.::Chapter Two::.

Shenanigans

Friday couldn't come fast enough in my mind. I had packed, unpacked everything, and then repacked for two nights. Introducing Ohkawa and Katayama to my parents had gone surprisingly well, considering my dad and how over protective he is of me, being his only child and his little princess. I sat on the porch, tugging at my purple hoodie and readjusting the travel bag on my shoulder. It was supposed to be cold, granted it was winter, but it was surprisingly hot outside. A honk jolted me out of my thoughts about the weather. In front of me was a little silver car, that held Mitsuki, Emi and Tohko at the wheel. I went to the back left side, sliding in next to Emi. "Alright! That's everyone! So now we can go to my house and have some fun!" Tohko put the car in reverse, gunning it. "Aren't you going a little fast?!" Mitsuki screamed over the roaring engine. "Nope! Perfectly normal speed!" Tohko happily exclaimed. We arrived at her house thirty minutes later, unscathed but a bit shaken up. "Remind me to never let Tohko drive anymore..." Mitsuki rushed over to a nearby garbage can as I dizzily got out of the car, still clutching onto my bag. Tohko unlocked the front door, swinging it open. Mitsuki, who had just finsihed throwing up, ran inside and up a flight of stairs, I'm guessing to a bathroom. "Poor thing...next time, I'm driving." Emi, Tohko, and I went up the same flight of stairs and through a white door into Tohko's room. Her room was pretty normal, light green walls, a few posters here and there, a desk. "Welcome to my room! This is where we will be spending most of our time!" Tohko smiled, taking our bags from us and setting them on her desk. "So what should we do first?"

A few hours had gone by and it was nighttime, but we were anything but tired. Tohko had started playing music by this American band called One Direction and we were all dancing to it. "Keiko, it's your turn to pick the song!" Emi told me as the last notes had played from the previous one. I rushed over to her mp3 player, scrolling through the list. I selected a song, immediately getting stared and giggled at. "What?! I've heard this was a good song!" I exclaimed nervously. Mitsuki sat down next to me, her normal serious demeanor stripped away. "Keiko, did you pick this song because of Ohkawa?" She placed a warm hand on my back. "Wha-What?! Ohkawa? What makes you think that?!" My eyes became as big as baseballs. "Keiko likes Ohkawa?! Seriously?!" Everyone was crowded around me now. "In no way have I ever liked him nor do I like him now." "That's a total lie! I saw you and him holding hands on Monday!" Mitsuki countered, giggling like a little kid. "He was leading me to the student council room! God guys! It happens all the time!" I stood up, grabbing my pillow and blanket. "I think it may be time for all of us to go to bed." All three girls stuck their tongues out at me and I stuck mine right back at them. But they complied, even though this wasn't my house. We were soon all snuggled up on little palettes, ready to fall into sleep. I was about to slip into my favorite activity, when I heard someone whisper my name. "Hm?" "If you don't like Ohkawa...then do you like Katayama?" It was Emi. I grabbed an extra pillow we had lying around, chucking it at her. "Go to sleep!"

The next morning, I awoke to the sounds of laughter. I sat up, my unbraided hair a mess and my face resembling a zombies'. I was using the bottom of my palms to wipe away sleepy eye, when I caught what my friends were laughing at. It seems that someone had written 'Keiko Loves Ohkawa' on both my wrists, in permanent marker, no less. This was definitely going to be a pain in the ass to wash off, as it had been written some time ago. I clambered up from my palette, grabbing my clothes and grooming products. My outfit wasn't much different from yesterday's. I wore the same hoodie, jeans, and shoes, but today I wore my Legend of Zelda shirt underneath everything. I brushed out my long, and I mean long, hair and braided it as normal. I wanted to shake things up a bit, so I threw on the black beanie I bought with Ohkawa and Katayama earlier in the week. More like they both insisted they buy it for me as a welcome gift, but we settled on...matching phone charms. It was a little embarrassing, but I wasn't about to return something someone else had bought for me. "Keiko! Someone's here to pick you up!" I grabbed my bag, slipping on my shoes. The blanket and pillow weren't mine, so I didn't need to take them and that made everything so much easier. "See you guys on Monday!" I gave everyone a big hug and took off out the door. Outside, there was a blue truck waiting for me. I had no idea who it was, until the window was rolled down. "Ohkawa, Katayama, you didn't have to pick me up, really. I could've walked..." Ryosuke opened his door, taking my bag from me and motioning for me to come inside. I climbed in between them, almost sitting on their arms. I took my phone out from my back pocket, messing with my phone charm. It was Haruhi from the anime Ouran High School Host Club and Ohkawa and Katayama had one of the twins. "Nonsense. You don't know where I live anyway." Ohkawa started the car up. "Well, I could've texted you. How do you know where Tohko lived anyway?" I asked him, tilting my head. "We once did a project together in ninth grade." My phone suddenly burst to life, Tohko's ringtone playing. I flipped open the device, immediately going to the texts. 'Having fun with Ohkawa and Katayama? ;)?' I angrily typed back a 'WTF?!' and snapped it shut quickly. Ohkawa pulled into a familiar driveway and I realized I walked past this house everyday on my way to school. "Woah, you live really close to me..." I got out after Katayama, who had taken my bag inside already. Ohkawa tugged me inside, showing me around. He showed me the kitchen, the bathrooms, his room, and where we would be staying. He had probably the biggest house in the neighborhood, and I was a little jealous. "So, what game are we playing first?" I asked, plopping down on the couch. "I don't know, whatever you want out of what I have." He sat down next to me, his arms resting on the couch's back. He was dangerously close to me, so that when I looked up, our noses were almost touching. I audibly gulped, staring into his eyes. He stared right back and started to lean closer. "Tomohiro! I brought over some racing games my parents got me last month!" I snapped my head away and fell on my back, staring up at the ceiling.

