Disclaimer: I do not own Flame of Recca; they all belong to Nobuyuki Anzai. The ones that are mine are Aurora, Cassandra, their friend(s), and teachers, etc.

Chapter 6: Why does it have to be you?

Finally, it was Friday as Tokiya met Aurora and Cassandra, who were both waiting for him in the front yard of their house. Once the three of them entered the school, chaos ensured as the girls of the Tokiya Mikagami fan club proceeded to surround them. They somehow managed to get away and arrive to class on time, which was a relief.

Honestly, I'm not going to be able to get any peace from this club, he thought to himself as he sat in his seat. Yet somehow he did. Then Akira-sensei was talking about their yearly winter field trip.

Please don't mention the groups, he thought to himself, pleading, because if he got stuck with Aurora, he was in trouble...mostly with Cassandra. Still, his plea was somewhat in vein, because Akira-sensei went straight to the chosen groups once she explained the activities.

"I'll be announcing the groups now," Akira-sensei explained.

"So the first group is Aurora, Cassandra, Tokiya, and Riya," she said as she read off a list.

I'm going to end up in hell, he cursed to himself once the groups were done being announced. He looked at Aurora, who gave him a smile, and for some reason that reassured him.

But why does it have to be you? He asked himself as she suddenly touched his hand, and surprisingly, he didn't pull away.