Elizabeth Akane wrote:"So...mote it be"
She repeats the words, and I realise then that I spoke them aloud. Then she adds:
Elizabeth Akane wrote:"Always and forever"
...and nothing to me has sounded so...right. She smells of flowers and sunshine and cherry blossoms, and I will always remember this touch, this moment, this smell, this sight, this feeling. She stands to greet me, and I was right, we are exactly the same height, gazing eye-to-eye, two petite girls, and she is the most beautiful girl I have ever laid my eyes upon.
Elizabeth Akane wrote:"w..what is shit sure is hi mash it a? Is that Japanese? I don't speak Japanese, I just...look like one and"
I blush deeply, the one person here other than me who doesn't speak Japanese and I tried to talk Japanese to her!
Elizabeth Akane wrote:"My name is...Akane, and... you are?
Akane...Akane...Akane...
The name echoes around my head like the chime of a bell, Akane is come, and there will be much rejoicing! I want to fall at her feet and kiss them, I want to build an alter to her and worship there, for she is an Avatar of the Goddess incarnate!
I cough and blush deeper, suddenly terribly shy again - my default state of being, really.
"I'm, um," think Penny? who are you again? "That's a beautiful name," I say entranced. "I'm, um. Penny, Penny McCarthy..." I trail off, my eyes lost in hers. Oh my goddess, what do I say, what do I do in a situation like this?
"My mum said that there was another English speaking girl here," I say, and smile as my words ease my own nervousness. "I suppose that must be yourself? She met your mother a few days ago, apparently," my face drops a little as I recall what they did. "If you got signed up against your will for the cheer-leading squad, I definitely have the right girl." My natural dry sense of humour eases back in. Then it gets booted out again as my heart skips by, telling me that I have without any doubt in the world got the right girl.
As we stand there my entire body is tingling, and I am suddenly aware of things it is doing without my asking, embarrassing things that happen whenever I lay eyes on a pretty girl or think things good girls shouldn't. It's so warm out I can't even blame the breeze for the visible effect through my bra and blouse, and I suddenly wish this skirt was longer to make sure there's no chance anyone can see the effect on my panties. As it is, there's no way she can miss that I am trembling like a leaf!
"Anyway, it's my first day, and I have no idea where to go, or even where the main entrance is," I continue lamely. Please help! I'm a hopeless case sometimes, and right now I...I need a friend. I need...I need YOU Akane. My heart twists inside me, so much I never thought in my life anything could hurt so bad. It's way to much to hope this beautiful girl is a dyke like me, but please let us at least be friends because I do not think I can live without her!
