I Am Not A Robot:
Chapter Eight: Enjoyment
"Ibuki declares that we are officially doing it!"
Four pairs of eyes stared at the musician in confusion. The eyes, of course, belong to Souda, Komaeda, Hajime and Nanami. The way that Mioda phrased her statement wasn't helping either.
The mechanic was the one who dared to question the motives of the musician. "Er...what is it that we're 'doing' exactly?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
Mioda blinked. "Aw...! Ibuki thought it was obvious! We're going to be having our party this weekend! Can Ibuki get a 'yahoo'?" She explained.
Komaeda tilted his head to the side. "What party?" He asked.
Mioda pouted that everyone ignored the whole 'yahoo' thing, but quickly forgot about it and smiled brightly. "Well, Ibuki promised that she would host parties for the newcomers! And so, she is going to take everyone to the beach this Sunday!"
"That's...a little bit of a short-notice invite, Mioda..." Souda stated.
"Huh?" Mioda asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Ah, well...Sunday is two days from now. What if everyone has plans?" Komaeda added.
"Ibuki already asked everyone else! They said that they are free!" Mioda replied.
"Yeah...but what if we have plans...?" Souda continued.
"Huh? Is Kazuichi-chan saying that he has?" Mioda asked.
Souda looked like he was about to say something, but quickly shut his mouth with a small grunt and didn't say anything else. When Mioda looked at everyone else, they didn't say anything in protest. "Awesome! Looks like it's happening! Ibuki wants everyone to bring a swimsuit! No one can go to the beach without one!" And with that, the musician skipped away happily.
"I never even said I was going...what is wrong with her?" Hajime asked.
Nanami smiled. "It might not be so bad. After all, I've never been to the beach before." She said.
Hajime looked at her curiously. "You haven't...?" He asked.
Nanami shook her head. "Nope." She paused. "You are saying that like you have been there before. Have you?"
Hajime looked up at the ceiling in thought. "Hm...maybe..." He mumbled.
Nanami blinked. "Maybe?"
Hajime looked back at the gamer. "Well, I can't exactly remember clearly. I probably did when I was really young, but it's not something that you should quote me on." He explained.
"Oh, I see..." Nanami said in thought.
Souda nodded happily with a smile now on his face for some reason. "Yeah, like Chiaki said, it will be amazing!" He said with a sigh.
Hajime looked at the mechanic from the corner of his eyes. "I thought you weren't looking forward to this..." He muttered.
Souda frowned. "Well, at first...but if you think about it, this is my chance!" He explained.
"Chance?" Nanami asked curiously.
"Yeah, do you have a secret six-pack under that jumpsuit? That would be one for the books..." Hajime asked with a smirk.
Souda shook his head. "It's nothing like that! It's something much better!" He replied.
Hajime muttered something about how he knew that Souda wouldn't have a six-pack, but Nanami was still curious about what his main point was. "So, what is your chance going to be?" She asked.
Souda looked to her and paused for a moment, but just smiled. "Oh, nothing Chiaki!" He answered excitedly.
Komaeda leaned towards Nanami and whispered into her ear. "I think it has something to do with Sonia..."
"Oh..." Nanami answered in a slightly disappointed voice, hoping that the 'chance' would've been something much better.
"H-Hey! You don't know that it has anything to do with Sonia-san!" Souda growled at the pale boy.
"Of course, if you say so..." Komaeda replied, his voice filled with doubt.
"Hey," Nanami began. "Do any of you know where I can get a swimsuit?"
There was a brief pause that felt like it could've lasted forever. One could say that Souda's hopes and dreams were crushed as he looked like he was dissolving.
"Whywhywhywhywhywhywhywhy?" Souda mumbled softly to himself as he huddled into a corner.
Hajime snickered as he watched Souda's misery. But then it got him wondering why the mechanic was so upset about getting a swimsuit. To him, it wasn't a big deal...but Souda was beyond obsession with the gamer.
