Macross Fan Fiction ❯ Hayase ❯ Part 2 ( Chapter 2 )
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By: Shinto Red 
Anime/Manga: Macross Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Sci-fi / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 09.16.2004 | Pages: 5 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 215 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Macross Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Sci-fi / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 09.16.2004 | Pages: 5 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 215 | Status: Completed
For K71. I hope this gives a little more depth for Takashi and
Sakiko.
STANDARD DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything...
Hayase
by Shinto Red
Part 2:
The ball hit his chest before it rolled down to his knee.
From there it went to his foot where it received a kick. Perspiration
dripped down his face. He kicked the black and white ball in between
one opposing player's legs and met up with it again after he passed by
the player. Three guys circled around him. Takashi quickly glanced
around the field before he found an open player. They silently signaled
one another and he kicked the ball towards him. While the ball was still
airborne, the other player gave it a kick. The goal keeper hit the ground
while the net behind him was pulled back by the ball.
" YES! "
A group of men wearing yellow mesh shirts on top of their t-shirts
jumped on Takashi and the other player who scored the winning goal.
Those wearing the green mesh shirts shook hands with the winners. " Damn
good show. Next time you'll be giving the handshake, though. "
" You wish. " said Takashi with a grin.
A woman with shoulder length black hair, who had been sitting in
the nearly empty stands, walked up to the man who scored the winning
goal and gave him a peck on the cheek.
" That's all? " he asked.
The woman raised an eyebrow. " You're not getting more than that
until you shower. Here. "
She playfully tossed his towel in his face while handing Takashi his
own. " I thought I'd save you the trip. "
She noticed Takashi giving her a funny look. " What? "
" You were at the restaurant. You were the pushy friend. I didn't
realize it was you since you had your hair up. "
She couldn't quite look him in the eye. " Oh look who came... "
walking up to the group was a light brown haired woman. She was
wearing a simple dress and she had the most startling green eyes one could find.
Takashi gave the woman standing next to him the look that made most men
change their shorts.
" What's going on, Hana? " he asked.
The other man caught the tension between Takashi and his
girlfriend. " Is there a problem? "
" Hana... " started Sakiko with a look that was not too different
from Takashi's.
She gave them her most innocent look. " You know what Akio,
why don't we go buy a drink from that vender. Come on! "
She dragged the poor, clueless man away from the glaring
eyes. " What...? "
" I wish she'd mind her own business. " said Sakiko with a hint
of a smile peeking through.
" That's Hana for you. The matchmaker extraordinaire! "
" How do you know Hana? "
" Well, I met her through Akio. They've been together... three years…
so I've known her that long. I haven't seen her in a few months and she
changed her hairstyle and hair color. No wonder I didn't recognize her
at the restaurant. The alcohol didn't help. "
He shook his head while she giggled. " How do you know her? "
" Co-worker. We teach at the same school. " was her response.
" What do you teach? "
" Music appreciation and instrumental music. "
****************************************************************
Takashi sat with his back hunched over while he typed his reports.
From time to time he would sip his already cold coffee or skim through
some document on his desk. He didn't even pause when someone knocked
on his door.
" Come in! "
A man around Takashi's age walked into the room and saluted.
" The file you requested, sir. "
" Thank you, Commodore. "
" Permission to speak freely, sir?"
Takashi stopped working and sat straight with his hands folded and gave
him his attention. " You may."
" Don't you have a secretary to do this for you, sir? "
" Is that all, Akio? "
Akio let out a sigh. " No. What are you still doing here? Why aren't
you with her? "
" I've had work. "
" Bull. You think the Admiral actually did all his paperwork. You
think he would disappear in his quarters for a month-"
" Two weeks. And I didn't disappear."
" -two weeks and not go out. What are you hiding from? "
Takashi didn't give an answer. " It's her, isn't it? "
Takashi shifted in his chair. " You like her. "
" Of course I do. "
" No. You really like her. No woman has kept your interest that long.
The longest ANY woman had kept your interest was back in college when
you went out with that woman from the South Asia Federation. "
" Actually, she was from Singapore. "
" Don't change the topic. "
Akio looked him straight in the eye while placing his hands on the
desk. " Go to her. Let your secretary do some work instead of wasting the
tax payers' money on phone calls to her boyfriend. I want to hear about
you doing that with your girlfriend instead. "
Takashi smiled. He picked up his cap and placed a hand on Akio's
shoulder before leaving. " You'll be a good ship captain, Akio. "
Akio spun around with wide eyes. " You mean..."
