Classroom of the Elite TimeSkip

Chapter 8 - Unwelcome Reunion

Ayanokoji POV

Ugh.  Haruka is mad at me for being late to work.  When did she get so punctual?  I arrived only 2 minutes late but she spent 20 minutes nagging and yelling at me about "lost profits."

"KIYOOOOOOO!!!  DON'T YOU KNOW HOW LATE YOU ARE?!"

"My bad, my bad.  Airi wouldn't let me sleep last night and she wanted to stay in bed with me this morning.  That and the breakfast we had that took a bit of time out of our hands."

And with that Haruka pulled out the biggest smug smile I've ever seen from someone. 

"Hoho~ I didn't know you would be so aggressive when it comes to Airi. Well, I guess it's only natural that even someone like you can 't resist her cute charms. But remembe-"

I bonked her on the head and corrected her.

"Firstly, I said Airi wouldn't let me sleep. And secondly, I wasn't the one keeping her up. She kept me up, you moron. And thirdly, I didn't do anything naughty with her. I don't want to rush it nor do I feel like she wants to either."

"Hey, I was ju-"

Suddenly, Akito chimes in to remind Haruka that she's at work.

"Hey.  Haruka, get back to work.  Just because you're my secretary doesn't mean you get to slack off.  And you, Kiyotaka, don't hit our employees.  It makes us look bad in front of our clients and such."

"Thanks Akito."

"No problem Kiyotaka.  Now get back to work, we're falling behind on paperwork already!"

"Hai, hai.  Right away boss."

And with that, starts my work shift.    Haruka can be such a pain sometimes when it comes to her teasing.  I hope nothing else happens today, I just wanna get out of work and go back home.  Actually now that I think about it, Airi doesn't live here so does that mean our relationship will mainly be long distance? 

I dislike that.

That feeling of disgust and disdain, why did I feel that just now?  It's fine if Airi has to move because of work, I understand that being an idol is tough.  But at the same time, I don't want her to go. 

I want her to stay with me...

Sakura POV

Hmmm, I wonder what Kiyo is doing right now. Maybe he could be thinking of m-me...

Kyaaaaaa~!

I put my hands to my cheeks and closed my eyes, I hope nobody sees me like this. I know for sure Haruka would never stop teasing me about Kiyo if I was acting like this. It's too bad that I can be more honest with my feelings for him now so sucks to suck Haruka!

"Sakura-san, we came to discuss about next season's outfits for you.  We were also thinking about doing some type of collab with Kei Karuizawa and Maya Satou.  Their products are really popular and they confronted us to work together to promote their products even more.  What do you think about it?"

"Hmm. I think it would be a nice sponsorship opportunity! I already use a lot of their products too. They give me discounts because they know me from high school. Karuizawa-san knew my friend group back then."

"I see. I'll tell my team to email them and see if we can strike up a deal."

Time skip to after work

Haaaaaa...

Work was so mundane today like it is everyday. It's just meetings, potential photo shoot, meetings, lunch, more meetings, then talk to my agent about any offers for ads I'd wanna pose for. Well, at least I get to see Kiyo now instead of sitting in my room all day, scrolling the internet.

I wonder if Kiyo ever thought about searching me up online...

Aaaaaaaaaa!!!

No! Bad Airi. Kiyo would never stalk me on the internet, he's not like that.... Some people do and they're just so weird. They think that I love them or that I'm meant to be with them even though I've never spoken to them and if I did it was just a "Nice to meet you" at a meet and greet or something.

Ugh, just thinking about it just feels disgusting, like I need to take a shower.

I'm super excited to see Kiyo tonight though...
I hope we get to talk a lot more and catch up on what's happened for each other since I left. I got in my car and drove back to the hotel and went into my room. I checked on my phone to look for any messages from Haruka or Kiyo.

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Sent at 6:25PM

Kiyotaka: I got off of work now Airi.  I hope your day went well. Can't wait to see you again, you've been on my mind all day.
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As I finished reading those final words my cheeks grew incredibly hot and red.

Kyaaaaaa!!!

Kiyo sure knows how to make a girl fall head over heels for him. He's always saying these sweet things like they're nothing but it's too much for my heart...

Ehehe...

I love Kiyo so much! He's so supportive, kind, loving, he's perfect!

??? POV

"Ah?  Is that Kiyo over there?  Horikita-san look!"

"I don't think that's him.  I know how Ayanokoji looks like.  I've been with him since Class D you know."

Horikita-san always thinks she's better than everyone else. Sigh, I wish she would drop that whole facade sometimes. It was because of Ayanokoji-kun that she managed to graduate at the top of her year. And what about me?! I helped her a lot too!

"Well we were always best friends during high school.  So I think I know more than you do Horikita-san." I retorted back at her.

"Sigh, so are we going to keep looking for him or can I go back to my hotel.  Running campaigns are hard and I'd like to get sleep and be ready for the next day."

"Alright, alright let's go back.  Actually wait a second, isn't that him?"

My eyes caught a glimpse of someone with brown hair, eyes so yellow you'd think they were made of gold, and the key thing about him, an emotionless face.

"Oh.  It really is Ayanokoji."

"Ayanokoji-kun! Hey! It's been so long!"

I run up to him and open my arms for a friendly hug.

"Oh. Nice to see you Ichinose-san."

Sakura POV

Hm, maybe I should get a bite before I head back to my hotel.  Maybe I should get some more dessert from that cafe for me and Kiyo to share?  I'd have to ask for something not too sweet since he dislikes a lot of sugar. 

Just then I see Kiyo in the distance and wait...

Who's that person hugging him?