The next day, Amasa woke up late for school.... Again.
She got up quickly and looked in the mirror, checking on her eye.
Amasa (Thoughts): Should I go to school today? I look different. Everyone is going to be convinced that I was wearing a cosplay before.
Someone knocked on Amasa's door.
Amasa was startled.
Amasa's grandmother: Amasa. You're still here? You're late.
Amasa groaned.
Amasa: I know! I'm getting dressed right now.
Amasa ran out of the bathroom that's in her room quickly. She ran to her closet and changed, leaving a pajamas on the ground.
She then opened her room door and ran downstairs, leaving her room door open.
She put her shoes on and opened the front door while tapping her left foot on the ground to adjust her shoe.
Amasa: I'm off to school now!
Amasa left out the front door and closed it. She saw Kenji further down the street.
He was eating toast.
Amasa continued to walk further on behind him.
Amasa(Thoughts): Why is he almost always late? Then again I am too. At least he was smart enough to grab something to eat. I totally rushed and forgot to eat something-
Amasa: Wait...
Amasa touched her hair, she didn't do it.
Amasa: I DIDN'T DO MY HAIR?! HOLY CRAP! I'M SO STUPID!
Amasa was about to run back home to grab some scrunchies when she heard Kenji call out to her.
Kenji: HEY AMASA! (Sounded low because of the distance)
He ran up towards Amasa.
Kenji: Hey Amasa. Why are you always late?
Amasa: Like your one to talk.
Kenji chuckled.
Kenji: Yeah I guess so.
Amasa was surprised by kenji's reply.
Amasa(Thoughts): What's up with him?
Amasa: Oh well I was about to go home to get some scrunchies.
Kenji: Oh really? Why didn't you have any?
Amasa felt a chill run down her spine.
Amasa(thoughts): Ugh, Seriously what's up with him? Why's he being so po- Is it because he knows about my curse? Geez I hope not.
Amasa: Oh well I was in a r-
Kenji: You should just... L-Leave it down. Y'know and brush it a bit. I think it looks good when it's down. (He said while look to the side and scratching his head.)
Kenji was blushing and Amasa noticed.
Amasa's eye twitched.
Amasa: No I think I'm going to put it up since "It looks good". I don't have time to brush it anyway.
Kenji: Oh uhh.....
Amasa sighed
Amasa: What?
Kenji looked at Amasa fiercely and placed both his hands on her shoulder.
Kenji: My stomach hurts really bad. I think I need the toilet.
It was silent for a moment. Amasa looked irritated.
Amasa: THEN DON'T GO TO SCHOOL AND WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME! I DON'T CARE! I'VE GOT TO GET TO SCHOOL!
Kenji: Uhm because I w-wanted you to wait for me. Y'know, at my house while I'm on the toilet...
Amasa eye twitched.
Amasa: No.
Kenji felt like he just got hit by a boulder.
Kenji: Well I expected that.
Amasa: What's up with you today? You've been acting strange.... I'm starting to suspect you're the one with the curse here.
Kenji: Oh I totally forgot about your curse....
Amasa eye twitched.
Amasa: YOU'RE REALLY BOTHERING ME! SHUT UP!
Kenji: W-What?! I'm not bothering you!
Amasa walked away stomping.
Amasa(Thoughts): First he's acting weird then he says something like that.... It.... Really hurt my feelings. N-Not that my feelings are something other than friendship. I just thought he'd be worried at least. But he says "Oh I totally forgot about your curse." Like come on, you forgot that your friend was going to die! That means you dont care!
Amasa continued to stomp her way to school, pouting.
Kenji followed close behind. Tapping both of his index fingers together.
Kenji(Thoughts): I totally made her mad.
Kenji sighed.
Kenji(Thoughts): I've been thinking about her a lot lately. B-But I don't like her romantically of course. Not ever. I just.... I don't know. I brought her some hair clips. I wanted her to wear her hair down today. But I'm too nervous to give them to her.... I even waited outside her door for her, but she took too long so I left. Luckily she came out not too long after me. She also has her hair down. Without me having to ask.
