SPEED DIAL
By: Feathertop

A/N: So, uh… hello again? My updates are rather slow, huh? Well, school's being a pain. And we had required summer classes. So yeah, I'm so sorry about that. I've been trying to find time to write this though. And this is sort of a rush, so yeah, please bear with it.

Disclaimer: I wish I own Rei, I mean uh, I do not own GALS.

Random Question: Who plays GaiaOnline? What's your username? Haha. xD

-x-o-x-o-x- Chapter 2 – A Call (Rei's POV) –x-o-x-o-x-

Say, what would you do if you were in a situation where in your psychotic roommate that's so "passionate" about his image started playing punk rock music at five in the morning, disrupting your chances of actually sleeping?

"REIIII, cool, huh? What do you think?"

…

Maybe I should just kill him and save the world.

Or maybe I should torture him first. I should probably skin him alive or something, or pluck his eyelashes one by one, scrape his nails off, corrode his skin layer by layer if possible, poke his eyes out-

Come to think of it, I could formulate a lot of ways to torture the bastard. It might take me some time to plan and prepare though.

But…

Is it worth it?

I stared at the bastard.

Never mind. I do not wish to spend my time and effort just doing that.

"Hey, I'm talking here!"

"Ah."

"Don't just 'ah' me, tell me what you freakin' think!" Yuuya sounded so exasperated that I found myself smirking. I do not know why I find it amusing to aggravate people.

"You…" I stared at his punk get-up. Raising a brow, I told him my usual reply. "You look gay."

"You thought the jock-look last week was gay too. And that other one—"

"I think all labels are gay."

"And yet you're in one."

"I'm not into stereotypes." I raised a skeptical brow.

"You are-"

"Amuse me."

"You're like one of those emo or gothic types. I can't tell the difference…"

"Emo kids are pansies. Goths are idiots." I told him flatly. "Furthermore, we're in college, no longer in high school so stop being stereotypical."

Ignoring my comment, he smiled, "I'm not. I'm just being different. I know we're in college. I mean, think of it this way, someone who acts like he's in high school would surely attract attention, right? Who knows, she might even look my way and find what a great guy I am!"

I gave him an odd look.

He's a compulsive romantic who can't seem to get the girl. He's been changing his image to get her attention although apparently, his attempts have gone unnoticed. There's just one thing that I respect him for: He never gives up.

Who's the girl that he's so crazy about?

I never bothered knowing.

Besides, it wouldn't make a difference if I knew because I wouldn't care.

"So, what time did you sleep?" He asked again.

Also, he's one of those types who can't stand being silent for more that a minute- which I find annoying but what can I do?

And again, the thought of killing him crossed my mind. I've been thinking very dark thoughts lately and it hasn't shown any signs of improvement. Lack of sleep does that to you, I guess.

Shaking my head to dismiss the notion, I replied, "3 a.m."

"Wow, so you only slept for 2 hours!"

I gave him a death glare. "And whose fault is that?"

He gave me a sheepish grin. "So, uhm, aren't you going to get dress since you're already up?"

I merely yawned and went to bed again.

"Hey, we have a class at 7." I heard him pause, realization dawning on him. He's so slow sometimes. "Oh… you're going to skip Math again?"

Action taken: I ignored him.

Reason: I find talking tiresome.

Elaboration: The world could continue living without me talking.

More explanation: Go jump off a cliff.

"Don't we have a long test today?"

Oh shit.

Grumbling and glaring at the door of the bathroom, I grabbed a towel.

-x-o-x-o-x-

I tried to appear interested in whatever the professor was talking about but apparently, it was an extremely difficult task. He was speaking about proving theorems and arithmetic whatnot. God, what fun.

Conveniently, I was seated beside a window, so rather than passing out from boredom, I decided to watch what's happening outside.

The September wind was blowing hard. Not that I care, of course. I just find it highly amusing how the people outside keep on getting their hair all over their faces. And if not hair, leaves. Autumn is such a wonderful season, don't you think?

I lazily glanced at the teacher (who knows, maybe he was telling us something that's actually interesting) but that was a mistake for I almost passed out but luckily, at the last second, I tore my gaze away from him and directed it to what was happening outside again.

A gust of wind.

Miniskirts being blown upwards.

Screaming dimwits (whoever told them to wear miniskirts on a windy day, anyways?).

And a variety of exposed underwear.

Yeah, this is definitely more interesting than what the toad over there is talking about. And when I say interesting, I meant their expressions, not the… displayed… things that aren't suppose to be showcased for the world to see.

I am not a pervert. Cough.

Seriously.

Another gust of wind swept across the field.

But this time I took no notice of the screaming dimwits, instead, a dark-blue haired girl caught my eye. She was wearing jeans so my mind instantly registered her as one of those smart people. She was eating something and looked like she was enjoying doing so. My stomach rumbled. (Damn, I forgot I didn't eat breakfast.)

