Tokyo Underground Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Surviving Daily Life! The Story of Diamond City ❯ Wednesday Traditions ( Chapter 3 )

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Episode 3: Wednesday Traditions
Wednesday, April 20th, 2005

Ahh, Wednesday. The most interesting day of the school week. Something out of the ordinary always happens on Wednesdays. It's weird, I know, but who's complaining? It's like fate... only... not... fate. I don't know! But anyway, let's get on with the story...
-Kiyobi gets up.
Yes! I actually woke up early! But wait... that's not right at all. As one famous alchemist said, "If you take something, you have to give something back in return." I remember that was some sort of law or theory or something, like "Equal Exchange" or some stuff like that...
Kiyobi: "What time is it?"
-Xyrho and Hawk are still sleeping.
Wait a minute... Xyrho and Hawk are still asleep?!
-Kiyobi checks the clock.
Kiyobi: "FIVE O' CLOCK IN THE MORNING?!?!"
Oops...
Xyrho: *mumble* "I want another cookie..." *mumble*
Hawk: *mumble...* "RAINING DUCKS!"
Kiyobi: "WAAH!"
Seriously, that was startling and completely RANDOM!
Hawk: *mumble*
Well, at least they're still asleep... TIME TO MAKE BREAKFAST!!!
-Kiyobi puts on slippers and walks to the kitchen.
Hmm... what's for breakfast today?
-Kiyobi opens up the refrigerator and pulls out a basket of eggs.
Scrambled eggs are always good!
-Kiyobi takes out a handful of eggs and cracks them into three bowls.
Ugh... I really gotta work on cracking eggs...
-Kiyobi fires up the oven and sets frying pans and starts cooking.
About time I return the favor. Mom deserves a break, you know?
*Time cut*
-Camera shows a table full of prepared scrambled egg dishes and juice. Kiyobi looks at clock, 6:20.
And with time to spare! Lots of time! Now maybe I can watch that show I recorded last Sunday...
-Hawk walks in.
Hawk: *Yawwwwn...* "Kiyobi? What're you doing up so early?"
-Never mind.
Kiyobi: "I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep.
Hawk: "Hey, those eggs?"
Kiyobi: "Yeah, cooked 'em myself! Grab a plate and dig in!"
Hawk: "Thanks, Kiyobi!"
-Hawk starts scarfing down a plate of eggs.
Wow... seriously... shouldn't that cause indigestion or something? Slow down Hawk! Geez...
-Kiyobi grabs a plate and begins eating.
Hawk: "Hey, Kiyobi. I made up my mind."
Kiyobi: "What?"
Hawk: "I'm gonna go and ask Aurelli on a date today!"
Kiyobi: "Shh!! You'll wake up the whole neighborhood!"
Hawk: "Sorry. Anyway, yeah, I'm gonna ask her today, after school."
Kiyobi: "That's great! Good luck on that."
Hawk: "Thanks."
-Hawk starts drinking his juice, Kiyobi is still barely halfway done with his meal.
Hey, gotta enjoy the food, right?
*Time cut*
-Camera shows Kiyobi cleaning up his and Hawk's dishes.
Hawk: "When's Xyrho waking up? It's almost 7:00."
-Flush!
Kiyobi: "Spoke too soon?"
Xyrho enters the kitchen.
Xyrho: "Good morning."
Kiyobi: "Morning." Hawk: "Morning."
Xyrho: *sniff sniff* "I smell scrambled eggs."
Kiyobi: "Go ahead, help yourself. I cooked them earlier this morning."
Xyrho: "Aww, sweet! Thanks!"
-Xyrho takes a seat and starts eating.
Kiyobi: *yawwn...* "Man... I need some sugar."
-Kiyobi looks in the cupboard and pulls out a bag of koala cookies.
Kiyobi: "Anyone want some?"
Hawk: "This early? Nah, I'll pass."
Xyrho: "No, thanks."
Ms. Kawazaki enters the kitchen.
