Filler quiz...you'll learn a tad about Japanese Culture, but this chapter doesn't really forward the plot with the exception of the meeting of Hirotomi.
I just spoiled my chapter...
I don't CCS. Honestly wish I did though so that way I'd have enough money for college.
OCs mine. Though I don't really understand why anybody would want to steal them...
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Enjoy. (Tee hee, it's bolded.)
It's a date.
"Konada domo o-nay-jiang!" a familiar bubbly accented voice shouted over traffic. "OOOOOH GAINNNN KIIIII DESSSSSKA!"
You raised your head towards the source of the noise and noticed that it was Wong Xiao Mei across the street waving towards you, you waved back, and jay-walked across the busy intersection in order to get over to her (while making a mental note to never do that again I hope). When you had caught up with Mei-Mei, you noticed that she was not wearing her school uniform, and instead was in casual jeans and a t-shirt with her book bag. Beside her was an individual who had chin-length black hair with two pink clips, she stood as straight as a telephone pole and had a rather large bust, but you thought that she would be much prettier if she did not have all that make-up on.
"Ohaiyou Mei-Mei," you greeted, and the other grinned at finally having you call her "Mei-Mei."
The two of you made your way towards school, Wong-san made no move to address the black-eyed and black-haired individual beside her, while the two of you chatted along. From this conversation, you learned that Wong-san was planning to skip school due to a dentist appointment that she should have attended two months ago. You sighed, depressed; you were going to miss her company for the day. While at the school, she bid you farewell in a flurry of black ebony hair and asked you to call her later to let her know what the homework will be for the day. When she left the person who had stalked the two of you for the entire trip suddenly tapped you on the shoulder and you turned around to face her. She was a very pretty individual, but she obviously had some self-confidence problems with the way she adjusted her jewellery, her hair, and she kept checking her mirror to see if the make-up she smothered on was out of place.
"Ohaiyou," you greeted. "Is something the matter?"
"I saw you with Kinomoto-san yesterday," she started off slowly.
"You did?" you asked, and your eyebrows knotted together while you wracked your brain for such a memory. "I don't remember…"
"Don't tell me that you don't remember," she said crossly. "'Cause that's a lie. You know you met him in at Tsukimine Shrine yesterday, and you know you exchanged a friendly conversation with him, and you know he asked you to call him 'Touya' of all things even though the two of you aren't that close."
"So I've been told."
"Plus in the evening he greeted you like a sister," she stated with her index finger on her chin.
"Is she stalking him?"
"Listen here, and listen good Hime," her tone and voice had darkened dramatically while she emphasized the last word effectively snapping you out of your little daze. "You stay away from Kinomoto-san or I, Hirotomi Aimi, will make your stay here a living hell. Good day to you," with that she strode off towards her posse while her high-heels clicked against the concrete floor. Blinking, your heart took her advice but your mind smiled and secretly challenged, "Bring it on."
In class, you tried your best to stay awake, but try as you might; your eyelids drooped as much as an un-watered plant in summer. Yesterday, Mei-Mei's antics had kept you awake at least, even if you were not paying attention. Out of the corner of your eye, you saw Hirotomi secretly looking at the mirror in her lap, while adjusting stray bangs, jewellery, and her make-up. Bewildered, you wondered why you did not notice her before, but once again your eyelids drooped while looking at her and you wondered why you were so sleepy (maybe it has something to do with having all those magical battles happening in two days ne?). In the end you 'accidentally' put your head down to take a nap, you were right about to doze off when you suddenly…
"Ouch!" you whispered loudly while your hand flew to your cheek.
"Is something wrong Himitsu-chan?" Hiro-sensei asked.
Your face went as red as a tomato before you shook your head and directed your gaze to your desk to avoid eye contact with anybody. While staring at your desk you noticed a small folded piece of paper that was shaped into the letter V. You knew from experience that meanies used this to fire at people with the aid of an elastic band. Curious, you picked it up and examined it, and then found that there was a message inside for you. It simply read: Stay away from Kinomoto-san.
"Three guesses who," you thought sarcastically while glaring over at where Hirotomi was sitting still engrossed in her mirror. Catching your reflection in her mirror she smirked.
BRING! A bell sounded and you reflexively raised your arm to slam the area next to you to shut the alarm clock up. You were expecting to feel the cool metal of the alarm clock, but you were surprised (and nearly fell over) when you felt nothing. Groaning, you raised your head to see what your surroundings were and rubbed your eyes to make your vision less blurry. Your mind slowly registered that you were at school, and it was lunch. Groggily you got up and made your way towards your locker for your packed lunch while you stuffed the rest of your stuff into your locker and got your outdoor shoes on. Once outside you sat down underneath a large tree, and opened your lunch box, which consisted of plain rice, fish, and a few vegetables. And a cookie.
