When Shuichi and I walked home, we exchanged a kiss before entering our houses. Of course, we were blushing like idiots, but I was happy! When I arrive, there was dinner awaiting me. After dinner, I played the piano before passing out from exhaustion. It had been a busy day..
When I woke up, I was in my room. I guess my parents carried me here. How embarrassing..
I texted Shuichi as soon as I got my phone.
You: Good morning Shuichi!
It took him a while to respond, I had already prepared for the day and showered.
Shuichi (Ultimate Cutie🖤🔍): Morning Kaede
I smile seeing his message.
Shuichi (Ultimate Cutie🖤🔍): Sorry, I might not be able to hang out today, I have to go to my uncle's agency today
You: Aw. its okay tho! We can hang out another time :)
Shuichi (Ultimate Cutie🖤🔍): Ya :)
...
The rest of the day passed, I mainly played the piano and texted my friends. As I would always do. I woke up the next day and I drag myself out of bed as it was a Monday. Normally, I would groan and be disappointed but now I had good friends and even a boyfriend!
I prepare for the day and got dressed. Shuichi rung the doorbell and I quickly rush out to give him a hug before we head to school together.
I'm glad that I finally have someone that loves me for who I am. But there's still bothering me..
"Hey, Shuichi.. You know how Rantaro is my ex?" I ask as we're walking.
"Yea.. I know. Why?"
I was still confused of why he broke out of me out of nowhere. I've never asked him about it ever since his disappearance, and when he finally came back to me, I didn't care enough to ask. He broke my heart, so I wasn't strong enough to face him again and the truth.
But now.. I have someone that can help me through.
"I want to get closure with him. He left me out of nowhere and I just want to figure out why..." I began telling him the story between us. "A-Ah! I'm sorry, you probably don't want your girlfriend to talk about their ex.." I say, feeling guilty.
"No! I-It's okay. I don't mind if it helps you vent. I think it's a great idea to get at least closure." He gave a warm smile. He's way too sweet..
"Thanks, Shuichi." I smile at him. "I've made up my mind! I'm gonna talk to him and find out the truth! And hopefully, we can get rid of the bad vibes between us." I put my fists up in determination. He nods back with approval.
"Ah, by the way. Should we tell everyone about our relationship together?" I ask.
"A-Ah.." he looked flustered as he spoke. "How about we keep it a secret for a bit? I don't really want anyone to tell the whole class figure out yet.. It's just a little embarrassing." he chuckled.
I giggle at his adorableness. "Okay!"
We enter class together, and I eye where Rantaro would usually hang out.. But he wasn't there.
"Huh, maybe he's late." I mutter to myself.
Iruma waves to me as I walk in. "Oh, hey Bakamatsu! You and Shyhara walking together now again, huh?! Makes sense after what I sa-" I quickly cut Iruma off.
"A-Ah yes! We're walking together now, yup!" my face turns red from embarrassment. I forgot Iruma had witnessed our kiss.
"Bitch! Don't cut me off. Anyways, so you made up after you maked ou-" I cut her off again.
"Yup! We made up!"
"For fucks sake! Fine, I don't gotta waste my precious time on your flat tits!" she huffs before leaning back in her chair. I just laugh to Shuichi as we separate to our friend groups to talk before class.
Mr. Harada walked into class and we all took our seats. I sat next to Shuichi of course. Rantaro still wasn't here.. He began talking, "Hey class, Amami will be absent for a bit.."
Huh?
"He's taking a journey overseas. It's a good way for him to develop his talent anyways." he yawns. "So, he'll be back in 2 weeks to a month. It'll be before our exams so it's fine."
"Aww mannnnnn!! I'm gonna miss him so.. SOOO MUCHHHH!" Oma cries out.
"Shut up, male!" Chabashira yells out to him.
I sigh. How inconvenient.. Just when I sharpened my resolve this happened?
Shuichi just comforts me. "..We can still get closure when he gets back."
"Yea.." I was a bit disappointed, but it gives me time to at least think about what to say!
