Gin Iro Ehon

Part 2

    "Kyaa", Chizumi was pushed by a man and dropped some shoes.
    "Hey, its me. Do you remember? The one who is in the ghost house?".
Chizumi was working part time at a shoe store. The man asked Chizumi to go out with him, Chizumi was panic and dropped some more shoes. Chizumi refused him because she has already had a date with Fujiomi.
    "You have already had a boyfriend haven’t you?", said the man and reminded Chizumi about her conversation with Asako.
    "But it seems we are same, wasn’t told anything, So you must be unsatisfied"
    "No, I have felt satisfied"
    " Is that so? It’s strange. But you don’t have any proves, do you? If I knew him, I will not be satisfied"
    "Well, I’ll buy this shoes as a memorandum of my broken heart", said the man.
Chizumi’s face became red.
    "It’s not funny, is it? It’s out of date" , the man laughed then he left the store.
    ("His character is really different from Fujiomi. Although he doesn’t say anything, I never felt unsatisfied with that thing, why?")

Then Chizumi was called by another customer, this customer was really fussy, Chizumi has to take many shoes for her. When Chizumi was rearranging the shoes, the woman turned back and asked for the first shoes. Chizumi who was holding pile of shoes was surprised and dropped the shoes on the woman.
    "What wound is that?" ,Fujiomi asked Chizumi
    "This?" Chizumi pointed to her forehead, "Oh this wound because of shoes".
    "Shoes?"
    "The shoes were thrown to the customer, so when I wanted to hold it, I fell down……..I’m careless again, Boss was very angry".
Fujiomi didn’t say anything, he slapped Chizumi’s back softly and made Chizumi feel peaceful.

    "Is it true that Fujiomi has had a girlfriend when he was in Junior High School? We never…", Sonobe spoke to Miura.
    "Huh?"
    "Komuro and Gohoji’s help became useless. It appears Chizumi have heard it"
    "That’s good. But however we used that reason to talk with them"
    "That’s true"
    "But that woman’s words…. are they not too strange?"
    "Huh?"
    "First, if they have a good farewell, why she told the unclear story to Chizumi?"
    "So she intends to take Fujiomi back ?"
    "How do I know!"
    "……"
    "Let’s eat before it became cold"

Meanwhile, Asako was angry, Fumitaka kept on disturbing her.
    ("Why did I tell that thing to Chizumi? I don’t know myself, her existence makes me confused. I am supposed not to have any connections with Fujiomi. I am the one who wanted to break off. The meeting with that girl, made the sad memory returned. After graduation day, his shadow never got away from me. It always continues, come and go….")
Asako backed to her past, she was chosen as the Miss on the festival school. Her friends praised her, then she looked for Fujiomi. Fujiomi walked to her and said "Congratulation", then he went away.
    ("Why? The others praises me so much, but why did you just do that?")

    "Kyaaa", Chizumi fell from the stairs.
    "Do you want to go with Fujiomi?", Noriko, her neighbor asked Chizumi
    "Yes, We promised to meet at the station"
    "Let’s go together", said Noriko then she asked Chizumi to do a part time job in her friend’s café. Chizumi agreed then they separated.

    ("How is now? I just snapped by Asako, Is it good to ask Asako’s number to Fujiomi? I want to apologize as soon as I can but I am not brave to ask that")
Chizumi’s head hit the a sign
("I don’t know what answer will be given by Fujiomi. Although it just a past, it quite makes me surprised. Actually…I want to know what does Fujiomi think after he met that woman. Fujiomi can get along with a woman like her, more further I think of it, more afraid I am")
    "Kyaaaaaa", Chizumi fell from the stairs again.
    ("Careless! I’ll think about Asako after go home later")

A microphone appeared in front of Chizumi, a reporter came and asked Chizumi about her. It appeared there was a game held by the television. Then the reporter asked Chizumi to hit a button to count her power.
    "If you can get the points above 100, you got book coupons 50.000, if it’s 80, you got book coupons 10.000. If less then that…….oh, usually you didn’t get anything but this time you will have a date with me. I like a girl like you", said the reporter and hugged Chizumi.
Chizumi was surprised
    ("This man speaks as he wishes. However I have to try to reach 80 points").
Chizumi prepared to hit the button, suddenly the button was hit and it reached the highest points. Chizumi was surprised
    ("Why is it so high?").
It was Fujiomi who hit the button, he looked at the reporter.
"Chizumi, your answer is wrong".
The reporter stunned then he gave the reward 100.000 book coupons.

    Fujiomi and Chizumi had a seat. "So it ‘s because Asako?"
    "Yes"
    "Well, it’s better I tell you. I and Asako never have a realtion like she told you"
Fujiomi remembered about the promise again.
    "I…."
    "Wait, Fujiomi! You don’t have to explain it. I can see it from your face"
Fujiomi’s face was dirty because of the fighting.
    "So you come here to refuse me? Why? Do you have a girlfriend?"
    "No…"
    "You don’t like me, do you?"
    "I don’t hate you. You….for me, you are too popular"
    "……At least, you have come here. Clean your face with this handkerchief. You are all wet"
    "No need to…your handkerchief will be dirty"
    "Your shirt is also wet", Asako touched Fujiomi’s shirt with the handkerchief, "It’s dirty now, you can use it"
    "…….."
    "So it is…. I understand….Fujiomi is really a shy person. You haven’t understood about love, have you? We can still be friends. I like Fujiomi….Let’s walk together"

    "But, she became bored at the end", said Fujiomi to Chizumi
    "Asako?"
    "Yes"
    "You must be sad then, Fujiomi"
    "You can say like that", Fujiomi stood up, "Now , I think it’s clear…".
    Fujiomi gave his hand to Chizumi, "Let’s go..".
    "Okay"
("If not...this hand will never be here")

    "Hoaaaa, what time is it?", Sho woke up and found Fujiomi was fixing the lamp.
Then he remembered something, he went away and then returned with a pack of letters.
    "What is it?" ,Fujiomi asked him.
    "Fans letters, they sent it with television address. I don’t know you have a skill".
    "I don’t do anything".
    "Well, maybe There are some people watch it", said Sho.

