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The Hello! Project Fanfics => H!P Fanfics => Topic started by: orangesocks on May 29, 2007, 11:55:00 PM
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Ah, new chapter fic. Wonder where this one's going...?
An Intentional Mistake
"Delivery for a Ms. Takahashi Ai!" Pausing, the delivery man rubbed his brow and knocked on the door. "Ms. Takahashi? Package for you."
Underneath five layers of blankets, Ai grudgingly pushed her body up and stumbled sleepily towards her front door. "Coming..." she murmured, before tripping over her living room sofa. Miraculously enough, her flailing hands managed to grab her apartment door handle and swing it back to reveal a startled man. "Erm...sorry, I..."
"It's alright," he assured her. "Here," he handed her the package: "...and sign here," he tapped the clipboard and the offered pen scribbled across the page. Bowing, the delivery man wished her a good morning and left Ai with the package.
Simple in its packaging, the parcel held only Ai's address with no apparent return address. Takahashi eyed it suspiciously. Who had sent it to her without a return address? Ai shrugged and put it on her sofa while she set breakfast for herself. She liked to savour things.
While munching on her toast, Takahashi flipped through a magazine, all the while excited over the mystery parcel. After rinsing her dishes, she strode over and sat down on her sofa, package in hand. With deliberate stiffness, her right hand slowly unwound the string around the clasp. The envelope lip opened and Ai poured out the contents on her lap. With a simple shake, dozens of photos flew out of the parcel and all across her floor.
"What..?" She randomly picked up a fallen picture to inspect. Kamei. She blinked. Kamei-chan clad in the green hakkan costume straddling a half-naked Risa. Ai's hand jolted and the photo fell unto her lap. Blink.
Gingerly, she reached for another photo. Turned it right side up. This one depicted Risa stripping Eri and licking her stomach...Ai threw the photo from her. She didn't know what to think.
Inhale, exhale...
Takahashi looked about the ground; there must have been at least thirty photos. All with...her jaw tightened and she could feel her ears getting hot.
Why send these photos to me? Blackmail?...But it's not like I'm in any of those photos...Again, anger swelled inside of Ai but she knew it wasn't because she was angry that someone might be blackmailing her best friend. It pulsated inside of her and she felt her fists clench. Jealously beat inside her veins and infected her blood.
Of course she wouldn't be in any of those photos. Ai's brows knit together as she bit her lip. I've never...with Risa...A single tear rolled down her reddened cheek. She caught it and rubbed furiously at her eyes and cheeks, succeeding only in making them redder and more swollen. Takahashi hated feeling so helpless and betrayed. Even if we're only friends...She didn't know where her mindset was heading. Ai just couldn't accept that Risa had hid this from her, nor could she willingly give her best friend to anyone, even if it was Eri-chan. Again that toxic pulse beat within her veins...
"BRRRRRRING!! "
Startled out of her deep contemplation, Ai whipped her head up at the sound. "BRRRING!" She sprung up and answered her home phone. Thank God for the distraction...
"Takahashi! Where are you?! Usually I'm the one who's late to work..." Miki.
"Sorry, I'm on my way," Ai bowed apologetically, telephone still at her ear. "I was just...distracted."
"Oh...?" Miki purred, coaxing for more information from Ai.
"It's nothing. I'm on my way. Good bye," Ai mumbled, slightly annoyed by Fujimoto's prying in the morning. On the other end, she could hear Miki scoff loudly.
"...Fine. Just get here. *click*" Once the telephone was set back in place, Ai slumped back down on the sofa and stared at the scandalous photos still sprawled across her living room floor. She didn't, couldn't go back to work, knowing that she'd see both Eri and Risa and think only of what they did behind closed doors...and out doors...and anywhere they could do anything, she bet. It made her chest hurt just thinking about it.
She surveyed her living room once again to clear her head. From the corner of her eye, she saw a small piece of paper peeking out of the parcel. Automatically, her hands reached out for it and pulled the folded note from its taped position within the envelope. Pausing to gather her senses, Ai carefully unfolded the paper to read the message:
Dear Ai,
I hope these photos have been taken to your liking. How's it like to see your
object of affection abandoning you? She has something of mine that I'd like for
you to return. Meet me on top of the H!P dorm roof at midnight on Thursday. If
you're late I'll forward these pictures to people who are just dying to see them.
Signed,
Your Neighbourhood Watch.
Ai crumpled the note. Today is Thursday.
To be continued!
And that concludes Chapter 1! What do you folks think? XD
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This... is scary. T___T
Poor Ai, I love the GakiKame duo but I can't take them together! :(
You've hooked me. I need an update, now. :tama-mad:
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ahh poor ai-chan...but you're going to make it all better right?? must...wait...for...NEXT CHAPTER!!!o and :heart: the story so far..
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Eri and Risa! :sweat: I think Ai chan wouldn't be the only one rolling if the news of the pair breaks out! :temper: Jealous Ai chan is always really funny to imagine :angry: It fits so well XD Risa must have really ticked off someone...perhaps even one of the members? Must...wait...also :heart:
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Oh, interesting! And, Your Neighbourhood Watch? I have an idea as to who this person can be... :hehehe:
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Whee! More please!
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Love Triangle?! I say, Love threesomes :)
Interesting, blackmaili is pretty daring, especially if it's another band mate. Heh, I wonder what Risa will say! Write more~
-Owaranai_sLaVe
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YAY! Your writing more stuff.
Mikan happy.
Yes, I would like more. For a first chapter it doesnt completely interest me in the way some stories have (by grabbing me with some thrilling, sexy plot) but your writing style is so enjoyable I want more.
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hmm... interesting, using Ai-chan to blackmail GakiKame huh...
wonder what'll happen next~
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YAY! Your writing more stuff.
Mikan happy.
Yes, I would like more. For a first chapter it doesnt completely interest me in the way some stories have (by grabbing me with some thrilling, sexy plot) but your writing style is so enjoyable I want more.
Oh c'mon. It had nude pictures! And blackmail! and crying! How much sexier do you want it to be?
Well I guess the socks man(woman?) could have included an explosion or something. But thats probably asking for too much.
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Ah, comments first:
This... is scary. T___T
Poor Ai, I love the GakiKame duo but I can't take them together! :(
You've hooked me. I need an update, now. :tama-mad:
Hah, It is a little scary if you think about it. But you know Ai-chan! She will overcome! I rather like the GakiKame duo myself. :) They're so funny together.
ahh poor ai-chan...but you're going to make it all better right?? must...wait...for...NEXT CHAPTER!!!o and :heart: the story so far..
Yes! Ai-chan won't be sad forever. Glad you're liking it.
Eri and Risa! :sweat: I think Ai chan wouldn't be the only one rolling if the news of the pair breaks out! :temper: Jealous Ai chan is always really funny to imagine :angry: It fits so well XD Risa must have really ticked off someone...perhaps even one of the members? Must...wait...also :heart:
Why battle GakiKame? You know they're good together! :twisted: (come to the dark side!) Who's blackmailing Risa indeed...
Oh, interesting! And, Your Neighbourhood Watch? I have an idea as to who this person can be... :hehehe:
heh... :hehehe: back at you.
Whee! More please!
Here it is! :on lol:
Love Triangle?! I say, Love threesomes :)
Interesting, blackmaili is pretty daring, especially if it's another band mate. Heh, I wonder what Risa will say! Write more~
-Owaranai_sLaVe
Ah yes, a threesome would be nice... :heart:
YAY! Your writing more stuff.
Mikan happy.
Yes, I would like more. For a first chapter it doesnt completely interest me in the way some stories have (by grabbing me with some thrilling, sexy plot) but your writing style is so enjoyable I want more.
Yeah, it's a bit rushed. Sorry about that. :shy1: And I'd loved to have put more sexiness into it, but I'm saving it, you see! :kekeke: Your patience shall be rewarded.
YAY! Your writing more stuff.
Mikan happy.
Yes, I would like more. For a first chapter it doesnt completely interest me in the way some stories have (by grabbing me with some thrilling, sexy plot) but your writing style is so enjoyable I want more.
Oh c'mon. It had nude pictures! And blackmail! and crying! How much sexier do you want it to be?
Well I guess the socks man(woman?) could have included an explosion or something. But thats probably asking for too much.
Haha, thanks, Iacus. Not sure how sexy crying is, though. XD
And on to the next chapter...
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Chapter 2
"E-ric~!" Sayu hung tightly onto Eri's left hand as the other hand was currently occupied.
"Good morning, Sayu," Risa greeted, her hand firmly attached to Kamei's.
"Morning~..." replied Sayu, her eyes lingering on Risa and Eri's adjoined hands. It was times like these when she wished she had laser vision so that she could split the two and keep Eric to herself. "Suspicious..." she whispered --rather loudly--to herself. She turned to face Eri when she felt the other seize up at the word.
"What is?" Eri blurted out, her eyes wide. Risa looked curiously over at the two.
"Eheh, nothing!" Sayumi giggled; she couldn't help but notice how Gaki-san's grip tightened on Eri's clammy hand. "Mm, Gaki-san~!" Sayu pouted, intensifying her own grip on Eri's other hand. "This Eric's mine!"
"Oh?" Risa smiled. "I can't borrow him?"
"Eh?!" Eri turned her attention to Niigaki. "Him? I'm a girl--no--a woman!" She shot a cute glare at Risa, who responded only by laughing.
The three continued to squabble playfully until Takahashi rushed in through the double doors, her face red and puffy from a blatant bout of tears.
"Ai-chan?" Risa pulled loose from Eri clutch as she rushed over to her best friend. "Ai-chan? What's wrong?"
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Takahashi could feel but she couldn't. It was a strange dilemma. The last thing she remembered was staring at the crumpled note, and then she was here, her face being stroked by the one person who'd unintentionally put her in such an uncomfortable state. And now Risa was killing her with kindness. Ai felt queasy.
"I'm fine," she muttered, brushed Risa's hand away and proceeded to rush off to the changing rooms.
Already her day was terrible and it wasn't even 9 AM. With her fuzzy ears in place and her faux animal tail backpack firmly strapped on, she left the changing rooms to meet up with the other members. Was it one of them who was blackmailing her? She couldn't wait till midnight.
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"Ai!" Takahashi whipped her head around. "Why were you so late? You're sub-leader now, so act like it." Miki tapped her foot impatiently while the other members loaded into the van, costumes and all.
"Sorry," Ai mumbled, and took her seat in the middle row next to Tanaka.
"Mornin'," Reina smiled, turning her wonky eyes toward Ai. "Got some extra sleep, huh?"
"Yeah..." Immediately, Reina sensed her senior's dejected aura.
"We'll get through taping this episode!" With one arm around Ai, Reina pumped her other fist in the air and hit the van ceiling. "Ow ow ow ow ow...!" Ai smiled at Tanaka's bumbling attempt at cheering her up. You have to treasure those small comforts, she thought while rubbing Reina's hurt knuckles.
