[mekakuni] Memories of the Future ch.3
Title: Memories of the Future ch.3
Author: lucathia_rykatu
Pairing: Namiki Masahiro/Someya Kaichou
Fandom: Mekakushi no Kuni
Theme: #18 say ahh
Disclaimer: MnK belongs to Tsukuba Sakura.
Summary: the start of the new school year for Kanade and the others. for 30_kisses
Words: 1516
Archive: lj | ffnet
Pushing through the crowd, she mumbled a hasty "sorry" whenever she bumped into someone. Her heart thumped nervously in fear of her defective blindfold slipping away, giving her a glimpse of the future.
She remembered her first year of high school when she flinched from the slightest touch. But Eri had seen through her fear and held onto her. Eri's kindness and perceptiveness had made them instant friends. The next year, Eri had come up from behind her, covering her eyes and saying, "Guess what? We're in the same class again. I guess you'll have to endure my selfish ways again!"
Kanade had turned around, an uncontainable smile on her face, as she engulfed Eri with a return embrace.
Eri was the first person she confessed to about her secret.
Eri had understood.
Now for the last time in her high school career, Kanade made her way through the crowd, heading towards where the class rosters for the new school year were posted. A new school year meant that the classes would be redistributed once again.
Suddenly, a figure barreled into her, clinging on to her and wailing. Her heart pounded with fury from the sudden contact, but she managed to calm down once she realized that she was still rooted in the present. She relaxed even further upon realizing just who was behind her.
"Kanade! I can't believe it! We're not in the same class!" exclaimed Eri. She pointed at the rosters. "Look!"
Kanade's eyes followed Eri's finger, her heart plummeting in disappointment when she noticed that they were indeed in different classes. Her eyes quickly darted around, searching for Arou's name next. She imagined getting assigned to the seat next to him, sharing a textbook whenever either one of them forgot theirs. During the lunch period, they would push their desks together to form their grand lunch table. Getting assigned the seat behind him wouldn't be bad either, since then she'd be able to admire Arou's profile all that she wanted.
"Oh look, neither of us are in the same class as last year's class president either," murmured Eri as she scanned the rosters some more. "Ah, but she's in the same class as Arou."
Kanade immediately snapped out of her daydream, her gaze zeroing in on the name Someya. Kaichou was in the same class as Arou? Her gaze shifted towards Arou's name, which was separated from her own by a thick, black line drawn between the classes. Gently, she touched her fingers to his name. It was almost as if the line between their names was a solid barrier keeping them apart. But in reality, he was only a classroom away. There was no reason to worry. She trusted Arou, and she trusted Kaichou who was their mutual friend. Kanade didn't think that she needed to worry about Kaichou having any lingering romantic feelings for Arou. That had already been sorted out last year. Besides, from the president's blush that Kanade had seen in one of her glimpses of the future, she was pretty sure that Kaichou's affections lay elsewhere now.
It would be just like last year. She'd have to go find Arou during lunch time and after school. Except this time, she didn't have Eri's constant companionship. She would sorely miss Eri's presence. She had grown used to being able to see Eri whenever she turned around in class.
"AHHH!" Eri's eyes widened as she pushed Kanade away from the class rosters to get a better look.
"W-What?" Kanade blinked, surprised by Eri's loud exclamation.
Eri pointed an accusing finger at Kanade. "You're in the same class as Ezawa! Why oh why..." Eri shook her head wildly, her blonde curls bouncing furiously. "Who determined these classes? They suck!!"
Kanade just smiled at Eri's reaction, though in a niggling corner of her mind, she was inclined to agree.
-----0-----
That afternoon, as Arou spread the tablecloth over the ground, Kanade's mind was still on the new class divisions. She and Ezawa were placed in class 3-4, while Arou and Kaichou were in class 3-3 and Eri was in class 3-2.
She sighed.
A warm hand grasped hers. Kanade glanced up at Arou's worried face, her own distress immediately melting away at Arou's concern.
"Lunch time will always be ours," whispered Arou.
Kanade nodded. Really, there was no reason to worry. Lunch time had always been their special time together right from the start. And even though she wasn't in the same class as Eri, they would never ever drift apart from each other.
