A sound of shoes walking behind me, slowly. I don't know why but my ears are completely focused on those sounds. Neglecting any other voices that are talking to me.

Those sounds are followed by someone talking, My ears too, heard it. "Hold on, there" A boy's voice caught my attention. A familiar voice.

Chika, the one with her voice neglected by my hearing systems shouted in a loud voice, with a little 'aggressive' tone. "WHAT AGAIN? AH, YOU? DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO NOT APPROACH ME ANYMORE?" Her shout caught my attention as well.

Why is she? A kind girl, could make such a tone? What in the world happened between the girl who helped me and this mysterious person behind my back?

Utterly confused, I finally choose to turn my back to see this mysterious yet familiar person behind me.

I look from the bottom, I see a normal posture of a high school boy. His black shoes, pale blue pants, and white shirt with a blue-pale colored tie on his chest gave the impression of a normal high school boy in my country. But, the important one is his face. A recognizable face. Light brown skin, a look of someone who would normally spend their time outside. Brown iris on his eyes and smooth black hair with a slightly brown color.

What a shocking reality...

It really is a reality, isn't it?

I wonder...

Standing in front of me, The one I saw in my classroom earlier, The one that stares into the sky in that classroom across here, The one that guided me through a forest, and The one that shows me the color of fireworks...

"Reza Ark-"

"I said, hold it right?" Said him with his index finger crossing his lips. Telling me to shut my lips.

After he sees me stop my mouth from talking. Arkan turns his look to Chika, whose face is really annoyed and, how do I put it, scared?

"Well, well, What did I come across here?" Says Arkan to Chika.

"Ugh, you...".

"Spit it out, straight up. What did you gonna do to Hana?".

Chika's face is really something else. Frightened, shocked, anxious, loath, all became one. It's as clear as day.

"I-I didn't mean anything! I was just showing her around the school! Y-you know, she's a new transfer. It's my duty as a Class President to show our school to her".

Meanwhile, I'm just standing here between them. Based on what they're talking about, Chika is about to do something to me that really pisses off Arkan. But, Chika is really scared of him? What the heck did he do to her?

"I can see that. What I'm curious is AFTER you do all of those things" He says 'AFTER' so specifically. What is going on?

"I..." Chika only said one word then she backs out.

"You... Didn't you promise to stop doing it?".

"I did! I was just about to tease her a little" She tried to justify herself.

"Don't forget I still have that in my keep" Arkan threatened her. I don't understand but I can feel his intimidating aura.

Chika's looks immediately become red. She's panicking once Arkan says his sentence. I'm seriously getting left out here...

I tried to talk since I'm literally silent since they have begun their arguments. And since I'm probably their topic of debate. "Uhhh... I'm here you know..." I said languidly.

Both of them immediately turn their look to me. It's so sudden and they're in a perfect rhyme.

"Oh yea, well..." Says Arkan. Probably thinking about how he should explain this situation.

Arkan moves his face upward and puts his hand on his chin. A pose of someone thinking. "Actually, Chika is a-"

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"WAIT, YOU ACTUALLY GOING TO TELL HER?!" Chika suddenly releases a really high voice to Arkan.

"Heh, sucks to be you, I guess" He shows a smug-looking face.

Arkan continues. "She is a... bully".

"Huh?". That word froze me. My head was suddenly filled with unpleasant memories from my old school once I heard that specific word. I shiver. I didn't expect to hear such words in my new school, on my first day. I hold my right arm with my left hand. Tried to stay calm.

I take a look at Chika's face. She dropped it. She doesn't want to show her face.

"Hana?" Arkan calls my name.

"O-oh, yea?" I can only answer shortly.

Arkan continues his talk. "She's a bully. A former one that is".

Huh?

"... Back in the day, I was at the same Junior high school as her. She sometimes bullies someone who looks weak. Well, obviously, right?" He said those words while giving his deep gaze towards Chika.

He turns his face to me once again. "Chika and her gang, bully someone under their grade or someone who doesn't have any friends. Someone who close themselves to the society".

I see Arkan's face change when he said those words.

He continues. "One day, she and her gangs bullied someone in the backyard of our school, where they normally do their stuff since it's a quiet place, almost no one goes there. Except... me".

