Howdy, it is the author here. This is just a little preview of a story that has been in my wee brain for a little while. I don't know if it will go anywhere beyond this or not but I am really hoping it will!
I am trying my hardest to not use excessive cursing so it can stay rated T but depending on how many f-bombs I decide to sneak in, the rating may change.
Just a rundown of stuff...
"_" - dialogue
italics - thoughts
bold - author's notes (not in the story though so don't worry)
'_' - singing (not in this chapter but just so ya know xP)
- - time skip
If you are confused on characters or anything like that just let me know and I'll try to clear anything up!
I SUCK at using honorifics so if I used one that doesn't make sense or if any words I used are wrong, please don't judge me and just let me know so I can fix it, por favor and merci!
ON TO THE STORY
Disclaimer: I do not own anything mentioned other than my OC's (Kimiko, Himiko, Tsuneko and Mae)
The Power of Four
Chapter 1
"Come on Kimiko!" The short haired brunette grabbed her younger sister's hand and pulled her towards the large building overlooking them.
"Himiko! If you'd stop dragging me I could walk on my own!" The younger twin looked at her sister with a playfully annoyed face. At this request, Himiko released her sister's hand and the two started walking side by side, mirroring each other's movements perfectly. It was expected since they are identical twins who have been inseparable since birth.
As the two reached the large over bearing doors to Saotome Academy, they ran into a seemingly timid girl. The girl looked at the twins with a slight dusting of pink on her cheeks. Her grey eyes were wide with shock before she bowed slightly.
"Go-gomenasai! I was not watching where I was going." Her shoulder length red hair fell around her face as she looked to the ground. I've already made a fool of myself and I haven't even taken the entrance exam yet! She looked up when she heard one of the twins speak.
"Aww Himiko, look at how cute she is!" This comment made the red haired girl blush a little more.
Kimiko stuck her hand out for the shy girl to take. "Howdy, I'm Kimiko Arai and this is my sister Himiko." Himiko chose this time to speak up.
"Older sister by about 5 minutes actually." Himiko smirked at her younger sister while she just pouched out her bottom lip in protest.
"I-I am Tsuneko Suzuki. It is – uh – nice to meet you two." The red haired girl, now known as Tsuneko smiled cutely.
"Can we call you Neko-chan?" Himiko looked expectantly at the girl.
Tsuneko looked at the two girls before her with a questioning look. "I guess…" Before the words left her mouth, there was a twin on each arm.
"Well Neko-chan, we are going to be friends." The twin who ended up on her left purred.
"Best friends!" The twin on the right finished the thought before all three of them went into the building to take the entrance exam.
These girls as well as countless other students were packed into this immaculate building taking an entrance exam for Saotome Academy, the best school where an aspiring idol or composer could go. Becoming a student at this school meant that you were destined to be someone. These girls knew in their hearts that this was the place for them.
"Kimi~~!" Himiko was running towards her sister at full throttle. "I got into A class!" The girl had a smile that spread from ear to ear across her face.
"That's good news Himi! I haven't looked to see what class I am in. You look for me." Kimiko turned her head while her sister looked at the information bestowed before her.
"Wow Kimi I am so proud of you! You got into S class! The S class!" The two sisters embraced each other before curiosity got the best of them. "I wonder what class Neko-chan is in… Let's ask her." Kimi looked at her sister and nodded in agreement.
"I got into S class as well." Neko-chans voice echoed through the phone and reached the twins ears.
"Aww that means you won't be in my class." Himiko faked a rather convincing pout even though Tsuneko was not there to see it.
"Do you know who your roommate is?" Kimiko yelled from across the room, loud enough for Tsuneko to hear it through the phone. "Ha-hai! It is Himiko-san."
Kimiko looked down at the paper in her hands and searched for roommate information. Ah! Here it is… Mae Sato. Nice name. Kimiko then looked around her shared room and dreaded the packing that will follow.
"Neko-chan!" Tsuneko was squished as she was hugged from both sides by the Arai twins.
"Nice… to… see…you…too." The girl in the middle struggled for breath before the twins released her.
"We missed you so much Neko-chan! Why didn't you visit us like you promised?~~" The twins were speaking in perfect unison and were standing in front of Tsuneko blocking her path.
"I –uh- I didn't have time… My grandpa was –a- nevermind. Anyway, we should get to the entrance ceremony." The two twins looked skeptically at their new found friend and knew something wasn't right but didn't' want to press for answers.
