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Chapter 3: Happy Accident

Wednesday: April 8th, 2009

I wake up way too early, much earlier than the time I set my alarm for. Well, there's no use in just lying around in bed. I get up and get ready. I could always go for a walk around the block to get more acquainted with the area.

When I'm done, I get out of my room and head downstairs. As I expected, everyone else is asleep. I prepare myself some good for breakfast. While preparing, I hear footsteps coming down the stairs. I wonder who's up this early. I go out of the kitchen and find that guy that Mitsuru was talking to yesterday. 'Akihiko' is his name I think. When he notices me, he looks surprised.

"Oh, I didn't think anyone would be awake at this time."

He breaks the silence first. He's all dressed up, probably heading out.

"Yeah, I couldn't really get much sleep."

"You're the new girl, right?"

"Yes, I arrived a few days ago."

He then extends his hand to me, waiting for a handshake.

"My name is Akihiko. I'm a senior at Gekkoukan."

I shake his hand and smile.

"Nice to meet you. How come you're up so early?"

"Oh, I'm actually going for a jog before class starts."

He then sniffs the air.

"Is something burning?"

Oh no!

"My eggs!"

I run back to the kitchen and save the eggs from being completely carbonized. This never happened to me before… I guess I was a bit too distracted talking to Akihiko.

"Is everything alright?"

I turn around and notice Akihiko standing right behind me. I didn't even notice that he followed me.

"Well… I guess I won't be having any breakfast this morning."

More like I don't feel like making it again.

"Sorry, I distracted you a bit, didn't I…"

He seems to genuinely feel bad.

"It's not your fault, Akihiko-senpai."

"O-Oh! Well… if you say so…"

He sounds flustered. Is calling him by his first name a bit too familiar? It's just that he didn't give me his last name, so I just assumed that he didn't mind if I called him Akihiko.

"Why don't you go eat breakfast out?"

"Well, I don't really know where anything is yet…"

I totally would if I knew.

"There's still a lot of time left before classes start. Do you want to go eat breakfast with me?"

Did he just ask me out? No, he's just being nice and helpful. Well, I really don't see why not.

"Sure! I was just thinking that it'd be such a bummer if I didn't get any breakfast after waking up so early. I wouldn't want to hold you from your jog, though…"

"It's alright; I'll jog after school twice as much."

We go to a nearby restaurant that, oddly enough, was already open at this time. We eat without much conversation happening, but it doesn't feel terribly awkward. I guess we were just both really enjoying the food. We then head to school together. As soon as we arrive, a bunch of girls give me death stares while having very shocked expressions. What's all this about?

"Well, I'll be going to my class, so I'll see you later."

Akihiko goes to his classroom, while I head towards mine. On my way there, some girls stop me.

"Hey you, who do you think you are sticking to Akihiko-senpai like that?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Sticking to him? I never even touched him.

"Don't play dumb! You were all over him! We all saw that. Why are you coming to school with Akihiko-senpai? Not like you're up to his standards anyway…"

All of them keep shooting mean and unreasonable comments at me. This is getting annoying… I walk around them and head for class.

"Hey! Come back here!"

No way. I get to my class and am greeted by Junpei.

"Hey there! People are saying that you came to school with Akihiko-senpai."

"Not you too…"

Class starts and everything goes smoothly from there. Granted, I kept getting death stares from nearly every single girl… I guess Akihiko is pretty famous among girls. I can see why… He is quite handsome.

"Hey, I'm heading home first."

Yukari waves at me as she leaves. Junpei then comes up to me. I want to ask him more about the clubs.

"Hey, Junpei, what kind of clubs can I join?"

"Well, I think it's only the sport clubs that are going to be accepting new members. I'll show you where they're located."

I follow Junpei downstairs, where we go through an outside passage. While outside, I notice a small tree standing in the middle of the yard. It seems sort of out of place, compared to its surroundings. Junpei notices that I stopped.

"You're curious about the tree?"

"Yeah, what kind of tree is it?"

"I don't know, don't ask me. I've heard rumours that it was recently planted. If you really want to know, you should ask around the people who come here more often than me."

I guess that's why it's so small…

I follow Junpei to the other side of the path. We go inside the opposite building.

"So this is where the athletic clubs are. I think there are three of them that are for girls and three for boys. Anyway, I need to go back home. Want to tag along?"

I nod and we head out.

When I arrive at the dorm, it's already evening. When I go in, I see a man I've never met before sitting in the lounge. He has mid-length light brown hair, wears a pair of glasses, and a brown suit, matching his hair.

"Oh, she's back!"

Yukari says when she sees me. The man then looks at me.

"So, this is our new guest… Good evening. My name is Ikutsuki Shuji. I'm the Chairman of the Board for your school. I apologize for the confusions regarding your accommodations. However, it may take a while longer before you receive the proper room assignment."

I'm not really complaining, though. I actually like this dorm. The chairman smiles at me. He's a bit creepy looking, to be honest, but I guess it's just the way he styles his hair. Not a very appealing style…

"I hope you have a successful school year. Now, if you'll excuse me… You must be tired from all the excitement. You should go to bed early."

Who are you… my mom? I'll sleep whenever I want to sleep. I do admit I'm tired, though. The chairman keeps talking.

"As they say, "The early bird catches the bookworm"!"

Was that supposed to be a pun…? Nobody laughed. Noticing that, the chairman speaks up to break the awkward silence.

"…Please forgive the bad pun."

He then chuckles. I don't think he's actually sorry for that.

"Then, if you'll excuse me…"

After saying that, I go head upstairs and fall asleep.

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