"yay Sunday!" I say, walking into the kitchen. Haruhi is already there making toast. i walk over to my moms picture and put two roses next to it as a memorial offering. one red, and one white, to represent me and Haruhi. my dad walks in and rubs my head as he walks by. i glare at his back as he walks over to Haruhi, who has a plate of toast waiting for him.
"hey Haruhi" i say, walking over, "where's mine?" she gives me a look.
"you can make it yourself." and with that, she sits at the table and eats her toast. i put my bread in the toaster with a sigh. "so girls, i got these tickets..." dad says, holding three tickets up. "if you want to go?" i look at him.
"is it like...to a movie?"
"yeah, its supposed to be about a little girl who loses all her family to war, and thinks shes alone in the world. then, she meets this boy who changes everything-" i cut him off.
"sorry, but ill have to pass, i left one of my books at school. i was planning on picking it up, and then going to the supermarket. *ding* TOAST!" i run over to the toaster and start with the butter. he has a sad look on his face. Haruhi offers to go with him and he lights up. "really!?" she nods, and he start running to his room. "ill go get ready!"
"i thought you didn't care for movies, Haruhi" i say, now eating my toast.
"i don't really, but did you see his face when you said that?" she gives me a look.
"hey! its not my fault!" i say, returning her look. she rolls her eyes playfully and i walk out, stopping at the doorway. "im gonna go get my book now, any requests from the supermarket?" she hands me a small list, and then i leave.
ouran academy...
i walk around, visiting my classes. i cant believe i still haven't found it yet. maybe i left it in the club room. i walk into the club room to see that Kyoya is here as well. he looks at me. "oh, hey Homura. what are you doing here on a Sunday?"
"i was about to ask you the same thing" i say. i look around to see if i can spot the book, but don't see it.
"i was just talking to the school chairman about our next day off." he states. i look back at him. "what about you"
"just trying to find a book i left here" i walk over to the couch.
"actually i saw the twins here earlier, they said they had a book of yours that they wanted to put on your desk so you could get it Monday."
"oh is that so huh? i guess ill have to thank them and get it now. thanks for telling me" i say, opening the door to leave, he doesn't say anything so I continue down the hall. im so glad they found It before someone else did. for a minute I thought someone took it. I walk into the classroom, to see the book on my desk. I pick it up, but there is a note on the front.
"we noticed you left your book in the club room,
so we decided to drop it off here for you (we kinda forgot where you live)
from: Hikaru and kaoru"
"they're so weird" I think aloud. I decide to write them a note back, it sounds kinda cool. I flip the sticky note over and pull out a pencil.
"thanks for dropping off my book for me! ^-^
Homura
I stick it to Hikaru's desk and then leave. as I walk to the supermarket, I take a look at the list Haruhi gave me. lets see; rice, milk, chrysanthemum?! gross! why would we need chrysanthemum?! I bump into something and fall, breaking my thoughts. "hey watch where your g-" I hear someone start to say. i look up to see the twins looking at me.
"oh, hey guys" I say, and they help me up. "sorry, I was lost in my thoughts"
"don't worry about it" they say cheerful, and Hikaru hands me the list. "oh thanks"
"so Homura. where you goin'?"
"just going to the supermarket, what about you? why are you out here?"
"we were going to meet Kyoya at ouran, but then we ran into you" they say in unison. I nod.
"well, ill see you Monday, I have to go to the supermarket, bye." i start to walk away, but then stop, "oh, and there's a little something on your desk Hikaru, its for you both." i continue to walk, surprised that they don't say anything else.
at the supermarket...
i look at the list again, gagging a little when i pass chrysanthemum. ok, so where was i? oh right, um...strawberries, bread, and...cool whip. ok. i walk over to the refrigerated area to find the milk and cool whip. when i walk over, i find that the milk is on sale. i love sales. i grab the milk, moving over a little for someone else. i look around for cool whip, but don't see it. i skip it and move on to chrysanthemum. i only get a little. i move quickly, grabbing each item and crossing it off the list as i go.
once ive got everything, i walk to the cashier. "um hey, i was wondering. i didn't see the cool whip where it usually is, are you out?" she looks at me smiling.
"oh just a moment" she walks away for a minute. when she comes back, she hands me the cool whip. "sorry, they changed the label on us randomly" i give her a small smile.
"oh that makes sense, i guess i didn't recognize it" the conversation ends there and she starts scanning the groceries. i pay her and leave. im in a good mood now.
home...
when i get home, dad and Haruhi are already gone. Neko runs up to me as i walk to the kitchen. i put the bags on the counter and start with putting them away. neko meows at me and i look at her. shes holding up her food bowl with her teeth, head tilted. i don't say anything. i just take the bowl, put some food in it, and set it back down on the floor. before i finish with the groceries, i turn on some music. when i don't find any good stations, i go back to the groceries.
once ive finished the groceries, i go to my room. i open up my closet and dig to the very back, i find the big box and pull it out. sitting down on my bed, i pull out a keyboard with my name engraved on it. about two weeks before our mom died, she had given me this so we could write a song together for dad and Haruhi. she taught me how to play it when it was just me and her. we didn't want anyone else to know so we could surprise them. i had loved to sing to myself when i was alone, but then, she died, and i never bothered playing the song to Haruhi and dad. i pretended to be a bad singer in music class just so no one would know.
