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#1 mochi.rini

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Posted 27 December 2011 - 08:49 PM

Welcome to Rini's Box of Fanfictions!~ (> w <)/

Hiya everyone!~ Rini here! I've finally gotten the guts, as well as the willingness to post :D I hope you enjoy~ b(' w ')d I'll do my best to keep everything up to date and what not ^~^

Disclaimer: I own nothing :) None of this stuff is real/legit (except in my wacked out mind)~ And I also apologize ahead of time...my English is kind of weird even though I know more waaaaay more English then Cantonese o.O

ONWARDS!~ :lol:

Chapter Stories
Just Around the Corner
Chapter One (also the next post~)
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four

Onesies
[1.1]Love Me Ai
[1.2]Fairy Tale
[1.3]Hope

[2]Anything for Niigaki-san!!

[3]Another Word

[4]Ikuta's Question


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#2 mochi.rini

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Posted 27 December 2011 - 09:10 PM

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Disclaimer: Creative juices have failed to work properly. But I have been watching too many Taiwanese dramas so if any of you have seen Corner with Love, then you'll recognize it XD If not, I hope you guys won't go and get yourselves spoiled (or that just won't be very fun XD) Some things are going to be different though~


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Chapter One

“Oi Gaki-san! Run down to the market and get some more groceries for me. We’re gonna run out before lunchtime!”

“Yoshizawa-san…why couldn’t you and Ishikawa-san go get the groceries? I highly doubt KonKon and Mako-chan could cause THAT much damage if you two went instead of me. Besides…I’m supposed to be cooking Niigaki style monjayaki for the customers. They’ve been standing in the rain for hours! How am I supposed to satisfy the customers with my monjayaki if I’m out getting groceries?!”

Flashing a one hundred watt smile at the bystanders, Risa weaved through the partially-filled back streets of Yamaguchi as she pedaled her bicycle back to her work place. Yoshizawa-san had given her a strict time limit of a half hour, or else the result would be a pay deduction.

“At this rate, I’ll owe the café money!” the bean internally panicked as she pedaled as quickly as her short legs could care her.

As she waved to the elderly and children who wondered through the streets, Risa couldn’t help but smile at the kind treatment given to her by the civilians of Yamaguchi. Although she’s only been here for a few months, life in Yamaguchi had been very pleasant, as well as adventurous then life in Tokyo had been before she left. It seemed that every day, there was some exciting event just waiting around the corner.

“In high school, Iida-sensei told me that life is a great pleasure because it has many corners. Some corners are dangerously thrilling while some corners are filled with surprises. Whether it's surprises or dangerous thrills, if you don’t walk over there, you definitely won’t know what you’ll meet at the next corner.

Corners are filled with stories, regardless of whether it’s on a person’s path in life or on a crowded street. It might be yours or it might be mine. Therefore, I like corners.”

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“Arigatou gozaimashita Takahashi-san!” the store clerk bowed to the woman as she was escorted out of the jewelry store by the manager.

Stepping out of the large building, Ai was immediately shielded with a large umbrella as she was led to the awaiting Mercedes-Benz. Using one hand to keep the umbrella in place, the driver opened the door. Giving the man a gentle smile, the girl slid into the back of the luxury car, laying her sparkling designer purse on her lap as she checked her appearance in her small compact mirror.

“Perfect,” she whispered to herself before fully relaxing in the cushioned leather seats. As the car roared to life, Ai couldn’t help but lean her head against the window. Life as the daughter of a famous electronics company was so tiring, especially when keeping up with a reputation for the world to see. Watching the scenery change, the heiress couldn’t help by sigh dejectedly.

“I don’t like corners. If I picked a road to travel, it is because I like the view on the road. Sometimes, when I make a turn, I end up seeing things that I really don’t want to see.

And sometimes…sometimes unexpected disasters may occur.”


Looking up from the newly recieved text message from her mother, Ai’s eyes widened when the sight of a small puppy sitting in the middle of the road came to view.

“Watch out!”

And at that instant, the driver slammed onto the brake as the startled puppy retreated into the thick bushes. At the same time, Ai could hear a loud feminine “USO!”as a thunderous jolt was felt throughout the Mercedes. Leaning towards the front of the car, a uniformed girl came into sight, flying over the hood of the car and landing on the grey cement with a loud FLOP!

“Therefore…I really don’t like corners.”



Yes...it's short. But it's only the start. :) I hope you all enjoy (or enjoyed)!~ <3 Rini out~

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#3 rndmnwierd

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Posted 28 December 2011 - 07:15 AM

Wow, first chapter and Risa's already getting run over, lol. Somehow I think it might benefit her in the long run...

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Posted 28 December 2011 - 02:01 PM

Good so far ^^

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Posted 30 December 2011 - 01:01 AM

rndmnwierd: Thank you for being the first reviewer!~ <(^ . ^ <) Getting hit is definitely gonna beneficial :) And I'm not talking insurance wise :lol:

MayaChanShiDae: Thanks for being the second reviewer! (/ ' u ')/ Hope you like this chapter!~

This new chapter is coming relatively faster since I've had the first two chapters already typed out for a month :lol: Enjoy!~

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Chapter Two


“The dog was over here,” Using his index finger, the driver pointed on the hand drawn map setting on the officer’s desk as he recounted the crash that happened only a few minutes ago. “The girl who crashed into our car came from over here.”

“EHHH!?” The uniformed girl exclaimed, standing up from her seat. “What do you mean “the girl who crashed into our car”? You guys were the ones who suddenly braked!”

“You must have been in a hurry, right?” the heiress, who held a bored expression as she kept her eyes on the falling raindrops, spoke up from her more comfortable seat on the leather sofa.

Feeling her temper rising, Risa swung around, glaring at the seemingly-innocent looking woman. “I was retrieving groceries for work. Of course I…”

“Does that mean because you were in such a hurry to get to work, we shouldn’t have braked, and instead, mercilessly hit, or maybe even kill, a poor innocent little dog?”

The eyes of the officer and the driver now rested upon the two women. Upon seeing the heiress’s innocent smile transform into a smug expression, Risa was taken aback. “But…my bike is broken.” The younger woman weakly countered, still at a loss of words over the situation. Feeling flustered, Risa miserably slumped into the wooden chair, burying her face into her the palms of her hands.

Ai could only scoff at the uniformed girl as she resumed looking out the window, watching as people walked by and pointed at the damages on her family car.

“That worn-out bike of yours isn’t even worth the money it takes to wash Takahashi-san’s car. Not even once! Takahashi-san’s car may even need to be polished again because of your actions!”

“You have a point,” the officer agreed with the driver as he turned his attention back to the drawing. “I believe the verdict has come out now. It is…”

“She should pay for our polishing costs!” the driver shouted, accusingly pointing at an already flustered Risa.

Feeling her blood pressure rising far above the normal level, Risa angrily stood up from her seat, knocking the wooden chair onto the ground. “And why’s that?!”

Hearing no responses or witty retorts from any of the three in the room, the woman once again swung around to look at the wealthy woman. Seeing her indifferent manner, the bean, with whatever dignity left, stomped over to the leather sofa and plopped down next to the woman, swinging one arm behind her. The surprised heiress scowled, leaning towards the opposite direction as she tried to get away from the obviously irritated woman, who only shuffled closer.

“Ojou-san, I realize that if you guys didn’t avoid the dog, a sweet and innocent life would have been lost.” Ai wrinkled her nose in response as she glanced at the two men for assistance. They could only give her a look of pity as the uniformed woman ranted on.

“But…” the neutral expression Risa held molded into a look of annoyance as she slammed a fist on the soft cushioned seats. “You guys braked WAY too suddenly! You can’t put all the blame on me! I’m also a victim!”

With her temper no longer held back, Ai shot Risa a piercing stare as the two battled with only a few centimeters of distance between the two. “Then what do you suggest we do?”

“I’ll give you some honest advice,” with that, the bean averted her angry glare at the two men in the middle of the room. “Get a new driver.”

Stunned, both the driver and the heiress glanced at the officer, who seemed to be pondering upon Risa’s statement. Not even a minute, the man nodded in agreement. “She has a point too.”

A partly satisfied Risa finally relaxed a bit, leaning more comfortable, as well as casually, against the leather sofa, her arm still outstretched on the backside of the couch. Taking a sideways glance at the woman next to her, she couldn’t help but angrily muse, “She really is a glittery sparkling haughty princess.”

Feeling upset about the unofficial loss, Ai heatedly crossed her arms over her chest, lying towards the armrest of the sofa. “This girl seriously has no manners!”

“I have the final verdict!” the officer exclaimed with a slight smile, an action that confused the three occupants. Glancing between the driver and Ai, the man carried on, “You two are at fault. The fault is unskilled driving.”

Internally cheering at Ai’s fuming scowl, Risa’s lips began to curve into a slight smile, when the officer unexpectedly switched the focus on her. “You’re also at fault. The fault is rushing and not paying attention to traffic.” It was the heiress’s turn to smirk as the bean’s smile morphed into an apparent grimace.

“The verdict is…Everyone needs to take a deep breath and step back. There shouldn’t be any more arguments now, right?”

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“There she goes, being protected by an umbrella as if the rain’s going to burn holes in her body...” With her arms folded across her chest, Risa bitterly observed Ai as she stepped into a different Mercedes. ”Honestly, why does this princess need a second car to fetch her when the other one just has a few scratches?”

The feeling of a vibration broke the bean out of her thoughts as she pulled out her phone. ”Twenty new text messages and eleven missed calls…I’m a dead bean.”

Not bothering to check every one, Risa went ahead and opened the first message, which happened to be sent from the ever-so reliable Konno Asami.

Gaki-san! What’s taking so long?! Yoshizawa-san is about to blow a fuse. Ishikawa-san too! We’ve already had four disappointed customers leave without their monjayaki and there’s still some waiting! Come back before Boss-san murders us!

P.S. We had to get groceries delivered since you took too long. It’s getting docked from your pay. Gomen ne.

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”What a nice way to end a text…I guess it's time to face the wrath of Mozuku-man-san.” Risa sighed dejectedly as she began carrying what was left of the bike and groceries. As she began hiking her way back to the restaurant, out of nowhere, a small fold of papers was thrown a top of ruined groceries. Turning to the direction where the paper came, Risa was face to face with the heiress.

“Hey! What’s the meaning of this?! Does this look like a trash can to you!?”

“It’s for you to buy a new bike,” came Ai’s uninterested response as she began to roll up the windows.

Annoyed, Risa used her already curled fist to bang on the tinted windows. “Didn’t you say that you weren’t at fault before? If you weren’t at fault, then why are you paying for my bike?”

With a visibly arrogant smile, Ai rolled down the window once more “This is my generosity. It doesn't mean that I’m admitting that I was wrong.” She paused as her eyes locked with those of the bean, her smirk widening. “I’m not paying you a bike. I’m giving you a bike.”

“Ojou-san, you’ve completely misunderstood. What I want is an apology. Not a bike!” Risa snatched the bills from the basket and tossed them back into the interior of the Mercedes, where it landed on Ai’s lap. With a huff, the bean once again lifted the bike and marched on, ignoring the stunned stare from the older woman. Annoyed, the heiress rolled the window up as she not-so-kindly ordered the driver to drive.

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The chubby cheeked brunette smiled kindly at the large group of customers as she once again informed them that their monjayaki chef would be back any moment. However, her thoughts betrayed her expression as her mind danced wildly, ”Where are you Gaki-san? If you don’t walk in this very moment, Yoshizawa-san will turn into Godzilla and eat everyone…”

A small bell rung, indicating someone had entered the restaurant, and suddenly, the chef’s white towel flew past Asami, nearly taking her out in the process. Amidst the abrupt silent, the food loving girl turned towards the door, only to see the figure of a soaking wet Niigaki Risa, accompanied by a stained towel covering her face.

“Where the hell have you been!?” Yossie screeched, pointing a suddenly intimidating pair of chopsticks at the bean. Not giving the wet girl a chance to speak, the fuming boss handed the customers his pair of chopsticks before forcefully dragging a depressed looking Risa up the stairs to the living area of the restaurant. “Take care of her crap KonKon!”

Not wanting to suffer the wrath of Yoshizawa Hitomi, the chubby cheeked brunette quickly complied, running outside to grab the tattered bike and groceries. At the same time, Rika stuck her head out from the kitchen area, her lips curved into a polite smile. “I’m so sorry you all had to witness that. Free drinks for everyone!”

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“Honestly Gaki-san? How much is pride worth?” Yossie, now reasonably calmer after hearing the bean’s story, questioned as a melancholic Risa applied disinfectant to her scrapes and cuts. “Do you know how many customers left? Do you know how much money has been wasted on groceries? Do you know how many take-out customers we’ll lose by having one less bike? What were you thinking?!”

With her cheeks puffed out, the bean slammed the tube of disinfectant on the small coffee table before glancing up at her boss. “I’m more miserable than you, okay?! I originally only had to save one month of earnings in order to return Tokyo, but now, I have to pay for the groceries and that broken bike.”

“You…”

“You’re gonna say I have to pay for all those free drinks too? Or maybe you’re gonna be nice and say I don’t have to pay for the bike?”

“You wish!”

“That’s right! I do wish! From breaking a dish here, to buying the wrong brand of groceries, what hasn’t been taken from our salaries?!”

The moment the final customer had left, co-boss Rika found it to be an appropriate time to close for a “well deserved lunch break” although no one was eating. From the top of the staircase, both Asami and Makoto sat huddled side by side, their eyes wide as they observed all the tension finally being released. Standing next to them was an amused Ishikawa Rika, her arms folded across her chest.

“Therefore, the real sufferer is me!”

Taken aback by the bean’s rant, Yossie slowly lowered herself onto one of the recliners nearby. Before she could further comment, Risa’s eternal bratty side released itself as she too sat back on the couch. “I’m not in a good mood anymore! I’m not working! Today OR tomorrow!”

“What about all the monjayaki dishes?”

“Take it all from my salary!” Risa huffed, her arms folded across her chest as she slowly slid into a half sitting half lying down position. Other than her heavy breathing, the rest of the room remained silent.

“…How’s your knee?” Yossie hesitantly leaned towards the bean, her voice laced with concern. From the opposite side of the room, the two waitresses glanced at each other, theirs eyes showing their bewilderment at their boss’s kindness, especially after witnessing the youngest worker’s tantrum. “Do you need to go to the hospital?”

“No!”

Seeing that the bean, or rather the brat at the moment, was refusing to speak politely, Yossie let out a loud huff of her own as she stomped away from the living area, making her way past the other three as she went down the stairs towards the kitchen.

“You say people back in Tokyo call you “The Reaction Queen”? You might consider changing it to “The Crabby Queen.” Rika joked, laughing at her own gag as she followed the route her partner had just taken, leaving the fuming bean with Asami and Makoto.

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“Tadaima!” Ai shouted as she stepped into her family’s large mansion. Almost immediately, the entire household, filled with the Takahashi family and its workers, combined voices, greeting the heiress with the usual booming “Okaeri~!”

“Did you get Final Fantasy XIII-2?” a slightly accented voice spoke as a smiling girl of Chinese descent took Ai’s coat and placed it in the coat closet. “I’m totally ready to play!”

Half smiling at the girl’s eternal enthusiasm, Ai shook her head, “Sorry LinLin. I ran into some trouble today. Maybe another time?”

“Of course! Now head on upstairs to your room. It’s getting late so you should take a shower now or else your hair won’t dry by the time you go to bed!”

“But-“

“No buts! Up the stairs we go!”

Confused at LinLin’s unusually persistent attitude, Ai allowed her favorite worker, as well as her best friend, push her towards the staircase. With a bit of hesitation, the heiress made her way up the stairs, occasionally looking back at the Chinese girl with a questioning expression, only to be shooed away by the same girl.

Upon entering her now dark room, Ai felt a tight grip on her wrist as she was yanked into her bedroom. Just as she opened her mouth to let out one of her alarmed man scream, a small and soft object was placed into her mouth to prevent any further noises. Panic began to flow as the heiress shook uncontrollably.

“Ojou-san, this is a robbery.”

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 03:58 AM

^^ holy crap this story is really good!!!!! :D
cant wait for more :)

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#7 mochi.rini

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Posted 18 February 2012 - 09:54 PM

darkacex99: Aww thank you so much for the review :D I hope the wait wasn't too long :lol:

-pokepoke- why hello!~ I've disappeared for quite a while huh? Too much schoolwork, illness, laziness, and overall busy-ness has prevented me from writing further Dx Sorry it took so long~ I've actually had the majority of this chapter written before I posted Chapter 2, but it needed LOTS of tweaking. So now, I need to start working on Chapter 4 since it's just a blank document right now ha~a.

