Upside Down
Chapter Nine: And…the Plot Thickens…
October 1...
Needless to say, I was ultimately humiliated by Shindo after the camping trip fiasco with Kyshima-san. It got worse, when it somehow leaked into the Go Association. I mean, I should have known something was up when I arrived at the Go Association, with people giving me weird stares. At first, I shrugged it off, because I assumed they were probably wondering why I was back so soon.
Then, while I was watching some Go games I could have sworn that the whispers around me were concerning me. It wasn't until lunch when I finally knew what the heck they were talking about. Here's what it was kind of like this morning.
"Hey hey hey, Waya! How's our stud doing?" asked Shugi Dayo, a new Go pro that used to be in my Insei classes. His personality was kind of like Shindo's but he lacked the genius that Shindo seemed to have plenty of. Anyways, I gave him a suspicious look, since I rarely talk to him these days, and here he was, grinning from ear to ear. At first, I thought he was hitting on me.
"Uh…ok…" I managed to say. Yeah, I know, 'Real brilliant vocabulary there, Waya'.
"Well if you ever happen to swing the right way, call me." Shugi-kun said, winking as he proceeded to walk away, with a sort of a swagger. I blinked and shook my head.
"I didn't know that you were kinky like that, Waya-kun." added Aza Ryuko, a really pretty pro who was very talented for her age.
"Huh?" I said, confused now. Just then, I spotted Isumi, I waved at him, and he turned away, kind of sick looking.
"Hey, Isumi, what's up with the new pros these days. I swear, it's like they've been afflicted by something…" I greeted. Isumi finally looked up at me.
"Yeah…I guess…look I want to talk to you in private." he choked out. I gave him a blank stare as he dragged me into the Room of Profound Darkness, the most sacred and private room in the Institute. Once we were in there, he shoved something onto my hands. It was a small shiny package of some sort.
"Look Waya, I know we've been friends and all, but there are some things that you should be aware of, so I took the liberty of getting this for you." he started to babble. I started to get really freaked out at this point, especially after hearing his next line.
"You can't be too careful these days, Waya. I mean, even Nase and I have never done it before…let alone you." Isumi continued.
"Isumi…what in the name of cream cheese sandwich is this…?" I asked naively.
"God, Waya, why didn't you even think of using protection…" Isumi said, practically going hysterical now, then he began to hyperventilate. I patted him on the back, but to no avail. Finally, I gave him a good thump, and he seemed to return to normal, sort of.
"Isumi…is this…what I think it is…" I asked slowly, dreading the answer. He looked at me like I was from Mars.
"Waya, this…is a condom…you should have used it last night, but I didn't know you were going to ah…er…engage…in that sort of stuff…" Isumi trailed off. Oh, my God! Not you too, Isumi! I thought you were smarter than believing in Shindo's lies!
"Isumi! I didn't screw Myuki last night!" I hissed, jabbing a finger at his chest.
"You didn't…but Shindo was all telling me about…" Isumi babbled again. I swore under my breath for a while.
"What that…that…baka saw was a complete misunderstanding…" I started, then I proceeded to tell him my point of view about what really happened, and Isumi started to look more relieved.
"Ok…so you're saying you didn't have sex with Kyshima-san?" Isumi said after I was finished.
"No, I didn't." I answered exasperatedly. Isumi nodded.
"Ok, I believe you." he said, with a hint of hesitation, but at least I knew he believed in me. Good old Isumi, reliable to the end.
Just when I thought that my day was getting better, it didn't. I think the gods liked to play tricks on me or something. I was randomly browsing on some Go books at the local bookstore, and I went up into the front and waited for the price of my books. My eyes wandered to a nearby magazine, where the cover happened to display a certain girl I tried to forget about. That's right, on the cover of Designers of Tomorrow, was none other than Kyshima-san. She was smiling and holding up several of her designs.
"Um…Waya-kun, are you done with your purchases?" asked a voice behind me. I turned around, and saw Fujisaki-san with several books in her hand as well. She was blushing rather heavily, and I turned back at the magazine stack. I saw what she was looking at and started flaring up as well.
From her point of view, she thought I was staring at the magazine right next to Designers of Tomorrow, which was titled, Modern Geishas. It was also well known to be a porn magazine. I looked at it in horror as I turned back at Fujisaki-san, speechless.
"It's not what you think!" I shrieked. She blushed even harder.
"I was staring at Designers of Tomorrow! I swear!" I cried out.
"Ok…" she said, with a hint of doubt in her voice. I could tell that she really didn't believe me. I groaned, what awful timing.
"Akari! Look! I finally found it!" cried out a new voice, sounding rather hyper. I gulped, there was only one voice that sounded like that.
"Oh…hello there, Yoshi-kun." the voice continued, rather distantly. I willed myself to not look at her, but I couldn't. Once I laid eyes on her, I knew I regretted it. Kyshima-san looked down at her feet, not wanting to raise eye contact with me.
"Hello, Myuki." Akari said cheerfully, turning back to Kyshima-san.
"Hello." I muttered as I quickly picked up my purchases and left. I raced around a corner and made sure I wasn't being followed. What a day…
A/N: Ahh, much apologies for the delay, as it so happens, my life is ironically "Upside Down". Thus, I deeply apologize for the lack of updates, yet once again, thank you so much for reading and reviewing! I will not guarantee anything, but hopefully, I can post some updates during spring break.