The Chikamori Selfacy (A Reboot)
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Generation One
Chapter Five
A Day of Respite (Part Four)
Thursday afternoon was the end of the week. Finals were over and the start of relaxation was to begin. The next day was the day before Leisure Day and everybody was on edge due to anticipation because of the impending holiday.
Haruo and River spent the rest of that afternoon...upstairs with Torao and Bebe who were finally admitting to each other that they were as close as everyone else thought they were. Finals were over and the rest of their lives were ahead of them. All there was left was becoming young adults and graduation. Bebe’s birthday was tomorrow. Haruo’s was two days after and River and Torao would soon follow. In fact, River found out from her mother that they weren’t exactly born on the same day though it was so close that it almost seemed like it. River had been born about two minutes after midnight on June 13th, and Haruo had been born at 11:58 on June 12th. So they were actually four minutes apart and on separate days, but it was so close that it almost seemed as though they were in lockstep with each other no matter what.
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But right now, that wasn’t their focus. Both Haruo and River were eying Bebe and Torao with raised eyebrows. Haruo and River knew that the two were attracted to each other but they had constantly been acting like they were just friends. Yeah, sure and pigs would fly if they had wings...aerodynamically.
“Are you two going to admit to yourselves that you’re boyfriend and girlfriend?” River asked Torao.
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“Oooh...I don’t know...” Torao mumbled to himself. Like his father, he’d always been a bit shy when it came to dealings with the other gender.
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“Holy flarkin’ heck...” Haruo rolled his eyes as he looked over at River. “We’re going to be here all night waiting for them to come to the realization that they love each other too.” River snickered at that since her boyfriend wasn’t the quickest person in the world when it came to realizing how much he loved her. After all, what had it been? Eighteen years?
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“River!” Bebe looked at her friend; aghast that her friend was forcing the issue with Torao’s relationship with Bebe. What’s good for one goose is good for another... evidently. Bebe thought as she realized that her dear friend River was doing the same thing she had done to River for the past five years, ever since they’d gotten into high-school.
River shook her head looked over at her boyfriend who had gone to sit down on his bed. She shrugged her shoulders and went over to join him on the bed stretching out as if they were watching a show on TV. “Well...I guess we have all night...” she said snidely. “I don’t have anywhere to go, do you?”
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“Nope...nowhere that I know of.” Haruo responded, just as snidely.
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Meanwhile, Torao had finally bucked up the courage to talk to Bebe about their relationship. “Do you know what I want?” Bebe asked him. “I’d like for you to tell me exactly what we plan to do with the years ahead.”
Torao looked at her with a deer-in-the-headlights look, “I...I... well...” he stammered.
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Bebe was more than willing to wait, she had always been interested in Torao and he always seemed like a guy that would be more than willing to share his life with her. “I’ve always liked the idea of travelling too.” she shot a look at River with a not in the same locale. She knew that she wanted to take Torao somewhere out of his comfort zone.
“I like to travel too...y’know... my dad...he traveled so much...so I want to see a lot of the places he did too.”
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“I like that idea.” Bebe brightened as she gazed at Torao, “I’ve always been interested in the tales of the things that your dad did and would love to see those places too.”
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Haruo looked over at River, “You know what, I think we’re getting somewhere...”
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Bebe and Torao ignored the barbed commentary and continued to talk amongst themselves, eventually culminating in a closer and closer almost-kiss.
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River smirked at Haruo and said, "Yeah, maybe we can get them out of our room so that we can go to sleep...since we have things to do tomorrow..."
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Haruo grinned at River, "Sounds like a plan..." Hey...you two wanna wrap things up and take it to your room? River and I were planning to go to the Festival tomorrow...and relax...and we need some sleep..." He and River managed to get Bebe and Torao to go hang out in Torao’s room next door.
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When the door closed behind the two headed to the other room, River turned to Haruo and whispered, “our room.” she said with a sly look. Haruo’s mouth gaped open as he looked over at River...who was slowly removing her outer garb; then she looked at him...while dressed in sleepwear that left nothing to the imagination. “...our bed...” she said softly. “Since we’ll be travelling together...we might as well get used to sleeping together.”
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“If my mom catches you in here...she’s going to have a cow.” Haruo said whispering.
“Then we’d better make sure that she doesn’t find out...” River said as she leaned in closer to Haruo...and then was pulled into an embrace and a lip-lock by him. Nothing more was said for a long while...as they slipped back the covers and made ready to go to sleep. There was no hanky-panky. They were too young for that. They had a future ahead that they had to build for themselves before they took that step.
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“Hold me...” River whispered; needing Haruo’s closeness as they slept. She knew for a fact that from now on she wouldn’t sleep alone. She couldn’t...not after this. The close warmth of his body next to hers comforted her and she nestled in closer to him. “I love you...” she whispered softly snuggling together.
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A barely audible, “I love you too...” softly fell on her eardrums as she fell asleep.
