Onégai Teacher – Ichigo’s Dance
A Fanfic by BlueDragon
Standard Fan Fic Disclaimer: See
disclaimer in Chapter 1
Reminder: “Talking Lines”
«Thinking Lines»
~Typing Lines~
^Phone Lines^
//Time, or Location//
Author’s notes: For starters let
me thank Sailor Kechara for prereading this and all of my other stories,
letting me know that even if nobody else likes these silly things I write its
not a wasted effort on my part. And also to JohnnyG for his skills as both
proofreader and sounding board, between him and my wife there should not be
many spelling / grammar mistakes. But it has been the latter that I appreciate
the most. Thanks so much for your help buddy.
Well on with the story…
Chapter 2 To Ask a Question
//Wednesday Evening
– Herikawa Grocery//
It had been three days since
Ichigo had her chat with Kusanagi-kun by the lake and school was back in
session. She still had not come to a decision yet about asking Matagu, and so
far had been able to avoid discussing it with her girlfriends; Koishi and
Kaede. But she also hadn’t spent as much time with her best friends after
school as she normally did. So now she was on her way to pick up some groceries
and talk to Koishi.
Koishi saw Ichigo enter the store.
“Kāsan, can I take a short break sense Ichigo is here?” She waited for her
Okāsans response then grabbed Ichigo. “We’ll head back to the storeroom.
In case you need me to help, just yell.”
As they sat down at the small
table in the back room, Koishi turned on her friend. “All right Ichigo, time to
stop dodging the subject. I want to know how things went asking Kei-kun to the
dance next month.” Koishi looked like she was about ready to shake her friend
apart waiting for her answer.
“And just why would you be so
interested in who Kei is taking to the dance? I thought you said the two of you
weren’t seeing each other any more,” Ichigo replied flatly.
Koishi looked at her friend and
scowled “You know full well that I have no intentions of asking Kei to the
dance. You said you were going to ask him last weekend. Now tell me, what did
he say when you asked him…”
“All right, I’ll tell you. I asked
him and he told me…” She watched as her friend shifted closer to her in her
seat. «If she edges farther this way, she’ll fall out
of her chair.» “…no.”
Koishi’s expression changed to
shock. “Why would Kei say NO?! He isn’t going out with anyone else that
we know of.”
“Remember Koishi, he does have a
girlfriend, and we just didn’t know who she was. Till just recently anyway.
Besides he will be out of town visiting his parents that weekend,” Ichigo
responded with a smile on her face.
Koishi grabbed her arm. “You mean
you were able to get Kei to fess up to who his sweetheart was? Come on
girlfriend, hurry up and tell me. Did he show you a picture of her, what does
she look like?”
Ichigo wanted to throw her head
back and laugh at her friend, but decided just to smile. “Sure I got him to
tell me, I told you I could get it out of him. Besides that’s the other reason
he is going home, so he can spend time with her. She was his sweetheart at his
old school, before he moved here.”
Koishi considered this new
information, she new Ichigo very rarely messed up on the facts of any story.
Then something clicked. “Hold it Ichigo, he had been in his long standstill
before he moved here. He had only just finished middle school. And kids don’t
start dating a lot that young as a general rule. What’s the story here?”
“All I said was she was his
sweetheart, not that she was his lover. Actually she had been his student tutor
in some of his problem subjects. Then when he had his standstill, she used to
visit him in the care facility he was at. The relationship started to build
after he woke up and then moved here. Really Koishi, sometimes…”
“Then she would still be in
college? So what else did he tell you about her? Come on Ichigo I want to know
what she’s like.” Her voice was almost pleading.
«Oh, this is going to be
too much fun.» Her smile got bigger. “Well, for starters she’s Japanese/American,
a student at Keio University in education, she’s a little taller then Kei,
definitely very attractive, she has long red hair, wears glasses, and… hmmm,
lets see, what else.” She paused, acting like she was thinking, but was
watching Koishi’s reaction, waiting for the right… “Oh yeah…”
“What else come on, what else.”
Koishi was practically ready to die waiting.
“You’ve already met her,” Ichigo
said softly.
“What?!” Koishi
exclaimed. “What do you mean I’ve already met her?”
