This is not what I was expecting.
I looked inside my new classroom, Class 2-B, with disappointment.
"Oh, it's Tamotsu. I didn't know we were in the same class," Yuichi said. waving at me from across the desks.
Why are you here?
(Five minutes earlier)
"Oh… I'm in Class 2-B," I said, looking at the board. I checked the list of names for this year.
"Okada... Yuichi...?"
I was surprised that Yuichi and I were in the same class again.
I didn't want to get close to people, honestly. Being in the same class as someone who talked to me so often wasn't something I wanted either.
Well... I need to return the uniform soon, after all.
He lent me one of his uniforms because I didn't have one. I planned to return it once I got a new one.
"I can't see anything!"
"Hmm?" someone behind me muttered.
I glanced back to see who it was. It was a girl with short, sky-blue hair standing on her toes. She couldn't see the board because I was taller than her, and the area was crowded.
I stepped aside slightly. "Can you see it now?" I asked.
She leaned forward and looked at the board.
"Thank you so much," she said happily.
"I didn't do anything," I replied, about to leave. There was nothing else for me to do.
"Um... what class are you in?" she asked.
Why does this girl want to know what class I'm in?
"I am not telling you," I replied calmly. I turned my back and started walking away, slipping both hands into my pockets.
"You're so mean...," I heard her muttering as I walked away.
"But that doesn't mean I'll give up on getting to know you, Tamotsu!"
As I heard that, I turned back immediately.
Who is that girl and how did she know my name?
But she wasn't there anymore.
"Where did she go?" A chill ran through me for a second. I looked around the area, searching for her, but she was already gone.
Maybe I'm hearing things
I walked back toward my classroom, telling myself it was just my imagination.
(Present)
"Oh I didn't know we share the same uniform size!" Yuichi said. looking at me with a smile. He sat next to me.
"Yeah... luckily..." I replied. I didn't even looked at him, I just look at the window next to me.
I can accept being in the same class but why is he sitting next to me??
I didn't want to sit next to him, honestly. We were in the middle roll and I was at the left sitting next to the window. Perfect for me.
"I'm counting on you again okay?" Yuichi said happily while slapping on my right shoulder softly.
I turned my face towards him "Okay... Same goes for you..." I replied back calmly.
"Hehe... leave it to me" he gave me a thumbs-ups with a wide smile.
Man you're creepy I thought.
I couldn't think how I will be able to survive this year with this guy sitting next to me.
Man I hate my life
"Okay everyone, take your seats"a middle-aged man said as he walked into the classroom. He wore glasses and looked relaxed.
"My name is Takehiro Tsuruta," he said. He wrote his name on the blackboard."I will be your homeroom teacher today. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me."
He looked confident and it seems like he will be a good teacher.
Or I thought so...
"Hamasaki Tamotsu and Okada Yuichi, do you know why you two are here?" Tsuruta-sensei angrily asked us.
We were called by Tsuruta-sensei at the teacher's office.
"Um... well..." Yuichi smiled nervously. He scratched his cheek with his point finger.
"No, sir" I answered without hesitation.
I'm doomed
"You both didn't listen to my lessons and fell asleep!" Tsuruta-sensei angrily shouted at us.
Well, I did fall asleep because class was boring and I don't really care about English subject. That's the reason why I was here.
Yuichi however. I didn't know why he had fallen asleep in class. He used to study hard and never fell asleep if I remembered correctly.
""Sorry sensei "" we both apologized to Tsuruta-sensei and promised we won't do it again.
As we leave the teacher's office.
"I didn't know you can also fall asleep during class" I said nonchalantly.
"Well..." he tried to say something he couldn't bring himself to say it.
"What is it?" I asked.
"It's nothing.. for-forget it" he said shyly blushing and scratching the back of his head.
"Okay" I said. And started to walk away.
"Hey... that's not what you're supposed to say!!" he shouted at me.
He sigh loudly
"Actually..." he paused for a moment. I stared at him from a distance waiting for him to talk.
"I saw a beautiful girl in class so I started looking at her during class and evenfully fell asleep!!" he spoke so fast that I could barely understand him.
Silent ~~~
"Okay" I said. I didn't care about his problem and started walking again.
"Come on man. Say something about it." he ran towards me.
"What are you expecting me to say?" I asked. we both walked in the school hallway.
"Well something like "oh that's cool" or "are you kidding me? Can you tell me who she is?" or "Man, I'm so jealous of you"" he changed his tone as he gave me an example.
"Whatever" I ignored everything he said. I wasn't interested in his romantic life as I don't care about romance itself.
We returned back to class. It was the middle of lunch break. I hadn't eaten anything yet. I sat back in my seat and took the blue lunch box my dad had prepared for me.
"Let's eat together" Yuichi happily sat in front of me. he pulled out his red lunch box and started unboxing it.
"Why are you eating with me?" I asked.
"Sometimes I thought about why you are being so rude to people and sometimes kind to them" he said. Closing his eyes.
"Rude... and kind... to people?" those words trigger something inside me again.
"Anyway let's dig in" he started eating his meal.
"I'm.. okay" I joined him.
"Oh you got some beef!!" he said happily and snatched one piece of my beef.
"Hey, give it back!!" I shouted at him but it seemed he didn't care at all.
"Here you can also have mine" he offered me one of his chicken nuggets.
"Okay... Thanks" I hesitantly took it.
"Man, you're so funny" he started laughing.
"Shut up"
While we were eating our meals,
"Excuse me, would you mind if I join you guys?" someone asked.
We both look at the person.
As soon as that person, my eyes wide open.
"Oh you're the person who helped me today!" she looked at me with a smile.
"You know this girl Tamotsu?" Yuichi asked. He was surprised by this.
"No. We just happened to meet this morning" I said calmly. The truth was, I wasn't calm at all.
This is the same girl who called me by my full name. The same voice. But now she looks like she doesn't know me at all.
Suddenly Yuichi grabbed me and whispered into my ears.
"She's the one I was talking about?"
"What!!!!!"