why not be friends?[1]

April 11, Wednesday

Spring break ended the day before yesterday, and yesterday, Tuesday, April 10, was the opening ceremony.

Except a certain someone, all students from the middle school to the high school attended the ceremony.

"Hey, did you know that she didn't come to the opening ceremony yesterday either?"

"Yes, I know. I've heard rumors about her childhood."

"Seriously?"

"Yes."

A girl with shoulder-length white hair and frightening crimson eyes that can scare the hell out of people was passing through the hall Inorder to reach her class.

Her name was Ryuki Shizue. It has been a year since she entered the school, but she is one of the lesser known people because she isn't type to talk that much.

When she entered the "Year A" classroom, the noisy class quieted down and most of the students looked at her.

"..."

She ignored everyone and followed the seating order on each person's seating plate and went to the seat at the very back by the. She then sat on the seat and turned her head towards the window.

"She's always like that..."

"I wounder why..."

The boy sitting in the middle of the rearmost seat, that is, just to the right of Shizue, had a mixture of gray and white hair and orange-red eyes. He also had a orange-red strick in his right. It's his natural hair.(T/N I know It's not natural to have that kind of hair But think it as natural,ok?)

And sitting just to the left of the boy was a girl with dark hair, not quite shoulder length, and dark blue eyes. The other students stared at Shizue.

Let's ask her after class."

"Right! we should."

The boy planned to ask Shizue why she didn't talk much. The girl agreed to do so. The boy's name is Himizako Hiru and the girl's name is Suzune Miko.

They are like bff. They both studied at the same school. Both of them had helped others, but Shizue was the one that they couldn't understand.

Then in the evening, when all the students had gone home. Only Hiru, Miko, and Shizue were left in the school. Shizue was just looking outside.

"Ah...Hello, Ryuki."

Hiru was about to speak to Shizue, expecting Shizue's reply.

"Hello...Good bye."

Shizue said. Then she got up, grabbed her bag, and walked out of the classroom. Hiru and Miko just watched Shizue leave the classroom.

Hiro with a small sigh looked down, losing hope.

Seeing this, Miko went near Hiru and said, "She was talking to you and that's what we won today. If we keep this up, we can do it."

"I guess so..."

Hiru said.

Then he went to his seat, grabbed his bag, and was about to leave the classroom. Miko, who was carrying her bag, followed hiru.

The next day in the morning, when Shizue came back from home, Hiru, who had also arrived, approached Shizue, but Shizue ignored Hiru as soon as she saw him.

During lunch break, Shizue went outside to wash her hands, and when she opened the door, Hiru and Miko were waiting for her.

They looked at Shizue and smiled, but when Shizue saw them, she closed the door and did not eat anything that day.

It was always like this until one day...

Miko, Hiru, and Shizue were assigned to clean the class, which was the perfect opportunity for Hiru to talk to Shizue.

In the evening, after all the students had gone home, Miko, Hiru and Shizue began cleaning the classroom. After a while they finished cleaning. Then Shizue grabbed her bag and was about to leave the classroom.

"Ryuki...!"

Hiru said before Shizue left the classroom,she sighed and stopped.

Shizue was ready to listen because Hiru and Miko never left Shizue alone, over and over again, every day.

Hearing that Shizue was ready to listen, Hiru thought: yes!I will ask Shizue before she leaves...

"Why are you always alone? I have never seen you talking to anyone."

"Is that all you wanted to ask me?...I'm leaving now."

Shizue was a little disappointed to hear Hiru's question. But also she couldn't answer.

"Wait!...Please..."

"..."

Shizue stopped again, and Hiru was shocked to see her, but he shaked his head and said,"Why not be friends with us."

"... Friends?"

Shizue said in a low voice. "She then looked at Hiru with an empty face and said,"From middle to high school, I had no friends nor I want."

Hearing this, Hiru was speechless. But Then he said,"it's good to try new things."

"Hiru..."

Miko Even from a distance you can tell that hiru is giving his all. If this doesn't work, what does?

"I see..."Shizue again said in a low voice.

Shizue was not in the least bit bothered by being alone. But you all know...Everything has a beginning and an end.

"You haven't experienced anything. And Do you know why?... Because you have never been through what I have been."

"..." Again Hiru was speechless.

Shizue looked up, closed her eyes, and thought,"I have not forgotten that day nor I will be ever able to...