[Kizano and Ayano]
Ayano walked down the hallway, towards the room that had the sign 'Drama Club' on it, carefully walking with the box that had the cake Amao and her worked hard on. Well, it was mostly Amao, but she felt a sort of attachment to the cake too, even if all she did was help decorate the cake. She moved her hand to reach for the door, only for it to open, by someone else on the other side.
"Ah, Yan-chan!" Kokona Haruka, Ayano's closest senpai, exclaimed gleefully when she saw her.
"Hello, Kokona-senpai." Ayano greeted politely, even bowing her head a little.
"What brings you here?" The purple-haired girl asked with a smile.
"I brought the cake that the drama club ordered from Amao-kun." She explained.
"Wow! You're really kind, Yan-chan!" Kokona praised. "Actually, you came at a good time. I know this is a bit of a selfish request, but please just do this for me!" She pleaded with her two hands together. "Please?"
Ayano knew that if she agreed to this, this might take up her entire time, and she might get in trouble with Budo. And she might also not be able to walk home with Osano if they take their time. And knowing the drama club members, they will take their time. She'll have to text the two that she won't be able to meet with them today. And she doesn't really want to say no to her 'favorite' senpai.
"…Can I put down the cake first?" Ayano asked, remembering the box she was holding.
"Oh! Of course!" Kokona stepped aside. "Come in!"
The room was just as she remembered it. Dark purple, a small stage, some folding chairs in the back, some costumes, props and tables in the back of the stage, where Kokona led her. It was then Ayano noticed that there weren't any of the other club members.
"Where are the others?" Ayano asked, as she placed the box down on a folding table.
"Oh, they went with Kizano-kun to get more materials for our costumes. And you know Kizano… he always goes for the best..!" Kokona explained as she gathered some recyclable paper plates and plastic forks, placing them on the table.
"What about you?"
"I was told to stay behind to keep an eye on things." Her senpai didn't really sound happy when she said that. "Anyways, about that favor…" She went to the rack of a variety of colorful costumes that she guessed were used in their plays. And took out a costume that was visibly black and white, but Ayano couldn't tell exactly what it was due to the blurriness of the cover that protected the costume. "Please try this costume on."
"Why..?" She was beginning to get suspicious of her senpai.
"Just do this for me, please?!" Kokona practically begged her.
Ayano sighed in defeat. "Fine…" She took the costume and dressed behind the dressing screen that she has no idea how Kizano got, that was predictably, purple with red roses. She took out the costume, and was surprised. "This is..! Senpai!"
"Oh come on, Yan-chan! It's just us! And you already agreed!"
The kouhai just grumbled, and began undressing. After a few minutes, she had the full costume on. The mirror was outside, so she had no idea what she looked like. But no matter what she looked like, she still felt a little embarrassed wearing such a costume.
"Ok… I'm done." She said, stepping out.
When Kokona saw her, she gasped, and a pink blush on her face and a bright giddy smile. "Oh my gosh! You look even better in it than I imagined!"
Ayano wasn't sure if she was blushing or not, pulling down her skirt a little. What did Kokona make her wear? Why, a maid outfit of course! A typical maid costume with the standard short black skirt, white apron, a choker with a ribbon, and a laced headband with a black ribbon on her head.
"Why did you make me wear this, senpai?" Ayano asked, and with that blushing face and maid outfit, she looked like a doll.
This made Kokona squeal even more. "That's because, the moment I saw that outfit, I just knew you were destined for it. In other words, you were the first person I thought of when I saw that costume." She was obviously not regretting making her favorite kouhai wear that. "Anyways, here." She handed Ayano a plate of a slice of the cheesecake she brought in.
"What..? Why are you giving this to me?"
"It's the least I could do for forcing my favorite kouhai into a girly and frilly maid costume." She said sincerely.
The black-haired girl looked at the slice of cake to her senpai. "B-But this is for the drama club. I don't think it will be alright for me to take a piece-"
"Oh nonsense!" Kokona cut her off, obviously not giving her a choice. "I'm a member, and I say it's ok! I already ate a piece while you were dressing up. So take it!"
Ayano took the plate. "Thank you, senpai." She gratefully said, and began eating. She welcomed her, and the two engaged in idle chit-chat, before Ayano finished half of her slice. When a black pen that was on the table near Ayano fell and rolled a few feet away. Ayano chased after the pen, with the plate of cake in her other hand, while the other hand reached out to catch the rolling pen.
