Another Chapter! Because I can!
Kind of at writers block on my Narumi-sempai story, I'll try to update when I can.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Kiri scratched her head, "I know you want to celebrate and everything, but it's only 2:30... there's nothing to do this early."
"S-shut up! There are plenty of things to do!" Narumi became defensive to cover up his embarrassment. "How about we go to my place?"
Ochiai laughed, "Should we come along, or should we leave you and Kiri to catch up on a few things?"
Narumi turned red at his friend's implications, "N-never mind."
Kanako spoke up, "Well, Kiri, since you just moved in, why don't we go shopping for items you couldn't bring out?"
"Oh yes, ME is very please with the idea," Iori spoke up.
"Sure I guess," Kiri shrugged and let them drag her off to a random store.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"This, this! Everyone needs a mirror in their home!" Iori put a small wall mirror in Kiri's shopping cart.
She groaned, "I didn't bring a lot of money with me you know..."
"We'll help pay for it Koshiba-san," Ochiai said.
They all wandered around the store for another forty minutes, helping Kiri choose things for her apartment. All of them except for one of course.
"Narumi, aren't you going to pick something out for Koshiba-san to use in her new apartment?" Ochiai asked innocently enough.
"Is it that Narusy doesn't know what ME Kirity likes?" Iori was the one that set him off.
"I'll find something!" Narumi picked a random box off the shelf and stuck it in Kiri's face, "Here!"
Almost everyone's face turned red.
Kiri looked from Narumi, to the box, back to Narumi, "What exactly are you implying?"
"Put it-, just put it back Narumi," Ochiai held his hand over his face to help cover his embarrassment.
Kei then, as innocently as he could, asked, "When did we wander into the adult section?"
That got Narumi's attention.
He looked at the box and turned so red he was purple.
"I uh... appreciate the thought, but, I don't think I need one of those yet," Kiri, as calmly as she could, took the box from Narumi and placed it back on the shelf.
They ran out of that section so fast it was a blur.
Deciding to stop before anything else embarrassing happened, they helped pay for everything and left the store.
"So... Um, what now?" Narumi tried to hide his obvious embarrassment.
"I think I'll just drop this stuff off at my apartment," Kiri tried to escape, but Kanako stopped her.
"If I'm not mistaken, Your apartment has a pool in the backyard right?" (A/N: it's like a hotel!)
"Well yes, but I don't-" She was cut off by an overly excited tug on her arm. Kanako had cleverly lead them back to the salon, and everyone thought it best to just drop Kiri's things off inside and lock up again.
"You know what that means right?" Kanako smiled like she was hiding something.
"I don't really want -"
"Swimsuit shopping!"
"No, really, I -"
"Swimsuit shopping," she finalized. Kiri didn't really have a choice. Kanako had grown more bold in the year Kiri was gone. She had started dating Seki (A/N: I know, I KNOW! I'll explain in the end notes), and apparently getting a boyfriend was just the push she needed.
Kiri groaned again and followed her best friend. Narumi and Kei reluctantly trailed behind.
Everyone else had run off.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It's been TWO HOURS!" Narumi's patience had long run out by now.
"But I still haven't found the right one for Kiri," Kanako decided Narumi would just have to deal with it.
"But-"
"Besides, you don't really have a say, after suggesting such an item to Kiri..." The color in Narumi's cheek rose to a bright red.
Kei had been wandering around, help try to find the right swimsuit, "Oo! Oo! I like this one!" He pulled a black one-piece off the shelf.
Kiri and Kanako came over to look at it. Kanako looked at the design critically. It was similar to the style of school swimsuits, with the tight fabric that helped covered the hips. A rainbow design sprouted from the left-hip section and fanned out in all directions, "This one looks good."
Kiri tried it on and it met her approval so she ended up buying it.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
After they got back to the salon, Narumi headed off. It was 5:30 and he wanted to go home.
Kanako also hugged her friend and headed off.
Kiri let out a long sigh and lugged her new items off to her apartment.
Upon arriving she dumped everything in a pile and prepared soba for her neighbors. It was a little late, but she didn't feel like being hated by them because she wasn't considerate.
She decided immediate neighbors would good enough and prepared three. Two for the left and right and one for across the hall.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The neighbor on her right was an old married couple that had been living there for ten years.
The neighbor on her left was a young college guy who was too big a flirt for her taste.
And finally she came to knock on the door of the neighbor across the hall. Inside you could here yelling and tripping... and falling, then finally the handle turned as he opened the door. "WHA-!" He was so surprised he tripped again and fell backwards.
"What a coincidence..." Kiri was a little shocked too, I mean, they had just parted ways ten minutes ago.
"MUSSY-HEAD?!"
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
too much of a coincidence I know, but it could happen!
Please don't flame about the moving-in soba thing. I only used that because I've seen it in other manga. I have no idea whether they actually do that or not.
About the KanakoXSeki thing... I felt like it. Ochiai was too much of a stalker, so I made him not like anyone anymore. MUAHAH- ahem. Besides... Kenichiro is just so sweet, I think he suits Kanako just fine. And if you hate the couple, then good news! I doubt it will be mentioned too often!
Please review!
A cookie goes to those who can guess what was in the box Narumi picked up! I didn't mention it yet because I want the story to stay T for now. Hint: it goes vvvvt. : )