He sighed. He truly couldn't understand idiots...
"Come on Fujisaki, you can come with us, can't you?" Souda asked the poor programmer.
"I'm sorry, Souda-kun, but I've already been invited somewhere. I have to show what I have been doing for the past couple of months to a large group of people. And besides, my dad is coming with me and he was really happy for me. If it was another day, then maybe..." Fujisaki apologised, even though he really didn't have to.
Nanami watched the pair talk with each other at the kitchen bench. It was Friday, in other words, the day before the beach trip. Nanami glanced at the somewhat large plastic bag next to her that contained her swimsuit. She had bought it that day, and it was one that the worker at the store recommended to her. She said that it would work well for someone like her. Nanami didn't really understand, but the worker seemed like they really wanted her to buy it so she did.
"B-But, how am I supposed to watch over Chiaki?" Souda asked.
Fujisaki blinked. "Like you normally do, I guess...?" He answered, even though he was still confused over the whole situation.
Souda shook his head. "I can't though! S-She'll be showing off her...parts...at the beach! I don't want that! All the guys will harass her! Especially Hanamura! I won't be able to get past the crowd!" Souda argued.
"It's fine, Souda. They won't find out that I'm an AI living inside a robot body." Nanami assured him.
"That's not what I was referring to!" Souda shouted, pointing a finger at her.
Fujisaki went over to Nanami with an apologetic look on his face. "Um...so how are you getting to the beach...?" He asked.
"Mioda knows some important people and got us a private bus, why?" Nanami answered with some confusion.
Fujisaki smiled. "Don't worry, Souda-kun won't bother you while you're in the bus then."
Nanami raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
Fujisaki giggled. "You'll know it when you see him." He replied. "Anyway, I have to go. My dad said I had to be early tonight. Bye!"
"Bye!" Souda and Nanami called out in unison as the programmer left. Souda soon after, shot a look at Nanami.
Nanami was a little afraid to ask, but she did it anyway. "What is it?"
Souda smiled widely, his eyes sparkling. "So? So? What kind did you buy? What colour? Does it make you look cuter than usual? Does it show off your-?"
"You'll find out tomorrow, Souda." Nanami interrupted. "I'm sleepy; I'm going to get some rest..." Nanami grabbed the plastic bag with her items in it before Souda got any ideas of peeking through it and went to her room to get some sleep. She was going to need it so then she didn't fall asleep in the water the next day.
"Ahahahaha! Kazuichi-chan is so funny!" Mioda laughed uncontrollably.
Souda had looked nervous before he had gotten on the bus, but Nanami completely forgot that he had a really bad case of motion-sickness. He was protesting, but later, he motivated himself by mumbling some words under his breath. While motivational speeches are nice and all, that didn't really stop him from looking like he was going to throw his cookies all over Nanami's clothes – she had been forbidden to wear it on the bus by Souda, not that anyone else was wearing there's on the bus. Souda's head never moved from Nanami's shoulder as he tried to keep himself calm and cool.
"How are you feeling?" Nanami asked, slightly concerned.
"...Dead..." Souda groaned. Nanami truly felt sorry for those who had motion sickness. It would be so hard to enjoy a trip when you're trying to keep breakfast from coming out the wrong way. Though, she had to admit, it was a much quieter and more peaceful Souda than the one that she's used to.
"I did not think that you were vulnerable to motion-sickness, Souda." Sonia admitted. "That is an...unusual quality for someone such as yourself..."
"Ah, n-no! It's not that bad Sonia-san!" Souda insisted, but he remained on Nanami's shoulder anyway.
"Hm...Perhaps Tsumiki has something to help with that...?" Sonia questioned.
The nurse was already rummaging through her large bag filled with medical equipment and medicines, searching for something that could help. "I'm sorry, Souda! I'm trying to find it! Please forgive me!" She sobbed.
"Uh-huh..." Souda replied, too weak to say words that involved his mouth moving.
