Jan Ken Pon (One-shot)
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Inoue Mao
Nagayama Eita
Jan ken pon
“I won, again!”
“What do you want this time?”
“Ice Cream”
“I already told you I won’t buy you anything”
“Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough flavour”
“Not listening”
“Häagen-Dazs ice cream”
“Keep on dreaming”
“Okay then I’ll have the keys to your apartment and your car”
“Where’s the nearest Häagen-Dazs store located.”
“YEY! Let’s go!!”
Once again this petite woman in front of me won. I don’t know if she’s really good, or she’s cheating-but hey how can you cheat with Jan ken pon-- or I’m just letting her win like what I always do when we’re still a kid. I’ve been playing Jan ken pon with this girl for ages and if you ask me how many times have I won, well you can still use your fingers to count it and if you ask how many times did ‘She’ won well you could ask the age of my grandma, that’s the closest number you can get.
I’m Nagayama Eita a 27 years old guys who still plays ‘Jan ken pon’ with this girl pulling me towards my car. But then again she’s not really an ordinary girl. She’s Inoue Mao. A little girl that I once knew that become a wonderful lady that I’m in love with. Yes you read it right; I’m in love with her.
--o--
“I really love your car” Mao said with enthusiasm. “I still can’t believe that this is what you get for being in front of the orchestra....” She added trying to figure out how to use the CD player.
“Concertmaster” Eita mumble.
“What?”
“I said Concertmaster....that’s what normal people call me a concertmaster....” He put emphasize on the word ‘Normal’.
“Master? They call you master?” Mao stifled a giggle. “I bet they don’t have any idea that you suck in Jan Ken Pon... maybe they’ll call me ‘Kami-sama’ when they found out that I’ve won--” She abruptly stops her sentence and starts using her fingers to count. “Ah! I lost count...I’ll just check my list when I get home....”
“You have a list?” Eita asks her incredulously.
Mao bobs her head like what bobble head figurines do.
“Why do you have a list?” Eita heartbeats quicken. He has a feeling he’s not going to like what she was about to answer.
“I decided to have a list just in case when I woke up and decided to blackmail you I’ll have some kind of a proof....”
He swallowed the lump that formed in his throat
“Ohhh! And the last time I checked it, I’ve already won 200 something and you....ummmmm” She looked at Eita worried. “None....”
Eita looked at Mao morosely. “200?”
Mao nods her head. “Remember the time were reviewing for the exams back in university...we uses Jan Ken Pon to decide who’ll ask the question, we reviewed a 100 questions that day....”
“Hey that doesn’t count!”
“Oh yes it is...”
“But that’s different!”
“No it’s not.... Jan Ken Pon is Jan Ken Pon....”
“But were using it differently...”
“It’s still called Jan Ken Pon...”
“But I should have won at least 5 times?”
“Now that you’ve mentioned it....I remember when I was sick you’ve won few rounds but that doesn’t count.”
“Eh?!?! Why?”
“Cause I was sick that time, I can’t play Jan Ken Pon properly when I’m sick...”
“But still...”
“Why? Can you play Jan Ken Pon when you’re sick??”
Eita rolled his eye as a sign of defeat. “I give up...” Eita mutter while starting the engine.
“So that’s why the player’s not working!” Eita watched Mao as she bobs her head to the music. Simple conversation cease to exist when you talking to Inoue Mao.
--o-
It’s now or never. I looked the back of the girl exiting the passenger door of my car. I’ve park my car in front of the ice cream shop. As soon as she heard the engine of my cars stops her adrenaline rises.
“Wait!” I shouted before I realize.
“What now? My ice creams waiting!” Ah! Don’t pout!!! It distracts me.
“Lelele-lets have another round!” ‘Very good Eita you stutter you’re finally becoming a grown up man.’ Oh what the heck grown up man don’t stutter.
“Of what? Jan Ken Pon?”
I nod my head. ‘Great Eita that’s cool! Just nod your head don’t say anything.’ Out of nowhere goose bumps started to appear on my arm, why do I have a feeling that there someone else talking on my head. Concentrate Eita concentrate!
Mao looked at me like I’ve gone deaf or something. I immediately unbuckle myself from the seat. I hurriedly went out of the car and the part where I trip wasn’t a big help, a while ago I was just nervous now my inner thoughts are freaking out.
While walking to where Mao is my mind is full of ‘what if’s’.
I cough thinking that it’ll help clear my throat but I guess not. “If you win I’ll buy you two scoops of ice cream...” her eyes glistened and for a second It felt like I was blinded by it. Just a while ago I’ve gone deaf now I’m blind what’s going to happen next I’ll be mute??? Oh wait I did that a while ago...oh anyway...
“And... if I won...I’ll...do what I want” I position my hand in front.
“Wait! I still get an ice cream even if you won...right?”
I nod my head impatiently like I’ve drank 1 gallon of black coffee.
“Okay!”
She stretches out her hand and flashes her brightest smile. Okay now my brain stops working.
“Jan Ken Pon”
Here is it! I closed my eyes. It’s now or never.
“Eita-kun” There’s too much happiness in her voice so maybe there two scoop of ice cream. “You won!!”
“EH?!?!?!” my eyes widened! I looked at our hand and indeed I won. I have rock and she has scissors! At that moment I want to faint but then I realize it’s too girly so then I changed my option into screaming but still to girly. So then I decided to call my mom. I was already scanning my phone for the number of my mom when.... “So what do you want!!” she was so excited. I placed my phone back into my pocket then focuses on her. I looked at her straight in the eye.
Then...
In one swift move my lifelong dream happen.
I kissed her.....
At first I can feel her stiffened. I wrapped my arms around her petite body, then her body relaxes and soon she returned the favour.
It seems like eternity when we both pulled from the kiss.
Her eyes are still closed and when I saw that she was about to open it I turn around immediately. It’s too hot today, is it... I mean like its almost winter it’s pretty normal to feel hot especially when you’re outside.
“Finally....” Okay maybe I really did gone deaf, maybe I should go to a hospital later.
I turned around not expecting a smiling Mao to welcome, it’s not like I’m expecting some violent reaction...pfft.
I smiled back at her.
“It took you 14 yrs..... I waited 14 yrs.”
“I told myself that I’m not good enough for you unless I beat you in Jan Ken Pon.”
“Well you didn’t...”
“Eh?!?”
“I originally have paper, but when I saw that your eyes are still close I changed it into scissors”
“Why?”
“Cause the way you stutter and trip a while ago make me realize that you really want to win this time...plus I can’t wait any longer....”
“You can’t wait any longer?? For me to confess”
Mao smiled “No silly I can’t wait for my ice cream, now come on ‘Boyfriend’!!” she reached for my hands.
Once again I was dragged for ice cream by the girl I really love.