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Chapter two

The New Student

Flashback

Eight months ago…

A girl with mid-back length, straight brown hair is walking down the corridors. Her green eyes scanned around, looking for a particular room. She glanced down at the paper she was holding…her class schedule.

"Let's see… room 214." She looked up at the door and saw the numbers '214' in black ink printed across a small white board. She knocked on the white door.

"Please come in." A voice, belonging to a male, answered. The girl opened the door and walked quietly inside. She walked to the teacher and handed him a blue paper. The teacher took it and read what was written.

" Class, it seems that we have a new student." The teacher said. Every head in the classroom looked up from what they were doing.

The teacher then said to the girl, "I am Mr. Hiroshi. Please introduce yourself."

"I am Mica Wilson. Nice to meet you all." She said.

"Okay, please take a seat there beside Shuichi Minamino." She then followed and walked to the chair that was assigned to her.

" Hi, I'm Shuichi Minamino." Shuichi said, holding out his hand.

" I'm Mica. Nice to meet you." Mica said, shaking Shuichi's hand.

' She looks so familiar.' Shuichi thought.

'Maybe you met her before or bumped into her. Ask her.' Said Youko in his mind

' I'll ask.' Shuichi said to Youko.

" Have we met before? You look kind of familiar." Shuichi said. She looked slightly taken aback but quickly composed herself, hoping that the guy in front of her didn't notice. Unfortunately, that didn't go by unnoticed, but Shuichi just did not show it.

" No, I don't think so." She said before turning her attention to the teacher. Seeing this, Shuichi did the same.

" Okay class, in three months, our yearly election of class officers will be held. So, if you want to run, be on your best behavior." Mr. Hiroshi said.

"Before I forget, Mr. Minamino, would you please kindly show our new student around?" Mr. Hiroshi asked Shuichi.

"I would be glad to." Shuichi answered.

End of Flashback

…Wednesday…

Beep. Beep.

Beep. Beep.

Beep. Be—

A hand stopped the alarm clock. A certain red head peeked from under the blankets. The Sun's light met his emerald orbs.

"Augh… time for school." He stood up from his bed and fixed it. He went to the bathroom and took a quick shower. He dressed himself with the usual school attire and grabbed his school bag and went downstairs. The smell of bacon met him on his way downstairs.

"Shuichi, breakfast is ready." Shiori, Shuichi's mom, told him as he entered the kitchen. He put down his school bag and grabbed the two plates his mom was holding. He put them down on the table and both of them started eating.

" Mom, you know Mica, right?" Shuichi asked.

" You mean that sweet girl you brought here the other time?" Shiori asked.

" Yes, mom." Shuichi said.

" What about her?" Shiori asked.

" Well, she is coming over here this afternoon. We are going to make our science project. Is that okay?" Shuichi asked.

" Of course. Anybody is welcome in our home." Shiori said, smiling at her son.

" Mom, I have to go. I'm going to be late for school." He picked up his plate and excused himself. He went to the kitchen to wash them but…

" Just leave them there. I'll be the one to wash them." Shiori said.

" Thanks mom. See you this afternoon." With that, he went to the front door and walked out of their house.

He walked to the school with no interruptions, which is kind of not 'normal'. Because normally, just as he was about to enter the school gates, his fan girls are approaching him, not that he did not like the peace he is getting now. Although, he did not miss the stares and giggles he is getting from his 'adoring fans'.

" That's odd." He told himself as he approached his locker.

" What's odd?" Somebody asked behind him. Shuichi was slightly surprised because he did not hear or 'sense' her coming.

" Uhm…Nothing." He said. He turned and saw that it was Mica.

" Come on. It's not nothing." She pushed.

" It is just that, they are acting weird." He said, looking over at some of his fan girls.

" Aww… is our dear, beloved Shuichi actually cared for his fans?" She said in a cute little voice, like a baby's. He just looked at her and smiled at her childishness.

" Don't worry about them. They are not going anywhere. They are just worried about their leader." She said to him.

" Leader? Who is their leader?" He asked. He finished getting some of his things and closed his locker.

" Sarah Wilson. The one who was hospitalized along with five others." She said casually.

" I wonder what happened to them." He said. They started walking to their first class… Calculus. They have classes together except for gym.

" They should not have walked into a dark alley. Now, they got themselves beat up because of their own stupidity." She said with the slightest hint of anger. " Anyway,…" She said, changing the subject. " I'll go over to your house this afternoon, okay?"

" Yeah. I already told my mom about it and she is okay with it." Shuichi said, still thinking about what she said earlier.

' How did she know what happened to them?' He thought to himself.

'Maybe she was in the same place when that happened.' Youko said into his mind.

' But she should have gotten help for them. And you heard her, she was angry. You could not miss that.' Shuichi said to Youko.

'Maybe you should investigate. Ever since you met that girl, there are a lot of questions left unanswered. I am intrigued about her. So mysterious. Go and investigate.' Youko said to him.

' Maybe I should. I'll do it later.' Shuichi was broken out of his thoughts with a hand waving at his face.

" Earth to Shuichi. Finally! What is happening to you? You are not still worried about them, are you? Well, I am just going to say that the teacher is already on her way here so let's get inside." She said.

True, Shuichi turned his head to the side and saw that the teacher was already coming. He went inside and sat beside Mica, who was staring out the window.

' I should get a job.' She thought. ' I know that I already have enough money to last me a lifetime but people might get suspicious in where I get my money. Guess I have to do it tomorrow.'

She turned to Shuichi, who was looking at her.

" What?" She asked.

" Nothing. What are you thinking about anyway?" Shuichi asked.

" I need a job." She said. Shuichi looked into her eyes.

' She is not lying. But why now? Only after eight months?' Shuichi said.

" If you want, I can help you find a job tomorrow." Shuichi offered

" That is exactly what I'm thinking. Thanks." Mica smiled at him. Then the teacher entered and started her class.

…That Afternoon…

" Okay, let's head off to your house." Mica said, walking out of their school. Shuichi followed her.

" Shouldn't I be the one leading?" Shuichi asked.

" Oh yeah… hehe… sorry… Okay, lead the way captain!" Mica said, with a grin on her face. Shuichi returned a smile at her big grin.

" Wait! I forgot something. I'll just get it. Wait here." Mica just nodded at what Shuichi said.

Many students, mainly Shuichi's fan club, were staring at the two.

Some were whispering…

" Look at her, flirting with our Shuichi."

Some were glaring at her…

Some were whispering, too…

" Maybe she was the one who beat up Sarah…"

" Yeah, so she can have Shuichi all by herself…"

All of this was noticed by Mica. Of course, she did not react or anything. She just shrugged it off.

' Stupid girls, don't know what is ahead of them.' She thought.

" Hey, you look dazed all of a sudden." She did not notice that Shuichi was already back.

" It's nothing." She said. " Okay, let's go to your house." She went back to her big grin.

" Okay. Come on." They both started walking to Shuichi's house.

End of Chapter

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