HANA YORI DANGO: HEY! SAY! JUMP chapter 5
CHAPTER 5: “How I met you…all?”
“Sank you” Yabu muttered as Takaki put ice on his face. Inoo and Daiki watched in silence. Hikaru was on the phone obviously talking to his father. Chinen was tense. He was watching Yabu from afar. Everyone was waiting for Yabu to say something. The next move…say something. Yuto stood with his hands folded beside Yamada who was sitting once again on the floor. Ryotaro was whispering something to Keito who listened intensely. “Your not thinking what I am are you?” Takaki said as he looked at Yabu who was now lying down on the couch. “Yes I think I am…” Yabu said.
“Alright, then lets go kill her!” Takaki said excitedly rubbing his hands together before Yabu stood up and hit him on the head. “No baka, I meant just forget it. Game’s over, remember?”
Inoo looked at him as Hikaru came back. “Is everything okay?”
Yabu nodded smiling. “And how bout you? How’s your dad?”
“He is good, just Busy dealing with the Yakuza nowadays. Chinen, can’t your Yakuza clan be a bit cheap. Its expensive making deals with them.” Hikaru said to Chinen who looked up.
“Hey, we have a business to run…don’t blame us on economy recession…” Chinen replied shrugging.
Takaki was still staring at Yabu. Yabu looked at him and sighed. “Sometimes it is better just to let it go. Remember’ game over’. She’s harmless now. The school’s gonna shun her and make her life hell anyways. Just let it go bro, its okay”
Takaki just let out a deep breath. “I won’t forgive anyone who does that to you...” Yabu smiled. “Thanks friend…”
Hikaru stared. “Isn’t this romantic…the only thing missing …A GIRL!!!...Itai!” Hikaru cried as Yabu slapped him on the head. Takaki smiled and so did the rest of JUMP. It was good to have things back to normal. The worst was over…..
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The next day, Akiko carried her bento to the dining hall. But before she could enter, she was stopped by none other than Kei, Mai and Kyoko. “You beast, you hurt our dear Yabukun!! Don’t enter Etikou’s dining hall….” They said holding out a hand. Akiko rolled her eyes and muttered “Fine, it’s not like I can’t eat anywhere else. Later idiots…” she left as the triplets gasped at being called idiots. Akiko furiously ran to the staircase. Another favorite hiding place of hers. She often came here to release her anger and thoughts on the weird students and concepts practiced in Eitoku. She stood there admiring the forest view outside Eitoku. Indeed the plants were beautiful. Then she looked at the sky and yelled, “I hate THIS SCHOOL!!! EVERYONE HERE IS A STRANGE BAKA!! YABUKUN?? he got hurt??? What about everyone else he hurt… I hate HIM!!!!!!”
She wanted to continue but she heard a strange noise from behind her. She felt annoyed. This is her hiding place. No silly Eitoku kid can come here to taunt her. She whirled around only to see…Yabu Kota standing there. The noise had come from his watch falling down on to the floor. He stared at her. She bit her lip. “Me and my big mouth… “She mumbled silently. He stared at her as he slowly picked up his watch and made his way beside her. “Wow, you hate me that much. That was painful…” he said massaging his watch which suffered a crack on its surface from the fall. She stared at him. HE stared back.” Oh...Those eyes. Not again.” Akiko thought as she pulled away from Yabu’s gaze. “Do you want to know why I let you go the other day?” he asked with his hand deeply tucked into his coat pockets. She nodded obediently knowing she was talking to a guy who practically owned Eitoku. He smiled as he viewed the greenery dressed around Eitoku.” I wanted you to go and never set foot in Eitoku Gakuen. I wanted you to go away. But I was wrong; you found the guts to come back and… your fingers are sharp….” He said massaging his cheek. Akiko looked at him “You deserved it, you were very rude. You don’t deserve all that fame and glory for being a cruel bully. The love you get in this school is not rightfully yours.”
