Chapter 1
"My After-School Secret"
Boku wa Himitsu no Houkago
私の放課後の秘密
"Bright Blue Sky…" "…Fresh Spring Wind"
"Cherry Blossom Trees…" "...Beautiful Flower Patches"
"Lights my Day, as a start for going to school"
"Spring is just my favorite Season from the rest of the 4 Seasons"
"Ah~"
"The Sound of Spring~"
"The Sound of the Wind gusting off the Sakura petals~"
"The Sound of the School Bell just rang~"
"Aa…"
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"THE SOUND OF THE SCHOOL BELL?!" Yukari snapped back to reality, her lilac eyes widened and she quickly grabbed her school bag and her beloved Guitar inside her Guitar case. She ran as quickly as possible, she couldn't possibly manage to ruin her first day of school in Spring. Because when Winter Holiday ends it was still Winter, it was still cold, she just want to take the rest of the Winter off, going to school is like a dead walk to her. Just remembering makes her shiver as she did when Winter was the season. She hated Winter, its too cold for her body, her body is used to warm temperature like Spring. Not to mention she got a cold for the rest of EVERY Winter, one of the million things that she hated about Winter.
Her front-twintails flowed messily through the Spring Wind she adored so much. Yuzuki Yukari, had a very weird hairstyle. She had long bangs which she tied into twintails but her back hair was short, very short that it almost look's like a guy's hair. Her back hair looked messily cut, her hair color is Lilac Purple. Like the color of her undergarments that she wore that day. Wait wha-
Finally she made it to the School Gate, luckily she wasn't late. She went to her shoe locker and took her slippers and wore it. She went up to her classroom which was 'Class 2-1', yes she is a 2nd Grader in High School. She opened the slide door and gone inside, then rest of the class had their eyes laid on "the popular-yet-quiet bishoujo" whispers were heard. Guys love her and Girls adore her. Sure she is popular and really pretty also gets good grades and she could play guitar, but actually no-ones ever see or heard her play her guitar that she always bring to school. Putting away all those good-traits about her, she is no-good with socializing, not to mention she doesn't have any friends. She walked through desk to desks,and then she went to hers which was at the back of the classroom beside the window. She sat down and laid her head on her right palm looking outside the barrier glass window, ignoring the now-still-heard-whispering about her.
Honestly, they shouldn't have talk about her behind her back, talk to her instead! She's a lonely person. She was always alone since she started in Middle School. You might call her anti-social, yes those cliché types of anime characters that people had put their eyes on as in, interested in. She is anti-social from the outside but in the inside she wanted to have friends have fun with them, hung out at the Mall or play at the Amusement Park. Ah, she wanted that too happened and live a normal High School life. She missed those days back when she was in Grade School, but there was a bad memory too.
Flashback
It was her first day at Grade School…
"Nee nee Yuzuki-san!" several girls from her class called her.
"H-H-Hai?" Yukari responded while stuttering, she was shy.
"Whaa, Kawaii~" "What they said was true!" "She is so pretty" "Her hair is so smooth!" "Her eyes are so big and round!"
They all stared at her around her desk, babbling about how pretty she is Yukari getting all flustered looked down and smiled cutely as she said
"Arigatou~"
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"KAWAII!"
Yukari was so happy that she got friends on her first day
But then comes the tragic accident,
The Graduation Day.
It was the time the 6th Graders to graduate to a higher level but..
She got bullied by the other girls that loathe her because they were jealous of her beauty, kindness, and popularity.
The bullies bad-mouthed her, pushed her down and kick her, she cried but no one could hear her because they were inside the Janitor's closet.
Yukari didn't want this to continue, so she had to save herself. She stood up quickly and grab a hold on a broom and hit them countless times with her eyes shut.
She didn't notice that not only she 'broke' the bullies, but she also broke the door open and her friends saw what she did.
A matter of Bad Luck or Fate, Yukari was too late to explain everything that actually happened.
Flashback End
Just remembering really pains her heart. She banged her head to her desk and it made quiet a loud noise. "Eh? What was that loud bang just now?" "Did you hear that?" "Hear what?" "Ehh, it was quiet loud you know!" "Was that-" "URUSE!" The class then stopped murmuring and looked ahead, there was our homeroom teacher, Sakine Meiko-sensei. I also looked ahead to Mei-sensei, it's what she told the class to call her, she enjoyed being called like that who knows why. "Okay everyone! Before we start our homeroom session we will discuss about-"
Time Skip to After-School
Finally school's over! After-School was her favorite time at school and it's the main part of the story after all, it's the title of the story. She had a straight face outside, but inside she was really smiling. While her classmates are getting ready to go home or to go to their clubs, she still sits down and studies the previous subjects they had that day. The remaining students that were still inside the class were looking at Yukari murmuring about her again. "As expected from Yuzuki-san" "She's really diligent" "You bet!" "That's why she's my role-model!" "Eh..Really?" "Sou sou!" "Even though she's popular, but she's always alone though.." Yukari that heard this was taken back and gave her quite an electric shock to her heart, that she stopped writing. "Ehh..maybe she has social issues" Yukari's eyes widened, tightly gripping her pen "Hmm..sou da ne.."
