AceSabo - Flower Shop

Chapter 1 - Pink Daisy

I sat, staring right at the white board that my teacher stood in front of. It probably looked like I payed attention, but I really wasn't doing any percent of that. All the words my teacher spoke came to me as some foreign language. This was my last year in high school and it was already the second semester. I was amazed by how long I had been staying in this boring school. Only a few months left to go and then, I would be out, but... to do what? I didn't know.

Everyone expected me to know, yet I didn't. Am I wrong for not knowing, I would question myself before just tossing that out of my mind and running off to enjoy my young life. I let out a sigh and looked to the door of the classroom. It was closed, like usual. I wanted to go already. Lunch was next after this class. It wouldn't be the end of school, but even lunch was wonderful to me. I would be able to not have to sit around, I could shout or talk however loud I wanted, and finally... I got to eat.

I felt myself chuckled softly at the thought of eating and the foods I could get at the cafeteria. Oh, the thought of food was always nice to me. Who wouldn't feel happy when they saw food?

"Ace," someone said suddenly with and annoyed cough.

That was the only word... or name, that I understood. My eyes slowly turned to look over at the teacher who stood next to my desk. He cleared his throat and stared down at me. I had been caught.

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Stepping out of the teachers' office, I gripped my head with both of my hands and let out a groan of irritation. I ruffled my raven black hair before stomping off to the roof, but before I could get there, I heard someone calling my name. Ah... it's that kid again...

I turned and looked over to the pink-haired boy that was hurrying over to me. "Coby... did you need something," I asked him with a sigh.

Coby caught his breath when he got close enough and then looked up at me with a smile. He laughed nervously before adjusting his glasses. "I couldn't find you where you usually were... Oh- did you get held back again? That's not good," he mumbled.

"Obviously it isn't a good thing," I replied to him as I turned to walk off. Coby gasped a bit before following after me. He was several years younger than me. I only knew him from Gramps.

"R-right," he nodded. He was always a nervous person when it came to everything. I wondered if he would ever be able to be more confident. Well, whatever. It is none of my business. Coby hurried up to my side and twiddled his fingers a bit. Once he gained enough confidence, he asked me, "would you come to a flower shop with me after school?"

I paused in my walk and turned to look at him, "d-did you just..."

"Ah- no. I already kinda have a girlfriend," he said with a smile and a wave of a hand. "I wouldn't ask you anyways. You're so funny, Ace-san."

"... That response is somewhat painful, Coby," I muttered. I let out a huff and started walking again. I wouldn't have wanted him to had confessed to me, since I wouldn't know how to handle one from a guy, but how he answered... Ignoring the odd pain, I asked him. "Why do I have to come?"

Coby beamed happily even though I hadn't given him a 'yes' answer, "well, you see! I- um... Kinda have this girl I like and- she likes me back too, but we haven't really told each other? Oh- so... I want to get her flowers to-"
"Why do I have to come," I interrupted, wanting him to stop telling his perfect-sounding love life to me.

"Ah... I just would like someone to come with me," he finally answered.

And why did that have to be me... "Go ask your other friends... I have things to do," I murmured my answer.