So, why DO you?

I've always found eating popcorn at the movie theatre trivial, it only ever gets my fingers sticky, its taste is merely average and it costs just as much as the ticket did. I guess it's just one of those weird associations people have, like only eating a turkey at Christmas, whatever the cause I sit here in this near empty theatre with my legs apart and a bucket of popcorn (the salted kind). The only reason i came to watch this movie all alone right now is because the female lead is hot.
"Will you shut the fuck up!? and go someplace else." Heh yeah as if i could muster the guts to say that to them, the couple sitting about ten or so seats from are way too intimate for my liking, i am a little jealous though, they're all over each other, she isn't even sitting in her seat correctly, hell i don't even think she's in her own seat. They do make me wonder, if that is all your going to do, why not just got to a hotel or your bedroom? Damn it a cubicle in a public bathroom would have been more courteous, maybe they picked this movie because they new it was would be terrible and have an empty theatre, not that I'm here to watch the movie for its story line either.
The bum sitting a few rows in front of me isn't exactly allowing me to focus either, he keeps coughing rather roughly and checking his hand, what do you expect to find, a golden nugget? He probably just doesn't want to lose any more teeth. What's he even doing here? He is either homeless, in which case he just spent the money earned by begging to see a crappy film and just has nice taste in actresses, or he actually lives a very modest life with a decent income, he just chooses to dress like that, my moneys on the first option.
Down at the front, only a few rows away from the screen are a family, or at least i presume they're a family, it appears to be a man and a woman with two children, I again have to raise the question, why on earth would they be here? The movie isn't exactly a 'family' film, and its already pretty known as not being worth the time of day, yet they still chose to spend a family day out to come here, and how can they sit so close to the screen, i imagine people sitting there would get terrible neck cramps from looking up, the only reason they have seats there is so they can sell more tickets when a sell out movie is released. I'll just assume the husband doesn't get enough 'source material' from home and thus chose the same reason for coming here as I did.

Having to get myself up every morning is such a pain, my parents are away at the moment, i mean seriously, who leaves there seventeen year old child alone, archaeologists in South America? Fashion designers in Paris or Milan? Ran away from debt collectors? Nah those excuses are so old now. Maybe it would be easier to have a younger sister who would come running in and jump on me to wake me up. After putting on my sexy uniform I head to the kitchen and place bread in the toaster. Yawning seems to make me more sleepy.

Walking to school is something that annoys me, i live too close for it to be worth getting a bus as it would only be a couple stops journey, yet it is still far enough away that i get fed up and a little tired, maybe i should take the long route and take the hill while thinking back on when i first stopped believing in Santa... or not.
About 300 yards away from the school gates i meet Satsuki, a friend of mine who happens be on the higher end of the nerd chart, wait did i just assume there was a system for ranking nerds?

"Hey, how you doing?" i approach from behind while patting her on the back, she stumbled? Damn that girl needs to fill out more before she crumbles.

"Hello Kakeru." A simple reply, i expected nothing more.

"Is that a new carry case?" I'm referring the laptop strap that allows her to use her laptop everywhere.

"Nope."

"How do you use the laptop all day anyway? Doesn't it ever run out of fucking power?" For some reason her silent reply by holding out a bag of double A batteries and a thumbs up got to me, is she joking or not, and did she anticipated that question at some point, is she for real?

Arriving at the classroom with plenty of time to spare, pretty amazing considering I live alone and would have the perfect chance to sleep in. I bet you can't guess where i sit, well? You would probably be correct, i sit second from the back, furthest row from the door next to the window, oh yes indeed.

"Give us a twirl Kakeru!" a shout from a sweet quiet yet confident voice, it could be none other than Yayoi, a friend of mine, who happens to be sitting on the desk of another friend, Haruka, i give them a twirl and wave as i take my seat.

As the bell tolls indicating it is now lunch time, I peel myself out of the seat as i had sat in the same spot for goodness knows how long, I left the room while giving Haruka and Yayoi a nod, the nod was unnecessary but it seemed like the appropriate gesture to show I'll be back in a moment. Heading to the cafeteria gave me enough time to decide what it is that i felt like eating, something from the sandwich bar? It's cheap and probably the best option, pizza, who the fuck eats pizza at lunch? And at school no less, that option was out anyway, I'd get into a mess eating it, then there was the meal line, again, how can anyone consider eating this much for lunch, plus this school seems to over charge for it, either that or they use the most ridiculously expensive ingredients. No surprise I got a sandwich with salad and chicken and what appears to be BBQ sauce.
Returning to the classroom i take a seat with my friends who had already started homemade lunches. Lucky. Yayoi seems more interested with the goings on with the other students in the room, Satsuki is, surprise, doing her thing on the laptop, and Haruka welcomes me back, stoic as usual I see, i can never tell what she's thinking, normally you can see some emotion in the eyes, but the fact that Haruka has an eye patch doesn't help. This chicken actually tastes pretty good.

