Hey everyone...
So, I edited some stuff with this story especially with the pairing. I just realized that I sucked royally in the grammar and I didn't know then that the tense is supposed to be past tense.
I didn't edit everything, mind you. I'm a loyal slacker so I guess you could see that in the story. I think I started in chapter 2 with the major editing...
Anyway, I've written two new chapters after a very long hiatus (sorry i didn't warn any of the guys waiting for almost a year-major problems came up in my family and school). Second year high school was hectic in Phil-Sci. At least in my third year this year, it won't be so hectic.
I'm done with promising you guys for a certain time for my update. I'm done with breaking my promises. I can't even tell you guys how sorry I am.
Since those who had been waiting for this story to update probably got sick of waiting, I'm just going to say sorry and i hope you'll forgive me. To those who had been reading my stories and making Story Alerts and some even gave a few reviews, thanks a lot. I really appreciate it.
P.S. : This note is just going to repeat from the first chap until the 22nd chapter of my story.
Chapter 18 – Slut alert!
It was a normal Monday morning with the birds chirping, the sun shining brightly, the "elites" trying to mock us (again), Dark Sky being gloomy for no reason, and us being together every now and then. Besides the negatives, I could say that this day was beautiful.
But I spoke too soon.
When the Twins and I were walking down the corridor, we noticed that people—especially boys—were agitated like they were months ago.
"Uh, girls," Anna whispered worriedly. "I get another one of those 'not good' feelings again."
Nonoko shuddered slightly. "You're not the only one, Twin." She turned to me. "You feel it, too, Tera?"
My brows furrowed. "Yeah." I bit my lip for a second. "And it ain't a good one. C'mon, we'll see in homeroom… I guess."
We quickened our pace as we dreaded for the bell to ring. Thankfully as we arrived, only a few people were in class. A few people who were chatting didn't mind our entrance but we quickly spotted Hotaru and the others. It was a big surprise when we saw Aoi and Futon talking to them seriously. I thought Aoi and Futon were keeping her best to stay away from us occasionally. But of course, they have sort of built a reputation on being friendly on outcasts which on other people's opinion are "cool!" but that's just who they are.
We approached them and said quickly hi's and hello's to each other.
"What are you guys doing here?" I asked them.
Aoi bit her lip nervously while Futon answered in a hesitated voice. "Um… it's nothing too serious."
"Believe me, Futon, things are serious enough here," I said with a laugh. "Seriously, what's going on?"
"I think it concerns the band, I think," Aoi stated while she struggled with the right words. Just what the heck is makin' her so darn…evasive?
My face and the Twins faces were big question marks.
Hotaru sighed while she rolled her eyes. "It involves a new transfer student. Jesus, I think there are too many transfers already."
"Oh…" Anna breathed.
"But what's wrong with a new transfer student?" Nonoko asked.
Futon breathed in deeply. "Well, it's—"
Before he could answer, the bell rang shrilly and students barged in the door like a stampede. Many of the boys were keeping their uniforms neat and had good looks today (barf) and other boys were customizing. Just what the heck is going on?
Then, Dark Sky entered simultaneously one by one. They wore their uniforms properly except for Hyuuga. He didn't wear his tie and left a few buttons open. I swore I saw other girls drool.
Oh yeah, don't think this school didn't have uniforms. The girls wear a dark grey blazer with yellow linings on the collar, a white polo underneath and a black necktie worn above the polo, a yellow plaid skirt that just rests above our knees, a pair of white socks, and black (polished) leather shoes. For the boys, it's just the same only they wear yellow plaid pants. We just didn't wear those weeks after the start of school.
They took their seats just a few seats in front of us (we were at the very back, all huddled up so we could communicate better). But Hyuuga's cocky smirk didn't go unnoticed by me. I mean, he directed it at me like he won a trophy or something. My God, I wanna kill him now. I mean, yeah, he did just help a geek and I kinda thanked him for it the other day (as my geeky self told me to do) but he just ignored me and continued to sleep!
Just then, Narumi twirled inside gaily in his violet jumper and white shirt with rolled up sleeves.
"Hello, everyone!" he greeted us. What he got were the usual, "gay" "yuck!" "stupid gay" and a lot more derisive words.
