"HMM... It's a first time that Kirihara is late for practice." Yanagi Renji commented. The rest of the regular nodded. He is the data tennis analyst of the team.
Yukimura on the other hand was a bit wary of Akaya's lateness. "His better have a reason though. I can't tolerate such tardy behavior as the National tournament is around the corner." He smiled and all the regular gulped at it. They knew that it was not a simple smile. They knew their captain when he had this chilling smile of his.
Yagyuu and Marui was in a distant already to avoid consequences.
"I'll check on him tomorrow." Yanagi said.
"Please do Renji." Sanada, the vice captain
Interjected stoically.
And speaking of the devil. "Sorry I'm late. I was studying my Science for tomorrow's quiz." Kirihara said while panting. He was really scared when he sees the time and it's already half an hour that he was late from his practice. He stayed in the classroom to study with Ran. She taught him of their science quiz for tomorrow. She's good at it. Kirihara think that she will ace the score tomorrow.
"Hmm..in that case. I'll for give you since you study hard." Yukimura said with a genuine smile. He couldn't careless that some of the professors bullied their freshman due to lack of study of any subject, specially Math,Science, and English. He also heard from Renji that Akaya always fell asleep during class. Maybe because of their hectic practice for National Tournament that Akaya's fell asleep. His tired though.
"Okay everyone! Go back to practice!" Sanada hissed and all of e'm went to their designated court.
"I think we should help Akaya on his exam so he won't fail on his last semester." Yanagi suggested.
"Yeah. We should." Yukimura.
*******
Ran was enjoying of hitting the drum with her drumstick as her group perform a song that she know. Since She's too focused on her drum, She didn't notice her surrounding who watched her with awe and amazement in their eyes. She was so engross of her doing to mind them.
"That was incredible Asusagawa-chan!" Said Kazuki Hiro. Their lead vocalist. "We've been looking for someone as good as you. Welcom to the team." He said and smile.
"Yeah! We should celebrate for our new member!" Haru Hanamura, their lead guitarist cheer.
"Welcome to the team Ran Asusagawa." Riku Misashi said. Their pianist.
"Thank you." She said as she put her drum stick to her bag. "But I Can't go with you. I have something else to do." She saw how their shoulder fell from disappointment. She didn't the to say another word and she straight ahead to the door.
*****
"Who the heck plan this kick out thing on my transfer?" Ran asked and hist. She looked pissed too.
"Who do you think is chibi-chan. Ryu-kun did it you know since he arrange you're transfer papers." Ayume said with amusement.
"Where is he now? May I hear his word?"
"What is it?" Ryu Suzaki injected. On the screen.
"You! What do you mean I'm kick because I'm a trouble maker? Are you out of you're mind?" Ran retorted as she gripped her laptop tightly.
"That's the only reason I came up with okay?" He reason. There's no hint of regret or hesitation in his voice that made Ran more irritated. Ran knew that Ryu Suzaki doesn't like her. Even from the start. She didn't like his attitude either. His bluntness and coldness towards to every member of organization just pissed her off big time. If weren't for Keir. She did gave a peace of shit out of him.
"Ran. That's enough. Give him peace, he just doing his job." Tetsuya inserted with a serious tune.
"Tetsuya Senpai. I'm the victim here. I'm the laughable stuff cause of what he did." Ran try to reason.
"That's out of my concern anymore. My job was to creat fake information about you, and that's only my concern." Sazuki said with a firm tune and seriousness..
Oh, how she hate his gut.
"Okay! Okay! Children. That's enough." Kroko Ayumi Senpai interjected between their fight. "By the way Chibi-chan. How have you been? Any movements?" She asked Trying to change the topic.
"No. I've been monitoring them twenty four seven but not movements yet." She and get serious. "I guess their up to something. And that's what I'm going to find out."
"Hmm.."
"I don't know why Master put me at second when all transferee student went to third schooler." She still clueless and she really wondered why.. but well.. she will shrug it off.
*****
"I don't understand what is this word though." Akaya said with frustration in his voice. "English is really making my nose bleed. I'm suck at this!"
Ran was just laughing all the time at Akaya's miserable moment. "This one. Read this." She point a word. "Follow my lead. Desirable.
"Desirable." He said in a Japanese accent.
"Now let's proceed of how you apply this word to a sentence." She said and Akaya's face pale. "Relax. I'm here you know."
"Why you're so good at this." He said and looked at her. He looked confused. "We just are both second year, although you came the last semester but I some how knew that this lesson from Tokyo to and our lesson are just the same. How come?"
She cleared her throat and think of a quick alibi. "My father sister--supposedly my Aunt taught me when she came back from America long ago. She said it is really important to learn the International language——if ever I wanted to go abroad." All lie but she need it. It seems Akaya buy it though. The Organization trained them to speak at least three to four languages—-for our mission and decoding, and interacting to any kind of International people.
"That's nice. I wish I have an Aunt like yours so she can teach me too." He said shyly and scratched his hair at the back on his head.
"I'm here okay? I will teach you. Don't hesitate to ask questions from me." She said and he node.
******
"He's late again." Sanada
"As I investigate Akaya's academic. He got an ace of scores from all the subject that he has weakness of." Renji said while looking at his notebook. "Maybe he really study hard for this last semester. He really want to go up."
"In that case. I'll still forgive him from being late." Although Yukimura said it but there's still a hint of seriousness in his voice that send shiver to every regular.
"I will continue to investigate." Yanagi said close his notebook.
******
Yukimura got home early cause of arival of his father and stepmother and his stepsister. He wanted to make sure that the woman that his father chose is different from the last one.
Or else I will do things own my own again to shove her away.
"Is the new mother is good Oni--chan?" He's sister asked. Worried and fear in her voice.
"I hope She is Sayaka. Or Onii-chan will do terrible something again." Yukimura said and smiled at his little sister. His sister knew that her brother was scary. Yes he is smiling but in sadistic way. He's planning something if that stepmother of his are just like the old one.
"We're home kids!" Mr. Yukimura greeted his children.
"Otuo-san!" Sayaka run to his Father for a hug.
"How's my little princess?"
"I'm good!"
"Seiichi."
"Welcome back. Otou-san." Yukimura said and looked to the woman behind his father.
"Hello." The woman said shyly. Sayaka quickly hide behind his brother from the woman.
"Oh! Meet Yumiko Asusagawa. She will be you're mother soon." Said Mr. Yukimura. The youngest Yukimura just smiled and greet the woman back. The woman just smiled too.
The woman didn't see how the youngest Yukimura smile twisted in a sadistic way.
"Oh, Yumiko-san. Where is you're daughter?" Yukimura asked. He saw how her smile turn wipe away. He wonder why?
"Ran will not living with us. But she's here in Kanagawa, studying." Mr. Yukimura explained.
"Were to?" At least. He just only watch the mother.
"She transfer and staying at Rikkaidai dorm." Yukimura stunned of what he heard.
Yey!
Kyu-chan