"Oh yea, before I forget. We're about a month in school so now would be a good time to decide who our Class Representative will be. I don't really care who it us, just pick it out in less than 30 minutes." he says as he takes a seat at his desk and puts his feet on the table. "I'm gonna take a nap meanwhile. Someone wake me up in 30 minutes..." He quickly drifted to sleep.
He really is too laid back..
"Heh, we don't need 30 minutes. We already know who's fit to be the class representative here.." Hoshi says.
"Really? Who?" I ask.
"Well, obviously-"
"ME!!!!!!!!" Oma yells out. We stare at the supreme leader a bit shocked in the sudden increase in volume. "Of course! I'm literally made for the job. Ultimate Supreme Leader and everything.." he says with a cheerful look.
"Although I'm curious of what could spark if you become the class rep, I do not want to risk it." Shinguji says.
"Aww, come on Kiyo! We're like best friends, don't you agree I'm most fit!?"
"..No."
Suddenly, Yonaga jumps up from her seat. "Angie says that she shall be the class rep!" she clasps her hands over her head.
"Uh, hello?? I'm already being the class rep, Yonaga?" Oma replies to her remark.
"Atua has trusted Angie with this task, so I must fulfill it and be the class rep!" I stare in fear. I'm sorry Yonaga, although I do like you, I do not want this class to be taken over by Atua or anything..
Shuichi seemed to agree with me. "Uhh, sorry Yonaga, but I think someone else would be better."
"Hm, who?" I ask.
"You. You're always positive, so I think you'd be a perfect fit!" he says with a gentle smile.
"Huh?" I ask confused.
Hoshi looks at me. "Yea, that's what I was saying. I think you'd be a great fit."
"Whaaat? No wayy.." I insist as I giggle.
"We're serious, you'd be a great class rep," Hoshi begins, "you're a positive person, unlike me. Just being around you makes us all want to try, and you always bring the class together. Your motivational speeches keep us all intact. I can't think of a better person to be class rep." he smirks.
"I agree!" Momota says.
"Yea, it's not a bad idea." Harukawa adds.
"J-Jeez... I didn't know you guys hated me so much.. Fine! I'm giving up on my lifetime dream to be class rep!!" Oma starts crying but then immediately stops and looks at his fingernails. "Wow, I feel much better now. Now, I think Yonaga should be the class rep instead of Akamatsu." he lets out a mischievous smile.
"H-Huh? Why?!" Momota says. "No offense to Angie, but why do you think she should be class rep?"
"Isn't it obviouss? It'd be so basic if Akamatsu were class rep! That'd be too boring.. If someone like Yonaga got elected, class would be 20x more interesting. Imagine how funny it would be if she, I dunno.. Made it required to have a blood offering every week?"
We all shivered at the thought.
"Wow, Oma, how'd you know?! Could it be you hear Atua's wishes as well?" Yonaga says as she puts her hands to her cheeks in surprise.
"Of course! I'm his favorite." he says with a smile.
"Nyahaha! Funny lie there, Oma! Atua loves all, equally!" she says. "I'm glad you are on my side! I do promise to transform everyone to believers!"
"Nyeh.. There's no way I want to do this now.. Praising a god every day seems like too much work.." Yumeno says as she scratches her ear. However, Yonaga just went up to her and gave her a hug. Chabashira looked distressed from this act.
"Do not worry, Yumeno. I know how it is. You are just sad and frustrated that you have no one to confide in with, rightt? But do not worry, you are not alone. Atua talks to all about problems." She lets go of the hug and smiles at her. "Why don't you praise Atua so he can help you out?"
Yumeno looks at her. "Nyeh... Somehow I want to vent to Atua now."
"Praise be to Atua! Of course you can vent, any time you want. He is always listening!" Yonaga beamed.
"..Praise to be Atua!"
HUH?!
"Yonaga gets my vote."
"Nyahah! Thank you, Yumeno, do not worry. I will not disappoint, as I won't let Atua's disciples look bad!"
"Y-Y-Yumeno?!!? Why!?" Chabashira yelled out.
"Nyeh.. Atua says that I should.." Yonaga nodded with her. "So I'm voting for Yonaga."