Amasa(Thoughts): This is why I kept my curse a secret, now he's acting different around me. I guess I kinda liked when we were picking on each other. It was fun watching him get all angry over the littlest things. But now he's trying to be all polite and stu-
Kenji: A-Amasa?
Amasa turned around angrily.
Amasa: What!
Kenji started figeting with his hair.
Kenji: Uh well, since your hair is down. Maybe you'd want these hair clips I have. Uh I bought them because they were on sale. I also have a brush with me, it's Sakura's. She asked me to keep it in my bag for her.
Amasa: Fine.
Amasa held her hand out.
Kenji's blushed.
He only stood there, hands Trembling. He reached for Amasa's hands slowly.
Amasa: Hurry up and give me the brush and hair clips!
Kenji pulled his hand back quickly, embarrassed.
Kenji: Right sorry....
He gave Amasa the a present and a brush.
Amasa: Why are the hair clips gift wrapped?
Kenji: Oh uh... T-They said they were wrapping gifts for 100 yen and I just so happened to only have that left so I just decided to get it wrapped.
Amasa: Well okay.
Amasa started brushing her hair and she put the hair clips in.
Kenji blushed.
He held his hand out for the brush.
Amasa: No, I think I'll give it to Sakura. Y'know so I can start up a chat with just me and her. Just us girls.
Kenji: N-No she told me to hold it for her.
Amasa: I've got it. It's fine.
Kenji: No it's not! G-Give it back!
Amasa: N-No (She said mockingly)
Amasa: If you want it back then get it yourself. (She said with a smirk)
Amasa ran off with the brush in her hand, giggling.
She looked back to see that Kenji wasn't chasing after her.
Amasa: He's no fun anymore... (she mumbled under her breath)
Just then someone jumped onto Amasa.
They were bleeding, their eyes were red and they looked human. Their teeth were like those of a vampire.
The person bit Amasa's arm.
Amasa: Get off!
Kenji ran towards Amasa quickly.
Kenji: Flame ability one: Fire ball laser beam!
A laser beam, as hot as fire, and as red as it too, shot at the person from where Kenji was coming from.
Amasa was surprised.
Amasa(Thoughts): Kenji weilds Flame magic?
The person regenerated.
Amasa was surprised.
Amasa(Thoughts): IT'S A KIKEN!
Kenji: FIGHT BACK AMASA! KILL IT!
Amasa(thoughts): K- kill? He wants me to kill?
Kenji kept running towards Amasa.
Kenji(Thoughts): Why isn't she fighting back! She's going to die if she doesn't! I Don't want her to die yet! Not yet! Please God. Please!
Just then a boy fell from the sky and sliced the Kiken's neck open, decapitating it.
The Kiken's head fell on the ground and the blood got onto Amasa.
Amasa: Ouch! The blood burns.
The boy laughed
Boy: Yeah but It's not fatal. You'll be fine.
He reached his hand out for Amasa.
Amasa grabbed his hand and he pulled her up.
Amasa(Thoughts): His voice is cute. But he's wearing a mask, I can't see his face. I think he's probably cute though. Come to think of it, Kenji's considered cute too. He is popular in school. I guess I never noticed.
Boy: You're cute. May I know you name?
Kenji stopped running towards Amasa.
He sighed out of relief. Amasa was okay.
He noticed that the boy was talking to her.
Amasa: Well my name is actually Amasa. I know that's not a good name but it's f-
Boy: No it's totally fine. I actually like it.
Amasa: You're joking right?
Boy: No not at all. My mom used to call me a burden as a joke, she meant it in a good way.
Amasa: Burdens aren't a good thing.
Boy: Sometimes they are. They can help someone grow stronger, so in a way, you're just someone who makes other's grow stronger.
The boy's watch buzzed.
Boy: I've got to go. I have to get home and change... Wait.... I just noticed that we go to the same school. You're wearing the girl's school uniform! That's great! You wanna come with me?
Amasa: I-I could but I've got to get to school.
