Long and has an amusing beginning but it might be boring later on... D: -stabs the nondescriptive writing-
Chapter 18: Flight
Since when…?
The alarm clock rang an aggravating tune. Maki used her sheet to block the noise by pressing it hard to her ears. Even if the alarm clock was on the night-stand to the left of her bed, she didn’t bother turning around to shut it off. She still faced right and tried to sleep through the alarm.
Then, she heard the alarm shut off. Funny… I don’t think the alarm shuts off by itself… Maki turned to her left to see what the supernatural force was.
Why, a sleeping-in Yuko of course.
Maki let out a pretty strained scream, that sounded like she tried to suppress it, but some of it could still be heard.
“Hush~<3” Yuko moved onto Maki, wrapping her leg over Maki’s, a bedspread separating touching of skin, and wrapped her arms around her as well, “I’m still sleeping…” she said lazily, and gave Maki a kiss on the cheek, before trying to sleep.
“GET OFF OF ME!”
BAM.
Meanwhile.
“Eh?” Reina got up immediately, “What was that noise?” and she looked at her balcony door, “Eeeh, a bird must’ve flown into it,” and then she went back to sleep.
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“Well, I wanted to sleep in your room for a change so I invited myself in, at midnight,” Yuko laughed as she picked at her fried egg.
“Why didn’t you sleep in Miki’s room like last night?” Maki dug in her nimono.
“Well, if I did, she would’ve kept me all night~…” Yuko replied in a melodramatic sigh.
“Now now,” Miki smirked, “not in front of the kiddies.”
“Stop it! The touching demons are scaring me~!” Risa laughed.
Just ignore them…ignore them… ignore them… ignore them… Reina trained her mind into saying, hoping that she wouldn’t be swept away by Yuko and Miki’s personalities combined. Her concentration was shattered when Yuko wrapped her arm around her, and used her other hand to pull Reina’s chin towards her face.
“If you’re so pissed off, I might as well sleep with Reina tonight~<3”
“You will not!” Maki and Reina both exclaimed at the same time.
Alright, this is the second day Yuko’s here. And it was true, she slept in Miki’s room yesterday, but they both made so much noise…Thank god Miki’s room is on the other side of the hallway…Then again, my room is two rooms from her…
“Ah… So much noise in the morning…” Megumi stuck her pinky in her ear and rotated it, to hopefully sharpen her hearing senses.
“Morning!” Yuko waved, and motioned for her to sit at the table as well.
Actually, this was a surprisingly early breakfast. Reina, Maki, Risa, Yuko, Miki, and now Megumi, were the first ones to appear for breakfast—at 6 AM.
“Haha, knowing the others, they’ll come seeking breakfast at eight, so we all have two hours to kill,” Yuko sat back in the chair, indicating that she was full.
“Why not kill that groping habit of your’s? An Obachan doing it is creepy,” Maki chuckled.
“Oh, then I’m not me,” Yuko said in a blank face, before smacking Maki in the boob.
Maki growled at Yuko and then held a protective arm extending to her other shoulder as she ate, regretting what she said.
“So, Obachan, how long are you staying here?” Risa simply asked, knowing that she was safe from harm since she was across the table.
“Hmm…When I feel like it,” Yuko said in a smile, then a stern face, “I trust that no one really wants me to leave just because I’m aggravating them, yes?”
“Ah… But is that not the case with Maki?” Megumi replied.
“You’re just asking for your boobs to be popped, aren’t you?” Yuko laughed, looking at Maki.
“You’re just asking for your wellbeing to be seriously burned, aren’t you?” Maki gave the same laugh as Yuko.
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“Ha… That was fun,” Yuko laughed as she yawned.
“Fun? All you did was grope us with Miki,” Maki sighed, realizing what she had just said, and quickly raising her hands to the defense of her precious objects.
Now, they were simple killing time in the lobby. Yuko, Miki, Maki, Reina (Who still had no idea why she was dragged along), and Yossie were lounging around in the couches and chairs.
“Miki, you can’t send her home?”
“Why? This is fun!” Yuko and Miki both said.
“You’re killing me here…” Maki slapped a hand to her forehead.
