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I apologize for not updating till now...

Life hasn't been so kind...


A few weeks have passed since the first day of the new school year and I had already got used to living in the dormitory. I would eat breakfast with Tazaki or Fukumoto, share notes with Jitsui and Odagiri (mostly the latter), and apparently, every weekend nights – the residents of the dorm would have a Poker night.

I discovered about it during the first weekend here in the dormitory, when I noticed that Odagiri wasn't in our room yet, even though he normally would be already at this time of the night. So, I shrugged it off, thinking that he was probably studying in the library, but when I went down to get a drink, I saw that he was playing poker with the others.

I played with them a few rounds and unfortunately lost all rounds to Miyoshi. And when Odagiri and I went back to our room, he explained that they had been doing this since last year and would do it every weekend nights after dinner. He also said that Miyoshi would always win.

I was also able to learn that Amari is taking up an engineering course – which he didn't specify, while Tazaki is taking up a performing arts course – he didn't specify either. I thought that it would be magic, because of Tazaki's numerous impromptu magic tricks he would do from time to time – but Odagiri explained to me that it only happens when he's stressed.

So, everyday had been a routine up to now actually. I would wake up, fix myself up for school, head down for breakfast and head back to the room to get my things before walking to campus. Then, I would head home after my classes and then study in the library before we get called for dinner by Fukumoto.

Although, there were times where the usual people I hangout with aren't available in the usual times, like earlier today – Fukumoto just left my breakfast in the table with a note, saying that he had gone ahead to school and told me to eat breakfast without me. When I had asked Odagiri afterwards, he had told me that Fukumoto had a scheduled interview with one of the professors of the university.

Bringing one of the school papers from last year with me – that was surprisingly in the dorm library, I decided to read it while waiting for the professor. "Reading Fukumoto's articles, Sakuma-san?" Jitsui asked out of nowhere, effectively surprising me.

Calming down, I replied to him, "Y-Yeah." The actually-sadistic-man sat down beside me before looking at the article I was reading, with slight interest. He then turned his head to me, "Sakuma-san…" he then mockingly smiled at me, "Do you even know which one is Fukumoto's? Heck, do you even know Fukumoto's real name?"

I felt anger within me, I don't know if it's because he did that annoying smile or from embarrassment for trying to look up at Fukumoto's article when not knowing his real name. Hearing his chuckled, I turned to him irritate, "What?"

"Nothing, nothing. Your face just amuses me, Sakuma-san." He said, waving it off as he slowly calmed down from his laugh. "Ah, don't look at me like that – if you ask me, Miyoshi could tease you way better than I do."

"Huh? What's that supposed to mean?"

Jitsui merely shrugged, indicating that he won't bother answering my question, before he pointed at one article about a Chinese transferee, "There. That's Fukumoto's article."

I read the title first before reading the author's name, "Shiozuka… Hajime…"

"That's Fukumoto's real name. He's one of the best authors of the school paper from what I heard. Then again, he is majoring in Journalism."

"I see…"

"He said that he wants to be a field journalist."

"Field journalist?"

"You know, the one who's always on the spot of the events to uncover all the stories in different points of view."

"Isn't that field of journalism quite dangerous? Since you might get caught in the trouble." Jitsui nodded, "Yeah, but that's what he wants." He said with a shrug. "Speaking of career, Kaminaga took up photography to take on his grandfather's? or was it his uncles… Anyway… His relative owns a shop in England, so Kaminaga wants to take over."

"So he wants to go to England?" Jitsui nodded as I hummed in reply, "I see…"

The day soon went on normally.

.:..::..:.

It's the following day and there was an unexpected chaos in school. Apparently, a rumor suddenly went around about a professor having an affair with a student - the thing is that the professor has a family, and that the student is a young boy. I don't know where the news started, but it made a huge commotion – the university's administration is having an investigation to find out who the professor was… To probably to keep the image of the school.

I sighed as I heard students from my class talk about it. "You seem to be stressed out, Sakuma-san." I turned my head to see Jitsui sitting down beside me.

"Probably from all the stress the professors been putting on us lately." I sheepishly said

He hummed in response as he took out his phone, "Oh right, Sakuma-san. Have you heard of this Facebook page?" he showed me his phone screen and Facebook page title, X Uni Files

X Uni Files? "What's this about?"

"It's basically where students of this university posting anonymously, a bunch of stories or rants about their university life or anything really." he explained to me.

"I see…"

"And then there's this certain student," he said as he scrolled through the page, "who posted the thing that's been going around campus."

"Thing?"

He then showed me the certain post.

Warning: R18

Today, I went to a goukon with a few classmates of mine and a few students from a different university… when I noticed someone familiar. I let it be when one of the people with me told me that it was a professor from the university… hmmm… let's call him Prof K.

We initially thought that he was just going to just have dinner in the same restaurant as us (of course just in a different private room), which I confirmed as I saw them enter a private room just two doors from ours.