Boy: It's fine, I'll say you were attacked by a Kiken... Which you was. I have a Kiken Hunter License.
Amasa: Really? No no wonder you're in disguise. I'm actually going to start training to be one myself! Today!
Boy: That's great, I hope me and you can form a team and work together.
Amasa: W-Well I have friends I'm supposed to be working with.
Boy: Really? But you can only for a two-Man team.
Amasa: Is that so? And there's five of us which would make someone have to work alone or with someone else, so I guess working with you is an option! I'll speak with my friends later.
Boy: So you wanna tag along? I can fly.
Amasa:Fly?
Boy: Yeah, Fly. You've ever wanted to fly?
Amasa: Not really. But I don't really like being up high.
Boy: You can just close your eyes, Trust me.
Amasa: Well ok.
The boy bent down to let Amasa on his back when Kenji yelled from where her was.
Kenji: AMASA!
He ran over quickly.
Kenji: W-What are you doing?
Amasa: I'm going with him.
Kenji: For what?
Amasa: It doesn't matter for what. You'd better get to school.
Kenji: Wha-
Boy: You heard the lady.
The boy couldn't see Kenji's face too well but he recognized the voice. He didn't know if it was actually someone he knew.
Then the boy flew off with Amasa.
Kenji(thoughts): I know that voice. I heard it somewhere. But from where???
Amasa held on tight. Not daring to loosen her grip, not even a little.
Boy: Don't worry, since we're flying we'll get there faster. It won't take long. (Muffled by th wind)
Amasa kept holding on, with her eyes closed.
After a short moment, They reached their destination.
Amasa: I feel sick.
Boy: It's fine, you'll get used to it.
Amasa: "Used to it"? I'm not getting back on!
Boy: But we've gotta go to school right?
Amasa sighed.
The boy chuckled and ran the doorbell. That's when Amasa realized she was standing at the gates of a mansion.
Amasa: C-Cool. I haven't been in one of these in a while.
Boy: You've been in one?
Amasa: Lived in one.
Boy: Why don't you anymore?
Amasa: I'm not willing to discuss that.
Boy: Right~.
He took off his mask.
He had light pink eyes with black and pink hair. He was beautiful.
Amasa blushed.
Amasa: You look good.
Boy: I know.
Amasa sighed.
The gate to the Mansion Opened.
The boy walked in.
Boy: You coming?
Amasa: Yeah I guess but I don't see a reason to.
The boy was surprised by Amasa's response.
He chuckles.
Usually everyone wouldn't care if there wasn't a reason to go into his house, they just did.
Boy: You're different from the rest.
Amasa: Huh?
Boy: C'mon.
He grabbed Amasa's hand and took her to the Mansion. He looked back to see Amasa unbothered.
Boy(Thoughts): Usually a girl would blush like crazy. Or at least stutter. She really is different, I think I'm in Love already.
The door to the Mansion Opened automatically and they walked in.
Boy: Don't go snooping anywhere got it?
Amasa: I wasn't planning on it.
The boy smiled and went upstairs quickly.
Amasa: So I just got to stand her and wait huh? At least offer me a place to sit.
Amasa sat on the floor when she felt a sharp pain in her arm, it was still bleeding.
She had never noticed.
Amasa: Ouch. Geez, I never noticed I was still bleeding from when that Kiken bit me. It's pretty deep.
The boy came downstairs and saw that Amasa sitting on the floor.
He ran over quickly and held his hand out.
Boy: The floor is no place for a lady like you to sit.
Amasa got up herself.
Amasa: I know.
Amasa winked with a smile on her face.
The boy chuckled but then burst into laughter.
Boy: Is what you just said a reference to what I said to you earlier?
Amasa: Yep.... Oh and by the way, do you think you have a first aid kit somewhere? I'm wounded.
Boy: Right, I forgot about that. I'm so sorry.
Amasa: It's fine, I just want to have first aid at least.
A maid came with a first aid kit and did first aid on Amasa.
Amasa: Thank you.
Maid: You're welcome madam.
Amasa and the boy left the Mansion.