Hawk: "Morning, Ms. Kawazaki!" Hawk: "Good morning!" Kiyobi: "Morning mom!"
Ms. Kawazaki: "My, everyone's awake early today."
Kiyobi: "It's Wednesday! You know how it is."
Ms. Kawazaki: "Ah, yes, I forgot."
Kiyobi: "I cooked scrambled eggs."
Ms. Kawazaki: "You? Cook?"
Hawk: "Yeah, he's not too bad. Go ahead, try them!"
Ms. Kawazaki takes a bite.
Kiyobi: "What do you think?"
Ms. Kawazaki: "...needs a bit more salt."
Ms. Kawazaki pulls out the salt shaker and adds a bit more to her eggs.
Ms. Kawazaki: "Other than that, not bad."
Kiyobi: "Thanks!"
-Time: 7:20
Ms. Kawazaki: "All right, it's almost time to go. Anyone need a home lunch?"
Everyone: "Me!"
Ms. Kawazaki: "Really? Why all of a sudden?"
Kiyobi: "There's a new chef."
Hawk: "And he... isn't very..."
Xyrho: "Digestable?" *chuckles*
Ms. Kawazaki: "Hmm. Well, my cooking should be better than his, right?"
Ms. Kawazaki hands three lunches.
Ms. Kawazaki: "I don't know what you like, Hawk, so yours has sushi and rice in it."
Hawk: "As long as it beats Sven's cooking!"
Kiyobi: "All right, let's go! Bye mom!"
Hawk: "See you later, Ms. Kawazaki!" Xyrho: "Bye!"
-The three start heading to school.
Kiyobi: "Something tells me I'm missing something..."
Xyrho: "What makes you say that?"
Kiyobi: "My backpack feels... light."
-Kiyobi checks his backpack.
Wait... let me see... chemistry book... math book... history book... language arts book... notebooks... I know something should be in here... but what is it...
Hawk: "You got everything?"
-Kiyobi zips up his backpack.
Kiyobi: "I hope so."
So another day in school. We made it to Diamond High with time to spare, so we decided to hang around school for a little bit. We then came across this innocent girl, with a passion for something. Just watch.
Girl: "Anyone want to see a magic trick?"
Xyrho: "A magic trick, huh?"
Xyrho walks up to the girl.
Xyrho: "What you got?"
Girl: "Just watch me."
The girl spreads a regular deck of playing cards across a desk.
Girl: "Pick one and memorize it. Don't show it to me, but feel free to show it to others."
-Xyrho shows the card to Hawk and Kiyobi.
All right. A seven of spades.
Girl: "When you're done..."
-Girl puts deck of cards together.
Girl: "Just slip it in face down."
-Xyrho puts card back in deck.
Girl: "All right. Watch and be amazed."
-The girl spreads the deck out once again, and flips the card on the very end, causing the rest of the cards to flip over, like a chain. In the end, only one card turns up face up.
Girl: "That's your card."
It's the seven of spades?! No way!
Xyrho: "Whoa! Cool!"
Girl: "Think I'm messing with your head? Think these other cards are just double sided?"
-The girl flips the cards again, revealing the other side of the cards, and the seven of spades now face down.
Girl: "Think again."
Hawk: "Wow! She's good."
Kiyobi: "Hey, uh..."
Girl: "Name's Shamoo Prisune. I just transferred in."
Hawk: "My name's Hawk. Hawk Shugo. I transferred here yesterday."
Xyrho: "Me too. I'm Xyrho Regira."
Shamoo: "Xyrho? I like that name." *giggles*
-Xyrho blushes.
Xyrho: "Why... uh... thanks."
Someone's got a crush!
Kiyobi: "I'm Kiyobi Kawazaki. Nice to meet you."
-Bell rings.
Kiyobi: "Oh, class' about to start!"
Shamoo: "Nice meeting you all. See you!"
-The three head to their classroom... then Xyrho stops and turns around.
Xyrho: "You want to have lunch with us later?"
