4.) A Day Out

"Miss Tenshi, you're up in 30 seconds."

 "Mhm, coming!" I replied enthusiastically.

 Wait, was that even me speaking? No, it's not the real me speaking those words. That "me" that just spoke, seemed a lot younger and filled with energy.

 "That's right. Do more of a cute pose."

 "Lean forward somemore unti you're almost balancing on your toes. Yes, that's it!"

 "That's a wrap for today! Thank you, Miss Tenshi, for working with us!" The director said.

 "Of course! Thank you for having me here!" 'I' told him with a big smile. The male director place his hand near 'my' waist as he led 'me' to the resting area. I could see the slight flinch on 'my' face from his touch. It was clear as day that 'I' wasn't very comfortable, yet I didn't inform anybody? Weird. That director is known for always working with female child models. Wait, didn't he also get arrested for- (we don't talk about that)

 "Miss Haruka, Kuroi is splendid! She models everything spectacularly! She looks good in anything!" The director told Haruka.

 "Oh, is that so? I'm very glad to hear that." Haruka said and turned to smile at my younger selfl. "Well we must going now."

 "Wait, regarding the next photoshoot with Kuroi, I think it would be best if I were in charge of her so-" The director got cut off.

 "I'm afraid that that is not necessary. We will not be working with you in the future. Have a good day." Haruka cut him off short and led 'me' out of the room.

 Well that was something. Haruka is more observant than I thought. But, how did I not remember this? The other me clearly looked like she was uncomfortable yet she was so naive as to not tell anyone or the director to back off? A bit weird if you'd ask me. Wait, could this be a memory from the past Could I prehaps have-

 *Beep Beep Beep Beep

Wait, what's that beeping sound in my ear? It sounds so familiar...

 I woke up to the sound of my usual alarm clock. Ugh, another one of these stupidly realistic dreams. I seriously need to get this checked. Wait, what was I thinking about before? Hmmm, I don't remember. Meh, probably not important anyways.

 The rest of the day continued as per normal. I changed, grabbed my school bag, and headed to school.

(Time skip to lunch break)

 "I'm never forgiving Yuta for this!" I complained as I slumped on the couch. I was in Yuta's office resting and preparing a speech for the student council.

 "Hi guys- Oh it's just you, Kuroi!" Sayo said as she entered the office. Yuta, Nezuko and Masato weren't in the office yet.

 "Hey, what's wrong? You look super stressed!" Sayo asked in a concerned tone.

 "It's this stupid speech that I'm preparing for! I don't want to do it!" I whined.

 "What's the speech for?"

 "It's a long story." I replied with a huff.

(Earlier during recess break)

 "Good morning, Kuroi. You're here early." Yuta said behind his computer screen.

 I slammed the office door shut and sat down on the couch with a huff.

 "Woah, what's with you today? Usually you're cranky but what made you even crankier today?" He asked.

 I gave him a black face and a scowl.

 "Hey, don't give me the side eye! I'm just trying to help. Tell me what happened." Yuta responded.

 "It's my classmate, Jason. He thinks he such a bigshot coming from the states to Japan! Well screw him, he's such a jerk!" I complained.

 "We had Math class today and I was assigned to do partner work with him. How annoying. What's worse, the whole entire time, instead of focusing on the word problems, he was flirting with me! What a stupid idiot! He thinks he has a chance with me. How stupid!"

(Yuta's POV)

 Hearing what Kuroi said made me mad. Someone flirted with Kuroi? How despicable! I should be the only one flirting with her! No one messes with my friends without facing the consequences. Well, time to suspend this J-Ja, whatever his name his-

 "It was fine though. The teacher noticed and stepped in." Kuroi told me.

 "Oh, well that's good then."

 "I'm still mad at Jason for trying to flirt with me! I'm pretty sure he has a girlfriend in another class!" She complained.