"I'M BA-" The doors leading out of the drama club suddenly opened, just as Ayano reached the pen. And the slice of cake that she held in the other hand hit the guy that opened the doors, staining his red cape.
"Ki-Kizano…kun…" Ayano said in shock, with a horrified face, realizing what she just did. She just spilled cheesecake on the drama club's president, Kizano Sunobu, who's known to be arrogant and conscious of his looks and clothes. And everyone knows that cape he usually wears is expensive. Ayano looked up, feeling her eyes begin to water, as she looked at Kizano's shocked face.
"Augh!" Was what Kizano said after sinking in that someone had the nerve to stain his royal cape. "Look at what you-"
"I'm sorry!" Ayano squealed out, looking directly into his eyes, with glassy eyes.
Kizano stopped himself from yelling, for reasons he doesn't know. He stared at the beautiful girl in a maid outfit, who started wiping away the cream with a cloth she seemed to have pulled out of nowhere. With what she was doing now, she looked like an actual maid. A very beautiful maid, in Kizano's opinion.
The drama club members just watched, still shocked at what just transpired. No one dirties or insults Kizano because he's quite popular and the best actor in the whole school. And no one wants to face his wrath, either. But what scared them the most, was that Kizano wasn't saying anything. He just… stared at the girl in the maid outfit who continued to wipe the cream off his cape.
"K-Kizano-kun..?" Kokona called out, approaching him.
This snapped Kizano out of it. He looked at his club members, realizing how long he spent looking at the beautiful girl in the maid outfit. "It-It's fine..!" Kizano sputtered out. "Just… wash it, and I'll forgive you..!" He said, giving his cape to Ayano.
Now this surprised everyone in the room. The famous Kizano Sunobu, actually being lenient with someone who dirtied his favorite cape that no one in the drama club were even allowed to touch? No one would've believed that. But it was happening right in front of them.
"Really..?" Ayano questioned the reality of the situation.
"Don't give me that face…" Kizano said, realizing he was full-on blushing right now. "I may not look like it, but I'm angry." He said that, but even his tone didn't show it.
"…I am sorry." Ayano repeated, folding his cape carefully, that made the club think she was acting like a real maid. "I really am, Kizano-kun."
"Don't make me repeat myself!" Kizano exclaimed, still blushing, but looking away. "You should be grateful that I'm giving you such a light punishment, darling!"
Ayano looked down. "Well… thank you, I guess. I'll just change and I'll be on my way. I'll give you back your cape by tomorrow, at the least."
"…Keep it on." He said, almost in a whisper. "Just… take your uniform and leave. You can keep that maid costume! I'd rather not have a costume that wasn't even properly asked for permission to wear by a non-club member."
"But Kizano-kun!" Kokona protested.
"It's ok, senpai!" Ayano said, before even her senpai would get in trouble with Kizano. "I'll just change in the bathroom."
"But Yan-chan…"
She turned back to the president and bowed ninety degrees to him. "I'm sorry again for causing trouble." And with that, she left the room in hurry.
Unaware of the new emotions and feelings she awakened within the pompous club leader, who stared at her retreating figure. He made a note to himself to drill out as much information Kokona knows about that girl she called Yan-chan.
[Oko and Ayano]
Ayano left the bathroom with a heavy heart and a long face. What a day. She can't believe she really did that. After she returns his cape, she's going to make sure she avoids Kizano for a while. Both the cape and maid outfit were in her bag, which made her bag a bit bulgy and heavy, but she couldn't complain since she didn't have any choice. She already texted Osano and Budo not to wait for her anyway, so maybe she should just go home.
She walked down one of the hallways, intending on leaving, when she saw the occult club room, with its doors wide open, like they were inviting her in. She's never really interacted with the members of the occult club. They usually kept to themselves, and the rest of the school avoid them because they find the members and club itself creepy.
Ayano herself didn't find the club and members creepy. If anything, she finds them interesting.
In the middle of the dark room that had books, summoning circles, skulls and candles in the room, she saw a tall boy with web-patterned gloves and shoulder-length messy hair reading a book with a summoning circle on it. The boy looked up from his book, and looked at Ayano, realizing he was being stared at.
