Izumi Natsumura 3
Ah, what a beautiful morning: the sun shines, the birds sing, kids run and laugh on their way to school, adults gather on their offices and talk business or something.
And I'm very, very sad.
:'(
And why wouldn't I? Sotoka-chan got really mad at me, and that hasn't happened to me before, and maybe she got so mad she doesn't wanna be in ANIME LIFE anymore or even see me again even, but she's my bestest friend, and if I lose her I won't know what to do 'cause she's everything I have and everyone else's so mean and judge me and watch me why are they always watching me like that? I really need her 'cause without her I have nothing left she's the only person whoCalm down, Izumi, relax.
And I know the perfect way to do it.
I stray a little out of my way to school and enter a convenience store.
I take this week's YOMP magazine (I haven't bought it yet 'cause all the ANIME LIFE distractions like the flyers and all. And that has never happened to me 'cause it's already Wednesday, and I always buy it when it comes out. But, well, whatever) and go to the freezers. That's where the Garu garu-chan popsicles are. Now, which one will I take today?
Hmmm…
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How about something classic?
Yeah, I like that. :D
I take a soda Garu garu-chan and go to the register. I put both articles there, and the cashier takes them and passes them through the barcode reader.
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¡Ca-ching!
"¥320, please."
I put my hand on my pocket and look for some coins between all the rugged bills I have there. I grab a bunch of coins and only take ¥400.
I give them to him.
He gives me back some tiny coins, and I put them with the rest.
I take my magazine and put it in my backpack.
And take my Garu Garu-chan, open it and start eating it.
Mmmmmm. Delicious. XP
Maybe I should buy some snacks for later.
Yeah, maybe I can share them with Sotoka-chan and—
Yeah, Sotoka-chan.
Now I'm sad again.
:'(
"Hey, shouldn't you be at school?" The cashier asks me.
What a nuisance. Can't you see I'm suffering right now? >:(
"And shouldn't you be working?"
"Em… yeah… that's what I'm doing."
"Yeah, sure," I get out of the convenience store and go to school. Luckily, it's pretty near here.
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I'm outside the school now.
The soccer fields are as empty as always at this time.
I throw my backpack over the fence.
I climb the fence.
I jump to the other side but I land on my knees and hit myself near the neck with the rest of my Garu garu-chan popsicle, which leaves a horrible light blue stain on my shirt's neck.
Well, it's not that's hasn't happened to me before.
I take off my shirt, turn it inside out and put it back again.
On this side there's a lot of stains of different colors (I like almost all Garu garu-chan flavors and always land on my knees or on my back when I jump the fence, don't judge me. But if that's a problem, I should climb down the fence slowly instead of throwing myself away. Or maybe I should stop eating so many Garu garu-chan popsicles on my way to school. Or at least I should eat them before I get here, but then I would eat it too fast, and I'll get a headache, but if I take my time to eat it all before jumping the fence, I'll be late every day... Well, whatever, I have more shirts at home, and can buy more), but nothing that my sweater can't hide.
I take it from my backpack and put it on.
There. Bye, bye, stains.
But I think the one on my neck it's still showing a little.
Anyway, I run past the soccer fields and get into school. There's still noise on the hallways, so I still have time to go to my classroom.
So why that cashier told me I should be in class if it hasn't started yet?
Just to be a nuisance. >:(
And I thought I was gonna be late.
Well, whatever, I go to the hallways, I get up the stairs and there's Sotoka-chan! She's talking to a bunch of who-knows-who. And it doesn't surprise me; Sotoka-chan's kind and beautiful and perfect and my life partner, so it makes sense everyone know her and adore her and want to be with her.
BUT SOTOKA-CHAN'S MINE! GET SOMEONE ELSE!
Sotoka-chan says goo-bye to the who-knows-whos and leaves.
Should I go talk to her?
Nonononono, maybe she's still mad at me.
I'd better follow her.
She gets in our classroom, the 1-1.
Should I get in?
