46 Chapter five, 2016, falling in love: 2 (1/2)

With mid terms behind them their school days returned to some kind of normality, but that normality had just been disturbed. Kyoko looked around when her name was called out. 'What now?'

It was the class representative, Okada-san. A girl about her own length with short hair and glasses. She didn't belong to Ryu-kun's fan-club, and she most definitely didn't belong to Kuri-chan's. She was one of the girls who openly disliked the blond foreigner.

Kyoko could understand her to a degree. Kuri-chan was visible, very much so and she talked too much despite her poor Japanese. Which was a problem because by now Kuri-chan's Japanese had become good enough for her to put her foot firmly in her mouth from time to time.

”Okada-san?”

”Takeida-san, we're preparing for swimming lessons.”

'Pool opening, yes that should be about now.'

”We first years are assigned the duty to clean the pool.”

Kyoko could see where this was going.

”Each class has to contribute two students the coming Saturday. Those who are not yet members of a club or are members of a culturally oriented club are less likely to have a full schedule that weekday.”

Which was correct. The reasoning was perfectly sound, Kyoko admitted. That didn't make the prospect of cleaning out the pool any more appealing.

”Our PE teacher will oversee the work. From our class I have assigned you and Ageruman-san.”

There were more students in their class who could have been chosen given Okada-san's earlier reasoning but there was nothing improper Kyoko could complain about.