As you can see, I've changed the story's banner. I liked this new picture better then the old one, but I'll stick the old banner under the banner in case if anyone cares, though it's not TOO important lol :lol: Well, here we go!~ Whoo~oooosh!

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Chapter Three


Feeling a shaky, the heiress felt her balance steadily decline as she swayed back and forth. Almost immediately, the intruder flipped the light switch on and slowly, the ceiling lights came to life, revealing the face of the trespasser.

“I…you…Miki?” Ai managed to mutter as the revealed intruder lead her to her large queen sized bed.

“Surprise!~” the woman sang, with her usual mischievous grin in place. “I might have gone a bit overboard-“

“A bit ovaboard?! Ya almost gave meh a damn heart attack y’know!” the heiress screamed dramatically as her native Fukui accent slipped out. A tint of red crept onto her cheeks before Ai dove under to the safety of her warm blankets.

Laughing, Miki crawled under the sheets, lovingly wrapping her arms around the younger woman’s small waist. “Forgive me Lovely…I guess we really do have different senses of humors, but you know, I really missed you, even though I was only gone for a month.”

Feeling her annoyance slipping away, the heiress rolled over, snuggling into her lover’s chest. “Its fine…and I really missed you too. Your month in America felt like years.”

“Gomen ne Lovely-chan. I had some…business to take care of in America.”

Doing her best to prevent any warmth to fade away, Ai lightly tilted her head upwards to look at her lover. “Your parents?”

Miki merely nodded her head, confirming Ai’s thoughts. “I told them about us.”

“How’d they take it?”

“Kaasan…Kaasan is happy for me. She’ll always be happy for me…”

“And your father?”

“Tousan…he’s an old fashion man. His ideals remain traditional.”

Fearing the worst, Ai released herself from the tight embrace and sat up, now stroking Miki’s cheeks with her small hands. “Meaning?”

“He doesn’t like the idea of his only daughter being with another woman.” With a chuckle, the older woman caught Ai’s hands and intertwined their fingers. “He’s such a homophobe. But he won’t be for long if everything goes according to plan...say, are you and your parents busy tomorrow?"

Cautiously eyeing the older woman, Ai shrugged, laying back now to regain the lost warmth. "I was going to go get Final Fantasy XIII-2 with LinLin...why"

"Because my parents want to meet everyone."

"Ehh?!" and once more, Ai shot up. Finding no words slipping out, the heiress could only stare with widened eye. Miki snickered at the sight of her girlfriend's "deer in headlights" expression.

"And you can't really bail since I’ve been planning this WAY before flying out to America. Well, you could, but Tousan would probably dislike you more."

“Then I really have no choice now do I?” A smiling Ai shyly glanced at her lover once more before both women leaned in for the prolonged kiss of the night.

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Silence was all LinLin could hear. Maybe it wasn’t a good idea to secretly send Ai to her room at night when a killer could have been there? Then again, Miki could easily protect her beloved girlfriend…hopefully. There were rumors that Fujimoto Miki once fought and defeated multiple gang members without getting any bruises or scratches. Then again, some of the young maids loved to gossip about every little thing.

“It would have been reassuring if I checked on her before going to bed…but I just got the new volume of Vampire Knights and I HAD to read it! Zero-san...

Besides…what if they were both doing…NO! Don’t think gross stuff Lin. This is Ai-chan and Fujimoto-san’s private life, not some pervy fanfiction! Though I wonder...have they done it? Hehe, I bet Ai-chan’s the catcher~”


Slowly pushing the large French doors open, LinLin let herself into the wealthy woman’s room. A wave of relief flushed through as she saw the peacefully sleeping couple cuddle together, with Miki’s arm tightly secure around Ai, who was snuggling into the older woman’s chest. Internally cheering at the fact that the two were fully clothed, the Chinese girl couldn’t resist the urge to pump her fists in the air before returning to her stealthier position as she crept to Ai’s side of the bed. Giving the couple a good long stare, contemplating whether or not to take pictures, the younger girl began rocking the bed from side to side.

“OHAYO AI-CHAN!~ OHAYO FUJIMOTO-SAN!~” the widely grinning girl shouted at the top of her lungs, still enthusiastically shaking the bed. “We’ve got a big day today!”

Hearing the tired groans from Ai, LinLin knew her mission was accomplished as she leaned over to gently stroke the wealthy woman’s hair. “Ohayo Ai-chan.”

“Mmm…oha~a” she replied, yawning as she slowly began to drift back to slumber land. Before the sleepiness could fully hit, the girl jumped at the sudden feeling of softness pressed against her lips. Moaning softly at the morning pleasure, Ai slowly opened her eyes. Blinking a few times to adjust her eyes to the bright lighting, Miki’s face was the first thing in sight.

“Ohayo Lovely-chan.”

Smiling from ear to ear, the wealthy girl quickly leaned forward to return the kiss with a quick peck on the lips. “Ohayo Miki.”

“Really guys? As much of a hentai that I’m not, maybe you guys should save this fluff for another day. We’ve got a mission today!”

“Don’t wanna!” Ai whined, pulling the silky red covers over her head as she snuggled closer to her beloved. “I'm tired.”

Chuckling lightly, Miki sat up, taking LinLin's original role of stroking Ai's hair. "It's expected really. I mean...we kind of went pretty wild last night. I'm surprised you could keep your screaming down when I-"

Before the older woman could finish, she felt a mild amount of pain slam into her abdomen as she retracted her hands to tend to her now forming bruise. Ai, who was now mumbling what seemed to be profanities in her Fukui accent, frowned at the joke as she pushed herself off the king sized bed and dragged herself to the bathroom. However, before she could even enter the spa-like room, the heiress froze, her widened eyes staring intently at her walk-in closet.

"Yuuka!"

Hearing her name being called, the small seventeen year old baby face rushed up the stairs. Yet, upon seeing the annoyed expression of the heiress, the small girl felt herself shaking when their eyes locked.

"Y-yes?"

"Ai-chan, she didn't do it on purpose. Go ahead to the bathroom and let me handle this."

Scoffing at her best friend's request, Ai hardened her gaze at the maid. "I've told you once. My clothes are to be hung in the order of warm colors to cool colors. Why is that purple shirt in between the yellow top and orange tank top?"

"A-ah sumimasen Takahashi-san. I'll be more careful in future." With a quick bow, the seventeen year old rushed into the closet to carefully place the purple shirt in its proper spot, while also checking for any other mistakes that may have been missed. Seeing that the clothes were now in pristine order, the maid hurried to return to the laundry room in order to tend to Ai's newly bought clothes, though when she attempted to run off, the heiress snatched onto her arm and pulled the young girl close, leaning in to whisper into her ear.

"Don't make the same mistake again Yuuka. If you like your job, you better do it right. If you don't like working for me, you can go back to your little whore job with those other three girls." And with a small push, the maid was released from the tight hold. Tears slowly sprung from her widened eyes as Yuuka let out a small whimper. Remaining nonchalant about the situation, Takahashi Ai entered the large bathroom, revealing her annoyance to the entire household when the door was slammed shut once again.

Seeing the small maid in tears, the concerned Chinese girl wrapped her arms the girl, slowly whispering comforting words. ”Ai-chan…why are you acting this way? I miss my kind best friend, not this haughty princess character…”

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“You guys serve monjayaki here, right? The good kind like the ones from Tokyo?”

“The monjayaki here at Lucky 7 is a special secret recipe from our monjayaki chef who traveled all the way from Tokyo. You can’t get her special monjayaki anywhere else you know!”

“Really? We’ll take two orders then!”

"I’m not working today!”

Risa’s words slowly sunk into Makoto’s mind as she nervously glanced over to the cash register where a bored, though still attentive, looking Yossie stood. “Well…actually, the chef-“

“Will be ready to serve you in just a few minutes.” A drowsy voice finished off. Both Makoto and Yossie glanced above them at the living area of the restaurant, only to see a sleepy, but much happier, Risa grinning at everyone. “Chotto matte kudasai!”

Now with her worries gone and mood restored to one hundred percent, the comedic girl glanced back at the customers with an excited smile. “She’ll be serving you momentarily!” She repeated with a toothy grin.

Back in the kitchen, Yossie stood side by side with a uniformed Risa as the two prepared the meal by chopping vegetables and mixing the batter. “Don’t think that monjayaki of yours makes you special. I could easily remove it from the menu.”

“Yoshizawa-san, that’s a brilliant idea,” the bean responded haughtily, her usual dormant bratty side slowly coming through once more. “Mako-chan!”

“Hai!” the girl answered, popping here head into the kitchen area.

“Tell the customers that the monjayaki's-“

“Coming right up.” Rika responded as she and Asami shuffled into the kitchen, their arms carrying bags filled to the rim with groceries. “Don’t get big headed Mame-chan. No matter how fabulous your monjayaki is, Hitomi-chan and I are still your boss, as well as the ones who write your paycheck.”

Seeing the Yossie’s lips curve into a smirk, the girl with the profuse chin walked over to her partner and slapped her on the back of the head. “Stop trying to incite a fight Yossie. You know Mame-chan’s monjayaki has really helped out business. Grow up. Both of you.”

“Yes ma’am!”

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“Takahashi Ai-chan is just as our Mikitty described- very beautiful and generous.”

“Arigatou Fujimoto-san. You’re too kind.” The heiress flashed an innocent smile at the mother of her lover. She just had to win the approval from the Fujimoto family!

“Anyways…” Miki’s father started, turning his attention towards Ai’s father. “Miki says that Takahashi-san’s business has been expanding in Yamaguchi from its origin of Fukui?”

As the men of the family began chatting in business mode, Ai turned to her side, softly smiling at her significant other, who, behind her nonchalant expression, had been running her fingers up and down the heiress’s thigh the entire time. “You know…” Miki muttered, her voice barely above a whisper. Leaning closer to Ai, she softly planted a small chaste kiss on the tip of the smaller woman’s nose. “My father’s still a bit of a silent homophobe. I don’t think he’s come to fully accept…us.”

“Mikitty-“

“I’m kidding Kaasan. I know Tousan loves me.” The woman grinned once more as she resumed back to her previous actions underneath the table. “Jokes help the mood you know.”

“You’re oh so very right my Mikitty~” her mother cooed at her loving daughter. “Kaasan is more accepting then old fashion Tousan! Much nicer too eh? Shouldn’t we be focusing on the lovely Takahashi Ai-chan rather than business investments?”

Rolling his eyes at his wife’s push-over like behavior, Miki’s father turned his attention to Ai, lazily eyeing her. “Please, tell us a bit more about yourself Takahashi Ai-san.”

“I-“

“Takahashi Ai-chan is a dancer correct? I heard that you’re very skilled at dancing and the fine arts.”

“Hai.” Came the usual one worded response from a blushing Ai.

Seeing her daughter’s shyness, the mother of the Takahashi family quickly came to her rescue, a large grin in place. “When we were living in Tokyo for awhile, Ai-chan was already taking ballet classes with some of the world’s best instructors. Though we moved to Yamaguchi when she was still young, her dancing has only gone upwards.” Oh how she loved bragging about her daughter’s accomplishments.

“Tokyo….” Miki’s mother mused, thoughts of the large bustling metropolis coming to mind. “I haven’t been to Tokyo in such a long time after moving to America. I really miss the bold food. Tonkatsu...monjayaki...takoyaki...the food I've eaten in America just doesn't compare...”

Suddenly, her eyes widened as she turned to Ai with a slightly hopeful smile. “Does Takahashi Ai-chan like to cook?”

“Well, for her, kitchen stuff-“ as LinLin, who had been surprisingly quite the entire time, came to her friend’s aid, the heiress cut her off.

“I like to.”

The room went quite as both Takahashi adults, LinLin, and even the usually mischievous Miki, stared at her as if she were a foreigner. “Lovely-“

“Do you know how to cook any of the well-known cuisine from Tokyo?”

“There shouldn’t be a problem if it’s not too complicated.”

“Sugoi! Tousan~” Miki’s mother turned her attention to Miki’s seemingly uninterested father, who suddenly returned to life as his wife spoke to him. “In a few days, aren’t you hosting a party for some of your investors?”

“Have you come up with a brilliant idea Kaasan?”

Once again turning to Ai, Miki’s mother took a hold of the heiress’s small hands and lightly squeezed them. “Why don’t we let Mikitty’s girlfriend showcase her cooking skills?”

Still scrutinizing the unfamiliar girl, the father slowly nodded his head in agreement, keeping his eyes on Ai. “A wonderful idea indeed. It won’t be a problem, will it?”

“Of course not! It will be unlike anything you’ve ever tasted.” Ai gave a composed smile, though on the inside, there was an uneasy feeling settling in. The uncomfortable expressions from those who knew her most didn’t seem to help her either. "Kami-sama…please find a way to help me pull through."

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“Why were you so persistent Ai-chan? Have you forgotten the very important detail that you suck at cooking!?”

Immediately after meeting with the Fujimoto clan, Ai excused herself before being questioned, using the excuse of running errands with LinLin, though her parents only shot her a pair of even more befuddled expressions. Now, the two were being driven around Yamaguchi to find restaurants that served unique Tokyo dishes.

“I’m not being persistent Linko. If Mikitty and I are going to gain her father’s support, I HAVE to impress. Besides, it can’t be that hard.”

Glancing up once more from her worn-out PSP, LinLin shook her head uneasily. “Of course! My mistake. That’s not being persistent. That’s being completely insane. What are you gonna do?!”

“Learn. And learn quickly.” Ai answered with her usual short replies as she gave her friend a small smile. “Don’t worry Lin. Daijoubu~”

As the two began discussing plans of what to cook and how to pull off the stunt, the driver quickly announced finding a place as the Mercedes slowed down before coming to a complete stop. Rolling down her window, Ai took in the new environment with a curious Lin Lin leaning on top of her. Taking a look around, a small chalkboard in front of the restaurant caught her eye. Squinting to read the hiragana, the heiress's lips began to curve into a satisfied smile. ”Their store specialty is monjayaki? Sounds promising enough.”

“I’m not sure about this Ai-chan…this restaurant doesn’t look very famous.”

Breaking out of her thought, Ai chuckled at LinLin’s uneasiness, lightly squeezing the Chinese girl’s hand as an attempt to reassure the both of them. “That’s fine. It’s best if it’s not famous. That way, I won’t get caught.”

”Lucky 7…let’s see how lucky you are.”



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Fun Fact: I originally had Miki's character as Sanma-san...but that was kind of awkward lol :lol: Then I considered Tsunku-boss...more awkwardness, so I was going to make it Sanma-san, but one day, I felt like Miki would fit the role more (and not make it was freakeh XD) Introducing our lovely Mikitty~
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#8 Glasseyelashes

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Posted 20 February 2012 - 08:01 AM

how did i miss this story? XD it's so cute! i like where this seems to be going. and your writing is just fine. ^^ we're always our worse critics. my style is alot like yours, in that i write more dialog than anything else. i don't like to write TOO much though. for me, i like dialog over descriptive stuff, so keeping a healthy balance of both is a good idea.

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Posted 20 February 2012 - 05:56 PM

YAY!!! new chapter!!!! :w00t:
trust me mochi the wait wasnt too long, take ur time :good:

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Posted 01 March 2012 - 07:02 AM


GEL-ly belly- the fanfiction portion of H!O is pretty dead, so no surprised that you may have missed it! :D Glad you're joined the small bandwagon though (> 3 <) I agree though, a balance is always too :D Too much dialogue isn't interesting and too much description turns boring hehe. Thanks for commenting!~

darkacex99- Love the enthusiasm! :D Hopefully I'll get another reaction like that from you XD Thanks for commenting again!~

Ah~hhhhh so sleepy~ (> 3 <) Zzz~ This chapter is kind of a longer chapter since I had so much I wanted to add, but then again, it's sort of a filler chapter XD HOPE YOU ENJOY IT ANYWAYS! \( ^ - ^ )/ AND I didn't take that long, so that's a bonus, but now I have midterms coming up, so please be patient my lovely friends! :D

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Chapter Four


"Please enjoy your meal!” Makoto exclaimed as she finished serving the remaining customers at the moment. Seeing that the restaurant’s regular lunch rush had just finished, the rest of the restaurant remained relatively empty except for one or two customers that remained to eat their lunch in peace. Just as the girl began to return into the kitchen for her own lunch, the small wind chime hanging on the door entrance rang and entered two well dressed women. The smaller girl, clearly not of Japanese descent, curiously observed the restaurant interior as the more confident woman sauntered to the nearest window seat.

