Unexpected Love
Chapter 5
The school bell rang, indicating break time. Everybody in class started to talk or eat their house-packed lunches. Yuu watched Miki who was sitting a few rows away from him. It was by pure chance that Yuu was assigned the same class as Miki.
Miki was now taking out her lunch box and opening it to eat. Her friend, Meiko, was sitting beside her. Yuu was thinking of whether to join them but before he could even decide, a group of girls suddenly surrounded him, blocking his view of Miki.
"Hello, Yuu! I'm Airi! Nice to meet you!" a similar greeting came from each of the girls that were beginning to crowd around him. They were all trying to get his attention and soon they were offering their lunches to him.
Back in his old school, the girls in his class were always offering their lunches to him too. And almost always he had to eat them out of politeness or else risk hurting their feelings. That's why he never brought his own lunch. He never got to eat them anyway with the steady supply from the girls in his class. And it looks like it's going to be the same case in this class. Yuu just smiled weakly at them all.
Yuu risked a peek at Miki. Miki was still absorbed with her lunch and talking to Meiko. It looked as if she didn't even notice the swarm of girls around him. Yuu felt a bit bereft by this.
A sudden idea came upon Yuu. "Hey, Miki!" Miki turned to look back at him. Yuu excused himself from the girls and tried not to look at their dissapointed faces. He quickly made his way to Miki's table.
"What?" Miki looked at him questioningly.
"Since I'm new in this school, I was wondering if you could give me a tour during our break."
Miki looked down at her already empty lunch box. She was probably trying to use her lunch as an escape not to take him around but seeing as she had already finished, she finally relented,"Oh, alright," she stood up, packed away her lunch box and made a move to lead Yuu out of the classroom. Behind them, Meiko just watched and smiled.
Yuu was relieved. Miki was a ticket for him to get away from all those girls back there. Actually, he could have gone by himself but the girls would have followed and offered to guide him. But with Miki with him, they would not have an excuse to...for now.
Soon, they were moving down the school halls. Miki was grumbling beside him. "Why do you need me to guide you for?" Yuu tried to think of a reason but came up with none.
"Come on, it's just for a while. Anyway, our break time is about to finish," he finished lamely. But Miki looked as if she accepted it.
"Miki! Yuu!" somebody called them from behind. Yuu and Miki turned to look. It was a teacher.
"Oh, Namura sensei!" Miki exclaimed, happy to see him.
"Hi, Miki. You must be Yuu, right? I've never seen you around before but you were walking beside Miki so I assumed you must be Yuu. Your parents came to see me. Here are your transfer documents you need to fill up," Namura handed over the papers. Now Yuu remembered. His parents told him the other day that they've spoken to a Mr. Namura on their situation.
"Thank you. It's nice to meet you, Namura sensei," Yuu took the papers.
"Well, I got to go to the next class now. Good luck!" he walked away, waving back at them.
Miki waved back. "Did you know, Namura sensei is also my tennis club coach?" Miki smiled at Yuu. Yuu just looked at Miki, transfixed by her cheerful smile.
Suddenly Miki's smile faltered as a sudden thought occured to her, "Which reminds me, you haven't sign up for any clubs yet! What are you going to join?" Miki looked suspiciously anxious.
Yuu thought for a while, "Well, back in my old school I was also in the tennis club..."
Before Yuu could finish Miki rushed in to say, "Please don't join my tennis club!"
Yuu was slightly irritated by this. Why was Miki telling him not to join her club? He wasn't even thinking of joining it anyway. But to hear her demand him not to so vehemently just annoyed him a little. "That's very rude of you," Yuu narrowed his eyes at Miki.
Miki steels herself up and puts on a determined look on her face, "I don't care!"
"Well, I'm not planning to join any clubs anyway," at that remark, Miki quiet down and blinked at him.
"Why not?"
Yuu turned away from Miki. He couldn't tell Miki the truth. It's too personal. How could he tell Miki that he was planning to spend his free time searching for his real father? At that reminder, Yuu was brought back to his main purpose. He was so caught up with wanting to spend time with Miki that he almost forgot about finding his real father, which had consumed his mind over the years.
Instead, he just answered,"I just need the free time doing something else."
"Doing what? To study?" Miki looks puzzled.
Yuu looked at her,"You could say that." Miki's cute little face just looked even more confused. But, not wanting her to dwell on it too much, he changed the subject. "What's that building over there?" Yuu pointed at the building that was in his view outside the window.
Miki blinked and looked at what he was pointing at. "Oh that? That's the school library. Nobody goes there much except for Meiko. But then again, she's in the Literature club, so they naturally need a lot of references."
Yuu wasn't really paying attention to the building earlier but now that he had, he was captured by the design of the building. It was a very old building. But the age just made it look majestic for some reason. Yuu suddenly decided to check out the building.
Just then, the bell rang, indicating that break time was over. Miki was about to run back to class. "Hey, Miki. I'm going to skip the next period. See you in P.E session after that," With that Yuu walked away. He heard Miki calling his name, but his mind was already on the library building.
Soon, Yuu found himself standing in the library looking at one of its beautifully designed windows. Its beauty reminded him why he wanted to become an architect one day.
Yuu suddenly looked determined. Miki was already his stepsister, although not officially, but she might as well be. And what's more, it would seem that she's still hung up over Ginta. What would he gain by spending time with her so much? Yuu felt his heart clench a little but he quelled the feeing. He could see her everyday in their house anyway. That should be enough. Right now, he should concentrate on finding his real father. He must!
He mustn't lose focus!
