Royal Treatment
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Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I am really happy and this inspired me to bring in the next chapter, where the main characters of this fic are getting to know each other and form a friendship, which would attract from their classmates while Naegi would experience LUCK during the course of this chapter, which would make Sonia worry about him...
Well, enjoy!
Ch. 3: Yūjō Keisei
The scene shifts at a park-like area where Naegi and Sonia are there, talking after she bailed him lut after he nearly got clobbered "medically" by Tanaka's orangutans, and there he thanked her for helping him which she said it was okay as she said it is her way to make up after what her classmates did to him earlier, and promised that she will make sure her classmates would treat him right.
Likewise, Naegi is also surprise, that he did not expect a foreigner studying at Hope's Peak and wondered why she saved him, and wondered if Sonia is an exchange student and is trying to come up with a way to talk to her in English due to him failiing to hear her spoke to him earlier in Japanese, and there he began talking to her in a rather fluent English, but is surprised when she spoke to him in fluent Japanese.
"Wow...you sure know how to speak in Japanese..."
"Thanks...I'm quite a fast learner..."
"So where are you from?"
"Novoselic..."
"Is that far away...?"
"Yeah...its somewhere within Europe..."
"I see..."
Sonia told Naegi that she came from Novoselic, and said that her cluntry is a huge exporter of Japanese products, especiallynthe media,,and there she told him where and how she got to learn to speak and understand Japanese. She even said thst she can read Kanji as well and can read raw manga and said that she enjoy Japanese horror genre and anime, and Naegi sweat-dropped seeing that Sonia is quite an otaku, and he asks her what his her high school talent, inmwhoch she told him, and Naegi stood up in surprise upon being told.
Naegi could not believe that Sonia is a foreign princess and asks her for conformation, and she told him the truth, and even showed her pictures from her wallet where the Royal Family is shown, and Naegi was speechless as he could not believe that he is speaking in front of the princess of Novoselic, and he apologize which she said that it is okay, and there she told him to treat her as if she is an ordinary high school student which he finds it awkward but she said that her classmates from Class 77 did the same despite finding out about her true status.
By then Mahiru showed up and took a picture of Sonia and Naegi, and said that this is going to be a good picture as she is working for Hope Peak Academy's school magazine while Hiyoko said that the two will be the talk of the academy where the topic would be the "princess and the commoner", which Mahiru told Hiyoko not to make an issue about Sonia befriending a student from a different section, seeing that there is nothing wrong with Sonia making friends with Naegi.
"Hiyoko-chan...don't be like that..."
"Why not?"
"It's natutal for Sonia-sannto make friends within the academy..,"
"But making fri3nds with a plain and boring boy...that's a recipe for disaster if you ask me..."
"Come on, Hiyoko-chan..."
"I'm even betting that the kid there is easy picking...I can make mince meat out of him..."
"Don't be so mean..."
"Don't be such a killjoy, Koizumi-chan..."
Naegi sweat-dropped as Mahiru and Hiyoko bickered while Sonia sighed and apologized to Naegi for her classmates' behaviors, but then the bell rang and the students realized that they have to head back to their classrooms and both Mahiru and Hiyoko went back to their classroom while Sonia shook hands with Naegi as she left as well and Naegi nodded as he too went back to bis classroom as he wondered where this would lead to and how his classmates would react should they find out that he made a friend who is a foreign princess, sensing that they might make a fuss should they find out about this and he sighed as he heads back to his classroom where his classmates are waiting for him.
Upon returning, he is greeted by his classmates, and there some of them were surprised to see his uniform dirtied and disshelved, with Maizono and Asahina concerned and they pressed him with questions about what happened and where he went, and Naegi sweat-dropped, as he is hesitant to tell them that he got assaulted by a bear, carried away by orangutans and meeting with a foreign princess who is studying here at the academy.
"Naegi-kun!"
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine..."
"What happened to you?"
"Why is your uniform in that state?"
"Um..."
"Did you get into a fight?"
"Who did thisnto you?"
Naegi backed away towards the wall as Maizono and Asahina were insisting on finding out what happened to him, and Naegi tried to assure to them that he is okay, but the two girls wouldn't take his alibi at face value and are pressing him further to tell them what happened, and he is starting to give in as the two girls' faces are nearing Naegi's, insisting him on telling them what happened to him earlier, and he reluctantly told them what happened, and both Maizono and Asahina were surprised, as they were told that he met a foreign princess who bailed him out and made friends with him.
"A...what...?"
"A foreign...princess...?"
"Are you telling us the truth...?"
"It's a lie..."
"Don't tell me you're dating with someone..."
"Naegi-kun...tell me the truth..."
"Maizono-chan...calm down...let Naegi-kun explain..."
"..."
Naegi sweat-dropped even further and told the two to calm down and said that he and Sonia had just met and are just becoming friends and nothing happened between him and her, and Maizono went near Naegi, asking if there is nothing going on between them, as her tone was that of a jealous girl, and Naegi sweat-dropped further seeing her rather threatening look that was a stark contrast to her cheerful look while portraying a popular idol.
"NNNAAAEEEGGGIII-KKKUUUNNN..."
"Maizono-san...calm down..."
"You did not do snything indecent...did you...?"
"No...I did not..."
"Do you get swooned easily by girls...?"
"No...I'm not like that..."
"Answer me honsetly...!"
