On the day the new school year starts, Miwa gets up too late, wastes too much time to get out of his bed, stays in the bathroom for hours, trying to brush his teeth, but also to get really awake. When he eats breakfast, he sits too long at the table to hear the end of his favourite song, which is not actually his favourite song, but the best song that has been on the radio lately and it drowns him in good mood, so, finally, he feels awake.
Before he leaves the house, he curses, because he won't have time to copy the homework he hasn't done and his mother hears him, reminds him it's the first day, don't tell me you had homework due today and haven't done it in all those weeks, and he rubs the back of his neck, smiling at his mother, I kinda forgot there wasn't any homework due today, and instead of criticizing him for never doing his homework, she smiles at him and wishes him a nice day.
He runs out of the house, because he is already late, but doesn't want to be late for the first day, but then he somehow always gets out of the house way too late and manages to show up just in time. Still, he tries not to push his luck, trying to leave a good impression on the first day.
When he sees the school, he's still got five minutes until lessons start, enough time to get to his class and be there before their teacher is, although he probably won't have any time to tell his friends about his vacation or ask them about theirs. But he could still do that after the lesson starts, because nobody pays attention on the first day. Only his mom shouldn't find out that he's not completely focused on the lessons, but then again, his mom is really cool and she loves him and he also loves her.
Just then, he remembers that he left his food at home, thinks about what to eat in his break and he still running as he sees a very familiar brown-haired boy, maybe already man, but if it's really the person Miwa thinks he is, he's definitely a boy, because there's no way you can describe Kai Toshiki as an adult.
"Kai! Kai, is that you? Well, hey, it is you!"
He approaches Kai, who looks just like he used to and it's a really nice surprise to see his best friend again.
But Kai's behaviour kind of changed, because he doesn't answer, doesn't greet Miwa, doesn't even look at him and if it wasn't his old friend, a person Miwa knows and deeply cares about, Kai would probably strike him as arrogant and rude.
"It's me! Miwa Taichi! You remember me, don't you?!"
"Leave me alone!"
Definitely rude. Still, Miwa's not going to give up on Kai or anyone else this easily and Kai should know that; he should know that Miwa won't listen to such stupid request without making Kai talk to him. Even if he has to force his presence on Kai, he definitely won't leave his friend alone.
"Oi, wait for me, Kai!"
