“It’s been a couple of months already since you guys started your first year in Inuzaki Academy, and we’ve noticed

that some of you have joined clubs, while some haven’t. And since joining a club is a must in this school, you must at least join a club.”

The teacher paused and grab a paper from her desk before continuing.

“And there’s quite a lot of students that have yet to join any club, especially in the Class 1-A. So we’re putting a

deadline, and by the end of the week, you must or already have submit an application letter and join a club. Or else, you’ll stay after class every day to clean some part of the school.”

 As soon as she was done talking, she received groans and complains from her students which causes her to feel quite annoyed.

“Give us a break, Sensei!”

“At first you said that it’s okay if we take our time to decide on what club to join!”

“That’s right! Why are you forcing us right now?”

“Please don’t rush us, Sensei!”

The teacher felt a vein pop and she remove her glasses before glaring at the students sharply causing them to shut

their mouth.

“Now that’s more I like it.”

She mutter under her breath as she clean her glasses using a piece of white cloth before speaking.

“If only you guys didn’t slack off, then we wouldn’t be in this situation. Do you think I like to be in this

situation where I have five-times more paper-works than usual?”

She said before wearing her glasses and look at them blankly.

“You’re taking half of my time where I’m supposed to be resting, you damn brats!”

She exclaimed and cry a crocodile tear.

“If only I knew that this is going to be part of the job, then I shouldn’t have come here to teach.”

She whisper and the whole class heard it and sweat-drop.

“Well, anyways. Try your best and good luck in looking for a club to join so that you won’t have to clean the whole

school.”

She smile mischievously earning her a lot of groans and a soon as she finish speaking, the school chime went off.

“You guys are dismiss, go have lunch, you imbeciles.”

She wave her hand before leaving the room with her belongings on her hands.

“Eh… What should we do?”

“Can we even find a club to join when we only have a couple days left?”

“Don’t jinx it!”

“We don’t have any more time to waste here!”

“We’ll immediately look for a club to join as soon as we finish eating!”

Noise filled the room once again as some students hurriedly left the room while some just took their time and one

of them is a girl with a brown hair that reaches her shoulder and a pair of yellow eyes.

Her yellow eyes were fixed on the grey haired boy sitting on the first seat beside the window. He rest his chin on his

palm while looking outside the window and seem to be lost in thoughts.

‘I wonder if Nuwamari-kun has a club to join…’

“Aoi-cchi!”

The brown haired girl let out a wince when she got she got flicked on the forehead.

She rub her forehead and turn to face the blonde haired boy with red eyes standing beside her.

“Why are you spacing out again? The dismissal was a couple of minutes ago.”

He said before being smack on the back of his head causing the brown haired girl to flinch a little.

“Who the fu-

The blonde haired boy couldn’t finish his words when he saw a hand placed on his shoulder and a menacing aura behind him causing him to sweat bullets.

He could also feel the tightness of the grip causing him to gulp.

“How many times do I have to tell you to not to surprise her like that? Are you deaf? Or just stupid, huh?”

The blonde haired girl smile menacingly and the blonde haired boy shake his head vigorously the moment he

saw her menacing smile.

“I-I-I w-w-won’t do i-it again, I-I promise!”

The blonde haired girl look at him for a moment before feeling satisfied with his answer and loosen her grip on his shoulder before glaring at him a little with her orange eyes.

“Do that again and you’ll be buried alive, understand?”

He nod his head vigorously which made her release her grip.

“I’m sorry, Aoi.”

The blonde haired girl smile apologetically at the brown haired girl.

“Getting flicked on the forehead by Keiji-kun is just a normal thing for me, although it hurts a little. And please stop hitting him, I feel sorry for him.”

The brown haired girl smile while rubbing her forehead to ease the pain and the blonde haired boy’s look at her with a delighted expression.

“Aoi-

“Because I’m afraid that he’ll become more stupid.”

The blonde haired boy’s eyes turn blank as her words while the blonde haired girl couldn’t hold back her laughter.

“Pfft! Ha-ha-ha! How savage!”

