A/N: A very big thank you for review and read it. Writing SSL fic is really fun and I'd really can't wait for Hakuouki: SSL in PS Vita to translate in English already ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ
I don't own Hakuouki nor the cover story. The cover story is actually a doujin that I found from Japanese shop online. But if you guys found the original artist PM me.
Warnings: OOC-ness, typos, grammar error, AU, lemon-ish(?)
Chapter 4
"Sensei...! I don't think I can take much any longer!" the blunette boy yelled but weakly, as if he was about to collapse already.
Harada could only smile pathetically for Ibuki, who seemed to have weakened of P.E. class.
"What are you talking about, Ibuki-kun? You're just in 3rd round already and there's only 18 rounds left." He joked, as he watched his students ran around the school field.
"This is Hell, Sensei...!" Ibuki whined, as he's the only left behind from his friends.
"Hey, hey, you better hurry or you'll get an extra round to run, Ibuki-kun," Harada couldn't helped himself, but enjoyed to tease the blunette.
"Waahhh! Anything but THAT!" he exclaimed out loud, desperate on running just not to let himself to be the last student to run the field.
There's a P.E. class for B-49, C-77 and A-15. C-77's P.E. class would be in the field. As for class A-15, they have to wait until B-49 over. Harada is in charge of taking a Physical Education for the students. Despite Nagakura should've been the one that needs to take a P.E. for class A-15, but he is more into Math and Science class.
"Come on, Ibuki. It's not that bad, actually" one of the brunette's classmates cheered the blunette who seemed to be tired until death. The P.E. class has finally over, Ibuki was quite relief that the lesson was over. He also thanked Kami that the P.E. lesson only once a week. If it's every day, he didn't think he could able to focus on all lessons in class anymore…
"Still, it's good thing that you've survived from your-so-called-Hell already." Another classmate said, began to laugh, and pity Ibuki a little to have a dislike of P.E. lesson.
"Be quiet already….," Ibuki muttered under his breathed, as they laughed once again.
When they're in changing room to change their P.E. clothes to their usual uniform school, Ibuki was quite impressed of Taiki. He had watching him for a moment in P.E. lesson, Taiki doesn't seemed to get tired too easily even after for so many round they've been gone through. From the outside, Taiki doesn't look like to be a kind of sporty person.
He's a very mysterious boy…
"I envy you, Taiki.." Ibuki blurted out all of a sudden, but didn't regret when he spoke it. The brunette looked at his friend confusedly, as he drank a bottle of fresh water. "You must have liked sports so much. Seeing how you're good in running on the field. You never breaking a sweat at all." He said, as he crossed his arms behind his head.
"Ah.. well," Chizuru said awkwardly. It wasn't that special, to be honest. It's because the Suzuki Sibling invited her to go exercise in the morning every weekend, she's gotten getting used on exercising lately. "It's nothing that special actually, Ryuunosuke-kun."
"Yeah, but still…" Ibuki couldn't help himself but to feel a little jealous about Taiki. Seeing how good his friend is on everything. He'd heard that Taiki joined the Music Club, whom own by Saitou Hajime. He also heard from Yamazaki that the brunette is very good on playing piano.
In his point of view, Taiki is very special boy. Nobody has ever taken liking of music and sports too. Taiki is the first boy that Ibuki could ever thinks of him something mystery and special.
"Hey Ibuki," the blunette's classmate called him. "Hurry up and change already. Wouldn't want Hijikata-sensei get mad at us again, are we?"
"Oh no..! I totally forgot!" Ibuki exclaimed as soon as he took of his P.E. clothes so that he won't getting late for Hijikata's class this time.
From what they learnt about Hijikata, he was also known as a Demon Teacher. Why everyone calls him a demon? That's because he was very strict in rules, care less about the students' excuse, and needed a punishment even if they're innocent. Most students feared of him the most of all the teachers they've known. But Okita is the only one that could dare tease and making fun of Hijikata.
The blunette realized that Taiki hasn't changing his clothes yet. It worried him a little since he didn't want his friend to get punish by that grumpy teacher.
"Hey Taiki, what are you waiting for? You should change your clothes as well."
"Ah… that's alright." Chizuru shook her head and spoke embarrassedly. "I'll wait for you guys to change. I'd really prefer changing it alone."
"But.. don't you think you'll be late in Hijikata-sensei's class after this?"
"It's alright, Ryuunosuke-kun. In fact, I feel a little uncomfortable for changing with you guys."
Ibuki looked at him confusedly. "But we're guys, Taiki. You shouldn't be embarrassed about it."
"Yeah.. well, I'd still feel embarrassed." She whispered. She couldn't tell him that she's actually a girl. Nobody has known about her true identity yet. It would be troublesome if she change it right here and now.
"Okay if you say so. I wouldn't force you then."
