Title: Che Sarà, Sarà
7. Retinue: The body of attendants or followers of a distinguished person.
"WE LOVE YOU, RAITO!!" A gaggle of girls ran after the golden boy as he panted in extreme exhaustion. Running marathons, excelling at Tennis, keeping his body in top physical form, and it all came down to this;
Running away from crazy fan girls.
"Raito, please, we just want to talk to yooooouuuuuuu!" Cried one slightly attractive girl in the front of the mob. She seemed to be the leader in charge of the girl-craziness. "We promise not to be too rough, just in case!"
After that comment, Raito began to run even faster, as if the fires of Hell were licking away at his heels. 'Why me?!' Was the only thought resounding through the young college student's head as he reached an intersection between hallways. Raito looked around frantically, before he felt a sharp tug on his sleeve and stumbled back into the, now open and then shut closed, classroom.
Cinnamon eyes widened as the hysterical yells of college females filled the outside halls and instinctively ducked away from the locked door. Raito listened carefully to the chaos outside the relatively safe classroom…
"Where did he go? Did you see where he slipped off to?"
"Iie, it's like he just disappeared!"
"Awwww, but I just wanna cuddle with him! Come back, Rai-kun! Come back!"
Raito winced at the high pitched shrieks and sat patiently on the floor by the door. Muffled chuckles came from behind the young man's back, but Raito was still too high off his adrenaline rush to actually notice.
Ten excruciatingly long, torturous minutes later, the rumblings of anxious women had finally dispersed. Raito sighed in relief as he straightened out his body and tried to push back as many wrinkles from his rumpled clothes.
'Could this day get any worse!' Raito despairingly thought in his mind. And much like a cliché horror movie, things did get worse. A whole lot worse.
Full blown laughter suddenly caught the 21 year old's attention as he quite suddenly realized (quite dumbly, actually) that someone had pulled him into this room, so therefore someone else was in the room with him.
And from the fact that he recognized the interior of the classroom so well, Raito had a feeling that he did not want to turn around to see just who his savior was. In fact, the door was looking very tempting right now…
"Yagami-kun definitely has his fair share of unhinged admires, doesn't he?" Damn it all, Raito thought anxiously. The crazy psycho chicks were suddenly looking a hell of a lot more appealing. "Tell me, Yagami-kun, do you usually meet up with such a… lively assortment of people?"
More muffled chuckles resonated throughout the empty classroom as Raito quite suddenly turned around with a growl. He was not surprised to see his obnoxious professor in his regular baggy garb, staring back at him with his (eerie) smile in place. Normally, Raito would feel a bit unsettled by such an expression on the creepy professor's face, but he'd just gotten mobbed by a barrage of crazy women. Anybody would be just a bit frazzled by that point.
"They just ambushed me out of no where! Any sane person would fear for their life if a bunch of psychotic women suddenly chased them out of a library screaming about how they want to all have my baby!" Raito's eyes narrowed even further as the mirth returned to Ryuuzaki's face with a vengeance. Loud, awkward guffaws echoed with the room once more as Raito's face reddened in embarrassment.
'I'm just digging a deeper and deeper hole for myself, aren't I?"
Raito started fidgeting with his clutch case as the professor's laughs died down to chuckles and then evaporated completely. The young student chewed absently on his lip before taking a step back and turning towards the door. The now awkward silence stifled the room's atmosphere as a tangible cloud of discomfort floated above the two men.
Before Raito could reach for the knob, however, Ryuuzaki's voice cut through the silence. "Aren't you going to thank me?"
Raito blinked before turning his head back to the professor. "I did save you from them, after all. It is rude to not at least show your gratitude in some way, Yagami-kun. Surely you know that?"
Raito rolled his mahogany eyes in annoyance and huffed out a breath of air. "Fine, thank you. Happy?"
Ryuuzaki blinked blankly before answering. "No."
"Eh?" Raito now gazed at the world renowned teacher in confusion as a smirk covered his façade. "What do you mean, 'no'? You wanted a thank you, and I gave you a thank you. What else could you possibly want?"
"I never said I wanted a thank you, Yagami-kun, only that it was polite to give one after someone does you a favor. However, if Yagami-kun wishes to know what will make me happy…" Ryuuzaki paused mid-sentence and stared a Raito intensely. Raito felt uncomfortably scrutinized as Ryuuzaki's eyes continued to roam over the contours of his face.
"Coffee."
"Excuse me?" Raito stared confusedly at the professor. He wasn't asking for what he thought he was asking for…
"I would like to have coffee with Yagami-kun. It seems appropriate for the occasion, correct? I save you from fan girls, and you go out with me for coffee." Raito blinked in surprise before schooling his expression into one of coolness.
'I fail to see how fan girls equal coffee…' Raito thought absently. He completely refused to admit to the harsh pounding in his chest.
'Date, date, date, date, date, oh god, this is a date…'
"Whatever you say, Ryuuzaki-san."
Ryuuzaki's creepy smile suddenly didn't seem so creepy after that, and Raito didn't quite know why.
Yay! Prof!L and Student!Raito return! No more angst-ing over the last sad one-shot! Rejoice in the cuteness of this couple. Hmm... now what to plan for them next. The actual date, perhaps?