Greetings.
Gokigenyou - Very formal greeting of hello (or a very formal farewell). It is usually used by females - in most cases, rich females.
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"" - speech
italics - memory
[ ] - thoughts
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A New Friend?
Nami stood at the front gates of her school.
[How long has it been since I've last been here...?]
She shuddered when she recalled that she still has a long half-year before graduating from elementary school. Considering her bad luck of being severely injured in the middle of a school year, she dreaded the attitude the students might have towards her.
[For once, I wish I was back in my previous timeline. Why is this school so intimidating?]
As if answering her, there were two huge statues placed at the ends of the gates. It glimmered with its silver color, boasting to the world of its possible high price.
[Right... Because this is where the rich go to. An escalator school system... I hate this already.]
She wished for the lazy days again before feeling the stares and hearing the whispers of the students passing her by. Unfortunately for her, Himon already went to his classroom; after all, he started school a few weeks ago. Taking a deep breath, she recalled the pictures and information of the students in her class. Thankfully, Sebastian helped her memorize them perfectly when he noticed that she could not remember anything that pertained to her school.
"Gokigenyou, Tsukimukai-san." A petite girl walked up to her with a delicate pretty smile. She had light curls done to her black silky hair and her eyes shimmered a beautiful amethyst purple color.
"Ah, gokigenyou, Suibara-san." Nami curtsied before giving her a bright smile.
The girl looked momentarily surprised. "I did not expect you to remember my name. We never talked after all..."
[Seriously...?! We never talked...?]
"Well it is my duty as your classmate to remember everyone's name." She threw a random explanation, which the other girl thankfully took.
"Then I should learn from you." Respect crept into the girl's voice.
[Please don't. Even though I'm technically from a rich family, I'm inwardly like a commoner. You're too sparkly and bright for me.]
It was to the point that Nami wanted to cover her eyes with her hands. She truly had a hard time interacting with such pure people.
"If it is acceptable to you, would you like to have lunch with me at the salon today?" Suibara Arisu gently held Nami's hands. "There are plenty of desserts and tea - only available for the top families."
[I don't like sweets. I like food from the convenience store, but I can't exactly reject her. She's a sweet girl after all.]
"I do not mind. However, I dislike anything sweet, so I will refrain from eating any desserts. Tea does sound wonderful though."
Arisu's delicate giggle reverberated in the air like a clear bell sound. "I did not realize that it was so easy to talk to you."
"Why do you say that?"
[Did I do something? Don't tell me... DID I UNKNOWINGLY SCARE PEOPLE AWAY?!]
Sweat started to gather on her forehead. Nami blinked slowly, focusing on Arisu's every word.
"You tended to outwardly look cold, so people had a hard time approaching you."
[So it's true... I scare people... How tragic.]
Arisu then whispered. "However, my family forbade me to talk to you when I asked them. I was very disappointed."
"Then why now?" Nami almost grunted in an unladylike fashion.
Arisu skillfully ignored her question as if she did not hear Nami's voice at all and continued talking. "Truthfully, I always wanted to talk to you. I know how nice you are. After all, you make sure that the girls are safe and the boys are polite. A person who is also loved by animals is someone who cannot be possibly bad."
[Should I be happy...? SHOULD I BE?!]
"That still doesn't answer my question." Nami pointed out.
"Ah, I apologize for that." Arisu quickly curtsied before answering. "My family had just recently allowed me to talk to you. Apparently, the existence of your aunt and uncle prevented us from contacting you and your mother properly. However, that shall change from now on."
"What do you mean by preventing? And what does my mother have to do with anything?"
"I will explain that today during lunch." She motioned for her to follow. "Let us head to our classroom before the bell rings."
[At least, I won't look like a fool now. If I couldn't find the classroom on time, I would have been teased by the others... Probably... Maybe.]
[Though... I feel like I'm forgetting something really important.]
Nami shrugged to herself.
[I suppose that can wait until lunch.]
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