(Kuroi's POV)

 "Anyways, regarding the day where went to view the after school clubs together, I thought hard and decided that I want to become face of the school." I announced to Yuta with a firm nod of my head.

 "Oh, that? That's good to hear. It doesn't matter anyways. I already put in your application this morning." Yuta replied.

 "Oh that's good- WAIT WHAT?" I exclaimed.

 "You're saying you already put my application in? Are you crazy?" I shouted at him.

 "Yes, to answer your question again, I already placed your application in. It's no big deal. You just have to campaign on why you should become the face of the school in front of the student council board members." He replied.

 "I HAVE TO PRESENT A SPEECH? Oh my god, why did I choose to go with you that day!" I whined.

(Present time)

 "Oh, so that's why you're so stressed! I know how that feels like. I had to present a speech to enter the student council board too! This school has pretty high standards." Sayo said.

 "Really? Just to enter the student council board as a normal member? This school really has high standards!" I replied.

 "Tell me about it! I even had to present a whole entire presentation with slides and a script when I was voted to become the head of the events committee! Like I was already voted! Majority of my juniors voted for me! But I still had to present a speech about what I would do as the head of the committee. I already did an entire video as my campaign to become the head! What's worse, the council board members have to right to disqualify you for the role even though you were already voted." She whispered the last part.

 "Okay, I don't like Yuta for applying me for this stupid role." I complained.

 "Hey, don't worry too much about it though! I think you'll definitely be able to get the role! Like, you're the best option for the role! How can they possibly not accept you?" She said.

 "Thanks for the encouragement. But I still have to work on this stupid speech! The campaign is on Thursday! I have less than 4 days." I sighed.

 "Hmmm, how about this. Let's go out today after school! You're free, right?" Sayo asked.

 "Yeah, I'm free. Are you sure? Don't you have student council things to do?" I replied.

 "Nah, it can wait. So I'm going to take that as a yes to go out! Let's go to town! Your mind needs to be cleared and positive in order to write a good script!" Sayo cheered.

 "O-ok," I mumbled.

(Fast forward to end of school)

 "Hey, you ready to go?" Sayo asked.

 I just reached the front gate and spotted Sayo calling someone.

 "Yeah, let's go." I answered.

 "Great! Our ride should be here soon."

 "Wait, you got a taxi? I thought we were walking to your house?"

 "Since when were we walking? And no, I didn't get a taxi. That's our ride." Sayo answered.

 I saw a black Mercedes car drive up to the front gate, stopping right in front of us.

 "Your own car?"

 "Yup!"

 "You and Yuta are the same."

 "Well his family's richer than mine. He told me that his family owns a Porsche!"

 "Damn, his family's loaded!" I replied.

 "I know, right? Anyways, get in the car girl, we're going shopping! Yay!" Sayo said happily.

 After a while of driving, we finally reached Sayo's house to drop off our school bags. Sayo's house was big to say the least. It had 3 stories, a lift, and a swimming pool! Well that's what Sayo told me so far. It scares me that there might be more. When we entered the house, we were greeted by a huge chandelier and a marble floor. Than, came a feminine and loud voice.

 "Good day! Who's that who has come to visit me~" the voice rang out. I saw a pretty woman walk down the stairs.

 "Who is this stranger- Oh, it's just you,"

The woman said in annoyance.

 "Hi Mum, good afternoon." Sayo said hesitantly.

 "Yes, yes, whatever. Oh who is this? What a pretty girl! Slim, sharp features, perfect body ratio! Well height we can work on that but, wow! So beautiful!" Sayo's mother exclaimed. The height thing was a little, offensive.

 "Mum this is my friend-"

 "Yes I know she's that fashion model from the magazines, the Jang Woonyong girl, right?" Sayo's mother asked.

 "Mum that's a Korean celebr-"

 "Shush, Sayo! You know instead of talking, you should be practising your makeup! You should be learning from Woonyong here! I mean look at her! Her makeup is so good that it looks like she's wearing practically zero makeup!" She told Sayo.

