29 An Unexpected Day (1/2)

Inside a classroom filled with people, Axel tried to keep his head low, as he could feel the gazes of everyone around him. Even Kawakami was affected as she tried multiple times to draw everyone's attention away from Axel, only to end up being ignored.

Like the rain during a drought, the bell echoed as Kawakami sighed and said, ”Alright. The bell for first break has gone. Remember, next period is English, so I expect to see everyone back on time.”

Axel looked towards the door with an enamored stare and was about to dash out of the classroom when he felt a small poke on his shoulder. He turned around slowly with a cautious gaze, only to be greeted by Ann with a light smile on her face, completely ignoring the stares of her classmates that were right behind her.

She looked Axel up and down with a curious glance before nodding to herself. With a small chuckle, she ignored the questioning gaze from Axel and said, ”You probably heard this before but I'm Ann, Ann Takamaki.”

As if it were natural, she stretched her arm towards him with a smile and said, ”Nice to meet you, Axel.”

Axel relaxed his guard slightly as he shook her hand with a gently smile and said, ”Nice to meet you too, Takamaki-san.”

Even though he seemed more relaxed than the introduction, Axel still kept his guard up against the rest of his class. It's not as if he was afraid of them, no. It's because he didn't want to answer annoying questions.

However, his guard would prove to be futile because as soon as Ann let his hand go, the rest of his class bolted over to him and flooded him with questions.

Kawakami gave Axel a pitying glance before shaking her head. She looked over to Ann and said, ”Takamaki, can you take Axel and show him around the school?”

With a small frown, Ann was about to decline when she saw Axel's current expression. His eyes looked to be pleading to take him away from here. Coupled with his handsome face and fit body, Ann sighed before dragging him out of class.

The voices of his dissatisfied classmates echoed behind him but Axel paid no mind to them as he gave Ann a grateful smile.

After a couple minutes of showing Axel around, Ann and Axel walked into the courtyard. Suddenly, a voice echoed from behind that caused Ann to bloom into a happy smile.

”Ann!”

”Shiho!”

The two girls jumped into a short hug as they started giggling. Axel stood nearby as he thought, 'Shiho Suzui… I can't really remember much about her besides her name. All I can remember is the fact that something bad will happen to her.'

Shiho had brown eyes and long black hair that was tied up in a pony tail. Instead of the basic black and red blazer, she wore a beige sweater that was rolled up to her elbows. She also wore the basic school skirt as well as a black leg brace on her right leg.

Once their little hug broke up, Shiho looked at Axel for a couple seconds before a small smirk appeared on her downtrodden face as she whispered, ”Your boyfriend?”

Ann blushed slightly and was about to explain the situation when Axel smiled and said, ”Sorry to disappoint but I'm not. My name is Axel, I'm a new student and today's my first day.”

Shiho gave Axel a small nod as slight smile appeared on her face as she said, ”Welcome to Shujin, Axel.”

Axel accepted her welcome with a smile, completely oblivious to the fact that Ann's facial expression was a mix between a smile and a frown while her lips constantly twitched.

With a couple deep breaths, Ann showed a small smile and started to join the conversation.

After a while, a bell rang, signifying the end of the lunch break. Somehow, Axel's constant blabber about stories and jokes managed to break the walls the girls had put up, leading them to truely enjoy his company.

Axel waved goodbye and began walking to class right after the ball rang, much to Ann's distress as she quickly said goodbye to Shiho.