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The Future Story 2
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Chapter 6 – Nozomi, the Cheerful Class President
On the next day, in class 5-2…
Nozomi was sitting down on her seat, writing something in her notebook while listening some songs from her music player device, and when she noticed that her cousin just recently walked into their class, she turned off her music player device and greeted with smile on her face, "Good morning, leader! I'm glad to see you go to school everyday now, then we'll spend another day together today."
"Hey, you're the class president here, Non-chan, so don't call me leader here," Fami retorted, "Even so, I agree with you about the fact that I can finally repair my present rate now, although…"
"Oh, come on, Fami-chan. You perfectly know that no one blame you for anything happened with obaachan. She just loved you so much and wanted you to stay alive, and now… she already rested in peace up there," she assured.
"I know it, but still, anytime I go home and look at ojiichan, I just… well, you know that both of them were a romantic couple, and… since obaachan gave her heart to me, I noticed that ojiichan often daydream. He also… never come to school anymore since then."
"You're right. I recalled that he's still a senior coach in our school's soccer club. I also met him at the field on that day, in the morning, right before I had a plan to come visiting you at your house with Rizu-chan," Nozomi remembered, "and it was the last time I saw him in a full spirit. Since obaachan passed away, he seems like… another person. He changed. I asked some of our classmates who are also the soccer club member, but they even said that maybe ojiichan would stop becoming their senior coach from now on."
"We should do something to bring back his happiness," concluded Fami, "because I know that obaachan doesn't want to see him sad up there."
"Even so, what should we do to make ojiichan happy?" Nozomi frowned, but then she shrugged and continued to write something in her notebook, "Oh well, I hope we can find the way soon."
"Anyway, what are you writing about, Non-chan? Is it something important?" asked the pink haired girl, "It isn't your homework, right?"
"Of course not, Fami-chan. You know that I always do my homework right after sensei commanded us to do it. I go home, then do my homework. Simple as that," said the brunette, "I just rewrite the notes from okasan, as you know that she always reteaches me any subject which I still don't understand."
"Well, I should admit that Auntie Tsubomi is a great teacher here," commented Fami, "When I still rarely went to school because of my disease, she often taught me the same subject that you and the others learnt in our class."
"I know it, and sometimes, we learnt together at your house," Nozomi giggled, "Okasan is really a good teacher. I asked Izumi-chan about her yesterday, and she said to me that okasan taught her so patiently."
"You should be proud of her, Non-chan," said Fami, "She teaches you everything, so that you can always manage to be the number one in our class and become the class president as well."
"Isn't it also because Nozomi-chan is so smart?" someone retorted while walked into the class. She greeted, "Good morning, Fami-chan, Nozomi-chan."
"Ah, good morning, Shiro-chan," replied Fami, "I also think that Non-chan is so smart that she can be a class president since we were in the first grade until now."
"Well, you both are too exaggerate. I'm not really smart, though…" Nozomi waved her hands, "I just want to do anything I like, and studying is just one of them, but sometimes I also think that studying can be so boring. It's just a coincidence that I keep becoming a class president until now. Just my luck."
"Really?" asked Shiroyuki.
The brunette with magenta eyes nodded, "and you know what? I think someone is potential to change my position as a class president in the next term."
"Who is it?"
"It's you, Fami-chan," Nozomi smiled, turned her attention to her cousin, "You're as smart as me, so I think you can be the class president in the next term. At least, I don't want to see anyone angry just because I broke the 'always becoming class president' record."
"Hey, I never become one. My grade is also…"
"You had a low grade just because of your disease," cut Nozomi, "and now that you're already recovered, I think your grade can be better, even… maybe your grade can be better than mine."
"Are you sure?"
She nodded again, "I can see that you actually can have a good grade, if you never had that disease since the beginning. Okasan also have ever said to me that you're actually smart. It's just that… you didn't have enough time to learn before, because your disease always came and came again until you couldn't come to school in a long time."
"Maybe you're right," Fami sighed. Just then, the bell rang. Both Fami and Shiroyuki walked to their own seat as Nozomi finished to write and closed her notebook, got ready to lead her class to greet their homeroom teacher.
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"Huh, if only you were my class president, Nozomi-chan…"
Molly sighed, then continued her words after finished her lunch, "You know, Chiaki-kun is just so annoying. He acts like a dictator. I can't believe that even I can meet someone like him here!"
"Calm down, Molly-chan. What happened? It seems like, you're so angry with him," replied Nozomi, tried to make her new friend calm, "Just what was he doing today, which makes you very angry like this?"
"You know, Chiaki-kun has a twin sister named Chika-chan, and he always spoils his sister, even in our class," the blonde explained, "She doesn't need to clean up the class for the cleaning duty."
"Really? Doesn't your class have schedule for that? I mean, you should be having the homeroom class, right? Usually, your homeroom teacher will guide all of you to make the cleaning duty's schedule," asked Nozomi, "How can Chika-chan run from her responsibility like that? Haven't you or any of your classmate ever think to report them both to your homeroom teacher?"
