Now why is this named tomorrow? Because it is my excuse for everything I want to do now. XDD I think everyone agrees on that, ne? This is the 2nd in my 1 day consecutive uploads. :D
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Chapter 27 – Tomorrow!
Day 1 – Monday
"I couldn't help but think about what I should do for 2 days. I never got to enjoy the weekend. I think I might faint any minute." Yachiyo sighed depressingly. "Shigeru-kun told me to go to school early because of the upcoming festival. I think that would help me avoid Ikemen for a while. But it's not like I can run away from him. I think he already mastered chasing me." She sighed even more deeply. "I just don't want to face him without composing what I really want to say. I even surfed the internet for various confession tips… but they all sounded crazy! I did find a little handbook though." Then she took out a little case; "I bought new glasses because the contacts hurt my eyes, but it took me hours to decide which one to get! I don't even think they suit me that much! Should I wear it? What would he think? Moreover, WHY AM I THINKING ABOUT THESE THINGS?!"
"Sigh…oh… that's right. Of course I know. Because 2 days ago, I admitted that I do have stirrings for an annoying pierced blonde guy ." Her face turned into somewhat dazed; then she continued thinking; "….with a bright smile and happy looking eyes and warm hug—" She blushed at the thought and shouted; "GET YOURSELF TOGETHER YACHIYOOOO!" She curled up into a ball and covered her face with her hands.
She just sat there in the middle of the hallway until she felt a tap on her back; "You okay?" Kise's face looked worried. She jumped in shock and shrieked. "Eh? Sorry. Did I scare you? Ahaha." He laughed.
"No you didn't!" she shouted. She suddenly looked as though she remembered something; "Oh right, from what I read on that little handbook I bought; Speak your thoughts out loud and don't lie. That would help you get comfortable with him."
She coughed to clear her throat and gave him the least reddish face she can; "Uhm… y-yes. You did. I just thought nobody would be here so early in the morning."
"Eh? Uh… yeah. Shigeru told me the student council would be busy and that you'd have to go early in the morning to finish some things. But he also said it would just be you and him so I… I had to join. Ahaha" He scratched his head with a little embarrassment.
"Concern or jealousy? I can't tell." She thought. "Huh? But he told me all of the council members would arrive. Maybe he was just teasing you."
"Damn that Shigeru. I can't believe he tricked me again." Kise thought. "Let's just go the council room, shall we? Aha-ha-ha." He laughed awkwardly.
"I can't lie that I'm happy he's here… " she stole a glance at Kise. "But if I stay alone with him, I might faint. Good thing there are other people in the room. That would help—"
When they got to the room, Yachiyo opened the door and looked purple. "What is it? What happened? Oi, Meganekko?"
"There… is n-no one. N-no one he-here." She was stuttering. "Oh god help me!"
"Ma-maybe he's late." Kise also stuttered.
Yachiyo entered the room with robotic steps and found something on top of the center desk. A note. She saw her name written on the folded paper and read it; "Yachiyo~ This is a simple gift I prepared for you. I already finished all the needed stuff we had to do, so enjoy the moment~ This could be a once in a lifetime chance, ne? Alone with Ryouta in the school. Thank me afterwards! –Shigeru Saitou."
"WHAT?!" she screamed inside her head. "THIS IS THE WRONG TIME FOR HIS GAMES! SHIGERU-KUN I WILL KILL YOU! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW?!"
"What did the note say?" Kise asked. He stood beside her and he lend to read the note.
"Okay, Yachiyo, calm down. You can do this. Don't lie. Tell him now. But I think I'm gonna cry!" She thought. "Uhm… it seems like Shigeru tricked us."
"Aree? Your eyes." He commented.
"Uh yeah! The contacts were irritating my eyes a little. E-excuse me for a while. I'd just change into my glasses." She stood up and in a second she ran out of the room.
After she left, Kise sat down and hit his head on the wooden desk. He buried his head in his arms and thought; "What should I do? What should I say? I didn't prepare for this! Although I always try and act normal around her. If this continues, I don't think I can hold on much longer. I'm gonna lose it!"
Meanwhile at the bathroom;
"Tip number two; 'Work on your appearance.'" She thought as she looked at her reflection. Her contacts were already in the container and her glasses were on her hands. She put it on and looked at the watch. "What?! I've been here for 10 minutes?!" She hurried to the room and opened it.
When she entered, Kise still had his face buried on the desk. He slowly lifted his head and said; "Welcome ba—" he stopped when he saw her.
Without her contacts, her eyes are just as shiny. She had a red bottom framed glasses and pinkish cheeks. "Sorry, it took so long."