The brown haired girl laugh lightly before smiling apologetically while the blonde haired girl starts to tease the

blonde haired boy who has a blank face.

"And here I was thinking that you really feel sorry for me, how mean!"

The brown haired girl look at the two blondes and chuckle lightly before turning her head to the front when she

notice someone watching her, only to be meet with a pair of sharp gold ones.

Her eyes widen a little and her hearts starts to beat a little faster before looking away, avoiding eye-contact, while

the gold eyes continue watching her for a moment before turning away. The brown haired girl’s tense lessen as she let out a breath of relief before grabbing her bag.

“L-Let’s g-go have lunch already b-before lunch-time ends.”

She said before standing up and left the room in a quick pace causing the two blondes to halt in their tracks and

follows her.

“Wait, Aoi-cchi!”

The blonde haired boy called out as they follow her after grabbing their bags, while a grey haired boy with the

gold eyes watch them left the room.

‘Why is she always staring at me? Does she need something from me? Or something else…’

The grey haired boy thought before grabbing his bag and leaving the room as well.

‘I’ll let her approach me if she needs something from me.’

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A/N:

Sensei – A suffix attached to the name

of the teacher/master/ or instructor. (I’m not very sure about this suffix, so

please forgive me if wrong.)

Kun – the suffix is also used by seniors when referring to juniors

in both academic situations and workplaces, more typically when the two people

are associated. It can also be used on female.

“I understand, thank you, Sensei. I’ll look for another club.”

The grey haired boy bow his head a little to the teacher in front of him before walking away.

‘I don’t have a club to join… Well, I don’t mind cleaning the whole school. It’s just the other students, they’re annoying and keep littering everywhere, and it’ll make the whole cleaning job five-times annoying.’

He breathe out a small sigh before going to the vending machine a couple away from where he’s standing.

He grab money from his wallet before choosing his drinks. He lean on the window as he drink his can of soda while looking at the white wall above him.

‘I’ve been looking for a club to join since lunchtime and it’s already dismissal, might as well as give up. Continue looking will not do me any good, so I’ll just stop.’

He finished his can of soda and push his-self from the window and he was about to leave when she heard some shuffling behind him.

He raise a brow and look outside the window and saw the brown haired girl who seem to be looking for something on the grass.

“What are you doing, Akishira?”

She flinch upon hearing a familiar voice to her and halt in her track before looking up to the grey haired boy with a sheepish smile.

“J-Just d-don’t mind me, a-and continue o-on your way.”

She smile sheepishly, cheeks covered with pink dust and some little dirt.

The grey haired was about to say something when he notice her dirty hands and cheeks. And also the little cut across her nose.

“Why do you have dirt on your face and a small cut across your nose?”

The brown haired girl’s eyes widen a little before she wipe her face using the sleeves of her blazer aggressively.

The grey haired found it a little amusing how she aggressively wipe her face just to get the dirt off her face and couldn’t help but to let out a light chuckle causing the brown haired girl to tense and look up to him immediately.

“Here, use this.”

The grey haired boy offer a brown handkerchief to her which she take hesitantly.

“Use it, I don’t mind. And it’s up to you if you want to return it or not.”

He said.

“O-Of course I-I’ll return it! A-After I wash i-it, of course!”

The brown haired girl stutter and the grey haired boy was curious a  little about her gaze on him

time to time and her flustered state whenever he made a contact or speak to her.

“Why do you always look fluster whenever I talk to you or have any of contact with you?”

The brown haired girl froze in her place before hanging her head down before speaking.

“I-I’m q-quite scared o-of you.”

She whisper under her breath, but the grey haired boy heard it loud and clear.

“Really? Am I that scary?”

She only nod her head a little as a response.

“I see…”

Was all the grey haired boy said.

“That’s good.”

The brown haired girl look at him before tilting her head a little.

“What do yo-

“Is that what you’re looking for?”

He cut her off and she quickly turn around to where he’s pointing at and saw a small pink box.

“Ah, I found it!”

She exclaimed in delight before grabbing it.

She check for any damage inside and out before heaving out a sigh of relief when she didn’t found any damage.

“Thank god, it wasn’t damaged.”

