MC(Monsterlife and Chiby): Hi everyone! This is a collaboration fic of Monsterlife and Chiby Angel-chan. This chapter was written by Monsterlife and edited by Chiby Angel-chan. Enjoy!
Pairing: RanReiAya (a love triangle right?)
Chapter 1
"Ms. Kotobuki! Are you out of your mind?" the seventy years old disciplinary officer said angrily. Her face flushed, glasses crooked, and I bit my tongue to stop commenting on the awful clothes she is wearing.
"St. Joseph College is for people who succeed and not for people who are tramps!!" she said, the vein in her neck clearly showing from anger.
Oh God! How I hate this stuffy school!
"But Ms. Hebert the clothes I am wearing covered all the essential parts!" I told her cheekily and as she heard it she looks like she wanted to kill me on the spot. After all this is my twentieth time in her office. She hit my back with a stick and I stiffly stood straight. Pointing the stick in my chain she brought my face up and let it face her maturing ones.
"What essential parts!? Students here in St. Joseph College especially the girls are well respected and well dressed. It is not a requirement but it is understandable that as a woman you should dress properly!"
"But I am wearing a skirt and a blazer on top of my spaghetti straps! And I didn't even wear my boots today! Look I am wearing my heels!" I reasoned out angrily, raising my feet to make my point.
She looked disgusted.
"Ms. Kotobuki! Have you have any pride? Do not and I repeat do not raise your feet to anyone; it is not proper etiquette. And only sluts would wear clothes like that! And what are those ornaments on your body? Only real jewelries can be worn inside this campus and not cheap imitations!" she said pointing and looking so horrified at my clothes. And if this is Shibuya, this old gal would already been booted.
What's wrong with my clothes anyway? Almost everyone here wears tight fitting short skirts and figure hugging blouses. I'm more conservative than most of them for goodness sake! And my jewelries are not causing anyone allergies!!
"Is it because I am not wearing the color black or white or those plain colors you insist us to wear?" I asked sarcastically, "This is college! We have the freedom to wear anything we want! I'm wearing something that expresses me and that will shout to the whole world that, 'hey I am Kotobuki Ran, I am different from everyone.' Wearing colorful colors would not ruin ones future!"
"THAT'S ENOUGH!! GET OUT OF MY OFFICE AND RETURN TO YOUR DORM! RAN KOTOBUKI DRESS PROPERLY THIS INSTANT OR ELSE I WOULD DISMISS YOU FROM THIS SCHOOL" she shouted, blood in her face. I looked at her heatedly and then slammed the door angrily.
"THAT IS WHY I HATE POOR PEOPLE IN THE CAMPUS!" was the last thing I heard before I punch the wall near to her office.
"So how did it go with Ms. Hebert?"
"Oh? You mean that monstrosity we affectionately called our wise granny?" I asked sarcastically. I dumped my lunch tray in the table and tried not to look at the disgusting food the cafeteria can produce, "What do you think? I now look like a proper young lady! Oh please! And why on earth our lunch taste like this anyway? We paid expensive tuition!"
"Miyu thinks that you should not blame the food for your misfortune." She said jokingly and I smiled at her calming down a little. Her gazed looked pass my shoulders and I stared quizzically at her and I wave my hands in front of her to get her attention. She only sighs in blissful happiness.
I looked around and much to my astonishment the people in the cafeteria had the same look in their expression. Curiously, I followed Miyu's gaze and landed in the big glass window and I can see the most famous couple in the campus walking hand in hand in the school's garden, excuse me my mistake, the school's lounge for the rich.
Uggh… I feel like vomiting!
"They are such a perfect match." A girl near me said in an envious whisper and I almost gag on my food.
"A perfect couple." Another agreed dreamily, "I wish I were Aya but then again I would not be perfect for our prince."
"They are so in love with each other." Miyu said nodding her head like an idiot. I look at the couple and I almost have to agree, they really look like they are in love.
Rei Otohata the jerk of all jerk – not to be bias about anything, but he is the prince of the school. With his scholastic record and his being a genius producer at such a young age made him cool and revered by all the people in the school. And as everyone knows, he is the richest guy in the campus and the one you could never bully.
His girlfriend is the campus angel. Black flowing hair, gentle and beautiful face, Aya Hoshino is the most respected girl in the campus. Nobody dislikes her and everyone wants to be her friend. Intelligent, bookish and also one of the richest here in the campus, she captured any guys heart with just one look and that's not exclude Otohata.
Her attention was to Otohata and she laughed softly to whatever he is saying and the bile in my throat begins to rise up again. I really don't get it why she falls for him! In the first place he is the vilest person on the planet. He is cold and calculating!
Not that anyone would believe me!
"He is perfect for her. Nice, intelligent, handsome and athletic, any girl would just want a boyfriend like him!" Miyu said, "Their love story is the sweetest."
Not to mention he is young and rich.
"Yeah, yeah… they were best of friends when they were young and was separated until now that is. And amidst all of the adversaries they face their relationship still last through. With the bond and the love they have conquered everything." What a load of crap! "How sweet!"
"Sweet right? Ahh! If Miyu could just have a romantic love like that. It would fill Miyu's heart to the brim. And Miyu would die happy." She said dreamily.
"I would prefer food. It would fill my stomach anytime anywhere. BUT not this grease!" I said my nose wrinkling in disgust. I pushed the food away and said, "I really don't get it why there is a caste system here in this stupid school. Poor people eat garbage and rich people can eat different kinds of delicious food coming from different countries!"
"Can you afford their food?"
"No."
"Then it's a fair deal. We have this cheap food while theirs are waste of money."
"But it is still delicious! And they can eat it in a special garden with restaurants or fast foods in arrays. While ours, we are packed in this stuffy place with one place to eat."
