Hello, everybody. So this is first chapter of my story. Enjoy! - Moonfire, 4 DEC 2017
CHAPTER 1: HOW THEY MET
The homeroom teacher came into class 1 – B of Kunigaoka Junior High and all of the students took their seats immediately. The teacher started to write something on the chalkboard: 'Shiota Yuuki'. The class started to whisper. He turned to all of them and they went quiet.
"Right! Although it is a bit last minute, we have a new addition to our class," he said, turning to the door.
A girl walked up to the teacher. She has long hair, going down to her calves and dark violet eyes. The class whispered about. She had a sweet smile on her face as she spoke.
"Nice to meet all of you. My name is Shiota Yuuki," she said.
"Shiota-san here has just been transferred to our school due to some circumstances. I hope everyone will make her feel comfortable. Now, on to homeroom," he said.
Yuuki searched around for an empty seat. She saw one right next to the door at the back. She went and sat there. The teacher said nothing as he kept on calling the students' name. As she was busy sorting out her books, the girl beside her called.
"Hiya! My name is Tsukishima Midori. Can I call you Yuuki?" she asked.
"Sure," Yuuki replied.
Midori smiled and nodded, "Cool! I'm on duty today so I'll show around when we have the free time."
Yuuki nodded. Class began as usual and the new girl had no problem keeping up even though she came in late one month. The teachers took notice of her and some were being considerate enough to review the whole syllabus that she had missed. Soon, they had their free period for 30 minutes. Midori took that chance to show her around.
"So, where do you live before this?" she asked the new girl.
"America," Yuuki replied casually.
"Whoa! But your Japanese is so fluent!" Mirdori exclaimed.
"I had a little help from someone," the pink haired replied.
"I see, I see! After this, it's lunch time. Did you bring lunch?" the brown haired girl asked.
A group of boys from their classroom appeared. Midori made an annoyed face as they circled Yuuki. The girl bit her lower lip, feeling embarrassed.
"Midori, you shouldn't be keeping her away from us," one of them said, inching his face closer to Yuuki.
Midori pushed him away. "As if, Asahi. You would flirt with all the girls here. Come on, Yuuki-chan."
She pulled Yuuki to follow her. They got back to their classroom. Just as Yuuki took her seat, the other girls surrounded her to start a conversation. Yuuki smiled and answered their question easily.
"Umm…by the way, do you girls know where class 2 – D is?" she asked.
"What? Why?" one of them exclaimed.
Yuuki chuckled nervously, "I have a cousin there."
"Is this cousin of yours handsome?" Midori teased.
The girl rolled her eyes. "Umm…I guess."
"We'll show where it is on lunch time," another girl said.
Yuuki nodded and said, "Thanks!"
Yuuki poked her head around the senior building looking for her cousin. Most of the seniors saw her but they ignored her most of the time. Yuuki stood right in front of the '2 – D' sign. She didn't have the courage to ask the class. She stood there, pondering on what to do. She was about to give up when she heard a familiar voice coming up the stairs. Her face lit up in excitement and relief.
"Nagisa!" she shouted, running up to her cousin.
The blue haired boy was taken by surprised. He held her cousin's shoulders as she hugged him.
"Y-Yuuki! What are you doing here?" Nagisa asked, smiling at her cousin.
Yuuki observed him from head to toe. Nagisa sweat dropped. He knew how typical she can be about his looks.
Puffing her cheeks, she said, "You seem to be the same."
"And so are you," Nagisa sighed.
"I transferred here as of today," she explained.
"Really? What about your job?" her cousin asked.
Before she could answer, she saw a redhead coming up to them with a smile. He had his right hand inside his pocket. His eyes were fixed on the pink haired girl. Yuuki hid behind her cousin. Somehow his aura was intimidating to her.
"Care to introduce me?" the boy asked Nagisa.
Nagisa nodded. "Right. This is my cousin, Yuuki. Yuuki, this is my friend, Karma," he said.
Karma smiled to the girl who replied with a smile as well. He threw something in her way and she caught it. It was a small box of strawberry milk. Yuuki blinked at the drink she had just received. The bell rang, signing the end of lunch time.
"You better get going now, Yuuki," Nagisa reminded her.
"Yes! I'll see you after school," she said, running down the stairs.
"I thought you wanted to drink that milk," Nagisa said to Karma.
"I just don't feel like it. She looks scared of me," Karma muttered.
"So you did it to break the ice," the shorter boy cooed.
Karma chuckled, patting Nagisa's head as he did. Meanwhile, Yuuki reached her classroom in time for the next class. Midori told her that they had to go to the library for English class. She took her book and followed the black haired girl. Out of concerned, Midori asked Yuuki whether she found the classroom or not.
"I did meet him. We're walking home together," Yuuki explained.
"Cool! I was worried you didn't find it," Midori heaved a sigh of relief.
Yuuki laughed it off. Midori was becoming a good friend to her and she was glad.
"See you tomorrow, Yuuki-chan!" Midori said.
"Okay!" she replied.
She was busy arranging her stuffs. Some of the boys had their eyes on her, making her feel uneasy but she didn't say anything to them. Nagisa and Karma popped their heads right at the door, startling her. She smiled happily when she saw her cousin.
Nagisa smiled. "We thought you might take some time, so we decided to come get you," he explained.
Heaving a sigh, she said, "You saved my life…"
Karma had his eyes on the boys. They immediately looked away from her. They started to walk to the school gate. Yuuki hummed a tune as she walked with them.
"That's the new song from Yume-chan, right?" Karma asked.
"Yume-chan?" Yuuki was confused.
"You know, Shizukana Yume, the teenage pop idol," Nagisa explained.
"Yeah, her songs are…cute and fun to listen too," the redhead said.
"I see…" Yuuki drawled.
She suddenly formed a broad smile. They stopped at the convenient store before heading back. Karma and Nagisa were buying their favorite magazine. Yuuki looked around at the CD area. She found an album of this Shizukana Yume. The cover is full of flower petals and abstract decorations. She nodded approvingly to the exterior.
"You buying?" Karma asked.
Startled, she almost dropped the CD. She giggled nervously and shook her head. Karma nodded to her.
"We've paid so let's get going," Nagisa suddenly appeared beside Karma.
Yuuki nodded and followed them. The redhead shoved a lollipop in front of the girl. She hesitantly took it. She stole a glance at Karma before unwrapping the candy she had just gotten from him.