Third Period: Math Drabbles
I know I'm little late but I'm determined to finish before tonight. I was a little rushed so hopefully there won't be too many typos.
Third Period: Math
Problem
He was addicted. He longed to see her even if he couldn’t talk to her. He yearned to hear her laughter even if it was directed at someone else. He desired to feel her touch even if she was just randomly crashing into him. He was a junkie and he needed another hit.
Solution
Waiting is the worst. Standing on a street corner with a stomach full of butterflies, wondering if he missed her. Wondering if maybe she tripped and fell and is lying on the ground somewhere. Wondering if she would ever realize that his first class didn’t start for another two hours and was on the other side of town. Wondering if… "oomph” he grunted as a blond haired beauty crashed into him. He desperately tried to keep the smile from his face as he watched her regain her balance. “Why don’t you watch where you’re going meatball head!”
Sum
Motoki watched as his best friend transformed into a masked superhero right before his eyes. Stunned, he tried to sit down, missed the chair and landed on the floor. He didn't even notice he was on the ground. “So you really are Tuxedo Kamen?”
“Yeah, I’ve wanted to tell you for a while now but I wasn’t sure how.”
“And Usagi must be Sailor Moon. Well that explains why you’ve been practically stalking her.”
“That is not why I’ve been… wait, what?”
“So you admit that you’re obsessed with her?”
“No, and Usagi is not Sailor Moon.”
“Yeah right. How dumb do you think I am? Sure I may have been a little blind but even I know that the sum of 1 and 1 is 2.”
“Did you hit your head when you fell? I think I would know if Usagi was Sailor Moon.”
“Think about it Mamoru, do the math…”
Remainder
In the end she always had to bear the burden alone. Sure, her friends and her lover were all alive; given a second, third, or fourth chance to lead happy, normal lives. She was the one left with all the memories of the battles. Memories of death. It was isolating but it was the cost of using the Ginzuishou. Occasionally, she would consider telling them what it was like for her to always be the last one standing but she knew they would feel nothing but guilt and she didn’t want that. She wanted them to be happy and to ensure their happiness she would gladly bear the burden alone for the remainder of her life.
Product
"I took it, the test, I mean."
Rei's eyes widened "And?"
I bit my lip and looked up at her from my position on the bathroom floor. "I don't know. I can't look."
Rei nodded. There were a million questions running through her mind right now so she could only imagine how Usagi was feeling. “Do you want me to," she asked spying the white stick lying on the counter.
"No!" Usagi exclaimed, glancing quickly at the offending stick and then back to Rei her eyes pleading with her to stay put. "It's silly, but I'm just not ready to know yet."
"So you're hiding from the test?"
"Not the test, the results."
“Why? We all knew this was going to happen eventually, we did meet Chibiusa after all.”
“I know but it just feels different. I guess I wasn’t expecting it to happen so soon.” She closed her eyes, trying to envision what it would be like to add a new person to the mix of this household. A tiny, helpless new being, a product of her and the man she loved.
"What are you really scared of?"
“That it might say no”
Tangent
“I can always tell when you’re lying, Usako, because you go off on a tangent hoping I’ll get distracted.”
“That is not true, I never lie.”
“Then tell me again how the couch ended up on fire and the kitchen flooded.”
“Well, I wanted to surprise you by baking you cookies with a recipe that I borrowed from Makoto. So, I went into the kitchen to start baking when I realized that you’re all out of sugar so I went to the store to get some and did you know that there are like a zillion different types of sugar? Brown sugar, white sugar, dark brown sugar, powdered sugar… it’s crazy. People always accuse me of having a sweet tooth but even I don’t have a need for 15 different types of sugar. I wonder why they call it a sweet tooth anyway; aren’t taste buds on your tongue? I’ll have to ask Ami to be sure; in fact I should probably go do that right now before it gets too late. See you tomorrow, Mamo-chan. Bye!”
Fraction
“Y-you love me?”
“Serenity, I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you, even if I hadn’t realized it yet. You’ve filled that empty spot in my heart that’s been there for as long as I could remember.”
“This must be some sort of dream.”
“Please believe me. My feelings for you are very real. I love you and every day I desire you more,” he whispered into her ear sending shivers up her spine. “It hurts to even imagine a world without you in it.”
“You know that we can’t be together, Endymion.”
“Do you love me?”
