Whispers could be heard around them,almost all of the students' faces were framed with red hue as they looked at the duo.
"Hey,is that...?" One female student whispered to her friend while blushing.
"They are those characters right?!" Another female student whispered to her friend with excitement.
"I never knew it was based from true story!"
"Kyaa! Now I'm looking forward to what'll happen next!"
"This is like a real-life movie!"
And alot of related comments could be heard.
Umi blushed madly as she covered her face in embarrassment,"S-Sorry about that!"
Eli blinked and looked around.
'What's wrong with these people?' She thought as she stood erectly while supporting the other to do the same.
Honoka and Kotori both have their mouth opened while frozen in surprise. However,Honoka here doesn't know what's going on while Kotori was so shocked to see the blonde and her best friend acting so intimately towards each other.
"The next time,be careful okay?" Eli said with a straight face and Umi uncovered her face to look up at her before nodding,"Yes,I'm sorry.."
The blonde nodded,"If you'll excuse me..." she then turned and walked away.
Umi just watched the blonde walk away with her softened eyes but deep inside,her heart is palpitating! Why not? She met the girl of her dreams!
"Umi-chan! Let's go!" Kotori interrupted to avoid further troubles of the people around them.
Umi blinked and turned to look at the grayish-haired before nodding,"Alright.."
The trio then left,leaving the spectators there,still in shock while continuous whispers could be heard.
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"Umi-chan! She IS real!" Kotori lightly slammed her hand on a desk. They were at a fast food restaurant,having their snacks.
Umi was silently sitting across the gray-haired girl while blushing madly,"But I don't think her name is Eli,and it is already obvious she doesn't know me!"
"Well of course! Love stories start from that right?"
Honoka was reading Umi's story on Kotori's phone and was mesmerized by it,just look at her eyes,they were shining brightly with admiration.
"Tall,blonde,lean built,blue eyes! She looked just like that girl from earlier!" Honoka stated.
"I know right! And I barely remember Eli's full name there,what was it again? Something like Elisa?" Kotori replied as she looked at Honoka.
"It's Elicia Suvanov. That's why I call her Eli.." Umi replied.
"Hooh! I wonder how romantic it would be if it was really Elicia Suvanov?" Kotori said dreamily.
"That is nearly impossible.."
"Just saying." Kotori chuckled.
"Anyway,let's finish this up so we can go home."
"Ookkaayy! And I will continue reading this!" Honoka stood up excitingly while holding Kotori's phone.
Kotori was surprised and stood up also,"Hey! That's my phone! Honoka-chan!"
Umi just smiled as she watched the two play around.
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"So Eli,the students requested that we have to keep the bullies away. They were lingering in the COA building." Said a purple-haired female with turquoise eyes
"College of Arts huh? it is the only place they can hang out since most of the students there cannot defend themselves. We will inspect there with the other counselors. And oh,Nozomi,could you tell Nico about this?" The blonde replied.
"Roger that." Nozomi playfully saluted while giggling.
Eli sighed.
A knock on the door then occurred and the purple-haired then went to open it.
"Um,vice-president! Is Ms. Ayase here?" One male student asked.
"Mhm,but she might be busy right now,so what do you need?"
"Another bullying report." Another male with glasses said as he gave her a paper,"From a student at COA."
"Not again...this is the 10th time this week.." Nozomi's eyes softened.
"It has been going worse ever since a new transfer student came here."
"What? Just one?" Nozomi then placed her index finger and thumb below her chin.
The other male nodded,"And come to think of it,the student is a girl."
"This will surely ruin our school's reputation if this keeps up." The blonde said as she walked towards them after hearing the word bullying.
Nozomi and the two males looked at her.
"Elicchi!"
"Student Council President!"
"We were just about to inspect the COA tomorrow,tell the other student council members about this. Also tell the criminology students to join us. This could also serve as their training." The blonde smiled.
"Alright! Excuse us!" The two males then left.
Nozomi smiled,"You are quite into this hm?"
"Well of course,it is the school's reputation we are talking about. I will go and talk to the faculty members at College of Crime about this so then the criminology students won't have troubles."
Nozomi nodded,"Alright. Alright."
"By the way,have you told Maki about this yet?"
"Ah,yes I did,she said that she will be joining us tomorrow after her class."
"I see..glad to know.." The blonde then went back to her desk and started typing again.
Nozomi just watched her and then went to the window to stare at the view.
'Oh,I just remembered that story,no wonder Elichi is popular right now. I won't tell her just yet. I will just support fate in letting the two meet.'
~The next morning~
Umi then was walking to her classroom quietly. She,Honoka and Kotori seperated a while ago as soon as they reached Umi's school building which is COA.
"Hey Umi!" Called one female. And her voice looked like she was planning something.
The blue-haired stopped in her tracks but didn't bother to turn around.
Yeah,she was being bothered by those bullies and she was lucky enough to avoid them these past few days. But today is just not her lucky day..
The female and two other girls walked towards her and placed themselves in front of her,the three of them has stylish clothes and make up on. They are beautiful though.
