a little warning, the characters are ooc and some of you might not like it. so if you don't like ooc stories please go back now and save your flames...

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Disclaimer: I don't and never will own Mai Hime

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Hanging Out

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It's been two months and I only had a few glimpse of Natsuki, I guess she was busy preparing for their game. But you know? I really thought that after the ball accident, we would become friends or whatever.

"Hey, Shizuru, check it out someone's looking at you..." it was Tomoe, my friend. We were inside the cafeteria that afternoon, eating. I looked around and there was Natsuki, five tables away from us, staring at me. I felt uneasy. I looked away.

"Isn't that Natsuki Kuga? Why is she looking at you?" Tomoe asked.

"I don't know…Is she still looking?"

"Not anymore…" I looked at their table again. She was now talking to her friend. I gathered my things.

"I'll go now… see you later." Tomoe just smiled. I headed out of the canteen. Then I hear a voice:

"Shizuru wait up!" I had no choice but to stop.

"H-hey…" I stuttered.

Natsuki smiled at me. "Where have you been? I was looking for you."

'What?! Am I hearing this right?! She said she was looking for me.'

"Do you need anything?" I asked her.

The smile on her face faded. She just shook her head. "Okay… I'll go now. See you around."

I started walking. I sighed. I thought she was gonna ask me for a date or something.

"Shizuru…" she called me again.

I turned around.

She continued. "See you around didn't work for us, so what do you say if we go out after class? Say 4:30? I'll wait for you at the garden …"

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"I'll wait for you at the garden …"

Natsuki's voice kept playing on my head. I can't believe that she asked me out. This is it! It was like a scene on a movie, you know, when everything was in slow motion. I had asked myself "Is this for real?" Kami-sama I wish this is real.

I was on the library, helping Tomoe do her library work. It was still early, only 4:05. She might think I'm overly excited if I was there before her.

After a while, we finished arranging the books. I checked the time again. 5:45!

"What the hell?!" I'm an hour and half minutes late! I stormed out of the library. I Run and walk at the same time, till I reached the garden. I looked around but I didn't see Natsuki.

I was so disappointed. I got so excited about nothing. I could start crying right now. I felt like a moron. If only I knew it's going to be like this, I should've been here when it was only 4:00 pm.

"Maybe it's not meant to be." said the voice on my head.

"But it's so unfair…" I whispered.

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Sorry for the long delay, schoolwork got the better of me…, I'll be posting another update on another story to celebrate something. For what it is, you'll now when my name appears again on the list…

Thank you LucidLucifer, me, Bleeding Hopes, Bad one, jam-chan, f.s.mercredi, elfspirit7, kae, chum-sa, nolens volens, reviewerskye, koalarap, ALEXISSA2, anamensis, Shazu, lollerpoop, Brii, and krugern for the reviews last chapter!

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