A light blush crept onto his face that was evident due to his pale complexion. "Oh…Um… hello…" His voice was soft and timid, making Ayano think that he's the socially-awkward type. Which she should've expected. He had the red arm band that indicated he was the president of the club.
"Hello." Ayano politely said back, stepping into the room.
"Um… Can I help you… with anything..?" He asked, a nervous look on his face.
"Not really." Ayano replied casually. "I'm just interested in the occult club."
The leader looked surprised. "You're… actually interested in the occult club?"
She nodded. "To be honest, I've always been interested. I've wanted to talk to some of the members, but I never got the right chance. Until now." She gave him a small smile.
Oko expected to see a hint of regret or lie, but only saw sincerity with every word she said. She wasn't very expressive, and she talked in a bit of a monotone voice, but he believed her. He still had a bit of a hard time believing that a pretty girl like her was interested in his club with a not-so-great reputation. To him, she looked like the type of person that would get along with social butterflies.
"Well… that's wonderful!" Oko said, smiling a bit awkwardly.
"I'm Ayano Aishi." She introduced herself, bowing a little. "Nice to meet you."
"I'm Oko… Oko Ruto." He said. "Nice… to meet you!"
The two talk for a while, Oko explained to Ayano what they usually do for club activities and told her of their attempts at summoning a demon. He expected her to scared or creeped out by this, but she perked up and wanted more details. This surprised Oko even more. By the time the members came in, some were surprised to see an outsider inside their room, while some just ignored her.
"Hey, Oko-san… Can I watch your ritual?" Ayano asked.
Again, Oko was surprised. "Are you… really interested… in watching our ritual..?"
"I know I can't join since I'm not a member of the club, but would you be so kind to at least… let me watch?"
He looked at his members, and most of them shrugged, telling him it was completely up to him. One girl shook her head, another guy just stared blankly at the sight and one guy gave a thumbs up with an unreadable expression.
"Ok…" He said.
Ayano smiled just a little brighter. "Thank you, Oko-san!"
Oko evidently blushed again. "You're welcome… Ayano-san."
"…I'm not used to people close to my age calling me by my full name, so just call me Yan-chan." She explained to him, not dropping that small smile.
He blushed harder. "Yan…chan…"
When the time came, they members began their ritual, and Ayano watched with eagerness. She was disappointed that nothing special happened, but the members explained to her that this always happen and that she shouldn't expect more. But either way, Ayano was still fascinated with the whole thing.
"I'll talk to you again, soon, Oko-san." Ayano told the leader when it was time for all the students to leave the school.
"You… want to… talk to me again..?" His doubt was obvious.
"Of course." Ayano said to clear him from any more of his doubt. "Talking with you, and seeing your ritual… it was so fun and interesting! Ah, but I hope you don't see this as me seeing you as just a pastime. I seriously enjoyed spending time with you, Oko-san."
Oko was pretty sure he was blushing hard at this point. "…kun." He said so quietly that she didn't hear him.
"Sorry?" Ayano asked.
"Oko…kun…" He repeated. "You can call me… Oko-kun…"
She gave him that small smile again. "Well then, see you tomorrow, Oko-kun!" She said, before walking ahead.
He clutched his summoning book against his chest that had his hammering heart. "See you… Yan-chan."
A/N: Damn! I made this chapter longer than it needed to be. Also, Kizano wants to drill information out of Kokona. Get it? Because they both have drills? No? Ok XD Although Kokona's role in the official game is uncertain, I like the idea YanDev suggested that she'll be a part of the drama club and will act as like a tutorial before the game begins. It gave a good excuse for the beginning of Kizano's scene. And if you don't believe me that Kokona is her senpai, look it up. She's in class 3-2 and Ayano is 2-1. Oh and Kizano's scene was inspired by Koumi-senpai's fanart of Ayano in a maid costume where she spilled something on Kizano.
As for Oko… I made it cute! I can't help it, I like Oka and I like her counterpart. They're just both so cute! X3 Heh… what a long chapter and author's note… oh well can't be helped! I know Ayano may have been a little OC here, but remember… she acts 'normal.' Normal to her (at least in my head) is being polite, and saying nice words.
Next is Aso and Mujo!~ But ahhh… Aso's story will be… different. Don't worry, I'll put trigger warnings.
Hope you enjoyed! Thank you for reading!