Normal POV
Early in the morning and you can still hear tennis balls being hit back and forth. There was a girl with brown hair watching. Marui came over to the girl and said, "Yuki-chan, you're here early again?" Then he realized that it wasn't Yukiko, but she looked very similar. She had the same face and the same honey eyes, but her hair wasn't in a braid nor did she wear glasses. Marui soon remembered the conversation that he had with Yukiko the other day. "Are you Aikiko-chan?"
The girl looked at Marui in confusion. "Do you know Yukiko?"
"We're friends."
The girl smiled at Marui. "Nice to meet you. I'm her younger twin sister, Kanzaki Aikiko."
"Aikiko?"
Yukiko's POV
I made a apple cinnamon and chocolate swirl cake last night and wanted to give it to Marui as an apology for the other day, so I got up early to give it to him before school. And now I see, my dear sister and Marui talking to each other. "Aikiko?"
Aikiko turned around and ran to hug me. "Yukiko, it's been so long! I've missed you."
"What are you doing here?"
"Eh? Didn't I tell you that I was coming since my school in England is getting remodeled? Or what am I doing here so early in the morning and why did I not tell you that I was in town yet?" I held two fingers up. "Oh, that's because I wanted to surprise you. Did it work?"
"I'm surprised, but why are you at the tennis courts? Couldn't find the art room yet?"
"No, I got inspiration for a new painting. Anyways, is that cake something that you made?"
Taking one look from Aikiko's face, I knew that she wanted it. She always had a soft spot for sweets. Particularly the ones that I made. "There's some at home." Since I really liked this cake. "I wanted to give this to Marui since I was being really rud to him the other day," I said handing Marui the box. "I'm sorry about that."
"Thanks Yuki-chan. But I said that it was okay didn't I?"
"I still was rude though."
Aikiko giggled slightly. "You two have such a good relationship. At home, we can eat your cake together. I brought some snacks too," Aikiko said in delight. "By the way, your name's Marui?"
"I'm the genius volley specialist Marui Bunta. Nice to meet you Aikiko-chan." Again, if he was that much of a genius, I wouldn't be tutoring him.
"Then thank you for taking care of my sister Bunta-san. I hope to have some of your guidance while I'm here," she said while bowing. "Ah! I forgot about the registration forms. Yukiko, come with me, I don't know where the main office is!"
"Stop yelling. I'll take you. See you later Marui," I said pushing Aikiko towards the office.
"Nee Yukiko, are you and Bunta-san dating?" I walked into a wall. I glared at her. "What? He was able to reconizge me as your sister and when you wear those glasses, we don't look alike at all."
"How do you get to that conclusion? We're friends," I said standing up. "And he's seen me without my glasses several times, because of a tennis ball and Arisa. Then for the hair part, that was also Arisa. Anyways, let me see your schedule." She handed me the papers that the lady at the desk gave her. "Oh, looks like we're in the same class."
"Yay, I know someone. Is Arisa and Bunta-san in our class too?" I nodded. Weird. It feels like there's this knot in my chest. Am I getting sick? "Ah, Yukiko, if people know that I'm your sister, will they try to take off your glasses? I know how uncomfortable you get."
"I'll burn that bridge when I get to it. Besides, they'll be more interested in you than they are in me." My cute little twin, who's friendly and good hearted. Who wouldn't want to get to know her better?
"Such a touching sisterly moment. It makes me wish that my idiot brother was a girl." Arisa, where did you come from this time? "Aikiko, you're finally back," Arisa said hugging Aikiko. "I missed you. You came back just in time."
"It's been a while, Arisa. You look well. What did I come for?"
"School festival." Oh right, I can't believe it's that time of year already. "I heard that today we get to decide on what our class is doing. What event do you want to do this year, Yukiko?"
"As long as I don't have to come out from a pile of mud and goo like that year, I'm good." Never again will I do a haunted maze covered from head to toe in weird gunk. "What kind of event are you going to suggest this year?"
