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Kazui and the story of Bleach are by Kubo Tite
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We thought we were in time. We were wrong.
It wasn't that late. But the head teacher, Higuchi, was already inside making announcements. So we were late. Now we had to apologize to the class.
"I apologize for getting late and interrupt the class" Both, Kazui and I said, bowing at 90 degrees to the rest of their companions. It was something embarrassing to do and I could feel my face turning red, I was sure that Kazui was red too.
There was some quiet murmurs. Probably rumors. But finally everybody said that accepted the apologies. We stood up and went direct to our places. Kazui in the end close to the window, myself in front of him, in that I waved to my friends in front and at my right side: Furuta Hana and Nomura Emiko, they waved back shyly.
The teacher continued to tell some announcements, like dates to the final tests and how the final semester was going to be. It was the first day of the last semester of High School for us, so everybody was pretty excited about it.
I was glad that the teacher didn't ask to get off the hoodie, it was a pretty cold day and many of the classroom were also wearing something over the blazer. The morning went pretty much normal, nothing out of the ordinary. Paying attention to the classes, but sometimes my mind went to the dream of that night, like it was something important.
Without too much notice it was already time for lunch.
"Akari!" Emiko was still in front of me, but staring at me, waving a hand in front of my face. I didn't notice when the other turned around, then I watched her amber eyes, her dark brown hair braided at a side of her face, like Katniss in the Hunger Games, a bang covered all her forehead, her skin also light tanned, like mine "Are you listening?"
"To be honest… No" I giggle a little, clearly embarrassed.
"I knew that, your hands wouldn't stop moving" Emiko said, pointed at them, that's when I noticed and stopped the movement "Are you ok?"
"Yeah! Yeah… Just distracted" I showed a reassuring smile at her.
"Like always" Now it was Kazui who talked standing beside me "I still don't get how you manage to get attention to class when you are concentrated in other things"
"Magic!" Now I was being sarcastic and Kazui rolled his eyes.
"Hey guys, we should go to eat" Hana said shyly. She was really pale, big blue eyes that looked bigger with her round glasses and short black hair reaching her shoulders, she was shortest of our little group, but also the brightest of the promotion.
"Yes! I'm hungry!" Emiko said while all of us replied with "you are always hungry", taking her lunch and standing up.
I started standing up too, looking in my backpack for the lunch when I reached inside I find…Absolutely nothing.
"I forgot my lunch" I said. More to herself, but the group did heard her.
"Again?" Emiko said "We are just starting and you already forgot it?"
I still smiled clearly embarrassed. It was more common than not. In fact it was weird when I didn't forget my lunch.
"Maybe in your locker there are some noodles you leave the past month, Minagawa-chan" Hana said.
"True! Thanks for remind me! But before you go ahead" Now that I was standing up and I had them in front of me, I opened her arms and embrace them in a group hug happily "I missed you guys so much!" Hana let out some sound like a squeak and a snort from Kazui and Emiko.
"We missed you too! Now you are giving too much love! Let us go!" Emiko almost shouted.
"Sure, sure" I let them go, smiling.
"Aw look, all the freaks are united to make their satanic work!" My smile dropped when I heard on the other side of the classroom a group of girls laughing like it was the best joke in the world. The one who talked, Abe Miko, was a dark haired, skinny, average height girl, with high pitched voice and was always surrounded with girls and boys like her, it was the group that was always up to criticized others and recently our group were their new toy.
"Hey fake, why don't you go and buy a good makeup that I almost confuse you with the wall with how bad it was" Emiko said before anyone of them could said anything.
"Nomura-chan!" Hana said surprised. Kazui and I were also surprised for the answer. Usually it was me who responded that way, but looked like Emiko wasn't getting any shit from anybody that day.
There was gasp and then a moment of silence between the groups. I could swear that saw Miko's eyes twitched a little. Then she hurried to her things to really see if it was true. We didn't wasted any moment and hurried outside the classroom before Miko attacked us, then we went separated ways so I could get her lunch.
In my way to the lockers, I started thinking about Miko and why decided to pick on us. I felt like it was mostly my fault. All those years in the same school, she and her group never bother us, we were more of helping the others and never Miko, but still we never bothered them, all change the past year with Oshiro.