Shamoo: "Sure, I'd love to!"
Xyrho: "Great!"
Shamoo: "Where can we meet?"
Xyrho: "Uh... right outside the cafeteria entrance?"
Shamoo: "All right."
Xyrho: "Great! See you then!"
-Xyrho turns back around.
Xyrho: "What's up? Your faces look flushed."
Kiyobi: "You like her, don't you?"
Xyrho: "NO I DON'T!"
Kiyobi: "Relax! I wouldn't have made fun of it."
So class begins like usual. We have Mr. Motsu start on lectures... but then...
Mr. Motsu: "Let's review. Does anyone remember the assumptions of the kinetic-molecular theory?"
-Kiyobi is seen scribbling doodles in his notebook.
Blah, blah, blah, already read this in the book. Know what I mean?
-Shuriken is seen flying across the classroom, towards Kiyobi.
Hawk: "Kiyobi! Look out!"
Mr. Motsu: "Hawk, you know better than to shout out... HE'S RIGHT!!! LOOK OUT!"
-Kiyobi looks up.
Kiyobi: "Hu-- YIEE!!!!"
-Shuriken flies so close past Kiyobi's face he could feel the wind, then it pins itself to the wall.
Kiyobi: "What was that?!"
Xyrho: "Looks like a shuriken, used in ancient Japanese times. Back in those times, there were warriors who used cunning and stealthy methods. These warriors, also known as ninjas, developed this throwing star, called a shuriken, for quick and stealthy attacking and killing. Shurikens are very quiet when thrown, they are only heard when they fly past only a few centimeters from your face."
Kiyobi (sweatdrop and <_< face): "Gee... thanks for the history lesson."
Xyrho: "Anytime."
Kiyobi: "But anyway..."
I mean, someone threw it at me! Someone's got something against me, and I don't know what.
-Kiyobi pulls out the shuriken from the wall.
Kiyobi: "Well... I'd understand if there was a note..."
-Shuriken starts glowing.
Kiyobi: "What... the..."
-Shuriken explodes, leaving Kiyobi with a burnt look.
April Fools' Day was 19 days ago, you moron!!! Whose bright idea was this anyway?!
-Kiyobi coughs out a smoke cloud.
Kiyobi (dry voice): "Oh... man..."
Hawk: "You all right!"
Kiyobi: "I'll be fine..."
Xyrho: "You sure...?"
Kiyobi: "Yeah... just give me a few seconds..."
Mr. Motsu: "You sure just a few seconds? I could just send you to the nurse's office if you want."
Kiyobi: "I'm fine. It's just a..." *cough* "...smoke bomb. Nothing harmful..."
Mr. Motsu: "All right. Anyway, back to the topic at hand..."
Good thing the shuriken didn't leave a permanent mark. I easily washed it off in the restroom after Motsu's class ended.
Then comes second period, math with Ms. Hinata.
-Kiyobi walks into the classroom and sits down.
Ms. Hinata: "Class, we have a new student joining us today."
-Shamoo walks in.
Shamoo?! What are the odds?!
Shamoo: "Hi. My name is Shamoo Prisune. Pleased to meet all of you." *bows in respect*
Class: "Welcome!"
Ms. Hinata: "Well... where can you sit..."
Kiyobi: "There's a seat right here, Ms. Hinata."
-Kiyobi points to a desk immediately to his right.
Ms. Hinata: "All right. You can sit there, Shamoo."
Shamoo: "Thank you."
-Shamoo takes her seat.
Shamoo: "I guess we're having math class together, huh?"
Kiyobi: "Yep."
Shamoo: "I won't feel so lonely now!" *smiles*
So class begins, yada yada... until... lightning strikes again.
-Thrown shuriken nails Kiyobi's desk.
Kiyobi: "Oh great... another one."
-Kiyobi raises his hand.
Ms. Hinata: "Yes, Kiyobi?"
Kiyobi: "Can I throw something away?"
Ms. Hinata: "Go right ahead."