Yes, but she's gonna see me and if she's mad at me I couldn't handle it 'cause she and anime are the only things that keep me—
"Natsumura-san?" Oh, no, it's Horinomi-sensei. "Why don't you get in? It's time."
"Oh, yeah, sure, just a moment."
Well, it looks like I have no choice.
Breathe, Izumi.
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Breathe.
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¡Kami-sama-chan, tasukete kudasai!
I get into the classroom with Horinomi-sensei.
I walk as fast as I can without looking at Sotoka-chan.
I sit on my desk and almost collapse there.
Kami-sama-chan, gimme strenght.
And classes start, I think, I dunno, the only thing that I really, really care now is
"SOTOKA-CHAAAAAAAANNNNNN!"
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Did I yelled it or just thought about it?
I dunno, but everyone's watching me.
Except Sotoka-chan.
EXCEPT SOTOKA-CHAN! WHY AREN'T YOU LOOKING AT ME, I EVEN YELLED YOUR NAME? ARE YOU AVOIDING ME? ARE YOU THAT MAD WITH ME YOU DON'T WANNA SEE ME ANYMORE? SOTOKA-CHAN, GOMEN, GOMEN, GOMEN, GOMEN!
"Gomen," I say, but Sotoka-chan doesn't answer.
:'(((((((((
"Ok…" says Honimori-sensei, "let's get back to class."
And class continues.
"Man, you're weird," says Ino. Oh, yeah, Ino sits next to me.
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Ino!
"Ino, tasukete!"
Ino turns towards me.
"What?"
"¡Ino, tasu-ke-te!" I say it slowly so she can understand me.
"Sorry, I don't speak otaku."
"I told you I'm not an otaku!" I almost yell at her. "But ask Sotoka-chan if she's still mad at me."
"Ask her yourself. And what did you do to her?"
"Nothing, why I would do anything to my Sotoka-chan?"
"If you didn't do anything to her, she wouldn't be mad at you."
"But I didn't do anything to her," and that's true. I only backstabbed Ino. There's no reason to be mad about it.
"So why would she be mad at you?"
"I dunno, yesterday she yelled at me and left."
"Why? What did you tell her, then?"
Well, Ino, I only told her to kick you out of ANIME LIFE, but I don't think telling you is a good idea, to be honest.
"Ummm… nothing."
"So, you're telling me Sotoka-san yelled at you out of nowhere? Yeah, sure, that totally sounds like Sotoka-chan."
"Well, we said some stuff, all right, but it doesn't matter."
"Doesn't it? So why Sotoka-san got mad at it?"
"I dunno, maybe she took it the wrong way, and why do you care? That's something only between me and Sotoka-chan."
"Oh, is it? Ok. Ok…
Ino turns toward Horinomi-sensei and pretends to pay attention.
"¡Ino!"
Ino turns toward me pretending to be mad.
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" She puts a finger in front of her mouth and shushes me as loud as she can.
Hipocrite >:(
"We're on class."
"Ino, listen to me!"
Ino gets up from his desk.
Everyone's watching her.
She raises her hand and yells:
"Horinomi-sensei!"
Horinomi-sensei turns towards her. She looks pretty scared.
"Y-yes, Yamamoto-san, do you have a question?"
"Can we talk in class?"
Honimoni-sensei stares at Ino. She now looks pretty surprised.
"No, you can't talk in class."
"Ok, thanks, Horinomi-sensei," and she turns towards me and yells: "She said we can't talk in class, Izumi. Shut up."
And she sits on her desk, and everyone's looking at me.
Except Sotoka-chan.
Again.
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I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE, I WANNA DIE...!
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But anyway…
"Pst… Ino…"
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"Ino, ask Sotoka-chan if she's still mad at me…"
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"please…"
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"tell her everything was just a joke…"
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"tell her you are still on ANIME LIFE…"
Ino turns back at me, and she's livid.
"You wanted to kick me out of the club?!"
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"Gomen, Ino-chan."
Ino turns her back on me.
"Ino?"
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"Ino?"
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"Ino?!"
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Well, Izumi, you really ruined it again.