"I'm thinking some kind of treasure hunt, or a haunted cafe," Arisa said as the three of us walked to class. "But I still think that my idea of a pie throwing booth would be fun."
"That sounds like fun. It's been a while since I've been apart of a school festival," Aikiko said.
"Make sure you focus on your studies after. We have exams the week after," I said, knowing how Aikiko is with tests. I remember what happened last time. She called me in the middle of the night to help her with her studying. "Seriously, how was I suppose to know anything that you were studying?"
"I said that I was sorry and sent you those shoes as an apology didn't I?"
"But when do you expect me to wear those?" They're cute white flats with a fancy design. It's not like I can wear them on a daily basis.
"Then this time I'll help you with studying," Arisa said.
"Thank you Arisa." Then the bell rang and all the students hurried in while Aikiko just stood in the front while the teacher came in and told her to introduce herself. "My name is Kanzaki Aikiko. It's nice to meet you all," Aikiko said bowing.
"Good introduction. For your seat... please go sit down next to Marui-san. Marui-san-"
"I know who he is Sensei," Aikiko said politely, walking towards her new seat. "Please take care of me, Bunta-san." There's going to be a lot of chaos later, I can just feel it.
"For today's homeroom, you're all going to choose something to do for the festival that's coming up." People were shouting out ideas, so I just kind of spaced out. "So you guys want to do a fairytale maid cafe? Then class rep, please take care of things and report them to the staff room."
A fairytale maid cafe? Does that mean there's going to be a fairytale like menu? Well, as long as I'm not one of the servers, I'm fine. I ended up as one of the people who help make pastries and decorating the classroom. Arisa's helping out with costumes with Aikiko who's also going to be a waiteress.
"Yukiko, do you mind if I measure you?" Arisa asked when the class decided to start on the basics for our cafe.
"Eh? I'm not one of the servers though."
"I know, but Aikiko looks busy, so I'd thought that you would be around the same size as her." I looked over to Aikiko who was with other classmates helping on figuring out specifics to the menu. All they thought up so far is that they want to serve cake baskets and other things like that.
"I guess," I said standing up.
"So are you going to be a server, Arisa-chan? I would love to see you in a maid costume," Niou-san said.
"No, I would probably dump the orders on people. By accident of course. So what are you two doing? Yukiko, raise your arms out more. I can't measure like this."
"We're just helping set up before," Marui said. "And we're going to help clean up after like everyone else."
"Oh right," I said as Arisa measured my arms. Since there's only going to be a few bulters from people who wanted to do it, most of the boys are just going to set up the shop and build the stand. "What's the tennis club doing?"
"Just some food booth, nothing special." I can already hear the girls screaming in delight from being served by the regulars.
"Eh? I thought Yukimura-san would have forced you all to do something embrassing. Darn it, I wanted blackmailing evidence." Arisa, you shouldn't say that in front of the people you want to blackmail.
"Buchou let us decide from a bunch of choices. The other choices were things that I would enjoy, but majority wins."
"Thank you Yukiko, I can assume the rest of the measurements from memory," Arisa said, jotting things down on a piece of paper. "I'm going to go measure some other people, so later."
"So you're not going to be a waitress, Yuki-chan?"
"In this apperance I think I would scare guests away and I'm fine with just helping out with cooking. Let's hope my cooking doesn't posion anyone." Well it's not like I would poison anyone on purpose.
"Then I'll make sure to eat all the cakes you make."
"How does that follow?"
"Because your cakes are too good for anyone else to eat. They can only be eaten by a genius like who can apperciate the taste." I think that's suppose to be a compliment.
"Oh really? Does that mean that you'll buy them all? I've been told to make around a hundred or so. Do you really have enough money for that many?"
"No, but I'll figure something out." That makes me think he's doing something shady, but that does make me happy that someone likes the food that I make.