“Well, she couldn’t anyway, the only person who could—” Yossie began, but was interrupted when a hand was placed on her shoulder.
“I apologize for not making my presence known earlier, I was visiting The Head,” the sudden intruder said.
“Oh! Kaorin! To what do we owe the pleasure now?” Yuko looked up lazily.
“Risa. She told me to take you home.”
“Well then, bye bye!” Yuko got up and waved.
“Wah?!” Maki and Reina both were shocked and surprised.
Kaori and Yuko both walked out of the lobby, but their conversation was clearly heard.
“So, did you bring the car?”
“Yes.”
“Can I drive?”
“No.”
“Fine, take me to a bar then~!”
“You’re going to drink in front of someone who’s going to drive?”
And they all heard the main doors close, signifying that they seriously left.
“She came and went… In the blink of an eye,” Reina widened her eyes.
“Yuuchan and Kaorin, they have a good respect for each other, since Yuko passed her leadership role to her and all, so naturally, they’d obey each other,” Miki laid on the couch, her head resting on Yossie’s lap.
“Hmm…That’s good I guess, but it would’ve been better if she had shown some signs of respect for everyone else too…” Maki looked off to the side.
“Well then, night night!” Yossie smiled.
“Leaving already?” Miki looked up from her rest.
“Dance practice for the new song, Aruiteru, is tomorrow morning.”
“Then again, I also have the PV for Melodies to shoot, haha,” Miki chuckled.
“Don’t do anything reckless with Aya, or you’ll transform,” Maki added in.
“Well, as long as we don’t make lip contact in the PV, it should be okay… Though if we are asked to, it will be problematic…” Miki sat upright on the sofa again.
“Wouldn’t want to transform on set, yes?” Reina said, now knowing that Aya is not cursed.
“True…Maybe if I put plastic wrap on my mouth…The camera might be able to make it look like gloss…”
“Don’t come up with weird ideas,” Maki sighed again.
Yossie stood up, “Going to sleep now, had a fun time, but work is work, so Reina, Miki, I’m expecting you both to not be late,” She said, and then she left. Miki left shortly after, leaving Maki and Reina alone in the lobby.
“So…” Reina began, “What’s it like to fly?”
“Hmm? You want to know?” Maki asked in a bland face. Reina nodded, and Maki grinned, “Meet me at the rooftop in ten minutes,” she stood up, and was heading to her room.
“You’re seriously going to take me out to flight?”
“Why not?” Maki looked back, “I won’t drop you. I definitely won’t drop you...”
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“This is taking a little more than ten minutes…” Reina looked at her watch multiple times. Even though she has ridden on planes and the latter before, this will definitely be the first open-air flight she will be experiencing.
Though, for some odd reason, the night felt very warm to Reina. Perfect, and still, no zephyrs or any odd aroma in the air. Even the sky had stars partially showing amidst the dark sky. To think that Reina might be able to glide in that very atmosphere… She might’ve been able to steal the stars from the very sky if she dared. Her vivid fantasy was interrupted when she heard the rooftop door open, and out of the darkness, came Maki.
In the plaid alternative outfit for Some boys! Touch nonetheless.
“Why dress up for the occasion?” Reina raised a brow, trying to take in the sight of Maki in that outfit up close.
“My wings can rip anything that’s in the way, so rather than appear in a bra, I thought this outfit should suffice. My designer already saved the dimensions and such, and even has another duplicate of the outfit if this one gets destroyed…”
“Yes, but appearing in your bra would’ve been more convenient, I wouldn’t want you to ruin a…sexy outfit like that…” Reina said, hesitating to say sexy. She thought she saw Maki get slightly flustered, but it must be her eyes imagining it.
“Alright…” Maki walked towards Reina, every step she walked caused echoes, seemingly longer each time she moved towards her, “The flight…”
On Maki’s back, seven fleshy sticks poked out of her back. At the tip, looking almost like a sharp black stick, the longest part of the wing slowly protruded out of her, ripping the upper half of the transparent outer wear of her outfit. As it continuously edged its way out, the second longest part of the wing appeared bundled with the longest. Eventually, the third, and shortest stick came, still bundled with the others. After all seven came out, they spread to the side, from Reina’s eyes, looking like spikes coming out of Maki. Then, the sticks suddenly opened, revealing the grey translucent skin between the black wing ‘bones.’