Ichigo couldn’t hold it in any
more and she started laughing.
Koishi started getting frustrated
at her best friend. “Come on Ichigo, what are you talking about? Just tell me…”
Ichigo tried to reign in her
laughter but it took her a few seconds. “Oh come on Koishi, I said they were in
school together, I never said they were the same age.”
“And just what do you mean by
that? Who is it? Come on tell me…” the sentence trailed off as she started to
realize what Ichigo was saying. “Oh my gosh, you don’t mean it’s…” she looked
at Ichigo, her eyes were wide.
Ichigo started to nod. “You
guessed it, Kei’s significant other is Miss Kazami. They went to the same
Jr./Sr. high school back in Tokyo together. He had his standstill and she went
to college and finished her degree then moved here so her and Kei could be
together. But Koishi, this is the important part. We have to keep this a
secret. We can’t tell anyone else, not even Kaede. Do you understand? Kei would
get in trouble, and Mizuho-sensei could lose her job, and that would end her
teaching career.” She waited for Koishi’s nod of accent.
“Okay, but what if it did get out?
I mean kids have been talking about his affair with Mizuho-sensei since she
started teaching here.” Koishi looked nervous about this. “I mean, if the
principal were to find out, wouldn’t he be upset about it?”
“The principal is not a problem,
he already knows. Kei and Mizuho-sensei already told him when she started
teaching here. He knows how old Kei really is, and that they went to school
together. He is the one that wants them to keep it secret, at least until Kei
graduates anyway. He is not going to come down on two consenting adults for
their years-old relationship just because he was ill and still has to finish
high school.”
“Wow, I never really thought it
would be Mizuho-Sensei. I mean she is so much older and everything.”
“What’s so shocking? She is only a
little older then me you know? Besides, remember just who your koibito is…”
Ichigo smiled.
“Oh brother, that reminds me. Did
you tell Kei about us?” She looked nervous.
“No, I didn’t. After Kei told me
how he and Mizuho met and all, I decided it would be better not to. I mean the
principle might be lenient about there relationship, but you guys on the other
hand already know what kind of trouble will happen if your relationship became
public knowledge.”
“Thanks Ichigo, I knew I could
count on you. Well back to the dance. What are you going to do now that Kei is
going out of town?”
Ichigo sighed. “Well Kei did offer
a suggestion; I just haven’t been able to decide yet.”
“And what did Kei suggest that has
you so worked up?”
Ichigo looked around the back
room, obviously nervous. “I… well… he thought… maybe I should ask… Matagu.”
There she got it out. «Why was that so hard?»
She just looked at her best friend and sighed.
Koishi smiled. “So, are you going
to ask Matagu?”
“I haven’t really decided yet.
When Kei and I talked about it we discussed both the good points as well as the
bad. I suppose what worries me the most is if Matagu starts to get the wrong
idea about it. I mean, different times most of you have tried to hint, or
outright suggest that we should be dating each other. But I don’t want a
boyfriend at all. But Kei was pretty sure that Matagu would understand. And
while Matagu might not be the best looking, or smartest guy in school, he is
definitely a couple steps above the rest of them. Well, short of Kei-kun I
suppose.” The last was said with a slight grin.
“Well I won’t argue about Kei
being the best choice out of all the guys at school. And we’re not the only two
girls that think so. But I think the other girls leave him alone because he’s
so close to the two of us.”
Ichigo shook her head, and fought
the urge to giggle. “I think it has more to do with how shamelessly you still
flirt with him than anything that my relationship with him means.” She poked
her friend in the arm. “You know, for Mizuho-sensei’s benefit you really should
tone it down, a lot. It might cause Kei fewer problems in the long run.”
Koishi looked put-off and pointed
to herself. “And let everyone at school start to gossip more about his affair
with Miss Kazami. Heaven forbid, I wouldn’t hear of it.” Both girls started to
giggle. “But maybe next time I see her here in the store getting groceries I’ll
take a second and talk to her.”
“That is very kind of you.” Ichigo
was just starting to regain control from her giggle fit.
“Oh, that reminds me, has Kaede
called you yet tonight?” Koishi asked.
