Date A Prince
Part 2: The school life
When she arrived at Raizen High School, she had already left her little brother in high school and said goodbye to him just like any other school day, not without remembering the promise that today they would celebrate eating a deluxe dish at Denny's, after all this, she still arrived in her classroom on time.
She didn't see any familiar faces going in there, but many of her classmates were in small groups of friends, while some were alone and looking at nothing or wasting time on their cell phones.
"I don't think I came so early, but I really hope there's someone I know, or it'll be very boring". She thought at the end of her quick glance at the students to see the blackboard, where the students' names and seat numbers were. "Well, being alone means silence and concentration, I guess that's okay..."
"Itsuka Shiori" said a quiet, unrecognizable voice behind her.
"Yes?" she asked as she turned curiously at the mysterious voice. "Ah..."
A boy was in front of her and she had to raise her head a little to see his expressionless and serene face, like that of a robot or a doll. He was slender and from the boys' clothes, she really had no idea what his body was like, but with his face he was already quite impressive.
His hair was white and short, combed all the way back so that his forehead was completely exposed. His eyes were like two pure sapphires staring at her, his skin white and undamaged.
Maybe it was a doll.
Someone so good looking was talking to her, that should be a good thing, maybe this guy found her attractive or friendly, or maybe he just wanted someone to talk to. However, he knew her name, but she didn't know his.
Did he know her before and never see him? Maybe he would be of another class or of the same class; something unlikely, because she would remember it.
Anyway, she could not remain silent any longer.
"Hello, good morning". She smiled friendly towards the boy, it was the first day, making a good impression always came in handy.
"Good morning, Itsuka Shiori" answered quite formally.
"You don't have to say my full name".
"Hm... So... 'Shiori' is okay?" he asked and blinked a couple of times.
"Eh... I suppose so, ah..."
The boy opened his eyes and mouth a little more for a certain moment, it seems that it was a surprise reaction, but she was not so sure.
Shiori hesitated because she wanted to say his name, but since he knew him, she thought it would be rude to ask his name, as the boy was not thinking of using honorifics; something quite brave.
"I didn't know we were in the same class... I didn't see you..."
"I understand. It's the first time..." he whispered, but Shiori listened.
"First time?"
"Nothing. I'm glad you remember me, Shiori. See you," he said a little quickly and walked away from Shiori without waiting for an answer, he went to sit somewhere by the window.
"I don't remember you, I guess I'll ask later".
She couldn't think much longer, as a sudden blow was heard and her buttocks were shaken, as well as her blue school skirt wrinkled a bit.
"Kyaaa!" The girl's cheeks were painted carmine, as she listened to the drowned laughter of a girl behind her, so she turned with a frown. "Who did it?! Ah, you!"
"That's right, me!" she said happily, folding her arms with a smile, enhancing her breasts a little. "Good morning, Shiori, friend."
"What kind of greeting was that?" Shiori rubbed her ass looking at her with disdain.
Tonomachi Hiroko, the same age as Shiori and taller than her by five centimeters, in addition to the measures of her chest equal was above, was her best friend.
Her hair was black and barely reached her shoulders, besides being completely smooth, her eyes were dark greys, hardly noticeable, except in the sun.
"That's how you greet naughty girls like you."
"Naughty? You are no one to speak, Hiroko..." she said with some annoyance and disappointment.
"Well, maybe, but I'm not the one who wants to catch the most serious and handsome boy in school, am I? He usually ignores women, so much so that some are afraid to even talk to him, how did you manage to have a conversation with Tobiichi-san?" she asked quite impressed, but Shiori was more impressed. "You know, if this goes on, the girls are going to start chasing you, and I don't want to be there if that happens..."
"What are you talking about? Oh, wait."
Shiori took her friend by the hand and went outside the classroom to talk comfortably, her friend was carried away with a funny smile.
"What's this about the handsomest boy in school that everyone is afraid of?"
"I'm not saying it's scary, it's just his aura of seriousness, like he's inside an ice castle, you know? It's too much pressure for a normal girl, maybe it's that you're different, Shiori" she explained with a small smile while she shook her head.
