School's First Day
The first day of school. Yuujin wasn't excited in the least. Misaki didn't seem anxious about school either, but she wasn't completely miserable about having to go.
"Alright, find your classrooms and don't make a mess," Emi said, walking away from them.
"As if I make messes," Misaki rolled her eyes and started fiddling with her phone.
"Yes, you do," Yuujin said sarcastically.
"Mind your business, you pale clown," she put her phone away in her backpack and gave her brother a mocking smile.
"Whatever, M3gan 2," Yuujin walked away, hearing his sister complain.
"M3GAN IS YOUR---" she screamed, but Yuujin was too far away to hear.
"I should stay close to him to at least have someone around, but sooner or later, we'd have to separate anyway since we're not in the same class. Whatever, maybe there are more interesting people than her at this school," Yuujin thought to himself, walking through the hallways and seeing the other students' gazes on him.
He thought he was doing something wrong and tried his best to act naturally, but he always felt his anxiety rising because of the other students' stares.
People normally look at new students like this, but Yuujin's anxiety was making him think they were making comments about him.
Going back to Misaki for a moment:
"Hey, new girl," a pair of girls approached her, waving and greeting her.
"Huh? Oh, hello, how are you? Wow, I love your hair," Misaki pointed at one of them.
"Ha, thanks. Yours is really pretty too. Do you usually hang out before class starts?" the girl asked Misaki, practically an invitation.
"Cool! I used to do that during break, but this sounds like a new experience. By the way, I'm Misaki, and you guys?" Misaki accepted the invitation and asked a new question.
"I'm Rose, and this is Allie. It's gonna be fun, we can get to know each other better," Rose said, walking closer to Misaki with Allie.
The three of them went to explore the school before class started, while we return to Yuujin's point of view:
"Oh... great, now I have to use the bathroom!"
Yuujin was nervous, not wanting to ask anyone where the bathroom was, he wanted to find it on his own. However, the school wasn't small, and the layout was different from his old one.
He found himself stuck in this dilemma until he got close to a staircase, where students were passing back and forth. A boy with headphones passed by, and Yuujin decided to gather the courage to ask for help.
"Hey! Excuse me!" Yuujin approached the boy, who took out one earbud and turned to him.
"Uh... Where is the... bathroom..." Yuujin was really nervous. Not because of the boy himself, but because he was socializing with someone who really didn't seem to want to stop and talk.
"Go up those stairs, on the right side is the men's bathroom," the boy answered him.
"Than-" As Yuujin went to thank him, the boy put his earbud back in and walked away, heading in another direction.
He seemed to be younger than Yuujin and genuinely didn't seem to have wanted to stop there.
"He... didn't even want to hear my thank you, who does this guy think he is?"
Yuujin just followed his instructions and finally managed to get to the bathroom. But his mind was filled with thoughts.
"What should I say? Good morning? My name is? I'm here to... Ugh, it's too much..." Yuujin ended up speaking out loud, and when he zipped up and came out of the stall to wash his hands, a boy stared at him, raising an eyebrow, wondering what he was talking about.
"Were you talking to yourself?" the boy watched Yuujin, questioning him.
"Uh... Who? Me? Of course not- Ah... I'm not gonna convince you, am I?" Yuujin washed his hands and saw the boy laugh.
"No, you're not, hahaha," he laughed for a while before stopping to try and help. "So, what class are you in?" The boy seemed to want to strike up a friendship.
"Second year of high school, why?" Yuujin dried his hands and stood face to face with the boy.
"No way!? That means we're in the same class. Max, at your service!" Max bowed to try and entertain Yuujin.
"Oh... Yuujin! I'm Yuujin," Yuujin blushed slightly for shouting.
"Opa! Yuujin, what an interesting name. You don't seem like you're from Tokyo; otherwise, you'd be more sociable," Max teased Yuujin's shyness.
"What does where I'm from or not have to do with anything?!" Yuujin complained, seeing Max laugh even more.
"Well, I thought anyone born in a busy city like this would be used to seeing people all over the place," Max said, walking out of the bathroom with Yuujin.
"I was from Osaka, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I ended up here. Who knew, right?" Yuujin said in a somewhat... tense way. But Max completely ignored it.
"Oh! Awesome. I have a grandma who lives in Osaka; it must be really beautiful there!" Max talked and talked, Yuujin listened and responded. The two arrived at the classroom, and Yuujin sat down in the chair next to Max.
