Chapter 1

Matsushita Mai was pretty simple. She didn't consider herself some deep ocean of understanding or wisdom. She knew she loved romance stories, and read plenty of them. Her grades were fairly average, nothing to amazing but not nearly as bad as some she had seen.

But as she stood there in the hall and realized where she was, coming early to school was the last thing she should of done. Unfortunately her mind was a mess, a complete disaster. In reality she should have came to school at the last possible moment, but now she was forced to slink around the halls secretly until she found a place good enough to hide until the bell rang.

She slid the door open to the library, seeing the library committee member sitting at the front desk quietly, her eyes glancing up from her book as she made a small nod in her direction, acknowledging her presence.

Mai nodded quickly as she moved into the library. Cliché was the only word to ring through her head as she did so. Mai had no idea what she was expecting. A hidden table to appear in the back of library sheltered by bookcases? No. This wasn't a shojo manga, this was a real life and there wasn't any hidden tables to sit at. They were all at the front of the library, in plain view from the door.

A small exhausted sigh slipped past her lips admitting defeat as she sat down finally. Once her mind calmed down, she wanted to laugh. Kuroo had said one word and suddenly she had became delusional as if he would actually come looking for her to bug her about yesterdays events. She stared down at her notebook, flipping it open as she figured it was best to study for the upcoming tests, at least something good would come from this.

Time passed as she went through her notes, the sound of students filling the halls was starting to become more apparent. Finally she decided to glance up at the clock that sat neatly above the doorway. It was seven minutes till class.
He didnt come, of course he didnt come. They had had no other connection besides that one moment yesterday. Why would he? She heard the door slide open suddenly, her gaze dropping from the clock, her body freezing in its spot as she saw the black cat lingering in the door.
His sharp gaze easily picked her out from the few students that lingered in the room, their gazes locking as she saw the corners of his lips twitch into that smirk.
She panicked as she flew up out of her chair with a sudden rush, the chair toppling to the ground with a loud thunk, almost matching the sound of her heart beat.

The library committee members eyes glared in her direction as she quickly nodded in apology, but not before she heard a burst of laughter from the doorway.

"Sorry " kuroo quickly said out between laughter, as he apologized to the library members for the sudden noise, his gaze returning to Mai's. The amusement shone in his dark eyes at her over reaction from his appearance. He honestly tried to hold his laughter in for a second, before he failed, quickly he closed the door to the library, knowing he'd only cause more noise if he stayed, and headed down the hall in the direction of his classroom.
Kuroo knew their wasn't any where to hide in the classroom. It was fun just to watch her.
And the fun was just beginning.

Mai stood there in utter shock and humiliation, hearing his laughter from outside the library walls as it faded into the chatter of the students. Her entire face felt as if she had stood in front of an open oven for too long, completely rooted to the spot.
He was gaining amusement out of her! She was sure he had just stopped in to watch her reaction, nothing more and nothing less.

Someone cleared their throat behind her, snapping her out of her stupor as she stuttered out another feeble apology. Picking up the chair, she quickly gathered her books and shuffled out of the library.
She made a mental note not to show her face in there for at least a week after today's embarrassing events.
And the day had only started.

The warning bell echoed through the halls, and normally she wouldn't mind going to class. It gave her something to do..
But today was the opposite.
Dread dripped through every fiber of her being, her feet feeling as if they weighed a ton as she dragged herself to the classroom.
HE would be there waiting for her. She knew the moment she stepped into the classroom, she would be stepping into his territory now

It really was back luck to have a black cat cross your path.
And Matsushita Mai was just unfortunate enough to have a black cat cross her path.

Reaching the classroom, she stood there, her feet planted to the ground as she stared at the door, not wanting to step into whatever was going to greet her on the other side.

The door slid open suddenly, the teacher stared down at her as Mai stood wide eyed.
"Class is about to begin Miss Matsushita. So I suggest you take a seat" He told her as he stepped to the side in order for her to walk in.

The moment she stepped into the room, she felt the familiar gaze of a certain cat zero in on her, trying to ignore it best she could as she hurried to her seat, sitting down as she fished her books from her bag.

(so kuroo sat behind her right but like to an angle? )

The bell rang for class to begin, as the teacher took his place in the front of the class.

"First off we're going to do a new seating arrangement"