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OptimisticMuffins
Unknown Variable
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"Talk"- Speech
'Think'- Thoughts
Italics - Past
"Friends are like stars, although you can't see them sometimes, they are always there."
Dedicated to:
Narunette
OptimisticMuffins
Unknown Variable
Chapter 3: Meetings
'10 more minutes to lunch……and then freedom!'
After Hiroshi sensei had left the class, the students had begun murmuring and most of them were talking about Ayane…and she knew it. 'Some first impression I made…' she thought as she walked down the hall to find her class for second period. 'This day just gets worse and worse with every passing minute…' She sighed. She turned around as she felt someone tapping her.
"Hi! My name is Minami Chiako." Ayane saw a girl with brown hair that reached just after her shoulder. Her brown eyes twinkled with every word she said.
Ayane smiled and replied, "Hi!"
Chiako said, "You seem kinda lost…. which class do you have now?"
Ayane said, "I have History." "Great! I have History too! We can go together." Chiako beamed. Chiako and Ayane went downstairs and turned a corner. Right there was a brunette and a red head conversing.
The red head cried, "Nya! Fujiko, you're taste buds are dysfunctional. That's what! Yuk! That so-called "juice" just gets more disgusting every day. Inui's out to kill us!" The brunette just chuckled. Chiako suddenly walked up to the red head. "Hey, Eiji-kun!"
The said boy looked at Chiako and said, "Nya! Hi Chiako-chan!" "Had to drink it all up again, huh?" she asked, smirking. Eiji pouted, "You just don't know how that THING tastes! Nya!" Chiako giggled. "Ohayou! Fuji-kun."
Fuji said, "Ohayou, Chiako-san." Just then he noticed Ayane standing there behind Chiako, staring at Eiji. "Hi. Nice to see you again, Shizuno-san.", he said. Fuji's voice brought Ayane out of her trance and she blinked at Fuji. "Oh!", she said , suddenly realizing that she'd been staring . "Umm...hi, Fuji-san! Gomen….I was in a hurry to get to the office that's why I forgot to ask your name..." Her cheeks turned pink with embarrassment. Fuji said, "That's alright."
Chiako blinked. "You guys know each other?" she asked. "Oh…Fuji-san helped me find my way to school. I uhh…got lost..." Ayane said sheepishly. "I see...well, you already know Fuji-kun so that leaves-" She was cut off by Eiji who took hold of Ayane's hands and shook them up and down as he said, "Nya! My name is Kikumaru Eiji. Eiji is fine though. Nice to meet you Aya-chan." Ayane stared at Eiji a little before stuttering out, "Uh...It's n-nice to meet you too E-eiji-kun." "Okay! Now that introductions are over let's get into class before Matsura-sensei gets here. See ya later, Fuji-kun.", said Chiako as she grabbed Ayane and Eiji and dragged them into class. 'Interesting…' thought Fuji as watched Ayane settle down in a seat next to Chiako.
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Second Period
Matsura sensei went on and on about the Ito Period. Ayane listened groggily and rested her head on the palm of her hand. Her eyes darted to the red head sitting two seats away. 'He called me "Aya-chan". Does he remember me? Maybe he's pretending not to remember be. No……no way. He's forgotten. It's been years.' Ayane gave a bitter smile.
FLASHBACK
"Nya! My name is Kikumaru Eiji. Eiji is fine though. Nice to meet you Aya-chan."
"Uh...It's n-nice to meet you too E-eiji-kun."
END OF FLASHBACK
'Almost like the first time we met…' The sound of the bell brought her out of her thoughts. As Matsura-sensei went out he said, "Revise everything I taught today. I'll ask questions tomorrow." Everyone groaned as they got out of class. Chiako approached Ayane, "A few more minutes into that lecture and I would've pounced on him! Urgh! He loves torturing us…Now I'll have to study the whole thing! One of these I'm gonna get him!", said Chiako as she clutched her throat.
