Spiral - Chapter Three

Title: Spiral
Chapter: Chapter 3 : Birthday Blues pt. 1
Rating: PG
Author: Melody Brooke
Warnings: Manga Names used.. some changes.. see chart in the Author's Notes (previous part)
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The next part in our little trip into memory lane is my birthday. It
made me mad, I mean, my birthday was on a Friday this past time around, and
we had an *away* football game that night. Although, now that I think about
it, it was the best birthday since. . ever. Oh dear, I'm getting off-topic,
aren't I?

Told you I was scatter-brained.

So, here we are, riding the bus to the game of the week. I was sort of
depressed, but who wouldn't? I mean, football game, Friday night? Not to
mention that Marching Festival would be the next day. Did I get a chance to
have time alone? No! Well, the game was, for the most part, during the
day-light hours. That was the day we peaked, meaning that it was the best
performance that we put on.

After half-time, we were told that we were chosen as "Band of the
Week," and that was pretty cool. It's like, yea! Best B-Day present! All right!
But, from then on, things were different.

During third quarter, a.k.a. break, I was talking to Andy. Rei was mad
at me, and one of my friends from school told me to quit flirting with Andy.
I was confused, because I had never tried to flirt with someone, much less in
my sparkly uniform. So, I broke off talking with him to find out why Rei was
mad at me, which took some prompting, and me nearly going into tears.

That's when my worst fears were confirmed. She had a crush on Andy, and
had since she had met him. Truth be told, I liked him since the week after I
told him that I could fall for him, but, being the friend I am, I didn't tell
her. Instead, I told her that I was trying to get him to go out with her,
trying to play "Cupid." She had started crying somewhere in my little speech,
and I started to wonder if I had said the wrong thing.

I'm proud to say that I didn't. We rode the bus back home, and I told
Andy my whole story, about how I was a normal 15. . no, scratch that, now a
16-year old teenager by day, and Sailor Moon by night. He looked at me, with
a strange look in his eyes, and said, "I know." I think he was glad that I
had told him the truth, since I had been hiding it from him for over a month.

We started walking into the band room, when Rei said something. I said I
couldn't stand it anymore, then asked both if they liked each other in a
romantic sense. They both said yes. Then I said that they were now dating,
then Rei said she wouldn't go out unless the guy asked her out. Andy did, and
they got hooked up.

For the umpteenth time since we had met, I fell asleep with his eyes
flashing through my mind, and had dreams of the day to come, that started way
to early in my eyes.
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