Back to School

Chapter 3

[Leo woke up, looking so refreshed. He realized he fell asleep while sitting straight up. Like a log straight"

Leo left out a small laugh, "that's kinda embarrassing. Anyways, it's a new restart today! I better get prepared for school." Leo looks at his watch, "it's only just 6:23 am. I better warm-up first before bath."

[Leo exercised and then rested for 30 minutes after. He then took a bath, dressed up, and prepared his stuff for school before relaxing until he is prepared to leave]

"It's still very early huh? Just 7:20, school is just 10 minutes away so I should be fine. And classes start at 8 anyways. Maybe five more minutes and I'll be on the way"

[Five minutes passed, he stood up and walked towards the outside of his apartment. When he was outside, he took a deep breath and started walking towards the direction of the school.]

[He arrived at school after 9 minutes. And entered his classroom. Leo sat down on the chair just beside the window and looked outside.]

"HUH??!" The guy touched and faced Leo. Shocked took over him, "no way! You're finally back!"

"Oh, Klau," Leo scratched his head, "yeah, I'm finally back at school. Surprise, surprise,"

"Since when, just now? I can't believe it, you're finally back. I'm glad!" Klau patted Leo and sat beside him.

"Yeah, I just came back today. It's been. While hasn't it? How have things been around school recently?" Leo smiled, "you? How are you lately?"

"Everything has been great. You've been gone for a month and a half now, but it felt like just yesterday. Time sure does fly, doesn't it? You'll need to do advanced study and catch up with us," Klau laughed.

[The classroom door slowly opened and someone peeked carefully… a few seconds later it got slammed open and somebody ran straight to Leo.]

Leo was surprised, "Y-"

Yuna slapped Leo super hard, "STUPID! I'm glad you kept your promise! I thought you were just gonna play tricks and pranks on me again, and just say that you'd attend school even if you weren't. I'm super glad," Yuna laughed out loud and noticed something was wrong with Leo.

Leo was touching his face, "that hurts more than I thought. You sure did become stronger than I thought you'd be. I felt like my face was about to peel off from my skin." `` "what's your business here anyway? Aren't you supposed to attend your class? Now, shoo, shoo, go back from where you've come from and return to your evil lair."

Yuna is boiling, "HEH! You're eviler than I am. And just so you know, I overexerted myself in that slap, I'm sorry," Yuna cheekily smiled and laughed slightly.

"Fine, fine. Now go back to your room. It's already 7:55, you'll be late if you stay here."

[The entire day was very busy and everyone was studying very hard. But Leo stood out like a sore thumb since everyone noticed he's back. And he also needed to study three times harder to catch up to lessons he missed worth a month and a half.]

[School finished at 3 pm, and Leo was exhausted and blasted away seeing how much he requires to catch up. Everyone else from class already left the room except Leo and Klau]

"Bro, are you fine? You already look dead just now. Exhausting isn't it? Get used to it again," Klau said

"Yeah! I didn't expect it to be this tiring though." Both Leo and Klau stood up.

[They walk toward the door slowly, since Leo is very tired he couldn't even walk at a normal pace. They opened the door and.]

"YUNA! How long have you been waiting here? Surely not that long," Leo said with a surprised look on his face.

"7 minutes. I've been standing here for 7 minutes. And you are already 23 minutes behind schedule. Work," Yuna taps her wrist.

"OH MY GOD, I almost forgot, thanks for remembering me."

"I should probably go now. I'll leave you two ok?"``said Klau and he went the other direction.

"What are you gonna do there Leo Kise? Just stand there? Let's go now!" Yuna held Leo's hands and dragged him outside the school.

"Yuna wait! I'm tired, I can barely walk"

"Don't start making excuses now. You're committed to this, aren't you? Just take the rest in the car." Yuna shoved Leo inside the car and went inside.

"Sir Ben, dad and mom's office place please," Yuna said.

"Why did you force me here again? I don't appreciate owning someone alright? This one is just in the books. Don't expect to get a favor out of this since you forced me to get inside," Leo sighs deeply.

"I know, I did this out of complete kindness. And also, you have to leave a good impression on your first day at work, right?" Yuna smiled, "Because, don't you think it's too arrogant and taking for granted that you won't even plan to think of leaving a good impression on the first day of work? And remember you're a PAID INTERN, so you aren't employed."

"Yes ma'am, I get what you're saying, fine I'll do my best. We're even if this is very too good to be true that I leave a very good impression! And you better start believing that I won't miss a mark!"

[Leo's first day at the job went well! He was acknowledged by Mr. Wuzuki for surviving the first day. He also got handed $200 for intern allowance. He went home smiling and feeling great that things are going smoothly for him recently.]