-Kiyobi pulls out the shuriken.
Ms. Hinata: "Kiyobi! Where did you get that?!"
Kiyobi: "Someone threw it at my desk..."
-Shuriken blows up, leaving Kiyobi burnt again.
Pfffft. And they say lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Baloney!
Ms. Hinata: "Oh my goodness! Are you all right?!"
-Kiyobi coughs a cloud.
Kiyobi: "I'll be fine..."
Ms. Hinata: "Are you sure? I could just send you to the nurse's office."
Kiyobi: "I'll be fine. Don't worry about it..."
Okay... now I know it's no accident!
Ms. Hinata: "Okay. Please sit back down then."
Kiyobi: "Yes, Ms. Hinata."
-Kiyobi starts to head back to his seat, but stops.
Kiyobi: "Ms. Hinata?"
Ms. Hinata: "Yes, Kiyobi?"
Kiyobi: "May I use the restroom?"
Ms. Hinata: "Yes, go right ahead."
-Kiyobi walks out and heads to the restroom. Inside, he washes his face and dries it, looking good as new, and returns to class.
Kiyobi: "Just a good cleaning solves it."
So... someone's setting me up for this Wednesday's event, huh? I get it.
*Time cut: Lunchtime*
-Xyrho is seen waiting outside a classroom. Shamoo is seen walking down a hallway with Kiyobi.
Shamoo: "Hey! Xyrho!"
Xyrho: "Hey, Shamoo!"
-The three meet.
Xyrho: "What's Kiyobi doing with you?"
Kiyobi: "We share the same math class."
Xyrho: "Cool! Let's go find Hawk."
Kiyobi: "Right behind ya."
So we walk to Hawk's classroom and find him and head to the lunch area.
Shamoo: "I'm going to the cafeteria and get some lunch."
Kiyobi & Hawk: "NO!"
Shamoo: "What?"
Kiyobi: "Trust us... the food there is... subpar."
Hawk: "Well put."
Shamoo: "But I don't have any lunch!"
Xyrho: "We can share mine."
Shamoo: "Oh, thanks Xyrho!"
-Outside...
Kiyobi: "Over there, that's my usual lunch table."
-The group takes seats and unpacks their lunches.
Kiyobi: "Nice! Grilled onion omelette!"
Shamoo: "Ewwww... I hate onions..."
Kiyobi: "Don't worry, you don't have to eat it."
-Kiyobi starts eating.
Kiyobi (talking with mouth full): "Sho... whubt clash dob yuu hab neksht, Shyamouu?"
Girl: "Hasn't anyone ever told you not to talk with your mouth full?"
-Everyone turns in the voice's direction.
Hawk: "Aurelli!"
Aurelli: "Hey, guys. You got room for one more?"
Kiyobi (still mouth full): "Shore... gwab a sheat..."
-Kiyobi gulps.
Kiyobi: "Ahh... much better."
Kiyobi (whispers to Hawk): "Hey, now's your chance."
Hawk (whispers to Kiyobi): "Eh... I don't know..."
Aurelli: "Hey, Hawk?"
Hawk: "Yeah?"
Aurelli: "I was wondering... do you-"
Hawk: "YES! YES I DO!"
Aurelli: "Really? Okay, here you go."
-Aurelli passes Hawk a sandwich.
Aurelli: "I can't stand tuna." *Sigh* "Parents. They sometimes don't listen."
*Insert irony sound clip here.*
-Hawk just freezes with a mouth-dropped look of despair on his face, then falls over backwards.
Aurelli: "Uh... is he going to be okay?"
Xyrho: "I hope so."
Kiyobi: "Uh... Hawk?" *snaps fingers*
Hawk (shakes head): "Yeah?"
Kiyobi: "You gonna eat your lunch?"
Hawk: "Yeah. Just gimme a minute..."
-Shamoo giggles. Xyrho starts to blush.
Xyrho: "Hey, Shamoo?"
Shamoo: "Yeah?"