Never having seen such a woman of high social status, Makoto precariously walked up to the two. There wouldn’t be any need for bowing would there? “Umm…welcome to Lucky 7. Please, sit anywhere you’d like.”

Catching a stealthy glance from Ai, LinLin reached into her personal handbag, pulling out a small packet of wet toilettes, and began to wipe down every inch of the table and benches. Deeming that the furniture was now clean, the wealthy girl sat down, followed by a smiley LinLin who sat on the opposite side of the table.

”Strange…” “My name is Makoto and I’ll be your waitress. What would the two of you like to drink? May I suggest-”

“Just make one of every dish you have in the restaurant,” Ai interrupted curtly, glancing up at the now incredulous looking woman with a self-assured smile. “Especially the famous monjayaki.”

Quickly nodding her head, the waitress rushed into the kitchen where Yossie and Risa were cooking lunch for everyone, whilst Rika and Konno were off to the side chopping vegetables, as well as other food preparations. "Minna!" Makoto shouted, clumsily stumbling in as she hastily wrote down the expensive order. "Make one of every dish we have in the restaurant! Especially the famous monjayaki!"

Glancing up in skepticism, co-boss Hitomi’s eyebrows furrowed as she plated the strip of freshly fried tonkatsu. "What kind of customer is being such an idiot?"

Makoto huddled in between the two cooks, gesturing for the both of them to lean in closer. As they did, she quietly whispered, her voice filled with much enthusiasm, "A super refined customer! I've never seen such expensive looking clothes before!"

"The glittery sparkling kind?" Risa pondered aloud as the events from the previous day flowed into her mind.

"Doesn't matter!" Rika shouted as she and Konno began to haul multiple ingredients out of the cooler. "Both of you need to concentrate on cooking. KonKon, get ready to help Mako-chan serve. We're going to make this an unforgettable meal!"

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"Maybe I should go with the omurice. It's the best thing I've had so far...No, this is too ordinary for Fujimoto-san. I need something special. Something with a unique spin to it..."

With each and every dish that the two servers brought out, Ai continued to find some sort of unpalatable thought for each one. After taking a single generously-sized taste of each dish, the wealthy woman passed the dishes towards a hungry LinLin, who seemed to be floating in cloud nine as she scarfed down at least half of each dish. Feeling disheartened with every plate that was being delivered out, Ai finally called for the two. "Check please."

"But our chef was about to come out to cook her monjayaki..."

LinLin's eyes brightened up as she looked up from the soft balls of takoyaki. "Ai-chan! I love monjayaki! Let’s at least try it! Ple~eeease?”

Seeing the younger girl's pout mixed with her deadly puppy dog expression, the wealthy girl finally agreed, nodding her head in approval as Makoto hurried towards the kitchen to grab their "famous" chef, leaving Asami to clear off cluttered table in order to make room for the larger pan to cook the dish. As a small cart filled with multiple ingredient filled bowls came into the view, the wealthy girl narrowed her eyes at the appearance of the chef.

“Damn you Kami-sama…”

At the same instant, the monjayaki expert looked up and her cheery expression fell flat.

“It’s YOU!?” the two shouted in unison.

Both LinLin and Asami paused their action, glancing at the two before glancing at each other. “Umm…you two know each other?” the chubby cheeked girl questioned cautiously, sensing the sudden negative aura in the room.

“We don’t!” the bean and heiress snorted in harmony, their glares lingering on each other a few seconds before turning away.

Near silence filled the room. With a weak chuckle, Asami quickly bowed her head to the customers before wordlessly shuffling back into the kitchen with an armful of empty plates. Slowly, Ai peeked up at the monjayaki chef, who was already silently beginning to prepare the monjayaki. Ignoring LinLin’s rapid hand gestures and mouthing, the heiress finally felt the courage to speak up.

“You’re the monjayaki chef?”

“The BEST monjayaki chef. Name’s Niigaki Risa,” the bean corrected defensively as she heated up the heavy portable grill. “Got a problem with that?”

Gritting her teeth, the wealthy woman opened her mouth to retort back when LinLin cut her off. “Of course not! But if you are what you claim, you better prove it to me! I’ve tasted almost everything in the world you know!”

Chuckling at the girl’s spunky attitude, the bean nodded, her lips curving into a small smile. As she began mixing the batter with the chopped cabbage, LinLin began to question the bean’s skills. Rather, her curiosity caused her to ask question after question. Happily, Risa answered each and every inquiry without any hesitation. On the other hand, Ai could only sit with her arms across her chest, watching the two interact as if they were old friends that were catching up. Or rather, old friends that were sharing food recipes. Her previous indifferent expression twisted into a scowl as she observed her Chinese friend’s friendliness make the bean warm up. With the annoyed feeling of being ignored, Ai focused her attention on the cooking. At first, everything seemed typical, but as Risa began to pour the cabbage in the grill, the heiress couldn’t help but speak up.

“Why aren’t you making a bank? Every time I’ve had monjayaki, the chef always makes a bank for the rest of the batter. Why isn’t there a bank?”

“This is Niigaki style monjayaki. There is no bank because there isn’t a need for one. If you make a bank when you cook the monjayaki, the juices won’t spread and there won’t be any crunchy bits. Without the bank, there’s more crunchy bits and the monjayaki will taste so much better. That’s why Niigaki style monjayaki is so delicious as compared to everyone else’s”

Watching Risa finish her speech with a proud smile, LinLin immediately applauded the chef. “Kakkoii! I never knew you could do that with monjayaki! How else do you make it tasty??”

Once again focusing her attention on the Chinese girl, Risa began to explain and show the steps of making Niigaki style monjayaki, from how to add the cabbage and batter to the pan to her personal preferred toppings. A bored Takahashi Ai glanced around the restaurant, though there was nothing she found that was even moderately interesting. Turning her attention back to the chef, the heiress couldn’t help but notice the top section of Risa’s uniform was unbuttoned, exposing a small section her collar bone.

“What the…she needs to fix that…”

As the bean slightly bent over a little to evenly spread the strands of rice crackers, a flash of black quickly came in and out of her sight. The small peek was all that was needed as Ai’s cheeks began to warm up. With an astounded gaze, her soft brown eyes slowly began to trail down from the bean’s collar bone to small opening of her chef jacket. Not even realizing it, the heiress was leaning closer and closer as an attempt to feed her unexpected curiosity. Ai, who was nearly lying on the table, shifted her eyes downwards as she caught a glimpse of her target. Her suddenly dry mouth split apart as her pink tongue rolled over her top lip, never taking her eyes off the "prize".

“Nee Aichan? What are you doing?“

Jumping back in surprise, the heiress let out the breathe that she didn’t even realize she was holding. As she wordlessly nodded, her eyes were glued to her sparkling strappy heels, refusing to look up at either of the women. “I-I was-“

“You were licking your lips Aichan. Something delicious in mind?” LinLin questioned with a small smirk, her eyes shining with a knowing look.. The red tint on the oldest woman’s cheeks darkened a perplexed Risa curiously glanced back and forth between the two best friends.

“Uhh...yeah. I was thinking about…watermelons…?”

Knowing that the mention of watermelon would excite LinLin, Ai shyly glanced upwards. Surely enough, her friend’s eyes reverted to its normal glow at the thought of the sweet fruit. Yet, what nearly caused the girl to let out another one of her infamous man screams was the intent gaze Risa held. The moment their eyes locked, Ai glanced down at the monjayaki once more. Secretly peeking up, the heiress once again slightly tilted her head upwards, only to feel her cheeks warm up for the umpteenth time as Risa button the upper most part of her jacket. Locking eyes again, Ai uncomfortably shifted around her seat.

"You're buttoning your jacket," she pointed out dryly. A moment of silence passed before she realized what she said. "I mean, is the food done?"

“It’s been done. LinLin here has been trying to get your attention for while.” Hearing the bean’s statement, the heiress felt her composure sink once again as her embarrassing actions came to mind. ”What are you thinking Ai?”

“Where are the spatulas?” Ai finally asked, cutting in midway through LinLin’s rant about her beloved fruit. “I have things I need to do.”

Rolling her eyes, Risa tapped her well-manicured index finger on the pair of hard plastic chopsticks in front of Ai. “I already told LinLin, but I guess I’ll have to repeat for you ojou-san. With Niigaki style monjayaki, you use chopsticks. Both of you need to hurry up and start eating or else it’ll get cold.”

With a quick "Itadikimasu", both LinLin and Ai used their chopsticks to get a hold of the still sizzling monjayaki. Taking in the warm mixture, the heiress’s eyes slowly widened as she tasted the bean's creation. Surprisingly, she had no negative comments.

"Oishii~" LinLin exclaimed before grasping a second piece. "You are definitely the best monjayaki chef in the world Niigaki-san!"

"Arigatou LinLin!"

Just as Risa turned around to bring the dirty dishes to the back, a small hold on the bottom of her jacket prevented her from even moving a step. "Wait,” came Ai's voice as she glanced past the girl and focused her attention on the suddenly interesting looking cash register.

"Her monjayaki really wasn't too bad...what should I do? I can't lower my head to someone like her." Suddenly, an idea came to mind as Ai's lips slowly curved into a smirk. "If I pay her to teach me how to make this monjayaki, then it doesn't really count as me lowering my head."

Seeing that Ai had nothing to say, the monjayaki chef attempted to return to making her own lunch when the same grasp pulled her back, nearly causing the chef to drop and break all the clay dishes. Before she could even turn around the scold the older woman, Ai quickly stood from her seat, her eyes filled with determination. "I want to rent this place and learn how to make this monjayaki from you."

"HAA!?" Risa shouted incredulously as she turned around to face the girl, setting, rather almost slamming, the tainted dishes on the table once more. "Rent this place? Learn to make monjayaki?"

"I'll pay whatever tuition you set."

"You-"

"No way." came Yossie's voice as she not so coincidentally wandered into sight and walked up to the group. "Never."

With a relieved smile, the bean grinned, pumping her fists in the air. "Yatta! Yoshizawa-san has voiced her decision! Never means the same as not possible ojou-san!" Chuckling at the girl's fallen expression, Risa's smile only widened.

Wordlessly, the taller woman slowly advanced towards Ai until she was directly in front of the woman, looking down at her with hardened eyes. "But..."

"Ehh? There's a but!?"

Ignoring her worker's confused voice, Yossie lightly grinned at the puzzled heiress. "If you come during the afternoon break tomorrow, then we can discuss it then."

"Yoshizawa-san!" Risa squealed as she shook her boss's shoulder. "It's her! She…she's the one who destroyed my bike and ruined your mood that day!"

"Really? Then this shouldn't be allowed!" the androgynous woman shouted, accusingly pointing her index finger at the heiress. "You'll have to pay double for your tuition!"

Flashing one of her confident one hundred watt smiles, Ai reached into her handbag and pulled out a neat stack of bills. "No problem,” the heiress grinned as she handed the bills to an equally happy Yoshizawa Hitomi. "What time tomorrow?"

"Huh? Hontou ni!?!"

"Tomorrow afternoon from three to five." Yossie replied, taking the wealthy woman's hands into her own to shake it.

"I...Uso!"

"Alright. Three to five it is."

"Ehh?! O-ojou-san...!"

"Name?"

"Takahashi Ai desu."

"Chotto matte!" Risa finally exclaimed, ripping apart the linked hands by force. Huffing out of frustration, the bean puffed her cheeks as she glanced between her current least favorite people. "Why is no one listening to me? Shouldn't I have a say in this?!"

Rolling her eyes at the bean, Ai nodded to Hitomi once more before heading towards the exit with an amused LinLin in tow.

"If you agree to this, I'll quit! I'll really quit Yoshizawa-san! No jokes! Seriously, I'll quit!!"

"Hey!" the head chef shouted to the heiress. As the wealthy woman awkwardly turned to the two restaurant workers, she felt relieved when a smile came in sight. A moment of silence passed before Hitomi continued gently, "Please wear something a little more casual tomorrow. Okay?"

With a determined nod, Ai turned towards the door once more. "Got it." was her only response before heading out the door, followed by LinLin who paid for the meal and waved good-bye to all the workers.

Risa glared at Ai's disappearing figure and once she was out of sight, the bean turned to her boss. "Gimme!~" she exclaimed, partially lunging for the stack of bills.

"Back off. Sheesh Gaki." Yossie stuck her tongue out at the fuming bean before heading back to the kitchen, already counting the large stack of money in her hands.

Now, Risa stood only in the dining room. Somewhere in between the entire dispute, the remaining customers had left their payment on the tables and scurried out the door. It wasn’t their fault. Who would want to stay to listen to a princess and monjayaki chef squabble? Shaking her head once more, Risa turned to the kitchen, her expression filled with uncertainty.

”What should I do…?”

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“She quit? She actually quit?” Takahashi Ai, clad in a plain blouse and boyish styled jeans, stared accusingly at the frightened duo, her expression filled with annoyance. “Why does it matter if she quits? Can’t the bosses make this “Niigaki style” monjayaki? Or maybe even the two of you? You all must have seen her make it on more than one occasion!”

“Well…” Makoto started, staring off into space. “You see, we’re not as passionate about it as Gaki-san.”

“In other words, Mako-chan always messes up the recipe and if she were actually cooking, she would just stare off into space with her mouth wide opened,” Asami snickered as she tilted her head towards said girl, who indeed had the same brief expression as her friend described.

“KonKon! It’s not just me! How about Yossie? She doesn’t have the patience! Just look at her you guys! That doesn’t even look like monjayaki, especially with all that black coloring!”

The girl pointed her finger towards the cooking co-boss who was gently attempting to serve the unwilling customers their monjayaki. At least, it was suppose to be monjayaki. With the heat continuously switching from high to low, Yoshizawa Hitomi persistently flipped, stirred, and did any type of action when cooking the monjayaki, as opposed to the bean’s regular calm and patient method. Yoshizawa Hitomi was far from being patient.

“Shut the hell up Mako! Rika-chan’s not any better! She can’t even cook plain rice in a rice cooker! Whatever you do Takahashi, don’t let her teach you or you’ll be screwed for life.”

“Hey.” Rika frowned as she threw her partner a look of annoyance. “It’s not my fault. I do my share of the work and do most of the cutting. At least I’m not like KonKon here who just starts eating whatever she’s cooking. That’s why she and I are the official preparation duo of Lucky 7 after all. “

“Sumimasen Ishikawa-san! It’s just…the food looks so tasty and I-“

“Forget it KonKon,” Makoto patted her friend’s shoulder in support. “We’re just not natural monjayaki people. If you want a good monjayaki-sensei Takahashi-san, then you need to find Gaki-san.”

Seeing that she would find no luck with the current workers of Lucky 7, Ai finally turned to the others with a look of hope. Slightly nibbling her bottom lip, the heiress had to wonder. Is it honestly worth it to go through the trouble to find the bean when Yoshizawa could easily teach the recipe of something simple, such as omurice?

“Do you guys know where she’d be then?”

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“It’s so beautiful every day, it’s the season of beginnings…”

How long had it been since she was last here? Almost a week now? During this entire mess in Yamaguchi, there was barely anytime to do anything fun. It was either cook for the customers, run errands, or sleep. That was all Risa could do for the past few months she’d been in Yamaguchi.

“I feel younger today than I’ll be any day in the future…”

Ai slowly took a step closer to the slim figure, clearly recognizable as the bean. Who knew that within the smaller unknown urban areas of Yamaguchi there was such a peaceful location in existence? The heiress stood only a few feet away from Risa as she observed the girl in her natural ways. Clad in a short skirt and a spotted puffy sleeved blouse, the bean sat on the edge of a large rock, letting her shoeless feet dangle, barely touching the gently waves from below. Flat across her lap lay a cheap looking, though fully functional, electric keyboard. From where she was standing, Ai could see Risa’s slender fingers glide across the keyboard, hitting each note with grace, as well as power. Becoming curious, the wealthy heiress took a step closer, but froze in her spot as the bean completely stopped playing.

“I knew you’d come. Just stay what you need to say.”

”How did she know I would come?” a surprised Ai mused, staring at the sky as if it would give her answers. Regardless, the woman took another step closer, taking a deep breath before speaking. “I-“

Suddenly, the bean spun around, locking eye contact with the other woman. Without a second thought, Risa scrambled onto her feet, though nearly dropping her keyboard into the lake water in the process. Smoothing out her floral print skirt, she casually nodded to the wealthy woman as a short form of greeting.

