The Phantom Lady

Chapter 6: First Day, First Flop

Despite what happened in the past, Akira surprisingly found herself becoming popular very fast with the other students. All the students in her class, male and female alike, were gathered around her asking questions.

"Your hair is so pretty, Sakura-chan. Can I touch it?" One of the girls asked.

"Uh... Sure, I guess..." Akira replied, a little uncomfortable as the girl started fingering her ponytail. Soon the other girls started touching it too.

"It's so soft. Just like silk." Another girl says.

"And long too. How long have you been growing it out?" Another asks.

"Uh, since elementary." Akira replied quietly.

"Well, its gorgeous. It's almost like a doll's hair." The girls all started squealing. Just then, Mr. Inui walks back into the room.

"Okay, class, lunchtime is over, so return to your seats." He says and the students all return to their desks. Mr. Inui prepares for class when the door is suddenly thrown open, and everyone turns to the newcomer.

"Ah, Sakamoto-kun. Glad you could finally join us, take your seat. Class is about to begin." Mr. Inui says. The blonde grunts and makes his way to the empty desk, which happened to be next to Akira's. The girl opted to keep her head down and act like she doesn't see him as he walks by.

"Huh?!" Akira was startled when she heard the boy shout behind her. She, as subtlety as she could, looks over her shoulder at the boy. Who was staring at her with a look of shock on his face.

"Sakamoto? Is there something wrong?" Mr. Inui inquired at the boy's behavior.

"Uh... N-Nothing, sir." The blonde replies and takes his seat, but he continues to stare at Akira.

"What's his deal with Sakura-chan? Do they know each other?"

"Doubt it. He probably just thinks she's pretty."

"Yeah, Sakura-chan clearly isn't that kind of girl."

"He should just give up now. Sakura-chan out of his league."

~Take Your Time~

It was official, Shujin was a nightmare. Right when Ren was introduced to his new classmates of Class 2-D, they all began whispering about how he was "the transfer student with a criminal record". Great, everyone knew. Dammit! There went the second chance he was hoping for.

Didn't help he was so late on his first day. He managed to lie to Kawakami, saying he got lost, who in turn said he wasn't feeling well. Though it seemed it was too late to turn back now, so he just walked to take his seat.

"...Lies." At the sound of a voice, he turns to see the girl he saw earlier at the station. Crap, she knew. He decided to just take his seat, but the class saw.

"Woah, did you just catch that? Do those two know each other?"

"Ew... Does that mean he hit on her before transferring here?"

"Does that means she's cheating actually on him with Mr. Kamoshida?"

"Then again, this is Takamaki-san we're talking about..."

"For real. That side of the room is totally awful. Cursed even."

"Why couldn't we get the other transfer student? I heard she's nice."

Great. So his class were a bunch of gossiping mongrels, and they knew he had a record. Though, it sounded like he wasn't the only with a reputation. He looks at the blonde girl sitting in front of him. Takamaki, so that was her name. Well, her surname probably. And other transfer student? They must mean Sakura-san.