Atobe: Rendezvous in the storerooms I see...

Alya: Not bad huh?

Kikyo: Whaddya mean not bad?!

Atobe: Her slang came out... You're in trouble Alya * smug *

Kikyo: The same could be said for you, Atobe!

Alya: Hiiieee! Enjoy chapter 4! Thank you .Storm, magicalnana and CosplayerHikari! Alya's gotta run first!

4. Napping In the Storeroom

Being part of the organising council of the Founding Day Festival has drained Kikyo of all the time she had reserved for sleep. As her shrill alarm rang through the Hanazono mansion, she pushed her hand out from under the warm blankets and turned the alarm off before flipping away the blanket, and rolling onto the floor. The coolness of the morning greeted her like ice water on a woozy person, and she was immediately wide awake. Zipping to the bathrooms, she did her usual things, and emerged fully dressed in the Hyoutei uniform, with her long hair properly done.

Shoving down the breakfast her servants made for her, she then hurried onto school, refusing a drive from her chauffeur. The morning was cool, though it was still dark, and the street laps were bright. Moving on at a comfortable speed, she walked to school. As she approached the school, the sun was already rising, and she could hear the birds awakening, with their songful chirping. Reaching school, she changed into her indoor shoes, and started her busy day.

Moving to the Student Council Room, she put up her instructions for the day on the noticeboard for the class representatives. Then she went on and put up the blueprint for where the stalls for each and every class would be around the campus. Satisfied, she then went to her classroom. Sitting down, she took out her unfinished work, and tried to finish it before the teacher came in. The bell then rang, signifying morning assembly. Taking the morning announcement files from the General Office, Kikyo then took her place beside Atobe as Atobe conducted the morning assembly.

" From today onwards, we'll be starting the half day school schedule for the entire week so that the classes have time after lessons to do up their stalls. The Founding Day Festival has to be perfect, as many high profile people will be coming. I expect everything to be well done," he said.

Finishing morning assembly, everyone went back to their classes as lessons started.

The midday bell rang, and everyone was dismissed. Taking his place before the class, Atobe took the lead of the class discussion on who would be doing what for the stall the class decided on, which happened to be a masquerade bar.

" Who will be preparing the drinks?" Atobe asked as a few classmates immediately put up their hands, " Masks?" he continued, and soon everyone had their separate groups, of costume, decorations, food, beverages, and many more. As for Kikyo, she happened to get into the stock group to check for everyone if what they wanted was available in the school or not, due to her position as Student Council Vice President, she had information of the school many did not have, as with Atobe.

Feeling woozy, Kikyo went to the toilets, and turned the gold plated tap on, as water gushed out, she cupped some water in her hands and washed her face. Looking at herself in the mirror, she was horrified to find dark circles under her eyes. Groaning, she pulled out a compact and tried to hide her dark circles with the powdered concealer.

Returning back to the classroom, she was again pulled out of the classroom by Atobe from her collar.

" Let me go!" she thrashed about.

" You're coming with ore-sama to the storerooms," he said, not letting her go.

" I can walk perfectly by myself!" she huffed.

" Really?" Atobe raised his eyebrows, " Fine," he said after staring at her for a while, he let her go, and she adjusted her messed up uniform.

" Why can't you go to the storerooms yourself?" Kikyo complained.

" Cause there are a few things to check," he said calmly.

Reaching the storage rooms, they walked through the shelves after shelves of cardboard boxes, and finally reached their destination. There was a table in the middle of all the shelves, where everything was labelled nicely and kept within the labelled boxes.

" Find the glassware," Atobe told her, " They should be kept near the bottom. I'll be looking for the plates for the snacks," he said.

Moving to the designated shelf, she looked through the many boxes and finally found several suitable glassware for their masquerade bar. Shot glasses for the sour lemonade, martini glasses for the lime juices, and wine cups for the wine laced fruit punch.

" Atobe, I've found them," she said, sitting down on the floor leaning against the wall to stretch out her legs.

" Aa," he replied before sighing and lowering himself too.

" Tired?" she asked.

" The same could be said for you," Atobe smirked.

Then the bell signalling the end of the fourth period rang.

" Oh," she said, " that was the fourth bell," she got up dusting her skirts, " we've gotta get back," she said and turned to leave, only to have her wrists grabbed by Atobe pulling her back down in between his legs, against his warm chest.

" Let's stay like this for a while," he said, his fingers smoothening her hair, as she leaned against his chest.

" A-Atobe..." she called his name apprehensively.

The only sounds that came to her was the soft breathing of Atobe, and the steady beating of his heart. Looking up, there he was, with his eyelids closed, showing his long beautiful eye lashes.

" Asleep aren't ya..." she grumbled, but soon settled for snoozing against his chest, with his steady heartbeat as her lullaby.

Waking up, she was still there within his embrace, and the setting sun cast and orange glow within the storerooms. Sitting up, she noticed that Atobe had woken up already.

" I'm sorry," she pulled away from him.

" Let's go home," he said and stood up, before helping her up.

Walking together to the school gates, he turned to her and said, " Just go home straight away and get some rest,"

" Mm..." she nodded, " You too," she added as she lowered herself in the back seat of the car that came to fetch her.

" Aa," he replied before turning to walk to the waiting car where his chauffeur was and getting into the black limousine.

Kikyo: Are you sure you didn't do anything to me? * interrogating stare *

Atobe: Nothing of that sort. Ore-sama is a gentleman~

Alya: Kikyo-chan~ Admit it :) You liked it~

Kikyo: Alya! * volcano erupt *

Alya: Reviews are a nod nod! * runs away *