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Tonbo Nayuki ([info]kleinevidan) wrote in [info]disappear_rpg,
@ 2009-10-27 00:42:00

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Current mood: amused
Current music:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqgfdEigY2A
Entry tags:misaki, nayuki

Something to talk about?
Who: Nayuki, Misaki and OPEN
What: Delivery and Flowers
Where: Hanakotoba Flower Shop
When: After School
Why: Nayuki has to deliver something for the flower shop. It's a good excuse as any to visit Misaki, right?


Nayuki wasn't sure, but he was beginning to suspect that his employers were playing favourites. "Or maybe they're just testing the new guy?" For whatever reason it truly was, he felt somewhat cheated on today's workload. Needing only to deliver one ream of promotional flyers and Official Recept Pads, he felt rather cheated. He shook his head as he found himself nearing his destination, it wasn't his place to complain about it. He was getting paid for the job, regardless. Parking his bicycle behind the utility post in font of the flower shop, he locks it in place and unstraps his bag. He takes a few moments to take his crash helmet off and fix his hair while looking at his bike's side-mirror. "Rats... they're starting to curl again. I'll have to visit the barber shop in the weekend."

With everything set, he enters the flower shop. As usual, there was nobody manning the register. The soothing mix of fragrance welcomed him. "It'll never get old." Carefully placing the parcel on the countertop, he reaches for the electronic buzzer and gives it a gentle tap. The room suddenly comes alive with the sound of chirping birds. He chuckles as he realizes that the shop owner had changed the sound-byte for the doorbell yet again. In each of the times he's delivered a package to the shop, the buzzer never had the same sound. He began to wonder just how anyone would be able to tell if there was a customer here. While waiting for the recipient's arrival, Nayuki decided to take a good look at the new batch of flowers for sale.

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[info]pinksunbeam
2009-10-26 05:24 pm UTC (link)
Misaki was trying to keep the pug puppy off a basket and nodded, "Sure. Come on boy, lets see who's out front okay?"

Walking out she was pleased to see Nayuki and waved. "Good afternoon Sempai! What brings you here today? Work?"

The little pug, right now named Trowler, hurried out from behind the counter to sniff at the new person that had come into the store. He smelled something on his feel and started to lick at and slobber on Nayuki's shoes.

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Woah... What is THAT?!
[info]kleinevidan
2009-10-26 05:58 pm UTC (link)
Nayuki evidently brightened at Misaki's appearance. He was expecting the older Aoi to come out and deal with him, but this alternative was absolutely better. "Ossu! I'm dropping off your brother's flyers and pads." He smiled and tapped the parcel on the counter top. "I hope it's alright if I also came by to see how you're doing." He put his hands on his waist, "I haven't seen you in campus lately, your pink hair isn't exactly difficult to spot even when I'm not specifically looking."

Just then, Nayuki felt something nibbling on his sneakers. "Hmm?" Looking down, he sees something that appears to be a bunched up towel with legs and tail. "Well, hello there." Crouching down for better inspection, he scoops the pug in his arms and chuckles. "Who's this little bundle of attention? I haven't seen you around here before." He couldn't help but visibly grin at the strange-looking dog as he scruffs it behind the ears. "Oho! You like that, don't you?"

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Re: Woah... What is THAT?!
[info]pinksunbeam
2009-10-26 07:47 pm UTC (link)
Misaki smiled cheerfully and looked over the flyers, "Oh I see! And he used the design I made. I'm glad, I told him that the older one was a bit too busy. This one's simple but has a polished look to it." She shrugged some at the question, "I'll be okay. I'm going to have to, if not I'm going to worry a lot of people it seems. How's everything in school? I'm coming back tomorrow so...I just needed a few days to get my head together."

"Oh, that? Well right now we're calling him Trowler, though he doesn't have an offical name." She giggled some seeing the pug lean up and lick the older boys face trying to taste the salt from the sweat. "He seems to like you a lot. My brother just got him a few days ago. The owner couldn't take care of him so he gave him to niisan."

The pug barked and panted happily at the attention.

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Hmm...
[info]kleinevidan
2009-10-27 02:14 am UTC (link)
Nayuki's expression turns serious as he gets up, carrying Trowler. "You mustn't push yourself if you're not ready for it, Aoi-san. The worse thing that you can ever do is deceive yourself." He decided to leave out the part of him having gone through the same experience and continued to pet the little pug. "I might sound meddlesome and this isn't exactly any of my business, but these things... you can't take this on alone." He walks to the flowers and turns around to face Misaki. "You're just like these hibiscus, you know? They do their best each day to bloom, but they can't do it alone. So, they bear out their deepest and vulnerable side to their friends... the bees, the wind, the dew and the sun." He lets Trowler sniff at the tip of the flower before continuing. "And with their help, she's able to go on each day."