He ignored them with a smile. "I'm sure most of you know about this but others don't!"
"Narumi, you'd better get on with it or else I'll explode!" I hissed through the microphone and he just apologetically shifted his eyes on me.
"Well now," he continued. "We have a new transfer student here and she's very excited to come here." A lot of people gushed about how they are very excited (more like aroused) to meet the new student.
"So please help me welcome Ms. Koizumi!" he announced as the people clapped their hands loudly and others wolf-whistled as a girl with light blond hair and blue eyes strutted in while swaying her hips.
"What the heck?" I hissed. "She's the new transfer student?"
"Keep your voice down!" Hotaru scolded me quietly since we were seatmates. "Yes, it's her!"
I growled. "The one who put clay in my lunch during kindergarten? The one who stole my milk during nursery? The one who poured water on my head during our play in second grade? Luna Koizumi?"
I must have imagined it but Hotaru looked shocked for a bit when I said those things. Come to think of it, I didn't know she was in my kindergarten years.
"Hotaru? You okay?" I asked her while I scrutinized her face.
She blinked a couple of times. "Yeah," she finally answered. "She's the one."
There it was again. Ever since the Aoi-Hyuuga-finding-out fiasco, they've been trying their best to avoid giving me a clue on something. Maybe they were even before I found out (not really) about it I just didn't notice.
"Hey ya'll!" Luna giggled and I swear I saw hearts in the boys' eyes. "I'm Luna Koizumi. I'm sure all of you know that." She giggled again. "I'm a model and a singer. You know that, too!" She did not just say that!
I had to dig deeper breaths to keep my nauseous feeling in check.
"Are you okay, Mikan?" Anna's voice whispered in concerned.
"I'm fine," I managed to say. "Just dizzy."
"She's starting to turn green," Hotaru said through the microphone. "Permster, do you have any dark-colored plastic bags? Anyone?"
"Me?" Permy repeated. "Lemme see…. uh, no…not here… yes! Does black go okay?"
"Even better," Hotaru replied and took the plastic bag from Permy who was at the front. She forced in my hands and I held on it tightly.
"Thanks guys," I murmured and I could hear quiet answers.
"So," Narumi continued. "Does anyone want to be Ms. Koizumi's partner?"
"Please, um, sir?" her high-pitched voice broke in. "Call me Luna."
Narumi looked confused at first but shrugged it off. "Okay…Luna. Who wants to be her partner, again?"
A lot of hands raised up including girls 'cause they want to be with their "BFF Luna!". Gag. Speaking of which, I'm almost at my control-the-gag peak right now.
"Excuse me, sir," she interrupted again. "But I want to be with my Natsume-kun."
Whispers doubting and agreeing with Luna's words but I started to gag.
"Hold it in, Mikan," Hotaru whispered as she patted my back.
"Keep it in, keep it in, keep it in…" I chanted quietly as I tried to listen through the ringing in my ears.
"But Hyuuga-san already has a partner, Luna. Maybe another one?" Narumi suggested but kept his mouth shut with the look Luna gave him.
"Where is his partner?" Luna demanded. Of course, being a geek, I raised my hand. She scoffed at me. Duh, snobby, slutty Luna doesn't want anyone near her Natsume-kun. Bleck!
"Sir, I think low-classed people shouldn't be with high-classed people like moi," she said haughtily and I clenched my fist in order to keep my anger in but I think it only made my nausea worse.
"I refuse," a cold voice suddenly cut-in. I didn't need to know who that was. Of course, Hyuuga Natsume didn't want other people to even touch him!
"One idiot is enough for me," he muttered lazily and irritatingly. "Two is a pain-in-the-ass."
The room was silent before Narumi spoke.
"Since we're still weighing the options," he began. "I have to go to a meeting. Free period everyone! Make sure you get Luna to familiarize, okay? And Luna, do please find another partner or if Hyuuga-san approves."
Then he scampered away like a pup. I couldn't blame him, he had a lot of snobby kids to introduce to us and I think he's already full of it. Everyone became bustling with talk and others went to Koizumi to try and chat with her. But she ignored them and went straight to our direction.