The brown haired girl thank before wiping the dirt off the pink box.

The grey haired boy notice the smile that she’s wearing as she clean the pink box in her hands.

“Is that box precious to you?”

He ask.

“Yup, because it’s a present that I got from Keiji and Kiara when I became the President of the Art Club.”

She smile and the grey haired boy only look at her for a couple of minutes before speaking.

“I see… Then, if that’s the case, you should take care of it properly so that you won’t lose it again.”

The grey haired boy said before turning to walk away.

“Eh? Wait, Nuwamari-kun! How should I return your handkerchief to you?”

The brown haired girl ask.

“However you want.”

Was all she could heard from the grey haired boy before he disappear from her sight.

She keep her eyes on the direction where he went before looking away when she heard her name being called.

“My god, Aoi! What are you doing here?!”

The blonde haired girl exclaimed as she saw the dirt on her cheeks and the small cut across her nose.

“I was looking for the present that you and Keiji gave me when I became the President of the Art Club. And after a while, I finally found it, see?”

The brown haired girl smile as she show the blonde haired girl the pink box and the blonde only heave out a sigh and notice the brown handkerchief on her other hand.

“You don’t own any dark color handkerchief, whose handkerchief is that?”

She ask staring at the brown handkerchief.

“Ah, it’s from Nuwamari-kun. He offer it to me earlier when he saw the dirt on my face.”

The blonde look at the brown haired girl with widen eyes.

“Really?”

The brown haired girl only nod her head in agreement.

“Heh… So how are you going to return that to him?”

The blonde ask and the brown haired girl only sheepishly smile.

“I-I don’t know yet…”

The blonde heave out a sigh before rubbing the bridge of her nose.

“By the way, I’m sorry about letting you attend the meeting that I was supposed to attend, I’m really sorry.”

The brown haired girl smile apologetically.

“It’s okay, it’s just a little meeting.”

The blonde smile.

“I see. How did the meeting go, by the way?”

The brown haired girl ask as she rose to her feet.

“It’s nothing important, it’s just about the students that have yet to join clubs.”

The brown haired girl sweat-drop when she notice the blank expression that she’s wearing.

“I-I see…”

‘Hm? Speaking of clubs… Why don’t I invite Nuwamari-kun to the club? That way, I can return the favor.’

“You’re thinking of inviting Nite to the club, aren’t you?”

The brown haired girl flinch before smiling sheepishly again causing the blonde haired girl to heave out a sigh.

“Fine then, since we’re lacking a member anyway. I’ll give the application form tomorrow.”

The brown haired girl’s sheepish smile was replaced with a genuine wide smile.

“Thank you, Kiara-san! Then I’ll leave it to you!”

“Of course, leave it to me, President.”

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A/N:

San – is the most commonplace honorific and is a title of respect

typically used between equals of any age.

“Good morning.”

Aoi yawn as she enter the room that’s used by the Art Club.

“Hm?”

She open an eye when she didn’t heard a response and found the room empty.

‘They’re not here… Guess I was too early.’

She let out another yawn and rub her eyes before putting her bag on the table beside the door where they put their bags.

“I’m sleepy…”

She mutter under her breath while staggering a little.

She shake her head vigorously and slap her cheeks quite hard causing her to let out a quiet wince before standing up and went to the shelves beside the window.

“I’m a little hungry because I couldn’t eat breakfast because I was in a hurry.”

Aoi said before putting a piece of of chocolate cookie that she got from a jar into her mouth before

returning the jar back to the top shelf.

‘Ah, how delicious! As expected from Kiara!’

A delighted expression plaster on her face as she eat the cookie while searching the shelves for something else.

“Good morning.”

Kiara greet with a yawn leaving her lips before closing the door behind her.

Aoi close the shelf after she got a book from it before turning to the door to greet Kiara who just enter the room.

“Good morning, Kiara-san.”

Aoi greet with a smile before taking her shoes off and sit on the sofa with her slightly raised legs and the book on

her lap with a mechanical pencil on her hand.

“You’re early.”

Kiara said.

“Mh-hm, I was in a hurry to come here.”

