Asano sighed and looked at the clock. It was midnight. He pulled another all-nighter just for a test that doesn't exist. He fears a surprise test and failing it due to not studying. He shouldn't have this ridiculous fear, it's a sign of weakness and he knows he's smart enough to ace it anyway but he couldn't stop it.

He feels tired, he studied for every subject in the universe. He still needed to study the last part for science then he's done. That would take at least... thirty minutes. He feels like he's going to pass out in a few minutes.

He groaned. What should he do? He could use those minutes to continue to study but his back could hurt from the sleeping position when he passes out or he could use it to quickly prepare to sleep but not studying for that part would be in the back of his mind for the rest of the week.

He then hears a sudden ringing from his phone. He looks at his phone in shock. Who could be calling him in a time like this? Well the answer is his good ol' murder planning partner, Yuuma Isogai.

Isogai is definitely a wild card. He can't tell what he could do next considering that his whole ikemen personality is basically a lie. Well.. he's not entirely sure if he could call it a lie yet. He's also not yet sure if he could trust him or not.

Asano picks up the phone. "...Hey?"

"Hi.." Isogai said, clearly tired.

"Why did you call me..?" Asano asked.

"Can't sleep and I'm bored too." Isogai sighed. "What got you up?"

"Studying.." Asano answered.

"That sounds like you for sure!" Isogai chuckled. "But why are you studying?"

"It's nothing actually..." Asano admitted.

"Fear?" Isogai blurted out immediately after he spoke.

"Wait.. What?" Asano said in confusion.

"Oh uh.. Sorry.. It's nothing. I just blurt out stuff sometimes..." Isogai muttered.

"It's just a surprise to me.. You actually got it on the point." Asano reassured him.

"I- Uhm.. well I gotta go now.." Isogai said, clearly embarrassed.

The call ends.

What..? What was that? How'd he know? Asano was confused and tired. He should really use this time to sleep instead of thinking about the enigma named Yuuma Isogai.

He made a mental reminder to make sure his guard is up, especially around his new 'friends'. Who knows when they will leave when they find out how terrifying his family is.

It is now an end to another day and he wonders what shitty things will happen tomorrow.

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Asano walks to school while the principal drives. He knew why, somewhere in the back of his mind says that what the principal is doing is wrong but... there's no going back. Everyone changed ever since... ever since Ikeda.. died. His father, his warm hugs, his soothing words of encouragement and his smiles, will never come back, he's the principal now. His mother, her upbeat attitude, her jokes, her kindness, will never come back, she's just someone who lives there, someone who doesn't bother stopping the principal from all the things he has done, she just cooks, cleans and is there. His kind and childish self, his bright smiles, his big hugs, his silly words, will never come back, he's just Asano... cold, mean and logical Asano.

He thinks back to before Ikeda died. He doesn't remember much, that was obvious considering he was four when he died, but he remembers vague memories of his father and mother smiling and joking around while they all laugh, it hurts to know that will never happen again. He sighs, he shouldn't be worrying about this, the past is the past, he can't do anything about it.

"Gakushuu! Hey!" He heard someone say.

He looked behind and saw his 'friend', Sakakibara, walking up to him. "Hi." He greeted with a tired tone.

"Please don't tell me you didn't get enough sleep again.." Sakakibara looked at him with worry.

"Nothing you should worry about, Ren." He tried to reassure him.

"Hmm.. Alright..." Sakakibara said, he sounds like he doesn't trust it.

Asano sighs, he should improve lying to people who are close.

The two continue to walk to school.

Asano hopes that today isn't stressful so he could take a break, even though it could be just a few minutes.

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It was lunchtime and Asano was in the cafeteria with the rest of his class. He was sitting alone until Makoto walked up to him.

"Hey 'Sano!!!" Makoto said happily. "Guess what I got!"

"What in the world do you want?" Asano asked, irritated.

"Hey dude! Don't be irritated! I got sweets! I know how much you secretly love them!" Makoto grinned.

"Give. Now." Asano looked at him.

"Of course you would say that! Here!" Makoto chuckled while handing him a pack of gummy bears.

"Now leave." Asano said.

"Hey! Not even a thank you to your favorite guy?" Makoto smiled.

"Shut up. Leave." Asano demanded, getting irritated again.

Makoto chuckled again. "Not denying that I'm your favorite guy?"

"You're not, now shut up and leave." Asano said.

"Alright dude! If you want more, just call me!" Makoto said then left.

Asano sighed, Makoto always had sweets on him somehow and found out his love for sweets when he was looking at his sweets and he saw and gave him some, and ever since then he always gave him sweets from time to time.

Makoto has always been cheerful whenever Asano sees him but there had been sightings of him being serious due to people saying stuff about his friends. He's clearly loyal so he could be a good minion.. He should keep him close.

But then again... He should make him an actual friend.... Fuck.

Asano groaned, Isogai is getting to him.

Asano continues to eat the gummy bears, lost in thought.

Is he going to actually befriend them and become actual friends?

God, he can't believe the E Class bullshit is getting to him.

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Maybe that wouldn't be that bad.