Kei arrived at the classroom together with Kagome walking beside her. “Good morning, Kei! Kagome!”

One from their class greets with a smile. “Good morning, Sakura.” Kei greets back and shows a smile on her face. Asahina Sakura, one of their classmates and the honor student of their class.

“Morning.” Kagome greets discreetly as she goes to her chair. The unusal way of greeting, that thought Sakura as she looks at Kagome. Even Kei took a peek from Kagome’s way.

“Something the matter?” Sakura approached the girl, standing in front of her. “No, nothing… it’s just…”

Kagome languidly replied. Kei can’t avert her eyes off of Kagome. Since the time they saw each other, she’s acting distantly. Even when the time Kei caught her. She didn’t even say anything.

“... Might be, you’re sulking ‘cause you can’t come to the detour escapade yesterday?” Sakura grins, trying to tease Kagome. However, Kagome didn’t retort anything, but glares at her.

That made Sakura felt the chill throughout her body, and quietly left Kagome’s table. “It’s the first time I saw her having that expression.” Sakura utters.

The two girls haven’t seen Kagome unenthusiastic like this before. She’s quite reserved, but her aura immerse with glee whenever they’re around. This sudden change in her concerns Kei.

“She doesn’t want even to talk to me.” Kei thought. Right, Kei doesn’t know the reason why Kagome acts strangely like this. Even if she caught and walked her to the school, Kagome didn’tell anything.

“Kagome…” Kei called.

In a slight manner, Kagome turned her head to look at the girl. “If there’s something bothering you, you can tell me—”

“You won’t understand.” Kagome interjected, before she proceeds. There’s a hint of hostile and coldness through those words, piercing Kei.

“You won’t ever understand about it, so don’t bother asking me.”

Those words left from her mouth shunned Kei. Kagome hasn’t spoke much like that to her ever since. The words left filled with deep loath; something she couldn’t even comprehend.

“Okay… if that’s what you want.”

In a soft and meek voice, Kei mumbled. Both of them became quiet. Drowning their awkward atmosphere in the bustle of the classroom, only Sakura looked with concern to the two.

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CHANGING THEIR CLASSROOMS:

Sakura and Kei walked together to their next class. “I feel uncomfortable about Kagome acting like that.”

Kei speaks while holding her notebooks and textbooks. “She doesn’t say anything about her problems. Kagome isn’t like that.”

“You shouldn’t overthink about it, Kei. Might be, because of the practice session she has yesterday.”

Sakura, trying to comfort the anxious friend of hers, got a hint about the glare Kagome did. It’s about the picture she sent yesterday. Knowing that she will get jealous about Kira and Kei.

“Sorry, Kagome… I just sent it to tease you.” she thought. Yeah, that picture she captured and sent to Kagome is the way how she wantts her to tease the girl. Not knowing that Kagome will get mad at her.

“Not that I can reveal it to her, though…” she mumbled.

“Reveal what?” Kei asked. Sakura jolts out as she heard Kei’s voice.

”Ah, no… it’s nothing!” chuckling to brush the thought off from her mind, Sakura comically replied. That’s right, she doesn’t need to tell Kei about the picture.

Only her and Nakazono knows about it. “And speaking of it, Nakazono shouldn’t say anything about it as well.”

As if she’s telling there’s an accomplice on the shenanigans she made, Sakura firnly thought that Haruki shouldn’t tell anything about it.

She’s just having a thought about it, when Haruki passesd with Kira and the two girls with them. “Oh, Nakazono?” Sakura called.

“Good morning, Seniors.” Haruki greets with a smile. Kira and the others: Ayase and Hinako does the same.

“Changing classrooms as well?” Sakura asked. “Yeah, we’re having class here.” he replied.

“Say, about yesterday?”

“Huh?”

Haruki glances at Sakura, with a question on his eyes. Kei glances at the two, as well as Kira and the two girls with them. “Ohoh, Senior Asahina hitting on Haruki?”

Ayase grins, as well as Hinako. Kira’s brows furrowed, trying to scrutinize the situation. “No, I’m not. I want to say…. let’s go have lunch together. I forgot to tell you about it yesterday.”

“Eh? Ahm, uh… sure? I guess, see you later?” Haruki tried to composed, but his somewhat stuttered words can’t deny.

Sakura smiles at her and waves. “See you later, Nakazono.” then proceeds on their class right after.

Haruki, seemed like he got striked by something, stand quietly while looking at the two seniors walked on the opposite direction from theirs. “Hey, Haruki…” Ayase called.

“Ah, huh?” he turned, seemed flabbergast.

“You sure are hooked over Senior Asahina’s looks, huh?” Kira rebut. Haruki’s face flushed , hearing the classmate’s comment. Ayase and Hinako looked at each other and giggled.

“Ohohoh, you have a crush on Senior Asahina, huh?” Ayase teased.

“Stop it! I’m not!” Haruki grunt, walking past along them. The two girls giggled as they see his expression.

Kira, on the other hand, just shakes his head sideways and proceeds on walking towards their next class. But he does took a glance from where his Senior went, as if he tries to track her.

From that moment he never expected to see Senior Sakagami passing through, he thought his heart would burst anytime soon. There’s no reason for that to happen; this isn’t something he must think of.

Right now, all he need is to move on and face the reality he has. The reality that even him can’t even defy.