M.A.

Name

Hyotei Academy

School

3-A

Class

Atobe Keigo

Interest/s

Making fun of the reactions and analyzing thecause of her stepsister's senility

Hobby/s

What is your greatest fear in life?

Irah: Umm… failure?

Adel: Being Irah in my next life. *snicker*

Irah: Eeeeeeebiiiiil!

Adel: Awww! Irah, you look so cute when you get angry... 3

Irah: Argh! Why am I even doing this?

Adel: …*smile*

Irah: What are you doing? Say something! You're wasting the space!

ToucHeart: Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight. That'a a wrap. Hello, fanfic readers! Welcome to the very 1st chap. Have the time of your eyes, relax and just read. Leave a review if you want, by the way. And to the following people who continuously supported my very 1st fanfic 'The Cat Has Nine Lives', I love you guys.

To all of you reading, ROCK ON! XD

CHAPTER 1: Chocolate Cosmos

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Irah rose up in panic from her peaceful morning slumber. "Where's the fire?" she looked around her.

"Atobe- sama! Good morning!"

"Have you been well, Atobe- sama?"

"Atobe-sama, please accept this. I made this cake for you."

"Atobe-sama."

Irah just scratched her head as she saw her fellow Hyoutei girls swoon over the "King". She rolled her eyes as she saw one girl almost cry. Good thing she was on the rooftop because from way up here she could see the lunacy of it all. But she wasn't thankful enough to forgive him for disturbing her morning nap. She had to admit that the very first time she set foot on the academy she was dazed by Atobe Keigo. His grace, confident air, arrogant stride and intellectual talks, if not coupled with bragging, are something anyone would admire. He would have had a perfect profile in her book. But then…

Her cellphone rang. She sighed hopelessly. This happens. "Hello."

"Where are you, Student Body Secretary?"

She looked down at him. He was entering the building and he was looking around. "I'm not on the grounds, Atobe-san."

"H-how dare you!" She held back her chuckle as she saw his face distort with disapproval. "Address me properly."

"I just did, Atobe-san."

"Why you-" he stopped in his tracks, this time carefully screening the faces in the crowd, probably looking for hers. After awhile, she saw him whisper something to Kabaji and the big guy started looking at the crowd too.

Kekekeke.

"IRAH!"

She reeled and saw Martina, hands on hips and looking at her crossly. "So this is where you've been hiding!"

"Martina, good morning!" she gave her the sweetest smile she had. "How was your weekend?"

"Shove it! You skipped morning duty for a nap! Honestly, you just can't spend all your mornings sleeping in the roof- Mmph?"

She just covered her bestfriend's mouth with her free hand. "Shhhhhhhhhh!"

"Mmph!"

"Heh?" she heard her caller from the other line and she could now picture his arrogant smirk.

As carefully and as well hidden as she could, she approached the end of the railing. Her heart jumped out of her chest when she saw Atobe looking directly at her as if waiting for her appearance! The devil… She crouched down out of sight in time as everyone on the grounds curiously followed Atobe's gaze.

"Mmph!"

"So that is where you were. Now that I found you, address me properly, Student Body Secretary."

Her head heated with anger. Of all the things, she hated to be bossed around. Especially by this guy. But what can she do? She was elected as the Student Body Secretary- the first second year student to become one. She had expectations to fill. Not as if she hated it but everyone in the Committee were all third years and they were all nice to her. Especially Kimiho Adel, the Vice President and her elder sister. Everything seems way too easy when her sister's around. She's beautiful, smart, charming and everybody looks up to her. Irah yearns to become like her someday and repels all evil that would force her to become a little bit like Atobe. His endless errands were the only hell in the Student Council Room.

"Mmph!"

"I will after you take that booger off your nose."

She saw him grow rigid and stunned for a still moment and she silently snickered. He picked up pretty fast on his reactions though. He recovered extremely fast and regained his composure.

"Mmph!"

"You are way up there, Irah. You can't see a booger, if by some miracle I do have one right now, on my nose."

