WITCH!

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A cute girl ran down Kurata High's corridors, trainers smacking onto the tiled floor, her chocolate-shaded hair flinging about. "Kyaaaaa! I'm gonna be so dead!" She huffed.

"Now, aren't you exaggerating a little?" Momo merely replied, who was positioned upon Mimi's left shoulder.

"No," She muttered, glaring at the cat with cold eyes. "I can never be late for my first day. That will give me a bad name!"

"Ch…teenagers." Momo shook his head and sighed.

"Ah! Room 301…this is my homeroom class." The girl blew out a breath in relief and creaked open the door. "Excuse me- ano, I'm the new student here…"

"Late!" Bellowed the teacher, directing an accusing finger at her. "Late on the first day!"

Mimi's eyes enlarged in dismay, shrinking back while Momo rolled his eyes. "S-sorry, sir! I didn't mean to-"

The teacher stepped forward, hands on his hips. His lips curled into a sneer as he eyed the girl through his spectacles. "Not sir, it's Shin-sensei. Remember that," He tapped her on the end of her nose lightly before dropping his voice to a low whisper. "See me after class, my pretty flower."

The brunette flushed and nodded before walking down the rows of seats and plopped herself near the classroom window. 'P-pretty flower? What kind of teacher calls his students a pretty flower? Mwwahh…my rep is wrecked already; and first period isn't over yet!'

"Psst. Oi, you," A hushed voice came from her right.

Mimi glanced at the source and managed a pathetic smile towards the dark skinned boy who spoke to her. "Yes?"

"Beware of Shin-sensei! He's a nightmare, especially to girls." The student cautioned, every once in a while darting his eyes towards the teacher, who was facing the blackboard.

"Ehh…thanks." Mimi countered dumbly, blinking her eyes. She couldn't think of anything else to say.

The boy scratched his head, which was covered with large unruly hair. "Oh yea, I'm Yagami Taichi. Nice to meet ya!" He offered her an impish grin.

"Tachikawa Mimi," She greeted him pleasantly and smiled. "Have you been in Kurata long?"

Taichi mulled over silently for a few seconds before exclaiming, "Weeell, I've been in Kurata since the fourth grade I think-! And I met my best friend Yamato in fifth!" He beamed proudly.

"Eto…is your best friend still here?" The brunette inquired politely.

"Yea! He's sitting right behind ya," Taichi's grin broadened as he craned his neck slightly to acknowledge his companion.

Mimi swiveled around.

"Oh-!" She stuttered, cheeks burning red. "Nice to meet you." She slightly bowed her head towards the blonde.

"Nn." The blonde responded uninterestedly, opening one blue eye while he rested his chin in one hand.

The bell rang; a sea of students stood up from their desks and raced out of class, causing Taichi to grab Yamato by the sleeve desperately. "Hurry, Yamato-kun! If we can get to the canteen fast enough, I might be able to sneak a meat bun to class!" He flashed an apologetic glance at Mimi and said, "See ya around Mimi-chan! Eat lunch with us, okay? Ja!"

Soon, the class was empty; apart from a tall, snickering teacher and a helpless girl.

"Well, well…aren't you a nice-looking child, hm? Come closer." Shin-sensei commanded, beckoning a frightened Mimi towards him.

"Momo-chan…what do I do?" She whispered to the half-asleep cat, who was still dozing off on her arm.

"I'm working on it, trying to find a spell that wards off perverts…hold on, be patient…" the device vouched, pushing a few buttons hastily.

Tears threatened to trickle from Mimi's brown eyes as she urged the cat. "Quick! Now he's advancing towards me!"

Shin-sensei smiled wickedly, watching Mimi back into the wall. "You can't run…you can't hide…what will our pretty new student do?"

"Got it! First, all you have to do is put on this ring and make sure he sees it." Momo explained, as a silver ring with a ruby stone popped out of nowhere.

Mimi swiftly slipped the accessory on and extended her hand out, flashing the band. A bright shaft of green light shot out of the gemstone and collided with the teacher, whose face blanched in terror.

"What the-" Shin-senseii fell to the ground.

"I killed him!" Mimi shrieked, bursting into tears once seeing her unconscious teacher lying face down on the floor.

Momo grimaced. "No, Mimi-chan! Stop jumping to conclusions and stop your crying. You'll make a scene. Your twisted teacher will awake in an hour or two."

"A sleeping spell?"

"Yup."

A sound came from the doorway and Mimi gasped once she noticed a golden-haired boy with wide eyes. He tried to speak but no words came out.

"Y-yamato-san! H-how long have you been standing there?" Her tongue fumbled as she nervously glanced from Shin-senseii to the shocked boy.

"…long enough to know that you're not normal!" The blonde suddenly yelped, his head shaking in disgust.

"Are all kids like that nowadays?" Momo glowered at Yamato with loathing.

Mimi shook her head and stared at Yamato with pleading eyes. "Please- please don't' tell anyone! Onegai!" She slumped to the floor, now on her knees.

Ishida just stared at her, his hardened gaze boring a hole. "Whatever…ch."

And he left the classroom, leaving a sobbing teenage witch and a cat, trying to comfort her.

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