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ShoujoAnimeFanatic13
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Mikiramen
XxiLovecutestuffxX
Suzuka Harukaze
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My thumb, middle and ring fingers have blisters. It hurts :( I swear, I'm not gonna use a steel stringed guitar in plucking again!
SONGS: Fully Alive by Flyleaf!
I love Flyleaf!
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CHAPTER 16
"Look! I earned $1000 dollars!" I exclaimed with surprise at how much I earned. Tsubasa and I were walking down the streets of Manhattan around two in the afternoon. I just received my first salary ever in my life. And I almost dropped my bank book and ATM card in shock when I saw how much I earned.
"I can buy a Les Paul in no time!" I said happily. But then, I remembered mom. And I swore I'm gonna give her my first salary as a sign of gratitude for all the things she has given me.
"Eh, Tsubasa." I said.
"What is it?" He asked as he looked at shops that might have something interesting in it. "Well, where's the money sender?" I asked.
"Why?"
"I'm gonna send my mom my first ever salary!" I exclaimed happily. He looked at me with a smile. "Why is that?" And I explained that it is my sign of great gratitude for to my mother. He laughed at how childish I was. But nonetheless, he accompanied me before he went shopping.
As he fit some shoes, I can't help but notice one. It was a magenta Skytop Supra, with pretty zebra strips but instead of white, it was magenta.
"So pretty…" I can't help but mutter as I picked it up and try it on. And just my luck, it was my size. I giggled as I placed it back on the shelf. "I can't wait for my next pay day!"
"Why is that?" Tsubasa suddenly came from behind me. I saw that he already has bought something.
"Oh! I-I-I… I was just looking at this." I told him, embarrassed, as I pointed at the shoes I'm coveting.
"What's your size?" He asked with a mischievous grin.
"S-s-seven?" I answered nervously.
"Hey miss!" Tsubasa suddenly shouted at the clerk of the store. "Can I have a size seven of these?!" He asked from afar as he raised my coveted shoe.
"Are you size seven too?" I asked, puzzled. I looked at our feet. His is clearly bigger. Maybe he meant men's size?
The lady arrived disturbing my thought. "Thank you." Tsubasa said with a smile. Suddenly, he threw it at my feet. I stared at it.
"Well?" he said after a few minutes of silence.
"Well what?" I asked.
"Fit it!" He exclaimed.
"Why?" I asked.
"Fit it or I'll remove your shoes for you?" He asked with a dark note.
"I-I- I'll fit!" I said as I hurriedly removed my shoes and fit it. "But you must know, I can't buy this 'til next payday." I can't hide my excitement as the thought of coming in this store again to buy these shoes.
"That's why I'm buying it for you." He said happily.
I stared at him, shocked. "Tsubasa!" I exclaimed. "You can't do that! This is too expensive. And besides-"
"It'll be my 'welcome' gift. And it's cool, don't worry." He said playfully. "Now don't argue. Or else." He winked at me. "Now, is it okay? Does it fit?" He asked in his normal tone.
"Y-yes."
"Good," he then told the clerk, "I'll get it."
We then headed back to the building. "I want you to wear that tonight." Tsubasa said as I arrived on my unit.
"I will! Thanks Tsubasa!" I exclaimed happily, he laughed. "Now change! It's almost 6. Go and catch that person you're having butterflies with!" He said as he shoved me in.
"Tsubasa!" I exclaimed with a laugh. "What are you saying?"
"Yeah, yeah… deny it." He said sarcastically as he walked out. "Thanks!" I screamed again.
"And Mikan?" Tsubasa said, turning back. "Yuu wants us to go down before 7 to dine. Be there!" He said with a smile as he entered the elevator. I wonder why? Stupid Tsubasa didn't say more!
"Well, I just wanted to tell you, our company's annual ball is two days from now." Yuu said, just as our food has been ordered.
"So this is why you gathered us! Anyway, what annual ball? What's a ball?" I asked. They all laughed, except for Natsume, Hotaru and Ruka.
"What?" I asked, puzzled and furious.
"Idiot." Natsume and Hotaru said. I frowned. "Meanie!"
"Mikan, you know, balls. Like the one Cinderella attended when he met prince charming." Nonoko said.
"So, I'm gonna meet prince charming?" I said with enthusiasm. "Well. Probably. Aside from the fact that there's no prince or princesses in US." Tsubasa said with a laugh, again, every one joined him. I sighed, disappointed.