"Oki~ Let's go!" The twins once again linked their arms with Tsuneko's and took off towards the ceremony. There were so many people pushing and pulling on each other that Kimiko was pulled away from the duo and pushed into the crowd.
She began walking around aimlessly; the poor child had no sense of direction. Her head was looking around at all the people. "Nee-san~~" She called out trying to find her sister, voice laced with a bit of worry. She started walking backwards, dumbly, and bumped into someone. Kimiko was quick to turn around and bow in apology. "Please forgive me. I was not paying attention to where I was walking." She looked up and met eyes with the person she had knocked into. She was staring intently at a young girl with pink-orange hair and adorable green and orange eyes.
The girl blushed lightly and smiled cutely. "It is no problem." She bowed slightly. "I am Haruka Nanami."
Kimiko looked at the girl before cutting a smile herself. "Hiya, I am Kimiko Arai. Just wondering but have you seen someone who looks exactly like me walking around?" Kimiko looked around them, still looking for her sister and Tsuneko.
"Hmm… I don't think so. I can help you look for them if you want me to." Kimiko locked onto Haruka and smiled.
"I couldn't ask you to do that, thank you though." Kimiko sighed in exasperation. She wasn't going to be able to find her sister in this crowd. "If you don't mind, could I just hang close to you while at the opening ceremony? I don't want to sit alone." She looked down and blushed a bit. She hated being separate from her sister and was very shy without her. Plus, she didn't want to bother Haruka.
"Yeah, that is okay with me!" Again, Haruka was smiling sweetly.
This girl is totally adorable! The two stood there in silence before another girl came jogging up to them and flung herself on Haruka. The two girls were talking quite giddily before the newcomer turned to look at Kimiko.
"I am Tomochika Shibuya but you can call me Tomo-chan." This girl was very outgoing and Kimiko was reminded of her sister. She instantly began feeling more comfortable around these two girls.
"I am Kimiko Arai! It is nice to meet you Tomo-chan!" The three girls stood and idly chatted about the courses they would be taking, classes they were in and roommates as well. In the short amount of time there, Kimiko considered them friends.
~~Meanwhile with Himiko and Tsuneko~~
"She's lost. I lost her. I am the WORST sister in the history of all sisters. Neko-chan what if she was beaten up… or worse, abducted?! I can't go on in life with my sister gone forever." Himiko was basically rolling on the ground in tears and pulled at her hair nervously. The other girl accompanying her looked around nervously trying to spot the other brown-haired girl to no avail. She kneeled down beside Himiko and placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"Himiko-san, I am sure she is fine. In fact I bet she is looking for us at the opening ceremony. We should start walking that way anyway. It is going to start soon… Cheer up; she is fine, I promise." Tsuneko looked calm and collected and this helped calm Himiko down.
Her eyes were brimming with tears but she spoke through a few sobs. "You think so?"
"Yes, absolutely!" At these words, Tsuneko was attacked with a hug. The twin was no longer crying and was smiling.
"Neko-chan you are totally right~~ Let's go to the opening ceremony." The two girls started to head that way but were stopped abruptly as a cute young boy blocked their path. He was panting and looked like he had been running for miles.
"Am I late? Has the ceremony started yet?" The two girls who were dumbstruck shook their heads no slowly. "Good… good." He stood up and leaned back trying to stretch out his over used muscles before outstretching his hand. "Mae Sato, Class A."
Both girls shared a look before examining the "boy" in front of them. He was in fact a she… She had short choppy purple hair with a side cut and her eyes were teal in color. Himiko was the first to speak up after shaking her hand.
"Hi, I'm Himiko Arai and this is Tsuneko Suzuki. I'm in class A too." The two girls smiled sweetly.
"Arai? As in Kimiko Arai? That's my roommate!" At the mention of Kimiko's name, Himiko was once again on the ground rolling in tears babbling about how terrible she is as a sister. Tsuneko and Mae just stood there and sweat-dropped. Himiko was drawing way too much attention to the trio for Tsuneko's liking so she repeated her small speech from earlier. After Himiko was once again clam, Mae turned to Tsuneko. "Does she do that often?"
"No… no, we got separated from her sister and she just started freaking out. Hehe, she is normally not so emotional
Before much else was said, the girls realized that the ceremony would be starting any second.
"Guys come on we are going to be late!" Himiko grabbed the other girls hands and followed the crowds into the seating area.
