Description: Urie is an incubus, a womanizer through and through. There has been no one who has escaped his charms (with the exception of Ritsuka) and no one who has refused him…but now it seems that he has met his match when the unattractive Akane Yamakazi enters his life!
Chapter One
"Alright class, listen up." Ozawa-sensei waits for the students to settle down before continuing. "We have a new student today."
He looks to her and nods. She lets out a sigh before stepping forward, meeting the gazes of multiple students. The whispers have already started. Seriously? Her eyebrow twitches in irritation, but she goes on with the introduction.
"My name is Yamakazi Akane. I've moved here from Nagoya. A pleasure to meet you all." She says this with a very hostile tone and bows her head. Her flippant attitude doesn't go unnoticed.
"Geez, what kind of intro was that?" one student whispers.
"Yeah, it was so short," one person whispers back.
"I'm more put off by her attitude. She doesn't seem very friendly."
"I'm not sure I even want to be friends with her. Did you get a good look at her face? Totally weird," a girl giggles.
Akane's eyes narrow. Well, I knew that was coming. She straightens up with a frown on her face. Some of the whispers die down, sensing her annoyance.
Ozawa-sensei clears his throat. "Thank you for sharing, Yamakazi-san. Your seat will be," he looks across the classroom, "the one next to Tachibana-san."
A girl's head jerks up and her eyes widen. Akane ignores her reaction, assuming she's only acting that way because she doesn't want to sit next to the weird new kid. She sighs tiredly, really wishing this first day could be over already so she can go home. She walks across the room, ignoring the whispers that follow her all the way to her seat. When she sits down she notices the girl that had looked up with a startled look is staring at her. When Akane stares back, the girl quickly averts her eyes with a pained expression. Akane frowns. What's her deal? Ozawa-sensei is already continuing with the lesson so she doesn't dwell on the question for long.
When class is over she lets out a deep breath, already worried about all the work she will have to do to catch up with the rest of the class. She stands up to leave, but suddenly hears a voice next to her.
"U-um…"
Akane turns to the girl. She freezes under her gaze and hesitates to continue. This only annoys Akane more.
"What?" she asks in an irritated voice and the girl's golden eyes widen. "Does my face scare you or something?"
She holds her hands up. "N-No! You have it wrong!" She lowers her hands and immediately looks guilty. "Sorry. I didn't mean to come off as rude." Her expression suddenly brightens and she stands up too. Akane steps back startled, surprised by the girl's sudden change of mood.
She smiles. "My name is Tachibana Ritsuka." She bows. "A pleasure to meet you!"
"Huh? Um, yeah…" Akane trails off, still a little unsure of what to make of this girl.
She continues. "Do you want a tour of the school? I'm sure it must be a little intimidating not knowing where anything is yet."
Akane's tense expression melts into a courteous smile. "Yeah, that would be great."
Ritsuka's smile brightens and Akane can't help but return it. There's a nice air around her and Akane wonders if she's already found a possible friend.
"I really am sorry about earlier though," Ritsuka continues. "It's just…" she trails off as the pained expression returns.
Akane frowns, feeling a little concerned. "What's wrong?"
She hesitates. "It's just that…I had a friend who used to sit in the seat you're sitting in now. Azuna." She pauses and turns away.
"Did something happen to her?"
She nods slowly, her eyes filled with sadness. "She…passed away."
Akane immediately scolds herself for asking. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked."
"No, it's fine." Ritsuka tries to smile but it's too forced. "It happened months ago. I've had plenty of time accepting it."
Akane studies her, knowing that she isn't ok, but doesn't say anything about it. Instead, she tries to brighten the mood. "Hey, hey! Do you mind if I call you Ritsuka-chan?"
She blinks in surprise. "Huh?"
"I figured since we're already on friendly terms we might as well call each other by our given names." She pauses. "Or is it too soon?"
Ritsuka blinks again but a small smile forms. "No, it's fine. How about Akane-san then?"
Akane smiles. "Perfect." She then grabs Ritsuka's hands and squeezes. "Alright! Let's be good friends, ok?"
Ritsuka nods at her enthusiasm. "Sure!"
