I wanted to make a story on how Oreki, Satoshi, and Mayaka met.
...It turns out differently than what I had in mind. Also, the title is sort of meaningless.
HYOUKA: Slice of Life
7/13/12
CHAPTER 2: Accidental Fate (II)
"I think that was five years ago, when we were still in middle school. Apparently Ibara had some tasks to do requested by some teachers. New books arrived and she had to carry them to the library, even though she didn't know where it was. She decided to bring all of them at once, and accidentally bumps into Satoshi. And then he uses his database or whatever and carries half of the books.
"The new books are there and when Ibara was about to leave, Satoshi brought her to introduce her to me. And as the days past, she had some feelings for him. The end."
"Wow, Oreki-san! That was romantic!"
"I don't see how. It sounds like it was made up, like Satoshi lied to me or something."
"I don't think it's a lie. By the way, do you think the two will end well?"
"Can't say." The energy saver closed the completed book, hoping he can still return it today.
It was yet another day for the revived Classics Club. After the classes that seem to drag on forever, students of the Kamiyama High School go to their clubs and do activities there. The Classics Club is one of the countless clubs that the school is known for, other than the 'Kanya Festival' in the autumn. Oreki Hotarou, one of the less energetic club members of this club, lazily climb the steps that reaches the hallways of the club. Opening the doors, he glances at the club members that are already here. Fukube Satoshi, the self-proclaimed database, and Chitanda Eru, a girl full of curiosity and adventure.
"Oh hi Hotarou!" Satoshi exclaimed. Chitanda followed, "Good afternoon, Oreki-san." Another voice was supposed to appear.
The other member, Ibara Mayaka, is not present. Today is Friday, which is Mayaka's shift in the library. That's expected, Hotarou mindlessly thought. He took a seat and grabbed a book from his book bag.
A normal day in the Classics Club is a relatively quiet day, with some outbursts from Satoshi. The eccentric boy only wanted to stop the silence every now and then. Approximately thirty minutes have passed and the last member quietly opened the door with her head down. She was bowing with respect and apologized, "Sorry for being late. I had some duties to do..."
"It's okay," Chitanda replied, waving her hand back and forth.
"Yeah," Satoshi interrupted. "It's not like you had any choice; you had to go."
Hotarou simply ignored the pink-eyed girl. He needed to finish the book by Monday so he can return it to the school library.
Mayaka took a seat (conveniently next to Satoshi) and spoke to the database. "Hey Fuku-chan, are you ready for tomorrow?"
"N-not quite." Satoshi began to sweat.
Suddenly, Chitanda stood up and repeated, "Ready for tomorrow? I'm curious!" Somewhere in Hotarou's mind thought, Finally, a day with no misfortune on my part.
The couple slightly blushes and interjected with words such as "It's not what you think!" and "Me and Mayaka are not going to do that!"
The short-haired girl started explaining. "Chi-chan, remember when Fuku-chan left me worried and alone?"
"Huh?"
"The day about the Seven Sins?"
"Oh, yes, I remember," Chitanda nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, so I wanted to make it up with...a date..." Mayaka turned away and murmured the last words. She swiftly answered, "Anyways, it had to be made up!"
"I see..."
Afterwards, Chitanda spoke with the energy saver. She asked about the couple's relationship, even when it is not going well. She asked why Satoshi tends to avoid Mayaka. Oreki just answered, "I don't know. Ask them."
Chitanda Eru is not the type to give up. "In that case, can you tell me how they met?"
"You can ask them," Hotarou insisted. "It is simple as that."
"I cannot do that! It might be... embarrassing to them to learn about their history. So please?"
The purple-glowing eyes that seem to pierce the heavens cannot allow the energy saver to oppose the angel. Hotarou can imagine as if he is in a labyrinth trying to escape from this curious young lady. When he ends up in a dead end, it is the end for him. Incidentally, he did end up in a dead end. He had no choice. He took a deep breath; he needed it.
"Fine. I don't know all the details, but..."
This is supposed to be implied as Satoshi x Mayaka, but I'm REALLY bad at romance. Like, I like the hugging or kissing parts of a story, but I cannot have the same feeling conveyed...(Hint: I'm testing romance for the next chap). Anyways, I messed up the chronological order on purpose. I recommend reading it in order in your second go.
Also, wow. Almost a month just to get the next chap. And wow. There are a lot of fics in the Hyouka section. Don't worry, I have the (strangest? weirdest?) ideas for this fandom!
Thanks for reading, NazoLuk3