"Umi,I haven't seen you around. We missed you!" Said the leader,she has long black hair and has blue eyes. She usually wears a black top and blue jeans with matching 2-inch black heels which made her taller then the other two and Umi.
"Yeah Umi,we missed someone carrying our bags." Said a follower that has her long hair dyed in green,she has brown eyes and wears a white shirt and blue jeans,she wears white sandals.
"Carry our things and we won't hurt you." Said another girl that has long and slightly curled brown hair,she has black eyes and wears a pink sweater,white jeans and red rubber shoes.
Umi rolled her eyes,"I'm in a hurry. I'm sorry.."
"Hoh? Since when did you start to answer?" The leader asked with a smirk.
"Look,go and find someone else okay?"
"Whoa there,You can't just tell that to us." One female said as she moved behind Umi to block her escape route.
"Carry our things we say!" The leader then held Umi's arm.
The blue-haired yelped a bit and starts yanking her arm back to free it.
"Ara ara~ what's this commotion?" Said a voice from behind.
The four females then looked at the speaker.
The three's eyes widened.
"Tch..it's the Student Council Vice President." The leader murmured.
"Mhm,what seems to be problem? Picking on a girl like her?" Nozomi smiled.
"Tch. None of your business." The leader then walked out,"Come on girls."
The other two females then quickly followed.
Umi sighed in relief as she looked at Nozomi,"T-Thank you. You saved me back there."
"It's not a problem actually,just be aware of your surroundings okay? If you feel that someone's following you just look for a crowd and hide there okay?" Nozomi replied softly.
Umi nodded,"Excuse me." She then walked pass by the purple-haired.
Nozomi then turned to look at Umi and blinked.
'Those three females won't let her get away though...I should send someone then..'
~timeskip~
~afternoon~
Umi looked at her watch that reads 4:30 pm,she then looked around as she put down her watch.
'Where are they?'
She,Honoka and Kotori agreed to meet up in front of the university's gymnasium.
Then a voice called her.
"Hey Umi!"
Just the last voice she wants to hear.
The blue-haired sighed,she wants to calm down but her mind is getting blank because of panic.
It was the female from before and she was pissed,her one friend and the leader weren't with her because they have classes.
"Don't think that you can get away from this! You're lucky that Student Council Vice President saw us! But this time..." The female then cracked her knuckles.
'Dearest me...Honoka..Kotori, hurry up!' Umi thought as she looked at the female.
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"What?" The blonde eyed Nozomi.
"I think I know where one follower of the leader of bully is and you better hurry." Nozomi smiled as she looked at Eli who stopped.
They were at the cafeteria.
"Tell me."
"At the gymnasium." Nozomi replied.
"Alright. But how did you know?"
"Long story." Nozomi giggled,"Now go!"
"Got it. Stay on guard here." Eli then rushed to her destination.
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"Ah!" Umi yelped when a hand hit her cheek hard and looked at the taller female who was holding her arm tightly.
Some students were now gathering around them.
"That's what you get for not carrying our things! You deserve more than that!"
"Let go of me!" Umi yanked her arm to free it but the other girl's grip is strong.
Eli stopped near the gymnasium and looked around,eventually seeing a crowd and rushed towards it,"Excuse me!"
The people looked at her and quickly stepped aside.
The blonde then saw Umi and the female then charged at the taller one,"Hey!" She then grabbed the female's shoulder and pushed her aside,quickly placing herself in front of Umi.
After the taller female loosened her grip because of the sudden impact of the blonde,Umi quickly yanked her arm and held it. She then looked up at her rescuer,making her eyes widened.
'It's her!'
The taller female yelped when Eli pushed her aside and eventually fell down on the ground.
"This is the Student Council President! I suggest you should follow me to the guidance to have a conversation about something." Eli narrowed her eyes at the female who slowly stood up.
The follower looked up at Eli with wide eyes,"I-It's not what you think! I was..well.."
"No more explanations. I saw you. Now get up!"
The female then stood up,"I-I.."
Then two criminology male students came to her aid,"Student Council President!"
"Take this girl to the guidance." Eli said.
The two students nodded and quickly went to the female and grabbed both of her arms then left.
The crowd then began to lessen after that until there's nobody left.
Eli sighed in relief,"Good grief.." she then turned and looked down at Umi,"Are you alright,mi-" but she was halted when Umi suddenly embraced her and small muffled sobs could be heard. The blonde blinked in surprise,"M-Miss,are you crying?"
There's no answer coming from the blue-haired.
Eli sighed and then wrapped her arms around Umi to comfort her,"There there,You are okay now."
'What am'I doing?!' Umi thought as she just blushed madly while burying her face on Eli's chest so then her blush won't be visible.
But she enjoyed it..
The blonde's warmth is more than enough to shield her from anything..
'I'm hugging the Student Council President..this is shameless! But...'
'Let me stay here for a little while longer..'
A/N:Hey guys! How are you? Good? Good! Bad? Relax for a while and listen to music! Hope you liked this chapter and if you did then leave a review! Greatly appreciated! See you on the next chapter!