You + Me = Chemistry

I-This is so not moleCOOL

Today is my favorite day of the year. Why, you ask? It's when they announce the results of the science finals, of course! I, Karin Misaki, have always topped the final exams. Until now.

I rushed to the corridors as soon as the bell rang, in full speed. Heck, if only I could unleash this much potential in P.E., I'm already sure I'd be the valedictorian, oh wait. I am. Or would be, if I gain the number 1 spot on this test. Which for sure, I did.

Or so I thought.

Perched just above my name was a certain someone's. "Matsuda Tsukiyomi?!?!" I exclaimed. Yes, that's right, the Prince of the School, and my annoying, way too perfect, gorgeous, intelligent and magnificent childhood friend with a 'dark side' who competed with me through every aspect of life. I hate him, so much! With a burning passion.

Matsuda getting first place in my forte would definitely send the great Einstein rolling in his grave.

"Wow, congratulations, Karin! Second place, not bad!" remarked Matsuda. I reached up and grabbed his collar. Although from my height, it's more like tugging on it. "It's not fair! What did you do? Did you cheat?"

"Of course not, I would never! Maybe it's because you're so cute when you're angry, and I get motivated to study harder when you show me that face." He laughed, patting my head like I'm his pet or something. I released my grip on his collar and shoved his hand away. "Listen, Matsuda! You're a fake science fan and I hate you!" I glared at him and ran off.

I decided to go to my secret place, my favorite place in the entire world. It's none other than the science lab. I took a seat in my usual corner and pulled out my physics book. See, this is why I don't really have friends. Well, aside from Matsuda, but then again, friendship over.

It's because nobody appreciates science as much as I do. It's the study of everything around us. It's the immense power of innovation and the law of motion that keeps us all together. It's driven by humans who have continuously evolved ever since Charles Darwin's theory of relativity. It's-

Before I continue my process of thought, a bothersome individual disrupts me. "Karin, are you still mad at me?" Matsuda pokes his head through the door, his ebony black hair and chestnut brown eyes just getting the right amount of sunlight. Lord, help me. He's kind of attractive.

I gave him the evilest look I could muster and gave him the 'I'm watching you' gesture.

"So...adorable." He muttered, walking closer to me.

What a masochist. And speaking of masochist, that's actually his secret 'dark side', which only I have the unfortunate experience of knowing. Being the immaculate prince of the school, who's great at sports and is intelligent and is very handsome, all girls in the school think he's a perfect pure angel and they love him to death. But no, he's a masochist, who is physically attracted to negative emotion.

I hate him. So. Much.

I ignore Matsuda's existence and just start working on my lab experiment. I pour some chemicals on a beaker and heat it up, which by the way, is a very satisfying feeling. I turn on the Bunsen burner and transfer my chemicals to a test tube when Matsuda suddenly sneaks up behind me and I panicked, thus spilling the contents of my beaker on my uniform.

Clutching my blouse in pain, I totally lost it and pushed Matsuda, and I forgot that his inner masochist might have totally liked being pushed, and we ended up on the floor in an awkward position with me on top. I never noticed how nice Matsuda's face was, until now. "S-Sorry." I blushed. Matsuda just laughed it off and stood up, and helped me up after. He was now looking at my chest area. "Hey, eyes up here." I said.

"No, I'm not- It's just that, you got sodium hydroxide spilled on you, right?" he said, and I suddenly remembered. Now I was in full-panic mode. "Help me!" I exclaimed, trying to unbutton my blouse.

"Calm down, Karin. Let me take care of you." His voice was almost soothing. He calmly unbuttoned my school uniform, trying not to look at the bare area underneath.

I looked away while he was doing me. Oops, that sounds really bad, I meant, while he was undoing my buttons. "You do know that I still don't like you, right? That was my only shot at being valedictorian." I scoffed.

"Karin, you've changed. I mean, you're still cute but, all you care about now is your grades. The only reason I've studied so hard for this was for you to notice me. So that you could see that I'm working really hard to impress you. So that you can finally say 'Wow, Matsuda's so cool!' and 'What an ikemen senpai! (handsome superior)' or something." He looked down, with a pained expression. It was still very awkward, since I was half naked and we were having a heart-to-heart talk. I didn't know what to say, I wanted to laugh, since what he said was so geeky but I couldn't, since this situation turned from outrageous to melancholic in a snap.

Matsuda took off the zip up hoodie he was wearing over his white uniform, and put it on me. I zipped it up to cover myself. Afterwards, he slowly walked away from me, but I grabbed his hand to stop him.

"You know...I can't say it as enthusiastically as you can but, you're really cool, Matsuda. I'm sorry for being selfish." I smiled. "Really?!?" he was mesmerized, as if he wasn't expecting me to say that. "Karin! Are you copper tellurium? Because you're so damn CuTe." he pulled me into a hug. I squirmed and tried to pry him away, but he just held me tighter. "You masochist!" I blurted out. "That's perfect, you're a sadist, and I'm a masochist. S&M. Should we try it?" he asked. I softly slapped him on the head. "If you shut up, I'll let you hug me." So he did.

From that moment on, I realized that:

Everything is made out of atoms. Matsuda's also made out of atoms, and therefore, he's my Everything. (Cheesy I know.)

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Author's note:

Hello, this is my first ever original series, and I hope it exceeds expectations. I wanted it to be cast in a Japanese high school setting not because of the stereotype that Asians love to study or anything *nervous laugh* (I'm part Asian too) but because I love the Japanese culture, and I hope that's alright. Anyway, if you don't like it, you can always change the character's name in your head. So, instead of "Matsuda is so cute.", you can change it to whatever name you like, for example: "John is so cute." (See, it sounds so much better in Japanese. Just Kidding.) 

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