Slowly the class began to empty, containing only her and her alone. This is what she was waiting for the whole time after an hour of studying. She closed her eyes and led out a "Huh" while closing her book also. She quickly stood up and clumsily brought out her guitar from its case. She skipped to the power jack which is near the teacher's desk to plug her guitar cable. She then stood up and put the guitar hanger on her shoulder, slowly she strummed some strings. Then, quickly she started to strum a song called "Aimai Elegy" by the famous DECO*27, she was a big fan of him and his songs they were just the type of song genre that she loved. She strums the guitar intro, it was quiet a fast song and then she started to sing;
"Douyara Naki sugita mitai to KIMI wa warau"
"Dou ni mo waraenai, Kou ni mo waraenai yo"
"Tabun, ura tabun"
"ATASHI no to aru kotoba no sei iya ki no sei"
"Nou no miso mo akiretemasu"
Her voice was powerful yet not so loud as she sings
"Sorosoro Tasukeyou ka"
"Kyoufu mo Hikitsurete sa"
"Zoukin shiboru you ni"
"Yuuki mo ARE shichaou"
"Dakedo sa Kowai'n da yo"
"GATA ga ASHI ASHI da yo"
"FURA FURA de Sono mama"
"Ochiru"
Right on this quick break she inhaled and closed her eyes before singing
"Oboreru no ga"
"Kowakatta no"
"ERA kokyuu nado"
"Dekinai kara"
"KIMI ga tateru"
"Sono hamon ni yurare yotte"
"Nigeyou to"
"Agaite-
At the very last word she opened her eyes while grinning, before finishing the song, her eyes widened as she sees a man with soft-pink hair upon her. Who also had his golden eyes widened to see 'the ever popular-but-quiet-bishoujo' to sing and play a small 'live concert' in front of his very eyes. There was quiet a long awkward-silence between the two while still keeping their gaze locked into each other. Slowly, Yukari's face begins to burn in embarrassment and she fell on her knees still keeping her mouth opened finishing the song.
-ta?"
Yes that's it, her secret-after-school is officially ruined. Yukari looked down looking depressed her face was still crimson-red "Err- I-I don't worry I wont tell anyone!" Yuuma said waving his hands front while sweat dropping. Yukari looked up at Yuuma with teary eyes and red cheeks, Yuuma looking at her was stunned and he blushed tint pink. "Y-You won't?" Yukari said while stuttering looking at him. "H-Hai.." he said looking away. Yukari looked down and let her legs down to sit and she sighed loudly, enough to caught Yuuma's attention. "H-How-" Yuuma couldn't hear what Yukari just said "What?" "M-My Perform-" Yukari mumbled again looking at the floor still blushing. "I'm sorry I can't hear you.." Yuuma said sweat dropping. "Nandemonai.." Yukari said softly getting a little pissed of for him to not hear what she just said, actually it's not his fault it was her fault for being shy and too soft. "O-okay.." Yuuma responded. Then came another awkward-silence, breaking the silence Yuuma walked into the classroom and went to his desk the reason why he came in the first place, he had forgotten to bring back his school-bag. After carrying it he walked to the classroom door but then stopped.
Yukari was still remained silence but then she noticed he stopped so she looked up at him. "You were great," Yukari started to blush again after hearing that, then Yuuma turned around to see the quiet-bishoujo "and uh, I wasn't eavesdropping or anything I just came here for my schoolbag, just to make it clear.." Yuuma explained. Then Yukari nodded slowly "Huh" as a sign of 'yes'. "Um well, jaa na" Yuuma turned back to walk away as he did one step Yukari stopped him. "M-Matte!" Yuuma was shockedto hear her shout like that and he turned his head to see her "Hai?" there was yet another awkward-silence but this one was shorter "A-Ano.." Yukari looked to the floor and gripped her skirt "Atashi wa!" Yukari looked up at him "Yuzuki Yukari desu! Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu!" She bowed leaving Yuuma astonished to hear that. "A-Ah..Roro Yuuma, Yoroshiku.." Yuuma said smiling.
End Chapter
Translations
*Bishoujo - Beautiful Girl
*Urusai - Shut up
*Kawaii - Cute
*Bakemono - Monster
*Kowai - Scared
*Nandemonai - Never mind
*Matte - Wait
*Atashi - Me
*Sou/Hai - Correct/Yes
*Arigatou - Thank you
*Yoroshiku onegaishimasu - It's a way to say thank you in a polite way or some sort..
Yep this is chap 1 peoples, i hope i could update daily if im not lazy heheh
Jaa nee, Please review on what you think of this start!