A/N: Chappie two comin' atcha! XD
Disclaimer: I don't own Lovely Complex cuz if I did it'd go on forever!
Bold = Emphasis
"….." = phone conversation
Italic = thoughts
JAPANESE WORDS/PHRASES:
1. Gomen/ Gomen nasai = Sorry/ I'm sorry
2. Ja ne = See you later
3. Tadaima = I'm home
4. Konnichiwa = Good afternoon
5. Okaasan= Mom/Mother
6. Datte = But
7. Wakatta = I got it
8. Soka = I see
9. Nani = What
10. Doushita no? = What happened/What's going on
11. …no baka= You idiot/dummy/fool
12. Yamete= Stop
13. Masaka = No way
14. Kora = Hey/Listen here
15. Iie = No
16. Hai = Yes
17. Arigato = Thank you
18. Moshi Moshi = A common salutation when speaking over the phone.
19. Ja ne = See you later/Later
Chapter 2: Failed Plans
"That's all for today class, have a wonderful summer break. Use this time wisely and don't do anything too extreme," the professor stated as the students packed up.
Otani Atsushi, one of the many students mentioned, gave a sigh of relief. This was his last class for the day and he couldn't wait to be home. Pulling his bags over his shoulder, he made his way down the corridor...destination - his dorm. It was almost noon; he was all packed and ready to go. His plan was to catch the bus around 2pm, go home, reapply for the job he had last summer, and then surprise Koizumi with a date. He smiled thinking of his girlfriend, Gods had he missed her. With work and school getting in the way, he knew they needed some much deserved quality time. Those small talks on the phone didn't compare to the actual presence of his significant other.
"Chappi!" a feminine voice shouted.
He turned to see one of his friends running up to him.
"What's up?" she said when she was near.
"Nothing," he replied, scratching the back of his head. "Just headin' back to my dorm."
"Ah," she smiled placing her hands behind her back. "Headin' back home eh?"
"Yeah."
"Got anything planned for the summer….besides your girlfriend."
He blushed lightly turning away from the girl. "Y-yeah."
She chuckled, and then smirked. "You dog you."
"Shut up! It's not like that!"
"Uh-huh."
"Want me to smack-"
Yo this is for real. You've gotta call…
Surprised he pulled out his cell phone and read the caller ID; Nakao.
"One sec," he stated to the grinning girl, answering his phone.
"Yo Nakao, what's up?"
"Yeah, just got of class….Yeah, I'm 'bout to head out soon myself."
"Eh~, want me to smack you?"
"Uh-huh, ah! Nobu-chan's coming home? When?...Ah, really? Awesome."
"Eh? A get together? When?...Nani? TODAY?"
He sighed. "Guess it can't be helped. Where and what time?...Ah, okay. Yeah…sure. Alright, Ja ne."
"Friend of yours?"
"Yeah," he answered pocketing his phone. "His girlfriend's moved to Hokkaido to take care of her grandma. He hasn't seen her in a while."
"Talk about a long distance relationship; must be tough on the guy."
"Yeah, but he's use to it; in fact, she's coming home today for vacation."
"Really?"
"Yeah, not only that, but he wants to have a get together later on this afternoon at the beach."
"Aww…awesome."
"Yeah," he smiled glancing at the clock. "Crap! I'm gonna be late for the bus! Gomen, gotta run!"
"It's okay, sorry for holding you up!"
He nodded and waved running down the hall. "Ja ne!"
"Ja ne~! Have a great summer, Chappi~!"
After grabbing his suitcases and bidding his roommate a great summer, Otani made his way to the bus stop. He didn't have to wait long seeing as it was coming around the corner.
'That was close.'
Once the said vehicle stopped, he got on, paid his fare, and sat in an empty seat by the window. As the bus rode off, his mind began to wonder. When was the last time he had actually been home? Winter...no, spring break; he remembered because there was an Umibouzu concert that he and Koizumi attended. He smiled as he thought about his girlfriend again of what was it…2 years? 3? It seemed like forever; man did he miss his Amazon: her voice, her laugh, even her snide remarks. No matter how tough things were going at Uni, he always found the time to call her. He recalled, two summers ago, when he discovered from Nobu that she never told him of her loneliness or problems at school. He didn't like seeing her cry then and he still didn't now. So far, he knew she was doing alright; even landed an internship alongside Mimi's stylist.
'That idiot…she's really got a lot going on for her.'
It wasn't long before he spotted the first sightings of home. Once the bus stopped, he exited, suitcases in hand, and headed for home.
'Geez, I'm glad I don't live too far away from the bus stop or I'd be in trouble.' He grunted, struggling to hold up his belongings.
When he finally reached the door to his home, he went for his keys and opened the door.
"Tadaima!" he shouted.
"At-chan? At-chan, is that you?" his mother called running to the door.
"Yup, konnichiwa," he smiled.
"AT-CHAN!" his mother cried embracing her child in a tight hug.
"Ack, Okaasan, not so hard."
"Datte my chibi At-chan is home!"
"Who's a chibi?"
"At-chan? Mama, is that At-chan? Is he home?" his sister called with their dog in tow.
Woof…woof!
"Yo," he greeted his sibling still locked in their mother's embrace.
"At-chan!" she cried joining her mother in the hug.
"AHHH! Wakatta, wakatta, your all glad to see me. Now please get off!"
After a while the two let go to let him breath.
"At-chan it's so good to have you home," his mother smiled. "Ah, soka, does Risa-chan know you're home?"
