OMG, is school annoying or what? -.-;
Well, I'm back again, and that's the main thing.
@Lolli - I dunno if I could write the story to make it like all hell has broken loose...but I can try!
@ShikyoxYaiba - I know! You think "Oh, I'll write the next chapter today," but somehow that time gets eaten away by school work
@strawb3rrykream -
You little dog!
@JFC - You're just patiently waiting for that "active" chapter, aren't you?
@lil_hamz - You'll just have to wait and see how the story goes, I'm not saying!
@ringo-hime - Ha, thanks
@anuskyna - Well, considering that GakiKame is my shining fandom then yes, more GakiKame
I suppose that I could try and write a TanaKame, but the main reasons I don't are that I'm not really a fan of Reina... and I don't think that I'm very good at writing her...
Well, there is lots of Reina in this, so look forward to that!
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The Stirring
I was pleasantly woken by the sound of birds chirping and the soothing morning light pouring in through the gap in the curtains onto the bed. My arms lay out in front of me, empty. My thoughts instantly went to the girl who had been frustrated all through the night. My eyes shot open when I groped about the bed only to be met with sheets. I propped myself onto my arms. I blinked.
“Kame?”
“Na~ni?”
My gaze turned to where the sweet voice, which was equal to that of the birds, had come from. Eri was sitting on a chair leaning her head on her hands.
“Na~ni?” she again asked dragging out the first syllable.
She titled her head and smiled at me, her bangs falling to the side. I couldn’t help smiling back.
“Good-morning,” I greeted.
“Good-morning,” she replied.
“Today’s the day, huh?”
She nodded.
“Nervous?”
She nodded again.
“Turtle got your tongue?” I teased.
She stuck out her tongue.
“Oh, so you’re just slow today?”
“Hey! I am
not slow!” she exclaimed.
“Oh? Let’s see!”
I leapt out of the bed and headed for her. She leaped out of the chair and dashed out of my reach. She squealed every now and again through our laughs. For it being so early in the morning we sure were being noisy. After several minutes we both collapsed onto the bed, panting and laughing. Eri turned her head to me.
“S-See… I’m not slow!”
“Ok, ok,” I panted turning my head to hers, “you’re not slow.”
Sunny mornings always seemed to be a good omen for me. We both continued to try and calm our racing hearts but it seemed to be useless. My adrenaline was getting higher and higher the closer our faces drew together. She was so close I swear that I could already feel and taste her lips…
“Oi! Will you two quieten down?! You woke me up from my precious beauty sleep!”
Me and Eri instantly froze at the sudden yelling. I let out a sigh while Eri embarrassedly retracted her face from mine with tomato red cheeks. I sat up as she went to the door. There was another loud bang.
“Hey! Hurry up and open this damn door!”
Eri unlocked the door and opened it to a rather unpleased looking Reina.
“Well it’s about time! What took you so long?! Why were you so noisy?! Any why is your face so red?!” Reina demanded.
Eri sweat dropped. I walked over to help her.
“U-Uhh, one question at a time Reina,” Eri said trying to calm down the grouchy yankii.
Reina grinded her teeth in impatience.
“Oh, good-morning Tanakacchi. I’m surprised to see you here.” I smiled. “Did you come to borrow a cup of sugar?”
A small vein popped on her forehead.
“No…I did
not,” Reina replied the irritation clear in her voice. “Anyways! You still need to answer my questions!” she exclaimed pointing a finger at Eri, who instantly stiffened.
I put my hand on her back and gently began to rub her back trying to calm her. My hand seemed to have the opposite affect. Her face went even redder. I smirked to myself.
‘
So that’s how it is,’ I commented to myself with amusement.
“So, why were you being so noisy?” Reina demanded again.
“Kame was just being all PokePokePu,” I said.
Reina blinked a couple of times before letting out an exasperated sigh.
“Whatever.” She looked at Eri. “Why is your face still so red?” she asked.
“E-E-Eh, w-well… u-u-u-umm,” Eri embarrassedly stumbled. Reina raised her eyebrows.
“She’s not feeling too well is all; I think she has the fever. Excuse us, Tanakacchi. Sorry for waking you up. We’ll see you at dance practice later,” I apologised quickly before pulling Eri back and closing the door.
“O-Oi!”
I sat Eri down on the bed. We waited before we finally heard another annoyed sigh and Reina’s footsteps growing distant.
“Honestly,” you could hear her mumble, “those two are complete idiots when they’re together.”
I let out a sigh as I heard her door open then close. I looked at Eri with an amused smile. She let out a small laugh and avoided eye contact.
“R-Reina sure looked an-angry…” she commented in a small voice.
I nodded in agreement, but not really paying attention to the question but more on her face. She finally looked up at me.
“Are you okay?” I asked gently cupping my hands around her face.
“I-I’m fi-fine,” she stammered.
“Oh, then why is your face all red? Maybe you really are ill…” I suggested. I began to lean my face in closer to hers. I saw her shiver and close her eyes.
“Mmm, your head is slightly hot,” I stated after placing our foreheads together.
Her eyes shot open, staring right into my eyes. Several moments of complete silence passed. She blinked and immediately drew away from me.
“
T-T-Toilet!” she shyly exclaimed before jumping off the bed and locking herself in the bathroom.
I smiled. Sure I love the out-going, silly Eri but I love the shy one just as much.
“Kame, you better not take too long in there! I want to have a shower before practice!”
I cold feel the sweat running down my face as I danced to Shabondama. My hair lashed against my face as I harshly swung side to side, my head bobbing. With a final arm throw, the song ended.
