Chapter 4: This is How You Remind Me
After that spontaneous meeting with “More Than True”, me and Yuki continued our journey towards the Arts and Culture Building where our classroom is located. At the hallway on the way to our classroom, we saw a huge number of ladies crowding for some reasons. I was aware that the members of “More Than True” are attending here but, I’m not sure of other celebrities though. Those fan girls aren’t causing problems aside the fact that they are blocking our way to the classroom. Class is about to start and the last thing I want to happen is being late on my first day at College. As much as possible I want to leave a best first impression, and being late is definitely not one of them.
“Ne Yuki…?”
“The one in the middle of those fan girls is none other than Shinoda Mario, Shinoda Mariko’s younger brother.” I don’t know why the heck this black-hearted woman knew what I was going to ask but, she hit it on the spot.
“Do they even realize that they’re blocking the way? Seriously, this is a place for learning; not for fangirling” I must have said that on a loud voice seeing how all the eyes are on my way now. I didn’t mean to insult them whatsoever but, I’m saying the truth. This is a place for learning, how could they even fan girl in the middle of the hallway where students pass just to go to their classroom?
“Uh oh. I think we messed up with them, Haruna” so even a black-hearted woman like Kashiwagi Yuki can experience fear and what not? I’m a little bit surprised
“Who the hell are you to say things like that?!” a fan girl was fuming with anger while looking at me
“Don’t be so cocky just because you managed to enter this prestigious university” I’m not being cocky, mind you.
“Excuse me but, I do agree with this lady over here. This is a place for learning, not for fangirling. Though fangirling is never against the rules, you are blocking the way towards the classroom” a girl with a shoulder-length hair cut with glasses stated.
“eek! It’s Maeda-kaichou!” In a nick of time, those fan girls scrammed to the places I didn’t know. So the only thing that can make them jelly with fear is this Maeda-kaichou eh?
“Oh Acchan! I knew it has to be you!” so this is Shinoda Mario. In just one glance you can tell that she’s Mariko-sama’s younger brother; more life the boy version of Shinoda Mariko.
“Shut up Shinoda! You and your fans really need some discipline! For God sakes, this is a school, not a love hotel!”
“Says the one who keeps on flirting with Kai~ hahaha”
“S-Shut up!”
“Ano~” things were getting awkward for us at that time, until I broke the awkwardness.
“Oh I’m sorry by the way. I should’ve been more careful in handling my fans. My name is Mario, Shinoda Mario. I’m the student disciplinary committee chairman of this university. Taking up Civil Engineering as a course” he smiled at me and Yuki.
“And I’m Maeda Atsuko, the student council president. Feel free to call me Acchan thought~ and thank you for being brave in expressing how you feel regarding this bastard’s fans.”
“I’m Kojima Haruna, a fashion designing freshman. Nice to meet the both of you” I bowed down to show my politeness
“I’m Kashiwagi Yuki, another fashion designing freshman and Watanabe Mayu’s girlfriend~” Seriously, introducing yourself as someone’s girlfriend with them now asking, is it really necessary? Oh my Yuki.
“Small world eh~ I’m taking up fashion designing too~”
“Did you just say, Watanabe Mayu?” this time, it was Shinoda-san who spoke
“Err. Yeah~ the Watanabe Mayu from the Medicine Department, the one who loves anime and has glasses” Yuki, without a doubt, described her beloved hubby.
“So that Otaku has a girlfriend ehh… I’m a friend of his by the way. We went to the same elementary school up until now. You could say that I’m his childhood friend”
“Oh amazing~”
“Sorry to break your good conversations but, the three of us needs to head out now Mario. Classes are about to start so you go ahead to your respective class now.”
“Serious as always~ but anyway, you’re going to the acquaintance party next week, right Haruna-san?” Shinoda-san asked me
“O-of course.”