Once the ceremony was over, Himiko, Tsuneko and Mae were walking towards class when Himiko saw a familiar figure up ahead. She ran up behind the person and squeezed them in a death grip hug. "Kimiko I am so glad you are alive! Never scare me like that again."
"Nee-chan! ~~" Tears began falling from the younger girls eyes. "I looked for you but couldn't find you. I didn't mean to worry you." She wiped her eyes jokingly before the two twins burst out in laughter at their new found friend's faces. All of whom were full of shock.
Himiko swung her arm over her sister's shoulders and the two smirked in unison. "You should see your faces right now." Kimiko's voice was laced with pure amusement as she once again looked over her friends. Her eyes landed on a girl who was, for whatever reason, in a boy's uniform. She bowed at the young girl. "I am…" Before she could finish, the purple haired girl spoke up.
"Kimiko Arai, right? I'm Mae Sato, your roommate." She threw up a peace sign and smiled cheekily. Kimiko couldn't control herself and basically attacked Mae in a hug.
"Oh Mae-chan you are so adorable! How does one even get this cute?!" Mae was gasping for breath harshly.
"What the hell? Can you please… no stop… don't… hug me… tighter…" As Mae continued talking, Kimiko's grip got tighter and tighter before Tsuneko gently placed a hand on the brunettes shoulder.
"Kimiko-san, you should stop. We need to get to homeroom." As she finished talking, Kimi looked at her and smiled adorably before placing Mae on her feet once more.
"I'll see you later Mae-chan!" Kimiko waved to the girl who was still struggling for breath while she walked away towards S Class.
Once inside the classroom, Tsuneko and Kimiko decided to sit in the back beside the windows. They sat there and idly chatted about random things while waiting for class to start. Eventually, Tsuneko opened a book she had with her and began reading. This left Kimiko to her thoughts as the few stragglers made their way into the class.
Man, this place is way nicer than I thought it would be. The people don't seem too bad… yet… I'm sure there are the bad apples. They are everywhere after all. Kimiko covered her mouth and laughed a little imagining people as fruits. She then opened her eyes and scanned the room. Hmm, that girl looks terribly rude… Her eyes were fixated on a girl with gorgeous violet eyes and blonde hair but had the meanest look on her face while talking to a posse of girls. I'll steer clear of her… He looks cute. At this Kimiko blushed a bit. Her eyes had landed on a rather tall boy with long orange hair and a charming smile who was also surrounded by a posse of girls. But, he is obviously a lady-killer. Punk better not try anything on anyone I know or he'll get a beat down. Let's see, OH he is so adorable just like Mae-chan and Haru-chan! The young twin's yellow and pink eyes had landed on a boy who was about her height. He had choppy blonde hair and a few pins on the side to keep his fringe out of his face. She also noticed he had his nails painted black. That is totally cool. Maybe we listen to similar music. She turned her head to look beside her and instantly saw someone who looked familiar. Is that… HAYATO-sama? What in the world could he be doing here? Kimiko stared at the boy before her. His hair was a deep blue color, as well as his eyes. He was un-mistakenly HAYATO; there was no doubt about it. Suddenly a small idea popped into the girl's brain. Maybe I can finally become his friend! I've always wanted to befriend him, ever since that day!
She couldn't continue dwelling on the subject because her teacher finally came into the room. Ryuya Hyuga, a rather serious looking man with orange hair and a scowl stood before the class. Kimiko started to blush as thoughts ran through her head. I can't believe THE Prince of Fighting is MY teacher! This is a dream come true! Kimiko was quickly snapped out of this when she heard the word "rules" and knew she had to pay attention. The last thing she wanted was to get kicked out of the school for breaking a rule!
"Absolutely no love? That is a bit drastic." Kimiko spoke in a hushed whisper where no one other than Tsuneko could hear her. Her friend nodded her head in silent agreement. It was a terrible rule. After the rules where listed, Hyuga-sensei began talking about their first assignment.
"One student from each course will be partnered up. This is a recording test that will determine your skill level. After class, you can check the list in the back to see who your partners are. It was all random." After that was all said and done, Kimiko looked out the window and her mind drifted off into a daydream.
"Kimiko-san… Kimiko-san!" Tsuneko gently pushed the daydreaming girl in order to get her attention.
"Neko-chan, how many times do I have to tell you to call me Kimi?" She smiled up at her red haired friend before looking around the class. "Oh wow, where did everyone go?"
