(A/N: Warning ⚠ ! The author is a otaku who uses some casual japanese words)
Chapter 1 - Miye and Sayena
Kirigimi Miye
Ddrrrrriiiiinnngg! 'Thank god it finally ended!'. 'That last class felt like it would never end!'
“Miye, school just ended, are you going to stay here longer?”
My brain feels fried from it, of all the things, the last class just had to be math. Ugh! I don’t really want to go home, either. Mom, dad, and my brother will be there. Just thinking about it stresses me out.
“Ehhh? You’re not gonna hang out with me here?”, I ask like I already don’t know they are about to go home anyway.
“Gomen-Gomen*I have a part-time job after school and remi-chan has cram school, but I promise we can hang out at a cafe tomorrow.” Ya ya, same old. Same old. We both know we repeat this, hangout every other day and pretend everything is fine. But, did she have to answer for Remi-chan as well? I mean, I know you aren't trying to avoid me, since you are actually busy.
“Lol it’s fine, you know I was just joking, see you tomorrow.” I know your priorities already, since we do this everyday. Anyways, who would have ever thought, having friends and pretending to be cheerful would feel this lonely? Twak! Twak! I slap my face with both my hands, at the same time to clear my head. Clear your head! Negative thoughts begone! Okay, negative thoughts gone. Time to meet Yena-chan.
Let me text her real quick, to meet me at the shoe locker box. I open my phone to Lime* and text Yena-chan. [In text]
Tuesday, January 15, 2022
Miye: “Yena-chan, Ya-ho!" 4:10 pm
Sayena: "Ye-chan, did your class end already? My strict science teacher wouldn't finish the lesson till now (TT.TT)” 4:12 pm
I see her typing, man she texted faster than usual today. Hehe it's funny, how she usually seems like a cool, smart, and popular beauty, but over text she just seems like a normal and goofy girl.
Miye: "XD, Yena-chan, your class is on the second floor, right? Mine is closer to the shoe lockers, so I'll be wait for you there (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧" 4:14 pm
Sayena: “okie, i’ll c u there”. 4:15 pm
Lun, lun, lun ♪♪♪
I picked up my black and white, kitty backpack from next to my desk, and walked out of the classroom. There were still some people hanging around the hallways after-school.
Some just leaned on the wall looking at their phones. While others were just hanging out in the classrooms. Waiting for their friends to pack up so they can head home together. I walked past all the people in the hallway, still humming.
[In-person] Thud! Ouch what the! Oh, it’s just the usual kids running past to get changed for their sports after-school. Finally, “Tochhaaak!*”, I said loudly, gaining questioning glances from other students, near the shoe box locker. First one again today. HUFF! HUFF!
“I see you got here first again Ye-chan, I tried to walk fast to beat you today”
Haha, that is cute. Her last class is on the second floor and mine is on the bottom floor. Of course, I will always arrive first, but it is cute that she tries either way.
“Yes, yes, wanna head out?” I ask Yena-chan
“Ya let’s go.”
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We walk out of the school and walk towards the subway station. It is interesting to see all the other students walk out of the school gates. Some walk alone listening to music. A few cruise past us down the road, on their bikes. While others chat with their friends, before deciding to stop by to eat somewhere*. Oh how the world goes around.
Katagiri Sayena, the girl I am walking with is amazing. She has brains, beauty… Chocolate brown, shoulder-length, cotton-candy fluff, wavy hair. Eyes, the color of light flamingo feathers… and a great personality and parents with good jobs to the boot.
Most people look at her and think she is perfect but no one knows that, she works harder than anyone else. The poor girl strives to be perfect, forcing herself past her limits, when there is no need to.
While I walk with Yena-chan spacing out, she taps my shoulder.
Her mellow yet steady, and currently excited voice forces me out of my thoughts.
“Ye-chan, Ye-chan, are you listening to me?”
Wait, was she saying something the whole time? “Tehee, gomen* I was spacing out, what did you say?” Mooo! Her pouting face suddenly turned serious and voice stern.
“Ye-chan, don’t space out like that. You will get into trouble walking distracted like that ”
She sighed and answered my question.
“It's fine, I was just asking you if you read the latest chapter of The Blindfolded and Caged Princess ?”
Ah, the villainess, bdsm novel, where the princess of an enemy country marries the Y country's biggest sadist duke for revenge? It was interesting.
“The princess looked pretty sexy in that chapter”, a smile started to bloom on Yena-chan’s face.
“I know right! My waifu Ririka-chan looked soooo smexy, I almost melted!!!”
While we were talking we already arrived at the subway. I’m glad me and Yena-chan, took the same line so we wouldn’t have to part so quickly. Hmm, why did you stop talking, Yena-chan…? I followed her line of sight. A girl in our school uniform with a long, brown ponytail, and green eyes looking like a volleyball player was walking towards Yena-chan.
It was only a split second but Yena-chan’s eyes changed. Her voice turned calm yet distant. This reminds me of before…the poor girl is forcing herself again
“Oh. My. God. the school beauty Sayena-san from class 2, is that you?
“School beauty? No, you probably remember wrong, Rirana-san.”
“I haven’t seen you around since you tried out for volleyball in middle school.”
“ I didn't know you took the train. I always pictured you arriving at school in a fancy car or something? I heard your mom opened a new boutique, can you ask her to give me a discount, since we are friends?”
I watched Yena-chan put on her cold smile and listen the entire time quietly.
“Of course, haha, after failing the tryouts I did feel like we haven’t seen each other much. Although, I did end up going to a few of your volleyball matches, Rirana-san. You play very well. I am sorry we cannot give out discounts yet, my mother told me to email coupons only to the loyal customers from her boutiques, in her other two locations. I really do wish I could help, sorry.”
I see that Rirana-san, Yena-chan, told me to watch out for. I guess her true intentions came out when she asked about the discount, since her face fell fast.
Trrrrrrrrnnnnnnnn!!!! Trrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnn!!!! Please stay behind the safety lines and watch out for crowds when the trains doors open when entering or exiting the train.
“Haha. Oh my train is here, okay it was nice seeing you Sayena-san. Bye, please get me the discount next time”
“I probably can't help, but, see you again, Ririna-san.” As the train left, Yena-chan’s face fell.
I stuck my tongue out at Ririna as she left.
Swoosh! I swept my bangs back with my hands Like a male model and reached out my hand. Almost like I'm holding onto someone’s face dramatically.
“Oh wrashta*, I love your long white locks, your tiny pale waist, and how you’re a spoiled wretch. You are nothing like my queen, who rules my kingdom with grace and kindness. I love you.”
Yena-chan’s eyebrows went up and looked at me like I was crazy.
“Ye-chan I know you are goofy, but are you okay??” lol she’s funny alright.
“Yena-chan, I was mimicking Soveishiht* from The king chases a spoiled brat and the queen is swept by the bird king*.”
Pfffffttttt! Yena-chan burst out laughing and wiped a tear out of her eye, while I pouted, it wasn’t that bad of an impression.
“Ye-chan, thanks. I feel better now.”
She put her hand on my shoulder still wiping out more tears from laughing. Poor thing, this wasn’t even the first time people tried to approach her for her influential parents, or try to use her for her smarts.
“Ye-chan, don’t just stand there come on our train is here”
We climbed into the train along with the mob of people going in and rushed to get two seats.
Ahhh. Now it feels like school finally ended, I feel too tired pretending to be cheerful all day, 'let me take a quick nap一 ZZZZZZZZ'.
Katagiri Sayena
OOHP! Caught her head just in time.