SEPTEMBER 12

[The past few days happened as usual. Leo went to school. Worked and live his life, like nothing can ruin his day]

[Leo was brushing his teeth and then suddenly, someone knocked on his door. He finished brushing and then headed and opened the door.]

Before Leo fully opened the door someone said, "I'm sorry, I wasn't having a good day that day. I'm sorry I almost punched you."

"Oh, Mr. Kunichi," Leo ran towards his room and reached for something, and ran back to the door, "here, that's my payment from the money you lent me some time now. That should be sufficient to pay back."

Mr. Kunichi checks inside the envelope, "oh yeah, this is the exact amount. Thank you for paying back even though it's way behind the deadline!"

[Leo checked his phone. He saw it's September 15 today, "hmm, it's 15 today. I didn't notice that. Now that I think about it. It's a rather chilly day today. It's still early, 6:30 am? Sheesh. Mr. Kunichi wanted his money back badly I guess. Should better get ready for the day"]

When Leo finished preparing he sat down and grabbed his notebook. Wrote, [" it's been a while since I've written something to you. I've quite changed if I say so myself. Yuna has been clingy as usual. I Gotta admit though, we've known each other for 12 years. But we just started interacting when we reached middle school. Even though most of the time she's the only one that talks and squabble about a lot of things."]

[Leo brushes his hair, walks downstairs. And he was surprised.]

"Surprised? Well, don't be," Yuna cheered up and smiled, "be happy, and don't worry how I got here." Yuna approached Leo and touched his face. Slowly, Yuna kis-.

"Hey, mister! Hey!" A guy was shaking his arms, "are you good? You seem very dazed. Are you fine?"

"Ah, yeah. I'm fine, thanks! I just daydreamed for a second," Leo came to his senses and walked towards the direction of the school.

"Hey, Leo!!"

[Leo looked from where the sound came from. And saw Klau waving at him at a distance. He walks toward Klau]

"Hey, what's up? I didn't know you live in the area nearby us."

"Yeahhhhh, your family moved places again didn't you guys?"

"Yeah, we did. You know our situation very well," Klau cheekily laughed, "you are my friend after all. Come to think of it, I'm not very easygoing with people. They usually feel awkward around me. And to conclude, you don't even care about whatever I say and you barely talk a lot. So maybe that's the reason we complement each other," Klau's face was full of wonder.

"Yeah. Maybe. Surely, that's pinpoint accuracy. Of what we do share"

[They just walked until they reached the school. With Klau almost reciting his entire life. It sounded like a Million-word essay on Leo's behalf. But thankfully, Leo's brain was blank. So he didn't understand anything that Klau recited.]

[School finished as usual, with Yuna waiting just outside Leo's classroom again. And with Klau leaving the two of them.]

"What now? You're gonna scold me again? Whatever it is, spill it out," said Leo

"Follow me, and don't say a thing," Yuna replied with a grumpy expression.

"Ok, Ms. Anger moody Daddy annoying"

[Leo and Yuna just walked outside the school. They found a bench with a vending machine just beside it. Yuna grabbed a drink for the two of them. Leo turned around to avoid seeing Yuna bend over.]

Yuna handed the drink and said, "Here, take this. This should brighten you up. You absolutely look like a walking dead. Haven't slept enough lately?" Yuna sat beside Leo while gulping on the drink she got.

"Do I look that bad, for real? Well, I've been studying and sleeping much later. But I don't feel that worn out at all. Maybe it's the adrenaline" Leo scratched his hair and giggled.

"That's a childish reason. Adrenaline? Really?"

"You know? Someone called me childish before, the name was Phoebe. But in all honesty, I just like being straightforward. I don't suggest calling it childish, you know?"

"Phoebe? A friend of yours? Or something else? Sounds familiar," Yuna looked up and thought.

"Nah, just an acquaintance I met before. Didn't know her well enough though. But anyway, you don't know her. That's for sure."

"Oh, if you say so."

Leo's phone buzzed and fell out of his pocket. "Gosh, dangit," Leo picked the phone up, "oh, thank goodness it didn't crack. That's my only source of info and help and communication of course."

"Seems fine," Yuna snatched the phone from Leo's hand. `"oh, who's this girl? Who is this?!"

Leo snatched the phone back and softly said, " that's my mother. She died when I was 10, I'm sure you knew that. This is the last memory I had left of her,"

"Well, I'm sorry, but hey, cheer up at least you still know that you have her at your side. It may not be physically, but mentally," Yuna smiled.

"Oh, The company texted. They said I can come in much later. Exactly until 4, since there isn't much work to do. That's awesome, I'm gonna go study in the library nearby. You can come, it's not like I can tell you what to do"

"Yeah! At least you have to be glad that your workload isn't that much. And sure, I'll join you"

[They both headed to the train station and headed to the library. They studied just before 4. And Leo headed to the office 10 minutes before the time. And Yuna was picked up by her driver and went home.]