Chapter 2

Ding dong ding dong

The sound of bells awoke me from my semi-slumbering state. Whatever the teacher had been teaching was wiped off the board and it was time for lunch. While people stood to head for the cafeteria, I shoved my class materials and books into my desk before plopping my head down. I've been having so much trouble sleeping at night that it's been a wonder for me to stay up during class.

I let myself drift off into the world of dreams, just tuning out the sounds of the everyday world.

"You have another fever?"

"You really need to take better care of yourself Chihiro-chan."

Their voices rang through my mind. Voices I haven't heard in awhile.

My eyes shot open. I was no longer in the classroom of 3A. The plain white walls and curtain hanging from the ceiling were quite familiar, in fact. I was lying in the infirmary. Someone, most likely Gakushuu, must have carried me here. I looked at the watch on my wrist.

3:42 pm

A sigh escaped my lips as I slowly sat up and pulled my grey blazer and black tie off the chair they were resting on. "He must have taken it off for me." I mumbled. With a sigh I opened the curtain surrounding the bed I was resting on and walked over the the tall mirror standing in the corner. My pallor was better than it was this morning, and my black hair was still in its usual sort-of-poofy bob cut. My bangs were still in place with a couple strands out of place. I turned my attention to my eyes. The chilly, piercing blue gazed back at me. Another sigh escaped my lips as I closed my eyes. 'I wonder how they're doing, or what they're doing…'

"How who is doing?"

I was jolted from my thoughts and gasped. I quickly turned around to see Gakushuu standing in the doorway. "Shuu-kun you scared me." I sighed.

"Well I was rather concerned for your well being considering you had a fever and wouldn't wake up."

"But you don't have to scare me to check on me." I grumbled.

"It's not my fault you let your guard down and started talking to yourself." Gakushuu replied. "Besides, you're just that easy to scare." I sighed once again and turned to the mirror to pull my tie around my neck.

"I don't need you to look after me all the time." I retorted softly. "You don't even do it by yourself." I finished tying my tie and pulled my blazer on. 'Your dad has to remind you that I'm-'

"Who were you referring to anyway?" Gakushuu interrupted my thoughts with narrow eyes.

"What do you mean 'who'?" I turned back to face him, my eyebrows furrowed.

"You were talking to yourself right before I came in."

"What?!" I squeaked. He nodded.

"You said you were wondering how someone was-"

"It was nothing." I interrupted him. His eyes narrowed even more.

"Are you sure?" He took a step towards me.

"Yes, I was talking about Akiko and Papa." I wasn't. Not at the time. I was thinking about the friends that I made in my first two years in middle school. Shiota Nagisa and Akabane Karma.

A/N: Guess who doesn't want to give up their first fanfiction? Me! I'm gonna be revising the old chapters and fixing everything up. Now that I'm out of school, I can actually do things I want to. And that includes writing! I also started posting this on AO3.

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