"And we're off to film another exciting episode," Miki said sarcastically.
"Yay!" the van cheered.
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How long had she been unaware of the two? Ai watched Eri and Miki chatting mindlessly away while Gaki-san walked alongside her, smiling at the two.
"Oi! Ai-chin!" Aka-chan yelled. Takahashi looked down at the carriage. "What's wrong? Are you sleepy?"
"Uhm.." Now was not a good time for her to be questioned. Her mind went blank. Panicking, she looked around at her fellow members, whom in turn looked right back at her, waiting for her to answer. "Uh..."
"Ai-chan hasn't been feeling well, huh, Ai-chan?" Risa smiled at her friend and linked their arms together. All Takahashi could do was nod. She wanted to shout with joy at the physical contact. Turning to face the camera, Ai gave a slight smile and continued to push the baby carriage. Maybe filming today wouldn't be so bad.
The pair walked on, unaware of the watchful person behind them.
*click*
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After filming:
The rabbit girl pulled insistently on Eri's arm. "Come on, Eric! Come eat sweets with me in my room!" In front of the pair, Niigaki slipped into her own room and shut the door. Eri's eyes lingered on Risa's door for a moment before being shaken out of her reverie by her persistent friend. "We never do anything anymore! Eriiiic!" One more shake and Kamei knew her head would bob right off her shoulders.
"Ah, Sayu, I'm sleepy..." Eri yawned unconvincingly: "...um, later..? Maybe...?" The last bit came out as a squeak when her eyes met Michishige's.
"Iyaan! Eric's blowing me off~!" cried Sayu.
"No, that's not-"
"You've hurt my pure maiden heart!"
"Whu-?!" The turtle gaped at the rabbit.
"Fine! I'll take Kirari and Mitsui-chan instead!" The rabbit raced ahead, grabbed her two juniors, then sped off to her room and shut the door, leaving a confused Kamei in her wake.
Shortly after, Risa poked her head out of her room. "Coast clear?" she whispered cautiously to Eri.
"Clear as glass," she winked, and pulled Risa into her room.
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"You know, I'm sure lucky to have you..." Eri mumbled. The couple laid on Eri's bed with the dorm room door locked. "If it was someone else, I'd probably have been kicked out of Morning Musume along with whoever I was with...I would have slipped up and said something stupid..."
"Well, don't you feel privileged," joked Risa as she brushed the stray locks obscuring Kamei's face. "And anyway you're not stupid. Maybe just a little slow..." Eri huffed at the intentional turtle joke. "E-ri-rin," the other chided, pulling on Kamei's nose. "Little mistakes every once in a while don't hurt, so you don't need to beat yourself up over them, ok?"
"Mm," Eri nodded, her pout still in place. She pulled the blankets up over them. "Tired?"
"Yeah, getting to your bed was a chore," Risa chuckled. No doubt about it, Kamei's messy room was a death trap.
"Goodnight."
"Eeeeh?! Eri-chan~!" Risa shook Eri till the other reopened her eyes.
" I need my nap~" Eri whined, shining her large puppy eyes at Gaki-san. "Please?" It was a losing battle to fight the charm of Kamei's adorableness. Risa grudgingly nodded and pulled Eri into a tight embrace. Smiling, Kamei kissed her lover's forehead and drifted quietly off to sleep.
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Takahashi slumped haphazardly across her dorm bed. Though she was tired, she couldn't sleep since every time she closed her eyes her mind filled with dirty thoughts of what the "secret" couple across the hall were probably doing. I wonder how they'd react if they knew their secret was out?
She craned her neck slightly to look at the clock. 5:24 PM.
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Risa's fingers brushed over Eri's soft features. Her pouty cheeks, soft black hair. They weren't at all like her's. Niigaki closed her eyes and trailed her fingers through Kamei's hair, now a wavy chestnut brown; cheeks no longer pouty but sharp and smooth; her face now adorned with two large, warm, deer eyes. And her lips...
"Gaki-san?" Eri awoke to find Risa's fingers pressing down on her pale lips. "What are you doing?" Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she cocked her head up to better focus on her lover.
"Uwuh!" Startled, Risa looked guiltily up at Eri's curious face. "N-nothing!"
"Mmm...?" Eri prodded slightly. "You look a bit sad." She immediately frowned to match Risa. "Like this."
"No way! I don't look like that when I frown..!" Propping her head on her hand, Risa stuck her tongue out at Eri. "Bleh!" In turn, Eri tickled Risa until the two were tangled in the sheets, sweaty and totally aware of their close proximity. As their laughter died down, Niigaki turned her half-lidded gaze to Kamei's slightly parted lips.
To Be Continued!
Hummm...I'm surprised at the length of this chapter. It's the longest chapter/story I've written! Anyways...
[EDIT:] ack. I fixed a typo.
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DIBS!
ETA: Ah, finally I get to do that! ^
I'm glad you're continuing this so soon. It seems interesting, especially after the last part of Eri-Risa interaction. She's settling for the second best, right? :oops:
Oh, and if you don't pull a trick out of nowhere, I think I'm right about my suspicions on the blackmailer. :twisted:
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Haha, I can totally imagine Koharu and Mitsi minding their own business and Sayumi sweeping down on them and dragging the two to her room. XD
I'm glad your a fast updater, and this is so confusing for such a TakaGaki lover! I normally don't read stuff that isn't either TakaGaki or Rokkie love! D:
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Ack....I'm hooked....So much suspense and Ai still hasn't even met up with the Watch yet. But then there's GakiKame and that makes me happy, but then there's the situation Ai and Sayu are in and that makes me sorta :cry: Really lookin forward to the next update which I hope will be as quick as this one. But luckily, it's not all angsty suspense. Humor makes the world go round...and updates, but you're doin a good job of both so I'm happy.
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If only this were true, KameMame being a couple and for once it's Ai pining for Risa and not the other way round.
Gotta feel a little for Sayumi being left out, but she could always hook up with Reina instead XD
I like all of the interaction parts between Eri and Risa. It's sweet and cute at the same time.
Risa's fingers brushed over Eri's soft features. Her pouty cheeks, soft black hair. They weren't at all like her's. Niigaki closed her eyes and trailed her fingers through Kamei's hair, now a wavy chestnut brown; cheeks no longer pouty but sharp and smooth; her face now adorned with two large, warm, deer eyes. And her lips...
When I was reading this, the image of Eri in my mind suddenly turned into Ai!!! Don't tell me....*gasp* Risa's taking Eri as a substitue!! Oh gawd so many thoughts are running in my head right now. I need to read more *pleads* More chapters please.
Oh and kiss, kiss, KISS!!!! They are gonna kiss aren't they? :P
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I don't know... but I think this is the first fic I read with soooooooooo much GakiKame goodness in it.. But while reading, there was a pretty weird.. feeling? Cuz all this while it was always SayuEri or TakaGaki, I guess I kinda got used to this 2 pairing so maybe thats why..
Not saying it's bad ok! I love GakiKame! So you better write more GakiKame for us to read!!
Risa's fingers brushed over Eri's soft features. Her pouty cheeks, soft black hair. They weren't at all like her's.
Who's the her? Something tells me Risa is not refering to herself...
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Poor, poor Ai. I'm not ready to make guesses on the plot yet.
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Whoo, this took a while to write, so of course, here's TWO CHAPTERS instead of one! And I promise, there will be some TaGaki and KameShige. Please bear with me. :)
WARNING: Bits of it are slightly graphic, so, watch out!
Chapter 3
--continued right after Chapter 2--
"My batteries are charged." Eri pronounced, pinning Risa on the bed. Kamei winked at Niigaki. Nobody could cut sexual tension like Kamei Eri.
Laughing, Risa's attention refocused once again on Eri's brown eyes peering inquisitively down at her. Different. Yes. This is Kamei Eri, she thought and smiled. Her Kame-chan. She was here, now; her adorably awkward turtle.
All other thoughts vanished as she pulled Eri in for a kiss. Their mouths connected instantly. In an urgent and perhaps even slightly desperate move, Risa wrapped her arms tightly around Eri's back and deepened the kiss. She needed what Eri was more than willing to give her, and she couldn't help but hate herself a little for it. But no matter now.
She giggled into Eri's mouth when she felt the other nibbling her lips.
"Hungry?"
"I was trying to be sensual..." Eri huffed, unbuttoning Risa's thin shirt. Half-way through she got fed up and simply pulled the shirt over and off of Risa.
"Impatien-?" Niigaki's retort was silenced by Eri's cool touch mapping out her taut body. Kamei's hands knew all the familiar roads down to the best spots. Illiciting a small gasp, Risa bit her knuckles as Kamei kissed her way down.
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"uu don wan any?" Koharu called to Sayumi, her mouth currently crammed with cake.
"It's really good!" Mitsui giggled, dabbing a bit of cream on Kusumi's nose. The two giggled and fussed over the feast of sweets set out in Sayu's room. "Michishige-san...?" Sayumi shook her head and shifted on her bed so that she faced the wall.
Aika and Koharu shared a knowing glance. Their senior was not to be disturbed, but they were obligated as friends to stay and keep her company. It was unpleasant knowing that they couldn't help ease Michishige's unhappiness, but anything they could do for her they would.
However, unbeknownst to the young pair, their presence was totally overlooked by Michishige at the moment. With her back facing her juniors, Sayumi laid perfectly still, her mind focused on only one thing.
"Eric..." her hands clutched at her aching chest as she drifted off into a dreamless slumber.
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Good God she was tired. Ai laid on her bed, opening and closing her eyes. Open. Nothing. Close. Kamei sucking on Risa's smooth, unblemished neck. Open. Nothing. Close. Risa gasping and pushing Kamei's head to her chest and crying out "Er--Open. Nothing. Close. Eri licking the sweat droplets from around one of Risa's pert--Open. Nothing.
"I'm so tired..." Takahashi groaned, covering her opened eyes with the palm of her hand.
*KNOCK* *KNOCK*
Ai uncovered her eyes.
"Delivery for Takahashi Ai," came a low, feminine voice at her door. No one comes into the dorms to deliver packages. They leave it at the front desk, she thought. Ai sat up on her bed and stared at the closed door. If a killer were to come in, there would be nowhere for me to escape. Takahashi was on the 3rd floor with no balcony. Her hands gripped tightly onto her bed spread. She couldn't help but jump to conclusions, especially since this day had been so screwed up and surreal already. Who's to say that she couldn't possibly get murdered as well? Yet the door handle did not turn and so no one entered. Instead, a small envelope was pushed under the door. "See you tonight," came the voice again.
Ai jumped to her feet, rushed over and swung the door open. But by then, the person was gone. Only the envelope remained as evidence that she wasn't a figment of Ai's imagination. That voice sounded familiar...Ai contemplated, but couldn't place where she'd heard it before.
