Friday, April 07, 2006

Episode 7: Nice Meeting You

Ten-Nights
Episode 7: Nice meeting You...

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The rain falls heavily…as two girls and two young men sort of having a commotion.

"Miss, wake up!" Blaise said as he holds Fira in his arms.
"What's wrong with your friend, miss?" Raven asked Ding.
"I'm sorry about that. She's just like that…just let her rest for a while." answered Ding.
"Sure." said Blaise as he took of his jacket and put it on the ground, since it’s all muddy. And he laid Fira under the tree.
Ding went closer to Fira and went closer to her ears."Hey Fira, wake up, wake up… Blaise is here! And he’s worried about you, wake up." Ding whispered in Fira's ear.

Fira's ears perked up and suddenly sat up. "What did you just sa----.."
"Oh I'm glad your okay, miss." Blaise said, his face near Fira's.
'Oh my! It is Blaise! Ding wasn't joking!' Fira thought.
"She's alright, just surprised." Ding told them.

"Well, that's good." Raven told her.
"Thanks for the wake up call Ding." Fira said.
"So your name is Ding… Cute name." Raven said as he looks at Ding.
Ding blushed and looks the other way "A-arigatou…Raven…"
"And you are?" Blaise asked as he offered his hand to Fira.
"F-fira, its nice t-to meet you... Blaise." she said as she reached for his hand, shaking.
"Fira, that name is hot." he joked.
"Thanks." said Fira with a little snicker. 'Oh my!! He said my name is hot!!'
"We can't get anywhere while it's still raining. I guess we’re stuck here for a while." Raven said.
"Yeah..." Ding sighed.
"Judging by your uniform, I'd say your from Hisachiku high school, right?" Blaise asked.
"Yes, we are. Your concert was fantastic! You were all great." Fira said, while staring at Blaise.
"Thanks, it's nice to hear that you students liked it." said Blaise smiling at Fira.
'I want the rain to stop because I'll get all wet but…it's not everyday that you can be with members of the popular group Ten-Nights. In this case, two members of the group. Uhh…now I feel like I don't want the rain to end.' Ding thought as she stares at the droplets of rain.


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Sometimes…things come unexpectedly…not knowing that it is already there… The rain…that moment…

"Here…" a deep voice said handing a trench coat to Akede.
"Huh? N-no thanks… I'm fine…" Akede said, pushing Ran's hand away.
Ran sighed, and it sounds like an angel passed by…
Akede kept quiet, her mind was struggling for what she is in now.
Then a sudden warmth awaken her. She founds herself covered with the coat Ran was offering her. "Eh?"
Ran smiled at her "Its not good for a student to get wet…you might get sick… You want to be a flunk out?"
"Wh-what?!" Akede questioned Ran, having a surprised face.
Ran silently laughed, "I’m just joking..."
Again there was silence.
"You're the girl that I met a while ago at the hallway, right?"
"Umm…yes…" Akede nodded.
"May I know your name?"
"S-Sha A-Akede..." said Akede getting kind of nervous.
"Nice name… Akede…" whispered Ran.

Again, there was silence. Just like Ran's quiet face. Only the droplets of rain can be heard. No cars, no students, just the two of them.

"Ran…how come you're so quiet?" asked Akede.
"Is it important? This is how I am… No need to ask." said Ran.
"I…I'm sorry…"Akede apologized. "Im just curious…that's all…" Akede explained as she looked down. Then she felt somebody pats her head. She looked up and saw Ran smiling at her.
"Sorry about that… I can see you're a very nice girl…" said Ran.
Akede stopped and stared at Ran, her heart pounding, and violins everywher! "R…Ran…"
Ran removed his hand from her head and smiled at her. He slowly looks down and his face came back to the same-old-quiet-Ran-face.

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Droplets of rain continuously to fall…

"Hey Aioni."
"Yes Jason?" Aioni asked nervously.
"Maybe you could tell me about yourself?" Jason asked as he gives a grin to Aioni.
"A-about me? You w-want to know about m-me?" said Aioni as she points herself.
"Yes, if it's alright with you."
"It's alright, I don't mind. But, what about?"
"Well, I was wondering…do you have a b.f.?" Jason asked as he looked above.
"A b.f.? Y-you mean?" Akede said…kind of blushing.
"Yeah, you know…a b.f.? A Best friend?" said Jason, smiling at her.
She sighs 'Phew, I nearly got embarrassed. That was close…' she thought.
"Aioni? Is something wrong?" Jason asked.
"No, not at all. Well yeah, I have four best friends. Ding, Iris, Fira and Akede. We're great friends." Aioni said with a cute smile on her face.
"That's nice..."Jason smiled at Aioni, too.
"Why did you ask?"
Jason didn’t say a word. He stood up and stretched his arms, then he looks at Aioni."Heh, what did they say when they saw that I gave you that doll?"
She giggled softly "They're happy for me, a little jealous though."
"Ran didn't give his bear away though."
"Ran? Oh! The red haired one."
"Yeah, he said he had a hard time finding who he should give it to."
'Poor Akede...' she thought.

