Before the first event

The scene in the room reminds him of the first chapter of the 'Black Roses' it does not just remind him... it is the first scene where the whole story started.

Michael stared at Mikael with a face as if he has seen a ghost. Mikael notices him but Michael looked away.

‘Is he the Mikael from the manga? it must be a coincidence... because if it is not it means that I'm dragged into the story!’

I was looking at him when he started to walk, I averted my eyes and looked at the window instead.

I felt Marco poking my back.

“What is it?” I asked.

“Let's change seats.”

He continuously poked my back with his finger. What's with this guy? I leaned my back on the chair and looked at him.

‘It looks like I already know why he wants us to change our seats.’

”Michael, you're next!”

The advisor shouted from the back of the room... I almost forgot that we were in the middle of introducing ourselves.

I stood up and faced my classmates.

“Michael Tuazon... nice to meet you.”

I bowed and sat back in my seat. I gazed at Mikael who was in the back talking to the advisor.

If it was the Black Roses that I knew then the advisor's name would be... I took a looked at the I. D that gave to us earlier.

[ADVISOR: Ms. Jhade Velasquez]

’Eh?’

I froze as I confirmed that it was her... the Ms. Jhade from the manga. As far as I know, she was an excellent advisor, it was just sometimes she didn't act like a normal advisor.

“Haha hahaha. So, why are you still here, Mikael?”

I heard her laughing at the back.

‘Then it's mean that I'm in the world of Black Roses that I know, that's why there's a sudden change in the school earlier.’

Then again Marco didn't stop poking my back.

“Please?” Hands clapped together but his eyes were on Ericka.

“Shut up... and stop poking me!”

Was he just bored or what?

I looked to my side as I felt someone pass by. It was Mikael who was now sitting in the vacant seat in front of me. I was looking at him when he turned his back and looked at me.

“I'm Mikael Teodones... Let's get along this year.” He grinned and stretch his hand to me.

“Ye...yeah, I'm Michael Tuazon... nice to meet you.” Part of me felt resistant, regardless, I took his hand and gave it a shake.

“Yeah, I heard it earlier.”

Ah! it was when I am introducing myself earlier...I made it short so I'd go back to my seat quicker, I didn't know that he was listening at that time, especially if he was talking to Ms. Jhade.

“Our name sounds pretty similar, right?”

“Oh, you think so?” Actually, it was the reason why I'd read the manga.

“And that girl is Ericka... she's a friend of mine so take good care of her, as well,” he said while looking at Ericka.

“What do you mean?"

He brought his face close to my ears and whispered, “I noticed that she's stealing a glance of you, earlier.”

“What?!”

I looked at him grinning.

“It's a joke, it's a joke!”

Oh, he said it twice... but if it was true that Ericka was looking at me then maybe...

I smiled.

“Just kidding...” I mumbled under my breath.

“Did you say anything?”

“Nothing.”

We stopped when Ms. Jhade announced that it was time to start the class and she started to write something on the board.

“Michael?”

Ms. Jhade called me.

“Answer this,” she said and tapped the board in the front... I stood up proudly and started to walk...

If there was something that I could do best, it was studying. I'm pretty confident in my smart brain. Last year I was in the top 10 of the highest grade in our classroom, in other words, it would be a piece of cake for me... Yeah, a piece of cake... a piece... of cake...

Now that I was standing in front of the board, there was only one thing I could say...

‘What the heck is this?!‘

Ms. Jhade approached me.

“You can answer it, right?”

I think she doesn't want me to feel embarrassed that was why she whispered it to me. But... I still have my pride... no.. no... It's now my chance to redo my impression earlier.

“Please, do not disturb me,” I said and continue thinking...

‘Is this the lesson for third years? but I haven't learned it yet... I feel like I skip a whole year... wait I'd skipped a whole year! I am a fourth year in this worl-’

I stopped when I felt someone hit my head. Scratching my head, I turned to look who it was.

“Oh, are you okay? did someone hit you?” Miss Jhade grinned at me.

‘eh... I think I pissed her...’

I smiled at her and looked back at the board but she hit me again.

“You should start answering, Michael”

She said while smiling... I still couldn't get why she act like a child despite being a 28 years old woman.

I just laughed awkwardly.

“You may go back to your seat.”

I nodded and started walking to my seat. I noticed that Marco and Mikael are both suppressing their laughter.

I looked at Ericka for a second... it seems like she didn't see that.

“What are you laughing at?”

I asked both of them after I sat down but they didn't answer.

This wasn't as bad as I thought, I admitted that I panicked earlier when I found out that I... we are in their world. But something was bothering me.

‘How come Marco didn't look surprised about this?’

I remembered he was the one who recommended me that manga.

“Am I too handsome?”

Marco while rubbing his chin.

“No and shut up, ” I shot him down and looked in a different direction. I didn't notice that I was staring at him.

A few hours had passed and it was already lunch break. Marco and Mikael go out to buy us some food.

“I didn't know that the two of them already know each other,” I said blankly while looking at the window.

“They both laughed at you earlier...”

I was surprised and looked at Ericka who was in the middle of cleaning her desk. She looked at me with a blank face.

“...what?”

“No, it's just... I didn't expect you to start a conversation with me.”

Yeah, that was true... the moment that I figured out that she was the Ericka from the Manga, I'd already expected that she wouldn't talk to me unless there was something she needed... that was the personality that gave to her by the author so I had no right to complain.

“Oh, right-”

‘what is it? she's thinking of something?’

“Ummm, weirdo, do you have some spare pen? I think I lost mine.”

‘Eh? that's why she talks to me? and what's with weirdo?!’

I opened my backpack and took my spare pen.

“Here, and my name is Michael I introduced earlier right?”

She took the pen and opened her mouth.

“Thanks...hmmm, weirdo.”

“As I said, it is Michael.”

“Okay...weirdo.”

“It's Michael.”

“Oh, it's not your name... I just called you weirdo, since you know...”

“Don't just address someone like that!”

“Ok... weirdo.”

“As I .... ok ok forget it... it will become an infinite loop.”

“Oh, you said ok twice.”

As I thought, it was like an argument but her expression and the tone of her voice didn't change as much. It was like throwing a ball on the wall and it hit me back.

“Yo! we're back!”

It was Marco who entered the door while waving the plastic bag in his right hand, at his back was Mikael sipping a can of a strawberry milkshake.

“Here...” Mikael put a can of strawberry milkshake on Ericka's table.

“Can I talk to you later?” Ericka while looking at him... Wasn't this the first chapter? then that meant the first event would happen after school.

“Sure.”

‘Then after school is the start of the story, huh?’ I thought as I continued watching them.