(Starts from Shiko's POV)
Shiko slowly and silently gets to the female dorm floor and heads to the list. Three girls stop her. Two are standing behind the one who is right in front of Shiko. She is really pretty.. her dress tho, is very very similar to Shiko's.
She looks up at the girl.
Nagisa: Well, Well, Well!~ What do we have here? Smiles at Shiko like she's looking down on her
I LOVE your dress!~ Now WHERE could I have seen it before??~ puts her hand on top of Shiko's head and smiles in a pissed off, annoyed way.
Kuro and Haru are going up the stairs while Kuro hears the conversation. He tells Haru to go ahead to the dorm room and starts watching the girls from afar out of curiosity. There isn't many students left on the corridor anyway.
Shiko silently looks down and clenches her hands, unable to say anything. She realizes that the dresses are similar. Nagisa starts playing with Shiko's dress's skirt like she's pulling her around
Nagisa: Hey. Shiko-Chan. You aren't gonna try to get everyones attention from the beginning of the year? Are you?~ I don't want to spend another year humiliating you. It's a waste of my time you know!~ smiles like a psycho like nothing is wrong
Shiko: starts slowly shaking and does her best not to look up.
"Attention??! That's the last thing I want! I just want to go to my dorm! Why do I have to put up with this!"
Nagisa: To make up for this, Hmmm... Why don't you sleep in the bathroom, in a trash can or something like that for tonight? You looked so comfortable in one last year!~ plus that suits you way more! Smiles cutely like she's suggesting a brilliant idea and shows Shiko a pic of her from last year in a dumpster, looking beat up
Oh! And you won't wear this dress ever again!~ Right?. starts looking serious for a sec
Shiko: ......but this is how almost all my outfits look.. not exactly, but very similar... she says very, very quietly
The girls behind Nagisa are just watching, smirking
Nagisa: Ha!? Did you just speak up to me!?. Says loudly as her face starts filling with anger, she stops as she feels a finger on her shoulder, tapping her, she looks behind as Shiko hesitently lifts her head up
Kuro: sigh Nagisa-San. Aren't you getting bored from this? He's looking at Nagisa with a blank expression
Nagisa: H-hm? Kurosaki-Kun!? This has nothing to do with you! I was simply having a talk with my friend! Makes an innocent puffy face
Kuro sighs again and slowly pushes Nagisa to the side
Kuro: Well then if you're business is done here, get out of here and be a bitch somewhere else smirks
Nagisa: gets slightly red off of anger and embarrassment
H-hmph!~ Let's go girls! Starts walking away down the corridor
Kuro: Oh and by the way; Your dress really doesn't suit you. Maybe you shouldn't wear it ever again? He says from behind to Nagisa in a mocking way and giggles annoyingly
Nagisa turns back towords Kuro and Shiko. She sticks her tongue out like a child, turns her back once again, does a sassy hair flip and goes into her own room with her two buddies
Kuro giggles again but his expression quickly turns into a blanker one as he faces Shiko who is kinda staring at him. She feels in debt and looks down again.
Kuro: Hey, look at me. He says in a voice that doesn't convey much emotion
Shiko: I.. I don't have anything I can give you... says very silently as she keeps looking down
Kuro: bends towords Shiko to get to the same height as her
Hmmm... tell me?
Shiko: h-hm.....?
Kuro: Tell me. Tell me what you wanted to tell Nagisa, but couldn't.. smiles lightly like he's playing around
Shiko: H-hm? She slowly looks at Kuro, confused and surprised about what he wants
Kuro: Go Ahead smirks
Shiko: Thinks silently for a moment and looks at her dress
I... I like this dress... it's one of my favorites... my little sister picked it out for me and it's the most comfortable thing I have... I don't want anything bad to... she cuts herself for a moment and lifts her head at Kuro, realizing she talked more than she thought she was gonna
Kuro is smirking
Shiko: Her faces gets red as she falls silent
I-I'm Sorry! I shouldn't have...umm... she looks around
I-I have to go check the list!
Her voice is at a normal speaking volume instead of whispers for once
Kuro: his smirk turns into a blank face again
I know this school. You don't have a dorm mate and you are at the first dorm in front of the stairs, The one who gets the most noise.
Shiko: sigh Not Again... she says silently
Kuro: Hm? Looks at her face in a questioning yet oddly cute way, he's not trying to be cute, but that's how he ends up looking
Shiko: her face gets completely red, she quickly bows a little in respect and rushes to her dorm room, gets in, locks the door. As soon as she's inside, she faceplates into her bed; questioning everything that just happened. what? why? And how?
