- A Beautiful Tomorrow - An Ambient Generation
. . . T.N.T For The Brain …
Hope you enjoy this chapter, it's a bit longer and more descriptive. I got lazy on that last one. Here's to more Yuri and Alice bickering!
"COME ON GUY!" Naniwa yelled.
Yuri lazily sat back and allowed two cheerleaders to continue massaging his shoulders.
His teammates were walking about, getting ready.
Yuri was very pleased to see that Nicholai was looking nervous. Maybe he'd go talk and mess with him before the game.
Their eyes met briefly and the brunet smirked when he saw how good ol' Nikky's eyes widened with disbelief at the sight of two cheerleaders giving him a massage.
"There you go baby, feel better?" one of the two cheerleaders asked.
"Yeah, thanks babe." He got up from where he was sitting, blew them a kiss and walked away.
"You all set, Hyuga?" Naniwa asked.
"Mmhmm, better than I'll ever be." He responded as Naniwa clapped him on the back.
The instructor nodded and pointed to a female. "Go over there. She's handing out the uniforms.
Yuri walked over to the girl. She was okay, not VERY pretty, but you know, not ugly either.
She looked about 20 or something.
"Hey babe." He greeted her, flashing her, his famous I-no-u-want-me-but-u-cant-have-me smile.
The female raised an eyebrow. "Name?"
"Hyuga." He watched as she rummaged through the box before handing him his Martial Arts uniform. "Here." She said.
It was the only one wrapped in clear plastic. Everyone else was just folded in the box. No, HIS was WRAPPED.
He smirked, taking hold of it. A few of his other teammates noticed his 'wrapped' uniform.
"Pretty cool." One of them said casually.
Yuri rolled his eyes. "I guess." He replied, just as casual before glancing disdainfully at their un-wrapped uniforms.
He made sure they saw this before walking away.
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Alice pushed through the crowd to get a seat, the arena was surprisingly full. She finally found a seat but it was pretty up high. She doubted if Nicholai could even see her.
The whole arena was huge, and remarkably illuminated.
She had come 20 minutes late so the match had already started.
She was pretty sure they were in the lead.
Everyone was screaming themselves hoarse.
Alice tried to catch on but found it hard to.
Alice focused her eyes on the small figure which was Conrad. He looked devastated.
The match resumed and she found it all very boring. It was just as she had expected it to be: Yuri was showing the fanciest of the fanciest and the crowd was going berserk, chanting: "HYU-GA! HYU-GA!"
It was driving her crazy.
The cheerleaders were going positively insane. "GIVE US AN H! H! GIVE US AN A! A! GIVE US A Y! Y! GIVE US A U! U!--"
She stood up, and made her way past the people standing up in their seats, still chanting.
It was hard work but she made it out.
Feeling sure that Nicholai wouldn't miss her, Alice left.
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Monday came too quickly for Yuri's liking. They won the tournament of course.
He just loved being out there, having the crowd scream HIS name, having the cheerleaders going crazy over HIM. He loved it all.
He could even hear "HYU-GA! HYU-GA!" still chanting in his head.
It all felt so good being out there that he didn't have time to yell at Nicholai for his lousy 'almost' throw down.
Yeah, everyone on the team but Nicholai had some good moves.
Damn Conrad was searching the crowd like a retard.
"YOU LOOKING FOR YOUR GIRLFRIEND OR SOMETHING!?" Yuri had yelled at him.
The Martial Arts students all started to laugh.
"Yeah, his IMAGINARY girlfriend." Another one chuckled.
Nicholai had turned furiously away and angrily, very heatedly stormed off the field.
It was an awesome night.
Yuri sat daydreaming at the kitchen table Monday at dawn.
"Morning." Anastasia mumbled, half asleep.
He glanced at her with a sudden smirk. "Know what, kid? I'm gonna be a professional Martial Arts fighter." He declared.
"I'm gonna be so rich and famous. Everyone will like me. I might even give you a few dimes to spend on."
Ana rolled her eyes. "Great. I'll be your cheerleader." She said sarcastically.
Yuri smirked. "I'm pretty popular at your school, too."
The Russian girl made a face. "Yes Yuri. All the girls love you and all the guys hate you. You call that popular?"
"Fuckin' popular." He said. "All their girlfriends are in love with me. Hell, I don't blame them."
Anastasia made an annoyed noise. "Yuri, they don't worship you."