"No no!" Saionji interrupted. "Leave him like this; it's funny to see him suffer...!" She said with a snicker.
This gave Souda the motivation to speak again and shot his head up from Nanami's shoulder and pointed at the dancer. "Hey! I wouldn't be saying that if I were you! If you don't shut up, I'll-!" And...he went back to Nanami's shoulder in agony.
"Haha! You can't even finish your empty threat! Lame!" Saionji laughed.
"You're hilarious, Kazuichi-chan!" Mioda said through her loud laughter. Souda just groaned.
"Someone throw me out the window..." He muttered.
"Kehehe...! My Dark Gods of Destruction could certainly help with that request of yours...!" Tanaka chuckled.
"Hey, so when are we supposed to get there already?" Owari asked. "Coach Nidai and I need to do some sparring!"
"We'll get there soon, calm down...!" Nidai told her. "Then again, I really need to do a-"
"I just can't wait to see all of the swimsuits! It will be like having desert before the main course!" Hanamura said happily.
Koizumi rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Meanwhile, I'll be taking some shots, so get ready for some poses."
"Yeah, and I can mess with-I mean, play with Mister Crabs!" Saionji added. "And Mister Ants!"
"Hey! What if Ibuki were to sing a-?"
"NO!" Everyone excluding Nanami, Hajime and Souda shouted – even the bus driver.
"Aw...! Denied..." Mioda sulked.
"Ah! Here, Souda! I found the medicine f-for you!" Tsumiki called as she began to walk over to him with the open bottle filled with pills along with an open bottle of water.
Souda smiled and slowly removed his head from Nanami's shoulder. "Wow, thanks Tsumiki...! That's real cool of you to-"
"WAH!" Tsumiki ended up tripping over after the bus took a turn that she was not prepared for and all of the pills began to spread themselves over the floor, while the water splashed all over Souda, his smile faltering.
"Wah! I-I-I-I'm so s-s-sorry! F-F-Forgive me...p-please!" Tsumiki cried.
Souda just groaned and placed his head back onto Nanami's shoulder. "Crap, I feel worse..." He muttered.
"Kyahahaha!" Saiyonji laughed.
"I-I-I-I s-s-said that I was s-sorry...!" Tsumiki panicked, still crying.
"Souda, are you going to get off the bus...?" Nanami called from the bus door, Hajime at her side.
"Give me a minute..." Souda groaned, lying across the back seats. "Or an hour..."
"Let's just go. He obviously doesn't feel well, so may as well let him sleep." Hajime suggested. Nanami thought about it and nodded.
"We'll come back for you soon, Souda!" Nanami told him. The pair heard a faint humming sound as they left. "I'm just going to the changing room." She told the ahoge-wearer.
"Okay...?" Hajime replied. "Don't take too long. Most of the people you hang out with are boys, so if you fall asleep, don't expect for someone familiar to come in."
Nanami ignored that little statement that Hajime gave her and left to go to the changing room.
Hajime couldn't quite figure out the point in coming to the beach. Everyone always made such a big fuss about how 'great' it was. Really, it was just an easy way to get sunburn. And for people to perv on each-other without the others getting mad because they were the ones showing too much skin. If he was still in that old building, he would have never even given a thought about coming here. He glanced over to the girls' changing rooms in thought. There was something that stopped him from refusing that face. Even if she was nonchalant most of the time, Nanami seemed excited to see the ocean and play in the sand. Hajime sighed. The girl was making him go soft.
Hajime carried the bag over his shoulder to where the rest of the guy students had placed theirs under a beach umbrella. Most of them were taking of their shirts at that moment and Hajime decided to do the same. There was no sense in getting his day clothes full of sand.
He smiled at how quiet the area was, probably without the loud mechanic and musician around. He raised his eyebrow in thought, wondering if all girls changed together. He felt his face heat up at that moment and quickly shook the thought off. He wouldn't let a small thing like that ruin his composure.
