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This is a 550-word drabble one-shot.
Sensibility
by Snarky Holophrasis
Hotaru Imai was a sensible girl. She was not prone to gossip – her mind filed blackmailing under a separate category –, she maintained a straight-A grade, and was the very embodiment of class and skill throughout the school. She was cold, quiet, and detached. Every action was carefully considered, carefully constructed, carefully executed.
Everything was observed with silent grace and dignity; she held herself with silent grace and dignity — as if her entire being was like that of a gossamer wing, as if the skeleton of that wing were made of steel and iron.
Hotaru Imai was a sensible girl from a sensible family. She came from a small, sensible town and was raised in a sensible environment.
Hotaru Imai was not attractive in the expected sense.
She was made of ice; her sharp features and defined cheekbones were taciturnly etched into her face; her voice chilled even the coldest trails of the Yukon Territory to the very smallest of nooks and crannies. She said little, cared little, and wondered little – Hotaru Imai, with her icy stare and aloof lips knew all and with a swift flick of her wrist, said all. To work up the courage to speak to her was considered a rite of passage among many students—to receive even a curt, cynical response sent her admirers to the moon and back.
It was no surprise when she was dubbed the Ice Queen of Alice Academy.
What puzzled many and baffled all was her relationship with the popular idiot whom frequented the cafeteria and was the sole reason vending machines were filled on an hour-by-hour basis. How she befriended such an airhead escaped the minds of all and caused much commotion amongst the silently jealous, secretively brooding students.
The Ice Queen tolerated Mikan Sakura's idiocy – the loud, clumsy red flag was never completely ignored; the careless girl was allowed to sit by the Ice Queen during meals and even when she caused a ruckus over the disgusting tuna casserole she had the misfortune of eating for lunch; she was completely oblivious to her falling head-over-heels for Hotaru Imai's male counterpart.
But it wasn't Alice Academy's most formidable male student that fell victim to the Ice Queen's intimidating blackmailing – not on a day-to-day basis, least to say.
The Ice Queen fancied in clicking away at a blue-eyed, golden-haired Cinderella—or as she would utter coldly, Rukarella—before promptly riding off on her duck scooter. As the soft-hearted animal lover chased imploringly after her, there was a micro-smirk and she would deliberately slow her scooter to slow hover, intentionally throwing the panting blonde an ounce of mercy.
This became a daily ritual throughout middle and high school.
It was on the day of graduation when Hotaru Imai found herself alone with Ruka Nogi. He had entered the laboratory quietly behind her, understanding that he would suffer consequences for stepping into her territory without permission.
He stood there, observing her as he stroked the offspring of the offspring of his beloved first bunny.
Hotaru Imai was a sensible girl from a sensible family. She came from a small, sensible town and was raised in a sensible environment.
For the first time in eight years, the Ice Queen made no move to forcefully remove Ruka Nogi from her metal-and-steel filled getaway.
Snarky Holophrasis, November 26th, 2015