“Yes, I love you but…”
“Then that’s all that matters. I can’t go back to living as half a person, especially not after knowing what it feels like to be whole.”
Third Period: Math
Problem
He was addicted. He longed to see her even if he couldn’t talk to her. He yearned to hear her laughter even if it was directed at someone else. He desired to feel her touch even if she was just randomly crashing into him. He was a junkie and he needed another hit.
Solution
Waiting is the worst. Standing on a street corner with a stomach full of butterflies, wondering if he missed her. Wondering if maybe she tripped and fell and is lying on the ground somewhere. Wondering if she would ever realize that his first class didn’t start for another two hours and was on the other side of town. Wondering if… "oomph” he grunted as a blond haired beauty crashed into him. He desperately tried to keep the smile from his face as he watched her regain her balance. “Why don’t you watch where you’re going meatball head!”
Sum
Motoki watched as his best friend transformed into a masked superhero right before his eyes. Stunned, he tried to sit down, missed the chair and landed on the floor. He didn't even notice he was on the ground. “So you really are Tuxedo Kamen?”
“Yeah, I’ve wanted to tell you for a while now but I wasn’t sure how.”
“And Usagi must be Sailor Moon. Well that explains why you’ve been practically stalking her.”
“That is not why I’ve been… wait, what?”
“So you admit that you’re obsessed with her?”
“No, and Usagi is not Sailor Moon.”
“Yeah right. How dumb do you think I am? Sure I may have been a little blind but even I know that the sum of 1 and 1 is 2.”
“Did you hit your head when you fell? I think I would know if Usagi was Sailor Moon.”
“Think about it Mamoru, do the math…”
Remainder
In the end she always had to bear the burden alone. Sure, her friends and her lover were all alive; given a second, third, or fourth chance to lead happy, normal lives. She was the one left with all the memories of the battles. Memories of death. It was isolating but it was the cost of using the Ginzuishou. Occasionally, she would consider telling them what it was like for her to always be the last one standing but she knew they would feel nothing but guilt and she didn’t want that. She wanted them to be happy and to ensure their happiness she would gladly bear the burden alone for the remainder of her life.
Product
"I took it, the test, I mean."
Rei's eyes widened "And?"
I bit my lip and looked up at her from my position on the bathroom floor. "I don't know. I can't look."
Rei nodded. There were a million questions running through her mind right now so she could only imagine how Usagi was feeling. “Do you want me to," she asked spying the white stick lying on the counter.
"No!" Usagi exclaimed, glancing quickly at the offending stick and then back to Rei her eyes pleading with her to stay put. "It's silly, but I'm just not ready to know yet."
"So you're hiding from the test?"
"Not the test, the results."
“Why? We all knew this was going to happen eventually, we did meet Chibiusa after all.”
“I know but it just feels different. I guess I wasn’t expecting it to happen so soon.” She closed her eyes, trying to envision what it would be like to add a new person to the mix of this household. A tiny, helpless new being, a product of her and the man she loved.
"What are you really scared of?"
“That it might say no”
Tangent
“I can always tell when you’re lying, Usako, because you go off on a tangent hoping I’ll get distracted.”
“That is not true, I never lie.”
“Then tell me again how the couch ended up on fire and the kitchen flooded.”
“Well, I wanted to surprise you by baking you cookies with a recipe that I borrowed from Makoto. So, I went into the kitchen to start baking when I realized that you’re all out of sugar so I went to the store to get some and did you know that there are like a zillion different types of sugar? Brown sugar, white sugar, dark brown sugar, powdered sugar… it’s crazy. People always accuse me of having a sweet tooth but even I don’t have a need for 15 different types of sugar. I wonder why they call it a sweet tooth anyway; aren’t taste buds on your tongue? I’ll have to ask Ami to be sure; in fact I should probably go do that right now before it gets too late. See you tomorrow, Mamo-chan. Bye!”
Fraction
“Y-you love me?”
“Serenity, I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you, even if I hadn’t realized it yet. You’ve filled that empty spot in my heart that’s been there for as long as I could remember.”
“This must be some sort of dream.”
“Please believe me. My feelings for you are very real. I love you and every day I desire you more,” he whispered into her ear sending shivers up her spine. “It hurts to even imagine a world without you in it.”
“You know that we can’t be together, Endymion.”
“Do you love me?”
“Yes, I love you but…”
“Then that’s all that matters. I can’t go back to living as half a person, especially not after knowing what it feels like to be whole.”