- A Beautiful Tomorrow - An Ambient Generation
. . . Not One to Fool . . .
I'm very busy with college so I can't believe I had time to actually update this. I really want to finish this story so I can work on my other ones. Well, here's the 18th chapter and still plenty more to go!
Alice went through her closet and quickly decided on a dark denim skirt without casting a second glance. The end of it appeared really worn and old but she had only worn the skirt once or twice. She quickly pulled her skirt onto her bare legs and rapidly did the button before walking over to her bureau and rummaging around for a shirt.
Alice finally grabbed a short-sleeved pale blue shirt and pulled it on over her head. It slightly followed her figure but not too much. To Alice, it was probably her tightest shirt.
She was about to head over to her vanity dresser when the phone suddenly rang. She stopped midway towards the dresser and started towards her bedside table and snatched up the phone.
"Hello?" she said, running a hand through her wet hair. She had just finished showering about half an hour ago.
"Tell me about her." The caller replied.
Alice sighed and dragged herself back to her vanity dresser and grabbed her brush. "She's really nice. She's pretty. She's cute. She's outgoing… she's a cheerleader. You'll like her."
Yuri made a soft irreverent noise on the other end. "Is that all you think I care about?" his tone was a bit defensive.
"Um…" Alice tried locating her blow dryer before responding. "Sort of… I mean you only date…. pretty blonde girls anyway."
"That doesn't mean that's the only thing I look for in a girl."
It was Alice's turn to make a soft disgusted noise. "Listen Yuri, she has big boobs okay?"
Her bedroom door suddenly swung open and Yoshiko walked in.
"What?" Alice mouthed as she heard Yuri scornfully laugh on the other end.
"Who are all those people downstairs?" Yoshiko demanded. "Are they your family? There are SO many of them!"
"You're sure not really bright." Yuri said, "I do not care what her dumb bust size is."
"No," Alice told Yoshiko quickly. "They're homeless people. And I'm suuuure, Yuri."
"I don't." He paused for a second. "What's her name?"
"They're homeless people!" The raven haired young woman cried. "You have HOMELESS people in your HOUSE!"
"Margarete--YES YOSHIKO, I have homeless people in my house." The small blonde plugged in the blow dryer as the FSE student stomped deeper into her room.
"Margarete?" Yuri echoed in disbelief. "Margarete? Are you insane, Elliot?"
"Why do they LIVE here?" Yoshiko gasped, "I get it! This house was bought by the government or something, and you AND your mom are homeless people! Homeless people live here b-because YOU'RE homeless too!" her mouth sagged.
"NO!" Alice yelled, frustrated with both Yuri and Yoshiko. "I am not insane, Yuri and PLEASE GET OUT YOSHIKO; I'll talk to you later!"
Little miss Kawashima stood rooted in her stop. "Who are you talking to?" she asked, mulishly.
"None of your business." Alice snapped.
"I heard you call him Yuri." Yoshiko encountered evenly.
"So?" Alice impatiently turned the blow dryer on.
"Margarete that cheerleader?" Yuri was saying dismally. "How could you set the two of us up?"
"So, is he your boyfriend or something?" Yoshiko said, trying to appear casual.
"I heard that." Yuri said on the other line.
Alice blushed lightly and turned away from her Japanese friend so she couldn't see her reaction towards her stupid words.
"No. We're not. Get out of my room right now or I am not going to give you a ride to the dance. And I have to go Yuri." She hung up and threw the cordless on her bed before turning to glare at Yoshiko.
The Asian girl watched her with reproachful eyes, slowly backing out. "You're not going to give me a ride. Kurando is. You can't even drive." And disdainfully, she left the room.
Alice grinded her teeth contemptuously, restraining herself from screaming back.
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"You're wearing that to a dance?" Severe disbelief was written all over Yoshiko's caked face. Alice glowered at her and glanced down at her guest's small, slim, tight, metallic blue dress.
