Somehow I'm glad that I haven't posted this fic last January...I'm really busy right now to write something and I just have to log in and post this fic so that I'll have even just one post this February..I doubt whether I can continue writing this march...I've been transferred to an even FAR-ther work place..so yeah...anyways, I hope you enjoy this one, a continuation of my Inside the Elevator One shot Series.>XD





Every great story has its back ground. Sometimes, it just popped out of one’s mind, much like a bulb lighting inside the head while crying out ‘Eureka’. Other times, a good story can be based on experience, or something that have been seen or read. And for one Reina Tanaka… it could be both.

It started one day, when her two best friends were acting a little ‘too’ close to each other. Reina looked at them quizzically. It was just last week where they had that little ‘play’ where the older one, tried to ‘protect’ her from the narcissist; but now, it seemed that the two ‘leveled-up’ in terms of closeness. The great ‘Tanaka-Deka, wanted to know the truth.

She started observing/stalking her friends. She saw how the bunny would take an extra ‘touch’ on the turtle’s hand; a quick but definitely ‘lovingly’ kiss on the cheeks; a tight hug that’s becoming habitually… as in everyday, every hour.. and every minute that the two spent time alone together. They were ‘not’ that always ‘alone’, sometimes they spend their time with the leader or sub-leader… or even with her but still… Reina felt that they’ve become ‘too far’ from her.

Reina remembered the dialogue a week before; the day before it all started. Even though she’s not good at using the high-tech box; with a thing named after a pest and a lot of buttons with characters, she decided to use it (against her will of course). She typed in slowly first of the two ‘label’ that she had remembered. Reina was shocked with the result. When she typed the second-one, she was overwhelmed at the great number of supporters. The turtle was right; there were more ‘TanaKamei’ pairings than the ‘TanaShige’ ones. Reina followed the links and she was greeted with a page where Morning Musume ‘stories’ resides.

Reina’s wonky eyes grew wider as the genre jumped from normal Momusu stuffs, to sci-fi, to paranormal, to fluff, and lastly… to the ‘ero-side’. Reina stayed unmoved for the past hour. She managed to read three TanaShige ‘ero’ fic and most of it was really out of character. They were intoxicated? They were not yet on the right age to drink and she would definitely not ‘do’ it on a really dirty public restroom. She rested her eyes first and let the reality sink in. There were people, more specifically, fans that made stories like that to them. Considering that she’s the one who started that ‘play’ thing on Hawaii and on the DVD magazine, but those fans were really ‘exaggerating’ it.

Reina continued reading and this time, she read those with ‘TanaKamei’ tags. Reina blinked many times as she read the different stories. Since when did she become a mushy person? Ok, she’s a good person inside her yankii attitude but crying ‘overly’ when Eri left her? Trying to kill herself? Being over romantic to Eri? Being the ‘initiator’? She can’t even imagine herself starting those kinds of things towards her friend. Reina snickered. The fans should try to investigate more. But she can’t really blame it right? After all, it’s all fiction. Her eyes were so tired from reading all of those stuffs that she decided to turn the computer off… but she noticed something that she should have noticed earlier on… A KameShige fic.

…………………
Finding the Truth

“OHAYOU~!” The narcissist extraordinaire and the atomic aho greeted cheerily. The other members greeted them back, but not the little yankii. She went towards the turtle and pulled her away from the bunny.

“Hey, are you alright? What happened last night?”

“Yeah, you can say that I’m still in one piece. We just talked.. Oh, she let me have enough sleep.”

“Ehh?? How’s that???” Reina asked, quite shocked that Eri got a different treatment than her.

“I don’t know.. Maybe because, we’re best friends.”

“But I’m your best friend too! We’re Rokkies!”

“Uhhh.. maybe because, we’re a little bit too close to each other.”

……………………
It was a normal day at the studio. The girls were trying to learn the choreography for their new song. Reina couldn’t help but notice the way the bunny and the turtle ‘communicate’ with each other. They were a little too close from comfort during breaks. When she mingled with them, the two started acting awkwardly. Reina smelled something fishy going on between the two. Reina knew how ‘evil’ Sayu can be sometimes and she was thinking that she might be planning something against the current leaders so her and Eri can be the leader. Thinking of the possible every day ‘narcissistic’ routines that the ‘future’ sub-leader will make them do was making her head ache. Reina decided to learn the truth.

“Hey guys! Want to go shopping today?!”

“SURE!!!” Almost all of the girls answered back. Reina turned to her fellow rokkies who was looking like they were planning something else.

“How about you two? Come on, it’ll be fun!”

“I’m sorry Reina but I promised Eri that I’ll treat her today. JUST her.”

“You’re going to treat me?” Eri pointed at herself.

“Yes~!” Sayu forced a laugh. Reina knew something was wrong the moment ‘Eri’ was a little bit slow to play along with Sayu. The other girls started pulling her away from her fellow rokkies and was excited about shopping that they didn’t mind whether the two was going with them.

“Oh well, there’s always a next time to find the truth.
……………………..
“So, what did she ask you?” The bunny asked the turtle after their rehearsals.

“She just asked me why you gave her a different treatment than me. She’s really annoyed that you only let her sleep for an hour while you gave me at least four hours of sleep.” Sayumi chuckled and hugged her so called ‘best friend’.

“Of course.. she’s different. She’s not the one I truly love.” Sayumi held Eri’s chin and kissed her passionately on her lips. Eri abruptly pulled away as she remembered that they were still inside the studio.

“Sayu, not here. Someone might come back.”

“No one will comeback. Reina invited them go to shopping with her right? So don’t be afraid… after all, I locked it after they’ve gone away.” Sayumi smirked as she remembered what she had done earlier. Eri was shocked at the ‘naughtiness’ of her girlfriend at first and then smiled.

“You really are evil sometimes.”

“Well, only for you.” Sayumi answered before diving in for another kiss.

The End

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“HOLY CRAP!!!!” Reina exclaimed as she read that ‘single’ fic. It looked like the ‘author’ has some kind of ‘psychic powers’ and used it as tool to ‘spy’ on their daily lives. Reina hovered her fingers on the keyboard. Her inner self wanted to ‘read’ that ‘ero’ fic but at the same time… she felt really bad for her two friends. Given that the story was really, really close to the real thing that happened last week, she wanted to know what happened when those two were alone inside a room. She secured and tied little angel-Reina and proceeded with making an account on that forum.

………………
“Tanaka-san, what are you doing alone here?” The tall ‘miracle’ member asked as soon as she saw her sempai looking blankly at the vast space in front of her.

“Searching for inner peace of mind.” Reina replied nonchalantly. Koharu was about to poke her on her side to check whether she’s just asleep and sleep talking when Aika came, hugging Reina immediately from behind.

“Tanaka-san! Let’s go shopping after practice! Help me pick a good camera.”

“Can I come along too?! I wanted to buy a new belt.” Koharu squealed with delight.

“Sure! You can come along with us, right Tanaka-san?” Aika hugged tightly the little yankii which made the one involved to snap out of her reverie and remembered what she read last night:



Koha-Rei pairing (rated R)
Wrapped
Summary: Reina was obsessed with Koharu but the other liked Aika. Reina invited Koharu to her house for a tea party, drugged her and used a belt to tie her up to her bed. Warning: Not for the faint hearted.


ReiKa pairing (fluff)
Click
Summary: Aika asked Reina to be her model in her photography assignment. Aika made Reina wear different sets of clothes which made the ‘photographer’ make mistakes on her shots. Contains lovey-dovey scenes that would make any fans go wild at this pairing.

“GAAAAHHHH!!!!!” Reina shouted and ran away from her two, stunned kouhais. Reina needed to ran away from them as soon as possible. The writer really was a psychic. Her feet ran and ran until it took her to the direction of the elevator. When the door opened, Reina saw her two best friends inside, kissing and groping each other. The two quickly stopped what they were doing when they saw a frozen Reina in front of them.

“Hi there Reina! Where are you going? We still have practice today.” Sayumi asked, without a trail of embarrassment on her voice for being ‘caught-up-in-the-act’. The other one was doing badly and was turning into a tomato. The two moved out of the elevator and walked towards the room where Reina was a moment ago. Reina made the two stop on their tracks with her ‘bold’ question.

“Just what are you doing inside the elevator?” Reina ‘fearfully’ asked the two culprits. She didn’t really want to hear the truth, it’s just that she’s curious whether that ‘author’ has hit the spot.

“Ahhh… nothing.. we are doing nothing.. Right Shige-san?” Eri nervously looked at the girl beside her.

“I think she deserves to know it. She’s still a rokkie.” Sayumi looked straight in Reina’s eyes. “Look Reina, Eri and I have been officially dating since last week… and it started right after our phone incident. Remember I called her? So there. We’re lovers now and I think you know what ‘lovers’ usually do right?” Reina’s color left her face. That ‘author’ was really right.

“I know… you don’t have to mention it to me.” Reina went inside the elevator and pushed the close button. Somehow, her imagination’s still ‘showing what she read on that ‘ero’ KameShige fic in which that ‘author’ described vividly.

“This is all your fault… YOU HEAR THAT!!! YOUR FAULT!!! STUPID ELEVATOR!!!!” Reina banged the lifeless metal door with her fist. If only they didn’t see that YoMiki scene before… if they didn’t see that TakaGaki scene… if she didn’t let her ‘deka’ side took over and observed KameShige, then she would still have her sanity. A couple of floors down and the elevator door opened. Reina looked up and saw the taller of the Chinese members. She pushed the button of the floor where they will practice their new dance routine for their PV. As the door closed, Reina saw the other one pulled something from her bag.

“Ohayou Tanaka-san! Want some banana?” Reina’s mind went blank.

Jun-Rei Pairing (drama, angst)
Alone: Chapter 4
Summary: Reina was a loner in her school until a Chinese exchange student decided to get closer with her. Junjun was on the elevator with Reina and decided to start talking to her with an aid of a banana. Will Junjun succeed on making the girl her friend when Reina definitely didn’t want the other to know the truth behind her past? Chapter 4 is up and contains a lot of drama.

“NOOOOooooo!!!! LET ME OUT!!!!! I’M STRAIGHT!!!!!!!!”