Xyrho: "You want to go to the movies this weekend? I heard of this new movie coming out, you wanna go see it?"
Shamoo: "Sure! I'd love to go!"
Xyrho (quietly): "Yes!"
Hawk, you could learn something from Xyrho.
So as lunch comes to a close... it happens again!
-A thrown shuriken strikes the lunch table.
Kiyobi: "Not again! Run!!!"
-Everyone at the table packs up lunches and backs away around a corner. Kiyobi peeks out to see what happens. A guy walks up to the shuriken.
Heh, finally... someone else to fall for it!
Guy: "What's this? A toy?"
-Guy pulls it out of the table.
And it'll blow up in his face!!!
-Guy examines shuriken.
Guy: "Blah. Piece of junk."
-Guy tosses shuriken into trash bin.
Kiyobi: "WHAAAAT?!?!"
-Kiyobi runs for the trash bin and pulls out shuriken.
Xyrho: "Don't do it! It'll-"
-Kiyobi pulls out the shuriken, and yet again, blows up in his face.
Xyrho (smacks own face in disgust): "...blow up in your face."
Kiyobi: "Why... me..."
-Kiyobi falls over. Bell rings.
Aurelli: "Oh, that's the bell. See you guys later."
Shamoo: "Bye, nice meeting you!" Hawk: "...later..." Xyrho: "See ya!"
Kiyobi: *cough* "later."
Xyrho: "Kiyobi, get up! We're gonna be late for class!"
Hawk: "I'm going to show Shamoo her next class. Later."
Shamoo: "Bye!"
-Xyrho helps Kiyobi up.
For the love of criminy. That's three shurikens. And the third one... that's just WHACKED!!!
Xyrho: "Come on, let's get to class."
Kiyobi: "Bathroom first. I gotta wash this off."
So we head to the bathroom, wash off, and head to our next class: History with Mr. Takashi. Nothing special. Except for... you know.
-Thrown shuriken strkes Kiyobi's desk.
Kiyobi: "NOT AGAIN!!!"
Mr. Takashi: "Mr. Kawazaki, you know better than to speak out of turn."
Kiyobi: "Yes, I know, sorry Mr. Takashi, but can I please get rid of this?"
Mr. Takashi: "Get rid of what?"
Kiyobi: "This shuriken that was thrown at me..."
Mr. Takashi: "Fine, just make it quick."
Xyrho: "Mr. Takashi, can I please take it off for him?"
Mr. Takashi: "Yes, just hurry up with it."
Well, this could solve my problems. Since these "shurikens" blow up when I touch them, maybe if Xyrho throws it away, it won't blow up, right? WRONG.
-Xyrho walks up to the shuriken, but blows up before he could reach it, leaving only Kiyobi and a bit of Xyrho's clothes burnt.
Mr. Takashi: "Kiyobi, you okay?!"
Kiyobi: *coughs a cloud* "I'll be fine."
Mr. Takashi: "Are you sure? I could just-"
Kiyobi: "No need. I'll be fine. Can I be excused to the restroom, though?"
Mr. Takashi: "Go right ahead."
Ugh... this is annoying... now I know how that senior felt when his chairs were loosened. Only like four-fold.
-Kiyobi washes up and returns to class.
Kiyobi: "What the heck is going on?!"
*Time cut: Fourth period*
So... last period of the day. Finally, this torture can end!!! It was near the end of the school day when...
Mr. Ginkei: "All right, class. Pass up your essay assignments."
-Kiyobi turns blue with despair.
Essay assignment?!?!
Xyrho: "Uh... Kiyobi?"
Kiyobi: "THAT'S WHAT I FORGOT THIS MORNING!"
Xyrho: "Oh boy..."
Mr. Ginkei: "Mr. Kawazaki. Where's your essay?"
Kiyobi: "Uh... uh... I left it at home..."
Mr. Ginkei: "You know I don't tolerate such excuses."
It had to be an assignment for one of the most $%&#$ teachers on campus.
Kiyobi: "Sorry, sir."
