Glasses will make you look smart

Glasses will make you look smarter. That's what they all said, but in the end he still was this boy that doesn't know a lot in school.

"Keisuke...", moans the teacher annoyed, trying to get back his attention.

"Keisuke...now answer my question!", he starts raising his voice again and his eyes meet Bajis.

"Ah, yeah sorry. I think it's...that he tried to save her knowing that we wouldn't succed?" His voice trembles and his eyes watch over the questions on the board. Maybe they already hide the answer about the little story they've just read.

"You lucky cat, that is true '', the teacher answers and turns back to the rest of the class, continuing his echoing talk about the boring short story.

Baji, sitting almost at the back of the classrooms, watches over all the burning brains in front of him. Why do they try so hard being the best in the class? He doesn't really get all their effort put into boring stuff from school.

The ringing bell takes the thoughts about the other students away and Baji hurries out of class, straight up to his friends.

Draken and Mikey, the ruffles of the school, are already waiting for him.

"Hey Baji!", smiles Mikey and raises his hand for a high-five.

"Hey you two, did school go well?"

"Yeah kind of", says Draken and points out the window, "let's rather go somewhere else mh?"

"How 'bout the city? I'm really hungry." Mikeys pouting face makes everyone say yes, even Draken has to smile at it and messes up Mikeys blonde hair.

The walk to the city does not really take long, the breeze of this mild spring lightens up the mood a bit.

"So, anything new?", Mikey asked and checked both faces beneath him.

"Mhm..I talked to one of my classmates earlier -- talked, well it was more one sided."

"And what did they want?"

"They asked me if I'm just acting dumb or if I really dont have a lot inside my head", Baji lets out a silent laugh.

"Damn that's pretty rude", Draken groans and stops at the red light of the traffic light.

"They just don't know who they are missing out on!" Mikey looks up to Baji and smiles. His smile is pure and Baji knows that he is not lying to him.

"Haha thank you Chibi!", Baji laughes at the dying smile of Mikey.

"I'm not small! Do you wanna die or what?!"

"Calm down Mikey..." Draken holds Mikey off to jump on Bajis back, "watch the traffic lights."

A moment of laughing and crossing the street later, Mikey straightens his face again: "What did you say to them then?"

"As I said, it was pretty one sided - I did not really say something to it, but I really wanted to punch his face."

Meanwhile they arrive downtown, Baji takes his hair band and opens up his long, black hair. The hair really does change Bajis appearance a lot. The ponytail, the simple black band in it, does make him seem like a shy student that goes all out in the classes. His open long hair instead- they make him seem like he would hit you at any moment. Well, he would, but the point is that he seems so mad and dangerous with it.

Draken smiles at Bajis open hair and puts an arm around his shoulder.

"How bout glasses and some attention in class then?"

"Why glasses?"

"Glasses make you seem intelligent!" Mikey laughs and stops in front of a little shop, "They make you seem like the most intelligent one in the class, and your hair in the ponytail just make this picture perfect."

"I doubt it..." Baji sighs and looks inside the store. Just a few people are inside the shop, coming out with little bags with decoration and fun articles - even some souvenirs are available at the store.

"They sure also got some ugly fake glasses, let's go inside!" Without hesitating, Mikey grabs Bajis' jacket and gets him inside the store.

Ton of weird stuff is stuffed inside each shelf and box, making it look like a second-hand store but for decoration.

Baji wears almost every pair of sunglasses and fake glasses, but none really makes a difference in his visible intelligence.

"That is the last one, I suppose", says Draken and hands Baji a pair of glasses over.

"Ohh!", Mikey laughs and checks Bajis picture in the mirror: "You look enticing!"

"Oh shut up you little-" Bajis sighs and stares at himself. "Yeah it's allright, let's just take the glasses and go off."

"Why so mean? You're supposed to look nice and cool with them!"

"One more and I'll make you look nice too." Bajis cold eyes smile at him inviting, but Draken places a hand on his shoulder to make him calm down again.

Looking all fresh and nice with the new glasses, they leave the store and head over to a Ramen shop to eat there. Baji seems to be intelligent now, from the outside at least. Inside his head and heart, there's just a place for his bike. And for pets.

Glasses will make you look smarter. That's what they all said, but in the end he still was this boy that doesn't know a lot in school.