“How come it’s you? What happened to the others?”

“I want you to teach me how to make your monjayaki.” Ai persisted, taking another step closer as her hands tightly clutched the handle of her handbag. Frowning once again, she received a tempered glare in the direction of the bean. “You just have you make me admit that I’m wrong, don’t you?”

“Ehh??? Make you admit that you’re wrong?”

“This is my generosity. It doesn't mean that I’m admitting that I was wrong.”

Now fully understanding the word’s of the heiress, the bean’s lips curved into an amused smile. “Ahh. I guess I could consider it.”

Feeling her patience running out, Ai turned on her heel as she began to stomp away. There was absolutely no way that the heiress and the low income chef could honestly get along. It was like mixing oil with water. Before she could get a step away though, the older woman could hear the bean’s voice calling out to her. “Why are you being so persistent when you’re the one in need?

Flashing a false smile, though it was clearly obvious that the girl was scowling, Ai marched back towards the bean, standing merely inches away from the slightly taller girl. On the inside, she knew that Risa was right. She knew that she was being persistent. She knew what had to be done.

“I’m sorry.”

Risa’s eyes hardened as she sensed the malice and sarcasm laced in her tone. Nonetheless, she was not prepared to go down so easily. Crossing her arms across her chest, the monjayaki chef leaned towards the girl, their faces only mere centimeters apart. “I thought you said you weren’t at fault? Why are you apologizing?”

“I didn’t do anything wrong! But for the one that I love most, I can only…” thinking for the moment, Ai rolled her eyes, feeling the disbelief of what she was about to do. Never in her life did she ever imagine herself in this situation. In this position of bowing her head down to someone inferior in comparison to herself. “…I can only beg for help.”

Not saying anything, the bean stood up straight once more, scanning the wealthy girl from head to toe. This…this was a different Takahashi Ai she was seeing today. ”Is it because her clothes are actually eye pleasing today? Or is it because of her change it attitude? Why do I suddenly want to say…” “No problem.”

Fully restored with hope, the heiress looked up with wide eyes, her expression plastered with a joyful smile. “You agree? You’ll do it?”

“Huh? Did I?” The bean blinked in confusion of the situation.

“You said ‘no problem’! That means you agree right?”

Her nose wrinkling as she pouted, Risa turned away, admiring on the bright blue color of the sky. “Saying stuff like ‘no problem’ doesn’t automatically mean that I agree!”

“What?” Ai advanced towards the bean once again, lightly slapping her on the front of her shoulder. Her eyes were only filled with bewilderment. “When a person says ‘I’m begging you’ and the other says ‘no problem’, then it usually means that the other person agreed to the request! You agreed!”

Scoffing at the girl, Risa turned around and marched back to her spot by the ledge as she began to pack her belongings. Stuffing her folder full of sheet music and lyrics into its proper place, the girl hoisted the backpack onto one of her shoulders as she used her other arm to lift her keyboard. “Why can’t I just say ‘no problem’ without having that meaning? Besides, you said ‘I’m sorry’, not ‘I’m begging.’ They mean completely different things you know.”

Following the monjayaki chef, Ai tightly clutched onto the handle, her knuckles turning as white as snow. “That didn’t even make sense? Why are you being like this!? I’ve already paid you know! No one else in that restaurant even knows how to properly make monjayaki! ”

“It’s your own fault! You gave the cash to Yoshizawa-san, not me.”

“Don’t be like this! At least help me out…”

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Standing by the entrance, Ai smiled proudly as she flipped the open sign to indicate that the restaurant was now close for a break. Taking small strides across the dining area, the heiress ambled to the table closest to the kitchen, where Risa, once again clad in her chef uniform, was powerfully mixing the batter with brute strength. Before she knew it, the lesson had begun. Everything flashed before her eyes as she attempted to record the steps down as detailed as possible. Does the better go first or the cabbage? What type of oil is the pan supposed to be greased with? Butter? Sesame oil?

“Monjayaki is a flavorful dish. All those stir fry and sauté techniques shown on TV have absolutely no use here. As the chef, you are responsible for making everything perfect.”

As Risa poured the rest of the batter liquid on top of the already spread cabbage pile, she used her free hand to begin grabbing other ingredients.

“Patience is virtue when cooking monjayaki. If you cook it on the highest heat possible, you’ll quickly end of with pieces of burnt food. If you keep mixing it, it will become mushy and unappealing both by sight and by taste. You must have an internalized clock.

Using her personal brightly colored pen, Ai wrote down each and every word her current “sensei” was saying, as well as writing down the physical aspect of the cooking lesson. Halfway into making the instructions, a pair of chopsticks was held in front of her.

“Your turn.”

Risa’s back was turned for only a split second before the aroma of burnt food filled her nostrils. Returning to Ai’s side with an armful of ingredients, the monkayaki chef’s left eye twitched as she observed the wealthy girl’s cooking skills. Not only did she just toss chopped cabbage into a puddle full of oil that was splattering on high heat, but she was using her hands to brush back her hair whilst touching other ingredients, thus contaminating them. Before the heiress could proceed, the bean slammed down the ingredients onto the bench, using a backup spatula to scrape away the burning cabbage.

“Here,” she simply stated, holding out a flesh colored rubber band. “Your hair.”

“No way! It damages the hair.” The heiress answered as she reached over for the oil once more. Her hand barely brushed the metal canister when Risa pulled her back, still dangling the rubber band in front of her face. Still refusing, Ai scowled at the chef, “Not even if I die.”

“What do you propose then?”

Without another word, Takahashi Ai grabbed the bean’s hands, ignoring the open mouth stare from the girl. Having a tight grasp on the pair of hands, Ai reached upwards and placed Risa’s hands onto the back of her head. “Hold it for me will ya?” she answered flatly in an unfamiliar accent before once again reaching for the oil.

A few more tries had gone by. Slowly but surely, the heiress was beginning to understand the concept of cooking and making monjayaki with the Niigaki flair. With her hands holding Ai’s hair in a twisted ponytail, Risa curiously stood on her tiptoes, peeking to make sure all was going well. That was all she could really do from where she was standing, besides pulling back any strands of hair that may become loose from the hold and dangle in front of Ai’s face as a potential distraction.

However, as the older woman’s cooking skills quickly improved from their original standpoint, the bean began to become bored. Once in a while, she’d peek over Ai’s shoulders to look for any mistakes, but there didn’t seem to be much if any. Still holding her bundle of hair, Risa pressed her button nose on Ai’s hair in order to take care of the small itch on her nose that had been bothering her. But, along with the sensation of relieving the itch, a sudden smell of strawberries filled her nostrils. Feeling a bit braver, Risa leaned in closer a second time, taking another gentle whiff of Ai’s hair. As she went for a third, the woman suddenly spun around, holding up a piece of completed monjayaki in her chopsticks.

“How’s this?” she asked, her tone filled with excitement.

As Risa lifted her hands to reach for the chopstick, Ai snatched back the food with a huff. Instead of giving the food to Risa like she originally intended, the heiress decided to try for her victory meal for herself. However, the outcome was quite what she expected. “Why does it taste so funny?” she questioned, her nose wrinkling as she took in the strange taste.

“You’re acting all prissy! Of course it’s going to taste funny! Once more from the top!” and the two returned to their original positions with Ai cooking and Risa holding her hair.

It wasn’t until towards the end of their lesson that the two actually sat down on both benches. Cautiously eyeing the food, the bean saw that there was nothing physically wrong with the food that she could see. Nor was the aroma strange. With a brave gulp, Risa grasped a piece of monjayaki and dropped it into her mouth. Slowly chewing and savoring the taste, she couldn’t help but smile at the nervous looking heiress.

“Not bad ojou-san. You’ve improved just a tad bit if anything.”

With a big smile, the heiress let out a quiet “Yes!” though she was clearly excited. Quickly grabbing her phone and purse, Ai sprinted towards the door, waving good bye. “See you tomorrow!”

“H-hold on! You want your monjayaki sensei to wash all of these dirty dishes?!”

“Thanks!” and with that, Ai was out the door.

“…no problem ojou.”

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Alone in her bedroom, Ai sat in front of her oversized vanity table, watching herself as she brushed through her drying locks of hair. After the long day of hunting down Risa, learning to cook monjayaki, and being with Miki for a few hours, it was nice to have a moment alone, though she knew LinLin, who was sitting in her own room, was just dying to play Final Fantasy XIII-2 as she waited for her best friend. The silence, for the first time in a long time, was refreshing.

Just as she was about to leave her room, the buzz of an incoming text message caught her attention. As she unlocked her iPhone and read the good night message from her girlfriend, Ai smiled as her fingers clutched onto the shirt she was currently wearing. Though it belonged to Miki, the heiress “borrowed” it from her lover’s home one day and decided not to return it. Even after the multiple washes, the smell of Miki’s perfume lingered on.

”The ones with the smell of perfume are caring, comfortable, warm-hearted, and just perfect.

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“It…It’s splashing! Do something!” Ai cried as she leaned away from the sizzling pan, though she continued to occasionally poke the burning cabbage and batter mixture with the short chopsticks. “Itai!”

Seeing the large amounts of oil splashing on the woman, Risa turned off the hot pan before grabbing the cringing heiress into the small bathroom.

“Really? This is a prime example of why you shouldn’t turn the heat all the way up. I told you at the beginning to not be afraid of the oil, or else it’ll come and find you!

Turning the cold water onto high blast, Risa forcefully rubbed the heiress’s hand and arm under the cooling sensation with the focus to prevent any permanent damages. Sniffling, Ai used her other hand to wipe away the tears that were beginning to fall.

“Does it hurt?”

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“…the ones who smell of oil and batter are rough and wild, like the hot oil that hurt me."

"No…I could never fall in love with an oil and batter-smelling girl.”




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Pon!~ I shall now end with a short note of I dunno when I'll update again :D Hopefully soon cause Spring Break starts on March 17th~ No new characters -gasp- Well, bye bye for now and enjoy the remainder of Leap Day! (It's 11:52 PM as I typed this XD) Later!~ (^ - ^)/

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#11 mochi.rini

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 05:44 AM


Huh? A onesie? Why yes, yes it is!~ :D I've had this halfway written out for about half a year now...but I got writers block/brainfart and stopped. And then I continued one day so I could post it!~ (^ _ ^)/ I blame my friend for this one. She showed me the song "Love Me" by Yiruma and I fell in love love with it~ Here's the link to the song if anyone is interested :D Piano music ftw~

And yes, it is TakaGaki cause TakaGaki is AWESOME!

and off we go~ v(' 3 ')v

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How could such a simple and elegant instrument like the piano cause so much distress? There was no doubt that she loved playing the piano. Every song she learned to play was specifically chosen because of how she felt. Yet, the piano also caused her to be sheltered away from a normal life. Being the daughter of a famous company owner had its upsides and its downsides. One of the downsides was excelling. Though she did get average grades, thanks to the multiple tutors hired by the girl’s parents, it was not enough for the daughter of a wealthy family; thus, her parents enrolled the girl to take piano lessons. At first, it was exciting. For the ten year old girl, all she wanted to do was play along with her favorite songs while singing at the same time. Being the big Abe Natsumi fan that she was, it was practically essential for her to learn how to play her favorite songs, but at the same time, she began to learn to appreciate classical music as well.

However, the moment her parents realized their daughter had a niche for playing the piano, they began to push her harder. At the age of thirteen, she had played in over thirty piano recitals and played during those extravagant dinner parties that her parents enjoyed hosting practically every other week. When she finally became old enough to enter in local talent shows and other competitions, there was no doubt that her parents would be the first ones to sign up their daughter, eager to spread word of their family’s merit. Yet, by the fifth dinner party, all she wanted to do was to live the life of a normal girl. She wanted to go to birthday parties and have sleepovers with other girls her age, but instead, she was forced to practice during whatever free time she had. When adolescence arrived, most of her friends and classmates developed new interests, such as fashion and boys, while she remained with her preset routine.

Still, her older best friend, despite coming from a different social status, understood why things were the way they were. Her best friend came as support for every recital, party, and competition and attended most of the practices. Perhaps the reason they had such a strong bond was due to the fact that the older girl was passionate about singing and often sang or hummed along to the songs that were played on the piano. Yes, music was the main source that created their strong bond, but at the same time, the pianist couldn’t help but hope for more.

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“Choir club? Our school has a choir club?” the younger girl questioned aloud whilst her best friend bounced in front of her with a flyer announcing the auditions.

The older girl nodded her head enthusiastically, a toothy grin evident of her excitement to join her first extracurricular club. “They practice every week on Tuesdays and Thursdays and even go to compete against the other schools!”

“And…you’re joining?” the younger girl asked, a hint of sadness in her voice.

“Risa, if you really don’t want me to, I won’t…” the older girl had a tight smile, but her eyes showed the truth of how much she hoped to join the club. “Maybe you could convince your parents to let you join with me? You could even continue practicing by volunteering to play accompaniment with the choir? That way, Mano-chan and Jun Jun can have a chance to sing too!”

“I don’t think my parents would allow me to. You know how strict they are...” “I can just hear them now. ‘Rii-chan, why would you want to willingly allow yourself to be controlled by those inferior hoodlums of the working class? You do realize how this could affect your father’s reputation? Isn’t going to public school bad enough? Where have I gone wrong in raising my daughter? What went wrong that caused you to become so selfish?’”

“It’s fine Ai-chan. I want to be able to support you like what you’ve done for me.”

Before she knew it, Risa was pulled into a choking hug. “Arigatou Risa! I swear I’ll still support you like before even though I’ll be in the choir!” and without another word, the older girl dashed off to find a sign in sheet of sorts.

Smiling halfheartedly, the bean waved at her friend’s disappearing form before sighing miserably. “As long as she’s happy.”

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After another hard day of intense practicing, Risa fell onto her bed stomach first. “This piano stuff is getting old really fast.” She muttered into her Mickey Mouse shaped pillow. After two hours straight of only piano, the bean was quickly met with her regular tutors, where she studied and did homework for two more hours before returning to another two hour piano practice session with her mentor.

Shaking her head at the thought of her day, Risa peaked up from the comfort of her pillow to see the time on her iPhone. It was almost midnight. “Still no word from Ai-chan...” the bean mused, rolling over onto her back as she clutched her pillow to her chest. It hadn’t even been twenty-four hours and it seemed like the older girl already broke her promise of continuing to attend the tedious piano practices. “It’s fine Risa. Club activities usually run three hours after school has actually ended. Ai-chan must have been so tired that she went home and fell asleep.”

Regardless, the thought of not having her best friend at her practice made her cringe. “She didn’t even send a text or anything…”

Not wanting to think negatively of the older girl, the bean turned her attention to the soreness of her fingers. It had been a while since it last happened, but halfway into piano practice, Risa’s fingers began to cramp. Not only did the piano teacher show no sympathy whatsoever, the bean was also scolded for improper playing techniques and self-care. Even after hearing the angry rants from her sensei, she was sent home to her awaiting parents, who were always informed of Risa's progress after each and every piano lesson, and would be lectured. The teacher is always right. Then again, that's what the elder Niigaki's wholeheartedly reminded Risa during the rare times when they were around their eldest daughter. "At least Ai-chan gets it…”

“Mou Ai-chan…why does sensei have to be so mean?” the twelve year old girl pouted as a few tears began to stream down her puffy marshmallow cheeks.

Her thirteen year old friend chuckled in response as she ruffled the bean’s hair. “She’s just jealous that you’re a better piano player then she is. Just shoot her with one of your “mayuge beams” and she’ll be quiet for good!”

Only hearing part of the statement, the younger girl’s eyes widened. “SHOOT her?! Ai-chan, have you gone mad? I can’t shoot sensei with anything!” the reaction queen shrilled, though the thought of using a mayuge beam on her teacher was quite tempting. “Mama and Papa might get mad at me for not finishing my piano lessons…”

The older girl only laughed louder. “Your expressions are priceless! Man, I love having the reaction queen as my best friend! I don’t think anybody could replace you in that category!”

As the thirteen year old continued laughing and teasing, Risa wiped away the remnants of her tears with the handkerchief lent to her by her best friend. “W-We’ll always be best friends…right Ai-chan?”

Despite how serious the atmosphere had turned, Ai-chan simply smiled at the girl. “Would you think otherwise? AiGaki will always be AiGaki.”