"It isn't that simple," Molly shook of her head, "Well, Chika-chan did have her own cleaning schedule, though… she always have a reason to escape from her responsibility, and… as I'm a new student in my class, Chiaki-kun always asked me to change his sister."
"Hmm… that's really tough," commented the brunette, "They've ever been my classmate in the third and fourth grade, but they never did something like that back then."
Fami then realized something when she also remembered about the same things, "Non-chan, does it mean that they… want to do the same things with what you did back then? You know… I often went home in the middle of our subject back then, and you always backed up my cleaning schedule, even on the day when I could follow the lessons until the end of the day. You always commanded me to go home, even though I felt that I would be okay to clean up the class that day."
"That's so different, Fami-chan. Chiaki-kun commanded Molly-chan to back up Chika-chan's schedule, while I backed up your schedule by myself," corrected Nozomi, "Also, I don't think that Chika-chan had a serious disease like you. She doesn't have a good reason to escape from her responsibility like that."
"You're right, Nozomi-chan," Molly agreed, "Yesterday, she said that she couldn't do her cleaning duty because she wanted to go shopping with her mother, and last week, it was because she wanted to go to a beauty salon…"
"I know it. Both Chiaki-kun and Chika-chan are too proud with their family's wealth," sighed the green witch apprentice, "but I think, if that's the case, I'm so sure that your homeroom teacher will find it out by herself soon."
"I hope so."
"Don't worry, Molly-chan. Everything will be alright, once your homeroom teacher find it out by herself," Nozomi smiled, "Moreover, your homeroom teacher is so strict, and that's why I think that she'll find it out soon."
"Have she ever become your homeroom teacher? It seems like, you really know about her."
"Not really. Your homeroom teacher worked at our school since last year, and I know anything about her from my mother," she corrected again, "However, I think you just need to be patient. They'll think twice to do it again once your homeroom teacher knows about it."
"By the way, who are these Chiaki-kun and Chika-chan that you're talking about?" asked Shiroyuki, curiously, "Are they the children of a public figure or something like that?"
"No, Shiro-chan. It's just that, their family is very rich," Nozomi sighed, "On top of that, my mother have ever said to me that their family could be so annoying sometimes, especially if they were with my family."
"Obaachan also had ever said to us that their grandmother were divorced a year after their father was born," added Fami, "That's why, they still use their grandmother's family name."
"I think I've ever heard something about them from my grandmother…" Izumi tried to remember, "Is their family name… Tamaki?"
This time, it was Fami who sighed, while Nozomi nodded and replied, "You're right, Izumi-chan. Their full name are Tamaki Chiaki and Tamaki Chika."
"I know it. My grandmother have ever talked about their grandmother's cousin," Izumi explained, "She also said that most of their family members often had problems with our family."
"Well, at least with our grandmothers' family, Izumi-chan," added Fami, "My father also said to me that their father could be so annoying sometimes."
"It sounds interesting," commented Molly, "I want to see them all here."
"You know, I've ever met the twins' grandmother in obaachan's funeral," said the pinkette, "She admitted that they often had different thoughts in the past, just like both my father and her son, but at least, they also had a good time sometimes."
"Yeah, my grandmother also talked about it with me," Izumi agreed, "Their family are like our family's friend-enemy."
"You can say that, Izumi-chan," said Nozomi to the youngest witch apprentice. She then noticed that her younger cousin just kept silent since six of them met at the rooftop to get their lunch together. She asked, "Rizu-chan, what happened? Is there something wrong?"
"Uh, no. I'm okay, Nozomi-nee," replied Rizuko, "It's just that… both of my parents are so busy today, and they canceled our promise to have our dinner at a restaurant tonight."
"Rizu-chan," the brunette stroked her cousin's purple hair, "Don't worry about that. You still can have your dinner with me and my parents at my house."
"But…"
"Ah, my mother said to me that she would make a special dinner tonight, and she invited you. She knows that your parents will be so busy tonight."
"They don't care about me," Rizuko sighed, "They just don't. They break their own promise countless times."
"Don't say it, Rizu-chan. I know that both Auntie Nami and Uncle Tetsuo care about you. They just don't have enough time to spend with you. They wanted to, but they can't. You should understand," Nozomi put her hands onto Rizuko's shoulders, "You know, they also work hard for you. They work hard to get some money which they can use to buy anything you want."
"Maybe you're right," the younger girl sighed again, "Even so, I just want to have some quality time with them."
"Hey, where do you learn about 'the Quality Time' things?" Nozomi noticed what Rizuko said, "Anyways, I'm sure that someday, they'll ask you to go somewhere together, once they have time to spend with you."
"I hope so," finally, Rizuko smiled, "By the way, does Auntie Tsubomi tell you about the food that she'll prepare for today's special dinner?"
"No, but she said to me that you wouldn't ever regret to have your dinner with us tonight."
All of them smiled, but then Fami noticed someone at the field…
"Ojiichan?"