Chapter II
"I understand, thank you, Sensei. I'll look for another club."
The grey haired boy bow his head a little to the teacher in front of him before walking away.
'I don't have a club to join… Well, I don't mind cleaning the whole school. It's just the other students, they're annoying and keep littering everywhere, and it'll make the whole cleaning job five-times annoying.'
He breathe out a small sigh before going to the vending machine a couple away from where he's standing.
He grab money from his wallet before choosing his drinks. He lean on the window as he drink his can of soda while looking at the white wall above him.
'I've been looking for a club to join since lunchtime and it's already dismissal, might as well as give up. Continue looking will not do me any good, so I'll just stop.'
He finished his can of soda and push his-self from the window and he was about to leave when she heard some shuffling behind him.
He raise a brow and look outside the window and saw the brown haired girl who seem to be looking for something on the grass.
"What are you doing, Akishira?"
She flinch upon hearing a familiar voice to her and halt in her track before looking up to the grey haired boy with a sheepish smile.
"J-Just d-don't mind me, a-and continue o-on your way."
She smile sheepishly, cheeks covered with pink dust and some little dirt.
The grey haired was about to say something when he notice her dirty hands and cheeks. And also the little cut across her nose.
"Why do you have dirt on your face and a small cut across your nose?"
The brown haired girl's eyes widen a little before she wipe her face using the sleeves of her blazer aggressively.
The grey haired found it a little amusing how she aggressively wipe her face just to get the dirt off her face and couldn't help but to let out a light chuckle causing the brown haired girl to tense and look up to him immediately.
"Here, use this."
The grey haired boy offer a brown handkerchief to her which she take hesitantly.
"Use it, I don't mind. And it's up to you if you want to return it or not."
He said.
"O-Of course I-I'll return it! A-After I wash i-it, of course!"
The brown haired girl stutter and the grey haired boy was curious a little about her gaze on him time to time and her flustered state whenever he made a contact or speak to her.
"Why do you always look fluster whenever I talk to you or have any of contact with you?"
The brown haired girl froze in her place before hanging her head down before speaking.
"I-I'm q-quite scared o-of you."
She whisper under her breath, but the grey haired boy heard it loud and clear.
"Really? Am I that scary?"
She only nod her head a little as a response.
"I see…"
Was all the grey haired boy said.
"That's good."
The brown haired girl look at him before tilting her head a little.
"What do yo-
"Is that what you're looking for?"
He cut her off and she quickly turn around to where he's pointing at and saw a small pink box.
"Ah, I found it!"
She exclaimed in delight before grabbing it.
She check for any damage inside and out before heaving out a sigh of relief when she didn't found any damage.
"Thank god, it wasn't damaged."
The brown haired girl thank before wiping the dirt off the pink box.
The grey haired boy notice the smile that she's wearing as she clean the pink box in her hands.
"Is that box precious to you?"
He ask.
"Yup, because it's a present that I got from Keiji and Kiara when I became the President of the Art Club."
She smile and the grey haired boy only look at her for a couple of minutes before speaking.
"I see… Then, if that's the case, you should take care of it properly so that you won't lose it again."
The grey haired boy said before turning to walk away.
"Eh? Wait, Nuwamari-kun! How should I return your handkerchief to you?"
The brown haired girl ask.
"However you want."
Was all she could heard from the grey haired boy before he disappear from her sight.
She keep her eyes on the direction where he went before looking away when she heard her name being called.
"My god, Aoi! What are you doing here?!"
The blonde haired girl exclaimed as she saw the dirt on her cheeks and the small cut across her nose.
"I was looking for the present that you and Keiji gave me when I became the President of the Art Club. And after a while, I finally found it, see?"
The brown haired girl smile as she show the blonde haired girl the pink box and the blonde only heave out a sigh and notice the brown handkerchief on her other hand.
"You don't own any dark color handkerchief, whose handkerchief is that?"
She ask staring at the brown handkerchief.
"Ah, it's from Nuwamari-kun. He offer it to me earlier when he saw the dirt on my face."
The blonde look at the brown haired girl with widen eyes.
"Really?"
The brown haired girl only nod her head in agreement.
"Heh… So how are you going to return that to him?"
The blonde ask and the brown haired girl only sheepishly smile.
"I-I don't know yet…"
The blonde heave out a sigh before rubbing the bridge of her nose.
"By the way, I'm sorry about letting you attend the meeting that I was supposed to attend, I'm really sorry."
The brown haired girl smile apologetically.
"It's okay, it's just a little meeting."
The blonde smile.
"I see. How did the meeting go, by the way?"
The brown haired girl ask as she rose to her feet.
"It's nothing important, it's just about the students that have yet to join clubs."
The brown haired girl sweat-drop when she notice the blank expression that she's wearing.
"I-I see…"
'Hm? Speaking of clubs… Why don't I invite Nuwamari-kun to the club? That way, I can return the favor.'
"You're thinking of inviting Nite to the club, aren't you?"
The brown haired girl flinch before smiling sheepishly again causing the blonde haired girl to heave out a sigh.
"Fine then, since we're lacking a member anyway. I'll give the application form tomorrow."
The brown haired girl's sheepish smile was replaced with a genuine wide smile.
"Thank you, Kiara-san! Then I'll leave it to you!"
"Of course, leave it to me, President."
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A/N:
San – is the most commonplace honorific and is a title of respect typically used between equals of any age.