"Typical," Permy whispered. "The enemy is coming."
"Are you alright, Tera?" Yuu asked.
"I'm fine," I replied weakly. "Just a bit nauseous."
"Keep it together, girl," Nonoko reminded me. "And try not to blot her eyes," Anna added jokingly.
Amidst of all the dizziness, I managed to smiled and give a small laugh.
"You dare smile at my face?" Koizumi's voice pitched in.
I looked up to her innocently. "What I do is nothing of your business. I'm a low-classman. Why should someone like you come here?" I made my voice sound like a ghost kid.
She seemed to twitch. "I'm here to tell you to back off from my Natsume," she hissed at me. "Or else." She snapped her fingers and immediately, girls came in emphasis.
I looked behind her slowly and turned back to her with the same voice. But my nausea made it a bit difficult for me to act.
"Bringing others to your fight is very cowardly," I started innocently. "So if you're a coward, what am I?"
"You're a geek!" she shrieked at me. "And a retard! That's worse than being a scaredy-cat!"
"It takes one to know one," I said in a sing-song voice used by the singing ghost kids.
She huffed and stomped her feet away from me. Then, I gagged once again and held the plastic bag close to my mouth.
"Breathe!" Hotaru reminded me and I did but it didn't help. "C'mon, Tera, she's gone." Hotaru kept trying to make me stop gagging but I couldn't. I'm just soooo disgusted. I didn't know why but every time I see people being all like that or if they have PDA (public display of affection), it just makes me so sick but this case is a lot more worse than the others.
"Oh, Natsume-kun~," she called but from what I saw with blurry eyes, Hyuuga paid no heed. He kept on reading his manga.
But Luna smiled wickedly and sat on his lap and pulled the manga down and cupped his cheek affectionately.
That was it for my control.
"BLUUUWAA!" I puked into the bag as I became super-disgusted with what I saw.
"Uh oh," Anna whispered.
"She lost it," Nonoko whispered back.
Hotaru just sighed and patted my back. "Any better?"
I shook my head. "I think I puked my breakfa—" But before I could finish, I puked again because I saw Luna running her hand up and down Hyuuga's chest. Besides, the shaking of my head made it worse.
My God, what have I done to deserve this?
"Get off me, slut," Hyuuga growled. I saw his band mates all horrified at what the bi—I mean, slut, is doing to him. But funny enough, I saw Aoi snicker sinisterly as if she knows what Hyuuga would do when the slut pushed it.
Luna only laughed in a seducing manner. "I know you like it."
Then, to my satisfaction, he pushed her off leaving her butt sore on the floor. Then he stood up and walked for the door.
"Yo, dude!" Koko called out. "Where you goin'?"
He didn't look back to reply. "Change my damn shirt and my pants." Then he was out.
"Kyaaa~," girls cooed. "He's so cool!"
"Gaah…" I breathed. "Thank God that was over. I thought I was going to throw up all of my breakfast."
Hotaru kept patting my back gently. "How would you know?"
I weakly smiled at her. "The eggs are still in my stomach along with the Milo."
She rolled her eyes before she bopped me on the head.
"Ow," I complained as I rubbed the sore spot. "Hey! You know I hate it when you do that!"
She bopped me again. "Does it matter?" she retorted and sat back in her chair with a book in her hands. I guess she's not in an "actress mood" yet.
The first period was going to be over in about 10 minutes and we went to different rooms for our separated second period. Fortunately, I had Hotaru and Nonoko with me. Unfortunately, I had Luna, Hyuuga, and Koko who—in another unfortunate matter—had a freakish ability to read people's mind.
Second period was music. The music room was basically the theatre hall but we just used the stage to, according to Serina-sensei, "let out what music is building up inside of you". I liked it but when she said it, it's like she has an orchestra as a background. *shudder.
Today, we were required to present a talent related to music. We could bring our instruments if we could play one and others could just "sing their lungs out" (my term).
With my friends by me, we walked together to our lockers. "Coincidentally", our lockers were by each other so we could walk together without raising too much suspicion. I turned the knob of my lock and took my violin with some of the music sheets for my presentation. I also saw Permy get her music sheets while Hotaru just coolly stood by her locker filing her nails.
