Author's note: So here comes chapter 2, not many people will read this fanfiction probably since I suppose it's not one of the most famous anime's. But anyway the first chapter was fun to write so here comes the second. Please review so I can improve and take your advices into account.
Chapter 2 :
Usually teachers do not pay attention to just one student when greeting the class. But this time Kanai-sensei did. She was bowing like everybody else in the room. Even slightly lower he noticed. How was he going to keep things from getting more and more awkward and complicated if she was in his class ? He pushed his glasses nearer to his forehead and commanded them to sit down
Hana remembered while taking her seat how different it was before, when she was still deeply in love with Narumi. Her Onii-Chan. When she would greet him along with the class she would speak a little more loudly than needed, so that he could hear her voice better among her classmate's. Then she would be a tiny bit slow let in taking her seat, so that she would appear more eye catching than the rest. Now everything was the contrary.
"Please Miss Yasuroaka, I believe you have a speech for the class." Her tutor said calmly and she rose rather abruptly. She made her way to the teacher's desk and he stepped aside, setting some distance between the both of them.
The young girl looked around the class, avoiding to cross the eyes of a certain blond young man. And she realised she had forgotten her paper on her desk. Stupid, she thought. She sighed and pressed her hands together behind her back. And just when she was about to speak, her soft deep blue eyes sunk into another pair of golden eyes. Her breath was cut short. He was right there looking at her.
I had been surprised when I had seen her standing near the window. My mind had been mostly vacant during the holidays, but now it all came back. She was as pretty as always, I could basically hear the boys drooling at her figure. But I knew that she wasn't even aware of it.
I never thought our eyes would meet. But they did.
I saw her hesitate, she squeezed her lips slightly, like always when she takes small seconds of silence to think about her words. I looked down and suddenly the wood of my table became the most interesting object in the room. I have moved on, I have moved on.
"So I know today might not be the best day since it's the end of holidays and the beginning of school, most of us don't even want to be here…" she started, and I couldn't help but flinch at her voice, it had been so long.
"But hello everyone !"
I want to hold you… I don't want things to end…
" This year will be the last one and we have to hold onto it."
Don't let me go…
"And I'm sure we will do a great job at it. I hope I will be able to count on each and everyone of you to get out there and give it everything you've got! Thank you for your attention". And she bowed down as her words rung into my head, not the ones she had just said, the ones we both said months ago.
But… goodbye…
The first few hours had passed smoothly, normally, almost too easily. But that was a good sign wasn't it ? That things could find a balance. But that small impression from Hana was quickly erased once she saw Akane at the classroom door calling to Narumi since lunch break had just begun. The dark haired girl took a quick glance at Mugi, to see out of curiosity if his face would still remain as blank and controlled. And it did.
She got up and went past her teacher and his fiancée without a word, going towards the student council's private room. She had time to think while she got to the next floor, had he heard her speech? She came by Ecchan and quickly exchanged words before continuing her route to her council. Everyone was already gathered there.
Minora was just about to hand out some paperwork and said:
"My, my, still not punctual are you Hanabi?"
Hana smiled in response and took a look at the new and old faces.
The boy to her left presented himself as Akira Nogasami, he wore a hoodie instead of the normal uniform sweater and had a bright grin. He was very tall and had deep brown eyes to match deep brown hair. She recognized Yusuru Kinama, the Vice President, she was a petite girl with long braids and blond hair. She reminded Hana of Noriko by her small frame, but her personality was much more mature, probably more than any of the teenagers in this room. And finally her eyes were caught my a boy looking out the window, resting his elbow on his knees while sitting on the couch. He had rather long dark hair that casually touched his shoulders, and grew eyes that could be compared to the leaves waving in the wind.
" Tomoe I think you caught Hana's interest." Joked Akira and the young girl quickly gathered herself and shook her head with indignation. Tomoe laughed slightly and tilted his head to the side, analyzing the new individual in the room.
"I had heard things about your beauty and rather reserved personality, but now I can see it for myself. I hope we will get to know each other better with time." Said Tomoe while rising up and reaching his hand out for shaking. Hanabi ignored it and went to Minora's side, and started to hand out the paperwork instead.
She didn't mind being in the council, although this year it was going to be more difficult since they had to to their best in exams and studying, but she would do anything to keep herself busy in order to forget about everything. And so she did. While ignoring the casual glances from Tomoe, although he was rather nice to look at too, she preferred to avoid making trouble. He was probably hunted down by all the girls, or he was the one hunting them down.
Once she finished the conference with the council, about the new tasks to take upon in the coming year, the organization of the upcoming events and festivals. She was now craving for some alone time. Hana started to go towards the roof. But then hesitated whiled climbing the stairs, what if he was there?
No, he probably isn't there, he is probably with his friends, she thought to herself. And she opened the door to the sunny and desert rooftop. Her heart pinched a little, she was alone.
She walked into the middle of the rooftop and lied down onto the hard concrete ground. The sun was blinding and rather warm for this season. She covered her eyes and relaxed. Hana was already exhausted from that day, and it was only the first one! She remained like that for a couple of minutes and then she heard the door open. Her eyes opened brutally and her whole body rose to look at who was there.
But the door was already closing again, no one was there. Her breathe had accelerated, anticipation is not a good thing in those circumstances. Had that been him?
She lied down again and covered her eyes once more, protecting her face from the raging sun. Tears were prickling her eyes and she squeezed them harder so that they wouldn't even dare to get out. She had cried enough.
His breathing was making his chest heave rapidly. She had been there. He had hesitated a long time before going to the rooftop, but Mugi had seen her going to the student council room, he hadn't taken into account the possibility of her going to the roof afterwards. How stupid, he thought. Technically he could've stayed, not even speak to her. But that would have been impossible, to see her and remember how they would eat there and share passionate kisses, touches.
Mugi remembered how her smalls hands would grip his shirt collar and twist it to bring him closer to her. How her short hair would take different shapes while he would stroke it. Gosh why was he even thinking about that? He suddenly felt like going back, shout at her for not asking to have a class change if she had known that he was going to be in his class.
This was not part of their deal. They were supposed to find love, find arms to be held in without doubts of wether or not that person had true feelings or had been into somebody else's arms before. They were searching for something more.
Now he was going back to the classroom. Hoping that everything would find some balance. But when he came across Kanai-sensei and Akane, his heart skipped a beat. She was still as beautiful, and he still looked childish next to her. But they looked like a real couple, far from the world while they talked to each other. Mugi balled his fists and went towards one of his friends, Akira, and bent over his desk.
" I need one now." Mugi murmured.
"But we are at school dude !" Whispered urgently his friend, but under the angry glare of his friend, Akira discreetly got a cigarette pack out of his bag and it quickly disappeared into one of Mugi's pockets.
The blond young man disappeared out towards the school playgrounds. Akira shook his head, he had observed Mugi all along last year, and something had to do with Hana or the music teacher. But how could he feel so frustrated just for two girls? Mugi was so popular he could bed any of the girls on the school!
Akira smiled to himself, this year was going to be very entertaining indeed.
