Chapter 4

Ayano had taken apart and resembled her phone to figure out what could have caused the messages. A part of her knew that it could have been some kind of fluke but the logical part of her mind had gone into overdrive trying to figure out everything about the messages. Who sent them? How did they know her? What did they mean by her life would get more interesting?

She was so lost in her thoughts, she didn't hear the person yelling for her to look out and collided with someone who had been running in the opposite direction. Ayano quickly put her phone away, stood up, and held her hand out for the person still on the ground.

"Sorry. I wasn't paying attention." The boy took her hand and she pulled him to his feet.

"Neither of us were. Otherwise we wouldn't have collided with each other." Ayano ignored the confused look she got and looked behind the guy that crashed into her. There was an orange haired guy running up to them.

"I told you to look out." The guy said when he caught up. "Seriously Taro. I knew you were clumsy but you've never crashed into anyone the second day of school."

"I just tripped." Taro looked down.

"There's a first time for everything." Ayano added. The orange haired boy looked at Ayano as if just noticing her for the first time. Ayano ignored the stare and continued talking. "School starts in ten minutes. There's a shortcut around the corner. If you run you can make it to the school in five."

"Thank you!" Taro said. Both boys ran down the alleyway. Ayano watched them before continuing on her established route. If the way they took would get them there in five minutes, the way she took would get her there in two. She began to climb the fence.

Ayano had a good view of the entrance to the school from her seat. She saw Taro and his friend run into the school with four minutes to spare. The door to the classroom opened in one. Both boys were in their seats by the time the bell rang. Ayano couldn't help but be impressed. Neither looked that gifted athletically. Yet they'd made it on time.

"Ayano Aishi."

"Present." She answered on autopilot. The class didn't require her full attention. She would do the bare minimum and pass with flying colors. She kept her eyes on the board and tuned out the teacher.

When the bell rang Ayano was one of the first people to leave the room. She didn't have a reason-no clubs to join-but she found some interest in people watching from the roof of the school. The delinquents that hung around near the incinerator, bullies that would walk around the school trying to find more victims, the two groups of girls and boys that hung around the fountain talking.

From her vantage point, Ayano could see one of the boys that she helped earlier reading a book. It didn't seem like that interesting of a book. While he was focused on reading, it looked like he hadn't made it to the halfway point of the book. Such a book only really required a few minutes at most to finish. Then again, Ayano was just assuming he had been reading the book for awhile. It was possible that he had just recently started. Even so he should have been done by now.

Ayano's phone rang. The black haired girl should have ignored it or checked to make sure the caller wasn't a scam like a normal person. But she wasn't normal. She answered the phone and waited for the person to speak.

"Greetings Ayano Aishi." A deep voice said on the other end. Ayano's gray eyes narrowed as she tried to figure out who was calling and how they knew her name.

"May I ask how you know my name?"

"Do you really need to know that?" There was a mischievous tone in the person's voice.

"I don't." Ayano replied. She felt something that seemed like annoyance. What she was annoyed at was unknown, but Ayano did have a guess. "I do think I deserve a reason as to why you are calling me though."

The caller chuckled. "I suppose. I see you are interested in Taro Yamada."

"Who?" Ayano looked at the boy reading the book. Taro Yamada...such a plain name.

"The boy you are currently watching like a stalker."

"Why would I have an interest in someone so boring?" Ayano snapped. "Taro Yamada is someone who is predictable. I have no interest in pursuing a relationship with him, Info-kun."

There was silence and for a moment, Ayano thought he had hung up on her. Then there was laughter.

"You're quite the interesting person." Info-kun said.

"As are you." Ayano replied. "I would be more interested in pursuing a relationship with you than one with Taro."

This silence was much longer, as though Info-kun was having a hard time processing the information. There was more laughter, but it seemed less confident. Ayano listened with a smile on her face.

"We'll be in touch." She said finally.

"Indeed." Then they hung up.

A/N: So Osano has shown up! And the updates might be slower so YandereDev can update and maybe release the next rival moments.