• chapter 1-> Masuno




    "Bathroom bathrooooommmm bathroommmm!," was all I could think of while I was hopping in and out of my biology seat. "Is there something wrong Miss Sonsuna?" Dr. Haruko called out when he noticed me, "Yes! I really, really have to go to the bathroom. May I please go?" I almost squeaked. "Yes, but hurry this is a very important lesson. I zoomed from the classroom almost running to the bathroom.

    After emerging from the graffitied south-hall girl's room a few minutes later I noticed a tall boy standing nearby. When he lifted his head up and saw me shock masked his entire face. "W-who are you?" I asked. "Masuno" He answered grinning suddenly. I couldn't resist, I had to grin back, "Nice to meet you Masuno, I'm Kyoko." I raised my hand up for a handshake, "The same for you Kyoko." and he grasped my hand then dropped it as I did.


    After about 3 boring periods I saw Masuno again in social studies. I was unnaturally giddy when I saw him enter the cramped classroom. He smiled when he saw me and I grinned back with my hands going crazy under the table. When he had sat down at the seat beside me I asked without thinking, "Hey, do you wanna go somewhere after school? As friends of course." He stared at me, boring holes into my eyes, "Sure!" he answered, his face brightening as he spoke. We both knew everything the teacher was jabbering about so we talked over her in hushed whispers throughout the class period. "So, are you new? I haven't seen you around her before." I asked, "Yeah I moved here a week ago." he answered, "So, where is it exactly that you want to drag me to after school?" he asked quickly changing the subject. "mmmmmm, how about downtown Tokyo?" I questioned, "Sure sounds great!" he answered then scooped up his books as the bell rang jogging from the room. I grabbed my book-bag and ran to gym, exhausted by the time I got there. I went to the locker room and changed first, as always, and walked out to the gym. When I entered the gym I scanned the bleachers like I usually did searching for suspected fans or kids playing hooky, and I noticed a familiar, tall, figure smiling at me through his mask of black side-streaked bangs at the bottom seats. I spoke to myself smiling, "Masuno!" and I jogged over. "Ello poppet!" He called out when I got closer and I blushed. I slid onto the seat next to him grinning like a fool and still blushing. "I thought I would watch the teams basketball game." He spoke. "eh, we're not that exciting, mostly fouls" I put in. He chuckled, "You never know" then he stood up behind me and picked me up. Then set me on the court with me turning red all over and him laughing to himself at my slowly creeping temperature.


    After almost getting a stroke from being beat-up around on the court since I'm the smallest girl in that period but the most agile and quick-paced. Masuno walked over still smiling and landed a hand on my shoulder, "You did better then I thought." He suddenly said making me flinch afraid a massive senior would smash me. He let go of my shoulder and I went and changed then emerged again to find Masuno beside the door leaning on the wall with his arms crossed. "I think I may become one of the popular kids soon, every girl that's seen me is gushing over me and seems they are whispering about you out of jealousy." He informed chuckling to himself. I grimaced, this would bring my stature even lower on the charts. He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and I noticed the sweet scent coming off his skin. "Now, since this was your last period lets go to downtown Tokyo shall we?" he suggested smiling still. "Lead the way oh, tall one." I answered. He grabbed both our book-bags and led me out of the school. He pulled me into an Audi TT Turbo engine with me staring at it up and down. "Like it?" he asked, "Yes" I breathed and he started the engine then to speed down the road.