Third Person Point of View
It was a soothing early morning in Kyoto, rays of sunshine were passing through Takagi's curtains and she had just recently gotten up to prepare breakfast. Nishikata was still in the bed sleep. 'I wonder if he's gonna always be asleep like this? Maybe I should plan a trap for him this morning' Takagi thought as she began to scheme a plan. She then remembered she had a Halloween Jack-in-the-box she had gotten as a haunted house decoration last year. She then popped a lid on the cooking meal and quietly tip toed into her room being sure not to wake Nishikata. She quietly retrieved the Jack-in-the-box from her closet and went back into the kitchen. She turned the lever which opened the fancy box and a spooky clown sprung out of the box. It had rainbow colored hair and sharp jagged yellow teeth. Its hands were bloody red and had long serrated fingernails. She stuck a sticky note in it's mouth and scribbled something on it. She then put a butchers knife in the right hand of the clown and pushed it back inside of the box. 'There! Hopefully this doesn't scare him too much' thought Takagi as she giggled. She sat the box in his lap then went back to making breakfast.
A couple minutes later, Nishikata began to stir in his slumber. He blinked a couple times and looked over at the alarm clock. It read 8:30am. He then felt something heavy in his lap. He sat up to see a shiny gold and red box with a winder on the side. "Heh heh... really Takagi-chan" said Nishikata as he began to unwind it. It played a gentle tune that sort of relaxed him. Then in a split second, the tune stopped and the menacing clown sprung out of the box.
"YAAAAAAAUGHHHH"! Nishikata screamed utterly shocked as he threw the Jack-in-the-box. He then tried to slow down his uncontrollable breathing. He put his hand over his chest and felt his heart drumming. 'Damn that Takagi-san' he thought as he over heard her in the kitchen laughing up a storm. He then pouts and glances over at the Jack-in-the-box. It had a note in it's mouth. Nishikata got up and got a little closer. It read: "Breakfast's ready". He then got the message and walked to the kitchen. Takagi looked up and smiled at him. "What a gentle way to wake up" he said sarcastically as he gave her a stink eye and slowly sat down. He looked down and was shocked at the meal. "You like cooking too" asked Nishikata. "Hai" said Takagi with a closed eyed smile. She then began to eat. He then further examined his plates contents. There were 4 strips of bacon, 3 fluffy pancakes with a chunk of partially melted butter and some eggs that were lightly salted and peppered. There was also some chopsticks, a fork, a mug of coffee and a bottle of maple syrup. "You cook western food" asked Nishikata. "Yep" said Takagi as she pulled out her phone. She then started texting someone. Nishikata ignored her and ate his meal.
After his meal, he put on his school uniform shirt and some khaki pants. He combed his hair to the left and washed his face and brushed his teeth. He then applied a little deodorant and a couple sprays of cologne that he had brought with him. He grabbed his satchel and a notebook and walked out of the dorm. Takagi was still getting dressed. He then began to walk to class. 'Did I do the right thing by leaving her! Wait what if those horrible girls comeback' thought Nishikata as he turned around and was headed back to his dorm. Other students were staring at him as he waited outside his dorm door. He then spotted Kimura walking. "Kimura!" shouted Nishikata. The chubby teen turned around and his face lit up. "Yo Nishikata" he says as he fist bumps him. "So where ya went yesterday" Nishikata said. "Ano... I kinda got carried away because the new school year and stuff like that he he! Gomenasai (sorry)" he said smiling. "Mondainai (it's okay)" said Nishikata. "So who you waiting on" Kimura questioned. "Oh, I'm waiting on this girl that lives with me named Takagi Karakai. She's a real pain in the butt" Nishikata jokes. "Ahh I see" says Kimura. "Do you like her?" Kimura asks. "A-Ano... Nani?" says Nishikata. "Aww Nishikata found koi (love)" said Kimura. Nishikata felt his cheeks heat up. "N-Nani!? I'll admit, she's kawaii (cute) demo (but) she isn't my kanojo (girlfriend)" Nishikata says. "If you say so" Kimura says. "Anyways I gotta dash demo, I live right down there" he states as he points down the hall on the very first house on the left. "Okay, I'll come hangout some time then" Nishikata says with a closed eyed smile. "OK! I'd like that" Kimura replied smiling. "Catch ya later" says Kimura as he starts walking. "Matane (good bye)" Nishikata waves. Little did he know, a blushing Takagi had been eavesdropping the whole time!