Chizuru decided to wait outside from the changing room since it's obviously that she's feeling embarrassed for watching the boys changed while she's the only girl in school. Still, she was very lucky that nobody noticed of her gender much yet. It relief her so much that she went to school normal without feeling any suspicious by the student of boys.
Without telling them of my real identity wouldn't be a problem, right?
Somehow, she couldn't able to imagine of going to the Hakuou Academy as a girl now. If she goes to the school as a real herself, how would the boys and teachers will treat him? Is it different than she was being as Taiki? The brunette really preferred of letting them treat of what they think of her. Girl or boy, as long as they're being just a friend, she'll satisfy for that.
As her classmates have finished changing and went straight to Hijikata's class, Chizuru took a peek on the changing room, relief that none of her classmate is here anymore. It was also her chance to change her P.E. clothes to her usual uniform clothes.
As soon as she took off her P.E. shirt, she took a looked at herself on the mirror closely. Instead of wearing a bra, Chizuru used a bandage so that none of boys wouldn't look odd about her body much.
In her reflection, it showed how petite and flat-chested she had. She was glad to Kami that her body is not really curved much nor she had an attractive body like all women do. She sighed out in relief.
"It's good thing I have a small body…" she said, as she put her hand on her chest.
"What's good thing about to have a small body?"
Her body jolted as soon as she heard someone answered her back. When she turned around to know whoever it is, she couldn't help herself but to feel paralyzed. She was paralyzed not just there's another student in a changing room. She was paralyzed because he was in a half-naked and damn, he had sure got such an attractive body. And it just makes her wants to drool already..
Of all the boys, why Kazama-senpai…?!
This is her very first time seeing a boy in a half-naked. Especially the President. She'd really amazed because how attractive this man in front of her is, despite she heard some bad rumor about him and entitled him as an Oni President. Somehow, looking at him in half-naked makes the brunette's face burnt in red already. She didn't think she could stand on looking at him that longer.
"So, what's good thing about to have a small body?" the President asked once more, despite he was in a half-naked in front of Taiki.
The brunette's face in a deep scarlet color once again, hid her face away for not seeing how hot Kazama is. Damn, why does she have to meet him at a place like this..?!
"I-It's nothing that you need to concern of, Kazama-senpai!" she exclaimed covered her red face with her P.E. shirt to make sure Kazama wouldn't notice of how red Chizuru's face is.
The President raised his eyebrow in confusion, wondering why Taiki needs to be embarrassed all about.
"What's wrong? We're both guys, there's no need to be ashamed of."
"I-It's still embarrassing, Kazama-senpai!" she yelled at him back. I have to get outta here..! but how?!
As she thought of herself deeply, the next thing she knew, Chizuru could felt someone pulled her from behind, realized that Kazama pulled her small body to make sure it laid on his broad-chested, his face was inches away from her ear and whispered to her in seductive way:
"You know, I wouldn't mind of showing my body for you."
"W-waahh..! What do you-?!" before she could say anything, Kazama continued, "You're the only one that I can show to."
She can hear a small, deep chuckled from the President, then, he slowly moved even closer to her ear, and she could felt his hot breathe on her ear. She could felt her body starting to feel weaken already. No matter how she tried to protest, the President was too damn strong and she doubts that she could fight him back.
"Taiki," he whispered in seductively once more, caressed the brunette's skin slowly. Oh damn, this boy's skin is too fuckin good and soft. He had a desire to caress some other part of his body. But he feels the need to feel patient every once in a while. It would've been bored to him already if he had touch Taiki's other parts already…
Her body starting to shake in nervously each time the President caressed her body slowly and very gently. She told herself that she needs him to stop from touching her freely. Yet, she couldn't able to speak words. Every time she tried to open her mouth, she'll end up gapped like a fish.
Wh-what should I do..? she thought in panic, shut her eyes tightly, embarrassing to see Kazama touching her in their reflection of mirror.
N-no…!, as the President's hand was about to lead on her stomach, then almost to her chest where she wrapped it up with a bandage, she can hears he smirked once more on her ear.
"I wonder.." he began. "Is something happened to your chest? Does it hurt really badly?," he caressed it gently on the bandage, yet hadn't intended to take it off, waiting curiously of Taiki's answer.
"I…." Chizuru lost in word after then.
Should I tell him already…? She thought herself for moments while the President still waiting for her answer. The brunette then shook her head slightly, taking it as a 'No'. ..No. I can do that. If I told him the truth, what is he going to do then? He is, after all, a President. Would he possibly going to execute her once he finds out the truth about her?
"I-I…!"
Before she could spoke up…
"Hey Kazama, what took you so long?" an arrogant man's tone spoke.
Oh no..! Someone's here?! Chizuru thought.
