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Before I'll get abused again for stalling the story, I'll just start this right now *runs away*

Chapter 4 – The Student Council Member pt.2

Rin's POV

Believe it or not, the school will end in the next ten minutes. Either I'm busy being mentally shoved with academics by the teachers, or It's just me daydreaming most of the time. As usual, now's homeroom. The only period which I adore the most, maybe because this is the only time I can chat freely with my friends. The teachers don't even bother to stay in the class and see what we're doing. Guess this period is when everybody get the freedom of themselves.

"So you're going to visit Len again today?" asked Miku, sitting on her chair which she has dragged closer to the front of my table. Even though she's a feminine looking girl, she always has a habit sitting in a opposite way. Basically her chest and her crotch meet the backrest of the chair, instead of sitting sideways and turn her head to face me.

"I guess." I said with a small sigh.

She rests her arms on the top rail of the chair and crosses them, "If only I didn't have IAN as my partner for my History project, I can join you." She ends it with a huff.

"What did he do?"

"Like you don't know him. He's such a lazy ass that he abandoned me and left me alone to finish it."

"I feel sorry for you, sis." I pat her on the shoulder.

"You don't have to. It's life." She said as she lays he head on her arms, heaving desperate sighs. "Okay I don't wanna make you down, so I'll change the topic. So, you're going to the hospital again then?"

"Nah, he's home now. Or so what he'd texted me this morning."

"Huh? So soon? Are you sure you read it right?" Miku tilts her head, "Don't tell me you read texts at night and make your eyesight worse."

"Miku, I told you to drop that thing. I DON'T have any sight problems. Or do you want me to show the text to you right now?" I'm somehow sensitive when it comes to my eyesight.

She giggles charmingly, "Gosh, Rin, it's a joke. But still, don't you think he's too early to leave the hospital?"

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe he somehow met a fairy god mother from the window, and she teleported him to his house in a split-second with a wield of her wand? It's Cinderella all over again."

Miku can't help laughing.

"Oh God, Rin, you and your imagination." But then she spreads a mischievous grin. This is definitely her Gossip Queen mode on, "Don't be so mean on him, sis. I know deep down you care for him."

My cheeks give three shades of red instantly, "Yeah, right." I try to keep my cool.

"Uh-huh, don't even bother to hide it. Your face shows everything." Her head lunges forward, trying to make an intense eye contact with me. I shove her face with my palm to avoid her to do that, because my face feels hotter now.

"Just stop that. That's just creepy."

"Okay," she places her chin on her arms again, but her smile doesn't fade away, "But really, Rin if you like him, tell me. Besides, you two look cute together."

"What do you mean we look cute? I don't like him!" I don't dare to face her, my face's steaming in soft crimson. Damn Miku and her words. I've tried so hard not to think about him and she's bringing the subject again. I feel like flipping tables.

"If I'm your mom, I will surely give you my blessing to marry him! Just think of him, handsome, guitar-skilled, athletic, wil—"

My hand shut her mouth, leaving her with annoying muffles for she refuses to stop, "Okay Miku, I think it's enough for the day."

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After surviving Miku's lecture and said goodbyes to my friends, I didn't go straight home. Instead, I'm wandering around the school hallway and look for the Student Council (I'll just shorten it to 'SC' coz I'm lazy) room. I notice most of the students had left the building, making it seem barren and lonely even though it's only like fifteen minutes after the last school bell rang. I wish there's someone who can accompany me in these times.

It feels like hours, but I finally make it at the front door of the SC room. Sounds of people talking and discussing buzzing inside the room. You can hear it from outside clear enough. As I reach for the doorknob, my head spins Len's words around my head, making it difficult for me to decide and it's giving me second thoughts about whether it's worth to meet this 'SC member' for the second time.

Butterflies begin to fly around my stomach, which affects other parts of my body. My hand start shaking, I bit my lower lips hard, and a sort of chill run down to my backbone. My senses start tingling.

I sigh, closing my eyes 'Just paranoid, that's all. What are you afraid for anyway?'

Can't bear the tension longer, I slowly twist the doorknob clockwise. It's now or never.

"Sorry, Len. Just for this time." I whispered through my teeth.

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Normal POV

In the room, almost all the SC members are busy with their work. They're scrambling on different places. Some are crowding the huge rectangular table, writing documents Rin assume, some are busy discussing future projects and events, a few are too focused on pressing calculators with a hardcover book beside them for each person, which likely makes them to be accountants. Rin can't tell whether they're really counting the numbers or just pressing buttons randomly to make them seem busy with their work. Last but not least, there are two SC members scanning papers on the white machine in the corner, with a pile of printed posters on the floor. The room look similar like how an office works, it looks messy but it's actually organized, though the members are only about twenty people.

Is this what they do everyday after school? Just by watching them like that makes Rin tired already.

Rin strolls for a couple of steps into the room but can't quite figure out what to do. She doesn't want to disturb them nor distract them at the same time. But luckily, before calling one of them for help, she spots the rude-looking SC member, with two other members talking to him. As if Rin's stare penetrates him, he turns his head to Rin. Rin can only see him continue talking inaudibly before he raises his hand up in the air to get everyone's attention.

"Everyone, I think we've finish our tasks for today, and for those of you who didn't, you can continue tomorrow. Thank you." He said.

