-Chapter 8- •Life Behind School•

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Shiko wakes up from her weird dream, sweating like crazy, she holds her head, trying to catch her breath

Shiko: What..... in the world was that dream.....?

She slowly gets up, goes to the bathroom and washes her face in thought, she sighs and looks at her face in the mirror

Shiko: ....abandoned..? That's what he said... right?? That I was... familiar... like I was abandoned... she wipes her face on her towel and gets in her room to get dressed, she starts putting on the clothes from yesterday
I wonder why he worded it that way... Is that how he feels? Could It be because he also doesn't have many friends...?
She gets herself ready and starts preparing her bag from yesterday
I wonder if I'm just thinking too much again..?
"Bully them back......" she feels as the president's voice echoes through her head, she lightly slaps her face from both sides twice to get a hold of herself
Yup! I'm definitely thinking WAY too much about this.. I couldn't ever.. she lets out a sigh to take a breather and looks at her phone for checking the time

6:25
She smiles slightly

Shiko: I guess I've got to thank that weird nightmare for getting me up at a pretty good time.. she giggles a little but then stops when she sees her battery

%23, she sighs

Shiko: "right... I forgot that my phone charger was stolen too... I guess everything wasn't back to normal yet.." she plugs her phone into a power bank and puts them in her bag as she hears a knock on the door
C-coming! She says, not sure anymore what volume she should say it in. As she's never really said something like this, she probably still said it a little too quietly.

Shiko opens the door to see...
of course, Kurosaki standing there with black jeans, a white shirt with a Ying&Yan symbol on the front and a stylish dark grey cardigan like jacket wrapped around his waist from the arms. He's got his bag on one of his shoulders. He smiles slightly.

Kuro: Morning. His smile is very slightly like a smirk that kinda makes Shiko very lightly Blush

Shiko: G-good morning... she says as she tries her best to stay in a regular tone instead of quiet.
Umm... where is Haruka-kun..?

Kuro: There is no way in HELL he'd make it here at a time like this. He's got fireflies still flying above his ass... he rolls his eyes

Shiko: H-hm? She says kinda confused, not getting the joke, Kuro ruffles the back of his head

Kuro: Meaning... he's still fast asleep.. he averts his eyes
Sorry... I should probably leave the joking thing to him.. he giggles kinda desperately, regretting even trying to make a joke
Now! We should leave before anyone else gets out of their dorms on the female floor. Since you're in the first room, anyone who got out will see you straight away. He points at the stairway behind them with his head.

Shiko quickly nods, gets out and locks the door. They both get to the stairs and Shiko starts going down a little fast. Kuro sits on the handrail next to the stairs and slides down half a floor at a time. When there is only one half left before getting to the bottom, Shiko stops. Kuro looks at her from the bottom and gets off, kinda confused. Shiko gulps and takes a deep breath. She sits on the side of the railing, tries to find a way to balance and slides her way to the bottom, she... she does it! She slid down without falling!

There is a small light coming from the corner of the corridor that they both don't see. Maybe sunlight from a window, maybe not.

Kuro: looks at her, surprised
You did it! He holds his hand up for a high five

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