Second Chance

Premonitions From the Future?! Heed Akemi's Warnings!

((All credit for ideas and help with dialogue thus far goes to my best friend TheSaiyanJedi5!!))

((Akemi's POV))

I blinked as the light from the Gym surrounded me. There, I saw everyone. All of my classmates from the 78th class. I never thought I'd be back here, I thought. But...it's for the best... I looked up and nearly teared up at the sight of my friends' smiling faces. There's Makoto and Sayaka, I thought as I saw them together. Standing off to the side, I saw Kyoko staring into space like she usually did. She's just how I remember her...Mysterious as ever.... Many more familiar voices and faces flooded my memories. Hiro, with his electric-socket hair, Hina, with her friendly face and hyper attitude, Byakuya, looking as snide and jerky as usual, Celeste, with her Gothic fashion sense and her usual smile, despite the attitude underneath...

Suddenly, I was pulled out of my reminiscing by a familiar person pointing his finger in my face and yelling. "A-ha! Truant! We were told to meet here at 8 o'clock sharp!" I smiled. It was Taka. I couldn't be happier to be chewed out by him for being late than I was right now. I nodded, shaking the tears from my eyes. "U-Understood...I'll be on time next time," I said. Taka nodded. "See to it that you do," he said as he left. Taka...I missed you so much, I thought. I looked around at the other familiar faces...And there he was. Standing in the corner as he did the first time I saw him. The man I'd go through hell and back again to be with...Mondo Oowada. 

I walked up to him, knowing that I had to talk to him. "Mondo..." I said, fighting the urge to hold him on the spot. "Yeah? What?!" Mondo yelled, acting tough as usual. "I, umm...." I didn't know what to say. Did he always affect me like this before? Make me so nervous I could hardly speak? I sighed. "I-I'm sorry...I forgot what I was going to say," I said, bowing. Mondo growled angrily. "Then quit fucking staring at me!!!!" he yelled. I looked down, crying softly and walked away from him. Mondo never acted like this before... I thought. But I guess that's the price of returning to the past. Sometimes things change... I looked up at the Gym ceiling. Daiya...What do I do? Mondo won't believe me if I told him...How do I fix this?! Silence was all I got for an answer. 

I sighed and walked over to Chihiro. I remembered what he said before I left about him believing me no matter what.  I smiled and walked up to him. "Umm...Fujisaki, right?" I said, acting as if we'd just met. Chihiro looked at me, a nervous look on his face. "U-umm...Y-Yes..." I smiled. "It's okay," I assured him. " I was wondering if...You'd like to be friends." I extended my hand to him. "I'm Akemi Minako. The Ultimate Singer." Chihiro smiled and shook my hand. "Chihiro Fujisaki, the Ultimate Programmer. It's nice to meet you, Akemi," he said. I smiled. "You too. Hey, Chihiro...After orientation, I need to talk to you about something. It's important." Chihiro nodded his head slightly. "O-Okay...I'll be there. Just let me know when and where." I nodded and turned to where Taka was. One down, two to go. Just keep your cool, Akemi, I thought. 

I walked over to Taka and bowed, smiling. "Good morning, Ishimaru," I said politely. Taka turned, smiled, and bowed as well. "Good morning to you as well," he said. I started to return to my normal position the same time Taka did and we wound up bumping our heads together. I giggled slightly. "You okay, Taka?" I asked. He smiled. "Ow...Affirmative. Nothing broken, no brain damage. I'm perfectly fine." 

I smiled. "It's good to meet you. I'm..." I was interrupted by Taka, who held his hand up and raised his eyebrow. "Do you know me? You've said my name, and I don't recall ever meeting you before," he said, frowning. I winced. Crap! I was supposed to gain his trust and then tell him that I know him! Way to go, Akemi...You managed to make the one person who trusts you more than anything suspicious of you! I thought, angry with myself. I quickly thought up a lie Taka would believe easily.