Kuro looks at her door and shucks his shoulders. He goes up to the males dorm floor, gets into his own room which is bigger than Shiko's and closes his door. his room is bigger than Shiko's only because it's not in the corner of the corridor, he sits on his own desk, Haru is his roommate and is laying on his own bed in the room
Haru: So? Did you meet with Ghost Girl? He's playing a game on his PSP
Kuro: Takes out a notebook and starts writing some stuff in it
Well I suppose I did, the info you gave was certainly useful.
Haru: How so? I only told you that she was in 11th grade, is silent AF, always gets bullied and that she doesn't have any friends? You can pretty much tell all that just by looking at her can't you? Dies in game Damn it! I died! Sighs and lays sideways looking at Kuro
Why do you care anyway? Aren't there many girls like her in school? All quiet and stuff?
Kuro: I suppose you may say that. But those students are always scared and running away or obeying whatever bullies say as long as they are safe even if they get humiliated. This one kinda just bares through it all and stays silent. It doesn't seem to be from fear either.
Haru: You Sure? Can't she just be antisocial or shy or something? Or maybe she has something going on at home? Looks back at his PSP and starts playing a new game
Not that I care much anyway~
Kuro: looks around in a few books and keeps in writing something in his notebook.
Perhaps... Hmmm... Family eh..?
Thinks about what Shiko said about her sister
"If she really loves her sister so much, can something really be up in her family?" Scratches his head
"Ughh... why do I care anyway? Best not to get bothered."
Shiko's embarrassed face pops into his head, Kuro sighs
"She's too weak... simply a victim of our stupid school system.."
Closes the desk light and his notebooks, prepares his backpack for tomorrow and gets on his own bed
Haru: Huh? What? You're done Writing already? As he's playing his game
Kuro: Can't focus today. I'm just gonna continue tomorrow.
Haru: What do you even write so much anyway? A-AH! DAMMIT! Dies in his game again, gets pissed off and puts his PSP in a basket on the side of the room. Haru's bed is more near the window but not against the wall, while Kuro's is closer to the middle of the room with a nightstand between the two beds.
A late bell rings before Kuro answers anything Haru says.
Student Council Zero's Voice Echoes through the corridors from the speakers
Zero From the Speaker: Good Night Everyone! Breakfast At Cafe starts at 7AM Tomorrow! You can come or not, up to you! But don't be late to your classes at 9AM or the Student Council will be sure to give you a nice punishment!~ Stay Perfect and sleep with one eye open! He says in a serious yet having fun tone, speakers close after the announcement is over
Kuro: Ugh... Isn't really easy to rest when his voice is the last thing we get to hear. sighs, changes into his sleepwear and gets in his bed
Haru: Heh... Try having to put up with that your entire life. Nowww!~ Does our lovey-dovey boy need a luluby?~ makes fun of Kuro and starts changing himself
Kuro: Ha? Excuse me? Looks at Haru, confused yet smiling like he's looking at a complete moron
Haru: Please! You are totally gonna fall for Ghost Girl! You've never cared nor been curious about a girl since I've known you!
Kuro: rolls his eyes I don't even know her? Of course I don't care! Girls are just too much work. I'd rather be alone and in any case, I wouldn't fall for a stranger. I'm not you. He's smiling tiredly
Haru: Ughh... You are gonna die alone! Didn't your family give you a talk about one day wanting to have grandkids or something? Because lucky you if not! Giggles
Kuro: Nope, I like the current number of family I have. I wouldn't want to bring a poor child into this cruel world anyway. They'd just end up alone. Closes his eyes
Haru: Lucky! You could totally get girls if you wanted to! gets in his bed
I'd kill to be with a gorgeous woman! Not that I want kids anytime soon but would be nice to have a girlfriend... As Pretty as Nagisa-San maybe? Just not as.... mean and tough? Giggles
Kuro: Do you have anyone you like right now?
Haru: Nope..
Kuro: Then Shut Up and sleep, I know I certainly can't when you're blabbering about nonsense... I don't want to deal with waking you up tomorrow again. trying to sleep
Haru: Fine, Fine, If you can't wake me, just leave. I'll remember to lock the room. Giggles and closes his light, he turns away as Kuro mumbles in Agreement. They both fall asleep after a while.
Meanwhile
Shiko is in her room, on her bed, silently looking out the window as the night gets darker
Shiko: "Hikari-Chan... Your big sis is apart from you again.. but don't worry, tomorrow is gonna be better for me... You should just worry about yourself..." she thinks, as if she's talking to her littler sister, she puts her hand on the window.
"I wonder if she misses me...? Maybe..? Maybe not..?" She looks down on her bed, Kuro's face pops into her mind
"W-why am I thinking of him now!? He's a guy... He would just trick me and use me! I have to stay away from him... he can't possibly be nice! He was just playing around.. Yea... he was, too good to be true..."
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Shiko blushes slightly and shoves her head in her pillow, embarrassed about what she's thinking about, she tries her best to fall asleep into the night...
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