Has Takuya changing Zoe's life forever?

When Zoe opened her eyes in the morning, she jumped up to do her daily routine in the morning. A pebble was thrown at Zoe's window. When she looked outside, she smirked openly.

Her parents had left for work before Zoe got downstairs.

Walking to school with Takuya, she was distracted to herself from her fear of falling in love and unwanted speculations about Takuya Kanbara. Zoe was having a weird feeling about how Takuya responded to her ever since she decided to move on. Maybe it was just him back home had watched her pass slowly through all the awkward phases of adolescence and still thought of her that way. Perhaps it was because she was novelty at school, where novelties were few and far between. Possibly her crippling boringness was seen as endearing rather than pathetic. Whatever the reason, Takuya's puppy dog behavior. She wasn't sure if she didn't prefer being ignored.

When Takuya and Zoe made their first class, all junior students were making some noise. Having a paper fight. As Zoe put her backpack on her seat she came to Ashley.

"What is the commotion about?" Zoe asked.

"All teachers are out, isn't it obvious?"

"Yeah, but shouldn't we be going home right now?"

"You know what, Zoe?" Ashley stood. "You're nothing but a party pooper!"

"Excuse me?!"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Oh, please! I'm not a joy killer."

"Oh, stop talking like you're fun to be with. Just for once have fun. Relax. Enjoy while the teachers are out!" Ashley scolded Zoe.

"I can be fun." Zoe spoke to herself.

"Okay, prove it. Right here, right now!" Ashley demanded.

Zoe stood on the table and took a deep breath for a game. "Excuse me." Zoe tried for once but no one listens.

"Hey, Takuya, I think this is going to be awesome." Koji mumbled to Takuya.

"What is she doing exactly?" Koichi wondered.

"She's just going to embarrass herself right in front of the class." JP worried.

"I trust here." Takuya folded his arms and grinned oddly.

"Oooh, I like the way you think." Jane agreed.

"Hello?" Zoe called but they all ignored her.

Takuya helped Zoe out. "HEY!!!" He shouted and it was silence for a one long second. "My friend, Zoe, has something to say." He announced.

"I have an idea." Zoe faked a smile.

"Spill it out, Zoe." A boy cried.

"Uhm," Zoe thought harder but she can't think of any fun game.

Takuya jumped on the table and became Zoe's co-host. "She meant to say, a fun activity."

"Right! Like putting up a vote!" Zoe had no idea what she was trying to say.

"Vote? What vote?" Takuya hissed.

"I'm blanked, okay?" Zoe replied.

"A vote! That's a fun idea. Well, how do we play it?"

"Uhm, how do we play it?"

"I've never seen Takuya acting like a completely idiot." Koji commented.

"Don't tell me Takuya's going to think how to play The Vote." Jane whispered.

"It's like were making our own school yearbook. Well, class book we mean." Takuya explained. Zoe looked at him like she's blinded by a white light.

"This game will show us what we look like. We're playing at who can be the best. " Zoe already knows what to say this time.

"Best Eyes, Best BFF, Best Dressed, Best Hair, Best Smile, Class Clowns, Cutest Couples, Biggest Flirts and School Sweetheart." Takuya gave the categories.

"We're also having an awarding book."

"Class Prez, Blabber Mouth, Tightest Bestie, Class Klutz, Most Athletic, Class Loner, Class Hottie, Secret Smartie and Biggest Make-Over."

"Raise your hand, those who are in?"

Almost everybody in class raised their hands.

"This is sounds exciting." Zoe told Takuya. "Thanks, Takuya." As the couple jumped out of the table.

"No problem. That's what friends are for. Besides, you thought of them mostly."

"Even though, it means a lot to me." Zoe smiled sweetly.

The rest of the game was action-packed. The girls giggled on how the boys voted while the boys laughed at each other on how girls voted on them.

Zoe wrote on the black board the votes:

CLASS BOOK!

Koichi and Jane

Best Eyes

Mike and Jessica

Best BFF

Eric and Angela

Best Dressed

Koji and Ashley

Cutest Couple

Alec and Jane

Best Smile

JP and Tarra

School Sweetheart

Michael and Jenny

Class Clowns

Tyler and Casey

"You think we're stupid, Zoe? You and Takuya are the Biggest Flirts!" Ashley shouted.

"We're not putting that on the board." Takuya disagreed.

"Oh c'mon! It's just a game!" Koji declared.

"Most of it isn't true." Jane lied.

"If you won't, I will!" Koichi took away from Zoe the chalk.

"Fine! Writing our names in that category w

Doesn't make any difference." Zoe laughed.

"Who's talking now?" Takuya insulted.

After voting for the Awarding Book:

Class Prez!

JP

Blabber Mouth

Jessica

Tightest Bestie

Ashley and Zoe

Class Klutz

Angela

Most Athletic

Takuya

Class Loner

Jake

Class Hottie

Koji

Secret Smartie

Koichi

Biggest Make-Over

Jane

After having the big vote, Zoe chattered with Ashley.

"I've never been so proud of you." Ashley giggled.

"I know, that was kind of fun." Zoe chuckled.

"Open a topic." Ashley started.

"Hmmm, friendship and love."

"What about it?"

Before Zoe answer Ashley's question, she checked on the boys whose having a chat.

"Ever since I get over Koji, I always felt like sleeping." Zoe confessed. "But when Takuya's with me, I always feel so happy like I'm completely alive."

"Oh, I get it, he completes you." Ashley joked.

"Do you still want me to continue or what?"

"Sorry. Uhm, continue."

"I remembered what love is…Love is like an elevator, why do you have to fit yourself in if there are stairs, why not take the stairs? You never knew because you always ignore them."

"Koji's the elevator. And Takuya's the stairs. Stupid, stupid, stupid."

"Wait, you're telling me that you are in love with—

Zoe covered Ashley's mouth with both of her hands.

"Will you keep it down? Just a little, okay?"

"A little of what?" A familiar, musical voice entered their conversation.

Ashley couldn't think of any excuse.

"Uhm, a little good luck last night because…" Zoe was run out of words.

"…because she found a one-hundred dollars while she's walking home with me yesterday." Ashley finished.

"Anyways, Koichi, how long are standing there?"

"How long have you been having that conversation?" Koichi replied but didn't answer Zoe's question.

"Whatever you heard, it was all a joke." Zoe lied.

"Yeah, nice try."

"Do something." Zoe mouthed at Ashley.

"Zoe maybe we can trust him." Ashley patted Koichi's back.

"Trust him?! We're talking about you-know-who's best friend." Zoe hissed.

"It's useless anyway; he's not stupid enough to believe your lies."

"Thanks." Koichi was touched at Ashley. "I promise it'll be only just you, me and Ashley. Our little secret." Koichi promised.

"If you spread the news…I swear, you're dead!" Zoe scared Koichi.

"Got'cha!" Koichi run off to his friends.

"Ashley, I'm having a bad feeling about this." Zoe's heart beat are skipping.

"Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Relax. Breathe. Nothings gonna happen. If it happens…well, things sometimes gonna happen." Ashley's sentence didn't make Zoe feel any better but even worse.