"Here, today's special is focaccio bread. I hope you like it?" He flipped open the lid on the basket, revealing six slices of bread within.
"I love it!" she exclaimed, her eyes lighting up at Arou's thoughtfulness.
And yet, as each of them reached for a slice, she couldn't help but notice how little of the food they finished. Several slices of bread remained untouched, among the other unfinished dishes. She nibbled on her bread, an image of a smirking blonde sitting between them, stealing food off their plates, came suddenly to her mind.
"Ne, Arou..." she ventured. "It's almost as if you made enough for three people."
Arou, who had been in the midst of drinking tea, spluttered, and Kanade knew that she was spot on. Arou hastily wiped his mouth and settled his tea cup.
"Well, he did say that he was going to drop by during lunch times. His school's pretty close to ours."
Kanade giggled, amused at Arou's flustered expression at being caught. It was a simple, yet considerate thing to do, and Kanade loved him for that. He and Namiki truly were good friends.
But despite their playful chatter over their missing companion, the lack of the presence of the third in the group left a gaping hole in their midst that wasn't easy to ignore. Kanade's giggles died down as she returned to nibbling on her bread while Arou fumbled around the picnic basket.
That was, until a loud grumble that couldn't be mistook for anything else other than hunger broke them out of their silence.
"If you're hungry, Kanade-" began Arou.
"-that wasn't me," proclaimed Kanade at the same time. They blinked at each other, confused, until a soft, third voice cut in.
"Sorry, that was me."
Kanade turned around, surprised, but a smile soon spread over her face upon seeing Kaichou standing behind her. She had one hand covering her face in embarrassment.
"Why don't you join us?" That came from Arou.
Kanade nodded in agreement, waving her hands over the food to indicate how much of it they had.
Kaichou's eyes locked onto the food and Kanade knew at once that she wouldn't be able to resist. Arou was a superb cook who could make anything look and taste delicious. However, despite her hunger, Kaichou's eyes swept past the food to ask the question that must have been her original reason for wandering over to them.
"Where's Namiki? Strange to see him not with you two." But right after she voiced her question, Kaichou clamped her mouth shut, as if surprised at her own question. She scratched her head, her eyebrows furrowed as she reasoned out her own answer. "Never mind. I know he graduated already. Why would he be here?"
She took a step, seeming as if she were about to take leave, before Kanade grabbed her hand.
Suddenly, her world was filled with pink petals.
Falling and falling and falling. They danced and they whirled and they drifted around Kaichou, enveloping her in a world of pink, kissing her long strands of hair. A pale hand reached out to pluck one of the petals from Kaichou's hair, an almost intimate gesture. Kanade's heart skipped a beat, but no, that hand couldn't have belonged to Arou, whose complexion was darker than before due to his constant tending of his fields. She wished that the petals would part so that she could actually see. Her hands darted out to part the pink curtain in the way of her sight, but to her surprise, her hands went right through the petals.
She blinked and shook her head, noticing that her hands were still clasped around Kaichou's. Her blank out must have been extremely short for Kaichou not to have noticed much out of the ordinary.
"Come on and have some food!," she said instead. "You seem hungry."
That earned Kanade a hesitant smile from Kaichou, who was still a bit embarrassed, though she did not decline the offer. She sat down and accepted the piece of bread that Arou passed to her with much thanking.
Arou caught Kanade's eyes, one eyebrow raised to question her what she saw. Her slight pause had given her away. She just smiled at him, reassuring that it wasn't something to worry over. Though perhaps, Arou would want in on her plan.
She never saw the owner of the hand, of course, but she did have a pretty good guess. And sometimes, she didn't need to see to know what she was supposed to do. She had already planned on it. For once, she was trying to help the future along instead of trying to prevent it.
"Ne, Kaichou," started Kanade, "would you like to join us to go flower viewing this weekend?"
After all, Namiki was going to be there too.
-----tbc-----
Shoot, it's been a long time since I've written anything. I just...don't like my writing much and sometimes I go entirely off track, which is the vibe that I've been getting with this chapter. I was going to scrape this chapter altogether, but well, there's a deadline to meet and I'm really pushing it!
