In Time

~Chapter 1~

Kurumi-senpai and I walked over to the second floor and went to 2-D. Standing by the door, I almost ran out of anxiety. I could feel butterflies flutter in my stomach. It has been a while since I last saw Ryuu-senpai. I honestly didn't know how to act around him. More so, I'm not even sure if he still remembers me.

"Hey, Kazehaya, Yoshida, Sanada." Kurumi-senpai called out to a group of people at the back of the classroom.

"Yo, Kurumizawa."

"Someone wants to see you." She continued.

I closed my eyes, took a deep breathe then exhaled. I felt my knees wobble. I wanted to faint. Despite the feeling that my body does not want to move, I turned around to see my seniors that I haven't seen for the longest time.

"Yo, Shouta-senpai, Chizu-senpai… Ryuu-senpai."

"Shizune?" Shouta-senpai

"I'm glad you still remember me."

"Shizune, as in matchmaker Shizune?" Chizu-senpai asked as she stepped out of their classroom followed by Ryuu-senpai.

"It's been a while since I last heard someone call me that." I burst out laughing.

"Oh, Sakura… Sakuragi?"

I couldn't stop myself from smiling at them. They haven't changed at all, especially Ryuu-senpai. Though he still can't get my name right, knowing that he remembers me was enough to make me happy. He's still the same Ryuu-senpai I fell in love with.

"It's Sakurazaki, you idiot At least remember your kohai's name." Chizu-senpai elbowed him on his side, making the necessary correction I was supposed to do.

And he's still the Ryuu-senpai who is in love with Chizu-senpai. I heaved a sigh secretly.

"Ahh, you've grown taller Shizu-chan." Chizu-senpai said as she measured my height now an inch above her.

"It's good to see that you've changed a lot. You're now more mature looking. Could it be you have a boyfriend now, don't you? And you're not telling your Chizu-senpai." She said as she pat my back and used her other hand to mess around with my hair.

"Shizune having a boyfriend? That's impossible." Kurumi-senpai stated with a mocking laugh."No matter how good she is at making matches for others, she can't make a match for herself. She can't even confess to-" I cut her off by covering her mouth with my palm

"Kurumi-senpai " I exclaimed.

"Now, do you mind telling us why you're here? I know for sure you are not a student here at Kitahoro." Shouta-senpai said in the never changing calm of his voice when dealing with matters.

"You really haven't changed, Shouta-senpai. And for your information, I study here at Kitahoro." I said, widening the ever present grin plastered on my face.

"Wait, Shizu-chan. I didn't know that. Why is it that you never showed your face to us?" Chizu-senpai wondered,

"That's because I didn't. Actually, I just transferred this semester. So it's officially my first day here at Kitahoro."

"Why did you transfer anyway?" Shouta-senpai continued to ask.

"My parents went to America. So for now, I'm staying with my grandmother." I answered.

"Oh, isn't your grandmother's house just in front of Ryuu's?" Chizu-senpai asked

"Yeah." I nodded in confirmation.

"Who is she?" a blonde girl asked from behind Chizu-senpai, beside her was another girl who has long black hair that reminded me of a traditional Japanese doll.

"Oh, Yano-chin, this is Sakurazaki Shizune, a kohai of ours back in middle school. She's better known as Matchmaker Shizune. You should ask help from her."

"Nice to meet you, I'm Sakurazaki Shizune."

"Same here, I'm Yano Ayane"

"Nice to meet you too, I'm Kuronuma Sawako."

"Ahh, so you're Sawako-senpai, Shouta-senpai's girlfriend, right?"

"Eh, you know?" everyone (except Ryuu-senpai of course) exclaimed in shock.

"Of course, it was all around Minami High too before summer break. That's how popular Shouta-senpai is."

I wanted to compliment Sawako-senpai and Shouta-senpai but seeing that Kurumi-senpai was around, it didn't seem like a good idea.

"Shizu, look at the time. We should be going by now. I'll go walk you to the faculty room."

"Ehh? It's almost time for first period. That much time has passed?" I exclaimed.

"That's too bad, Shizu. Come by here again anytime, okay?"

"Yeah, I'm glad to see you guys again. See you later."

I bade my farewell and Kurumi-senpai and I were once again strolling down the corridors of Kitahoro.

"Why didn't you tell them?"

"I believed there's a right time for everything. Unfortunately, it's not yet the time for them to know. And it might affect my mission."