Matsushita Chiaki POV
My mind felt hazy. Painful even if a little
My vision dark
I lay down as something soft supported my back.
"Mghh..." A groggy groan escaped my mouth as I opened my closed eyes.
"...."
What entered my view was a white ceiling I was used to seeing.
A comfy blanket covered everything below my neck. Making sleeping hard to come by.
Realizing I was in my bed, I suddenly remembered everything that happened last night
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'you Stupid Dumb Girl!!'
I quickly sat down in a panic. My face turning into a gradient of red as my cheeks grew hot.
'dumb, thick faced bi—!'
I stopped myself from cursing myself. I wasn't one to curse, but after I experienced it last night. I came to know why they often said it
Especially when I remembered what I did and said the night before...
"...." !!!!!!!
I screamed internally
Sure I was kinda drunk from the suffering last night.
And maybe... Just maybe got ahead of myself for confessing my feelings with nothing but a Shirt on...
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But why would you ask him to stay and sleep with you for the night!!!!
You..!!!
"!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I bit my blanket until my jaw hurts.
Just remembering it made me curse the fact that I can remember
Thankfully, Kiyotaka-kun was well.... Kiyotaka-kun and just slept on the chair.
Which I do feel bad about... But it was nice that he considered for something... Indecent happening
...
Which I am sulking a little for... Since am I that unattractive for him to not lay a hand on me...?
I mean... I wouldn't mind....
...
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Dumb!!!!
What are you thinking Chiaki!
How low have you fallen!!!???!!
You stupid! Thirsty! Girl!
"!!!!"
I burrowed my face into my pillow
...I wanna crawl into a hole and die...
...
"Oh? You're awake?"
A familiar voice made me flinch
...
Of course he's here!
I scrambled up to a sit as I did my best to hide half of my face with my blanket
Calming down my internal turmoil, I answered back
"...you're still here?"
My voice cracked which just made me more embarrassed that I was practically covering myself whole
...I wanna die so bad right now...
Footsteps reached my ears as I peeked over to see Kiyotaka-kun walk towards me with a bowl of soup
"Here"
He placed the bowl on the table at the side of my bed, looking at me with wonder
"...?" He tilted his head, then Kiyotaka-kun's eyes went wide in what it seems to be realization
"You're face is very red... Don't tell me your cold came back?"
He touched my forehead almost as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Making me freeze on the spot...
"Hmm... You're still a little hot..."
Pointing at the bowl of soup, He began to explain.
"Last night, after you... Uh.... Well. You suddenly began to heat up. It wasn't really a mystery why after you got doused in cold water...."
He scratched the back of his head akwardly before continuing "that said, I somehow managed to keep your cold under control. So I cooked you food for breakfast... you really don't have that much ingredients on your shelf. So this was all I could cook"
"....I usually eat outside..." I finally managed a squeak out some words "that said.... You know how to cook... Ah. Wait... Right, you usually bring your own food for Lunch"
My mind was still a mess. Confusing things I usually don't.
Still, it was the first time I tried his cooking
Still covering myself with the blanket, I turned to Kiyotaka-kun
"May I?"
"Sure"
He passed me the bowl of hot soup. A pleasant smell wafting through the air...
My mouth vegan to salivate the more I looked at it. But I forced myself to act proper.
I'm not embarrassing myself any longer.....
Taking a spoonful, my eyes widened in shock
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What is this?!
Warmth gently embraced my body as I swallowed the food soup. The tasty scent calming me down even more
"How is it?" Kiyotaka-kun asked as he watched me with an amused look
"Mmm.... It's really delicious" I somehow was able to answer.
For a minute or so. I ate without thinking of anything. Halving the bowl in a matter of time
"..." Realizing what I have done. My body jolted as I quickly looked up to Kiyotaka-kun
"It's okay. I had my fill while you were asleep"
"No.. that's not wh—.... Sighhh"
Stopping for a moment. I placed down the bowl and faced Kiyotaka-kun
"Thank You..."