Author: lucathia_rykatu
Pairing: Namiki Masahiro/Someya Kaichou
Fandom: Mekakushi no Kuni
Theme: #18 say ahh
Disclaimer: MnK belongs to Tsukuba Sakura.
Summary: the start of the new school year for Kanade and the others. for 30_kisses
Words: 1516
Archive: lj | ffnet
Pushing through the crowd, she mumbled a hasty "sorry" whenever she bumped into someone. Her heart thumped nervously in fear of her defective blindfold slipping away, giving her a glimpse of the future.
She remembered her first year of high school when she flinched from the slightest touch. But Eri had seen through her fear and held onto her. Eri's kindness and perceptiveness had made them instant friends. The next year, Eri had come up from behind her, covering her eyes and saying, "Guess what? We're in the same class again. I guess you'll have to endure my selfish ways again!"
Kanade had turned around, an uncontainable smile on her face, as she engulfed Eri with a return embrace.
Eri was the first person she confessed to about her secret.
Eri had understood.
Now for the last time in her high school career, Kanade made her way through the crowd, heading towards where the class rosters for the new school year were posted. A new school year meant that the classes would be redistributed once again.
Suddenly, a figure barreled into her, clinging on to her and wailing. Her heart pounded with fury from the sudden contact, but she managed to calm down once she realized that she was still rooted in the present. She relaxed even further upon realizing just who was behind her.
"Kanade! I can't believe it! We're not in the same class!" exclaimed Eri. She pointed at the rosters. "Look!"
Kanade's eyes followed Eri's finger, her heart plummeting in disappointment when she noticed that they were indeed in different classes. Her eyes quickly darted around, searching for Arou's name next. She imagined getting assigned to the seat next to him, sharing a textbook whenever either one of them forgot theirs. During the lunch period, they would push their desks together to form their grand lunch table. Getting assigned the seat behind him wouldn't be bad either, since then she'd be able to admire Arou's profile all that she wanted.
"Oh look, neither of us are in the same class as last year's class president either," murmured Eri as she scanned the rosters some more. "Ah, but she's in the same class as Arou."
Kanade immediately snapped out of her daydream, her gaze zeroing in on the name Someya. Kaichou was in the same class as Arou? Her gaze shifted towards Arou's name, which was separated from her own by a thick, black line drawn between the classes. Gently, she touched her fingers to his name. It was almost as if the line between their names was a solid barrier keeping them apart. But in reality, he was only a classroom away. There was no reason to worry. She trusted Arou, and she trusted Kaichou who was their mutual friend. Kanade didn't think that she needed to worry about Kaichou having any lingering romantic feelings for Arou. That had already been sorted out last year. Besides, from the president's blush that Kanade had seen in one of her glimpses of the future, she was pretty sure that Kaichou's affections lay elsewhere now.
It would be just like last year. She'd have to go find Arou during lunch time and after school. Except this time, she didn't have Eri's constant companionship. She would sorely miss Eri's presence. She had grown used to being able to see Eri whenever she turned around in class.
"AHHH!" Eri's eyes widened as she pushed Kanade away from the class rosters to get a better look.
"W-What?" Kanade blinked, surprised by Eri's loud exclamation.
Eri pointed an accusing finger at Kanade. "You're in the same class as Ezawa! Why oh why..." Eri shook her head wildly, her blonde curls bouncing furiously. "Who determined these classes? They suck!!"
Kanade just smiled at Eri's reaction, though in a niggling corner of her mind, she was inclined to agree.
-----0-----
That afternoon, as Arou spread the tablecloth over the ground, Kanade's mind was still on the new class divisions. She and Ezawa were placed in class 3-4, while Arou and Kaichou were in class 3-3 and Eri was in class 3-2.
She sighed.
A warm hand grasped hers. Kanade glanced up at Arou's worried face, her own distress immediately melting away at Arou's concern.
"Lunch time will always be ours," whispered Arou.
Kanade nodded. Really, there was no reason to worry. Lunch time had always been their special time together right from the start. And even though she wasn't in the same class as Eri, they would never ever drift apart from each other.