Just then, as I was going to the restroom, I saw a young boy (probably a first year uni student) enter the same room. Of course, I thought that the boy was just a family member or something, so I minded my own business.

But when I was going back to where my friend was, I passed by Prof Ks room and heard some noises. Now, it's not the normal murmuring or noise you hear in a family gathering. Yup. It's that kind of business.

I was shocked, for one thing. But when my friends came over to ask why I was just standing outside someone else's room, they heard it as well.

So, well… there you have it.

Just wanted to let this out.

Journalism major, F

This is… This is what everyone is talking about.

"So, this is where it started?"

Jitsui nodded before chuckling, "The professor sure is careless. Well not everyone knows who exactly the professor is, except the ones who were actually there." he commented.

"Well, Miyoshi said that they'll find out who the professor is eventually" he added with an amused smile as he read the post once more.

I frowned, I don't understand why he is laughing but I wonder why the writer of this post wanted to spread this out for everyone to hear… or well, read rather…

"I wonder who wrote that…" I muttered

"I know who wrote it" he said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Really?" Jitsui nodded, "but it's a secret." he said as he placed his finger before his lips.

I sighed, but let it go as my professor came in the classroom.

.:..::..:.

I dumped my bag on my bed as soon as I got inside my room and slumped on my bed, beside my bag and let out a sigh.

I pulled out my phone and saw a few messages from my parents. After replying to them, I checked out the Facebook page Jitsui showed me earlier and checked on a few posts.

There were a lot of anonymous posts written, some about peoples or their own love life, others about some rants about classmates, administration, and whatnot… and so on.

"Wow… there sure are a lot." I muttered as I continued to scroll down.

"Alot of what?"

I sat up quickly from the voice, and saw Odagiri and let out a sigh of relief, "You surprised me."

"Sorry... so what are you checking out?"

"This Facebook page called, X Uni Files… you know about it?"

Odagiri nodded, "Yeah… Fukumoto often told me about it last year."

"I see."

"You didn't know about it?" he asked me as he stared at me

I nodded.

He merely blinked a few times before returning to his bag and brought out a few of his things and fixed hem on his desk. "Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why did you look at me as if finding out this page was the most surprising thing in the world?"

"Ah… well… I didn't mean to offend you or anything. I just thought that everyone in the campus knew about the page."

I said nothing, not really knowing what to say, but for some reason… I felt glad that it wasn't Miyoshi, who knows what kind of teases he'll do to me.

.:..::..:.

The following morning, despite only having afternoon classes today, I woke up for breakfast. And as usual, Fukumoto is up to start the day.

"Good morning, Fukumoto." I greeted, to which he only greeted back with a nod, before going back to whatever he was doing with his laptop.

I got my breakfast from the cafeteria staff and headed over to a table to eat, and managed to take a glimpse of Fukumoto's work.

Eh?

I saw him in the X Uni Files page, and it seems that he's writing something… I guess he's one of those people who likes to write anonymously… but I don't see him as a person who would rant…

When I finished my breakfast, I headed back to my room, where Odagiri had just finished getting ready.

"Hey, so anybody can post on that Facebook page?" I asked him

Odagiri nodded, "Even Fukumoto?"

He nodded once more, "He says that it helps him get rid of writer's block if needed. Or something like that."

Oh right… he's a journalism major.

Wait.

Ah.

Odagiri eyed me and asked, "You only figured out now?"

"Eh?"

"The one who wrote about the professor was Fukumoto."

I blinked a few times, "Eh? Why?"

"Well… That's just how people who reads and writes on the page works, I guess."

"but what about the rumors going around?"

"It'll die out soon enough." he said as he got his bag and was about to open the door when, "Don't worry about it. A lot of these things happen, but as long as everyone stays low, then nothing serious will happen." he said as he left the room.

I let out a sigh, "So Fukumoto has that kind of hobby, huh?"

I never saw as someone who would do something that would create such a big thing… "Since he's quiet and all…" I muttered, staring at my ceiling.

.:..::..:.

"Hehhhh~ so you found out who wrote it, huh? Yup its Fukumoto." Jitsui told me when I had asked

"So you knew?"

"Everyone in the dorm knew. And it's not the first time he posted there."

"I see."

"Surprised?"

"Eh?"

"That the quiet Fukumoto can create such an uproar." he smirked at me

I flinched, "I guess."

"I thought you learned that you shouldn't judge a book by its own cover?" he teased, making me remember what he told me when I first found out that we were taking the same course.

I sighed, "Yeah, yeah…"

He chuckled lightly before turning his attention to the professor, cuing me that I should pay attention as well. Until I shoved his notebook to my direction that had a message: Everyone in the dorm has a secret or two.


I couldn't think of a university name so I just called it X University.

If you're wondering, this kind of thing actually exist in my country (I don't know for other countries), basically there's a facebook page for almost(?) every university(even high schools in some cases), where they anonymously post random stories, rants, etc.

haha yeah