Nayuki wasn't good with analogies, but he felt that this one was fitting. He gives Misaku a reassuring smile. "I'm just trying to say that you've got a lot of friends to help you. And it wouldn't be troublesome at all." He hands over Trowler to her and gives her a gentle pat on the head, making sure he doesn't ruin her hair. "There will be times when things can get really rough. I know you've got strength in you, but don't hesitate to call out to us." Remembering something from his past, he suddenly shakes his head and softly chuckles.

"Well then... On to another subject." He plucks out another kind of hibiscus, and carefully places it on Misaki's hair. "Do you have any plans for Tanabata? The whole campus is up in a buzz with it." He brings out his wallet and leaves some money beside the register to pay for the flower he just plucked.

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Re: Hmm...
[info]pinksunbeam
2009-10-27 02:24 am UTC (link)
"Hibiscus huh? Never really thought of myself as one of those," she went over to examine the flower. "You would think working here as much as I do means I know a lot about the sort of flower that I like. But really I don't. I just tend to like them all the same. They're all so pretty and perfect in a way."

Misaki sighed, "But what if those friends are only there till the flower stops being pretty. Once the seasons change, she wilts. Where are her friends then...they're gone."

The dog starts to nibble on Misaki's hair and she laughs some, "Boy calm."

Her face gets flusterd, "Ah...er...well um..Keiichi-sempai might be meeting there." Then shakes her head at the payment, "No charge, but thank you."

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Well
[info]kleinevidan
2009-10-27 03:43 am UTC (link)
"We all experience harsh winters in our lives, Aoi-san. But we have plenty of seasons to look forward to. Your friends are there for you when you're ready to come out again." Nayuki plants his hands on his waist once again, pouting. "I really ought to drag Sumi here. She's better with pep talks."

He watched for a few moments as Trowler decided that pink hair was edible afterall and chuckled at the results. Owing a lot of his transition to Misaki, Nayuki felt frustrated at the fact that he had very little to offer her in times like these. He wasn't exactly sure what triggered her breakdown, but from what she has given up so far hinted on a betrayal or abandonment. And those were not exactly easy to move past from. Even so, he was determined to look out for little miss hibiscus.

He grins at Misaki's flustered response. "O-ho. So Ito-san beat me to it, huh?" He scratched the back of his head and playfully stuck his tongue out. "I guess I shouldn't have waited for work to ask you. Ah, well." He shakes his head at the notion of not getting charged. "If that's the case, then may I buy you something else then? Perhaps something you wanted to get for Tanabata?"

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Re: Well
[info]pinksunbeam
2009-10-27 04:42 am UTC (link)
Misaki looked at him thoughtfully and smiled some, "So who's Sumi-san? Your girlfriend Sempai?"

"Well kind of, um....I'm really not sure. I don't want you spending money on me Nayuki-sempai. You work so hard it wouldn't be right to take that money from you." Misaki said to him and looked down at the dog. "Sempai...can I ask you something that would seem a bit silly. What would you do if someone very close to you, say a friend, who's known you for a long time, who you think you love with all your heart. Not like, in the sense that you want to be a mom and dad with, but...something different that you really can't explain...what would you do if they told you that they didn't want to be friends anymore because they wanted to be their own person and they felt that they were holding you back?"

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Okay
[info]kleinevidan
2009-10-27 06:09 am UTC (link)
Nayuki absentmindedly rubbed his hand against his chin. "Sumi? My girlfriend?" He chuckles and shakes his head, "No, no, no. That'd be too much like dating my own sister!" He pulls out his wallet and shows Misaki a photograph of Sumi. "She's my best friend. But I bet she'd kill me if she ever found out that I still have this picture of her." He couldn't contain his snickering. "That was when she got pushed by the school to represent them during the Scholars Recognition Week. For a Student Council President, she sure didn't feel that authoritative."

Nayuki put the his wallet back in his pocket as he listened carefully listened to Misaki as she explained a situation. The smile on his face disappeared almost instantly as he began to consider options for her. Applying the situation between himself and his best friend, he did not like the outcome. "I'd say I'd be pretty much... broken... for quite a long time." He grimaced as he just realized the situation Misaki's currently in. The most definitely justifies her breakdown. The fact that she's standing right infront of him, seeming as if nothing bad has happened, struck him harder. "Aoi-san..." He wondered just how long has it been since it happened to her. "We're you keeping this all to yourself? All this time?"