In a minute, the SC members disperse to where they put their belongings. Exiting the room in a neat single file as if they're already programmed for it. Some of them greet the rude boy as they pass by,

"See you, Rinto-san."

"Have a nice day."

"Goodbye, Rinto-kun."

'Oh, so his name's Rinto.' Thought Rin to herself. 'What a name.'

When the room become empty and pin-drop silent, Rinto roll his eyes on Rin, "You, come here."

Rin walk as normally as she can though she was rather filled with uneasiness which she herself can't explain. Rinto marches to a glass table at the corner of the room and dumps his paperworks in an open cardboard box. To be honest, Rin kind of wonder what kind of task she will have to do. Did he dismiss the members so that she will be the one who continues the work? Her mind is now muddling with ugly thoughts she could ever think of.

Just as she let out a sigh, she feels a sudden push which made her back slammed against the wall. Before she understands what's going on, an arm extends beside Rin's right side of her head, with it's palm smacking the wall. Rinto was seven cm away from her. His expression slowly turned to a small evil smile. He had successfully cornered unprepared Rin.

"What the hell?" sputterd Rin, her eyes widen.

"Hmph, so you're a fool after all." Rinto said, "If I didn't said I would tell you on the principal, you wouldn't come, wouldn't you?"

Rin presses herself against the wall as flat as she could, in case the guy want to do something inappropriate, "What do you want?"

"I'm bored, so I thought I wanna play a bit." Rinto's face darkened. Rin's heartbeat races, beads of sweat covers her head.

'What is it with this guy?' thought Rin which resonates around her soul.

"Look, if this is one dirty practical joke of yours, it's not funny okay?" She tries to sound brave but the fact she got fear written in her eyes, it doesn't support her.

Rinto chuckles in a creepy way, "Who said it's a joke?" His forefinger cups Rin's chin up that startles her, "You're not bad, after all."

Rin is surely alarmed, her face turns yellowish pale. She tries to think how can she get out of the room, despite Rinto's getting close to her.

At the corner of her eye, she can see the door, but it's definitely out of her reach. She must think of something that can help her to buy some time. She needs a distraction.

"Why are you doing this?" asked Rin, "It's not like I have done anything bad to you."

"I'm not a kind of person who keeps scores on what people do." Said Rinto, his blue eyes gleaming luminicently, "It's just what I am."

"So, you're a bad boy behind this Student Council crap?"

"You can say that."

'Tsk, I'm out of topic!' said Rin in the heart, 'What to do?'

"Anyway," continued Rinto, as he places his free hand on the wall beside Rin's left, "I heard you having something with Len."

Rin's heart skips a beat, "What are you talking about?"

"Don't play dump with me." He raises his voice, "I'm the president of the school, so there's nothing I don't know." His hand starts to travel on her arm and stops on her shoulder. Goosebumps can be felt right at that moment by Rin. The current atmosphere is cutting her soul to jitter bits, " What good is he, anyway? He can only sing and play electric guitar. Even a street performer can do better than that."

His words stabbed Rin right in heart. A wave of anger runs through her skin. Who is this guy that has the right to mock someone just because he has the power over the school? Rin's eyebrows narrow, creating creases on her forehead.

"You don't know anything about him!" she shouted.

"Really? But I do know about him, better than you do." His wicked grin returns, "Who are you anyway? You're just someone who know him since you start a music band. Before that? I doubt you even know him at all. You are a nobody for him, even if you thought he has a thing for you. You just a gulible fool who literally believes on everything."

Rin grits her teeth inside her mouth. That is the very point that she can keep her patience. Her veins feel like bursting out of her anatomy. With the overwhelming rage and adrenaline, her hand takes off from where it was placed before and lands on Rinto's left cheek.

"You dirty jerkhead!" she spurs her lungs out in fury.

The slap make him stunned for a few seconds and Rin immediately sprints to the door. She slings her bag as she runs out of the room in a swift. Rinto is left alone, his cheek left with a dark red mark. He looks back over his shoulder and stretches a naughty smirk at the exit.

"You can run, little girl… But you can't hide."

Author's note: Okay u guys, maybe you'll be like, "WTH, this story isn't what I've seen from the summary!", or, "Why the heck Rinto's such a creepy bastard in here?", or, "WTH U SAID LEN'LL BE IN THIS CHAPTER!" , or, "WHERE'S THE MAID SCENES?" but just lemme tell you, DON'T WORRY IT'LL ALL HAPPEN JUST PLEASE WAIT AND BE PATIENT.

Like I've told u, I've had prelims. And yes, I've done it. But there'll be more tests and exams up ahead, especially when I'm takin' IGCSE this year *sobs*

On the bright side, I've come up with the chapters in my head already, so don't think that I'm clueless if I'm hiatus, I'm just busy. The stories will come up eventually XD

Actually, I thought I wanna put two chps together for this chp, but it seems I don't have much time DX I'm sorry if in ths chp is a little random, I wanna give Len a little competition fufufu...

Oh yeah, thank you all of you who have waited for ages for my updates and thx for reviewing! They mean so much for me I swear TAT this chp is so short sorry! *flipped by enraged readers*

To make up the (very) late update, I'll share one of my fanarts, since I can't put double chapter ths time... (if you'r a fan of Free! Iwatobi Swimclub, maybe you'll like this)

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