"...Hey Hikio, can you give me your phone number?"

I was silenced by that question. It's very rare for someone to willingly ask for my number, let alone a girl to do so.

The thoughts in my head had yet to stop overwhelming me, and it felt as though there was a firm lock placed somewhere in my heart.

"Hey Hikio, I'm talking to you!"

She began touching my shoulder and shaking it a bit to try to get my attention. Stop it! That's cute!

"Hikio! Are you listening?"

"I'm listening. So, what were you saying?"

"You totally weren't!" her arms were now crossed, and every now and then, she tilts her head in displeasure. Each time she did that, her soft curly blonde hair would shake gently and fall down to her shoulders.

"I just asked for your number, that's all..."

"Ah."

Reminding me of the question she asked earlier, I thought for a second before answering her.

Well, why not?

"Umm, sure." I said as I took out my phone from my pocket.

After less than a minute we exchanged numbers and now she was looking at her phone's screen with a smile.

Jeez, what is wrong with this woman?

The clear weather skies were accompanied with a chilly wind that softly shook the windows. In the classroom was a relaxing space that invited napping temptations.

After eating lunch and getting back to class not a single person looked at me.

The world has absolutely no interest in me.

Class was bustling with lighthearted and refreshing conversations today as well. Gah, did I really just think that?

Coming from the back of class were loud voices that sounded similar to a gorilla drumming its chest. Seriously, can't you people tone it down a little? I really do have sensitive ears...

In their conversation of many assorted flavors, they talked with voices as if to assert their existence and dominance in class.

Although they were 'conversing', there was this one girl that did not join the conversation. The blonde girl that I just had lunch with. She returned to class before me.

Although I did feel a little bad for watching her for so long, she did not seem to notice at all.

Then the door being slammed open interrupted my thoughts. Someone entered the class. It was Tobe.

Wait, they were that noisy without the loudest guy in class? Seriously? Too bad for you Tobe, it seems like they leveled up while you were away!

"Beh, ain't Hiratsuka-sensei so harsh on me! I totally wasn't tryin' to cheat on that exam! Man, like, I can totally still feel ringin' in my ears when she was yellin' at me!"

Ohh, looks like I severely underestimated him. His voice was on way higher level than anything I've ever imagined. Also the nonstop yelling "totally!" was definitely not helping.

And here I thought it couldn't be any worse.

"It was totally not cool man, like totally!" he continued to shout.

Seems like I was not the only one bothered by his behavior.

Just as I thought.

I heard the sounds of fingernails clicking against the table.

A strong presence seems to be approaching the center of that foul mood.

Looking back, I saw Miura's irritated expression as she stood there. From her glare I could see the burning flames from deep within those eyes.

See, I said you were scary...

Sensing the approaching danger, Yuigahama asked her something.

"Yumiko, when you were away for lunch, where were you?" she asked while laughing nervously.

The flames in her eyes were now gone and instead of her previous anger she became very flustered stuttering with her words.

"W-Well, I was with H-Hikio... we h-had lunch together..."

Tobe was now starting to say some incomprehensible stuff while making a thoughtful face.

"Oh? Oh? Hikitani-kun? Ya had lunch with 'im...? Ah! Uh huuuuh."

Hey, what's with that pause just now? What the hell did you just imagine?

Hayama now looked at me smiling and waved to me.

Tobe then shifted his attention to me and waved as well.

"Hikitani bro, we should totally talk 'bout this bro! Come over here!"

Hesitating for a bit, since all eyes in the classroom were pointed at me, I stood up and walked over.

I looked at each of them.

Miura was now trying to avoid my gaze while her cheeks were tinted with pink.

Yuigahama was laughing nervously.

Hayama was smiling like always.

Ebina was disappointed about 'something'. Although I certainly don't want to know about what.

The two unknowns looked at me and were probably thinking: 'What is Hikitani-kun doing here...?' or 'Who is Hikitani-kun? Do you know him?'

And Tobe was... well who cares about Tobe.

- The world has absolutely no interest in me.

The words that I once had said, continue to swirl about in the depths of my heart.