"You do realized if you kept Harada-sensei waiting you'll-" as Shiranui finally found the blonde-haired man, there isn't doubt that he'll definitely going to Hell already. Here, he stood there, found the President doing that thing to Taiki once more. But this time, Kazama has become worst!
As soon as the tan-skinned man appeared, the brunette finally able to have a courage to get away from the President's hold. She took her clothes as fast as she could and needed to change somewhere else other than around with the President.
"I-I'm sorry for causing you trouble. But I gotta go now!" she spoke; bowed to them politely, glad to Kami that she able to get away from the President once more.
"Hey Kazama! What is wrong with you?!" Shiranui raised his voiced, even though he might getting send to Hell by this so-called-Oni-President, yet he feels the need to know what's relationship between that freshman boy and Kazama. "Why did you do that to Taiki just now?!"
"…"
"Do you actually have a thing with that Taiki boy?"
"…"
"I could understand if you interested with girls. But Taiki is a fuckin boy. Don't you really think it's disgusting?!"
"…"
"And of all the students you fall for-"
"Shiranui Kyou"
Shiranui couldn't help himself but jolted his body as soon as the President hissed his name dangerously. He hadn't realized Kazama has been quiet until now. Damn, he must've pissed off after the tan-skinned man ruined their moment.
The President then looked at him grimly and smiled in dark, yet in maniacally aura. He finds Kazama really creeps seeing him smile whenever he's pissed off. The tan-skinned man really prefer seeing him in a foul mood rather than his evil grin.
"When the P.E. class over, go to my office and don't even trying to run away this time."
At that, Kazama left Shiranui alone in changing room, decided to change somewhere else other than around with the tan-skinned man.
….Yup. Death would come to Shiranui once he comes to the President's office later.
"You're late, Yukimura!" Hijikata yelled as soon as the brunette arrived late in his class. It irritated him so much that one of his student late to come even though the Classic Literature subject is one of the most important subject for students.
"I-I'm sorry, Hijikata-sensei," Chizuru said, tried to breathe slowly after all she tried to get to that grumpy teacher's class as fast as she could. No matter how fast she tried to run, she will ending up of getting yelled by him. What should she do then? If the President hasn't been there in the changing room, she would've able to get to the Classic Literature in no time. "I-I bumped into the President just now and.." her words suddenly lost the moment she saw his eyes began to wide. The Classic Literature teacher then turned his head away and she can see how pissed off the teacher is now, as well as she could hear he mumbled of 'That stupid bastard..'
He couldn't help himself but feels the need to explode already. Once again, that Kazama bastard is doing another trouble. It never happened in the last of 2 years before. The moment Yukimura Taiki came to this school, he had starting to hear some rumors of how Kazama has taken a liking of that Taiki boy, and invited him to eat lunch together in the Student Council room. The raven didn't know what that bastard is trying to do but he had a bad feeling for letting Kazama do whatever he wanted to Taiki. That President may possible picked on him.
"Um…." she whispered softly, trying to find a way to return to her seat, but she had a feeling that there's something going on between the President and this grumpy teacher…
It wasn't long after that, Hijikata sighed out loudly. "Never mind. Just go and take a seat already."
"A.. alright, then.. but," she paused for a moment then. "Shouldn't you punish me for coming in late?"
Hijikata shook his head slightly, and his face looked pissed off, as usual. "No, you won't get a punishment, for today. But if you're late once more, I won't hesitate it. Do you understand?"
"Y-yes, I understand, Hijikata-sensei!" she said, thanking him and went to her seat, sighed out quietly for not able of getting a punishment from the Classic Literature teacher. What curious her the most is, why won't he gave her a punishment already? After all, she did came late in his class and rumors always tell her that he's pretty strict, couldn't care less of the students' reasons. But she especially wanted to know why Hijikata would suddenly become pissed off when she said about the President?
There's something the brunette has been bothered about lately…
I wonder why Kazama-senpai always been like this towards me?
"Yo Chizuru!" Heisuke greeted his childhood cheerfully.
I mean, why would he treat me like I'm a special, anyway? I don't see him quite close with other boys except Amagiri-senpai and Shiranui-senpai.. Especially, why would he touch me freely that morning just now, then?
"Hey Chizuru? Are you listening to me?"
If Kazama-senpai must've known of the real me, should he just reveal in front of everyone already?
"CHIZURU!"
The brunette jolted as soon as someone called her name despite they're still in school. But it's good thing that not a lot of people were around here. Once she finally came back to reality, she realized Heisuke had been called her for numerous times and worried a little when she didn't respond to him anything.
"What's wrong Chizuru? Something bothering you?" Heisuke asked, a little concerned for his childhood friend.
Chizuru shook her head without hesitated, trying not to make her friend worried too much about her. "N-no.. it's nothing, really. A lot of things happened just now, that's all." Half-lie and half-true, once again.
