3/16/17: Errors fixed!

"But I saw her here just five minutes ago!" Gumi complained loudly. Miki winced at the girl's constant moping. Thankfully, they were the only ones in the graveyard. Miki continued to look at Gumi weirdly.

"Exactly who was here?" Miki asked quietly. Gumi quickly turned around to face Miki.

"Mayu was here! I want to know why she was here!" With that, Gumi turned back around and began to wonder aimlessly, hoping to find her teacher. Miki, on the other hand, froze at her spot. 'Mayu was here!?' Thank god she was no longer present here. Miki had absolutely no intention of meeting her teacher outside of school, especially when the thought of her being in a graveyard of all places sounded so unusually interesting for some reason. Turning her head slightly, Miki went to stare at the tombstone next her.

On the tomb was a picture of a little girl who wore a huge smile on her face. With dark hair tied in pigtails and smiling so cheerfully, she looked so adorable. When Miki looked up from the picture to the words engraved in the tomb, she read what was written.

Kaai Yuki

December 4, 2003 - September 13, 2009

Miki's eyes widen slightly. It wasn't the girl's name, nor was it the fact that she was born on Miki's birthday. The date was what shocked Miki. To die at a young age left Miki a sense of melancholy. When Gumi went to stand behind her, Miki was too focus on the grave to notice. The green haired girl was about to speak up when she saw the tomb herself. Reading it, Gumi felt all energy leaving her body quickly.

"How sad," she commented quietly. Miki nodded. After standing in silence for several more minutes, the two girls finally took a step and walked out of the graveyard.

"I have to get home," Miki whispered. Gumi nodded, and the two bid farewell, parting to their own destinations. As she walked on, Gumi continued to wonder about Mayu. There was no mistake. Mayu was there at the graveyard, and Gumi was heavily curious on to why she was there.

When Miki was heading home, she continued to recall the events that had occurred during the day. This Saturday was the first day where Miki felt complete bliss. It had been far too long since she had last went and had a fun time with someone else. Miki never wanted to forget this day. Smiling so joyfully, Miki began to skip home. She had already forgotten about all her troubles.

Then Miki had reached a corner. Her home was at the left turn. Skipping happily to the left, she continued on, almost reaching her humble abode. It wasn't until she was just a house away when she suddenly stopped. As quickly as she had felt so happy, all of it had vanished and was replaced with a feeling of fear.

Mayu was there, standing right in front of the girl's home. Miki didn't know what to do. She didn't even know why Mayu was there in the first place. Could it be that Mayu went to talk to her parents? Maybe she was just walking by. Miki didn't know, and at the moment, she remained at her spot, fearing of her teacher.

Then Mayu turned to face Miki. Seeing her there, the cream haired woman began to walk towards her student, keeping a face that showed no emotion. Unsure of what to do, Miki froze, knowing that Mayu was coming. Miki remained, and then suddenly, Mayu was right in front of her.

"You must have had a great time today, spending time with those two idiots," Mayu began to speak to the girl. Miki's eyes widened. How did she know? "What a shame though," Mayu continued. "Can you really consider them a friend just for that?" Hearing those words, Miki began to think. Friend? Did Miki actually thought that maybe, she could be friends with them? "Perhaps," Mayu spoke again. "They were only being nice to you."

Any remaining happiness that was inside of Miki suddenly vanished. The feeling of sorrow was starting to take over. 'Only being nice to me?'

"Poor Miki, you don't have a single friend in the world, do you?" Mayu asked emotionlessly. "Everyone is out to get you, tormenting you every day," she taunted. Miki stood there, facing the ground at this point. She did not want to be reminded of all the pain again. Tears were threatening to spill. "How about," Mayu began once again. "You become friendly with me?" Miki looked up, confused to what the woman was saying.

"I must go now," Mayu said, and then she began to walk. As she walked right passed Miki, she paused, standing right next to her. "Do think about it, being friendly with me," Mayu said, and a small, sinister smile began to show. "There are many benefits of siding with me." After that, Mayu took another step and walked further away.

Miki stood there, Mayu's words repeating in her head.

"There are many benefits of siding with me."

In the early Monday dew, SeeU continued on her way to school, flashcards in her hand. The test was the first thing to happen in class for the day, and SeeU has studied for quite a long while. She definitely did not want to be a rep again. In her studying time, Leon's words came to her mind.

"I'm going to skip the test."

"Good morning!" a male voice cried out right in front of her. Shocked by the sudden call, SeeU quickly looked up, but soften once she saw who it was.

"Good morning, Leon," she softly greeted back. "Are you really going to skip the test?"

"Of course," Leon answered. "I honestly don't mind doing the chores. It's one less person in class being miserable, after all."

"Alright then," SeeU said. "I'll see you after the test." She continued to walk towards the school."

"Hey!" Leon cried out. SeeU turned to him, wondering what he wanted. Staring at her for a bit, Leon smiled. "Good luck on the test."

A smile came on her face. "Thank you." Turning back around, she headed to school.

Sitting at her desk, SeeU continued to read the cards she had made for herself to study. In the meanwhile, her friends were nowhere to be found in the room. Some students like Miriam and Flower were sitting quietly, reading their books. Others were engaged in their own conversations. The morning was quite lively for being a day where new representatives were to be announced after the test.

Soon, in minutes, the bell rang. At that moment, Ann, Chika, and Prima had entered the room. Seeing them, SeeU called them over to her. "Where did you guys went?" She asked them.

"We went to the restroom together," Chika answered quickly.

"Eh," SeeU looked at them. "Why? Don't we always go there together?"

"Sorry," Ann apologized. "I was going to asked, but you looked so busy studying."

"We didn't want to bother you," Prima added. SeeU simply looked at them, but smiled nonetheless.

In the next seconds, Mayu has entered the room. The students who had been standing quickly seated themselves. At that same time, SeeU felt a strange sensation growing in her body. Grabbing onto her stomach, SeeU tried to calm it down. In seconds, the girl had realized that, maybe, she shouldn't have appeared to be so focused that her friends didn't want to bother. She now wished that they had went to ask her, after all.

"Class representative." The voice of her teacher snapped SeeU out of her thoughts. She moved her head up and made eye contact with Mayu. "What are you doing?" Mayu asked strictly. "What about gorei?"

SeeU quickly realized that she forgot to commit to her morning chore. "Stand," she announced, and she, along with all her classmates in the room stood. "Bow." Everyone bowed in silence. "Sit," and then every student sat down back to their seats. As she sat down, SeeU felt the need to go use the restroom growing more recklessly.

Mayu passed out the tests, and every student grabbed one. "Like last week," Mayu began. "You will have only twenty minutes to take the test. The two with the worst grades will be the next class representatives." Mayu looked at all of her students, one by one. She then spotted the empty seat next to SeeU. "Nevermind," she spoke again. "Only one student, the one with the worst grade, will be a representative. The student here with the second worst grade, you can do yourself a favor and thank Mr. Satou when you see him after the test."

The students remained seated, unwilling to move at all. None of them wanted to be a representative at all. In all through that silence, SeeU grew more uncomfortable. At this point, it was too late to go to the restroom, especially since Mayu clearly stated that no student is allowed to leave.

"Now," Mayu's voice rang out to the class. "Begin."

AN: As I had mentioned, I'm updating this everyday for the next week, until further notice. I have the next ten chapters completed already, and I have recently finished chapter 25 and will start chapter 26 either today or tomorrow (I gotta finish another fic first). Also, at some point, I gotta get back to my other fanfic In This Island With Them, but I'll work on that after I catch up here. And so, hope you enjoy this!

3/16/17: In This Island With Them has been renamed to Promise.