“I hope you can come, Haruna-san”
After that certain conversation, me, Yuki and Acchan-san went towards our classroom which is not far from the place where we were standing. Acchan-san then told us that she is Takahashi Kai’s childhood friend (the Takahashi Kai she was talking about is a guitarist of “More Than True”). The moment we entered the classroom, everyone is mostly doing their own business without a care in the world. Though Acchan-san is a sophomore, she takes the same morning class with us for some reasons. Most of the students of the Fashion Designing Department are girls so, I hope I can make friend with them. The three of us took our seats in the middle part of the classroom, easy access so we can see the whiteboard clearly. Taking notes here is a must you know?
“Ne Acchan, did you heard that Oshima Yuu strike again?” one student with a melon pan on one hand approached Maeda-san who is sitting on my right side.
“Sigh. What did he do this time?”
“He and Watanabe-kun of the Medicine Department began groping the butts of the girls in the Tourism Department. Afterwards, the two of them began shouting ‘Oshiri! Yay!’ The other members of “More Than True” and Shinoda-san didn’t even bothered stopping them” Wait. Wait. Wait. Did I just heard Watanabe-kun and Medicine Department together from this girl? Uh oh. I’m sensing some black aura on my left and I know what is going one as of this moment.
“Did I just heard that Watanabe-kun of the Medicine Department grope some ass?” I can see the dark expression in Yuki’s face. Me and the other two began shivering in fear for obvious reasons.
“Y-Yeah.”
“I see. Excuse me for a moment please.” Yuki then began stomping her way out of the classroom while clutching on her fists.
“W-What did just happened…” the girl asked
“Watanabe-kun is her boyfriend. That guy came from a well-bred family and is a gentleman. I never thought that he could be a pervert too.” I sighed
“That must be tough on Yuki-san” Acchan-san sighed too alongside with me
“Ah. Where is my manners, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Matsui Rena, nice to meet you”
“I’m Kojima Haruna, and that girl who dashed out was Kashiwagi Yuki. Nice to meet you too”
“I hope those two can make up as much as possible” Acchan-san said out of the blue
“True that. It such a waste if they cannot make up with those pretty cherry blossom petals fluttering around”
Looking to the window pane on my left side, the pretty cheery blossom petals were really fluttering around. It was pretty that it took my breath away. This is the first I saw something like this pretty again after such long time. As I watched them, a certain memory from the past, which I don’t know when, began flashing on my mind. A man with a guitar, and me with glasses on. Under the shades of a cherry blossom tree while the two of us viewed its petals roaming and fluttering around.
Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing
Tired of living like a blind man
I'm sick of sight without a sense of feeling
And this is how you remind me
This is how you remind me
Of what I really am
This is how you remind me
Of what I really am
It's not like you to say sorry
I was waiting on a different story
This time I'm mistaken
For handing you a heart worth breaking
And I've been wrong, I've been down,
Been to the bottom of every bottle
These five words in my head
Scream "are we having fun yet?"
“You really do love singing that song, don’t you Senpai?”
“haha that song by Nickleback somewhat represents my life. Fucked up and what not. Both my life here and at home is so fucked up.”
“I guess I’m the same then, though my life at home is good to be true.”
“I saw some girls bullying you again. Why not fight back to them?”
“I don’t want any violence, Senpai”
“Then, why not change your appearance and show them who the boss is? You are so pretty but, this glasses is getting on the way you know?”
“Haha, seriously.”
“I’m the telling the truth ya know~? A photographer like me knows what real beauty is! And that beauty lies on these bountiful tits of yours!”
“kya! Hentai!”
“hahaha! I know you love my boob groping, Haruna!”
“Haruna-san? Are you okay?”
“ah! Of course I am hehe”
“You’ve been spacing out for a while Haruna”
“hehe don’t mind me~”
I wonder why I kept spacing out these past few days with certain memories flashing back on my mind. I was never like this up until last week. I have many questions that I want answer for, but the biggest question is, who was that “bastard” my family and Yuki were talking about, and the guy who just flashed back on mind, who was that?
This is how you remind me of what I really am, Haruna.