"I'm coming for you! Watch your back Ryosuke!" I yelled. After a four hours of racing games, I brought out Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. "Ohkawa and I's team is going to win Keiko, give it up!" He yelled back. I spotted him hiding behind a large rock and quickly zoomed in with my gun. I shot at him, the timer running low. "Three...Two..." I was trying to get him at the last second, but a big boom sounded from outside and everything went dark. "Oh, what the hell?! I was going to shoot you!" I slammed the controller down on the table in front of me. "The storm knocked the power out! I guess we just wait it out." Ohkawa's voice echoed throughout the darkness. I sighed, standing up. "I'm going to go get a Monster." I used my phone as a flashlight and made my way to the refridgerator. I opened it, grabbing the energy drink. Turning around, I looked out the window, a large bolt of lightning lighting up the gloomy sky. "Woah...it's so...beautiful." I whispered. I ran back to my friends, grabbing their arms. "Come on!" I ripped them off the couch, pulling them outside into the pouring rain. "What are you doing? We could die out here!" Ohkawa started back inside. "Awwww, your no fun!" I giggled, touching his arm. "Your it!" I screamed, running into the grass and behind his house. Katayama followed closely behind me. We hid behind some large bushes, the rain soaking through our clothes. Yet again, the rain had caused my childish side to come out. I felt a presence near us and I took off again. I was starting to slow down, as I am not the most athletic. I felt a pair of hands on my back and that's when I fell to the ground. "Your it!" I rolled over on top of Tomohiro, laughing. "No, your it!" We fought back and forth for a couple minutes, until Katayama came and found us. I didn't notice how cold I was until we had stopped rolling on the ground. Lucky for us, Katayama had found the breaker, turning everything back on in the house. All of us migrated back to our gaming area, cold and soaked. "I'm gonna go change." I told them, gathering my pajamas. I went to the nearest bathroom, stripping out of my jeans, shirt, and hoodie. I laid them over the edge of the shower's tub part, and changed into a sports bra, a thick strapped tanktop, and exercise shorts. I took my damp hair out of the beanie and braids, brushing it out. I didn't really like having my hair down, but it breaks if you tie it up when it's wet. I exited the restroom, going back to the boys. They had gotten changed as well, Tomohiro in a red shirt with a black dragon on it and black basketball shorts, Ryosuke in a plain green shirt and gray sweats. I nestled back in between them, staring blankly at the vaulted ceiling. The rain outside was creating a steady beat, causing me to feel a bit drowsy. I laid my head on Ohkawa's lap and my feet on Katayama's lap, taking a little nap.

When I woke back up, the television said it was almost three in the morning. I slowly moved my head around, taking in my surroundings. The boys had both fallen asleep and they both looked pretty darn adorable. Tomohiro had one hand on my back, almost as if it had been rubbing my back, and Katayama had his arms behind his head. I felt Ohkawa's hand twitch and heard little mumbles."Mhmmm..." His hand started rubbing my back again, and I felt instantly calm. He must've felt me wake up and didn't want me to be alarmed. I slowly closed my eyes, slipping back into sleep. When the sun rose, I didn't feel the same warmth surrounding me I had felt this morning at three. "Ryosuke, can you go check on Keiko? See if she's awake because breakfast is ready." I heard footsteps padding over to me and I instinctively closed my eyes, but reopened them. "Good morning sleepy head." Katayama grinned, rufflling my hair a little bit. "Hey...don't-don't do that..." My voice sounded like I'd been put through a blender. I straightened up, removing a blanket that one of them had probably placed on me. I rose to my feet, following behind Katayama into the kitchen. "Good morning! I made breakfast for us!" Tomohiro put a plate in front of me, filled with bacon and pancakes. I sluggishly started eating, making a face of pleasure. Seriously, he could cook too? What was this, some Lifetime movie, where the guy could cook and played in the rain with you? I cleared my plate, taking the dirty ones to the kitchen. I filled up the sink, dropping the dishes in one side, and rinsing off others in the other. "You really don't have to do that Hishida. " Ryosuke placed another plate in the side with water. "Well, you guys let me sleep on top of you and you made breakfast. It's the least I could do." I dried my hands off on a dish towel, leaning up against the counter. "Really, it wasn't necessary." He was closer to me now, like Ohkawa was yesterday. He had his one hand on my arm, the other brushing hair behind my ear. I shivered away from his touch and he tilted my head up to look at him. "Really...it's fine..." I told him. We both closed our eyes, leaning in to each other. "Keiko! Your father's here!" Ohkawa yelled out. I opened my eyes, giving Ryosuke a look that said 'Sorry'. I moved away from him, going to gather my belongings. I didn't bother changing, so all I did was slip on my now dry hoodie and left my hair down. I exited Tomohiro's house, promising to text them later.