Once again, Minako wasn't paying any attention in class. And on the rare occasions that she did, she'd end up falling asleep anyways. Everything was just so boring, and school made her so tired. She couldn't bear to have bags under her eyes, so she always just slept in this class.
However, while Minako was not paying attention to what the teacher was saying, she actually wasn't sleeping this time.
Instead, she was looking at something more interesting. Rei Hino.
Minako liked the cute little faces she made when she couldn't see what was written on the board, or when someone made a really loud noise that made her lose her concentration.
Minako couldn't take her bright eyes off of her. Leaning her chin on the palm of her hand, the blonde teen gave a small smile while she gazed at the other girl.
While she was half daydreaming, half ogling Rei, it seemed like the raven was finally starting to notice what Minako was doing, as she whipped her head to the side, eyebrows furrowed.
"Why are you staring at me?" She asked all of a sudden, with a tiny bit of irritation sensed somewhere.
Minako almost jumped in her seat from the sudden accusation. Her cheeks turned red and her eyes widened.
"I...I was looking out...the window.." She stammered, pointing a slightly shaky finger to the window behind Rei.
The other girl rolled her eyes as she huffed up at her bangs, that nearly reached her eyes, reminding herself that she needed a haircut. "Whatever." She replied, turning back to write her notes.
Minako let out a breath of relief, placing her hand on her forehead.
"Fuck." She cursed under her breath quietly. It was a close one. Her heart was beating so hard, but she didn't think it was from almost being caught. At the same time, Minako felt a flutter in her stomach.
She didn't know what this feeling was. Jealousy? Fear? Anger? Happiness? A crush?
Whatever it was, Minako was confused as fuck.
School was finally over for the weekend, Minako mentally prayed to the gods that she was able to get through the week. Dashing out of the school grounds, Minako walked to her favorite place in the whole of Tokyo; Crown Arcade.
In fact her and her friends had been going there since they were in middle school, so I guess you could say it was their hangout space.
Minako whistled and slung her book bag over her shoulder, feeling relieved that it was the weekend.
"Hey Motoki!" She waved at the other teen once she arrived at the Crown. Motoki ran the arcade, and Minako had known him since she was 13, so they were pretty close. The blond teen waved back at her, a smile on his face.
Walking further, Minako found three of her friends sitting in the back booth, so she rushed over to them.
"Afternoon, fatties." Minako said, chucking her bag next to a small bluenette, who flinched at the sound.
Ami, she was called, a small nerdy teen with blue hair and eyes, which complemented her pale skin. What baffled Minako the most was the she actually liked studying. Who the fuck likes studying?
On the other side of the booth sat Makoto and Usagi. Makoto, or Mako, as that was her nickname, was a tall, but very gentle, brunette. She enjoyed cooking and gardening, and occasionally, was the Mom friend.
And lastly, there was Usagi. A spinning image of Minako, except more blonde and more dumb. Okay, that was an exaggeration. She wore her hair in an ordango style, which led to them calling her "Bun-Head" as a way to tease her. Usagi liked eating, sleeping and playing video games. And that was literally it. Oh, and she hated school too.
Makoto tipped her head to Minako, and then nudged the blonde beside her. "The only fat we're carrying here is Usagi." She smirked, watching her chug down a glass of ice cream.
Usagi swallowed it quickly and then pouted. "I'm not fat, just eating good!" She cried, getting ready to order another ice cream.
"What's this? An intervention?"
Minako turned sharply behind her as she heard the deep, husky voice and a light feminine giggle.
The gayest of the gayest arrived, hand in hand, Haruka and Michiru.
"Hey losers." Haruka flashed a charming smile to the younger teens. "As you can see, we're here and queer." She said, pointing to Michiru.
"So, why are you guys here anyways?" Minako asked, resting her elbows on the table.
"Haruka wants to play on the racing games." Michiru smiled, nudging her partner's shoulder slightly.
"Speaking of which, bet none of you guys can beat me." Haruka smirked.
Makoto slammed her palms on the table dramatically, which made Usagi's third ice cream glass shake. "I'll take you on." She said, narrowing her eyes.
Haruka snickered and pulled the other girl into a headlock, ruffling her hair in the process. "You can try." She chuckled.
Makoto tightly grabbed her arm and brought it down, freeing herself and ultimately racing to the arcade games.
The sandy blonde woman stood there grinning, before dashing after the other girl.
Michiru shook her head. "Ugh, it's like I'm dating a child."
At least Michiru actually acted her age, Haruka straight up had a mentality of a twelve year old.
Minako sighed and looked outside through the glass doors, ignoring Michiru's conversation with Ami and Usagi. At least the two had each other, she had...no one.
Her eyes lazily followed each car that drove past, until she spotted her walking on the sidewalk. Minako's eyebrows shot up in surprise. It was the first time she'd seen her outside of school. Her head was down as always, and her dark, mid-waist length hair swayed with each step she took.
Minako jumped out of her seat and grabbed her bag. "Later!" She said to the three, before dashing outside to join her.
The blonde quietly walked a few steps behind the raven, as if to not make it obvious that she was kinda following her.
Not that Minako wasn't the stalkerish type, she would do this all the time with celebrities, finding out where they live, figuring out their postal address, the type of underwear brand they wore, it was all in her nature.
So she trailed behind slowly. Realistically, this was pointless. There probably wasn't anything Minako was going to gain from it, other watching the other girl walk home. However, being the proud and strong Libra that she was, the blonde teen was quite the stubborn kind. So I guess she kept on following her, I don't know.
But when the girl in front of her abruptly stopped walking, she did too. And was a bit confused in the process.
Without turning around, she started to speak.
"How long are you going to keep following me?" She asked sharply, her head hanging low.
Minako jumped back and tried to think of an excuse. Shit..How am I going to get out of this one?
"Um…" Think of something dumbass! "I was actually going to ask if you had a spare economics textbook...because I didn't get one...because I was late to class…" Minako mentally slapped herself for the most lamest excuse in the world.
The girl huffed, and what Minako could see in front of her, she had crossed her arms. "Sorry, you're going to ask the teacher for that." She replied, suddenly turning around to face the teen. "However, stalking me is not the best way to ask someone a question, am I right?" She raised an eyebrow.
Minako nodded, face flushed with red, which could either be embarrassment or...no, just embarrassment this time. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to freak you out." She apologized.
Before turning back to walk home, Minako looked up at the sky, not realizing how late it had gotten. "You should probably go back home, Rei, before it gets dark."
Rei's grip around her book bag tightened and she turned her head sharply away from the other girl, instead focusing on a stop sign ahead. "I don't care, it's not like anyone's there waiting for me." She mumbled.
But Minako could still hear it.