"Eh? Aa. Sou." Kise said. "I mean—No! it's fine."
She walked to a desk and sat down. She sat right on front of him, but far away. She took a couple of papers and began writing. "I'm just going to write some things." She said. But in truth, she didn't really write anything special, just her thoughts.
She wrote; "Now what? I don't know! What should I say? Good morning? Hello? How are you? Of course not! Okay, calm down. You got this Yachiyo. So, should I tell him now? Or not? I should just tell so I can transfer. But. HOW?! Just blurt it out? Okay, inhale, exhale." She literally inhaled to say something but Kise interrupted her.
"Am I making you uncomfortable?" he asked.
"Ah? No. I mean… Yes." She answered.
"In that case, I should just go. Ahaha. It's not like I could be of help. I'm not smart enough for that. I'm too stupid actually. Just like you said. Ahaha." He stood up with an awkward smile. "By the way, the glasses suit you. Ahaha."
"Wait!" she shouted. "You… you aren't stupid. I mean, you're not that stupid. And I think you could help. And uhm.. thanks for the compliment." She said timidly. Her eyes were slightly diverted from him.
Kise walked fast towards her and placed his hand on her forehead; "Nope. You're not sick. Hm…. Then why did you say those things? Are you feeling okay? Or is it that time of the month?" he asked.
"Wha—Time of the month?!" she turned red. "Hmn… you're firing up." Kise commented. His hand is still on her forehead.
She clenched her fist and raised it. "I want to punch him so bad." She thought. "Oh right, the book said don't use violence." Her hands were shaking. She touched Kise's hand lightly.
And that's when Shigeru barged into the room and shouted; "Gooooddd Morniiingg~~~~"
"Oh, I'm sorry. Am I interrupting something? Jeez, seriously? You should have done that a while ago. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. You two are so slow." He teased.
The red faces they had were priceless. But Yachiyo instantly regained her senses and immediately grabbed his hand tightly. Forcefully. Painfully. Kise shrieked in pain.
"You're wrong, Shigeru-kun. See? It's nothing." She said in a cold tone.
"Let go! Let go! Let go!" Kise pleaded. He took his hand away and started blowing at it as if he touched something hot. "That really hurts you know. (ToT)"
"Whatever." She stood up and walked to the door; "Shigeru-kun. You're going to pay for this." Then she shut the door with a loud noise.
When she got pass the classroom, she picked up pace and turned to a corner. In just a second, she was already curled into the ball with her hands on her face; "That was a total fail!"
"What should I do now?! I hurt him again! He'd probably hate me! Should I say sorry? OH NO!"
"Okay, okay, calm down Yachiyo. Just forget it. He'll probably forget about that. It always happens. *inhales* Okay, now… let's not confess now… maybe later? Yes, right. Later. I'd definitely do it later."
The sky was blue at that time. Ad before she even realized it, the sky was already orange.
"Okay… tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow." She said to herself as she depressingly banged her head against her desk. The day ended. Next day~
Day 2 – Tuesday.
"Do you think everything will turn out fine?" Yachiyo asked Shigeru.
"Of course! We've been preparing this for many weeks. The budget was fine, the decorations are great, and the schedule is perfect! All thanks to you! The only thing we need to do is set up! We still have 4 more days and yet everything already looks great!" he said enthusiastically.
"We need some men on the stage though. The sound system needs some tuning. And the stalls are not set up completely. And some classes are having sleep-overs because they need more time. The costumes are not even done yet." She said depressingly.
"Oi, oi. You're being too negative." Kise commented. "Look around you, it's gonna be fine."
"Ossu~ Ryouta!" Shigeru greeted. Kise raised his hand and they shared a high-five. "I'm so excited for the festival~"
"What is your class gonna do?" Shigeru asked in a hyped voice.
"A cosplay café~ How about you?!" Kise answered in the same hyped tone.
"Uwaaaaaa~ We're doing a horror house~"
"I'm so excited~~~~" they shouted eagerly at the same time. While Yachiyo just sighed in the background.
"Oh right, Meganekko. The girls are asking you to try the costume on." Kise gave a big smile.
"Costume?... oh… right." Her expression turned into a lot more depressed.
"Hmn? What costume will you wear, Yachiyo?" Shigeru asked.
"That's a secret. But I guess the president could know. Fufufu~" Kise grinned.
At the classroom…
"Ya-chan~ Ta dah~ The costume is done!" Mikage raised a long, fluffy looking ruffled pinkish white dress. "You'd surely look great as an Ohime-sama~"
"Uhm… yes, arigatou minna-san." Yachiyo smiled shyly.
