin with his pencil,"Think about it this way, the first base and the home plate's length is short, it's not the same as the others."He draws it out."We wanna win right? Fairly, so what we do is make it the same length as the others. But first we have to figure out how long it is."
"How do we do that?" Says an interested Kenkyona as she positions herself next to him.
"add the length of first base to the rest, with the average length of all of them put together, then divide the length of the unkoen distance to the now added average distance."
"Then I will get it?"She asks. "9 feet,"she says."The distances are supposed to be 24!"she claps proudly.
Abe gives her a thumbs up with a smile. Kenkyona looks into his eyes. He looks into hers. For a moment everything around them disappeared, and it was just them. And when Abe leaned in, and Kenkyona closed her eyes, and his lips just 2 inches away..
"Taka! You forgot your-"Misae drops her items as Abe falls backwards.
Kenkyona turns bright red as Misae talks fast."Oh my gosh, Im so sorry did i just ruined the most precious moment in a teenagers life, oh no I ruined my sons first kiss, or is this not your first kiss, after all, it is possible you two-"
"Mom!"Abe shouts blushing that him and Kenkyona were about to kiss, he is both relieve and pissed that his mom ruined it.
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"Hey didya hear? Abe is going after your girlfriend."Says a gossiping girl.
"Its more like she hangs on him like a horny little cat."Laughs the girl next to Haruna.
"You should totally tell her off, she broke up with you for him."
Haruna stands up coldy."I dont give a damn about her."He walks away leaving the girls dumbfounded.
Haruna knows that isnt why she broke up with him. Although it all makes sense that way, he is so sure that isnt why. Kenkyona wasnt easy when it comes to changing girls for selfish reasons, in fact he never could get through her barrier.
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Kenkyona passes by the same room Haruna was in."Hey you!" Kenkyona whips around to the gossiping girls.
"Dont think just because your hanging around Abe makes you normal or popular."
"Yeah when you were with Haruna you didnt look like a freak, thats what you get for being dumped by the hottest guy in school."The girls walk away proud of themselves.
"How dare you.."says Kenkyona in the most sinister voice which startles them."You dont know anything..you should just.."
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A girl with short light brown hair rushes to a teacher. "Sensei! Theres a fight 3 girls! I think one of them is named Koetsuji!"
"What?"The teacher pushes the girls aside."Shinooka-san watch the class for me!"
Abe overhears this. Kenkyona? In a fight his first impulse pushes him through the students."Move it! What the fuck are you looking at? Get out of my way!"
He makes it in time for which Kenkyona is choking a girl he watches another pull Kenkyona's hair."Die! Die!"
"Koetsuji-san!"Abe-kun shouts so loud and coldy that the entire crown of cheering people are silenced.
Kenkyona lets go of the girl, who sobs terrified."A-abe-kun.."She becomes so emberassed. She never saw Abe-kun look at her in such a way. She wants Abe-kun to accept her, and care for her for who she is. But of course..who can ever give a crap about something like her.
"What the hell are you doing? Is this how you solve your problems? Telling people to die when they insult you"Abe-kun is obviously furious.
"Abe-kun you have no idea they said, you have no idea how I feel.. I hate myself so much...I want to die...I want all the people who hurt me to die first!"She screams.
"You dont get it do you Koetsuji-san, I understand what youre going through.. I know how this all seems to you, you need to forget about the past, you need to move on,Your father isnt here to hurt you anymore nobody wants to hurt you!"Abe kun feels bad but he's proud for what he's saying.
Abe looks around theres an entire crowd of people watching. "Get out of here!" He shouts.
Some run away frightened, while others just walk away. Abe leans down to grab Kenkyona. It just happened. She broke down. He watches her shiver psychoticaly. He doesnt want to see her like this. She's pale, her eyes are frightened, she cries and her nose runs sobs like if she stops she'll die. Abe is frightened, but his willpower overpowers hugs her, he tries to soothe her, warm her up. She's cold as stone. It almost brings him to tears, it's like she's a whole different person. "Kenkyona...you can do it...you can change...it might not be soon, but you will," He whispers."Ill be there I promise."
Kenkyona stops shivering, in fact she faints.
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2 days later Kenkyona appears before Abe's house. Abe opens the door. "Hey."
Kenkyona steps back."Abe-kun, Im leaving."
"Where?" He asks.
"Far away, Im going to change, but I cant be near you Abe-kun."She says so serious that it scares Abe.
"No-No What are you talking about, youre not making sense you cant leave!"He shouts almost grabbing her.She wants to hug him, but she cant. She has to keep her distance.
"Im sorry, Ill come back..when I think Im ready.." She starts to walk.
Abe watches her walk away. He doesnt do anything. Why does he care? Does he like her or something? Does he have feelings for her? He doesnt know. But he doesnt want her to go... he's grown to care for her. His throat throbs.
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[Present Day]
Kenkyona remembers that clearly, Taka-chan is so dear to her.
"What happened after that,"Chiyo says.
"Ohh...I called him everysingle day...I visited him every other month... he visited me at a mental health center I was attending on Christmas."Kenkyona begins to cry." He was always there for me, yet I stopped calling him a year later... "
Chiyo understands Kenkyona and Abe's relationship. Yet why does she love Mihashi, and not him? She feels sort of bitter deep in her stomache.
Before they knew it their baseball camp came to a climax. The practice game.
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