4. Im Learning Chemistry! (1/2)

author's note: gomen ne for

not updating soon! i was so busy working on an original anime/manga. me and

my friend kyotasuki is working on it and because of it, i'll be having late

updates gomen ne! anyway if you want to check it out, it's titled key under

original fiction: anime/manga.

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chapter 4: i'm learning chemistry!

saturday, kainan gym

arika nervously stepped into the kainan gym, the

players were already there. she looked at the thick chemistry book in her hand

thinking, "what did i get myself into?" she knew that ria

always watched the practice and trainings of the kainan players.

jin noticed arika standing there by the door

looking nervous. jin smiled and approached her. "ohayou arika-san!" jin

greeted. arika's nervousness faded away when he saw jin. jin was a club member

and a fellow chemistry lover.

"sempai!" arika exclaimed grinning at

jin souichiro. jin replied, "arika-san how many times i'll tell you not to

call me sempai. jin-san or jin-kun is fine!"

arika blushed pink and nod her head. "jin-san

is always so nice to me..." jin then saw the chemistry book on her hand

and exclaimed, "i see kiyota is scheduled for tutor today" arika nod

her head and said, "don't worry jin-san, i won't get in the way."

"i know that arika-san, anyway i'll call

kiyota for you. he's done with his stretching exercise. it won't be his next on

the hoop yet, wait over the benches arika-san" jin replied. arika nod her

head and headed towards the benches. she looked around but she didn't saw any

ria masahara.

"i wonder, where's ria? she should be

here right?" arika wondered. she then saw kiyota running towards her.

arika smiled. kiyota winked at her saying, "yo arika! i see your own

time" arika exclaimed, "i'm always on time kiyota"

kiyota then sat down beside her and asked,

"so where do we start?" arika opened the book and replied, "to

the topic you are weak on." kiyota raised an eye

ow and replied,

"arika... i'm weak to all topics in chem"

arika sighed and exclaimed, "okay... then

let's start with the periodic table" kiyota's face grimaced and exclaimed,

"periodic table? yuck!" arika snap the book shut and exclaimed,

"look here, studying the periodic table is the first step for you to pass

this subject, it's either we start or not!"

"whoah, hold your horses, okay... let's

start, you don't have to be hasty" kiyota replied holding up his hands for

surrender. arika smiled saying, "that's better"

jin shook his head while laughing to himself. he

knew that arika was no domineering person and kiyota is not some guy who would

be taken down by a girl. it's was funny thing to watch, as kiyota giving in to

arika and arika dominating kiyota to learn. "looks like this is going to

be a good term!" jin thought watching the two from a far.

after an hour

kiyota stood up saying, "well it's time for

me to shoot some hoops, it'll be just an hour so i'll be back" arika nod

her head and closed the chemistry book. she smiled

to herself, teaching kiyota wasn't that hard, the guy listens to her as she

explain the periodic law and such. she was glad the kiyota is starting to like

chemistry.

flashback

"whoah! that's cool, i never thought it

would be like that!" kiyota exclaimed as he understood the periodic law.

arika smiled and said, "that's right, there's nothing complicated and hard

in it"

kiyota laughed and exclaimed, "yeah and

junta-sensei made it complicated and hard to understand!" arika

giggled and replied, "he always does, that's why nobody listens to

him"

"yeah except for jin and you i

suppose" kiyota pointed out. arika shook her head saying, "not even

jin-san listens to him, i do not listen to him." kiyota gave her a

surprising look and exclaimed, "what? then how come you and jin pass

chemistry with flying colors?"

arika smiled and replied, "simple

kiyota, self-study and hard work that's all" kiyota's jaw dropped and

exclaimed, "that's all? you can do that?"

"yes kiyota, that's why if you want to

pass chemistry you need hard work and lot of effort like you give in playing

basketball. you're a great player because you give all the hard work and effort.

i'm good in chemistry because i give all my hard work and effort on it"

arika explained looking kiyota deep in the eyes.

kiyota smiled and said,

"amazing..."

end of flashback

arika smile grew wider thinking about it. she

never imagine that she could be that close to kiyota. jin sat beside her asking,

"so hows kiyota as a student arika-san?" arika laughed and replied,

"he's pretty good as a student, like i figured, he's just one of those

stubborn students who loathed junta-sensei"

jin also laughed. "anyway why are you

looking so nervous back there arika-san?" arika blushed pink and answered,

"well you see... i'm quite nervous because of... of... ria masahara, you

know, she considered herself the number one fan of kiyota and her jealousy is like

dynamite!"

"so you're checking the place out for ria

huh?" jin replied. arika nod her head. "no need to worry arika-san,

ria and her cheerleading friends don't flock this place every saturdays that's

because the cheerleading squad also has practices at the other gym."

arika heaved a sigh of relief. then she

remembered, she grabbed jin's sleeve and exclaimed, "jin-san, i can escape

ria's jealousy every saturday how about the rest of the week?!" jin

scratched his chin and replied, "hmmm... you're right... but then why to

fear ria? she's pretty nice she won't hurt you, she'll understand as long she

learns your tutoring kiyota and nothing else."

"pretty nice? ria to understand? if you

only knew jin-san!" arika's mind screamed at jin. arika sighed and

muttered, "i'm doomed..."

"all right!" kiyota cried as his lay

up was successful. it was his 50th lay-up. arika watched kiyota dribbled the

ball and did another lay-up. arika blushed. kiyota is really good. jin smiled

and cried to kiyota, "good going kiyota! keep it up!"

kiyota grinned and gave jin a thumb up sign and

he turned to arika and flashed her a smile and a wink. arika blushed and immediately

looked at the book she's holding. "what the hell he did that for? don't

tell me he's flirting! no way he'll flirt at me, i'm not that pretty!"

arika thought staring hard at the book.

after another hour

kiyota finished his 100th lay-up and went back

to arika. "sorry if i'm all sweaty and stuff" kiyota apologized as he

sat down next to arika. arika shook her head saying, "it's all right"

with that she handed him the book and said, "review about the periodic

table and the periodic law and i'll give you a short quiz about it."

"graded?" kiyota asked. "not yet

kiyota, it's just a practice test" arika answered smiling. kiyota nod his

head and started to review.

arika stared at him while reviewing. "kami-sama!

he's sweating a lot and