I never believed in anything unreal.
Like, supernatural shit.
But I do want this rotten, boring world of ours to have something interesting, you know?
Like, when you watch anime and stuff, the adventures they go on.
The only thing this shit hole has is wars and pollution.
Why can't we have a world with no war?
No pollution?
Because people are morons. That's why.
Humans are destroying the world, and when the world finally comes to an end, they'll all be scratching their heads, asking themselves,
'why?'
I've realized this…since I've died…and let me tell you, death is much easier to handle than anything I've been faced with.
I'm Hinamori, Amu.
I'm 17 years old.
And I've been dead since the summer of 2010.
My life changed then, and I'm going to tell you how…
"School is sooo freaking boring!"
I sighed.
The school I go to is Tasukete academy, and it's a private school for boys and girls. Not the best but a school nonetheless.
I find it kind of funny it being called Taskukete….takukete in Japanese means help.
It was recess now, and I was laying lazily on my desk, my arms stretched out.
"I know…but what can we do? That's life…"
That was Kumo. My best friend, since my first year in High School.
She was sweet, and….dumb. She wore the issued black and white uniform just like the rest of us, and her black hair sat lightly on her shoulders. Her green eyes danced regularly with laughter, and her blood red lipstick stood out the most, due to her paper white skin.
"Whatever, Kumo-Chan….Life sucks!"
I tore a piece of bread off of my baguette. I usually bought one at recess.
Kumo pulled off a piece for herself, and ate it.
"Hey!"
I yelled.
She giggled.
"I loovvee you!"
She taunted, her voice childlike and annoying.
I ate the rest of my bread, and finished the last piece just before the bell rang, for second period.
Everyone sat back down at their desks.
I sat in the far back next to a window, and Kumo sat two desks closer to the front next to her boyfriend.
An exchange student from….somewhere. I can't remember.
His name was Alphonse, and they seemed to hit it off right away.
He was good looking I guess, but not my type.
He had long bronze hair, that he kept tied up in a pony tail, and matching bronze eyes.
He was weird…
It was his eyes that bothered me above all else. I mean, he held…it was like…I can't even explain it…
I just didn't trust him.
The teacher came into the classroom and stood in the front, behind his desk.
"Hello again students!"
He greeted, unnecessarily happy.
"I'm happy to announce that we have a new student in our class today!"
I looked at Kumo, who was looking back at me.
A new kid?
Oh…the joy.
"Would you please come in?"
He asked, turning towards the door.
The door opened and a boy walked into the classroom.
All the girls gasped.
Even Kumo.
He was tall, but thin.
His hair was shiny, and midnight blue, slightly messy, but it suited him.
His face was smooth looking, and narrow, making him look older than a high school student, and his icy blue eyes made him all the more mysterious.
My face warmed up, and the room seemed to be filled with giggling girls.
I turned my face from him, and looked out the window, only because I knew…I knew I wasn't good enough for him.
…Not…like…I…cared or..anything like that…
So, I kept quiet and harmlessly looked out the window. Waiting for the new kid to go away..
"I'm Tsukiyomi, Ikuto. Nice to meet you all."
He introduced.
His voice was soft, like velvet,
What a beautiful name… I thought.
It wasn't like I was paying attention, but it wasn't hard to hear Kumo gawking like an idiot.
Alphonse, obviously jealous.
Typical Kumo…
"You can sit there, Ikuto. Next to Amu."
The teacher pointed me out to him.
Wait! What!? Me!?
I screamed in my head.
He's going to sit next to…ME!? Oh! This is too much! How am I supposed to ignore him when he's sitting next to me!?
Okay…stay calm...it's not like he's going to bother talking to me…is..he?
Ikuto began walking down the isle towards me…well the desk next to me.
I got nervous, and without realizing fully, I dropped my pen.
I was way too nervous to pick it up, and he was standing right in front of me now.
He bent down and picked it up, his pale fingers, long and slender.
"You dropped your pen, Miss. Hinamori-san,"
He spoke, softly.
He said my last name….and so formally!
My heart began throbbing like crazy, and my face was beat red, I knew it.
I tried to speak to him, but it was like there was a lump in my throat, preventing me from talking.
It was then that I noticed that everyone was staring at us.
"Uhm…T-Thank you…"
I managed to speak.
Ikuto stood up straight, and sat down next to me.
I looked away.
"Okay class!"
The teacher yelled.