There was some sort of Japanese designs bordering the tight-fitting dress and even she had to admit it looked very nice. Alice then took a look at her own clean skirt and shirt she had picked out earlier.
"What's wrong with it?"
Yoshiko didn't say anything but Alice extinguished the soft lofty noise. On Yoshiko's feet were matching metallic chunky heels. And she wore silver drop earrings that reached past her earlobes.
Alice frowned slightly. It wasn't as if they were going to some big party or anything. Just a welcoming dance for the foreign students. However, she didn't say anything and merely nodded as she heard Kurando honk from outside.
Alice headed out, not bothering to grab a coat, but she saw Yoshiko pulling on some black fur coat. It was all Alice could do from making an appalled comment.
"Hi guys." She said as Kato got out allowing the girls to get in the back.
"You look nice, Masaji." He blushed slightly and looked down at his crisp, ironed slacks and collared shirt.
"Thanks, you look marvelous also. Very original." He nodded towards her normal outfit and she just laughed, before turning to talk to Kurando, waiting for Queen Kawashima to get in the back with her.
"Oh Masaji," she heard Yoshiko say breathlessly. "Is it okay if you sit in the back? I want to sit in the front in case my dress creases."
"No problem, Yoshiko." Kato climbed in beside a very displeased Alice.
"Hello Kurando, nice of you to take us." Yoshiko cheered as she got in, carefully inspecting her dress.
"Yes, and you look stunning Yoshiko. You look dazzling." Kurando looked at his blue eyed friend from the mirror and smiled. "You too, Ali."
His best friend just snorted in reply but mumbled a "thank you".
"So, do any of you know how to dance?" Yoshiko said cheerfully.
"Yes." Both Kato and Kurando said at the same time. Alice was a bit surprised. Kurando never went to a dance. How would he know how to?
As if hearing her unspoken question, Kurando answered as he drove away from her house.
"My mother used to make me go to these dance classes, even though I never attended any school dance. She said every gentleman knew how to dance and that I should know too." He chuckled lightly.
"Then you must dance with me!" Yoshiko gushed. "Oh I have to see!"
Alice remained motionless and silent through out the remaining drive to the school.
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"Oh you look wonderful Yoshiko!" Quihua, Yoshiko's friend cried, upon their arrival.
"And you too, Alice." She added.
Alice closed her eyes and gave a small smile. Why couldn't she have Quihua as her guest? She was so much friendlier.
"Thank you. You look really pretty too Quihua." Alice said politely giving the girl a once over glance. It was sort of similar to Yoshiko's but it was longer at length and a light pink in color.
Yoshiko grabbed her friend's hand and the both of them quickly left. Kato and Kurando walked side by side behind Alice who was taking long strides towards the school building. She heard them talking spiritedly about some sort of new technology to come. Alice sighed and folded her arms across her chest as she quickly climbed up the stone steps to the school.
Holding the door out for the two gentlemen Alice patiently waited. 3 girls ran up quickly to her.
"Thanks!" they said, without a second glance as Alice walked in after them, silently mocking their short dresses.
Wasn't anyone here wearing a skirt? Immediately, Alice spied a tall girl in tight, faded bell-bottoms sporting a gruesome pink halter-top. A gruesome pink backless halter-top.
Alice shook her head at the sight, causing her short hair to move against her neck. She quickly walked past a threesome in short mini dresses.
Looking around to see where Kurando and Kato had gotten to, Alice felt somebody grab her shoulder. Almost crying out, she turned around.
Lucia grinned at her. Alice didn't let her disapproving stare linger as she turned her eyes back to the energetic face of the brunette.
"You just came?" Lucia acknowledged. "So, didja see Margarete yet? Boy, she really is going through some lengths trying to impress--"
"Why are you talking to her for, Lucia?" a cold voice interrupted.
Alice looked up directly into the burning gaze of Karin. The busty Italian opened her mouth hesitantly. "Nothing Kar. I was just--"
"Well let's go." Karin snapped, cutting her off. "If you arrive with me, you follow me, and you leave with me. Understood?"
