January 11
Genre: Friendship/Romance
Summary: The President of the Student Council is in need of an assisstant! When he finally finds a girl who he knows won't flock over him, he wants her to join. But problem starts when A.) she doesn't speak, and B.) she doesn't want to join!
January 11
"Hey, Momo, do you want to go buy candy with me after school?"
"Yeah, I watched it! When he did that flip, it was so hilarious!"
"Dell~ Let's walk home together!"
"Rin, did you eat my last banana?"
"I failed my math test..."
"Give me food! I'm hungry!"
Everyone's loud and talkative in room V-03. People chattering about their daily lives, teachers roaming around to get their study books, and students playing pranks on one another. However, there's one person sitting in the back corner quietly munching on her freshly packed tuna sandwhich. Her name is...
"Hey guys! He's coming, he's coming!" a teal-haired girl shouted to her friends.
"He is? Already?" a blonde shrieked. "I haven't even started my make up yet!"
"Lily, no one's allowed to wear make-up in school," a boy, Len, said to the girl.
The blonde rolled her azure eyes and frowned at the boy. "I know that, silly. But if you wear make-up, he'll look at you and tell you to go wash it off!"
"OH MY LEEKS! Neru, let me borrow your mascara!" shouted a teal-haired girl. "My eyelashes look so weird!"
"Be quiet!" sushed a short green-haired. "He's coming!"
"Can someone slow him down for a little while? I need to finish putting on my mascara!"
"The President is so... so..." a silver-haired girl who sat near the front of the class didn't finish her sentence. She fainted just by thinking of the so-called "President."
A normal person would've worried and taken the unconscious girl to the nurse, but class V-03 isn't what you would call a "normal" class. It's not a class filled with "normal" students. Do you think a class filled with students with flashy, unnatural hair colors are considered normal? Some would say yes, but majority would say the opposite. If you're worried about Haku, don't worry. She'll wake up sooner or later.
The door opened and everyone turned their head to the person who just entered their classroom.
"Class V-03 is dramatic as always," the newcomer grinned.
"Kaito!" the girls screamed in perfect sync. "We missed you!"
"Everyone, please sit down," their teacher, Hiyama-sensei sighed. The class immediately sat down after hearing his orders. The teacher sighed when he saw his students sitting down. His students never listened to him. They all listened to him because of the guest. "Kaito, you may continue."
Yamaha's President of the Student Council, Kaito Shion, flashed a warm smile to the teacher, making some of the students squeal in delight. He walked his way to the front of the class while the class anticipated for the news.
"Well, for starters," the President didn't hesitate and pointed to a group of girls sitting in the back of the class. "You should know by now that make-up is strictly not allowed on school campus. Please wipe them off at the girls restroom, immediately."
The girls obeyed his orders without a single complaint. They looked happy they were able to fulfill their mission of getting Kaito to notice them and even go far to talk to them. The small assembly stood up from their seats and walked out, giggling to themselves when they passed the person who just scolded them.
Kaito coughed once. "I'm fully aware of the school party coming soon in a month from now." The class cheered once he finished his sentence. Kaito smiled as he viewed the class. "Unfortunately, I'm busy with student council meetings so I won't be able to go." He stopped and waited for the series of groans to stop. "That doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. Vice President Meiko will be there to watch." Pretty much all the girls groaned while the boys all cheered. Meiko Sakine was like a goddess to them.
"Quiet down!" the teacher scolded. It took seconds for his orders to be fulfilled.
The class awaited for Kaito's next speech. President Kaito stood in front of the class silently debating if he should say the last announcement or not. "And lastly," he started, but stopped. Kaito sighed. "The Student Council is in need of another person to help us. Anyone who wishes to volunteer-"
Piercing screams echoed across the room. Girls screamed when they realized this was their chance to be next to their loved one while the boys shouted in favor or serving the Student Council just so that they could stay by Meiko's side all day. Kaito sighed. He never wanted to add a new member to the Student Council. He knew they wouldn't work. Instead, they would do the opposite. They would do stuff he didn't even want to think about. He didn't want that.
Kaito would rather pick one of the guys but he couldn't. The reason why he came to this class was the grab a female student to join the Student Council for Meiko's sake. Poor Meiko felt like suffocating being the only girl in the Student Council. She pressured him into bringing a girl along to their club. Kaito silently groaned and leaned on the whiteboard; regretting the last announcement he made to the public. Hiyama-sensei was kind enough to motion to him if he should help, but Kaito declined. Even if the teacher helped settle the class, the students wouldn't listen.
