What Are You To Me?
I sat in maths class staring blankly at the computer board. I mean if they could make complicated computer white boards then why can't they make maths more fun? Even though the technology is advancing dramatically, maths is same old same old. I mean it's nearly 2211, why is Accumula town so backwards, maybe because this place is so rural and secluded from the rest of Unova. I mean the Ferris wheel in Nimbus City can basically fly now. Well I guess it's not too bad living in a vintage sort of town, I mean we have Pokémon why would we need hover cars anyway? Actually now that I think about it…does anyone in the Unova region drive a car? Strange…
Anyway I stopped thinking about trivial matters and laid my head down onto my desk. I was tired. I didn't really want to learn about normal distribution and all that. The teacher stopped his lesson and walked towards me.
"Is my lesson boring you Miss Touko?" He crossed his arms and glared at me disapprovingly.
"No, sir. I'm just feeling a little tired." I put on my best weary voice.
"Is that so? Do you want to go to the infirmary then?" He asked in an unsympathetic tone.
"The infirmary?" I shot my head back up.
"Yes…the infirmary. You know…the room where sick students go to rest?" He gave me a weird look.
"A-ah no, I'll be fine." I laughed a little and picked up my pen.
"If you say so." He shrugged and returned to teaching.
*After Class*
"Hey Touko, why were you so shocked about going to the infirmary?" Bel asked curiously as we walked towards the cafeteria.
"Ah, well it's just that…N's there and so…yeah." I found it hard to think of an explanation.
"Ahaha you're acting very strange, you know?" She smiled. "Anyway let's go get something to eat; it'll probably make you feel better."
We walked into the cafeteria. The soft scent of hot food filled the air. They had just remodeled the cafeteria lately; it was because this school didn't want to feel too out of date. The room was a blinding shade of white, the old steel tables and benches were replaced with floating ones. It was easier to move the tables and lock them in place; there was also more room for each person's feet. I liked it; I thought it was very innovative. It must've cost the school a fortune since they looked very expensive. Bel and I went to go buy some food at the counter. We both chose to eat the berry salad; we wanted a light meal today. We walked and sat down at a spare table in the middle of the room.
"I wonder where all the teachers get their food from." Bel asked randomly. "Aha I never see them in the cafeteria."
"They probably have their own special one somewhere in the school." I jokingly answered.
Just as I said that a loud avalanche of squeals shot up from behind me. I turned around to see what the problem was, did the school idol Touya appear or something? I noticed that there was a mob of female students surrounding the entrance of the cafeteria. I couldn't see a thing, not with that thick mist of girls hanging around there.
"Should we go check it out?" I asked Bel curiously.
"Awww but I really wanna eat this." She whined a little, which means a no. I nodded in defeat and obediently turned around to eat my salad. However as soon as I was going to put a fork-full in my mouth a huge a handful of girls stampeded past our table…making my drop all of my salad on the floor.
I stared in disbelief at my 'lunch'.
"AH! My food!" I exclaimed. I quickly flashed my head around to complain at the hoard of screaming fan girls. "Hey!"
As I got up from my seat, I walked towards the huge crowd of squealing girls. I tapped the one that knocked my food over on the shoulder. She just ignored me and continued to try and drill her way into the front of the crowd. I was annoyed at this point. Just as I was about to reach for her again she managed to push through successfully. Oh no, this bitch isn't getting away that easily. I slammed my head into the hoard and tried to chisel my way in. Using my arms as drills I managed to get to the front but so many girls were pushing, I couldn't stand it.
"U-ugh stop pushing so hard." I struggled to get out of the circle. I wriggled around in one spot until I managed to shove my way out. I could finally breathe. The force pushing me out was so strong that I lost balance and fell on top of someone. "O-ouch, sorry about that."
The screaming suddenly went silent. No more squealing or pushing. There was only silence. I looked up and around me; they were all forming a huge circle around me. I stare up in confusion.
"Hey Touko, would you mind getting off our beloved En-En." They scowled.
"Huh? What?" I turn to look down at the figure beneath me. It was N. He was half smiling at me. I looked even lower, past his face. I was sitting right on top of him and not in an appropriate way either. No, it was in the type of way with my legs astride, and with my buttocks placed directly above his you-know-what. It was definitely a sight to behold. I bet the girls were hacking me with a chainsaw in their minds. To make matters worse I was gripping onto his shirt as I fell, making the buttons fall off on impact. So there he was beneath me and half naked. My face blushed madly as I realized the position that we were in. I clumsily jumped right off him and steadied myself.
"Ahaha are you hurt any where?" He got off the floor and dusted his pants a little.
"N-no, I'm fine but I'm REALLY sorry about that." I bowed my head at him in shame. "Sorry, sorry. I d-didn't mean to."
"No, it's alright. Don't apologize." He smiled gently at me.