Takashi nodded his head. " Good luck with your new post or should I say
good luck with Hana? "
" How did you know? "
" I have a secretary who likes to talk on the phone with other
secretaries. Not just her boyfriend. " said Takashi with a smile.
" Thank you. "
Takashi shook his head. " I should be thanking you. "
***********************************************************
A swarm of women were huddled together in a group in corner of the
faculty lounge. The male members sat in another, shaking their heads.
" What's with women and fawning over every little thing that happens to
another woman. "
" Oh, I have to disagree with you, man. How many times does a woman
get proposed to? "
" The amount of times she gets divorced... "
The men started to laugh until one of the women gave them a dirty look.
The bell rang and the group scattered to their students. Hana and Sakiko
chatted while they walked down the hall.
" The ring is beautiful. " said Sakiko while she glanced at the
twinkling band on Hana's finger.
Hana gave a snort. " Don't give him too much credit. His mother
probably picked it out since she used to work in fashion and jewelry. He
would have given me something tacky. "
Sakiko smiled at her. " But you still would have loved it even if
he had. "
The other woman was beaming. " Yeah... So... How are things going with
mister admiral - I mean rear-admiral? "
Sakiko let out a sigh. " I haven't heard from him. "
Hana's smile faded. " Oh... "
" He probably got called away on duty. It's alright. It was
great while it lasted. "
' We both know that's a lie. Akio would have been gone as
well.' thought Hana.
Hana blocked Sakiko's path. " I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed
you... "
Sakiko turned her head to the side. " It's..It's alright. I...
I have a class to teach. Excuse me. "
********************************************************************
A slightly out of tuned melody filled the large classroom.
Squeaks filled the air from time to time. An open hand with long delicate
fingers made a circular motion. Before completing the circle, the hand
closed and became a fist. The music stopped abruptly with only an
instrument or two blowing a note. Sakiko tried not to sigh when she
faced a section of the pre-adolescents holding the troublesome woodwind
instrument.
" I want the clarinets to play the last section once more. "
She heard some snickering which resulted in a warning glance.
She raised her hand once more and gave the signal to start playing.
The slightly out of tuned melody filled the room. Squeak. One
child clearly seemed to have difficulties. She gave the signal
to stop once more. When she addressed the specific child, loud
snickering and a distinct name filled the room.
" Kiyoshi did it again. "
" Yeah, 'Squeak' squeaks too much. "
" Enough. " boomed Sakiko and the classroom was silent.
" I can recall not long ago that each and everyone of
you had difficulties playing. "
Several heads bowed slightly. " Everyone has their own
pace. Some need more help than others in the beginning. "
The teacher helped the child adjust his fingering, the
way he sat and the way he played the mouth piece. After that,
the child was asked to play once more. To his surprise, he
completed the section without a squeak.
" Thank you Sato-sensei. "
She gave him a warm smile. Suddenly a burst of excited whispers
filled the room. Sakiko looked up to find a uniform clad Takashi
standing at the entrance to her classroom.
" My apologies for disturbing your lesson, but I need to borrow
your teacher one moment. That is, if she will let me. "
Sakiko stared at him for a moment before answering." Students,
please wait a moment. "
Takashi let her exit the classroom before him. Giggling quickly
followed. Sakiko left the door open a crack so she could keep an eye
on the class.
" Why are you here? " she asked without looking at him.
It hurt Takashi to hear the distance in her voice, but he knew who
to blame for that. " You have every right to be angry. My behavior was
inappropriate. "
She raised her head. " And I had someone get it clearly
into my head that I've been acting in a stupid manner. That...
that I should... "
They heard some noise and turned to find several heads peeking
through the door. They quickly disappeared when the two sets of eyes
were upon them. The two didn't know whether to laugh or to be annoyed.
The went a little further down the hall. " It reminds me in
a way at that time in the restaurant. "
Sakiko gave a small smile at the comment. " Sakiko... I have never
found anyone who has intrigued me the way you have... "
Sakiko had never seen Takashi look so uncomfortable in
the time she got to know him. " I've been in many life and death
situations. I know what to do in battle. But with you... I'm...