Deeming the matter pointless to dwell over at the moment, she shifted her focus back on the small, beige envelope. With her heart pounding in her throat, Ai steadied her nervous hand enough to unwind the twine around the clasp. Timidly, she reached her hand and and drew out a single photo.
Two linked arms. She recognized the sleeve of her shirt that she'd worn for the taping earlier in the day. The other arm was obviously Gaki-san's. Takahashi flipped the photo over. 'Nostalgic isn't it? Don't forget. Midnight,' said the note written on the back.
Ai tore the photo in two. Who was doing this?
She couldn't stay here. The photo, and everything it entailed...it was like a poison--one that poisoned her against Kamei Eri. It had reminded her of what she'd lost to Kame-chan. Ai felt repulsed of herself at the thought. After hurriedly slipping on a thin jacket, Ai grabbed her purse and left the dorms, taking care to look at the large clock by the frontdesk.
8:35 P.M.
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Unconsciously, she had meandered over to a nearby bar. Ai didn't care much for alcohol, but she didn't want to stray too far from the H!P dorms either.
"Hello..." Ai called out as she entered the bar. Taking a moment to survey the place, Takahashi noted that atmosphere was rather low-key and the few patrons were mainly tired-looking businessmen calmly nursing their drinks. Immediately she felt a burden loosening from her shoulders.
"Hello!" the bartender greeted back. "Take a seat." Nodding her thanks, Ai quietly slipped onto a barstool and hung her head low as if to avoid detection.
"Ai-chan?" spoke a familiar voice. Takahashi immediately turned to face the speaker, and was wholly unsurprised at who it was.
"Nakazawa-san..."
"What are you doing here?"
"Same to you," Ai retorted, avoiding the question.
"Off work," came the nonchalant reply. "Come have a seat by me!" Yuko offered genially, patting the spot next to her. "Since when do you come to bars by yourself?" Ai shook her head, her mouth clamped shut. Taking the hint, Nakazawa nodded understandingly and poured Ai a cup of warm sake. "Calms the nerves."
Ai drank it in a gulp and slammed the glass on the bar counter, startling a few patrons. "Another," she demanded.
Yuko obliged and poured her another, then poured one for herself. It was always more fun to get smashed with another person anyway.
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Eri was once again asleep, except this time they were both naked under the bedsheets. But when Kamei was off dreaming, Risa was left to her own thoughts. Clinging to Eri's slack, sleeping form, Niigaki wished desperately to believe that this was what she wanted. After all, what good was it to abandon all that she had to pursue something uncertain? I'm content. I'm happy because Eri makes me so...but it wasn't the kind of happiness she was looking for and she knew it.
Looking at Eri's face, Risa repeated the mantra inwardly. I'm content. I'm happy. She wiped the trail of drool from the corner of Eri's mouth. In turn, the sleeping Eri brushed her head against Risa's hand and smacked her lips.
Risa placed a gentle kiss on Eri's pink lips and settled back under the sheets. If she closed her eyes, she knew she'd only think of her, and so she remained with her eyes open and stared up at the white ceiling.
"Gak.i..sa...n..." Risa turned her head. As usual, Kame-chan was sleep-talking. So cute, she thought to herself.
"What is it, Kame-chan?" she soothed, softly rubbing Eri's cheek.
"...Do you know who ate my cheese...?" Risa smiled warmly at Eri.
"Ah...I thought you shared it with Koharu-chan yesterday?"
"Oh yeah...thath...righ..." Eri mumbled.
It killed Risa to do this to Eri. She wasn't worthy to be here, lying next to such sweet and gentle girl. And to do this to a close friend...I'm the worst... What one's loneliness was capable of achieving--it frightened Risa.
Shutting her eyes tightly, Risa recited her mantra quietly, pleadingly, "I'm content...I'm happy..."
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"Damn...they died down..." Miki whispered disappointedly.
"Miki, get your ear away from the wall," Ayaya warned. "What if they found out that you were listening in on them?"
"Oh please," Miki scoffed. Fujimoto Miki was not afraid of being caught. It's the people who catch her who have anything to fear. "Man Aya-chan, they were wild an hour ago!" Miki whispered loudly, leering at her best friend from her place against the wall. "All 'ah!' and 'oh!'" Ah, the perks of having one's room next to Kamei's, Miki smirked.
"MIKI!" Ayaya shouted angrily. Ayaya pulled her other ear and dragged an unhappy Miki from her dorm room.
"Owowowow!!!"
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It was bed time. Koharu and Mitsui looked from the bed-side clock to their sempai. They had to get up early the next day to film their Chinese segment.
"Michishige-san..." Koharu nudged the sleeping girl.
"Mmm...Kirari-chan...?"
"It's already 11, so Aika and I are going to bed now. Goodnight!"
"Okay...goodnight," Sayumi murmured, waving at the pair as they exited her room.
After the two left, Sayumi got up and stretched her sore muscles. Sleeping in a ball left her with knotted muscles all over. "Oof..." she groaned, and fell back on her bed. But she couldn't go back to sleep yet.
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"And...so...*hic* so I said...'Who's yo Mama, bi--otch...?!'"
"HaHAHahHAhA!" Ai screeched.
"Kei don't mess with me," Yuko proclaimed loudly while swinging a large bottle of sake every-which-way.
"Ladies," the bartender interrupted timidly. After hearing Yuko's story of how she nearly blew her friend's home to bits, he wasn't quite sure how to approach the pair. "Ladies, it's nearly twelve. Time to close shop, I'm afraid."
"WHAH?! WHAH YOU SAY TO ME?!" Yuko slurred.
"Whu, I-"
"YOU CALLIN' ME OLD?!"
"No, miss, I sa--Whoa--Wait--! Watch where you swing that bottle-!"
Ai sat laughing at the two, not noticing that she was slipping off the barstool. "Oof!"
"AI-CHAN. ARE YOU OK?" Yuko shouted.
"Ugh...yeah..." rubbing her head, Ai looked at her watch. 11:48. She scrambled to her feet, her head clearing slightly. Slamming some cash down, Takahashi dashed from the bar back to the dorms. Her legs felt weak and her vision was disoriented, but she pushed on, thinking only of the consequences of her tardiness. Both Kamei and Gaki-san would be ruined...
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Fishing out her ID card, Ai swiped it through the checkpoint and dashed into the dorm building. She glanced at the large clock by the frontdesk as she ran for the stairs.
11:56.
Takahashi dashed up the several flights of stairs to the roof, adrenaline pumping in her veins. If I don't get there in time...she shook her head. There wasn't time to contemplate the consequences now. Level 2...3...she was sprinting now that strength was returning to her legs. Gaki-san!
She pulled open the heavy metal door and was hit by a strong gust of cool air. Shivering slightly, Takahashi haphazardly wiped the sweat from her brow and walked out onto the roof.
******
Miki.
Sayumi.
...And Reina.
...
...Pardon?
******
Chapter 5 & answers to comments below:
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Continuation:
Chapter 4
"Is being late your new habit?" Miki smirked, holding a large stack of photos. "Good grief, you reek of alcohol," she laughed, playfully swatting the air around her nose. "And just imagine, I was just about to throw these off the roof. But you had to come and ruin my fun! Oh Ai-chan, it's not looking good for you...or for those two." As if to prove her point Fujimoto dangled a small portion of the stack over the ledge.
Sayumi glanced worriedly at Miki's reckless action which didn't go unnoticed by Ai. However, she decided not to pursue it. It was obvious enough what Shige-san was afraid of. Then why..? Takahashi wondered. She edged closer to the trio, suspicious of anything they might be trying to pull.
It was Reina who approached her first. "Ah, sorry. I guess we should introduce ourselves, huh?" she apologized casually. "We're the Neighbourhood Watch. Nice to meet you," she shook Ai's hand. Blackmailer or not, Tanakacchi's friendly regardless of the situation, Ai thought, dazed by the friendly greeting.
"Are you sure there isn't another one of you hiding in the rain barrel or something?" Ai asked, perfectly serious. She had been positive that Neighbourhood Watch had been one person...But three?
Miki chuckled to herself, then focused her intense smokey eyes on Ai's.
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"Well, shall we get down to business..?" Miki drawled, slowly circling Takahashi. Tell me, do you know what Niigaki has that I don't?"
"Innocence?"
"Don't give me that crap. The walls of the dorms are pretty thin when you press your ears against them," Miki countered, leering at Ai. The other shifted uncomfortably under Miki's knowing gaze. They both knew exactly what Miki was talking about, but seeing as Ai really didn't have a clue as to what Risa had that Miki wanted, Miki graciously chose to help her out. "You make it harder than it is," Miki exclaimed, rather exasperated: "...she has you."
"..."
"Be mine for a month and I'll give you the memory cards with the photos. That's it," Miki stated matter-of-factly. "Your body, your mind, devoted to me for a whole month."
Takahashi was wholly taken aback at the demand. "And what makes you think I'll do that?" she fought back, furious at the proposition.
"Because I know you won't refuse." Miki laughed. "Why you want to protect them I haven't a clue, especially since they've been screwing around behind your back for months," Miki emphasized. Again Ai noticed Sayumi flinching. What was she doing here?
"Why? Why are you doing this, Miki?" Ai seethed, wiping the sweat from her red face.
"Why not?" Miki answered playfully. After making a full revolution around Ai, Miki leaned in close to her ear. "Well, Ai-chan, what's your answer?"
TO BE CONTINUED!
Armaghetta: Correct on point one, and I wonder, was this what you had in mind?
Brat-san: Sorry it took a while for me to come up with these two chapters. I hope you enjoyed 'em!
C60533: Ah, I know what you mean about the angst. Sorry about that. But there's gotta be some bad for there to be good.
lil_hamz: Spot on. Glad you caught onto that. XD Now you know who Risa's referring to!
stefy: :lol: Here's more GakiKame for you to read. I know what you mean about it feeling weird. It feels weird writing it! But I rather like them, despite being a TaGaki and KameShige fan myself.
rndmnwierd: Guesses now? :)
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Risa placed a gentle kiss on Eri's pink lips and settled back under the sheets. If she closed her eyes, she knew she'd only think of her, and so she remained with her eyes open and stared up at the white ceiling.
"Gak.i..sa...n..." Risa turned her head. As usual, Kame-chan was sleep-talking. So cute, she thought to herself.
"What is it, Kame-chan?" she soothed, softly rubbing Eri's cheek.
"...Do you know who ate my cheese...?" Risa smiled warmly at Eri.
"Ah...I thought you shared it with Koharu-chan yesterday?"
"Oh yeah...thath...righ..." Eri mumbled.
Awwww Eri is the most adorable little turtle on earth! :shy1:
I love gaki san but gosh darn it :grr:
She pulled open the heavy metal door and was hit by a strong gust of cool air. Shivering slightly, Takahashi haphazardly wiped the sweat from her brow and walked out onto the roof.