"Really, then why does Nina-chan. The girl in pigtails in front of you staring at your nose and the green alien inside it?"

"… She is not staring at my nose. She is staring at my face. Another girl who's awed by my prowess."

"Yeah, your ultimately yellow green prowess, it seems, that's starting to stick out of your nose."

She almost laughed out loud when Atobe suddenly stopped in his tracks and with his hand covering his nose. She complimented herself. Oh, you ebiiiil, ebiiiil girl. I so love you, me. Hahaha!

After making fun of him in her mind to her hearts' content, she said, "Oh, gosh, I'm sorry. I got the wrong guy. It's that boy standing with the crowd at your left right now."

Atobe turned to his left and sure enough, he saw that the green alien had parked on another person's cave. And thank heavens , it wasn't his. He glared at her with his cellphone still in his ear.

"I am going to make sure you are going to get the wors-"

"Bye bye, Atobe-san."

"W-what!"

She made sure he saw her flip her cellphone close. Atobe unbelievably gaped at what she did. 'You hung up on me!' he mouthed.

"Yes. Apparently, I just did." She stuck out her tongue at him and chuckled mischievously. The smile slowly disappeared after she saw Atobe whisper something to Kabaji and the giant looked straight at her and entered the building before him. What made the devil's intentions clearer was the smirk he threw at her.

"Mmmmmmmmph!"

She immediately let go of the already suffocating Martina. Next thing she knew she was hit by Martina's mighty fan.

"Are you trying to0 kill me, you idiot?" Martina asked, choking her.

"Ghuk! Sorry, sorry!" she apologized. Then she grabbed Martina by the arm and led her out of the rooftop in a dash.

"Whoa!" Martina almost tripped. "Now what the heck is going on again?" she heard her ask as they continued to scamper through the hallways. She prayed to Buddha that their Discipline-in-charge wouldn't see them. The thought of detention hastened her pace.

"Iraaaaaah!"

She panted. "Kabaji-senpai just left Atobe-san's side." she heard the people they passed by gasp with disbelief at her calling the Atobe that way. Martina, on the other hand, seemed undisturbed.

"Well then, we better hurry up more. If you still wanna live to see summer holiday, that is."

"Of course I want t-whoaaaaa!"

"Irah-! Oh."

"Help! Martinaaa!"

Hard to believe but she was floating in the air. What is happening to her? Possessed? Some kind of spirit playing tricks? Somebody do something!

"Oh, vengeful spirit, I beg you to forgive me!" she blabbed, panicking and shutting her eyes closed. "I promise not to pull bubblegum tricks on the chairman's seat, stuff old, forgotten, unused underwear from the women's soccer club room on the Atobe-san's file cabinet and steal a bite from Martina's sweet bean curd bread again! So plea- "

"Are you sure you would never do it again….?"

It answered baaack! Wuuuuuuuuuu! One-chan, help meee! "Yes, yes, I'm sure. Please put me down. Please put me down…"

"Please let her down, Kabaji-kun. I'm sure that she's learned her lesson." A sweet voice halted her speech.

She opened her eyes. It was her sister. She sighed with relief. Wait, Kabaji-? She peered behind her. "Kabaji-senpai!" The gentle giant was holding her by the collar and was raising her up in the air. Directly below her was Atobe. His face was the same smiling one, but the amusement she saw in his eyes was evident. Wait he's looking up! That means-!

"Kyaaaaaaah!" she immediately pulled the hem of her skirt down. "Y-you! Stop looking at my panties! Pervert!"

Atobe was pretty taken aback by her accusation. "I am no pervert! That is not a work of a gentleman."

She glared at him and began squirming out of Kabaji's grip. Atobe motioned to Kabaji and she was gently put down. The moment her feet landed on the floor she ran behind her One-chan.

"Good morning, Atobe Keigo-sama."

And just as he always did, Atobe reverted into a gentle creature all of a sudden at the sound of her sister's greeting. "Good morning to you, too, Adel-ojou-sama." Here we go again. He can also call somebody ojou-sama, huh? Amazing, amazing. She rolled her eyes as Atobe offered the day's flower. Her sister accepted it graciously.