"He approached me, I didn't even know who he was".
"How wouldn't you know?" she asked a little hysterically. "You saw his face up close, face to face! It's not a face to forget, except with those eyes, how can you forget Tobiichi Origami? He's the best student in this school, his grades are the best, and that includes sports."
"Really?" she asked very impressed. "It sounds almost perfect."
"Do you forget he's handsome and a lot of girls would even want to talk to him like you did?"
"Ah... Well, he came up to me, I had no idea it was Tobiichi, but he did know who I was. In fact, I thought of asking his name, haha... Ah..." she confessed guiltily, Hiroko could only sigh disappointed.
"Really?" she asked as she grabbed her shoulders, frightening the blue-haired girl a little. "It's awesome! Shiori, are you finally going to get a boyfriend? No, but that would mean that they would take you away from me... W-Well, if it's Origami-san I think it's okay."
"It was a normal conversation! I'm not in love, or anything like that," she said quickly, but she blushed a little at the thought of the boy. "Jesus... You're crazy."
"Not as much as you, Itsuka."
After that phrase, the doorbell rang to end the wait for the class, that's when Shiori discovered two things. The first is that she would be far from Hiroko, that was good, because she used to talk a lot and do little, it was a great distraction less.
And she really thought that she should find herself a boyfriend, not the other way around.
The second thing is that her seat was right next to Tobiichi Origami's, although she had been told wonders about the boy, she didn't feel so safe next to him, precisely because he knew the female sex and didn't really want to attract attention.
We must add a third thing, the tutor teacher would be Okamine Tamae, someone nicknamed Tama-chan for most of the classroom, that was good news for everyone and the teacher came with an authentic happiness and renewed energies for this first day.
Shiori didn't notice right away, but the girls sitting up to the front did, and they quickly asked about the origin of that engagement ring.
The class had to be postponed, the teacher told a lot about her wedding and boasted how happy she was, with respect, of course. Thanks to this, they missed several minutes of class, so after three hours, she hadn't felt so heavy to be the first day.
"Another school year together, Shiori, I think it's fate that wants us together," Hiroko said as she approached the seat of her friend, who was organizing her things in the backpack.
When she finally turned around with her backpack in hand, a flash left her blind for a few seconds, just as her smile disappeared.
"Well, a photo for today's souvenir."
"You can even turn off the flash, Hiroko..." She said a little annoyed and rubbed one eye with her only available hand.
"Shall we eat? After all, it's the end of the day, we don't have anything to do around here."
"Sorry, I have plans at Denny's."
"With Origami-san?" she asked with a mischievous smile.
"Of course not," she replied sharply, frowning slightly. "It's only with Iori."
"Oh, Iori-chan, I haven't seen him in a long time, can I go too?" she asked a little excited. "That cute boy, sometimes makes me want to have a boy like that in my life, but everyone in school, except some, are insensitive and wild, I guess my prince is still far away".
"Yes, you definitely need a partner, and I'm not saying it, you are!"
"Ah... Yes, maybe, but they're not all bad."
"Do you think you could give me your little brother? You see the bright side, so he'll be with a reliable girl like me, I just hope he doesn't mind that I'm a few years older," she explained her big idea with a smile, but only won the disapproval of the older sister.
"I think you'd better not come."
"It was just a joke, quiet. Wait... Do you think I'm not a good choice or why do you reject me like that?"
"I'd rather not answer."
The words were hurtful for Hiroko, who dropped her shoulders and her body watered down, Shiori then began to walk outside the room, where the tall girl followed.
"Shiori."
"What is it?"
"Aren't you worried that your little brother is already at that age?"
"That age?" she asked as she stopped in the hallway to look at her.
"Yes, that age when kids have crazy hormones and look like wild animals, although I admit that your little brother is very cute and possibly happens in a different way".
"Iori is not like that, he is the prettiest little brother in the world". She made a big smile of pride and satisfaction. "I don't know what you're talking about, but no matter what happens, I'll be there to support him, too... Since our parents aren't there, I have to take care of him, he's in my charge. I think you would understand better if you had a younger brother or sister".