******
Miki.
Sayumi.
...And Reina.
...
...Pardon?
******
Pardon? :dizzy:
Miki I could understand after reading the continuation but Reina? Don't tell me that Gaki isn't really thinking about Ai chan...but of Reina? :shock: Lol okay I have no idea where I came up with that but Reina's presence is just so confusing.
*sigh* I feel so bad for Ai chan, Gaki-san, and poor poor Sayu...let her have her Eric :mon cry: Other than that, I'm happy that Kamei chan is happy :shy1:
I'm really loving this fic...it has all my favourite people :heart: Can't wait to see what happens next :w00t:
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Armaghetta: Correct on point one, and I wonder, was this what you had in mind?
Lol! Not like this, I must admit. :D
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Man, been so distracted this past week that I didn't even notice this new fic. :P Therefore, standby for 4 chapters worth of commentary/questions. :D
Simple in its packaging, the parcel held only Ai's address with no apparent return address. Takahashi eyed it suspiciously. Who had sent it to her without a return address?
Ok, no return address? That's suspicious in itself. :pig huh:
With deliberate stiffness, her right hand slowly unwound the string around the clasp. The envelope lip opened and Ai poured out the contents on her lap. With a simple shake, dozens of photos flew out of the parcel and all across her floor.
Photos? :dunno:
"What..?" She randomly picked up a fallen picture to inspect. Kamei. She blinked. Kamei-chan clad in the green hakkan costume straddling a half-naked Risa. Ai's hand jolted and the photo fell unto her lap. Blink.
Gingerly, she reached for another photo. Turned it right side up. This one depicted Risa stripping Eri and licking her stomach...Ai threw the photo from her. She didn't know what to think.
Inhale, exhale...
Takahashi looked about the ground; there must have been at least thirty photos. All with...her jaw tightened and she could feel her ears getting hot.
Ooooooooooooooh...shit. :O
Jealously beat inside her veins and infected her blood.
Of course she wouldn't be in any of those photos. Ai's brows knit together as she bit her lip. I've never...with Risa...A single tear rolled down her reddened cheek. She caught it and rubbed furiously at her eyes and cheeks, succeeding only in making them redder and more swollen. Takahashi hated feeling so helpless and betrayed. Even if we're only friends...She didn't know where her mindset was heading. Ai just couldn't accept that Risa had hid this from her, nor could she willingly give her best friend to anyone, even if it was Eri-chan. Again that toxic pulse beat within her veins...
Looks like Aichan might have either been in denial or simply did not realize how deeply her feelings for Risa actually ran.
Dear Ai,
I hope these photos have been taken to your liking. How's it like to see your
object of affection abandoning you? She has something of mine that I'd like for
you to return. Meet me on top of the H!P dorm roof at midnight on Thursday. If
you're late I'll forward these pictures to people who are just dying to see them.
Signed,
Your Neighbourhood Watch.
Ai crumpled the note. Today is Thursday.
"Neighbourhood Watch"? Is that what these freelance stalker-azzi are calling themselves these days? :tama-mad: Something tells me that whoever took the pics must really want something big. He/She could have just gone straight to one of the tabloids with these pics and made a ton of money, but instead they're sent to Aichan. Something's definitely up.
"Morning~..." replied Sayu, her eyes lingering on Risa and Eri's adjoined hands. It was times like these when she wished she had laser vision so that she could split the two and keep Eric to herself. "Suspicious..." she whispered --rather loudly--to herself. She turned to face Eri when she felt the other seize up at the word.
Sayu's quite observant, isn't she?
The three continued to squabble playfully until Takahashi rushed in through the double doors, her face red and puffy from a blatant bout of tears.
"Ai-chan?" Risa pulled loose from Eri clutch as she rushed over to her best friend. "Ai-chan? What's wrong?"
Wait, if they're all living in the same building...maybe the pics were taken by one of the girls or security people?
Reina sensed her senior's dejected aura.
"We'll get through taping this episode!" With one arm around Ai, Reina pumped her other fist in the air and hit the van ceiling. "Ow ow ow ow ow...!" Ai smiled at Tanaka's bumbling attempt at cheering her up. You have to treasure those small comforts, she thought while rubbing Reina's hurt knuckles.
Awwwwwwwwwwww...such a cute attempt by Reina to cheer up her senpai. :love:
"Ai-chan hasn't been feeling well, huh, Ai-chan?" Risa smiled at her friend and linked their arms together. All Takahashi could do was nod. She wanted to shout with joy at the physical contact. Turning to face the camera, Ai gave a slight smile and continued to push the baby carriage. Maybe filming today wouldn't be so bad.
The pair walked on, unaware of the watchful person behind them.
*click*
Okay, so it's not one of the MM girls. It could still be someone else who's somehow tied to H!P, if not a stalker-azzi with secret ulterior motives.
After filming:
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Shortly after, Risa poked her head out of her room. "Coast clear?" she whispered cautiously to Eri.
"Clear as glass," she winked, and pulled Risa into her room.
Why those sneaky girls... :pimp:
Risa's fingers brushed over Eri's soft features. Her pouty cheeks, soft black hair. They weren't at all like her's. Niigaki closed her eyes and trailed her fingers through Kamei's hair, now a wavy chestnut brown; cheeks no longer pouty but sharp and smooth; her face now adorned with two large, warm, deer eyes. And her lips...
Oh shit...Risa's with Eri, but she's thinking of someone else??? :o
Though I hate to see couples break up, PLEASE LET IT BE AICHAN! :mon inluv:
Aika and Koharu shared a knowing glance. Their senior was not to be disturbed, but they were obligated as friends to stay and keep her company. It was unpleasant knowing that they couldn't help ease Michishige's unhappiness, but anything they could do for her they would.
However, unbeknownst to the young pair, their presence was totally overlooked by Michishige at the moment. With her back facing her juniors, Sayumi laid perfectly still, her mind focused on only one thing.
"Eric..." her hands clutched at her aching chest as she drifted off into a dreamless slumber.
Awwwwwww poor Sayu! :mon cry: That's nice for Koharu and Aika to just be there for her. They probably wanted to do more to help comfort her, but they're at least there for her in some way.
"Delivery for Takahashi Ai," came a low, feminine voice at her door. No one comes into the dorms to deliver packages. They leave it at the front desk, she thought.
...
a small envelope was pushed under the door. "See you tonight," came the voice again.
Whoa, now it's actually the person who actually took the photos? She's hand-delivering the set that she took earlier in the day while the girls were filming? Man this could set Aichan off.
Ai jumped to her feet, rushed over and swung the door open. But by then, the person was gone. Only the envelope remained as evidence that she wasn't a figment of Ai's imagination. That voice sounded familiar...Ai contemplated, but couldn't place where she'd heard it before.
If it sounds familiar it must be someone in H!P or someone that she otherwise knows. Whoever it was, she probably deliberately lowered her voice when she dropped off that envelope to prevent from being identified immediately.
Unconsciously, she had meandered over to a nearby bar. Ai didn't care much for alcohol, but she didn't want to stray too far from the H!P dorms either.
Oh geez, please don't do anything stupid, Aichan. :cry:
"Ai-chan?" spoke a familiar voice. Takahashi immediately turned to face the speaker, and was wholly unsurprised at who it was.
"Nakazawa-san..."
Let's hope Yuko watches over Aichan here and doesn't let her do something she'll regret.
Eri was once again asleep, except this time they were both naked under the bedsheets. But when Kamei was off dreaming, Risa was left to her own thoughts. Clinging to Eri's slack, sleeping form, Niigaki wished desperately to believe that this was what she wanted. After all, what good was it to abandon all that she had to pursue something uncertain? I'm content. I'm happy because Eri makes me so...but it wasn't the kind of happiness she was looking for and she knew it.
Risa's unsure...not a good thing to be when you're in an intimate relationship with someone. By the sounds of things Eri has no doubt and is going into this full-bore, but poor Risa still has doubt. She's only hurting herself, and moreso she'll be hurting Eri if she lets this continue.
"Damn...they died down..." Miki whispered disappointedly.
"Miki, get your ear away from the wall," Ayaya warned. "What if they found out that you were listening in on them?"
That's our Miki-sama! :heart: :rockon:
"It's already 11, so Aika and I are going to bed now. Goodnight!"
"Okay...goodnight," Sayumi murmured, waving at the pair as they exited her room.
After the two left, Sayumi got up and stretched her sore muscles. Sleeping in a ball left her with knotted muscles all over. "Oof..." she groaned, and fell back on her bed. But she couldn't go back to sleep yet.
The mystery girl can't be Sayu...but maybe she knows who it is?
Ai looked at her watch. 11:48. She scrambled to her feet, her head clearing slightly. Slamming some cash down, Takahashi dashed from the bar back to the dorms. Her legs felt weak and her vision was disoriented, but she pushed on, thinking only of the consequences of her tardiness. Both Kamei and Gaki-san would be ruined...
Aichan must be thinking that the pics came from some stalker-azzi, and that they're going to demand some type of payout, or some other favour from Aichan to keep them from being published. Let's hope that Aichan's not so plastered that she can't think straight.
She pulled open the heavy metal door and was hit by a strong gust of cool air. Shivering slightly, Takahashi haphazardly wiped the sweat from her brow and walked out onto the roof.
******
Miki.
Sayumi.
...And Reina.
...
...Pardon?
A-RE??? :mon spit: :mon spit: :mon spit: :mon spit: :mon spit:
Sayu I get...because she's probably in love with Eri. Miki probably wants to split the two of them up because, even though she probably gets a kick out of listening in on them, it's probably making it hard for her to get a decent night's sleep. :lol:
But...Reina??? Why's she there? (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c340/J-F-C/scratch.gif)
It was Reina who approached her first. "Ah, sorry. I guess we should introduce ourselves, huh?" she apologized casually. "We're the Neighbourhood Watch. Nice to meet you," she shook Ai's hand. Blackmailer or not, Tanakacchi's friendly regardless of the situation, Ai thought, dazed by the friendly greeting.
This is still kinda weird. I mean, how long have these 3 been doing this? Is it their own, strange way of dealing with internal MM/H!P situations/problems like this? :?
"Well, shall we get down to business..?" Miki drawled, slowly circling Takahashi. Tell me, do you know what Niigaki has that I don't?"
"Innocence?"
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c340/J-F-C/rimshot.gif) We still love her.
"Be mine for a month and I'll give you the memory cards with the photos. That's it," Miki stated matter-of-factly. "Your body, your mind, devoted to me for a whole month."
Takahashi was wholly taken aback at the demand. "And what makes you think I'll do that?" she fought back, furious at the proposition.
"Because I know you won't refuse." Miki laughed. "Why you want to protect them I haven't a clue, especially since they've been screwing around behind your back for months," Miki emphasized. Again Ai noticed Sayumi flinching. What was she doing here?
