Running to my final class, the halls are absolutely silent except for the sound of my feet pounding against the floor. I think back to my conversation with that girl.

~Moments Ago~

I walk down the halls nervously, heading to my last class. A short girl with a bob of pink hair walks up to me.

"Why do you look so nervous? Is today your first day or something?" The girl eyes me suspiciously.

I awkwardly look around and take a step back before focusing on her face. I lose myself in her big pink eyes and forget to respond. What an unusual color... She clears her throat and raises an eyebrow, I realize that she is expecting a response. "Oh. Right.. Um... New here.. Yes, I am." I stumble over my words, vaguely remembering her question.

She giggles and responds, "Right, okay. You will meet me here immediately after class." I only nod. The late bell rings as she walks off, hands on her hips, without another word. I groan and run to class.

~Now~

I stop in front of the classroom door. "This is it.. Oh, I am so in for it." I open the door and walk in, trying to make my way to my desk unnoticed. Disappointingly, the moment I sit down I hear a deep voice. "Mr. Ellis. I see that you're late on your first day. No need to attempt to explain yourself. I trust that I'll see you in detention during lunch tomorrow."

I sigh and say, "Yes sir." I notice some girls look at me and giggle. I attempt to ignore them and focus my attention on the lecture.

After class finally finishes, I'm about to leave when a girl calls my name. I look over my shoulder and see a girl with long coral brown hair that's up in a ponytail. "Hello, I'm Monika. You're Victor Ellis, right?"

I think for a minute on how to respond. After coming up with a response I say, "Uh... Yeah. Hey Monika. Did you.. Did you need something?"

"I'd just like to invite you to my Literature Club!"

"Oh. I'm sorry, I'm not really much of a club person..."

She looks slightly disappointed, but she masks her expression with a fake smile. "That makes sense. I suppose that I'll just see you tomorrow then! Bye Victor!" She walks away. I rush out the door, realizing that I was supposed to meet that pink haired girl.

When I arrive, my black, shoulder length hair is a complete mess. She looks as though she's been waiting a while. I'm completely out of breath when I attempt to apologize. "I-" I gasp for air. "I'm sorry that I kept you-" I calm my breathing down. "That I kept you waiting."

She rolls her eyes and says, "Whatever. It's not like I was waiting for you or anything..."

I frown at this statement. "I thought, technically, you were waiting for me?"

She looks flustered and stammers, "O-Oh. Y-Y-Yeah. Um.. Shut up! Just follow me."

As we're walking I think to myself. I never did get her name. I know that she told me to shut up but I decide to ask anyways. "Hey, what's your name? And where are we going?"

"Didn't I tell you to shut up? Ugh.. It's Natsuki." I notice a faint blush across her face. "And your name is?"

I smile. "I'm Victor. Victor Ellis."

"Right. Okay. I was told to bring any new student I come across to this club so that's where we're going." She looks nervous.

We walk in silence for a few more minutes until we arrive at a classroom. Natsuki opens the door and guides me inside. The door closes behind me while I examine the club members. There are three other girls here. The first is a girl with long dark purple hair and light purple eyes, who looks to be about 5'5. The second is a short girl, presumably 5'2, with coral pink hair, sky blue eyes, and a big bow in her hair. But the third is the only one besides Natsuki that I recognize. It's Monika. My deep blue eyes widen in surprise. "It's you!"

Monika looks as though she was expecting me. "Victor, you're here. "

"I-I don't get it..."

Natsuki butts in, "Hey, how do you two know each-other?"

I respond, "Oh, we're in the same last period." Natsuki looks down, clearly disappointed. "What's up, Nat?"

"U-Uh.. What did you j-just call m-me?" She blushes furiously and stammers out her words.

"I called you Nat. It seems fitting."

She looks sincerely confused. "Fitting in what way?"

I smirk. "It sounds cute. You're cute. It's fitting."

She glares at me, although blushing furiously, before turning on her heel and stalking towards the cabinets in the back of the room.

Monika sighs and says, "She gets like that, just ignore her." I watch her grab a book and I see the cover. She's reading manga called Parfait Girls. Monika clears her throat, and I direct my attention towards her. "Okay. This is Yuri and Sayori." She indicates to the purple haired girl and then to the other pink haired girl.

I smile, masking my worry. "Nice to meet you girls. I'm Victor." My gaze involuntarily shoots back to Natsuki, who is sitting on the floor reading her manga. "What do you know about her?"

Sayori is the one who answers me. She smiles while doing so. "She acts all tough and mean but in reality, she's a real sweetheart! She even baked-"

She's cut off by Natsuki yelling, "Crap! I totally forgot!" She carefully places her manga on a table and runs to the closet, bringing out a pan of cupcakes. "I baked cupcakes to celebrate our new member."

My eyes widen. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. There's one problem with that statement. I never said I'd become a member of this club..." Natsuki places the pan down and her face falls. I notice tears in her eyes. Sayori looks down, clearly highly disappointed. Yuri, who hasn't even spoken to me, looks sad and Monika just frowns. "Alright. I've made my decision." My eyes dart back to Natsuki and she's turned with her back to me and her head down. She wipes her sleeve across her face then lets her arm fall to her side. Sayori's face falls and Yuri looks disappointed. Monika looks highly irritated though.