When night came, Kotoko came to the house greeting everyone with extreme joy.
Naoki heard his mother's screams from his room on the second floor, he covered his ears.
Suddenly, someone knocked on his door with force.
-Come in- He flinched saying that.
-It's me- Kotoko appeared behind his doors, with the basketball team's uniform on and her face obscured by sweat and dirt. -Will you help me study? Today and "insecure" girl conditioned me that if I didn't stay on the list of the best fifty, she wouldn't bother you or me-
He tilted to see her from his desk, leaving his reading of spaceships on the waiting.
-I'm not interested in helping you- It was what came out of his mouth, although inside he wanted to know the real reason to why she accepted the bet.
-It's a good opportunity for us to not be bothered-
-But you annoy me- He interrupted despot. -Get out of my room-
-Hey, Don't talk to me like that- She shook her index finger in denial. -I may no the the smarted person, but I did this because I don't like seeing my friends being bothered-
-I am not your friend- He stressed severely. -From when did I agree to be one?-
-Do you dislike me that much?- She said with a grimace of disgust. -Does my presence bother you?-
-Yes, your presence bothers me- He inquired harshly. -Get out-
-I'll get my place in that position with or without your help- She warned without being intimidated by his words. -Don't think that you can scare me with those words-
She closed the door of his room without saying more.
He returned to his reading of spacecraft disturbed by the latter; his bad character was not beneficial at that time, but he got the answer that he was curious to know… she looked at him as a friend and without knowing it bothered hi,. There were not friends, nor companions, let alone a couple! Why did that girl bother him so much? What was it causing him? He didn't understand.
The next morning he went down to breakfast, took the newspaper that was on the table in the living room and went to the dining room where everyone had breakfast.
-Good morning son- Mr. Irie said happily. He nodded calmly.
-Good morning- Kotoko laughed, drinking her juice. She looked at him mockingly and in the process laughed when she saw him take a seat. Giving her a despotic look, she feigned seriousness at his supposedly menacing look.
What was wrong with her?
At lunchtime he realized that his mother "accidentally" put Kotoko's Bento in his backpack and he's in hers. Annoyed by that mistake, he went to class F, which was at the end of the entire corridor on the second floor. Arriving there he saw the monkey face boy with his two henchmen talking with Kotoko and the two friends who were always with her, and Akisuki sticking to Kotoko.
-Aihara- He spoke loud and clear. Everyone in the room looked at him with amazement, as if he was an artist. She placed it among the peers obstructing the view. -Come and bring your backpack with you-
She followed him running to the backyard where he had his lunch.
-What's up?- She asked confused. -You said you would not talk to me at school-
-Mother was wrong with the Bentos- He complained in a derogatory way making her frown. They exchanged the Bentos fast, but the thing did not end there. -This is so annoying- He sighed contemptuously.
-Yes, you're right- She said with confidence. -We can even exchange our uniforms-
-What?- He said bewildered. -It's imposible-
-When you were a child you wore skirts, right?- He froze at the comment- Look, you looked so adorable- She took a picture of him dressed as a girl, wearing a pink flowered dress and a straw hat with a pink ribbon, wearing brown hair at the shoulders. A paralysis devastated him.
-Where did you get that?- Articulated, feeling the blood boil up to the head.
-Your mom gave it to me, since you didn't want to help me study- She caressed the photo with feigned tenderness, irritating him to the bone. -I already took a picture from my phone and I have copies of this adorable girl-
-Shut up- He blew up. -Where are you planning to go, Aihara?
-Ah- She sighed interested to see him being on the verge of losing his temper over a simple photograph. -So you do have a weakness, huh? So you are a human and not a machine- She put the photograph inside the uniform and with her right hand in form of a fist she said. -Listen to me, Naoki-kun, you may think you're the owner of the school, but you don't intimidate me a bit- He looked at her, wanting to cover her mouth with adhesive. -But, I did this because I don't want people to mess with you, because I want to be clear with you that I don't see you as an object of admiration, but a human being- She opened her fist, placing a finger on his chest in the form of threat. -Are you with me or not? If not to post your photo on the bulletin board-
Why did these regrettable circumstances have to happen to him? He felt no escape.
-Okay- He agreed with the frustration coming to the edge of madness. -But I do not assure you that you will enter the list, it will take a divine intervention to enter into the fifty best-
-It's no impediment to me- She raised a fist in the aire.
-We will start tonight- He walked with heavy feet and the feeling of misery surrounding him everywhere. What had he done to deserve to be treated like that? And on top of his own mother.
NOTE: I would like to know your opinions regarding the story; if the way things have changed are good or bad, if Kotoko is very different from manga / anime, if Naoki is very pessimistic, etc ...
