Chapter 148 A New Year: Poor Sam (2/2)

”Beatrice? Really? She's normally the quiet type,” Betty said.

”Oh, you'll probably see that she's changed a bit,” Kyle replied.

”Oh, okay. See you later then. Thanks! Bye!” Betty said as she rushed off.

”She reminds you of a rabbit, doesn't she?” Kay asked and Kyle nodded. Energetic and fluffy. Those two images stuck to their minds.

Suddenly, Kay's eyes widened and she turned to look at Kyle, ”You don't think ....”

”Yes,” Kyle confirmed.

”No, it's not possible!” Kay said, putting her hand on her chest.

”I disagree. It's very possible. Shall we make a bet?” Kyle asked, turning to face his sister.

”Against you? What? You think I'm stupid?” Kay huffed.

Kyle laughed and shrugged, ”I can be wrong too, you know.”

”Rarely,” Kay said, ”Poor Sam.”

”Yes, poor Sam indeed,” Kyle muttered as he watched the little bunny disappear into the Hall.

✿✿ Backstage ✿✿

”BEATRIIIIICCCEEE!!” Betty shouted, rushing over and slamming herself onto Beatrice.

Beatrice, who had been focusing on the documents in front of her, was shocked senseless for a second. When she realised who it was, she smiled and patted Betty on the head.

”You came so early?”

”Yes! I couldn't wait to see you!! And this Sakura Academy you've been raving about in your letters!! Thanks for helping move my stuff in. So sorry to cause you so much trouble. I should have been here to do it myself,” Betty said with a pout, twitching her nose as she twirled her hair. A habit she had when she's feeling sad, nervous or guilty.

Beatrice gave her a warm smile, ”It's not your fault that you had to stay back a few extra days. Your grandmother wasn't feeling well, right?”

”Yeah, but still ...” Betty said then she realised there was someone next to Beatrice. In her excitement, she didn't see anything or anyone other than Beatrice. She stopped her sentence and looked at the boy curiously.

He was really good looking, with his neatly cut hair, stylish black-rimmed glasses and eyes that were so clear and deep, she felt like she could drown in them. For some reason, she found her heart beating fast and the tips of her ears started feeling hot so she pulled on her twintails to cover them.

Beatrice noticed where Betty was looking and she gasped, ”Oh, I'm so sorry. How rude of me. Betty, this is Samuel. He's the PRO for the Student Council. Samuel, this is my cousin Betty.”

Sam was dumbstruck.

The moment Betty had walked through the door, he had noticed her. How could he not? She was wearing the school uniform properly, but for some reason, all he could see was this really, really cute bunny. A human bunny.

She had long hair which she tied high in two ponytails that cascaded down the sides of her delicate face. It reminded him of rabbit ears. The hair tie had these tiny white poms poms which just reminded him of a bunny tail. The way she twiched her nose was exactly as how a rabbit would do when it was eating.

She actually hopped over (she was skipping, but to Sam's eyes, she was hopping like a bunny).

At that moment, he had this sudden urge to just scoop her up and run away with her. No one should be allowed to see such cuteness!! No one but him, of course.

The moment that thought entered his head, he hit himself. Literally slapped his own cheek. What was wrong with him?

Sam, like anyone else, has a weakness.

His was that he loved really cute things. No, that's not right. He loved cute, fluffy things. Specifically, bunnies. The way their ears flowed down, the way their nose twitches, the way their fur is so soft, the way they just look at you with those cute little soulful eyes.

Sam couldn't keep bunnies in his home as his mother was allergic, so he made do with plushies of it. He didn't just 'like' rabbits. He adored them to death. So, seeing a human bunny kinda fried Sam's brain.

”Samuel?”

Sam shook his head, coughed and blinked rapidly a few times to try to get the image of a bunny away from his head. She's a girl. A human. A human girl. No matter how many times he said it in his head, when he looked at her, his mind went blank again.

He did, however, manage to croak out, ”Pleased to meet you.”

The little bunny gave this really dazzling smile as she answered in the sweetest voice Sam ever heard, ”Pleased to meet you, too, Senior Samuel.”

”Sam,” he said automatically, ”Only Beatrice calls me by my full name.”

Sam meant that Beatrice was just too stubborn and rigid not to use his nickname but Betty took it to mean that Beatrice was someone special to him so only she could use his full name. Betty found herself feeling sad about that and she didn't know why.

Sam, on the other hand, wondered what made her suddenly look so sad and he wanted to hug her for comfort. He even found himself subconciously taking a step forward when she suddenly smiled and said, ”Okay, Senior Sam! Got it! I'll go and sit down now, and not bother both of you.”

Betty ran off, wanting to give them some private time. She should be happy that Beatrice has someone by her side but for some unexplained reason, she wasn't as happy as she thought she would be.

Sam watched her go, blinking rapidly and suddenly feeling like backstage was rather ... dreary. Still, the bunny had been right. There was work to be done. Sam went back to concentrating on the task at hand.