Second Year College ~
"Juxtamedullary nephrons, 20-25% of nephrons in kidneys, long loop of Henle, account for most of urine concentra-"
I was interrupted by the sound of the morning bell, indicating it was exactly 8:00.
'Five minutes till class!' I thought as I started packing my books and laptop.
I made my way through the familiar halls of Seikan University to lecture hall R540. I took my usual seat in the far back rows and pulled out my laptop. While waiting for it to start, I glanced at all the familiar faces of the class. However, I never really made friends with any one of them. Occasionally I would make friendly conversations with some, but we never really bonded.
Class settled to a hush as a tall male figure approached the front of the lecture hall, setting up his lesson. Everybody watched intently as he worked. Finally, he stood straight and faced the class.
"Welcome, third years. I will be your instructor for this course Anatomy 347. Please call me Professor Matsui."
The class still remained silent.
"Well then, I have posted the course syllabus on the online, so please, print a copy to keep for your records. As you all can see, this class is fairly large, therefore, most of the coursework and homework will be online and turned in online. You can find a list of assignments and their due dates on the syllabus."
Professor Matsui dragged on and on about the expectations of the class. While he did so, my phone suddenly buzzed, attracting the attention of a few students who sat around me. Embarrassed, I pulled my phone from my bag and saw it was a text from Raiko.
Raiko is my best friend. We graduated high school together and attended Seikan University together for our first two years before she decided to travel abroad to France for her third year. How I missed her dearly. She was really the only friend I had in college.
I read her text: 'Hey! Just landed in Paris! Classes start in two more days! Ahh it's so beautiful and a HUGE change from Tokyo! I'll take pics for you ok?! Keep in touch! 3"
I smiled, feeling happy and sad on the inside. We always talked about the Paris and traveling together, but my scholarship wouldn't cover expenses outside of the country. Raiko, on the other hand, was able to pay out of pocket for her expenses. Then again, her family is loaded.
I closed my phone before I could get caught and realized I was behind. We already started the first lesson of the day and I was behind three slides of the lecture. I sighed to myself and opened a blank document on my laptop to start taking notes.
One agonizing hour later, we were finally dismissed. I packed up my laptop and made my way out of the lecture hall to my next class.
By the time my last class ended, it was already 1:35 in the afternoon. Five back to back classes were going to kill me this semester. But it was the only way I would graduate on time. I settled for lunch at the main food court. When I sat down, my phone vibrated again. I checked it to find another text from Raiko. It was a picture of her eating a crepe with the comment "bon appetit~!" I smiled and took a picture of my bento lunch and tagged "the usual" under it before sending it to her.
Suddenly, there was loud rustle of footsteps followed by silent giggling, squeals, and whispers. I looked up to see what was going on, but all I saw was a crowd of girls grouping around something and the guys just sat back whispering and glancing in the same direction.
I listened in on a group of guys who sat close to my table as they seemed to be discussing the source of attention.
"Uchiha? Like THE Uchiha?"
"Yea! I heard their family has more money than God himself!"
"Why is he attending Seikan University?"
"Wow, I heard his older brother has already graduated is about to take over the family business."
"COOOL."
'Uchiha? Where have I heard that before?' I thought to myself. Finally, it clicked. Raiko would talk about them all the time. The Uchihas were one of the best well known families, and on the wealthy side at that. Their family owned one of the best business and accounting firms in Japan. Their brother was a recent graduate from an American university but has also attended Seikan before.
Suddenly, a figure emerged from the crowd of girls. A HANDSOME figure at that. However, the annoyed look on his face said everything. Then again, I'd be annoyed too if I was being smothered by people I didn't know.
The name "Sasuke" was being squealed through the air. Ahh yes, Sasuke Uchiha! That was his name. Younger brother of Itachi Uchiha. Wow, what Raiko would give to be here right now. I pulled out my phone and texted her. She would pee in her pants after hearing the news.