The next day rolled around and Ren didn't know how to take his days anymore. He felt he was going through a catch twenty-two. The teen wanted to help Shiho, but he didn't want to get her in any more trouble than she was already in. A long sigh escaped his lips.
Here's to another day... He thought to himself, getting ready for school.
"Hey, hold on." Sojiro stopped him from leaving, "Have something to eat before you head out. Goodness. Wouldn't want your stomach to be growling during your classes." He set a plate of curry and rice on the table.
Ren was a bit surprised, he was planning on getting a roll of bread along the way, but happily accepted what was given to him. The teen smiled happily at the elder man which led Sojiro to smile back at him. The two were both surprised. His guardian looked away, telling him to eat quickly and head out while Ren let out a small chuckle, beginning to eat his breakfast.
"Thank you for the meal." He beamed, saying his goodbye before heading off to school.
He was satisfyingly stuffed by this mornings breakfast which ended up giving him a bit of a boost. Ren felt some kindness and warmth while eating. He was taken aback by the sudden offer of food, but was delighted.
"Hm?" Ren felt a drop of water land on his face. He looked up, clouds beginning to cover the whole sky which ended up making him groan, his boost sadly slowly reaching down to zero. Seriously...? He sighed.
The young man headed to the closest shelter and waited until the rain become less heavy. He hoped that he wouldn't be late by the time the rain lessens, but either way, he tried not to let it bother him. Ren stared at his surroundings, feeling the cold breeze brush against his face, making him sneeze.
Please tell me I'm not catching a cold... He let out a huff
The adolescent tried to ignore it, hoping the rain will let up soon so he could leave and get into the warm school. He looked at his phone to check the time and saw the app again. This time it covered half of his screen. He was about to take care of it until he saw a familiar figure stand right beside him. He was startled, but a faint smile spread across his face, though the smile instantly turned into a straight face, seeing as to how what happened awhile back.
Ann looked around the area, appearing as though thinking of a way to head to school without the rain hitting too hard on her. Ren noticed too late that he was gawking at her again. It caught her attention and she looked over at him, both of them lost on what to say. Ann gave a small grin, about to say something, until someone drove up, window rolling down.
That damn teacher... Ren groaned, trying to keep himself leveled.
"Good morning. Do you want me to give you a ride to school? You're gonna be late." Kamoshida said, looking at Ann with a grin.
"Um, sure. Thank you." Ann said, glancing over at Ren, quickly giving a look of don't before heading over to the car.
"Do you need a lift too?" Ren was hesitant.
He wanted to, but he didn't know the outcomes. The teen could sense something would go wrong, so he planted a fake grin on his face, waving his hand as a no thank you. for the sake of Ann. A bit of annoyance boiled inside him once he saw the teacher look at Ann as if she was a piece of meat then looked over at him as if saying I won. Before the teacher rolled up the window, Ren saw a look of despair on her face before he drove off.
Damn it... He sighed, hanging his head in shame.
"Dammit... Screw that pervy teacher." Ryuji growled once stopping for air.
"Pervy teacher." Ren repeated, I guess I'm not the only one that sees it, huh?
The other teen turned around after sensing a figure standing behind him, "Oh... it's you." Ryuji said, "...What do you want?" He glared. "You plannin' on rattin' me out to Kamoshida?"
"What do you mean?" He questioned.
"Huh? In that car just now. It was Kamoshida." The teen with blond hair kicked the water, in disbelief Ren doesn't know him. When in all honesty, he does. Frustratingly. "He does whatever the hell he wants. Who does he think he is- the king of a castle? Don't you agree?"
"The king of the castle?" Ren repeated, seeing he wasn't the only one who saw it.
"Uh, it's just a sayin'..." He responded. "...Wait. You don't know Kamoshida? Are you for real?" Ryuji folded his arms, looking at him with disbelief. "Your from Shujin, right?"
Ren played dumb, shaking his head to the first question, trying to stay low to figure things out, "I think so..."
"...You messin' with me? You're wearing a Shujin uniform." He looked up and down at Ren, "A second-year, huh... We're the same grade then." He stated, "You a transfer student?" Ren nodded. "Then no wonder you don't know him."
Uh-huh... Ren thought to himself.
"This ain't too bad. We better hurry up, or we'll be late." He said, turning to head to school.
"Nnh?!" Ren and Ryuji felt a sharp piercing pain hit hard in their head, leading them to grab hold of their head.
I feel light-headed for some reason... Ren thought, trying to bear the sudden feel of pain.
"Uuugh, my head hurts..." Ryuji groaned. "Dammit... I wanna go home..." He whined, walking ahead of Ren.
Ren looked at his phone one last time, the app suddenly no longer there. He looked up, seeing the rain was no longer pouring. As he put his phone away, he felt the area feel different than before. But he couldn't put his finger on it, so he ignored it and headed to school.
The transfer student followed the blond headed one, taking a shortcut to school. The unruly haired one not even realizing his phone was scanning him by the support of the unknown app. As they went down an alley, Ren felt sudden chills run up his spine. He looked behind himself, wondering if someone or something was behind him. He brushed it off his shoulder and continued to walk on. When they reached the end of the alleyway, there they saw a massive castle right where their school should have been.
"Wha-?!" Ryuji started off with, "We didn't... come the wrong way though..." He spoke hesitantly, "Yeah, this should be right..." The blond headed kid looked at the school before looking over at Ren, "What's goin' on here?"
"Your guess is as good as mine..." He mumbled, staring at the castle, astonished.
"I guess we'll just have to go and ask." Ren nodded with agreement, both teens walking over the gate entrance with caution.