"How do you already hear him?!" Chabashira says in distress.
We all looked in fear. Yonaga's brainwashing was really dangerous.
"Danger! We can't let Yonaga manipulate anyone else! Do not be swayed by her words!" Keebo persuaded us.
"Keebo's right!" Momota yells out.
"Huh? Atua wants me to give a free commission to draw them as a human to the next person who joins me?" Yonaga says in surprise. "If it's Atua's will, then I suppose I will have to!"
Keebo immediately runs to Yonaga's side. "Okay, Yonaga gets my vote."
Yonaga smiles in glee. "Yayy, another believer!"
"Keebo?!" I was shocked by his sudden side-change.
"I'm sorry, Akamatsu. But now that I think about it, the existence of a god is quite practical. And, it would be most logical if everyone here were to believe in it too for us to get along better."
"You fuckin' walking sex toy! You just joined her so you can see yourself with a real cock, dontcha?!" Iruma yells angrily.
"S-Sex toy?!"
Yonaga goes out to hug Keebo too. "Do not be offended by her words, Keebo. Just listen to Atua, as he will understand your struggles. Her words are irrelevant, only Atua's matter. He will accept you as a human, and not as a robot."
"Atua.. I thank you!" Keebo says with a smile and he puts his hand on his chest in happiness.
"Kehehe.. Cults really are terrifying.." Shinguji says as he puts his finger up.
"Gonta no understand.. What's wrong with Yonaga being class rep? Gonta think she nice person!" Gonta says with a confused look. Yonaga smiled at his remark.
"Then, why don't you join our side?" Yonaga says.
"Gonta don't know.. Gonta think Akamatsu would be good idea as well, but Gonta not want to choose between the two.. Gonta think we should all be friends, Gonta don't want us to fight over a a class rep! Gonta think it be better if there no class rep at all at this point.."
Yonaga smiled at him. "Gonta is so kind for doing all of this for his friends.. He uses all his strength to protect everyone and keep everyone happy! You truly are a good person, and Atua understands that well. He is always watching over you, like a kind grandmother, keeping you safe." She embraces him in her arms.
Oh no..
Gonta let himself relax. "Atua a kind grandmother..? Gonta like that idea.."
"Yes, Atua watches over you and your accomplishments. He shall give you praise for every time you do so! He is very proud of you already.." she says with a smile. "You should definitely join our side, Gonta, I promise we will all get along and be even better friends!"
"Okay! Gonta will join Yonaga's side!" He says with a determined look. "Gonta wants other friends to join too! Gonta will help convince!"
He joins their side and looks to us. "Gonta promise Atua not bad. Gonta thinks friends should praise him too! Gonta don't want fights no more, so Gonta promise everything resolve once we all on same side!"
"Gonta..." Tojo says sadly. "Unfortunately, I can not fulfill that request. I still believe that Akamatsu will be the better class rep."
"It okay! Gonta will convince in other way then." he says with a relaxed smile.
"Ah, I see your point, Gonta.." Oma says with a smirk. "Okay, go attack them and beat them up until they want to join our side!" Oma pointed to us with his evil look. I take a step back in fear, would Gonta actually do that??
"H-Huh?! Gonta no want to hurt anyone!" he put his hands up defensively. "Gonta was just gonna suggest if they join our side, Gonta will teach them one bug lesson!"
"Oh, sorry. I completely misunderstood. My bad!" Oma smiles. "That sounds like a good idea, although I thought the first plan was better!"
"Guys, we should discuss a plan. We can't let Yonaga be class rep or.. You could probably guess what would happen." Momota says as we nod in agreement. "Just.. Don't try to get brainwashed by her."
"Roger, Momota!" Shirogane says as she puts her hand on her chest and another behind her back.
"Shiroganee, don't you want to join us?" Yonaga says with her cheery smile. "I will make sure that the class will all be happy. After all, I hear Atua's intuitions, so I always make the right decision!"
"Shirogane, don't listen to her!" Momota yells, nervously.