"Yahoo! Mioda Ibuki and her many companions have arrived!" The musician called out. "And the guys have all got no shirts on! Miodi can assume that they are ready...! Haha! Ibuki said 'assume'! She has never used such clever language!"
Hajime looked along with the other guys as the girls arrived. He bit his lip tightly to stop his mouth from dropping as Nanami walked up to him with a small smile.
"Sorry." She apologised with a yawn. "I almost fell asleep."
"Maybe you shouldn't go into the water..." Hajime advised as he stared at Nanami for an unintentionally long time. She was wearing a white bikini. Out of all the swimsuits, he would have never figured that Nanami would choose such a...daring one...
Nanami blinked in confusion. "Is something wrong...?" She asked in a concerned voice.
Hajime snapped out of his small trance and shook his head. "No, nothing..." He grunted, folding his arms.
Nanami shrugged. "If you say so..." She replied. "..." This time it was Nanami's turn to stare at him. He would never admit it for the world, but he was starting to feel a little nervous.
"W-What's wrong?" He asked.
"..." Nanami looked like she was trying to mentally put her words together. "Well, you look nice, Hajime. I wasn't expecting that from you."
Hajime was wondering if he should take the statement as a compliment or an insult. Even if he wanted to though, he didn't think that he could throw a comeback at Nanami.
"Well," He began with a sigh, the heat to his face coming back. "You look nice too..." He whispered.
Nanami gave him that nonchalant stare that she often had on his face and then smiled. "Thank you, Hajime." She said.
The silence between the two came back again and Hajime looked around, hoping for someone to come in between them – for once – to save him from the silence that he once loved. But the one time he wanted someone to, no one did. Typical.
"You know, Hajime..." Nanami began after a while, making him turn back to listen to her. But, of course now they were interrupted by the mechanic who was charging at them like he was in some sort of stampede.
"C-Chiaki! W-W-W-?" Souda began to yell in confusion.
Nanami glanced at him confused. "What's wrong, Souda?" She asked.
"Th-That swimsuit! I-It's-!"
Hajime rolled his eyes. He knew that Souda would react like this, but in front of everyone?
"It's pretty good on you!"
Hajime, Nanami and Souda turned to face the voice that was obviously not part of their class. He looked to be roughly around their age at least. But he looked to be very...well, he had a punk-aura or something along those lines about him.
Nanami recognised the flaming red hair and goatee that the teen in front of them had. The piercings too. It was the guy that Nidai and Oowari chased around, getting him to practice.
"Leon, just shut up! Don't tell her that!" Souda yelled.
Nanami tilted her head. "You know him, Souda?" She asked.
Kuwata smirked. "Yeah, we know each-other. We go back a bit! Back when he had black hair!" He said with a laugh.
"Oh yeah? I remember back when you had your normal colour too! You were a natural blonde!" Souda replied with his arms folded.
Kuwata shrugged. "No big deal. I mean, it's not like I'll go back to being blonde or anything, but it's nothing embarrassing either."
Souda grunted. "What are you even doing here, Leon? I thought you said that you had plans because of the miracle that you had a gig..."
Kuwata blinked. "Well...yeah...your point...?" He asked.
Souda clenched his fist tightly. "My point is that you aren't supposed to be here!" He yelled.
"Really? Mioda would have to disagree with that." Kuwata said.
"Are...you and Mioda good friends?" Nanami asked the baseball player.
Kuwata smiled. "Yeah, I guess you could say that. She's been helping me out with music while Maizono-San is busy." He explained.
"Ugh...so you're saying that you and Mioda will be playing together?" Souda asked, less than enthusiastic about it.
Nanami wondered what could be so bad about it. She had never listened to Mioda or Kuwata play, but surely they had to be good. Kuwata was being taught by one of the best high-school musician's, so what else was she to think?
Kuwata nodded. "Hey, it'll be awesome! Trust me!"
