Bringing Bianca Back to School, Izumi's POV
Summer holidays really flies, especially when you've made a friend! Bianca and I have been talking a lot and having fun since she opened up. It seemed that she was really happy. Well, all good things must come to an end, and it was time for us to return to school. My mother had called up the headmistress of my school and let Bianca study in the same class as I do. Cheers!
"Seriously, I think you'll like my school, Bianca, except for the packed lunches. They don't taste that good…" I told Bianca. She was laughing and asking lots of questions on my school, or should I say, our school. I looked forward to introducing Bianca to Takuya and Kouichi. I wonder if Kouji had managed to remember how Bianca looked like yet. Well, I should be happy, because school is going to start and I have a new friend with me throughout the whole new term.
"Wake up, Izumi! We're going to be late!" I opened my eyes and saw Bianca shaking me up. "Huh?" I was still tired and was ready to get back to sleep again when Bianca yelled, "You're going to be late on the first day of school!" With that, I scrambled to my feet and hurried to the bathroom to wash up. Bianca was more excited that me on the first day of school. Well, I suppose it's normal, because I feel jumpy and hyper too.
Bianca had already helped me carried my bag to the kitchen. My mother handed us toast and we stuffed them down our throats. I poured orange juice into my mouth and rushed off. We were meeting Kouji, Takuya and Kouichi at the school gate.
"Hey, guys!" I shouted as soon as I reached the gate. I got a 'hi' from Takuya and a wave from Kouichi. I don't see Kouji anywhere. "Err… Kouichi? Do you know where Kouji is?" I asked, trying not to let him sense the urgency in my voice.
"He was still in bed when I left home. He's going to be late. Haha," Kouichi laughed. I smiled. As we walked to our classrooms, I notice Bianca frown as if thinking of a solution to solve a tough problem.
"Wipe that frown off your face, Bianca; it's going to be fun!" I joked, trying to get the tension off her. Bianca frowned even harder.
"Izumi, I think I shouldn't have come…" Bianca said thoughtfully.
"Why?" I asked, full of concern.
"I have a feeling that something bad will happen to me if I attended my classes here,"
"How do you know? Nobody can predict the future,"
"But Izumi, I really have a bad feeling about this… I want to go home…"
"You can't! If you skip school like this, the principal will have to consider this as truancy!" I cried, desperately thinking of anything to let Bianca stay.
"I really want to go home, Izumi, please… I have no idea what might happen to me,"
"So do I, you see, Bianca, we ordinary people can't see the future, so if you won't try to attend lessons here today, you won't know what would happen!"
"What if it's something bad?"
"It wouldn't happen. Besides, both of us can stick together if you are scared something might happen."
"Alright…" I heard Bianca sigh. Together, we headed towards class.
"Ok, children, this is Bianca Carioki, a new pupil. Bianca, you can sit next to Izumi," my teacher assigned. I smiled happily as Bianca made her way to the empty seat beside mine. This isn't so bad after all…
"Do you find it hard to understand what the teacher is teaching?" I whispered, when the teacher is teaching Maths.
"It's a little hard, but I'll have to try my best to understand. Anyway, she told me to go to her if I have any problems understanding what she was teaching, so I guess it's ok," Bianca whispered back.
Time really crawls when you are in school. I almost fell asleep when our biology teacher was explaining about cells. Luckily, Bianca kept me awake by nudging me every now and then. If it weren't for her, I would have looked like a fool if he called on me to answer his question.
After for what seemed like an eternity, the bell rang for lunch. Everyone rushed out immediately. Bianca and I walked to our lockers before going to the canteen to grab a bite.
"You'll have to be careful of the hot lunch which the cafeteria lady had prepared for lunch. Normally, we don't eat her 'specialties', we buy other food which we think is actually edible," I joked. In the lunch line, I looked round for Kouji.
"What do you want, Miss?" I was interrupted by the rough voice of the cafeteria lady. I looked at today's menu: Chicken rice. Yuck! Normally, if they state chicken rice, it's just bones and rice, no chicken, urg! "I want cheese fries and orange juice, please," I placed an order. Bianca called from behind me to the cafeteria lady that she wanted the same. I grinned.
"Better be safe than sorry," Bianca said when we sat down at the usual place where Kouji, Kouichi and Takuya always sit. We got a 'hi' from Takuya. I smiled as Bianca tucked in.
"Hey," a familiar voice made me look up from my cheese fries. Kouji!
"Kouji? Minamoto Kouji? Is that you?" Bianca asked.
"Yeah… and you're Bianca? Bianca Carioki?" Kouji asked.
"Aww… KOUJI!!" Bianca yelled. She threw her arms around him and hugged him.
Oh-my-god! I don't believe this. I really don't believe this.