Amasa: Do we have to fly back?
Boy: No.
A limo pulled in front of them.
Amasa's eye twitched.
Amasa: Don't you think this is a bit much?
Boy: Nothings too much for you.
He winked.
Amasa: Oh so you're one of those play boys?
Boy: W-What?! No!
Amasa: Can we just go?
A guy opened the limo's doors. Amasa and the boy opened got in.
It was quiet the whole way in.
Boy(Thoughts): This is so awkward. I never had a girl not be interested in me.
Boy: Uhm, I'm sorry. For trying to be flashy.. I guess I'm just used of people..... Wanting to hang out with me because I'm flashy. So I suspected that everyone wants to be seen with someone or something flashy.
Amasa: Not really. Just be yourself. I don't care about "Flashy" things. I just care about genuine relationships.
Boy(Thoughts): My heart is pounding like crazy, I think- No I know I'm in Love with this girl. D-Does she even know my name?
Boy: Do you know my name?
Amasa: No, you never introduced yourself...
Boy: Oh sorry, I'm Asashi Haru. You can call me Haru. I'd really like that.
Amasa: Ok. Nice to meet you Asashi.
Haru: N-No I said you could call me by my given name.
Amasa chuckled
Amasa: I was just joking, Haru.
Haru smiled.
It was silent the whole way there but it wasn't awkward.
When they got to the school they saw Kenji sitting on a bench, possibly waiting for Amasa.
Haru got out first and reached his hand out for Amasa to get out too.
Amasa sighed and grabbed his hand.
He helped her out, but he didn't let go of her hand.
Amasa blushed a bit as they walked towards the entrance of the school.
Amasa(Thoughts): Geez.... Will he just let go of my hand. I don't want to be rude and pull away. Maybe he hasn't noticed he's still holding my hand. I should move my hand a bit.
Amasa twitched her hand.
Nothing.
She looked over at Kenji, hoping he would notice her and speak to them so she could let go of his hand without it being awkward.
He only sat there.
Amasa: H-Hey Haru, I think I'm going to go check on my friend. T-The one who stopped us before we had went off flying. He's just sitting there even though he's late.
Haru: I'll come with you then.
Amasa: It's fine. I dont want to make you even later to school.
Haru: Yeah I guess so, see you later.
Amasa: uh yeah.
Amasa ran over to Kenji and Haru went into the school.
Amasa sighed.
Amasa: Good grief. HEY KENJI! HELLO?!
Amasa ran over and saw that he was asleep.
Amasa(Thoughts): How the heck did he fall s
Asleep out here?
Amasa shook Kenji.
Kenji jumped up quickly, breathing hard.
Amasa was startled.
Amasa: W-What's wrong with you? Had a nightmare or something?
Kenji: The worst one.... We'd better hurry to class!
Amasa: Right!
Kenji grabbed Amasa's hand and they ran towards the school.
When they went in, they saw Haru.
Kenji: Haru?!
Haru: Kenji?!
Amasa: You two know each other?
Kenji & Haru: He's my cousin!
Haru: I knew I recognized that voice.
Kenji: Y-Yeah. If you were that guy in the mask then I recognized your voice too.
Haru: Yep.
Haru noticed Kenji was holding Amasa's hand.
Haru: Hey Amasa, I've got to go to the office. I'm a transfer student. Wanna come?
He grabbed Amasa's other hand.
Amasa: S-Sure.
Kenji: But you and I have to get to class.
Kenji pulled Amasa's hand.
Haru: But she said she'd come!
Haru pulled Amasa's hand.
Amasa: Ouch! you guys are hurting me!
They both let go.
Amasa: I'm going to the office with Haru. I'm a bit nervous about going to class anyway. Y'know since I've got a new hairdo and my eye has changed back.
Haru grabbed Amasa's hand.
Haru: All right it's settled then, She's going to the office with me.... See ya later!
They walked off to the office, leaving Kenji standing there.
Kenji(Thoughts): Dang it. Of all the people she could become friends with.... It had to be him.
Kenji sighed.
He watched them walk away together.