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Dream Boy

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Chapter 2

The next morning..

"Good morning, Akio-kun." Yui said with a smile.

"Hmm.. good morning." Akio replied hesitantly.

"Today we are going to have 3 lessons from 3 different teachers, if you are joining me." Yui said cheerfully.

"Oh."

Seeing Akio's plain and uninterested expression, Yui didn't dare to say anything anymore.

"Oi." Akio called suddenly.

"Um? What's wrong, Akio-kun?" she replied.

"Do you think I came here to date you or something? Why are you so happy and looking so stupid?" he said unpleasantly.

"Ah.. I--I'm sorry. I just.." Yui tried to explain herself.

"Never mind. Just so you know, I came here to ask for your help. You're different from others, that's why this only happens to you."

"Eh..?"

"For a quick example; I came here because of you." he said.

That's true. This thing would never happen if I was normal. Yui thought.

"I agree.." she said softly.

"So, as a gratitute to me, you should do something for me." Akio said, with a serious expression.

He was indeed charming, but also mysterious and somehow different from other guys. No guy had ever talked to Yui for more than a few minutes, before they left her feeling sorry or as expected.

"Something..?" she asked.

"Yes. It's time to put your special abilities into use. You have to assist me in some missions. All of these missions are mainly about the same thing." he said.

"Same thing? What is it?" she asked in curiosity.

"You and I will have to protect my older brother."

"Eh?"

"I heard you can do things that normal people can't. For instant, you can read my mind, can't you? Or can you see my future?" he asked in demand for answer.

"E--Eh.." Yui was totally confused and nervous.

What do I do now? What if he only takes 'yes' for an answer? Yui thought.

"I--I.. err.. I guess so." she replied finally.

"Oh. That's not bad." he said as a remark.

"But that's.. subjective. I mean.. everything can change." she said, trying to loosen up the tension she felt.

"What do you mean? Is it bad? What do you see in me?" he asked, without letting Yui take an ease.

"I.. I.. I don't know!" she replied, as she ran away from Akio.

Akio kept staring at her as she left him. He wondered in his mind..

"Hm? What's wrong with that girl?" he said as he walked through some corridors in the campus.

"A--Akio-kun.." a girl said suddenly.

"Hm?"

"My name is Sakura Yoshino. I would like to know you better." she said timidly.

Akio was feeling uninterested and quite bothered, so he said; "Sorry, I have to go."

"Eh?"

He left the girl crying and running away to tell her friends.

Her friends sighed, as one of them said; "As expected, famous person like him would never hang out with ordinary people."

"Hey, look. It's Yui Himura." one of them pointed out her finger.

Yui was looking rather exhausted and gloomy, as she was about to join a lesson.

"What a strange girl. She always looks so worked up and unapproachable." the girl said to her friends.

"But I heard that she has been hanging around with Akio-kun since yesterday." another girl said.

"Eh..?" Sakura responded suddenly, after crying.

"Sakura, you'll have to beat that girl before you can talk to Akio-kun." her friend provoked her.

Sakura glared at Yui, as she began to feel jealous and angry.

Some hours later..

"Ah~" Yui stretched her arms as she walked out from the lecture room.

"Yui." a girl spoke to her.

"Yes?" Yui replied.

"Can you talk with us for a moment?"

"Sure."

Outside the campus..

"What's going on between you and Akio-kun?" the girls suddenly began to interrogate Yui.

"What do you mean?" Yui didn't really get it.

"Stop pretending as if you really don't know. Tell us everything!" those girls demanded by force.

"Nothing means nothing. Why are you girls so stubborn?"

"Eh?"

Akio appeared all of a sudden.

"A--Akio-kun!" the girls screamed happily.

"Will you all leave her alone from now?"

"Eh?"

"If you girls won't leave her, then I'll either punish you all or quit from this campus." Akio said, with a mysterious and deep expression.

The girls were all speechless and numb. They only watched Akio and Yui, as they left the location.

"Akio-kun.. let go off me!" Yui said, as her hand was being pulled by Akio.

But he didn't bug to listen and kept walking.

"Akio-kun!"

"Shut up."

"Eh?"

"I can't take it anymore. Why are you so weak?" Akio said, looking a bit angry.

"Akio-kun..?"

"You should be talking back to anyone who tries to push you down or something! Why are you acting like such a loser?" he said as he looked straight into Yui's eyes.

"Akio-kun.." Yui suddenly blushed, so she turned her face away.

"You won't be able to protect anyone, if you are unable to protect yourself. Got it?"

Those words got the better of her suddenly.

"Ok.."

"Good. That's how it is."

"Thank you.. Akio-kun.." she spoke softly.

"Hm?"

"Thank you for telling me that.." she added shyly.

Akio's expression turned gentle as he replied; "It's nothing. Just do your best to help me."

Yui was startled and mesmerized.

"Ok. I understand!"

"Hm?"