56 Days of Anime!

Day Sixteen

Day Sixteen: You just got dumped. How does #7 cheer you up? (Shima)

"Saeko, you alright?" Shiemi picks my phone up off the ground and hands it to me. I blink back tears and force a smile.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little tired." I take my phone back and stare at the last message I recieved from my boyfriend.. Well, now exboyfriend.

"Sorry Saeko, but it's just not working. Listen, I met someone else and I think we should go our separate ways. See ya' around. - Satoshi"

"Are you sure? You look pretty down.." Rin comes out of no where, scaring the hell out of me.

"I-I'm fine, Rin-Kun!" I laugh nervously. "Nope, nothing wrong here!" They look at each other and sigh.

"Well, fine. Let's get going." Rin grabs my hand and pulls me towards the classroom. "Are you still.. in your pajamas?" He looks at me. I glance down and realize I'm still in my sweatpants and zip-up jacket.

"I.. Yeah, sort of." I rub the back of my head. "Aha, guess I forgot to get dressed.."

"Here, I have an extra uniform," Izumo hands me the pink skirt and polo. I try my best to subdue my groan.

"T-Thank you." I run to the bathroom and change. God, I'm an idiot. I didn't even put jeans on, so now I'm stuck wearing this stupid slutty uniform that Uncle Mephisto picked out for the girls. That fucking pervert. I slide my sweats off and pull the skirt on, slightly yelping when the cold air rushes over my pale legs. This. This is why I wear pants. I pull at the end of my jacket, eventually deciding to leave it on. It's black, not like anybody will say anything. I hate this damn school. I hate people. I hate everyone. Grunting, I shut my phone off and shove it in my pocket, then walk to class. I hand Izumo her shirt and promise to wash the skirt before I give it back.

"Now do something about your hair," she sighs. "It's so messy." She hands me a brush. I pat the top of my head and discover it's in a tangled bun. This is the first time I've ever left my room looking like this. Everyone probably thinks I'm weird.. I sigh and quickly brush through my candy-pink hair, then take my seat.

"Good morning, class," Mr. Okamura addresses us. "Today we.."

Wow. My head hurts. My stomach hurts.. Did I eat today? No.. I don't think I did. I got that break up message this mornig.. I've been crying ever since. I didn't even go to regular classes.. God damn, I'm in pain. Uugghh. I don't want to cook tonight. Should I go out to eat? Yeah.. But whe-

"Saeko?" Yukio places a paper infront of me. "Are you alright?"

"Wha? Ah, uh yeah.. I'm fine.." I glance over the paper.

"This is the home work for tonight.. Why don't you just head home today, you already know what we're going over." He smiles warmly.

"Ah.. sure.." I grab the paper and my bag and step out the door. In the hall is Shima, one of my best friends. He grins when he sees me.

"What's up, Sae?"

"Uh.. going home. Shouldn't you be in class?"

"Bathroom break." He winks. "Why're you going home? You alright?"

"Y-Yeah, don't worry about it." I put on my best fake-happy face. He stares at me for a couple seconds, then shakes his head.

"Make sure you're ready at six," he says, then enters the room.

While walking home, I turn on my phone and text Shima. "Ready at six? What're you talking about?"

"I'm taking you out for dinner. Can't let a friend be sad alone! ^_^"

"Shima, I'm fine. Really."

"Nope. It's that Satoshi asshole, isn't it?"

I sigh, not wanting to reply. "Yeah. He left me. I'll see you later."

I stand outside my dorm building, waiting for Shima to come. He almost tackles me to the ground. "Aye, buddy!" he says, rather cheerfully.

"H-Hey, Shima." I push him off me. "So where are we goin'?"

"Hm? Oh, right. We're meetin' someone at Ichiraku." He grins.

"Uh. Who? I don't really want to be with peop-"

"No, no. Trust me. You'll like this." He grabs my hand and basically drags me down the street. "Alright. You ready for this?" He winks at me.

"I'm scared." I groan.

"No! Dude, I got this." He thrusts me in ahead of him, shoves me in a seat, and walks away.

"H-Hey, Shima!" I yell, then notice someone's sitting in front of me. He blushes and looks away.

"So this is what Shima was doing.." Bon laughs uneasily.

"Was he.. trying to set us up?" I look around and spot my pink-haired friend, who shoots me a thumbs up before leaving.

"Y-Yeah.. I guess so." Bon sighs, then looks at the menu. "So are you hungry? I'm paying."

I nod and order a bowl of ramen. "Thanks, Bon. I'll pay you back.."

"N-No! It's fine, really.." He looks at me and blushes again.

He really is cute.. Dammit Shima, you really are a great friend. What would I do without you?