After collecting their things they walk out of the classroom, but they only walk a few steps before Ritsuka stops moving. Akane looks at her curiously but when she follows her gaze, she immediately knows why. Walking towards them is a tall blonde guy with green eyes and devilishly handsome features. Girls are gawking at him as he walks by and Akane can't help but do the same thing. His expression carries no emotion and he walks in confident strides, looking like someone who has been clearly groomed to be the next heir to some rich family and Akane wouldn't be surprised if that is true. The closer he gets the more good-looking he seems to become and she tries to avert her eyes, as if she's stared for too long. She's expecting him to pass by them, but instead he stops right in front of them and this greatly startles Akane. Are they in his way? She forces herself to look up, but notices that his eyes aren't on the two of them rather, his gaze is mostly focused on Ritsuka. Confused, Akane looks between the two of them and her eyes widen in surprise.
Ritsuka's expression has completely changed. Her eyes are brighter, her lips are spread wide in a beautiful smile and her cheeks are red with joy. "Rem-san." She says this with such affection and happiness that it can only confirm what Akane has been thinking.
The man has a smile of his own and although his expression is more refined, his eyes are undoubtedly filled with tenderness and warmth. "Ritsuka."
Akane looks back and forth between the two of them and lets out an outburst. "Ohhhh…!"
They blink out of their trance and turn to her as if she just appeared before them.
Akane chuckles in amusement and elbows Ritsuka. "I know we've only known each other for a few minutes but with a cool boyfriend like this, I expected him to come into our conversation a lot sooner," she teases.
"Huh?!" Ritsuka's face completely flushes. "Th-That's not…! I mean…Geeez!" She ends with a pout and Akane laughs at her.
"A friend of yours?" The guy is talking to Ritsuka but his gaze is centered on Akane. His expression has turned serious again, but it doesn't at all intimidate Akane.
She gives him a wide smile. "My name is Yamakazi Akane. Nice to meet you, Pretty Boy-san."
"H-Hey, Akane-san!" Ritsuka says flustered and I give her a teasing smile.
"So this is where you've run off to, Rem."
Akane stiffens at a male voice that has snuck up on them. Ritsuka looks over Akane's shoulder and her expression becomes slightly weary. The man walks into both of their views and Akane almost loses her breath at the side of him. Another abnormally attractive man has appeared before her and she can't help but stare. With his white attire and the red rose in his hand, he stands out even more so than Rem. He has long light brown hair and his skin is flawless. His gold eyes are the prettiest color she has ever seen and as she gazes at him, she notices that he isn't looking at her at all. His eyes went right over her head and onto the other two.
He has an amused smile on his face. "Ah. You came to see the butterfly, I see."
"That is nothing new," Rem responds, showing no interest in this conversation.
"I suppose not." He twirls the rose in his hand, looking keenly at Ritsuka. Akane stands awkwardly in place, noticing that the mood has changed and she isn't sure what to do. Having just Rem around was fine since he seems to be Ritsuka's boyfriend, but suddenly being around another hot guy is making her tense. She's noticing the stares from the girls around them, many of them out of jealousy. Akane almost chuckles in disbelief. She knew she was going to be the center of attention but she didn't think it would be like this.
Ritsuka suddenly grabs her hand, pulling Akane from her thoughts. "Sorry, but we have to go. Akane-san is new to the school and I'm planning on showing her around a bit before our next period."
"New student?" The man repeats and he looks at Akane as if noticing her presence for the first time. Akane's heart leaps and she looks to the ground, unable to meet his scrutinizing gaze. A blush is trying to work its way into her cheeks but she tries to fight it. The urge to look up at him proves to be harder for her however. She's never seen a man this hot up close before and she feels like she's depriving herself of an opportunity she may never get again. Suddenly, Ritsuka moves in front of her as if to guard her from the man's gaze.
"Urie-san." Ritsuka's voice is low with warning and this surprises Akane. She looks up then and finds the man leaning back, amused with Ritsuka's tone.
"Not to worry, butterfly. I wasn't going to do anything." He gives me a fleeting look before turning away. "I have no interest in playing with worms."
"Wha-?" Akane suddenly feels a spike of anger. Was he talking about her? She lightly pushes Ritsuka aside and angrily retorts, "Who the hell do you think you are?"
He ignores the outburst. He gives them a small wave before walking away and as he does so, a group of girls follow after him like dogs. This only pisses Akane off more and she clenches her fists in anger. Any attraction she has for this guy is still there unfortunately, but now she also feels the need to punch his pretty boy face in. With this encounter alone, she has already figured out that this guy has a rotten personality and she wants nothing to do with him.