Kuwata then stared at Nanami for a short moment before he smiled widely again. "So, your...Nanami right?" He asked.
Nanami nodded in an answer.
"Whoa, you really do look like Fujisaki, huh? And it's definitely not a trap this time...yeah, you're pretty cute!" Kuwata said. "Hey, you got a phone number? You might need someone to talk to about how to keep Kazuichi quiet, because I know!"
"Um...I don't have a phone of my own..."
"Eh? That's crazy! Kazuichi, you need to take care of her properly, or I might just take her!" Kuwata told the mechanic.
Souda grunted. "Don't you need to prepare for your 'gig', Leon?" He asked in annoyance.
Kuwata laughed. "Yeah, I guess I do! See you guys later!" And with that, Kuwata was long gone. It was pretty easy to tell that he was an athletic person, by how fast he was.
Hajime sighed loudly, causing Souda to give him an annoyed look. "What?" He asked, showing his sharp teeth.
Hajime looked at Souda from the corner of his eye. "Oh nothing. You can just tell that he's friends with you." He replied with a smirk.
Souda smiled and then laughed, causing Hajime to raise an eyebrow. "Oh? Didn't I somehow offend you this time?" He asked.
"Ha! You're not going to get to me this time antenna-head!" Souda said, pointing a finger at said antenna-head. "Nothing can ruin my day here! After all, I get to see Sonia-san in a-!"
Nanami blinked. She thought that Souda got irritated by Kuwata a few seconds ago. Perhaps he just remembered the whole Sonia thing and got himself really happy and excited?
"-In a...wetsuit?" Souda finished in disbelief. Nanami and Hajime glanced over to where Souda was staring and Sonia was indeed wearing a wetsuit. "S-Sonia-san?"
At hearing her name, Sonia walked over to where the small group was with a small smile on her face. "Yes, is there a problem?" She asked innocently.
"W-Well, what you're wearing, it's-!"
"Yes, it is a wetsuit. I do not wish for my skin to get sunburn." Sonia finished for him. "Is that all?"
"Y-Yeah..." Souda answered in an unsure tone. Sonia did a quick bow and left to go into the water. It was quiet for a moment until Souda chirped up again. "Hey! This could work too!"
Hajime brought his hand to his forehead. "I think I'm going to go before I lose more brain-cells." And with that he left.
Nanami looked at him as he left and was about to look back at Souda until she realised that he was gone. She looked around, but saw no sight of him. That mechanic sure could run fast when he thought about the princess.
Nanami just shrugged it off as she decided to just go for a swim with all the others. There was no point in coming to the beach if she was just going to sit around. She kind of wished that there was an arcade though.
"Nanami-san!"
Nanami turned to see Komaeda smiling and waving at her. She walked over to him to see what it was that he wanted.
"Yes?" She asked.
Komaeda stopped waving, but continued to smile at her. "Well, what kind of ice-cream do you like?" He asked curiously.
Nanami tilted her head at the somewhat strange question. "Why do you want to know that?" She asked.
Komaeda shook his head. "That doesn't matter. Just tell me!" He insisted.
"Hm..." Nanami hummed in thought. "...I guess I like strawberry..." She told him.
Komaeda's smile widened. "Thank you, Nanami-san!" He said, and just ran off. Nanami thought that it was weird, even though she should definitely be used to it by this point.
"Hey, Nanami! Are you getting in the water?" Koizumi called from behind. Nanami turned around and nodded with a small smile, forgetting the odd encounter.
Hajime finally found someone that he could stand being around – other than Nanami – to the point where he would voluntarily sit down with them. They sat on opposite sides of a bench, though not speaking. He knew how to keep his mouth shut. At least, as long as no one called him "Baby-face", "Shorty", "Shrimp", "Midget" and anything else that attacked his self-esteem in terms of height.
Hajime couldn't help but glance over to his direction and notice a certain bamboo sword beside him. He was observant enough to know who it would belong to.