The End

Yey!!! I MADE IT JUST IN TIME!!!! ahahaha...I got extended from work and thank goodness there's no traffic at this time of the night. So, I'll just get straight to the point... HAPPY B-DAY RIKA!!!! This FINAL chapter's my gift for you!!!XD


Rika typed her comment on Kuwagata’s blog but before she decided to send it, she thought that it contains a lot of information on the writer’s part. She just posted the first part and then decided to just send her analysis through PM.
Charmy

Hi there, Kuwagata-san. Finished your fic and I want to congratulate you for making me cry.. No pun intended.. but yeah, that was a really good ending for your fic. My best friend would squeal as you decided to end it as TanaShige. Or is it? ahahaha..So this is your answer right? I’ll just PM you my analysis coz I know, you don’t want me to expose your real identity here…Just reply if my ‘theory’ is wrong but mind you… I’m very good at analyzing stories…. Why? Because I had a pretty good grade in our Personality Psychology class. So, I’ll send it to you now~! XP

Rika clicked the send button. She grinned as she remembered to highlight the word ‘TanaShige’ as an answer to those who were fighting before. She was glad that after giving that lecture, those readers decided to not to take pairings seriously and be open minded about it. And they were still commenting on the story.

“If only those guys knew the real story…” She then opened another browser and typed in her personal e-mail account. She pasted her ‘analysis’ on it and sent it to Hitomi’s business e-mail account. She forgot to ask for her ‘personal’ account and since she had a database of the employees’ e-mail addresses, she used it to find Hitomi’s account.

To: yoshizawa_hitomi@ishikawagroupofcompanies.com.jp
From: kawaiicharmy@yahoo.co.jp
Subject: Analysis on Searching for the Light

Hey there! Sorry if I had to e-mail you using OUR official add..but yeah.. I forgot to ask you about your other email add so I had no other choice…Unless of course, you want me to tell the whole world about the real Kuwagata…LOL

First of all, I think, your story is not that ‘parallel’ on Miki’s story, since you’ve said it’s more on symbolism type. So… here’s my guess… Eri and Sayu are one… I mean..well, based on what I’ve learned on Miki’s story… You liked her… So I guess, Eri’s your ‘other’ side, (and her sickness was being gay towards someone)… and Sayu’s the normal one… I was having a hard time to decide who’s who at first because Sayu’s really hard to predict. And, you killed Eri… I think that means, you killed your feelings towards Reina… or Fujimoto-san in real life... and since Eri asked Sayu to be friends with Reina… I think you’re telling me that you wanted to be friends with her again right? And what you did with the ending… I think, “Eri’s” wish came true. Although… that doesn’t explain why Miki had to slap you in the park…I don’t mean to be rude or something. Just don’t answer it if you don’t want to. But how can you say that the two of you were alright when you left after Miki slapped you? Well, there is that hug but still… Hmmm… So there’s my analysis… I really hope you can reply to this PM. Don’t think that I’m just being nosy or something. Honestly, the two of you were fairly close to me that’s why I want to understand what happened before. I really hope that it’s already fixed now, just like in your ending. 


Rika clicked the send button and logged off on her account. She took a glimpse at her ‘temporary’ apartment. She almost didn’t notice it but it’s almost time for her to leave this cozy place. She lay on her bed and tried to get some sleep.

“Don’t be. I’ll wait for you, promise.”
“GAAAHH!!!! STOP PESTERING MY MIND!!!!” Rika shouted frustratingly. Somehow what happened earlier keeps popping out of nowhere. Her mind was playing some nasty tricks to her as she can’t seem to forget their ‘date’ especially Miki’s kiss. She knew she was blushing as she touched her lips; even though it’s just a short contact, she can still feel Miki’s lips on hers.

“Think rational Rika… It just can’t happen! Why did you do that! You’re giving her false hopes! She’s already hurt before and now, you will hurt her more! You’re a coward Rika. You just can’t do that. You have dreams. You have a good future ahead of you!”

“A good but sad future if you ask me.” Rika sat up from her bed and looked around. She was trying to remember whether she locked her door or not. When she remembered that she locked it, she returned to her lying position.

“Why do you keep on running away from reality? Why you just don’t grab the chance that you’ll be happy?”

“Who’s there!?” Rika shouted. The voice didn’t reply.

“I must be imagining things. Maybe I’m stressed out from work.”

“You’re stressed because you can’t face who you really are.”

“Who the heck are you?! And why are you telling me this things?!”

“Sorry if I haven’t properly introduced myself. My name’s Charmy.

“What?! Charmy?!? Hey that’s my…”

“Yes, your name… sometimes you’re so slow ne. I’m you if you don’t notice it.”

“So that means it’s all in my head…. WILL YOU JUST DISAPPEAR! I want to sleep!” Rika closed her eyes tightly and covered her ears. She knew it wouldn’t be effective because the voice was coming from inside her.

“Sorry.. but I can’t do that.”

“May I ask why? You’re just a figment of my imagination. YOU are not REAL!”

“Yes you are correct. I’m just a figment of your imagination… you know. I’m tired too and I really want to sleep.. so stop thinking about me and make me vanish already.”

“That’s what I’m trying to do! You just keep on popping out of my head!”

“You know why? It’s because your other side, represented by me, can’t rest until you solve your problem..I mean OUR problem caused by your ‘Reina’.”

“There’s no problem right! I already solved it. It just can’t happen okay. That’s my answer so stop bothering me.”

“You represent the head part and I represent the heart. My answer and your answer are contradicting each other that’s why we’re in this mess.”

“God placed our head to the higher part of our body to be used first before the heart.”

“But sometimes, we have to use our heart for the same reason as to the head because, it’s the right thing to do. We perceive the heart as weak but actually, it’s the stronger among the two.”

“Stronger?? If we follow my heart, we’ll only get hurt in the process and then…”

“Then we’ll be able to learn eventually. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. They are the one’s teaching us a lesson.”

Rika sighed. It’s really hard to fight with her inner mind especially if it was just showing her the truth… It’s hard to accept that her ‘other’ one was winning against her more ‘rational’ side but then again… love’s not really rational right?

“I hate you…”

“Correction… You hate yourself… because I’m you too.”

“Fine, geez… You know. I’m really tired. I know you can feel it too so let’s just settle this topic tomorrow. How’s that?”

“I’m okay with it. At least you’ll have a clearer mind to analyze things, Ms. I’m A+ in Psychology subject.”

“Shut up!” With that said, Rika immediately fell into the dream land.

……….
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY RIKA-CHAN!!!!” Ayumi half shouted/ half greeted her best friend as soon as the door to their mansion opened.

“Thanks!!! You really have a way with greetings right?” Rika rolled her eyes and opened the door wider for her best friend to get inside.

“Well, you squealed at my ears many times when you’re fangirling over Ohyass and Three-Tums. It’s just a little payback for making me deaf for many years now.”

“Geez, Ayu, you are so thoughtful. You haven’t forgotten that.” Rika replied sarcastically and then the two started laughing.

“Share the happiness with me.” The two looked towards the direction of the voice and saw Rika’s mother in the dining hall. Ayumi skipped towards her and hugged her best friend’s mom, which she considered as her second mom.

“Ka-san!!! You look gorgeous in that dress.” Ayumi complimented.

“Thank you Ayu. Now that’s what you call a compliment, right Rika.”

“Ka-san… you’re not a teenager anymore… It doesn’t fit your image.” Rika replied which earned her a light nudged courtesy of her best friend.

“Come on Rika. It looks nice on her.. Just chill ok? It’s sometimes good to try the unconventional rather than the tradition.” Mrs. Ishikawa nodded her head in approval as she pat the shoulders of Ayumi.

“Now, who’s hungry?”

………………
“Happy birthday Rika!” Mr. Ishikawa greeted as soon as he entered the dining hall. The three of them started eating the appetizer when Mr. Ishikawa arrived. Rika got up from her chair and hugged her father.

“You’re late. And you’re the one who doesn’t want to be late.”

“Just got stopped by someone.” Mr. Ishikawa moved away from her daughter and went to kiss his wife before sitting in his chair. Today was exclusively a family celebration. Rika celebrated her birthday party last night at their main office. Ayumi’s parents were present there too but they had to excuse their selves early to catch their flight to America for a business trip. Most of the executives of the other branch were present like Mr. Nishida of Saitama branch and Ms. Abe of Hokkaido. Hitomi was also there too and she gave Rika a watch as a gift. She then handed her a pink folder. Hitomi whispered to her that she really tried hard to write that ‘kind’ of story; a steamy and ero fic about her favorite pairing, TanaKamei. The party ended an hour after midnight but through that time, Rika felt lonely… She’s missing someone badly.

“Why didn’t you go to the party last night?” Mr. Ishikawa directed her question at Ayumi.

“I already told Rika-chan about it a week ago… She didn’t tell you?”

“Sorry, I forgot! Ahahahaha.” Ayumi playfully hit the back of Rika’s head, making her jerk forward a little.


“Oh by the way. Here’s your REAL gift, last night was just a prelude.” Mr. Ishikawa handed her daughter a small envelop. Rika looked quizzically at her father as she was thinking what was inside.

“Is it a check? A gift check? Another ticket to a Hanshin game? A plane ticket for my visit to another branch?”

“Why don’t you open it now?” Mrs. Ishikawa smiled at her daughter. Ayumi nudged her so Rika peeled the sides and pulled out its contents. Rika and Ayumi was shocked at what Rika received as a gift.

“You two have fun in watching that concert. Just make sure you’ll be back after midnight.” Mr. Ishikawa said as he drank his coffee. The two were still speechless. Mr. Ishikawa gave them a VIP ticket to the Hello! Project’s Chinese New Year Concert next month where Three-Tums and Futari are going to perform. Ayumi finally decided to say something after being awestruck for a minute.

“I told you, your parents are cool.” Ayumi nudged at her immobilized friend. Rika looked seriously at her father.

“Wha…wh… how.. did you find out?”

“Well, it’s because you left your ‘secret’ cabinet unlocked when you were still in college and when I opened it, I was greeted by anime and Three-Tums paraphernalia.” Rika’s father smirked as he remembered something. “Tanakamei Forever huh… If you asked me, I like the yankii and narcissist combo.”

“YEAH!!!!Wat to gO To-chan!!!! TanaShige rocks right?” Ayumi yelled excitedly as she shook the hands of Rika’s father. Rika was shocked at the revelation. She felt like someone possessed her father. Her ‘real’ father wouldn’t act like that. She turned her attention to her ‘unmoved’ mother, as if asking for a help or explanation. Her mother looked towards her and smiled warmly.

“If you ask me,I like the KameShige pairing. Best friend’s still the best, right, Rika and Ayumi?”

“KASAN!!! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?! Ayu’s JUST my best friend!!”

“Yeah ka-san, Rika already has Rein…hmphh!” Rika quickly covered her friend’s mouth before she spilled anything ‘confidential’. Her parents grinned at her.

“Rika, let go of your best friend’s mouth… I’ll ask her something.” Mr. Ishikawa said sternly.

“But…”

“Rika….. let her go.” Rika has no choice but to obey the words of her father. She leaned back on her chair and glared at Ayumi. Mr. Ishikawa turned her attention to her daughter’s best friend who was slightly shaking from the glare of Rika.