Smiling at the memory, Risa curled into her bed, her lips slowly curving upwards into a small smile as she shook off all the worried thoughts. “AiGaki will always be AiGaki.”

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“This is Lin Lin! She’s my very first friend from choir club! She came all the way from Hangzhou, China! Isn’t that cool? She knows how to speak Chinese AND Japanese fluently AND she’s a year younger than us! Oh, and she…”

As Ai continued gushing about the other girl’s traits, hobbies, and anything else that could be used to write a biography, the disheartened bean could only stare at the newest addition to her and Ai’s outdoor lunch time spot. This was the first time anyone else had sat with them underneath the large tree, especially after some of their closest friends had moved once they made other friends. “She’s just an acquaintance from choir club. Yeah…that’s it. I bet they don’t know that much about each other. Besides, Ai-chan’s easily excited about a lot of things…that’s all.”

“Oh! OH! OH! Did I mention that Linko likes to play Final Fantasy too!? She’s the only other girl in our school that I know plays the series! Oh, and she also-“

“Maybe we should let Niigaki-senpai have a chance to talk too?” the shortest girl suggested shyly, careful not to let her accent overwhelm her Japanese.

Seeing that both of the girls were now peering at her, each with a 100 watt smile plastered, Risa quickly shook her head. “I’m fine. Go ahead with what you were going say Ai-chan.” “Rather, I have nothing to say except ‘Stop trying to steal Ai-chan from me!’ And how does this ‘Linko’ get a nickname so quickly while I’m still just ‘Risa’?”

“Actually, I was just gonna say that Linko even has a strategy book for every Final Fantasy game! Isn’t that awesome? We even traded tips at the ice cream store after the club finished for the day!”

“You guys went to get ice cream after choir club?” By now, the bean could feel her eyebrows twitching in annoyance.

“Did you want some too Niigaki-senpai?” Lin Lin questioned innocently. “We can all go together today after school since Ai-chan and I don’t have choir club-“

“No!” Risa cried out slamming her tightened fists on the grass like an unsatisfied toddler. After seeing the puzzled expressions from both girls and nearby bystanders, the bean immediately retracted her fists and flashed an crooked grin, though she was still internally fuming. “I mean…I’m sorry, but I can’t go. I have piano practice. And Ai-chan is comi-“

“I guess it’ll just be me and Lin then!” The older girl declared before the bean could even finish her sentence.

“Right…you and Lin. I guess…I’ll text you after practice..?”

The older girl merely flashed the bean a quick thumbs up before resuming her conversation with Lin Lin regarding battle strategies for Final Fantasy. With a loud huff, Risa leaned back against the tree, her knuckles turning white from her tight grasp on her bento box. “They’re just acquaintances Risa. No need to feel clingy and needy. Envy is for the weak hearted.”

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“Niigaki! You have a recital this weekend! Why are you still making mistakes after weeks of practice? You do realize that your parents spent a substantial amount of money in order for you to be able to continue your lessons? What do you have to say for yourself!?”

In the blink of an eye, the aging woman’s face was less than a foot away from Risa’s. Her eyes not only showed disappointment, but also a bit of annoyance at the younger girl. “Well?” She snarled.

“…Sumimasen sensei.” “Please redirect your face from mine. I’m afraid my mood has been spoiled for the day”

“No wonder your nickname is ‘Gaki.’ You know what they say- if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. Keep practicing for the rest of the night and maybe you’ll do well this weekend.”

The moment her piano teacher left, slamming the door shut in her wake, tears began to uncontrollably slide down Risa’s cheeks. She hadn’t been scolded this badly since she was thirteen. “Why does sensei have to be so mean?” the bean questioned aloud, glancing once more at the screen of her iPhone. The words of encouragement that she loved were absent.

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"Risa!"

Hearing her name being called, the bean turned around and was greeted by a bone crushing hug. As a lips curved into a smile, the pianist returned the favor with an equally powerful hug. When the two released one other, Risa, still flashing her 100 watt grin, playfully nudged her best friend’s shoulder. "Didn't think you'd make it!"

"You know I wouldn't miss your recital for the world!"

With a silent nod, Risa stepped back to take in her friend's appearance. As usual, the older girl was as prepared as anyone could be, from the extravagant hairstyle and equally extravagant knee length dress to the sparkling strappy high heels. "You look great."

"Hey, you look even better! So wha-"

"Ni hao!~"

Unexpectedly, a shorter girl appeared from out of know where and suddenly, dangling off of Ai's right arm was a joyful looking LinLin. "Niigaki-senpai! Ganbatte ne! I can't wait to hear you play the piano! Ai-chan says you're really good!"

Still surprised, Risa struggled to keep her mouth shut or else her jaw would be planted on the past the floor, into the center of the planet. Though Ai and Risa had many mutual acquaintances at their high school, none of them ever had the idea of going to one of the recitals as a supportive friend. Yet, for Risa, there wasn't really a need for anymore moral support. As long as Ai was there, sitting in the front row watching her play, that's all that truly mattered.

"LinLin...what a surprise." the pianist gritted her two, eyeing the Chinese girl with a dark glare. "Let me guess, Ai-chan invited you?"

"Uh huh! One friend is good, but two is even better right? What song are you playing senpai? Something speedy like "Flight of the Bumblebee"? Or maybe something old fashion like Beethoven’s "Moonlight Sonata"? Oooh! Or maybe you could play a piece from Final Fantasy? I bet you could take on "One Winged Angel" like a-"

"Actually," Risa interrupted with a small smile. Tightly grasping onto the bounded book of sheet music, the bean shyly gazed at her oblivious best friend. "I'm playing a piece that I wrote myself."

"Let me see!" LinLin released her hold on Ai's arm and like a true ninja, snatched the music book out of Risa's grasp. Not even noticing the now-fuming bean, the shortest girl, together with the Ai, took a peak at the first page. “’Love Me’? Hold on, you marked out a kanji-"

"And that's enough!" flushing red, Risa grabbed the book and held it tightly against her chest. The feeling of embarrassment had overcome her anger towards the small girl's unintentional, though still very disrespectful, action. "The show's about to start..."

"We better go if we want to get good seats then. Good luck Risa!" Ai leaned in for another hug, which Risa gladly accepted. The bean let out the breathe she had been holding for god knows how long and buried her face into Ai's shoulder, not wanting to let go. Perhaps she was getting too use to these warn and strawberry scented hugs.

With a small chuckle, Ai pulled back and waved farewell before walking off, with a bouncy LinLin following closely behind. Once the two were out of site, the pianist slowly opened her book to the first page, her eyes glued to the wildly scribbled out square next to the title. Although the title of the piece clearly read "Love Me", deep within her heart, she knew what the title meant. She knew what the true title was.

"Love Me...Ai."

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After waiting for what seemed like an eternity, Risa finally heard her name being called onto the stage and with as much confidence as she could gather, she strutted onto stage, her heel precisely clicking step by step as she took her place by the piano bench. Taking the microphone handed to her, the bean smiled as she introduced herself in her usual fashion. Still speaking, the pianist scanned the first few rows to find her best friend. A loud giggle grabbed her attention, as well as the attention of many others in the room, and at that instant, the bean's grin fell sullen. Sitting in the seats closest to the exit were the pair she had been looking for, but instead of seeing the supportive smiles she was expecting, what she was really there came as a flat out disappointment. The two were intently staring at the small screen of Ai's worn out PSP as they continued to play, what Risa assumed, a game of Final Fantasy.

Letting out a sigh of displeasure, Risa quickly bowed to the audience before taking a seat onto the bench, readying herself to play. With a final glance at the still gaming duo, the pianist introduced her song with a half-hearted smile. "I'll be playing an original piece of mine. ‘Love Me’."




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Yes. These are the thoughts that roam in my mind on a day to day basis lol :lol: Thanks for reading~ I hope you enjoyed! I shall try to update Just Around the Corner at some point in time XD Though I haven’t even started the next chapter hehe~ Bye Bye for now~ (^ 3 ^)/

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#12 Glasseyelashes

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 10:39 AM

oh dang, not even a happy ending? :( "supportive" aichan wasn't supportive after all. or maybe she fell in love with the song, thus inadvertently falling in love with risa as well. :P

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Posted 13 March 2012 - 12:34 AM

oh man TakaGaki aint TakaGaki no more :( poor risa keeping her true feelings bottled up like that :sob:
linlin came like a friggin' hawk and swooped ai-chan away from risa :D oh well it happens
awesome one-shot :w00t: luved it keep it up mochi! cant wait for more :)

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#14 mochi.rini

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Posted 29 March 2012 - 05:59 AM

GEL: Unrequited TakaGaki love....still TakaGaki love :D Thanks for comment~ ^_^

darkacex99: What can I say? LinLin is a true ninja ;) Thanks for the kind comment! <3

Anywho~...for those who have heard about the situation that occurred, this is my take on it ;) Weirdly enough...it's not TakaGaki o.O

GO GO! :D


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After the usual hour long practice, Satou Masaki plopped onto the corner of the room, hugging her knees closer to her body as she attempted to control the tears that threatened to fall. The beginning of the Ultra Smart tour was tomorrow, and still, dancing backup during the Egao ni Namida performance was difficult. Cautiously peeking up, she could see the dance instructer, Yoko-sensei, angrily jabbing her index finger towards the moping girl. Things had to be serious…it wasn’t everyday that Tsunku himself showed up to practice. What made it worse was that Niigaki Risa herself, the soon to be graduating leader, with her arms across her chest, attentively stood as she too listened to the angry dance instructor’s report.

Five minutes of pure hair stroking and comfort, courtesy of the smaller, yet twice as mature, Kudo Haruka, had passed before Masaki heard her name being called. “Hai!” the twelve year old girl exclaimed, jogging towards the remaining duo of Risa and the dance instructor. At the same time, the Morning Musume leader gently ushered Ikuta Erina, who held a puzzled expression, to join the group.

“You have made no process,” Blunt. Clearly, the dance instructor was referring to Masaki. Despite the sympathetic grip from Erina, the tears were once again threatening to fall.

“S-suimasen sensei. I’ll do better tomorrow. I swear.”

“I’m afraid there will be no tomorrow Satou-san,” Her pitiful expression was quickly replaced with wide eyes shocked look as the twelve year old girl glanced up at the instructor. “You’re being pulled from the performance.”

Erina’s grip tightened as she kindly wrapped her other arm around the smaller girl’s shoulders, comforting the girl that was in near tears.

“That’s not all.” The dance instructor added, her glance not tilted back to a frowning Risa. The bean cringed as she suddenly became the center of attention between the four. “Go ahead. Tell them what else has been decided Niigaki-san.”

“I-“ Sighing, Risa miserably stared at her two kouhais long and hard before continuing. “After much delegation between Tsunku-san, Yoko-sensei, and myself, it’s been decided that because Satou’s moves and positions reflect those of Ikuta’s, the both of you are being pulled.”

“What!?” The KY shrilled, pulling herself away from the depressed Masaki. “You can’t do that! I’ve practiced so much for this concert! I’ve practiced so much for this specific performance!”

“I’m sorry.” the leader muttered sullenly. “It’s honestly out of my hands.”

An explosion of tears rolled down the fourteen year old’s cheeks as she slammed her sweat infused towel onto the ground. “This isn’t fair!” she screamed, angrily stomping her feet on the tainted towel. “Why me!? I hate this! This is all your fault!” Erina, with eyes puffy and red, lightly shoved Masaki onto the ground before running, passing curious looks of the other members, into the dressing rooms.

Her work being done, the dance instructor bid farewell to the remaining two as Risa sympathetically crouched down to comfort the younger girl. “It’s not your fault Satou-chan. Don’t worry about Ikuta. She’ll be fine. Go get yourself cleaned up nee? Practice is over anyways.”

Using her own towel, Masaki wiped away the stream of tears as she miserably nodded her head to her senpai before retreating back to the dressing rooms as well. The twelve year old girl began to dejectedly gather her personal belongings when all of a sudden, the door was slammed shut.

“You…” was all she heard. Frightened, the small girl glanced up to see a fuming Ikuta Erina. “You just single-handedly ruined my special performance with Niigaki-san!”

“I’m sorry!” Masaki squeaked, dropping her things to the ground with a small clatter as she raised both hands up in defense. “I’ll try harder next time I swear!”

“No!” the fourteen year old girl stomped up to Masaki, her hardened glare never changing. “There’s not gonna be a next time!”

“What am I suppose to do then? You heard Niigaki-san!”

Surprisingly, Erina’s scowl slowly curved into a dangerous smirk. “I hope you don’t have important plans tonight Maa-chan.”

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A few hours after everyone had left, the two girls swiftly returned to the dance studio. Standing in the middle of the abandoned practice room, Masaki lifted her arms up, attempting do the dance moves that she was taught months ago.

“Wrong!” Erina scolded, crossing her arms across her chest as she impatiently tapped her foot against the cold surface of the dance floor. “What did I tell you earlier?”

“M-my right-“

“What?! I can’t hear you!”

“My right arm should be crossed in the front!”

“Then DO it! Do it now!”

Quickly nodding, Masaki re-positioned herself into the right pose. With a silent nod of approval, Erina clicked the play button on the remote control as the instrumental track for Egao ni Namida began to flow in. As the twelve year old girl began to move her hips to the beat of the music, her senpai quickly pushed the pause button.

“Wrong!” she once again reprimanded. “Do it again!” With the click of a button, the music began to start over as Masaki attempted the moves once again. Yet, once again, she was scolded by Erina.

Losing her patience, Erina angrily approached the shaky girl, grabbing her by the collar of her sweat covered shirt. “What did I say earlier Satou Masaki?” The words seemed even harsher as they were slowly pronounced.

“A-anything for Niigaki-san!”

With a satisfied smirk, the older senpai shoved Masaki back. “Do it again.” She commanded, replaying the intro of the song for a third time. Wordlessly nodding, the twelve year old girl scrambled into position as her mind repeated.

“Anything for Niigaki-san!”

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As the other members sat off in the corners of the rehearsal area, Erina dragged a flimsy Masaki to the older adults of the room. “Excuse me sensei? Niigaki-san?” the KY innocently interrupted the conversation as she not-so-gently pushed the smaller girl forward. “Please let her do it one more time?”

“Of course.” Risa smiled, cutting off whatever Yoko-sensei's retort was going to be.

Silently positioning herself, Masaki took one final glance at Erina, hoping for an smile or any type of encouragement for that matter. Instead, she was met with a cold and threatening stare. Brushing off the sudden chill, the twelve year old girl nearly came in late as she began to do the dance she had practiced all night long for.

“Anything for Niigaki-san!” she internally cheered as she danced on.

As the song came to an end, Masaki felt an accomplished smile creep onto her lips as the leader herself began to clap, in which the other members soon followed. With an uninterested stare, the dance instructor huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. “I see some slight improvement. You obviously practiced harder, am I correct? Very well. You two may appear in the performance then.”

With a gleeful cheer, Erina ran towards Masaki, throwing her arms around the sweat covered girl. Still feeling a bit fearful over the Ikuta Erina she had witnessed alone, the twelve year old girl simply patted her senpai’s arm in response.

“But…” the dance instructor started.

Suddenly, Masaki felt the breath being sucked out of her as Erina, who once again held her empty gaze, held a death grip, rather than a friendly hug.

“If either of you begin to worsen, I’ll pull the both of you out again, even if it’s the final live at Budokan. Understand?”

“Hai!” the two girls shouted in response, their tones laced with determination.

As everyone began to shuffle towards the middle of the dance floor for a final dress rehearsal, Erina dangerously leaned towards Masaki, their eyes locking. The cold gaze from a distance was hard enough to handle, but with Erina’s face own a few centimeters away, Masaki held her breathe out of fear. “Remember Maa-chan,” the fourteen year old her lectured dangerously, her eyes still retaining the threatening glare. “Anything for Niigaki-san.”

A moment of silence passed. With a squeaky giggle, Erina pulled back as she hopped towards an unsuspecting Risa, once again asking to take a pre-rehearsal two-shot picture for blogging (and personal) purposes. Shaking away the frightened thoughts, Masaki stumbled towards her fellow Juukies, all who happily congratulated her. Mindlessly thanking her co-workers/friends, the twelve year old girl continued repeating the sacred words in her mind.

“Anything for Niigaki-san!”

