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kondo kozue | 近藤梢 (anthesphoria) wrote in disappear_rpg,
@ 2009-12-06 20:21:00

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kou, kozue

WHO: Kou and Kozue
WHAT: Pangs of jealousy and fragile cellphones
WHERE: School
WHEN: Right after Kou declares his intent to 'spend the night with Maeko'; Tom-Dungeon midboss break
WHY: Purposes unknown and sinister.

Having dropped her phone on the concrete when she saw that Kou was, apparently, trying to get into Maeko's pants, Kozue was in nearly complete despair. For one thing, she'd thought that Oubai-senpai had felt… no, that was stupid, and it was going down the same silly path she'd tread down with Keiichi. Following the idea that someone who was polite to her, considerate of her, chivalrous to her, would be somehow a novel experience as a boyfriend. Or even a good one. For another, did he really think that Akuba was more appealing than she was? How could he possibly… But there it was.

And, of course, the fact that she'd broken her phone, was now incommunicado, and would have to spend time and money to get it fixed.

She'd been attending a summer-session tennis practice, mostly because the captain had contacted her about her abysmal attendance record and guilted her into showing up. It was over, and Kozue, with her worse-for-the-wear phone and rather downcast look, was making her way out through the school gates.

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anthesphoria
2009-12-07 10:54 pm UTC (link)

She smiled a little, although she remained confused at the offer. He was sleeping with Akuba, and still wanted to take her home? Well, at least it meant he didn't think she was unappealing. Still, Oubai hadn't seemed like a player at all—in fact, he'd seemed like entirely the opposite, someone with hardly any interest in girls. So it had all been an act?

Well, the least she could do was respect someone with a practical attitude towards sex. And not be upset about it, because that just made her the same as some of those sad-sack, mopey boys she'd dated; the ones that assumed that going on one date meant they were a match made in heaven, for instance. If she took a deep breath or two, she'd be… not upset. At least, she told herself that was the case. She made her smile larger.

"If you're offering, I'd like that very much."

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daioujou
2009-12-07 11:38 pm UTC (link)

Kou nodded. Then his hands came together and he cusped them at his mouth. What was making her act peculiarly? Did she want something from him and gotten upset because he didn't know what it was?

"Right."

He had no clue, and the pressure of thinking was pressurising his mind. He touched his forehead and closed his eyes. Now that he thought about it, he hadn't got true friends. Father was family, so where were they? He opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was the sunshine.

"I should thank you for talking to me. Nobody makes the effort. It's appreciated."

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anthesphoria
2009-12-08 12:56 am UTC (link)

"You're welcome," she said, changing the grip of her tennis bag slightly, and relaxing a little; "and I'm glad." She was settling into a more comfortable space. The vestiges of discomfort and confusion were fading away. This was normal for her, after all, and if it took a little mental adjustment, well...

For one thing, he was still nice to her and he wasn't nice to Akuba-senpai, so that was one thing that made her special. She peered at the gesture with his hand, pressed to his forehead briefly. "Hey. Are you feeling okay?" It was the same question he'd asked her so many times—it seemed only fair to ask it back at least once.

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	daioujou 2009-12-08 01:15 am UTC (link)
	"Hmn? Why wouldn't I be?" He hadn't been asked much outside the family. Honestly, he used that question to know where he stood. He realised Kozue was nice and that she did not want anything in return. What he did not understand was how to repay her loyalty. "Are we going, or are we going to stand here?" he said impatiently. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

anthesphoria
2009-12-08 01:19 am UTC (link)

"I guess the sun just got in your eye." She smiled, looking upward. It was bright, after all—it was bothering her, and she wished she'd brought a pair of sunglasses. Big, intense sunglasses with giant lenses. She loved that type.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Let's get going. Thank you for your offer, once again." She bowed, quickly, and then turned to start walking down towards the school gates. It felt a bit like deja vu, all of a sudden - how long ago had it been that she'd walked with him to his bus?

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