“Good job! You guys are keeping in good shape,” the dance teacher congratulated. “Kusumi-san, I want you to work on facial expressions.” Koharu nodded.
“Niigaki-san, try to control your movements a bit more, you were really into the song but be careful as to not become sloppy. Tanaka-san, watch your feet; you nearly fell.” The teacher smirked. We both smiled embarrassedly. “Michishige-san, put more power into your moves. That goes for Mitsui-san and LinLin as well. JunJun, I want you to work on the same thing as Kusumi-san.”
Both JunJun and Koharu instantly locked eyes and glared at each other. Another competition between the two was going to begin. The teacher held her head in her hand and stared at Eri. I, in turn, looked at Eri.
“And Kamei-san,” the teacher started, “work harder, your movements are all wrong. Are you paying attention to what I’m teaching you?”
Eri held her head low. I scowled at the teacher. Everyone knew that this teacher held a grudge against Eri for some reason. I could feel the hatred just piling up inside of me.
“I’m listening,” Eri weakly replied.
“
Then do what I tell you to! I am the teacher and YOU are the student. Don’t you dare try and act all cool by going against me!” the teacher harshly yelled. Eri visibly flinched.
“Hai, gomenasai.”
I felt stinging in palms.
“Honestly, you are completely
useless,” the teacher sighed. “All right, that’s it for today, make sure you practice, I will accept no mistakes tomorrow.”
Another glare was shot at Eri before the teacher quickly gathered her things and left. I turned to Eri and saw a tear fall from her fringe-covered face. I instantly ran over to her pulled her into my arms.
“What the
hell is her problem?!” Reina shouted at no-one in particular. She was obviously just as annoyed as everyone else in the room. I gently began to stroke Eri’s hair as I heard a small sob escape her lips.
“Shh, don’t cry. You did the dance perfectly, so please, don’t cry,” I whispered into her ear.
I felt her arms wrap around me. Sayumi, Reina and Ai walked over to us.
“Don’t cry Eririn, that woman has a serious problem. No matter how many times we dance to any song she always seems to find something that she doesn’t like,” Sayu said.
She hugged Eri from behind. I let go and Eri turned around to hug her best-friend.
“I swear that I’m going to punch her face in,” Reina stated, her jaw clenched.
“Reina, please refrain from doing that,” Ai-chan asked.
“But!”
“No buts. I understand your frustration, but we cannot do anything until Natsu-sensei gets back from the hospital,” Ai-chan explained.
“But can’t we just get someone else?!”
“I’m afraid not, I have already discussed the matter with Tsunku. He says that Rima-sensei just teaches us
differently than what we are used to.”
“Screw him! He says ‘different’?! He doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about!” Reina yelled.
I could feel my annoyance growing but I couldn’t lash out and take my rage out on other members.
“Calm down, Tanakacchi. We’re all just as irked as you, but if there’s nothing that we can do then we will have to put up with it,” I said trying to contain myself.
“How can you say that and be so calm?! Eri’s your friend isn’t she?!”
“I am
not calm at all. Of course she’s my friend, she’s one of the most important people to me,” I took a pause, making sure to choose my words carefully, “but loosing my temper isn’t going to help.”
“But you’re not going to do anything! You’re just going to sit back and watch Eri suffer?! Some friend you are!”
I couldn’t hold it back anymore. My palms burned even more, my fingers digging themselves into the flesh.
“Do you think I
enjoy watching this?! Do you think that I
want Eri to suffer?! I don’t!
I CAN’T STAND IT!” I screamed. Reina glared at me.
“YOU LIAR!”
“STOP IT!”
Both me and Reina froze, and so did everyone one else. I turned to the owner of the voice.
“
Eri…?” Reina breathed out.
Her watery eyes struck us both.
“Stop fighting you two! Seeing you two fight is more painful!”
I turned my head away. My eyes met with Ai-chan’s. Understanding reflected in both of her eyes. Well, I suppose I should understand as well; I’m the sub-leader, I’m meant to help the problems within the group, not create them. I turned my gaze back to Eri.
“But, Eri-“ Reina began but was cut off.
“Reina,” Eri said softly, “I know that Gaki-san would never hurt me or even try. She’s not like that. I know she isn’t…,” her voice drifted off as her eyes caught mine. I felt my cheeks redden slightly. She had publically addressed me by my first name. That’s when I realised that I had done the same while fighting with Reina. It must have slipped out in my anger.
“She’s really kind and loving. She always puts other first, no matter what it is. She really understands me and helps me. She comforts me and makes me laugh when I’m sad. I couldn’t ask for a better friend.” Eri smiled at me the entire she spoke and I smiled back. I walked over to her and held her in my arms for a few moments. When I turned back around, I could feel the sensation of 7 pairs of eyes burning into me and Eri. This was it. I looked at Reina and I saw confusion in her eyes. As if she was thinking “
What is Eri talking about?”.
“What are you talking about, Eri…?” Reina voiced in the silence of the room.
I felt Eri grasp my bloody hand.
“Actually, I,
no,
we have something to tell everyone,” Eri stated.
I tightened my hold on her hand. A few of the members seemed to have guessed what was about to be said but most remained clueless. I quickly scanned through the faces.
…Was that
disgust on Koharu’s face?
I looked at Eri quickly before nodding and taking a deep breath. There’s no going back. I’ve decided. I promised. I opened my mouth and the words tumbled out.
“Me and Eri are dating.”
I swear that I heard my voice echo. I felt my hand become sweaty. I could hear Eri gulp. My knees began to wobble. The tension could be cut with a knife. Looking back at Koharu, I clearly identified the expression on her face. It was definitely disgust. The silence was broken.
“…
I oppose.”
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