“Well, I’m not sure whether to call them beautiful, or extremely cool…” Reina stared, gawk-eyed.
Maki smiled, and walked forward, each wing angled backwards a few centimeters, “No need to be afraid, I won’t let you fall out of my arms.”
Reina walked forward as well, each step trembling with anticipation.
“Now. Arms around my neck, I’ll carry you, bridal style.”
Reina slowly put her arms around Maki’s warm and soft neck. With this close contact, her olfactory senses picked up the same aroma of the day before, that sweet yet relaxing scent that she always has. Reina looked at Maki’s face, and noticed how the moonlight illuminated her face, seemingly giving her idol’s smile more radiance than daylight.
Since when did you become so…
Maki tilted her head down to look at how cute Reina looked as she placed her arms around her arm with hesitation, yet, had a bit of anticipation in her eyes. “Jump,” and Reina did, thus, Maki caught Reina’s legs and back, holding her bridal style as she did what seemed an eternity ago.
Still clinging to her neck, Reina bowed her head to Maki, signifying that she was ready. With a smile, Maki’s magnificent wings spread out, then she jumped in the air, and her wings flapped softly as to not be so sudden, or too rough, but simply a perfect synchronization of a smooth ascension. Soon, they were both airborne.
Reina was afraid to look at the world below, she kept her head against Maki’s shoulder, looking at the starry skies they were in.
“You know, you should try looking down, don’t worry, I won’t drop you…”
And Reina did as she was told, and looked in awe at the city below her, fascinated at the various lights illuminating it all. “Hold it, wouldn’t people see us? I’m sure most of them really don’t want to point us out as Superman or something…”
“Nah, for some odd reason, when I’m in flight, I think I’m invisible, and probably you too…”
“How so?” Reina looked at Maki again.
“There’s a small body of water there… If I fly over, I don’t think we’ll see our reflections…” and Maki swooped slowly over the water; sure enough, Reina looked to find that their reflections were seriously not showing up at all, no matter how hard she looked.
“Wow…So amazing…” Reina made sure to keep that sight in her head for replay.
“Isn’t it?”
When Reina looked at Maki again, she had a sad look in her eyes. “Maki?”
“I guess it’s a bit nostalgic to carry someone in flight again…”
“Again?”
“Yeah… Unfortunately, I can’t really open that door of my past yet, not now…” her look grew sadder.
“When do you think you can?”
“…I’m not sure… But when the time comes and you listen…I will be very happy.”
I want to believe that there is more beyond that door—that door of darkness to me…Even though the wind spites me… I know there will be something calm… Even though I have this pain… I know there will be something to heal me…A kindness that fulfills me, I want to believe there is light in the darkness of that door…
Without warning, a few tears dropped on Reina’s forehead. As much as she wanted to comfort Maki, she knew she could not do much to console her.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have poured the weakness on you,” Maki tried to smile.
Reina wiped the tears from Maki’s face, to her small shock, “Yeah… That door, it won’t open anytime soon, I think… But you’re the only one who can, since I don’t have the key to it, nonetheless, good luck with opening it.”
“Hmm… Yeah, I’ll keep believing and moving forward, as much as my sappy monologue, haha,” Maki laughed a bit. She looked at Reina again, noting the slight seriousness in her statement, she could only smile, and flew higher in the air. “We can breathe air in a higher place, no need to worry about anything below us, but breathe the air closest to the clouds…”
“And the sadness that seemingly emits from you as you say that?”
Maki could only smile sadly.
Tell me…
“Still a bit conflicted, that’s all… As I said before, when I finally open that door, I hope you will listen. For now, just enjoy the flight,” Maki smiled sincerely.
“Alright,” Reina smiled back, and looked at the cityscape below once again, “this is definitely better than any rollercoaster I’ve been on.”
“Haha, glad to know you enjoy it.”
Tell me, since when did you become so precious to me?
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