Yabu looked own at his feet “The love we get at this school is the only love we get…” “Eh….” Akiko looked at him shocked. His eyes were becoming soggy. “Oh….no….no that’s….I didn’t know that…” she said panicking at the sight of those pearly, watery eyes. Akiko turned away and screamed as she saw a head popping out from the staircase. Yabu turned around “What was that for?” Akiko pointed at the head and hid behind Yabu. She grabbed onto Yabu’s shoulder pointing at the head visible from the above staircase. Yabu looked up and laughed. “That’s Hikaru…” Hikaru came down the stairs...”What are you up to?” he said teasingly asking Yabu and staring at the Akiko hiding behind him. Yabu put a hand on his shoulder…”Nothing really, just making up sad stories about myself so that she’ll apologize…” Akiko let go of him in disbelief with her mouth open.”OH you JERK!”
Hikaru laughed and said “Sweet plan, she’s… pretty cute.”
“Her? Really? Lemme see your face Hisa...” Yabu said cheekily to Akiko who pushed him away.
“I don’t think she’s a girl…” Takaki said joining them as Inoo bounced of the staircase and behind Hisa. ‘What the whole JUMP is sitting on the stairs?? Or YOU’RE falling out of the sky?????” Hisa said angrily as the other two joined in. “Well actually, only four of us were sitting on the stairs. And if we were falling out of the sky, you’d be lucky…” Takaki said placing his arm around Hisa who pushed him away with even more force. The four boys laughed as Hisa frowned and stomped her feet.
“I’m going……your evil…..urgh!.. Boys…”she muttered angrily making her way down the staircase. “Matte… awwww…she’s gone…” Yabu called sadly as Inoo and Hikaru joined in laughing.
“Why are they so…” she stopped. Yamada was standing at the entrance of the hallway. He had that usual bored expression on his face, but indeed he was a bit frightening. She looked at him silently coming up with a plan for her next great escape. Yamada Ryosuke was one of the most mysterious members of JUMP. He was also one of the cruelest. Well, that’s what she thought. But before she could do anything Yamada Ryosuke said the most peculiar words…”Your weird”.
Akiko looked outraged.
”EXCUSE ME?” What is wrong with these boys! Then he came closer to her out of the blue with an amused expression on his face…”I wanted to ask you something….urm…are you…blind without those glasses?”
Akiko stared back. “Are you serious?”
“Just wondering…” Ryosuke said and pulled off her glasses. “What the….” Akiko started as Yamada walked off with her glasses. He still had the same serious expression on his face. “FOR YOUR INFORMATION THEY ARE READING GLASSES!” she roared after him. Yamada just went up as if he heard nothing, looking at Akiko’s glasses with interest. “Hey, Ryutaro, Yuto, come check this out. Real cheap quality reading glasses…”
Ryutaro rolled his eyes but Yuto hurried by Yamada’s side in awe. “Wow….” They both said looking at it as if it were some ancient artifact dug up from the desert. “I wonder if those ‘cup noodles’ exist?” Yuto asked as Yamada shrugged. “Dunno, lets ask her” Ryosuke replied sitting down and staring at Akiko’s glasses in silently. Yuto stared at them too but then he looked at Ryosuke’s face. It had a strange admiration for Akiko’s glasses. He held it preciously in his hands just staring at them. Yuto pondered…”Hey, urm Ryosuke…can I ask you something?”
“No” Yamada replied giving him a strange look. They both knew what was wrong. They both were wondering the same thing.”Just tell me….do you think she is….well…” Yuto stuttered. ‘I mean do you perhaps…like…”
Yamada stared at him. “I don’t have such cheap taste…” he muttered. Yuto glared at him.
“Please don’t tell me…” Ryutaro muttered as Keito stared at the tension between the two. Keito exchanged glances with Ryutaro then they both stood up and sat between Yuto and Yamada. “Hey anyone interested in playing basketball…?” Ryutaro asked trying to change the subject.”I am I am!!!” Keito said excitedly. “Don’t be kidding, Ryutaro, you hate basketball. You are more into your books” Yamada muttered still staring straight into Yuto’s eyes. “And Keito, you’d rather practice karate then throw the ball around” Yuto said not looking away from Yamada. Ryutaro and Keito became thoughtful “Their right…” At this point the door burst open and Daiki and Chinen walked in. “Come on Chi!! She’s not your type!”
“How do you know? lemme talk to her at least. Somehow that strange yet aggressive attitude…Chinen likes…” Chinen said grinning as he settled down beside Yuto. Ryutaro slapped his head with his hand.”What’s going on?” Chinen asked as he noticed Yuto and Yamada were both eyeing him with death glares. “Did I do something?”