“Now Ayumi, can you repeat what you’ve said earlier?”

“Uhhh… Rika already has Reina. You know.. She idolizes Reina so much. Ahahahaha.”

“Oh really? I thought that she’s more of an Eri fan because there are tons of Eri’s posters on her cabinet.”

“And don’t forget Eri’s photobooks, dear. She completed all the releases.” Mrs. Ishikawa followed. Rika was sure that her face was bright red from embarrassment.

“Of course, she’s my daughter. I know she would complete that. Just like my collection of Dragonball.”

“eehh?!?! To-chan.. are you… an otaku before?” Ayumi questioned.

“Yeah… and you know what.” Mr. Ishikawa looked at Rika, “your mother and I met in an Anime Convention where there’s a concert of SMAP.”

“NO WAY!!!”

……………………
Rika entered her room and went directly to her table where her laptop was awaiting her. There were many things that she learned today. She learned that her father was an anime otaku while her mother was so into SMAP. Her father showed her his ‘secret’ cabinet full of dragonball DVD’s, figurines and other things. She opened her laptop and decided to write something before her birthday was officially finished.

After all, she promised it.

…………………..
Second Chance

“Ohayou minna!”

“Ohayou Ms. Michishige!” The people in the boutique answered as the raven-haired girl entered. Sayumi Michishige, the daughter of the owner and president of a certain brand of perfume, went to manage the newly opened store in Kobe. She will stay there for a month or two until she saw that the store can stand alone. Before she was assigned by her father there, she was the store manager of the Saitama branch for three months. Apparently, her father opened another branch in Hokkaido so she was sent there to train the people working in there. She’s a good leader, daughter and person but there’s only one flaw to her excellent personality…. She’s a closet Otaku. Most people associate the word OTAKU with men but there are also girl’s like her who are addicted to Anime. As a proof, she has a collection of manga, Anime DVD’s and MP3’s, posters, cards, magazines, etc. in their house. She even had some costumes of her favorite Anime characters which she always wear in Anime conventions, which her parents didn’t even know.

The Kobe branch is much smaller than in the pioneer store in Hokkaido. There were only five of them inside the store. She was close with all of them except with the management trainee. Managers were supposed to look approachable and friendly but this girl was somewhat different. She was warm and caring when it comes with the customers but when there were no people in the shop, she preferred to be left alone.

“Good morning Tanaka-san! Let’s have fun today!” Sayumi greeted the new management trainee but was answered by a snob. She’s the boss and her subordinate was acting like this towards her. A way to punish insubordination was by suspension but Sayumi tried to restrain her ‘evil’ side and tried to be civil first. What she meant by ‘civil’ is by ‘teasing’ the other girl.

And that’s what the boss was doing every single day. And every single day, her efforts were being returned in a form of snob, glare, hiss and a frown. It went for a week and Sayumi was really considering making a verbal and written warning before suspending the girl but a miracle happened.

“Isn’t that the DVD of the new season of Kyou Kara Maou?” Sayumi’s eyes widened. Her ‘secret’ has been out and most importantly, the one who saw it was Ms. ‘Glaring’ girl.

“Uhhh… yeah.”

“Ahhh, there are many Yaoi parts in there especially between Yuri and Wolfram.” Sayumi turned around and stared at the girl behind her who was grinning widely. “And the ending was just priceless.”

“NO WAY?!? YOU KNOW THIS ANIME!?!?” Reina swiftly covered her boss’ mouth as the other staffs were looking at their direction.

“Ahahahaha, don’t mind us. We’re just discussing something about the monthly sales analysis.” Reina lied. The staffs went back to their work. “Geez, do you plan on telling the whole world that you’re an otaku? Do you want the staffs to make fun at you because of that?” Reina whispered as she let her hands off Sayumi’s mouth.

“Thanks… you’re an otaku too?” Reina just replied with a smile. And that’s the start of a beautiful friendship between the two.
…………………..
“Reina, can I borrow your Vandread DVD?” Sayumi asked as she scanned the DVD collection of her friend while she was waiting for the other to finish her bath. Reina yelled her affirmation. “Reina, can I borrow your Ouran Host Club DVD?”

“SURE!!!”

“Reina, can I borrow your Tsubasa Chronicle DVD?” This time, there was no answer. “Reina? Can I...” The door of the bathroom opened and Reina came out with a white towel draped on her body.

“Just get what you want to borrow.” Reina said casually but the other one was not listening to her intently because the other one was busy staring at her. “Hey… Did you hear what I said?”

“Uhh.. yeah.. I heard it. Thanks.” Sayumi quickly move her attention back on the DVD’s but her mind was constantly showing Reina’s body.

“Geez… this is the result of watching too much yuri animes…”

………………
“Good Morning! Welcome to…”

“Reina!!!!” Sayumi’s eyes twitched as the girl with a toothy-grin ran past her.

“Oi, Eririn.. Wacha doin’ here?” Sayumi has only a little knowledge about dialects but she knew that Reina just said that in Hakata-ben. She turned around and saw the ‘girl’ hugging Reina. Reina saw her questioning eyes and move away from the girl.

“Ms. Michishige, this is my best friend, Kamei Eri.” Then turning to the girl, “Eri, this is the owner of this store, Michishige Sayumi.” With that said, Sayumi saw the girl’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Ow..ner?”

“Yeah.” Sayumi tried to say it in a nice way but she was sure that she sounded proud there.

“I’M SO SORRRRRYY!!!!! REALLY!!!! I’M SORRRY!!!! I DIDN’T KNOW YOU WERE THE OWNER!!!! SORRRRRRRRYYYY~!” Eri started bowing down excessively that Sayumi and Reina were getting dizzy over her. Reina held her back to stop her. Reina turned towards Sayumi.

“Sorry about that.. She’s the Ahou-Queen.”

“Hey! I’m your best friend but you’re ruining the name of the turtles in front of your boss!” Sayumi chuckled. Eri was a complete opposite of Reina and she was wondering how the two ended up being best friends.

“Hey, it’s okay. Tanaka-san, why don’t you take your break and talk to your best friend. I’ll take over for now.”

……………………
For the next five days, the three spent time together. Eri was into anime too and the three of them would have a pajama party at Reina’s house where they will watch different animes until the wee hours of the morning. And on their last night, the truth came out one night.

The three of them were sleeping together in Reina’s not so wide bed. Reina was in the middle while the two were on the side. Sayumi was awoken by some whispers coming from the two. She didn’t open her eyes and just listened intently on the conversation.

“Reina. Please, come back to me.”

“I can’t. I’m busy here.”

“You can’t or you don’t want to?”

“Let’s not talk about it tonight. She might wake up.”

“Ohh… so you’re busy with your boss. I should have known.”

Sayumi resisted opening her eyes. The topic was about her. She tried to control her breathing so Reina wouldn’t feel that she’s becoming tense and thus blowing up her cover.

“Eri, I already told you before… I can’t love you the way you loved me. You’re my best friend. I don’t want to ruin that and besides, you have Gaki-san now.”

“We’re already through because you’re the one I truly love! Can’t you understand that? I tried loving Risa the way I loved you but… I can’t seem to forget you.” Sayumi can hear Eri’s light sobs. Reina moved a little bit towards her best friend’s direction.

“Look, you can’t love two persons with the same zeal for each. The result will always vary because those two people are not the same. Well, sorry if I can’t fully explain it to you, but I hope you grasp the idea there.”

“Please, I beg you… just try to love me… more than a best friend. Even just for a day.” Eri begged. Sayumi felt Eri’s arm on Reina’s hips, tightened.

“I don’t know about that…”

……………………
“Hey, where’s your alien friend?” Sayumi asked even though she knew the answer. She was awake pretending to be asleep when the turtle left the kitten’s apartment.

“She went back to our home town. An emergency came up.”

“Ohhh…”

“Yeah… so, what are you up to today? There are still lots of animes to choose from.” Reina asked, forcing a smile on her face which Sayumi quickly noticed.

“Why don’t you follow your friend? It’s clear that you’re somewhat lonely today.”

“I’m not lonely? I’m glad that ahou-queen was not pestering me.” Sayumi thought deeply. Maybe a little ‘push’ will help her friend realize something.

“If that’s the case then, let’s enjoy ourselves together. How about watching Strawberry Panic together?” Sayumi inched her way closer towards Reina which caught the other off guard.

“Wacha doin’?!” Reina blurted in her native tongue as Sayumi caressed her face.

“Come on… I know you think that I’m hot and sexy.” Sayumi leaned forward to whisper something on Reina’s ears. “What are you waiting for?” Sayumi moved forward to kiss Reina’s lips when the other pushed her away.

“Hey! What the hell are you doing?!”

“Reina… I’m your boss, you should do what I told you or else, you’re fired.”

“No I won’t I would rather kiss Eri than you!” Sayumi pointed at the shorter girl while grinning widely.

“AHA!!! Now the truth finally came out from your own mouth! You love your best friend!!!”

“Ehhh?!? NO!!! I was just… I was just…”

“I heard your conversation earlier… She went away because she was broken hearted courtesy of you. What are you afraid of? She really loves you very much and I know she won’t do something that will hurt you.” Reina decided to remain quiet. Sayumi can see that the other was contemplating. “Look, just follow what your heart says. Don’t mind what the other people will say to you. It’s your own life.” Reina’s eyes lit up as she looked at Sayumi’s warm smile.

“Go to her and ask for a second chance.”

The End

Written by : Charmy
Posted : January 19






oh yeah..that's the ending!!! *runs off to hide from those who wants to kill her*
that's the last chapter but I'll make an epilogue..hehehehe..fooled you there.XD

Finally posted! My brother's really annoying for he almost dragged me away from MY own laptop without letting me finish this first so he can play his dotA. Sorry for those I mailed and waited... (particularly someone there.. but I made it up by putting your quote there..find out what..:) ) So yeah... it's somewhat a continuation of Inside the Elevator.. but it's not that really funny... I guess... it's more on the fluff side. Anyways, enjoy reading it!



“Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah”

“Uh uh… yup…and then?”

“Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah…..”

“*Yawn* yeah.. hmmm, uhuh… sou~”

“Blah blah blah blah blah blah…. Eri?”

“…”

“Hey Eri! Are you even listening to what I’m saying?”

“….”

“ERI!!!! ARE YOU ASLEEP?!?”

“Huh?!? What?!?” Eri replied

“Did you fall asleep on me just now?”

“No… I was listening intently on what you’re saying. And I was remembering something funny that I suddenly became silent. You know me.”

“Oh you remembered something funny?”

“uhhh… yeah?” Eri’s response was more of a question than a statement. She didn’t want to lie to her friend but she has no choice. Sayu will feel very bad if she learned that she FELL ASLEEP but it was actually Sayu’s fault in the first place. She glanced at her digital clock beside her bed. It’s been six hours already since their ‘conversation’ started.