I don't know... "
He cleared his throat. " I ask for you forgiveness. "
He pulled out a red rose from behind his back. " Let me
make it up to you tonight. There's a nice western restaurant I
know. Just... please come. "
**************************************************************
The two had dressed up for the occasion. Sakiko enjoyed
Takashi in a suit and not the usual uniform. The way Takashi's
eyes were glued to her made it quite clear that he liked what she
wore.
" Thank you for coming... "
She had a twinkle in her eye. " You said you didn't know
what to do. The teacher inside me needed to help you there. "
She glanced around the place. " Though, it seems to me that
you do have some sort of idea. "
The faintest blush spread on his face. " Your blushing? "
The blush deepened. " You are... My goodness, I'm
learning quite a bit about you today. "
Takashi cleared his throat. " Oh look... There's
a friend of mine. "
A copper haired man came up to Takashi and gave him a slap
on the back. " Hey Takashi! "
" Hello Lee. "
" This must be the lovely woman you talked about. Sakiko, right? "
She nodded. He slapped a hand to his forehead. " I forgot
to introduce myself. I'm Lee Lambert. "
" Nice to meet you. " she said with a smile.
" You lied to me Takashi. "
Takashi gave him a confused look. " What? "
" You told me she was attractive. You never said she
was drop dead gorgeous. "
Sakiko felt the heat spread on her face. She noticed
Takashi wasn't doing much better.
" I'll try not to take up too much of your time.
You see, ma'am, I'm the musical director for the local
symphony. And he told me that he knew a wonderful pianist
who could perform a piece with the symphony. I just need
to know what dates suit you. "
Sakiko swore her jaw was touching the floor. " Is
this for real? "
" Yes ma'am. " was Lee's response.
Takashi's eye's scanned her face while he sat slightly
hunched over in his chair. He sat up once he saw her smile.
*******************************************************
Sakiko finished the last part of the piece. Though
it wasn't the philharmonic, it was still a dream come true. The
applause was even more amazing than she even imagined.
Takashi waited patiently with flowers for her
backstage while she performed an encore. After another round of
applause, she came backstage. She thanked everyone around her and
gave Lee a hug and a peck on the cheek.
Takashi enveloped her in his arms, while her arms wrapped around
his neck. Instead of receiving a peck on the cheek like Lee, he got
something a little different. Of course, who was he to complain
about a kiss.
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Sakiko.
STANDARD DISCLAIMER: I don't own anything...
Hayase
by Shinto Red
Part 2:
The ball hit his chest before it rolled down to his knee.
From there it went to his foot where it received a kick. Perspiration
dripped down his face. He kicked the black and white ball in between
one opposing player's legs and met up with it again after he passed by
the player. Three guys circled around him. Takashi quickly glanced
around the field before he found an open player. They silently signaled
one another and he kicked the ball towards him. While the ball was still
airborne, the other player gave it a kick. The goal keeper hit the ground
while the net behind him was pulled back by the ball.
" YES! "
A group of men wearing yellow mesh shirts on top of their t-shirts
jumped on Takashi and the other player who scored the winning goal.
Those wearing the green mesh shirts shook hands with the winners. " Damn
good show. Next time you'll be giving the handshake, though. "
" You wish. " said Takashi with a grin.
A woman with shoulder length black hair, who had been sitting in
the nearly empty stands, walked up to the man who scored the winning
goal and gave him a peck on the cheek.
" That's all? " he asked.
The woman raised an eyebrow. " You're not getting more than that
until you shower. Here. "
She playfully tossed his towel in his face while handing Takashi his
own. " I thought I'd save you the trip. "
She noticed Takashi giving her a funny look. " What? "
" You were at the restaurant. You were the pushy friend. I didn't
realize it was you since you had your hair up. "
She couldn't quite look him in the eye. " Oh look who came... "
walking up to the group was a light brown haired woman. She was
wearing a simple dress and she had the most startling green eyes one could find.
Takashi gave the woman standing next to him the look that made most men
change their shorts.
" What's going on, Hana? " he asked.
The other man caught the tension between Takashi and his
girlfriend. " Is there a problem? "
" Hana... " started Sakiko with a look that was not too different
from Takashi's.
She gave them her most innocent look. " You know what Akio,
why don't we go buy a drink from that vender. Come on! "
She dragged the poor, clueless man away from the glaring
eyes. " What...? "
" I wish she'd mind her own business. " said Sakiko with a hint
of a smile peeking through.