"Chocolate cosmos…"

"It means the beginning of love."

Her sister grew red starting from her foot up to the roots of her hair. But she didn't look a bit less ugly. In contrary, she looked prettier. "T-thank y-you, Atobe Keigo-sama…"

Atobe smiled at her- a smile that he rarely puts on in front of his crowd of fans and never at her. A true smile.

Kriiiiiiing!

"There goes the bell. We should be heading to our room now, Adel-ojou-sama. Kabaji, let's go."

"Wus."

She watched her dazed big sister being led away by Atobe and it was just like a scene painted right out of a just-married picture. A modern day Prince Charming and Fair Princess. Everybody made way as they passed.

All that's lacking now is music for the wedding march… Though, who knows, she might be hearing the music anytime soon. But apparently, she wouldn't be invited.

"So that's why my bread's always one bite less."

She was kicked back to reality at the remark. Martina was beside her now; her eyes are still affixed on her elder sister and Atobe. When her bestfriend, turned to look at her, she almost melted with the fire she saw in her eyes.

She was ready to face her punishment and it aint gonna be pretty. "I'm-"

"Sad."

"Huh?"

"Your eyes. They look pathetic."

"Huuuuuuh?"

"Are you jealous?"

What the-! "NO! I don't even like the guy, on the contrary I HATE him!"

"Oh yeah?" Martina smirked mischievously as if she just unraveled a sacred treasure. "Why're you blushing?"

"I am not!" she hissed while Martina was still looking at her with curious, narrow eyes.

"Oh yeah!" The both of them turned towards the voice and saw Atobe approaching them. Her One-chan was gone. Kabaji-senpai must've escorted her to their room. He stood right in front of her and stared at her face- staring so intently, she began to feel uneasy. Uneasy? Me? No way. So she stared right back at him.

"Oh yeah what?"

"Here. This is what the call earlier should've been about. " He took a folded piece of paper from his pocket and threw it at her forehead.

"What's this?" she stared at the paper, incredulous. "A love letter? I can tell you now: you're already dumped."

"HA!"

"W-what's with that reaction, huh? I have a handful of suitors myself."

Atobe suddenly looked serious.

She got on her ready-to-pound pose. "W-what?"

He leaned in close to her and whispered in her ear. "I wonder what your handful of suitors will think if I told them that their dream girl is wearing circus bears-printed panties."

All the hair in her body rose. She just couldn't point out the exact reason: Atobe's hot breath along her nape or the panty stuff. She was about to reply when she felt something ticklish bite her ear. "Gyaaaaaaaaaaah!"

She moved away from him and pointed an accusing finger. "Y-you! You!"

"Are awesome." He finished her sentence as she headed towards the third-year classrooms. He waved goodbye. "Make a permission letter out of that agenda. We'll discuss the details at the meeting this afternoon. "

"We still have a meeting? But it's the last day before summer break!"

"So?" He disappeared at the last corner. "Later."

"W-wait! Stupid, spoiled, rich brat!" she unfolded the piece of paper and read it. Her eyes widened with surprise. "This is-!"

"The perfect time for you to be heading inside for class, Kimiho-san."

She reeled and found her homeroom teacher, hands on her hips. "Sensei!" Why is everyone finishing my sentences for me today?

"Yes, indeed."

"Where's-"

"If you wanna know where your best friend is, then, head inside, dear."

She heard her classmates giggle inside the classroom. She laughed along, embarrassed. Then she clapped her hands together as if she just made a gigantic discovery. "Sensei! You have a new haircut! It absolutely suits you! It brings out the color in your eyes and the fairness of your skin!"

"Yes," Why is sensei shaking? She felt a whoop at her bottom, "and I had one for almost three weeks! Now, inside!"

Everybody laughed as she walked inside the room, scratching her head. When she got on her seat, she looked at the paper that's destined to give her another bunch of work.

Summer Holiday Trip – El Paraiso

She slumped in her seat. You have got to be kidding me!

END OF CHAPTER 1