"Class is over and everyone went to lunch. Now come see who your partner is so we can go eat, please." The brunette did as she was told but could not find her name on the list. She checked two more times before ripping the list off the board and taking it up to Hyuga-sensei's desk.
"Excuse me; Huyga-sensei… my name isn't on the list." She handed the paper to the man before her. He too scanned the list before checking another paper.
"Oh yeah… There are an odd number of students and you must've been left out. But I see here that you are one of the few who are taking both courses, is that right?" He looked up from the paper at Kimiko.
"Hai sensei, that is correct." She nodded slightly.
"Well since that is the case, you can either break up a group, compose a song for the idol and sing the song the composer does or you could compose and perform a song by yourself." Hyuga-sensei looked at the girl while she thought about her options.
"If it is no trouble, I would like to be in a group." At this, Hyuga-sensei nodded and began writing on the paper before handing it back to Kimiko.
She looked down at it and to her amazement she was paired with Tsuneko and some guy whose name was Ren Jinguji.
She bowed slightly before speaking. "Thank you, sensei." She then stood and put the paper back on the board before exiting the classroom to find Tsuneko waiting patiently.
Kimiko linker her arm through her friends and tugged her in the direction of the café.
"You would never guess who I am partnered with!" Kimiko was beaming with happiness and cut a side glance to see Tsuneko's confused, questioning look. "You, silly! Well, you and some guy… I have to compose and perform but I don't really care considering I can show off how awesome I am." At this both girls chuckled and entered the café.
The two girls were standing in line when Kimiko suddenly heard yelling.
"HIMI-CHAN!~~" Kimiko was picked up off the ground and flung around by a rather tall guy with blonde curly hair, cute green eyes and glasses.
"What the actual hell are you doing? I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU!" Kimiko knew she invaded people's personal space all the time but that didn't mean she liked it when it happened to her. She squirmed in the grasp of this oddly attractive captor before she heard a familiar voice.
"Na-chan put my baby sister down, please!" Himiko lightly tapped her foot waiting for the gentle giant to do as he was told.
"Baby… sister?" He placed Kimiko down beside Himiko and looked at them with his head cocked sideways in thought. It then dawned on him that the two girls were twins. He then scooped them both up in a hug a squeezed them tightly. "I didn't know you had a twin Himi-chan! ~~" After a few more seconds of hugging, he put the girls back down.
Kimiko turned to her sister. "Will you please tell me who the hell he is?" Himiko was about to answer but was cut off by another person walking up to them.
"Natsuki, you can't go around hugging people like that!" The blonde boy from S Class stood before the twins and Tsuneko. He shoved his hands in his pockets before introducing himself. "I am Syo Kurusu and this is Natsuki Shinomiya." The two boys stood there adorably and Kimiko couldn't help herself. She flung her arms around Syo and hugged him tightly.
"You are just so adorable acting all cool!" She then realized she was making a fool out of herself and jumped back blushing. She bowed in apology. "I am very sorry; sometimes I can't help myself around cute things." At this, Syo and Kimi blushed lightly.
"Riiight, anyway, I, as you know, am Himiko Arai and this is my younger twin sister Kimiko Arai." The two girls then linked arms before nudging Tsuneko to introduce herself.
"And I am Tsuneko Suzuki," she bowed to the two boys before her, "it is a pleasure to meet you." She then blushed lightly and smiled.
Kimiko looked around the room to see if she could find anyone else she knew. Her eyes landed on Haruka, Tomochika and Mae. She waved her hand in the air and yelled out to them to try and get their attention. "Haru-chan, Tomo-chan, Mae-chan!" Before anyone really knew what was happening, Natsuki was jumping towards Haruka.
"ELIZABETH! ~~" He was about to latch onto her but a buy with blue hair and eyes pushed a guy with red hair and red eyes into the line of fire. Natsuki latched onto him instead of Haruka. Kimiko, Himiko, Syo and Tsuneko all raced over to others.
"Na-chan, Syo-kun just told you not to do that." Himiko was jokingly scolding her instant friend.
Kimiko turned to the red haired guy and Haruka."I'm sorry Haru-chan, if I didn't yell like that, Na-chan wouldn't have almost attacked you in a hug." She then turned fully to the guy with red hair and bowed. "Please forgive me." The guy chuckled lightly and scratched his neck.
"It's no problem. I'm Otoya Ittoki by the way." He smiled a heartwarming smile.