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“Sank you” Yabu muttered as Takaki put ice on his face. Inoo and Daiki watched in silence. Hikaru was on the phone obviously talking to his father. Chinen was tense. He was watching Yabu from afar. Everyone was waiting for Yabu to say something. The next move…say something. Yuto stood with his hands folded beside Yamada who was sitting once again on the floor. Ryotaro was whispering something to Keito who listened intensely. “Your not thinking what I am are you?” Takaki said as he looked at Yabu who was now lying down on the couch. “Yes I think I am…” Yabu said.
“Alright, then lets go kill her!” Takaki said excitedly rubbing his hands together before Yabu stood up and hit him on the head. “No baka, I meant just forget it. Game’s over, remember?”
Inoo looked at him as Hikaru came back. “Is everything okay?”
Yabu nodded smiling. “And how bout you? How’s your dad?”
“He is good, just Busy dealing with the Yakuza nowadays. Chinen, can’t your Yakuza clan be a bit cheap. Its expensive making deals with them.” Hikaru said to Chinen who looked up.
“Hey, we have a business to run…don’t blame us on economy recession…” Chinen replied shrugging.
Takaki was still staring at Yabu. Yabu looked at him and sighed. “Sometimes it is better just to let it go. Remember’ game over’. She’s harmless now. The school’s gonna shun her and make her life hell anyways. Just let it go bro, its okay”
Takaki just let out a deep breath. “I won’t forgive anyone who does that to you...” Yabu smiled. “Thanks friend…”
Hikaru stared. “Isn’t this romantic…the only thing missing …A GIRL!!!...Itai!” Hikaru cried as Yabu slapped him on the head. Takaki smiled and so did the rest of JUMP. It was good to have things back to normal. The worst was over…..
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The next day, Akiko carried her bento to the dining hall. But before she could enter, she was stopped by none other than Kei, Mai and Kyoko. “You beast, you hurt our dear Yabukun!! Don’t enter Etikou’s dining hall….” They said holding out a hand. Akiko rolled her eyes and muttered “Fine, it’s not like I can’t eat anywhere else. Later idiots…” she left as the triplets gasped at being called idiots. Akiko furiously ran to the staircase. Another favorite hiding place of hers. She often came here to release her anger and thoughts on the weird students and concepts practiced in Eitoku. She stood there admiring the forest view outside Eitoku. Indeed the plants were beautiful. Then she looked at the sky and yelled, “I hate THIS SCHOOL!!! EVERYONE HERE IS A STRANGE BAKA!! YABUKUN?? he got hurt??? What about everyone else he hurt… I hate HIM!!!!!!”
She wanted to continue but she heard a strange noise from behind her. She felt annoyed. This is her hiding place. No silly Eitoku kid can come here to taunt her. She whirled around only to see…Yabu Kota standing there. The noise had come from his watch falling down on to the floor. He stared at her. She bit her lip. “Me and my big mouth… “She mumbled silently. He stared at her as he slowly picked up his watch and made his way beside her. “Wow, you hate me that much. That was painful…” he said massaging his watch which suffered a crack on its surface from the fall. She stared at him. HE stared back.” Oh...Those eyes. Not again.” Akiko thought as she pulled away from Yabu’s gaze. “Do you want to know why I let you go the other day?” he asked with his hand deeply tucked into his coat pockets. She nodded obediently knowing she was talking to a guy who practically owned Eitoku. He smiled as he viewed the greenery dressed around Eitoku.” I wanted you to go and never set foot in Eitoku Gakuen. I wanted you to go away. But I was wrong; you found the guts to come back and… your fingers are sharp….” He said massaging his cheek. Akiko looked at him “You deserved it, you were very rude. You don’t deserve all that fame and glory for being a cruel bully. The love you get in this school is not rightfully yours.”
