ALL THE GIRLS were located inside the girl's dorm, everyone sitting or laying on some pillows and blankets and either talking or doing anything by themselves.
The laying Mina, reading a hardcover Jane Austen novel with okuda next to her, uncomfortably shifting and blushing, seemingly urging to say something, looked up as Rio entered the room.
The walk home was quite nice, to be exact. Well, everyone seemed glad that nothing serious had happened to the three girls. And, even when at least 3 pairs of eyes looked at mina with worry because of the big red mark on her cheek, koro-sensei was quick to pull out a plaster from his so called "student-aid-kit" that he revealed to the friends.
The only thing that was weird was the fact that a specific red-head hadn't said anything since they had left. Mina was sure he'd at least make a joke or two, but he was completely quiet as he walked a little behind.
Naturally, mina hadn't seen him since they had entered the inn either, and after calming down a concerned Rio with a half-lie, everything came back to normal.
"Ladies!" The blonde called out, smiling cheekily as the others looked up as well.
"So you finally finished changing, Rio?" Her best friend smiled, putting the book mark into the right place before laying the novel to the side.
"Yes, so let's do something fun now!" She replied, spinning once before kneeling down and making everyone move closer.
"Like what?" Kurahashi asked curiously, the cheerful girl raised her eyebrows.
"Talk about boys, obviously!"
"Aren't there more exiting topics to talk about?" Kataoka asked, yawning before stretching her arms.
"Of course there are. Rio, are you sure?" Mina asked gently, smiling at her friend.
"Well, mina, my love, this is what we're supposed to talk about! So-" Rio got interrupted by yada, who raised her hand and shouted happily.
"Well, I think Karasuma-sensei is adorable!"
Rio shook her hand boredly, looking away "come on, yada, that's what everyone thinks. I meant boys from our class, duh!"
"..Everyone?" Kataoka smiled sheepishly, getting a same response by mina. "Same, kataoka. I think I missed a memo there-"
"Anyways! So, I think in our class, only maehara and isogai stand a chance. Right?" The blonde ranted, using her hands to articulate. "Well, I mean, maehara is a macho. But isogai is fine, don't you think?"
"I think karma would be pretty good too, If he'd only behave better!" Kurahashi added, to which everyone could only nod. Speaking of the red-head, why is he so quiet?
"I-I don't think he's that bad, actually.." okuda spoke up for the first time, making mina sigh and shoot her a small smile.
"Trust me, okuda, he's a pain in the ass."
Rio knowingly smirked at her friend, to which mina only gave her a warning glare. Kaede stood up now, looking at Kanzaki.
"What about you, hm? Who do you like?" She smiled teasingly, only to jump on top of her and tickle her as she answered that she fancied none of them.
The brunette smiled at all of them, feeling warm inside. This feels nice.
The door to their room got opened, revealing Irina-sensei with her hair open, carrying a box of beer.
"Alright brats, I'm supposed to tell you to go to sleep."
"Supposed to?" Mina raised her eyebrows, standing up.
"Yeah, you will stay up anyway. Just do it quietly." She yawned boredly, making yada frown.
"Why are you allowed to drink and we're not! That's so unfair.."
"Unfair? Oh please! I'm an adult." The blonde teacher gasped before getting dragged into the room.
The girls were encouraging her to tell them stories as mina stood up and left the room, adding a quick
"Hey guys, I will get a drink!" Before leaving.
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At the other end of the hallway, the boys' room was just as lively. Maehara sitting in the very middle with a pen and a piece of paper, The rest scattered around him.
"Okay, so far we have 4 votes each for Kanzaki and mina, two for Rio, and 1 each for yada, kurahashi and kayano-" he explained proudly, looking down at the paper.
"To be sure, this list is totally secretive, ..right?" Isogai asked with a worried expression, probably scared that the girls who hadn't gotten any votes would be sad.
"Yeah, yeah, Oh! Karma, dude, which one of the girls do you think is hot?" Maehara called out as the boy came out of the attached restroom.
"Come on, maehara. You don't even have to ask him! It's clearly that brunette smart chick that just transferred from 3-A." Terasaka interrupted before he could answer, annoyed as he leaned against the wall.
"Mina? Her name is Mina." The red-headed boy raised his eyebrows at the delinquent.
Maehara wrote down quickly, looking up with shining eyes and a surprised face. "Yo, guys, check this out! Kanzaki-san isn't the most voted for for once since one and a half years!"
"Woah, crazy!" Okajima added, moving closer to read the list.
Karma smirked slightly before announcing that he'd go check out the vending machines he saw earlier.
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The red-headed boy stayed silent as he noticed mina leaning against the wall next to the vending machine with one leg up, sipping on another soda.
He pressed some buttons, inserting a few coins before getting a packet of strawberry milk out. He glanced at the girl, opening his drink.
"The delinquents from earlier didn't do anything besides the big ass mark on your face, ..right?" The red-head asked after a while, making mina look at him with a small grin.
"Nope. they got interrupted by you guys, I suppose. But I wouldn't have let them anyway, I would have come up with something." She explained as the boy stood next to her, leaning his back against the beige wall as well. Both of them silently drinking Their beverages before she started laughing quietly.
"God. Have you seen his face? No wonder he turns to kidnapping to talk to girls. I would have loved to punch him once, like, really hard." Mina told him while smiling, playing with the tab of her can.
"It was a pleasure to do so, trust me on that one." Karma answered, grinning slightly himself now.
They both quieted down, urging to say something as they started to speak at the same time again.
"Thank you for helping us-"
"Sorry for getting you into that-"
What?
They both looked at eachother with confusion, raising their eyebrows. Mina started speaking bluntly, raising her voice a little.
"Sorry? Sorry for what?" She demanded, making karma break into laughter, slowly followed by a few unbelieving chuckles of mina, who's eyes were still widened.
"We're idiots, princess. At the peak stupidity level. Completely empty from thoughts."
"Hey, that's you! Don't drag me into this!" She argued, poking his shoulder with her free hand.
The boy leaned his head back, closing his eyes, a smile creeping up his face.
"Don't ever get kidnapped again," karma mumbled after a while.
She stared at his face, trying to understand it.
"I won't." Mina quietly added after a while before taking another sip.
The duo stood in silence for a moment or two before they could hear loud blabbering and running noises coming towards them. Mina turned her head to see koro-sensei followed by the whole class, in which everyone was trying to stab him.
This was a déjà vu.
BONUS
"You're french?!" Kaede asked excitedly as she held the brunette's shoulders, her eyes shining with excitement.
"Mhm. Well, my dad is. So 50%." Mina explained gently as she flipped through another page in her book, looking up every once in a while.
"Then Say something!" yada joined the two girls now, just as excited.
"Je suis si heureuse que nous soyons camarades de classe, amis. Je suis aussi très nerveux à l'idée d'être ton ami, et j'espère ne pas gâcher ça. Je vous aime tous." Mina spoke slowly, giggling a bit out of nervosity before rubbing her neck.
"WOAH!"
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SUNDAY, 31TH OF DECEMBER
@MIRAI