baddieSo Ai is heading home? Will she meet a certain kitty as well?
Will she? We'll see below
kano-chanYay! I'm glad some parts made you laugh
rnd-samaI actually scratched the original Up9 and wrote something different instead, and now reconnecting the Ups is now a problem
oddballGaki cant be that innocent, can she?
Let me see what I can do
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Sorry if there are errors, bad headache.
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UP9“Oneesan, ano… you want to borrow my puppy?”
Risa’s ears perked up after hearing the somewhat hesitant voice. She was sitting in a slouchy manner on the curb of the supermarket’s car park when she heard the question. Curious, she opened her eyes, and as soon as they adjusted from the bright surrounding, she saw a green leash partially sprawled on the ground. And when she looked up, she found a young boy holding a white furry pup looking at her with a hint of concern in his little brown eyes.
The kid was wearing a light blue cap and his white shirt was slightly dishevelled for he was carrying a pup that seemed a little heavy for his tiny little arms. Bumblebee’s image on his white pair of socks was noticeable because the edges of his denim pants were folded outward a little too much, indicating that his pants was a little long for his tiny short legs. And the leash’s handle was inside his jean’s pocket, protruding.
“Wanna play with my puppy?”
“It’s okay” Risa smiled gently as she responded to the somewhat shy little boy.
“Ano… you see, whenever I’m sad or I’m scared and Mama’s not around to give me a hug, I only have to play with my puppy and I’ll be alright”
“Oh”
“You wanna try?”
The remark got Risa lost for words. She was totally amazed by the kid’s maturity at such a young age. And her smile grew wider as the kind gesture reached and touched her heart. ‘How can a little earthling as this one be as thoughtful as he is now? And how did he know I was not feeling too well at the moment, was I that obvious?’
Bringing her gaze down from the boy to the pet he was carrying, Risa saw the pup panting with its teeth showing and its tongue hanging way out, but despite all of those, the puppy remained innocent looking. The fury pup looked playful and bouncy. Its fluffy ears with black streaked hair twitched repeatedly. Its white furry body wriggled enthusiastically. And its short black tail was vigorously wagging non-stop.
“May I?”
“Hai”
The moment the pup was in her arms, it licked the Bean’s face and arms, making Risa giggle from the tickling sensation, and the pup barked energetically in response.
“She likes you”
“She does? What’s her name?”
“Princess”
“Hello there Princess, it’s nice to meet you… and of course it’s nice to meet you too little kiddo.”
The little boy smiled a bright one, seemed happy that he and his pup were able to make a sad person smile. But the Bean remained silent after that.
“What are you thinking oneesan?”
What was she thinking? The question was a hard one. She herself is wondering about it too. All she knows is that there is something within her that’s confusing her… something that’s creating a massive mess and making her usual composed way of thinking chaotic to some extent… something that’s growing each day… something that’s making her happy but sad at the same time.
And all she knows is that whenever she sees her happy, her heart melts a little and is at peace. And whenever she sees her sad, her heart is in misery. She’s in an unknown territory of emotion. And each time she tries to think about it, it’s making her all the more confused, and disorganizing more her thoughts and feelings.
“It’s an adult thing.”
“Ah”
“But when you grow up, by all means do not make ‘watching someone cry’ a hobby or you’ll be in big trouble.”
The kid only gave out a dazed look, confused by the woman’s meaning. But who could blame him, he’s only four.
“It’s okay. You will understand it when you become a grown-up.”
“Matikun! Okaasan’s looking for you” another young boy but a bit older than the first, shouted from a few meters away. Just like the thoughtful little boy, he was also holding a leash with a dog at the other end, a combination of brown and white furred pup.
“Hai! I’m coming oniichan!” the younger responded as he waved and grinned at the taller one. Facing the Bean, his grin slowly faded and was replaced with an apologetic smile.
“It’s okay, I’m already alright, and that’s thanks to you and your cute pup.”
Picking the leash’s end, Risa attached it to the pup’s collar and put the pup on the ground and stood up. “Take care Princess and you too… Matikun?
“Hai, Matikun desu?”
Ruffling the boy’s hair, Risa bent down a little to level with the boy’s height and smiled “Take care Matikun and thank you”
The boy then ran with Princess following suit but stopped after a couple of meters sprint. He turned around and waved at Risa with a brilliant smile. “Bye-bye oneesan”
“Bye-bye. Take care nee” Risa shouted and waved back until the boy turned the corner and disappeared.
“That was nice and comforting” she mumbled whilst looking at her wrist watch. After finding out that she still has two more minutes before her ride arrives, she looked around and spotted a now empty bench and so she dusted her hands off and picked up her grocery bags from the ground and started to walk toward the seat’s direction. She then settled on the seat and started to wait for the ride, driven by the girl that made her resolve shaky, one Ai Takahashi.
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On the next grocery trip schedule
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“Yay! The couple has finally arrived!” Exclaimed Sayu as she stood up from the patio steps and waved at the people inside the car that stopped in front of their house. She forgot to bring her key and decided to just wait outside since the two were already on their way.
“EH?! They are a couple now?!” with her eyes bulging out, Sayu’s girlfriend, Eri, who remained seated on the patio steps, asked in a high pitched voice, totally caught off-guard at the exposé.
“Look at them, they are like a match made in heaven. Aren’t they perfect for a couple? was all Sayu uttered before jogging towards the two to help carry the grocery bags.
“How’s the couple’s first grocery together?”
“So that’s the reason why you haven’t gone home all these months.” A voice butted in from a few meters away, an unfamiliar voice to everyone but never to Ai.
“Reina?”
Topic: SHOOTING STARS ~ ReinAIGAKIsayueri FIC ~ Up12 OWARIness 5April2012 (Read 17837 times)