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Is This a College?

Chapter 5: I'm Sorry?

I didn't know how everyone else saw the situation. Did they blame themselves? Did they blame me? My biggest question in my head is do I blame them for what happened and if I do, should I forgive them? I looked at the bulletin board at the front of the school to check out what was on it. I didn't really care about what was on it, I just wanted to read it to distract myself.

October 30th? I was unconscious for only a day? I walked away from the board and went to the bench we all sat at. On my way I saw some other students who had just woken up. I realized I didn't know what time it was. I looked at my wrist expecting a watch, but realized I didn't own a watch. I turned my head to a window of a classroom for a clock. To my luck, there was a clock that read exactly '6:38 a.m.' Now I realized how the sky was an orange-ish color.

I decided to buy a drink from the soda machine next to the bench. I put a dollar in and looked at my options. Pepsi, Cola, Dr. Pepper… Cherry Cola… I pushed the button that said Sprite not in a 'Cola' mood. I sat down and drank it down. I felt a presence next to me and realized someone else was sitting next to me. I looked to my side and saw a man with greyish white hair, similar to mine, that reached just above his shoulders.

I recognized him not a moment later. He was the one who had shoved me to the ground on my first day here. I never saw him since but now here he is, sitting down, not doing anything. He turned his head toward mine and finally acknowledged me verbally, "You are Ayumu Aikawa, are you not?" I merely nodded and he grunted in response. He mumbled something inaudible and looked at me with curious eyes, "Then may I ask you a question?"

I thought at first he was trying to start a conversation so he could somehow apologize to me for what happened. "Of course," I said. Boy was I wrong on my prediction.

"How is it that someone like you gets Eucliwood to warm up to them?" he asked.

"Pardon?" was all I could say. How in the hell am I supposed to respond to that.

His eyes narrowed at me in annoyance. He sighed heavily and stood up and looked me in the eye fiercely, "I want you to describe exactly how you managed to get Eucliwood Hellscythe."

I looked at him questionably and looked away keeping the intense nervousness out of site and mind, "I don't even know your name…" I started, "Not to mention the fact that you assaulted me on my first day here."

I felt proud that I was rubbing something in a bullies face for once rather than vice-versa. He calmed down more and through the corner of my eye I saw him look away, "I am Yoruno Night, and I was Eucliwood's best friend at a time." Now I felt awkward that this guy and I were somewhat enemies. He then continued, "Did you not notice the 'was Eucliwood's best friend' part, or did the 'at a time' fill you in," he questioned.

I didn't really notice those obvious hints before, so then I felt pretty stupid. I decided to push a lingering question in my head, "What happened?"

It was an innocent question to say the least. He smiled lightly and started, "You know there was a time Eu actually talked."

I gasped on the air I was breathing and looked at him seriously. He laughed at me and continued, "Hard to imagine at this point isn't it?" I nodded. He then took an audible breath and said, "You do realize that before someone is officially considered mute that they must have either a mental disability or they have to have witnessed a traumatic event?"

It was the first time I had actually truly questioned why Eu was a mute. I had small questions about but I never voiced them nor did I really care about them either. "If I may ask, why is she this way?"

Yoruno looked at me with sad eyes, and spoke softly, "We were a couple in our sophomore year in highschool…" I was going to make a comment but decided against it, "We were that couple others thought wouldn't ever be broken up."

I felt bad for him, to say the least. He had such a close relationship with Eu. I wondered how it seemingly crumbled. "However… this one girl, she was considered the most popular and beautiful at the school. In a weak moment of temptation when she flirted with me during the beginning of my senior year. I flirted back and next thing I knew we were a secret couple. It wasn't until our graduation ceremony in highschool that she had revealed this information to Eu and effectively dumped me."

