CHAPTER III "They Came"
-Jerry
I jolt up from my bed when I heard a loud sound. Looking around, I saw Jasmine on the floor. This girl is so hopeless. I walked to her, kneeled beside her and started poking her. "Oy, wake up. We have classes in. . " I glanced at my phone's clock, "Jasmine! We have 30 minutes to prepare and go to school!" I shouted, hoping that maybe I can pull her out of her slumber.
"Mmmmngh." Was all she managed to say before getting up and walking inside the bathroom to take a bath. The memories of yesterday were still fresh. Akashi Seijuro. I got inside my bathroom and had a quick shower.
We were out after 15 minutes.
"Say, Jerry. I had this really weird dream last night." I turned my head to her side to show some interest on what she was about to say. "I dreamt of Akashi last night, he was inside the library, talking to-" I stopped her mid-sentence with a sudden nudge on her stomach, causing her to growl in pain.
"You weren't dreaming! It's true!" My shouting caught the attention of the pedestrians around us.
"Shit." The only word she was able to say before we got inside the gates of the campus. "Please tell me they're playing on the court. Please." A closed-eye Jasmine was holding on to my arm. Believe me, I'm also holding on to her same mantra.
"The ball! Watch out!" I shut my eyes immediately, guarded my face with my arms and prepared for the hit.
The ball I was waiting for didn't come. Instead, an unfamiliar smell made contact with my nose. I opened my eyes and saw Jasmine's mouth wide open.
"You okay?" Looking up, I saw a tanned-skin guy with dark blue hair.
Aomine Daiki.
He looked down at me and apologized. I was there dumbfounded, together with Jasmine. "Hey Jerry, you know what?" Jasmine's words pulled me back to reality. "What?" I asked.
"We're fucking late for our first class."
We're like running for our lives. Late for two days straight. Me, being an athlete helped me to keep up with these stairs but Jasmine, having a very weak body had trouble running. "Go on without me!" Here comes Jasmine's oh-so-dramatic funny lines once again. I grabbed her arm and pulled her, at last, after almost 7 minutes of running, we reached our classroom. Jasmine opened the door and bowed his head slightly to apologize for our tardiness, I did the same. I heard the professor said it was okay so I stood straight and bumped into a once again open-mouthed Jasmine. I swear this is happening more often.
"Act normal. Act normal." Jasmine uttered repeatedly.
"Too noisy-ndayo." That voice lead me to a green-haired male.
Midorima Shintarou.
The are three vacant seats behind Midorima, Jasmine sat behind him. It's true, we're seeing them one-by-one, the mere fact that I am an arm away from Midorima drove me crazy. Yes, I've been a finger away from this guy before, and the only thing that separates us, is the cruel thing called, reality. I can't focus, I just can't. Statistics is the only branch of Mathematics that Jasmine loves, or wants, or likes. "It's the only thing I can remember in Math." Was her answer when I told her that I really admire her 'Statistics Skills', I laughed at the thought. Looking up, I noticed that dozens of eyes are on me.
"Will you please tell me what's funny, Miss?" Our professor was staring at me, chalk in hand, and an eyebrow raised.
"I'm sorry, something came in my mind." I answered, looking down and brushing my hair, this is so embarrassing. Jasmine was writing something on her notebook, I noticed she is doodling Midorima. Looks like I'm not the only one who can concentrate.
Mathematics, ended quickly as expected, Midorima also, left as soon as the subject came to an end. Me and my friend are staring at the path he took before disappearing.
"Three down." Jasmine uttered, I looked down at her and a smirk was visible on her lips, someone's excited. "Let's grab something, I'm starving." She added.
The tables beside the basketball court was our favorite lunch place. Jam opened her lunch bag and voila, a bag of chocolates, cupcakes and fried food, it's the usual. This girl will die early.
"Try to eat something. . Something. . Nutritious." I said, gulping my juice. As usual, she's ignoring me when I'm lecturing her about her food. I snatched a chocolate bar in her lunch bag. Eyes shut, I was busy eating the 'stolen' good from my friend's lunch bag, when I felt a slap on my arm. "Damn it Jasmine!"
"No you damn it!" She frowned. "You took all my chocolates!"
"What?! I didn't! I got one and I know you saw me grabbing one." I glanced at her lunch bag, and it's true, all her chocolates are gone. Jasmine dropped her head on top of the table.
"Eeeeh. I love this flavor, do you have more?" A lazy voice caught my attention, Jasmine's head shot up as soon as she heard the voice. A tall shadow was shielding me from the harmful sun rays. Please don't tell me this guy has purple hair.
"You have purple hair." Wow Jasmine, thanks.
Wait, what?
I looked up, and there I saw him.
Murasakibara Atsushi.
The 2-meter male sat beside Jasmine and shot his cutest puppy eyes to her. "Uh. . . What?" I heard Jasmine talk, I am currently preoccupied by this purple giant, so if you'll excuse me Jasmine, I can't hear your voice clearly so, don't talk to me.
"More sweets please." Murasakibara said. Unfortunately, he let Jasmine's lunch bag empty, which he noticed right away after asking for more. "Hmmmm . . . Why not come with me? Where's the canteen? Come with me, I'll buy snacks." He pulled Jasmine up and away. Leaving me there, mouth open.
"Canteen~."
Oh great, this is too much to handle. Yesterday, we met Akashi Seijuro. Today, Aomine Daiki saved me from a ball, well yeah he's hot, and he saved me. Deyum. Next, Midorima Shintarou, a new classmate in Mathematics. And now, Murasakibara Atsushi, the purple titan who stole my bestfriend!
I waited for almost half an hour for him to give me back my bestfriend, then I heard beep from my phone.
To: Jerry
Fr: Jasmine
I'll just meet you in Chemistry. The giant will be returning me in our Chem. \(-0-)/
P.S
I'm out of cash.
I picked up her bag and walked inside the library, I'm on my way to our favorite place. No one's sitting so I decided to sit back, relax, and read a book. Dropping my bag and Jasmine's bag on the table I noticed something beside me. I glanced beside me and saw nothing.
"I'm seeing things." I sat on the chair and plugged my earphones in and let this book take over me.
"Excuse me."
"Excuse me."
I felt a light touch on my back and looking around, I saw nothing. What?
