A/N: HELLO LOVELIES, I'M SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING FOR 50 YEARS. I've been so busy with college (pre-med student, yay) that I haven't had the time or the energy to update this. But now that I'm on summer break, THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE. I will do my best to update over summer break, but I am also taking classes over the summer and working part-time, so please bear with me! Now, without further ado, HERE'S CHAPTER 6!
Recap:
After he left I laid back down and just stared at the ceiling, thinking to myself how I ended up in this mess.
I turned to my side and looked out the window, watching the trees sway back and forth as a light breeze blew by. It reminded me of a slow waltz, with dancers moving back and forth in a graceful manner.
I wonder if Cross has any dances throughout the year, i thought. It seemed like something that would happen at this school, considering how Victorian it looked.
I sighed and tried to push my thoughts away, wanting to get a little more rest.
The sun peered through the sheer curtains of the infirmary window, jerking me awake. I rolled over to avoid the light and almost screamed at the sight of a really blurry face just inches from mine.
"Oh, looks like you're awake. Good morning, Hitomi!" Yuuki sat up and smiled while I took a second to recover from waking up that fast. The surprise I felt made me sit up too quickly, which sent my head reeling from dizziness. I placed my head on my knees and let the dizziness subside before looking back her with a death glare.
"Next time I'd like to be woken up a little less lively," I complained. "Geez, I almost died. Again."
"Sorry," she game me a sheepish grin. "I was going to poke you awake but you turned, so I didn't get to sit up in time."
"It's fine," I replied, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. "What time is it anyway?"
"It's lunch break right now. I wasn't sure how hungry you'd be so I just got you some bread and milk. I hope you don't mind." Yuuki handed me the packaged bread and milk carton.
"Thanks." I took the bread and milk from her, "This is just what I needed. I'll pay you back when I can."
"No worries, I don't pay for my meals anyway," she smiled.
"Oh," I said as I ate. I knew I couldn't just swallow it all whole; otherwise, I'd get a stomachache and be in the infirmary for a completely different reason. I took small bites of bread with sips of milk in between and I immediately started feeling my energy come back.
"I think I can make it to afternoon classes. I feel so much better after resting so much. Oh, man, I must have missed a lot. Homework's going to bite me." I said in between bites.
"Woah, there, relax. I can ask my roommate for a copy of her notes. They should be able to help you more than if you just looked at the books," Yuuki chimed.
"Thanks, Yuuki! You're a lifesaver!" I hugged her hardly, ignoring her protests and warnings of the milk spilling everywhere.
I finished the bread and milk, then hoop-shot it into the trash can near the door. "All right," I swung my legs over the bed and stood up, steadying myself in case I fell. "I'm going to get ready for afternoon classes. I'll see you later, Yuuki!"
"Later!" she called as I fast-walked back to the dorms. I needed to take a quick shower before class, since I felt really gross from not showering while I was in the infirmary.
I managed to make it to the room without falling or passing out (which seems like all I've been doing, lately) and entered as soon as the bathroom door opened and a top-naked Zero came out, with a towel around his neck.
"Woah, sorry, Zero! I'll wait outside!" I immediately closed the door and leaned against it, contemplating if I should erase what i just saw or keep in engraved in my memory.
The door swung open and I caught myself from falling backwards. Turning around, I saw Zero, still top-half naked, eyeing me carefully.
"Y-yo, Zero-kun!" I raised my hand a little to make a wave hello when he grabbed my wrist suddenly and pulled me inside, closing the door behind me. The movement was so sudden and fast I couldn't help but let out a small, short yelp.
I was against the wall with a semi-loud thud that left a slight throbbing pain in my back, but I was more focused on how dangerously close Zero's face was to my neck, close enough that I could his breath on my skin. As fast as his face was there he pushed himself off, covering his nose.
"You smell really bad," he said with a a look of disgust.
"Yeah, well, I wasn't exactly keeping up with my hygiene when I was in the infirmary, so I'm gonna take a shower now," I replied, and walked to the closet to get my spare uniform and a set of under garments. I walked into the bathroom and noticed Zero's uniform shirt and jacket hanging of the towel rack. With the hanger still on, I took it off the rack and placed it flat on the bed before walking back into the bathroom.
"Finish putting your uniform on. We're going to afternoon classes whether you like it or not," I said before closing the door. I heard him make a short grunt in response, and I took that as a 'yes' before turning the shower on.
I shed the uniform I had on and almost gagged at the smell that it gave as I freed myself from it.
Oh my god, Zero was right. I smell awful. I thought before setting the uniform into the hamper and entering the shower and scrubbing every inch of me clean of the dead skin cells and dirt that accumulated over the past few days. By the time I was done I felt refreshed and saw that I was at least half a shade lighter.
Jeez, that's just gross, I sighed as I opened the door and saw Zero sitting on his bed, reading a book, before looking up at me.
"Took you long enough," he said. "Come on, we're going to be late." I placed the book down on the nightstand and stood up to walk towards the door.
"You should be more understanding," I replied, "I just had what I consider to be the greatest shower I've ever had after being knocked out in the infirmary for days."
"Maybe it would help if you didn't go the infirmary so much," he retorted.
I gave him a sideways glance and I slipped my socks and shoes on. "I don't tell you how to live your life." I grabbed my school bag before walking towards the door where Zero stood, glaring down at me.
"Well, come on. We're gonna be late," I said mockingly before heading out. I head Zero sigh before closing the door and following me to class.
A/N: I'M SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG TO WRITE BUT i'M OUT OF MY WRITER'S BLOCK FOR THIS CHAPTER! I was also busier than I thought over the summer so I didn't have as much time to write this chapter as I would have liked. Thank you for waiting for so long, and I'll try to get out of my slump for Chapter 7!