"And that's why I want to borrow Iori-chan."
"That will never happen," she replied sharply.
"But he's at the age when girls are attractive to him, maybe even you are to him, haven't you thought about it?"
"He's my little brother, how am I going to think about that?"
"I don't know, but maybe he thinks about it..."
Shiori stopped walking at that moment and thought about it. It's true, he was her little brother, but he was a growing boy, although she always saw him as a child to take care of and love, she must have known that it is impossible for a human being to be a child forever.
Maybe he's interested in the female body right now, how could she intervene in that in a good way? Maybe, secretly and shamefully, he is thinking about his body these days or in the future, if it hadn't already happened.
"It can't be!"
Just after that, an alarm was heard all over the place, with that volume, for sure around the school and beyond.
This was nothing new, because of the space earthquakes, an alarm system had been designed so that citizens could go to the shelters and be safe.
In Raizen there was one of these just below the school, so there was no reason to lose the calm, so all the students were guided by their tutor teacher in an orderly manner to the safe place, however, she was quite nervous.
However, a boy ran in the opposite direction, Shiori saw him run, just like Hiroko, both had to admit that he was quite fast, just as he didn't understand where he was going.
"Origami-san, that's not it!" shouted Shiori.
"I'm fine," he replied aloud as he walked away from everyone.
"Maybe he forgot something important in the classroom". She thought quickly and together with her friend, they caught up with the others, while Tama-chan tried to organize everyone into rows. "I hope he's all right."
Shiori looked in her backpack for her cell phone, when she found it, she used an application to track her little brother's cell phone, when she located it on the map, it was right in front of the family restaurant, where they had promised to see each other, even if there was a space earthquake.
"What?! Iori, what the hell are you doing there?!" She didn't want to believe it, but there was the test, closed the cell phone and ran away.
"Where are you going, Shiori?!"
"I forgot something, I'll be back!" she shouted her answer, without turning around.
Shiori separated from the group to run as fast as her legs gave her, she couldn't believe that her brother was stupid enough to be there, in danger like this.
She didn't even bother to take her shoes out of the locker, she kept running with the school to get out of it with her heart beating a thousand times and breathing through her mouth.
The people had evacuated, regardless of their cars, the shopping, whatever they were doing, it seemed like an abandoned city, only in perfect condition, and that scared her for a few moments, to see the image of abandonment by a force majeure without control was quite a bit of pressure.
Real pressure.
"No way!" Shiori pulled out her cell phone again to see if Iori was still in the same position, and to her goddamn luck, there it was. "Damn it, I swear after this I'll lock you in your room, Iori!"
Shiori ran with all her strength, she even left her backpack lying down, she only saved her cell phone, her skirt waved wildly at every combined movement of her legs.
She ran and ran to get to the restaurant, not that she was an athlete or someone adept at racing, but she didn't feel tired, an anxiety and adrenaline were consuming her right now.
And she was giving everything of herself, until she noticed something strange.
Something in the sky... No, rather some humanoid figures were flying high up, seeing that with her amber eyes stole her attention and her decreasing speed, so she was saved from an explosion of light that took place a few meters in front of her.
She was sent to roll on the floor until she stained her clothes, shaved her legs and knees because of a wave of air pressure.
"Ah... Ugh... What was that?" she asked to herself as she raised her head, to see that ahead there was nothing of what was before.
As if a meteor had impacted and eaten everything in the impact zone.
"Ah... Ah..." Shiori rose to her feet with slight difficulty, saw that her legs were scraped and with some blood, in fact, it burned her. "Iori!"
She took her cell phone that was lying around and the screen was all cracked, but she didn't give it any importance, she only advanced to have a broad view of the destruction, and something else.
Someone else.
In the middle of the great crater, in a kind of throne, someone was standing there with one hand on top of it, it was ten centimeters higher than her, he was wearing an armor that combined the colors purple and gold, and he had a layer of material that she had no idea was, seemed transparent, thin and soft, reaching down to her knees.
