Outsider : Classroom Of The Elite

Chapter 2.5 - Trap

T/W: Contains offensive content (ie. physical violence, death threats)

The gathering ended as soon as it began. Horikita was the first one to depart, followed by Ike and the others. Kikyou and I were the only one's remaining in Ayanokouji's room. While Ayanokouji was busy cleaning the room, I was doing the dishes accompanied by Kikyou.

Oh how wonderful....

"I can handle the rest. You should go on now, Kikyo-san." I offered.

"No no, that won't do, Levent-kun. This is the least I could do to help you."

"But it's already late. You should head out first. The last thing you'd want is to get caught in front of a boy's room." I added.

"Hm, now that you mention it... you are right. But, are you sure you don't want me to handle the rest?" I nodded in affirmative.

It was already past evening. Normally the school would give all sorts of freedom to it's students. However, there was no way an educational institute could be that flexible. Romantic intimacy was a hard 'NO' within the border of the dorms. Of course by that I mean se-

"Yay! Thank you Levent-kun. I really appreciate it." Kikyou exclaimed in a cutesy tone.

"It's no big deal."

Kikyou carefully put down her plate. After cleaning and organizing herself, she headed towards the door. But then... suddenly she stopped right in front of the kitchen. With a stern look on her face, she looked back at me.

"Say, Levent-kun."

"Hm?" I know where this is headed.

"Do you perhaps like girls like Horikita?"

The question was meant to be asked to him, not me. Then again, why was I being the one interrogated? It seemed like I had completely replaced Ayanokouji Kiyotaka from his own story. It was never my intention to begin with. All I wanted to do was just give assistance to the D-fects, because the protagonist wasn't a reliable one. But, that's not what matters. The question is...

Have I completely diverted this from the original plot?

"Is there a reason behind that question?"

"I always see you together with her. You're the only person Horikita-san ever talks to. All the girls in class are talking about it." I agree.

I was getting too attached to Horikita. So much so, that I started attracting a lot of unwanted attention towards me. It was a good thing, for Ayanokouji. He wouldn't face any more difficulties being invisible as I was acting as his cloak.

"Horikita talks to me like she does with everyone else. If anything, she's more crude with me whenever we have a conversation."

"I don't know about that. She seems more comfortable talking to you, rather than all."
...

I'm not sure if she's mistaking comfort with fear.

"Is that so? I really haven't thought about it like that."

"Then, is it true?"

....

Do I, now?

"For now, Horikita is my friend, nothing more, nothing less. We both share a similar goal, to reach class A. That's why we're helping each other."

"I see." Kikyou replied. "I'll be going home now. Good night, Levent-kun."

"Ah, good night."

Kikyou proceeded to the other room where Ayanokouji was. What followed was the sound of the door closing. Ayanokouji appeared the next instant.