"Atua.. Always makes the right choice?" Shirogane says as she looks down, she was definitely tempted.
"Of course!" She walks up to her and holds even her in her arms. "I promise you, you can rely on me. Because, I know what is right at all times. Atua always tell me the actions that will lead to everyone's happiness! He will lead us to a realm of happiness and adventure."
"..Like a slice of life anime..?" Shirogane asks.
"Like a slice of life anime."
Shirogane smiles. "That sounds.. great. May I ask, does Atua have black hair and red eyes?"
"He has any features you desire."
"That's so cool! What a cool god, I must definitely support him!"
"Noooo!" Momota cries out as we lose another member.
"Momota, it's fine. It's 6 against 9. We should still be okay as long as no one else switches." Harukawa says with a sigh. Although, she looked annoyed at how quickly the class got divided.
All the students backed away from the 5 new member's overwhelming presence. It was frightening, in a way. Yumeno with her bland expression, Keebo's cheerful expression, Oma's mischievous grin, Gonta's determined look, and Shirogane's almost lustful smile.
"G-Guys.. Is it really okay for you all to vote for me?" I ask nervously. "I don't want to cause division between us because of me.."
"Of course not." Shuichi says calmly. "You'd be a great class rep for many reasons. Hoshi explained most of them.. I know how much you want us all to be friends, so you definitely should be class rep. You're determined to do anything for all of our happiness, and always bringing us together. I can't think of anyone more perfect to be class rep."
I hear some white noise in the background saying "Also I don't want to lose my fuckin' blood on the daily!" but I ignored it.
I blush at his comment. It felt nice hearing that from him.
"Ah, only if you want to though.." he says as he looks down in embarrassment.
"Thank you, Shuichi." I smile brightly at him. "Don't worry, now I want to because of what you said!" He looked at me happily.
The class seemed shocked at our first name basis, but they didn't care enough to mention it. And, there was something more worrying anyways.
"I'm happy you care so much about your closest friend, Saihara. You always comfort them, you're such a good person!" Yonaga says with a smile. "You're someone that everyone should look up to. Your skills in general are very admirable."
Shuichi looked a bit touched.
Momota just looked at him concerned. "Oi, Shuichi, don't get tricked by her."
He immediately snapped out of it. "Ah, sorry!"
"Huh? I'm only saying the truth! Saihara is a very good person! I wasn't trying to manipulate him in any way.." Yonaga says with a bright smile. "It's fitting that he's not only a very smart person, but a kind one as well!" Yonaga approaches Saihara and gives him a hug.
I didn't feel very comfortable with this.. I glared at them as I saw her embrace him.
"R-Really..?"
I quickly drag Shuichi back to free him from her embrace. "Jeez, Shuichi.. Are you really gonna give a motivational speech to me and then get tempted by her?" I pout and cross my arms. It wasn't just to be playful, I felt a little displeased. Was I.. jealous?
He stares me ashamed. "A-Ah! Sorry, Kaede.. I don't know what came over me."
"It's okay." I say with my arms still crossed.
Yonaga laughed while she shrugged. "I just spoke what's on my mind! It is completely okay if you don't want to join my side yet," she says with a cheerful tone, "it won't matter 'cuz eventually you'll all be believers!"
I just look down. My motivation to be class rep washed away. If someone like Shuichi could get persuaded so easily, then did it matter? Yonaga seemed to be able to get everyone together in such a simple way, and she knew how to cheer them up. The others on her side seem to be way happier. She definitely deserved to be class rep more than me..
Shuichi looked at my pitiful state and whispered to me. "Kaede, you definitely deserve to be class rep. U-Um, I already listed the reasons why, but I think you should be the one to do this."
"W-Why?" I looked down. "Look, Yonaga's so good at convincing people unlike me. She should be the class rep. She even convinced you for a little bit.. I don't deserve to be class rep.."
"That's wrong, Kaede.. Even if she did somehow convince me, I would do everything in my power to snap out of it. Her way of convincing people is to relate to their weak points and manipulate them. Her way of getting people together isn't healthy. What the class needs is someone that genuinely wants us to be all be together."
