Rei bit his lip. Why had he piggybacked her and felt such a strong concern over her injury? He did not normally help a girl or feel this way. In fact, she was the first girl that he talked to at school.
Reminiscing about his impulsive action and his worry over her safety, he shook his head quickly, trying to shut out his disturbing thoughts.
He realised he was anxiously waiting for her too, outside the nursing room.
Should he or should he not then, show his concern by waiting for her? He clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white against his pale milky skin, as he pondered this over. He heard nimble, approaching footsteps and looked up. His problem was solved, for Miku was walking towards him, waving in greeting and smiling at him.
He tensed. She was so beautiful, like a perfect portrait come alive, with her twinkling emerald green eyes and her matching lush green hair, her deep symmetrical dimples and her well-proportioned frame.
She actually felt happy that he was waiting for her. He could have, should have, gone back to the classroom to resume lessons, but instead, had blatantly waited for her. She saw that his eyes were unblinking.
Grabbing the opportunity, she studied him expressionlessly, trying to hide the fact that she felt an attraction towards him. He had raven black hair and contrasting lustrous golden eyes. He usually exuded a cool demeanor and rarely smiled. He also had a lean physique which showed he worked out regularly.
She sighed dreamily for he was the type that she had been looking out for and he intrigued her, like no other guy had ever intrigued her.
Then she laughed, her laughter a pleasant tinkling sound, like silver bells chiming in Chistmas.
"Well, what's so funny?", he asked curiously, his long, black eyelashes fluttering up to look at her, a tiny crease forming over his broad forehead.
"You're spacing out and you forgot about class, " she smirked. Rei realised he had been gawking silently at her for one full minute and shook himself internally to pull himself together.
Getting effortlessly to his feet, they both walked silently towards the classroom, preparing to face their impending doom.
Rei and Miku had ended up with a detention for a week. They both moaned. Detention would mean cleaning out the classrooms, stables and the lavatory. A week's worth of detention would be really unbearable.
"Hey Miku, mind if I come over to your house today? We have to complete the science project which is due next week, and I haven't been there for a while," Luka asked. She had a full, voluptuous figure with distinct hot pink hair and a jovial demeanor. Luka being Miku's closest friend was too pallid a concept to describe the depth of their friendship. They were practically soul-mates.
"Sure, though my disruptive sister will be there." Miku replied serenely.
"I'll come too. Maybe I can help you gals out," Len interrupted smoothly, as he grasped this single chance he had to go to her house. He had been smitten with her ever since he first set his eyes on her. It was love at first sight, if it even existed.
Miku once again consented with a smile and a nod of her head.
They had destinated Miku's house after having taken the crammed bus ride. Miku had prepared soft drinks for Luka and Len, after the hectic schoolday and bus ride, which had them sinking gratefully into her warm, inviting bean bag sofas while sipping the cool beverages.
After a half hour or so, Miku and Luka settled down to work on building a solar-powered engine for the project while Len laid on the couch, watching his favourite anime, Black Buttler. They had Len help them with the connecting of the circuits and wires, with his considerable technical expertise.
Fortunately, Gumi had bolted straight to her room when Luka and Len just came, and her face had turned an obvious crimson shade when she looked at Len. The little devil who was a chatterbox had been unusually quiet during the entire afternoon.
When the project was finally completed in the early evening, the three laid on the floor, exhausted.
"Thanks for your help, Len. We'll never be able to build that machinery without you." Miku said, in between her faint pants.
"It's nothing really," He chuckled, then paused for a moment. "But now you owe me one," he murmurred softly to himself.
Luka sniggered when she heard Len's remark. Apparently, Len wasn't brave enough to even tell Miku something so small as she owed him, let alone confess.
"Huh?" Miku asked as she thought he had again spoken after replying her.
"Nothing," Len answered casually while he swivelled his head to face Luka and gave her a baleful glare.
At that moment, the doorbell rang. Miku looked up, surprised. She hardly received visitors as her relatives rarely kept in touch, ever since she lost her parents to the car accident. She leapt to her feet, flicking her hair impatiently over her shoulders.
She opened the door... to face Rei Kagene. His frozen golden eyes seemed to melt in relief when he saw her, but hardened again when his eyes raked over the room to find a hostile pair of eyes staring unblinkingly at him, and another, curious pair of eyes.
His eyes slid over to face Miku's again. "This, you forgot to take it from the nursing room," he nodded towards the item he was holding out in his outstretched hand. Her gaze followed his and fell onto her wallet.
"Oh thanks," she exclaimed gratefully as she reached out to take her wallet from him. She sighed, so she had forgot all about her wallet again, being the scatterbrain she was.
"Don't mention it. Remember to turn up for detention tomorrow," he replied stiffly. "And tell me next time when your friends would be here lest I annoy them." he continued sullenly, then turned abruptly and took off briskly.