(End Part 4)
Generation One
Chapter Five
A Day of Respite (Part Four)
Thursday afternoon was the end of the week. Finals were over and the start of relaxation was to begin. The next day was the day before Leisure Day and everybody was on edge due to anticipation because of the impending holiday.
Haruo and River spent the rest of that afternoon...upstairs with Torao and Bebe who were finally admitting to each other that they were as close as everyone else thought they were. Finals were over and the rest of their lives were ahead of them. All there was left was becoming young adults and graduation. Bebe’s birthday was tomorrow. Haruo’s was two days after and River and Torao would soon follow. In fact, River found out from her mother that they weren’t exactly born on the same day though it was so close that it almost seemed like it. River had been born about two minutes after midnight on June 13th, and Haruo had been born at 11:58 on June 12th. So they were actually four minutes apart and on separate days, but it was so close that it almost seemed as though they were in lockstep with each other no matter what.
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But right now, that wasn’t their focus. Both Haruo and River were eying Bebe and Torao with raised eyebrows. Haruo and River knew that the two were attracted to each other but they had constantly been acting like they were just friends. Yeah, sure and pigs would fly if they had wings...aerodynamically.
“Are you two going to admit to yourselves that you’re boyfriend and girlfriend?” River asked Torao.
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“Oooh...I don’t know...” Torao mumbled to himself. Like his father, he’d always been a bit shy when it came to dealings with the other gender.
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“Holy flarkin’ heck...” Haruo rolled his eyes as he looked over at River. “We’re going to be here all night waiting for them to come to the realization that they love each other too.” River snickered at that since her boyfriend wasn’t the quickest person in the world when it came to realizing how much he loved her. After all, what had it been? Eighteen years?
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“River!” Bebe looked at her friend; aghast that her friend was forcing the issue with Torao’s relationship with Bebe. What’s good for one goose is good for another... evidently. Bebe thought as she realized that her dear friend River was doing the same thing she had done to River for the past five years, ever since they’d gotten into high-school.
River shook her head looked over at her boyfriend who had gone to sit down on his bed. She shrugged her shoulders and went over to join him on the bed stretching out as if they were watching a show on TV. “Well...I guess we have all night...” she said snidely. “I don’t have anywhere to go, do you?”
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“Nope...nowhere that I know of.” Haruo responded, just as snidely.
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Meanwhile, Torao had finally bucked up the courage to talk to Bebe about their relationship. “Do you know what I want?” Bebe asked him. “I’d like for you to tell me exactly what we plan to do with the years ahead.”
Torao looked at her with a deer-in-the-headlights look, “I...I... well...” he stammered.
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Bebe was more than willing to wait, she had always been interested in Torao and he always seemed like a guy that would be more than willing to share his life with her. “I’ve always liked the idea of travelling too.” she shot a look at River with a not in the same locale. She knew that she wanted to take Torao somewhere out of his comfort zone.
“I like to travel too...y’know... my dad...he traveled so much...so I want to see a lot of the places he did too.”
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“I like that idea.” Bebe brightened as she gazed at Torao, “I’ve always been interested in the tales of the things that your dad did and would love to see those places too.”
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Haruo looked over at River, “You know what, I think we’re getting somewhere...”
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Bebe and Torao ignored the barbed commentary and continued to talk amongst themselves, eventually culminating in a closer and closer almost-kiss.
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River smirked at Haruo and said, "Yeah, maybe we can get them out of our room so that we can go to sleep...since we have things to do tomorrow..."
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Haruo grinned at River, "Sounds like a plan..." Hey...you two wanna wrap things up and take it to your room? River and I were planning to go to the Festival tomorrow...and relax...and we need some sleep..." He and River managed to get Bebe and Torao to go hang out in Torao’s room next door.
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When the door closed behind the two headed to the other room, River turned to Haruo and whispered, “our room.” she said with a sly look. Haruo’s mouth gaped open as he looked over at River...who was slowly removing her outer garb; then she looked at him...while dressed in sleepwear that left nothing to the imagination. “...our bed...” she said softly. “Since we’ll be travelling together...we might as well get used to sleeping together.”
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“If my mom catches you in here...she’s going to have a cow.” Haruo said whispering.
“Then we’d better make sure that she doesn’t find out...” River said as she leaned in closer to Haruo...and then was pulled into an embrace and a lip-lock by him. Nothing more was said for a long while...as they slipped back the covers and made ready to go to sleep. There was no hanky-panky. They were too young for that. They had a future ahead that they had to build for themselves before they took that step.
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“Hold me...” River whispered; needing Haruo’s closeness as they slept. She knew for a fact that from now on she wouldn’t sleep alone. She couldn’t...not after this. The close warmth of his body next to hers comforted her and she nestled in closer to him. “I love you...” she whispered softly snuggling together.
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A barely audible, “I love you too...” softly fell on her eardrums as she fell asleep.
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