DESCENDING

a Battle Royale Fanfic

Chapter one: Confessions

"Mom? Where's my bag? I need it for the trip tomorrow!" Megumi Eto( Girl nr. 3) yelled, just as she saw the blue fabric of the school-issued over-night/gym bag underneath her bed. " Never mind, I found it!"

One of Megumi's best friends, Mizhuo Inada( Girl nr.1) was sitting quietly on the floor next to a desk covered with books, magazines, cd's and the occational homework."I can't wait for the trip! I heard Shuya's planning on bringing some burbon! Oh, do you know Nakagawa's got a crush on him? Noriko, I mean, not Yuka!" Megumi kept babbling on as she gathered clothes, a disposable camera, and various other things and stuffed them into her bag.

When Mizhuo remained uncharacteristically quiet, Megumi glanced over at her, and found her friend deep in thought, her fingers playing with the crystal pendant around her neck, a clear sign that she was nervous. Mizhuo must have felt Megumi's stare, because she looked up, and pushed her short black hair out of her eyes. "I need to tell you something. I've wanted to tell you for so long, but..." Mizhuo's voice trailed off. Megumi sat down next to her friend, and a creeping suspicion entered her mind. "Has Hard-Core Souma and those so-called friends of hers been bugging you again?" Mizhuo shook her head."What is it then? Whatever it is, you can tell me."Mizhuo's lips began to quivering, and soon drops of salty tears were running down her cheeks. She drew a deep breath, and looked down.

"I..." Mizhuo started before losing her nerve. Once again she breathed deeply, trying to calm herself down. Almost whispering, she finaly managed to chocke out "I'm in love with you. I have been for a while..." When Megumi didn't reply, she continued "Please, don't hate me! I know you're not like that, that you're not...but I just had to tell you...Couldn't keep it to myself anymore." Mizhuo sobbed, hiding her face in her hands, apparently not daring to look at the object of her affection.

In Megumi, a million emotions were exploding. She opened her mouth to tell Mizhuo that she was right, that nothing could ever happen between them, that she was madly in love with Shuya Nanahara. But before she could say a word, Mizhuo finaly looked up and the two girls eyes met. Megumi could hardly breathe. In a flash, she felt as though her body slowly experiencing a meltdown. A warm, burning sensation filled her stomach. In the second her eyes met Mizhuo's, Megumi's world was turned upside down. There was something so beautiful and sad, so full of longing in those chocolate-colored eyes, that she couldn't help it. She fell deeply in love with Mizhuo Inada, her best friend. As if slowly waking from a coma, Megumi came to her senses, and did the only thing she could think of.

As her lips met Mizhuo's, she sensed the other girls surprise, before the kiss was hungrily returned, tears streaming down both of their faces. None of them cared what tomorrow would bring, what the others would think. They had each other.

Mizhuo was in a daze. As she woke up, Megumi, her secret love for years, now lay sleeping in her arms, and the happiness she felt was almost unbearable as the memories of the previous night came rushing back to her.

After they had pulled apart from their first kiss, they both blushed, suddenly shy. " I love you too", Megumi had said, making all of Mizhuos wishes come true with four tiny words. As their eyes met, they couldn't help but laugh: they wore identical nervous, surprised and unbelievably happy expressions. Then they had laid down on the bed(because of the graduation-trip the next day, Mizhuo was to spend the night anyway), simply holding each other, kissing softly. Both girls were too overwhelmed with what they felt to even consider anything else. Talking in whispers about everything and nothing, the pair fell asleep still holding hands, happy little smiles on their lips.

Mizhuo spend her first ten minutes awake that morning staring at Megumis tiny frame next to her,stroking her cheek gently with one finger. One thought went through her mind continuously before she woke her with a kiss: "I can't lose her. Now that I finally have her, I can't lose her. I'd go mad."