Hot & Cold

Key:
Italics - Character's thoughts / Emphasis
Bold - Emphasis

Diary Entry One

Hot & Cold

Monday, May 27th, 2013

It was a chilly Monday in the month of May, and I was on my way towards school for the first day of the new week. School started almost two months ago, but I didn't really feel like I had completely adjusted to this new life style. I shivered slightly as the wind blew past me. The spring air felt so unforgiving this morning. It must have noticed as well, for today, I walk this path alone once more. I sighed, pulling my sleeves over my hands while walking slowly towards Aobara High School.

A few minutes later, I had arrived at the establishment. I didn't live too far away, so the walk there and back was pretty easy. I shuffled inside quietly, moving towards the little locker that housed my indoor shoes. I glanced over to the lockers behind me. There, I could see her right from the corner of my eye. I focused my attention on getting my shoes on. Ah, it's Rei-chan... I thought as I slipped off my outdoor loafers and put on my indoor shoes. I turned back to see if Rei was still there, but she wasn't. She had already left for her classes in the athletic department. I sighed, shutting my locker door quietly. I wanted to go and say 'good morning', but I guess today was a failure as well. I frowned, trudging over to my own section silently.

Taking a look around the classroom, I mentally frowned. Everyone was cheerfully talking with their friends, smiling and laughing before class started. How can you all be so energetic so early in the morning? I asked myself, walking towards my seat in the back of the room. Soon enough, Ogawa-sensei flew into the room. "Good morning, my dear students!" he shouted out, shooting a peace sign to the class. He wasn't a mature teacher at all, a complete failure. I rolled my eyes at his big entrance, turning my gaze to the world outside of the window right next to me. "Please let the day pass by quickly..." I muttered, laying my head on my desk and not even bothering to listen to the teacher speak.

The bell rang with a loud shrill. "Oh, well, that's the lunch bell. Remember what you learned today, and hand in your homework by tomorrow!" Ogawa-sensei called out as the students shuffled out of the classroom and into the cafeteria. I was the last one to leave the classroom, but I didn't care. I didn't have anyone to meet afterwards anyway. Suddenly, an image of Rei popped into my head. My eyes widened at the sudden feeling of something poking at my heart. I shook my head. Let's not get involved with matters that aren't important in achieving my goal to become a composer, I thought to myself, walking to the lunchroom slowly with my bento box in hand. "But saying 'hi' wouldn't hurt anybody..." I sighed for the millionth time as I took a seat at one of the tables that had people from my class. I didn't talk to them at all, but at least it didn't really look like I was eating alone.

After I finished eating my lunch with about 30 minutes to spare, I heard screams coming from the cafeteria entrance. I turned my head to see what all the fuss was about, but when I caught sight of the person in the middle, I immediately knew why everyone was so excited. "Kya, it's Shinonome Rei!" a girl screeched from the other side of the cafeteria. Soon enough, lots of girls and guys were crowding around the doors to greet one of the school's star track members. She came late. She must've been training before lunch again, I thought, packing up my bento box. I didn't really care much. It was just Rei, it was nothing special. Yet, I stood up and found myself in the crowd around her. I squeezed my way through to go and say hi, but I couldn't even get close enough to see her. I smiled bitterly, stepping back to let everyone go and throw themselves at her. "I'll just try again tomorrow," I mumbled in defeat, moving around the crowd and exitting the cafeteria.

Afternoon classes were finally over, and I was free to go home. Scurrying over to my locker by the entrance doors, I put my indoor shoes away and slipped on my outdoor loafers once more. Today was so boring, I mentally complained, shutting the locker door and switching the lock over to red. I grabbed my bag and walked slowly to the entrance doors. An image of Rei clouded my thoughts once more. I wonder if she already left, I thought, pushing the door open, but I stopped halfway. "It's Monday, she has after school training," I thought aloud, turning around to stand in front of Rei's locker. I reached inside my bag and took out a couple of hot and cold patches. "She overworks herself too much, so I guess she'll need these," I said to myself and put them inside. With a satisfied smile, I nodded proudly. "Good," I praised myself, then headed out the doors and to my home.

When I got home, I sat down on the chair of my desk and quickly finished my homework. The rest of the day passed by pretty quickly. I don't do much as a teenager, so I just laid around the house the whole time. Before I knew it, it was ten o'clock and I was supposed to go to bed. I took a bath, changed into my pajamas, dried my hair, then sat at my desk again with my diary in hand. I had received it from my mom as a gift for entering my first year of high school, but I hadn't gotten the chance to use it yet. After taking out a pen, I wrote down my first diary entry. As soon as I finished, I hid my diary away, turned off the desk lamp, and hopped into bed. The moon shined brightly through my window, and I could see Rei's house very clearly from here. Her room was right across from mine, so it was easy to see that she was still awake. Her bedroom lights were still on. I guess she's doing homework. I wish her good luck. I thought to myself, a smile tugging at the corners of my lips. Soon enough, I laid down, burrying myself in the covers, and fell asleep. Goodnight Rei-chan.

⊰♡⊱

5/27/13

Dear Diary,

Today was another boring Monday. I didn't learn much again, and Ogawa-sensei was being a complete weirdo. I ate my bento box deliciously~ Mom seriously is the best cook ever! I sat with Natsume-san, Rika-san, Musubi-san, and Jiro-san at lunch today. They didn't really talk to me today either, but that's okay. I didn't feel lonely at all! I saw Rei-chan being crowded around by a lot of people. She sure is popular! She works very hard, and she's very good at running. I hope she wins the next track meet. I wanted to go say hi to her, but it seems like I can't do that anymore. I guess I realized that a little while ago... You know, she overworks herself too much, so she needs to take it easy! I gave her some hot and cold patches to help her with feeling better. Will she know that they were from me? No, probably not... Well, that's all that happned today. I'll write again tomorrow! Bye bye~

Sincerely,
Nakamura Momomi

Author's Note

Hai there, faithfully here! This is my first original fanfic ever and I'm still a very inexperienced writer, so I'm sorry if this fanfic is really boring and awkward... *bows* I hope you enjoy it, though, and please be patient with my updates. I'm a really slow thinker and writer... ^^;; I, also, want to thank EmptyPromises for being my first subscriber. Thank you so much for liking my story idea!!! <3 Well, that's it for now, please look forward to the next chapter~<3