Ayane smiled at her friend's antics. Chiako suddenly stopped in her tracks. Ayane looked back at her. "Chiako-chan? What's wrong?" she inquired. "Oh...should we wait for Eiji-kun?" she asked. Chiako shook her head and replied, "Oh! It's nothing. I thought I'd forgotten something. Come on we'll be late." With that she took Ayane's hand and ran down the hallway.
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Present
Ayane sighed as her English teacher, Yamada Aiko, wrote exercises on the board and called students to come and do them. 'First class without Chiako-chan and I'm already dying!...' She sighed again. "Shizuno-san, can you please come and write the answer for question eight on the board?" Yamada sensei asked.
Ayane looked at the question and grinned. 'Too easy.' She quickly wrote down the answer and returned to her seat. Everyone gaped at her as she walked back. The only other person in class who was that good was Fuji. Yamada sensei smiled and said, "Well done, Shizuno-san." 'Score one for New-Girl!' Ayane thought as she giggled to herself. 'English has officially become my favourite period.'
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"Nya! Aya-chan, you're so good at English!" exclaimed Eiji as he, Fuji and Ayane walked to the cafeteria. Ayane said, "It's really no big deal. I'm from America, remember."
"Hey guys!" Ayane turned back to see Chiako catching up. "Hey", she said. "Ne…Chiako-chan, can I ask you a favour?"
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Roof Tops, Seigaku
"Thanks for bringing me here, Chiako-chan."
"No problem. Besides, Eiji-kun and Fuji-kun were going to sit with the other regulars anyway." she said.
"Regulars?" asked Ayane.
"Oh! Yeah…That's right. They're our tennis team. They're amazing! You should see them play. Eek! I just sounded like those crazy fan girls that flock around the courts during practise." Ayane giggled.
"Oh yeah! That reminds me.", said Chiako, "Ayane-chan, you have to choose which after-school activity you wanna do. I can come with you to fill the forms."
"Arigatou ne, Chiako-chan."
"Ittadakimasu!"
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"Do you draw a lot, Ayane-chan?" "Well…if you put it that way. No, I guess. I just like drawing. I like to spent time doing art, so I thought I'd give it a shot.", said Ayane. "So what's your after-school activity?" she asked.
"Oh...I'm in the Music Club. I play the violin." said Chiako.
"Wow! That's amazing." exclaimed Ayane.
"It's nothing really. I'm still learning." said Chiako, "I don't have to go for music practise today. So do you wanna go check out the regulars?" asked Chiako with a wink. "Sure."
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Tennis Courts, Seigaku
"KYAA! Goooo, Fuji-sama!"
"You're the best, Eiji-kun!"
"Tezuka-sama!...KYA….." –crash-
"Oishi-san…"
Ayane blinked. Chiako smirked, "So...what do you think about those cheer leaders?" she asked.
"They're very…..um….enthusiastic?" Ayane replied. "By the way, what happened to those girls?" she asked. Chiako glanced at them. "Oh…Tezuka fan girls. They always faint right after, TEZUKA-SAMA and KYA…."
"I see…" Ayane sweat dropped. She faced the courts again and watched Eiji rallying with…
"Ano…who's that, the one playing with Eiji-kun?" she asked.
"Oh! That's Oishi Syuichiroh. He's the fuku buchou." Chiako replied. "The cute guy with the glasses is Tezuka Kunimitsu. He's the buchou."
"Hey there's Fuji-kun.", said Ayane.
"Looking for your knight-in-shining-armour are you?" Chiako teased. "Well there we go. Another addition to Fuji-kun's ever growing fan club." She added with a dramatic sigh.
Ayane playfully punched Chiako who was snickering now. "Ne, Chiako-chan, Arigatou…for everything.", said Ayane. Chiako smiled. "Hey…What are friends for?"
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Ayane let out a sigh. 'Finally…back home in one piece. First day of school over and out!' She collapsed onto her bed and closed her eyes. 'Well, this year will be interesting. It sure is full of surprises. Eiji…' Her breathing became shallow as she drifted off to sleep.
Japanese Words
Arigatou - Thank You
Ittadakimasu - Japanese usually say it before they eat, it's kind of like "Thank you for the food!"
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