"Those guys bullied who I think was a freshman of our school. They do it at their usual place. Unfortunately, I was also there, doing my own thing. They do what bullies do and I record them. What they do isn't something so extreme, but I record it anyway and confront the gang. I threaten to show the recording to our teacher. They, of course, panic. They 'beg' to me to not show the recording".

"Well, aren't you a freaking hero" Says Chika with an aggressive tone.

"I'm no hero. It's just a feeling of guilty of knowing something but didn't do anything at all".

"Tch..." Chika shows irritation.

"After that, we struck a deal. They won't do anything stupid meanwhile I won't report these guys to our teacher". Said Arkan while pointing his fingers at Chika.

So, back in the day, Chika and her friends were a pack of bullies. Though Arkan said she promised to not do it anymore. I'm still glad he came right before.

"Well? What brings you back to doing it? I actually thought you've changed since we got to high school".

"I did change, I'm... sorry".

Her face comes down again. I can feel she really is sorry. I mostly grasped what is going on. Though I shiver when I heard such words. I still can't bring myself to

hate her. Since believe it or not. She still helps me. More than one way.

"... W-well, can we just give her another chance? She really is sorry" I said while defending her.

Though she's a bully, she still helps me through that situation. I won't hate her for something she regrets doing.

"Huh?" Chika said weakly.

"Hmmm, any reason for forgiving her?" Ask Arkan to me.

"She regrets doing so, so I guess she deserves another chance. You rarely see someone like Chika anyway".

Arkan's lips moved. Is he smiling? "You really are..." He paused. "Well, there you have it. She forgives you" Arkan said while turning his face to Chika who was right now, crying?

"Y-you forgive of what I have done?" She sobs.

"Done what? you didn't do anything" I said.

Chika suddenly burst into tears. Me and Arkan are surprised. She cried so hard and then hugged me. I can feel the gazes that were put upon the three of us. Other students are watching.

Arkan said. "The hell? Why did you suddenly cry? Come on stop it, where is your pride as a former bully?"

Her cry becomes louder. She obviously crying because of Arkan's joke. But her tight hug is killing me. "HANA, ARKAN IS THE REAL BULLY HERE" She sobs to my chest.

"There, there, don't mind him. Stop crying, okay? People are watching" I calm her down.

"What the hell am I watching? A mother figure calming her annoying kid?"

"WAAAAAAAAAAA".

Can he just stop? People already watching us, they'll think of us as weirdos. He is really dense for his environment.

After 25 minutes of calming Chika. We sit on a park bench with nothing to do. Meanwhile, Chika stills hug me. Cuddling my body with her two arms. "O-oh, by the way. You two already know each other?" Chika suddenly throws us a question.

"It's none of your business" Said Arkan.

"Hana..." She cuddles to me again.

"Well, we met earlier" I'm the one who answer.

After I said that, Arkan suddenly stands up, followed by him saying. "Oh yea".

He turns his face to me. I have no choice but to also stand up. Letting go of Chika's arms.

"We met before. But I really didn't introduce myself properly. My name is Reza Arkan, normally called Arkan by my friends, well if I had one".

"Pfftt" A mocking voice by Chika.

"... Nice to meet you, Hana Binatha".

And then he bows down before me. I'm shocked.

"I'm sorry I didn't talk to you when you are introducing yourself. Even though I already know you, I'm sorry. I was scared. I'm truly sorry".

"Huh? EH? PLEASE GET YOUR HEADS UP" I panic trying to get his head up. "EHH? UHHH? IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME. I DON'T DESPISE YOU!" I shouted.

He finally rise his head.

I exchange my breath. I guess it's my turn now. I stand on equal ground as him. "My name is Hana Binatha. I'm new to this school. Please, take care of me".

He shows his face to me and then... Smiles.

Both of us are smiling.

God, this guy is something else...

...

{The Third Schedule Has Begun}

{The Third Schedule Has Begun}

The ring bells, indicating that the third schedule has begun. So our life too...

"Well then, let's get back to our class, shall we?" Arkan said while smiling.

"Sure" Said Chika.

"Yeah..." I said.

We take a step, into our new life. The three of us...