"Take out your reading books. Romeo and Juliet please!"
We all took out our books, and sat with our partners.
I never usually had a partner.
It USED to be Kumo, but since Alphonse showed up….
"Uhm…excuse me?"
It was Ikuto…oh god..
I turned my head to face him.
"Do you mind….if I share the book with you?..."
He asked me. He looked somewhat embarrassed about it, but I told him to pull up his chair.
First the pen incident, then this?
A good portion of the class didn't have partners, yet he asked…me..
I held out the book, and he held the right side, while I held the left.
When the teacher pointed out to a group, they had to read their paragraph, so that he would know where we were, and how far we were.
"Hinamori-san?"
Everyone turned to me.
Shit…my turn already!? What is this!?
I blushed harder, and stood up to face the class.
Ikuto stood up with me, and we looked each other deep in the eyes.
"This bud of love, by summers ripening breath. May prove a beautiful flower when next we meet…"
I continued, my eyes on Ikuto.
I knew this by heart.
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.."
Funny….I liked that..
"and when he shall die, take him and cut him out into little stars , and he will make the face of heaven so fine, that all the world will be in love with the night, and pay no worship to the garish sun…"
I finished.
"Thank you Hinamori-san. Tsukiyomi-kun?"
The teacher spoke,
"Yes, sir."
He replied.
I handed him the book, but he put it down, his eyes still locked onto mine.
"One fairer than my love? The all seeing sun ne'er saw her match since first the world begun…"
He knows it by heart?! And he's reading it to me!?
I tried my best not to smile.
He was reading Romeo and Juliet.
That's all…
"Her beauty makes this vault a feasting presence full of night…"
He finished, and he didn't dare pull his eyes away.
I couldn't hold it anymore, and I smiled. I was blushing like a moron, and I felt extremely light-headed.
Ikuto sat back down, his eyes still on me, only he looked worried now.
He lift his hand above his head.
"Yes, Tsukiyomi-kun?"
The teacher asked, noticing his hand.
"Yes…uh…I don't think Hinamori-san isn't feeling too good. Can I take her to the nurses office?"
The teacher nodded.
Oh God…No way…Now I got to walk down the hallway with him…alone…?
My thoughts wandered off.
"Can I go with her instead?!"
Kumo burst.
"Why?"
The teacher asked, confused.
Alphonse looked up at her, and tried to get her to sit back down, but she wouldn't have any of that.
"Because, Tsukiyomi-kun doesn't know where the office is."
The teacher thought it over..
"True…Okay! Take her right away please, we don't need anyone else catching whatever she has.."
"alright!"
She cheered.
She turned to face me, but caught on to Ikuto's angry glare,
She hesitated for a minute, and proceeded to walk towards me, avoiding Ikuto.
With my thoughts gone, I was only later on, walking in the hallway, that I realized it was Kumo guiding me.
In the nurses office, I sat down on a small cot they had set up. Kumo sat directly across from me in a wheel chair.
She didn't roll around though, like she probably would have, instead she was staring at me, a huge smile on her face.
She obviously wanted answers.
"Soo…what's he like?" she asked.
I let out a heavy sigh.
"Well…you saw…I mean…I don't kn—"
She eagerly cut me off.
"What do you mean!? He walked into the class, and you guys like hit it off! He even read to you! How romantic! You guys like had a stare down, you can't say there was nothing!"
I shook my head, trying to think it all over.
"It's hard to explain..He's so…mysterious! His voice…so calm and deep..and the way he read from the book…it's like…he's from a different time altogether!....but there is no way in hell that's possible.."
Kumo grinned.
"Unless…" she looked around the empty nurses office. "He's a vampire!"
I laughed.
"Honestly, Kumo, does it always have to be about vampires?"
She shrugged, and began wheeling herself around the office.
"So.." she started again, not looking at me this time, "Do you think Ikuto and you will…end up together?"
I blushed, and she laughed.
"Shut up shut up shut up!!"
She always found something to tease me about.
I took a deep breath, and waited for the laughter to die down.
"Kumo?"
I called.
She spun around in the chair.
"Hmm?"
I smiled weakly at her.
"Can you…go back to class? I want to ditch the rest of this period."
She smiled, and jumped out of the chair.
"Sure thing! I'll tell them your resting."
I nodded, and lay down on the cot, burying myself under the covers.
Kumo shut off the lights, and left the room.
Peace…