"Here, today's special is focaccio bread. I hope you like it?" He flipped open the lid on the basket, revealing six slices of bread within.
"I love it!" she exclaimed, her eyes lighting up at Arou's thoughtfulness.
And yet, as each of them reached for a slice, she couldn't help but notice how little of the food they finished. Several slices of bread remained untouched, among the other unfinished dishes. She nibbled on her bread, an image of a smirking blonde sitting between them, stealing food off their plates, came suddenly to her mind.
"Ne, Arou..." she ventured. "It's almost as if you made enough for three people."
Arou, who had been in the midst of drinking tea, spluttered, and Kanade knew that she was spot on. Arou hastily wiped his mouth and settled his tea cup.
"Well, he did say that he was going to drop by during lunch times. His school's pretty close to ours."
Kanade giggled, amused at Arou's flustered expression at being caught. It was a simple, yet considerate thing to do, and Kanade loved him for that. He and Namiki truly were good friends.
But despite their playful chatter over their missing companion, the lack of the presence of the third in the group left a gaping hole in their midst that wasn't easy to ignore. Kanade's giggles died down as she returned to nibbling on her bread while Arou fumbled around the picnic basket.
That was, until a loud grumble that couldn't be mistook for anything else other than hunger broke them out of their silence.
"If you're hungry, Kanade-" began Arou.
"-that wasn't me," proclaimed Kanade at the same time. They blinked at each other, confused, until a soft, third voice cut in.
"Sorry, that was me."
Kanade turned around, surprised, but a smile soon spread over her face upon seeing Kaichou standing behind her. She had one hand covering her face in embarrassment.
"Why don't you join us?" That came from Arou.
Kanade nodded in agreement, waving her hands over the food to indicate how much of it they had.
Kaichou's eyes locked onto the food and Kanade knew at once that she wouldn't be able to resist. Arou was a superb cook who could make anything look and taste delicious. However, despite her hunger, Kaichou's eyes swept past the food to ask the question that must have been her original reason for wandering over to them.
"Where's Namiki? Strange to see him not with you two." But right after she voiced her question, Kaichou clamped her mouth shut, as if surprised at her own question. She scratched her head, her eyebrows furrowed as she reasoned out her own answer. "Never mind. I know he graduated already. Why would he be here?"
She took a step, seeming as if she were about to take leave, before Kanade grabbed her hand.
Suddenly, her world was filled with pink petals.
Falling and falling and falling. They danced and they whirled and they drifted around Kaichou, enveloping her in a world of pink, kissing her long strands of hair. A pale hand reached out to pluck one of the petals from Kaichou's hair, an almost intimate gesture. Kanade's heart skipped a beat, but no, that hand couldn't have belonged to Arou, whose complexion was darker than before due to his constant tending of his fields. She wished that the petals would part so that she could actually see. Her hands darted out to part the pink curtain in the way of her sight, but to her surprise, her hands went right through the petals.
She blinked and shook her head, noticing that her hands were still clasped around Kaichou's. Her blank out must have been extremely short for Kaichou not to have noticed much out of the ordinary.
"Come on and have some food!," she said instead. "You seem hungry."
That earned Kanade a hesitant smile from Kaichou, who was still a bit embarrassed, though she did not decline the offer. She sat down and accepted the piece of bread that Arou passed to her with much thanking.
Arou caught Kanade's eyes, one eyebrow raised to question her what she saw. Her slight pause had given her away. She just smiled at him, reassuring that it wasn't something to worry over. Though perhaps, Arou would want in on her plan.
She never saw the owner of the hand, of course, but she did have a pretty good guess. And sometimes, she didn't need to see to know what she was supposed to do. She had already planned on it. For once, she was trying to help the future along instead of trying to prevent it.
"Ne, Kaichou," started Kanade, "would you like to join us to go flower viewing this weekend?"
After all, Namiki was going to be there too.
-----tbc-----
Shoot, it's been a long time since I've written anything. I just...don't like my writing much and sometimes I go entirely off track, which is the vibe that I've been getting with this chapter. I was going to scrape this chapter altogether, but well, there's a deadline to meet and I'm really pushing it!