Aoi respond as she starts sketching.

“Is it because you finally have an idea on how to continue that manga of yours?”

Aoi didn’t said anything and only smile, not stopping nor look away from her work.

Kiara chuckle lightly before walking toward her.

“So which idea are you drawing?”

Kiara said as she also took one book from the shelf where Aoi got her book before sitting beside her.

“The idea which the girl had sneak out of her house to have a date with the boy.”

Aoi respond, still drawing.

“And what will happen then?”

She look up from her work and raise a brow at Kiara who also starts drawing.

“What will happen then after the date? Will they pick another place for their date again? Or became lovers? Or…”

Kiara look at Aoi who look at her confusedly.

“Or?”

The blonde haired girl couldn’t hold it anymore and burst into laughter causing her brown haired friend to be more

confused.

“Eh?”

Aoi tilt her head to the side, confuse why Kiara laugh all of sudden.

“N-No, n-never mind! P-Pretend it didn’t happen, pretend I-I didn’t ask you at all.”

Kiara laugh harder as she hold her

stomach, still laughing.

"You're too innocent."

Aoi look at her with confuse written all over her face before deciding to ignore her and resume her drawing.

‘Another weird normal with Kiara-san… I should get used to it.’

Aoi thought as she draw, ignoring Kiara who’s trying to calm herself down.

“Hah… My stomach hurts.”

Kiara chuckle as she succeed in calming herself down, still holding her stomach and a smile gracing her lips.

“By the way, Aoi. Did you print out some application forms for Nite and other students who will join?”

Aoi halt in her tracks and look at Kiara with a horrid-filled eyes.

“I-I f-f-forgot… I’m sorry!”

Aoi stutter and rose on her feet before bowing at Kiara who only heave out a heavy sigh.

‘Maybe I shouldn’t have laugh that hard… Because happiness is always followed by unfortunate things.’

“Luckily I printed some last night.”

Aoi’s eyes lit up at Kiara’s words before following her to the quite massive table beside the door where they put

their bags.

“Here, give Nite a sheet later.”

Aoi only nod her head as she check the application form.

“But why are there so many application forms? Do we need this many?”

Aoi ask, turning to Kiara who went back to drawing.

“Maybe, I’m not sure.”

Kiara shrug and Aoi only hum before putting it on the top shelf before taking out

white boxes from her bag and Kiara was a little taken back at how many white boxes she took out.

“What’s that boxes for?”

Kiara raise a brow.

“From the new members, since Sensei said to expect some new members. So I prepare some welcome gifts for them, if we somehow have any new members.”

Aoi smile.

“What’s inside?”

Kiara ask and Aoi grab a box and give it to the blonde haired girl.

“Why don’t you open it, Kiara-san?”

Kiara accepted it and look at Aoi who’s putting the boxes in somewhere safe.

“My, how adorable.”

Kiara said when she got a brown bear keychain that’s holding a paint

brush.

“A bear, huh? How cute.”

Aoi smile as she eye the keychain on Kiara’s hands.

“Eh? You don’t know what’s inside? I thought this was the reason why you forgot to

print out some application form.”

Kiara said, raising the bear keychain.

“No, it was Shion-san who pick the items inside the boxes. I let her do it since my

father tasked me with something else.”

The brown haired girl shake her head with a smile plaster on her face and Kiara couldn’t help but to sweat-drop.

‘Hey, hey, this is bad! That mischievous girl?! What if she put something strange inside one of the boxes?!’

Kiara yell inside her head.

“I’m sure she didn’t put something strange on one of the boxes.”

Kiara snap out and saw Aoi putting her shoes on.

“Are you going somewhere?”

She ask Aoi.

“Yes, I’m going to buy some food. I was in a hurry earlier that I forgot to eat breakfast.”

Aoi smile sheepishly and Kiara only heave out a sigh.

‘What a klutz… Well, that’s one of her charm points.’

“Then, I’ll come with you, I’m a little hungry too.”

Aoi only smile and take out her wallet from her bag.

“It’s my treat then, let’s go.”

Aoi offer and Kiara only follow behind her.

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