"....You're welcome...." He averted my gaze, as I noticed his body seemed to be restless.
Realizing what it meant, I hid a smile.
Continuing my time with the delicious bowl.
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"Kiyotaka-kun..." I called him without looking
Not waiting for his reply, I continued what I was saying.
"I.... I'm not going to pretend I didn't say what I said last night..."
A quiet smile resurfaced on my face as I continued to eat.
I seemed to sense Kiyotaka-kun avert his gaze even more along with a stutter
"Y-yeah.... Suit yourself..."
Ufufu....
How cute
He may not have answered my confession last night. But im not letting that hold me back.
I also feel like im getting some unnecessary competition, so I'm going on ahead.
And besides...
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After everything he did to me last night?
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I won't be taking No as an answer
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Ayanokouji Kiyotaka POV
I avoided Chiaki's smile gaze
Remembering what she said last night. I was forced to stay quiet...
Now
I know she was fond of me
I'm not dumb enough to not notice her affection
In fact, that's what I used to partially break her down
But...
Love?
What is that?
Like genuinely...
I know she liked me but I always thought of it as best friend
But clearly, I was wrong
And now that begs me the question
Is she serious?
What does she mean?
Maybe she's just teasing me?
Was it supposed to be obvious?
Well yes, she is a lot more close to me than everyone else
But
Kiryuin-senpai is a lot more close to me than everyone else as well.
And I mean that both figuratively, and literally
Her skinship level with me is off the charts!
Now
Does that mean she sees me the same way Chiaki does now?
Or does she not?
I always found it normal, more so because I didn't know what nor Al meant.
But I don't know!!!
I'm very confused right now
And you can clearly see that...
"Huhu..."
My ears picked up a quiet chuckle from the brown haired girl.
...you...
You're enjoying my suffering aren't you?
Well, I made you suffer as well so that makes us even
But even I wasn't psychopathic enough to enjoy it!
"Haaah..." Sighing, I stood up from my seat. Preparing to leave
I somehow got myself into sleeping in Chiakis's room... Well... She forced me.
And I only actually agreed because I didn't want anyone to see me on my way back from her room
But still...
I've stayed here long enough
"Where is Kiyotaka-kun going?" Chiaki asked with genuine curiosity
"I'm going back to my room to change. I need to visit a certain someone afterwards"
"...That someone should be Ryuuen-kun right?"
"Yeah..."
I guess it doesn't take a genius to find out.
"Hmm... Can I come along?" She asked "I also want to find out how you got us out of there last night"
"Oh right..."
Chiaki was unconscious during the massacre. So she doesn't know
"And besides..." Chiaki added. Looking at me straight in the eyes. "I still need to get my reputation back"
"I see..."
Pondering over it for a moment. I ultimately agreed.
"Great!" She beamed, only to freeze mid air a second later
"Ah. Kiyotaka-kun... Could you go outside and wait for me there....?" Chiakis's face flushed as she fidgeted with her fingers.
"I... Need to put on some actual... Well.... Clothes..."
"...."
So she didn't have something under her shirt.....
"...sure.."
Not delving deeper into the matter, I followed her instructions and waited
After a little less than five minutes, Chiaki came out of the door looking fresh
"Shall we go?" She asked with a smile
"Sure.... Ah. Let's drop by my room for a moment. I need to change as well"
I'm still in my School uniform, and under my blazer is a shirt stained blood.
So changing was a must.
"Oh. And the convenience store... Yeah. Let's drop by there as well"
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It was only 6:57 am. Practically seven, but still very early for a weekend.
Little to No one was around walking around the School, which made our short journey very pleasant.
I woke up at 4, and around 5 am came Chabashira-sensei's message about what I asked her.
In that message was a location, and that where we're going
"The School Infirmary...?" Chiaki asked in wonder "I thought we were about to meet Ryuuen-kun?"
"...we are" I stepped forward as she followed
This was the same Infirmary I got my hand treated if I remember correctly.
And inside here is..
Clack
I opened the doors to one of the rooms.