"Is that so?," Heisuke sighed softly, but still hoped that things would be alright for his friend since she's the only girl in Hakuou Academy. "Well then, should we go?"
"Go?" Chizuru tilted her head slightly in confused. "Go where?"
"Go to the cafeteria, of course." His smile began wider. "It's been a while we haven't been gone together like this before."
"Oh… that is," as much as she would love to eat lunch together with the brunette boy, she had promised to the President that she would definitely going to eat lunch together with him in the Student Council room from now on. Rejecting her own childhood friend might hurt Heisuke really badly. Then again, Kazama Chikage is the most powerful man of all. She didn't think she could reject him too.
What should she do now…?
"I.. I'm sorry, Heisuke-kun. But I can't go with you." She whispered softly, making sure the boy could understand about her.
"You can't?" he looked at her in surprised. "Why?"
"Well.. I promised with Kazama-senpai that I'm going to eat lunch together with him. Maybe next time alright?"
"Kazama… You mean that self-important President bastard?!" Heisuke exclaimed the moment he heard his childhood mentioned about that man. That bastard…! What the hell is he intended to do to her?!
"Um.. yes?"
The next thing she knew, Heisuke gripped her shoulders tightly, and she could felt the bones starting to break already. She has never seen Heisuke can be so serious before..
"Chizuru!" the brunette boy called. "Does that guy force you to eat with you? He did, didn't he?"
"Well.." truthfully, in the first week of school, Shiranui did almost kidnapping her without telling her where they were going, but thanks to Amagiri, who'd told her what's their reason to let her came along with them, she managed to feel a little comfort of following with them. However, eating lunch with the President all alone was the most awkward thing she could ever done.
Still, Kazama wasn't looked like a kind of person who likes to play people's feeling. She had always looked at those beautiful ruby eyes, and the only thing she can see in his eyes were…. Honest. He seems to be also a kind of person who hates lies, preferred to speak true.
The more she gets to know more about him, the more she realized that Kazama wasn't a bad person actually.
"Not really.." she muttered. "It's because the first time day at school I don't have any place to eat, Kazama-senpai offers me to eat lunch with him from now, whenever I liked."
Heisuke remained quiet for a moment, his grip suddenly loose, but he gave a dissatisfied expression. "Are you sure about this, Chizuru? You're really okay with this, eating a lunch with someone like him?"
She nodded. "Don't worry Heisuke-kun. Kazama-senpai is not a bad person once you're getting known about him."
"Fine.. if that's what you want it, I won't forced you to eat lunch with us…" he sighed heavily. "Still, if that bastard did something bad to you, don't hesitate tell about this to me, alright?"
"O-okay…" she said, couldn't help herself but felt the need to sweat-dropped. She has never seen Heisuke can be such a furious boy. Guess nobody trusts the President much, huh?
"Kazama-senpai, are you there?"
The brunette had knocked the Student Council door for the third times yet, there's no responding.
I wonder if I just go back to Heisuke-kun then…
As she was about to knock once more, she realized that the door wasn't locked all this time. Chizuru took a peek into the Student Council room, Amagiri and Shiranui weren't in the room.
Where's Kazama-senpai…?
She's definitely in Hell the moment she entered the Student Council room without giving any permission, but she did promised she would eat lunch together with him. She has to keep the promise or else things would've gotten worse if she disobey to the President.
"Senpai..?"
She took a looked around for a few times and realized that Kazama was snoozing soundly on the red coach.
"You're sleeping all this time, Kazama-senpai?" Chizuru whined, couldn't believed the President would slept soundly even though he's still in school.
Instead of waking him up, Chizuru followed her instinct; in which her hand slowly moved to his soft and warm cheek, caressed it gently. She didn't know what's her reason to touch the President's cheek, but somehow, deep inside of her, she wants to know how much soft his cheek is.. she wants to know how much warm his cheek is.. she wants to know more about this man.
She had gotten curious about him just as he curious about her.
Kazama sighed softly in responding; as if he'd such a nice dream that he could hardly awake. The brunette couldn't help herself but to smile. She wondered what kind of dream does the President is having all about. Does it have to do with her or something else? This man is a very mysterious to her.
The next thing she knew, a strong hand gripped her arm tightly, pulled her instantly, and ended up falling on… something.
"Trying to attack me while I'm sleeping, huh?" a male voiced spoke near her ear and she can heard a mischievous smirked. "You naughty boy."
As she tried to get up from whatever she fell on, she realized she's been lied on the Student Council President… again yet, this time, Kazama seemed to be enjoy of letting the brunette laid down on him.
"Wha-! N-no! That's not what I intend to do, Kazama-senpai..! I just-," she blurted without thinking, embarrassed of how closed the President is. Cheeks flushed in red like a tomato, trying to get away from him yet, his grip on her arm was too damn strong that she couldn't even able to fight him back.
