An Affair to Remember - Ooji Karasuma
Author's Comments: A piece of School Rumble's Third Semester - Ep 2, done as a fanmade version of Ooji Karasuma's point of view. Please note this is based on what the anime presented, not the manga.
Disclaimer: I do not own School Rumble, the story, or any of these characters. Only this fan-piece. OojiXTenma bashers are not welcomed. Comments of senseless bashing or flaming are also not welcomed. See Nyoko on narcissus-31st's deviantart if you've got complaints.
Who... am I?
Those were the first words that came into my head. People came to see me. They claimed to be my relatives. My aunts, my uncle, my mom, my dad.
My relatives and one other.
"Karasuma-kun!" an excited cry sounded through the air as I tried to figure out the cube puzzle in my hands. I recall that it's called a Rubrix cube. At least, I think I recall. The girl, as excited as she was before, suddenly stops at the door, looking perplexed at what I was doing but I ignored her.
My memories...
My memories were like this puzzle; all jumbled up and hard to put together. Part of me was enjoying doing this puzzle; another part was very sad.
Why? Why was I trying to finish this puzzle? I've been doing it for a while now, when my family or the doctor weren't around. Why was I doing this? I don't understand, yet I keep going anyway.
I could still feel the girl's presence watching me. Somehow, I figured out how to stop again.
I look at her, not bothering to change my expression. "Who are you?" I ask as I look up at her from my wheelchair.
She was... A very cute girl, I had to admit. She looked like she was my age, maybe a little younger. She had lapis lazuli eyes and long, dark hair that went down her back and two cute pigtails, one on each side of her head. She was... Very cute.
Strange. I wonder why I keep using that word. "Are you the new nurse?" I ask, unsure of myself. I heard some of my relatives say that the nurses here were very cute. Maybe she was one of them. Still, I'm a little unsure since she's not in uniform. And she didn't show up when all of my cousins came.
She gasped a bit, I wonder why, before putting on a big smile. Ah, that's better.
"Ah, no, I'm not," she replied in a low tone.
Huh? Then why was she here? Before I could even ask, my doctor came in for a checkup. He shooed the girl and the tall guy behind her away and began. I wonder, why did that girl look so sad? Why did she smile even though she was sad? Though the question I asked myself was, how did I even know she was sad? Why? Why... ...?