"Well then class, since Aina has introduced herself we shall begin class. Aina, you may sit wherever there is an open desk," spoke the teacher.
Nodding at the teacher, Aina walked right a little, then she turned to face the class and continued walking down the aisle of the desks.
Looking around the classroom, I saw two empty desks; one was on the opposite side of the classroom and the other one was located to the right of me. The moment the teacher finished her speech, Aina walked to the left and then proceeded down the aisle. Her destination: the desk located next to me. Now to be perfectly honest, I don't mind sitting next to girls, however, I felt something off about her. Stopping at the empty desk to the right of me, she looked over at me.
"Hello Shouta," she spoke in a friendly voice.
Dumbfounded, the moment she spoke to me and said my name, I could hear my classmates whispering to each other. Trying to ignore all the gossip, when my eyes met with Aina's, my heart started to run a marathon and my head started to hurt. To be specific, my scar ached heavily. Biting my tongue, I tried to keep myself from screaming.
Looking at her, I attempted to speak.
"Nice to meet you."
And with that, Aina sat down in her new proclaimed seat.
Beep!
The end of the day bell sang. Finally the school day was done. Getting up from my desk, I prepared to leave for the kendo club. However, in the corner of my eyes, I saw Aina smiling. Having gathered all my things, I began to head out. However, an obstacle appeared in my way; it was Kiyoshi.
"Can we talk?" he spoke in a serious tone.
Nodding at Kiyoshi, we went out into the hallway and then suddenly, Kiyoshi slapped me on the shoulder and look at me with an enormous grin expression.
"What was that in the beginning of class, huh? I've been dying to ask. Do you know her? What's your relationship? How far have you guys gotten?" Kiyoshi spoke in an energetic and happy tone.
"What are you talking about? I don't even know her," I spoke in an annoyed tone. "Now if you'll excuse me, if that was all you wanted to talk about, I'm going to Kendo club," I proclaimed.
Leaving the hallway to my classroom, I headed towards the club room. When I opened the door, I noticed it was empty.
"Hello, anyone here!?" I screamed as I walked in.
Hearing no responses, I concluded that there was no meeting today. As such, I headed back towards the exit. However, as I strolled to the door, it suddenly opened and a girl with brown hair and azure eyes walked in.
"Hmmm, so this is where you go after school," she exclaimed.
Walking into the club room, she looked around. Then after satisfying her eyes, she look at me once again.
"Um... may I help you?" I asked, to break the awkwardness.
"Not with anything in here you can't, Shouta," she retorted.
"What do you need then? And how exactly do you know my name when I never even introduced myself to you, Aina?" I questioned.
"Simple… it's because I'm your fiancée," she proclaimed.
Next Time: Chapter 7; Arising Questions
