The Hands of Life
Chapter 3: The Ending of Normalcy
It was another boring day at Rikkadai for Koizu. She didn't exactly find the atmosphere very fun. She fidgeted, more excited about calling her American friend, Lynn. The minutes school was out she would do that. She was exciting to know that she would be living here, even if it was sad that old lady Kiriyama was dead.
The bell rang just as the dark haired girl was about to burst from anxiety. She shot up from her seat and began to run out of class.
"Shima-san."
She skidded to a stop, ready to glare at whoever was stopping her. Koizu didn't though when she saw that it was the Child of God, Yukimura Seiichi.
"Yes, Yukimura-san?"
He kindly pointed to her bag and the girl turned every shade of red known to history. "You left your bag."
Koizu walked over to it and picked it up, securing it on her shoulder,"Arigatou, Yukimura-san. Ehehe."
The boy shook his hand and walked out of the classroom. Koizu let out the breath that she was holding and put a hand on her chest. She never liked talking to the blue-haired boy. She was always scared that she would do something stupider than what she already has.
She thought about what she had been thinking about previously. Did they need groceries? No. Equipment? No. Was there homework? No. What abou-"Oh yea!"
The girl whipped out her phone as she jogged down the stairs. She dialed in a number and put the phone to her ear, hearing it ring.
"Moshi, Moshi."
Koizu threw her free hand into the air as she walked outside,"Ahh! Lynn, is that really you?"
She jumped around happily, not hearing that the party on the other side was not jumping like she was.
"Of course, who else would it be?" Koizu listened and made a note to tell her that her Japanese was really good for someone who just learned it.
"It's so great to hear from you! When will I see you?" Soon wasn't close enough for the black-haired girl. Now wasn't even soon enough.
Her blue eyes brightened as she heard her friend start on the other end,"Probably tomorrow, I want to get into school quickly."
A loud bang erupted from the courts next to Koizu. She ignored the yelling and pick pocking off tennis balls. She wasn't ready to stop talking to her friend.
"So soon?" She remembered the girl's latest obsession with her education,"And my grade? Aren't you all smart and stuff? Why drop down a grade?"
"I decided that I wanted to be in the same grade as you."
Koizu gasped overexaggeratedly. She was shocked at this, but also very thrilled.
"Oi, Shima!"
Koizu looked to her left to see Niou Masaharu. She growled in her mind since the boy had just finished blackmailing her. She noticed the other Rikkaidai Regulars standing by the courts and saw the blue hat of the fukubuchou. She made a note to make this quick.
"What?"
"What're you doing out by the courts? Lingering for a look at this in action?"
"Of course not, I got distracted on my way to the gates."
"Of course you did, sweet thing."
As the Trickster neared her face she pulled back her had to slap him away.
"Koizu."
She stopped and moved away from the boy. She slid the phone back onto her face,"Yes?"
Niou chuckled at her, the way she frantically tried to get back on the phone.
"I need to go and help Alex unpack."
The black haired girl pouted and slumped her shoulders,"Okay. See you tomorrow! Bye Lynn!"
"Bye."
Koizu closed her phone and shot a glare at the boy next to her. He smirked back to her,"Don't get all angry with me, hot stuff."
The girl growled at him and stomped her foot down as his doubles partner walked up,"Niou-san, be much more polite to the girl. Hello, Shima-san."
Koizu sighed and nodded to the nice boy,"Hello, Yagyuu-san."
The boy she was trying to ignore ignored the advice given to him,"You wanna watch practice?"
Koizu thought about it for a moment. As much as she did like watching the Regulars practice since they are good looking she didn't want to watch Niou. She didn't hate the boy, but she wasn't over him blackmailing her.
"Gomen, can't today."
"Than tomorrow morning."
Koizu mentally sighed at the boy's persistance. Another practice to watch wouldn't hurt. She fixed the bag on her shoulder,"Sure. Why not."
The boy smirked at his victory and turned back to his practice. Koizu ignored his cockiness and hurried to the gate since she didn't want to be seen by Sanada. He could be scary.
"So, you made it."
Koizu nodded and sat down on the bleachers to watch the regulars. She had made sure to not sleep through her alarm since the boy had asked her... And he still had that blackmail on her.
"I said I would be here."
Niou smirked and leaned down, lightly tracing under her chin. Koizu pulled back and crossed her arms,"You might want to practice."
"Niou!"
Right on cue Sanada.
Koizu sat there for twenty minutes before they had begun a practice match. This was the exciting part. She waited for them to start and looked around. She was looking at the gates when she saw a certain, familiar dot.
"Lynn? !" The girl screamed and shot up, grabbing her bag. The dot stopped and turned to her direction.
Koizu began to run,"You're really here!"
Niou looked away from his serve to watch the girl run away to the gate. He looked to her destination and could barely see the girl at the gates, much less describe her. Another thing he could say was good about the girl, she had eyes like a falcon.
This was kind of like a filler chapter. Mainly for Koizu since she hasn't been "properly" introduced.
Shima, Koizu. 14. Choppy shoulder length black hair. Blue eyes. Sometimes has a yellow slip in her hair. 3rd Year at Rikkai Daigaku Fuzoku. Average Grades.