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#15 darkacex99

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Posted 30 March 2012 - 02:31 AM

wahhh :good: such a good one-shot

what was the situation though :o

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#16 mochi.rini

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 06:55 AM


darkacex99: Thank you! :D Basically what was written XD Masaki couldn't learn the dance for Egao ni Namida and got herself and Eripon kicked out XD But then she learned it and they were reinstated :D Thanks for commenting ^_^


Yo yo yo! :D No, this is not a onesie, nor is it a full fledged story. Rather, it's a short story. Maybe I should call it a "short" to go along with the clothing naming? Though I DO have the urge to call them "booty shorts" since I seem to see those everywhere on campus these days :lol: Gross~

Anyways, this one came to me all of a sudden after watching a documentary in my psychology class about the "Wild Child" Genie and hearing this one specific line, as well as looking up "My Sister's Keeper."

Character death by the way, if you couldn't tell by the banner (though I should write this after the banner...eh close enough XD)

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”How long were you working as her nurse?”

“A little over 3 months.”

“Tell me, what was it like?”

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With her long and wavy brunette hair tied back in a high ponytail, the twenty-five year old nurse stood by the information counter, pretending to pay attention to the superfluous words of the chatty secretary. Rather, she was curiously observing her sleeping patient through the open blinds of the hospital room window. Today was her first day working with said patient as the previous nurse could no longer handle the emotional distress that came along with caring for patients with cancer. ”Cancer…” Ever since her own sister diagnosed of cancer before eventually succumbing to the disease, she knew where her future was headed.

Wordlessly waving good-bye to the talkative receptionist, the nurse slowly approached the door. As she wrapped her small hand around the stainless steel doorknob, her dark brown eyes drifted to the bulk clipboard in her other hand as she read the name once more. “Niigaki Risa.” She whispered, thinking back to the conversation she had with her supervisor not even an hour ago.

”You’ll be in charge of Niigaki Risa. Nineteen years old. Diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia two years ago. Her condition as of now is pending to be classified as terminal. She’s stopped responding to chemotherapy and other treatments.”

“Nakazawa-senpai, I’m a little confused.” The nurse interrupted, bringing the formal explanation to a halt. “Why is Niigaki-san still in the hospital if she’s no longer responding to any treatments? Wouldn’t it be best to send her home under the supervision of a homecare specialist and just let her be comfortable?”

A moment of silence passed as the supervisor kept a still gaze on the brunette. With a loud sigh, the woman gently set down the clipboard as she rubbed her always aching temples. “You see Takahashi, Niigaki-san here is a special case. She is the eldest daughter of Niigaki Shouta and Miyu. Ever heard of them?”

“They’re on TV a lot aren’t they? They’re both actors I think.”

“Correct. That's not the main point. The point is that each month, the hospital is sent money to keep Niigaki-san in the oncology ward as neither Niigaki-sans have the time to take care of her themselves.”

“That’s a shame. At least they come to visit her, right?”

Silence was her answer as a grim Nakazawa Yuko stood from her office seat and wandered to the one sided glass window. From her standpoint, she had a clear view of the sleeping form of Niigaki Risa. “If you count the day she was diagnosed and admitted to the hospital, then yes. Yes, they have visited her.”

“They’ve basically abandoned her,” the younger nurse spat out, surprising herself with her her disgusted tone, especially towards these people she had never met in her life. Silently, the twenty-five year old nurse could only stare at her sneakers though there was a clear form of hatred growing inside of her. She wasn’t the type of person to easily dislike someone, but the way these so called “parents” were treating their daughter…it wasn’t fair. “She’s all alone isn’t she?”

“No. Thankfully not. She still has a few friends who come in for daily visits,” Yuko turned around to glance at the nurse, who continued staring at her feet. With a knowing look, the older supervisor walked over to her junior and clamped a hand onto the nurse’s shoulder. “Hey…I know what you’re thinking. We all want to make the patients as happy as we can, but don’t forget, you can’t connect your emotional side with work when it’s in these situations.”

“I know…”

“Remember, you’re getting paid to take care of this girl, just like you’re getting paid to take care of the other patients.”


Tightening her hold on the door, the nurse turned the knob to the right and slowly pushed the door open. Before she could even enter the room, another hand grabbed a hold of the handle, closing the door as quietly as possible. Confused, the brunette turned around, only to be greeted with three female adolescents. As she nurse opened her mouth to question their actions, a voice filled with slight rudeness cut her off.

“You Gaki-san’s new nurse?” the extravagantly dressed girl with a cat eyes asked, suspiciously observing the older woman. “You’ve been standing in front of the door for an awfully long time now.”

“Yes I am. Takahashi Ai,” the woman held her hand out to shake the girl’s hand, but when she scoffed and looked away, another one of the girls warmly accepted the handshake with both hands.

“I’m Kamei Eri.” The girl grinned cheekily, a small fang peeking out between her lips. “The one with the big bow and glittery bangs is Tanaka Reina. She’s always like that, so please don’t be too offended.”

As Eri released Ai’s hand, the girl with the long black hair also gratefully shook the nurse’s hand, her lips graced with a princess-like smile. “My name is Michishige Sayumi.”

“You three are the friends that Nakazawa-senpai was referring to?”

The girl named Eri nodded as her eyes drifted to Risa’s sleeping form. “We’ve been visiting her since she was diagnosed. There were several others first. Classmates and peers who wanted to help Gaki-san…but over time, they just stopped. I guess they decided it wasn’t worth their time anymore.”

Nodding in understanding, Ai smiled at the three. “You three are very good friends then. She’s lucky to still have you guys in her life after everyone else has abandoned her.”

The three girls, rather than doing the expected “thank yous” with a proud smile, shifted uncomfortably. The uneasy feeling was apparent, especially when it came to Sayumi and Eri as the small smiles they held quickly faded away. Instead, their expressions were guilt stricken while Reina on the other hand simply seemed even angrier at the world. Despite how curious Ai was, she held the urge to question the three.

“What’s her current condition like Takahashi-san?” Sayumi eventually questioned in a quiet voice.

“I’m sorry, but that information is classified. This type of information is restricted to family members only.”

Reina scoffed as she rolled her eyes at the formality. “Who do you think we are? We are her family. You think those pathetic excuses for parents are gonna come visit?! They haven’t even contacted her after the doctors diagnosed Gaki-san, let only physically come check on their 'precious' daughter. Their damn careers are more important than their own daughter!”

“Please tell us Takahashi-san,” the nurse was taken aback at the pleading tone of Eri’s voice as the girl's now shaky hands re-connected to Ai’s hands. There was no doubt that they were worried sick.

“She…” Ai paused, glancing at the window of Nakazawa-san’s office where the supervisor herself was observing from afar. Locking eyes, there was a barely noticeable nod from Yuko and Ai knew it was the signal of permission. “Her condition is terminal. She’s no longer responding any treatments.”

“Meaning?” Kamei looked up, the corner of her eyes nearly overflowing with the salty tears.

“Please make Niigaki-san as comfortable as possible. And…I’m sorry.”

“Whatever,” an angry Reina shoved Ai from the entrance as she silently let herself into the room, soon followed by Sayumi and Eri who both at least had the decency to thank the nurse. Still standing at outside the door, Ai could only watch as the three friends gather around the sleeping form of Risa.

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“There are three other girls? What happened to them?”

Silently shaking her head, Ai feebly smiled at the interviewer. “They just couldn’t handle it.”

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“Reina, are you sure about this? We can’t just do that to Gaki-san…”

“Seriously Eri? You were dead set on this a while back too. You’re really gonna back out now?" Seeing the turtle's lack of eye contact, the yankii imitator slammed her fists on the end of the hospital bed, before silencing herself. The heavily accessorized girl quietly observed her resting friend and noted that she was indeed still sleeping before continuing on, only this time, in a hushed tone. "God Eri, can you be anymore of bleeding heart?! I thought we all agreed to this once it came to this very point!”

“I-I know…but-“

“Sayu, talk some sense into your girlfriend! Please! She obviously needs to face the facts.”

“Eririn…”

On the otherside of the door, Ai nosily peeked between the crack of the door, completely oblivious of curious glances and whispers from her co-workers. "Are they...?"

“We told her we’d stick with her didn’t we? Until the very end? That’s what real friends do isn’t it?! We should be there for Gaki-san! She deserves that much after everything she’s suffered through!”

“I’m not having this conversation with you Eri,” an annoyed Reina pushed herself out of the seat, the chair legs quietly scratching against the tiled floors. Quietly, the wonky eyed girl stumbled to the sleeping girl, where she silently watched for a short moment. Slowly leaning down, the girl pressed a soft kiss on Risa’s forehead while muttering a few words that Ai couldn’t hear from her standpoint.

Silently gasping, all Ai could do was watch as one by one, Eri and Sayumi followed Reina’s actions, though the two were much more obvious about their guilt and emotions as their sniffles could be probably heard from the opposite side of the hospital.

“I-I’m sorry Gaki-san.” Eri whispered, probably louder then she had intended to, as she stroked Risa’s yellow-green beanie once more before the three began to gather their belongings.

The nurse continued absent-mindedly watching when all of a sudden, the door swung wide open and she was faced with the three tear stricken girls. As she parted her lips to make some sort of comment, Reina was the first to stomp past Ai, once again pushing her to the side as the other two girls quickly followed their youngest friend.

“Wait!” Ai managed to call out, an arm outreached as she began to chase after the girls.

“I…no we can’t stick around anymore,” Eri explained, wiping away her continuously falling tears with her long sleeves. “Please take care of her Takahashi-san.” And without another word, the three ran. As the retreating figures of the girls disappeared from sight, the only family members that remained in Risa’s life were gone.

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“Just like that? They left without a proper good-bye? What about Niigaki-san? How did she react?”

“Better then I imagined.”

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With a defeated sigh, the brunette let herself into Risa’s room as she silently crept over to the bed as she began to tidy up the room. As she twisted close the window blinds for the night, Ai glanced towards the supposedly sleeping patient, only to be greeted with a pair of warm honey brown eyes.

“They’re not coming back, are they?” the patient’s hoarse voice questioned, though it was a clear fact to the girl as small tears slid down her cheeks.

“I’m sorry Niigaki-san.”

“Don’t be. You’re not to blame,” with a small smile, the short haired girl slowly sat up in her bed. “I had a feeling this day might come. They’re all very sensitive, especially Tanakacchi.”

Awkwardly shifting from foot to foot, Ai slowly glanced at the girl, who, despite the slow flowing tears, held a beautiful smile. “I-I’ll go get your dinner now.”

“Takahashi-san…” the bean started as she wiped away her tears with own bare hands. “Please, just call me Risa.”

Silently nodding, Ai allowed herself to subconsciously be taken to the entrance. Glancing back once more, her lips curved into a small smile. “Of course Risa.”

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“Why did she ask you to call her by her first name? You guys had just met that day, right?”

“Yes, but I think she just wanted a friend.”

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“Ohayo Takahashi-san!” a bright and cheery Risa greeted from the hospital bed. Scattered on the try in front of her were various bottles of nail polish and small gems that were used to decorate the bean’s inch long nails. “What’s for breakfast?”

“Uhh…tamagoyaki and white rice with some natto.”

The look on the girl’s face was priceless. The cheery Niigaki grin quickly fell into a half disappointed, as well as half disgusted, grimace. “Seriously? Mama use to buy some of the yummiest chocopan from the bakery!”

“The chef could probably-“

“Daijoubu!” Risa grinned once more as she began to put away her nail art supplies. Using her dried hand, the bean motioned for the nurse to come over. “It’s fine. Really. Tamagoyaki, rice, and natto aren’t completely terrible.” She joked as the tray of food was placed onto her lap, thanking the nurse as usual.

“Well, enjoy your meal then,” As Ai shuffled to the door to continue her rounds, she felt a hand grab onto her scrubs.

“Takahashi-san…stop being so awkward. Please?”

“Sorry, I’ll try my best-“

“Tell me about yourself then! Where’d you go to school? How old are you? Do you have a boyfriend? Maybe you’re married?”

“Niigaki-san-“

“Risa.”

“Risa, I don’t want to be rude, but I have other patients that are waiting for their breakfast. I really must go.” Looking back at the bean, she felt the grasp being released, but the saddened expression on the nineteen year olds face filled her with remorse.

Silently, the patient nodded in understanding as she picked up her pair of chopsticks. With a quiet “itadakimasu”, Risa began to eat her breakfast, blankly keeping her eyes on the food as her motions continued on as if she were a robot on a set schedule. Feeling guilty, Ai ran her fingers through bangs, trying to come up with a way to cheer up the girl.

“I-“

“Will you come chat after you’re done delivering breakfast?”

Ai responded with a hushed “yeah” before hurrying out the door, allowing the bean to continue eating in peace. It wasn’t until about an hour later when she finally returned to the room. In her mind, she expected the girl to fall back to sleep immediately after eating, but the moment she stepped into the room, she felt herself being dragged towards one of the open seats.

“You’re not supposed to be out of bed,” the nurse pointed out, though she was completely ignored by the patient.

“You know, you’re pretty slow at this. If I were Nakazawa-san, you’d be fired by now.”

“Thanks.”

Laughing, Risa crept back into her bed, where she sat on top of the sheets cross legged, curiously observing Ai from head to toe. “So, tell me about yourself.”

“There isn’t anything interesting to say really. I’m a nurse. That’s as about interesting as life gets for me.”

With a light chuckle, Risa bent over and stuck her hand into the small handbag that hung off the edge of the hospital bed. Pulling out a small pack of Jagarico, the bean offered some to the nurse, who politely declined the biscuit treat. “I’m sure there’s at least something interesting that’s happened in your life Takahashi-san. Do you have a boyfriend?”

“No.”

“Have you had one?”

“Yeah.”

“Are you a virgin?”

“N-What!?” Taken aback, the nurse quickly glanced at the girl, who happily munched on her snack as her interested eyes remained focused on Ai. “What kind of question is that?”

“I don’t know. I’m just trying to get to know you since we’ll be hanging out a lot. Like friends...right?”

“Right...”

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“By the sounds of it, you didn’t seem to be enthusiastic.”

“I’m a nurse in the oncology ward. It’s rarely a happy environment there. Besides, it’s not every day that I meet a patient who’s so happy and curious about my personal life. Anyways, she continued with the questions for a pretty long time, but eventually, she started opening up and told me about herself.”

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“What was high school like for you Takahashi-san?” Today, Risa seemed much livelier as she dug through a box filled personal belonging. After much begging, the bean finally convinced the nurse to bring in a DVD player into the room, which was paid for by the Niigaki parents, so Risa could at least have the pleasure on enjoying the Disney DVDs that she had with her.

“Well, I was in choir club-“

“Me too! I’m Alto. What about you?”

“Mezzo-sophrano. Anyways-“

“I hope you're a fan of Stitch!”

Feeling upset that she was interrupted for the third time that day, a pouty Ai leaned back against the wall with her arms across her chest. “It's fine. Whatever you want to watch.”

Finally satisfied with a film to watch, Risa opened the case to Lilo and Stitch, the cancer patient handed the worn out disc to the brunette nurse to place into the player before hitting the play button. With a smile, the patient reached under the pile of pillows at the head of the bed, digging and patting all around until she pulled out another container of Jagarico, once again offering the first taste to her new friend.

“You sure seem to like that stuff a lot,”

“It's the best! Especially the Caesar Salad flavor. Did you know they discontinued it few weeks ago? I want it to come back!"

Chuckling at the girl's enthusiasm, Ai leaned back into her not-so-comfortable chair. It had only been a week or two, and it seemed like she had already grown a bond with the girl. Despite how she enjoyed the newly growing friendship, the words of her supervisor continued to haunt her. Was this a true friendship? Or was this just a friendship created out of pity for the girl? Brushing off the negative thought, the nurse turned her attention to the decorated picture frame hanging above where Risa slept for the past two years. Every few seconds, the digital picture frame showed different pictures throughout the short lifespan that Risa had endured.

"I like your picture frame."

Perking up at the comment, Risa scrambled, despite Ai's worried protest, to remove the decoration from the wall. Signaling for the nurse to come closer, the bean reset the picture frame to its beginning phase of picture of baby Risa. As the Disney film continued to play, Risa enthusiastically told a condensed version of her life, such as how she begged her mom to allow her to have a similar haircut to her favorite singer Abe Natsumi. Silently nodding while watching the images of Risa's life passed by, Ai couldn't help but frown sullenly at a grinning, but also balding, image of Risa flashing a peace sign with Reina and Eri doing the same on the sides.

"That was taken after my first day of chemo sessions. I think I threw up on Tanakacchi after Sayusuke took that picture."

