At first you didn't get what she was getting at. Then it finally hit you. Although you haven't been outside too much you knew that she was making fun of you. This girl named Mari was trying to bully you. You start to feel nervous when you noticed the stares of your classmates. By now you should be used to this being an idol and all with your secret identity. Unfortunately, the critical stares of your classmates were way different than that of your adoring fans.
"W-What should I say?!" What you say and do here could dictate how you would be treated by your peers for the rest of your time in school. Then it hit you. "I... I should try and play it off like nothing and be a cool beauty..." You've read plenty of manga before to know how a cool beauty would act. First you would make fun of Mari's comment. You would make a clever and witty remark.
"I'll tell her, Of course, it would be a tragedy for him to be seen with me... hanging out... kissing or anything else!" Then your plan was to make it seem like you were experienced with social situations. "It will be hard... but I think I can manage... I'll make a remark about going out with a high class boy is hard and all that."
Then to top it all off you will make it seem like you are going to let her take him off your hands for a while. "That should make her think twice about trying to make me look bad again!" Finally you have crafted the perfect plan of action. You take a deep breath to calm your nerves a bit. "Let's do this Aya!" You psyche yourself up.
"Of course, of cour-" Unfortunately all that planning was for naught as Taichi interrupts.
"What are you talking about Mari? Stop bothering me already." Mari's eyes widen with shock as she gets rejected in front of the crowd.
"W-Why?! I-I'm the madonna of this school... The lorelei... It should only be natural for the best singer to be paired up with the best pianist isn't it? Taichi?"
"Don't lump me in with you." Taichi glares at her before turning back to you. "Don't mind her okay Aya? Let's go okay?"
"S-Sure..." Seeing someone stand up for you like that makes you blush a bit. Once you arrive at the classroom you remembered that you had to stop by the staff room first. "Ah! Crap! I'm so sorry Taichi... I need to stop by the staff room first to see our homeroom teacher." You bow to him to apologize.
"Really? Let me show you there then."
However you didn't want to bother him more than you are now. Shaking your head you tell him that you could find your way there. "I think I saw it on our way to the classroom. I should be okay." You give him a warm smile. "Thanks for showing me around by the way."
Taichi smiles back as he tells you good luck and welcome. Luckily for you, the staff room was close by and you found it relatively easy. The moment you arrive a teacher calls out to you. "Hey, are you that scholarship student?"
He looked intimidating. He had a strict look about him. "Y-Yes... I am..."
"Is that so? Then I'm your homeroom teacher." Once he smiles however he looked a bit more approachable. "Shall we go to class?" While walking with you, he asks you the basics. He asked you your name, where you were from and what school you transferred from. It was all so that he could introduce you to your new homeroom.
You answer all his questions before you get to class and once you arrive he introduces you before starting. "Alright class, we have a new student. Please welcome her and take care of her." He signals you to come in.
Your heart races inside your chest. You couldn't believe how nervous you were. You were a popular idol who has sung in front of thousands before. However, introducing yourself to your class was probably the most nerve-wracking thing you have done in your life. As you stand there in front of them you could see them waiting for you to say something. "H-Hello... My name is Aya. Let's get together and please take care of me!" Your body was tense. You must've looked like a robot as you bow to your class.
Then, a late student barges in. "Ah... Sorry I'm late." Immediately the attention of the whole class shifts from you to the door. You also turn towards the door to find a pleasant surprise. It was him, the boy you went to this school for and your childhood inspiration, Kou.
The teacher immediately tells him to sit down. "I told you before Kou, you shouldn't be late to homeroom!"
"Sorry, I overslept again today, it won't happen again." He smiles back to the teacher as he takes a seat near the back. Once everything settles down the teacher turns to you. "Aya, you can take any of the free seat that you want."
"Okay... Thanks." You tell him with a nervous smile before scanning the room for the free seats he was talking about. You found a seat right beside Taichi and one seat beside Kou.
[ ] Take the seat beside Kou
[ ] Take the seat beside Taichi