Lucia nodded meekly, not even looking at the stunned Alice.
"Your god forsaken friend already didn't have the guts to come with our group, so let's not wander okay?" Karin stalked past, waiting for Lucia to obediently come back into her fold. Lucia gave Alice a remorseful look and soon followed the domineering Karin.
Alice looked back at all the other skimpily dressed girls who were standing behind Karin, shooting daggers at her.
A few of them flipped their hair condescendingly, leaning into each other to whisper insults about her just loud enough for poor Alice to hear.
She turned her gaze back onto Karin's hatred filled one. "I know you think you're all that now," the painfully beautiful red haired girl hissed spitefully,
"Just because you scored Nicholai--" Alice couldn't believe the girl still believed that, "--doesn't mean you can go around setting disgustingly ugly girls with my former--and still mine--boyfriend!"
She spat the words out, anger visible in each syllable. "I don't care what everyone has been saying. You are not, and have never been, friends with Yuri Volte Hyuga!"
Karin took a step back; a sudden smile flitted onto her luscious full lips. "You're going to get it from me, Elliot." With the last comment, the crimson haired girl tossed her dainty head back and walked away, her handmaids scurrying after her, shooting Alice satisfied smirks and expressions.
Alice Elliot slowly moved from the spot she stood ever so still in and began making her way down the hall to the gym. She now saw a lot more girls wearing tight jeans and scanty shirts. Alice wondered why all the girls were with Karin.
She thought she had been kicked off the squad. And how on earth did she find out about the blind date thing? Alice highly doubted that Lucia had told her. Lucia was very loyal to Margarete… or she thought so anyway.
Alice bit her lower lip in apprehension. Maybe she did more harm than good when she agreed to Margarete's devious plan. And now Karin was going to take it out on her. Alice let out a restless, nervous sigh and entered the gym.
Not much to say on this probably because I wrote this a week ago and just uploaded it today, I forgot to proofread too but I have NO TIME! Hope you still enjoyed it, and yes I'm aware I say that a lot. Haha
On another note, my internet is being a bitch won't let me review anyone's story. I'm trying to get it fixed. Everyone else works on this site except for the review form. It's really strange but I hope it fixes up soon!
F-chan1 – Glad to see you still reading.
Musical Dragons – Hey Heather, I just want to say I really like your stories, especially the Joachim x Lucia. You should do another!
AliceElliot – Arigato!
Moric – Yeah, I'm prolonging the dance, again. Heehee
Yaara – Everything will fall into place, I won't leave you hanging!
Roxsheena – Hiya! I've been upating while I have the time and no worries nothing will be going on with Yuri and Yoshiko I promise you that. Oh and Xenosaga is coming to Europe. I read that somewhere and I know that you wanted that. XD
Vi3t Gurl MOMO – Everything will come together, I don't want all my reviewers freaking out. Haha
Little Ballet Rat – I don't know if they'll dance.. I can't picture it well..haha
SonChan- There's 40 chance for YurixAlice action. So cross your fingers. Teehee
Lil Doro – The drama will commence soon enough. I feel like I'm writing a soap opera but less cheesy.
MikoNoNyte – Your reviews mean a lot to me and I'm glad you have the time to read this. Love you lots!
Unknown Heart – No, I'm not giving up on this ever so you don't need to worry.
A Rose in the Night – Hiya, I hope you liked this chapter too. I really like your new screenname too.
Wanderer of the Dark – Wow I always get stressed when you review my work, you're a great critique and really make me work harder and harder on my chapters and plot, so in a way, I thank you too.
Asnee – ooooohhhh do your school work you bad girl! I'm happy you reviewed this even in your school sessions. And watch out for that Kurandozilla he has a nasty bite.
Aegis – I'm laughing at the Terry comment. Poor guy XD and about Yoshiko…I wasn't sure at first. I based her on young Yoshiko then changed it to older. So..it's older Yoshiko.