“Well, anyways back to my story…blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah….”

“Here we go again”

……………………
“Uhuh… ok… hhhmm…huh? and then? yeah….... so… ok… it’s alright with me…really……sure…………..”

“Eri!!!”

“Huh?!? Yeah? I’m listening… I’m just checking my mail that’s why I became silent for a while.”
“Geez, now I know how Reina felt. If this keeps up, I’ll really fall asleep and it’ll be hard for her to wake me up. Sayu can’t tell that I’m already sleep-talking earlier. Bad thing is that I can’t remember what I’m saying.”

“Really? SO who mailed you?” Eri paused for a while. No one mailed her for the last five hours so she thought that the last message would be enough for the doubting Sayu. She’ll just mail Reina later and tell her that the last message was at 3 in the morning. She did help her earlier so Reina should help her too.

“Reina. She just said good luck and goodnight.”

“Reina? Now why would she mail you at this time?”

“Uhh, because she’s my friend too and she experienced yesterday what I’m going through right now so she was just checking me out.”

“Ohh… Ok, I’ll let you sleep now.”
“Finally!” Eri rejoiced inwardly. At last, her friend was letting her sleep, she’s luckier than Reina who just slept for about an hour while she can sleep for another four hours. “Just don’t forget our date tomorrow at nine in the morning. In front of the Up-Front Building. I love you! oSAYUMI!!!”

“What the…. EHHH?!?! A DATE?!?!? Since when?!” Eri tried to remember what her friend was telling her earlier but the most that she can remember was the rambling of her friend about her looks and some cute things that she saw. She decided to give up thinking and let sleep fall on her.

…………………
“Hey Eri, is it alright if I’m going to tell you something?”

“Uhuh”

“But please don’t feel grossed out or something or jeopardize our friendship.”

“ok…”

“Honestly, What I told earlier. About me liking Reina. That was just lie. I was really trying to vie for a position as a leader nothing else.”

“hhmm”

” Promise! It’s the truth! I thought that if I became the leader, I can do anything that I want… Including my selfish reasons... with you.”

“huh?”

“I took the chance to kiss you last week, when you were really ‘knocked out’ on that Yomiki scene in the elevator… because I really like you… A LOT.”

“and then?”

“Then I thought that I’ll be using my leadership powers to make you fall for me, that is if you don’t feel the same way towards me. I’ll be the first one to break that leader-sub leader thing if you’re not my partner. But remember what Koharu said earlier?”

“ yeah…”

“If it’s in seniority, I don’t have a problem because it’s you who I’m with.”

“ so…”

“So I’m taking this opportunity to ask you on a date tomorrow. It’s our rest day right? I’ll see you in front of Up- Front building at 9. I’ll take you to my favorite places which I know for sure, you will like.”

“ok…”

“Are you sure it’s okay? You’re not disgusted with me for liking you?”

“it’s alright with me…”

“really?”

“really……”

“So by this…I think… we’re officially a couple now?”

“sure...”

“Yatta!!! YEy! You don’t know how happy I am right now… I love you Eri.”

“…..”

“Eri?”

“……”

“ERI!!!”

……………..
“HOLY CRAP SO THAT WAS IT?!?!?”

“What was, ‘so that was it thing that you’re talking about?” Eri gazed at the person in front of her. She glanced at the clock and it showed her that it’s just eight in the morning.

“EHHH?!?! SAYU?!?! What are you doing here?!?!”

“I know I said that we have a date at nine but since you’re my girlfriend now… I thought that it’s sweet to pick you up. And besides, sometimes you become tardy and come up thirty minutes late.”

“HUH?!?! Ehh??!? EHHHHH?!?!”

“I know you hang-out with Gaki-san a lot but please, stop being the second ‘reaction queen’.”

“NANI?!? USO!!! USO!!! I’m not like Gaki-san!!!”

“You should hear yourself just now. Anyways, I watched your Futarigoto before I went here.”
“Oh yeah, I talked about her in there… WHAT THE?!?!”

“Very reliable but very spaced out too… She’s really mysterious. You know this mystery can be solved because I’m telling you the answer right now.” Eri backed away a little, she’s not used to ‘this’ Sayu. Well, she’s still her friend Sayu… but the one talking right now is the ‘mysterious’ Sayu.

“I’m spaced-out because I fell for you right there at the audition. I’m mysterious because I liked you right from the start.”

“And I like Umeboshi!” Eri didn’t know what came to her mind to say that thing. All she wanted to do was to divert the topic for she didn’t know how to react to her friend’s confessions.

“Huh? Ok… And I like Spaghetti… So I’ll call you my Umeboshi.. and you call me Spaghetti.”

“Ok. But it sounded a bit weird. More like stupid. But I’m the Atomic Aho of the group right? So I guess, I’m not in the right position to say that. Right?” Sayu smiled. Her friend can be really weird most of the times but still, it’s that character of hers that made her fall for her.

“Yeah, but I still love you nonetheless.” Sayumi moved forward and kissed her friend on the lips. Eri’s mind went blank but after a few seconds, her eyes slowly widened at the shock.

“DID YOU JUST KISS ME?!?”

“ahh yeah?” Sayumi replied nervously.

“ON THE LIPS?!?”

“yeah?”

“THEN THAT WILL MAKE US OFFICIALLY DATING NOW, RIGHT?!?” Sayumi nodded in response. Eri was freaking out and she’s somewhat scared. She was talking about Eri earlier about this and she can clearly remember that her friend answered that she will not feel grossed out or anything. But what her friend was showing right now was the complete opposite of it.

“GEEZ?!? Why didn’t you tell me earlier?! Come on! We have a date in less than” Eri glanced at the clock beside her bed, “twenty minutes!”

“I did tell you about it on the phone.”

“Since we’re officially a couple now… would you please not get angry at me when I tell you that I really fell asleep on you while we’re talking on the phone.”

“Ehh? But you were still responding…”

“I’m sleep talking. Most of the time.”

Busy! hehehe.. but at least I got some time to post this one shot...just need some time to edit chapter 11 of fangirl. I had fun writing this fic and it's not my usual writing style..is it? Oh well, I hope you like this..DOuzo.XD




“Yosh! You’re the ichiban Kawaii of the group. No one is cuter than you. Ishikawa-san is just the second when it comes to cuteness. You’ll go out there and show what you’ve got.”

“Sayu! Hurry up! They are already waiting.”

“Hai! Coming!” I gave a quick smile before going out of the dressing room. In case you don’t know me, I’m Michishige Sayumi, the cutest member in Morning Musume. Don’t ask why, just look at the evidence. And what you’ve seen earlier is a part of my daily routine. Well, I think its better talking to your own reflection than a small pill bug…. I was still little at that time ok? Where was I? Oh yes, my daily routine. I know that I’m cute but sometimes I get paranoid over small things so I really need to do that. And besides cuteness? I’m getting paranoid over her

You wanna know who’s the lucky girl? My best friend. Not the yankii one, the weird one. If you have watched our first Utaban appearance where Nakai-san put us into some lie-detector test, there was this certain part where he asked as Rokkies who among us thinks that we are cute. Me and her put quite a show with our ‘Richter scale magnitude 8’-like results. Back then, I was sneering. Hell, I’m way cuter than her right? But now, I beg to differ.

Do you see her standing besides Gaki-san? I know caterpillars evolve and become a beautiful butterfly but I just realized that turtles can do the same too. My god she’s so hot! That’s probably the effect of that ‘Ero-Kawaii’ thing she said on our latest DVD. Honestly, I got paranoid at first. I can’t accept that she’s cuter than me. And why did I think that? Well, because only cute persons would make you stare at them for hours. Only cute persons would only make you have sleepless nights just thinking about them….Gaahh… I don’t know what she did with her body but she really looks dashing now.

There! Did you see that! She smiled at me! You know what… I’m just planning how to confess to her. I just need the right time… Which I think after this practice of ours? I don’t know where to start and I don’t know what her reaction will be but at least… I confessed. Not like our leader-sub-leader duo… Just confess already! Gaki-san is taking her time away from me. And if they didn’t suppress their feelings for each other… It will be KameShige Theater and not GakiKame Theater. The second one sounds lame no matter how I think about it. Anyways, I’ll try to confess today right after our dance practice.

……
I just finished my shower and I’ll be off to home now. But before that… I need to confess to her. So here I am, standing in front of our dressing room mirror. Trying to get the confidence I needed.

“You are the Ichiban Kawaii here in Morning Musume. No one comes close to you in terms of cuteness.” I read a certain tip from a magazine on how to be confident in an interview. It’s not for interview but hey, practicing your lines in front of the mirror would really help me not to stutter in front of her. Ok, where will I start…

“Eri!” Ok, that sounded forceful... It’s as if I’m angry with her.

“Eri…” That one sounds really serious. It sounded like there’s terrible news that I will tell her. Oh well, go on with my usual happy self.

“Eri~!” Better… Wait… I’ll pretend she’s here… I’ll try to visualize her. Close your eyes Sayumi… focus… when you open your eyes, you will see Eri… Woah… It works! I didn’t think that my imagination’s really that good… Ok, back to work.

“Eri, I need to confess something to you…” Ok, she will definitely have that weird look if I said that but it’s still alright, I got her listening to me. Now, all I need to do is to choose one; either to be bold and daring or to start talking about the beginning of our friendship and indirectly tell her that we need to go up another level. Knowing Eri, I’ll just tell it straight to her face.

“I love you!” Oh shit… I messed up! She looks confused. I need to back it up… I need to explain it to her.

“Well, you see… Uhmm.” Gaahh! This is so frustrating. I can’t think of a good explanation. But love doesn’t need explanations right? Geez, if this is the real her, I’m really screwed.

“I can’t explain it to you because honestly, I don’t know why I feel this way towards you. And I don’t have the slightest idea that my feelings as a best friend for you will evolve into love. I want to say this to you because… I’m hoping that you can reciprocate my love for you.” Reciprocate? I can’t think for a better word! I need to fix that when I’m really in front of her.

“I don’t mean to force you. And please don’t change your attitude towards me. I can still be your best friend if you really don’t like the idea of us being together in a… you- know way.” Gaahh! I messed it up in my practice.. How will I be able to confess to her for real? I guess I’m just really tired. Maybe I’ll just confess to her some other time. I closed my eyes and massaged my temples. I need to relax. Stress will do harm on my beautiful skin. I let out a loud sigh before opening my eyes again.

“Ehh?” Is this for real? I think I can’t stop my imagination. I saw through the reflection that Eri’s still standing there, near the door behind me.

“I appreciate your love for me, thank you.”