Ichigo shook her head. “No, and
there were not any messages on my machine before I left the apartment to come
here.”
“Well then she’ll probably call
you later. But she asked me if I could stay over at her place tomorrow night,
since Friday is a late start day at school. I’m pretty sure she’s expecting you
to come too.”
“Probably. I guess that means I
should hurry up and get back home anyway. If Kaede is going to call, that will
be a longer time on the phone for me and I still have that composition paper I
have to finish for Mizuho-sensei tomorrow. Then still fix dinner and eat.”
“Well, why don’t you just grab a
box out of the chiller here to eat? I made several earlier to restock before
you came. Then at least you don’t have to cook,” Koishi said as they both
started to leave the back room.
“That doesn’t sound too bad, I
think I’ll do that.” Ichigo’s smile got large. “I suppose that means you have a
special delivery to make later this evening?”
Koishi looked at her friend then
looked around the store to locate her parents. “Shhh… Yeah, I’ll run that order
just before we close tonight. He’s working on a new airframe in the shop, so
I’ll wait till people are not poking around or helping him with the work.” Both
girls started to pick up the items Ichigo would need for the next couple of
days.
//Next Afternoon
after dismissal from school//
School had let out for the day and
our normal group of friends was walking away from the campus. The girls had
just left to go to whatever it was the girls were doing tonight. Three guys
continued walking on their way.
Kei looked over at Matagu. “Matagu,
have you talked to Ichigo at all since school started?”
“No, nothing outside of the normal
stuff when we’re all together. Why are you asking Kei?”
Kei just shrugged his shoulders.
“Oh, nothing really I suppose, just curious.”
Hyosuke stopped and put a hand on
Kei’s shoulder. “Com’on Kei, fess up. What do you know?” Matagu just looked at
both of his friends wondering what was going on. “Just why are ya so curious
about Ichigo wanting to speak with Matagu anyway?”
“Really Kei, she normally doesn’t
go out of her way just to talk to me. What’s up?” Even he was interested now.
“Oh, all right I’ll tell you. Last
weekend Ichigo asked me if I could be her escort to the spring dance.”
Hyosuke started slapping Kei on
the back, “Way’ta go man, first Koishi, then some older babe, and now Ichigo.
Right behind our backs, Kei is a real playboy…”
“Hyosuke, calm down and come back
to earth, okay?” Kei started to shake his head in exasperation. “It’s nothing
like that. She just wants someone to be her escort to the dance, so she asked
me.”
“I think that’s great Kei, but
what does that have to do with me?” Matagu asked.
“Yeah Kei, you’re about the only
guy in school that Ichigo actually likes. What’s so bad about that?”
“Well, it’s not that so much. See
I’m going home that weekend, so I had to say no. But as the head of the dance
committee she thinks she should have a date for the dance.” He looked over at
Matagu and Hyosuke followed his gaze.
Hyosuke’s grin got large. “All
right Matagu, this is great! Ya finally got a girlfriend, old buddy.”
“Hyosuke!” both of
them exclaimed.
Kei shook his head again.
“Hyosuke, that’s just it. She wasn’t asking to be my girlfriend; she just
wanted me to take her to the dance. If she decides to ask Matagu then the same
logic would apply.”
Matagu looked a little surprised
by this revelation. “Kei, why would she want to ask me though? She thinks I’m
the biggest pervert in our class.”
Kei just smiled. “Not really, she
knows that honor goes to Hyosuke…”
“Yea, I have that honor…” the
other two guys started laughing at their friend. “Hold it, that ain’t fair.” He
reached over and put Kei in a headlock. “Now take that back.” Too bad all three
of them were laughing too hard to be taken seriously. After a couple more
seconds, they all started walking again in almost silence, with just the
occasional chuckle.
“Kei, do you really think she
would ask me?” Matagu asked while looking down at the sidewalk in front of
them.
“Well, I don’t really know.” Kei
looked lost in thought for a few seconds. “I told her that I know you would
understand that she wasn’t looking for a boyfriend, unlike goofball over here.
She knows that any other guy at school would get the same stupid idea. Just
don’t get all worked up over it, you have a big lead over any of the other
competition. It’s her choice now, if she still thinks it’s so important that
she has a date.”
