Anthology: Again
by Her Pretty Smile
Synopsis: #2: It's driving him crazy. He's supposed to be concentrating on the test. He's supposed to be focusing on his future. But the image of her and her golden-yellow eyes just can't seem to get out of his head.
Disclaimer: I do not own Angel Beats!
#2: Vivid
"Why can't I stop thinking about you?"
HE STARES AT THE first question presented on the test.
After a few moments, he continues to stare, trying to make out the words.
What's the answer to this again…? I can't remember…
He clutches the pen in his hand tightly. Why can't I remember? I've studied for this all night!
Golden-yellow eyes suddenly come to his mind.
He jolts as he realizes that he's been thinking about the girl he'd met earlier when he was on his way to the train station. It isn't really unusual for him to do so, but something about her just doesn't feel right. The situation he had with her strikes him as extremely odd because it's obvious that she knows him but he himself doesn't.
He is sure that he hasn't developed a case of amnesia, and he is sure that he hasn't made contact with any other people other than his sister.
So why…?
Flashback
"Nice to meet you."
He stared at her in confusion. "Oi… How do you know my name?"
There was a knowing glint in her eyes. "Your ID."
His gaze turned downwards, and his face flushed in embarrassment as he spotted his name printed clearly on the badge he'd stuck on his messenger bag. "Oh… Sorry about that…" His eyes lit in thought. "But you said earlier that you're glad to see me again. What did you mean by that?"
She smiled. "You must have heard wrong, Otonashi-san. I've never said such a thing."
Funny, I could've sworn she said it…
"Okay then…" He looked at her sheepishly. "By the way, I'm sorry about grabbing your shoulder back there."
"It's all right," she said softly.
This girl… She seems so delicate… So fragile…
They both stared at each other for a few minutes before he glanced at his watch. "It's that time already…?" he exclaimed in panic. "I'm going to be late for the train!"
There was a hint of a laugh in her smile. "You should get going, then, Otonashi-san,"
He looked at her for a moment and nodded. "Then… I'll see you around… Tachibana." He turned his back on her after waving and started to go on his way, all the while wondering how on earth he knew her name.
End Flashback
"Forty minutes left," the proctor announces flatly.
Yuzuru freezes, realizing that he hasn't answered even a single question yet.
What the hell… As I thought, thinking about her is dangerous!
Forcing her out of her mind, he proceeds on giving his full attention on the test.
I'll think about her later.
A/N: Short. :( I'll make it a little bit longer next time.
Next I'll do a oneshot about Yui and Hinata. But the next one after that will be about Yuzuru and Kanade again.