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Chapter 4: Abyss A month later, at school...
Miyu was the first one to arrive of the four. Upon entering the classroom, she giggled so loud that their classmates closed in on her. There was a huge crowd in the classroom then.
Aya and Rei (remember? Rei said he'd pick Aya up at her house) arrived with not much attention. They noticed though that there was a huge crowd gathered, as if something was really important.
"What could that be?" Aya asked, looking at the crowd.
"Only one way to find out." Rei said as he held Aya's hand, which caused her to blush, then led her to the crowd. Upon reaching the center, they found out the center of the attention, Miyu herself!
"Miyu, what's with all the people?" Aya asked.
"Well Aya, guess what?" Miyu said excitedly as she showed her a diamond ring. Aya's eyes glittered with delight. Rei looked at them smiling.
"We're just 18 Miyu... but still, it must feel great!!" Aya said excitedly as she held Miyu's hand for a closer look.
You can buy Aya a ring too.
What!? We're not officially engaged yet!
Of course you're not dummy! You haven't bought her a ring yet! How can you be engaged?
Oh, right...
But you do want her to be your wife, don't you?
Yes!!!
Wow, I don't really need so much enthusiasm...
Shut up!
Rei's gonna buy her a ring... Lalala...
"Rei? Are you all right? You look flustered... Something wrong?" Aya asked thoughtfully. Rei looked at her then smiled.
Miyu looked at the two couples devilishly as she erringly teased, "Uhm, I think he's thinking of buying you a ring... Right Rei?" and then looked at Rei with a brow raised. Aya was blushing.
"I –uh... Well..."
"It's ok Rei if you can't say it yet... That's just normal for a guy to be in love..." Miyu said as she tried desperately to contain her laughter. Aya narrowed her eyes to her. Just then Giore, the nerd arrived.
"Oh hi Miss Hoshino! It's a nice morning, isn't it?" Giore said as he smiled goofily. Aya smiled back sincerely.
"Yes it is! And it's nice to see you notice it as well..." Aya replied as she started heading for her seat but was held back by Rei. Aya looked confused. Then Rei whispered to her as he embraced her. She blushed madly.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Aya's eyes widened. Rei smirked.
The whole class was now looking at the couple. Even Miyu was dumbfounded. Giore was staring daggers at Rei.
"Rei! Are you out of your mind? This is a classroom!" Aya whispered.
"What? I'm just giving you this... It's your lunch..."
"Oh... I – I'm sorry..." She said as she blushed. Then Rei let go of her.
Outside the school premises..."Mami, do you think I can be a good father?" Yuuya asked. Mami looked surprised.
"Why did you ask that question?"
"I was just wondering about starting family, living simply, you know... Graduating in college then working coming home, seeing the woman of my dreams then my children... It seems so perfect..."
"Wow, that must be some fantasy huh..." Mami said as she imagined being Yuuya's wife. Hey! You're too young for that sort of stuff!
"Well, I was – uhm..."
"Yes?" Mami asked enthusiastically.
"Well, I think it's about time we got up... before we get late, you know..." Yuuya said sadly. He couldn't tell her yet. Mami understood this and cupped his face with her hands. Yuuya looked at her lovingly. Then, they kissed. Just then the school bell rang and the couple broke off in shock. Yuuya laughed. Mami smiled widely.
"I told you we should've gone up..."
"Yeah, I guess we got carried away, aren't we?" Mami said, with a brow raised. Yuuya hugged her and whispered, "Next time, don't do something you can't finish..." With this, he got a laugh from Mami and both went upstairs.
Ran was almost always late. This day was not any different from the others. Usually though, she was alone in those times she was late. This time, it was different – there was another person who's late. And Ran didn't need to double check who it is. She knows him. He was the new student, Luciferus Abyss.
"Hi!! Luciferus, right? What are you doing here?" Ran asked happily. Luciferus looked at her blankly.
"I was late." He said curtly.
"Well, for a new student, it is really not that hard to adjust. Besides, it's been a month!" Ran said incredulously. Luciferus smirked.
"Well, for a student who is accustomed to the ways of this school, it isn't likely that she'll be late." Ran was taken aback. Luciferus let out a small chuckle.
"What? Speechless?" Luciferus teased. Ran smiled back.
"You know, you aren't a bore at all! Most of the class think you are!" Ran smiled happily. Luciferus sighed.
"We can't help that now, can we? To them, I'm weird."
"No, to them, you're hot but you're just a git for not actually returning their attention."
"What? You're expecting me to flirt back?"
"No!! But, just smile at them, even for just a second..."
"Oh right... Give them false hopes, is that it?"
"No, not like that... Just be kind to them. Don't be a snob."
"Ok, I'll try..."
"That's the spirit!!" Ran smiled at him. He smiled. She can be really cute...
Just then, the bell rang for second period. Ran stood up and offered her hand to Luciferus.
"So, shall we?" Ran smiled.
"Yup, we shall!" Luciferus smiled back and they made their way to their next class.
Lunch time...Mami, Yuuya, Miyu, Aya and Rei are sitting under their favorite Cherry Blossoms tree, eating their lunch, of course, what else? Ran seem to be out of nowhere...
"Geez... I wonder where she is?" Miyu thoughtlessly muttered under her breath. Aya noticed this, and heard it.
"Hm, she seemed to be late again, but she doesn't miss any bonding like this..." Aya said. Mami giggled.
"What's so funny?" Miyu asked dumbfounded. "Wait a minute, I know that laugh... So, who's the lucky guy – or the unfortunate one?" Miyu asked happily.
"It's the new guy. The cute one too but a little too mysterious..." Mami said.
"Hm, the Gregory guy? He's not that cute..." Yuuya said grumpily. Mami punched him playfully at the shoulder. Yuuya smiled and kissed her. The other three were dumbfounded.
"Hey, you two, get a room, will you?" Rei said coldly. Aya and Miyu laughed heartily. Just then, Ran arrived smiling, with a black-haired man. They too, were stunned by the public display of affection by Yuuya and Mami.
"Well... that's a sight you don't see everyday..." Gregory made a comment. Ran laughed heartily. The other three raised a brow.
"Wow... when were you that 'feminish'"? Miyu asked teasingly. Ran winced at her.
"Oh, yeah, before I forget... This is Gregory Abyss, as you all know. I was hoping that he could join our group?" Ran asked, almost in a pleading tone.
"Of course he could Ran... If you find it really nice to have him as a group member..." Miyu teased again. But, just as any other school states, a bell indicates that lunch is over. And sadly, the group went to their next class.