He looks at me with a confident smile. "You always want the best out of all of us and you're so passionate about us all being friends. It's a really admirable trait, really. It's definitely better than Yonaga's manipulation." I see a red tint appear on his face before he continues talking. "So, don't say that you don't deserve class rep, it can't be farther from the truth. You should try to convince the others of why you should be the class rep. If anyone can convince everyone to be on one side, it's you. I-I believe in you, so you should definitely believe in yourself!"
I smile hearing those familiar words. How smooth of him to use the same words I gave to him that day. I give him a hug as I whisper in his ear. "Thank you, Shuichi. You really do know how to keep me happy.."
His face was red, but he gives me a hug back. We disconnect after a bit, I didn't want the class to stare at us for too long..
He's right, I had to do something to convince them to want me as the class rep. The others seem to agree, so I'll do it. I walk to the front of the class and stand in front of Mr. Harada's desk where he lay asleep.
"Guys, please let me class rep. I promise you that I'll make it ideal for everyone." I say as everyone puts their attention on me.
"Huhh.. Really?" Oma says as he frowned at me. "And how will you do that?"
"I'll do all I can to get the best out of all of us! I just want us all to be friends! I won't try to manipulate you guys to do stuff for me, and I won't force you to do anything. If I'm going out of line, I want you guys to tell me. I will merely be here to support you guys, not have you support me." I let out a bright smile. "Class won't change that much just because I'm class rep. However, I'll make sure that we become the best of friends."
Momota cheered for me. "Hell yea! What she said!"
"Loud." Harukawa rolls his eyes at him. "But yes, we should probably vote for Akamatsu."
Keebo snapped out of his brainwashing first. "W-Well.. I suppose that Akamatsu would be good to be class rep.."
"..I guess Akamatsu would be a good class rep, as long as we're not forced to do anything we don't want to.." Yumeno sighs.
"Gonta likes the idea of Akamatsu supporting all of us! What a good trait that is!" Gonta says with a bright smile.
"A-Ah jeez.. Plain old me doesn't want to stand out now.. So I guess I'll stick with Akamatsu." Shirogane says as she looks down.
I smile happily that people wanted me to be class rep now. I promise I won't let them down.
I expected Yonaga to be mad, as I hesitantly looked at her. However, she was smiling. "Nyahaha! Excellent speech, Akamatsu! You truly are fitted to be the class rep.. Atua agrees too! I suppose it'll be fine if you are the class rep, as long as I can give you some suggestions!"
I giggled. "Okay, Yonaga." Hopefully she doesn't suggest anything too weird..
"Sheesh.. How boring. Going down the normal boring lane with Akamatsu, eh? Her cheesy speech was so cringe I could barf. A high school drama could think of better." Oma gave an irritated expression but it quickly transformed into laughter. "Nishishi! That's a liee, I wanted Akamatsu to be class rep from the start. Nice work Akamatsu, for convincing these plebs!"
"Hey, you're lying about lying!" Keebo says in frustration.
"Am I, though?"
"Are we all in agreement to have Akamatsu to be class rep?" Saihara asks.
Everyone nods.
"Thank you, guys!" I say with a smile.
Tojo pats Mr. Harada on the shoulder to wake him up.
"Ugh.. What?" he says, his eyes half open.
"Sir, it's been around 30 minutes. We have decided on our class rep." Tojo says as she bows.
"Oh, really? Who?"
"Akamatsu."
"..Alright then. I'll tell faculty that later." he yawns and stretches. "Alright, take your seats class. Let's get this over with.." The class walked to their seats as Mr. Harada began his lesson.
I smiled at Shuichi for motivating me. He awkwardly smiled back. He really does know how to cheer me up.
I'll definitely make it up to him later!
A.N: Sorry if this chapter seems rushed because it was. It was pretty cheesy TBH, and I don't really like it but whatever. You can probably tell when I got uninterested writing LMAO. I'll probably edit it to be better later. Next chapter will definitely be interesting for me to write so I mainly wanted to move onto that. Hope u enjoyed at least.