"En-En, why are you being so nice to her?" One of the girls bounced out of the group and clung to his arm. "You're being too friendly with her."
"U-um…" N tried to distance himself from the girl, but it was a futile effort.
"Come on, let's go get some lunch for you." They group dragged him into the cafeteria as I looked on in disbelief. He turned his head around and gave an apologetic smile. However his eyes to me looked as if he wanted to remain over on this side…maybe it was just my imagination.
"Wow…girls can be so scary." I sighed a little in amusement. "But they didn't have to crowd around him like that."
"Jealousy?" A voice popped out from behind me.
"Uwahh!" I jumped. I turned around in shock to find Cheren smirking at my reaction.
"Haha didn't think you were that spaced out." A repressed chuckle escaped his mouth.
"Cheren! I wasn't spaced out and I WASN'T jealous." I yelled. That was a lie.
"Really now…then I won't need to comfort you." He pats me on the head lightly as he walked past me. Somehow Cheren has the weirdest way of trying to cheer people up. I smile a little at his effort.
"I don't really want to go back and eat now." I sighed. "Maybe I'll just go somewhere to rest…the garden? The classroom? No those are so impractical. I'll just head to the infirmary."
I dragged my feet across the floor towards the door. I slowly made my way across to the 2nd building and up the stairs. This was a very long journey…even though I was only going to the infirmary which was less than 5 minutes away. I weakly opened the door and went in, I shut it lightly behind me. No one was inside. Well at least it's peaceful. I tried to find a find a comfortable looking bed…even though they were all the same type. I pushed a button that released an opaque electronic curtain behind me once I found one I liked; taking off my shoes I climbed onto the bed lethargically. I lied face up towards the ceiling. All I could hear was silence. I turned to my side and closed my eyes gently. It was so peaceful in here I feel like I could doze off for hours.
*4 hours later*
"Uwaaaa~" I yawned as I sat up. I gave myself a good stretch as I sleepily looked around the room. It was a nice dark shade of orange….wait. Dark shade of orange? Suddenly realizing that it was not longer lunch I flung up quickly and jumped off the bed. While awkwardly putting my shoes on I dashed towards the curtains only to forget that they're electronic and are solid. I bumped my forehead on it, while feeling stupid I pushed the button to retract the curtains and ran out.
"Oh, you've awaken." A voice called out from behind me as I was about to open the door. I turned around slowly. It was N. It shouldn't be a surprise to me since he works here but still...
"Ah! N, how long were you here? Why aren't you going home?" I asked frantically.
"Well I couldn't leave a sick person lying here by themselves and I can't possibly bring myself to wake them up." He laughed a little.
"What? So you waited for me?" I was in shock. I glance at the clock to see what time it was, it was a little past 5.
"Don't worry, it's not like I have anything important to do but you sure sleep for a long time." He smiled.
"A-ah yeah…" I didn't know what else to say.
"It's going to get dark soon. Do you want me to take you home?" He asked.
"N-no, that won't be necessary!" I basically shouted at him. I turned around quickly and walked out of the door…or so I thought. I had forgotten to open it. I flung back in pain and covered my forehead. "O-ouch"
"Ahaha, that was quite a bump." He laughed. "I probably should've told you that you hadn't opened the door yet."
"W-what? You knew it wasn't opened yet you let me walk straight into it?" I complained.
"Sorry, but anyway let me have a look at the wound. It's going to swell very soon." N stood up from his desk and went to retrieve something from the medicine cabinet.
"Um…okay." I couldn't say no. So I walked over to the stool next to his desk and sat down. He came back with a few funny looking gadgets.
"Alright lift up your head." He held up a flash light looking device. "It'll be better to close your eyes because this is bright."
I closed my eyes as he instructed and lifted my head up. I waited to him to scan the bump to see if it was okay. I've felt one of things before, mum uses on me all the time…I don't know what it's called though. The light is supposed to feel warm or even a little hot and it should last for about 3 seconds. I sit there patiently waiting…waiting….waiting…and waiting? I peaked open one eye to see what was taking so long…but N was just kneeling there.
"Um…is everything okay?" I asked nervously.
"Huh?...Ah! Yes it's fine!" He snapped out of his trance as he switched on the device. "W-well nothing seems to be wrong. I'll just add some liniment so your skin won't feel irritated." I felt a little anxious since there were only us two in the room. It was almost like a scene from a movie. N held up a tube of ointment and placed some on his finger tips. The ointment was stinging my eyes a little so I closed them. N carefully smeared a little bit of it on my forehead in a slow circular motion. His fingers felt very warm but a little rough; it was a man's hand. However I could tell from the motion that he was trying his best to be gentle. I opened my eyes after he was finished.
"N…" I unconsciously called.
"Touko…" He said almost inaudibly. His palm and fingers slid down from my forehead to my cheeks; it felt very hot.
"What are you…to me?" We asked simultaneously.
