CHAPTER FOUR – In this chair…

The lesson ends with the ring of the school chimes.

"Um..."

"...Hmm?"A voice suddenly made me turn my head.

"Ah..."

"Fujibayashi Ryou...?" She`s the class president. Or rather, to be precise, she was voted in tobe the class representative... If I remember correctly, she`s Kyou`s younger twin sister. Her eyes keep on darting back and forth as she comes by my desk.

"Uh... um..."

"... what?"

"Uh... um... here..." She presented me a sheet of paper.

"... love letter?"

"Eh? No, it`s no--..."

"I didn`t think you were that bold. Giving it to me just like that, aren`t you quite courageous?"

"Um...it`s not... a love letter--..."

"Then, a death threat? I don`t think it`s nice to just hand something like that directly to me..."

"It`s... not a death threat..."

"..."

"..."

"A challenge?"

"~~~..." Thud... Fujibayashi`s face reddened as she forced the sheet of paper onto my chest.

"It`s... the printout from homeroom this morning."

"That`s it? How boring." Taking the printout without looking, I shove it inside my desk.It probably isn`t worth seeing, anyway.

"..."

"What, you got something else?"

"Um... well... I think it`s better if you come to school on time."

"... it`s none of your business, really."

"But... well... it`d be better if... you came to school on time, so..."

"So, if you become the class representative, you can just talk about your other classmates` attendance, huh?"

"T-that`s not what I mean, but... um..." Her eyes are becoming misty.

"..."Maybe I was a little rough.

"Hey, Okazaki, don`t make our class rep.cry, will ya? Her sister`s going to be after you." Said the other student in my class.

"... it`s okay... I`m not crying..." I don`t think that`s what you should say whentears are building up in your eyes. At least it`s not yet falling from her eyes, so let`s not do something that will make her cry.

I rest my chin on my hand and look outside the window. I don`t plan on continuing this conversation anyway. That plan was successful, so Fujibayashi drops her shoulders and leaves.... maybe, she still had something to say to me...?

Third period has passed and I lay down on my desk. There`s a loud "thud" next to me. Looking at the source, it`s Sunohara slamming his bag onto the desk.

"What`s wrong? Looking bad early in the morning."

"...My morning was beautiful..."

"Then isn`t that okay?"

"The problem was after that... After I ate breakfast, I made some coffee and returned to my room. A quiet morning. This hour is the best. The time I can feel at peace."

"Why don`t you hurry up..."

"Just as always, I pressed the play button on the radio, and started sipping my coffee. That song is my favorite hip-hop. Furthermore, it`s the best thing in this world. Isn`t this great..."

"Sssip..." Drinking the coffee... "YO-YO! I`m Okazaki! You`re... You`re a... Mongolian-Chop! No, I`ll-give-you-a-Mongolian Chop! Well, it doesn`t make any sense however I say it."

"Bffffffff----!!.... I spit out all my coffee after that. Why did my fabulous song changed into that jacked-up rap of yours, you bastard!"

"Eh? That was my doing?"

"Didn`t you introduce yourself in the tape as `I`m Okazaki`?!"

"Oh yeah, that`s right..."

"That tape was the only one left, and it was my favorite!"

"I did that for you, so thank me for that."

"There`s no way I`m gonna be grateful, even if you did it well!"

"Why`s that? I tried to pick up good things about you and tried to rap it along."

" I don`t know what you mean by giving me a Mongolian chop!"

"Well, that was the first thing that came to my mind at that time. Sorry."

"You really know how to get on someone`s nerve, don`t you?!"

"Eh? Is that my fault?"

"You think it`s my fault, huh?!" Moreover, you went home and left it recording! Everything on the tape after that point disappeared!"

"Who cares about that old music?"

"That was my favorite one! Give it back!!"

"Don`t say something impossible."

"Go and rent the CD again!"

"Next time, I`ll record your scream so you`ll forgive me."

"Don`t ever record on it again! And don`t touch it! Damn it... why is this happening to me..."

"It`s a good lesson for you, isn`t it? Next time, set your important tapes as read-only."

"Even if I did that, I think you`ll just tape it up and still mess around with it..."

"You should hide your precious things then."

"It would have been better if you didn`t do anything! Don`t ever come to my room again!" He violently pulled out his chair and sat down.

"I`ll be sleeping till noon, so don`t wake me up..."

"You were just sleeping a while ago, right?"

"That`s because someone ruined my beautiful morning..." Saying that, he then lays his face on the desk.

"Huaaah..."Sleepiness is contagious, so I made a big yawn.Thus, fourth period passes and I check the seat in front of me. There is a thin text book... so, next is English Grammar... One of the subjects I don`t like… This sucks...

I snuck out of the classroom and headed towards the old school building as always. Like a stalker, I continued down the hallway. Almost all of the rooms here weren`t used. And at request, they`d be clubrooms, but they`d just usually leave it as is. Without further delay, I slipped inside one of the empty classrooms. And then sat in a suitable chair. Beyond the curtainless window is the beautiful sky.

"Since I`ve finally skipped class, the only thing I need to do is waste time..." I murmured a little to myself and blended in with the empty room. I wonder if a life like this will someday change too. There was a person talking about that... Thinking of an effeminate girl was the only thing that came to mind. I closed my eyes. I wonder if something good will happen if I just sit idly here.......