DISCLAIMER: I do not own Alice Academy and the characters related to it. But the rest, I do.
JUNE 25, 2009
I would like to believe that Natsume isn't looking at my journal any longer. I don't see unusual drawings or writings anymore. But every time I see what he wrote here, I can't help but read it and try to see if it gives me a glimpse of his thoughts.
Or maybe he is right! Maybe I am like a block of cheese!
No! I choose not to believe! I know I'm smarter than when we were in grade school. My grades are better! I can answer Mr. Jinno's math problems now, and our math is already Calculus! Mr. Narumi has tutored me diligently and patiently with my English, and so was I in learning it! Mr. Misaki hasn't complained on my habit of interchanging terms like "mitosis" and "meiosis". Maybe it's because I'm not reading hard enough.
I reread the two pages of Kanji and Hiragana and all I understand are refrigerators and chocolates. And I'm not that messy of an eater! So what if there was on my face! That Natsume. I really don't know what runs through that brain of his. Maybe he's not that talented when it comes to writing!
Luna Koizumi will kill me if she sees this. She says that Natsume's perfect – all the time. I never retaliate. I had nothing to use against such a statement. But here, I have something! But knowing her, she will say that I'm just stupid enough to not understand his "intelligent" and "perfect" journal entry.
Wait. I won't show this to her! Hotaru doesn't even get to read this! And there is something of Natsume's that I have. I really don't know what to do with it, but I don't want to share it either.
I hear Ruka call out to Natsume from inside the house. He comes back with his brand new camera. That show-off! Although, I wonder what kind of pictures he took. It's probably not that interesting!
He stops beside me and looks at me. I instantly close my journal. Is he trying to look again? If he is, I'm going to kill him! I glare at him, making sure that he gets the message loud and clear. He takes off his unbuttoned polo and throws it to my face! He insults me by asking me to cover my "ugly" bikini and by saying that it doesn't even look nice on me. It's not ugly! And I got this on sale!
He enters the house, without even a hint of guilt or remorse. That jerk! I hate you, Natsume Hyuuga!
I stare at the white polo. It certainly stinks, just like his attitude. I storm in the house and shove it to his face. I don't need it. He's just using my physicality to show off his! How arrogant can this boy get?
I'm in Hotaru's room, waiting for her to choose what to wear for tonight's party. It really is a problem if you're like Hotaru who can't choose what to wear because anything looks good on you! I check if what I'm wearing is okay. I won't allow myself to lose, not even in fashion! I think I look great! If Natsume comments on it, I don't care! I'll just ignore him for the rest of the night!
I feel a tug on my left pigtail and I see that it's Hotaru. She drags me by the hair to a chair and complains about my hairstyle again. I know that I've been wearing pigtails all my life, but I can't seem to think of anything else that looks good on me. She takes off my red ribbons and brushes my hair. I really don't want to put my hair down, but this is Hotaru I'm going to deal with. I won't win this argument! I don't win any argument with her at all! I know that she's doing something with my hair but she won't let me look at the mirror until she's done. I wait another five minutes or so and she turns the chair around. I don't recognize the girl that is staring at me right now.
This is the first time I feel the tips of my hair sliding on my back and swinging from left to right! I slide my fingers on the fresh braided hair on each side, both pulled back and tied into one. She threatens me that if I ruin my hair tonight, she will make the rest of my vacation a living hell.
Hotaru and I walk down the stairs and it seems that everyone else has been waiting. Eyes are wide open, some even, their mouths! It's probably because of my new hairstyle that Hotaru forced on me! I realize that Natsume isn't even recognizing it and looking somewhere else. Why does he take notice of the most ridiculous things and not the good things?
Whatever. I don't care!
We leave at around 06:30 and use a rented van to get the closest thing to a city here in Okinawa! Mr. Narumi drives and tells us that we're going to a karaoke bar! He says that the car ride won't last that long, but the whole time, everyone continues to fuss over the new do. I understand why. Seeing what I look like back in Hotaru's room still freaks me out. The change is pretty drastic, I guess. Yuu says I look great! Sumire says that I should do it more often!
After ten minutes, we arrive at a street that is filled with karaoke bars and beer houses! I see women in kimonos and men in samurai-looking outfits! It makes you feel somewhat traditional!
We get down and enter a huge karaoke bar, shining and glimmering because of how it's decorated with so much light! They say that Chrysanthemum is the best karaoke bar that serves good food and good drinks. I can feel my heart beat intensely fast!
Himiko, our guide today, takes us inside and directs us to our reserved room. We walk on floors that are made of red carpet and on the walls are paintings of geishas and past emperors of Japan. There are chrysanthemum petals on the carpeted floor and even on the walls! At the end of the hallway, there's a huge, golden chrysanthemum! It would be around the size of a chandelier! We climb up the wooden stairs that has chrysanthemum carvings and incense around the rails. We see a white door that has Mr. Narumi's name beside it. Himiko opens the door and lets us enter before she does. The room is huge! It's probably the size of the first floor of Natsume's beach house! It has a minimalist theme to it. There are black and white furniture and a plasma TV screen with ready microphones! Now I'm really pumped up to sing!
Pop, rock, ballads, everyone just keeps on singing! I'm having so much fun! Natsume is the only one who hasn't touched the microphone. I wish he would try to sing!
Chrysanthemum offers us unlimited seafood buffet, which I'm sure Natsume wouldn't say no to. There are lobsters, squids, shrimps, and oysters that I want to stuff my stomach with! I see Hotaru fill her plate with lobsters and crabs. Ruka and Natsume share a plate and just dump everything on it! Nonoka and Anna call out to me to try the juice bar! I come over and see different colored juices! There are red ones and blue ones and even green ones. I start to try each and every drink I see. Each juice had a burning sensation in my throat and each and every after drink feels like I would induce hiccups!
Anna tries to tell me to stop and Nonoka tries to get the glasses from me!
Next thing I know, the whole world spins.
I black out.
Author's Note:
Hi, guys! Thank you so much for your constant support! Please continue reading "Letters to You". The story's almost over, I think. I'm not very good with long stories.
For those that still doesn't understand the flow of the story, every chapter is one journal entry. I'm the kind of the writer that doesn't explain and say everything in the story because that's how I was trained. I know that journals are normally done in past tense, so if you're having a hard time, change the tenses of each verb to past in your head. I have my reasons for making it present tense. As the story develops, it will be easier to understand! I promise.
Thank you again!
~dancedaze