Hi, everyone!

Long time no see! (lol, as if we could see each other)

I know I haven't updated for such a long time and I was kinda sulking since nobody really ask for update but oh well, I just ask myself to do it... So here's a very late update, hope you guys like it, if, you are still there...

THE FALL OF IGARASHI

Chapter 6

Keira woke up to the sun shining through her windows. Her head's heavy with a slight headache and her stomach is growling.

"Urghhh, this headache's going to pester me today! How on earth did I acquire this so early in the morning?" she groaned as she massaged her temples, discomfort is evident in her drowsy features. She was also feeling as hungry as ever. She decided to go to the kitchen and make something for breakfast when something caught her attention. Standing opposite to her is a scantily clad woman with a lipstick smudge on her right check, with few hairs sticking out and her wavy black hair that almost reach her waist are now in a mess of unruly tangles.

"Just what did happen to me?" she mentally groaned while facing the mirror. She touched her cheek in attempt to erase the lipstick stains. A few minutes had passed when her eyes widened as the realization hit her.

"Oh my god! I did not do, what I think I did last night, right?" she suddenly exclaimed as memories of what happened last night flooded her brain.

"Crap! I messed up again! I threw up at Tora!" Keira cried as the horrible scenario had been replayed in her mind especially the look on Tora's face. "I threw up at Tora? I threw up at Tora!" she giggled then finally laughed at her realization. The look on Tora's face was simply amazing. "Who would have thought that I could actually scare him like that just by throwing up?" and she giggled once more, she couldn't help but find the scenario funny but thought better of it. Tora might be plotting his revenge on her right now, or he could have let it slide as mercy to a drunken teacher.

"Well, I guess I need not face such horrendous thoughts now, right? After all, today's still a Sunday! I could just apologize to him tomorrow." Keira cheerily muttered to herself as she proceeded to go downstairs.

Meanwhile at the Igarashi Mansion...

Tora had been busy in a phone call with his dad when Maki arrived holding some documents.

"Maki, have you done what I ask you to do?" Tora immediately asked after hanging up.

"Yes, Tora, I've managed to search details about Matsumoto-sensei." Maki responded fixing his glasses as he gave a folder to Tora.

"Good!", Tora managed a nod as he flip open the folder and began reading its contents.

A few minutes had passed but he was not impressed. He had expected something rotten from the teacher that's just hidden so he could exploit that but found nothing. It was actually pretty boring since it only states about her life, her education and other personal information, all the other boring details, no hidden job or whatever juicy dark information he could get. There was none. Her life was completely plain and... boring.

Closing the folder and putting it on his table, he decided he was not interested to meddle in her life anymore. He had far better things to do.

It was already 2:30 in the afternoon when Keira decided to go to the grocery store and buy some needed ration for the week. She also needed to buy another bottle of her favorite shampoo and some napkins since she has expected her period this week. With this in mind, she immediately change clothes and walk towards the market. She had almost reached her destination when her phone rang. It was an unknown number so she hesitantly pick it up?

"Hello?"

"Hi, Ms. Matsumoto, how are you feeling? I am hoping you are fine."

"Ummm, may I know who this is?" Keira was confused, the voice on the other line is familiar but still she couldn't pinpoint who was talking to her.

There was a slight laughter on the other line and Keira wondered who this person could be.

"It's me Tora. I was the one who sent you home last night after you threw up in my suit. So?" Tora chuckled, amused that his teacher wasn't able to recognize his voice.

Geez, does he need to remind me of that awful thing? Keira mentally slapped her self.

"So?" she replied almost innocently.

"So, I was asking how you are feeling." Tora seemed to be annoyed at the question.

"Oh, I'm doing fine, I slept like a baby last night and well, I had a slight headache this morning but it's gone now. By the way, thanks for being a wonderful KID and sending me home, I never thought I could get drunk by that, I was so stupid not to know the difference between a juice and an alcoholic drink. And I'm so sorry for screwing your suit yesterday; I never really intended to do it." Keira felt herself blush. Just this morning she had silently accused Tora to plot revenge on her behavior last night but here he was calling her just to ask how she was doing, of all the things she expected him to do. She was suddenly embarrassed at how she thinks about him.

"It's nothing, besides it wasn't really that expensive. It was only a hundred over a million yen, so there's nothing to worry about it. Anyway, see you tomorrow. I'm glad you're okay. " And the line went dead.

"What? A hundred over a million? What in the world is that suit?" Keira couldn't help but be awed on the amount, but what nags her more was the fact that Tora, whom she viewed as her enemy and whom she thinks has mutual feelings of hate towards her HAD CALLED HER!? Maybe he was just being a gentleman, or he just have some soft spot towards drunk teachers, or maybe she was wrong in thinking the worst about him.

"Well, I'll just thank him properly tomorrow so I won't be rude to the kindness he had shown. And with that in mind, Keira happily strode towards the market entrance feeling strangely at peace with herself..