 "Um maam, I'm not even wearing any make-"

 "Just play along!" Sayo's mother whispered.

 "Okay, I think that's quite enough, Mum. Kuroi and I have to go. See you later!" Sayo said hurriedly before taking my arm and dragged me up the stairs.

 Reaching Sayo's bedroom, Sayo shut the door immediately after stepping in the room. She let out a sigh of relief before turning to face me.

 "Sorry about that. My mum can be quite, weird, sometimes." Sayo apologised.

 "Umm yeah, don't worry about it. Honestly, I don't even know how she mistaked me with Jang Wonyoung, the Korean celebrity." I replied.

 "Yeah, I know! My mum, she claims to be with the times and a fashion icon. She follows one celebrities fashion style and copies it. But she somehow always messes it up." Sayo replied.

 "I can definitely see that with that outfit just now. If my clothing managers were here, I think they would faint when they see her fit. Anyways, I think you're really pretty. Don't think about what your mum says. Your make up looks really good! It looks super natural!" I told her.

 "Aww, Kuroi! Let me give you a hug!" She gave me a big bear hug and said, "You just made my day better! You're so sweet!"

 "Sayo, I can't breathe."

 "Oh sorry!"

 "Thanks."

 "Anyways, choose some of my clothes to wear. Since we're going out, it would be best if we don't wear our school uniforms. Choose anything you like!" Sayo told me.

 Opening her closet, my eyes widened and my jaw dropped. It was like living my dream! A whole closet filled with clothes! Oh my days! My dream come true! A whole closet filled with cute clothes! I could almost die!

 "Hey, not there silly! That's the closet for the extra clothes that can't fit in my main closet." Sayo told me. I saw her open a wide set of doors. Inside was everything I could dream of! A walk in closet filled with clothes and accessories and shoes and, and everything!

 "I'm not much of a clothes person so you can borrow anything anytime!" Sayo told me.

(Sayo's POV)

 I could see the sparkles in Kuroi's eyes after what I said. What a peculiar expression for someone who looks serious all the time. Jokes, I'm just kidding. But she does remind me a lot of a kid though.

 "Really? Can I really borrow anything!"

 "Of course! It's all y-"

 I felt a pair of arms around me, hugging me tightly. I looked down and saw Kuroi hugging me. Aww, so adorable! I guess this is the childlike side of Kuroi that's probably not seen often, maybe never! I patted her head and gave her a warm smile. I would like to see this side of Kuroi more often. It's very, cute.

 "Anyways, let's go pick out our outfits!" I broke the silence.

 "Sure." Sayo said, "Hey, how about you pick an outfit for me? I'm sure you would be able to choose out something really cute!"

 "Hmmm, you want me to pick out something." Sayo nodded her head in response. "I could definitely make this work!"

 Several minutes later, I came out of her walk-in closet with a whole entire outfit ready for both Sayo and I. We changed and I was so excited to see Sayo in the outfit I chose for her. We were both wearing preppy style outfits with Sayo wearing a matching white and green plaid outfit and I was wearing a blue and black knitted vest and a grey skirt. And after grabbing our bags, we were finally off.

 We were headed to Ginza shopping district which was the most popular shopping area in Tokyo. Sayo and I travelled their on her car. I've actually never been able to see the shopping district as a whole picture before. I was really looking forward to my first time at Ginza. When we got out of the car, I was greeted by an array of huge signboards and tall buildings. People from all walks of life strolled down the streets while looking at the variety of different stores in the area.

 "I usually go here with my mum, so I know all the good places to eat and shop!" Sayo told me.

 "No wonder they say this is the place for the rich people." I commented.

 "You're not wrong, but don't worry! Ill treat you to anything you want today. You see, before we went off, my mum called me and told me to soend as much as we wanted. She wanted to treat both you and me. And she's also a big fan of shopping which is why she supports the idea of us going out here today." Sayo said with a sigh.