She was rather far so I couldn't exactly give intricate details to her facial features. She had a slender frame though. And the way she walked, it had such a graceful feel to it.

I grimaced at myself while supporting my temples with a loose fist. Hah, I must be so bored that I'm actually giving so much attention to a stranger.

She smiled when someone approached her and everything about her seemed to have turned lighter. A smirk tugged at my lips. Charming smile.

"Hey, Rei… Rei… REI!" someone was trying to distract me.

"Don't disturb me." I waved the annoying voice off.

"But dude, the class already ended. We're off to the cafeteria. Wanna come?"

"I said stop bothering- Classes ended?"

"Er yeah."

Oh. I slapped myself mentally. What's wrong with me?

-x-o-x-o-x-

The next class would begin an hour later and I forgot that we had a report to pass today so I found myself trudging towards the library. The first thing that I noticed about the particular building was a banner where all the rules were placed.

Maintain silence was put in big, black, bold letters. I shrugged, that wouldn't be a problem with me so I went inside, failing to notice the rule just below the 'maintain silence' one.

No eating/drinking.

And since I didn't see that one, I also didn't see the 'No Sleeping' sign.

Anyway, I walked in and found a lot of people doing a study group. Every table was occupied so I was forced to hunt for an empty one. In my search for an empty table, I didn't notice that I was already in the farthest corner of the library.

Well, as long as there's nobody else around to bother me.

I slumped on a chair and instantly did my report. It took me about 15 minutes. I was always good when it came to doing things at the last minute.

I yawned.

Wow, I'm bored…again.

I took a pack of gummi bears from my pack and decided to stare at the ceiling. Bah, nothing special about it. I bit the bear's head off and looked at the old bookshelves. Is this part of the library untouched or something, the books are dusty. I give up. Trying to entertain myself in this place is useless.

I ate another gummi bear.

God, I'd do anything to be on a soft, comfy bed right now.

-And another bear-

With lots of soft pillows.

-and another-

And air conditioning.

-and another-

Yep, definitely with air conditioning.

-yawn-

And no annoying Yuuya.

With that final thought, I gave in to sleep.

--

I woke up an hour later.

Brilliant, I'm late for class.

-x-o-x-o-x-

I was about to head home when my phone rang. It was from Yuuya and the desire to murder him immediately flashed through my mind. I shook myself. I need to stop thinking dark thoughts, dammit. This is getting unhealthy.

"Rei, where are you? Could you come over to Mr. Lolli's Ice Cream Haven? I have something VERY IMPORTANT to tell you."

"Are you sure it's that important?"

"Yes!"

"Hn."

"Ok, now that hurt! Don't you trust me?"

"Hn. Hard Question. No."

"Oh, c'mon, Rei! Just this once! Please??"

"…"

"I won't bother you for a whole week if you come!"

"Make that forever and you have a deal."

"Reeeiiiiii"

"Whining won't get you anywhere."

"All right, all right! I won't bother you for a week and I'll buy your supply of gummi bears for a month!"

"…Hm."

"Well?"

"Not interested." I ended the call. Everybody knew that the only thing that bastard considers important is finding his "soulmate". Meeting at an ice cream haven is suspicious enough. And surely, the only reason why he wants me there is so I could help him get the girl. How annoying.

But like I said, I'm not interested.

I shoved the phone into my pocket just as it began to ring again.

Damn that Yuuya, he never gives up! I decided to ignore the ringing.

Riiiiinnggggg!

Ignoring.

RRRIIINNNGG!

Must ignore!!

RRRIIINGGG!!

I became more annoyed at every ring. And finally, reaching my limit at his fourth attempt, I took my phone out and said, "Hello."

I didn't even bother hiding my annoyance. Maybe his tiny brain would somehow get the notion that I didn't want to participate in his silly games through hearing my irritated voice.

That was wishful thinking on my part, though.

But what joy if that were to come true!

I expected to hear his chirpy voice but instead, silence met me.

I looked at the screen, it wasn't Yuuya's number.

(cricket sounds)

Ooopss.

"Hello?" I tried a little gentler this time.

"Ah, haha! Uhm, I'm sorry, I think I dialed the wrong number! Haha! I'm really, really sorry!"

Beep. The line was dead.

I stared at my phone.

That caller… had a very angelic voice though. It was one of those types that you could listen to the whole day and not get tired of. It was even one of those types that could make you feel peaceful--

I shook myself. A random girl just called me and all I could think about is how sweet her voice sounded when I should be figuring out how she got my number?!

Wow, there really must be something wrong with me!

But I guess that's normal since I only had two hours of sleep --

…

Damn that Yuuya! I'm going to kill him when he gets home!

-x-o-x-o-x- END OF CHAPTER –x-o-x-o-x-

A/N: So much for not thinking about dark thoughts, ne, Rei? Cough. So uhm, sorry. That was all I could do. I was going to give up on this story since I have no time and all. But yeah, you reviewers made me want to continue. Thank you! :D

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