“What, you mean you suggested she
go out with Matagu, and she didn’t threaten to hit ya?” Hyosuke asked.
“She just about did pound me for
it, but in the end she had to agree that you were the next best choice if she
had to ask someone.” Kei stepped around to catch the side street that would
take him home. “Matagu, just don’t get all worked up about it. She may ask, she
may not. Well, see you guys in the morning.” With that he started off in the
direction of home.
Matagu and Hyosuke watched him
head off, then looked at each other before Hyosuke broke the silence. “Matagu,
I think Kei is right, don’t let it worry ya. If she asks great, if not so
what?” Matagu just nodded his head. “Hey buddy, want to come with me to the
dojo for a little practice before the class starts? It’s been a while for ya.
I’m sure sensei would like hav’in ya stop by.”
Matagu looked over at the taller
boy. “No thanks, I’m too out of shape. Anyway, I think I want to talk to Kei
some more. Besides, I don’t even have my gi. Catch you in the morning.”
“Ok buddy, see ya in the morning.”
Later that same night, three girls
were sitting on the bedroom floor, in their pajamas, playing cards.
“Well I guess I’ve won again,”
Ichigo stated as she laid down her hand on the floor.
Koishi started to collect all the
cards and reshuffle them. “Ichigo, how do you do that? This makes three games
in a row.” Ichigo just grinned back at her, as if challenging her to figure out
her secret.
Kaede reached next to her and
picked up the large panda that Hyosuke had won for her at last summers’
festival. She hugged it tight as she thought about who gave it to her. “Ichigo,
can I ask you something?”
“Sure, go ahead.” Ichigo replied,
as she turned to look at the taller girl. Kaede looked a little sheepish and
Ichigo figured it had something to do with her koibito, as he was the general
cause for her to get all shy.
“Well, I was wondering why you
haven’t talked to Koishi or me about your plans for the Spring Dance since
before break?” Koishi set the cards down and started to laugh. Ichigo just
glared for a second before kicking her lightly in the leg.
She gave Koishi one last hard
look, which seemed to have the wanted effect of silencing her laughter. “Mmm,
well I really haven’t been trying to avoid talking about it, I just have been
busy trying to decide what I’m going to do.”
Koishi decided to add in her two
cents worth. “Yeah, she finally told me last night that Kei told her he
couldn’t. But we got sidetracked and never got back around to discussing the
alternative.” Ichigo glared at her again, it did not seem to be working any
more, Koishi just smiled.
“Really…” Kaede asked. “What
alternative?”
“Kei told her that she should ask
Matagu to the dance.”
Kaede looked slightly perplexed.
“But Ichigo, I thought you planned to ask Kei to go with you. Why would he say
you should go with Matagu?”
Ichigo let out a sigh. “I did ask
Kei, but unfortunately he’s going back home to visit his family that weekend. I
guess his parents are back from their travels and wanted to see him. So he
thought I should just ask Matagu to the dance.”
Kaede smiled at her. “Well I think
that’s a good idea. I know how you feel about it when we normally bring up the
subject. But this time I think you should.”
“But what if he gets the wrong
idea about this? I mean he’s had a crush on me since we started high school.”
The other two girls started giggling at her dilemma. Ichigo just shook her
head.
Koishi stopped laughing. “Yeah, we
know, it’s almost as big as the one he has on Mizuho-sensei. But for that
matter over a third of the male population at school has a crush on you. Add
Miss Kazami into it and it jumps to better then 80.” Both girls started
laughing again.
“Fine… give it a rest already.”
Ichigo was really bothered by this, both the general idea of asking Matagu, and
worse the fun her friends seemed to be having about it.
Kaede calmed down and put a
reassuring hand on Ichigo’s shoulder. “Gomen Ichigo, we shouldn’t tease you
about this. But I think you really should ask him. If Kei is going out of town,
I mean if I were you, Matagu would be the only other person I would want to
ask. He’s kind, definitely not loud or obnoxious, and he is kind of kawaii.”
