[FFML] [Mai Hime, Future] Unexpected Visitor

[John Biles]

Danke!


Here's a teaser from my work on the next chapter:

    I finished my library research for my boring paper of the week and then
headed back to the dorm to get some sleep.  As I walked, I had a sudden bad
feeling of impending doom. I stopped and looked around; hopefully some
pervert wasn't loose on campus when I was disarmed.

    "Crystal-san," a man's voice said.  I knew that voice, it was my
ex-boyfriend Iwao Taiki.  He's tall and fairly strong; he's on the baseball
team.  Unfortunately, as I found out when we started dating a while back, he
is BORING.  He doesn't look boring, but all he really knows is baseball and
bad sports movies.

    Plus, he seems likely to grow up to basically be a corporate drone
working for his dad.  Not ambitious enough for me.

    Though at least he's not a bastard like Hayao.  Though it would help if
Kasumi wouldn't waffle about him.

    "Hey there, Iwao-san," I said.  Best not to call my ex by his first name
to avoid giving him ideas, though I could tell from his tone he was about to
beg me to take him back again.

    This would be the fourth or fifth time.  I had gone beyond getting angry
over to this to something more like resignation.  I wish he would get the
point, but making him cry makes me feel like a bitch.

    And I at least hope I'm not a bitch.

    "How's things going with the baseball team?" I asked, then immediately
regretted it, as I was opening myself up to a mountain of endless boring
baseball reporting.

    "We're in the off-season, so not a lot, but thanks for asking," he
said.  "Crystal, I..."

    I put a hand over my face.  "Iwao-san, it's over.  I've moved on.  Why
can't you?"

    "But we..." he began.

    This was once again reminding me too much of the time Aunt Mikoto
watched Grease over and over and over again for days until Mom finally threw
the DVD into traffic.

    "Iwao-san. It's over.  Forget about me.  There are plenty of other
women; why not date one of the softball women?  They'd appreciate your
skills."  I felt very clever I'd finally thought of that.

    "But I'm not in love with them," he said, staring at the ground.  He was
about to cry, again.  I thought athletes didn't cry!  Unless they're Kasumi,
anyway.

    "I'm not in love with you," I told him.

    "Dan's your boyfriend, isn't he," Taiki said accusingly.  "I saw you
helping him."

    "He's my COUSIN," I said.  "We're family!  You wouldn't date your
family, would you?"

    "Of course not!," he said angrily.  "What kind of guy do you think I
am?"

    "Well, stop thinking I'm that kind of girl!," I shouted at him.

    We both glared at each other angrily, then I stormed off; thankfully he
didn't follow me.








On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Bert Miller <hkmiller at theeddy.com> wrote:

> One additional note:
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> John Biles wrote:
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>> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Bert Miller <hkmiller at theeddy.com<mailto:
>> hkmiller at theeddy.com>> wrote:
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>>           Midori and her hubby were the first to arrive.
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>>    So far, you've avoided applying a name to Midori's professor, but
>>    he has a last name in
>>    the anime: Sasaki.
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>> I tried to watch for that, but missed it.  Danke.
>>
> There's a scene with Midori reading her email, past mid-series I think, and
> she receives an email from her Prof.  She comments aloud on how he's gruff
> as ever.  We get a brief glimpse of the message itself on the screen (which
> is subtitled on the official USA release), including the signature.
>  Thinking about it, he ought to have a voice credit for the final episode
> (or at least the Director's Cut of the final episode) also, although I
> haven't checked there.
>
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