The Boy With The Blank Stare

Chapter Twenty Two: Who I used to be

"I'M SORRY WE'RE LATE! THEY RAN OUT OF OUR FAVORITE SODA SO WE WAITED AN HOUR FOR THE DELIVERY GUY TO COME!" Riko screamed as most of DICE entered the room.

I hid my smirk as I checked on the mini fridge I hid in the class closet filled with Panta. They don't need to know about that...

"You eight are over an hour late" the substitute commented as most shrugged and went to their seats. Riko continued to beg "please don't give me more villian points! My Mom said if I get even one more detention I won't see my phone for a month!" As she begged on her hands and knees.

The substitute just stared down and grinned "I'm sorry, but bad deeds need to be punished all of you who arrived late will recieve an additional fifteen villian points since you all arrived late more than once or ditched class" Riko groaned as the substiture laughed as I looked at the board.

Right now there were no villains though I was one point away to be honest from becoming one and securing my spot. So far the only heros was Kiibo, the weird and sometimes ok idiot Momota, and Tojo.

Everyone else was either neutral or close to being heros...now for me and DICE that's a different story. We were the only ones with negative points since barely any of us actually care about school and the pranks we pull. Along with our recent 100 ways to annoy a substitute had to expand to a 150 because we accidentally went over the limit.

Needless to say everyone was now only around one to twenty points away from being villians. We still didn't know what the actual punishment was.

Probably something stupid like a ruler to the wrist or something old style school punishment. Or even worse we have to clean the schools gutters.

Yet...

"ThIS Is YoUr OnE WArnIng"

I could still remember those words very clearly and I know it probably has something to do with the school. After all our parents wouldn't hide their numbers or call us like that just confront us.

And it can't be a student because anyone with a brain to figure out we are DICE in this school are generally pacifist.

Is it the substitute? We were punished the same day Genkei got hurt...but...they never really appeared as very violent. Just the type to make empty threats...the only thing really off putting was the tone they sometimes used while making those threats.

I sighed, am I thinking to deeply into this? For all I know it was all a prank and has nothing to do with DICE. It's not like we never had a prank phone call before. H*ll we abuse those while ordering food from Takura's place.

"Ouma Kokichi pay attention or I will make you a villain right here, right now"  the teacher threatened as I rolled my eyes.

"I was paying attention" I lied and they chuckled "then answer the question on the board" they responded cockly.

2+2=

Really? Anyone can do this problem.

"Four" I responded and the teacher nodded "see I can make jokes to class, I gave him a joke question" he smiled and expected applause or laughter I bet.

All he got was crickets and he sighed "ok returning to the lesson about...the steamed hams scene from the Simpsons...what is wrong with your teacher..." he whispered the last part but I laughed a little at that.

-/-/-

"Hey Ouma!" Momota called at the end of class, I was grabbing some Panta from the mini fridge.

I looked over at him annoyed "what?" I asked tiredly.

Momota just continued grinning "well Akamatsu, Kiibo, Amami, Maki Roll and me are going to the movies and I was wondering if you wanted to join" he asked and I stared at him in shock.

What the f*ck? He never asked me something like that before and we never are even budddy-buddy or friends so why the heck is he asking me this?

"Come on why not?" He asked clearly seeing my disbelief "can I ask why? Cause clearly Harukawa doesn't know about your change in plans" I pointed out glancing at Harukawa's death glare which I didn't know if it meant go or else or you better say no. Could be both.

"Well I've been thinking and our two groups never seemed to interact so I was hoping since the school year is ending we can put that behind us and become friends" he replied confidently.

I shook my head "I have plans" I replied and left the area and Momota nodded "that's ok! Just tell me when your free one day I'll even let you choose the activity as long as it is legal!" He called. I didn't respond as I left.

So weird...yet...I guess the idiot isn't that bad...if things were diferent back then and I didn't know what he did to them maybe we could have been friends.