"Why? Why are you doing this, Miki?" Ai seethed, wiping the sweat from her red face.
"Why not?" Miki answered playfully. After making a full revolution around Ai, Miki leaned in close to her ear. "Well, Ai-chan, what's your answer?"
I'm guessing, and hoping, that this is part of some plan that Miki has developed. My personal guess, is that if Aichan agrees to the deal, Miki's going to give strong "hints" of the fact that they're "together" to the other girls (particularly Eri and Risa). Only the four girls on the roof would know that it's a charade, while everyone else would think they've really hooked up (god I wonder how Aya's going to react to that if Miki doesn't tell her the truth?). Risa's already has doubts about whether she's really happy with Eri. This plan of Miki's would/could perhaps open up Risa's eyes and help her realize that she really loves Aichan, and then she'd have to fight for her to win her from Miki so they could be together, and Sayu could win ERI'S heart, and THEN... :mon lovelaff:
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EDIT: And I STILL don't get how Reina's supposed to fit in all this. (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c340/J-F-C/shrug.gif)
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Wow JFC you're really good with theories :wahaha:
But in some way it could be true at the end!! Agree with everyone..I don't see how Reina could fit in all this! :pig huh:
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So Miki is not together with Aya? I'm guessing the one who took the all pics is Aya, since all of them were present during the recording of the show, they'll need someone outside to take the pics. Reina's probably like Miki's assistant or something right... But why is Sayu part of this Neighbourhood Watch, doesn't she like Eri? Why sabotage someone you like?
And I agree with JFC. Risa is already having doubts being with Kamei, and I'm guessing she likes Ai.. so if Ai-chan agrees, that'll make Risa feel a whole lot worst than she currently is. So either Miki is playing the good-guy role by making Risa realise what she's gonna lose or she's playing the bad-guy role by trying to steal Ai from Risa. (both sounds the same to me)
Either way... it all sounds great to me! Miki x Ai , TakaGaki, GakiKame, and KameShige! Maybe just squeeze in Reina here and there once in a while, that'll make it more interesting!
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EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!?!??!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pardon me but WHAT!??!?!?!??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never in my wildest dream did I imagine the blackmailer to be Miki. And with Reina and Sayumi too. Lemme guess, Sayu is doing it for revenge. To get back at Kamemame. As for Miki we now know after her blatant request. What's in it for Reina? Don't tell me, she is secretly in love with Miki so she helps her. Or does she have feelings for Gaki-san too? ARGHS this is getting so interesting. I might go crazy before the enxt chapter is up XD
Wait, so if TakaGaki have feelings for each other why don't they just get together? What's keeping them apart? Maybe Risa isn't confident that Ai feels the same way so she doesn't tell her about it? Or did she try and got rejected before? So many questions...
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Hmm. Maybe Tanaka somehow wants Kamei From this. :shock:
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ooooo....tensions building up..whoo blackmailer Miki, Sayu and Reina...kind of expected Miki but Sayu and Reina?!...Kinda looking forward to what Miki wants to do with Ai-chan...If you know what I mean... XDOh gosh, am I the only one thinking this way?? :banghead:
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No guesses, only questions.
Why Sayu? To get Eri away from Gaki? No, Sayu wouldn't be like that. Wouldn't she want Eri to be happy in the long run?
And Reina? Is it a rokkie thing?
Miki just seems like she's doing it for kicks, but could she really want Ai? What about Aya?
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Thank you for waiting. This chapter's a bit short.
Chapter 5
"Ah! Ai-chan, your mic," Risa stretched her quick hands out to readjust the mic on Ai's shirt, only to have Ai shrug from her touch. "...Ai-chan?" Takahashi glared at Niigaki.
"Don't touch me." The words cut and Risa bled. Ai pried Risa's hand off of her.
"Ai-chan. Come over here."
"Yes, Miki-sama..." came the dull reply. Ai turned from Niigaki and didn't look back.
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"..."
"Don't you dare look at Niigaki or associate with her in any way. Here, wear this around your neck," Miki pressed a small white collar on Ai's palm. It was about half the width of the one she wore on HM@; but instead of bearing her name, this collar read 'Property of Hecate.' Ai looked up at Miki. "The witch, of course." Miki smiled, proud of how witty she was to have come up with it. Ai looked down again at the collar and touched her neck.
So this was what her dignity had been reduced to.
"Ah, I'll help you," Sayumi offered. Taking the collar from Ai's hand, Michishige fastened the collar around Takahashi's neck. "It's not too tight..?" she asked, placing her hands on Ai's shoulders.
"...No. Than..." she couldn't bring herself to thank Sayumi. The other only bowed her head and stepped back. Bowing back, Ai nodded a silent 'thanks' back at the girl. It was beyond strange to be in the presence of a nearly silent Shige-san. Ai touched the collar strung around her neck. It chafed.
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The four nights since then had been sleepless ones; and though her eyebags had been covered by layers of makeup, faint rings were still visible. Four days with no contact with Gaki-san. It's too painful to live, she constantly found herself thinking.
Fujimoto had Takahashi block calls from the girl, and always made sure to take Takahashi along with her after work. Ai felt lucky just to see a glimpse of Risa. "Think of it as detoxing," Miki had said with a teasing lilt. She makes it sound like I'm an addict...
But she knew well that when Risa was around she couldn't keep her eyes off of her. Simple things like holding her hand weren't enough anymore. She wanted more; she wanted Gaki-san to hold her like she held Kamei every night; wanted to feel the friction of skin between her and Risa; and she wanted the contentment of being loved by Risa that radiated from Kamei every morning. She wanted so many things that she couldn't put into words. With a heavy heart, Ai rubbed her tired eyes--smearing a bit of the make-up--and threw herself on her dorm bed.
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Filming for the next Hello Morning @ was to begin shortly and Ai found herself confused and disoriented in the lobby. As the camera crew loaded equipment into the van, Ai propped herself against a pillar of the building. "Water...please," she asked of a stage-hand. He nodded and went off to search.
"You all right, Ai-chan?" Reina nudged the woman slightly.
"Fine," came her weak response. Reina gave an exaggerated nod.
"You definitely sound fine."
Ai coughed and cleared her throat, "I'm fine, really. Thank you for your concern."
"Too formal," Reina laughed. "You sure yesterday didn't have you all worn out?" Takahashi had spent the night at Miki's.
"Oooh? What happened yesterday~?" Koharu and Mitsui asked as they walked passed their seniors.
"Something naughty."
"Mikitty..."
"Fujimoto-sama," Miki corrected.
"Fujimoto-sama," Ai responded obediently and unconsciously fingered Miki's collar.
"Naughty?" Koharu wondered aloud, and looked to an equally confused Mitsui for an answer. "You mean like staying up until 2 playing video games?"
"No, but we can tell you did. Look at your eyebags!" Reina pointed out. Koharu gasped and covered her eyes. Then she uncovered them and pointed at Reina's finger.
"You could've poked my eye~!" Koharu pouted: "what are you trying to do, make one of my eyes wonky too?"
"Hey!" Tanaka cried defensively, and they all laughed.
Ai smiled at the two, but then found her gaze wandering away and settling on Kamei and Gaki-san, who were both chatting away with Sayumi on the other side of the lobby. Shige-san. What's she doing with Miki? Suddenly Kamei turned her and looked at Ai curiously. Takahashi paled and hastily averted her eyes up at the sky. Her guilt was weighing heavily on her mind.
"Alright, girls. Load into the van! We're heading out!" their director yelled.
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It was impossible to get through to Ai when she was being squished like that, with Reina on one side and Miki on the other. Risa walked slowly behind the three, studying Fujimoto's arm hooked under Ai's. She did her best to confine her tinge of jealousy. Up ahead, Eri and Sayumi pranced about, pointing out interesting things while a camera crew documented their every action.
"Oi-chi! I'm hungry!" cried Aka-chin.
"Osu! Me too!" Reina cheered, which lead to a whole group-cheer. Here's my chance...
"Sorry, Tanakachii-ah-excuse me..." Risa wedged herself between Ai and Reina.
"Oi, Gaki-san!"
"Sorry, sorry." Ai and Miki walked on as if nothing had happened. "Ai-chan," Risa whispered. Takahashi ignored her. Niigaki tried again, "Ai-chan, we have to talk," she insisted and took hold of her wrist. Takahashi hesitated, before replying:
"Please, Gaki-san, I'm pushing this...cart," and shook off Risa's hand. In response, Niigaki stopped walking and glowered at Ai, who had also stopped and tried to use her eyes to plead instead. Don't start anything. Not here, they seemed to say. Miki stood at her side, glaring at Niigaki. Ignoring her gaze, Risa simply removed Ai's hands from the carriage.
"Oi! Niigaki! What're you doing?" Aka-chin demanded while bouncing atop his carriage. "We're going to eat!" Risa ignored his protest, grabbed a startled Sayumi and put the girl at the helm of the carriage. With a nod of satisfaction to herself, a silent Risa grabbed Ai's hand and jogged on ahead, leaving a stunned group of girls, a surprised camera crew, and a hoppingly mad fake baby behind them.
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"Gaki-san," Ai began, but was silenced when she realized Risa was blatantly staring at her chest. Niigaki pointed to the microphones attached to their shirts. Oh, right, Ai thought, and flicked the power switch off while Gaki-san did the same with hers.
Nervously, Ai rubbed her neck and head, making sure not to make eye contact with Risa. She did her best to assess the situation. The younger had brought them to a small, stone alleyway. They had jogged at first, but then had ended up sprinting for some unexplained reason. Just what Risa so excited to talk to her about? Maybe she's going to say that she's breaking up with Kamei and confess that she really loves me...! Her knees grew weak at the thought while her imagination grew wilder: Maybe Gaki-san's going to ravage me here and now...! Kiss me and caress me...She'll tell me how ridiculous my accent is and then tell me how much she secretly loves hearing it... Ai found her body ache longingly. I really am an addict...
But would she be forced to break Fujimoto's rule? Takahashi shuddered at the thought of possible consequences when Risa interrupted her train of thought.
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"Err, what should we do...?" asked a member of the camera crew, thus breaking the silence. Sighing, the director kneaded his forehead and cussed out loud.
"DAMN IT, what the hell was that?! Argh...shut off filming for now." The camera crew turned off their cameras and stretched their aching muscles.
The silent members looked uneasily at each other, and then at the narrow road where Gaki-san and Ai had run down.
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"Just what is going on with you?!" Gaki-san hissed. "Acting all weird and then avoiding me for nearly a week!" Takahashi cowered under her friend's harsh words and turned her face away. "Look at me," Risa ordered, steeling her anger.