"You're gonna like it here; the teachers are chill. This class is with Professor Kerllon. She's cool," Max seemed very relaxed as he explained things about the school.
At the beginning of class, Yuujin was deep in thought while roll call was happening.
"Yuujin," Professor Kerllon called out for him during the roll call.
Yuujin was completely zoned out, thinking.
"I wonder if Misaki is okay?" Yuujin thought to himself.
"Yuujin," the professor looked for someone who didn't have that name.
"I guess she must have made friends; she's always been like that," Yuujin continued, lost in his thoughts.
"Yuujin," she said one more time, when Yuujin felt an elbow jab in his arm.
"Dude, the professor said your name three times," Max said quietly so no one would hear.
"Huh? PRESENT!" Yuujin said in a very loud tone, raising his hand, completely startled for not having heard.
While most of the students laughed, others commented.
"He seems pretty weird," some students talked among themselves.
"I think he's cute," others were more relaxed about him.
Professor Kerllon just smiled at the situation.
"Pay attention next time, Yuujin," she found it kind of cute. "Do you want to introduce yourself to the class?" she asked him.
"I... I think it's better not-" As he was about to say no, some students urged him on.
"He wants to!"
"Introduce yourself to us!"
Some laughed, and Yuujin was pretty stressed about it, but he got up from his desk to introduce himself.
"I... I'm Suzuki Yuujin. I was from Osaka, and... I'm 16 years old. That's it," he said quickly.
"But you need to give more details," Professor Kerllon said.
"Details?!" Yuujin countered, startled.
"Yes, how else will the class get to know you better?" she smiled.
"Uh... They can get to know me during the break, please, let's just end this," Yuujin made a gesture to end the subject.
"Oh, alright. You can sit down; let's start the class," she laughed one more time, turning to grab her materials.
Yuujin felt relieved and sat down at his desk.
"Haha, be less direct next time," Max laughed.
"As if," Yuujin felt a bit frustrated but just continued paying attention in class.
The necessary hours for the break passed, and when Yuujin got up, Max flicked the back of his neck.
"Haha, I can't believe you got scared by that," Max walked to his side and smiled.
"You caught me by surprise," Yuujin ran his hand through his hair, and as he left the room, he was met with a group of girls in front of him.
"Yuujin! Are you okay?" one of the girls asked.
"Uh... I'm fine..." Yuujin was a bit nervous, wanting to get out of there as fast as possible.
"I'm Yuri. My friends and I find you really interesting, why don't you hang out with us for a bit?" Yuri said gently, but Max stepped in front.
"Give him some space; he's new. Besides, I talked to him first. Come on!" Max pulled Yuujin by the arm, and the girls watched the situation with some smiles.
"Why didn't you let me explain everything?" Yuujin asked, as he was being pulled by Max.
"Because you won't like hanging out with them; they're going to hit on you!" Max said, pulling him towards the schoolyard.
"And why would they do that?" Yuujin questioned, as Max reached a bench and told him to sit down.
"You're a handsome guy, tall, and you seem to have a good physique. You're the typical guy that girls like them would hit on for status," Max analyzed Yuujin's appearance, evaluating everything.
"Status?" Yuujin questioned in a confused manner.
"It's like using you to make other girls jealous with posts like 'I'm dating the new student,' but I don't trust them. It was the same with me, but who can resist me, right? You could say I make everyone question their own sexuality," he boasted, running his hand through his hair.
"Your confidence is interesting..." Yuujin said, watching him continue to show off.
"I'm heading to my club. It's about music; wanna check it out?" Max asked him.
"Uh... Maybe... Where is it? I'm gonna stay here for a few more seconds," Yuujin said, taking a deep breath.
"It's in that room over there. I'll wait for you," As Max walked away, Yuujin used the time alone to think more.
Aoki was passing by with the same goal as him but stopped when he noticed it was the same boy he had helped get to the bathroom.
"Hey! You," Aoki got closer to Yuujin, standing face to face with him.
"Uh... Me?" Yuujin questioned, looking up and seeing Aoki.
"You. You're new, right? Sorry for leaving like that; I was in a hurry," Aoki sat down next to him, seeing Yuujin's cheeks a little red. "Shy, are we? My bad. I'm leaving," As Aoki was about to get up, Yuujin stopped him.
"Wait! You can stay. It's just a bit shocking that you came to talk to me after ignoring my thank you the first time we met," Yuujin said, and Aoki sat back down.