We walked briskly towards the theatre hall after saying goodbye to the others who were going to their World History class.
"I wonder what reason she had us present something…" Permy wondered out loud.
I saw Hotaru shrug. "Who cares?"
I do, I thought miserably as I rehearse my piece in my head again. 'Cause I have a bad feeling this isn't going to go well. And it isn't puke!
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"Good morning, my students!" Serina-sensei's voice echoed throughout the hall. "I hope you had your musical talents ready for today." Her eyes found Luna staring at Hyuuga dreamily. Or more like hungrily.
"And I see that we have Ms. Luna Koizumi with us," she announced. "Welcome and I do hope you have one ready, Ms.—"
"Luna," Luna interrupted.
"Of course," sensei said. "Now let's begin with Mr. Akushi."
We were a lot; probably 30 in all. Most of the students sang but others had instruments with them. Some were good; others need a bit more practice. Then, Hotaru was called.
She confidently strutted forward and faced us all. Out of nowhere, she produced a stainless steel flute which I saw her practice with whenever we had free time.
"I will now perform Gavotte by Sebastian Bach. I revised it a little, though," she said with a smile. No, it ain't a natural smile. Ice Queen doesn't smile—only on special occasions. But now, she has to make it look natural. I gotta hand it to her; this girl's got talent.
Then, she began to perform.
I felt my jaw drop at the beauty of the music. I knew she was practicing in her room but the rooms were sound-proof. So it makes sense that we haven't heard her perform her piece yet.
Her music was like a nightingale's song in the night. It was a bit jumpy but also calming to listen to.
Soon, too soon, it was finished. She curtseyed before going back to her seat beside Nonoko.
"Magnificent!" Serina-sensei praised. "That was very beautiful! Thank you for the performance, Yui-san."
Permy grinned at her. "That was fantabulous!"
"Here, here!" I agreed. "Why didn't you tell us that you had Gavotte as your musical piece?"
She snorted as she stashed away her flute. "Why would I?"
Permy and I snuck a look at each other and grinned.
"Typical, typical," we chorused. Then we high-fived each other and punched our fists together quietly.
Then, we waited for five more people to perform before Permy's name was called. I saw her look at her piece one last time before standing up.
"Go get 'em girl!" I whispered to her encouragingly and she smiled at me nervously. I patted her arm softly.
"Break a leg, genius," Hotaru said and cracked a small smile. Small, but nevertheless, it's a smile. It made Permy even more fired up right now.
She walked over the grand piano and sat there delicately. I knew that Permy would perform a piano composition; she had Nonoko to give her some pointers. What I didn't know was the piece.
"Today, I will perform Pachelbel's Canon with a few revisions," Permy said in a monotonous tone and put her hands on the keys.
She took a few deep breaths first and closed her eyes before her hands started the melody.
It was calming at first but as it went to the chorus, it became very beautiful. It made me remember the times whenever my friends and I would play together and have a time of our lives.
Then, she pushed the last key to fade.
Serina-sensei clapped first before we followed her.
"That was very beautiful!" She sniffed and wiped a tear that dropped. "Thank you very much Usumiko-san."
She bowed and walked over to us. We noticed that she was sniffing when she arrived and noticed that she cried silently while she played it.
I just also noticed just now that I had dropped a tear or two when I sniffed.
I hugged her when she sat down. "That was beautiful, Permy," I whispered.
Hotaru rubbed her back. "It was wonderful," she said monotonously but sincerely. When we looked at her, we noticed that her eyes were a bit misty.
We couldn't help but smile just a little.
"Waname-san?"
I wiped my tears away and cleared my throat.
"Waname-san?"
I think someone's calling me.
"Last call for Waname-san."
"Tera!" Permy called me.
I looked at her confusedly. "Huh?"
"You're on!" she whispered frantically.
"Oh!" I jumped in realization. "I'm here, sensei!"
"Then come up here and let out the music in you," Serina-sensei said with a patient look.
"You got this in a bag, Tera," Permy cheered.
"Go Tera," Hotaru muttered sarcastically. I scowled at her. She smirked. Fine by me, at least she said something.
I gulped before standing up and walking towards my stage.