"Isn't this some kind of a formal shizzo?" I asked anxiously.
"Yes. Go get a dress." Hotaru commanded.
"Anyway, what's the happening? Why a ball?" I asked.
"Well, it is to celebrate our company's foundation day. And for publicity, of course." Yuu explained with a smile. "Ooohh…"
"Many sponsors will be attending, of course. And some media, to promote. And-"
"Okay I get it." I said happily. "I can't wait!" I exclaimed, rising to my feet on excitement.
"Hey Mikan, where are you going?!?" Nobara, Anna and Nonoko asked me. "To my unit." I said as I started walking.
"You can't! We still need to look for a bassist for our gig tomorrow!"
"GAAH!!!" I exclaimed, every one looked at me. "Oh no!" I quickly searched our table.
"Kaname?" I asked.
"Can't. I only know the basics." He said with an apologetic look.
"Tsubasa?"
"Not a guitarist!" He said, annoyed that I forgot he's a drummer.
"Sorry. Koko?"
"Can't."
"Kitsuneme?"
"Can't either."
I'm starting to be desperate.
"Hota-"
"Idiot."
"Yuu?" I asked desperately.
"I would be happy too, but I can't play bass." He said apologetically.
"Idiot. Ask Nogi." Hotaru said. I immediately turned my head.
"Ruka-pyon?" I asked, begging him.
"I-I-I-" He looked at Natsume. I know that he's asking for approval.
I turned to Natsume. "Please Natsume? Allow Ruka-pyon to play for us? Please?" I begged.
"Hn."
"Okay." Ruka said with a smile.
"Thank you so much!" I leapt from my seat and hugged him, joyful of his answer. "Thank you so much Ruka-pyon! If there's anything I can do for you, just ask me."
"N-no problem." He said. "I just need to learn the songs." He said.
"I'll teach you tomorrow afternoon." I volunteered happily.
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"Do you think I can pull this off?" Ruka asked me as I seated next to him on his couch.
"What do you think?" I asked anxiously too. "Well, just improvise!" I said, changing my tone to a happier one. "And besides, what matters most is that we're in harmony!" I said happily.
I started to teach him the chords. I showed him my notebooks and told him that we'll play the easy ones first. I then started singing.
"I'm Miss W-"
"Jeez, who's whining?" a voice suddenly interrupted me.
"Natsume!" I exclaimed angrily.
"I feel sorry for you Ruka. You should hide your face later. That girl will destroy your reputation." He said as he sat on the couch. I threw my notebook at him but he caught it. He then started flipping through the pages, in my horror. "NATSUME! GIVE THAT BACK TO ME!" I immediately lounged towards him. But he's to damn fast and smart to think of hiding it behind his back immediately.
"Darn it! Natsume!" I creid.
"Mikan?"
I turned my head and I saw Nobara, Mochu, Koko, Kitsuneme, Anna, Nonoko, Nobara, Tsubasa Misaki, Kaname, Hotaru and Yuu. And they all have these different expressions no one can ever paint.
"Idiot. What are you doing on top of Hyuuga?" Hotaru said. I looked at our position. I was on top of Natsume. I quickly stood up.
"We're not doing anything!" I exclaimed. "How dare you think of me that way!"
"Obviously guilty." Hotaru said as she shot me with her idiot gun. "And to think that Nogi wasn't even doing anything." She gave me another shot.
"OW!" I exclaimed.
"Anyway Mikan, I'm just here to say goodbye." Nobara said, with sadness in her eyes. Oh right, Nobara was leaving today.
"Oh! That's why you have and entourage!" I said. "Can I come too?" I asked. "You must Mikan! It's for the band! You gotta help Nogi learn our songs." She said as she cried and hugged me.
"Nobara I'm gonna miss you!" I blurted out as I hugged her. We cried together.
"Idiots. You're gonna see each other again." Hotaru said heartlessly. "Now let's leave before your plane leaves you." She remarked as she pulled Nobara away from me.
"NOBARA!"
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"I want to thank our bassist today, Mr. Ruka Nogi," I said over the microphone on our gig. "Thanks so much Ruka-pyon! You're a hero!" I said, and with that, we started playing our second song.