"I'm Kimiko Arai," she then pointed to her sister and Tsuneko, "those two are my sister, Himiko, and Tsuneko." She smiled adorably, trying to make a good first impression.
Kimiko then turned to the one who saved Haruka from getting hugged to death. "Thank you for helping Haru-chan." He simply nodded in acknowledgement. This slightly annoyed Kimiko but she ignored it and went back to talk to her new found group of friends.
Tsuneko on the other hand slid her way beside the blue haired guy before quietly speaking to him. "Please forgive Kimiko; she isn't accustomed to quiet people. She still isn't over the fact that I don't typically talk much." Tsuneko then turned to face this quiet, attractive lad. Her face started to become pink as she looked at his features. He was rather cute. She shook her head slightly to clear her thoughts before speaking again. "I am Tsuneko Suzuki, you can call me Neko-chan if you'd like." She smiled cutely.
"I'm Masato Hijirikawa, it is nice to meet you Suzuki-san." She frowned inwardly; she was slightly hoping he would show more interest in her and call her Neko-chan.
"The pleasure is all mine, Hijirikawa-san." She then took her place beside him and watched her friends make a fool of themselves
Kimiko cut a side look at Tsuneko and saw her speaking to the boy, she now knew as Masato, and smiled. She was happy that there was someone on the quiet side that Neko-chan could relate to. Being around loud people all the time was difficult for Tsuneko even if she didn't tell anyone, Kimi knew.
As the group of students sat at the table munching away at their lunch and talking about everything under the sun, someone mentioned their first projects.
"Yeah, I am paired up with some girl in my class." Himiko sounded disinterested with who her partner is.
"Ittoki-kun and I are partners!" Haruka smiled adorably before turning to Kimiko. "Who is your partner Kimiko-san?"
"Well, I am partners with Neko-chan and some guy named Ren Jinguji." At the mention of that name, Masato's head shot up and someone from behind the group spoke.
"Did someone say my name?" The orange haired guy from S Class stood behind Kimiko. She turned and looked at him and deadpanned as soon as she saw it was the lady-killer. Just my luck…
Kimiko then spoke up. "Yeah, you are my partner for the first assignment." He then looked down at the girl and grabbed her chin in his hand, forcing her to look up at him.
"Is that so little Lilly? I'm glad my partner is such a beautiful young lady." At these words, Masato was about to interject, but Himiko beat him to it. She swatted his hand away from her sister before looking him straight in the eye.
"First off, her name is Kimiko; second, don't try to schmooze your way around here. We are not easily fooled and third, you are lucky you have such a great composer to write for your sorry ass." Himiko then sat down and angrily continued to eat her food. Everyone at the table was rather shocked, including Ren. This was after all, one of the only women who could withstand his charm. Kimiko just looked at her sister. She knew why she reacted that way but decided to talk to her about it later.
"My apologies Ren-kun." Kimiko smiled at him sweetly. "Himiko didn't mean anything by that. So when do you want to work on our project?" Ren looked at the younger twin before coolly standing up straight and placing his hands in his pockets.
"Whenever you want little Lilly; we can even go to my room now and work if you want." He smirked charmingly before taking the girls silence as a no. "Suite yourself, you can take me up on that offer anytime." Before he walked away, he gave Kimiko a red rose that he seemingly made appear out of nowhere.
"That was awkward to say the least." Kimiko looked at the flower in her hand before placing it down on the table and continuing her meal in silence.
"I think he was being terribly rude." Tsuneko spoke up with annoyance lacing her voice. She stood up abruptly and slammed her hands on the table gathering everyone's attention. Without acknowledging anyone, she walked away towards the girls dorms and avoided the stares she got from others.
Once in the hallway she looked at her hands in shock. Why did I show out like that? I could've just sat there and ignored him… Ugh. Whatever, he was being rude. Flirting with Kimiko-san for no reason and possibly getting her hopes up. Leading girls on like that is just distasteful! She crossed her arms over her chest and finally reached her dorm door. She walked in and sat on her bed briefly before beginning to unpack.
Tsuneko was only working for a few seconds before the door opened and Himiko walked in.
"Hello, Himiko-san." Tsuneko smiled at her friend silently begging her not to ask why she stormed off like that.
Himi walked over to her bed and sat down. She picked up her plushie Piyo-chan that Kimi had given her. She smiled at the memory of their 12th birthday before putting the toy down and watching Tsuneko for a few moments. She was right about Ren… I should tell her that. Maybe it will make her feel better. Himiko cleared her throat to get Tsuneko's attention. When the red haired girl looked up, she saw that Himiko wanted to say something and was obviously trying to find the right way to say it.