“Not to mention he’s the only
other guy we can keep in line. Really Ichigo, he’s not going to get any stupid
ideas about a deeper relationship here,” Koishi stated.
“Besides Ichigo, you’re only
asking him to a dance. Its not like you’re asking him to marry you.”
“Please, don’t even talk like
that… A boyfriend is the last thing I want to even think about, let alone the
idea of a husband. I got enough of that from both my Okāsan and my
imootó-chan when I went home over school break.”
Kaede looked slightly perplexed at
Ichigo. She didn’t often talk about her family since she lived alone here, but
why would she be making such a big deal out of it? “Why would your family be
trying to get you married, Ichigo?”
Ichigo was definitely not in the
mood to try and explain everything to Kaede tonight. It had been too emotional
when she finally told Koishi everything over a year ago, she didn’t want to do
that again tonight. “Well, I suppose it’s that since my sister is married and
has a little boy now. They both seem to be getting impatient that I should do
the same thing. But I want to finish school first, before anything like that.”
She hoped that Kaede didn’t press the matter any further.
“Oh, I see. Then in that case
Ichigo, I want you to promise me that you’ll ask Matagu to the dance. You
helped set it all up and you should have a date for the night. Besides, Koishi
refuses to ask any guy’s out, and I don’t want to be the only one of us with a
date.” Ichigo almost wanted to smile at Kaede’s outburst, she looked so put out
by the thought of being the only one with a date. She watched her
a few more seconds, but there was no sign of the other girl letting up on this
topic.
“Oh all right, I’ll ask him. Are
you satisfied now?” She sighed and Kaede just nodded. “Well now that you’ve
forced me to ask Matagu, have you given any thought to what we should wear for
the night? It’s not like I go out on many formal occasions with a date. I know
I’ll have to find something that looks okay on me.” Both girls perked up at
this, and Koishi scooted closer, while Kaede got up, walked over to her desk
and pulled something out of the top drawer.
“Last winter I told my pen-pal that we were going to have a dance at our school this spring, and she sent me a couple of her fashion catalogs. We could take a look through them and see if we like any.”
“Kaede, I didn’t know you had a
pen-pal. Where is she from?” Koishi asked, as she leaned over to look at the
catalog Kaede had opened.
“Yeah, we’ve been writing ever
since fifth grade, when we were given the assignment in English class. She goes
to school in San Antonio, Texas; you know that was the city the Americans had
that big battle against the Mexicans back in the 1800’s.”
Koishi was looking at the
catalogs, both of which were the size many teen magazines were published in.
“Why would she just buy these for you to look at?”
Kaede handed one to her. “Well,
these were a couple months older and she was getting newer issues to start
looking for a dress for her prom. That’s their end of the school year dance in
May. She said most schools in the US have two or three formals a year and lots
of other smaller school sponsored dances all year long. Sometimes as often as
one a month.” The girls started to sift through different styles and pictures.
“Oh look at this one, they call it
Classic White. Isn’t it lovely?” Looking at the description Kaede asked, “They
say here you also need to purchase a ‘Bouffant Slip,’ you know what that is?”
Ichigo leaned back against the bed
“It’s what you wear under the skirt; it’s ribbed or wired so that it flows out.
That’s what puts that bell shape on the skirt,” she responded.
“Ichigo, I think that one would
look really good on you.” Koishi pointed to a light blue gown on the next page.
Ichigo leaned over to look at the
picture. «I like that light blue color…» “What…
‘Tidal Wave’? You want me to wear a gown they call ‘Tsunami’?” She
looked over at Koishi and scowled. Both girls looked at what Ichigo was talking
about, then started to giggle. “Okay, that does it, I’m not taking you guys to
go shopping with me when I look for my dress.” She shook her head and crossed
her arms over her chest.
“Gomen, Ichigo I didn’t notice
that,.” Koishi said, still giggling slightly. “But I still think it would look
good on you.”
Ichigo picked up the catalog,
“Yeah, I like the color, it’s very pretty, but I don’t want to wear a skirt
that bells out like that. I’m too petite and I think it would make me look
fat.” She set the catalog back down on the floor between them.
“Huh…” Kaede turned it to get a
better look. “The waist looks pretty low and very snug, how would that make you
look fat?” Kaede asked, looking perplexed.