Chapter 5
The school bell rang, indicating break time. Everybody in class started to talk or eat their house-packed lunches. Yuu watched Miki who was sitting a few rows away from him. It was by pure chance that Yuu was assigned the same class as Miki.
Miki was now taking out her lunch box and opening it to eat. Her friend, Meiko, was sitting beside her. Yuu was thinking of whether to join them but before he could even decide, a group of girls suddenly surrounded him, blocking his view of Miki.
"Hello, Yuu! I'm Airi! Nice to meet you!" a similar greeting came from each of the girls that were beginning to crowd around him. They were all trying to get his attention and soon they were offering their lunches to him.
Back in his old school, the girls in his class were always offering their lunches to him too. And almost always he had to eat them out of politeness or else risk hurting their feelings. That's why he never brought his own lunch. He never got to eat them anyway with the steady supply from the girls in his class. And it looks like it's going to be the same case in this class. Yuu just smiled weakly at them all.
Yuu risked a peek at Miki. Miki was still absorbed with her lunch and talking to Meiko. It looked as if she didn't even notice the swarm of girls around him. Yuu felt a bit bereft by this.
A sudden idea came upon Yuu. "Hey, Miki!" Miki turned to look back at him. Yuu excused himself from the girls and tried not to look at their dissapointed faces. He quickly made his way to Miki's table.
"What?" Miki looked at him questioningly.
"Since I'm new in this school, I was wondering if you could give me a tour during our break."
Miki looked down at her already empty lunch box. She was probably trying to use her lunch as an escape not to take him around but seeing as she had already finished, she finally relented,"Oh, alright," she stood up, packed away her lunch box and made a move to lead Yuu out of the classroom. Behind them, Meiko just watched and smiled.
Yuu was relieved. Miki was a ticket for him to get away from all those girls back there. Actually, he could have gone by himself but the girls would have followed and offered to guide him. But with Miki with him, they would not have an excuse to...for now.
Soon, they were moving down the school halls. Miki was grumbling beside him. "Why do you need me to guide you for?" Yuu tried to think of a reason but came up with none.
"Come on, it's just for a while. Anyway, our break time is about to finish," he finished lamely. But Miki looked as if she accepted it.
"Miki! Yuu!" somebody called them from behind. Yuu and Miki turned to look. It was a teacher.
"Oh, Namura sensei!" Miki exclaimed, happy to see him.
"Hi, Miki. You must be Yuu, right? I've never seen you around before but you were walking beside Miki so I assumed you must be Yuu. Your parents came to see me. Here are your transfer documents you need to fill up," Namura handed over the papers. Now Yuu remembered. His parents told him the other day that they've spoken to a Mr. Namura on their situation.
"Thank you. It's nice to meet you, Namura sensei," Yuu took the papers.
"Well, I got to go to the next class now. Good luck!" he walked away, waving back at them.
Miki waved back. "Did you know, Namura sensei is also my tennis club coach?" Miki smiled at Yuu. Yuu just looked at Miki, transfixed by her cheerful smile.
Suddenly Miki's smile faltered as a sudden thought occured to her, "Which reminds me, you haven't sign up for any clubs yet! What are you going to join?" Miki looked suspiciously anxious.
Yuu thought for a while, "Well, back in my old school I was also in the tennis club..."
Before Yuu could finish Miki rushed in to say, "Please don't join my tennis club!"
Yuu was slightly irritated by this. Why was Miki telling him not to join her club? He wasn't even thinking of joining it anyway. But to hear her demand him not to so vehemently just annoyed him a little. "That's very rude of you," Yuu narrowed his eyes at Miki.
Miki steels herself up and puts on a determined look on her face, "I don't care!"
"Well, I'm not planning to join any clubs anyway," at that remark, Miki quiet down and blinked at him.
"Why not?"
Yuu turned away from Miki. He couldn't tell Miki the truth. It's too personal. How could he tell Miki that he was planning to spend his free time searching for his real father? At that reminder, Yuu was brought back to his main purpose. He was so caught up with wanting to spend time with Miki that he almost forgot about finding his real father, which had consumed his mind over the years.
Instead, he just answered,"I just need the free time doing something else."
"Doing what? To study?" Miki looks puzzled.
Yuu looked at her,"You could say that." Miki's cute little face just looked even more confused. But, not wanting her to dwell on it too much, he changed the subject. "What's that building over there?" Yuu pointed at the building that was in his view outside the window.
Miki blinked and looked at what he was pointing at. "Oh that? That's the school library. Nobody goes there much except for Meiko. But then again, she's in the Literature club, so they naturally need a lot of references."
Yuu wasn't really paying attention to the building earlier but now that he had, he was captured by the design of the building. It was a very old building. But the age just made it look majestic for some reason. Yuu suddenly decided to check out the building.
Just then, the bell rang, indicating that break time was over. Miki was about to run back to class. "Hey, Miki. I'm going to skip the next period. See you in P.E session after that," With that Yuu walked away. He heard Miki calling his name, but his mind was already on the library building.
Soon, Yuu found himself standing in the library looking at one of its beautifully designed windows. Its beauty reminded him why he wanted to become an architect one day.
Yuu suddenly looked determined. Miki was already his stepsister, although not officially, but she might as well be. And what's more, it would seem that she's still hung up over Ginta. What would he gain by spending time with her so much? Yuu felt his heart clench a little but he quelled the feeing. He could see her everyday in their house anyway. That should be enough. Right now, he should concentrate on finding his real father. He must!
He mustn't lose focus!