BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
"Gwah!" I got tangled in my blankets and fell out of bed in a heap whilst scrambling to turn off my alarm clock.
I really should sleep early next time.
Oh, who am I kidding, I resolve to sleep early every morning after every night of staying up late.
The good thing is I'm on time, so I walked hazily over to my bathroom to kick start the day feeling nice and fresh- well that's what I thought until I looked at my clock.
8:00AM.
HOLY CRAP! I slept past my other 3 alarms!
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!" I charged to my shower with my uniform.
A power shower, that's what I call it, when I must bathe myself within a restricted time frame.
I ran around the house packing my bag and eating breakfast at the same time while also brushing my hair and putting on my uniform.
Alas, I'm on time… if I sprinted to school.
I ran out of the house, once again cursing myself to sleep earlier tonight.
Being my unfit lazy self, I was actually surprised that I'm actually able to run.
With a school uniform and a heavy bag full of textbooks, any regular person shouldn't even be able to walk properly.
I mean, putting a huge load of weight on one's back would shift their centre of gravity and throw them off balance.
Okay I actually know nothing about this- I'm only making excuses because I don't wanna run with a school bag.
Halfway to school, I stopped. Kazushi! I forgot to get breakfast for Kazushi!
"Dammit!" I yelled to myself, attracting the attention of a couple of students and elderly people.
They looked at me with widened eyes as I raced home, yelling like King Leonidas from the movie 300.
"KAZUSHI! Reina's coming!" I grabbed the plate of pancakes and barged into his room, ignoring his startled reaction and ran back to school.
I managed to reach the school gates a couple of minutes after the first bell, so at least I don't have to report to the office for my tardiness. "Sorry I'm late" I bowed as I entered homeroom.
"This is the third time this semester that you're late, Reina" my teacher turned towards me in slow motion for dramatic effect, "You better come up with a good excuse to save your ass this time".
"I, uhh- I…"
The teacher tapped the board with her chalk, waiting impatiently.
"I woke up late?"
"Not good enough. You'll be staying two hours after school. You waste my time, I'll be wasting yours".
Groaning, I unwillingly sat at my desk.
"Two hours after school isn't so bad" Shuichi tried to reassure me.
"You're right, but it is Friday today and I had plans to go somewhere straight after school finished", I replied.
"Well, aren't you a social butterfly"
"Not really, I only planned to stuff my face with ice cream at my favourite dessert place"
He looked at me for a couple of seconds, "It's just ice cream, you could consume it any other time"
"Minamino, it's ICE CREAM we're talking about, it's more important than homework or detention"
He chuckled lightly and turned back towards his book. Clearly this man doesn't understand the importance of ice cream.
"1 hour and 45 minutes to gooooooooooooo…" I groaned from my desk after school.
Thinking of all the ice cream I could have eaten…
WE COULD HAVE HAD IT ALLLLL ~
I sighed and paced around the room, if I left now… I wonder if the teacher would find out. Leaning against the door, maybe it was best to be safe staying for 2 hours rather than risking a greater punishment.
I stared blankly at the clock- another hour and a half until I can go home. Sighing heavily, I leaned back on the chair and stared at the window. What is there to do in this forsaken place? I looked at the clock once more, time hates me, not even a minute has passed.
Finally I decided to get up and make my way back to the door; I guess the teacher won't know that I left early if she's not here. I slowly turned the door handle and ran outside- well, attempted to run outside but I ran into an obstruction, and by obstruction, I meant face-planting the surprisingly solid mass of muscle which is Shuichi. I know this because I unwittingly reached out in front of me and immediately identified nicely toned abdominal muscles. Mhmm~
But I shook my perverted mind (and hand which was still resting on the poor guy) awake and backed away a couple of steps.
"S-sorry!" I sounded a bit flustered.
"Oh, my apologies for impeding your escape" he sounded half sarcastic and surprised, "I must've let slip from memory that you were still here"
"I see…" I said, returning to my seat, "Did you forget anything here? Because the classroom is almost completely empty right now"
"No no, I find it more peaceful here afterschool, that's all"
"Dude… who willingly stays back at school on a Friday?"
"I do" he simply replied like it's a normal thing, "Sometimes I appreciate the fact that our school is virtually desolate after school hours"
"Oh… okay" I replied awkwardly, what am I supposed to say in response to that? If he wanted to be alone, there's a thing called one's own bedroom or a park or something…
No reply from him.
Instead, he resigned to his seat next to me and pulled out a book and resumed reading from where he left off.
I gotta admit, this was really awkward.
Us two were sitting next to each other in complete silence, with me not knowing where to look at or what to do and some vaguely mysterious nerd next to me.
Inner Reina cringed, JUST GO HOME! Go read your book in your own room! Go and be deep and emotional someplace else!
"-So if you wanted to proceed with your weekend plans, you can trust that I'll cover for your absence" he finally broke the silence, almost as if he understood what I was thinking.
How isolated does this guy wanna be from other people? Geez. But nonetheless I graciously accepted the offer- after all, he's the ultimate student who is trusted by all teachers. Yep, I can safely say that I won't see hell from my teacher about sneaking out of detention.
"Well thanks Shuichi, I owe you one!" I grinned broadly and gave him a light pat on the back.
As soon as my hand made contact with him, a sudden powerful jolt ran up my arm and I quickly retracted my hand. Wow, that must have been a hell of a static electricity shock. Did this guy rub himself with a dozen balloons or something? (Ew mental image)
Shuichi must have noticed it too as he looked at his own hand then at mine with an unreadable expression.
That's the thing that bugs me about Shuichi sometimes, he can never look angry, sad or confused like a normal person. He always has this blank expression for pretty much every emotion other than happiness.
"Uh, yeah I'm gonna go now" I said and power walked out the door to my favourite ice cream parlour.
That night, I climbed onto bed with my Friday night pyjamas and a bloated stomach from eating a mountain of sweets.
I dunno if I have greasy hands or if it's time for a clean, but there's five more handprints on the window.