so now, i only play or sing when im alone. i pull out a sheet of paper with lyrics and music. i have been writing songs since she died, this one i particular, i wrote about Haruhi and i. i turn on the keyboard and start to play, readying myself to sing.
keep holding on
You're not alone, together we stand
I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand
When it gets cold and it feels like the end
There's no place to go, you know I won't give in
No, I won't give in
Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say, nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
So far away, I wish you were here
Before it's too late this could all disappear
Before the door's closed and it comes to an end
With you by my side I will fight and defend
I'll fight and defend, yeah, yeah
Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say, nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Hear me when I say when I say, I believe
Nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change destiny
Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say, nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Keep holding on
Keep holding on
There's nothing you could say, nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
(keep holding on by Avril Lavigne)
i finish the song, taking a deep breath. every time i sing that its like im talking to her at that moment. i look out the window to see that Haruhi and dad are walking up the steps. i quickly start putting the keyboard back into the box and the song in my song book. i put the box in the back of my closet again and sit on my bed with a book. i wait until someone knocks on the door. "come in" Haruhi walks in and sits down next to me. "did you like the movie?" she shrugs.
"it was ok i guess."
"aw, you didn't like it?" I could see through her, and vise versa.
"its not that I didn't like it, its just, movies aren't really my thing is all"
we stop talking for a minute, and then I remember that she put chrysanthemum on the shopping list. "hey why do we need chrysanthemum?"
"dad likes it" she says bluntly, and I don't say anything else. knowing that theres nothing else to really talk about she leaves. I lie down on my stomach. I wonder what type of crazy cosplay we will be doing tomorrow. i think i heard someone mention kimonos. who knows with that bunch. its been about a month since we joined the club. Haruhi says i should try to make some friends that i can feel close to, but i just don't really know how to do that. although im pretty sure if someone asked me who was my favorite, i would say the twins.
i cant really say for sure that there my friends, but im definitely closer to them than anyone else in he club(other than Haruhi). mostly because of that picture i saw when they said their names. ive been trying to figure out why that happened. that picture popped up in my head again in class the other day, but this time i saw a younger version of me standing in front of them. it has to be connected to the twins, considering it popped up when they said their names the first time.
i stand up and walk into the kitchen. dad was sitting at the table messing with his make-up. Haruhi was on the couch in the other room studying, and now, i was in the kitchen, looking for something to do. i decide to go out for a walk, who knows, maybe i'll run into an old friend. I doubt it but its a nice thought. I grab my shoes again and start heading for the door. "where you going?" dad asks.
"just for a walk." and with that im out the door. when I get down the steps I turn for the back of the apartment complex. I make sure there's no one watching, and then take off, some of my feathers scattering a little. when im high enough that im sure ill look like a bird from the ground, I glide on up drafts. I admire the scenery as the city blurs by. im making my way towards the forest. earlier in the year, I found a nice meadow thats got a cool natural path that walks you around the woods, past streams, and through arks in tree branches.
I go there sometimes when im upset, but mostly when I need some inspiration for a new song, or just get tired of the house. I land swiftly, folding my wings in seconds after. I make my way through all the flowers and to the path. it is the perfect day, hot, but a strong and frequent breeze making it cooler. like at the ocean. I start down the path, looking up at birds in trees. i make to one of the three streams and stop. i see something sparkle and crouch. i move around a little until i see it again. when i do, i keep my gaze on where it came from. i look around for a minute, trying to decide what it was. then i see a clear, al most crystal like stone. i pick it up, tilting it around, watching it shimmer in the light.
standing up, i look around to see if there's more, being extra careful since its clear. i don't notice any and continue down the path, still admiring the pretty stone. it's not glass, but i don't think it is a rock either. its pretty smooth, and almost perfectly clear. i wouldn't have seen it if it didn't sparkle so muck. it cant be diamond. i wonder if Kyoya possibly knows what it is, or someone else from the club, and just put it in my pocket. i look up the the sky, watching the clouds for a minute. the moon was showing, but it was still light out. i pass the ark. there is a small field up ahead, it has lots of butterflies and flowers. i call it 'The Butterfly Place'.
when i get there, i am immediately surrounded by butterflies. i pick up a flower and hold it out. it doesn't take long for one to land on it. i slowly pull the flower closer so i can admire its wings. they were mostly blue, but the edges were black. it didn't just change suddenly to black, more like transitioned into black. i put my hand by it, urging it to walk onto my finger. it takes a minute, but it eventually does. it crawls onto my wrist, and i watch it open and close its wings.
ive always had a sort of connection with anything that has wings. it takes off, flying around until it finds my forehead and lands there. i shake it off with a laugh and walk over to an area with tons of flowers. i cant see the butterflies because of camouflage, but when i run through them, i watch them all flutter around. there was so many it was hard to see. when they clear up a little, i lie down. i watch the sky as it transitions from blue to orange and pink.
as if someone was with me, i say, "lets go home"
there you have it, a nice Sunday with Homura. i hope you liked it.
also, lets see who can create the best picture of Homura shall we, create a picture of what you think she should look like, send it to me, and ill pick one to use for the cover of this story. \(^-^)/