So I totally forgot it does have context to the plot lol well a little
it has Eri/Reina context =]
So yea, not a great chapter. Kind of sad at the ened.
The next one I'm really looking forward to writing. (But its also going to be pretty sad as well =[ )
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter fifteen: Kamei Eri
I am going to kill Rika.
Seriously, first she acts like she’s going to help, then she starts downing drinks like she will die unless she consumes every drop on liquid in the room.
Rika you are now number one on my hit list.
Thank god for Natsumi Abe though. I have never been so happy to see anyone in my life more than I am right now. She just happened to be leaving a restaurant in the area when I had chased Makoto out of the karaoke bar as she, and I quote, “escaped from the room of screeching owls.” Which I couldn’t blame her, everyone sucked and singing right now. Plus Miki had started to sing Boogie Train and my god was she drunk, stumbling and kept forgetting the words.
“Kamei-san?” Abe asked as I clung to Makoto who had stopped yelling and resisting. Instead she dropped to the ground and sat down so neither one of us could move from our positions on the sidewalk.
“Abe!” I looked at her pleadingly.
“What the hell happened?”
Then of course Makoto piped in, “Tea happened!”
She looked over at me oddly and so I clarified, “More like Nakazawa happened.”
Then it seemed to all come together in Abes brain and she smiled. “I get it now. Do you need a hand?”
I smiled, “Yea I really could. The rest of them are still inside.”
She assisted me in picking up Makoto under the arms and beginning to drag her back inside. “Why haven’t you sent any of them home yet?”
“Because I don’t think they remember where they live.” I replied honestly.
Nacchi laughed and we pushed open the door to the private room. Which had gotten much worse since I had left chasing Makoto: Rika and Miki were fighting over the microphone, Yossui was in the corner completely passed out, Sayu, Konno and Risa had taken the cushions off the couches and proceeded to have a cushion fight, while Ai, Tsuji, Kago and Reina had used ketchup to craft hop-scotch onto the floor (at least I think that’s what its supposed to be).
Makoto quickly got up and ran into the room joining the cushion fight. I looked over at Abe who was surprisingly calm. “I’ve seen scenarios like this millions of times before.” She laughed and walked over to Yossui and examined her. “Yep, shes out cold for the rest of the night.”
I heard an angry yell and looked over to see Miki had finally won the microphone fight, but then…Rika had jumped on top of her and they proceeded to wrestle on the ground.
I turned to Abe with a panicked expression on my face, “What do we do?”
“First, you calm down,” she smiled at me. “Second, we get them home. Do you know where they all live?”
I nodded my head.
“Okay, well, I’ll take all the girls in a cab who live closer to my house and you take the others, sound good?”
***
After figuring out everything Abe was taking: Yossui, Rika, Tsuji, Kago, Ogawa and Sayu. I had to take home: Miki, Konno, Ai, Risa and Reina.
Abe returned from calling the cabs, “You think you can handle them?”
I nodded and tried to smile, but I was tired and aggravated so I don’t really know how ready I was for this. But within the next ten minutes I was piled in a cab with five drunken girls and a taxi driver.
***
I struggled to push Miki into her house, “No no no no no! I don’t want to go home yet!” She was whining like a little girl. We had managed to get everyone but her and Reina home so far without a hitch. But now Miki was making things difficult. She was holding onto her door frame so I couldn’t get her inside.
I am not in the mood anymore, “Miki I swear I will just leave you on the front porch if you don’t go inside.”
She didn’t move. So I left.
She’ll be okay, won’t she? Yea she’s Miki. Even if she’s drunk she won’t let anyone mess with her.
I got back into the cab and told our thoroughly amused taxi driver the next stop. Sighing I leaned back in the seat and closed my eyes. After a moment I felt someone on my shoulder.
When I opened my eyes Reina was now leaning against me and looking up at me with the silliest grin on her face. “Whatcha doin’ Eri?”
“Relaxing…”
“You’re cute when you relax,” she giggled and sat up, but was still sitting right up next to me, almost on top of me.
“Uhmm…thank you?”
“You’re welcome,” she smiled and then looked up at the ceiling in a daze.
I stared at Reina, even when she was completely red in the face she was beautiful. I stared at her for quiet some time before she finally spoke again.
“I love you Eri.”
This caught me completely off guard. Reina loves me? No, no she can’t. It’s probably just the alcohol talking. But I couldn’t help it, “What?”
“I love you Eri,” she repeated smiling at me.
It was then that all other sounds cut out except for my heart beating so loudly Reina could surly hear it. Those were the words I’ve been wanting to here for over a year now. But no, no Eri you are being ridiculous. Get a hold on yourself. Reina is drunk she probably doesn’t mean it.
But still…I should say it. I breathed in deeply trying to muster up the courage to say what I’ve felt for a long time now.
I opened my mouth but no sound came out. I took another breath and tried again.
Still nothing.
Damnit Eri you may not get another chance!
“Reina, I love you.” It was said very quickly but Reina must have comprehended it for she smiled brightly and then basically pounced on me.
“I knew you felt the same way!” It was then that I felt her soft lips on my own. It was better than I had ever imagined it would be, I thought my brain would explode.
Too bad we got to her house just then and she pulled away. I wished for just one more second, but Reina had already left the car.
“I’ll see you tomorrow Eri!” She said as she closed the door and proceeded to try and stumble up to her front door. “I love you!” I heard her yell as the car pulled away and off to its final destination.
***
I don’t think I slept at all last night. All I could do was lie in my bed and replay over and over what I am going to say to Reina.
Reina, I love you. I've loved you forever. Be my girlfriend?
I know, I had all night and that’s all I could think of.
When I arrived at work not only was the group I had been stuck with at the karaoke bar dying from headaches, but everyone who had left with Nakazawa was also grabbing there heads and groaning whenever they moved.
But when I saw Nakazawa, she was unfazed and look she had a drink with her…at eight in the morning. She’s crazy.
I noticed Rika was sitting with Yossuis head in her lap as they both looked sicker than hell. It seems Rika had forgiven Yossui for letting Miki climb all over her the night before (which is what I assume prompted Rikas drinking).
“Eri!”
I smiled, I knew that voice. I turned around to see Reina walking up to me with an ice pack on her head. “Hey Reina, your head hurt?”
“Yea like a bitch!” She cringed. “Hey, can you tell me what the hell happened last night?”
My face fell. She doesn’t remember. She doesn’t remember anything.
She doesn’t love me…
“Hey Eri? Earth to Eri!” She waved her free hand in front of my face. “Try not to space out so much okay?”
“Oh uhmm yea okay.” I looked away.
"So come on Eri, what happened last night? Did I do anything embarrassing?"
“Nothing really happened last night except really bad singing. Nothing exciting.” I paused, “You sure you don’t remember anything?”
She shook her head but immediately stopped, cringing once again in pain. “Nope, not a thing.”
“Oh…”
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Poor little Eri =[
Topic: Settling (chapter 38-FIN) (Read 59258 times)