“It’s not the cut of the top it’s
how much the skirt flares out. It would make my hips look huge.” Ichigo pointed
to one that was cut closer and nowhere near as full. “Something more like this
Black Silk Chiffon.”
Koishi looked at what Ichigo
pointed to. “That one, with all the fringe, looks like something out of an old
movie about America’s Prohibition during the Roaring Twenties in Chicago.”
All three girls started to giggle.
“Yeah maybe, but what I’m talking about is more the cut of the skirt,” Ichigo
stated.
Kaede flipped a couple pages in
the other catalog. “Ichigo, how about this cheongsam? It’s definitely cut to
fit your body more.” She pointed to a dark blue cheongsam with short sleeves.
Ichigo leaned over to look.
“Right,” Koishi replied. “Ichigo
wants to go looking like some Chinese bimbo.”
“Hey, I happen to like the looks
of a nice cheongsam, although for the dance I am not sure one would be right.
But ‘BIMBO’? This coming from the girl at school who always dresses like
she’s on the prowl for fresh meat, hmmm?”
“Hold it Missy,” Koishi said in a
mocking tone, but her eyes were full of mirth. “I do not dress like I’m on the
prowl. I just try to put my best visual assets to effective use, then if I find
a nice opportunity I am prepared.” She tapped Ichigo on the shoulder.
Kaede decided to jump in. “Yeah,
it’s just too bad that you still like to make Kei your prime target.” The three
girls started laughing again at each other, and the rest of the evening was
spent in camaraderie.
//Student Council
Room//
Ichigo was sitting at her desk in
the council room, working on some paperwork for her post as Student Body
President this year. When the door opened, Ichigo looked up to see if her
visitor was who she had asked to stop by.
“Oh… Gomenasi Madam President, I
didn’t mean to disturb you while you were working…” Tsubaki Oribe said, as she
started to make her way out of the council room.
“Oribe-kun just come on in, I’m
not going to bite you. Besides you’re my Vice, you can talk to me anytime
outside of my classes. I’ll need your help with things, and please stop calling
‘Madam President.’ Do you want me always calling you ‘Madam Vice’?” Ichigo
asked the dark haired girl.
The girl looked a little
apprehensive as she came in and sat in a chair next to the big desk. “Sorry
sempai, I’ll try to remember that.” She looked at what Ichigo was working on
and noticed it was for the upcoming dance. “How are plans going for the dance
next month, ma’am?” She decided to ask.
“Pretty good actually. I just
received the signed contracts for the DJ company to provide the music and
lights. The cafeteria staff said they would make the punch and also setup the
snack table. That reminds me, how are the arrangements coming for the
chaperones?”
“Well, Yamada-sensei said he would
help, and we are trying to find various couples from the school staff also. But
as of yet, only the nurse has said she and her husband could help. I understand
Miss Kazami is married, do you think she and her husband could help, I’ll be
glad to ask?” She looked expectantly at Ichigo.
That reminded Ichigo about recent
events. “Well, yes she is married, but I think I heard her mention that she was
going to be gone that weekend, visiting her in-laws I think. But I’ll be glad
to ask her for you when I go back to class.”
“Thank you ma’am, that would be a
big help,” Tsubaki said with a nod.
Ichigo got an exasperated
expression on her face. “Can you please stop with the ma’ams already. We are
going to be working very closely together this year as the heads of the student
government. I would just prefer it if you used my given name, all right?” She
tried to smile reassuringly at the other girl.
“Thank you, Ichigo-sempai.” The
dark haired girl smiled back. “If it’s not to forward of me to ask, have you
decided who you are going to ask to the dance yet? I remember you’re very
friendly with Kusanagi-sempai.”
Ichigo was a little surprised by
the question, likewise she didn’t want her Vice to know that she had already
asked him. «Wouldn’t want to damage my image here.».