"It's the truth!"
The rest of Class 78 sweat-dropped at seeing Maizono INTERROGATING Naegi, and both Asahina and Ohgami urged Maizono to calm down and give Naegi a chance to explain himself, reasoning that there is nothing wrong with him in making friends with another girl from another class, and yet Maizono continued to give him the steel glare while pressing answers from him, until a teacher came and urged the students to take their seats as classes are about to commence.
"Okay, everyone...take your seats..."
-x-
At the other classroom, the rest of Class 77 watches on as Soda, Mahiru and Hiyoko are pestering Sonia to answer their question if there is something going on between herself and Naegi, as they noticed her in a good mood after meeting with him, and Soda became suspicious while Hiyoko sees this as an opportunity to take a few jabs at her while Mahiru is a bit worried knowing that Sonia woild approach anyone just to know more about Japanese culture.
There Soda asks Sonia why is she in such a good mood after seeing Naegi and asks what does she see in him, in which she said that Naegi is a nice boy and that he appeared to be an ordinary teen who does not flaunt his talent, and when Soda asks for Naegi's talent, she said that his talent is the same as Komaeda, and there Soda and Hiyoko went closer to Sonia, asking what is so interesting about Naegi, seeing that he is just a plain boy who had the same talent as Komaeda.
"Huh...? A LUCKSTER like Komaeda-kun...?"
"Seriously, Sonia-san?"
"Maybe that guy is just fooling you..."
"I say that boy is just a hentai...most boys are..."
"Saionji-san is right...don't get swooned by that kid...if he really has LUCK...he may be as worse than Komaeda...!"
"Soda's right...I think that Naegi is a LUCKY HENTAI..."
"That's right!"
"So you better...why are you smiling like that, Sonia-san...?"
Sonia smiled and said that by becoming friends with Naegi, she might learn more about Japan's culture and how to act like a normal teenage girl, not to mention that she finds Naegi...CUTE. Hiyoko stared in surprise and Soda felt jealous, and both said that she does not have to hang out with Naegi just because he is plain, and they said that if his talent is LUCK, then she is bound to get into trouble and advises her to stay away ftom Naegi, which Sonia said that Naegi appeared HARMLESS.
By then Yukizome arrived and told the class to return to their seats as classes is about to resume, and everyone return to their seats and as classes is in session, you can see Sonia drawing something on her notebook, which it shows that she is drawing an anime firm of Naegi, and fot some reason, she felt drawn to him because of his kind attitude and charm.
-x-
In the weeks that passed, you can see Naegi and Sonia hanging out at the academy's park, where the two are chatting together, talking about normal topics, and he is quite surprised to hear that Sonia wants to experience normal life as a teenager, and he became a bit surprused when told how her life is like at Novoselic, telling him that she had no friends due to her status as a princess, and said that she wished that she is born a commoner, but Naegi told her that she does not have to feel bad about being a princess, and said that all that matter now is that she has found friends here and she should enjoy life to the fullest, which moved Sonia.
"...so be happy with what you have today..."
"Naegi..."
"It is fine to feel that way...but there is always a way..."
"You're right..."
"Look at me...I'm a plain boy...but I'm happy with what I got...and here I am...studying here at this academy..."
"You sure are optimistic..."
"Well...that is my saving grace..."
"Really...?"
Sonia smiled as his optimism cheered her up and she hugged him, causing Naegi to blush, and there Soda came as he passed by, and seeing his crush hugging Naegi, he became really jealous and demanded to Naegi what is he really after, which Naegi said that he did not do anything, yet Soda did not believe him and challenged him to a duel and said that he will let him choose a mechanical tool of his choice, and Naegi had to assure to the Mechanic that he has no ulteruor motive towards Sonia.
"But..."
"Come on...choose your weapon...!"
"Sonia-san and I are just friends..."
"Prove yourself in battle!"
"But..."
"I'm willing to lend you my mechanical weapons!"
"But..."
"Let's duel! The winner will get to date Sonia-san!"
By then Nekomaru passed by and saw everything and there he carried Soda on his shoulder and told Sonia that class time is about to resume, and Sonia nodded as she bid Naegi goodbye, and left along with Nekomaru and Soda, and Naegi sighed as he did not expect that his being close to Sonia would attract attention, and as he is about to head back to his classroom, he is greeted by Maizono, who is exhibiting an aura of jealousy and demanded to know what he did and why Sonia hugged him.
"NNNNAAAAEEEEGGGGIIII-KKKKUUUNNN...!"
"Whoa! Maizono-san!"
"What's the meaning of this...?"
"Um...ah..."
"Why did that foreigner hugged you like that...?"
"It's not like that...!"
"I bet she is seducing you...!"
"No...you're wrong...!"
Naegi sweat-dropped and felt that bad luck hit him and he had to quell off her threats and tried to assure to her that there is nothing going on and had to walk back to class with a nagging Maizono following saying that she does not trust some "foreign opportunist", and he sighed as he wondered if there would be a good luck coming his way.
To Be Continued... .
Hope you like this chapter as Naegi and Sonia finally meet, after he had a string of bad luck earlier...and now he is getting to know Sonia better...and that would set up a potential romance...while others appeared skeptical of their friends' friendship...
Preview:
Naegi and Sonia's friendship intensify further...
See you in 2 to 3 weeks...
Reviews are welcome...
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