[Fic] Series of a Childhood
Title: Series of a childhood
Chapter: 01/03
Author: Pokky
Pairing: AoixUruha
Genre: Slice of life, comedy, romance
Rating: PG-13
Summary: "Could you give me one of your hair so I can practice voodoo on you?... ... ... Sorry, my bad. I meant, could I borrow one of your hair so I can practice voodoo with it, please?"
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It wasn't that it was weird...
Maybe a little peculiar, but not weird.
It started back in those days where the cherry petals were already bloomed, around our first months of school as 5th graders of Elementary. Since we were very good students(in general), the homeroom teacher wasn't so hard on us. He did give us quite a few homeworks for the first week, but my classmates and I were lucky enough he wasn't a prick and a mean adult.
The first 2 months of school went by, and I can't really say it went by like a flash, but it did go by and I was pretty happy during these days, when everything used to be normal.
And I insist on the word 'Normal'. I have a nice family consisting of a social rebel of a big brother, an ecologist oriented big sister, a serious father and a loveable mother. And then there was me: 11 years old boy, pretty short in height, handsome and a formidable baseball player. Of course, that was nothing more than what was usually in a normal family. What more could I have asked for? I was used to those things called prejudices everywhere I went. It was normal to like baseball, it was normal to have friends, it was normal to come from a crowded city, it was normal to like what the majority liked. I liked the idea of being normal. It was a routine I got used to and I really thought I'd grow up like that too.
Then, he had to come along.
It was a Thursday morning. Girls and boys were chattering while me and my friends were joking around. We heard the front door slide open and the teacher coming in. We hurriedly went back to our seats, still whispering and laughing, not very convinced by sensei's "threatening" morning speech... very usual, this scenario. But teacher Yamazaki started off anyways, not quite losing control.
"Good morning, class. I hope you all did your math homeworks, because that'll be what we'll be correcting after I introduce to you your new classmate." And that caught everyone's attention to the open front door, including mine. Murmurs were getting louder when the teacher motionned with his hand for the said person to come in. The class went quiet and he came in, totally not dressed in the school's uniform, but in a black suit that ressembled a funeral suit. His hair was bleached a fair blond and his facial features expressed astonishment and curiosity. He didn't even wait for our surprise to pass and spoke boldly.
"Takashima Kouyou-des! I came to salute you from the north, Sapporo." and after giving us another surprise, he opted to stand very straightly in an army-like fashion, including the hand raised to his forehead. "The reason as to why I'm wearing this very gruesome suit is because it's the only suit I found that ressembled a school uniform. My ordered uniform has not yet arrived and back in Sapporo, we did not wear those so I figured this would do." He dropped his hand to his side and pursued. "Thank you." he bowed down. "May I take my seat now?" He asked as the class began a fuss.
This sort of introduction has never happened before, so of course the teacher was at a loss. He motionned for us to maintain a calm level of voice before assigning a desk for the new student, far off in the back, behind a girl named Sakurako Manami.
Everyone regarded him as more than a stranger as he hummed to himself, making his way to his new desk.
I remember all the glares towards him. None were welcoming, and that also included my pair of eyes. We resumed to attending normal classes after our daily morning roll call. Fortunately, the new kid was quiet during the whole morning. We were reminded of his presence when the teacher asked the new kid to pair himself up with someone to follow. So I, Reita, Miku and Kai all looked at each other and to the back of the class where our dear comrade Manabu, who was looking back at us with pleading eyes, was forced to share his math textbook with the new dude. It could have been a normal day until lunchtime came, that is.
When the clock indicated 12h15, the teacher left and everyone took out their lunchboxes or food trays from the cafeteria. My friends and I moved the desks so we could all eat together in our usual spot, usual place. Our conversation started with Reita going : "Manami-chan is so cute today! Maybe she'd want to eat with us today?" followed by the guys' laughers. Reita was usually a talkative and manly guy, but when it came to girls, he'd choke up on his words and act like a complete jackass. He's the type of person to show his feelings through mean words, but we're still doing our best to help him improve on his love tactics.
So, getting back to my previous point, I would have forgotten his existence if he hadn't specifically talked to me that day. There was nothing to remember, I thought. He was a weirdo and maybe even some Yakuza son or something, it was better to just not get involved with him. That's exactly what my thoughts were back then, and it's exactly the opposite that took place.
"Could you give me one of your hair so I can practice voodoo on you?... ... ... Sorry, my bad. I meant, could I borrow one of your hair so I can practice voodoo with it, please?"
He came up to me, stood in front of me, innocent me who was just trying to eat his lunch with his 4 friends, and asked me this ridiculous question with such passion in his eyes.
"Huh?..." What else could I have said?! But I wasn't the only one who's tongue was tied. Not Reita, not Kai, not Miku, not Manabu knew what to say. We stared at him with confused, maybe even snooty eyes. He just stood there, hand towards my face as a sign for me to give him a hair. He chuckled to himself, as my friends and I did not catch the humour there.
"It's just for an experiment, really. I won't keep it somewhere safe and smell it like a stalker." He laughed at his own joke and Manabu burst out laughing so hard it hurt my ears. I turned my attention to him and he was clutching his stomach, head almost touching his knees. The other guys were as confused as me, and the new kid was only smiling... and staring at me. Manabu managed to calm down a bit after a few more intake of breath and his hand reached my shoulder.
"Dude, he's got the hots for you!" He yelled and my eyes widened. I looked back at the staring new guy, who so did not have any reaction to what Manabu had just yelled.
"Awn! Aoi, you have a guy after you!" Miku joins in the chorus of laughers, as now every one of my friends started laughing, and Kai who just stared at him with a look of sympathy. Because of all the ruckus we've created, some classmates have approached themselves from where we were chatting, trying to grasp a bit of the story happening there. I look back at the new kid, who was standing in front of me with his hand, not even bothered by Miku's earlier comment. My heart was beating fast out of all the class' attention. I could feel the blush to my ears and I yelled the first thing that came to mind.
"Get lost!" Yes, I yelled and I was very proud of myself. That way, he'd know not to mess with me. The laughing had subsided down a bit, and I could feel the intrigue in the atmosphere. He dropped his hand only to direct it towards his chin, thumb rubbing it as a detective would. His wandering eyes suddenly became clear, as if he's found the best idea there ever was.
"We could try with a piece of clothing. I mean it's not like hair but it's still yours, right? That could work." He beamed while once again, people were laughing at how incrudibly stupid he sounded. That fueled my already not good impression of him, and so I hatefuly yelled from the top of my lungs the first thing that came to mind ;
"Get lost, you freak!"
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Chapter Two
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Author's note : Hey there. Yet again, I've come back, but I don't know how long I'll stay xD. I've started chapter 2 already, and the due time for the next update is still quite unclear. So today I give you a heart-warming fic, set in elementary school. Hope you enjoy!
(btw, my old readers(if I'm still being followed), I have 2 jobs now! One at a lingerie store, and the other one at a restaurant! Saving up! =D how's everyone?)