"Itadakimasu," you stated blandly without emotion before you took out your black chopsticks and started eating. Almost laboriously you fed yourself and your head kept snapped back each time when you realized that you were falling asleep. You were becoming increasingly paranoid when you realized that you were unable to stay awake, and you only made it through half of your lunch.
"I really can't take much more of this day," you thought to yourself. "This day sucks as much as a mosquito."
"I'll have to agree with you there," a familiar voice sounded and you nearly jumped out of your skin. Spinning around you saw that it was…
"Mei-Mei-san! What are you doing back?"
"Sssh!" she shushed you urgently while putting a finger to her lips. "I don't want to get caught skipping!"
"Oh sorry," you whispered back. "But still, what are you doing back?"
"The dentist doesn't take that long O-nay-jiang."
"Oh right," you ended lamely barely able to keep your eyes open.
"Just go to sleep dammit," Wong-san ordered. "What's wrong O-nay-jiang?"
Hesitantly, you explained to her that Hirotomi Aimi had threatened you about going near Kinomoto-san and the incident in class, and when Wong-san had pressed you, she asked you what you had meant when you did not remember what had prompted Kinomoto-san to encourage him to call you by his given name. You explained to her that you simply could not remember the series events that led up to that moment, and you whole-heartedly expressed that you were worried about this blank in your memory.
"Screw her. Well, what she says anyway," Wong-san stated when you were finished. "Go to sleep O-nay-jiang, I'll be in this tree so that way teachers won't see me. If that Hirotomi character dares to come by and mess wit cha, I'll go Kung Fu on her ass even though I don't know Kung Fu."
Your eyes flew open suddenly, at the time you were not sure what woke you but your surroundings seemed to be moving on you and you could hear a heavily accented voice shouting at you, still too dazed to make out the words you grumbled off-handily, "O-kaa-sang…"
"DAMMIT O-NAY-JIANG GET UP!" someone shouted while they shook you like an earthquake. Eyes flying open you noticed it was Wong-san who was desperately trying to get you up.
"Mei-Mei…?" you started.
"No time! Let's go!" she shouted desperately while dragging you to your feet and took off running dragging you along the way.
"What's…?"
"Oh nothing really O-nay-jiang. It's just that class is about to start and I thought that you would like a fair noticeable warning."
Concealing your irritation you grumbled, "Well…it was noticeable. Thanks for waking me up."
"Oh! Right! Something else. I know a restaurant that I want to invite you to…"
Making the arrangements, you agreed to go to this restaurant with Wong-san on Saturday at noon, after school was done.
"It's a date Mei-Mei, I'll see you there."
Gleefully, Wong-san hugged you around the middle just as the bell rung signalling the end of lunch. Waving goodbye to Wong-san who was almost sprinting in order to catch the bus. Heading in with your eyes instinctively trained to the floor (what can I say? As a child kids often teased you, over time, you started to stare at the floor so that way you would avoid making eye-contact with anyone and would not hear anyone talk about your eyes), you slowly plodded your way towards class, knowing that your math teacher, Hiro-sensei would not make it class on time. You wondered why, she seemed like a reasonable person…
"Where the fuck is she?" a dark familiar voice sounded through the air while you stopped in your tracks and hid behind the corner you were coming to. Peeking out, you saw Hirotomi was there and quickly withdrew your head and listened intently to what she had to grumble to herself. "The little bitch. Teme. Says she forgot, like fucking hell she forgot. One of the hottest boys in the school, who has rejected the presence of every girl except for Yoko. He even rejected Akizuki Nakuru-san! She was so amazing; she had brains, looks, and pure talent in sports. Yet he still rejected her…"
"Hanayaru-chan?" whipping your head around you saw that it was Kinomoto-san with his eyebrows knitted looking at you with concern.
"Shimatta!" you cursed inwardly, and with that thought you ran, and took the long way towards class. Luckily for you, you darted around a corner quick enough to avoid Hirotomi's steely glare. Almost instantly, you heard her gush when she realized that Kinomoto-san was right there.
Needless to say, the rest of your day passed without much incidence.
Shimatta shit.
Teme bitch.
O-nay-jiang Wong's way of saying older sister.
O-kaa-sang Mom.
Itadakimasu It's something that Japanese people say before digging into a meal. (Eee-deh-key-mas)
Konada domo Nice to see you again or something like that.
Oh gain ki deska How are you?