Ehh?!?! I think I’m really stressed out with all of these. Aside from seeing things, I’m actually hearing things! Have I lost my mind? Have I become insane due to the lack of sleep every night because of you? This is bad. Eri’s walking towards me… Stop it… Hey you inner mind! Stop putting up those images! My practice’s already finished!

“I thought I would never hear those words from you.” Ok, this is really bad. I never thought I’m THAT obsessed with her. Only obsessed persons would imagine things like these. Come on.. SHE?!? I bet the real her would not tell those words to me. I guess she might me scared of me and would run away. That was not the real initial reaction that I’m expecting… Wait. So I’m expecting myself to fail right from the beginning? Gaahh! My head hurts and the imagination of Eri hugging me isn’t helping at all.

“My imaginations please stop… It really pitiful of me to imagine and feel things as it is.”

“But you’re not imagining things.”

HOLY CRAP!!! I’m not imagining things? Since when?!? SO that means… I pinch my cheeks… Ok now that really hurt a lot. Then I face the ‘supposedly’ imagination Eri and pinch her cheeks.

“Itai~”

“You… you’re the real Eri?”

“Of course I am! Ok, now. What in the world did you take up? I mean, you sounded like you’ve taken some drugs in order to profess your love to me? Are you sure you’re alright?”

“You… heard… what.. I said?” Ok… so the practice session turns out to be the actual one. THE ACTUAL ONE!?!? Oh crap… I’m dead… I wish I was dead at that time… or be invisible… I don’t really know what to do next.

“All of it.” I know that everyone calls me bunny but if anyone would see my face right now, they would rather call me tomato instead. “And rest assured that it would be reciprocated.”

“Huh?” My mind didn’t catch that one. What was being reciprocated?

“You sure didn’t take any drugs?” I vigorously shake my head. I would NEVER do that even if I’m desperate. Hell, I read that it can destroy your skin… I mean looks. “I know what’s going on… You were practicing in front of the mirror how you will confess to me right? And you’re feeling rather awkward in our situation right now?”

I KNEW IT!!! Eri really is an alien!!! A mind-reading alien that is. Because if not, THEN HOW IN THE WORLD WOULD SHE KNOW WHAT I’M THINKING ABOUT!!! I let out a sigh. MY mind’s really messed up right now. I’m too tired to think. I nodded slightly to answer Eri’s question because I suddenly felt the urge not to talk.

“Don’t be then… because to tell you honestly.. The feeling is mutual.” Wait… What?!? The feeling is mutual?!? I looked at Eri and saw her blushing. If I’m a tomato, then what else is redder than a tomato? I’ll tell you… Eri.

“You do what?!”

“I love you too.”

The End

Ahahaha...Why did I post it when I haven't posted the chapter 10? The truth is... I DON'T REALLY KNOW!!! Maybe because Sayumi's birthday is coming up and this one will serve as my b-day fic for her. Oh, and I don't forget my promised Yoshizawa b-day fic... Glad my 1kb memory's still working. I'll just post it when I'll post the chapter 10 or 11... because it contains a lot of info..Ahahaha.. Many will kill me for the ending... I just have a hunch. Anyways, here's the angst, emo... whatever you call it... chapter/b-day fic of Sayumi. I inserted something I read from Kata's poll...Hehehe. So the ending turned out not so-emo..LOL.Enjoy!XD

BTW, someone owed me three updates..XD



“Hey… Eri.. Please wake up.. Don’t leave me…” I cried beside the hospital bed while holding Eri’s limp hands. I decided to skip school for the sake of my best friend. A part of me was also guilty for what happened to her. If I only watched the time… this wouldn’t happen to her. I felt Eri’s hand twitch a little. I quickly wiped off my tears and faced her. I can’t let her see me in this state. “Eri?”

Eri’s head moved towards my direction and opened her eyes. “Are you crying?” Eri asked in a weak, hoarse voice. I bit my lip. She still worries about me even in her current state.

“No, I just woke up. You know, tired from all that playing, not getting any sleep… Hmmm, what else…”

“You didn’t go to school?”

“Why would I when you’re here in the hospital?” I just can’t leave her alone right? I’m the only support she has right now. Her aunt was out of town two days ago. I really can’t leave her.

“Come on Sayu. This is nothing. You should go to school right now.”

“Nothing?” My inner self wanted to explode. I know I have to be nice with her but this is too much. “So being confined in this hospital, and having yourself injected with medicines and stuff is nothing?!” That’s it. My sarcastic side showed up. And Eri looking at me innocently wasn’t going to help ease my anger. “Why can’t you just…”

“What? Blame my condition?” I stopped and looked at Eri. She still has that innocent look in her eyes but behind that look, I can see something… I don’t know what is it but it’s more like a look of determination. “Look, Sayu. I have this illness ever since I was born. There’s no known cure for this. But I still have this positive outlook. I don’t know when will I die but I’m prepared for it. I just want to treasure all my experiences so I will not regret it later. I just face every challenge with a smile.” At this, my heart wanted to burst. Did she just say the word ‘die’? As if I would let it happen to her.

“You cannot die! You will not leave me alone right?!” There Eri saw the real me. The mysterious me suddenly resurfaced because of that word. The truth is… I’m weak. I just become strong whenever Eri’s with me. And now, I’m showing her my weakness at the wrong time.

“Sayu, you have to understand, EVERYBODY will die. But the hard part is that if we die earlier than expected. That’s why you have to live your life to the fullest every day; because you will never when will your time comes.” I don’t know what the problem with Eri is. She can say those words easily. The tears that I’ve been trying to stop were now freely falling from my cheeks. I just hate this topic. I felt Eri’s other hand wipe away my tears.

“Come on Sayu. Don’t cry. Be the strong Sayumi that I always knew. Even when I’m gone physically, I’ll reside inside your heart. You made a big room for me right?” Eri said those words softly. From the tone of her voice, I know that she’s on the verge of crying too. The only thing I can do now is to somehow divert the topic.

“Yes… complete with a queen-sized bed, a large wardrobe and lots of toys… For only 1 million yen a month!”

“That’s a little bit pricey. Don’t I have a discount? Come on! I’m your best friend!” Eri whined.

“Hmmm, I’ll think about that… How about giving me a kiss?”I playfully asked her. I like this topic better than the other one. Don’t get me wrong… I’m straight. But I don’t know about her. And if she’s going to die, I need to clarify it before she goes.

“Okay, that’s it. I’m tired and I want to sleep.” There… She’s clearly avoiding the topic. But she needed to ‘face the challenge’ right at this moment.

“Before you go to sleep, let me see your left hand.”

“Ok… but you’re holding it tightly…” I gave her a puzzled look. Eri pointed at my left hand. It’s true. I’m still holding her hand.

“Ohhh… Didn’t notice that… Anyway, hold still.” I looked closely and compared her ring finger and index finger.

“What are you looking for?” I didn’t answer her. Instead I showed her her fingers.

“See this? Which do you think is longer… your middle finger or your ring finger?” Eri squinted her eyes, and after a few seconds she came up with an answer that made me smile.

“My ring finger?”

“I thought so too…”

“What about it?”

“Well, I read this article in the net… basically it’s about hormones and stuffs and then it says that a person who’s ring finger is taller than the index finger… is a homo.”

“What?!?”

“Yeah… Don’t try to deny it anymore… You like girls… You like Reina.” I would laugh out loud if we’re not in the hospital but Eri’s blush and reaction was really funny.

“Ahhh… no.. It’s just that…”

“Come on, what’s wrong with that? Oh yeah… I think the only wrong thing that you have done is that you have a crush on someone who’s not as cute as me… Geez, you know, it’s painful on my part! I’m the cutest girl around!” I don’t care if I sounded narcissistic with that but those types of comments were the ones bringing Eri’s smile.

“Still as narcissistic as ever.. Fine, all for that discount… I think I have a crush on her. But I guess it’s no use continuing it.” There were two meanings behind that statement of hers. One is that it’s no use continuing because Reina might freak out or… because she will die sooner. I really hate this topic!!!

“Sayu, can I have one wish….”

“What…”

“Reina’s a good person. Please remain a good friend to her no matter what happens.”

TBC



ahahaha...sleepy now... sorry for the abrupt ending..XD

Here it is!!! The continuation of Rika's fangirling life...LOL



Chapter 4
Eri looked up at the face of the person next to her. She didn’t expect her to be there. It was 30 minutes too early for her. She bolted up from the floor and sat straight.

“Hai, daijobu.” Eri looked away. She can’t help but to remember the ‘crazy’ thing she did two nights ago. As she felt the other person sat beside her, she felt like her energy has been sucked away from her.

“Are you really feeling alright? You’re all sweaty and I remember that you were so energetic before.” Reina commented and thus, making Eri’s face blushed once more. “You play here often?” Reina decided to change the topic after seeing that she’s making the other girl embarrassed. Who knew that they will meet again after that night? When she came home her memories about her lessons in school and the practice in basketball have been replaced by that weird girl who bumped into her. It felt so odd to be attacked by a person who you just met for the first time and saying that she wanted to be friends with you yet, it felt so soothing, so warm to be desired by someone.

“Hai.” Eri replied shortly. Her mind went blank. She wanted her to be her friend but now that the opportunity’s right in front of her, she can’t even express herself. She was asking herself where the confident Eri disappeared to. Eri glanced at the girl beside her. She was wearing a dark blue jogging pants and a white shirt, a towel was placed over her shoulders and her wavy hair was carefully put up into a pony tail. “You play here too?” Eri bit her lower lip. It is such a stupid question to ask because she already knew the answer.

“Hai, I’m always practicing here.”

“Yeah, I know.” Eri whispered.

“What? Did you say anything?” Eri bit her lip. She didn’t want the other person to think that she was a stalker (although she acts like one). She shook her head vigorously. Reina looked at her, puzzled but decided to let it off. “Well, anyways I think we’re not properly introduced. My name’s Reina Tanaka.” Reina extended her right hand to Eri for a handshake.

“I bet you know that my name’s Eri Kamei.” Eri shyly took Reina’s hand and squeezed it. She immediately retrieved her hand and put it on top of her lap. She was shy originally but that particular night, her shyness disappeared and was able to present herself towards Reina. She needed that confidence back right now but it seems that it’s not yet going to happen.

“Yes, I remembered that. By the way, why are you laying on the floor? It’s rather dirty.”

“I was tired. I just finished playing.” Eri replied. She looked at her watch and saw that her time’s nearly up.

“Woah, you’re early… And I thought that I’m early today. What time did…” Reina stopped talking when she saw the other stood up. Eri bowed her head to Reina.

“I’m sorry, I should head home now before my aunt wakes up. Thank you for your time.”