Her half Japanese brother laughed. "They do more than worship me. They FANTASIZE about me. Especially at night."
She gave him a look and walked out.
Don't know what's up her ass today, he thought before resuming to his day dream and munching loudly on fruit loops.
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Alice braided her hair for Monday. Her hair long, it was probably 6 or 7 inches past her shoulder. Mainly because she never felt like doing anything fresh to herself.
Her mother had bought her a new blouse the other day, but before she could wear it in public, Alice 'tore' one of the elbows.
Mrs. Elliot stuck her head in the doorway. "Hey sweetie. Today everybody's gonna be at work near dinner time. What do you say we go out for dinner?"
Alice nodded. "Sure, why-" she stopped and sighed. "Never mind."
Mrs. Elliot raised an eyebrow. "Something up?"
She nodded glumly. "Tutoring."
Her mother looked surprised. "You have a tutor?"
Alice shook her head. "Nah, I tutor someone."
Mrs. Elliot smiled. "That's sweet! I'll get to meet him or her. So should I make dinner for the three of us?"
"Mom! He's coming for tutoring, not dinner!"
"Him, huh?" Her mother asked. "Is he the one who asked you to the dance?"
"No, he's someone else. Unimportant."
"I see. Alright sweetie, hurry up so you won't miss the bus." She soon left.
Alice sighed softly, grabbed her back pack and hurried after her mother.
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School was the same.
Mr. Simon did his regular 30 hour speech with only two of his regular students alive and paying attention.
The rest of the class had died.
"Mr. Inugami has understood the process and gave a very fine, simple and authentic way to find exactly what the question is."
Alice found it particularly hard to keep up with him today for some reason. Her mind was telling her to put her head down and sleep, but she knew that would be too rude.
"…all about. Mr. Inugami has demonstrated this, and will now answer this trick question-yes, question number 5. Tell me Mr. Inugami, is the answer A, B, or C?"
"B, sir."
"Correct! Excellent! Now, how about you Nina?"
The pigtailed brunette lifted her head from her arms. "Umm."
"The next question." Mr. Simon prompt. "The answer? A, B, or C?"
"Ummm. C?"
"Incorrect. Mr. Inugami?"
"C, sir."
"Correct!" Mr. Simon said happily.
Nina put her head back down. She didn't bother to argue. If she did, she got detention.
Alice couldn't stand it any longer and raised her arm.
Mr. Simon turned to her. "Yes, Ms. Elliot? You wanted to answer the next question?"
She cleared her throat. "Um no, I wanted to know if I could have the hall pass, sir." She said timidly.
Mr. Simon's face fell and she shut her eyes to block away the image. "Of course, of course." He quickly jotted something down on a piece of paper and handed it to her.
She gratefully took it and escaped. Alice had never done this before so didn't really know what to do. It felt weird walking down an empty, quiet hallway.
She decided to go to the bathroom since she knew everyone did that to ditch. At least in the books that's what everyone did.
They did either that or leave the school. But Alice wouldn't dare do that.
As she neared the bathrooms, someone from the boys' bathroom stepped out Alice froze.
"Nicholai?" she cried from the sudden meeting.
He turned around slowly, "Al?"
Alice nodded hesitantly. "What are you-"
"Where were you Saturday?" He demanded at once.
She took a small step back. "What do you mean?"
Nicholai clenched his teeth. "I thought you told me that you were going to BE there, Alice." He spat her name out as if it was some swear word.
She was confused. "But I was there."
Nicholai narrowed his eyes. "Oh really…? Where were you sitting?"
"At the top. I didn't really think you could see me, but I came a little late so all the good seats were taken." She explained, "I'm really sorry."
His face remained in the same flushed state before it brightened.
"Oh great! Thanks for coming! Eat lunch with me today." He squeezed her arm and walked away.
Alice nodded silently, watching him disappear down the hall.
It wasn't an invitation.
It was a command.
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That afternoon Yuri impatiently rang the Elliot's doorbell.
It opened after five minute and a pretty lady stood there. She had rich blonde shoulder length hair and piercing sapphire eyes.
The house behind her was abnormally quiet.
Oh shit, maybe he got the wrong house. Where the hell were the homeless freaks? He tried glancing around the lady, and saw no one.
No one but the beautiful lady.
You're sick, Hyuga. He told himself, she must be 30 years older than you are.
