Chapter 4: Tensions Rise

We're sorry for not updating long. :( But now there's a new chapter! Also, you may notice some changes in past chapters as we switched Mimi's place with Aya and stuff. Also right now it's messed up because there was a mistake in replacing a chapter so...yeah. Just bear with us a little longer.

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Tsuyoshi's P.O.V.

"Tsuyoshi-san!" Tsuyoshi's cute girlfriend Aya called to him across the cafeteria. She obviously didn't care what other people thought. Tsuyoshi risked a quick glance at Akito, whose body was still stiffened. Yet, how he could avoid his girlfriend, who he hadn't seen all day?

Silently sending an apology to Akito, he said brightly, "Oh, Akito-san, there's Aya-chan! Come on, let's go!" He tried to pull Akito toward Aya's table. For a miniscule second, Akito hesitated and didn't move, but then he came. Sayaki followed after them like a puppy dog. As they got closer, Tsuyoshi got a better look at the people sitting with Aya at the table: Sana, their other friend Mimi, and a new person—a boy with messy dark hair.

Like a robot, Akito took his place at the table and stared at his food tray: congealed chicken noodle soup with a dry dinner roll and disgusting looking mashed potatoes. He'd really made a mistake of buying lunch today. Tsuyoshi and Sayaki also sat at empty seats. Mimi and Sana, who had been having a heated discussion about something right before Akito came, stopped. The dark haired boy took the hint and dropped silent too. Sayaki glared at Mimi and Sana, who she had immediately seemed to know had no boyfriend and so was competition for Akito. They glared right back.

Aya and Tsuyoshi exchanged a glance, silently agreeing, "We need to break the ice." And indeed it seemed that there was a thick layer of ice over the group. No one said anything. It seemed like Akito and Sayaki really hadn't gotten a friendly reception. First they introduced everybody to each other, but "everybody" just nodded: a silent, sullen nod. So then Tsuyoshi and Aya began talking avidly to add some noise to the silence. "So, do you like your teachers?"

"They're so-so," said Tsuyoshi. "It's the first day, so we don't really get to know them that well yet. Have you had Mrs. Ayaso so far?"

"Oh, yes!" said Aya, a little too brightly. "Hey Sana-chan, what did you think about her?"

Sana broke off her glare with Sayaki and said with a thoughtful expression on her face, "I guess she's alright. But she seemed to give out a lot of homework for the first day."

"You had her too so far, Akito-san," Tsuyoshi said, trying to get him into the conversation.

Akito shrugged. "She is okay. All the teachers pretty much are." And then, none of them would speak except for Tsuyoshi and Aya. Even if they asked them questions, they would just nod, shake their head no, or shrug. Oh, no, Tsuyoshi thought. It was going to be a very loooong lunch.

Sana's P.O.V.

It was gym time. And of course, he was in Sana's class. Again. She had seen him enter the gym with Tsuyoshi, but there wasn't the black haired girl, named Sayaki, tagging along with them. She must be in another class. Akito couldn't be in possibly every single class of mine, could he? Because if he was…. Sana moaned just thinking of that thought. She had no need to be near that….that backstabbing cheater.

"Sana-chan? Are you ready?"

Sana looked up and smiled at Aya. She had nearly forgot, Aya was in her every class too. Ran was in quite a few of Sana's classes, too. She paused in the middle of tying her shoelace to think about him. He was a transfer student and he had moved from the countryside or something. Ran hadn't been that specific about it. He had seemed to taken a liking to her and they were already friends, too. He was nice, that was sure. And Ran was pretty good looking, too.

But if Ran really, really, as in love, liked her—well, it was only the first day! Sana dismissed the thought. And plus, after the…incident with that bastard with that dirty blond hair, she had promised herself that she wouldn't have a boyfriend anymore—because if you don't have one, then there's no heartbreak. Yes, that's right, Sana told herself, as she got up and followed Aya out of the gym locker room.

Akito's P.O.V.

Akito leaned against the gym wall on the north side, searching the gym with his eyes for Sana. Tsuyoshi, for once out of his timid shell when not talking alone with his friends or girlfriend, was chatting animatedly with a boy in Tsuyoshi's homeroom about an explosion in Science class. It was something like that. Akito didn't really care. He was looking for Sana. Right there, there she was! She was coming out of the girl's locker room with that brunette, Aya. But before Akito could even uncross his legs and come out of his relaxed position to go over to Sana, a dark-brown haired boy jumped in front of Aya and Sana and began talking to them. The threesome made their way across the gym to the south side, directly across from Akito. None of them even made a glance his way.

Akito gritted his teeth in frustration. Today, besides lunch, every time he tried to talk to Sana, either her friends Mimi and Aya would be there or, worse, that brown haired boy would be with her. What was his name again? Oh, Ran, he remembered. He seemed to now be friends with Sana. But what did he expect to accomplish with this? He was already popular a bit, but not the most popular like Akito or a little less than that like Tsuyoshi. Akito grinned inside as most of the boys headed toward them when they appeared from the locker room. Or….. Ran could be looking to be Sana's new boyfriend. It was only the first day, but things like that could happen. Ran's feelings could even be true. And if they were, Akito thought, Ran will get some competition. I didn't move back just to be hated by Sana.

Sana's P.O.V.

With Ran and Aya, Sana went to the south side of the gymnasium and stood talking with them. Gym hadn't started yet, but it was sure to soon. Aya and Ran kept up a steady banter, but Sana wasn't in the mood to talk, so she just gave a gesture with her hands, head, or shoulders when she was asked a question.

There was the sound of a whistle being blown, signifying the beginning of gym class. Mr. Extiso stalked out to the middle of the gym and blew once more into it. All of the students moved toward him.

"Sit down!" he barked. They did. "Okay, this is what you can expect of me: I won't spend a good chunk of the beginning of class talking and wasting time. Just remember—work hard in this class and you won't regret it!" He gave the students a steely glare. He looks scary, Sana thought. "Now, we're going to be playing dodge ball. Sana, you will be the captain of one group. Akito, you'll be the other captain." Already students were vying for Akito's and Sana's attention. "Hey Akito, pick me first. I'll help you win."

"Pick me, Sana! I'm good!" Aya didn't say anything; she knew that she would be Sana's first choice as she was her best friend, including Mimi.

Mr. Extiso quieted them down. "Stop. I've already picked who will be on which team. Girls against boys. Get into your teams." Quickly, all the girls went to Sana and the boys to Akito. The girls' team would be on the south side and the boys' team would be on the north. The brightly colored squishy balls were lined up on the middle line in the center of the gym. Sana felt filled with energy. We will totally going to win this game! Once everyone was in their right places, Mr. Extiso lifted his whistle to his lips. "Ready?

Again, we're sorry for the really, really late update (like a month! 0.o). :( But since KodochaFan55 actually just wants to read other fanfics other than write her own, but it's on her account and i haven't been able to get to her house, there wasn't any new chapters. And then when I was able to, we had no time cause we had to go to places and stuff. Anyway, the chapter is here so I hope you enjoyed it. :D

Yes, what she said: we are sorry.