Chapter VI
"Good morning, Aoi-cchi!"
Keiji beamed as he and Kiara enter their club room.
"Ah, yes, good morning, Kiara-san, Keiji-kun."
Aoi look up from her sketch and greet them with a smile.
"You're productive as usual. It's so early in the morning, yet here you are, sketching something."
Kiara smile as she take a seat beside Aoi.
"Well, I was not planning not to sketch this early in the morning, but since I was bored, I don't have a choice."
Aoi respond, not taking her eyes off her sketch.
"I see… And also a break from your comics since you're using your personal sketchpad, not the sketchbook that the school brought you."
Aoi only smile, not bothering to respond to them as she want to focus on her drawing.
Kiara and Keiji understood this and went to do their usual activities in their club room, Keiji playing gadgets and Kiara painting something.
A comfortable silence filled the room as they're engrossed on their own usual activities. Only the sound of sharpening pencils, turning pages, and taps were only heard as they do their usual activities with smiles plaster on their faces.
"By the way, Aoi. Have you return the handkerchief of Nuwamari?"
Kiara ask, breaking the silence.
Aoi stop on her halt and blink her eyes a couple times before smiling sheepishly.
"I-I forgot…"
"As I thought."
Kiara sigh before chuckling lightly.
"Handkerchief? What handkerchief?"
Keiji ask.
"Do you remember that I lost the gift that you gave me when I became the president of Art Club?"
Keiji nod his head.
"Nuwamari-kun offer me a handkerchief since I'm full of dirt for looking for the gift. He also help me look for it."
Keiji pause his game and look at Aoi with a raise brow.
"Really?"
Aoi nod her head.
"And I assume that's the reason why you want him to join the club."
Aoi nod her head again at his words before returning to her sketch.
"You're kind, Aoi-cchi."
Keiji sigh before returning to his game.
Another silence filled the room, but the silence is quite uncomfortable. But they were to focus on their own activities that they didn't notice silence that is quite uncomfortable.
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"Ah, it's time for class."
Aoi pointed out as the school chime went off.
Keiji and Kiara rise on their feet and stretch their limbs out.
"I'll finish this later. Maybe in lunch, if I have time."
Kiara smile as she eyed her painting with a visible smile plaster on her face.
"Your painting of sceneries doesn't failed to amaze me, Kiara-san. You' were always fond of sceneries ever since we were kids, aren't you, Kiara-san?"
Aoi compliment as she pack her things.
"Yeah, I love them. Thank you for the compliment, Aoi."
Kiara smile at Aoi.
"Aoi-cchi, stop complimenting her, she'll turn into an arrogant brat."
Keiji whine earning him a glare from his twin sister.
"What, isn't it true? Every time you would get a compliment, you become an arrogant brat. Especially, if it's from Aoi-cchi."
Kiara pop a vein before pointing a paint brush at him and tried to stab him, but he dodge it and stick his tongue out at her causing her to pop more veins.
"Arrogant brat."
Keiji insult before leaving the club room and thankfully the door is already closed or else it'll be Keiji who got hit by paint brushes instead of the wooden door.
"Just wait until lunchtime, I'll kill you, you doughnut."
Kiara let out witch-like laughs.
Aoi chuckle nervously at the menacing aura that the blonde's emitting and her witch-like laughs.
'This is bad… Kiara-san became a witch. I hope you've had a fun life, Keiji-kun. Don't worry, I'll buy you a beautiful coffin.'
Aoi smile nervously and pack her things quietly and leave silently, leaving Kiara to drown on her own amusement.
"I'm sorry, Kiara-san. I hope you won't be late."
She whisper under her breath before closing the door silently and head to her class.
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'Class has already started a couple of minutes ago, but Kiara is not here yet. Was it a mistake in leaving her all alone in the clubroom?'
Aoi thought, looking at the door with worried eyes.
But her worried disappeared and got replaced with relief as she saw Kiara slide the door open and greet the teacher.
"I'm sorry for being late."
Kiara apologize, bowing her head a little.
Aoi smile but fades away immediately when she notice the menacing glare from the blonde.
'This is bad. Kiara's angry at me.'
Aoi thought and tore her eyes away from the blonde and notice that Keiji is also avoiding eye-contact with her.
"Prepare yourself for what's coming for you and Keiji, you adorkable rabbit."
Aoi's face went pale at the scary smile that Kiara show her when she walk past her.
'Ah, please don't cry if I die, Takishi-san, Shion-san. Please held a funeral for me, thank you.'
"Then, we'll be continuing the lesson we had yesterday. Open your books and get ready to take down some notes."
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