[New World Arc] Part 5: Lucky or Unlucky?

It was all dark and all I could hear was a voice that seemed far away but gradually became clearer.

"Hey…"

"…kid…"

Yato: 'It seems that someone is calling me. Is it some doctor?'

"...you can't stay here all day boy..."

Yato: 'Huh…? They're kicking me out of the hospital…?' - was the most I could think for still having my eyes closed.

"Kid, you can't sleep on the bus all day." The voice spoke more clearly now.

Yato: 'Wait…bus?'

Still a little confused I opened my eyes. It took a while for my vision to adjust to my surroundings, but the next thing I knew, I was still on the bus. The owner of the voice, the driver, was idly looking my way.

Driver: "You're a heavy sleeper huh, kid. You better hurry up or you might end up missing class." - Said the bus driver while looking at me.

I was still confused about waking up on the bus. It was as if that dream had no end. The driver's words reminded me that I was already quite late when I left the house, and if I fell asleep, I've probably missed most of today's classes. With that in mind I got up slowly. For some reason I felt extremely tired.

Yato: "Oh, thanks sir." - I tried to answer politely despite still looking sleepy. When I was about to get off the bus I noticed that the cat was gone.

Yato: "Sir, did you happen to see the red cat that got on the bus with me? He was right there beside me." - I asked the driver.

Driver: "Red cat? There weren't any cats in here. Could it be that you weren't dreaming?" asked the driver in a playful tone.

Although I don't think it wasn't what had happened, there was no way I could abandon everything and run after that cat. If he actually jumped out the window while I slept, the chances of me finding him would be slim.

Yato: 'I'd better go to school first and on the way back I'll try to look for the cat.' - I thought as I got off the bus.

When facing the school, I saw that many students were still heading there. This made me a little relieved as I wouldn't be the only one late.

Yato: 'At least I won't be the only one to get scolded.' - I thought.

As I didn't want to complicate my situation even more, I decided to go straight to the classroom, but as I didn't know where it was, I spent some time just walking around the school until I bumped into someone.

Yato: "I'm sorry about that." - In the panic I apologized without even seeing who it was.

When I looked at the woman I saw that she was the teacher of Ichigo's class in the anime.

Teacher: "Relax, it was no big deal. Are you all right?" - Asked the teacher while she smiled carefree.

Yato: "Yes, I just got distracted. I didn't sleep well and now besides being late I don't really know where my room is" - I said laughing a little embarrassed trying to alleviate the fact that I was late.

Teacher: "Late? What's your room?" - Asked the teacher a little confused.

Yato: "I'm in room 1-3." - I responded immediately.

Misato: "I can show you where the room is since I'll have to go there too. By the way, my name is Misato Ochi." - Said the woman extending her right hand.

Yato: "My name is… Yato. Yato Yasakani." - I replied a little embarrassed as I shook the teacher's hand.

'I hesitated to answer because for a moment I had forgotten my new name.'

Misato: "But tell me something, exactly how are you late?" - Asked the teacher.

Yato: "Well…to class?" - I answered in a dubious way.

Yato: 'Maybe the teacher hasn't seen the hour yet?'

Misato: "But your classes don't start until 6:30 a.m. don't they? Or are you in a club?" - She asked

Yato: "I didn't get to join any club"

The teacher looked at her wristwatch after my answer and slightly arched her eyebrows.

Misato: "Are you sure you've been sleeping well?" - she asked.

Yato: "I think so...?"

'Despite being quite tired all of a sudden...'

Misato: It's just that you're saying you're late, but it's still 6:25 a.m. Your classes haven't even started yet."

Yato: "...What?"