Girl’s RuleRule #2 : Forgive me when I become such a stupid in front of you. Eh, wait, it's because of you!!! A dark brown haired girl was struggling to keep her eyes open. Even the sunlight which pierced through the window next to her couldn't help her to fight against her sleepiness. She had embarrassed herself by arriving late at her first day as a third grader. Getting scolded by the teacher was bad enough. Sleeping in the class would make her get some punishments. Of course, she didn't want that. It would hurt her reputation as one of the role model in Nogizaka School. She couldn't blame anyone for that bad morning. It was her risk as a new rising model. She couldn't reject any photoshoot from magazines, especially the popular ones. Even if it was tiring and made her lack of sleep, it was worthy. At least it was much more fun than going to school.
Her name was Shiraishi Mai, nickname Maiyan. One of popular girls in Nogizaka. More exactly, the #2 most popular girl because the top spot was taken by Nishino Nanase. If there was a poll in school about ‘Who's the person you want to be WITH?’, Nishino would come at top for sure. But, if you asked Nogi students about "Who's the person that you want to be?", majority would answered Maiyan. With her pretty face and white skin, she had appeared on some magazines. She even got exclusive contract to appear regularly in a fashion magazine. In her young age, the modeling world was wide opened for her. If she could, she would have thrown away her school uniform and pursued her dream to become a model. Too bad, her parents’ didn’t approve Maiyan’s wish. But, Maiyan didn’t have intention to give up on her dream.
"Oh, shit. When will this torture end"
Maiyan cursed within herself. She looked at the clock which laid on the class wall. She felt the clock hand rotated so damn slow. Just 10 minutes more until the lunch break chime ringing. She felt she had been waiting for the lunch break period since forever. She couldn’t concentrate on what the teacher taught to the class. She looked at outside through the window. She looked at the sky. She looked at the outside world, a place where reality moved faster than within her classroom. A place that she longed for.
And when the bell finally ringing, Maiyan closed her eyes and let out a big relive sigh. For the first time in her life, she felt that the bell's ringing was the most beautiful sound in the world. When the other student happily walked outside the class, Maiyan just stay still on her seat. She put her bag on her desk and made it a pillow as her head landed on it. She didn't care about lunch. All she needed was a peaceful sleep time before the next lesson started.
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Three girls were inside Nogi student council room. A girl was playing game on her phone, a girl was busy making pose and taking photo of herself with her cellphone, and then other girl just watching the 2 girls while eating her bread. Student council room was their favorite place during lunch break. Because Reika and Manatsu were student council's top 2, they had full access to use the room. And Wakatsuki, she just followed her master, as usual. That room was like their secret base.
"Manatsu, you better to stop now. I think you've clicked your phone's camera button for more than 100 times. The flash light will hurt your eyes" Wakatsuki said while chewing the food inside her mouth
"It's for stock, Wakatsuki. I need many photos to zukkyun the heart of the fresh student" A twin-tailed girl said innocently.
Her name was Akimoto Manatsu, Nogi student council vice-president. She was an honor student. She got the highest score in almost all academic subjects in the last tests. Not only number 1 at academic, she was also number 1 at sport. But, the difference was if in academic Manatsu was #1 at the top. In sports, she was #1 at the bottom. All Nogi students were amazed with how Manatsu was so lousy at sport. She even got the record as the slowest runner ever in Nogizaka School history. Manatsu was a legend.
She was a student who successfully created super buzz in her first day as Nogizaka student. She was a transfer student. The day she stepped her feet on Nogizaka for the first time was also the day she was appointed as student council vice-president. She was appointed directly by Nogizaka's headmaster, Akimoto Yasushi. Many Nogi students couldn't understand the decision of their headmaster, Akimoto Yasuhi. It made them questioning Aki-P's mental state at that time. For your information, Aki-P was the headmaster's nickname. It came from ‘Akimoto-Papa’. Because they had same family name, there were bad rumor about Akimoto Manatsu was Aki-P's daughter, but Manatsu denied it. She was underrated at first, but later on she proved that she do pretty well. Manatsu was a legend.
Her special skill was cooking and fishing people's heart. She created her own gimmick. She would pretend her hand's fingers as a gun and shoot you right through your heart. Then she said “
Zukkyun~' cutely followed by her deadly wink. Manatsu even claimed that '
zukkyun' was her middle name. Many people had become her fans. She also had her private blog where she could upload her photos, so she could gain more victims. She had uploaded so many photos. Mostly with cute and sexy photos which would make your heart go
doki-doki uncontrollably. Manatsu was really a legend.
