Sorry this chapter is so short. I've been busy and having a hard time with thinking about the romance part in this fanfiction. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter Seven
As the week went by, everything seemed to be the same. It was just like her regular days before anyone knew that she was part angelic. As Friday came around, Noriko got ready and did her natural routine. When she was done, she started to walk to class alone. Ever since Rin asked out Shiemi, they have been inseparable. It's cute, but get's really old really quick.
Noriko sighed and brushed her hair out of the way. It was now sometime during early September and the weather was starting to be manageable. And today was extremely nice, a nice cool breeze swam through the air, the sun was somewhat covered by clouds, certain areas of the land darker than the others because of the puffy clouds. As Noriko got closer to the door to the cram school, she stood outside for a little while and enjoyed the breeze. She took out her phone and took a picture of the clouds. The sun just behind them, creating rays through the small openings. Noriko smiled and then heard someone walk up to her. She looked up to see Ryuji smiling at her.
"Nice day huh?" he asked.
She smiled and nodded her head.
Ever since she showed her true form, everyone kind of avoided her for a day and then they treated her normally the next. But her and Ryuji haven't really talked since then. They would glance at each other and nod in greetings and that was it.
Ryuji opened the door for her and she thanked him as she walked by him. As they walked down the long hallway towards their class, Noiko decided to speak first… as well as Ryuji.
"So uh." they both said at the same time, making the situation a bit more awkward.
"Go ahead." Ryuji said while a small blush ran across his face.
Noriko smiled and said, "Well, I was goin' to ask you how you've been since… um… well you know."
Ryuji sighed and replied, "I was going to ask that. Well anyway, I've been fine. Just workin on my studies. You?"
"Same… well except having to work for the headmaster and dealing with Rin." she replied.
"Oh… I'm sorry." Ryuji said with a small laugh.
"Thanks." She replied with a small laugh as well.
As they arrived to their classroom door, they heard something the resembled skin being slapped.
Noriko and Ryuji looked at each other in confusion and opened the door. And what they saw was honestly no shocker.
Shima had somehow pissed off or embarrassed Izumo, which resulted in her slapping him across the face.
Noriko and Ryuji entered the room, looked at each other, and rolled their eyes. There was going to be a day when Shima pissed Izumo off and it seemed like today was the day.
"Oi! Shima! What happened now?" Ryuji asked as he held his briefcase over his shoulder with the look on his face like he was dealing with a child.
Noriko crossed her arms and stood next to Ryuji while they waited for an explanation.
Rin was giggling while he had his arm across Shiemi's shoulder. Shima was on the floor holding his cheek that had been hit by Izumo, who stood over him in anger and embarrassment.
"This pig here just touched my breast!" Izumo said with a blush on her face.
"It was an accident!" Shima said while he sat on the floor covering his cheek.
Noriko started to giggle as well as Ryuji, but he nudged her arm to stop and they did.
"Don't ever speak to me again!" Izumo yelled as she collected her stuff and left the classroom.
Ryuji walked over and helped Shima up, while Noriko waved to Rin and Shiemi, and walked to her seat.
The day went on with lessons and note taking. Noriko once in a while looked over at Ryuji who had put his hair up to concentrate on the lesson. She thought it looked really cute on him...wait a minute.
Noriko shook her head to get the thought's out of her head. Of course she liked him… but in that way? She wasn't quite sure.
"Ms. Hitomi!" the instructor yelled.
Noriko looked at the teacher and asked, "I'm sorry?"
The instructor sighed and said, "Repeat Psalm 103 1 through 10… if you can."
Noriko rolled her eyes. Of course she could. She knew the bible inside and out.
"Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:The lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities…. Would you like me to continue?" Noriko asked.
The class as well as the teacher had their jaws almost touching the floor. The teacher let her go and she sat back down and continued to be bored for the rest of the class hour.
As the day ended, Noriko was gathering her things and was about to head out when she heard Rin call her name.
"Hey Noriko, I need a favor from you."
Noriko crossed her arms and said, "What?"
"Um… can you tell Yukio I'm not going to be home in time for dinner? I'm taking Shiemi on a date to the amusement park."
Noriko smiled and said, "Ya sure no problem. Be careful ok?"
Rin smiled, thanked her and walked back to Shiemi. As everyone was walking down the hallway, Noriko decided to embarrass Rin and yelled down the hallway, "Don't forget to wear protection!"
Rin tripped and almost fell on his face. The other students looked at him and then back at her. She laughed and continued to walk down the hallway. As she hit the outdoors, the breeze had slowed down and the moon was beginning to show through the sunset. Noriko smiled as she looked at the sky that she didn't bother to notice that Ryuji, Konekomaru and Shima were walking up to her.
