"I heard we have a sub in Mifune's class." Tsubaki said as we walk into the room. Sure enough, an old man sat at the desk, reading a book. I sigh and sit in my seat, Tsubaki sliding in next to me.
Our English teacher preferred us to call him by his first name rather than last. He felt it developed a closer relationship with his students. Regardless, I wasn't too sure of his last name, so I had to go with what I had.
"I hate when we have a sub. The day goes by so much longer." I complain.
"I agree, especially in English. Mifune leaves us the dumbest and easiest assignments. It's like he wants us to be bored out of our minds for an hour and a half." She agrees.
I begin pulling my supplies out of my bag, and I felt a bop on my head. I turn and see Soul walking to his seat next to Black Star. He winks at me, and I roll my eyes. Standing next to Black Star was a girl I'd never seen before, making my eyebrows furrow.
"Alright, good morning everyone. Mr. Mifune had an appointment today and won't be coming in. Your assignment is on the board... Please no loud talk-" The sub couldn't even be heard over the loud commotion that took over the classroom. He throws his hands up exasperatedly, and sits back in his chair. I give him a look of sympathy.
I start reading the section of the book we were supposed to when a hand closes it. I sigh and look up, my blue eyes meeting Soul's red ones.
Soul's eye color had always remained a mystery to me. I couldn't ever tell if Soul's eyes were a light brown, or they truly were red. Either way, it contrasted well with his pale blonde, almost white, hair.
"You aren't actually doing the assignment, are you?" He asks.
"Might as well, I don't want to just sit here for the entire class period."
"I'll let you get back to your work, but first I want to introduce you and Tsubaki to somebody." Tsubaki's head perked up at the mention of her name. Soul smiled at her, and turned back towards where he once sat.
"Maka!" He called. The girl whom I hadn't recognized looked over at us. She stood and walked over, standing next to Soul.
"Tsubaki, Allie, this is Maka. She's new." The girl had light straight blonde hair in pigtails. She had large green eyes on her pretty face. She was small in stature, but stood proudly. She smiled widely, her teeth straight and white.
"Nice to meet you both." She said in a pleasant voice.
"Nice to meet you as well. Where are you from?" I ask.
"I've always lived in Death City, but I used to go to Death City Private. I decided to transfer here because I wasn't too fond of the private school setting." She explains.
"Assigned seats!" The sub shouts from the desk. I sigh, smiling up at Maka.
"It was nice to meet you, maybe we can talk later?" I ask. Her face lights up and she smiles, nodding. She walks back to her seat, Soul remaining by my desk.
I open my book again to do the assignment, and Soul groans.
"Please don't do the assignment." He begs. I roll my eyes.
"Soul, do we receive a lot of homework from Mr. Barrett today?" Tsubaki asks.
"Yeah, a whole damn packet. Due tomorrow." I see what Tsubaki is doing, and glance at her. She looks at me sideways, smiling slightly.
"And you have lacrosse today?" She asks. Soul nods, his face glum.
"Perhaps now would be a good idea to finish or start the packet so you don't have to cheat on your math homework too." I said. Soul opens his mouth to say something, but the sub interrupts him.
"You there! Young man! If you do not go back to your seat this instant, I will write you up!" He shouts. Soul sighs and rolls his eyes.
"I hate it when you're right, but then again I'm used to it." He said, winking at me. He moves off of my desk and playfully bumps into my shoulder, making his way back to his desk. I smile slightly, feeling a tinge of red touch my cheeks. Why am I blushing?
"You two are so going to get married one day." Tsubaki said, chuckling to herself. I gasp and hit her arm, astonished by her statement.
"Me and SOUL?! No way!"
"Oh come on Allie, look at how much you're blushing right now." I feel my cheeks with my hands, discovering she was right.
While it was true that Soul was very attractive, I couldn't see myself ending up with him. He was practically my brother; we'd grown up together. I hope Soul remains in my life forever, but I don't think it will be a romantic way. But then again, why am I blushing?!
"It's okay for you to have a crush on Soul, Allie." Tsubaki whispers. I scoff and begin doing my assignment again.
"I do not have a crush on Soul, Tsubaki. That's like me saying you still have the hots for Black Star." I retort. She gasps at my comment.
Not even I know why I stooped so low as to bring up her longtime crush on Black Star. But, then again, I was getting so frustrated about her assumptions with Soul. I look at her sunken face, knowing I'd struck a nerve.
"I-I'm sorry Tsubaki. I don't know why I said that." I said.
"It's okay. I shouldn't have kept pressing about Soul. Let's just drop it, okay?" She asks. I know she's still hurt about my comment, but I turn my attention back towards my book. The guilt filled my stomach the rest of the period.
AN: Hope you've all had a wonderful day! This chapter was rather short, my apologies. I'll post chapter four soon to make up for it :)
~Greenybean