"Telling Layla's story spoken" Good, Ruka is so great to learn this song in an hour. I smiled at him. Plus, he looks so cool with his Warwick. Somehow, a fluttering feeling in my stomach came making me smiled wider.
bout how all her bones are broken
Hammers fall on all the pieces
Two months in the cover creases
Fully alive
More than most
Ready to smile and love life
Fully alive
And she knows how to believe in futures
All my complaints shrink to nothing,
I'm ashamed of all my somethings
She's glad for one day of comfort
Only because she has suffered...
Fully alive
More than most
Ready to smile and love life
Fully alive
And she knows how to believe in futures
Fully alive
More than most
Ready to smile and love life
Fully alive
And she knows how to believe in futures
All this time, I don't what keeps my gaze at Ruka. It's so fun to look at him. I noticed that he was looking at me too. Probably because he wants to see what chord I'm in? I smiled at him. He smiled at me. I laughed as I went to resume my singing.
Fully alive
More than most
Ready to smile and love life
Fully alive
And she knows how to believe in futures
As the evening went on, I grew happier and happier by just looking at Ruka, and occasionally, I see him looking at me too, which triggers that fluttering feeling in my stomach making me want to jump around like a fool, and which I did.
"Mikan!" Tsubasa called me as soon as I got off stage. "You're so energetic today." He commented.
"Yes, you did a great job." Kaname said happily, supporting Tsubasa's statement. "It's all thanks to Ruka-pyon!" I exclaimed happily.
"Anyway Mikan, who are you going with tomorrow?" Tsubasa asked as the three sat at the bar.
"Tomorrow?" I asked, ordering a Jack Daniels.
"Yes, are you going with anyone to the ball?" Tsubasa asked.
"OH!" I said, enlightened, "well, I'll ask Hotaru." I said happily.
"I won't go with you." Hotaru suddenly sat beside me in her usual impassive demeanor.
"Why not?" I exclaimed sadly.
"I need to be with Tobita." She said as she stood up and walked away.
"Where are you going?!" I asked her.
"Home. I need a beauty rest. You're stressing me out." She said dully.
"Stupid Hotaru." I murmured as I sulked, drinking from the bottle of beer. "So, I guess you won't be with anyone tomorrow?" Kaname asked with a smile.
"Well, I-"
"Sakura!" Ruka suddenly grabbed a seat beside me, interrupting what I was about to say.
"Ruka-pyon! Thank you! I had a very fun night!" I exclaimed as I laugh. The fluttering feeling returned. I smiled ecstatically.
"I had fun too." He said as he ordered a drink. I just stared at him as he drank a few glasses of tonic, smiling inside, enjoying the fluttering feeling.
"Hey!" He exclaimed after having drank the fourth.
"Yes?" I asked with a smile.
"Let's go together tomorrow." He said with a smile. I smiled, as the fluttering feeling grew wider.
"O-okay." I said, happily.
"Great! And let's ride home together today." He said. "That's your payback for making me play." He said with a smile.
"O-okay." I agreed. I turned to Kaname. "Kaname? I'll ride with Ruka-pyon today, if you don't mind." I said apologetically.
"Okay." He said, giving me the smile he gives out when he doesn't like what he's seeing or hearing. I frowned.
"I'm sorry." I said, I can the lump starting to form in my throat. Kaname suddenly looked alarmed. "Hey." He said as he patted my head, "Really, it's fine." He said, smiling with that genuine smile of his. I smiled at him. "Now go ahead!" He said with an encouraging smile.
"Thank you." I said gratefully, with that, Ruka and I headed to his car before Ruka drinks any more alcohol.
"Thank you, Sakura." Ruka said keeping his eyes on the road. There was a tint of red that lingered in his cheeks that makes him cuter. I can feel myself turning red. Why?
"No, I should be the one thanking you Ruka-pyon. Thank you Ruka-pyon!" I said happily.
"My pleasure." He said, smiling at me. I smiled back at him. My heartbeat was as fast as his driving. And I like it, to my surprise. I smiled happily. Ruka-pyon. I sighed dreamily. I can't wait to go with him tomorrow.
"Good night Ruka-pyon!" I said as I reached my door.
"Good night Sakura. Don't forget about tomorrow." He said with a smile. I blushed. I nodded my head vigorously as I hurried to enter my unit, unable to contain my happiness any further.
I immediately ran to my bed and squealed in delight. I called my mom and told her about what happened. And the only thing she said was, "Oh honey, you must be inlove with him!"
"Are you sure?!" I exclaimed.
"Definitely. You're definitely inlove, my dear."