"Um… what was that all about?" Ryuji asked while he had his coat and briefcase over his shoulder.
"Hmm? Oh, I was just teasing Rin and Shiemi. They are going out on a date and he asked me to tell Yukio that he's not going to make it for dinner. What's up with you guys?"
"Eh, nothing much. We were going to rent some movies and head back to the dorms." Ryuji said.
"Hm, sounds fun. But shouldn't somebody be apologizing right now to a certain girl?" she asked while looking at Shima who now had a small bruise across his cheek.
Shima blushed and said, "I don't have her number, and I have no clue what her dorm room number is. And if I did I would be apologizing to her!"
"Um… I have her number." Konekomaru murmured
"What!?" Ryuji, Shima, and Noriko said.
"Well ya, we all have been going on important missions and she refused to give it to anyone besides me and Shiemi." Konekomaru said.
Noriko crossed her arms and began to think of a plan to help little Shima out. Then she got an idea.
"Hey, can you call her and say that there is some medium level demon and we need her help?"
"Why?" Ryuji and Konekomaru asked.
"Because we are going to help our friend out with girl troubles." Noriko smiled.
Shima instantly beamed while Ryuji and Konekomaru looked confused. Noriko rolled her eyes and said, "Now here's the plan."
As Shima was in position, Konekomaru, Ryuji and Noriko hid behind the trees and waited for Izumo to show up. Noriko had helped Shima get spruced up by straightening out his uniform and combing out his hair while Ryuji had gone and bought some flowers. Meanwhile, Konekomaru was texting Izumo about their location.
They were in a certain part of the public garden where there were flowers blooming and a beautiful fountain in the center. Old light posts lit up the area and settled the mood.
Shima was sitting on the fountain with the flowers in his hands. The three of them gave him a thumbs up while they hid behind the trees.
Then Izumo came running across the street and into the garden with her familiars by her side. Shima stood up and straightened out his uniform. Izumo stopped and looked around, realizing there were no demons, she glared at Shima. She was about to yell at him but he stopped her.
"Izumo… I'm sorry for what happened earlier today. The whole day I felt horrible and wanted to be by your side to tell you how sorry I was, but you weren't here. So please, accept my apology and hopefully… we can be more than just friends later on." Shima said with a blush and smile on his face.
Izumo stood there blushing, her mouth open wanting to say something but nothing came out. Shima walked up close to her and put the flowers between them.
"Please."
Izumo looked up at Shima and then looked away with a blush on her cheeks. She released her familiars and took a hold of the flowers, taking a small wif of the fragrant flowers.
" I guess I have no choice… do you… want to go get… something to eat?" she asked while her face was red as a tomato.
Shima smiled and said, "I would love to."
And with that, they walked away arm in arm. When they walked far enough away, Noriko, Ryuji and Konekomaru were blushing and smiling.
"Yes! We did it!" Noriko said in excitement. They gave each other high fives with smiles on their faces and walked out from their hiding place.
"I'm just surprised that she didn't kill him." Ryuji said.
"You and me both." Noriko replied with a grin.
As they were walking out of the garden, Konekomaru and Ryuji waved her goodbye as she walked away to her building. Along the way she had received a text from the clown saying that I was free tonight and he had an important meeting to attend. Noriko jumped in the air and cheered in excitement. This night was getting better and better… but then she remembered that she was going to be alone in her room tonight, besides having Kuro with her. Noriko sighed and decided that she would just do her work and read a good book.
Along the way to the building, she thought that she might have just become the matchmaker of her class. Noriko groaned in annoyance. Oh ya, she helped others get together but she couldn't find herself a nice guy. Her thoughts then went to Ryuji, he was nice to her, handsome, smart, and had that bad boy look that she always liked in him When she arrived at the door, she continued her thinking as she did her normal routine when she walked into the building. But she was only there as a slave towards the clown, and to have a roof over her head, and she already knew everything that the teachers were teaching and would complete the homework in a snap. And besides, Ryuji is so into school that he wouldn't even think about romance. Would he? Noriko shook her head and jumped in the shower. The warm water calmed her down and she started to wash the day away.
When she was done, she got dressed in her pajamas and went to work on her homework. Later she went downstairs to have dinner with Yukio, Ukobach, and Kuro since Rin was on a date and wouldn't be home until later that night. Thanking Ukobach for the meal and saying goodnight to Yukio, she went back up to her room and decided to read a book before she went to bed. But her thoughts always went back to Ryuji, which frustrated her even more. Finally going to bed, her last thought was that she wouldn't let romance get in her way of her… training? Noriko groaned and cleared her mind and finally went to sleep.