I entered without second thought and there I saw a single bed occupied by a magenta haired student
"You...."
Wearing a what it seems to be a hospital gown, his chest covered with unimaginable amount of bandages.
His nose plastered, as bruises covered his face
"...W-What happened...?" Chiaki's voice filled with shock and surprise rang out the moment she saw Ryuuen
"Nothing noteworthy"
I shrugged, approaching Ryuuen who seemed to notice our arrival.
"Nothing Noteworthy?" Ryuuen scoffed
"Two fractured ribs
One broken nose
Three chipped teeth
And not to mention all the bruises on my face" Ryueen listed out his injuries
"You did all of that. And it's nothing Noteworthy you fucker?" A cold Glare met me as I got closer.
"Wow... What a Drama Queen"
"Haaah! That's the same thing you said after you nearly broke Ishizaki's knees"
"....."
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"You did all of this Kiyotaka-kun...?" Chiaki arrived at my side with a questioning gaze
"More or less..."
Shifting my gaze to the immobile student Infront of me. I continued
"And you... Calm down" I rolled my eyes at his glare
"Here. Have a banana" I placed a banana We bought at the convenience store earlier on Ryuuen's lap
He looked at me
Then at the banana
Then looked at the girl beside me
Then at the banana again
Then
"You son of a bitch!"
He threw it right back at my face.
Catching it with ease, I let out a sigh.
"And here I was doing a good deed.. Sighh.."
Peeling it, I ate it myself.
"Oi. Stop eating like I'm not here. What the fuck do you want?"
Ryuuen got into the point quickly, Looking at Chiaki by my side
Chiaki flinched a little but composed herself the next moment
"If you're here to Sort out all those Traitor bullshit. Then I'm on it. It's really easy, so you didn't have to show your face here" Ryuuen predicted one of our goals for the visit with ease
"It is?" Chiaki asked, turning to me
"Yeah. It's really easy actually. You just need the one who announced it to cooperate"
"How?"
"Hmm.. well, in this case, if Ryuuen took back their accusation, it would just make it more suspicious. So in order for that not to happen, we just need to do the opposite"
"...accuse some else.... Is that it?" Chiaki looked to me for confirmation to which I nodded
As I said. It'd be really suspicious if Ryuuen took it back. So what would happen if they accuse someone else?
They'd get confused on who's the really traitor.
On a side note, it would do a little damage to our Class. Splitting us up even more. But if Ryuuen announced even more traitors as time went on, even dumb people would soon realize that nothing was really true
"Hah... So you even know how I'd do that..." Ryuuen clicked his tongue. "I just want to ask one thing"
"Yeah?"
"The real traitor?"
"Ohh..." Understanding what he meant, I nodded yet again "I ordered Kushida to do it. So you're probably correct"
"Figured..."
"W-Wait... Kushida-san?!" Chiakis's mouth went agape
...right....
She really didn't know a lot of what's really going on huh?
...
After explaining to Chiaki what really happened. And after trying to calm down her raging thoughts, I finally turned to Ryuuen who seemed fine just listening to us talk
"Finally telling me why the hell You're here?"
He asked me, clearly irritated for a time now
"Yeah"
"So? What is it?"
Looking at Ryuuen dead in the eyes, The words I prepared flew out of my mouth.
"Let's make a deal"
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Silently Walking alongside Chiaki, on our way towards no where in particular, I decided to speak
"You know, you should really rest and take some medications... Your cold might return if you keep pushing yours—"
"Don't Change the topic"
She cut me off
"What was all that about Transfer Students and working with Ryuuen-kun...?"
"..."
"...was that something I was even supposed to hear?"
"...uhh.. well..."
The transferee of new students is a secret to basically every first year. Except Me, Ryuuen and Chiaki of course.
Simply out, I made a deal(threatened) with Ryuuen to stop his attacks to me for a brief period of time.
The transfers would be here soon, and I'm confident some of them would be after me sent by my old man. Or even the third parties that want me for themselves...
