Scandal on a Wedding
Chapter 2
.......Sen....!
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"Hiro-chan! Hiro-chan!" After many attempts to catch her attention, Michiro finally elbowed her.
Chihiro blinked out of her reverie and broke her gaze with Kohaku.
"Huh? Huh? What?"
"Hiro-chan, what's wrong? You suddenly became distant. You didn't even hear me. You were too busy looking at Nigihayami-san."
"Oh...sorry about that, I-I wasn't looking at him. What were you saying?" Chihiro replied and smiled apologetically.
"I just remembered that we have an algebra quiz later on. I have this problem concerning the slope intercepts and graphs, could you help me out during lunch?"
"Sure, no problem." Chihiro winced, her head suddenly felt nauseous, so she laid her head on her arms on the desk.
Michiro saw this and apologized immediately.
"Gomen-ne, Hiro-chan. I always ask help from you in math, so now your head hurts. It isn't my fault! Just because we're in the Special section doesn't mean we're THAT geniuses in math. I heard they're already teaching us Grade 8 math!" Michiro said quickly.
Chihiro raised her head and smiled at him. Michiro always tends to be talkative when he's nervous.
"It's all right you know. Besides, we always eat lunch together. I'll just teach you later. It's not a bother, really Michi-chan!" Then she laid her head on her arms again and closed her eyes.
Michiro shut his mouth up. He knew if he said anything more, Chihiro's head would hurt again. So he just sat properly and listen to the teacher continue to introduce the new student.
'Kohaku huh....I wonder what kind of student this guy would be.'
Michiro watched as Hasaki-sensei let Kohaku sit beside him.
Just as Kohaku sat down his seat, he immediately faced Michiro and spoke silently.
"Well, since you're gonna be my seatmate for the whole year, might as well get to know each other better." Kohaku said. "You can call me Kohaku or Haku."
'He's a nice guy. Good. It's gonna be better with more company here at the back.' Michiro thought then smiled back. "I'm Akashi Michiro, you may call me Michiro." Then Michiro saw his other female classmates ogling at Kohaku.
Michiro chuckled.
"Seems like you have several admirers on your 1st day already. Expect several numbers of stalkers on your next one."
Kohaku sweatdropped.
"Er... thanks for the warning."
"No biggie. But you know what? I have the impression you're not the noisy and talkative type. Do you look serious because something happened today? Or you're just like that?"
Kohaku blinked. "I...I don't know, I've been like this ever since."
"Oh...Uhm... Kohaku-san, maybe you'd like to join us for lunch. We could need more company. And if we have the time, we could show you around the school too."
"Sure, thanks. But—who's we?"
"Oh I forgot!" Michiro sat back and pointed at the slumbering Chihiro beside him. "This is Ogino Chihiro, well, uhm, she usually sleeps on this period. She claims that she has an enraging battle with Hasaki-sensei. Heheh. We always eat lunch together, so you could join the two of us."
"Will it be alright for her?"
"Of course it will! Never judge a book by its cover, especially Hiro-chan. Even though she looks so peaceful, serene, angelic and silent at first, especially when she's sleeping, when she's awake, she's actually a very friendly, noisy, and chatty person, even a hellion, once you get closer to her. Oh! I Forgot, important lesson today according to Hasaki-sensei, better listen. A pop quiz will be coming up soon. Talk to ya later!" Michiro then took out his notebook and pen and listened to the teacher.
Yet unbeknownst to the two, Chiharu wasn't sleeping at all and had heard every piece of the conversation they had.
"What the--?! Backstabber!!!!! Hmph! Better speak with him later. Speaking of which...we'll be lunching with Nigihayami-san later on. Nigihayami...Kohaku...seems to ring a bell... And---Sen...? What's that all about? Odd..." Then Chiharu closed her eyes and tried to sleep while waiting for the bell.
After a while...
Rrrrriiiiiiiiiing!!!!!!!
"Ok, don't forget, tomorrow there's a quiz concerning Myths and Legends of Japan; I hope you listened well to today's lesson. Class dismissed." Hayako- sensei then left the class.
"Hiro-chan! Hiro-chan!" Michiro said as he tried to shake Chihiro awake. "Hiro-chan! It's lunch already, you're gonna teach me Algebra right?"
"Na-Nani?" Chihiro finally opened her eyes and blinked rapidly, trying to shake away the sleepiness as she rubbed her eyes.
"Finally. I though that'll never end, Ikou, Michi-chan!" Chihiro chirped as she stood up and snatched her untouched bag.
"Oh! Souka! Hiro-chan, I'd like you to meet Kohaku-san." Michiro suddenly said as he nodded to Kohaku. "He was asked to sit beside me, isn't that great? At least it isn't just the two of us at the back anymore."
"Konnichiwa, watashi wa, Nigihayami Kohaku desu. Michiro-san asked me to eat lunch with you. I hope it's ok if I join the two of you for now." Kohaku said politely.
"Of course it's alright!" Chihiro smiled. "We could use some company anyway. You can join us and hang out with us too! And I hope we'll get to know each other better. I'm Ogino Chihiro. You can call me Chihiro."
"Let's go then." Michiro said then faced Kohaku. "And along the way, we start could touring you through our school already."
End flashback
Chiharu sat up from the bed and rubbed her eyes.
'Better change clothes...the dress is starting to suffocate you, Chihiro baka.' Chihiro thought to herself as she headed towards the cabinet. Chihiro and her parents were sleeping overnight in the Akashi mansion until the wedding. So she brought some of her things over, including her clothes.
After changing into a white tube dress that reached her knees, she wore a pink off-shoulder sweater with spaghetti straps over her top and tied her hair into her usual messy yet stylish bun before walking out the room. As she walked the long hallway towards the wide stairs, her mind drifted towards the clouds.
'I wonder...what'll happen...now that---I'm gonna be married? Will we even have to have children?' Chihiro laughed at the thought.
But unfortunately for Chihiro, she didn't notice herself even as she had reached the top of the stairs. When she realized she had missed a step, it was too late. With a fated mistaken step, she was sent falling down the high treacherous steps.
End chappie
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