At this point I saw him covering his eyes with the bangs of his hair and I knew he was tearing up. I, honestly, would too. Who wouldn't be sad over not only being broken up with someone you care about, but also being betrayed by someone you trusted. "What's worst is the fact that justice was never given. She said it innocently. I remember those exact word's she used. 'Yoruno, I know the last school year of our love was romantic but it had to end somehow'. She said that in front of everyone, including Eu. She was humiliated and just ran home… because of my mistake."

Now I felt myself shocked at this, but I let him continue, "My theory is that she isn't exactly traumatized nor did this cause any mental illness… but instead she referencing to an old compliment I always gave her. I always said her voice was beautiful… at least once every week. She lost all confidence in that is what I assume," he finally takes a breath and leans back. "Now that I explained myself, you should explain yourself and your relationship with Eu."

It seemed fair, considering he just told me his story with Eu, "I met her shortly after we did… she was trying to decide which soda to get and… and…" I paused for a moment in considering my next words and spoke carefully to not stir up my story, "I recommended a soda to her, it she just smiled and we talked for a while."

Yoruno looked at me carefully and just turned away and said, "The soda was Cherry Coke wasn't it?"

Now I was surprised, how in the hell did he know? Was he watching me? I looked at him cautiously and asked him, "How did you know?"

He smiled and looked at the soda machine, "We had a meeting spot just like this with a bench, a soda machine, and some bushes behind the bench. Every time I offered to buy some soda for her, she would always ask for a Cherry Coke," he sighed.

I tried to brighten the mood, "Well if she accepted old advice from advice from a stranger, she must be willing to accept advice from someone she already knows and befriended," I said brightly.

"I tried to talk to her a few weeks ago, but she just ignored me," he said sadly.

I started thinking and suggesting ideas, each one as far-fetched as the other. I just turned towards him and said, "I'll talk to her. Listen here, if you want me to pair up you two to talk, sit here next Friday night at exactly six-thirty a.m. and I will get her to meet you here," I stopped and, against my better judgment, said something cheesy, "Just bring the words I'm sorry with you."

At that I walked away toward my dorm, unaware of what I had forgotten. I had walked to my door, only for it to somehow open directly in my face. "Ayumu!" was all I heard before I hit the ground.

I got up on my feet and looked forward to see the girls look at me in worry, excluding Seraphim who just stared at me. "I'm fine," I said even though the back of my head hurt like hell.

They all bowed their heads, excluding Seraphim, and said, "Sorry, for yesterday!"

I realized I had forgotten about the day before and said, "It's just fine. What do you say we just forgive and forget?" They all nodded their heads, "Well, while we're all here how about I make us some eggs?"

Haruna jumped at this, "As long as my genius and I are allowed to help you!"

We had all forgotten and forgave. We spent an entire day laying around in my apartment watching TV and eating the excessive amounts of eggs that Haruna made. When I went to sleep that night I felt that the next few weeks would be tuff. Add me trying to get Eu, who was stubborn when she wanted to be, and Yoruno, the man she pretty much hates.

"Well," I said to myself, "At least things aren't going to be boring for me." When I said this optimistically to myself, I was really crying on the inside on the challenges ahead.

(A/N)- 'Success!' And 'Spread the Word':

Hello ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, muffins and midgets, etc. Today I am happy to express my happiness in the accomplishment of this story. A friend told me my story was within half-way of all the favorites in all the 'Is This a Zombie?' Fanfiction. I decided to check for myself that this story is the 6th most favorite out 16, which was far better than I ever expected. I expect to be at most a few stories from the bottom. Instead I'm past the half-way mark.

I know that being happy about being placed 6th out of 16 isn't actually that big, especially since that doesn't even pass a single page. Which brings up my next subject. Why are there little to no stories in the 'Is This a Zombie?' archive? I'm asking you guys to spread the word on this so more writers come here with great stories for us all to read. Or better yet, mobilize your own imagination and write your own story! I was in your position once. I decided to write a fanfiction about a unpopular archive to spice up activity. Make your move now.

P.S. Don't feel like you should, just telling you how I felt.