"Ha, sorry. But did you make it to the bathroom, or did you have to change your diaper?" Aoki laughed, and Yuujin felt that this humor reminded him a bit of his sister's.
"You... you're pretty cheeky, aren't you?" Yuujin ran his hand through his hair one more time.
"Only when I'm in a good mood. What's up with you, big guy?" Aoki said, and Yuujin was finding him a bit annoying.
"What was that? What's up with you, short little blondie!" Yuujin replied to him.
"Decided to loosen up, polar bear?" Aoki laughed at Yuujin's slightly irritated expression.
"And this polar bear here is gonna strangle you like a chicken if you call me that again!" Yuujin got annoyed and stood up from the bench.
"Calm down, polar bear. I'm trying to be friendly with you," Aoki also stood up and followed Yuujin, who was heading to the music club room.
"I told you not to call me that! Do you have a problem, cardboard skin!" Yuujin stopped and turned to him.
"My problems are none of your business," Aoki provoked him one more time.
"I'm only not hitting your face because everyone can see," Yuujin rolled his eyes, a bit irritated with Aoki.
"Haha, I like you. I'm Aoki; what's your name, hothead?" Aoki held out a hand to shake Yuujin's.
"So much hypocrisy coming from you," Yuujin raised his hand to shake his, even though he was pretty annoyed with him.
"Where were you heading?" Aoki asked when their hands separated.
"Does it matter to you?" Yuujin replied.
"If I asked you, I guess so," Aoki smiled ironically and walked ahead of him.
"I was heading to the music room," Yuujin stated, and Aoki stopped walking to face him again.
"Oh really? Well, welcome to the club, let's go there together," Aoki walked to the club, and Yuujin just followed him.
"Hey, guys," Aoki walked into the room, pushing the door open.
"Hi, Aoki!" one of the members greeted Aoki.
"I brought a polar bear to our club," Aoki entered the room and pulled Yuujin in.
"You brought what?!" The same member looked worried.
"He's just a tall guy, Tara," another member said, facepalming because of Tara's somewhat dumb comment.
"Opa! So you've already met?" Max approached the two and greeted Aoki.
"I found him abandoned on a bench and decided to bring him here," Aoki pointed at him.
"What do you mean?!" Yuujin yelled at him.
"He doesn't know the right time to speak," Aoki smiled along with Max.
"Ah... You-" Yuujin was interrupted by one of the members.
"Sorry to interrupt, but is he going to play with us?" he asked.
"Play?" Yuujin was a bit confused.
"I don't know, I just adopted this street bear and brought him here," Aoki said, putting his hands in the pockets of the hoodie he was wearing.
"You didn't adopt me at all! Besides, I don't know how to play an instrument. I met Max, and then this jerk. You guys can play; I'll just watch," Yuujin said, going to a nearby chair and sitting down.
"Alright then, ready?" Aoki gave a signal, and they got ready to play.
They started playing a song (which I can't let you listen to, hahaha), and at the end of it, they stopped to rest their voices and bodies.
"We did great!" Aoki complimented the band and himself, grabbing a bottle of water to drink.
"You guys did well; I found it interesting," Yuujin said.
"You should listen to us every day; you'll get addicted," Aoki bragged and sat next to Yuujin, offering him some tea that was left nearby by Taylor.
Yuujin accepted the tea and spent the break with them until it was time to go back to class.
He didn't know if he had made new friends or if they would just talk to him for today, but at least he met people.
At the end of class, when he and Misaki met up to go home, they talked about their day.
"I met some girls; I got along well with the class. And you, weirdo?" Misaki asked in a provocative way to Yuujin.
"Uh... I met some people..." Yuujin said shyly.
"Haha, no way! You? My brother Yuujin met new people?! They were right when they said miracles happen," Misaki said, laughing.
They walked, talking about the day, when Aoki passed by them, giving Yuujin a wink and continuing on his way, making Yuujin startled and raise an eyebrow.
"And, look at that, it seems like he liked you," Misaki teased.
"It was exactly him and others I met," Yuujin ran his hand through his hair again.
"Ha! Then you better be careful because he's quite handsome," Misaki smiled.
"What are you suggesting, Kiki?" Yuujin called her by her nickname just to annoy her, and it worked, as she started to curse at him during the walk.
To be continued...
About the band, these are the members so far 👇🏻
Aoki
Max
Taylor
Tara