Chapter 4

Tada~ I finally had time to make a fourth chapter! I sincerely apologize for it to take this long...Oh well, I guess you guys can forgive me right?…..RIGHT? T^T

Well, without further delay, please enjoy the chapter! :)

It was raining outside. Hard. It's currently rain season in Japan. Nozomi can't help but sigh at the sight of dark rain clouds hovering over the school. Nozomi closed her eyes. She listened closely to the sound of raindrops pouring outside. "I wonder what being a raindrop would be like? You fall from the sky..And yet...You seem to understand people the most..You take a glance at people, doing their everyday activities. You feel their sadness, happiness and despair. It must be hard being a raindrop huh?" she quickly thought.

It was still in the middle of class the moment Nozomi thought about all this. Since Nozomi had her eyes closed, Akiyama Sensei couldn't help but call out Nozomi's name. "Toujo San?…." A slight pause.…. "OI TOUJO SAN" shouted Akiyama Sensei at the top of his lungs. Nozomi immediately sat up straight and pretended like nothing had happened. Just as Nozomi was about to give her teacher a "Reason" for "Dozing off", she heard the school bell, everyone did. It was the lunch bell. Akiyama Sensei simply sighed and said, "Well, I won't do anything about this today Toujo San, but please try to pay attention. I know that Math isn't the subject you're proficient in, same goes with Yazaw-" "Hey!" Nozomi heard her best friend from the back of the room.

Ahh...Yazawa Nico...She's quite the small one isn't she? She's actually a lot older than she looks. Due to that, Nico was often teased at school and was suicidal at one point in life. But thanks to Nozomi, she quickly changed her mind after meeting such a nice person. Nico thought of her as a reliable older sister that she could look up to. (I'm so sorry my NozoNico shippers _) Even though Nozomi could be quite the perv. But she was someone that Nico idolized.

"Anyways, I know you're bad at Math but…..could you at least help me out by staying awake in class?" Akiyama Sensei gave Nozomi and Nico a faint smile. He bid his farewells and left. "Geez, what an annoying teacher." Nico said as she got up and stretched. "Really? I think that he's the nicest teacher we've got this year." Nozomi said as she was packing up her things. "Well, forget about that. It's raining today, shall we eat lunch in the Lunch Room?" Nico asked. "Sure." Nozomi replied and quickly took out her bento. "Let's go." Nozomi said as she gave Nico a smile.

"Arghh" A noise was heard throughout a room. Ayase Eli was still in bed. Even though she was a spirit, she's still part human. And ya' know...We can't really get out of bed that easily can we? Eli quickly looked at her watch that was laid beside the futon she was on. Eli quickly realized that it was already noon. "Aw, crap. Umi's gonna be pissed." Eli got up and started getting dressed as fast as she could. She promised Honoka, Umi, Kotori and Hanayo that they would hang out today at about 5 minutes past 12 (12:05 for the people's convenience) Umi was a spirit, not like Eli, but a spirit spirit... Kotori was a shapeshifter as a human, but she turned to being a spirit to stay with Umi. Honoka is the same as Umi, a spirit spirit. Hmm? You want to know more about Honoka? Let's just say she died after getting lost in the forest and starved to death. Hanayo's just a friendly spirit spirit as well, except she didn't die such a death of course. She was always a spirit, just like Umi. Eli quickly grabbed what she needed and headed out. She legit ran at the speed of light the moment she stepped out of the house. "Oh crap! I forgot my fucking shoes! How did I forget them in the first place?!" She quickly ran back to her house and properly put on her shoes...Then ran at the speed of light into the forest once again. They were all supposed to meet up at a nearby beach that only they knew of. Then, they would just spend the rest of the day chatting, having tea…. y'know simple things like that. Eli personally wasn't the type of person to enjoy "Tea Time" but it was somewhat enjoyable to her. Eli ran, and ran and ran. Until she reached her destination. She could see everyone in the distance. Then for some reason...Umi started running towards her? At first glance it looked like Umi was about to high five her or something. Quick lesson: Now children, if you already don't know, Umi isn't the type of person to randomly high five people. Before Eli could realize it herself, she got smacked in the face by Umi. "WHAT TIME IS IT?!" Umi picked up Eli and commenced the scolding about punctuality.

