A/N: Well, I decided a while ago that I wanted to make a drabble fic, but I didn't know of what exactly. So I finally decided that I'd write it for Lovely Complex. So here is the first short story. I think that some drabbles (if not all) will be inspired by songs or have lyrics around (sorry, but my love for music begs me to do it XD). Oh, and also there will be more than Otani/Koizumi. I'll maybe post some Nobuko/Nakao, Haruka/Seiko or Chiharu/Suzuki, but they'll just be secondary pairings. I'm gonna try to keep the characters in character, but don't blame me if I don't succeed. Now, I'm also gonna try to keep the drabbles T, but I don't guarantee anything :P Anyway, hope you all enjoy it/them!

Song: "Hello Beautiful" by the Jonas Brothers.
Pairing: Otani/Koizumi
Setting: After the events of the series; before college.

Hello Beautiful
Otani's POV

"Hello beautiful, how's it going?
I hear it's wonderful in California
I've been missing you… it's true
But tonight I'm gonna fly
Yeah tonight I'm gonna fly"

I sat in my older sister's bedroom, staring blankly into the computer screen. I wasn't doing anything in specific. I was bored. Frankly, it gets so boring around here without Koizumi. She was out of the city… actually, out of Japan… and very far away. Hell, she was on the other side of the world! She was on California, United States, celebrating her 18th birthday with her family. She turned eighteen a while ago, but her parents waited for her to finish High School to celebrate it with the trip. Since she was so far away, we obviously couldn't call each other much. She called me occasionally to say that she missed me and that she wished I was there, but usually they were 10 minute calls; quick calls.

I looked at my phone, which rested on my sister's computer desk next to the mouse. She hasn't called in two days… she's supposed to be back in three days… maybe I should call her. I pushed the thought away. As much as I wanted to call her, she probably wouldn't pick up anyway.

I can e-mail her, though. She checks her e-mail on her phone at least once every day… I smiled, and sat straight on the chair I was on, clicking on the internet desktop icon and accessing my e-mail account.

As if reading my mind, though, my cellphone started ringing, but when I picked it up from the desk, I was disappointed to see it wasn't Koizumi. Even though I didn't recognize the number, I picked it up.

"Cause I could comb across the world,
see everything and never be satisfied
If I couldn't see those eyes"

"Hello?" I asked.

"Otani! I'm glad you picked up!"

"K-Koizumi!" I said, and suddenly a wave of happiness overcame me.

"Hey. How are you?" she asked.

"Good, but it's so boring around here…" I replied, not wanting to tell her the real reason of my boredom. "…without you…" I thought. Man, since when did I become this soft? I think this are the aftereffects of having a girlfriend, 'cause the same thing happened to me back when I dated Kanzaki.

"Well, I'd like to say the same thing, but I can't. Hell, I even saw Jack Black yesterday! Can you believe it?"

"Shit! You didn't!" I yelled into the phone, hitting the desk with my free hand.

"I did!" Kozumi squealed from the other line. "I got a picture with him too, and two autographs! One for me and another one for you"

"You did?"

"Mh-hm"

"Well…" I said, with a bored tone, "thank you!" I exclaimed happily.

Koizumi giggled. "I knew you'd say that! I know you so well! I mean… next to Umibozu, Jack Black is the second best!"

"Damn right!" I yelled with a smile. Then I remember what she had said. "Wait…" I said, "does that mean that you want to stay in California forever?" I said in a teasing tone and faking sadness into it.

"N-No! Of course not! I mean… I don't think I could bare with it… being so far away from you for a couple of days is already bad enough…" she said. I knew she was blushing slightly.

I laughed, knowing exactly that she was gonna react like that. "Why are you laughing?" she asked.

"I knew you'd respond like that!" I replied, and even though she wasn't in front of me, I knew she was blushing again.

We kept talking for what felt like forever. I asked her why were her parents letting her talk for so much time on the phone (because of the calling rates), and she said she got an international calling card (that's why she called me from the hotel phone and why I didn't recognize the number), and since today is their day to rest from going to different places, she called me. She said that she'd be going to the pool later to join their family (who were there already), since where she was right now was daytime, while here in Japan was already nighttime. She told me that the hour change was hard for her at first, but she got used to it pretty quickly.

"Hello beautiful, It's been a long time
since my phone's rung and you've been on that line
I've been missing you… it's true
But tonight I'm gonna fly
Yeah tonight I'm gonna fly"

After talking for about an hour and a half, I remembered that she only had about half an hour of call. She was laughing at something I said to her, and then her laugh faded, replaced by silence.

"…I miss you, Koizumi" I said, blushing to myself. I knew she heard me.

"O-Otani…" she said lightly.

"A-chan!" my sister yelled, coming into the room. "I need the computer… and my room. It's already 1:30am!"

"It is?" I yelled back.

"Oh! That's right! The 14-hour difference!" Koizumi said.

"And who are you talking to at this time of the night…" my sister said in a dull tone. "Are you cheating on my Risa-chan?"

"Wha-? I'm talking to her!" I yelled.

"Ooh!" my sister yelled, taking the phone out of my hand. "Hey!" I yelled, angry.

"Risa-chan! Get back soon, okay? We miss you!" she said, and Koizumi replied something (I could hear her voice slightly coming out of my phone). "Okay, okay! Bye-bye!" my sister said. "Here you go, A-chan! And… get out of my room!" she yelled, laughing.

"I'm going!" I yelled back, annoyed, as I took my phone back and got out of my sister's bedroom. I sighed. "Hello?" I said, talking on the phone again.

"Mh-hm" Koizumi said. I entered my room. "Well, since it's so late over there, I'm gonna hang up now"

"…You don't have to do that" I said, rubbing the back of my neck with my free hand.

"I know… but you have to get your sleep. Besides, this way I can use the last 15 minutes or so remaining to call you tomorrow before going to the first airport"

"Oh… okay then" I replied. We stayed silent for a bit. "…get back soon, okay? I miss you"

"…I'll be back in three days, Otani" she reminded me. "…and I miss you too"

"…heheh. Well… talk to you tomorrow then…" I said, not really wanting to hang up.

"Yeah… bye…" she said.

"Bye" I replied, and heard her as she placed the phone down, causing the call to end.

"Cause I could comb across the world,
see everything and never be satisfied
If I couldn't see those eyes"

A/N: Hope you liked it! I know it's short, but please bare with me; it's the first drabble …and thank you, my precious iPod, for telling me the hour difference between Japan and Cali! Hahaha, the Jack Black idea came to me because I was listening to my iTunes playlist and suddenly "Kickapoo" by Tenacious D started playing XD Anyway, I promise the next drabble will be better. Review? :)