Clicking the right arrow button, the image changed slightly. Though a balding Risa remained in the picture, she was being smothered in hugs by four other girls, all which were of elementary school age. Just as Ai began to question, the girl cut her off once again.

"Four girls that me, Tanakacchi, and KameShige looked after. They were all raised in the foster home only a few blocks away from the hospital. Strangely enough, I really did enjoy their company."

"They don't come anymore?"

Shaking her head grimly, the patient's heavily manicured fingers traced circles around the heads of the four girls. "Not anymore. All four of them were eventually adopted by four different families that came from different parts of Japan. Pretty lucky huh? Anyways, it’d be too hard and expensive for them to be able to keep contact, so we just said our good-byes on their last night at Tokyo. I'd rather lose contact with these four so they could be with good families then have them be stuck in Tokyo without a family."

Despite the tears that began to slowly stream down her cheeks, Risa grinned at her nurse. "I hope they do really well in life you know? Yasushi...she's gonna be a great performer when she grows up. Best dancer in the world- guaranteed!"

"Fuku-chan's gonna get married to a good looking guy and start a family with the cutest babies in the entire world while working full-time as a cute house wife and mommy."

"Even though Suzuki isn't necessarily the best at school or anything else for that matter, she's gonna keep living a life where she makes people happy with her goofy smile and bug imitations."

"And Ikuta...damn that Ikuta. She's so weird and crazy! Did I ever tell you how she collects pictures of me and sticks them in photo albums? Pictures of me sleeping and pictures of my childhood that even I have never seen! None of us even knows where she gets the pictures from. She was so damn attached. The day she was set to leave for Fukuoka, she cried like a baby and begged me not to let her new foster parents to take her away and just wouldn't let go of me, even though four or five people were trying to pry her off me. But in the end, all I could really do was pat her on the head and encourage her to move on. The shirt I wore that day...it's permanently covered in all the tears and snot that came out of her. And she's such a KY! Just like how Kameha used to be! Probably even worse...but I have faith in Ikuta. She'll make it..."

Taking in a heavy breathe, Risa accepted the handful of tissues that Ai offered her as she wiped away the spilled tears running down her cheeks, though it didn't stop the actions from continuing.

"Tanakacchi's not a completely emotionless rock. She just likes to keep things to herself. But when she really opens up to you, she can be one of the biggest crybabies you'll ever meet in life. I remember the day KameShige finally happened. Tanakacchi isolated herself in my house for a few days and moped around the whole time while eating yakiniku and chugging Red Bulls. God, I hope her diet improves. Sometimes I'm surprised that she’s not the one dying in the hospital. I've never really told her, but Tanakacchi's tough demeanor is so funny, especially since she’s such a wussy. And her smile...her real smile is just so refreshing."

"I remember when I first met Sayusuke as a kid. I walked up to her to say good morning and her poison tongue just slipped out. 'Your pigtails look like disgusting elephant ears. You need to get them chopped off! You’ll never be as cute as Sayumi!' she shouted before stomping off. When Kame finally did make her apologize, she offered to share some of her tips to become the 'ichiban kawaii'. Honestly though, that's all just a cover up. When she finally warms up to you, Sayu's honestly one of the nicest people in this entire world. I'm glad she finally got the guts to ask Kame to be her girlfriend. They fit each other."

"Kameha...she's such an aho. I don't even know how she's managed through life. She falls asleep in the most random place like a narcoleptic . She can't even tell the difference between a mango and a papaya! But...even though she's a complete aho, Kame is one of a kind. She's always there for you and is willing to do whatever she needs to. She'll put other peoples needs before herself any day. If there was ever only one person in life I could meet, that person would be Kame."

Before the girl could even finish, another wave of fresh tears hit as the smaller girl suddenly clung onto Ai's, burying herself into the older woman's arms. Loud sobs echoed off the walls as Ai did the only thing she could- gently stroke Risa's cropped hair. "It's okay Risa. You don't have to play strong anymore. You're not alone."

The two girls sat in silence, except for the quieting sobs from the bean. Slowly the cries turned into slight sniffles, though the younger girl cuddled into Ai's arms, happily welcoming the comforting warmth.

"Takahashi-san?" Risa eventually asked softly.

"Yeah?"

"Do you have any wishes in life?"

Pausing for a moment, the nurse pondered over the bean's question. Of course she had wishes! Despite her age and height, she still had the hopes of joining the Takarazuka troupes and performing as a male lead. At the same time, she wanted to meet a wonderful man, get married, and have a happy family together. Yet, most of all, she had one remaining selfless wish- Ai wished, more than anything else, for Risa to be free of her leukemia. "A couple. Do you?"

"Yeah," slowly, Risa sat up from her slumped over position and grabbed the fallen picture frame. Shuffling through the pictures, the girl finally paused at an image of herself, happily smiling with a theme park in the background. "I wanna go to DisneySea one more time..."

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"It must have been heartbreaking to see her break down like that."

"It was. But watching her illness worsen...it was awful."

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A sleepy Takahashi Ai strolled in to the oncology ward's lobby, greeting her co-workers as she checked herself in for work. Slowly, the nurse made her way to Risa's room, doing her usual greetings for the morning before fully indulging in work. Yet, just as she opened the door, another nurse pushed Ai out of the way, her arms filled with who knows what. Curiously, the brunette nurse peeked in the room and a sudden disgust settled in her stomach. "Risa..."

The hospital patient sat in her usual spot, yet this time, many other workers surrounded her, including Nakazawa Yuko herself, who was whispering comforting words to the girl, as well as rubbing circles on her back. It wasn’t long before a gagging noise rang throughout the room, and from Ai's spot, she could see the younger girl regurgitate into a bucket. Not once, not twice, but three times in a row, followed by a raspy cough. The young girl finally glanced up after some time, finally realizing Ai's presence. "What!?" came her muffled hiss as she held an enlarged wad of tissue paper as an attempt to stop her gushing nosebleed. Before the nurse could make a response, the bean dropped the tissues into the nearly overflowing bucket as another wave of nausea overcame her. This time, the vomit matched the color of her falling tears and nosebleed. Crimson red was everywhere.

Nearly half an hour later, the room returned to its original state of pristine white cleanliness with the tunes of Abe Natsumi rummaging in the background. Using one hand to push open the door, Ai shuffled into the room, her other arm being occupied by a tray of food. Seeing the bean's unenthusiastic demeanor, the nurse sighed as she set down the tray before gently shaking the girl. "Come on Risa. You can't just lay there in bed all day."

"Go away." the patient muttered, tightening her clutch on the sheets that were pulled over her head.

"Risa..." Ai started, now stroking the girl's droopy cropped hair.

A hand slowly rose from under the sheets and as a weak attempt, swatted at Ai's hand. Nonetheless, the nurse continued her action until Risa's hand weakly took a hold on her wrist. As if in a slow motion film, the bean crept from underneath her sheets, shooting her only friend a nasty glare. "Don't you get it?!" she croaked, her throat hoarse from the excessive sobbing. "I'm sick! I'm sick and I'm dying and I just want to sleep! Can't you just take a hint and go away!? You have other patients too you know!"

Without another word, the nurse quickly scrambled out of the room, allowing the girl a moment to herself. It wasn’t until an hour later that the woman returned to the room. The moment she opened the door, Ai felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist as the patient buried herself into Ai’s shoulders. With a gentle smile, the nurse stroked the smaller girl’s hair, whispering comforting words to the girl as she led her back into her bed.

“P-Please don’t leave Takahashi-san! I’m sorry for being rude. P-please! P-please don’t leave me like everyone else…” the girl continued crying, refusing to release the older woman from her tightened grasp. Ai chuckled lightly as she continued her actions.

“I’m not going anywhere Risa.” She whispered reassuringly.

Eventually, the younger girl released her grasp, though she had half the mind to hug the older woman once more.

“You promise?”

The woman simply nodded. Feeling much more relieved the patient let out the large breathe she had been holding in for who knows how long, as she leaned back down on the hospital bed.

“Thank you Takahashi-san.”

“Ai-chan.”

“What?”

Ai grabbed the younger girl’s hand, intertwining their fingers together into a tight hold. “We’re friends aren’t we? “

For the first time in days, the patient felt her lips curve upward into a familiar grin. “Arigatou…Ai-chan.”

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“Even by the way you talk about Niigaki-san, I feel as if I can feel the connection the two of you had.”

“I’ve never cared about a patient as much as I cared about Risa, so this was a new experience for me. Every day, I’d continue my daily routines, but even after my shift was over, I stayed a lot longer then I needed to. As much as I didn’t want to admit it, I felt like her time was coming, so I had to do something.”

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"Isn't there anyway I could do this? The hospital doesn't even need to know Nakazawa-san! Just give me this one day. That's all I need."

The supervisor sighed, learning forward on her desk as she massaged circles into her temples. "I've tried talking to the higher up, but I can't even get contact with him because he’s so busy. Does it have to be today Takahashi? Can't it wait another month or so"

"NO!" the nurse exclaimed, slamming her fists onto her lap. "There might not be another month and you of all people should know that!"

"Discharge her." A familiar, though quite rare, voice called out. Surprised, both women turned to the entrance of the office where a well-groomed man stood, his arms lazily folded across his chest. "If my approval is all that’s needed, then I say go for it. Have her discharged for the day. Niigaki-san's condition isn't going to get worse than it already is if she goes to DisneySea for a few hours. "

"Tsunku-san..."

Said man leisurely strolled to Ai's side, clamping a caring hand over her shoulder. "You have the next few days off too, so you can take Niigaki-san out for some fun. She's been cramped up in this hospital far long."

The nurse grabbed Tsunku’s hands into her own, repeatedly shaking them as she thanked him.

Sprinting back into the patient’s room, Ai could see the bean’s fragile form daintly resting in the bed. With a small chuckle, the nurse softly crept towards her patients, gently shaking her on the shoulder in order to grab the young girl’s attention. No answer.

“Risa. Get up.” Ai commanded.

The nurse scrambled to the plastic drawer, digging through the contents to find a suitable outing outfit for the bean. Once satisfied with her coordination, the older woman glanced at the girl once more, only to discover she had not moved a single centimeter.

“Ri~isa,” Ai sang, creeping onto the side of the bean’s bed as she ran her fingers through the short limp hair. “Get up. We’re going to Disney Sea.”

A moment of silence passed. Yet, slowly, the bean weakly rolled over, her drowsy eyes locking with those of the nurse.

“Really?” the patient croaked, her eye lighting up as they regained the lost cheeriness they once held. “Are we really going?”

A nod of confirmation was all she needed as a happier Risa weakly pulled herself up, using as much energy as she could to get dressed.

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"Niigaki-san must've enjoyed the trip to DisneySea."

"Even if we had gone elsewhere, it was better than the days where she laid in the hopsital doing absolutely nothing."

"According to my documents, the trip to DisneySea was her last. Do you think she knew Takahashi-san? Do you think she..."

"Do I think she knew it was her last day? Of course she did."

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"Donald was definitely my favorite. He actually gave me a hug while Mickey and Minnie just stood there! They were giving me funny looks!"

As the night came to an end, the two returned to the hospital, where a casually dressed Ai was wheeling Risa back into her room.

"Nee Ai-chan?" Risa called out, just as Ai began closing the door.

"Yeah?"

"Thank you."

"No problem. I know how much you've been wanting to go to DisneySea."

"No..I mean...thank you. For everything you've done for me."

"Oh...well you're welcome!"

As Ai quietly shut the door, the room became its quiet self once more. Deep in thought, Risa's mind wandered. Would it be a good idea? Shaking her head at her hesitance, Risa grabbed her brand new Stitch themed stationary set, staring at the colorful alien filled pages in front of her. Finally, after much thought, she brought the tip of the pen to the top line, and with a broken smile graced upon her lips, she began to write.

Dear Ai-chan

If you're reading this, then...


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"And then..."

"Everything was over."

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"Ohayo gozaimasu!" Ai greeted as she shuffled into her workplace. The time read 7:45 A.M. The nurse would have arrived at a sooner time, but the events from DisneyLand had completely worn her out and thus, sleeping in a little bit longer felt necessary. However, instead of the usually greetings from everyone, her responses were different. This time, all the coworkers could do was stare at her with sympathetic expressions. Between the other doctors and nurses in the ward, quite a few knew of the fondness for Risa that Ai held. Swllowing the large lump in her throat, the saddened eyes of Nakazawa Yuko were what grabbed finally grabbed Ai's attention to the tense atmosphere.

"Nakazawa-senpai...is everything all right?"

Despite the older woman's attempt to keep back the tears, they continued flowing down her cheeks as she slowly shook her head "no". With a longing look at room 1023, the supervisor herself slid down into one of the seats in the waiting area. "I'm so sorry Takahashi...We-"

Fearing the worse, Ai pushed through the crowd of her sympathetic co-workers. "No...it can't be. Yesterday...everything was fine yesterday! When she arrived to room 1023, everything was the same as the day before. The window blinds, as well as the door, were still completely closed to allow Risa to sleep properly. Taking in a deep breathe, Ai grabbed a tight hold of the door knob and turned, letting the door slowly creak open itself.

Shock.

It was the only emotion that came to the nurse as Risa came into sight. Taking one step closer, the brunette reached her hand out to wake up the girl. Yet, something was missing. The breathe of life had been sucked out of the room. "Wake up Risa..." Ai muttered as she slowly shook the girl's arm, as if she were a child prying for attention. "Risa...wake up. It's time for breakfast. I-I brought you some chocopan a-and I found some Caesar salad Jagarico."

Tears began to streak down her cheeks at the lack of response. Finally gaining the courage, Ai looked directly at the girls' face and at that instant, she felt a pang in her chest. The girl's welcoming smile and honey brown eyes were no longer there. Instead, she was face to face with a pale and eyes closed Risa. Or rather, Risa's body. "Risa..."

The nurse's legs shook as she slowly collapsed to the ground, dropping the bag of goodies as well. A sense of panic began to over whelm her as she grasped onto the younger girl's body, frantically shaking her. "Wake up Risa! This isn't funny! Please Risa! Wake up!"

Hearing the sudden screaming, other workers rushed into the room. It took at least three people to restrain the thrashing older woman as she was led out of the room and into Yuko's office, where the supervisor was already waiting, her hands gently resting in her lap. "She was holding this when we found her this morning. It's addressed to you."

Despite the frantic sobs and gasps, Ai slowly directed her hands to accept the sealed envelope in front of her. The supervisor quietly excused herself from the room, closing the door behind her to give the nurse some space. It wasn't until a few minutes of complete silence that the woman finally unsealed the letter, letting her tear drops stain the envelope. Taking a deep breath, Ai opened her eyes, taking in the familiar, yet messy handwriting.

Dear Ai-chan,

If you're reading this, then I'm probably gone. It's kind of weird...I'm writing this to you alive, but as you're reading this, I'm no longer alive.

As you're reading this, you're probably thinking, what now. At least, that's what I'm hoping you're thinking. Maybe...maybe I'm being full of myself.

But still, you must have some type of shock. After these past three months together...I'm thankful. Thank you for staying by my side Ai-chan. Thank you for staying with me until the very end. You have no idea how happy you've made me over these last months of my life. I've never felt so open and happy with anyone in my life. If I could spend one final day, knowing that I would be gone the next, I'd spend it with you. And I'm glad I did. You are a wonderful person Ai-chan. Wonderful, beautiful, and amazing. You're everything a person would ever want. If anything, the only thing I regret in life is only having met you three months ago. Thank you Ai-chan, for everything.

Although I could never say this to you...I love you.

Yet, I sincerely hope that you don't have the same feelings. I want you to live on. I want you to become successful and start a wonderful life with the person of your dreams. Please...please forget about me Ai-chan. If anything, don't think of me. Continue focusing on the future, and maybe, we'll meet again in time. Until then, live your life to the fullest.

Please take care of yourself. I hope to see you one day.

Niigaki Risa


A fresh set of tears began to drop onto the colorful paper, mixing in with the already dried stains from the night before. "Risa..."

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"I'm sorry for your loss."

"No. There's nothing for you to be sorry about. You did nothing wrong. I just wish...I just wish the ones who should be sorry actually felt that way."

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Because they were not able to get in contact with neither Niigaki parents, the hospital itself decided to take care of the situation. After all, the funds were still being paid by Risa's parents. Despite how stereotypical ideas came in mind, the funeral itself was nothing grand. Her body, after much debate, was finally cremated a few days after Risa's death. Not only did the girl leave a letter for Ai, but a more formal letter was also left behind with preferred instructions by Niigaki Risa herself. There was no big ceremony with hundreds of grieving people. Instead, there was Nakazawa Yuko and Takahashi Ai standing on a small shore that sat opposite of DisneySea. Despite the simplicity, it was a funeral nonetheless.