"Doesn't that belong to Pekoyama...?" He asked and immediately covered his mouth. It was weird for him to do this because he didn't normally regret saying anything to anyone. Then again, the guy he was talking to is a yakuza. And said yakuza was glaring at him. Truth be told, Hajime was trying to hold his laughter in. The yakuza's attempt at scaring him was having the opposite effect.
"Yeah, so? It doesn't mean anything!" Kuzuryuu yelled.
Hajime raised a brow, trying to distract himself so then he wouldn't laugh and possibly be murdered. "I thought that Pekoyama was a woman who wouldn't go anywhere without her sword...bamboo or not..." He replied.
Kuzuryuu grunted and calmed himself down. "She just needs to go places and be relaxed. She needs to learn how to be calm without her sword. So, I told her to leave it with me." He explained.
This confused the ahoge-wearer. "And...she just agreed with those terms...?" He asked sceptically.
"Of course she did! She can't refuse!" Kuzuryuu replied, probably being the first to truly shock Hajime to the point of being speechless. His shock must have shown because Kuzuryuu immediately corrected himself. "N-Not like that! I don't force her! She just does what I tell her to do on her own!"
It was at this point that he pondered about calling the police and getting this lost sassy child some therapy...
"What is going on here...?" Speaking of which, Pekoyama walked up to the pair with the same tone that she always uses.
"Tch. It's nothing..." Kuzuryuu replied.
Hajime was still confused about the relationship that the pair had. He didn't know if it was even a good or bad one.
"Hajime," Pekoyama began, gaining Hajime's attention again. "I came over here to tell you that Komaeda wanted to see you." She pointed in a direction to Hajime's left and he definitely saw Komaeda.
All he could wonder was what was with the ice-creams...
"N-Nanami! P-Please don't fall asleep in the water!"
Nanami opened her eyes and turned around to see the hysterical Tsumiki. Nanami tilted her head, confused. "I'm still standing though..." She told the nurse.
"B-But weren't you falling asleep?" The nurse asked her, to which Nanami didn't reply with an actual answer.
"I was standing." She repeated.
"Um...r-right! I-I'm sorry, Nanami!" Tsumiki squeaked. Nanami shook her head.
"...Don't apologise...you were just trying to take care of me..." She told her.
Nanami decided to get out of the water so then she could lie down. The water made her tired. She found a nice spot on the sand to sit down on and faced the water to watch the others. She looked around and noticed that Tanaka was even building a sandcastle. A very good-looking, detailed sandcastle at that. She also noticed four creatures running around the sandcastle and she figured it out. That was why Tanaka was working incredibly hard on it, for his hamsters. Probably their 'evil lair' or something along those lines.
She sighed as she looked back to the water. She wasn't used to the amount of sunshine she was currently getting.
Nanami heard someone sitting down next to her, so she looked at them from the corner of her eyes and noticed that it was Hajime. Holding two...ice-creams...?
Hajime stared at her for a moment before holding the strawberry flavour out towards her. Nanami shuffled so then her whole body was facing Hajime and stared at the ice-cream as Hajime turned his head away from her.
"It'll melt if you don't eat it..." He mumbled. Nanami smiled and gently took the ice-cream out of Hajime's hands. Hajime turned his head back to face her again. Nanami could've sworn that she saw the corners of Hajime's lips curve upwards ever so slightly. She smiled even more warmly than before.
Both she and Hajime began to eat their ice-creams with smiles on their faces. Once she was about halfway through, Nanami decided to talk.
"Thank you, Hajime." She told him, to which he just hummed in acknowledgement as he continued to eat his ice-cream.
This time, she decided to start up an actual conversation. Once she thought of a topic, she spoke again. "Are you having fun?" She asked sweetly.
Hajime raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, I guess so." He replied. "Though I have been with the yakuza most of the time..."
Nanami giggled. "He's not so bad..." She told him.