Takagi then pushes on the door. Nishikata then felt the force Takagi was applying on the door and then an idea struck him. 'Wait, this is my opportunity to get her back!' he thought as a smug grin developed on his face. He then turned around and pushed back. He then hears her struggling to open the door. He laughs in his head and pushed even harder. "A-Ano... Nishikata-kun! Is that you?" Takagi asked as she pulled back from the door. Nishikata remained quiet trying not to spoil his opportunity. He then hears a burst of footsteps from inside the dorm. In a split second, the door bursted wide open. Takagi had karate kicked the door clean open and Nishikata went soaring across the hallway slamming into a wall. "Ow..." he said as he rubbed his butt. "Don't play with me like that" Takagi said looking away from Nishikata. "Gomen Takagi-chan" he said as he got up and picked up his fallen satchel. Takagi and Nishikata then walk to first hour together.
When they had arrived at first hour which was Komoe-Sensei's class, everyone was staring at them. "You're both late" Komoe-Sensei said as her facial expression changed from humble one to a scolding one. "N-Nani!?" Nishikata said. He then looked at the clock and was stunned to see he was 10 minutes late. Takagi then chuckled quietly. "I'll let you two off the hook this time but next time, you won't be so lucky" she says sternly. "Arigato gozaimasu Komoe-Sensei!" both said bowing and walking to their seats. "OK class, today you will have a beginning of the school year project! For the project, you and your partner both must write a story about a girl and a boy that hate each other at first but slowly falls in love over time! The top 3 stories in the class will be awarded a pizza party!" says Komoe-sensei. "*gasps* Sugoii! Hai!" the class says in unison. The students then start to choose partners. Nearly every girl in the class went straight for Nishikata. Takagi and a blonde haired girl were the only exceptions. "Jōzu-kun! Be my partner" says a girl with hearts in her eyes. "Eh... nande (why)" he says with a flattered expression. Other girls immediately pitch in their partner requests. Nishikata then gets up and walks near Takagi. The fan girls then grab Nishikata's arms and neck. "Hey! Stop that!" Nishikata said trying to separate the crowd off of him. "Ladies please allow Nishikata-kun to choose his partner" says Komoe-sensei. "Hai" they say as they let him go one by one. "Arigato" he says. He then walks over to Takagi. "Takagi-chan" says Nishikata. "Hmm?" she replied as she looked him in the eyes. "A-Ano... Ore wa...would like you to work with me for the project. Do you mind?" he says avoiding eye contact. "Hai" she says with a closed eyed smile. "Yatta yo (I did it)!" he says smiling. The other girls felt despair and anger and glared at Takagi. Takagi ignored them and reverted her gaze back to Nishikata. The bell rung and now it was time for their second hour class. Nishikata and Takagi had all the same classes except for fifth hour. Their next hour was science. Their teacher was a middle aged man named Tsutsui Yamamoto. He had white wild and messy hair and red eyes. He had a laid back nature and personality but normally he sits behind his desk and eats sweets. Takagi and Nishikata barely make it to class on time. "Ohayo gozaimasu class" he says as he gets up with a cream cheese danish in his left hand. "Ohayo" the class greets back. This was generally the schools favorite teacher. Everyone for some reason liked him.
"Today class, we'll be reviewing things that you learned in grade school about the cell" he stated with a smile. The class smiled back. "What is the basic unit of life?" he stated. Nishikata then raises his hand to answer the question. "Hai Nishikata?" Yamamoto-sensei says. "The basic unit of life is the cell!" Nishikata states. "Tadashī (correct)!" he replied. He then pulls out a jar of candy and tosses a piece of chocolate at Nishikata. Nishikata then captures it. "Next question class!" he says with a closed eyed smile. "What in a plant gives it it's green colour?" he says. Takagi then raises her hand. "Hai Karakai?" Yamamoto-sensei says. "What gives a plant it's green colour is a cell called chloroplast" says Takagi. "Tadashī!" he yelled as he tosses her a lollipop. "Next question!" he states. "What in a cell allows things to enter and leave the cell" he stated. A blonde girl then raised her hand. "Hai Yakari" Yamamoto-sensei says. "A cell membrane" she says. "Tadashī!" He shouts as he throws her a piece of chocolate.
As Nishikata was paying attention to Yamamoto-sensei, he didn't realize Takagi was staring at him. Nishikata then felt a pair of eyes on him and shifted his gaze to the right. His eyes then met a pair of brown ones. "T-T-Takagi-chan?" he stuttered quietly as a blush quickly started to develop on his face. She then shushes Nishikata. "Nishikata, let's have a staring contest" she says. "Ehh nani?" he said with his cheeks still red. "If you win, you can have my first kiss! If you lose you'll be my slave for one day" she said smiling. "N-N-N-Nani?" he stammered as his face turned a brilliant red. "Starting now!" she said as she opened her eyes. Nishikata then kept quiet and tried to keep his composure. Takagi then blew a kiss at him causing him to blush even further. He then saw the world go black and before you knew it, he had fainted!
A/N: Gomenasai for the delayed update, I've had a busy week lol! See you guys in the next chapter!