For as long as I can remember, I was alone.
But unlike most lonely people, I never desired friends, and I never understood why. Not that it bothered me.
At school, everyone were friends with each other, and they paid so much attention to each other...
3rd period, Math. As usual, it's boring. The teacher kept blabbing on about some random crap that won't be used in the future.
My head was being supported by my arm in boredom. Eventually I made it slip and my head slammed on my table. Luckily, it didn't attract attention so I was in the clear. I started feeling drowsy, and found myself drooling and snoring on my table.
I was interrupted by a hard smack. My head jolted up and hit the back of my table, and this time it attracted attention. I kept a straight face that shouted out "why are you looking at me like that?". Everybody turned their heads back to the teacher, and the lecture continued.
I rubbed the back of my head as soon as everyone looked away, and looked at the most probable culprit...
A-S-A-M-I
"Hehe, sorry. I poked you a few times and you didn't even flinch. So I smacked you to wake you up" she says,
WHY CANT SHE JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!?
"Um... thanks? But no thanks" I reply making a dull face,
"Eh? Why not?" She asks,
"Cause I was doing fine until you happened" I reply,
My statement referred to two things,
1) Her waking me up
2) My solo school life which was perfect until she came to me
"Oh hehe, I knew that..." she says,
THEN WHY DID YOU WAKE ME UP!?
"... but this is school, and you know, we can't fall asleep in class" she concludes,
How did I forget...?
"Um... okay then"
DING!~
"And, there's the lunch bell" I rejoice,
I grab my bag and get off my seat, but as soon as I made my dash to the door, Asami grabbed me by the collar.
"ACK! What now!?" I say in agony due to me choking on my own clothing
"Oh, I just wanted to ask I could hang out with you!" She says with her hand still gripping on to the back of my collar,
I tried my best to break free, and said the same thing that popped into my mind.
"Ack! S-sure ack!"
"That's awesome! Thanks" she shrieks as she lets go of my coat,
Wait, what the freak did I just say!?
"W-wait a sec!" I cough,
"What?" She says,
I look at her and her face looked like it lost all sanity. Some kind of death glare I guess? Her eyes were like daggers that were stabbing my brain, making me feel jumbled up and eventually made it harder for me to say anything.
Damn it... who knew she could make such a scary face!?Wait, does this have something to do with the vibe I'm getting from her!?
"Nothing! N-nothing! Sorry!" I speak out before my brain eventually shuts down,
"Oh okay, lets go to the roof then" she says as she walks out the door
I paused for a moment to think...
HOW DID SHE KNOW WHERE I WANTED TO STAY!? GAAAAAAAH!!!
I suck it up and walk out of the room, feeling my first ever defeat in school.
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After I grabbed the salmon sandwich I packed for lunch from my locker, I slowly made my way up the stairs to the rooftop. As expected, Asami was already there, sitting on the floor by the low wall, reading a magazine.
I admit, I got kinda curious about what she was reading. So I did something I thought I was never gonna do ever...
"Whatcha reading?"
DAMN IT WHY DID I SAY THA-
"Oh, just an article about Shirobane Roshiba!" She answers cheerfully
"What's so special about him?" I ask curiously,
"First off, he cleared the hardest MMORPG ever! I heard if you die in the game, your whole account gets reset and you have to start over" she says
"How many times did he die just to clear it?" I ask,
"NONE! He cleared every level, and it took him only 2 years" she says,
"That's some dedication... what's number two?"
"Second, HE LOOKS SO.... see for yourself!" She screams out as she stands and shows me a photo of him.
The photo was mostly black and white, and some parts of it had color
"Whoever edited this photo is amazing! They were even able to make his eyes glow!" She says as she takes a seat in her spot,
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"Wow he's running... was this planned?" I ask her sarcastically while sitting down a few feet beside her,
"I actually heard that he was running away from the photographers, and they were lucky enough to catch this photo of him" she says
"Sounds like he doesn't like the attention" I say,
"Well, that's the life of a celebrity" she sighs,
"So he only cleared that game recently?" I ask,
"Actually, this magazine's issue was from last year. During the time they caught this photo, Shiroku-kun was just released from the hospital" she says,
"What happened? Is that why he has that bandage on him?" I ask,
"Yup, apparently he saved a little girl from getting hit by a large truck, but got hit instead..." she says,
Asami looked at the photo and let out a disappointed sigh. I could tell there was something on her mind that she wanted to let out or something.
"Everything alright?" I ask
"Yeah, its just that..."
Could she be a loner too? I wonder...
"...I don't think I'll be able to meet him"
IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT!!?
"Um... maybe someday you will" I say,
WAIT, WTF DID I JUST SAY!?
"Hah! Not a chance. He lives in a different region, and... he has... a... a girlfriend..." she says shyly,
"Huh... what do you expect? If he's that popular he's bound to find someone in his fanbase" I say, taking another bite from my sandwich,
"Well actually... there's a rumor that they met in the game..." she says,
"Uh huh..." I say
"Oh enough of him... its clear that I'm not meant to be with him" Asami says cheering herself up,
"I was waiting for you to realize that" I say
Asami looks at me with confused eyes, then coats her face with a smirk as she prepares her statement.