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Iris and Drake were carefully walking under Drake's umbrella. Iris couldn't be happier.
"Iris, is your house still far?" Drake asked as he continues to walk.
"N-no, not that much. I'm sorry to be a bother to you." Iris answered.
"It's alright. It's my pleasure." Drake said as he smiles at Iris.Iris hides her face with a blush and said "I really appreciate it."
As they were getting closer they saw a stray dog. It looked like it wanted to bite them. It started barking and was drooling…
"Oh my…" Iris whispered as she step backwards.
"Let's just walk slowly, maybe it will go away." said Drake as he holds Iris.
The dog barked wildly and started to roar then it suddenly ran towards them.
"Ahh!!" Iris screamed as she hides at Drake's back.
"I don’t want to do this but…" Drake took a stone and threw it at the dog.
It hit the on the head and the dog ran away and left them alone. Drake just looked away and then looked behind him. He saw Iris holding on his back.
"Are you alright Iris? Did it frighten you?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around her.
Iris blushed "Y-yes. I'm alright. Thank you."
"It's alright. Everything is okay now. It's a good thing I accompanied you." Drake said as he smiled at Iris.
"Yes... I'm very grateful..."Iris smiled and bowed down as a sign of thanks.
"So shall we get going?" Drake asked.
"Hai..." Iris nodded

And they kept on walking as Iris has a smiling face while Drake put his arm around her shoulder.

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Another moment to cherish… A dream come true… A dream we wish that never ends… But what can we do...? We don’t have forever…

"Hey, the rain stopped...." said Raven as he opened his palm checking if its really gone.
"Yeah, I guess we can get going now Fira…" Ding said while she picks her things.
"Is that so…? Aww… I was planning if we can invite you for a cup of tea… Well, I guess we'll reserve that for next time." Blaise said smiling at the two.
Fira suddenly paused 'Awww… That was so nice of my Blaise…but yet…a cup of tea? Why not?' she got those things on her head.
"I guess we'll see you girls next time. Take care, alright?" said Blaise as him and Raven starts to walk.
"Yes, it's been nice talking with you guys…" said Fira as she bowed down and bids goodbye.
"Take care, too…" said Ding as she waved at them.
"Ja~" said Blaise as he was a afar…
As two of the nights was out of site…Fira sighed and has a dreamy face. And she puts her hands on Dings shoulder and shook her.
"I can't believe it Ding! I was able to talk to Blaise!! Oh my god!! I wish it didn’t end! I would gladly die right now!!" said Fira, while shaking Ding.
"Uh…Yeah…" said Ding with a shaky voice.
Until Fira let her go.
"I know how you feel. Oh Raven…" Ding whispered with a blush on her face.

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It may be cold…but I feel the warmth… It was peaceful…but I guess it won’t last…

"Hey, it stopped raining." Akede said as she looked at the sky.
"Yeah… I guess you'd better get going." said Ran as he handed Akede's bag.
"Yeah, I guess so." said Akede, shyly looking down.
"Take care…" Ran said as he looked at Akede.
"You too. Ja~ Ran!" Akede said happily while she runs toward the gate.
"…Ja…" said Ran "…Akede…" he whispered as he stood up and starts to walk.

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"Hey, it stopped raining..." Jason said as he stood up and smiled at Aioni.
Aioni stood up. "Yeah, I guess I'd better get home now."
"Yeah, see you next time. Ja Aioni!" he shouted as he went on his way.
"Ja~…Jason…" she whispered as she turns back and went her way back home.

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"Look, it stopped raining." Drake said as he removed his umbrella.
"It did. Well, here I am anyway. Thank you..." Iris replied as she bowed down.
"It was nothing. I'm happy to help. Well, I guess I'll be on my way. I hope to see you again soon." said Drake.
"Yeah, well see you next time…Drake." smiled Iris.
"Ja Iris!" he said as he waved bye.
"J-ja~…Drake…" she whispered.

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The girls were all very happy as they reached home. It may be just an encounter but they will never forget the day they've had…
to be continued…