II
"Dumpling!"
No response.
"DUMPLING!"
Nothing.
"Oi, Dumpling, wake up."
"Oh, Usagi!"
Usagi woke with a start as Minako hit her over the head with a heavy textbook. She looked weepy as she whined, "Ouch, Minako-chan, that hurt."
"Oi, Dumpling, I just wanted to say good morning to you, but like always, you're asleep in class! But, at least, you were earlier than I was." Seiya grinned at her: that mocking grin which annoyed her so much.
"Seiya, don't you make fun of me like that! And stop making that face! Sometimes I wonder how I ever got over being irritated with you, so that we got to be friends!" Usagi yelled. She could have slapped that look off his face. He always teased her.
"Don't be so grumpy, Dumpling," he said. "You'll get wrinkles, wearing a mean face like that. Anyway, this class is over. Thought I would walk you to the next one. How 'bout it?"
"I suppose," Usagi grumbled, packing her things, and seeing that he was already out the door, angrily caught up and yelled, "Hey, wait for me, you rude idiot!"
"You shouldn't be so slow," he told her, and winked. She glared at him, and turned her head. He didn't seem to notice: he just carried on with his careless manner. Then, "So, how have you been?"
"I've been fine," she told him. "How about you?"
"Good," he said, and then noticed her expression. "Oi, I shouldn't tease you when you've just woken up. Sorry, okay Dumpling? There. Ease up." He halted, shooing off some fans, then continued, "And how's the boyfriend?"
"Wonderful," Usagi said. "But..." she looked down. "He'll be leaving again, for the University. At least, this time I'll get some replies to my letters." She laughed. "He's going to get to his dorm and find tons of old letters in his mailbox. Oh well."
Seiya smiled. "He's going to be gone again?"
"Mm," Usagi nodded.
"When's he leaving?"
"In a week," she answered.
"Ah, soon. Good, good."
They got to their classroom, and taking seats near each other, Seiya asked, "Dumpling head, come to the Three Lights concert tonight, alright? Bring your friends." And he presented her with five tickets.
