A.N.- Ah, it's been a while since I've updated. Gomen, gomen~ /hit. Okay *crouches down* Gomenasai... Anyways, this is the last chapter before I start a new arc. As you know, KHR did it's first 20 episodes of derp and stuff and started with the Mukuro arc at around 20, so I'm doing that too o3o So for now enjoy~
Disclaimer: KHR is not mine.
Ryo's P.O.V.
"Ryo-kun~!" a voice shouted from below me. Currently, it was lunch time and I was sitting on a branch of a sakura tree. I looked down to see who it was that called me and saw that it was that girl from my class.
"Ryo-kun! Come on, lunch time is almost over. Let's go inside before the others do," said the girl below me. Now what was her name again? Ayaka? Asuka? Not quite remembering her name, I just shrugged and slowly came down from the sakura tree.
"Geez Ryo-kun, how am I supposed to find you and escort you to class if you're hiding up in a tree like that," the girl grumbled. "You're hair's pink, so hiding in a sakura tree makes it harder for me to find you!" The girl went on and chastised me for my actions while I, on the other hand, listened to her in silence. Slowly, we started to walk towards the school doors. Since the time that I came into this school till now, this girl had been my 'escort' to every one of my classes. I don't understand why she is still my 'escort' (since it's been nine months since my arrival to this school), but I don't object it. By now I know Ichimu Elemenetary school top to bottom, but my so called 'escort' still explains every room and floor to me as if I was still new to this school. Next to me the girl sighed.
"Are you even listening to me Ryo-kun?" she asked. I nodded in reply. "You could at least respond back or something to show that you're really listening," she grumbled. "Sometimes I think you're silent because you're not listening to me." I just shrugged. For a few moments we walked in silence until the girl beside me started to talk again.
"Hey Ryo-kun, if you think about it, school's ending soon and in another three months we'll be in Ichimu Middle school..." So? "Isn't that weird?" she asked me. I shrugged and shook my head. "Usually schools in Japan start around April and end in March with a couple of breaks like Golden Week, spring break, winter break, and a six week summer break…but look, here we are at the end of our sixth grade year when other schools in Japan have just started." She gave me a grin. "I don't mind that much, but it's a little new to me." She then looked away.
The schools in Ichimu Gaiku were pretty much international schools for kids who came from outside the country (from what I learned in the past nine months here). Its school system was made to be suitable especially to those who came from the Americas or Europe. Though most of the students here were originally from this town, we still had some Japanese students who grew up in a different country and moved here, or some Japanese students who have gone away for an abroad study and have come back. The remainder of us was those who were not Japanese, but came to study here. "Hey Ryo-kun, remember the first time that you and I met?" the girl questioned me. Where did that come from? I nodded with a half shrug.
-FLASHBACK-
"Class, today we have a new student who transferred into Ichimu Elementary school named Ryo. I hope that you all get along with him." The teacher who stood next to me introduced me to my homeroom class. Scanning my homeroom class and my fellow classmates, I saw that they were whispering to each other as they stole some glances at me. "Ryo-kun," the teacher said turning her attention on me, "please sit next to Atsuko in the second row. She is the president of the Welcoming Committee, and she will be your escort and guide until you get familiar with Ichimu Elementary school." Nodding in reply to the teacher, I walked over to the desk next to Atsuko and sat down.
"Hey Ryo-kun, though you already know, I'm Atsuko and I'll be your escort/guide. Nice to meet you." The girl smiled at me. Atsuko was a slim girl just around my height with wavy brown hair that was tied in low pig tails. In reply to Atsuko's greeting, I nodded. Then I looked away. Class proceeded and the teacher began with her lesson. All throughout class, I had Atsuko talk to me here and there, and to everything that she said I always gave a nod. Soon class came to an end and it was the break between this class and the next. During the break in which we waited for our next teacher to come, Atsuko and two other people came and introduced themselves to me.
"Yo! Ryo-kun, I'm Daisuke. Nice to meet 'cha," said the boy to Atsuko's right. Daisuke was a tall boy with messy brown hair that stuck out in several place.
"Hi Ryo-kun, I'm Rina," said the girl to Atsuko's left. Rina was a shy-looking girl with long black hair that was tied in a single braid.
When the two greeted me, I nodded in reply and remained silent. The three exchanged glances and remained silent until Atsuko elbowed Daisuke in the ribs.
"Ow—er Ryo-kun…so how's Ichimu Elementary school so far? Do you like it?" Daisuke asked rubbing his ribs. I nodded.
"Ah—um our homeroom teacher is pretty nice huh Ryo-kun?" Rina said shyly. I nodded again.
In front of me Atsuko sighed. "Oi Ryo-kun—"
"Students, please take a seat. Class will now be commencing," said the teacher to our next class, interrupting Atsuko mid-sentence. Atsuko motioned for Daisuke and Rina to take a seat and quickly whispered to me, "Talk to you at lunch." With that, classes went on without any disturbances.