"I feel sorry for your future victims" Reika said while keep on focusing on the phone screen
"I feel sorry for your love life. So dark. You've never dated anyone for- Hmm, how old are you? 17 years old?" Manatsu said and put a fake pity look on her face and she got Reika's attention
"Being single doesn't mean I'm available. It's just mean my heart is signaling ‘do not disturb!". Right, Wakatsuki? " Reika turn her face to her best friend and Wakatsuki gave her thumb up.
"It sounds like a nice dress which is displayed in show window so people be interested to buy it, but being labeled with ‘not for sale' sign. Useless."
"I'm not a dress on show window! What about you? You have many fans but don't date one of them"
Manatsu showed her smile "One, I don't like commitment. Two, I'm responsible not to break any of my fan's heart. Three, I haven't found my crush"
Reika asked in disbelieve “Really?”
“Really..”
"Me too! I also haven't met my crush. My first crush. No one ever made my heart beating so fast"
"Yeah. Someone who can make your heart thrilled and even makes you want to scream."
Suddenly, Reika felt so excited "That’s right! Someone who can make you scream
'Kyaa! Kyaaaa!'"
Manatsu cupped her cheeks and screamed "
Kyaaaaaaa!"
Seeing the act of the two girls, Wakatsuki said sarcastically "Keep on screaming and you'll damage your vocal cord"
"What about you, Wakatsuki? Any of your fangirl who can make your heart go '
kyun-kyun'" Manatsu asked
"Do you have to go
doki-doki so you can jump into conclusion that you like that person?" Wakatsuki asked back
Reika tilted her head "Doesn't it exactly like in shoujo manga? Whenever your heart skip a beat that means you like that person"
"You read too many shoujo manga" Wakatsuki replied
"Is that a problem? Every girl in Japan read shoujo manga. You too." Reika defensed herself
"Yeah. But, sometimes it's so cheapy..And cheesy..And creepy..And whatever"
"Are you saying that what's in that manga isn't true?"
"No, Reika. I mean.." WakatsukI looked confused how to say it
"Then how do you know that you like that someone?"
Wakatsuki knew Reika so well, she'd keep on asking question until she got answers that made her satisfied. Wakatsuki thought a moment before she answered.
"Well, I think it’s fine if your heart beats so fast because of someone. But-"
"But what?"
"It's not always like that"
"So what it should like?"
"You know, if you feel comfortable whenever you with a special person.."
There was a short pause before Wakatsuki continued "I think that also a form of love."
There was a short silent in that moment. When Wakatsuki finally realized what she had just said, her eyes widened.
"Oh, shit.."
She got up from her seat while saying "Girls, the break is almost over. Better to get you ass off from your seat now"
Without waiting Reika and Manatsu's respond, Wakatsuku left the room. Just like a person who runaway after robbed a bank.
"What's suddenly wrong with her? Did her head got hit something this morning?" Manatsu muttered while watching Wakatsuki leaving
"Let's go back to classroom, Manatsu"
"But, we still have 15 minutes" Manatsu's face showed disagreement
"But, she was cursing right in front of my face" Reika was pointing at her own face
Manatsu raised both of her arm, a ‘surrender’ sign "Okay. Anything for Miss President"
Right after Reika and Manatsu got up from their seat, Reika's phone vibrated. Its screen showed that she had one new main in her inbox. She opened the new mail. Reika saw the address of the sender. It was unfamiliar for her.
"What's wrong, Reika?" Manatsu asked when she saw Reika's face expression changed when she read the mail.
"Ah, It's just..It's nothing. Let's go now"
Reika put her cellphone inside her pocket. With a forced smile, she grabbed Manatsu's hand and went back to class. Reika didn't want to take it as a big deal. She just thought it as a shit. Without Reika knowing, it was just a beginning.
'
Wakatsuki Yumi isn't as good as you think. Better to stay away from that bitch or you'll regret it. Remember, I've warned you..'
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Naachan looked at her surroundings. No one else inside classroom except her and a girl whose seat next to her. Naachan looked at her classmate's face who was sleeping peacefully. For unknown reason, Naachan smiled. She loved seeing Maiyan's face. She loved seeing Maiyan's white skin. She loved how sunshine landes on Maiyan's skin. It made Maiyan so shining. In Naachan's eyes, Maiyan was shining so bright that it made her heart hurt at the same time. The same feeling that she often felt without she knew when it started. She kept on adoring the scenery beyond her eyes for some moments. How she wished time to stop at that very moment.
