Chapter two: Idiot!

I opened my eyes to see a palace, my prince charming looking at me with a peaceful look on his face. However, for some reason I felt a weird prodding sensation on my forehead.

Opening my eyes, I realized it was a dream- a rather perfect one at that. Haru stood in front of me, grinning- as usual. "Good Morning, Hikari-chan!" He greeted me.
Somehow, whenever I had a good dream, I got woken up at the best bit.

Haru looked rather happy, stood in his school uniform. "Hurry up." He said, but couldn't help smiling.

Once we set off, I pondered several things. Like, why my maids weren't there as usual, and why Haru even woke me up. Then I remembered an important thing that was happening today. My parents were coming back from a business trip. Yes- seeing my parents is always nice, but no- in this situation it's not. Mainly because of Atobe Keigo. After my parents heard that I fell of a horse due to him spooking it, they were a bit angry.
I admit- that was an understatement.
They were furious.

My skin crawled as I imagined seeing them again.
"Haru-kun…" I tried to say. My words lingered in the air, never reaching him.
"Hikari-chan, let's go shopping later." Haru suggested, full of energy.

I knew that he actually wasn't looking forward to seeing mother and father either, but Haru has always been able to hide things better.

A few minutes late, we arrived at school. I'm rather relieved, that after the incident with Mizuki, the number of fangirls Haru had decreased. It seemed that way- at least whilst I was with him. "Good morning, Hikari-chan." A voice greeted me.

Atobe Keigo stood before me, looking perfect- like always. He might as well had a sign saying 'Ore-sama is amazing, get used to it.'
Then again, I'm glad he didn't have one, because that would've been awkward.

"Good morning, Ahobe-kun." I greeted, smiling menacingly. I have to admit, at that moment, I was still oblivious to quite a lot of things- even as my heart almost jumped out of my chest.

We all walked into the school together, laughing while we did so. Why did we laugh?
I'm not quite sure, since I have a terrible memory. However, I think it was because Atobe thought a cloud looked like a tennis racket- or something along those lines. I don't remember.

"Hikari-chan, you still owe Ore-sama." Atobe told me, looking smug- like always.
I sighed, and looked at him- looking as bored as I could. Although, deep down- I was not bored. After all, I think it'd be hard to get bored of Atobe.
"Yeah, yeah I know." I said, trying to not sound conceited.
Haru, who was still stood next to me grinned. "Why don't you go shopping with her after school? I was going to, but something came up." Haru winked at Atobe, making I look like he couldn't that I could see him.

I was looking forward to shopping Atobe, so much so I thought I'd faint.
If you couldn't tell- that was a lie. I wasn't looking forward to shopping with Atobe because I had the feeling that Atobe would spend too much money on- I don't know- paper, or some other thing else that is normally cheap. Not only that, but I knew that Haru didn't have anything to do, so he'd be at home being lectured by my parents. I felt a pang of guilt, as I knew I was to blame.

Atobe, on the other hand, seemed oblivious to that, and was just grinning smugly- like always. I smiled as sincerely as I could, my hair in the way of my vision. Before I could move it, Atobe did it for me. I blushed insanely, embarrassed.

When I think about it, I'm amazed Atobe could do something like that with a straight face. I have to point out though, that I'm certain he was blushing- even if it was ever so slightly.

School seemed a lot shorter than usual, which for once- wasn't a good thing. I have- and always will hate school (the most tedious thing ever created,) but, shopping was worse.
It wouldn't have been bad if it was Haru that was going with me, since we just laugh at how short skirts are, then go to an equestrian store and buy things for the horses. What would me and Atobe do?

Once the bell went, Atobe looked extremely happy. He stood up, walked over to my desk and sat on it- not saying a word. He didn't have to, I knew full well what it meant. 'Hurry up, you're making Ore-sama wait.' Is what I imagine him saying? I'm spot on, aren't I?
"Don't you have to oversee tennis practice?" I said, my final attempt of getting out of it.
Atobe grinned, still not saying anything.

I have to admit, it's a lot more sinister when Atobe's happy. Werid, right? However, Atobe had an aura around him that made it seem that he farted rainbows and burped sunshine. Which- for the record does not happen. Good luck with that mental image.

I sighed, giving up.
"Let's go. We're stopping off my house first so I can get changed."
Atobe nodded, almost like a kid at Christmas.

Instead of going straight home, we went to the library to get Haru.
Well- since I was going home, where my parents were, we might as well go altogether. Three people are better than one. Well- actually, that's just two more people my mum could lecture. Oh, and the reason we didn't go shopping straight away was because during lunch someone 'acidentally' dropped ponta on my lap.
The black car waited outside, the chauffeur stood patiently.

Once we got to the gates, I realized that the manor looked haunted. The steel gates seemed a lot more ancient- even though they had been there for a couple of months. The chauffeur opened the gates, then got back in and drove through. The trees that were supposed to compliment the driveway looked sinister, not welcoming at all.
As we get closer, I could see someone through the window. That was my mother, and without even seeing anything other than her silhouette, I could tell that it was her instantly. It was the high bun, something none of the maids had.

We got out, and I breathed in deeply. Seeing my parents wasn't a good thing for several reasons. I even compiled them into a list just because I felt that my brain would implode if I didn't:

Mother had to donate a lot of money to stop Haru from being excluded.

My grades aren't good. What am I hiding? They are crap- just like my attention span.

Father hated me for being friends with an honour student, and after that 'incident' with Mizuki, he'd rub in my face.

The two of them pay for all and any damage I cause- which is quite a substantial amount.

Atobe was with me.

I stop Haru from studying, since I drag him to the stables with me (and make him go without me when I can't make it.)

I am two minutes younger than Haru, so Haru is the one who will inherit everything. Because of it, there are piles of marriage interview applications my study (which is an empty room that I use for storage- unlike Haru's study, which we both use.)

Their standards are higher than Atobe's.

There are more reasons, but I think listing them all would take an eternity.

"Welcome back, young lord, my lady." The maid greeted. Unfortunately, a downside of having my parents around was that everything must be perfect- meaning that maids were more formal than usual.

We walked inside slowly, impending doom waiting inside. Trust me, my parents are a force to be reckoned with.