"I'm sorry, I can't-" protested Ai whom weakly swatted away Niigaki's hands. "Please, just leave me alone, Gaki-san. Just-just let me be!" Ai couldn't meet her friend's eyes, but she knew just how Gaki-san would look: intense, dark-brown pools for eyes, red, over-exerted cheeks, a pouty, indignant mouth, and long, tousled, wavy hair. Takahashi's ears turned red. Her heart gave a leap and a thump. She'd look absolutely sexy and I'd succumb to her without a another thought...
Sighing, Risa leaned against one side of the stone alley and quietly surveyed Ai from a distance.
"...What's that around your neck?"
"That's none of your business," Ai mumbled half-heartedly. When Gaki-san approached her, she self-consciously tried to conceal Miki's collar with her hands.
"Don't hide from me..." Risa whispered urgently and placed both her hands on Ai's shoulders, gripping them tightly. "Please..." It was impossible now to avoid Risa's angry, worried eyes that peered so desperately into her own. "Ai..." Risa's warm breath kissed her forehead and rubbed her cheeks red. Don't make me, Ai pleaded silently. "Please, Ai."
Her hands dropped from her neck as if weighed down by lead--she was helpless; naked. Yet with both of Niigaki's hands still firmly holding her, Ai felt her body lighter somehow. And suddenly she realized that they were alone in this alleyway; just the two of them. She could feel a sudden rush of blood through her veins. Oh the things she wanted to tell Gaki-san! "Gaki-san-"
"What does 'Property of Hecate' mean?"
Takahashi was grounded again; faced with reality, again. "...Fujimoto-san...?" She couldn't deal with this. Not now, not when she was right here with Risa. "Is she making you do this?" Risa was angry now. "You tell me, Ai-chan. Is she hurting you? Blackmailing you?" Not now when there's so many other things I need to say to you! "Ai-chan!"
But Takahashi had already sprinted out of the alleyway.
To be continued...
This was more-or-less a set-up chapter. Sorry again for the wait. Vacationing got in the way!
Sukoshi: That Gaki-san! Hopefully everything will pan out, yeah?
Amarghetta: Tough stuff.
JFC :grin:
Kreuz_Asakura: Ah, Reina...
Stefy: In my mind, Ai never had to worry about her relationship with Risa until Kamei swept her away, you know what I mean? And there'll be more on Sayu's situation soon.
lil hamz: Hope you haven't gone crazy yet. I imagine Risa and Ai were simply content as friends, and now that things have become complicated, they've realized their fatal mistake. Just like a floozy drama. :)
Brat-san: Heh, we'll see.
~Psychotic~o_o~: Oh, TakaFuji? I know what you mean. :yep:
rndmnwierd: Well, who knows? Sayu does have a dark side... :twisted: Ayaya? She's a just a friend in this (so far).
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Ooo I've never read this one before! Thanks for the update which drew my attention to it!
It's extremely well written and very interesting so far. I must admit that the GAM fan in me is hoping for more Miki/Aya (or even just more Aya!) in the future. But I love anything where Miki is just being delightfully evil. So keep up the good work!
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Ugh~! Stop it with the cliff hangars! @____________@;
But I have to say, it is getting more interesting by the second! Risa definitely knows that they're up to something, so I wonder what action she's going to take now :0 Try to be persistant and pester Ai, or question Miki :x...
But I look forward to the emotional turmoil you're going to put Ai in, seeing the situation like this... And how she was one of the emotionless-yet-hurting-inside types as displayed through this chapter.
Write faster and update mucho! <3 This fic is too good to be updated rarely D<
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Ah, welcome back! I've been wondering what happened to you... :D
Yay for Miki's dominatrix tendencies! :yep:
But, how come Risa is so collected?
She's the queen of reaction, isn't she? :lol:
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"Ah! Ai-chan, your mic," Risa stretched her quick hands out to readjust the mic on Ai's shirt, only to have Ai shrug from her touch. "...Ai-chan?" Takahashi glared at Niigaki.
"Don't touch me." The words cut and Risa bled. Ai pried Risa's hand off of her.
"Ai-chan. Come over here."
"Yes, Miki-sama..." came the dull reply. Ai turned from Niigaki and didn't look back.
Oh shit...Aichan must have given in and agreed to Miki's terms. This means that Aichan must be going through some love/hate thing with Risa now (without the latter's knowledge, of course). She's obviously doing this to protect Risa, and the only reason why she'd want to protect Risa is because she cares so much for her.
At the same time, one can say that it's Risa's fault for putting Aichan in this situation where she's had to agree to the the terms that state she has to "be Miki's". Aichan obviously isn't fond of this idea, and so it's likely that she knows and hates the fact that her feelings for Risa basically compelled her to do this.
"Don't you dare look at Niigaki or associate with her in any way. Here, wear this around your neck," Miki pressed a small white collar on Ai's palm. It was about half the width of the one she wore on HM@; but instead of bearing her name, this collar read 'Property of Hecate.' Ai looked up at Miki. "The witch, of course." Miki smiled
Damn that's pretty severe. Since she likely has to wear this out in public, I wonder how she'll explain it to people (like the other H!P girls, particularly Risa) who ask her about it?
"Ah, I'll help you," Sayumi offered. Taking the collar from Ai's hand, Michishige fastened the collar around Takahashi's neck. "It's not too tight..?" she asked, placing her hands on Ai's shoulders.
"...No. Than..." she couldn't bring herself to thank Sayumi. The other only bowed her head and stepped back. Bowing back, Ai nodded a silent 'thanks' back at the girl. It was beyond strange to be in the presence of a nearly silent Shige-san.
I wonder how long Sayu has known about Eri and Risa?
The four nights since then had been a sleepless ones; and though her eyebags had been covered by layers of makeup, faint rings were still visible. Four days with no contact with Gaki-san. It's too painful to live, she constantly found herself thinking.
Fujimoto had Takahashi block calls from the girl, and always made sure to take Takahashi along with her after work. Ai felt lucky just to see a glimpse of Risa.
Hmmm...I wonder what Risa's thinking about Aichan's recent behaviour?
"You all right, Ai-chan?" Reina nudged the woman slightly.
"Fine," came her weak response. Reina gave an exaggerated nod.
"You definitely sound fine."
Ai coughed and cleared her throat, "I'm fine, really. Thank you for your concern."
"Too formal," Reina laughed. "You sure yesterday didn't have you all worn out?" Takahashi had spent the night at Miki's.
She spent the night at Miki's??? If my other theory is right (i.e. the one I posted up for the previous chapter), then this could be all part of some plan to get Risa to notice Aichan and Miki "getting close", which would lead her to get jealous and fight to win Aichan. But...if my theory was totally off...then last night...:o
"You mean like staying up until 2 playing video games?"
"No, but we can tell you did. Look at your eyebags!" Reina pointed out. Koharu gasped and covered her eyes. Then she uncovered them and pointed at Reina's finger.
"You could've poked my eye~!" Koharu pouted: "what are you trying to do, make one of my eyes wonky too?"
"Hey!" Tanaka cried defensively, and they all laughed.
Oh, Koharu's busted! :lol:
It was impossible to get through to Ai when she was being squished like that, with Reina on one side and Miki on the other. Risa walked slowly behind the three, studying Fujimoto's arm hooked under Ai's. She did her best to confine her tinge of jealousy.
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"Ai-chan, we have to talk," she insisted and took hold of her wrist. Takahashi hesitated, before replying:
"Please, Gaki-san, I'm pushing this...cart," and shook off Risa's hand. In response, Niigaki stopped walking and glowered at Ai, who had also stopped and tried to use her eyes to plead instead. Don't start anything. Not here, they seemed to be pleading. Miki stood at her side, glaring at Niigaki. Ignoring her gaze, Risa simply removed Ai's hands from the carriage.
"Oi! Niigaki! What're you doing?" Aka-chin demanded while bouncing atop his carriage. "We're going to eat!" Risa ignored his protest, grabbed a startled Sayumi and put the girl at the helm of the carriage. With a nod of satisfaction to herself, a silent Risa grabbed Ai's hand and jogged on ahead, leaving a stunned group of girls, a surprised camera crew, and a hoppingly mad fake baby behind them.
Well, it looks like Risa's noticed. But...now what? Part of the terms was that Aichan wasn't supposed to talk with Risa, right?
"Just what is going on with you?!" Gaki-san hissed. "Acting all weird and then avoiding me for nearly a week!" Takahashi cowered under her friend's harsh words and turned her face away. "Look at me," Risa ordered, steeling her anger.
"I'm sorry, I can't-" protested Ai whom weakly swatted away Niigaki's hands. "Please, just leave me alone, Gaki-san. Just-just let me be!"
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"...What's that around your neck?"
"That's none of your business," Ai mumbled half-heartedly. When Gaki-san approached her, she self-consciously tried to conceal Miki's collar with her hands.
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"What does 'Property of Hecate' mean?"
Takahashi was grounded again; faced with reality, again. "...Fujimoto-san...?" She couldn't deal with this. Not now, not when she was right here with Risa. "Is she making you do this?" Risa was angry now. "You tell me, Ai-chan. Is she hurting you? Blackmailing you?"
Okay, so now Risa knows that Miki's involved. So what's Risa going to do next? Is she just going to stand by and watch her best friend be miserable (unlikely), or is she going to find out WHY she's miserable? If she does do the latter, what will she do when she gets her answer?
Oh, and STILL no idea what role Reina plays in all of this. (http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c340/J-F-C/shrug.gif)
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Ohhhhh flooze eh? I like flooze XD More MORE!!!! *bangs head*
If I hadn't gone crazy before, I have after reading this chapter. After waiting forever for you to return, you end with a cliffhanger like this???? Somebody give me a chair before I faint :lol:
You write sooooooooooooo well, like really well. And the flow of the story....omg don't even get me started on how amazing it is. And how do you come up with such ideas, TakaGaki running off halfway through filming, Reina and Sayumi in with Miki and KameiShige still being such good friends minus the couple bit. Oh and Koharu + Reina + video games + wonky eye = Fun! Fun! FUN!
Now please write more soon or I might have to track you down while you are still on vacation :P
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:mon lovelaff:
Forgive for the lack of comment, but it's 4 in the morning and I need more of this lovely fic. XD TakaGaki FTW.
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I really meant to post this tomorrow with Ch 7, but whatever, right?
Chapter 6
The camera crew had decided to go for a drink, leaving the remaining four members standing around in an awkward silence. Reina turned to Sayu and the two shared a knowing look. Ai-chan's in trouble...
Fujimoto-sama must be pissssed! thought Reina, shaking her head. Ai-chan was a nice girl... Looking at the two in front of her, she saw that Eri was slightly hysterical from Gaki-san's reckless behaviour while Sayumi...? Why's Sayu staring at Leader..? Reina cocked her head to the side.
Miki was smiling. And chuckling to herself. Hell, she can hardly contain herself... thought Reina in awed fascination. Now she's really at it. Fujimoto tried covering her mouth, but her laughter only echoed within her cupped hands and leaked out through the cracks.
