109If you like any of these in particular, tell me! I plan to make series out of some of them.
It was a warm Thursday afternoon during mid-summer when Momo was pacing back and forth in a small town library, searching a tall metal shelf for a good mystery.
Meanwhile, on the other side was Toshiro, who was carefully looking over titles for an interesting non-fiction subject.(1) He pulled a thick one on photography off of the shelf, flipped it open to the first page, and began to skim the summary.
There was movement in front of him, causing him to glance up reflexively. All he could see through the small gap was a pair of dark eyes, a strand of dark hair, and a nose. After staring for a second at the girl who didn't appear to notice he was there, Toshiro returned the book to its original spot.
On Wednesday the next week it was slightly overcast- odd for this time of year. Yet again, Toshiro returned to the library to look for another book, having finished the one from the previous week. At a table typing on a laptop was the girl he had seen on the other side of the shelf. She appeared hard at work, focusing on the computer screen so much that she didn't notice Toshiro glancing over every so often from the aisle next to it.
Saturday and Sunday were pretty much the same. He wasn't sure exactly what it was that made this girl interesting, but he was constantly watching her type.
On Monday, Toshiro checked the usual table for the same girl. She wasn't there, nor was she in the mystery section. Slightly disappointed, he looked briefly at some interesting fiction books, picked one to read for that night, and walked down towards the exit.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I wasn't paying attention and I just sort of-" the girl who had bumped into Toshiro on her way in was kneeling down, picking up the large stack of papers she had dropped.
Toshiro looked at her, then realized it would be rude just to stand there- after all, it was partly his fault.
"It's okay…" He made a stack and rested it on top of the large one she had already picked up. "What's all that?"
She began to explain as she looked up to meet his eyes. "Your eyes are an interesting color, you know? Come to think of it, I think I've seen you here before."
"Ah," He thought, "So I wasn't mistaken. It really is her…"
"My name is Momo, by the way. Momo Hinamori." Momo extended her hand.
"Toshiro Hitsugaya," Toshiro stated, shaking it before letting his hand find its way back into his pocket. "What's up with all of the papers?"
"Writing a book. Actually, it's really going to be a pain; when I dropped them they got all out of order. Good thing I numbered the pages, huh?" Momo smiled.
"Do you want me to help? I have nothing to do, and it's my fault that it happened anyways." Momo's mouth fell open just a little bit as she stared up at him thankfully.
"Would you? Thank you so so much!"
The two made their way upstairs and sat at the table Momo was always at. She rested the piled in the middle of the table and instructed him to look for pages 40-78 and put them in order. Since the library was nearly empty, they were able to chat while they worked.
"I've seen you here before; you come in a lot. Why is that?"
Toshiro thought about his answer for a moment. There was no way he could tell her it was to watch her work. "I only get one book each time, so sometimes I finish them in a night. Or I come back to read them- the construction by my house makes it hard to focus sometimes."
She continued working in silence, determined to get the papers in order as fast as possible. "Do you plan on having this published?"
Momo looked up and frowned. "I've tried to get published before, but I haven't had any luck yet." She set down her last paper and turned her lips up in a smile. "Finished! How far are you… only a couple more to go, that's good."
When he was finished, she put her pile on top of it and got up to leave. "I was going to proofread today, but I have to get going now. It was nice to meet you, Toshiro."
"Nice to meet you too."
So, how was my short little one-shot? Unfortunately, I've been suffering from terrible writer's block, so this obviously wasn't my best. Will update soon, 19 chapters left!
Smiles-
~SnowKoyuki13