She had no idea who he was, but seeing how he drew a large, wide sword from the throne, went back and fell, so she could see how a beam of light passed in front of her eyes and deprived her of the vision of the blue sky for a single second.
That's why she didn't realize how everything behind her was cut in half.
But she did realize that there was no escape when she sat on the floor, where that boy was in front of her.
"Ah..."
She raised her face to see the boy in front of her, his gaze seemed annoying and also empty, his eyes were of a bright indigo color, just as his hair was of a very dark purple tone.
If it was a normal situation and he wasn't pointing his sword at her right now, she would have to admit that she was with an exotically handsome boy, he almost seemed to be from another world.
However, he also seemed to be her age.
"Ah... Quiet..." she whispered quietly, she didn't even have the strength to speak.
"What are you going to do?" he asked with a frown and Shiori had to retreat a bit.
"That's what I should be asking..." she said a little louder.
"What?" he asked a little annoyed and pointed his sword at her again, with only that movement, a gust of air made her roll again and stained her clothes more, besides her skirt rose. "Don't speak softly! You're trying to deceive me! Isn't that right?"
"It wasn't that, beast!" she shouted as she stood up, he lowered his sword, and then she realized the situation, but she couldn't help it, as she was under a lot of stress and in the rule.
"Beast?" he still asked seriously, but a little confused. "So you can talk. Now, why are you here?!"
"Sorry!" she said quickly and shook her head. "I didn't want to yell at you like that! I have... I have... Hormonal problems!"
"Hormonal problems?" he asked more confusedly, but he was still serious. "Aren't you coming to kill me?"
"What? No... I don't even know who you are, what's your name?"
"I don't have that..." he replied a little sad and buried his sword in the ground, causing the floor to shake a little, causing a small earthquake.
"Waaah..." Shiori fell to her knees this time, the wounds on her legs worsened slightly and it hurt.
"If you don't want to kill me, what do you want?" he asked seriously as she stared at him, she then stood, it seems she would not die if she was kind.
What a school day, this looked more like a life in the jungle.
"Eh... Well, my name is Shiori Itsuka and because of your question, I don't know... I was just passing by, I didn't want to mess with you, if I'm bothering you".
"Were you passing by?"
"Eh... It's an expression," she replied a little nervously.
"An expression?" he asked more confused.
"Yes, it's like when you say: 'this heat is going to kill me', it means it's very hot, but it doesn't mean you're going to die. Do you understand...?" she asked with a nervous smile.
"Oh," he said with her eyes wide open and with some emotion, he dug out her sword to approach her. "I understand, that's what an expression is... And what else?"
"Well, I don't know... Who are you?"
When asked, the little happiness he had obtained vanished, the boy bowed his head a little and sadness flooded his eyes.
"I don't know..."
Shiori, seeing him so depressed, forgot her initial purpose, which led her to start this whole race to this place. She bowed her head much more than he did, only to see his body movement to realize that this hurt him, much more than her wounds on her legs.
"I'm sorry..." she said sadly.
Maybe this being was lost in this place, in this world, maybe he was also looking for something, like her, who was looking for her idiot brother who kept every word of his promise, even in the middle of danger.
From her present field of vision, she could see from his waist down, so she reached for one of his hands covered in purple armor with her, he was impressed by that and even a little frightened, yet her look reassured him.
"Everything will be fine, even if you don't understand anything". She took his hand among her own and smiled kindly. "You'll be fine".
"You..."
However, several missiles were fired at the boy and exploded just before they even touched him, an invisible barrier protected him, Shiori separated from him quickly out of fear, but the young man frowned and looked up rather annoyed.
"You are different from them... Right now... Why can't they leave me alone?!" he shouted at them, as he pointed his sword at them. "You... You're very annoying!"
Shiori also looked at those people covered in combat armor, plus he had propellers to fly and several weapons to fire. But that was not all, she recognized one of them.
Yes, she couldn't forget that face.
Tobiichi Origami.