 "Wow, your muk must really like shopping, huh." I replied.

 We walked around and visited many shops selling cute clothes. We also tried a lot of street food, well more of shared due to both of our small appetites. It was super fun and my mind was really clear like what Sayo said. I almost forgot about the campaign speech! In the end, we went to a shopping mall and bought new clothes like cute tops and skirts. We also got bubble tea as well!

 "It seems to me that you're quite a fan of bubble tea, aren't you?" Sayo said as she looked at me with a smile.

 "Mhm! I love bubble tea, it's my favourite!" I replied happily and took another sip of my drink.

 We finally ended our day by going to the restrooms before heading back to Sayo's car.

(Sayo's POV)

 While I was waiting for Kuroi outside the restroom, I noticed a man staring at me. I walked over to his direction.

 "Good day, sir. I've noticed you staring at me earlier. Is there anything I can help you with?" I asked the man.

 "Are you Sayo Hanazawa? Blink twice if yes, blink once if no." The man told me curtly. In response, I blinked twice.

 "I have a message for you. Take this document and promise not to show it to anyone else. You must keep this meeting a secret from everyone, even your friends and family." The man told me in a serious tone. I blinked twice again.

 "Good, that's all I have for you. Have a good day." The man said before briskly walking off.

 How weird, what could this message even be about. Well, that's for when I go home. I placed the document inside my bag.

 "Hey, I'm back." Kuroi said.

 "Oh, you're done! Ready to go home?" I asked. Kuroi nodded her head. "Than let's go!"

(3 days later)

(Kuroi's POV)

 I walked into the student council board room confidently. Adjusting my ribbon hair clip and straightening my skirt, I took a deep breath and looked around. Sitting in front of me were the different board representatives. Surprisingly, I saw some familiar faces, Sayo and Yuta. Sayo gave me a wink and a small thumbs up. Yuta gave a reassuring smile. I took a deep breathe in. You can do this, Kuroi, you can do this! Just be yourself!

 "Good morning, members of the student council board. I'm Kuroi Tenshi from class 1C. Today, I'm here to tell you why you should consider me as your next face of the school!"

(The next day...)

 I entered Yuta's office, expecting it to be quiet. To my surprise, I was greeted by the sound of a party kazoo and a massive hug from who I guessed was from Sayo. I looked around the room, all 4 of them were here. Sayo, Yuta, Masato and Nezuko.

 "Kuroi, congratulations! You got the role!" Sayo cheered.

 "What? When, where, how? What's going on?" I asked in confusion.

 "Kuroi, how could you forget something this important? You just became the new face of the school! Well along with me, of course!" Nezuko pointed out.

 "Oh, really? That's great."

 "How could you be so nonchalant about this? It's rare for anyone to ever become the face of the school!" Nezuko said exasperatedly.

 "It's fine, don't worry about Nezuko." Masato told me as he patted my head.

 "All you need to know is that you managed to get the role, that's all."

 "Well, I knew that Kuroi would get the role anyways. I wouldn't have recommended you to the student council board if I didn't think this was so." Yuta commented.

 "Well, I guess you're right. Anyways, thanks for being here and celebrating with me." I told them.

 "Anytime, Kuroi! Let's get bubble tea after this, my treat!" Sayo suggested.

 "What? Why are we not invited, you even went out with Kuroi the other day! Not fair!" Nezuko complained.

 "It's called a girls day out, Nezuko. You know obviously all 3 of you wouldn't know that at all!" Sayo argued back.

 "Hey! That's offensive!"

 "So what?"

 "I bet you don't know anything about boys!"

 "Alright, bet!"

 And the other 3 of us were just watching the playful banter between the 2nd grade high schoolers while slightly chuckling.

A/n: If you have any suggestions, feel free to comment them!! It will be much appreciated.