"Oi, Daisuke, what the heck was that?" Atsuko whispered to Daisuke, so that she wouldn't draw the teacher's attention.
"What?"
"Your incredibly awkward conversation with Ryo-kun!"
"Um…"
Atsuko turned to Rina as well. "You too Rina! If you guys can't start a good conversation with a newcomer, then what do you think people will think of the Welcoming Committee!"
"Sorry," Rina apologized.
"Well, it's not easy trying to talk to a guy like that," Daisuke said. "He doesn't talk or really respond to anything we say to him."
"Maybe he's really shy," Rina said.
"Maybe," Daisuke said. "But don't you think it's a bit strange that he doesn't speak or respond to what we say?" Daisuke stole a glance at Ryo. "Maybe he's like deaf or mute or special or something…"
Atsuko kicked Daisuke from beneath her desk. "Don't say stuff like that. I heard Ryo-kun speak before. He answered the math question that the teacher asked him just moments ago. Plus, how can he be deaf if answered?" Atsuko rolled her eyes at Daisuke.
"Okay, okay, I get it. My bad. Maybe he's just hard of hearing or…" Daisuke's voice trailed away with Atsuko's sharp gaze.
"Anyways, Daisuke, during lunch you should go and talk to Ryo-kun. After all you're a guy and it'll probably be easier for him to talk to you," Aysuko said.
"'kay," Daisuke mumbled.
Lunch time came quickly. Sitting outside on a bench, I ate the food that I got from the cafeteria. Around me were various students of all ages and grades; some with their own lunches and others with the cafeteria food.
"Oi~ Ryo-kun," said a voice behind me. Turning around, I noticed that it was the same guy who introduced himself to me before. Ah what was his name again…? Acknowledging him with a glance, I turned away and began to eat my lunch.
"Ryo. Kun. Did. You. Hear. Me?" Daisuke enunciated each word slowly and carefully to me. Turning around again I nodded. Then I turned away once more. Behind me I heard the boy let out a sigh. "So. Ryo. Kun. What. Do. You. Have. For. Lunch. To-day?" Wondering what was with this boy, I showed my lunch to him without turning around. "AH. SO. YOU'RE. HAVING. BOILED. GYOZA. WITH. A. DAIKON. RADISH. SALAD. I. SEE." He spoke to me loudly and slowly. "THAT'S. GOOD. STUFF." The boy behind then decided to walk up in front of me. "WELL. THEN. I—"
"Korrrrraaaaa!" A girl with wavy brown hair tied in pig-tails came at the boy in front of me an attacked him. She was the girl that I sat next to in class today. Ah what was her name again? I seem to have forgotten… "Oi baka! What was that! I told you to talk with Ryo-kun, not fool around! I can't bear to stand by and watch any longer." The girl scowled deeply at the boy. Behind her was the girl that I met earlier in class today. Her name wasn't very clear in my mind either.
"Atsuko-chan, um I think that was a bit harsh…" the girl's voice trailed away.
"It's fine Rina," the girl Atsuko said, "this idiot won't die from that."
"Oi, oi, Atsuko, that hurt though," said the boy rubbing his back.
"Well Daisuke, you wouldn't be in pain if you did as I told you," Atsuko snapped. "Didn't we already go over the fact that Ryo-kun was not deaf, mute, special, or hard of hearing? The way you were speaking to him was as if you believed he was all four of the above! That's rude and not proper. Anyways, your performance was idiotic in itself. You spoke so loudly and stupidly that you disturbed the peace of the other students trying to eat their own lunches! Also, you yourself looked mentally troubled, so stop. You're seriously making the Welcoming Committee look bad, Daisuke!" With that Atsuko huffed and stopped talking.
I looked around and noticed all the students who looked at us strangely. The presence of these three seemed to have attracted much attention. Speaking in a flat, monotone voice, I spoke to the three. "Excuse me Atsuko-chan, Rina-chan, and Daisuke-kun, I think you're the ones causing the disturbance right now, no offense. Also just to clarify, I am not deaf, mute, special, or hard of hearing. I am a perfectly normal boy who dislikes attracting attention to himself and enjoys the peace of his solitude at times. Also I believe the Welcoming Committee would gain a lot of popularity if it helped students around rather than scaring, hunting, and stalking them to the ends of the earth." The three in front of me blanched at my short rant. Before they could trouble me anymore, I nodded and moved away.
Atsuko was the first to recover. "Well then. That was interesting." She turned to me and gave me a grin. In compensation for us bothering you, I'll make sure to help and escort wherever you go for the rest of the school year. It's a promise!"
I rather you not… I thought.
-END OF FLASHBACK-
Hm I remember her name now I guess. Ahead of me, Atsuko threw me a look with a smile. Blankly staring ahead, I followed her back into the school.
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