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Chapter 3: Annoyance
"What's the point in having a mind if you don't use it to make judgments?"
"What's the point in having a heart if you don't use it to spare others from the harsh judgments of your mind?"
'He would have been excited about all this. Being in Japan. First day of school. Meeting new people. Trying out for a national level ten… no… don't go there. Don't do this to yourself, Rika.' These thoughts kept on swirling around in her head on repeat before she was startled when she heard Kajimoto-sensei raise his voice from inside the classroom about 5 minutes after class had started.
"Echizen-san, please come in."
With those words, Rika opened the door and stepped into the room. The previously silent class immediately burst into whispers the moment they caught sight of her. "Kirei" and "Kawaii" were the most prominent words heard. Still, she ignored everyone as she walked up to the teacher and only then did she face the classroom.
The teacher waited for the class to quiet down before speaking again. "Class, this is Echizen Rika, she just moved here from America." After saying this, he turned to Rika and continued, "Echizen-san please introduce yourself."
"Ohayou, my name is Echizen Rika. Yoroshiku." That was all she offered even after the teacher prompted her to say more. She remained silent when her peers questioned her. And the only sign that she was paying attention at all was when she walked to the desk Kajimoto-sensei pointed out to her. Still, it seemed that her aloof behavior just made her classmates all the more interested in her rather than the other way around.
"Alright class, settle down. Now there are no more announcements for today so you're free to study, read, or chat for the next 20 minutes before first period starts." The moment the words escaped his mouth everyone turned to look at the desk by the window currently occupied by Rika. They were all eager to talk to her but were disappointed to see that she had fallen asleep.
Some weren't discouraged however, and tried to wake her up. 'Hmm, it's so loud. Huh, is there an earthquake.' thought Rika before she was pulled further into sleep's clutches.
~ 2 Hours Later ~
'Haa, the senseis here are so nice. They let me sleep the whole time.' was what Rika thought as she headed to her first class with the third years for the day unaware of the truth. Her history and government teachers were rather stressed after leaving their classes with her. 'Too bad I can't always do that,' Rika thought, 'After all, there's a reason they put me with the freshman for those courses and I need to be good or they might take away their generous offer. At least, for now I can just say I'm tired from the move and that should do it. Ugh, this is going to be a pain.'
AN: I am so sorry for the long delay and short chapter. I've had the worst case of writer's block ever. I actually wrote this up not that long after the last chapter but because it's so short I wanted to add stuff to it but it just wouldn't come to me so I'm going to post it as is and hope that you awesome people stick with me and enjoy this. What's most frustrating is that I know exactly where I want to go with this, I just find myself unable to sit down and write it down. Another reason for the delay though is because of all the craziness that is senior year, complete with sooo much homework and college applications. So thank you everyone who has stuck with me through this and I hope you enjoyed this chapter, as short as it was. Fave, Follow, and Review!