With the comfort of the gentle breeze, both women whispered their final good-byes to the girl. Ai, who held a tight hold of the yellow-green cremation urn, removed of the lid and gently poured the ashes, silently sobbing as they were spread free into the sea. Silence filled the air once more as the two watched the remains disappear into the roaring waters.

The walk back to the road was a pain. Just as the two approached the small sports car, Ai froze in her spot as the figure of three familiar girls caught her attention. Feeling her anger swell up from deep inside, the nurse stomped towards them, despite the protests from her supervisor. "Hey!" she shouted, grabbing the attention of the three.

The girls held surprised expressions. Not only was it shocking to come across the nurse as the three were going to spend a day at the lake, but seeing her tear stricken face, there was a sense of confusion. "Takahashi-san..." Eri mumbled as she reached out to take the woman by the hand. The fang toothed girl jumped back when her hand was slapped away. "Is everything okay?!"

"You three..." the nurse started as she shook uncontrollably. "You three gave up on something so wonderful. Something so precious. And yet, I'll never understand why she never resented you."

"What the hell-"

"She's dead." Sayumi stated flatly, being the first to notice the colored urn that Ai was clutching ever-so tightly to. Silently confirming to herself, the narcissist's eyes beginning to water up. "Gaki-san’s dead isn't she?"

"Tell us where you spread her ashes. Now! We want to pay our respects to Gaki-san."

"No."

No longer being able to withhold the bubbling anger within, Reina released her hold on the items in her arms, letting them clatter onto the sandy shore of the lake. The smaller girl lunged towards the surprised nurse, her arms outreached to grab the ceramic jar. Quickly, her two older friends grabbed the extravagant girl, attempting to hold her back as she continued to claw at the nurse. Despite her usual angered and cold manner, a mixture of guilt and sadness became evident as salty tears streamed down Reina's cheeks. "We were her friends too! We deserve that much!" the kitten screamed, continuously thrashing around as an attempt to break from the duo's strong hold.

"You honestly think that? If anything, you all deserve nothing."

Without another word, Takahashi Ai turned her back on the group, stomping her way up the mounds of sand. Despite her anger, she could hear the hushed sobs of Kamei Eri, the low cries of Michishige Sayumi, and the heart wrenching wails of Tanaka Reina. As she approached Yuko’s car, the nurse slowly spun around, watching the calm waves of the sea once more. “Good-bye Risa,” and with that, she climbed into the sports car before speeding off.

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"You two ended up becoming very close. Am I right?”

“She was very special to me.”

“Did you feel that you loved her?”

Ai let out a heavy sigh as her mind shuffled through the various memories she had with the girl. Even though they had only met and interacted for three months, losing the girl was still hard, let alone sharing her experiences. “Well, nurses aren’t supposed to love patients," Another pause. Despite the amount of professionalism that she was hoping to keep, there was no doubt that Niigaki Risa held a special place in Takahashi Ai's heart. Those three months, despite the grief filled ending, were some of the happiest moments for the nurse. The thought of Risa's habits made her closer and closer to letting the tears fall. Each question asked, every container of Jagarico eaten, and every Disney filled moment that the two shared. It was irreplaceable. It was quite simple.

As a single tear slid down her cheek, Ai gave the counselor light chuckle. "If you could find another word that meant the same thing, then yes, I did feel that way towards Risa.”

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Yeah…angsty feelings equal angsty stories (. _ ) I hope you enjoyed it though hehehe. I shall now be working on a continuation for Love Me Ai. YEAH, YOU HEARD ME RIGHT! :lol: Okay...bye now~ Rini is sleepy~ :D (^ - ^)/

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#17 Glasseyelashes

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Posted 13 May 2012 - 09:30 AM

well dang, this hit home far more than i was expecting. just recently, my dad died of cancer, and was cremated as well. it was kinda hard to read, but i did, and i loved it.

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 10:15 PM

Cancer will always be a difficult subject for me (6 years ago yesterday my mum, the most incredible woman, lost her life to the disease) and I wasn't sure if I should read this story but I am glad I did. You are a very good writer.

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Posted 17 May 2012 - 04:55 AM

Another word...omg such a good short story beautiful just beautiful :sob:

poor risa, poor ai, :(.... im juss shakin mah head at 6th generation,,,shame

u never cease to amaze me mochi good job :good:

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Posted 03 June 2012 - 04:51 AM

GEL: I'm sorry about your father :( I know how much dedication you had taking care of him. My prayers are with you and your family. Glad you enjoyed the onesie though ^_^
sillykitty: Thank you so much for the compliment :) I'm sorry to hear about your mother.
darkacex99: Bad Rokkies! :noo: Thank you for the kind words and comments ^_^ Compliments...are wonderful lol ^_^

Man...I feel like I haven't written much recently :o Too busy reading everyone else's works of art aka a Rock Stars Guide to Growing Up But yeah, since you want it, you can have it! XD I'll add on some extra tidbits to "Love Me Ai". This chapter is named after another Yiruma song. Listen to it while you read, don't listen to it while you read. It doesn't matter :3

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A sullen Niigaki Risa sighed once more from her seat by the shining window, her eyes dully focusing on the bottle of black oolong tea on her desk. How many times had it been this week? That’s right, everyday. This AiLin friendship had been going on for nearly three weeks now and Risa was not a happy bean, especially due to the lack of alone time she spent with the older girl now. Most of the school days, Ai would wordlessly rush to the second year classroom B- also known as LinLin’s homeroom- and eat lunch there, while playing yet another hour long video game spree.

”Why do I always let you go?" the bean pondered, lazily rocking the bottle of tea back and forth as the dark liquid inside swirled along with the movement. "I should just approach you like a normal person...tell you how I feel..."

Another saddened sigh escaped between her lips as the pianist groaned, lying her head down and burying herself into the safety of her arms. Due to the fact that the older girl was now eating lunch with LinLin, Risa herself chose to stay within the limitation of her homeroom. Rather than sitting alone outside under the large blossoming sakura tree, the presence of other students, though they might as well be complete strangers to the pianist, was much more comforting. As long as she ignored the rumors and questions that there was a complicated and dramatic fight between the two best friends, there was a slight bit of comfort

As the pianist began to drift towards slumberland, a pair of twin pigtails, decorated with fuzzy pink bonbons, peeked into the chattering classroom as the owner’s charcoal eyes scanned the room for her target. The girl’s curious expression slowly curved upwards into an impish grin as she sauntered past the other students, happily waving back as they greeted her as usual. Ahh yes, the wonders of being such a cute girl.

“Konnichiwa Gaki-san~” the girl’s voiced hummed, waking said pianist from her near slumber.

Risa drowsily tilted her head towards the voice, locking eyes with the girl before her. Blankly, the pianist cocked her infamous eyebrows upward as she observed the grinning girl.

“Eh…Sayumin? What do you want?”

“Now Gaki-san, is that how you treat a pal?” the bunny chuckled, pulling up a chair (more specifically Ai’s chair) to the individual's desk, shortening the distance between herself and her senpai. “I heard that you had one of your piano recitals this past Saturday. Why wasn’t I invited?”

“I’ve invited you to plenty of them. Who’s the one that always says ‘ew…pianos are for boring obaa-sans like Yasuda-sensei’?” Seeing the semi-guilty expression on the bunny’s face, the bean couldn’t help but smirk. “Thought so.”

“You’re so silly. I’ve obviously changed my ways~” Sayumi snorted, flipping her gawk worthy black hair over her shoulder. “And I see Ai-chan has too. By the way, who's her cute new friend? They’re awfully close don’t you think Gaki-san?”

Though she was rarely the type to bite back when attacked, Risa had to force her usual smile. “Her name is LinLin and they’re just acquaintances. From choir club, not that it really matters.”

“Ah~hhh yes, the ever popular term ‘acquaintances’,” Sayumi giggled, curling her fingers into mock quotation marks. “According to my extensive research, I don’t think you’re considered as ‘just acquaintances’ if you go out to eat six times in the first two weeks of ‘acquaintanceship’ while ditching your so called ‘best friend’.”

“And by ‘extensive research’ I assume you mean flatout stalking? By the way, how’s Riho doing? Last time I heard, her mother had to file a restraining order in order to get you to back off the girl. You know, those types of laws were created to protect sweet and innocent children from disgusting sexual predators…oh darn, I’ve said too much.”

“Different terms, same meaning.” the bunny brushed off the comment, though she was visibly agitated by the tightness of her smile. The topic of Sayashi Riho, if anything, was a sore one. “ And Rihoriho is doing wonderful, though I’m sure my presence would make her much much happier. Although I can no longer embrace her kawaii body against myself, I can still watch from afar~”

The pianist rolled her eyes as the younger girl began to gush on about Riho. Honestly, it was a surprised that Sayumi was still a free woman, especially with all the stalking she had done in the past and present.

"And then yesterday, I convinced that snot nosed Mogi girl to 'borrow' of RihoRiho's sweaters~"

Risa groaned as she buried herself deeper into the depths of her arms. As usual, the bunny's "convincing" was more or less along the lines of "bribing" or "paying off" someone as a part of her now daily routine of keeping herself up to date with the young life of Sayashi Riho.

Sayumi was in the middle of reporting the most recent information in regards of Riho when Risa held her hand up, attempting to silence the bunny before her growing migraine could worsen.

"Honestly Sayu, I've had a rough week. Are you here just to gush about your lust for Riho?"

A slight pause came from the black haired beauty before she, somewhat shockingly, grabbed a hold of the older girl's arm and pressed herself against Risa, nuzzling her chubby cheeks against the pianst's arm. "Of course not Gaki-san~ I've just noticed that you've been alone lately, which Ai-chan ditching you and whatnot. I just wanted to know if you wanted to hang out, that's all. We could go get some ice cream, watch a movie, and have a little 'fun' at-"

Shivering at the word "fun", the pianist, keeping her face buried under her arms, pulled her arm away from the younger girl.

"No."

"Why not?!"

"Because I know you. Besides, don't you usually do your little dates with either Kame or Tanakacchi? Or maybe even both at the same time?"

The bunny sat up straight, crossing her arms across her chest with a small pout. "They're both busy today. Eririn has some stuff with track club and Reina has to take her little brother to the doctor. Besides, it's not like you're doing anything today! According to my research, your piano teacher has a case of food poisoning and cancelled practice today. Oh, and your tutor had a family emergency he needed to attend to."

Risa glanced up at the girl, her expression mixed with confusion and disgust. "How did you even know that? I only got the texts half an hour ago."

"Like I said, research," Sayumi responded, her lips graced with a simple smile. "I was thinking we could go-"

"No." Risa muttered, burying herself back into the safety of her arms. "Since I have free time, I wanted to have some time for myself."

"Right. While Ai-chan and this LinLin are having fun at choir practice, you'll be at home all alone, moping and sulking in your Mickey Mouse pajammas while trying to distract yourself with a Disney film because you have no one to hang out with since you refuse to hang out with me. You know, maybe it's a good thing that you go mope by yourself since-"

"Okay I'll go!" Risa exclaimed, slamming her hands against the hard wood of the flat desk. The once happily chatting students all directed their attention towards the pianist, though she did not notice their confused, as well as amused, expressions. "If I go, will you just shut up?!"

Sayumi hopped up from her seat, running her fingers along the pianist's smooth cheeks. "Meet me at the water fountain. Right after school." was all she said before prancing out of the class room, once again waving to her fellow classmates.

The moment the bunny disappeared from sight, Risa released a loud sigh of frustration, once again burying herself in her arms whilst ignoring the stares and whispers of her classmates.

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"I want ice cream! Let's go get some ice cream!" Sayumi squealed, dangling off Risa's arm as if she were a piece of fine jewelry.

"Whatever." Risa muttered, watching the enthusiastic girl skip away towards the closest ice cream shop.

The two, after meeting up as promised, made their way towards the heart of the town, where Sayumi insisted to be the destination of their "hanging out". Instead, of going out to eat or watch a movie as promised, the two went shopping. Rather, the bunny went shopping while Risa was forced to make empty compliments of the outfits that Sayumi eventually bought, whilst single-handedly carrying all the heavy bags. Making her way into the ice cream shop, an annoyed Risa shuffled up to the bunny, with the intent to scold the younger girl for "disprespecting her senpai." Instead, she was met with a confused Takahashi Ai with a smirking Sayumi at her side.

"Ai-chan," Risa breathed, focusing only on the older girl. "What...what are you doing here?"

"Uhh...choir club finished early today so I thought I'd...are you guys on a date or something?" Ai questioned, awkwardly fumbling with the bright red baseball cap that sat on top of her head.

Before Risa could even part her lips to protest, the ever lovable bunny somehow materialized at her side, once again dangling off the bean's arm. "What else? Risa's been such a wonderful date! She even offered to buy us some ice cream! Isn't that sweet?"

Ai wordlessly nodded, still staring straight at the pianist. "I guess I better go? I don't wanna interrupt your..."

"Date!" Sayumi perked in, tightening her grip on Risa's arm.

"Yeah...date..." the oldest girl muttered, finally breaking eye contact with her pianist friend. "See you around guys." she muttered, carrying her own bags and cup of ice cream as she quickly stumbled out the shop.

Risa turned around, watching Ai's somewhat sulking figure through the enlarged glass windows. "Ai-chan..." she whispered, contemplating whether or not to run after the girl. Instead, she felt herself pulled towards the shop counter as the bunny forced the bean to pay for the desert.

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"Wasn't that fun?" Sayumi mused, walking ahead of Risa as she cheerfully alternated between licking the strawberry and vanilla ice cream. "We should do this again sometime!"

The pianist said nothing as she dragged herself in order to keep up. Although she was offered the vanilla cone (in which she paid for), her appetite no longer held it's craving for the sweet treat. Instead, all she wanted to do was go home, take a long warm bath, and think of ways of explaining the situation to Ai-chan.

"Hey!" the bunny shouted, facing the girl as her ice cream holding hands were positioned on her hips. "You seriously need to quit moping."

"I-"

"Just forget about Ai-chan! Can't you see? She's rejected you for her new prince charming."

Hearing these words from the bunny, Risa was finally fed up. With a single pulse of strength, she lifted her arms and slammed down the multiple shopping bags onto the concrete ground. "You know what?? You need to keep your mouth shut before I-"

"Before you what? Hit me? I dare you. You hit me and bam! You have one less friend. You think Ai-chan's your friend? Or a person that cares for you in the same way you care for her? What a joke. You seriously have your head up in the clouds don't you Gaki-san?"

"Michishige," Risa warned, her temper nearly reaching it's limit.

"Do you realize how pathetic you are? You have no friends whatsoever. Even Ai-chan sees that but you know what? The only reason she sticks around is because she pities you. You may think that you two have such a great friendship and strong bond, but in reality, the only thing that keeps you two together is pit. She feels sorry for you since you have no friends. But you know what? She's finally realized that she has a life of her own and she doesn't want to include you in it."

Despite the pulsating urge hit, kick, and even choke the girl, Risa refused. Instead, she bent down into the pile of wrinkled clothes and pulled out her book bag before marching off, intentionally bumping shoulders against the bunny. However, before she could go any further, the black haired girl forcefully grabbed her arm.

"You have no friends Gaki-san. Aichan doesn't need you. You're just living one big fat lie. Just one big fairy tale. There's no happily ever after for you and Ai-chan. Don't you get it? She. Doesn't. Need. Yo-"

Before the girl could finish, Risa, finally fed up with the verbal abuse, swung around and threw her clenched fist at the unsuspecting bunny. The impact resulted in an echoing smack as Sayumi stumbled back, mouth wide open in shock. Without another word, the pianist pulled her arm from the girl's loosened grip and stomped off, ignoring the screeching profanities from the bunny.

"She's wrong. She doesn't know anything. Me and Ai-chan..we've been friends forever. She's not just going to dump me like that. No, we have a strong bond...right?"




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Man...now that I think about it...that banner is awfully cheery lol. Still uber proud of it though~

Kind of a crappy ending I know...but there's more :3 Actually, I have the next part already written, but I dunno when it'll be posted ^_^ I'm sadistic, so maybe I'll wait a few months?
:drool: Bye bye for now~ This girl has a messy room that needs some cleaning~

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