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In Dreams

Chapter Four

To Aya and Nanami's dismay, the first plan in bringing Kenata and Miyuu together was absolutely boring, simple and unromantic.

All the brunette wanted to do was confess to the girl. Quick, private and hopefully painless. However, Nazomu strongly believed in the power of timing and situation, hence, told his best friend to heed the call of circumstances, whatever they were...

First of all, according to the blonde, Miyuu was discovering a totally new side to her live-in partner. She did not know that Kenata had been engaged in intimate activities with someone whom she was equally close with, that being Nazomu himself.

Second, she may still be recovering from the shock brought about by the extremely clandestine conception and disintegration of the potentially scandalous relationship. Third, being a woman with the knowledge that a suitor had been with someone before, she may feel unloved and used.

Fourth, wasn't she seeing that guy from outer space or was he dwindling from her life? (Ruu and Wanyao wanted to whack Nazomu for not remembering Seia's name). And finally, they were all in college now. If ever Miyuu DID have feelings for Kenata when they were younger, these may have faded already.

Confessing would make it a rather sick joke, wouldn't it?

Still, the choco-eyed brunette reminded that he lived long enough with the perky blonde to know that she was thick-headed and couldn't take a hint even if her life depended on it. Christine added that Kenata's proposal was still plan A anyway, and if his advances would go unnoticed as the teen predicted, there would be a lot more opportunities to try other approaches.

Aya and Nanami brightened up at that. Nazomu gave in with a shrug.

Kenata would be on his own. He had no idea how, when and where he could tell Miyuu he loved her.

As a treat, the collegians who went on their Career Expo trip that day were taken to the Tokyo Tower to somewhat enjoy themselves before returning to the campus. The buses were parked on the street nearest the entrance of the immense infrastructure.

To the surprise and pleasure of their friends, Kenata and Miyuu found themselves separated from the larger group of students, enjoying a different bit of cityscape from the rest.

"I always love coming to the Tokyo Tower," the taller brunette remarked idly, sighing at the vast beauty before him.

"Me too," the blonde agreed. "Do you think we could spy on some people from up here? she added after a moment's pause.

Kenata looked at her incredulously as she rummaged for something in her body bag.

"Oh darn it!" Miyuu exclaimed, looking up from her frantic search. "I left my wallet in the bus! How am I supposed to pay to use that telescope?"

She pointed to a crowd of their block mates, waiting their turn to use the said device.

"Do you have spare change?"

Kenata shook his head. "My money is still in bills I-ah!"

Miyuu had grabbed his arm and was violently towing him to the elevator.

"Come with me to the bus! I'll just get my wallet. Nanami, please tell the sensei Kenata and I are going to the bus to get my wallet!" she yelled over he shoulder.

The elevator doors closed nonchalantly behind them. No one else was in the passenger carriage.

"How many minutes is it till our stay here is over?" the breathless blonde asked her companion.

"We've still got an hour, Miyuu," was the placid reply. "Catch your breath."

That she did. "Oh good."

It was unnerving, the fact that for the past several minutes of their descent, no one was stalling the elevator to ride in.

Miyuu was starting to notice the uncomfortable lull this was making.

"It's an awfully long ride."

Kenata was staring absently at the blandly painted wall. "We're on a one-way elevator in the Tokyo Tower. What would you expect?" was the toneless answer.

"And there's hardly anyone coming to ride."

Actually, there wasn't anyone at all.

Her companion took some moments to reply. "Well... It's an extremely busy weekday. And tourists don't come often this season."

Miyuu nodded and silence fell once more.

The pair was halfway there.

"...and the Aya started eating all the pocky, which made Ruu angry. He almost made the candy store explode because the blue molasses did something to Wanyao's fashion sense..."

Miyuu was telling Kenata about how she spent last Saturday.

"Why did Wanyao eat them? Did the store owner charge you guys for it?" The brunette wanted to know, having not been there.

"Aya had to pay for everything in the end. She didn't mind though; we were given compensation products."

"Huh?"

"It might have been because Wanyao uncovered a possible scandal with the blue molasses. The store owner made us pay to stick to protocol, but I think the free candies were to keep us quiet."

"DID you keep quiet?"

"Sure. Their hazelnut-filled, choco-peanut-butter Swiss balls were really good."

Only less that a fourth of the way to go.

"Why are you always quiet, Ken?" the blonde asked, having run out of outrageous Saturday exploits to tell.

Kenata frowned. "Whoever said I was quiet?" he returned somewhat accusingly.

Miyuu lowered her gaze to the elevator's floor. "Well, you don't tell me things anymore..." She was afraid to bring it up. "...since you and Nazomu started getting along."

There was a pause before the boy replied. "Do you need to know?"

"Not really," was the demure sort of retort. "But still it would be nice to know what's happening to you, just in case you'd need advice from an outsider like me."

"On things concerning what?"

"I don't know. What's been bothering you recently? You don't tell me..."

The absence of people coming in the elevator was strongly suggesting something.

"Alright," Kenata began casually. "I'll tell you."

"Tell me what?" Miyuu looked at him, unable to read anything from her friend's body language.

"It's actually important so you have to take me seriously..."

"If you've resolved to tell me things that are happening to you, you're haste looks sure rude to me..."

"I love y-"

The elevator 'ting'-ed.

"Ah! We're here!" Miyuu exclaimed as grabbed Kenata's hand, dragging him once more to their parked bus.

"There's my wallet!" she sighed with relief as she reached her seat. "Now we can use that telescope!"

Miyuu was about to bounce off the bus when she noticed that Kenata didn't seem to have the intention of following her.

"Aren't you coming up again?"

"No, no," answered the brunette with a wave of his hand. "I don't feel like going out again..."

The blonde huffed, irritated, and failed to hear...

"I'll just be here...banging my head on the back of this chair."

TBC

A/N: Well...that was Plan A for you. I'd GLADLY APPRECIATE it if ye would give suggestions for Plan B, etc., etc. ...enjoy!xD and ciAo...