She also didn’t give her any hints that he was really involved with
Mizuho-sensei. “Mmmm, no I don’t mind really, but Kei-kun already has a
girlfriend from his old school in Tokyo. But can I ask you who you’re planning
on asking to the Dance?” Ichigo’s smile got bigger as she was curious
what kind of guy would attract her Vice’s attention. She was a second year
student and very intelligent, but in the looks department she would be stiff
competition even for Koishi. Not to mention she had more developed assets than
her best friend; lots of the guys at school were trying to get her attention.
Tsubaki blushed bright red. “Ahh…
well… you see there is… this one guy in particular…” Ichigo was really
surprised now. Tsubaki was normally pretty well composed and for some guy to turn
her into a gushing schoolgirl…
“Oh come on, out with it. Who is
this guy, if he’s got you this flustered?”
“Well… he’s a first year named
Maiku Kamishiro. I think he just moved here during the term break from the
Tokyo area somewhere.”
Ichigo was rather surprised that
Tsubaki was interested in an underclassmen, then she started to try and figure
out just who this guy was. “Is he that new boy with the deep blue eyes?” she
asked, while she was considering the possibilities. Then she watched Tsubaki’s face
turn a bright red, just before the girl looked away for a second. “I guess I
was right about who he is then, huh?” Her smile got bigger.
A very soft, “Yes” was her only
response as Tsubaki kept her face turned away.
«Not that I would want
to go with an underclassmen, six years is almost too much of a stretch for me,
let alone adding another two to three years on top of that.» “Don’t
worry, he’s only a year younger than you, so why should that worry you or
anyone else for that matter?” Ichigo said.
Tsubaki turned back to look at
Ichigo with a smile on her face. “Thank you, I didn’t want to do anything that
might not look good for the student council.” She looked around the room for a
second. “But Ichigo-sempai, you still haven’t told me who you’re planning to
ask to the dance.”
“Well, I am planning on asking on
of the guy’s in my homeroom class, but no it is not going to be Kei-kun.”
“Really? I didn’t know that you
were close to many guys at school…” she said, but her comment was interrupted.
~Knock, Knock~
“Ichigo, my group just got done…”
said a young man as he was sticking his head in the door. “Ahh… gomen, I didn’t
know you were working with someone right now. Your note said… Well I can just
catch you some other time.”
Tsubaki knew very well that Miss
Morino really only associated with three boys very closely. She had said she
was not asking Kusanagi-sempai, and Magumo-san already had a girlfriend. Then
that left one other possible choice. «Shido-sempai
would only be coming here if Ichigo wanted to ask him some particular question,
away from other prying ears.» She looked at Ichigo and smiled a very
knowing smile. “It’s okay sempai, I just finished talking with our President.
I’ll go and leave you two alone to discuss your business. Ichigo-sempai, I’ll
keep you current on my tasks for the dance.” She headed fairly quickly to the
door. “Later sempai.” With that she left, and Matagu was sure he heard her
giggling as she went down the hall.
“Ichigo, what was that all about?”
he asked as he closed the door behind him and walked over to the large desk.
Ichigo let out a breath she had
not known she was holding. “Nothing important really, we had just been
discussing some plans for the dance next month.”
“Okay, well I got your note. What
did you want to talk to me about?” He was trying hard not to appear too
nervous.
Ichigo walked around her desk so
she was on the same side as Matagu. “Well, that has to do with the dance too.”
She took a deep breath to build up her nerve. “Matagu, I wanted to ask you a question
about the dance…”
Authors’ final rantings; I hope I
got this out fast enough for most of you. From my end it was not too easy.
First because I don’t write a chapter at a time, then post it. When I have an
idea for a story I want to write, I make an outline then I start putting the
story down on paper, or in this case word processor. Complete with chapter
titles and such; I have a doc template that helps me set the base for the story
up. As I have content ideas I write them down in the appropriate chapter. Yes
crazy as it is, believe it or not, I am actually finished with a latter
chapter, and almost completed the last chapter but right now chapter 4 is only
two sentences.
Add to all of this chaos that I am
currently writing three stories to be posted as soon as possible. Plus Cisco
networking classes, and then, top it off with reading and reviewing other
fanfictions, helping out on the RaK C2 community, Ect. Ect. My life gets pretty
full.
Well if you like it or not please
remember to review. Good or Bad I do like to hear how I’m doing.
Thanks, BlueDragon