Kazama couldn't help himself but to smirk once again. He'd really enjoyed looking how flustered Taiki is. Looking at him in red never made him bored at all. He loosens his grip from his arm, then put on the brunette's head, letting him laid on his broad-chested again.
"Well, I wouldn't mind getting attacked by you, actually." He whispered softly and seductively to the boy.
Chizuru couldn't help herself but flushed into deep red once more. It's rarely to hear Kazama spoke to her in such a seductive in a place like this. "Wha-what do you…"
He spoke once more before he lets him continued it: "You're the only boy that I can let attacking me."
With that, the brunette felt the needs to turn deep in scarlet as those words came out from his lips.
"U-Umm..!"
The president grinned. "What's wrong? Trying to attack me?"
"N-no, it's just that.." trying to have a courage to speak up despite how red her face is, but feels the need to get up from him. Feeling good laying down on him is true, but somehow, it would also feel a little awkward and embarrassed. "I-I've come here to eat lunch with you, that's all."
"Oh?" He spoke as if he didn't believe the words that the brunette was saying. "Really?"
"R-Really!" she exclaimed, finally used all her strength she had to get off from him. "Now, please, let me eat already. The class is almost starting!"
Kazama grinned. As Taiki finally get off from him, he sat on the coach, and watching the boy ate his bento food, as always. He finds Taiki really cute the way how he ate it. He can tell that the boy wants to eat as fast as he could so that the President wouldn't do something foolish to him again. He might as well try not to tease him all the time or things might get bored after then.
Still, looking at how cute the boy is now and letting him laid on him once again with a tomato-colored face is quite satisfied the President. So he doesn't need to intend to do something stupid this time. But he'd a desired to tease him again, yet he let it be this time.
"Um.. Kazama-senpai" Chizuru called his name as soon as she finally finished her lunch food, decided to talk about something that she'd wanted to talk about. "I want to ask something, if that's alright for you."
Well, that's new. Never thought Taiki has wanting to know about him more. This could be amusing. ….That's what he believed though.
"Hijikata-sensei looks like he'd known you for along time. Is he your homeroom teacher or something?"
The President felt his body paralyzed as Taiki mentioned him of that bastard. He would expected the boy wanting more about him as to where did he lived, what does he likes or dislikes and something like that. How unfortunately…
The brunette couldn't helped herself but feels the need to keep further away from the President as she could felt a very dangerous aura around him. She somehow felt a little regretful for asking that, yet she curiously wants to know why her Classic Literature teacher pissed off so much about Kazama.
"Does that Hijikata bastard did something to you?" Kazama asked, almost growled like a beast.
"Ah.. n-no. He didn't do anything."
The President sighed quietly, coming closer to the young boy and put his arm around Taiki's shoulder so that the boy could get come closer to him as well.
The brunette was slightly surprised getting closer with the President… again. But it relief her a little that she no longer felt a dangerous aura around him. She would've been shook in fear already.
"..Taiki." Kazama called his name without any arrogant nor sarcastic tone that he usually spoke.
"U-umm… yes?" she stuttered nervously, flushed in red because how close she and the President is, although she tried her best to hide her embarrassment away from him.
"Don't get too close to that bastard."
"E-eh…?" Chizuru looked at him in confusedly, and she can see his face looked as pissed off as her Classic Literature teacher when he heard she mentioned of the President. "O..okay..?" she murmured, though, she'd still didn't knew what's Kazama's problem about Hijikata and vice versa.
Alright, I think I should return home already.
Class has finally over and it is time for the brunette to return home already. As she had taken all the things that she needed to bring home, her ears twitched slightly as she heard a very beautiful melody somewhere around the hallway.
Is that music..? Where's it come from?, she thought herself, as she decided to find out whose playing the music instrument.
Walking through the hallway, the melody has gotten even louder as she's about to getting closer to the class A-15.
Who played a music instrument at a time like this…?
She had heard from one of a member of Music Club that it usually starts in every Thursday. However, today is not Thursday and Chizuru wanting to know whose play such a beautiful melody like this.
As she took a peek into class A-15, her eyes widen opened, stunned of what she saw with her own eyes. The person who played a music instrument all this time is none other than the stoic senpai. She was amazed of how Saitou played a violin in such emotionally way. He seemed to be focus on playing, couldn't care if anyone watched him playing or not. No wonder Music is very important to him. Saitou is not just calling himself as a Head of the Music Club, this stoic man is also has a passionate for Music too.
Saitou-senpai is really cool playing a violin.., Chizuru thought, feels the need to smile, because how amazed the violet-haired man playing a violin. He was really different person from how strict he was as a member of Discipline Committee.