"Can I help you?" the lady asked perspicuously.
"Yeah-" Before Yuri could continue, Alice appeared next to the lady.
"Oh. You." She said plainly.
He didn't say anything.
"Mom, this is. You know, the tutor guy. Yuri, this is my mother." She politely introduced them.
Yuri wanted to laugh. No way. This chick could NOT be a mother. And not be a freaks mother.
"Hi Mrs. Elliot." He gave her that smile of his.
The woman stepped back. "It's a pleasure to meet you Yuri, come in."
"Oh yes," Yuri said smoothly. "It IS a pleasure."
He stressed real hard on the word 'pleasure'.
Mrs. Elliot didn't notice anything, but he caught Alice glaring at him from the corner of his eye. He grinned at the angered Alice.
"You and Alice are going to work in the dining room today. The houses' occupants are out today." Mrs. Elliot explained. "So you two won't be bothered."
"Okay." Yuri didn't really know what else to say as he followed them through the large house.
Mrs. Elliot pointed to the table. "You can sit here."
He awkwardly sat down as the two females began talking to each other.
"You have your stuff, sweetie?"
"No, I'm going to go get it. They're upstairs."
"Don't bother, want me to get it for you?"
"Yes, please."
Yuri rolled his eyes as her "graciousness"
But the minute her mother left, Alice rounded on him.
"Hyuga, up." She said.
"Huh?"
She pointed to the far end of the table. "You sit there."
He gave her a look but didn't argue.
Alice seated herself at the other end.
Yuri stared at her in disbelief. She ignored him.
Mrs. Elliot returned shortly with her stuff. "Have fun." She smiled and left.
Alice opened her book and began flipping through it. "Hyuga, read the passage in chapter 13."
"What?!"
"Chapter thirteen." She repeated through gritted teeth.
He randomly opened his book.
"Read the passage."
"What passage?"
"The THIRD passage."
"Where?!"
Alice glared at him. "Don't mess with me Hyuga, the THIRD PASSAGE."
"What's a passage?" he asked bluntly.
She stood up, stormed over to him, snatched his book from his hands, opened the book to the right page and chapter and pointed to the third paragraph.
"THERE is the third passage."
"Ohhhhh." He said, trying to make it obvious, "The third PARAGRAPH. Why didn't you say so?"
Alice shook her head. "Read it. I'm going to ask you questions to see if you're paying attention."
"Yes, Ma'am!" he mocked.
She ignored him as usual and went to sit back down, reading the 'passage' herself.
Yuri was growing tired of the silence and got pretty bored after the first word "The".
"Your mom is pretty hot." He spoke up.
Alice looked up from her book and shot him a look of pure venom.
If looks could kill, Yuri thought.
"Keep it to yourself, you're sick!"
"How old is she?"
"40 plus."
"Nuh UH?!"
Alice once again ignored him.
"Hey freak." He said.
Silence.
Yuri impatiently kicked the chair across from him. "Freak. I'm talking to you."
"I have a name."
"Yeah, so? Anyways, I'm done reading."
She didn't answer.
"YO! IM DONE READING!"
Alice narrowed her eyes at him.
"Can I go home now!?"
There ya have it. I hope this chapter was better than the last one. I know that one was too short.
Hmm not much to say other than the dance is coming up in the next few chapters. And as you can see Yuri's still a buttmunch. Ahaha. I love answering to all my reviewers so here goes,
Angelic Kamaria – I hope you like this chapter. Even though you hate meanie Yuri. –dodges swap-
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Roxsheena – Yeah they're not cousins… hmm but maybe I COULD make them cousins in here. It still could be a possibility. That would actually kinda work in with the plot I'm doing and I was thinking of it. Thanks for reminding. It's official thing! –kiss on cheek- :D
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MikoNoNyte – There's more tutoring sessions to come, that's why; lack thereof. "Not a boob man" ? That's so hilarious! Kids these days. I don't know what else to say other than I'm glad I'm doing a good job on being convincing enough to grab people's attention. Love you this ------------------------------------------------------ much!
Bella - This one's a bit longer! Happy now? And yes, we have to spread the Lucia love! :P
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Christia - If you read the first chapter, Alice lives with homeless people because her mother is funding a help for the homeless campaign and took up the challenge to house them all in their home. Which means. Homeless people Homeless people living in Alice's Dumb stereotyped highschoolers Alice geek.