"Sayurin is here! Hi, Naachan!"
One of Naachan’s classmates suddenly entered the classroom and ruined Naachan's moment. That girl walked toward Maiyan's seat.
“Ooh, Maiyan is still sleeping. She looked so sleepy during the class. She must be very tired after her photoshoot last night. Poor Sayuringo, she must have her launch today without Maiyan. Sayuringo will let Maiyan have a sleep” Sayurin put on sad face. She was talking to herself even though there was Naachan next to her
“I know, I’ll buy bread for her. Oh my god, I'm so care of Maiyan. Just like a wife to her husband. Fufufu~" Sayurin cupped her cheeks with her hands and blushing on her own.
Sayurin put out a cellphone from her pocket and took picture of Maiyan's sleeping face "Maiyan is so cute even when she's sleeping. I'll use it as the new wallpaper of my phone."
Sayurin looked so happy seeing the pics. Her phone's gallery was full of Maiyan's pic. It was like she can't get enough of Maiyan. In term of 'Taking pics of Maiyan', no one in this world that could beat Matsumura Sayuri. She was really pro in taking pic of Maiyan.
"Okay, I'll go now. See ya, Naachan"
After Sayurin left, the classroom was in peace again. Only Naachan and Maiyan. Naachan opened her bag and took out her lunch box. She never go to school cafetaria during lunch break. Her mother always prepared lunch for her. She was so lucky, because she didn’t have to go to cafetaria. She was uncomfortable with crowded place. Naachan put her lunch box on her desk. She took the chopsticks and ate her lunch. She really loved her mother's hand make cooking. For Naachan, her mother's cooking was the best in the world. In the middle of chewing her food, Naachan's head turn to look into Maiyan. Deep inside her heart, she was happy. It was a moment when she could observed Maiyan's face in short distance.
Suddenly, she thought of something. She looked around her to make sure it would be safe. She held her phone in her hand and moved closer to Maiyan. Hoping to get a nice angle to capturing Maiyan's sleeping face.
'CLICK!'
Naachan was suddenly in panic mode. She moved back to her seat. Naachan made 2 big mistakes. She made sound by clicking the camera button and she didn't turn off the flash light. Told ya, no one in this world as pro as Matsumura Sayuri in this subject.
"Errgghhh…"
Maiyan grunted and made little movement. She woke up thanks to Naachan's mistakes. Maiyan raised her head and rubbed her face with the palms of her hands.
"What was that?" Maiyan asked with husky voice
"Huh?" Naachan still in panic mode, but she really knew how to look calm
"I swear I was having a good dream when suddenly I felt a big light struck my face and woke me up”
Naachan was really grateful she had her lunch in front of her. She hid her nervousness by eating her food. She kept on filling her mouth even when she hadn’t finished swallowed it.
“I felt kind of déjà vu. Ahh, I know! It feels like someone takes picture of me with very bright blitz light”
The more Naachan heard Maiyan’s words, the more she lowered her head. How could she stared at Maiyan’s face.
“I..I..I need to go outside”
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Naachan found herself stood alone on school’s rooftop. This was the only place that she could think of right now. No one would be in that place in that hour. Some student usually went to that place after school. The rooftop was surrounded by fence bars. The school wanted to make sure no stupid student would make Nogizaka school became the headline of newspaper because she jump from the roof. Naachan leaned her back on a corner. She recalled the stupid thing that she just did.
“I’m so idiot!”
She took out her phone. She pressed some buttons until she found what she wanted, a picture of sleeping Maiyan. She saw the pic and a little laughter came out from her lips. Sometimes Naachan thought that she didn’t want to have that feeling. But, sometimes she thought she was okay and already got used to her feeling. Secretly liking someone was sweet yet sour, happy yet sad. She wanted to run away, but she also wanted to cling on it. The more she thought about it, the more she didn’t know what she really wanted. She closed her eyes and hoped for the spring breeze help her send her feeling to a certain person.
~##END OF RULE 2##~
Not much in this chap. just because it's just an intro to the 3rd chaper. I was going to post rule #2 and #3 at the same time but I decided not to :p So, enjoy it. and wait for Reika-Waka, Sayu-Mai, Sayu-Naachan and more nogi girls in chappie 3. Should we start the drama?