"Fukazawa-san. Please cooperate with me. I trust you because you are an honest student. Your grades are often at the top of your class. Now, what was written on the board, is it true?" The principal watches me, scrutinizing my appearance like it would somehow tip him off to the answer.
I lift my eyes to his. There are lines on his face, more than what is the norm for his age. I'm thinking it's from having to deal with students like me all the time. But his eyes look familiar. For some reason, they look really tired. I wonder who else has those kind of eyes.
"It's not true." I say. I wish.
"Well then I don't want to hear anything about it again. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have to transfer you out. And I don't want to do that." This guy seems nice enough. Although I don't remember his name.
"Thank you very much." I bow and leave. It really would be a pain to leave this school though. It's the closest near my house. And that's not saying much, since it's a twenty minute walk.
After I enter my classroom, I sit down. Ignoring the class's whispers and stares, I lift my chin and pretend to be far more cool than I actually am.
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Class just ended and I exit my classroom. As soon as I step out, a girl with long hair approaches me with another girl flanking her side. Her eyebrows furrow her forehead so much, I can't tell if she's old or angry.
"You!" Her voice is laced with malice.
"Meee." I repeat.
"How dare you act so conceited that you would actually bother to speak privately with our Prince!" Her spittle lands on my cheek.
I reach up to wipe my face. "Who or what are you talking about?"
"Our Prince Yuki Sohma! How horrible you are to not even recognize him." Her underling chimes in.
I try to go under the leader and escape, but she manages to block me."So are you like jealous or something?" I ask, rather impatiently since I want to go home. These children are really wasting my time.
"Wha-! Of all the nerve! How could I be jealous of you Fukazawa Hisako, when clearly he is made to share. That being the case, you violated our rules and tried to take him yourself. How could you be so selfish?" The long haired girl points her finger at me.
I lower her finger back to her side. How terribly green she was acting. Honestly, if she was jealous why didn't she just goup to Sohma and strike up a conversation?
"Didn't your mother ever teach you; pointing is impolite. And anyway, I don't want your little Prince. How can you even make up these rules, when he is a human being just like you and I. You see girls, I'm different from you. I don't put people up on a pedestal and grovel at their feet just to recieve the most miniscule of attention. I work for my relationship with them."
Perhaps I said too much.
But it worked, the girl was so stunned that I managed to get out of her way and speed walk out the exit. Oh, and yes I did flip my hair as I was leaving.