Hajime shrugged. "Not so bad until he calls all of the other members of his clan after you call him a shorty..." He muttered.
Nanami stared at him in thought. "Hm...are you sure that you don't remember your first beach trip?"
Hajime paused at eating his ice-cream and looked up at the sky in thought. "...No...I don't." He replied.
Nanami looked at him sympathetically until he faced her with a small, warm smile. "But, I don't know...something tells me that this still would've been my favourite beach trip..." He said genuinely.
Nanami's eyes sparkled as her mouth hung slightly open in amazement. "That's...very amazing of you, Hajime..." She told him. "I'm glad that you enjoyed yourself!"
Instead of the usual 'ugh, whatever' reaction she expected, Hajime just laughed and said, "Yeah, I guess I really did!"
Hajime looked at her kindly. "No, but seriously, Chiaki, thank you..." He said.
Nanami wasn't exactly sure about what she did, but if Hajime was happy, she couldn't complain. After all, Hajime's smile was very sweet. It calmed her. It suited him very well, and she hoped that he would continue to wear the smile. Though, she could've sworn there was some sort of sound in the distance.
Hajime looked over to where the sound was coming from. "Is someone being murdered? That screaming is deafening...!"
Nanami and Hajime struggled to make their way to where the sound was coming from, covering their ears with their hands and noticed the problem. Or, problems.
"And that one is one Ibuki likes to call 'When Life Gives You Lemons, Squeeze Those Lemons Into Life's Eyes'!" Mioda announced. Nanami noted the unreasonably long song title. "Thanks to Kuwata-Chan, we were able to do a duet!"
"That was a duet...?" Hajime muttered.
"Hm, that was very interesting and unique...!"
Nanami and Hajime glanced to the voice beside them and saw someone who hid their hair in a black cap and wore sunglasses mumbling to themself. The person took off their sunglasses and cap so then their eyes were visible and their long hair flowed freely out. Nanami recognised the person, and apparently, so did Kuwata.
"M-Maizono-san?" He sputtered.
"Yep! It's me!" Maizono announced.
Mioda whistled. "Ooh! Now it's getting interesting! What would the Super High-School Level Idol want with Ibuki and Kuwata-Chan?" She asked.
Maizono smiled. "Simple! I think we should team up! We could do totally new stuff together! Combining different genres together and all that!"
Hajime sighed. "Well, at least it's not just our class that is full of nutjobs..."
Nanami smiled. She kind of liked how interesting everyone at Hope's Peak were. That's what made them fun.
...Even though she could do without Mioda's new hit single...
She felt a light tap on her shoulder and faced the person – Komaeda – who was behind her.
"I hope that you enjoyed the ice-cream, Nanami-san." He said with a smile before walking off.
Nanami tilted her head. Komaeda might've been one of her best friends, but she really couldn't bring herself to understand him sometimes...
Author's Notes:
I'll start this off by saying how sorry I am for the long wait! I originally intended for this to come out much earlier, but I unfortunately gave my teacher the USB this was on and I couldn't write it for about 4 weeks because he had it for so long and I was already halfway through the chapter when I gave it to him. But, I am back!
The next update will hopefully be sooner though. I have finished my half-year exams, but now I need to do some work on my cosplay of Yukine from Noragami for SydneyNova in just over 2 weeks. Then I also have birthday gifts to work on and along with a fancomic. Plus, I have all of my other stories to work on.
I was rereading the reviews and I was really happy with all of them. You all seem to enjoy this so far, which is great, because I am enjoying writing it too! Yes, the arguments are fun to write. And I have seen all of the Miraculous episodes up to date, haha, I even watch them in French with no subtitles because I was so impatient!
I hope that you will all forgive me for taking a long time, because I should have backed up the files before giving the USB to my teacher...I apologise. And please leave a review! I love reading your reviews because they are all very helpful!
(I also wonder if anyone caught that One Punch Man reference I snuck in...)
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