Writer's Comment: I've decided to stick with the paragraph style of writing, I apologize for any inconvenience that my spaced out writing has caused. I have also realized that the male sensei in Nichijou is actually named Takasaki, and not Takashi, Major shoutout to alphatab for pointing that out for me! Sorry again! Please take care of me!
Once I walked back into the classroom, the lunch bell decided to ring away. I was starving. But, I realized I didn't go home last night. I slept at the park instead. With Sakurai. Why does that sound really bad. Well, I'm a delinquent, bad is usually a good sound for me. Now, I needed to go get a lunch from the cafeteria. Even though I was starving I was in a pretty good mood, for uncalled for reasons. My time with Sakurai was quite enjoyable, to think I'd find a friend other than Saito. Actually I didn't see Saito in the classroom. I looked around through every crook and cranny. I decided to give him a call through my cellphone. *BZZZZZZZZZ* *BZZZZZZZZ* *BZZZZZZZZZ* *BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ* "Good Noon, Takasaki." He replied sickly, "What's up?" "Where are you, Saito?" I asked sternly, "I thought you were at school. Isn't your bike outside locked up?" "Don't you remember, I sold my bike two weeks ago." He laughed. That got me thinking. Than wait, whose bike lock did I take, and why was the combination the same as Saito's? I just stole a bike lock for a bike that I stole. "Alright, Saito feel better, you idiot. I'll see you later." I said. "Sounds Good Takasaki, I'll see you tomorrow hopefully." Saito said as he coughed.
I headed down to the Cafeteria and looked around, it was surprisingly empty. It was always kind of crowded and really claustrophobic. It was lonely feeling, being the only person to accompany yourself in various situations. This is one of those situations. I did my usual delinquent walk, and pretended that everything was great and that I was the cream of the crop. It was awkward, but it no one was in there. Except for the Lunch lady, but she didn't care. I was doing a little jig on my way up to the counter too, I was really getting into it, until I turned around, only to find Sakurai standing behind me almost bursting out in laughter again. I swear this girl appears at the most random and unwanted moments. I've noticed that there the only type of situations I encounter with this girl are awkward. "Uh, Hi." I said as I returned quickly back into my normal walking pace towards the lunch lady's counter. Who was also about to burst into laughter. "That was some p-p-pretty nice d-d-dancing that I had just witnessed. D-d-do you take classes?" She asked as she tried to stop laughing. "Uh, I used to, back in junior high." I told her as I felt my cheeks start burning.
I gave her a funny look, in hopes that she would forget what she saw. But, it only made her want to laugh more. I cursed under my breath. This girl enjoyed the sight of my idiocy. I ignored her and continued to walk. "H-h-hey, wait I was just kidding, that wasn't m-m-meant to be anything offensive." She cried. "I don't w-w-want to lose my first f-f-friend!" She dropped on the floor crying, and I was a little worried. Then I decided it was best to walk away, so I continued walking towards the Cafeteria counter, but the Lunch Lady refused to serve me unless I fixed what I started. She looked at me and blinked a thousand times and pointed at Sakurai. I stared at her for a good second and she wouldn't stop blinking.
I sighed and looked around. I walked over to the still-crying Sakurai and plumped myself next to her. "Hey, hey, I was just kidding now. No need to cry, I didn't mean to make you cry. We're still friends don't worry." I said calmingly. I tried my best to try to sound as comforting as I could. It was pretty hard because of my hardy nature. This could very well be the very first time that I talked so casually with a girl. Being a delinquent sure is hard, I have no experience with women, only with fighting. But, I do have experience in planting bamboo, since my Grandma has been harvesting bamboo shoots since she was little and I would sit with her and watch the progress of the bamboo shoots. I had a complicated childhood. "I-I-It's just I thought i-i-it would be nice to express myself around you since I-I-I read that in books that i-i-it was okay f-f-for friends to do this k-k-kind of thing with e-e-each other, y-y-you know? E-E-E-Expressing themselves with e-e-each other?" She continued to cry. I blanked out, I had no idea what to do to make her stop crying. I kinda just looked at her and wondered what I was supposed to do. I rethought to the time from when I was little and imagined what my Grandma would do when I cried. I remember the first time when I tried to plant Bamboo shoots they wouldn't grow and then snow came and killed them all. I began to bawl, all of my hard work and all of my energy had went to waste. I was confused and angry. My Grandma came towards me, hugged me and said these exact words; "I'm here, don't worry I won't leave your side."
I decided that if that would make her to stop crying and for me to finally get my lunch, that it was worth a try. I looked at her and decided that I needed to give it a shot. I slowly stretched out my arms and was reaching in for the hug as she bawled a little softer. And before I realized it, my arms were around her and were holding her tight, "I'm here, don't worry I won't leave your side." I said softly. And then I held her a little tighter. And before I knew it, she was doing the exact same. We were hugging on a cold, hard, disgusting floor. I made sure that coast was clear so that no one noticed this awkward scene. The only one who noticed us, was the lunch lady who was just standing behind the counter giving me the thumbs up and there. "Um, how long are we going to hug? I feel as if someone were to see us, they would misunderstand." I asked her. "Just a little longer, you're very warm." She said without stuttering and I could feel a smile form on my chest. "Okay, well can we at least stand and hug, because my ass is getting numb." I asked her bluntly. And with that we slowly stood up, and she ran into me with her arms crossing my body again. And I just awkwardly stood there. "Um, what is going on here?" Said a strangely familiar voice. I looked around fast, and quickly. It was the class Representative, Aimi Kyoko. "This isn't what it looks like Aimi!" The Lunch bell at that time had already rang. And with that I never got to eat lunch. ~ツ