Just when Kaito was just about to give up, he noticed something. That was when a simple figure caught his attention. There's a girl sitting in the back of the class quietly munching on her tuna sandwhich while reading a novel. It was like she didn't care what was happening right now. This girl surprised him. It amazed him how he didn't notice her until now. What surprised him the most is the fact that she didn't try to flirt with him even once. She's different. He grinned slyly and slowly walked towards the back of the class. It was perfect. She's the right person.
I found someone interesting, he thought to himself.
"Pick me! Pick me! I'll do anything!" a girl hollered in his ears. He chose to ignore her and continued to his destination.
"I'll do better than her!" another screamed.
President Kaito finally reached his destination. He smirked when the girl didn't seem to notice he was standing next to her desk. She was too focused on her little novel. Slowly, he reached for her fragile hand and raised it up. That was when the girl finally noticed his presence and looked at him with wide eyes. Kaito couldn't help but let out a little laugh when he saw her expression.
"My new assistant," he declared, "will be her."
"EH?" the whole class shouted in disbelief. The girl dropped the tuna she held with her other hand due to shock.
"Let's go," he smiled at her. Without another word, he pulled her up and dragged her out of the class. The girl couldn't do anything in this situation. With his strong hand gripped tightly around hers, she was powerless. She tried her best to free herself but he just wouldn't let go of her.
They finally arrived. Even though they reached their destination, Kaito didn't let go. Before she could react, he slid the door open and she was shoved inside the room.
"Welcome back!" the members greeted in a chorus.
Kaito smiled in response. "Our new assistant right here," he said, pointing to the new girl.
"Ah, a girl! Meiko will be very plea-"
"KAITO! DAMMIT! WHERE ARE YOU?" a sudden voice changed the aura around them.
The council continued to do their work and pretended they didn't hear a thing. The new girl didn't know what to do. Ever since she was little, she was always the chameleon. She was always hiding and never seemed to stand out. A tall brunette appeared out of her small office holding a tall stack of paper. The little girl shook with fright and hid herself behind the person who forced her to come here. She grabbed onto the back of his uniform so tightly that she was marking little wrinkles on the back. Kaito felt alarmed but quickly calmed himself.
"Meiko, I-"
The brunette didn't listen to him. She practically threw the stack of papers onto his desk and turned to glare at him. She was fuming in anger. "You ditch me with your work and you expect me to..."
The calm President motioned her to be quiet and pointed to the girl standing behind him shivering in fright. "You'll scare her away," he whispered. "You don't want that to happen, right?"
The Vice President made a little 'O' shape with her mouth and quickly smiled. She made her way over to the newcomer and extended her hand. "Nice to meetcha! I'm Meiko Sakine! Or just Meiko for short."
The girl stood quietly, not moving even the slightest. She didn't even release her grip on the President's uniform.
Meiko frowned. "Yo, Pres, I don't think she likes me."
Kaito turned around and greeted her with a warm smile. "Introduce yourself to everyone," he ordered.
The girl didn't say anything. She just stood there for minutes not uttering a single word.
"Ummm... President," one of the member asked after a long period of silence. "Maybe she's mute?"
Kaito frowned. He picked the only girl who didn't flock over him only to find out she couldn't talk? "Well then-"
"I'm... Lu..." the girl quietly mumbled. Everyone practically had to lean closer to her to listen.
"Ruku?"
"I thought she said Lulu?"
"What kind of name is that?"
Kaito sighed. It was like talking to a child. "Can you tell us your name again?" he asked politely.
The girl didn't respond. Instead, she turned around and left the room feeling dizzy. The President wasn't in the mood to be playing games. He reached out to grab her but was stopped by his assistant.
"I don't think she wants to join." Meiko concluded. She frowned after thinking for a second. "Did you, you know, force her to join?"
Kaito just sighed.
The next morning was a crazy morning for the silent girl. When she walked around the school campus, the other students around her whispered to themselves and glanced uneasily at her. She knew she was the center of attention, but she didn't say anything.
"Isn't she the new girl Kaito picked?"
One girl shook her head. "No way. I don't believe it."
"I've heard some awful rumors about her."
When she entered her class, the talking didn't stop. It seemed to worsen after every second. She made her way to her seat and quietly gathered her textbooks from her bag, silently wishing to herself that they wouldn't stare at her so much. It wasn't long until a group of girls approached her desk and sent a loud bang! across the classroom when a large dictionary came crashing down on her wooden desk, crushing her school supplies.
"So," the girl in the middle an annoyed expression on her face. "What makes you think you're so special?"
The girl knew she talking to her, but she didn't say anything. She didn't do anything but stare helplessly at her English textbook crushed underneath the heavy dictionary.
