Love is...(On hold)

Chapter 1: Part 2

Akashi's POV

She was always reading those stupid books and asking people that same stupid question that at some stupid point I become curious about it as she was.

What is love?

Not the love of a parent, but the kind of love that everybody was searching for. Their so called soulmates or that stupid idea of destiny or their search for their so called mr./ms. Right, or all those other kind bull.

I wonder if she was the same questions as I was:

What does it feel like? How do you know that you were/are in love with someone? Is it something that is developed over time? Or does it just
suddenly hit you in the face like a piece of randomly flying brick?

To be honest, I never really thought about those kinds of things. I've never deemed them relevant or helpful.

At least, until I met her.

(first name) Rivalle

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BANG!

The sound of the door slamming wide open echoed throughout the room as the principal was about to say something important about who was going to be the first year representative.

Annoyed, I turned to face a girl with messy brown locks who was catching her breath.

"G-go...men..." She said in between breath as she still tried to collect herself.

She was short, about a head shorter than me I suppose, and her skin was somewhat ghostly pale. She somewhat looked... exotic though. French? German? Both? I'm not that quite sure.

Whatever her nationality was, I couldn't care less. She didn't pose a threat or did she caught my interest at that time so I pretty much didn't bother myself about her until I saw the principal let out let out a sigh of relief out of the corner of my eyes.

'Was she the one we're waiting for?' I thought as I stole a glance at the brunette. 'Damn this woman for making me wait.'

"You're late." The words rolled out of my mouth in an annoyed tone before I could help myself. She deserves it anyway.

"Well, so~rry Captain obvious!" She snapped at me as she continued to catch her breath.

Her sassy way of snapping at me only irked me more to the point that if it was actually legal to kill someone, I would have killed her then and there.

'Just who does she think she's talking to?!' I thought angrily at her as I glared at her.

The principal must have sensed some kind of tension in the air, so he decided to intervene. And his next words clearly caught both, the brunette and myself, by surprise.

"Now you two, that shouldn't be how the two first year representatives behave." he said, making my mind go blank.

"What?!" We both said at the same time.

Two first year representatives?! He's got to be kidding right?! Clearly there's got to be some mistake!

"P-principal... y-you can't be serious!" she stammered as she now fully faced us, standing, looking fully recovered.

"I agree with the peasant! You can't be serious about this!" I shouted at the principal and slammed my hands on his stable in disbelief, 1. Because of the situation of having two representatives. 2. Because I agreed with that peasant, making the man behind the table visibly flinch.

Oops.

"Excu~se me?! Did you just call me a peasant you freaking jerk?!" she growled, more like shrilled actually, at me, making me look at her and raise an eyebrow at her.

"Do you not know who you are growling at?" I asked her in a deadly calm tone which didn't seem to faze her.

From behind me, I heard the principal groan. But honestly, I didn't care nor do I want to give a damn about it. All I had in mind was how this unsightly (a/n: You know.... For being messed up from running.) woman dares to address me in such a manner.

For whatever reason it was, she bit her lip and somewhat looked unsure of something.

"Fine. I'll just leave." She said in the same deadly calm manner I had before and pulled the door open.

"Good riddance." I muttered through gritted teeth as I turned to face the principal, who was now massaging his temples. Somewhat I felt disappointed that she was leaving. Why was that I wonder?

"Oh and for the record, I know who you are Akashi Seijuro." She said, her voice emphasizing my name. "The question is, do you know who I am?"

And with that question hanging in the air, she left.

Dumbfounded as I was, it didn't bother me that I somehow, in an a odd enjoyable way, just got owned by a girl whom I don't have the slightest clue about.

"This might actually be interesting." I mutter as a, oddly enough, smile crossed my lips.

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A/N: And cut!!!! :9 I don't know what just happened really. So sorry if you think it sucked and thank you if you think it didn't. Anyways, I'm hungry lol xD ciao for now~

Love lots, XiaoHua