-Bell rings.
Kiyobi: "FINALLY! CLASS IS OVER!!!!!!!!"
Mr. Ginkei: "Sit down, Kiyobi. I haven't dismissed you yet."
And... wouldn't you know...
-Shuriken strikes Kiyobi's desk.
Kiyobi: "Mr. Ginkei? Can you get rid of this shuriken on my desk, please?"
Mr. Ginkei: "Why don't you get rid of it yourself?"
Kiyobi: "Because it'll blow up."
Mr. Ginkei: "That is the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard! Go and throw it away yourself!"
You asked for it.
-Kiyobi takes out the shuriken from the desk.
Wait a minute... it's supposed to blow up!!!
-Kiyobi starts walking to the trash bin.
Mr. Ginkei: "Class dismissed."
-Everyone, including Mr. Ginkei, leaves, except for Kiyobi, Xyrho, and Hawk.
Kiyobi: "There's the trash bin!"
-Shuriken blows up, leaving Kiyobi burnt... again.
Kiyobi: *coughs a cloud* "FOR THE LOVE OF CRIMINY!!!"
Hawk: "Man... that's tough luck."
Kiyobi: "Let's just go home already. I'm just glad that's the last explosive shuriken I'll be facing."
Xyrho: "All right. Let's go."
*Time cut: 5 minutes later, outside Diamond High*
-Hawk looks around, standing put while Kiyobi and Xyrho start leaving.
Xyrho: "Aren't you coming, Hawk?"
Hawk: "I'll catch up with you guys later."
Xyrho: "All right."
-Kiyobi and Xyrho leave campus.
*Time cut: 5:00 PM*
Xyrho (looks at clock): "Hawk isn't home yet?!"
Kiyobi: "What's taking him?"
Hawk: "I'm home! Sorry I'm late."
Ms. Kawazaki: "Welcome back, Hawk. What happened out there?"
Hawk: "I had to find someone."
I bet you it's Aurelli.
Ms. Kawazaki: "Well, at least you're back home. Kiyobi and Xyrho have been waiting for you."
-Hawk enters the bedroom.
Xyrho: "Hawk! What took you?!"
Hawk: "Eh... heh heh..."
Xyrho: "Never mind that. Help me on this... I still don't get this kinetic-molecular theory stuff Motsu's talking about."
So... another day comes to a close. I get extremely aggravated from constant explosive shurikens, Hawk gets a slap in the face from a tuna sandwich, and I forget a school assignment. Well... them's the breaks. It was kind of interesting... sort of. Would've been more interesting if it wasn't me who kept getting the stars, though. By the way, that reminds me... WHO WAS THROWING THOSE STARS ANYWAY?! I'LL FIND OUT! AND I'LL GET YOU!!! YOU'LL SEE!!!
*record scratch*
Oh... ahem... sorry about that. Anyway, so yeah. Day's at an end... finally. Hopefully no shurikens will wake me up at night. Well... ja mata ne, oyasumi nasai. See ya later, good night.
*Sound of metal clanging*
-Kiyobi wakes up and turns on a lamp. Clock shows 11:59 PM.
Kiyobi: "Oh no..."
-A shuriken is seen pinned on his bedframe leg.
Kiyobi: "Well... missed me."
-Bed collapses, having Kiyobi find himself facing the shuriken.
Kiyobi: "Oh... my... god."
-View from outside the home shows one of the windows burst with light, accompanied with an explosion, then the light fades.
Kiyobi: "ARGH!!! NO ^%$#&# WAY!!!"

On the next Surviving Daily Life:
Thursday. Just another day in school. But when you mix that with a school sports league kickoff, things can get chaotic. The (sometimes friendly) rivalries flaming, the pep rally... the cheerleaders... but anyway. So we get this special "Sports day". Yep. Sounds interesting, don't you think? And I run into an old friend.
Surviving Daily Life: Episode 4: Sports Craze; As long as they have basketball, this whole thing'll stay interesting to me.