While Eri babbled incoherently to herself, Sayumi and Reina were fixated on their leader, who was currently suffocating herself from laughing so hard.
"Oh, I'm dyin'!" she proclaimed loudly, gripping her stomach. She must've gotten so angry she looped around back to happy. The thought of someone disobeying her must just be that preposterous in her mind. Scary... Reina took a step back. Or could it also be that Leader is thinking of those things? Whippings and beatings that leave bruises for weeks...Reina looked back over to Sayumi who seemed to be thinking the same thing. They were both equally terrified for their missing friend.
Neither dared to imagine just what this woman had in store for Takahashi when she got back.
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"Hey, hey...What just happened?" Eri swung Sayumi's hands--shaking the girl out of her stupor--and pointed after Gaki-san and Ai. "Does Sayu know anything?" Kamei asked worriedly. "I hope those two are okay...Gaki-san's been worried about Ai-chan, saying Ai-chan's been acting strangely." Michishige stared at Kamei, studying her worried face and wondering to herself if Kamei had ever been worried like that over her. "...Sayu, why aren't you saying anything? Are you not feeling too good either?" Sayu shook her head.
"I'm fine." Eri looked unconvinced. "...After all, cuteness is the best shield against germs~!" Sayu continued, and was relieved to see a little tension relieved from Eri's knit brows.
"Ah, ok. That's good then..." Kamei's voice trailed off, obviously still deep in thought about the recent situation.
"They'll be back soon," Sayumi assured her, and gave Eri's hand a strong squeeze. "I promise." And then you can go back to Gaki-san...She had to bite her lip so as not to say that part out loud.
"Okay," Eri mumbled and cast her eyes down to her shuffling feet. Like a turtle shrinking back into its shell...Michishige covered her mouth to hide her adoring smile.
*ruuuumble...*
"Eri-chan?"
"Eheh, sorry...Hmmm, what should we eat?" That was fast, Sayumi grinned and looked around. Gently squeezing Eri's hand, she pointed to a small food stand nearby.
"How 'bout there?"
"Ah! Crepes...! Yummy...~" Michishige melted at the familiar ring of Kamei's laughter. Take all the time you need, Gaki-san... Sayumi tightened her grip on Eri's hand.
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She ran after her without thinking. "Ai-chan!" The older woman was now just a blip up ahead. What the hell is going on with her? Just what has Mikitty put her up to?! Gaki-san knew it wasn't Takahashi she needed to get answers from, but Fujimoto. But still! This is ridiculous! "Takahashi Ai! Stop running this instant!" she yelled, madly dashing up the stone path leading back to where the other members were. Can't you understand that I'm concerned about you? Is this how you treat your best friend? she wanted to shout, but found herself short of breath. Let me help you! Or am I no longer allowed to do even that..?
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Ugh. Fuijimoto scowled at the happy twosome frolicking around the town plaza. I thought I told that girl 'not yet!' Oh well, she'll be fun when her time comes too.
Miki was still deep in thought when Reina snuck behind her and whispered: "Had a good laugh?" Fujimoto turned her head and studied Tanaka for a moment, then shrugged.
"I guess so..." heaving a sigh, Miki stretched her arms over her head and yawned. "But things will be more interesting soon." Reina smiled.
"That's good to hear." I was beginning to regret I'd joined, but Reina kept that to herself.
"Oh, they have cold drinks too! Miki-sama, they have expensive alcohol!" Kamei waved from the stall. Fujimoto waved back, a fake smile plastered on her face.
The pair ran back over to Miki and Sayu pulled her hand: "C'mon, c'mon, let's buy some~!" Sayu whined. "I'm hungry from waiting-" she paused, feeling a tight squeeze on her other hand.
"G..gaki-san..!" Kamei cried.
"Eri-" Sayu started to say, but Kamei wasn't listening. The girl let go of Sayu's hand and started running and left Michishige, whose other hand was still holding Miki's.
"They're back..." Fujimoto was grinning again.
They all watched as Takahashi stumbled hastily down a hill towards them, tears streaming down her face, followed by a red-faced Niigaki sprinting after her. Is this what Leader meant? Reina wondered.
"Gaki-san! I was so worried," Kamei cried, running towards the girl. "Gaki-san..?" Risa didn't seem like she'd heard her at all as both she and Ai ran past her.
Fujimoto stretched open her waiting arms and Takahashi leaped right into them, stopping Risa dead in her tracks.
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"G-...ga...Gaki-san," Kamei huffed and pulled weakly on Risa's lax arm. "We were so worried...you two just...ran off..." Risa wasn't listening. Kamei watched as Niigaki clenched and unclenched her jaw and heaved her chest as she tried to catch her breath. Risa's eyes frightened her.
"Oh, has Gaki-san been bullying you? There, there..." Miki smoothed Ai's hair back in place. Ai continued to sob unrelentingly onto her shirt and held onto Miki for dear life.
"MIKI!!" Risa burst out, surprising them all but one: Reina took a step back, Sayu gaped, Eri winced, a frightened Ai buried her face in Miki's chest, while Miki herself stood unaffected. "What the hell is that collar?!" Risa was closing in on them fast, but Miki remained cool.
"Oh that? Why it's a present. From me to her for our anniversary."
"...What?" Her mind scrambled for the possible meanings behind those words. "What anniversary..?!" Niigaki wasn't sure whether she was still angry or simply exhausted and confused now. Miki wasn't making any sense.
"Why, our one-month anniversary of becoming a couple, of course," came the pleasant reply--which was naturally a lie. "Oh you should have seen her with it on in bed yesterday. Sexy, I must say," Miki continued, keeping her eyes locked on Risa's. Takahashi squirmed uneasily in Fujimoto's firm hold. Don't tell her these things! Ai screamed in her head. Stop it! But all she could manage was a small gasp and more bitter tears. "Aren't we perfect together?" Miki stroked Ai's arms tenderly.
"...Wha...t..." Miki leered at Risa as she fell to her knees. Immediately, Eri rushed to her side to support her, but it was obvious that the damage had been done. "It's not true..." Risa lay unmoving in her arms, her lifeless eyes cast down at the dull-grey pavement. So this is why...all of that secrecy...
Risa reflected on herself--her actions, her character. All this time, maybe they were just spending time together all this time and I got it all wrong. I'm wrong. My feelings...my feelings towards Ai-chan are wrong. Thoughts were racing through her mind a mile a minute. She couldn't possibly feel the same...I...can't believe I yelled at her over nothing... Risa raised her eyes to look at the woman in question. She must hate me now. Her chest weighed so heavily with guilt and despair that she was sure her ribs would break.
"Gaki-san..? Risa!" Eri's eyes were brimming with worried tears as she shook her lover's shoulders. "Say something! Gaki-san!" She pressed her hand against Risa's forehead, checked her pulse...Risa was hurt somewhere where she couldn't reach. Knowing she was helpless, Kamei pulled her into a tight hug, praying to God or any divine being to help restore her beloved Risa back to normal. Please..!
Miki watched them and chuckled. Tanaka glanced at Fujimoto, then looked back at the tragic pair, her face expressionless. She felt something tugging painfully inside her, but decided to ignore it.
Fujimoto patted Ai's head in an affectionate manner again, but the woman had stopped sobbing and was now silent. Takahashi slipped her hands from Fujimoto's waist and dropped them at her sides. Her head was hung so that her bangs obscured her face. She looked like a mannequin, but it was easy enough for Miki to spot Ai's hands slowly clench into tight, shaking fists. How cute.
Miki then turned to look at Sayumi, who in turn shot her back a look of absolute disgust. Yet the girl obeyed all the same--pulling out her camera and focusing it on the subjects before her.
*click*
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To be continued.
If you're wondering "WTF, where the devil are Koha and Mitsui?!" They took another van to shoot their Chinese segment.
Any guesses on what exactly Miki was laughing at?
Novaforever: Hey, new reader! Sorry this chapter sucked. Hopefully the next one will be better, yeah? I'll try to write in Ayaya somehow.
Yuuyami: Ah, it seems I ended this one with another cliffhanger...And now you can assess the mental state of Ai. :(
Amarghetta: As for Risa being the reaction queen...In my opinion, that's mostly for the camera, though I don't doubt she does have those sorts of over-the-top reactions in her personal life.
JFC: Do you mind picking apart the reason why Ai might have jumped into Miki's arms? :) Unfortunately, Risa's feelings towards Ai are definitely in turmoil right now, even on a purely platonic level. And yes, that night between Ai and Miki did happen. :shocked:
lil_hamz: *hands you a folding chair* I definitely don't write so good, (<This is a mess!) but thank you for saying so. How was this chapter?
Mikitty-saikou: Glad you're enjoying it so far! Sorry I characterized Miki so badly. :(
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Ohoho...
I wonder what Miki really IS planning... Hmm...
I guess is that Miki is indirectly being nice, forcing Ai to act that way so that Risa could go after her, and then they all live happily ever after xD Or something like that o_O At least that's how I see it when Miki was telling Risa about Ai in bed (Ai in bed with that collar... Yummy :] ) and seemed like she was purposely doing that so Risa can be tempted to steal Ai back or something.
Now Ai... Ai's too conflicted by the situation in general to be thinking about Miki's true intentions, whatever it may be. Right now, she's just feeling guilty for not being able to tell Risa anything, but Miki just had to go and tell her, making Ai feel even worse for betraying her loyalty to poor Risa-chan :/... She just doesn't know that Risa still cares for her! HAVE FAITH AI! -gives her a hardhat-
Now, I don't recall doing this, but even if I did, I'll do it again xD
-gives you a hardhat to protect from writers' block- <3
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Fujimoto stretched open her waiting arms and Takahashi leaped right into them, stopping Risa dead in her tracks.
Ouch! :(
"MIKI!!" Risa burst out, surprising them all but one: Reina took a step back, Sayu gaped, Eri winced, a frightened Ai buried her face in Miki's chest, while Miki herself stood unaffected. "What the hell is that collar?!" Risa was closing in on them fast, but Miki remained cool.
Now, that's some reaction! :grin:
"Oh that? Why it's a present. From me to her for our anniversary."
Double ouch! :cry:
"Oh you should have seen her with it on in bed yesterday. Sexy, I must say," Miki continued, keeping her eyes locked on Risa's. Takahashi squirmed uneasily in Fujimoto's firm hold. Don't tell her these things! Ai screamed in her head. Stop it! But all she could manage was a small gasp and more bitter tears. "Aren't we perfect together?" Miki stroked Ai's arms tenderly.
Tenderly? She can be tender? :roll:
Miki then turned to look at Sayumi, who in turn shot her back a look of absolute disgust. Yet the girl obeyed all the same--pulling out her camera and focusing it on the subjects before her.
*click*
Oh, more piccies! What for, I wonder. :?