Indeed, some of his friends watched the television, they told each other about it on their way to the reunion.
    " Have you seen the TV?"
    "That must be Fujiomi"
    "Is that his girlfriend?"
    "The reporter didn’t ask him, he only gave the present and finished"
    "She is certainly not his girlfriend. Her body almost can’t be seen. Fujiomi is so big"
    "That’s true, Asako also left him"
    "His body is so big, I’m afraid to meet him"

Chizumi was in a café, doing the part time job. It appears the café is the reunion place. One of the members asked Chizumi about her boyfriend’s name.
    "Fujiomi. Kou Fujiomi", said Chizumi.
The member was surprised. At that time, some members come in, they recognized Chizumi as the girl on the television. Meanwhile the other friends were at the station, they can’t find a way to the café. While the others were busy looking at the map, two of them were talking.

    "AH, I want be at the reunion place immediately"
    "You must be want to meet someone, it’s Asako, your first love, isn’t it?"
    "But there is also someone I don’t want to meet"
    "It’s Fujiomi, isn’t it?"
    "He is frightening. Do you see him on TV?"
    "Um..I feel nervous".
    "Fujiomi must know the way", Asako appeared behind them, "I met him on the train, I heard your conversation too. Just now, I was a little hesitated to come to the reunion. I think I don’t regret it. Isn’t it right, Fujiomi?".
Fujiomi was walking behind them. The two guys, who just talking about Fujiomi were speechless, they were very surprised. The guys walked slowly behind the group, they were very afraid. As the group walked for some minutes, Fujiomi and the guys disappeared.

    "Fujiomi is gone"
    "He has told me the way. Where did he go?"
    "But it’s good not to have he with us"
    "Me too"
    "Only you can act as usual"
Asako kept silent but a smile appeared in her face.
Meanwhile the two guys were surprised, Fujiomi has waited for them. They thought they will be hit by him, but Fujiomi just asked them to follow him to the café. Fujiomi was about to open the café’s door, when the door was opened from inside. Chizumi came out and saw Fujiomi. At the same time, the group also arrived at the café.
    "Fujiomi, where did you go? We became confused because you suddenly disappeared" , said Asako.

The group noticed two of them were standing behind Fujiomi.
    "What are you doing? You have arrived at here before us"
    "Nothing, we were lost before"
    "That’s why, you two weren’t seen"
    "So Fujiomi waited for them, did you?" ,Chizumi spoke to Fujiomi and made the group looked at her.
They entered the café, Fujiomi called for Chizumi but Chizumi went out to buy a pack of cigarettes for their teacher. When she backed, she tried to explain to Fujiomi why she is here.

    "Fujiomi, this café belongs to Noriko’s friend" , Chizumi stumbled in front of the door, but Fujiomi caught here.
    "So..sorry, she was going out for picnic" , Chizumi stepped back but she lost the balance, so Fujiomi caught her again.
    "Thank you.. so I helped her. Oh, the cigarettes", Chizumi dropped the cigarettes but Fujiomi caught the cigarettes and hugged Chizumi with his other hands then he said, "Okay, I have understood. Don’t be in hurry". Fujiomi’s friends and the teacher watched them, then the teacher stood up and asked Fujiomi to throw the cigarettes to him. Fujiomi threw the cigarettes and caught by the teacher.
    "Nice throw", the teacher smiled.
Fujiomi was smiling and all his friends were looking at him.

Then the reunion started, Fujiomi’s friends didn’t feel afraid to him anymore, they spoke to him as usual. They also told Fujiomi that Asako’s book will be published soon. Then they continued the reunion in another café, but Fujiomi didn’t join them. He took Chizumi home because she seems to have fever.
In front of Chizumi’s apartment, Fujiomi touched Chizumi’s forehead.
    "The fever began to be better. You have dunk the medicine, have you?"
    "It’s okay. It will recover soon. It’s just an influenza. Thanks for taking me home’
Fujiomi was about to leave when Chizumi’s voice was heard from the apartment. Fujiomi came in and found Chizumi was sitting on the floor. She dropped some oranges.
    "Sorry, I was a little dizzy and hit the table".
    "It’s all right. Go to sleep, let me take care of this".
    "But….".
    "Listen to my words" ,Fujiomi looked at Chizumi.
Chizumi became a little afraid so she went to her room.
("I want to finish Fujiomi’s sweater immediately. Yesterday, I knitted it till the night. Maybe that’s way I got influenza. The reunion which has been waited…I even made troubles for him")

Chizumi was lying on her bed, when Fujiomi came and brought a bowl of porridge.
    "You make this?"
    "There is a hint in the back of the box. I hope it can be eaten. You haven’t eaten yet, have you?"
Chizumi remembered she didn’t eat at the café and Fujiomi was watching her.
    ("He so care about me. I got fever because of my carelessness") Chizumi ate the porridge. ("Fujiomi…although he is always calm and doesn’t speak too much, I hear……… and feel……his voice. And that made me comfortable")
    "I don’t want to lose from her", Asako spoke to herself in the café.
One of the guys heard it.
    "Are you worried about Fujiomi’s girlfriend? Don’t be like that, Asako will surely win".
    "Chizumi?….No…it’s not her….."
Meanwhile, Fujiomi was on his way home after he left a goodnight kiss.

 

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