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Re: Okay
[info]pinksunbeam
2009-10-27 04:57 pm UTC (link)
Misaki glanced at the photo and grinned brightly, "She's so cute! She could probably be a model if she wanted to." Listening to the story she had to laugh and set down Trowler again. "She looks so embaressed but I bet she had a wonderful time."

She rubbed her arm some at the question, "For a while now, I mean a few people know, but I didn't want to tell them the extent of it. I don't want...you see the person is friends with other people who are friends of mine, and I don't want people choosing sides, because in a way she is right. She needs to figure out things on her own. And I guess in a way I am a bit of a burden to her. So...I've been trying to give her space, but it's really hard. And it's hard to see her in school."

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It's alright...
[info]kleinevidan
2009-10-28 08:01 am UTC (link)
"I was mostly a wreck before I got here, you know? Sumi saved me plenty of times before. I've changed for the better thanks to her." Nayuki grimaced inside. And he thought HIS problems were severe. Where does this girl get the strength to still stand here, he wondered. No matter, he only hopes he can at least help Misaki get through. "And I think it's no coincidence that I found my way to you, Aoi-san." He wasn't sure why, but he was suddenly reminded of his first meeting with his best friend. And without any other ideas on what to do, Nayuki decided to recreate that moment in hopes that it would help Misaki just as it helped him.

Nodding to himself, he reaches his hands out to the pink-haired kouhai and slowly pulls her close to an embrace. While gently patting Misaki on her head, he recalls the words Sumi told him and recites them to her.

"I cannot erase the ache in your heart, nor take your pain away.
But, let me stay and take your hand, and walk with you today.
I'll listen when you need to talk, even wipe away your tears.
Share your worries when they come, I'll help you face your fears.
I'm here today to stand by you, with each hill you have to clib.
Look up, Let go and take a stand. And live just one day at a time.
You're not alone, and I'm now here to help reach that extra mile.
And when your grief is easier, I'll see you with a smile."

Nayuki slowly releases Misaki from the embrace, but leaves it up to her to pull away or not. He just stares at the hibiscus as he speaks out to her. "You've done well up to this point to care for others. But you mustn't deny your own feelings in this as well. Friends get along, but they also have times when they fight. If you love your friend as much as you say you do... won't you give them the benefit of the doubt and think hard for their reasons behind this break-up?" He bites his lower lip as flashes of his own memories of betrayals resurface. He was sure that he wouldn't want Misaki to go through all that. He had to get her to look at the brighter side of it all. "Perhaps your friend meant something else, but chose the wrong words to convey their feelings. Or perhaps you misunderstood their intentions. Either way, wouldn't you think that all this would be strange? You can give them space, if that's what you want. But you don't have to give up on them just because you think that's what they want."

Nayuki falls silent for a few moments, just staring at the flowers and listening to Misaki breathing. A hint of nostalgia washes over him as he remembers the role-reversal of the same situation between him and Sumi. He prays hard that it'd be good enough for his pink-haired kouhai.

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Re: It's alright...
[info]pinksunbeam
2009-10-28 08:04 pm UTC (link)
"You were in the same place sempai?" Misaki starts to ask and blushed some when he said that there was a reason that he found his way to her. She blinked hard when he held her close and closed her eyes letting silent tears slip down her face as he recited.

"I cannot erase the ache in your heart, nor take your pain away.
But, let me stay and take your hand, and walk with you today.
I'll listen when you need to talk, even wipe away your tears.
Share your worries when they come, I'll help you face your fears.
I'm here today to stand by you, with each hill you have to clib.
Look up, Let go and take a stand. And live just one day at a time.
You're not alone, and I'm now here to help reach that extra mile.
And when your grief is easier, I'll see you with a smile."

She took some deep breaths and drew in from what he said, "I...I'll talk to her. At the festival. I'll try to talk to her and see why she felt the way she did. Maybe...maybe then I...I'll understand why."

Misaki smiled some and then looked up at Nayuki, "Thank you Sempai. You really are a good man."

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Re: It's alright...
[info]kleinevidan
2009-10-29 04:47 am UTC (link)
Nayuki returns the sweet smile, gives her one last gentle squeeze and stands back within arms reach. "Atta girl!" He finally pays attention to poor little Trowler, who has been trying to get both of their attention for quite a while. He reaches down to the pug and carries it in his arms. Turning his attention back to Misaki, he asks, "So... Do you think you'll have enough time on the day of the festival to juggle your workload, your date with Ito-san and trying to patch things up with your precious one?" He let the question hang in the air for a while, giving time for the pink-haired girl to gather a response.

