Blossoms after the rain

The new boy

Sayuri's pov

The wind today is crazy, toppling trash bins and blowing the fresh cherry blossoms for miles. I can smell the ocean through the cracked window and feel the salt tingle my cheeks, flushing them pink. The the rain has only just begun, drizzling through the maple branches that lined the school, and swirling down the gutters flooding up into the streets. Another tropical storm is on its way and I'm still in math class getting a paper airplane chucked at my head for the millionth time. I whirl around glaring into Kenji's dark brown eyes as he gets ready to send another one flying. Kenji's our class clown and my best friend. He always has the perfect messy bed hair, one side of his shirt untucked and that sexy sleepy eyed look that girls go crazy for.
" stop that." I say brushing the last folded paper out of my long black hair. He gives me his trademark goofy grin and tosses it the other direction hitting some random unexpecting girl.
I roll my eyes at him as I turn back to my paper trying to focus only on getting my work done, but my brain says otherwise as my eyes once again travel back to the window, watching the storm grow outside, It's gonna be a Typhoon alright, a pretty major one by the looks of it. I'm used to them though, where I live in Okinawa Japan we get them a couple times a year. This one does seem just a little more angry than the others though...all the sudden I'm dragged out of my thoughts by the bell blaring out over the speakers, there's a sudden flurry of noise as everyone rushes to pack their bags and get to lunch. I join them, shoving my books and pens randomly into my bag, and slipping my loose shoe back on. I decide to go for revenge and bonk Kenji on the head as I rush out the door with my classmates. He yells at me playful for messing his hair up, before taking off after me down the hall, I squeal and go faster weaving through students as teachers pretend not to see us breaking the rules. I glance behind me and stick my tongue out
" You can't catch me!"
" oh yes I can!" he yells back, barreling over a terrified first year and continuing the chase. I skid around a corner glancing over my shoulder to see how far behind he was "look out!" someone yells and I whip my head around just in time to suddenly smack into someone causing me to grab them and drag us both hard to the ground.
"Owww" i groan sitting up with one hand on my head. I open my eyes to find myself seated on somebody's lap like I'm on a horse. And...wait I don't think I've ever seen this kid before, he had dark blonde hair and blue eyes and he looked...sort of funny? Was that rude? I couldn't place it but his eyes weren't hooded like everyone else's and his face more pronounced and soft. I reached out subconsciously brushing my fingers along his cheek bone. My intrusive thoughts told me ' damn...he's kinda pretty'. Oh god. I snapped back to reality and realized what id just done. I leap off the boys lap stumbling into Kenji's waiting arms shaking slightly, " uh oh no i'm SO sorry! I did not mean to do that please forgive me!" I stumbled on my words, keeping my eyes squeezed shut and my head in a slight bow waiting to be totally rejected or something. But nothing happened, this new boy just sat there on the ground dazed  and i just stood there and Kenji just kept holding me upright. I straightened a little getting curious.
" umm...are you alright?" I nervously offered my hand to him. He took it gingerly, a small blush creeping up his neck when our fingers touched. I boosted him up, letting my hand drop fairly quickly, tucking it behind my back and fiddling my fingers on the seam of the uniform skirt I was wearing. He just stood there blankly glancing at his hand and me and his hand again. My gaze met Kenji's for a moment and he shrugged, confirming that he hasn't seen him here either.
I decided he wasn't mad so it would ok to keep talking, and  the best approach was to introduce myself " uh, my name Sayuri, sorry for crashing into you, are you new here?" he stood for a minute looking me straight in the eyes.
" Hello, I'm Nico, I just transferred from America and today's my first day." his accent was thickly plated and I didn't exactly recognize it...was it almost british? But breathier in a way.
And that's why he looked off, he wasn't even from here!
" oh! That's cool! You can speak Japanese so well!" I leaned in  my curiosity snagged.
" yeah thanks" said Marcus nervously
" i better go, i'm meeting the head master"
Aww i wanted to keep talking to him! He was all mysterious and cute
" oh alright, good luck!"
He began to give me a slight nod but corrected himself into a slight bow instead. I bowed back and watched him walk swiftly down the hall and turn into a side corridor.
"Huh" Kenji murmured " that was unexpected"
" yeah...I answered still staring at the last place I saw Nico.
He was the first person who'd really caught my attention since Kenji and I think we where gonna be really good friends.
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