From The Side View~

"Do you think Eli's gonna be okay?" Kotori laughed nervously as she pointed towards the 2 idiots suddenly wrestling in the sand. "They'll be fine, come now sit down and enjoy this Earl Grey tea I just made." Hanayo said in a quiet voice as she gestured towards the table and chairs that were set up for "Tea Time". "Bwehh, why's there no bread?" Honoka said as she searched the tabletop, in hopes of finding a loaf. "Arn't you supposed to be on a diet?" Kotori asked while sipping her tea. "THAT'S BULLCRAP! I'M A FREAKING GHOST! I CAN DO WHAT I FLIPPIN' WANT" then Honoka proceeded to take a loaf of bread out of her back pocket? All the while screaming "BACKUP BREAD and BAGUETTE ATTACK"

After everybody calms down~

Everyone sat at the table, just sipping tea and wondered what the hell happened earlier. Eli suddenly remembered what Nozomi had said during summer and decided to ask, "Oh yeah, if you guys are free this summer, I want you to meet a person I've known for quite awhile now..." "That's nice! What's their name?" Hanayo asked. "It's Nozomi, nice name eh?" Eli said while sipping tea. "That's pretty nice indeed! What are they? She's a Spirit right?" Kotori asked, suddenly interested in the conversation. "H-human" Eli quickly replied. At this exact moment Umi suddenly stood up, looked Eli in the eye and said, " .Way" She then proceeded to flip the table, making the tea, biscuits and everything on top of the table break into bits and pieces. "DON'T YOU KNOW THE DANGERS OF A HUMAN IN YOUR SITUATION?!" Umi couldn't help but scream at the information that Eli had just shared. "Y-yeah, but...She's nice y'know?" Eli said as she looked down and pretended she had a sudden interest in her shoes. In order to make sure no one gets hurt, Kotori quickly said," But I think it's a great idea to meet Nozomi! She sounds like a lovely person! Plus, I don't think it would hurt to learn about humans a little more right?" Kotori quickly said a quick prayer to the heavens in case Umi would freaking throw her across the beach or something, but Umi just stared. "B-but, wouldn't that be dangerous for Eli?" Umi quickly said back in a worried tone. "HER PERSONALITY JUST HAD A 360 FLIP!" Eli quickly thought. "It's going to be alright! It'll be nice to make new friends!" Kotori said, relieved that Umi still has a soft spot for her. "A-alright then, if you say so..." Umi couldn't help but reply back. Kotori then quickly shot a smile at Eli. Eli couldn't help but smile back.

Nozomi and Nico were now at the tables in the Lunch Room. They were sitting with Rin and Maki, their first year friends since childhood. Maki, a modern day princess, always couldn't help but being a little bit Tsundere towards Nico. Same goes for Nico chan. They would constantly bicker at each other and yet, they seem to have the deepest bond with each other. (Of course, this led to Nozomi shipping them) Rin, a cat-like girl who enjoys ramen, didn't really care about anything to be honest. She was always that one person who would randomly go up to people and give them hugs.

"So how was your day guys? Nozomi asked Rin and Maki as she took a seat at their table. "Japanese was boring, English was boring, Math was boring. Actually scratch that, everything was boring." Rin said as she slumped onto the table. "It wasn't that boring or hard, you're just making a big fuss out of it." Maki replied while taking a bite out her bento that the house maid prepared for her. For a while, they just ate in silence, I mean, what is there to do during lunch time besides eating lunch? Nozomi suddenly asked, "Hey, you guys are free for summer right?" They all quickly replied yes but also asked why. "Well, it's because I want you to meet someone, but promise me you won't freak out alright?" They simply nodded. "By the way, we have to go to my grandparents' house." Nozomi said, waiting for an answer from all of them. "I'll try to convince my Mom to let me go, it'll be tough but I'll try my best!" Nico said with her signature "Nico Nico Nii~" Rin and Maki were actually pretty pumped to hear that they were going out near the mountains for summer, so naturally, they said it was fine. Nozomi smiled. "You guys won't regret going with me during summer! I promise!"

Looks like the meet up has been made possible for both ends. Let's just pray that all hell doesn't break out.