"Answer me!" the girl on her right screeched. She slammed her hands on the table and shoved the textbooks off of the desk. "You're just a-"
"You're a what?" a new voice broke in. The voice sounded so chilly, so deep, that it felt like someone wouldn't be living to see tomorrow. The class turned to stare at the person standing across the room, leaning against the door frame. They all gasped.
"K-Kaito!" one girl looked surprised and put on a poker face.
"President, I... I..." the others looked down at their shoes feeling guilty for getting caught.
The President had his arms crossed in disappointment and his teeth were gritted tightly. "You know there is a no bullying rule in this school, correct?"
The girls nodded hastily.
Everyone watched the live drama. They watched the President walk over to the group of girls surrounding the quiet girl. They flinched and took a step back. He reached for the quiet girl and pulled her up once again, dragging her out of the classroom. They did the same thing as yesterday. He was the leader who took her back to the Student Council room. When they did, the members seemed to be shocked to see her again. Even Vice President Meiko, who looked like she was about to murder someone if she had to read more documents, seemed surprised.
"I must be dreaming," she muttered.
The President kindly led her to his office where no on would disturb them. He let the girl sit on the guest chair as he sat on the chair behind his desk.
"You disobeyed me yesterday," he said, not looking pleased. The girl said nothing in reply.
"Your shoes are not important," he leaned forward and held her chin up. The girl pulled back but he still held onto her. That was when he saw a glimpse of sparkling blue eyes behind that mass amount of pink hair. Her eyes sparkled with innocence. Kaito let go of her and leaned back on his chair. "Tell me your name," he ordered.
The girl didn't say anything.
"Are you mute?" Kaito asked, raising an eyebrow.
The pink-haired girl shook her head.
"Tell me you name."
She was quiet for a few seconds until she finally managed to open her mouth and speak a word. "Lu... ka..." she whispered.
"Ruka?"
She shook her head again. "Luka..."
"Luka?"
She nodded.
The President breathed out in relief and smiled. "See? That wasn't so hard, was it?"
She nodded again.
"I picked you out of your classmates to be my assistant. Don't complain because you're going do it, got it?"
The girl Kaito chose as his new assistant is Luka Megurine.
"You there!" Meiko shouted at a group of troublemakers loitering around the school campus. "You should be in class!"
"Run!" the group of girls screamed and attempted to escape.
"Come on, Luka! Go after them!" the brunette ordered the pink-haired girl.
Luka nodded and they both began to run. They crashed into people and bumped into walls, but in the end, the girls were nowhere to be seen. The two girls sighed in defeat.
Meiko clenched her fists. "Dammit! When I catch them, I'm going to make them wish they were never born."
Luka smiled and patted her friend on the back, motioning to her that it would be all right.
Meiko chuckled and laughed softly, patting Luka's head with her hand. "You're right. We'll get them back for sure."
The bell rang for class to start; some students were finishing up what they were doing and began scurrying to their next classes like mice.
"Get a move on, will ya?" yelled the Vice President. "You're so slow!"
Luka smiled as she looked at her friend. Over the past few years, after being "forced" to join the Student Council, Luka never imagined her life would be entertaining. She gained friends in the Council who didn't care if she didn't talk or not. It was like they could understand her without her having to open her mouth. Luka was no longer alone. Her friends never gave up on her. Thanks to them, she began to get the courage to speak. She liked it so much that she found herself signing up to be a member all four years in her high school years.
It was all thanks to Kaito for introducing her to them. Meiko is the first person who she considered as a friend. Her next friend is a kind student named Gakupo. He's the treasurer of the Student Council. His playfulness made Luka feel welcome when she first joined. Next to Gakupo is Piko. He's a newcomer over the past few years and is an assistant like Luka. His kind personality made people like him, and Luka liked that about him. But out of all, the best person who knew her back is Kaito. The President of the Student Council who forced her to join. To Luka, he was the only person who truly cared about her. Of course, Meiko and the others cared about her too, but Kaito was different. It was like he cared for her more deeply. Kaito is... special. It made her like him.
"Luka, are you listening to me?" Meiko asked.
Luka looked up at her friend. She frowned and shook her head motioning that she didn't.
"LUUUKAAAAA!" the brunette groaned, but she laughed and did a head lock on Luka causing her to make gagging noises.
"Having fun?" a voice broke their fun.
The brunette immediately stopped and turned around. Luka did the same and looked up to see Kaito walking toward them with stacks of papers.
Meiko suddenly paled. "Is that..."
"Here," responded their leader, handing the stack to the Vice President.
"Hey!" Meiko growled. Struggling to keep the papers in place.