"I'm going go ask if the menu's been decided yet." I walked outside but stayed near the door when I saw a group of girls surrounding Aikiko.
"Kanzaki-san, don't get so close to Marui-sama!" Eh... Koizumi again? She doesn't get tired of this stuff does she? But the person she's talking to, isn't me. "It's so rude to call Marui-sama by his first name, when you just met him!"
"But isn't it fine if he's alright with it?" Aikiko said nicely. I think she'll be fine. "I just want to make new friends while I'm here. Ah, but I wasn't considering your feelings at all. I'm sorry. But please don't worry, I already have someone that I like."
"N-no problem...," Koizumi said in a daze.
"I'm so glad that you understand. Please excuse me." She handles people so well, unlike me. If she didn't have the same face as me, I wouldn't believe that we were related. "Yukiko, it looks like you're going to make pumpkin spice, chocolate, and cinnamon cakes for the baskets."
"Those are pretty simple. A hundred of each shouldn't be too bad." I'll use an electric mixer, so I won't have tendious.
"Before we go home today, let's stop by the store and buy ingredients for cakes, so we can have the class taste test them," Aikiko suggested.
"Sure. By the way Aikiko, what did you do in England?"
"The less you know, the better." She's probably right. "So, while I was gone, you were lonely and got a boyfriend?"
"I'm sorry, but who are you talking about," I asked pinching her cheeks with a violent smile. "Also, I dislike the idea of having a boyfriend. Romantic relationships are too troublesome and are not worth it."
"Is what you say, but you look so close to Bunta-san," she said rubbing her cheeks after I let go.
"I told you that we were just friends!"
"Ho... then why are you getting so flustered? Earlier you walked into a wall too." This girl looks sweet, but in reality she's quite sadistic.
"Isn't it normal to be flustered if someone asks you a question like that?" I asked, regaining my compluser. "And I walked into a wall because I was shocked that you would even assume that."
"So this was what Arisa was telling me about. Don't worry, dear sister, I will help you in whatever way I can." A glittery, flowerly aura surrounded her. That is just creepy. Wait, what was Arisa saying?
"What did Arisa tell you?"
The bell then rang for the next class to start. "Oh so that's what the bell sounds like here. What class is it now, Yukiko?" I twitched at her suddenly changing the subject. What's with that?
"Arisa, what have you been telling Aikiko?" I asked as we were eating lunch.
"I would say, but those words are ment for a girls only converstation," she said referring to Marui and Niou-san. "Though, it would need to have a place with witnesses." Do I really want to know? "Also, would you mind saying the reason why you two are here?"
"I wanted to see you, Arisa-chan."
"Stop creeping me out, you ponytail pervert." Strange, I thought that she would have kicked him again. "Marui-kun, is there an actual reason?"
"Not really."
"Well, isn't it fine? Lunch tastes better if you eat with a lot of people," Aikiko said, happily eating her melon bread. "By the way, what's on top of the main building? I couldn't see what it was from the school gate."
"That's the rooftop garden. Yukimura-buchou takes care of the plants there," Marui said blowing a green bubble.
"Rooftop garden? I wanna see it! Take me Yukiko-onee-sama," she said with glittering eyes.
"Ask Arisa or someone to take you. I'm going to the library," I said, standing up. "Don't get lost."
"Yukiko!" Ignoring her. Right now I have to focus on getting the highest score for the exams, so they won't bother me. It's never too early to start preparing for something.
"I'll take you Aikiko-chan."
"Really? Thanks, Bunta-san." I felt myself twitch. What's up with that? I walked quickly towards the library stomping my feet. He sounds so willing to be taking her the garden. Is it because she's all cute and cheerful? I should-
What am I thinking?! I have to make sure that I get 1 this time for the exams, no matter what. I shouldn't care about what happens between those two! Now, what should I focus on this time? I'm pretty sure that it was science that was my lowest score. What book should I read this time? 'The Functions of the Human Systems' seems good and distracting.