Heroine

My name's Akihito Shiro

"Hey isn't he that Shiro guy?"

"No way! You mean the one that works at that lame cafè? Pfft. He looks... girly."

"Shhh, be quiet he might hear you."

"So? What's he gonna do to us? Throw his silly gadgets on our faces? Tch. As if."
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I'm Akihito Shiro and I hate people. They're just judgmental beings who are at the lowest level of the stupidest species on this planet. They act all friendly and perfect so that they can climb to the top but I should have known. As fast as they can say that they're your friend, is as quick as they can turn their backs on you. I know this because at school, I have a hidden identity. I'm one of the so-called "princes" at our school, Prince No. 1, Yugi Kei.

Akihito Shiro Yugi Kei. That's my full name. Apparently people have become so idiotic to the point that they haven't even realized that Shiro and Kei are the same person. That's what I don't like, no, that's what I hate. Whenever I attend school as Kei, people always treat me as if I'm their ruler, they respect me, they adore me. They like me. But whenever I'm dressed as Shiro, they treat me like I'm not supposed to exist, not realizing that the guy who they look up to, who they adored, is the same guy who they ignore and don't like.

"Pfft. Anata baka." I said to myself, smiling grimly.

"Idiots?"

I gasped when someone suddenly spoke beside me. I turned to the right and saw a human with his eyebrows raised, looking at me. Great, what miracle has caused for you to talk to me? I don't like you, go away.

"Mind your own business."

The human started to looked annoyed at my statement. Good for him. He can understand me.

"Look, Akihito Shiro right? It doesn't mean that you're a loner, you have to act rude all the time. Tch. I just wanted to tell you the bell rang already so you can go home now." He said, motioning to the now empty classroom that was filled with students before. Huh, looks like I was too caught up in my thoughts.

"Since when did you start to care when I go home?" I replied looking at this human suspiciously. What does he want with me?

I saw him clench his fists tightly, veins about to pop out on his head. Tsk, tsk. He's gonna blow.

"Why would I care when you go home?! I don't even like you! I want you to go home now because my girlfriend and I are gonna have a date here! There?! Happy now?! Now go away!" He yelled finally standing up, rage clear in his eyes. Sigh, I'm such a sadist.

I smirked at him and rested my head on my left hand. "Who are you? God? You can't order me around."

The rage in his eyes got fiercer, I thought for sure that he was ready to punch the lights out of me anytime but he managed to suppress himself. The fire was gone in a second, he stared at me for a second before sighing, "Just go away already." He sat down and held his forehead.

Looks like it's time to finally go. "Alright, I hope I won't see you tomorrow. Good riddance of me." I said, waving at him jokingly just for the fun of it. Before he could react any further, I grabbed my backpack and immediately dashed outside the classroom and ran down the stairs. Phew, that was tiring. Talking should become an exercise. Exercise for the brai-

"Uh excuse me? I was supposed to go to school today. I'm the new transferee. Hehehe, but it looks like I lost my way." A girl about my age with glasses similar to mine who approached me said, smiling shyly. Too tired to tell you what she looks like. What is this? Humans-finally-notice-me-so-they-talk-to-me day? Wait, did she just say she got lost?

"You got lost..." I said with an unbelievable look in my eye.

"Yep."

"All day? For nine hours?"

She smiled and shrugged her shoulders. "Heheh, yyyyes?"

"Ugh. Why would you even get lost? Don't you have a phone with you? Doesn't it have a GPS or whatever?" I asked. I probably look so annoyed right now but this human is ignoring what I'm feeling.

She gave me a sheepish smile while scratching her head. "Ehhh well... I kind of forgot to bring it?" Another stupid one I see. I'm disappointed. I ignored her and started walking again. She's not even worth my time.

"Hey wait!"

I heard her call me again. Jeez. You should at least know by now that I don't like you.

"I know you don't like me but I really need you to show me the way going home! It took me hours to find this place, I know I could have asked someone but I'm too shy. If you say you're busy or you're in a hurry, I know you're really not. That expression of yours while walking down the stairs was neither worried nor troubled and your pace of walking was just relaxed! Please I need to go home now or my mom will either have me for dinner or she'll call the police thinking I might be missing!"

I stopped on my tracks at this. Did she really just say all those words in one breath? And is she a mind reader? I don't like her. She acts as if she knows and understands everything.

I looked behind me and saw her out of breath, probably from a while ago. She looks so desperate as if she's about to cry. She really wants to go home huh?

I sighed, finally giving in to her, but not fully. "One second." I said as I shuffled through my bag, looking for that piece of paper.

"Thank you." I heard her mumble with a sigh of relief.

Now where did I put that... Ah, found it. "Here."

"Huh? What's this?" She asked as I gave her the map. "Exactly what it looks like. I don't want to waste my time in showing you the way around. And you should remember not to talk to strangers, like me, you should know that by now, what if someone tries to mug you?"

She grinned like a cat and laughed. "Well you didn't do anything bad right? You're even helping me out! I'm so lucky you were the one I approached! Thanks for the map. I'll be going now, wouldn't want to waste your "precious" time." She said, giving air-quotes to the word precious. She took a quick glance at the map and ran off down the stairs.

Looks like I can finally go home.

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"I'm hom-"

"Where have you been you little piece of sperm?! Your dad and I were waiting for you before we can eat dinner! I'm so hungry right now!"

Before I could announce my presence, I was greeted by an angry beast and my dad at the dining table.

"Then why didn't you eat ahead?" I asked cocking my head to the side, giving them a poker face. My mom turned red whether in fury or in embarrassment and slammed her fist on the table. "Shut up! Your dad just wanted to wait for you! Why would I care about you?!"

"I didn't say anything~" I mumbled to myself. "I heard that brat! Now go and reheat these food again!" Mom yelled and gestured for me to go to the kitchen. "You really should calm down Hanna. That kind of behavior is really not a good example for our son." Dad finally spoke trying to hold off the beast who's ready to strangle me.

"Dad's right, and don't we have maids to do these things anyway?"

"Getting lazy now aren't we? This won't get you anywhere in life! Now move and reheat these food!"

"Hai."

Jeez, I really hate people.