I'm incredibly sorry it's taken me so long to get these last two chapters up, but… Anyway, I am sort of planning a sequel to this, And I'd like to know if everyone is interested in it. Well, on to the fic!
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Tea's POV: Formation
Curse these 'higher beings' who seem to be controlling my life. Curse Ms. Barker, who, in all her wisdom, decided to seat the new kid next to the smart one. The new kid being Ryou, and the smart one being me.
Thus far, it's been terrifying. I'm not afraid of Ryou, actually, just of how often I find myself thinking of him. Day 3 I've known him, heard him speak two words, ran into him at LEAST four or five times…
"PAY ATTENTION Miss Gardener!" Ms. Barker's voice ripped through my reverie as though it were tissue paper.
"Apologies." I said automatically. Mechanically. Emotionless, as usual. The voice I used with teachers.
Ryou looked at me, I saw it from the corner of my eye.
His look was unreadable. It seemed a strange combination of fear, confusion, envy and determination. I cocked my head slightly, returning at east the confusion.
And then my mind returned to wandering.
Ryou's eyes were the warmest brown I've ever seen… I have got to stop this! Back to math. Concentrate. y=mx+b, substitute 3/5 for the m, subtract, divide? No, that's wrong. Multiply and—No! That's not it! Why can't I concentrate?
Well that's obvious. Just look at his skin! It's so smooth… I wonder if it feels as smooth as it looks?
No!
"STOP IT!"
I didn't realize I yelled that part out loud until it was too late.
Great. He must think I'm crazy.