HEY THERE, MAKI-CHAN! NOTHING YET OF A SORT... HOW'S UR DAY?
- ShadowGuy

Maki sighed heavily. "Heh! 'How's your day' eh?"

She replied:

THAT'S GOOD, SHADOWGUY! :D ACTUALLY, I HAD A VERY BAD DAY... :|
~ Maki-chan

OH REALLY? WHAT HAPPENED? IS IT THE OTAKUS AT YOUR SCHOOL AGAIN?
- ShadowGuy

She grunted, remembering what happened at the school this morning.

YEAH... THEY HAVE PISSED ME OFF AGAIN. SO I LEFT THEM A LITTLE WARNING :/
~ Maki-chan

REALLY EH? WHAT WARNING DID YOU SAID? NOTHIN', JUST CURIOUS... :)
- ShadowGuy

She thought for a moment.

LIKE... THEIR BELOVED ANIME MAY DISAPPEAR ONE DAY... ESPECIALLY THOSE VOCALOIDS
~ Maki-chan

ShadowGuy didn't replied at once. It took long before he replied...

THAT'S A VERY GOOD WARNING, MAKI-CHAN. HOW ABOUT WE REALLY MAKE IT DISAPPEAR...CORRUPTED... BANISHED...DESTROYED...
- ShadowGuy

Maki's pencil lead broke. She gritted her teeth. She was breathing heavily. She felt herself sweating.

"Is there a problem, Yukuza-san?" Takuza-sensei said.

Maki's heart leaped.

"Nothing..." she replied."I think I need to go to the clinic. I don't feel well."

Takuza-sensei nodded.

"Yes. It is better for you to go."

WH-WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SHADOWGUY? ISN'T IT BELOW THE BELT NOW? I JUST SAID IT BECAUSE I'M FURIOUS! THAT'S ALL!
~ Maki-chan

LOOK, MAKI-CHAN, IF WE; ALL IN THIS GROUP, DO IT, CONSIDER IT, YOU WILL BE NOT IRRITATED ANYMORE...FOREVER!
- ShadowGuy

BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE OUT SOMEONE'S HAPPINESS...
~ Maki-chan

AWW GOD! ARE YOU THE MAKI-CHAN WE KNOW!?
- ShadowGuy

She didn't replied.

LOOK. I'M DOING THIS...FOR YOU... FOR YOUR HAPPINESS...I HATE SEEING YOU IRRITATED EVERYDAY.
- ShadowGuy

Maki went numb. "ShadowGuy's statement," she thought. "D...does he like me?!"

"Yes? What do you need?" Inori, the school nurse, asked politely. Maki stared. I'm in the clinic already.

"Uhh... I think I need a rest," Maki replied. "I'm not feeling well..."

"Do you need paracetamol?"

"Yeah. I think so."

Inori prepared a bed for Maki and laid the paracetamol, a glass and pitcher of water on the table beside the bed. Maki sat at the bed and drank the medicine. Then she laid herself and thanked the school nurse. Inori just smiled and went back to her desk.

Maki sighed.

I had been thinking too much...

"So, Chin-chan, have you tried it already?"

Chinchou hummed over her bento (lunch).

"Not yet."

There was an awkward silence.

It was lunch break when the four ate together again on the rooftop. They were not able to visit their place in break time because they were hurrying to do their unfinished assignments. The wind was blowing pleasantly and sun was shining brightly again. Their crafty bentos cheered their atmosphere up. Another pleasant day for Nagisa and her friends.

"Why is that, Chinchou?" Mori asked.

Chinchou blushed.

"I wanna try it with you guys..."

"CHINCHOU!"

"You're such a good friend, Chin-chan~~" Nagisa said with her cute voice.

"Oi, Oi..."

"Come to my house this Sunday," Chinchou added.

"Yush! It's a perfect day to play with Vocaloid songs!" Retchi yelled.

"Too bad, Sunday's still far away..." Nagisa murmured.

"Ne, Chinchou," Mori whispered to Chinchou. "At your house? Your mom may have clients..."

Chinchou gasped. "Oh yeah..." and she sighed. "I'm going to ask Namae-san for this..."

"What's the gloomy faces?" Retchi asked.

"I think the venue have changed," Mori replied. "Chinchou's Namae-san's place."

Nagisa and Retchi gave an air of amazement.

"Yesh! We're going to Chinchou's grand mansion!"

"Aye sir!"

"Oi, Oi..."

"Oh yeah, I wonder what happened to Maki-chan," Nagisa said while they went down from the rooftop, bringing their own bentos with them.

"You're too kind, Nagisa-chan," Retchi said, throwing her garbage to the trash bin beside her.

"I'm just worried, Ret-chan. Even though she had said that to us, I still must respect her...as a human."

"You can't be a detective, Nagisa-chan. You're too warm-hearted!"

"I'm not planning to be a detective!"

But then, Nagisa caught something in the corner of her eyes. It was Maki, exiting the clinic room.

Nagisa paused her tracks, and so her friends, confused. Maki turned and stopped her step also, seeing Nagisa looking at her. Retchi gritted her teeth and Mori staggered back. Chinchou's face was cool. Maki's features changed. Her eyebrows leveled, her mouth twitched in disgust, and her arms crossed.

"What's your problem now, 'geeks'?" she asked menacely.

Nagisa took a step forward.

"A-are you alright? Are you feeling better now?" Retchi, Chinchou, and Mori were startled. Maki gave a mischievous glare at her rival.

"Eh? What was that? Did I heard it right?"

Nagisa said nothing.

"What a change, Suzumi! What happened? Did your mom added something in your bento?" She chuckled. "How comforting... Thanks for the worry. For you information, you're just wasting your words for me because...it sucks."

Retchi's rage leveled that she attempted to charge Maki.

"HOW DARE YOU-!"

"Stop it..." Nagisa whispered, got hole of her friend.

Maki gave an evil laugh.

"You're too soft, Suzumi! You are no match for me. Why is that? Because of your...'cartoons'."

Nagisa's head twitched with rage. She took long to cool down herself down.

"You, anime haters, are really ignorant," she said coolly, choosing her words carefully. "Pathetic. Amateurs. Noobs. Envious. Pity."

Maki's face distorted with anger. Her fists clenched. She really want to hit her. But wait...there might be a way for all these arguments.

Her face darken. She began to chuckle, harder, laughed, and roared in laughter that it echoed around the corridor.

Nagisa and her friends gazed at Maki, extremely puzzled. Maki started to walk away, continuing her weird laughter, leaving the four very startled...

Maki ran home quickly. She's excited to say. Good thing there's no homework. There's no one or nothing to stop her. More steps...more steps...here..!

"I'm home!"

"Welcome back, Maki."

"Where's mom?"

"Out in the market to buy dinner."

"I see... I'll go upstairs now, big sis."

"OK... I'll bring some snacks upstairs later."

"Thanks, Saki-neechan."

Maki pulled out her shoes and socks and wore her slippers hastily. Then she hurried upstairs. Shutting the bedroom door, she flew her bag away to her bed and started her PC. The monitor shone while she was changing her clothes. Then she sat briskly and accessed her internet.

She typed in the URL:

.

Click.

She clicked her chat with ShadowGuy and began to type.

HEY THERE, SHADOWGUY! I HAVE MADE MY MIND. LET'S DO IT!
~ Maki-chan