"You having fun?" Kaito asked, turning his focus to Luka.
The girl nodded.
"That's good," he patted her head causing Luka to blush. He paused for a second and patted her cheek.
"What in the world is this?" said Meiko, reading the paper on the top.
"They're the graduation diplomas for tomorrow."
The brunette sighed. "Already?"
Kaito nodded in agreement. "We're getting old."
"We?" Meiko chuckled. "I'll be young for as long as I live."
"To be honest, I'm worried," announced Kaito. "About Piko."
Meiko frowned. "Oh yeah, that's right. We're all seniors. Piko's a sophomore."
Luka frowned along as well. She hadn't realized it until now. Her friends were going to graduate tomorrow and go different paths. Tomorrow... they were going to leave... and never see each other again. She was never going to see Meiko. Or Gakupo. Or... Kaito. Her heart fluttered when she thought of Kaito. She flinched.
"Luka?" Kaito asked, looking concerned. "What's wrong?"
Luka faced him once again, frowning and biting her bottom lip before quietly walked away.
The day came. It was the day of the graduation.
Seniors were chatting happily about where they would be studying next or what job they'll be taking. Girls crowded around the Student Council wanting attention for the graduates who wouldn't be attending next year. As for the boys, the boys crowded around Meiko wanting a hug before she left. Everyone was there except for... Luka. After what happened yesterday, no one heard what happened to Luka. Not even Meiko herself. The President- who could have any girl he wanted- didn't know why but he felt guilty after seeing Luka frown. He cared about her. He cared about her very deeply. She's very special to him. But now wasn't the time to be thinking about Luka. Sighing, he walked up to the stage with a microphone in hand.
"Please settle down," he spoke quietly.
The students listened to his orders, motioning Kaito to continue.
"Today is the day we all graduate," he spoke again.
The crowd responded with happy chattering and fist bumps in the air. Some cried out remembering the memories they kept.
"Today is the day we start our new lives and create new memories to cherish."
More happy chattering from the audience. The President turned and saw his fellow members of the club looking at him to go on.
"But never forget what happened to you in the past four years in Yamaha."
The audience was silent. A few dared to clap.
"And now, starting now, this is the-"
A loud sound of a door opening boomed across the gym, cutting off Kaito's sentence. "Wait!" shouted a new voice.
Everyone turned to see where the voice came from gasped in shock. Next to the door stood a member of the Council, Luka Megurine.
Meiko spoke first. "Luka..."
Luka? Kaito thought. And indeed, there she was, standing next to the exit, panting heavily. Her hair was messy and looked like it was unbrushed. Her school uniform was wrinkled and her socks even had a few holes cut open here and there.
"Luka," Gakupo rushed to her side. "What happened?"
The pink-haired girl ignored him and walked towards the stage. She ignored all the murmurs about her and kept walking with all the confidence she had.
"Kaito," she said. Luka is no longer the quiet girl everyone knew. The old Luka is gone. The new Luka took over since the day she joined the Council. The girl clenched her fists until it turned white and had difficulty speaking what she wanted to say. "There's... there's something... you... you need..." Her voice was slowly starting to decrease.
"What is it?" said Kaito, looking at her.
She responded back by grabbing his shoulder with both hands. She shook her head when he looked at her curiously.
"I... I li... like..."
"What?"
"I... like... you..." she said again, slightly louder than before.
"Can you say it again?" Kaito asked, completely confused.
"I..." the pink-haired girl let go of his shoulders and sighed in frustration. She took a step back and took a deep breath. "I like you!" she shouted.
Many people gasped. Leaving out the Council members out, the rest of the students never heard Luka talk before. Especially shouting. But out of them all, Kaito was the surprised the most. He felt... jumpy.
"Luka..." he faced her, trying not to smile. "Is that true?"
The girl nodded, too embarrassed to continue.
He smirked at her. "Well... I don't feel the same way." The President leaned close to her and held Luka's hand tightly around his. He faced everyone and said in a strong voice, "I don't like Luka. The word like isn't enough to describe how I feel. The true word is... love."
"Love?" the pink-haired girl whispered.
"Do you love me back?" Kaito asked.
"I..." Luka whispered so only he could hear.
"Louder!" Some people in the audience cried out. "Louder!"
"I," Luka said louder. But it wasn't enough.
"Louder!" this time, more people joined in.
"I..."
"LOUDER!"
"I love you too!" she quickly said. The pink-haired girl blushed deeply after realizing what she just did. The people around her didn't seem to care. Instead, they cheered. When Luka looked up, she saw Kaito laughing and soon hugged her.
He then leaned close and whispered, "I love you too."