Yabu looked own at his feet “The love we get at this school is the only love we get…” “Eh….” Akiko looked at him shocked. His eyes were becoming soggy. “Oh….no….no that’s….I didn’t know that…” she said panicking at the sight of those pearly, watery eyes. Akiko turned away and screamed as she saw a head popping out from the staircase. Yabu turned around “What was that for?” Akiko pointed at the head and hid behind Yabu. She grabbed onto Yabu’s shoulder pointing at the head visible from the above staircase. Yabu looked up and laughed. “That’s Hikaru…” Hikaru came down the stairs...”What are you up to?” he said teasingly asking Yabu and staring at the Akiko hiding behind him. Yabu put a hand on his shoulder…”Nothing really, just making up sad stories about myself so that she’ll apologize…” Akiko let go of him in disbelief with her mouth open.”OH you JERK!”
Hikaru laughed and said “Sweet plan, she’s… pretty cute.”
“Her? Really? Lemme see your face Hisa...” Yabu said cheekily to Akiko who pushed him away.
“I don’t think she’s a girl…” Takaki said joining them as Inoo bounced of the staircase and behind Hisa. ‘What the whole JUMP is sitting on the stairs?? Or YOU’RE falling out of the sky?????” Hisa said angrily as the other two joined in. “Well actually, only four of us were sitting on the stairs. And if we were falling out of the sky, you’d be lucky…” Takaki said placing his arm around Hisa who pushed him away with even more force. The four boys laughed as Hisa frowned and stomped her feet.
“I’m going……your evil…..urgh!.. Boys…”she muttered angrily making her way down the staircase. “Matte… awwww…she’s gone…” Yabu called sadly as Inoo and Hikaru joined in laughing.
“Why are they so…” she stopped. Yamada was standing at the entrance of the hallway. He had that usual bored expression on his face, but indeed he was a bit frightening. She looked at him silently coming up with a plan for her next great escape. Yamada Ryosuke was one of the most mysterious members of JUMP. He was also one of the cruelest. Well, that’s what she thought. But before she could do anything Yamada Ryosuke said the most peculiar words…”Your weird”.
Akiko looked outraged.
”EXCUSE ME?” What is wrong with these boys! Then he came closer to her out of the blue with an amused expression on his face…”I wanted to ask you something….urm…are you…blind without those glasses?”
Akiko stared back. “Are you serious?”
“Just wondering…” Ryosuke said and pulled off her glasses. “What the….” Akiko started as Yamada walked off with her glasses. He still had the same serious expression on his face. “FOR YOUR INFORMATION THEY ARE READING GLASSES!” she roared after him. Yamada just went up as if he heard nothing, looking at Akiko’s glasses with interest. “Hey, Ryutaro, Yuto, come check this out. Real cheap quality reading glasses…”
Ryutaro rolled his eyes but Yuto hurried by Yamada’s side in awe. “Wow….” They both said looking at it as if it were some ancient artifact dug up from the desert. “I wonder if those ‘cup noodles’ exist?” Yuto asked as Yamada shrugged. “Dunno, lets ask her” Ryosuke replied sitting down and staring at Akiko’s glasses in silently. Yuto stared at them too but then he looked at Ryosuke’s face. It had a strange admiration for Akiko’s glasses. He held it preciously in his hands just staring at them. Yuto pondered…”Hey, urm Ryosuke…can I ask you something?”
“No” Yamada replied giving him a strange look. They both knew what was wrong. They both were wondering the same thing.”Just tell me….do you think she is….well…” Yuto stuttered. ‘I mean do you perhaps…like…”
Yamada stared at him. “I don’t have such cheap taste…” he muttered. Yuto glared at him.
“Please don’t tell me…” Ryutaro muttered as Keito stared at the tension between the two. Keito exchanged glances with Ryutaro then they both stood up and sat between Yuto and Yamada. “Hey anyone interested in playing basketball…?” Ryutaro asked trying to change the subject.”I am I am!!!” Keito said excitedly. “Don’t be kidding, Ryutaro, you hate basketball. You are more into your books” Yamada muttered still staring straight into Yuto’s eyes. “And Keito, you’d rather practice karate then throw the ball around” Yuto said not looking away from Yamada. Ryutaro and Keito became thoughtful “Their right…” At this point the door burst open and Daiki and Chinen walked in. “Come on Chi!! She’s not your type!”
“How do you know? lemme talk to her at least. Somehow that strange yet aggressive attitude…Chinen likes…” Chinen said grinning as he settled down beside Yuto. Ryutaro slapped his head with his hand.”What’s going on?” Chinen asked as he noticed Yuto and Yamada were both eyeing him with death glares. “Did I do something?”
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