Taming the Empress [Akashi Seijuurou Fanfic] (On Hold)

Chapter Five

The attached picture is a drawing of Cho I drew ^-^ Anyway, I'll dedicate later when I have time, gomen

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I stared at the stacks of paper in front of me that didn’t seem to be getting any less. Well, my mind’s been preoccupied with only one thing—TOMORROW! What’s happening tomorrow? What might happen tomorrow—Things like that…?

One thing for sure though, my mother wouldn’t go out of her way to make sure I attend something if it wasn’t extremely important or concerned me greatly.

Reading through the papers, I decided it was futile and absentmindedly did them all. Seriously, how did you people do any of this?! I can never fathom that… I guess I should go home though, it’s getting pretty late. I do expect a lecture from Akashi for this halfhearted work, but whatever. It’s annoying though, I felt like I lost to him somehow.

The school was pretty quiet—there were others aside from me who stayed behind for club activities but they weren’t many—well, it was to be expected though, it’s already 5 in the afternoon. I’m quite surprised, I’ve been skipping a lot of classes lately, but I skipped almost all the classes today to stare at a stack of paper, whoa! I need a life…

I notice I have this weird habit of looking down whenever I move from place to place and decided to look up for once, only to find Akashi standing cross armed by the gate as if waiting for someone. Is it just me or every time I look up I must find him in my way?

Well, I was pretty surprised to see him, he’d left a couple of hours ago and I’d thought he’d already gone home by now but here he was. “Eh, what are you still doing here?” Of course I couldn't contain my surprise and had to voice my thoughts.

“I presume you have finished your duties.”

“And? What does that have to do with you being here?” It was hard to hold myself from telling him I’d done a pretty bad job, but he must already know…Why are his responses always so plain and simple—yet straightforward though? It's kind of annoying to hear every time...

Akashi stares at me for a bit before turning around, as if expecting me to follow him, and I do, not like I had a choice anyway. But where are we going?

“I expect you to do a better job next time.” He reprimands. See? I knew he’d known, Mr. Know It All…

“What next time?” I spit out mockingly, but he didn’t respond and instead glared at me from the corner of his eye without bothering to turn around and face me…

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Where are we going? I have no idea. It’s pride hurting to follow blindly but since Akashi didn’t seem like he was planning on giving away anything related to our destination, I think it’d be futile to ask and I’m not a type of person who likes to do pointless things unless necessary.

Quiet—it was really quiet, the silence was almost maddening. When you have a companion, with so many unspoken words between the both of you, it’s really irritating. Especially since Akashi has that ‘do not approach me’ aura around him 24/7, I feel rejected…WELL I WAS rejected just a couple of hours ago—in a way at least…

Akashi suddenly stops but I was too engrossed in my thoughts to even notice and ended up bumping into his back. He turns around and glares down, I doubt it’s a glare anymore though; maybe that’s just his natural expression? I looked up, and by doing so, I felt like my neck would snap from the height difference. He wasn’t tall, average actually, but compared to me—he could pass for huge, which kind of hurts my dignity…

“Cho,” He begins, his eyes narrowing, forming an expression on his face I’d never seen before. Was he annoyed? Confused? Sympathetic? But to—at what? I’m still curious as to why he keeps calling me by my given name like its okay… “Do you have any fond memories from middle school?"

“Nope, I was home schooled during that period so…” I answered without a second thought; the response just came to me naturally. But why was he asking?  More like, why isn’t he mad I bumped into him?

“I see.” He stares at me for a bit before turning around again, about to take off.  “Then, until next time.”

Huh? What does he mean by ‘until next time’? “Where are you going? Weren’t you going to walk me home…?”

He turns around and stares at me blandly before staring in a different direction causing me to do the same before gawking stupidly at the sight—I was in front of my house, what the heck? When? Rather, how?

I couldn’t contain my surprise; furthermore, Akashi seems to know his way around the neighborhood really well… “What the—Akashi! How do you know I live here…?”

His staring without answering habit is really beginning to hit a nerve. He turned around and answered, “You will know with time.” Before leaving and ignoring my further protests as if he were in a hurry causing my already irritated self to grow more agitated than before.

What the—?! Moreover, why did he walk me home in the first place? And why hadn’t he answered my question properly? He could’ve just said that the student council kept tabs on everyone’s addresses, but his vague reply failed to subdue my curiosity.

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I threw myself on my bed after changing and hugged my pillow. Akashi’s question really bothered me! What was his intention by asking me such a thing? Were we home schooled together by any chance? Nope, that’s impossible. I wouldn’t forget someone like Akashi after all, my most hated person—but was that really true? I doubt I hate him, maybe because I respect him that I get annoyed at myself.

His question stole the number one spot for ‘preoccupying my mind’ from tomorrow. Now I have two things that are equally annoying that don’t have proper answers, but at least for tomorrow I can wait and see but for his question…I doubt he’ll give me an answer anytime soon…

Still, whenever I think about middle school, I feel like there’s some sort of a void in my head. I don’t seem to have any memories worth remembering in middle school, maybe because I was home schooled? Well, I’ve never thought about it before to even care but, was I really home schooled…?

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(A/N) Sorry if there are any grammatical or spelling mistakes! I haven't slept ;-; I'm so sorry if this chapter isn't to your liking either and since it's short XD, but I do sincerely hope you enjoyed it TT^TT you readers are all so sweet TT^TT, thanks for reading *^* Comment what you think and vote if you wish, thank you~~ ^^