“Hai, it’s nothing really… Uhmm, where’s your house?” Eri looked up. She wasn’t expecting her to ask that.

“Ehh?”

“Well, uhhm, you see…” Reina couldn’t look in Eri’s eyes. Deep inside she wanted to see her again so knowing her house would be a good idea. She thought hard for a plausible excuse. “You didn’t say that last time. You were all talking about your favorite stuffs and food.” Reina saw Eri’s uneasiness vanished and was replaced by a smile.

“It’s that two-storey house near the hill.” Eri pointed. “I’ll be here again tomorrow.”

“Hai, I’ll try to be here as early as possible. I want to play with you.”

“Sure. Bye!”
………………..
“SAYUUUUUUU!!!!” Eri screamed as she saw her friend enter her room. She ran towards her and hugged her tightly. “Guess what happened this morning!”

“Uhhh, you went out in your ‘space suit’?” Sayumi joked. It was far from a space suit. It looks a lot like those worn by geologists who were studying an active volcano. It was made by aunt Kaori for Eri wanted to go out in the morning too when she was little. It’s her protection against the harmful UV rays of the sun which can become a source of death to a person born with XP.

“Baka… It’s not that. Do you think I’ll be this happy if I went out with that?!”

“Ok, I give up. What happened?”

“I talked with her!!!!” Eri replied and squeezed her friend tighter.

“Itai~ Give me a break will you.” Eri loosened her grip on her friend. “Who’s her… HER?” Sayu eyed her friend. Eri was grinning like a mad person and nodding her head vigorously at the same time.

“She was early this morning that we met before I went home…. She’s so cool!!! She said she wanted to see me again and play with her. She even asked where I lived…. Ahhh, I can’t believe that this day will come!” Sayumi stood still. She didn’t know how to react. She’s happy for her friend and at the same time, she felt jealous that someone will take Eri’s precious time away from her.
“Ahh… Is that so? I’m happy for you.” Eri looked up at her friend without even releasing her.

“Your face says otherwise…. You’re jealous right?!” Eri chided.

“What if I am? You have any objections?” At this point Eri realized that they were in an awkward position. Her face was really close to Sayu; so close that she can feel the other person’s breathe on her face. “I already told you that you’re making me jealous.” Eri can feel her cheeks flushed from embarrassment. She remembered the day they accidentally kissed and her heart started beating fast. Is she feeling something for her friend? She asked herself but she’s still confused to answer.

TBC

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“Ahahaha… Deshou? Yeah, like her I don’t know what I’m doing when I get excited over something. I kinda become impulsive especially when it comes to…… So, uhh can I meet her?” Hitomi bit her lower lip. She wanted to laugh but she tried her best to remain composed. Her ‘cool’ boss becomes totally disoriented when it comes to her ‘addiction’.

“I don’t know. We haven’t seen each other for a while.”

“Ehh? Then why did you have her draft?” Rika inquired. Hitomi looked at the paper on top of Rika’s table.

“My PC broke, I can’t proof-read her fic so yeah, she sent it to me via mail instead. Kinda low-tech right?”

“Sugoi! So you’re her official proof-reader… nice….” Rika walked right back to her chair and sat. She placed her hands on her chin, as if she was thinking deeply. She suddenly gazed back at Hitomi. “So, where’s your real business report?”

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“Really? Why didn’t you make a blog account too? You see, my best friend Ayumi was the one who introduced to this blogging stuff and she’s making fanfics too. Mostly TakaGaki of ‘Futari’ and Ohyass of Kanjani 8 and I might say that she’s really good. Well, she told me to try writing and I did. It’s fun to write; mine mostly based from experience or from something that I’ve read or watched. It’s also fun meeting other fangirls or fanboys, sharing ideas and news about our favorite group. I already met some of them in real life during anime or toy conventions. Ayumi’s the one posting for a meet-up at least once a year. Did you know, the first time that I commented outside my blog and my friend’s blog is on the fic blog of your friend?” Rika raised her eyebrow towards her companion. She then sipped a little from her red wine before cutting the steak that she was eating. Her companion took a while before answering her, seemingly enjoying every move that Rika made from her graceful cutting of the meat to refined way of chewing it.

“Well, now I know. You sure do talk a lot when it comes to these stuffs nee?” Rika wiped her lips and smiled. Hitomi quickly looked towards the steamed salmon that she’s eating. Rika’s smile was something, its warmth seeped into her skin.

“I guess you can compare me to a spring of water hidden inside a wooden box. It looks tranquil on the outside but there’s a lot of force inside pushing on its walls. Once it finds an opening, even a little one, it will only take a small time before that box will burst and all its water will come out. You’re the small hole, my addiction is the water, and my front is the box, so yeah. You triggered my fangirling side, that’s why the water came out, my addiction came out.” Rika added some hand gestures when she explained it to help the other visualize what she’s trying to explain.

“Nice analogy there. Me? I’m the trigger? If I’m the trigger when I’m just her friend, how much more when you meet her?” Hitomi commented. Once again, she caught a glimpse of Rika’s sweet smile.

“Exactly, I need to have some valium to calm me up.” Rika laughed at her own joke but was suddenly stopped when her phone rang.

“Excuse me for a while.” Rika said to Hitomi before placing the phone on her ears. Hitomi continued eating her dinner. “Hello? Yes, may I know who’s speaking?.... Miki? Who’s Miki? AHHHH!!! Fujimoto-san! How are you? How did find my number? Yes… it’s working well? I’m glad about that. I miss you guys… Ok, take care. Keep in touch always… Ja!” Rika clicked the end button.

“Friend of yours?” Hitomi asked. Rika put her phone back into her purse and looked at the ceiling.

“Ehh? Are we friends?” Rika asked herself. She wanted to say that their kind of relationship is higher than being an acquaintance but lower than being friends. She decided not to tell it because she, herself, is not sure.

“Kinda… I met her when I was assigned in the Hokkaido branch. She’s just saying that the plan that we made before is working really well and is meeting up the established goals for the year. I might say that she’s a good marketing manager, just like you. She can predict what will happen in the future if we do this certain idea and so on and so forth. We were a duo back there but sadly, after 3 months I had to go back to the main branch. The people there are accommodating and friendly. I really miss them.”

“Well, there’s the phone and the e-mail. There are many ways for communication if you’re missing someone.” Rika stared at the person in front of her because she noticed that there’s a hint of sadness in Hitomi’s voice. She was about to ask something related to that but decided not to pry into her co-worker’s life for now. After finishing a scrumptious meal at the restaurant, the two walked together towards the bus stop. HItomi wanted to take her home using her black Toyota Vios but Rika really wanted to use the public bus so she decided to walk her ‘boss’ to the bus stop while leaving her car in the car park of the restaurant.

“Don’t you have any cars? You’re still the CEO’s daughter.” Hitomi asked after arriving at the bus stop after almost 5 minutes of walking from the restaurant.

“I have back in our town. I want to experience new things while I’m staying in a different place that’s why even though I can have one here, I didn’t do it. In a bus, you can see different types of people. Experience determines knowledge, so if that’s the case then what can I learn if I’m always alone, inside my car right?” Rika explained.

“I’m guessing that you have attended a pragmatist school?” Hitomi asked. “The way you think and act… is not more about practical things and not the traditional type. You must be a liberal student right?”

“Hmmm, I guess you could say that. I’m just following my dad, he’s the liberal one so technically, I became liberal too.” Rika breathe in the cold night air and suddenly coughed out loud. Hitomi rushed to her side and checked up on her.

“Are you alright?”

“Hai, I’m fine. I just remembered something. I used to I like the scent of the night air but Miki told not to do it often.” Hitomi raised her brows.

“Ehh? Why would she tell you that?”

“It’s because, we’re not the only ones who’s using oxygen; the plants breathe in oxygen at night. I laughed at it at first but now, it all makes sense. We are not living alone, there are other living things like the plants and we need to share the things that they also need. In return, when the morning comes, they will return something good to us like releasing oxygen that we breathe. They may look like they’re doing nothing on the outside but if it weren’t for them, we can’t live on this earth because we can’t produce the needed oxygen by ourselves. It’s just a matter of give and take relationship.”

“That’s so her…”

“Ehh? What did you say?”

“ I said, you really have a way with analogies.” Hitomi replied. Rika faced her and grinned.

“I’m not the one who thought about that. She just mentioned it to me, and now I’m saying it to you.” Rika looked up at the starry sky as if she was trying to express what she wanted to say ever since they were eating inside the restaurant. After a momentary pause, she looked back again at the person beside her. “And besides, I feel like I can compare you to the plants that are doing things that people don’t usually see with their naked eyes.”

“Ehh?! Me? Why?” Hitomi pointed her finger towards herself. Even though her voice sounded like she was surprised, her face still has no emotions.

“Hmmm, how will I start it?” Rika trailed off, “well, at first, I thought that you are a stoic person. You barely get out of your office, I hardly see you hanging out with other people… But after talking with you right now, I realized that you’re different from what I perceive you to be. I feel like you’re just trying to suppress something, just like me.”

Hitomi looked at Rika as she said the last part. She was right; she was trying to suppress something that she showed before. The thing that made her who she is now. Rika noticed the change in Hitomi’s behavior. She might be right with her theory. She decided to continue even though the bus was approaching them.

“Most people are close minded and they usually misjudge us so in order not to get hurt by their criticisms we tend to put on a façade that will agree to their beliefs. But for us, it’s hard to hide who you really are, right?”

“I guess so.”

“What I’m trying to say is, feel free talk with me in my office about your fangirling stuffs . So even if it’s just an hour of lunch break or overtime with dinner like this one, you can at least show your other side.” Rika extended her hand and offered a hand shake. “Well, have a nice evening and take care!” Hitomi took her hand and smiled.

“Sure, you too. I hope you will have lots of experience in the bus.”

“Of course! But next time, you have to drive me in your car. And by the way, you look better when you smile.” Rika said before going into the bus and sitting near the window. As the bus moved on, Rika waved goodbye to her co-worker. Hitomi waved back. When the bus disappeared into her vision, she walked back in the direction of the restaurant to get her car.

“You have no idea what I’m trying to conceal.”

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Rika immediately opened her laptop as soon as she came back into her apartment. She checked whether ‘Kuwagata’ had already posted a new chapter; the chapter that Hitomi proof-read. Hitomi even asked her earlier if she can use the company’s computer to send the finished draft to her friend’s email so that she can post it within this day. Rika gladly let her use it for ‘personal’ purpose even though it’s contradicting the company’s rule. She can’t believe she did it just to satisfy her fangirling side. She saw that there’s a comment already. She started reading it again even though she just read the draft earlier. And she was glad she did because she learned that it’s different from the draft. After finishing it, she typed a comment and browsed the net for about an hour to read about the latest news and gossips in the music world. She returned to ‘Kuwagata’s’ site after it and read the other comment s that have been posted in there.