"Ugh. That fucking asshole" I was already in front of the locker and started searching for the noodles. After searching I found two packages yet, taking one and then I heard someone near. I peeked to see who it was and let out a growl. Speaking of the devil.
"Now, you don't have to be that mean to me" Oshiro Ikaru was taller than me, the same height as Kazui, fit, brown curvy hair and really starling grey eyes. He was pretty. Every girl in the promotion wanted to date him. What a great mistake.
"Fuck off, Asshole" I said coldly in English, closing the locker.
"Aw, Akari-chan~ you can be so cold sometimes, do you forget the moments we have?" He sounded so dramatic but at the same time like it didn't really matter.
"I told you that I don't want to address me by my name anymore, it is Richards to you, Oshiro" I told him to his face. I sounded bitter, I know it but really I didn't care.
"Really? Wow even using your real last name, that's too far" There was a smirk in his face. Oh, how he loved to watch me like that, always putting me on my nerves "I don't know, I recall very well how you wanted me you call you my Akari-chan" I cringed when he said it. I closed my free hand in a fist. Thinking that it could be so fast. A hit directly to his nose, he wouldn't see it and boom! Broken nose. But no, not in the school.
"You call me like that again, and I swear, that your face will need a recovery operation" I started to leave "Oh" I turned over to see him "I would really like to hear what your grandfather think of that, you know, how you are going to explain it to him when it happens" Before a left the room, I could notice how went tense. Now I was smirking, he knew how to hurt me, well me too.
Oshiro Ikaru was the new kid two years ago. A transferred student. But I knew him even before for my work in his grandfather workshop, we really never talked that much in there, but I had some kind of crush in him. So, when he got in the High School, I went at my best and try to get together so he could be part of my group of friends. He used to be a really nice guy, he got well with everybody in the class, so he wasn´t always with us, but it was nice to have him close. Of course, my crush on him just got intensified, it was strange to actually have feelings for somebody and I felt that we could have something.
And we did.
We actually did. Past year, after the winter vacation, we dated, we spend a lot of time together. I was happy, I felt great. It was quite long. Almost nine months. Everything went to crumble when he found out that I could see and talk with spirits, I never wanted him to find out, but it happened at the worst way. And he freaked out so much and ´crazy´ was the most eased term he used against me. Few days later everybody knew my secret and just because Hana, Emiko and Kazui were my friends, people assumed that they too could see spirits. I mean, Kazui could, but Emiko and Hana couldn´t, they were actually surprised when we tell them that day that we could. It was something supposed to keep it in secret, something just between Kazui and me, but no. Ikaru went from perfect prince charming to greatest jerk on earth in matter of days. His new best friend: Miko.
I sighed at my thoughts, while putting water at my noodles and heating it in the microwave. It was my first relationship but I give in so much. I fell hard, really hard and it hurt a lot. The microwave beeped and I took my now warm lunch, feeling a little bit better for the heat in my hands. I walked fast to the roof, where I knew my friends would it be.
Now in the roof, I could sense the heat from the sun, while seeing my friends chatting.
"Oi Akari-chan, you finally get- Hey what's wrong?" Kazui features softened, making him look more like his mother.
"What?" I replied.
"You look angry, Minagawa-chan" Hana continued what Kazui was about to say. That moment I noticed that my frown was down. While sitting down close to them I relax it.
"Oshiro found me at the lockers" I simply said while started eating. They already finished with their food. I could see the look of disgust in their faces.
"That pervert now looks like he is stalking you! I mean he doesn't have anything better to do?" Emiko said, exasperated.
"What can I tell you?" I sighed "I warned him if he dares to talk me as freely as he do, I wouldn't respond for my actions" I continued eating, letting the food to give me energy and happiness.
"I seriously pity him and the trouble he will get when that happens" Now Kazui said.
"He deserve it, he is an ass" Emiko said while getting off her jacket. Now noticing I was the only one wearing it.
"Even I have to second that" Hana said in a low tone "After what he did to you and how still acting towards you, Minagawa-chan, is really rude"
"Yeah, but really I just really want him to not notice me, not talk to me, nothing I mean! Ironically, the only place he doesn't dare to do anything is in Oshiro-sensei workshop, is where I can find peace!" I finished the noodles, now feeling better.
"Well Oshiro-san respect you more that he respect his grandson" Kazui said "Specially after everything you have done in there"
"It's sad how those two can't get alone" Hana said "I mean they are family after all"
"I swear they were like that before everything happened" I let out my hands in sign of peace.