" That's Hana for you. The matchmaker extraordinaire! "
" How do you know Hana? "
" Well, I met her through Akio. They've been together... three years…
so I've known her that long. I haven't seen her in a few months and she
changed her hairstyle and hair color. No wonder I didn't recognize her
at the restaurant. The alcohol didn't help. "
He shook his head while she giggled. " How do you know her? "
" Co-worker. We teach at the same school. " was her response.
" What do you teach? "
" Music appreciation and instrumental music. "
****************************************************************
Takashi sat with his back hunched over while he typed his reports.
From time to time he would sip his already cold coffee or skim through
some document on his desk. He didn't even pause when someone knocked
on his door.
" Come in! "
A man around Takashi's age walked into the room and saluted.
" The file you requested, sir. "
" Thank you, Commodore. "
" Permission to speak freely, sir?"
Takashi stopped working and sat straight with his hands folded and gave
him his attention. " You may."
" Don't you have a secretary to do this for you, sir? "
" Is that all, Akio? "
Akio let out a sigh. " No. What are you still doing here? Why aren't
you with her? "
" I've had work. "
" Bull. You think the Admiral actually did all his paperwork. You
think he would disappear in his quarters for a month-"
" Two weeks. And I didn't disappear."
" -two weeks and not go out. What are you hiding from? "
Takashi didn't give an answer. " It's her, isn't it? "
Takashi shifted in his chair. " You like her. "
" Of course I do. "
" No. You really like her. No woman has kept your interest that long.
The longest ANY woman had kept your interest was back in college when
you went out with that woman from the South Asia Federation. "
" Actually, she was from Singapore. "
" Don't change the topic. "
Akio looked him straight in the eye while placing his hands on the
desk. " Go to her. Let your secretary do some work instead of wasting the
tax payers' money on phone calls to her boyfriend. I want to hear about
you doing that with your girlfriend instead. "
Takashi smiled. He picked up his cap and placed a hand on Akio's
shoulder before leaving. " You'll be a good ship captain, Akio. "
Akio spun around with wide eyes. " You mean..."
Takashi nodded his head. " Good luck with your new post or should I say
good luck with Hana? "
" How did you know? "
" I have a secretary who likes to talk on the phone with other
secretaries. Not just her boyfriend. " said Takashi with a smile.
" Thank you. "
Takashi shook his head. " I should be thanking you. "
***********************************************************
A swarm of women were huddled together in a group in corner of the
faculty lounge. The male members sat in another, shaking their heads.
" What's with women and fawning over every little thing that happens to
another woman. "
" Oh, I have to disagree with you, man. How many times does a woman
get proposed to? "
" The amount of times she gets divorced... "
The men started to laugh until one of the women gave them a dirty look.
The bell rang and the group scattered to their students. Hana and Sakiko
chatted while they walked down the hall.
" The ring is beautiful. " said Sakiko while she glanced at the
twinkling band on Hana's finger.
Hana gave a snort. " Don't give him too much credit. His mother
probably picked it out since she used to work in fashion and jewelry. He
would have given me something tacky. "
Sakiko smiled at her. " But you still would have loved it even if
he had. "
The other woman was beaming. " Yeah... So... How are things going with
mister admiral - I mean rear-admiral? "
Sakiko let out a sigh. " I haven't heard from him. "
Hana's smile faded. " Oh... "
" He probably got called away on duty. It's alright. It was
great while it lasted. "
' We both know that's a lie. Akio would have been gone as
well.' thought Hana.
Hana blocked Sakiko's path. " I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed
you... "
Sakiko turned her head to the side. " It's..It's alright. I...
I have a class to teach. Excuse me. "
********************************************************************
A slightly out of tuned melody filled the large classroom.
Squeaks filled the air from time to time. An open hand with long delicate
fingers made a circular motion. Before completing the circle, the hand
closed and became a fist. The music stopped abruptly with only an
instrument or two blowing a note. Sakiko tried not to sigh when she
faced a section of the pre-adolescents holding the troublesome woodwind
instrument.
" I want the clarinets to play the last section once more. "
She heard some snickering which resulted in a warning glance.
She raised her hand once more and gave the signal to start playing.
The slightly out of tuned melody filled the room. Squeak. One
child clearly seemed to have difficulties. She gave the signal
to stop once more. When she addressed the specific child, loud
snickering and a distinct name filled the room.