NiNi said:
Cool chapter!!! Space suit? That confirms it… Eri’s really an ALIEN!!!XD

Charmy said:

EHHH?!?! What did you do? You revised it? I met your friend and accidentally read your draft. … But, I might say it’s waaaaay better than the first one. LOL…. Reina taking the initiative to talk with her is really like her in real life. I remember the first time they were interviewed. When asked about Reina’s special ability, she said she can easily make friends easily with someone…It’s TanaKamei at its best! XD

Eri_ S.L.A.V.E said:
A new chapter and it’s starting to be interesting. It’s really a different story from the movie. KYAAAAHHH!!!! Forget Reina and make it KameShige instead! HARHARHAR!!! :D

Kuwagata said:

@NiNi- Hehehe, she landed here on earth with her aunt Iida. :D

@Charmy- Yes, she mentioned you to me earlier… She said that you’re really hyper that time..Well, I just wanted to revise it… After all, the one that you read was a draft. ^_^

@Eri_S.L.A.V.E- hmmm, it’s based on my mood… Up until now, I still don’t know whether it will end as TanaKamei or KameShige… Or maybe TanaShige…. We’ll see… :)

Murasaki_Aoi said:
It’s a love triangle!!!! Reina can’t forget Eri… Sayumi’s making her move on Eri… This is fun! Maybe Sayumi will always guard Eri to make sure that Reina will not make a move on her… Hahahaha.. just thinking out loud. LOL..XD

@Charmy- Kuwagata revised it? What’s the original one looked like? XD

Elevator_Party said:
I agree with Eri_S.L.A.V.E. It’s a totally different story. So she did talk with her… and then ran away… *damn sun*… If Reina was only a little bit earlier, then they may have talked about a lot of things.

@ Kuwagata- Ehhh??? Can we please take a look at your draft too? I’m curious. XD

Charmy:
Eri noticed that Reina was coming and she hides behind the bench. Reina started playing basketball but didn’t notice her until Eri started running away because the sun is almost up.

“Ehh… Should I answer it? Kuwagata did revise it. Maybe she has some other plans.” Rika deleted what she had typed just now and replaced it with something else.

Charmy:
@ Murasaki_Aoi-Hmmm, it’s really different… Just ask the author about it… HARHARHAR… XD

Rika pressed the post button and after a while turned off her laptop. A lot of things happened in that day and she felt so exhausted. She literally crept into her bed to sleep. Tomorrow, she will call her best friend and tell her about her officemate who’s also a fangirl like her.

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Hitomi threw her keys on her table and quickly went inside the bathroom to relax a little bit before going to sleep. She put a milk bath on her bathtub and added some warm water; checked the temperature first before completely dipping into the tub. She closed her eyes and tried to relax. It has been ‘a weird’ day. Her boss is somewhat a weirdo… a weirdo like her. She can’t help but smile at the funny antics that her boss can do... for the sake of fangirling. Her smile vanished when her reminiscing of the day’s happenings brought her to the restaurant part.

“Miki…”

Hitomi rose up from her resting position on the tub. She looked at the small wall clock near the door. She noticed that half an hour had passed since she first entered the tub. She didn’t know whether she was just thinking so hard or she fall asleep right there. She simply shrugged off the thought and proceeded to rinse herself. Hitomi slid on her ‘cute’ orange pajama with tiger prints after drying herself and lay on her bed. She’s really tired; physically and mentally and she need to have enough strength for she will go to Tokyo to check some supplies needed by their company. She will go first to their company for the list of products before proceeding to Tokyo. It will be a long and bumpy ride so she really NEED to sleep right now; even though her memories were preventing her from doing so.

A continuation at the start of December!!! WEEEEEE!!! I made a cameo role here as my other blog name, Murasaki_Aoi...hehehe... Enjoy reading!XD



A week had passed and she now fully understands how the management works in there. Good thing that Mr. Nishida provided her with a competent secretary. She learned that Mari’s birthday was January 20, a day after her birthday, and she’s older than her by 2 years. She was really amazed at first when she was introduced to her because her secretary and a famous JPOP idol, being linked to her ‘crush’ Shun Oguri, has the same name and surname. Mari knocked on her door and told her that they will have a luncheon meeting again. In the main branch, they only have monthly meetings or emergency meetings whenever a problem arose but here in the Saitama branch, they make it a point to have a luncheon meeting every week. The conversations were lighter than the regular monthly meetings and it’s not that stressful. It’s like they’re following a rule which states: ‘Prevention is better than cure’ so before any problem emerged, they can prevent it because of the regular meetings held by the management.

She was again, the first one to arrive in the meeting room. Rika can smell the aroma of the cuisine in the other room, and then her stomach grumbled. Good thing that she was there alone and no one heard it or so she thought.

“Good morning. I see you’re hungry already.” Rika froze on her chair. Someone did hear her. She looked towards the door and saw the somewhat ‘stoic’ face of the area manager.

“Good morning too, Ms. Yoshizawa. Yeah, I didn’t take my coffee break earlier that’s why I’m somewhat famished now.”

“I see.” Hitomi replied. She went again to her chair; the one opposite Rika, and sat. “I’m sorry about the incident before. I was thinking about something.” Rika thought about it at first and then nodded. Hitomi was pertaining to their first meeting. For the past week, she often left her room and did some rounds on the office but she can’t see her. Mari said that Hitomi rarely leaves her office, even on lunch breaks. If there were things needed to be done outside, Hitomi’s secretary, Yasuda Kei, was the one doing it. It’s normal in an office environment but for Rika, she will do whatever things she can do besides paper works especially if it involves meeting other people. It’s another way of supervising the company and she can see firsthand whether a department was experiencing difficulty at work.

“It’s alright, I understand.”

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Rika was delighted at the Italian cuisine served during their meeting. The Alfredo Bolognese pasta with Pancetta toppings was scrumptious. Coupled with a Black Forest Cake, as a dessert with an ice cold fruit punch, the meeting became silent for a while because all of them were enjoying the delicacies served in front of them. After the meeting, Rika excused herself and went to the rest room to brush her teeth and to re-apply her make-up.

“You were drooling over the foods earlier.” Rika knew that voice. She looked up from the sink and saw Hitomi standing beside her. She was really intrigued by this person. She can make funny comments while staying in her ‘stoic’ face. Hitomi got her toothbrush from her purse and started brushing her teeth too. Rika applied some lipstick lightly.

“You saw that? You’re very observant.” Rika replied. She was about to put her lipstick inside her shoulder bag when she saw something dangling on Hitomi’s purse. “Kawaii!!! It’s a cute pink insect!” Rika’s eyes grew wide. Her façade had fallen off. She showed her ‘fangirl’ side to someone, much worse, to her co-worker. She moved back slowly and cleared her throat. “A… ano… it’s cute.” She said plainly.

“Ahh, it sure is. A friend gave it to me. It’s called a ‘Kuwagata’.”

“Kuwagata?”
“So, this is where she got her username. But why choose an insect? I can understand if her username’s Alien… or ERIen… because she likes Eri…but an insect? Does Eri like insect?”

“You’re in a stance just now.” Rika noticed that Hitomi was looking at her intently.

“Gomen! I just thought of something just now. By the way, where did your friend buy that? I really love pink things.” Rika noticed the girl looked away, as if she was hiding something.

“I don’t know. I didn’t ask her. I’ll better get going now.”

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Chapter 3:

“W… why?” Eri stammered. This is the first time that her best friend looked intensely at her.

“Because, you didn’t do that the day we met.”

“Is that it? Come on, you know that I’m an introvert person before. I’m glad that you made me open up like this.”

“Like a turtle coming out of her shell.” Sayumi laughed forcefully. “I remember you squeezed between two cabinets when your auntie introduced you to me. You were really funny that time… till now.”

“Waaah!!!” Eri screamed while remembering the earlier events. “Don’t make me remember what happened earlier. It’s really embarrassing.”

“Now you realized it?” Sayumi sarcastically said. “You know, I wanted to do that to you too before. You’re so mysterious that time; only going out when the sun had already set. Thankfully I didn’t because I would look like a complete idiot and instead, I’ve asked your aunt Kaori to introduce you to me.”

“Hai, arigatou. I’ll follow your advice and ask her properly next time!” Eri joyfully exclaimed. Sayumi frowned.

“EHHH?!? I didn’t say that you can do it! You’re making me jealous… I’m your best friend!”

“Yes, I know. You are the bestest best friend that I ever had. It’s just that…” Eri turned serious. “I can’t explain this feeling growing inside of me whenever I see her. I really wanted to become close to her. I can’t explain it.”

“Dude, are you gay?” Sayumi asked seriously. Eri looked at her with disgust.

“Ehh?!? What are you thinking?! I’m straight, straight… STRAIGHT!!! I just want her to be my friend… OUR friend.”

“I see.” Sayumi smiled at her friend. She noticed that Eri exaggerated a little bit with her response and she can’t look straight into her eyes as well. That’s a sure sign that Eri’s lying or guilty about something. She knew her friend too well.

“Why are you smiling like that?”

“Because you are funny. Saa, let’s continue our game.”

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“Yoh!” Sayumi greeted her friend.

“Woah, did you cut class? You’re an hour early today.” Eri rose up from her bed as soon as she saw her friend.

“It’s the first Monday of the month. There’s a meeting. Oh yeah, I have a surprise for you.” Sayumi showed her camcorder to Eri. She went to the television to set it up.

“What are we going to watch?” Eri asked curiously. She sat on the floor beside her friend.

“You will like this, I promise.” Sayumi finished connecting cables and stuffs on the T.V. She switched it on, as well as her recorder. She clicked the video button on the T.V and pressed the play button. Eri’s eyes grew wide from shock. It was showing a class room. But more importantly, the video focused on the girl she always saw playing on the court.

“Her name is Tanaka Reina. Tanakacchi as her friends fondly call her is a sophomore student in our high school, like me. Her close friends are Risa Niigaki and Ai Takahashi, the captain and sub-captain of our Basketball varsity team. They influenced her so she’s practicing really hard to be able to be accepted in the varsity team. Apparently, she likes yakiniku and goes to karaoke frequently, she’s considered as a ‘yankee’ because of her fashion sense, her blood type is O and she was born in Fukuoka last November 11, 1989.”

“Woah, you did all of this for me?!? Thank you!” Eri hugged her friend tightly and due to her excitement she kissed Sayumi. Apparently, Sayumi was suffocating due to Eri’s tight hug. She turned to face her friend to say that it’s enough. But when she did, Eri’s kiss which is supposed to land on her cheek, landed on her lips instead. Both of them were shocked by the incident.