And while I can manage, it's tedious to be on guard with both Ryuuen and this new Students at the same time
That's why I made a deal(threatened) with Ryuuen to stop for now
"...I really didn't know anything huh?" Chiaki sulked as we walked.
My hand moving on its own, I pat her on the head. "Don't worry, no one really does"
The majority never knew what was really happening, All ignorant to the events happening in the shadows
"By the way..." Chiaki stopped, asking me "If you worked with Kushida-san to betray Class D. But you also don't want others to find out it was Kushida-san....
Who are you gonna put the blame on now?"
A Gust of wind blew, making our hair dance on the air
My lips curled into a slightly Mischievous smile, and then I spoke
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"Don't worry, I have Everything under Control"
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A Class D student walked towards a secluded place early in the morning, stomping his steps irritably.
"Tch... Who's calling me now?"
Yamauchi, the student in question was still angry about a lot of things.
The guy who kept threatening to report him to the school about his misdeeds
Matsushita, his Classmate that Class C announced as their traitor
And finally, His results on the sports Festival
He kept having a bad day one after another.
And now, someone called him to this unknown place early in the morning
"..."
Yamauchi restlessly waited in the designated spot for a few minutes. His irritation growing each second.
When he was about to explode, an unfamiliar sound reached his ear
Tack
Tack
Tack
The sound of something hitting the ground rang in a rhythmic matter, and soon a petite girl entered his view
"Did I perhaps keep you Waiting, Yamauchi-kun?"
"Y-You're that Class A girl!"
Yamauchi's eyes went round
Sakayanagi walked closer, but Yamauchi stopped her in her tracks
"W-What do you want from me?"
"Fufu... Straight to the point" the girl chuckled
"Well then, I suppose I need to answer..."
Her gaze narrowing onto Yamauchi, words that shocked him came out of her cute lips.
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"I'm here to help you in your situation with a certain mysterious man"
It was vague, but Yamauchi instantly understood
"How do you know that?!"
"Fufu... Of course I do. I know everything that's happening in this school"
She drew closer
"Now, Yamauchi-kun...
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Would you like my help?"
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At the same time as that had occured, An injured Class C student lay in the hospital bed
"That damn bastard. Threatening me to cooperate with the video recording from last night..."
Ryueen grounded his teeth
"Still... That information about the transfer thing.... Heh... Now that's interesting"
Bang!
"Ryueen-san!" Ishizaki suddenly burst into the door
"I saw Ayanokouji-san pass by! Are you okay?!"
"Ohhh... Nice timing Ishizaki. I need you to do something for me"
"What is it?"
"Announce another student from Class D as the traitor for the next Seven days. Be sure to not forget about it"
"Eh? Another traitor? But didn't we just do that yesterday?"
"I know dipshit, just do as you're told"
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Things are about to get very fun~
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"...of course it is..." Chiaki sighed, rolling her eyes at my words.
"Want to have proper breakfast at the mall?"
Finding her change in attitude funny, I let out a smile. "Sure"
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The school was about to change
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A new Wind will blow
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Various people with different motives
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Various people in different circumstances
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Today would end, And Tomorrow would arrive
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A new start would rise, The System being rewritten at its core
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Tap
Tap
Tap
Rhythmic footsteps resounded as A quiet girl got off the busy bus
Her wheat blonde hair flowing through the wind
Golden Eyes Reflecting a Certain School Gate
"Hmm..." She hummed
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"So this is the School Kiyo is staying at..."
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Test that put lives on the lines
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Student against students more prominent
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The Sugarcoated Hell that decides your Fate
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Welcome to the Classroom of the Elite
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THE GENIUS WITHIN THE SHADOWS
ACT 2 - END
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Finally Finished
If you're still reading this... You're weird.....
I like you
That said!
I was originally going to write a lot of reasons why I haven't updated for literally half a year.
But the main reason is because I fell into a rabbit hole called Manwhas and Webnovels.....
Yeah...
Anyway that's all
Thanks for Reading
And I'll see all, well... The next time I Update which is who knows when
Peace♡