An Evening In The Garden

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   I don't have much of an appetite for obvious reasons of course. I barely touch any of my courses before excusing myself early and retreating to my room. Sonia would send for Chiaki and I soon and we'd leave for our walk.

I begin to pace the floor of my room, biting the nail of my thumb as I do so.

This is the worst, this is just the worst! I still can't come to terms with this arranged marriage bullshit! I mean, don't get me wrong, Sonia seems like a nice girl so far but that's just the thing, she seems. I don't really know anything about her. But I suppose that's the purpose of the four of us bonding this evening. . .

Hopefully I can find myself falling in love with her. I mean, in today's day and age it's quite common for couples to get engaged just mere weeks after meeting so maybe it won't be that bad. . ? People are always desperate for love and fall in love with the first person to look at them funny.

There is a knock on the door, making me lift my head and swivel it towards the door. The fluffy head of Nagito pokes it's way in.

Huh? Are we leaving already?

"Sorry to disturb you again soon, truly I am!" He begins, "But you just left dinner so early and Sonia and Chiaki wanted me to be sure you were alright!"

I shrug. "Yeah, I guess I just don't have much of an appetite today."

"Understandable," He says, fully entering the room, "I suppose all of us have been a little out of it since. . .since we all got put in this crazy situation. I especially feel bad for your sister, being stuck with a trashy excuse for an heir like me."

I turn to face him. "Yeah. . .well, anyways I'm fine, thanks for checking." I sigh.

He nods to himself, humming a little. We both stand there awkwardly for a few moments and I wonder if he intends to leave now.

"Sonia and Chiaki are quite friendly with each other. For what it's worth I think they will become friends." He observes, shuffling his feet a little.

I merely hum in response.

". . .Well, I best take my leave now. I'll see you soon, Hinata."

I don't say anything.

". . .Bye."

And with that he turns and walks back into the hall, lazily shutting the door behind him.

That Komaeda fellow seems to be a nice guy as well. He. . .certainly has an interesting perspective about himself and others as well. But I can't help but feel like there's some mystery surrounding him. I wonder what that can be. . .

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"No, Chiaki, let's reschedule, I just want to go to bed now!" I complain as she relentlessly drags me down the corridor, the skirt of her dress smacking against my ankles.

"No, we already agreed, you idiot," She scolds, "besides this is a good idea. We need to get to know the people we're going to marry soon. I already heard the parents discussing our wedding dates."

My eyes widen significantly. "Wh-Really?! When are they thinking?!"

Her lips turn down in a troubled frown. "You and Sonia in four weeks, me and Nagito in five."

My feet falter to a stop, yanking my arm out of Chiaki's loose grip. "That's far too soon! What are they thinking?!"

She turns around so she can face me. "They want to seal the deal as soon as possible. I imagine wedding planning will start in the next few days."

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