What Have I Gotten Myself Into [COTE x OC] (On Hold)

5 • C - Cruise Exam Arc

Kyoro sat in the Rabbit group's designated room in silence. Along with him was Karuizawa, who stared at him with a face filled with disgust. She adverted her gaze and went back to her phone. Kyoro shrugged his shoulders and did the same.

'This has to be the most boring silence I've ever been in. And I've sat with death before.' Kyoro said groaning in annoyance. He heard Karuizawa talking to god-knows who before hanging up. "That reminds me are you the VIP?" Karuizawa asked Kyoro. Kyoro who heard her, but didn't think she was speaking to him, ignored her. "Hey, I asked if you were the VIP?" She asked with irritation. "You talking to me?" Kyoro asked turning to her. "Who else, dumbass?" She asked. "Say that again?" Kyoro said with a glare, Karuizawa flinching at the pressure. "A-Anyway, are you the VIP? It seems like Yukimura-kun and Soto... kun aren't." Karuizawa asked.

"No. I'm not." Kyoro said before turning back around and placing his head in his arms only to fall forward. "Forgot. There's no desks..." Kyoro said with Karuizawa laughing in the background. Kyoro stood up and shot her a glare before Ichinose and the other Class B students walked in.

"You two sure are early." Ichinose said walking up to Kyoro. "Morning." Kyoro said turning his head away, hoping she didn't see him fall. "Do you plan to sleep today, as well?" Ichinose asked with a giggle. "Yup. Pretty much. If you need me just give me a shove." Kyoro said going back to his seat. "Will do, Keikēko." She said giving a playful salute. 'Stop. Please. Don't add another crush to the list... Please!' Kyoro screamed in his head. 'Damn it. It's too late. I'm interested.' Kyoro thought sulking in his chair. The rest of the group had arrived before the bell and sat in their respective seats.

"Now then. I'm sure we all discussed this amongst ourselves last night, but I think we should try and find the VIPs after all." Ichinose started. "This again? Don't you get that some people here won't go along with it? If we don't all participate, there's no way you'll find the VIP." A Class A student said mockingly. "I don't think that's true, though. It's a problem of trust. That's why today, I'd like us all to play cards together. Of course, I won't force anyone to participate. Only jump in if you want to." She said smiling and holding a deck of cards.

"Building trust through playing cards? That's so stupid!" Another Class A student said. "You can say it's stupid, but if you give it a try you might like it. Besides, spending an hour in complete silence sounds awfully boring. Why not kill some time?" Ichinose said. The other Class B students agreed to play along with Sotomura and Kyoro. "Five people, then. Well, I thought we could play Daifugō, but does anyone here not know the rules?" Ichinose asked. 'Time to win every game.' Kyoro thought with a smile.

And like he said, he won every game, and was accused of cheating. All the while he had a smile on his face. 'Man I wish we played for points...' Kyoro thought with a sigh. 'This is fun... it feels weird being watched so much.' Kyoro said turning to make eye contact with Ichinose, the girl blushing a bit and turning away. 'I wonder what kind of view she has of me so far. I can't be that interesting to her. I'm probably just a lazy jokester in her eyes. That's what I try to be at least... the lazy part. Thus, my passive aggressive behavior as we played.' Kyoro thought before looking at his phone, the hour nearing its end.

"Well, I suppose I'll be going now." Ichinose said. "Where are you going?" Hamaguchi asked. "I can't let Class A just get away from us like this." Ichinose answered. "You're going to see Katsuragi-kun, then?" Hamaguchi asked. "If you don't mind, can I go with you?" Kyoro asked. "Hmm? Sure, that's fine with me. Do you want to talk to Katsuragi-kun, too, Keikekō?" Ichinose asked curiously. "No, that's not it. Horikita's in the same group as Katsuragi." Kyoro said standing up. "Ah, okay. Well then, let's go together. See you later, Hamaguchi-kun." Ichinose said as she and Kyoro walked away. Ichinose walked quickly and ahead of Kyoro. "Let's hurry." She said. "I have a speed limit, woman. You know I'm lazy." Kyoro said with a sigh before speed walking. 'Definitely getting heelies when we get back.' Kyoro thought before the two arrived near the room, since it was on the same deck. Voices weren't coming out of the room, and few people were in the halls. Kyoro pulled out his phone and sent Suzune a message before putting his phone away.