It was Friday and most students were free to go out and have fun. It was the weekend and even Ira needed some fun. That was the main reason why she let herself be dragged around by Yumi.
"I know some high quality places where we can get wasted" Ira stared at her friend skeptically.
"Shouldn't you take care of your image? You work part time as a model" Yuki scoffed and waved her statement off.
"A few drinks won't matter"
They mattered. Yumi was drunk. No, that was still an understatement. She wasn't even conscious of what she was doing and it was time for her to go home.
"Come woone, Iwa. Tonight was soooo fun!" She was moving a lot and it was difficult to carry her. She was heavier than she looked.
"It was until you accepted a drink from a stranger. And another and another and three more from the barman" Yumi almost spit on Ira while trying to make her point.
"Ith was nothing" Ira didn't comment. She had already seen enough of Yumi's night life in Tokyo. High quality life was in all four clubs they entered. Unfortunately, the people weren't all of good quality.
It proved quite difficult to catch a cab on a Friday night. In the end, Ira had to call for one at the station. While she was waiting for the car to arrive, she noticed a familiar face getting pushed against the wall. She frowned and narrowed her eyes for a better sight.
"Kyoko" She wanted to go and check out what was her student doing. At the same time, she couldn't leave Yumi on the side of the road by herself. She sighed heavily and decided to give Kyoko her privacy. It wasn't her business what she was doing outside school grounds as long as it didn't affect the university.
The cab came a few minutes later and they had to stop once for Yumi to throw up. Ira was more than happy when they arrived at school. She was was barely keeping Yumi balanced when she noticed someone walking down the hall. She couldn't let that person see the condition her classmate was in. She gulped and started to walk faster. She hurried inside the Blue Dorm and leaned against the door after she closed it behind.
"Oh, yes. Yumi" She was half on the floor and half asleep. "Was I the same when I was 19?" She didn't want an answer to that. She ran away from responsibility when she was 19 and that was worse than getting wasted.
In the morning, she felt like she got half of Yumi's headache. She didn't drink much but she inhaled a lot of smoke. She could feel a light pain in her chest from it.
"You had one day to complete your task. Did you?" She flinched. She didn't expect him to be there so early in the morning.
"I talked to her and kept an eye out. She didn't sneak out that night or the next" Hibari stared at her coldly. She sighed and stumbled in the kitchen. Coffee was already prepared but it wasn't enough for her too. She rolled her eyes and started to make her own. "I'll go see what's she's up to whe-" she glanced over her shoulder and realized he left.
"How was your night out?" Surprisingly, she met Tomo before she could meet Yuu. "It was your first in Tokyo, right" She nodded.
"I'm fine. A little intoxicated but fine. Yumi on the other hand is still in bed. I went by this morning and she was sleeping" Tomo chuckled and put his hands in his pockets.
"I miss having hangovers. It was feeling like that night of alcohol and money thrown for nothing was worth it" She looked at him but didn't say anything. She didn't have experience in that domain.
"What happened? They cut your allowance?" Tomo glared playfully at her and smirked.
"Very funny" She chuckled. "They froze my bank account and every card I had. They left me with nothing" Ira patted his back encouragingly and bit her lip.
"Good. Now you do something that will eventually give you profit" He scowled.
"Like what? Studying Politics with teachers that are biased?" She stopped and turned to him.
"What?"
"Don't you know? There are 10 teachers. 5 are for Business, Politics, International Affairs and Economics. The other five are for Law, Arts and Foreign Languages. We have the same five teachers going around, trying to teach us how to be prodigies like them"
"Hibari must pay them a lot" Tomo nodded.
"Probably" He started to walk towards his first class. "They have brilliant minds but when it comes to Politics, they are biased. I shouldn't be the one complaining since my father is a politician, but I'm not the only one" She rubbed her back and stretched.
"Maybe you should speak up and share your point of view with the rest of the class. You should debate and get in court. We might even have a trial upstairs in that dusty hall" Tomo watched her give him two thumbs up before she left. That wasn't a bad idea at all.
Ira was a lazy girl. She wasn't supposed or allowed, but she was. She didn't feel like going to her Saturday class. It was only one and it was together with everyone who was taking International Affairs, but she already met some of them.
