Fire and Ice ‖ Renga

⟪Prolouge⟫

"My name is Langa Hasegawa."

Reki looks up from his notebook. At the front of the classroom stands a tall boy with blue hair.

The boy speaks again after being prompted by the teacher, "I come from Canada."

The news of an exchange student has been floating around the school for a few days now, but he's different from what Reki imagined. The way he looks, the way he talks, it's just...odd, like there's something off about him.

There's a brief moment of silence before the teacher speaks again, "Alright, you can take a seat beside Reki, the boy with red hair."

Reki is snapped back out of his thoughts by the mention of his name. He looks back to the blue haired boy, making eye contact with him for a moment.

The blunette walks towards Reki, sitting down in the empty desk beside him.

Reki stares at him, almost studying him. He can't help but feel a cold aura coming from the boy, though he might just be imagining it.

After staring at the boy for a long moment, Reki finally speaks, his voice hushed, "Langa, right?"

The blue-haired boy turns his head towards Reki, slightly caught off guard hearing his name, "Yeah."

Reki gives a small smile, "I'm Reki."

Langa returns the smile, turning his attention back towards the teacher at the front of the class.

Reki does the same, but only for a moment. He keeps looking over at the boy sitting beside him, almost entranced by him.

This continues for the rest of class. No matter how hard Reki tries, his eyes just keep getting drawn back to the boy sitting beside him.

Finally the bell rings, ending the cycle Reki's caught in. He watches as the boy stands up and walks away, heading out the door. As he does, Reki could swear the air around him gets warmer, but again, he could just be imagining things.

Reki forces himself out of his chair, his mind still swirling with thoughts of the boy that was sitting next to him.

For the rest of the day, that cold blue haired boy was the only thing on Reki's mind.