Yamada Residence

5:34 pm

Ryosuke: (walks out from his room and into the TV) (hears the door open)

Mirai: Tadaima! (skips while making a circle around Ryosuke) Tadaima! Tadaima! Tadaima!

Ryosuke: (moves his head in many directions, trying to follow her sight) You look happy. (sits)

Mirai: (stops and stands next to Ryosuke) I am. (skips into the fridge and get an orange juice) Mikan!

Ryosuke: (eats strawberries while watching TV)

Mirai: I am so happy that I celebrated it with Umika-chan and Suzuka after school.

Ryosuke: (tilt his head) ‘I wonder how lame it is. She can even be happy with just a can of orange juice.’

Later…

7:38 pm

Ryosuke: (answers his beeping phone) Yuto?

Yuto: (on the line) Hello Ryosuke.

Ryosuke: Why you called?

Yuto: I just wanted to ask you if you had downloaded the new combat game Chinen is also playing.

Ryosuke: Tch. (roll his eyes up) That’s it? I thought you’ll talk about the lab project.

Yuto: (laugh) No. I had finished that. Anyway, did you?

Mirai: I’m leaving!!! (closing the door hard)

Yuto: Was that a girl’s voice?

Ryosuke: Uh…Huh? No. I mean…(look at the TV) It was the TV.

Yuto: But it reall—

Ryosuke: I have downloaded the game!

Yuto: Really? Can you send the app on my email?

Ryosuke: Fine.

Next day…

Thursday.

Kenshin Himura High

Class 3D

Yamaa-sensei: (writes his name on the board) Good morning everyone. My name is Yamaa Tomohisa. I’m your new homeroom teacher because Yoaka-sensei was out for maternity leave.

Umika: (looks at Suzuka) She’s having a baby. So cute!

Yamapi: As you all know, this class isn’t random or hand pick. All of you here is the top 25 students who had the biggest scores in the past senior reevaluation examination. Meaning, this class contains the brightest senior students in KHU. (sigh) But for some problem, a name was deleted in this class and was put on another class.

*everyone looks at each other*

Yamaa-sensei: Therefore, you’ll have a new classmate.

*everyone reacted*

Mayuko: (walks in)

Kamiki: Mayuko-chan. (whispers)

Shougo: (looks at Kamiki)

Mayuko: (smile) I’m Fukuda Mayuko. Yorushiku Onegaishimasu.

Suzuka: (looks at Mirai)

Umika: (looks at Mirai)

Mirai: (stunned)

Yamaa-sensei: (looks at Mayuko) Fukuda-san. You can now take your seat.

Mayuko: (bow) (went on the vacant seat behind Kamiki)

Yamaa-sensei: Please excuse me I’ll talk first to the principal. (leave)

Umika: I can’t believe this.

Suzuka: Neither do I.

Mirai: (sigh)

Umika: Mirai-chan?

Mirai: Now my rival is getting closer.

Suzuka: (looks at Mayuko then back to Mirai) You are really serious about Kamiki-san eh?

Mirai: (nod)

Umika: (smile) Mirai-chan is a great person. You can definitely win his heart.

Mirai: (smile) Umika is really good in making others feel good.

Suzuka: Well, she’s a comforter.

Mirai: (laugh) (felt eyes on her) (looks at her right)

Kamiki: (looks away)

Mirai: (blink) ‘Did he look at me?’

Class break…

Umika: (tells a story)

Mirai: Really? Did it survive?

Umika: No. It died.

Mirai: Uhh. That’s terrible.

Suzuka: (reading)

Yuto: (poke Suzuka) Suzu-chan.

Suzuka: (looks up at him) What?

Yuto: You promise me you’ll come with me on the graphic arts display tomorrow night, right?