"Yachiyo would wear that? Pfft. Exactly what kind of café are you doing?" Shigeru asked.
"A café where I am a prince here and Yachiyo is a princess. The customers get to chose whoever they want to dine with. We also have maids, girls in kimonos and even butlers!" Kise explained.
"Ya-chan! Please try it on! Pleaseeee!" A girl pleaded.
"Uhm.. okay." She reluctantly agreed. "But.. uhm… I can't dress up in here. Maybe I'll try it on afterwards. How about after all the costumes are done? Does that sound fine?"
"Hmmn… okay. In that case… EVERYONE! HURRY UP AND FINISH EVERYTHING~" Mikage commanded. The girls and the guys responded with a "Yes ma'am!"
"Kise-kun. Did you get the flower decorations?" a girl asked.
"Oh right. I almost forgot. It's in the gym's stock room. I'm off~" Kise walked out of the room. He was already in the hallway when Yachiyo caught up; "W-wait! I also need to pick something up from the stock room."
"Hmn? In that case, just tell me. I'd just get it for you." Kise stopped walking.
"N-no. It.. it would be easier to find it together, right?" she shyly asked with slightly blushing face.
"Of-of course." He slightly blushed as well.
Stock room…
He opened the door and Yachiyo went inside first. "Alone again." She thought. "Okay, now tell him how you feel before you get interrupted again!"
"What are you looking for, Meganekko?" Kise asked as he opened the boxes.
"Uhm… There's a curtain in here that I thought would suit the café. It's white with a frill. It's somewhere in the shelf." She said.
"Ah… okay!" He smiled and reached up to the boxes on the top shelf. Yachiyo bent down and looked at the lower shelf. When Kise messed with the upper boxes, one box tipped and was about to fall down at Yachiyo.
Due to his fast reflex, he quickly moved and covered her. What fell down was a huge white cloth. It fell and covered the two. "Areee? Phew… I thought it was something hard. Ahaha. Good thing." Kise was still hugging Yachiyo close.
"I… can't breathe." She said. Kise quickly let go of her and removed the uncovered the cloth away. She rubbed her eyes. "Did the dust get into your eyes?" Kise asked. She nodded as a reply. "Come on Yachiyo, don't waste the moment!" she thought. "Uhmm… Ano, Ikemen. C-can you please t-tell me if my eyes are r-red?"
"Huh?...HUH?!" of course he was surprised. "Ah… yes, okay." He faced her closely. About 1 foot apart. "You have dirt on your face. Hahaha." He chuckled.
"Eh? Where?" she asked as she wiped her cheek.
"Not there…" He wiped her right cheek and said; "H-here." The gap was even closer this time.
They just stared at each other for seconds. "The... d-dirt is gone." Kise said. "Th-thanks." She said. But she didn't pull away like she used to. She didn't punch him or pushed him.
"Meganekko…" Kise said. "Aren't you going to punch me?"
Her face was blushing but she timidly said; "Right now… I won't do that." She moved her eyes away from him in embarrassment. In return, Kise said softly; "Maybe I should just warn you; Men turn into monsters when they're in front of the person they like. Ahaha."
"What should I say? My mind is blank. I can't think of anything! Just say anything! This is your chance!" she thought.
"I…I'm not afraid of monsters." She looked straight into his eyes and saw how he smiled.
"If you say so." Slowly he moved his face closer to her. She didn't pull back, she just watched as he became closer and closer. Their minds were blank. And when he got close a little more, she closed her eyes and he closes his as well.
But all of a sudden, something fell on top of Kise [again]. It was a basket ball.
"Ow! Seriously? Why now?!" he rubbed his head where the ball hit.
"I… I need to go!" Yachiyo quickly stood up and took the blanket with her. She ran out of the stock room in the speed of light. "WAIT!" Kise shouted. But he was still sitting on the floor. He let himself fall flat on his back and covered his eyes; "I hate you bad luck. Why?! Don't you want me to end up with her?! Why ruin the moment?! Something was about to happen! And why did you hit me with a ball!?"
Afterwards he sat up stood up and looked fired up. "But she didn't protest, right? That's a sign, right? That's great, right? It is, right? Is so… then…. I HAVE A CHANCE! A HOPE!" yelled.
In a short time, the day already ended.
The sun went down and the sky was orange.
The girl with a determined face thought; "Tomorrow, definitely. Tomorrow."
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Tomorrow END
TBC
I shall end this here… but the next chapter is about day 3,4 and 5. Day 5 is the school festival. XD Huge character development on the next chapters~
Matta ne~