" Kiyoshi did it again. "
" Yeah, 'Squeak' squeaks too much. "
" Enough. " boomed Sakiko and the classroom was silent.
" I can recall not long ago that each and everyone of
you had difficulties playing. "
Several heads bowed slightly. " Everyone has their own
pace. Some need more help than others in the beginning. "
The teacher helped the child adjust his fingering, the
way he sat and the way he played the mouth piece. After that,
the child was asked to play once more. To his surprise, he
completed the section without a squeak.
" Thank you Sato-sensei. "
She gave him a warm smile. Suddenly a burst of excited whispers
filled the room. Sakiko looked up to find a uniform clad Takashi
standing at the entrance to her classroom.
" My apologies for disturbing your lesson, but I need to borrow
your teacher one moment. That is, if she will let me. "
Sakiko stared at him for a moment before answering." Students,
please wait a moment. "
Takashi let her exit the classroom before him. Giggling quickly
followed. Sakiko left the door open a crack so she could keep an eye
on the class.
" Why are you here? " she asked without looking at him.
It hurt Takashi to hear the distance in her voice, but he knew who
to blame for that. " You have every right to be angry. My behavior was
inappropriate. "
She raised her head. " And I had someone get it clearly
into my head that I've been acting in a stupid manner. That...
that I should... "
They heard some noise and turned to find several heads peeking
through the door. They quickly disappeared when the two sets of eyes
were upon them. The two didn't know whether to laugh or to be annoyed.
The went a little further down the hall. " It reminds me in
a way at that time in the restaurant. "
Sakiko gave a small smile at the comment. " Sakiko... I have never
found anyone who has intrigued me the way you have... "
Sakiko had never seen Takashi look so uncomfortable in
the time she got to know him. " I've been in many life and death
situations. I know what to do in battle. But with you... I'm...
I don't know... "
He cleared his throat. " I ask for you forgiveness. "
He pulled out a red rose from behind his back. " Let me
make it up to you tonight. There's a nice western restaurant I
know. Just... please come. "
**************************************************************
The two had dressed up for the occasion. Sakiko enjoyed
Takashi in a suit and not the usual uniform. The way Takashi's
eyes were glued to her made it quite clear that he liked what she
wore.
" Thank you for coming... "
She had a twinkle in her eye. " You said you didn't know
what to do. The teacher inside me needed to help you there. "
She glanced around the place. " Though, it seems to me that
you do have some sort of idea. "
The faintest blush spread on his face. " Your blushing? "
The blush deepened. " You are... My goodness, I'm
learning quite a bit about you today. "
Takashi cleared his throat. " Oh look... There's
a friend of mine. "
A copper haired man came up to Takashi and gave him a slap
on the back. " Hey Takashi! "
" Hello Lee. "
" This must be the lovely woman you talked about. Sakiko, right? "
She nodded. He slapped a hand to his forehead. " I forgot
to introduce myself. I'm Lee Lambert. "
" Nice to meet you. " she said with a smile.
" You lied to me Takashi. "
Takashi gave him a confused look. " What? "
" You told me she was attractive. You never said she
was drop dead gorgeous. "
Sakiko felt the heat spread on her face. She noticed
Takashi wasn't doing much better.
" I'll try not to take up too much of your time.
You see, ma'am, I'm the musical director for the local
symphony. And he told me that he knew a wonderful pianist
who could perform a piece with the symphony. I just need
to know what dates suit you. "
Sakiko swore her jaw was touching the floor. " Is
this for real? "
" Yes ma'am. " was Lee's response.
Takashi's eye's scanned her face while he sat slightly
hunched over in his chair. He sat up once he saw her smile.
*******************************************************
Sakiko finished the last part of the piece. Though
it wasn't the philharmonic, it was still a dream come true. The
applause was even more amazing than she even imagined.
Takashi waited patiently with flowers for her
backstage while she performed an encore. After another round of
applause, she came backstage. She thanked everyone around her and
gave Lee a hug and a peck on the cheek.
Takashi enveloped her in his arms, while her arms wrapped around
his neck. Instead of receiving a peck on the cheek like Lee, he got
something a little different. Of course, who was he to complain
about a kiss.
---------------------------------------------------------
Comments: shintored@yahoo.com or review