After Saitou has finally finished playing a violin, he stopped, sighed out softly, as if he'd done another good job once again. It was Chizuru's opportunity to leave or things might get worse if she still stayed here. As she was about to take a leave, she accidently tripped herself, and fell, letting out 'squeak' from her lips.
"Are you alright?"
Chizuru turned around, the violet-haired man looked at her in a little concerned, lift down his hand as if he's trying to let helping her to stand up. She accepted his offer, and laughed awkwardly.
"Ah.. y-yes, I'm fine. I'd just tripped myself, that's all," she bowed in apologetically way, feeling a little regretful for making a sound the moment Saitou had finished playing a violin.
"Are you sure? Should you just go to the infirmary already?"
"That-that's alright, Saitou-senpai! I'll be fine." Chizuru said without hesitantly. Hearing a word of 'infirmary' sure is reminds her of Sanan-sensei so much, and thinking about that creeper also remembered her about the rumors that she'd heard so much about.
"If you're fine, then I wouldn't force you to go to the infirmary then… but, more importantly, what are you doing here?" the violet-haired man decided to change a subject.
"I'd just heard someone was playing a violin just now, so I'm curiously wanted to know who's playing is it. But in the end, it's just you, Saitou-senpai." She answered honestly, admired of how this man playing the violin so much.
"You… noticed?"
The brunette looked at him in confused. "Noticed? Of course. It has such a beautiful melody. How can I not realize it?"
"Well…" he began, looked anywhere except Taiki. "It's just that, I've been played a violin for a along time, yet none of people noticed it.. until, well, until you're here, you are the first person that could've noticed."
"Really..?" her almond-brown orbs widen in disbelief. Why wouldn't anyone noticed of that beautiful melody anyway? They should've able to hear it especially for students from A-15.
"Yeah.. but still, I'm glad you could heard it." Saitou said, smiled very gently to the brunette boy. Somehow, he felt really comforts just being around with this boy very much. He didn't knew what's so special about Taiki is, but he wished he could stays with him for a moment only.
"So…" Chizuru began. "Is violin you're good at?"
The violet-haired man nodded."Yes. I couldn't able to answer your question a few days ago. So I just thought that maybe I could play the violin so that you could find out what I'm especially at."
She was stunned as soon as she heard it from the member of the Discipline Committee. "You.. you're doing this… for me?"
Saitou's cheeks suddenly burnt in red though he wasn't sure why he flustered about, nodding hesitantly, and tried to avoid of looking at Taiki because feeling a little embarrassing for telling his reason why he played a violin.
"S-something like that." He stuttered.
Little by little, Chizuru has starting to like this kind of side from Saitou once again. He can be strict especially when it comes to rules, yes, yet he also can be cute every time he's feeling embarrassment or nervous. It just makes the brunette liked about Saitou even more.
"So are you about to return home already, Yukimura-kun?"
"Yes. What about you, Saitou-senpai? Are you going to leave too?"
Saitou's face changed into disappointment as he heard it from Taiki, shaking his head. "There's a meeting for the members of Discipline Committee, so if you want me to walk home together, then I'm sorry, I couldn't able to go with you today.."
"Ah… no! It's not your fault actually, Saitou-senpai. After all, you have done so many things to me, especially as a member of Music Club, so I don't want to rely on you all day. I can just walk home alone or maybe Heisuke-kun if I able to meet him."
"Is that so?" Saitou gave a sigh of relief. "In that case, please be careful on your way home."
"Of course."
"Seems like Heisuke-kun has left already…" she muttered under her breathed and sighed. And here she thought she was about to walk home together with him in return to show her way to apologize for not able to eat lunch with him despite he was her childhood friend. Can't be helped but need to walk home alone this time..
As Chizuru getting near to the gate of school, she met the President who was leaning against the gate, typing his mobile phone, as if he was waiting for someone.
Could it be… has he been waiting for her all this time?
The moment his ruby eyes laid on the almond-brown orbs, he stopped playing his cellphone, and gave a smirked to the brunette.
"Kazama.. senpai" Chizuru murmured the President's name. There isn't doubt that Kazama have been waiting for her all this time. But why...?
His smirk never faded away and spoke to her in his usual arrogant tone, "Well then, should we go, Taiki?"
"Go where?" the brunette asked in a slight confused.
Kazama couldn't help himself but to blink in confusion. He didn't know this boy can be slow too.
"Where..? Home, of course. I'm taking you home."
"Eh?!" Chizuru exclaimed. "You.. want to take me home..?"
"What? Does it bother you?"
"Well.. that is,"
Before she could finish it, someone interrupted their conversation:
"You're at it again, Kazama!?"
Two students faced to whoever interrupted them, and it was none other than Hijikata, who also to be the brunette's Classic Literature teacher. He is a very strict teacher(not as strict as Saitou though), as well as grumpy too. Most students feared him the most.. well, exceptional for Okita. But despite that, Hijikata seem to be very respectful to Kondou, the Principal.