Tsuneko sighed in defeat. She might as well apologize to Himiko for her outburst. "Himiko-san, I am… sorry for my outburst. I didn't mean to bother anyone." The girl looked down shyly before she heard a full fledged laugh from across the room.
"Neko-chan you are too adorable! Hahaha, I was going to agree with you! He was being a total jerk considering he was just messing around with Kimiko." At this, Tsuneko looked at the girl before her in utter shock.
"So you agree then?" Neko-chan's head was tilted in question.
"Absolutely! He was just flirting with her for no reason. I can tell he doesn't actually care about how he makes girls feel and it ticked me off too!" Himiko and Tsuneko continued discussing how Ren was just a play boy and also talked about the others they had met that day.
~~Meanwhile with Kimiko and Mae~~
"Mae-chan, how was your first day?" Kimiko was neatly putting her clothes away.
"Ya know, it was pretty good. Ittoki-kun, Haru-chan, Natsuki-kun and Hijirikawa-kun are in my class." As Mae spoke as she was putting away her collection of manga books and video games.
"Oh man did you see Neko-chan and Masato-kun today at lunch? It was so adorable! If there wasn't a rule against love I totally think they would end up together." Kimiko laughed giddily before dusting off her hands and walking over to stand beside Mae. She looked over the books and games that were just put up before gasping in shock. "Mae! Why didn't you tell me you were a fan of Assassin's Creed? I brought my games too!" Mae looked up somewhat surprised at the girl before her. She didn't peg her to be into video games at all.
"You like video games too, Kimi-chan?"
"Yeah, but I don't get to play much at home because Himiko absolutely hates them for whatever reason." Kimi then proceeded to unpack her games and place them neatly beside Mae's. "There, now we have a larger selection to choose from." The two girls chuckled in excitement.
Kimiko then stood up and looked at their room. They we basically done unpacking and it was only 8 o'clock.
"Hey, Mae-chan, I'm gonna go take a walk. Don't wait up for me, okay?" Mae nodded before continuing what she was doing. Kimiko then grabbed a light jacket and slid it onto her arms before placing earphones in her ears and listening to music.
Once she was outside she began walking down a path that brought her to a gazebo by a small lake. Kimiko walked under the shelter and looked out at the view before her. I can't believe I am actually here. My dream is finally coming true! Before she realized it, she was crying out of joy. Chuckling, she wiped the tears away and laid down on the small bench with her feet dangling off the end. Her eyes looked up at the ceiling and saw that there were designs etched into the stone. She began tracing them with her eyes before silently falling asleep.
"…HAYATO-sama?"
"…don't compare me… fool"
Kimiko stirred in her sleep. She could hear voices and they were starting to annoy her. Once she opened her eyes she realized quickly she wasn't in her room. That would explain why I can hear other people talking… She stayed silent and listened to the conversation.
Suddenly, Kimiko's eyes widened quickly when she recognized the voices. Principal, Haru-chan and HAYATO, who was under the alias of Tokiya Ichinose, HAYATO's younger twin, were talking intently about Tokiya's true identity.
Poor Haru-chan… She believes people too easily. He is obviously HAYATO and there is no hiding that from anyone. Well, me at least. Kimiko silently chuckled before waiting patiently for everyone to leave. When she thought the coast was clear, she stood up quickly and stretched her now aching back. Once turned to head back to the dorms, she was frozen on the spot. There, right in front of her, was Tokiya staring at her with a shocked expression. Her face heated up instantly. She really didn't want to get caught.
"Hi, Ichinose-san. Lovely night isn't it?" She laughed awkwardly before jetting past him and towards her dorm. She stopped briefly almost out of ear-shot and whispered quietly. "Thank you, HAYATO-sama, for everything. You truly are amazing." She walked away even faster thanking the heavens he couldn't hear her. But, unbeknownst to her, he did hear her words of gratefulness. He smiled inwardly but looked stoically out over the lake before walking off into the night.
Alrighty, thanks for reading and just let me know what you think.
Again, I apologized if I butchered grammar, spelling or use of the little bit of Japanese I know!
There may be an update on this story soon so stay tuned if you enjoyed it.
Okay then, bye! I'll see you next time! maybe... probably...perhaps...
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