Christine : You'll get by, I'm sure. I know you still do advance studies. Right?
Minami : (chuckles) Mochiron. I can't take my studies for granted.
Christine : That's the attitude! Oh,yeah? (looks around) Where's your student? Ren-kun, was it?
Minami : I don't know. Last time he came really early.
Christine : How is he doing? Did you start your lessons already?
Minami : Uh... somehow. (amused) Mostly I just let him do his best to express his thoughts in English... I require him to speak as much as he can with the language.
Christine : Seems like you're getting along fine.
Minami : He's nice.
Christine : (smiles) That's good. At least... (lowers her voice) He's not like the others.
Minami : Yeah... it's a relief. Probably because he's a Japanese.
Christine : Yes. They are nice.
Minami : And not judgmental. (looks around) I wonder if he's already in the campus? (checks her phone)
Christine : Well, I'm not going to keep you from your responsibility, Minami-san. (smiles) Come by the office when you're not busy, okay?
Minami : Okay.
Christine : Ganbatte kudasai, Minami-san~
Minami : Anata mo. Jaa ne~ (goes on her way)
(Outside the building.)
Minami : (thinking of texting Ren) ...Should I? ... (looks at the time) ... I am his teacher... but he's the one who hired me... so I guess he should decide if we'll behaving class or not...? ... hmmm...
(Her cellphone rings.)
Minami : Ooi-... (answers) Hello?
Ren : Hello, sensei! ... ah, warui! "sensei" janakatta. [Oh, sorry! Not "sensei".] Hello, Mi-chan! It's me, Ren-kun!
Minami : (amused) I could tell.
Ren : Ima jamasuru? [Did I disturb you?]
Minami : Iie. Kurasu wa owatta. [Nope. My class is done.]
Ren : Where are you now?
Minami : Mada gakkou. Anata? [Still at school. You?]
Ren : Ge-to de. [At the gate.]
Minami : (looks over further to the entrance gate.)
Ren : (facing her and sees her) (waves his hand) Mi-chan~!
Minami : (chuckles) Chotto matte. Soko ikudarou. [Wait. I'm on my way there.] (hangs up)
(Minami reaches Ren.)
Ren : Yo!
Minami : Yo!
Ren : Just got here.
Minami : Ii yo.
Ren : Let's go?
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Won't You Be My Teacher?
Teen FictionJapanese Title : 先生にならない? (Sensei ni Naranai?) "Sensei ni Naranai?" is a story revolving on a girl named Naruse Minami and meeting a guy, Komatsuzaki Ren, and later on becoming his English tutor. Minami is a half-Filipino-Japanese who comes to Jap...
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