He then shrugs and grins sheepishly, "I wasn't really plan on going to Tanabata since I don't have anything good to wear for that special occasion." He idly scratches the back of Trowler's ears, which gets a few leg-thumping response from the dog. "I think I can come early, make my wish at the shrine, then help you out with Hanakotoba's promotions. Is that alright with you?" He hands the pug over to Misaki. "That might buy you time so you can find the moment to talk to your friend. It's not really much... but... I think it's one of the few ways I can cheer you on, Aoi-san."

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Re: It's alright...
[info]pinksunbeam
2009-10-29 04:58 am UTC (link)
Misaki reached out and patted Trowler on the head as she took in what he said. She seemed to be thinking about things and nodded her head slowly and then stroked him softly. Trowler whimpered happily at the full attention he was getting from the two people. Misaki took a moment to decide and nodded her head slowly.

"That would be great of you Sempai. In turn I'll make you a Yukata for the festival okay? It's my way of saying thank you. You've been to kind to me, and I really haven't done much to repay you for your kindness." Misaki commented and gently sighed some. "I think I should be able to do it. I've done worse during christmas and summer wedding season. So Yes I think I'll be able to deal with that. People tend to think I can't deal with a lot of things, but normally I can take in stuff and just stuff it deep down to keep it from bubbling up to bother me."

"It's just the fact that right now, I...normally that person that's important to me is there, and now she's not, but some how I'll make it right and she will be." Misaki smiled at him kindly. "After all I have people like you cheering me on."

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Good?
[info]kleinevidan
2009-10-29 04:49 pm UTC (link)
"You shouldn't really just stuff things deep inside you like that, Aoi-san. I'm sorry if I'm out of line with this, but..." He remembers yet another batch of moments in his life that he's not very proud of. "I speak from experience. It never ends well. And I hope it won't have to be true in your situation." Nayuki could feel his ears burning for some reason. A smiling Misaki is better, after all. "Wow, really? You know how to make those!?" He takes a few moments to consider the offer and nods to her, "I'll only agree on the yukata, then, if you have the time and energy to spend it on."

He detaches the sheet of paper from the parcel, writes his mail address and mobile number, and hands it over to Misaki. "Here." He chuckles as Trowler decided to accept the paper instead. "You can reach me through those details. If you need me for anything... and I mean ANYTHING. Don't hesitate to reach me." He takes a deep breath and slowly zips his windbreaker up. "Will you be alright, for now? I can stay around and keep you and Trowler here company for a while."

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Re: Good?
[info]pinksunbeam
2009-10-29 05:17 pm UTC (link)
Misaki smiled brightly and took the paper laughing some, "Well only if you agree to stay for lunch. We were about to have it. And I'll get you the yukata by the day of the festival."

She smiled kindly at him and his offer, "Thank you very much Sempai. You're very kind." Trowler made a bark and she giggled, "Trowler says thank you too."

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But...
[info]kleinevidan
2009-10-30 08:01 am UTC (link)
Nayuki mentally jaw-dropped at Misaki's proposition. He did offer to keep her company, but being invited over for a meal was a big thing for him. He stammers a bit as he checks his clothes. "T - that's... Lunch... I - I mean... A - are you sure? I'm not exactly dressed for the occasion." It was evident that he was in a panic. And if he could physically melt on the spot, he would've done so already. "You're brother's back there, isn't he? W - what about his fiancee? I - I wouldn't want to impose." He was cursing himself repeatedly as he had very little to offer the Aoi family in terms of being a house guest. "I wonder if..."

Nayuki holds his hands up to Misaki, "Hang on." and made a dash back to his bike. Unlocking the compartment, he brings out a tied bundle and runs back inside the flower shop. He holds the pack out to Misaki and smiles brightly, "I hope you guys don't mind Sweet Puffs." Good guests always bring something over for the hosts, and he had no intentions of breaking that rule.

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Re: But...
[info]pinksunbeam
2009-10-30 08:12 am UTC (link)
Misaki giggled gently, "Yes I'm sure. I wouldn't offer if I wasn't sure. Hikaru-niisan will be fine with it and Ayumi-neechan isn't here right now. She's in Tokyo. So it's really no imposition."

The pink one blinked and then smiled when he came back with his gift. "Then we have sweets for after the meal. Come on, there's a small kitchen in the back where we can all eat. I made lunch already so we can all share okay?'

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Alright
[info]kleinevidan
2009-10-31 03:09 am UTC (link)
"If that's the case, then..." Nayuki bowed in a formal manner to Misaki. "I'll be in your care." He then takes position to her left side, slowly removing his windbreaker. "If you'd like, I could tell you more about some of my exploits back in Nagano." He reaches out to Trowler and gives the little pug a bit more attention. The dog appears to be somewhat orally fixated and proceeds to gnaw on his hand.

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