A Trip to the Afterlife (DISCONTINUED)

New Friends! (Chapter 6)

Author's POV:

Zenitsu was already in his chemistry class. He detests chemistry. But, he has his best friend, Murata, to help him. Murata has a B in this class. However, Zenitsu has a D. But, Zenitsu was 100% sure he was going to get an F because of the upcoming test they have on Friday. Perhaps that's why Zenitsu hated Fridays. He would always have quizzes and tests on Fridays. But at the same time, he didn't hate it as much as chemistry. On Fridays, he doesn't have to work. Fridays, Saturdays, & Wednesdays were the days that he didn't have to work. Thank goodness.

"Hey! Zenitsu, are you studying for the test we have on Friday?" Murata was sitting one seat away from his best friend, Zenitsu.

"Uhm, no. I'll just study at home." Zenitsu replied, scratching the back of his head.

"Oh, how about you come to my house right after work? If you don't feel tired, obviously. Otherwise, we can move it to tomorrow, since you don't have to work that day." 'Oh my god, tomorrow is Wednesday! YES!' A bright smile appeared on Zenitsu's face that could blind anyone.

"Jeez, Murata, why don't you just sit here?" There was a guy in the middle, separating both Murata and Zenitsu. His name was Genya Shinazugawa. His sibling is Mr. Shinazugawa, one of the cruelest teachers!

"Wouldn't Mr. Obanai notice?" Zenitsu stammered. Mr. Obanai was spooky and mean, too! He wears bandages around his mouth, and his pet is a snake. That guy is insane!

"I don't think he would. He's too caught up with his own things. What do you say, Murata? Wanna switch?"

"Sure!" Murata agreed as he gathered his things. A minute later, the two were already in each other's seats.

"Anyways, you coming to my house after school or tomorrow?" 'I really needed to study, but I hated studying!'

"I think tomorrow would be best for me. But, since I work the night shift, how about Inosuke, you, and I play some video games?" The blond smirked, hoping Murata would say yes to his offer. He loved playing video games with his two best friends, especially with Inosuke. When Inosuke gets mad over a little video game, he makes a huge deal about it, so it's super funny!

"Oooh, yes! Right after school?" Murata beamed with excitement.

"Sounds great." The two boys giggled silently, already imagining Inosuke raging. 'Maybe I can ask Tanjirou to join us!' They both stopped giggling and started working.

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Tanjirou's POV:

(Yay! Finally, Tanjirou's POV!!)

I was gazing off to the large window that was next to me. I silently saw as all the petals on the cherry blossom tree fell slowly. Some petals fluttered while others danced in mid-air.

"Hey, Tanjirou! Can you answer question #2 for me?" The history teacher, Mr. Rengoku, smiled at me. What do I do!? I wasn't paying attention.

"Well, Mr. Rengoku, I think the answer is B since I was totally paying attention!" I stammered nervously, making an ugly face as I lied. (When Tanjirou lies, he makes an ugly face.)

"Is that so? Can you explain why?"

"Uhh... Y-yeah! It's because... um..." I looked around the room, looking around for someone, anything, to help me.

"You weren't paying attention. We went over questions 1-4. I'll see you after school, Tanjirou." Mr. Rengoku said, still keeping his smile on his face.

"No, Mr. Rengoku, don't give Tanjirou detention!" A girl stood up beside me. She had a side ponytail and bangs. Her hair was black, and her eyes were pink. She wore a butterfly hairpin, too.

"I was talking to him in the middle of your lesson." The girl bowed apologetically.

"What are you doing?" I whispered-yelled to her.

"Don't worry about it, okay?" She looked at me and smiled, whispering softly but loud enough for me to hear.

"Well, I'll be seeing you after school. Maybe she can grade the homework they had last night..." Mr. Rengoku muttered something I couldn't catch.

"Thank you...?"

"Kanao Tsuyuri." The girl smiled kindly.

"Thank you, Kanao-san!" I slightly blushed a little, at the sight of this cute girl. We continued our lesson, but this time, I made sure to pay extra attention! I don't want Mr. Rengoku to think that I'm a bad kid.

There were a few minutes left of class, so I decided to do a little something.

I tapped Kanao on the shoulder to try and catch her attention. She looked at me and tilted her head in confusion. I gave her a little piece of paper that had writing in it. A note.

The note said, "You look like a nice girl! Want to become friends?" She turned to me almost immediately and nodded her head kindly. I gave her one of my kindest smiles and looked away to continue doing the work that I had to finish before the bell rings.

Author's POV:

Tanjirou and Kanao walked together to lunch, while Zenitsu and Murata were looking for Inosuke.

Inosuke was in his art class with Mr. Uzui.

"Hey, boar head!" Murata called out. Inosukewas still in the classroom, packing his things. Murata and Zenitsu were waiting for him outside of his classroom.

"Hurry up! You're taking so long." Zenitsu rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, yeah." Inosuke grabbed his bookbag and got out of the classroom.

"Let's go, my minions!" Inosuke yelled as he ran to the cafeteria.

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Inosuke, Murata, and Zenitsu took a seat at a large rectangular table. Inosuke and Murata were talking to each other while Zenitsu was lost in his thoughts.

'I probably should've waited for Tanjirou outside of his classroom. I bet the poor boy is lost right now!' Just as he was about to get up and look for his friend, someone sat next to him.

"Hey, Zen!" 'Ah! It's Tanjirou. And he brought a GIRL?!'

"Oh, Tanjirou! I thought you got lost."

"Well, I made a friend, so she helped me get to the cafeteria." The burgundy hair boy glanced at Kanao and smiled at her.

"This is Kanao Tsuyuri. Can she sit with us?" Tanjirou's demeanor turned into the cutest puppy face ever. How can Zenitsu say no to that?

"Uh, yeah, sure." Zenitsu looked away, being a blushing mess. 'Why did Tanjirou look so cute?! A person can't look this cute!'

Kanao kindly took a seat, next to Murata. We all started eating and talking to each other after someone else popped up at our table.

"Hey, Kanao! Sorry, I was a little late, may I sit here?" It was Genya. Genya looked at Murata, who was sitting in the middle of Kanao and Inosuke.

"Of course!" Murata beamed. It was always Inosuke, Murata, and Zenitsu sitting in this large table, so Murata was excited about new people coming here to sit with us. However, the other two; Zenitsu and Inosuke, preferred fewer people sitting at the table, since they enjoyed peace and quietness.

Zenitsu got to talk to Kanao and Genya and got to know a lot more about them. Zenitsu hoped that they all became friends since they were such nice people. He was really delighted.

But, was it okay to be this happy? Did he deserve to be happy?