COTE : Reincarnation (OC x Cote)

Vol- 1 - Part - 2

"Yes, just a few things. I came to get some necessities."

I glanced at her basket noticing cheap product's. She was only picking out cheaper things from the shelfs.

"I thought girls usually made a fuss over what kind of shampoo they bought." I asked her.

"Well, that depends on the person, doesn't it? I'm the sort who doesn't know when you might need money," she replied

She shot me an icy glare that seemed to say, Could you please not inspect other people's purchases without their permission?

"At any rate, I was terribly surprised that you stayed for introductions," she said shifting her attention towards Ayanokoji. "You didn't look like the type to hang out with a circle of classmates."

"I decided to participate precisely because I don't like trouble. Why didn't you introduce yourself to them, Horikita? You could have gotten to know several other students, and it would have been a chance to make friends."

Quite a few of the students had exchanged cell numbers, too. If Horikita had participated, she would probably have become quite popular.

"There are several reasons why I objected, but I suppose it might be better if I simply explain, hmm? My introduction might have sown discord, depending on how things went. Thus, doing nothing avoided creating more problems. Am I wrong?"

"But, statistically speaking, there was a high probability that you could have hit it off with everyone after introducing yourself," he said.

"How did you arrive at that conclusion? Actually, if I argue this with you now, we'll just end up in an endless debate. Let's say that the probability of making friends was high, like you said. So, how many people did you get to know?"

"Eh. Uh ... One..." He said.

She gazed at him a hint of suprise in her eyes.
"And who might that be?"

"Me." I replied

"You? Heh. Looks like idiots do flock around eachother."

"Ouch." I replied pretending to be hurt.

Back to the earlier question she asked Ayanokoji. It was a rather splendid argument. The fact that if I hadn't asked to accompany Ayanokoji and asked him to become my friend he would've lost the argument. He and me hadn't exchanged contact information would've worked in Horikita's favor but she didn't need to know that. She wanted to prove that there was no guarantee that introductions led to friendship.

"Look's like you do have some evidence to support your claim that self-introductions lead to making friends." she said. "Anyway, I never intended to make friends in the first place. If I have no need to introduce myself, then I also have no reason to listen to anyone else's introductions. Have I convinced you?"

Was that the reason she looked angry when Ayanokoji introduced himself? It was a miracle that he got her to atleast say her name.

We roamed around the convenience store without looking at each other. Even though she was somewhat uptight, being with her didn't feel uncomfortable.

"Whoa! There's even an amazing selection of noodle cups here! This school is super convenient!"

Two rather noisy male students stood before the instant foods. They tossed a veritable mountain of noodle cups into their basket and made their way to the cash register.

Besides noodles, they'd stocked up on snacks and juice. Hey, it'd be nearly impossible to go through all your points; better to spend them.

"Noodle cups. They have so many kinds."