“GOMEN!!! I really didn’t mean it! I was just about to kiss your cheeks, not your lips!”

“I knew it, you’re gay.”

“No, I’m not! It’s your fault for turning around!”

“It’s your fault trying to suffocate me!”

“Oh, I did?” Eri suddenly calmed down and looked at her friend. “I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean it. You know me when I get excited right? Sorry…”

“It’s ok… So, let us just continue watching it.”

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Eri sat down on the court, panting and sweating profusely. She just finished her daily ‘training’ in basketball. She grabbed her bottle of water and gulped it down in one breathing. She lied down on the ground and looked up at the stars.

“Will there be a time for me gaze upon the morning sky?” Eri looked at her wrist watch and saw that she still has a full 20 minutes before sunrise.

“Excuse me, are you okay?”

TBC


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Charmy: Hmmm, something fishy is going on here… I feel that Sayu’s the one who’s gay towards her friend… is she? But then, she did have Reina’s profile and even recorded her on video for Eri’s sake… Now I really didn’t know where this story’s getting at. Who will it be? KameShige or TanaKame? XD

The last scene…. That’s Reina right?!? LOL

*Waits for the next chapter*

As Rika clicked the ‘post’ button, someone knocked on her door. She immediately minimized the internet explorer and opened a sales report in MS Excel. She pretended that she was editing some of the graphs present in that report.

“Come in!” Mari opened the door wider and went inside the room. She was holding a light blue colored folder and handed it to Rika.

“It’s the business report made by Ms. Yoshizawa about her business trip in Kanagawa.”

“Thank you very much.” Rika received the folder and waited until her secretary closed the door. Lunch break’s over and she knew she had to resume her work but for some reason, she can’t get enough. She clicked the maximized button. She smiled as she saw that her comment had been posted. She proceeded with reading the earlier comments made by her fellow fangirls/fanboys.

Eri_S.L.A.V.E said:
Woot! They kissed!!! THEY KISSED!!!! Although it’s only an accident but… you made my day there…XD

Murasaki_Aoi said:
Hi! I’m a newbie here… I really liked your fic that’s why I ‘came out of the dark’. I also watched Taiyou no Uta last week and it made me cry a lot… I hope you will not let me cry in your fic too..LOL… Please update the next chappie… 

Elevator_Party said:
The next chapter’s pretty interesting!!! If based on the movies, then in the last scene, that’s the guy… guy= Reina in your fic… There are only two possibilities that I’m thinking… One is that Eri will talk to her (like in the movie) and two, is that Eri will run away (considering she was a shy person at first). I’ll wait for your next chapter! XD

@ Murasaki_Aoi
Yatta!!! After years of convincing you, you finally made a blog account!!! Omedetto!!!XD

Kuwagata said:

Eri_S.L.A.V.E- You really are a KameShige fan. That one’s dedicated to you. ^_^

MurasakI_Aoi- Welcome and thank you for reading my fics.. :)

Elevator_Party- I guess the answers will be revealed on the next chapter… Are you and Murasaki_Aoi friends in rL? 

Elevator_Party said:
Yep, we’re friends. I’m the one who introduced her to Three Tums, and she got addicted to it.

“Woah, they’re like Ayumi and me…” Rika blurted. She logged out of her account and went to a different site, her best friend’s blog. She looked over it and saw that it her friend had another fic… and this time, it’s a comedy fic about OhYass. Rika became teary eyed for she was trying her best to constrain herself. After finishing it, she clicked the ‘comments’ button.

Charmy
SUUUUUUUUUGGGGOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!! That one was really unexpected. At first I thought that Ohkura’s mom was slow…. You know, Mari only looked like Yassan in some angles, not totally for they are not twins or anything, but hey, in the end she knew!!!! Harharhar… XD

~“Actually, I just wore my ultra-high shoes… So, Ohkura wouldn’t have a hard time when his kissing me.” Yassan accidentally blurted out.~

THIS ONE REALLY MADE MY DAY!!!! I was really trying so hard to stop myself from squealing (I’m still in the office and they might hear me) that my eyes became teary.

~”Yass… Yaguchi-san, will you marry me?”
“Ha… Hai, Tadayoshi kun”
“That’s good! Now kiss her intimately!!!!” ~

Ohkura has one cool mom… She’s supporting him even though his preference is a guy..LOL

~“That was it?! I didn’t get a chance to shoot a picture…. Ohkura, do it one more time… And this time please be passionate. Just think that you’re the only ones here. I’ll not bother you, so just do your stuff.” Ohkura and Yassan couldn’t believe what they are hearing from this old lady…~
I can understand Ohkura and Yassan. They are in such an uncomfortable atmosphere. :D
~“That’s great! So, who’s on top?”
“What?! I didn’t get it… Of course I’m always on top.”

“Ahh, it’s just that you’re both guys… I didn’t know who among you plays the Seme and Uke…”~

So they thought that they will be successful in deceiving Ohkura’s mom but… in the end they are the ones that were deceived. AHAHAHA..XD

But my favorite part was the one that Ohkura’s mom requested them to kiss in front of her… You gave me an idea that his mom is a Yaoi fanatic… (like us?LOL) I pictured her to have some banners and pom-poms yelling ‘GO OHYASS! GO OHYASS!!!’ like that.

I hope you will write a continuation… ONEGAI!!!!
(Oh yeah, did you know that my secretary’s name is Mari Yaguchi? Not the well-known JPOP artist who took my Shun… LOL…. Another ‘epic’ type comment, nee? XD)

Rika closed her laptop and went back to work. She finished reading and editing some documents before getting the blue folder that her secretary gave her. When she opened it, she was surprised to see the text written, crudely, by hand. They have a protocol in that company to print any submitted reports. She was about to put it down when she noticed that it’s not a report. Rika started reading the first paragraph and as she progressed her eyes widened with excitement. She continued reading it until she finished it.

” I can’t believe this! No way!” Rika quickly pressed the number 1 button on the intercom.
“I want to see Ms. Yoshizawa here, ASAP!”

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Hitomi has just come back from her appointment on third floor. When she sat on her table, she felt that something’s missing; and indeed there is. She immediately called her secretary. Kei arrived a moment later.

“Yes Miss Yoshizawa?”

“Have you seen a light blue folder here a while ago?”

“Yes, you’ve told me earlier to pass your report to Ms. Ishikawa.” At that instant, Hitomi’s eyes widened with rage.

“WHAT?!?” Hitomi yelled as she slammed her fist on her table. Her secretary was getting scared for it’s the first time that she had seen her boss getting angry. “You’ve passed that folder to her?!? But you’re supposed to pass this folder!” Hitomi raised the dark blue folder on the left side of her table. Kei was surprised.

“I’m so sorry ma’am. I didn’t know that I’m supposed to pass the one in the dark blue folder, not the light blue one.” Kei explained. Hitomi opened the folder and showed her the front page.

“And I bet you didn’t even open it, right?”

“I’m sorry ma’am, but …” Kei looked over the phone as it rang. Hitomi slumped on her chair and pressed the phone’s speaker on. She tried her best to hide the irritation in her voice.

“Hai?”

“Ms. Yoshizawa, Ms. Ishikawa wants to see you in her office immediately.”

“Hai, I’ll be there in a moment.” She gave a piercing glare to Kei. Kei was as nervous as ever because for the last year that she had been her secretary, this was the first time that her boss got really angry. It’s as if there’s some kind of mystery inside that folder which she doesn’t want Rika to know. “She wanted to see me…” Hitomi coldly said on her secretary. She rose up, got the folder and left her room. Her office was in fifth floor and Rika’s in seventh but for the first time, she took the stairs instead of the elevator to delay the time and when she arrived, she knocked three times before hearing Rika’s voice telling her to come inside. She saw the girl, sitting quietly on her chair, looking at the ‘report’.

“There has been a huge mistake. Yasuda-san was supposed to pass the report on the dark blue folder, and not that one. ” Rika motioned her visitor to sit in the chair in front of her. Hitomi sat on the chair, feeling rather anxious at how her boss stared at her.

“Ms. Yoshizawa, I will ask you a question and I want you to answer it honestly.” Rika said in a stern voice. Hitomi nodded.

“Who wrote this story?”

Hitomi bit on her lips. She was having doubt telling about the truth for her boss might not believe it but, she has to say something. “Ahhhm… my … my friend. I was just...” Hitomi was cut short when Rika rose to her table and walked slowly towards her.

“So, your friend is the one who wrote this… Now I get it… the accessory on your bag that she gave… It all makes sense.”

“Huh? What are you saying?” Rika stopped when she was in front of Hitomi. She gave a wide smile before snatching Hitomi’s hand and gave her a very long hand shake.

“OH MY GOSH!!!! YOU ARE KUWAGATA’S FRIEND!!!! I really can’t believe it! It felt like I’m only dreaming.. My gosh!!!! I’m Charmy!!! I’m one of your friend’s greatest fan…Can I hug you?!” Before Hitomi managed to say anything, Rika took the liberty to hug her tight. She stood up from her chair and walked over in front of Hitomi.

“Didn’t you know that your friend’s really good??!!! I can’t believe it… Do you have a blog too? What’s your on-line name?” Rika released her grip and looked at Hitomi’s puzzled face. It’s like a cold water has been flushed onto her as she felt really stupid doing that. “Ah, gomen… I was just… shocked to know that my favorite writer and you are friends. Can you please let her meet me if that’s ok?” Hitomi looked at her from head to foot. Rika paused for a while and suddenly realized what she just did.

“Ahhhm, I really don’t know what to say…” Hitomi replied. Rika showed again her ‘genki’ mode. Only Ayumi knew this side of hers. It’s been a long time since she acted like this towards other people. Ayumi invited her to an Anime convention when they were in 3rd year high school. She went nuts over a certain ‘Uchiha Sasuke’ cosplayer and went as far as to get his email account and cellphone number. After a few months, she ‘upgraded’ and morph from being an anime addict to jpop addict. She listens from various artists; groups and soloists alike and she found Three-Tums to be interesting. Hitomi smiled for the first time since they met.

“I acted like Eri in her fic just now… Did I?” Rika asked and earned a nod from the sales manager. Rika caught a glimpse of Hitomi who was staring oddly at her. She looked at the floor immediately so her colleague wouldn’t notice that her face was already turning red.

“And just like Eri, you’re blushing from embarrassment right now.” If she were a cartoon character, she pictured her face will be crimson red and steam would be coming out of her head and ears. Hitomi nailed the spot and that made her even more embarrassed.

“I wouldn’t do what Eri did in her ‘draft’ for chapter four…. I want to know her better aside from our superior-subordinate set-up… And maybe… through her, I can get the first hand access to Kuwagata’s fics!