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NEXT TO YOU
Chapter 2
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As the prom draws near the more pressure I have to find a date. Everyone scrambles while I watch from a far. It amuses me how everybody work so hard just for a dance not to mention the humiliation on asking a date. As I chuckles by myself thinking of such trivial scenario it sends chills to my spine.
As I walk pass the General Education building I can see Tsuchiura talking to a blond girl, I'm sure she asked Tsuchiura-kun as her date to the dance since she's a junior like me. Once again unaware to who might be watching me Yunoki caught me off guard.
"Good morning Hihara," a smiling Yunoki approach me. I can see his fan club following him and like always they acknowledge my existence around Yunoki. I smile back at Yunoki while we walk together to our classroom.
It had been the longest day ever. Orchestra practice then prom preparation since I'm in the committee. I was really dreading to join the prom committee but my councilor had to push me since I need some extra curricular activities. I sit there listening to their blabbering about the dance. I showed no interest at all then Yunoki just had to notice my boredom. I tried to ignore him while signaling me to listen but really this does not concern me. Soon after the meeting is over. I quickly made it to the exit and walks towards the main gate.
Then a female voice so familiar called out for my name. "Hihara-senpai! Do you have a minute," I stopped as my eyes got wider, what does she want? I ask myself. My heart starts to pounce as my sweat starts to drop. She then finally made it to where I stand.
"Would you like to walk home together?" she asks. I stood there frozen not knowing what my next move will be. She smiles at me. Ah those smiles are killing me as my face slowly turns into a red tomato. I stammer but I finally found courage to answer her as she looks at me confuse.
"Sure" I said to her as we take our first step together towards the gate. She seems happy while she greeted her classmates we passed on our way. But why is she walking with me? Where is Azuma? All these uncertainties made me shake my head.
"Senpai are you okay?" there she smiles at me again while she asks.
"Ah yes I'm okay," as I struggle once again to answer.
"I don't want to pry but you certainly been acting weird Senpai? Is there something I can help you?" as soon as I heard her say those words I wanted to confide all my feelings to her. But once again I was temporarily speechless. My self-confidence just then becomes zero as she walks ahead of me. For the reason that I don't want to loose my best friend I know what I have to do.
While I walk fast trying to catch up to her I saw a cake shop. This was the place where I almost poured my feelings for her. It then put a smile on my face thinking "those where the days" yes, the concours where I met her for the first time.
"Kaho-chan would like to have cake with me?" I ask nervously while I beam at her.
She then leans her head to her shoulder while she looks at me with a flat and confused face, but she said "SURE". It made my heart skip a beat hearing her agreed to my invitation. Right then it made me think that she could have said yes if I had asked her to the prom but my best friend got to her before I did.
While we sit to wait for our order she smiles at me again. But this time I feel comfortable smiling back at her but my nerves are telling me otherwise.
"Senpai do you have a date to the prom yet?" she asks. I wanted to pretend that I did not hear what she said but she is persistent and just could not be ignore. "You know, I have a lot of girl friends that would love to go with you," she added.
"No need Kaho-chan" while I scratch my head gracelessly, I know where she is going but it cant be help anymore. I feel shivers through out my body. I wanted to tell her how much I wanted her to go with me instead, to hold her close to me and just to be next to her.
Finally our order came as I thank the waitress for tending us. I look at her face as her expression turns bright when she sees what I had order for her.
"Senpai you remember my favorite!" she exclaims while she smiles at me whole-heartedly. Just this little gesture brought me happiness but I know deep down that I want more than her smile.
"Yes, who could forget we only order the same cake every time we come here," I replied with my goofy normal tone while I laugh lightly as I thought I did, then flashbacks starts to pour in on how we used to spend time together eating cake after practice.
"What was that?" she asks but I was not sure what she meant by asking me that question.
"What's what?" I replied confused
"I just heard you LAUGH!" she said while smiling at me, she then added "I have not hear you laugh in so long that I forgot how silly you can be sometimes," while she stuffs her self with cake.
"You're right it's been a while that I actually let myself laugh like that," I smile at her honestly but as soon as I let my guard down all the reasons starts to rush into me, reasons and justification why I have been gloomy and out of it is because of her. I wish things could have been easy as 1,2,3 but again I know better.
Soon after it was time to go. We both said our goodbyes and went on separate ways to get home. I open my front door and find a note from my mother. Once again she is out for the night with her friends. Times like this I wish I had siblings instead of being the only child. What a pain I said to myself. I grab the phone in attempt to call Yunoki but he phoned me first.
"How was it hanging out with Hino-san?" my best friend asks, on the contrary I should have known that he had something to do it with.
"Great" I replied while rolling my eyes.
"Good, so it's settled we are going to the florist together to order the best corsage one can buy." He said but I was not sure how to tell him that I still don't have a date.
Though I was sweating like crazy as I tried not to lie to him, then I blurted and said "No" there I said it but a sympathetic voice from the other line then said "No? You mean to say she did not help you find a date? My friend you should just take my sister Miyabi." Yunoki said. I was surprised on how much he wants me to go to the prom and not to mention to arrange me with his ever so beautiful sister as my date. True Miyabi is beautiful but Kahoko is a goddess to me and no matter how I look at other girls my heart just wont beat the same.
But at the end I agreed to go to the prom.
The following morning I woke up early to get to the orchestra practice. On my out my mom left another note and this time with some cash. I know what the money is for but the last thing I want right now is to think about the prom. I grabbed a quick breakfast while I walk. Soon after I was in the music department where Tsukimori and Shimizu are already practicing. Our concentration then went to drain when a chatty Kanazawa open his mouth and said something about the Prom.
"The theme is A Night to Remember," Kanazawa said casually while Tsukimori glares at him. But Shimizu on the other could only careless. I too could careless but this is supposedly a right of passage to every junior in high school, except it turns out to be the most awful experience for me.
"So how about it Hihara did you ask Hino-san to the prom?" sensei smiles at me. But before I could say anything he then added, "just so you know when I went to my prom many years ago that's when I had my first kiss" Kanazawa said with out any hesitations.
"Huh!" is all I could say as everyone look at my direction while I blush deeply. My heart beats faster than ever and my eyes widens endlessly. I could not hide how embarrass I am. I then took a deep breath and answered sensei "No, I am going with Yunoki Miyabi-san" just like that I felt relief. But how the hell is this idiot Kanazawa know that I wanted to ask Kahoko? Though it might be obvious to sensei that I like Kahoko but the thought of Her and Azuma kissing at the prom is driving me mad.
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A/N: thank so much for the lovely reviews. So I decided to make every chapter short to make sure the story wont be redundant. I think it's easier to read that way with out the lengthy mind grueling, when is this going to get to the point type of story. As always reviews are welcome.
What is a Junior (third year) Prom?
-A junior prom is a right of passage that every high school teenagers go through here in US. It's where you dress up and you go out for dinner and dance your night away with your boyfriend/girlfriend/friends. Normally people go all the way out spending hundreds of dollars for their dresses, and glam up. The guys wear their tuxedo of their choice but majority of the time they match the girls dress for the color of their ties. By the end of the night the prom king and queen will be announced and they would have their fist dance. This would be a supervised event where teachers are around and they dress up as well.
Lately, many students actually go in groups where they rent a stretch limo for the night. That way it's fun but for the couple that wants privacy they normally opted for a town car or in my case I had my cousin drive my date and I around town. lol! It really was a fun experienced but I would say this is when students get so curious.
-If you want to see a good prom movie I recommend "She's all that" and "Twilight" the first one. I hope this helps to those of you who are wondering what is a Junior Prom.