"Hijikata-sensei," Chizuru called her Classic Literature teacher, who seem to have seen their conversation.
"Trying to pick on a fight with a new boy huh, Kazama?" Hijikata said, care less of Taiki's presence. He's getting tired of hearing some rumors of how Taiki ate lunch together with the President. So the rumors were true after all. "Don't you think this is getting a bit too far already?"
"What are you talking about, Hijikata?" Kazama asked, his grinned became wider, though it's not in mischievous way like he used to show to the brunette. His grin seems to have shown more arrogant and trying to annoy the Classic Literature teacher on purpose. "I'm just being a nice President here, who willing to walk home together with Taiki, that's all."
"Walking home in your ass. Do you expecting that I would believe that?"
"Oh? Then what are you intending to do? You're just a teacher only."
As Chizuru let them having a not-so-good-conversation, she can feel a very dark aura between them, similar between Okita and Kaoru; they seem to be rival, yet they're more than calling themselves enemies. She noticed most boys couldn't able to get out from school because the two rival were blocking the gate, and they definitely be dead already if they dared come near to that dark aura around the President and the Classic Literature teacher.
I… I have to stop them..!, Chizuru thought, needing to stop Hijikata and Kazama from quarrel over her desperately, or things would've gotten even worse if she lets them kept fighting over and over again. "E-excuse me…!"
"Look at this, Hijikata." Kazama spoke in a grim tone. "You have already starting to scare Taiki away. Why don't you just leave both of us alone?"
"Do you actually make a shit joke already? Why would I let you two alone when you're trying to pick on him again?"
The more they talked back to each other, the stronger the dark and dangerous aura she starting to feel.
"Stop fighting you two!" Chizuru raised her voice as loud as she could, in which, the President and the Classic Literature teacher looked at her with widen eyes, surprised of her yell. The brunette took a looked around, and felt a little relief as she no longer could felt a dark aura around them anymore, but needed to separate these two.
"Please Hijikata-sensei, Kazama-senpai never intend to do something bad to me, actually. He's been very kind to me for a few weeks now, and I don't really mind getting walk home together with him." She explained. But deep inside her, she didn't knew why she tried to protect the President even after all the awkward thing he'd done to her that made her flustered and embarrassed so easily.. her mind suddenly told her that she has to protect him no matter what.
Hijikata couldn't helped himself but to look at Taiki in dissatisfied, as if he didn't liked the boy's idea of letting the President do whatever he wanted.
"Can I speak with you for a moment in private?," he spoke quietly.
"S.. sure." She said softly, then turned her head to the President so that the blonde-haired man wouldn't worried much about her. "It wouldn't take much longer, Kazama-senpai. I promise that I'll go home together with you."
She waited for his answer and it took a while as soon as she heard a smirked from him:
"Alright. You better keep your promise, then."
At that, the brunette and Hijikata went near to the field alone. There isn't anyone there anymore except a few members from Soccer ball Club, to prepare their battle with the students from different school.
It was awkward for Chizuru though. Because how she ended up on discussing with her Classic Literature teacher alone, especially complaint about a rumor between her and the President. She prayed quietly that things won't going to be even more complicated after this…
"Yukimura, are you sure about this?" he asked, with a hidden of concerned tone. "He didn't force you, is he?"
Chizuru remained quiet for a moment, and think about it carefully to say about the Oni President. She knew why her teacher seems to be worry about her a little. This man seemed to have known of Kazama more than her. Hijikata must have known how troublesome Kazama back then, that's why he wants to make sure the brunette is safe around with the President. Despite how awkward it looked like between them, yet Chizuru still enjoyed of having around with Kazama.
Chizuru finally shook her head slightly. "No, he didn't forced me actually. Well, in my confession, he did force me for the first time we meet. But I've gotten used to it to be around with Kazama-senpai and he didn't do anything bad to me lately. He's been really kind to me."
The Classic Literature teacher stared at Taiki for along time, trying to search something on his face. He can see how honest this boy is. He hated of letting Taiki getting closer to the President. Kazama may not hurting him today, but he might attack the boy sooner or later. Though he doubt that Taiki would listen to him if he told him not to come any closer with the President. And so, he finally sighed in defeated.
"Fine… if this is what you want, then so be it." He said. "But if he picked on you on purpose, just tell me without hesitated."
"I will. Thank you, Hijikata-sensei!"
As soon as she bowed to the Classic Literature teacher, Hijikata left the two alone possibly returned back to his office to do his usual business. She sighed in relief as she finally able to able walking home together with Kazama. To be honest, she didn't know why she's excited about. Was she actually couldn't wait to go home with him.. or something else? She ignored about it and went back to the gate.