"Nope," he answered petting the dog.
"NANI?!" the two women shrieked.
"Doushita no? At-chan?" screamed his mother.
"Uncool At-chan, Risa-chan's prolly wondering when you're gonna turn up."
"That poor girl."
"At-chan no baka! How mean!"
"Oi-", he spoke or at least tried to.
"I'm gonna call the poor dear and let her know you're here," their mom made her way towards the phone.
"Yamete!" Otani got up and ran to the phone, ripping the cord out the socket. He sighed. "That was close."
GASP!
He turned to see his mother, sis, and dog frozen in shock.
"Nani?"
"Don't 'nani?' us, At-chan what is wrong with you?" yelled their mom, his sister nodding in agreement. "Why aren't you letting Risa-chan know you're here. Unless…..m-ma-masaka?"
Otani looked on confused at his family's antics.
His sister began to shed angry tears. "You're cheating on her with another woman!"
It took a second for him to process the accusation.
"WHAT?!"
"Ohhhh," their mother wept. "My…my chibi At-chan…has become…become…a two-timer!"
"At-chan, I hate you," his sibling wailed alongside her. "Ri-Ri-Risa-chan~! Gomen nasai~!"
"Kora!" he yelled steaming from the ears. "I'm not cheating on her!"
"Liar!" they cried.
"I'm not-"
"Two-timing liar!"
"Listen-"
"IIE~!"
"It's a surprise!"
"How cruel; playing it off as a surprise that you're cheating on her! She's gonna be crushed!"
"Kora! I'm going to surprise Koizumi that I'm here early."
The two stopped wailing and looked to the smaller. "Huh?"
Otani's face turned red. "Geez, I've been trying to tell you all I wanna surprise Koizumi that I'm here early, so we can spend time together. I'm not cheating on her. I…mmm….."
He was too mortified to continue; he would have blabbed out something embarrassing.
"So….so you're not cheating?"
"Didn't I say I wasn't?"
"Ah gomen At-chan," their mother smiled waving her hand.
"Aww…At-chan's being romance," his sister swooned. "Lucky, Risa-chan~."
"Shut up, I'm going to my room."
Grabbing his bags, he stormed up the stars to his room, upon entering he closed the door and flopped on the bed.
He sighed. "Idiots, accusing me of stupid stuff."
He turned to lie on his side; a nap sounded really good right now. But first, he took out his cell phone, he had work to do. After calling his old part-time job, which he gladly regained, he speed dialed an all too familiar number.
"Koisumi-san!"
"Hai~?"
"Do you know where that denim jacket with the green striped patch is?"
"I think I saw it next to one of the sun dresses, I'll go look."
As she searched through the rack of sun dresses, she spotted the said jacket.
"There you are," she exclaimed grabbing the item off the hanger.
She dashed to her boss, jacket in hand.
"Here ya go."
"Ah, arigato," she smiled taking the needed garment.
"No prob-"
Yo this is for real. You gotta call.
Yo this is for real. You gotta call.
"Hmmm," Nakahara looked towards her internee.
"AHH!" Risa fumbled with her phone. "I'm so sorry."
Before, she could turn it off she read the caller ID: Otani.
"O-Otani?"
Nakahara-san overheard the name.
"It's okay, Koisumi-san, go take a break and talk to your man."
"N-Nakahara-san."
"Hurry or you'll miss his call."
"Ah…H-hai!"
She ran to a secluded area of the van and pressed "send".
"M-moshi moshi?"
"Oi, it's me."
"Ehhh, who's 'me'? Quit trying to sound all cool."
"Nani? You lookin' for a fight?"
Risa laughed. "Hey Otani."
"Mmm…Hey. You busy right now?"
She shook her head. "Not at the moment, I'm on break at my internship."
"You still working?"
"Yeah."
"…Soka."
"What about you?"
"Studying."
"Really? Liar."
"You gotta death wish?"
She laughed again. "Idiot!" once she calmed down she whispered. "I miss you."
"Really now?"
"Yup."
"Liar."
"Am not."
"Just kidding."
"What about Otani? Do you miss me?"
"Idiot, saying things out in the open."
"Hmmm~?"
"….Hai."
The response made her heart swell. "So, when are you coming home?"
"Don't know."
"Huh! Datte…Nobu-chan's coming home today."
"I know, Nakao told me this morning. He says he wants to have a get together at the beach later on today."
"Ehhhhh! N-nani, so soon? Man~, he needs to give her at least a day or two to rest and get resettled in."
"Meh, it can't be helped. Maybe they'll cancel."
"I hope so. I mean I want to see the gang and all, especially Nobu-chan….datte….I don't know when I'll get out of here."
"Koizumi-san," a female voice whispered. "We need your help."
"Oh, h-hai."
"Doushita no?"
"Ah, gomen, I gotta go. Good luck studying. I hope I see you soon."
"Alright, try not to mess up the shoot."
"What was that?"
"Hahaha…Ja ne!"
"Ja ne."
Snapping his phone shut, Otani rolled on his back covering his face. Well, there went his plans, he didn't want to bother Koizumi at work, wherever she was, and because of that he couldn't pick her up to surprise her.
'Damn, should've asked her where she was. Hmmm….nah, that would've sounded suspicious.'
Sighing heavily, he rolled on his side and fell into a deep sleep, bummed that his perfect plan had failed.
That's all for now folks. Please Review~! ;3