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The camera crew had decided to go for a drink, leaving the remaining four members standing around in an awkward silence. Reina turned to Sayu and the two shared a knowing look. Ai-chan's in trouble...
Fujimoto-sama must be pissssed! thought Reina, shaking her head.
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Miki was smiling. And chuckling to herself. Hell, she can hardly contain herself... thought Reina in awed fascination. Now she's really at it. Fujimoto tried covering her mouth, but her laughter only echoed within her cupped hands and leaked out through the cracks.
Eviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil! Miki-sama's eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil! :twisted:
"Hey, hey...What just happened?" Eri swung Sayumi's hands--shaking the girl out of her stupor--and pointed after Gaki-san and Ai. "Does Sayu know anything?" Kamei asked worriedly. "I hope those two are okay...Gaki-san's been worried about Ai-chan, saying Ai-chan's been acting strangely."
Well, if the events of chapter 3 are any indication, then Risa's doubts and confusion are really bothering her. Aichan's her best friend, so naturally she'd be worried about her, which is likely what Eri is thinking. However, what's going to happen now, how will Risa react if/when she finds out the WHOLE story of why Aichan's acting the way she is and why she's wearing that coller from Miki?
"They'll be back soon," Sayumi assured her, and gave Eri's hand a strong squeeze. "I promise." And then you can go back to Gaki-san...She had to bite her lip so as not to say that part out loud.
Dammit Sayu! :cry:
She ran after her without thinking. "Ai-chan!" The older woman was now just a blip up ahead. What the hell is going on with her? Just what has Mikitty put her up to?! Gaki-san knew it wasn't Takahashi she needed to get answers from, but Fujimoto.
Man, if Risa goes to Miki for answers, she's gonna flip. :o
Ugh. Fuijimoto scowled at the happy twosome frolicking around the town plaza. I thought I told that girl 'not yet!' Oh well, she'll be fun when her time comes too.
Ok, WTH does she mean by this??? Was she going to use the photos on Eri or Sayu like she did on Aichan? Does she have something ELSE on them that we haven't seen yet?
Wait, to which girl is she referring? Sayu or Eri?
The pair ran back over to Miki and Sayu pulled her hand: "C'mon, c'mon, let's buy some~!" Sayu whined. "I'm hungry from waiting-" she paused, feeling a tight squeeze on her other hand.
"G..gaki-san..!" Kamei cried.
"Eri-" Sayu started to say, but Kamei wasn't listening. The girl let go of Sayu's hand and started running and left Michishige, whose other hand was still holding Miki's.
AWWWWWWWWWWWW poor Sayu! :pleeease:
"They're back..." Fujimoto was grinning again.
They all watched as Takahashi stumbled hastily down a hill towards them, tears streaming down her face, followed by a red-faced Niigaki sprinting after her. Is this what Leader meant? Reina wondered.
"Gaki-san! I was so worried," Kamei cried, running towards the girl. "Gaki-san..?" Risa didn't seem like she'd heard her at all as both she and Ai ran past her.
Fujimoto stretched open her waiting arms and Takahashi leaped right into them, stopping Risa dead in her tracks.
Oh boy. :stunned:
Miki must be REALLY serious about pulling off this...whatever it is that she's doing with Aichan. We all know that the deal Miki made with Aichan was for the latter to basically "belong" to her for the month. It would have been one thing if they had just kept this under wraps, but to be so open about it, surely Miki must have realized that it things would get weird if the other girls knew about it (to put it mildly). Is this part of some bigger plan by Miki that we just aren't aware of yet, or is she just making Aichan do this because of her evil sense of humour?
Now from Aichan's viewpoint, having to run into Miki's arms would have to be part of the agreement. It's pretty obvious, after all, that she'd rather run into Risa's arms but because of the deal with Miki, she can't say or do anything that would clue Risa in on what's happening. Having to do all of this, having to submit to Miki's wishes like this, while at the same time letting Risa see it all, it's got to be tearing Aichan up inside.
From Risa's POV, if she thought she was having doubts about being with Eri before...seeing THIS will magnify her confusion tenfold. It's probably the last thing that she expected, to say she'll be shocked or stunned would be a gross understatement. She'll see her best friend "with" Miki. Risa could suddenly find herself in one of those "what she could have had" situations, and how special it COULD have been, only to find out it's too late, because someone else has already claimed it.
"MIKI!!" Risa burst out, surprising them all but one: Reina took a step back, Sayu gaped, Eri winced, a frightened Ai buried her face in Miki's chest, while Miki herself stood unaffected. "What the hell is that collar?!" Risa was closing in on them fast, but Miki remained cool.
"Oh that? Why it's a present. From me to her for our anniversary."
"...What?" Her mind scrambled for the possible meanings behind those words. "What anniversary..?!" Niigaki wasn't sure whether she was still angry or simply exhausted and confused now. Miki wasn't making any sense.
"Why, our one-month anniversary of becoming a couple, of course," came the pleasant reply--which was naturally a lie. "Oh you should have seen her with it on in bed yesterday. Sexy, I must say," Miki continued, keeping her eyes locked on Risa's. Takahashi squirmed uneasily in Fujimoto's firm hold. Don't tell her these things! Ai screamed in her head. Stop it! But all she could manage was a small gasp and more bitter tears. "Aren't we perfect together?" Miki stroked Ai's arms tenderly.
Ok, so there's the story. Question is, why bother coming up with it in the first place? Is she just messing with Risa's head? Is she trying to get Risa to realize that she really wants to be with Aichan and not Eri? If so, couldn't she have come up with a better way of doing it than doing this soap-opera style?
Oh, and now that Risa's heard it, what will be her reaction? If Risa goes off into a whole "No Aichan can't be yours because she should be with me" type of thing, how will Eri react THAT?
Risa reflected on herself--her actions, her character. All this time, maybe they were just spending time together all this time and I got it all wrong. I'm wrong. My feelings...my feelings towards Ai-chan are wrong. Thoughts were racing through her mind a mile a minute. She couldn't possibly feel the same...I...can't believe I yelled at her over nothing... Risa raised her eyes to look at the woman in question. She must hate me now. Her chest weighed so heavily with guilt and despair that she was sure her ribs would break.
Looks like Risa's starting to realize just how special Aichan really is to her, and it hurts her because she didn't realize them sooner. And no, Aichan doesn't hate Risa, if she did she wouldn't be so emotional about this herself. If anything, I'd think that Aichan would be starting to hate Miki right now for putting on this whole charade, which is obviously hurting but herself and Risa.
"Gaki-san..? Risa!" Eri's eyes were brimming with worried tears as she shook her lover's shoulders. "Say something! Gaki-san!" She pressed her hand against Risa's forehead, checked her pulse...Risa was hurt somewhere where she couldn't reach. Knowing she was helpless, Kamei pulled her into a tight hug, praying to God or any divine being to help restore her beloved Risa back to normal. Please..!
Risa, right now, is emotionally lost. She's been given a LOT to deal with, and she doesn't know how to sort any of it out. She doesn't know what she should do, she doesn't know what she should feel, she doesn't know what (or who) she truly wants.
And poor Eri, in a way she's innocent in all of this. So far there haven't been any indications that she has feelings for anyone other than Risa. What's going to happen to her and how's she going to cope if Risa decides that she's going to fight to be with Aichan, and that being with Eri isn't right?
Miki watched them and chuckled. Tanaka glanced at Fujimoto, then looked back at the tragic pair, her face expressionless. She felt something tugging painfully inside her, but decided to ignore it.
Still have NO idea what Reina's deal is in all of this. :dunno:
Miki then turned to look at Sayumi, who in turn shot her back a look of absolute disgust. Yet the girl obeyed all the same--pulling out her camera and focusing it on the subjects before her.
*click*
Fuckin' rights...it was Sayu who was taking the pictures??? How the hell did she find out about all of this to begin with? Come to think of it, how did ANY of them (meaning Miki, Reina and Sayu) find out about any of this, and why are they doing whatever the hell it is that they're doing??? :banghead:
JFC: Do you mind picking apart the reason why Ai might have jumped into Miki's arms? :) Unfortunately, Risa's feelings towards Ai are definitely in turmoil right now, even on a purely platonic level.
I tried. Dunno if I made sense in any of it though. :P
And yes, that night between Ai and Miki did happen. :shocked:
EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! :OMG:
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Miki has something planned, but it could go both ways. 1) She could be doing this just to make them suffer :badluck: or 2) She's being a nice person trying to get them all together and happy, but just showing she cares in a Miki-sama way :prayers:
Either way this story's got me hooked....but whas Reina's role???
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Yay! An update! An update!
Ahhh Miki the devil. She's got something up her sleeve... There has to be a reason why she keeps getting Sayu to take pictures. Maybe she wants to use this whole situation to make Ayaya jealous? <--GAM fangirl dreaming
Well it sounds like there is more to look forward to tomorrow. I can't wait!
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Is it tomorrow yet? Is it huh is it?? *watches clock tick by* XD
I think Miki is laughing cuz she's sure Ai won't tell Risa the truth. So she's gleeful just thinking about how much control she has over almost everyone hence being able to manipulate things.
As much as I wish for a TakaGaki reunion, I can't help feeling sorry for Eri. Poor turtle, and she is so concerned for Gaki-san too :cry:
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TakaGaki! *squeals and dies happily*
But Kame.. aw, Kame.. poor Sayu too. :(
Reina.. I can see a 6th gen love triangle right there... Oooh boy.
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*bump*
Because this is too good to be on the second page.
That and cuz I really x infinity wanna read more of this :P
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why there is no updte in this one???? nooooooooo....... :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum: :tantrum:
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MOU! I thought there was an update! *puffs up cheeks*
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XD I thought that too...
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Seeing as how this was bumped and I had time to kill, I re-read it.
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STILL can't figure out how Reina fits into all of it. :lol:
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So I just read this for the first time
and it's got me hooked
But it hasn't been updated in forever :cry:
makes me sad...
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It's also my first time reading your fanfic, like heyyouhiya and I'm really hooked! The whole story seems to have a lot of complications and means a lot more than just that... So many questions unanswered! I really wanna read more! so please update soon!
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MOU! I thought there was an update! *puffs up cheeks*
That makes the both of us :OMG:
PS: Sukoshi with puffed cheeks must be so cute :shy2:
Seeing as how this was bumped and I had time to kill, I re-read it.
I so do not have time to kill. In fact I'm up to my neck with school related stuff I'm almost dying. But I still re-read this cus it's THAT good and I missed it soooooooooooooo much.
Where are you orangesocks?!?!! Don't you like H!P anymore? Don't you like Takagaki anymore??? :tama-groan:
COME BACK, WE LONELY READERS -cue Cinderella Complex- NEED YOU!!! :on cny2:
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I want an update too! orangesocks, you really need to come back continue this
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T_T this waiting is killing me X_x