"I am truly sorry!" He said again before he bowed himself so deep, he almost touched the floor. Leaving afterwards he could hear extreme mockery and a nervous crowd behind him. But there was still something discussed. He went to the principal.
"I think it's the best to leave the students council now! Not only it would be bad for the school that someone like me is the president. Not just that. I also lost interest, I hope you understand it!"
The principal looked at him with open eyes, up and down. "Sigh…it's really better but we still need to talk about something."
"I know. About what I admitted in my speech, right?"
"You got it, just tell me at first. Why?"
"This blog wasn't my idea. Actually, the information´s themselves, I never planned to make it public. I got blackmailed. This person found them and not just made this blog but also made me do things." He wasn't showing a little bit of this certain hesitation to tell it the principal. As he changed overnight.
"Sigh, that's bad…you are smart, and I think you are also responsible in this situation. You know that you will experience big hate towards your person, right? Beside this, the police are probably also going to be involved!"
"I know! I thought about this for a few days; it wasn't an impulsive decision. I am ready, getting a punishment or at least be the responsible one!
"Good, good, before the police comes now, tell me everything. Also, what you did on your own and what you did because of the blackmailing."
Julian told and explained everything bad he did. The more he thought about things that he did, the more he remembered what he actually did. The list was much longer than the principal and the police expected. Unfortunately, Chao was gone, they couldn't find him anywhere and stopped the search for him after a while. He maybe was an unmoral blackmailer, but not a murderer.
The whole process with the police went on for a few weeks. Julian was even in front of a court. His father knew the police chief and even the judge, this was kind of an advantage. But he was still at an elite school. Many of the victims are rich and wanted to make a big thing out of it.
But to Julian´s luck the judge and therapists saw that Julian isn't evil; it was not his true self.
In the end Julian came out after a few weeks with a moderate fine. But now the next problem. His consequences in school.
"Good, grief. I am finally out. How long was it? I think maybe three weeks, or so?! I came out at a weekend, good timing…I still need clear out other stuff…"
Only an hour later he met up with someone.
"Hey, haven't seen us in long while already…" Even though he tried to be as responsible as possible, he couldn't look into her eyes.
"The school wasn't telling us much, they tried to hide it, But why?"
"I don't know where I should start…"
A short silence…
…
He began to cry, and cry. He apologized so often, over and over again, in just a few seconds.
"Sigh…it's okay…" Even though he left her just out of nowhere, she kind of couldn't let go of him.
After spending the evening together, he thought about one thing. "I still need to apologize to Kaito!"
Buzz!
"If you still planned to meet with your friends; it's okay if you go."
"It's okay they would understand."
"But isn't today the launch of this one movie you already were excited for one year?!"
"Hehe…you still remember, but it's okay. This is more important than a movie…"
It got darker, Tsubame needed to go home. So, he called the one he knew from beginning on.
"Hey, I know your mother allows you to go out late. Why don't we meet up?"
Even though Kaito was a bit distrustful and hesitated; they still met.
"Hi, its already long ago, isn't it?"
"Really."
"Kaito. I-I want…to say sorry…I-I…AM SORRY!" He said while hesitating and avoiding eye contact
"Sigh…it's okay. I already thought about something like this…" Even though Julian was also rude, no, almost a bully to him. Also, he could apologize with a smile.
Talking for a while Kaito asked "Aren´t you scared of school now? I mean, you truly have probably many enemies at school now!"
"I know but worrying also does not matter. They just need their time; I maybe just need to accept this."
The first day at school.
"Well, this gets interesting now."
Walking in he heard countless insults, mockeries and rumors. But he thought about something, even though Ran was maybe kind of evil; he was also right at some points. Walking through the mockery he just thought about. "Insults are only insults, just words! I need to give them time, until they forgive me."
In class. Everyone looked at him as if he is an alien, in hallway people insulted and cursed him, right in his face!
"The first day was better than expected…" Thinking of this while he went out, some guys stood in front of him. Three young men, not highschoolers. Maybe university students, or something.
"Why don't you come with us?"
"Already expected that to happen…"
Julian didn't resist, only a few punches and kicks later. They lost interest and quickly ran away.
A few moments later Kaito came to help the injured Julian. To his luck it was only minor injuries.
"Come on Julian. Only because he wants to be responsible doesn't means you let yourself get beat up!"
"Don't worry, it's okay. I think. Then this is part of the process!"
"You are really crazy, Hehe…"
Going home he thought that it's probably not going to take so long until some people forgive him. Beside that. Other people could be inspired by Kaito and Tsubame, them forgiving him so quickly.
As the time went on, you could feel slight changes in his reputation. At the beginning, almost everyone had hatred towards him. Over time certain people's hate began to get less, while others still stood still. Another time later those who hated him a bit less stood neutral towards him, the others began to hate him less and less, and so on. This kept going until the school year was over. The last day of school ever. Some people still hated him but most even forgot him a bit. Some even began to like him again! Not just Kaito and Tsubame. Sota, Sora, Abeno, Okita and others.
"Heh…the last school day ever. In the last two years, more happened than in the rest of my life together! To my fortune everything went like I hoped; I still remember perfectly when I came to this school for the first time. Back then I would've never expected everything to happen like it did.
"It's time now, I should go."
"Bye!"
"My mother had big troubles with taking care of the company after he died. But now. My mother already promised me that I can take the company but only after I graduated. I can finally help her now!"
Walking to school he still thought about everything. From why he is even here, to the first days. The student council. Also Ran. Everything else he was allowed to experience.
"Hey Kaito!"
"Hi, what is your intuition, do you think you graduated? Last year you even had a flawless report card! But I hope you knew that the third grade is much harder."
"Of course, I now! I am going to graduate, don't worry about me! Hehe…you should worry more about you! It would be really bad if you would be the senior next year, Hehe…"
At the graduation ceremony obviously, Julian wasn't the one holding a speech, The new president is Yuuma Nao. But both Julian and Kaito graduated, Tsubame too! Julian had again somehow a flawless one. Kaito had a much better one than last year.
The speech is over now. They were allowed to leave. To never come back. They both decided to take a walk together through school. One last time. Only one last day seeing this school. After they were done, they still had one place they needed to visit. Going through the forest for a couple minutes. Julian brought Kaito quite often.
"I think letting school life like this behind us is probably the best way, isn't it?"
"Your right. I never asked you that. But what are you going to do now?"
"I don't look that much about work; it isn't by far the most important thing. But to answer your question, my father has a foundation, I am going to work there. You take the company, right?"
"Yeah. Sounds good. Do you want to go?"
"Okay."
Both stood up slowly from the grass and were satisfied out of school. Julian still had a last thought.
"So, this it. I can say that everything that happened to this point probably had its use. Thanks school. Thanks for this time! And I am truly excited about what life still has offer for me!"