"Well, for consolation there are only a few of us poor people and with an exception of you, most of us have an excellent grade. We are better than those rich kids with the exception of those intelligent or first born students of course." She said and seeing the time she stood up and said, "I have to go now. I still have class."
"Bye! Bye!" I waved at her, smiling widely. And finally when I cannot see her, I finally showed a hint of my discomfort. Rich or poor people still look at me like I'm some kind of an experiment. With hostile and curios eyes they would follow every mistake I did.
Those damn parents of mine! Forcing me to go to this school and almost depleted their meager savings! Community college would have been a better choice!
I walked out of the cafeteria head lifted up. It's already five twenty and I still have an appointment to meet.
"Oh? The freak is still here?" a girl said, her voice loud enough for me to hear.
"Shh… she might clobber you with those ugly hands of hers." Her friend laughs at the 'joke' and eyes measuring me up. I snob both of them knowing that I would get nowhere if I would still act like I did before. If you don't have money then you can't have any justice.
This school is measured up with their pedigree and second to that is how much money they have in their bank accounts. And because I have neither of that and I am not a scholarship student then I am treated like dirt here in this stupid school. First time I reacted wildly, second time I shouted at them and now I am the most unpopular girl in school.
I passed by a window and smiled contently at the gentle breeze caressing me. And when I looked outside, I can see two people under the shade of a big oak tree. It was a private place exclusive for the crème de la crème and their dates. I place my hand on the window sill and watched the couple.
Aya Hoshino was reading a book when Rei Otohata suddenly plucked it away from her hands. She looks indignant and angry but before she can get it away from his hands he lied down in her lap and opens the page where she was reading and I think he was reading it out loud since his mouth was moving.
Ignoring the fact I was in a skirt and in the third floor, I climbed the window holding tightly to the walls. I crane my neck to see more of what's happening. I can see her blushing hard and is trying to get the book away from him but his hands were too quick for her. And to tease her more, he read it so loud that I can even hear it.
"He stared at her intently, making her shiver. And with short strides he reached her, pulled her over to him and kiss her senseless. She fought him off hating herself for being tempted but her body has a mind on its own. And it is slowly succumbing to his seductive touches."
I blushed hard as the words permeated in my virgin ears. I looked around and almost snickered that there were no one around, if the AyaxRei lovers sees this or even heard Otohata they would just die!
"Gosh!!" I gasped out loud, "Ice Prince can actually act this way! Shocking!!"
But what he did next made me release what I was holding due to excessive shock. As Hoshino got the book away from him and back safely to her hands, he stood up and smiled cockily at her. Surprise, she looks up her hands already hiding the book behind her. He took her in his arms and kisses her. Her eyes widen but then shut off a moment later.
"A-A-Ahh" I said nervously, my hands flailing around trying to find my balance. I dared not to look down, I might die. And finally, thank heavens above I got hold of the wall I was holding awhile ago. And with my legs shaking I went down from where I climb and breathed a sigh of relief, "You two lovebirds almost killed me!!"
But I look outside again but my feet are firmly on the floor. I could see him whispering something to her ear which made her blush some more. And if I didn't see this personally I never would have think that this is the Rei Otohata that is rumored to be as cold as ice.
I looked at my watch and sigh angrily. Time to cut off my show!!
I walk unhappily to the library, preparing myself of the three very long hours ahead of me.
The clock ticking is too loud.
The library is too silent.
There are too much books.
There is no one around!
And I absolutely hate it!!
"You're late!" I said angrily to the man before me. He looked annoyed and like every time he is frustrated, he brushed his hands through his black hair and scowled at me.
"Be thankful that I am actually doing this."
"Thank you." I said my voice dripping with sarcasm, "Do you want me to write it in paper?"
"You can't even write properly."
"He stared at her intently, making her shiver. And with short strides he reached her, pulled her over to him and kiss her senseless. She fought him off hating herself for being tempted but her body has a mind on its own. And it is slowly succumbing to his seductive touches." I said mimicking his voice awhile ago. I got the desired result as his usually composed face reddened; I don't know whether it is from anger or in embarrassment.
"You peeping tom." He said angrily, "Figures, people like you who don't know what they want would stoop so low to invade people's privacy."
"It was an entertaining show nonetheless. Imagine seeing the stoic and cold Otohata acting like a love sick fool. What I can't believe is that a devil like you can fall in love."
"Unlike you, Kotobuki, Aya is a special woman."
"I am sure she is. But is she right in the head when she chose you?"
"She is not stupid like you." He said coldly and before I can retort he opened the books where about to study and push it harshly to me, "I prepared problems for you to solve. Hopefully that empty head of yours can answer this one."
I bristled by the insult and kicked him under the table. He hissed in pain and look at me murderously.
"If auntie didn't suggest this tutoring thing I would never be doing this."
"Good then! We have the same sentiment."
"Miss, wake up. The library is not for sleeping it is for studying."
I wake up groggily at the voice. I wiped the drool in my mouth and look around the place. It was already dark outside and I sigh in annoyance. Did I sleep again?
"I'm sorry." I said and gathered all my stuff together not noticing the girl who wake me up is controlling her laughter.
I went out of the library and into the dorms increasingly aware of the giggling girls pointing at my face. I hurriedly went to my room in dread and I couldn't even ignore this little voice in my head telling me danger.
I put my things in the desk and when I accidentally look at the mirror at the other side of my room my eyes widen and I stared in horror.
There are swirls in each cheek, a big idiot in the forehead, a mustache and a goatee in my face. My blood boiled in anger and shouted.
"O! T! O! H! A! T! A!"
MC: So, what do you think? Make sure to leave your reviews, okay? :)