A little late to be Elite

Spicy Main Course

Horikita POV

I have always been alone, for as long as I remember I never tried to make any bonds with anyone else, I only wanted to repair one bond I cared about. It has been my goal and still is, but right now I'm no where near repairing it, rather I've only been proving that he was right to severe our bond. Exam after exam the people I have been placed with continued to fail, dragging me down further away from my goal, but I was confident, I was only taking my time, the moment they followed me was the moment I would progress towards my goal and yet I couldn't have been more wrong.

When it finally happened, I was defeated, rather it didn't even feel like a fight as one class dominated the exam, I couldn't do anything nor was I able to find out how, I could say I was dealt a bad hand, the class was dysfunctional, basic cooperation was near impossible and the overall academic level was worse, the only thing the class was good at was self-pity. I always find myself coming back to this conclusion, it made sense and yet I could never silence the voices behind my mind.

You belong with them.

The school decided I was and every staff I asked said so. It was beaten into me by my brother that dear night and yet I defiantly refused to acknowledge it and yet ever since my humiliating defeat, it haunted me. Throughout this summer vacation it kept nagging at me, making me confused, unable to formulate my next move as I started to doubt my decisions, something I've never had done before and before I knew it, summer vacation has ended and he arrived.

Everything about his arrival was enigmatic, the first ever transferee, the first to ace the entrance, his achievements painted him a student worthy of class A, yet his choices was baffling. He wanted to lead this dysfunctional class to the top, something I tried and failed at. I couldn't believe his arrogance and yet his face never painted such arrogance, no it didn't paint anything at all, like he just knew it was gonna happen, so I observed. The following days upon his arrival I observed him, waiting for any sign that could support his claim and yet nothing happened aside from a confrontation with Ryūen, he acted like a normal average student minus that never changing expression of his. I was ready to scoff at him, he was all talk from what I could see and yet my streak of being wrong continued yesterday.

He displayed such athleticism that I didn't think was possible for a high school student and yet he didn't look like he was winded doing so and maybe much more impressive is his acquisition of such amounts of points, he was able to do this while not making any fuss, as far as I know, no one knew of his points except him and now me. I spent the entire evening trying to think of how and yet I couldn't arrive on a definitive answer, he really was an enigma from day one.

And now I am in a restaurant, with him sitting across me, casually asking for potential traitors in our class like he was just asking the weather, his apathetic face not making it any better. I pondered hard about his question, would he even believe anything I say? I had my doubts, but I have no reasons to lie about my opinion about this.

"Kushida."

"I see."

That's it? I feel irritated, I was sure he would at least react to that considering how close he is to her group. Was it because he was still new to the class that he isn't as enamored at Kushida compared to the others or does he trust my words that much? It was impossible to get a read on that face of his.

"You believe me?"

"I don't know what to believe, but please do tell me why you are wary of her."