"We can recall of what you told us before" Kazui continued "Also, speaking of Oshiro-san, are you going to work today? They let us to clean the classroom after finishing the day"
I let a groan out "It's because we got late?" Kazui just nodded for affirmation. I groaned more "This day is going to be eternal"
"You didn't answer the question"
"Yeah! Sorry… No, I'm not going to work today, but I'm going in that direction, I have to visit my grandma" I was going to get late to my grandmother house and I need it to get well with her, so it was going to take long.
"You have? Not you are" They said, narrowing their eyes at me. I usually visited my grandma often, even have my own room with change of clothes and everything.
"I… My dad and I, we weren't here for New Year… We just got back last week" I said embarrassed and I could feel the terror in their eyes.
"You left Minagawa-san alone?!" Hana said terrified.
"Girl… You are so dead" Emiko was laughing.
"I… I know" I looked down at the floor defeated.
I could hear Emiko laughing more of my suffering. We all knew each other families, so they knew the kind of character Minagawa Hayami had. Even at her 90 years, she was still active and challenging woman, with pride and always reflecting respect. She had many sons, four to be exact, but just one daughter, my mom, so she always felt closer to her than any of his sons, and my mom actually always took care of her, we got closer to her more than other member of the family. So, we didn't spend New Year's with her, it was kind of a big, really big deal.
"Just so you know, we loved you very much and I hope I get your laptop" Kazui said while putting one of his hand in my shoulders, trying to make a sympathetic smile but failing at it, because he was holding on a laugh . Emiko just laughed more and Hana started too.
"Idiot! I always knew that you only love me just for my things!" I shouted, but started laughing too "Then! You will not have the presents I gladly bought for you, now that I know that you don't care for me!" I let my drama queen side flow, trying to look hurt, but failing miserable. Everybody jumped out to the word 'presents' and started to say sorry and get over me just to get them, then they were questioning about what it was and things like that after I told them that I was going to give it to them after school.
Lunch was over and we got back to the classroom, still talking about things we did in the vacations. By then I was the only one in the room with a jacket over the uniform, didn't make a difference I was still feeling cold and keep the hoodie on, that was already normal in me.
The rest of the day went normal. After all the classes finished, I gave to Kazui, Hana and Emiko their gifts, they were happy about it, after Emiko and Hana leaved to their clubs, Kazui and I, and two more classmates started the process of cleaning the classroom.
It was kind of a tedious work, because it hasn't been cleaned profound since a month ago. After a little bit more of an hour, the room was shining clean and the four of us were immensely tired, we finished organizing the desks and by the time we were finally done, it was past five. Kazui and I headed to the entrance of the school, talking and seeing yet students cleaning their classrooms.
"You don't want me to join you to Minagawa's?" The orange haired asked me.
"What? Why?" I was sure that I looked confused.
"Well… It's kinda late and…" I didn't let him finish, because I hit him in the head "What was that for?!"
"Since when you 'join me' to my grandma's?!" I exclaimed. The only occasion he did accompany to my grandma's house it was because she wanted to see him or he was sending her something from his father, that because Ichigo was in some way her private doctor.
"Oh come on is not that weird that I asked! And it's getting late! And it's a bad part and…" He stopped talking when he fixated in my 'are you kidding' face.
"I've been going alone to my grandma's since I was twelve, do you really think I can't protect myself? Also you are going to walk more! You have to cross half town and the river, I just had to walk 15 minutes tops" I narrowed my eyes and looked up intensely to Kazui, who now was with an apologetic smile. I was still annoyed by the fact that in the last few years he had managed to grow taller than me, he was just a few centimeters taller, the top of my head reaching to his nose, but still.
"Ok, ok my bad" Showing his hand in form of peace "You didn't have to react like that!"
I just looked him still annoyed, turned around and waved him goodbye.
"See you tomorrow, mate" I told him by afar, just flipping my head to watch him also waving goodbye smiling, because he knew that I would watch him. I returned my view to what it was in front of me, going in the complete opposite direction of my house.
Hi! I hope you enjoy the second chapter! Is slow for now I know, but first I wanted you to know my OC's so can get use to them :D I hope you like it! In case you didn't notice I will post chapter weekly, that way I can be ahead writing while I publish !