As Chizuru arrived to the school gate once again, Kazama is still there, waiting for the brunette. She would've expected he would leave her since it took along time for her to have a talk with Hijikata.
"I'm sorry that I'm late Kazama-senpai," the brunette said, bowed in apologetic way so that the President could forgives her. Instead of giving a dissatisfied look, Kazama ended up giving his usual mischievous smirk once again. She looked up slightly and gave a confusion expression on her face.
"Good work on leaving Hijikata away from us, as well as you'd kept your promise too." He said, held Taiki's hand, ready to get to the brumette's house.
Chizuru can't help but her face turned red instantly. She wouldn't mind if the President holding her as a girl. But right now, she pretended herself as a boy. Doesn't he think it would be pretty disgusting of holding a boy…?
As she took a looked around, she saw a few boys looked surprised as their eyes laid on her and the President, starting to whisper and gossip about the two of them. Feeling embarrassing, Chizuru feels the need to find a way for Kazama to let go of her hand already..
"U-umm…!"
Kazama looked down on him, as he realized Taiki was muttering over something that he couldn't able to understand the words that the boy tried to speak. "What's wrong?" he asked curiously.
"N-nothing..! It's just that.. you, you holding my hand, and..." She mumbled embarrassedly, lost in words to speak anymore.
"Why? Does it bother you?" Kazama questioned. He feels the need to smirk already because Taiki is definitely cute whenever he's flustering. And it just makes the President wants to tease him more.
"Well, that is.."
Kazama smirked once again, but finally letting Taiki's hand go as he realized a few boys beginning looked at them in suspicious. He wouldn't mind if they starting to create another false rumors about between them. As long as he could tease this boy everyday, then he wouldn't mind what would everyone thinks.
The moment the President letting her hand go, the brunette couldn't helped but felt a little disappointed as soon as they no longer holding hands. She didn't know why she felt sad about it just now. She should've been happy since it felt embarrassed if she continued on holding his hand all day.
What kind of feeling she felt for him anyway…?
"Hijikata-sensei is a very kind teacher," Chizuru decided to change a subject to get away from a strange feeling for this man.
"He's a totally bastard."
Chizuru jolted as she heard Kazama's commenting about the Classic Literature teacher. She expected he would say that but she didn't knew he actually dared to say that out loud.
"I've known him for along time now and he hasn't change, as usual. Not that it bother me actually." He stopped for a moment, and continued on how his life is with that Hijikata bastard. "We used to be in a same college, as well as class. We often compete in which whoever has the best grade of all, but in the end, it was a draw. Although the victor should've been me, actually."
She jolted once more and stopped walking for a moment, disbelief of what she heard from the President's backstory with the Classic Literature teacher. So he was in a same college with Hijikata..?
"So… you two have always been.. a rival?" the brunette asked curiously, still couldn't believed it.
Kazama nodded only, without looking at the boy. Talking about that bastard really made him really mad and angry although he wasn't sure what's wrong with it. He could understand that grumpy bastard has always become his rival for along time. Though, the moment he heard Taiki mentioning of Hijikata, he somehow couldn't help himself, but wanting the boy to stay away from him and never talks about that bastard anymore.
The brunette can see the President's face looked very grim as both of them were still on their way to her house. As much as she would like to know more of Kazama's and Hijikata's past, she decided to forget it since it's actually a bad idea to ask at a time like this. She, especially still didn't know much about the President.
As soon as they finally arrived to the brunette's house, Chizuru thanking him for taking her to her house, hoped to see him in school once more.
A moment then, she realized that the President had been stared at her for along time, so she decided to look at him back, wanting to know what he is staring at. She flinched slightly as Kazama's fingers lifted up her chin, as if trying to let those beautiful almond-brown orbs stared at those crimson-red orbs of his. He smirked: "Well then, I should take a leave, Taiki" at that, he left.
Chizuru could only look at his back, waiting for him to leave, and thought deeply about the President. Little by little, she's starting to fear of what's going to happen between them lately. They've been together for like, maybe everyday? Yet, he doesn't seemed to notice of her real gender yet no matter how close they are.
If Kazama likes boy more than a girl, what would happened after this? If he finds out of her true gender, will their relationship changed into worse rather than better? She never meant to trick everyone in Hakuou Academy, especially the President. Yet, that's the only way she could able to get to the Hakuou Academy.
If this man finally able to find out of her true secret, what would happened after this?
I never intended to trick you guys, especially Kazama-senpai. But still…
A/N: Lately, I have so many ideas for this fic, yet, it was after Chizuru revealed herself her true gender to everyone in Hakuou Academy TwT Aaaaaaanyway, thanks for reading, I'm having a little head-ache because I'm in a foul mood a moment ago.
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Glad you like it so much :DD Heheh.. SaiChi was used to be my OTP, so I feel like I want to add it for fun. After all, this fic is a harem :))