From Another World

18. Truth

I open my eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling and bolt up from bed, breathing hard. I bring a hand to my head and will myself to relax. I reach to the side table for my inhaler and breathe in some of the medicated air. A sigh escaped my lips and I stretch, slouching after. The digital clock on the side table read 10:17 am and I sigh again.

"Future arc..." I mumble, swinging my legs to the edge of the bed and getting up. I ruffle my hair and grab a towel that was laying on the desk and some clothes from my backpack, heading to the shower room.

I could hear noise echoing through the base but ignore it. From what I remember, everyone is always rowdy so a little noise never hurt anyone. Shutting the door behind me, I throw my dirty clothes on the counter and set everything up. I filled the attached tub with hot water so it would cool down a bit by the time I done with my shower. I turn to the assortment of shower necessities in front of me and check them off.

"Shampoo, conditioner, soap, wash towel... face wash, good."

I turn the knob and sigh in relief at the hot water. I take my time, letting myself remember yesterday's events.

"The rings and box..." I mumble, standing under the spray. I reach for the shampoo and squeeze some into my hand then rubbing it onto my head.

"I should probably get some training in before the Choice battle... I need to open my box... don't have any details on it... control my flames... I have Rain and Cloud... mostly use Cloud... still would need to work on my Rain flames..." I continue to mutter to myself, planning out the next few days as I robotically go through my shower routine.

I turn the knob again and shut the water off, not bothering to dry a little before jumping into the bath. I allow myself to relax and let my thoughts wander as I stretch my limbs in the surprisingly wide tub. Steam rose from the water and joined the others in the bathroom and I watched as they seemed to dance together.

I let my thoughts wander too much and start to think about Hibari. Even in the hot water, my face felt hotter and I sink down, submerging my head.

"I never thought I would fall for him..." I gasp as I resurface. "When did it even start...?"

I didn't know.

I didn't want to think about it, but I couldn't help it. My admiration for him stemmed from my past life but even before that, before I had regained my memories, I was curious about this handsome, stoic man who was basically my boss.

Thinking about it, I don't know why I was accepted into the disciplinary committee. I applied randomly because I thought it was a nice change of pace from being manager of the baseball club. Hibari accepted my application, despite me being one of the only girls in the committee. It was fun messing with him and narrowly avoiding his anger every single time I did so. It was almost as if he couldn't get angry with me.

After I regained my memories, I found myself more concerned with the storyline and school that I didn't have room to think about love affairs. I was busy with my duties at school and home and Hibari spent more time biting people to death and letting himself be bothered by the Vongola. I couldn't argue that I felt more attracted to the flesh and blood in front of me compared to when Sarah grew to like him. I guess my attraction simply flourished as the weeks passed without me knowing.

"Why is love so complicated..." I sigh, my voice echoing. I get up from the bath and wobble a bit, grabbing the edge of the tub. "Ugh, I let myself get too carried away with my thoughts..."

I sit on the edge of the tub and let the blood rush back to my head.

"I always thought that happened in anime..." I think as I dry myself and put fresh clothes on. Ohhh, clean clothes and a clean body feel good. I was attempting to dry my hair with the towel when a knock sounded on the door.