"You noticed how some actually good TV shows just get cancelled?" I think Harukas out of the blue comment threw us all for a second, until i broke the silence.

"Sure, a TV show about space pirates could have had way more ideas to fill a full season. But no, people can't actually see good writing and prefer to watch one of those shows where on the poster all the characters are thrown into one picture all standing different distances from the camera looking all grumpy." Wait did her eye patch just switch sides?

"Mm hmm, exactly, they instead what shows about twenty something aged actors playing teenagers and bitching about each other." The way she tilts her head at certain times as she speaks is rather cute and how she speaks slightly faster than your average person, wait, what am I thinking? She's my friend, or am I starting to realise that I have feelings locked away deep down that are only just surfacing. I should ask her out and see what happens, even if it turns out to be just for the shits and giggles of it, now I'm just covering up if i fail.

"Has anyone else noticed that I'm the only guy in a circle of girls?" After speaking allowed i realised how stupidly i worded that sentence.

"Hey he figured us out, maybe we should knock him off now before he learns more." The scary thing is, i wouldn't put it past Yayoi to do such an act, and Haruka please don't nod and encourage her.

"Maybe i formed a harem without noticing, what if I turn a corner and bump and knock one of you over and we fall awkwardly?" I made sure to use a sarcastic tone.

"What if i do something that would make you hit me and sends me flying? It's not like any of you are well endowed, so it's not a true harem." Fuck, did i just say that bit out loud.

"Don't listen to him Yayoi, he's just joking." Saved, thanks Haruka, i swear Yayoi's eyes turned red for a second.

The four of us walk home together quite often as we live in pretty much the same direction, that said, Satsuki lives right near the school yet she walks all this way with us, behind that stoic demeanour she really does enjoy spending time with us. Walking two by two as if we're animal boarding an ark or some military march was generally how things went, Yayoi being beside me seems to always make me a little nervous yet I still find myself blurting something out that I already know will put my life in danger, if there is one thing I've learnt, don't ever fuck with a crazy person but its always fun to tease. She seems to be fiddling with her purse... I can use this.

"What's wrong, a little SHORT on money?"

"Grr" Did she just growl? Maybe we are heading for an ark.

"Sooo, what you eating for dinner?" Trying to change the subject a little.

"Sea food probably." Come on she set me up for this, way too easy.

"Shrimp?" maybe that was going a bit far.

"Shut the fuck up! You think I'm short ay? You think the step ladder was invented just so short people could reach a low place?"  Isn't that cutting it a little fine? I tried to say something. But how on earth did I end up in some kind of hold on the floor, I must of blanked the situation for a second.
Standing up we continue to walk as i brush myself down as i picked up a little dirt during that commotion, which was mainly my fault. Somehow i find myself walking beside Haruka, I'm glad, maybe I'm just glad to still be alive after just what happened. It is rather windy so i try to keep my arms down in front. Looking at her you wouldn't think she was one of the brighter students in our class as she often carries a rather spaced out expression, I'd still-

"If our life was made into a movie, who would you want to play you?" Whoa, that came out of nowhere.

"I'd play myself." There was really no point in thinking about an actor, if I did my mind would blank out as they do in these type of circumstances, a quick answer was best.

"Boring." She replied. Was my answer supposed to be exciting?

"Wouldn't it be cool if it did though and our characters became famous and eventually turn into a franchise, there'd be dance games, our own animation, comics. She went on.

"Rule 35" My comment might have been out of place and it cut her off but I wanted to see her reaction. Huh? Is she blushing? She also stopped reeling off from her imagination. Oops. This could be a sign that she has a crush on me, or a sign its getting cold, or a sign of embarrassment.  Maybe i should apologise.

"Sorry."

A few weeks since that incident I have ended up waiting outside a public restroom in a movie theatre, it's actually true, girls do go to the toilet. It turns out the blushing was actually one of those signs, wasn't hard to work out, it was written first of the three after all.
Just noticed a couple walking from a screen room, them again? I guess they never did find someplace else, after taking a breath from sucking each other's face the woman gave me a somewhat funny look. Seriously you think I'm odd? I never was a fan of public displays of affection.

"Sorry for the wait"
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"Not a problem" Leaving the theatre we walk down the street with the sun setting in front of us, it would look like an ending to a movie if there was a camera behind us and recorded our conversation as if we were narrating it.

"Say Kakeru"

"So why do you where a skirt anyway?"