"Are you skipping class, Ira?" She glanced over her shoulder and saw Shoutaro. He wasn't even in her class but he was a good guy. He was a little nerdy but the type who looked really cute and loveable.
"What about you? Shouldn't you be learning how to speak three languages at once?" He laughed and caught up to her.
"I'm only taking French and Russian" She nodded and stretched once again. Her back hurt.
"Good for you. These aren't easy languages for a japanese student" Shou knew that. But he had definite reasons why he chose those two languages. "I heard a rumor that your family work with the Russian mafia" His eyes widened but he regained his composure fast enough.
"That's what people say?" She stared at him and inspected his face. He had good features but not very masculine. He was thin and didn't seem to know how to defend himself. If his family was doing business with Russian mafia, he was in danger every day. If his family would do a mistake, he was pretty much the first to get abducted.
"Hey, Shou. Do you want to enter the Student Council? You're a first year too, right?" He stared at her in complete silence before he pointed at himself in astonishment.
"Me?" She nodded. "But I'm not intimidating. Tomo is big, Yuu has influence and Yumi is pretty and manipulative. I am-"
"You're smart and I think you are stronger than you give yourself credit for" Shou's mouth opened gradually and he stared at her with wide eyes. She smiled and walked towards her class.
Shou stayed back and watched her curiously. Was she serious or was she messing with his head?
"What are you so happy about?"
Shuichi was in International Affairs. He was Red but he was coming from a rich family that didn't have anything to do with the mafia. She was intrigued why Hibari placed him in Red. He was tall and skinny. However, he had muscles and he liked to dye his hair silver. She was curious why Hibari didn't like him.
"I can't believe I actually made it before the teacher" He chuckled and pointed at the door.
"In three seconds. Three, two, one" The door opened and the teacher walked in groggily. He looked like he just woke up with his own hangover.
"You never cease to amaze me with your perfect timing" He smiled cockily and grabbed his notebook.
The class was boring and the teacher talked a lot about philosophers. He was having a lot of fun and he gave them homework. She groaned and dropped her head on the desk at the end of the class.
"The two hours are gone. We can finally enjoy the weekend" She mumbled something incoherent and Shuichi gave up. He took his things and ruffled her hair before he left.
Ira's days as a student in Hibird Univ were pretty much the same as her student days in Osaka. The only thing that was different was her title. She wasn't the silent nerd anymore. She was the student council president. Funny enough, it seemed like she was acting pretty much the same as before. Her friends were nerds and somehow, she was always ending up wandering on her own.
Looking at the backyard was the thing she loved the most. It had a healthy effect on her mind. It was a normal yard that didn't look very pretty since it was September. But she couldn't wait for Spring to come and bring the nature back to life. In the yard was also a small house. It looked like a gym but they already had one in the basement. The whole basement was the gym, actually. The building was like a labyrinth and you needed a map to get you here and there. It was really like in Harry Potter. The difference was, well, everything else.
"Do you know what that is used for?" She heard Yuu's footsteps coming towards her. His shoes were making a distinctive sound on the floor.
"I don't know. I'm a second year not an employee here" She linked her hands behind her back and swayed back and forth on her tiptoes.
"The student council in Osaka was strict. They implanted new rules and created a disciplinary committee to be sure that the rules weren't ignored. No matter how much I try to make them listen to me and obey the rules, they do the opposite" Yuu wanted to tell her that the student council was more effective in high school but he felt like he should keep that for himself.
"How is the student council in your home town?"
"We don't have one. It's pretty crazy and students have a lot of freedom but they know when to stop. The bullying is rated really low compared to Japan and USA. Besides, everyone goes home or does whatever they want after school. They're not getting too involved into school projects and things regarding school" She glanced at him from the corner of her eye to check his reaction. He looked like he was dozing off. She punched him in the chest and he actually whined.
"That hurt!" She scoffed and turned her back on him. He ran after her and pushed her. She stumbled a little but didn't lose her balance. "Take care who you hit and how strong you do it!" He was whining too much. She was seriously wondering how he became banchou in high school.