-present time-

"And this? Do you think that I can change the topic? I don't- Akashi!" She again called him since Akashi wasn't listening to her "you aren't even listening to me at all! why are you here anyway?"

"My apologies. Here" Akashi chuckled then handed the paper "from Mibuchi-senpai"

"Ah, our project recipe in cooking club. I really did my best to research for this new invention of mine. My handwriting sucks compare to Reo-nee" She proudly informed him, but somehow disgusted from her own handwriting, but then glimpsed outside the window, and her gaze became blank.

Akashi also turned to that direction and there he saw her two friends, eating each other. No, they are kissing each other.

"Stop watching them-"

"It's not that I am hurt on what they are doing. Day by day, I feel disgusted on what they are doing. It's been months since they started going out" She honestly responded. "I did like Shouta, but I am thinking now why I liked him. Was it because he is my friend? He is kind to me before? But then why Ririka? Ahh... because she confessed to him. And as days passed, a nightmare is chasing me again..."

"Now you are thinking that? (L/N), if they are your friend, they will listen to you. Tell them to stop the display act."

"I told them already for how many times also, what did she say, I am just jealous. They are my friends" she rested her chin on her palm and looked at her two friends, still flirting and kissing each other "it will be awkward when they fight, or break up, and if he find out about that. I might be a Sadist, I wanted to see that"

Akashi turned to them too and chuckled "you might be. I also wanted to see that, and also, their lips will bleed for too much kissing."

"It bleeds?!" (F/N) asked in disbelief "that kind of kiss makes your lips bleed?!"

"I don't know, I am just joking. I also have things I don't know." He responded but She looked at him and her face was really confused "what?"

"I really thought that Akashi already had that kind of experience, and also you had like couple of girlfriends. I never thought that you are the same with me. No experience"

"Somehow it irritates me hearing that from you" Akashi retorted

"Why?!"

"I never had that kind of experience. I was focused on winning."

"Understandable. After all you were scary. But don't you have those, you know, uhm, what was it called again? The girls your father decides for you?"

"Engagement?"

"That!"

"I did. I even attended last weekend. But-"

"But?"

"I turned them down. I told my father, I will choose the woman I want to marry on my own." He told her, his eyes looking straight at hers

"Marry? Get a girlfriend first" she sighed "you are handsome, a gentleman, and surely, you will get a girlfriend easily"

Akashi sighed and he crossed his arms, looking outside "do you think it's easy? If it's easy, I already get the girl that I like. But no, it's harder than I thought."

"Akashi has a girl that you like?!" She asked excitedly "who?! From our school? Different? Older? Same age? Younger? When did you meet her?! Did you meet her during summer vacation?! Well, whoever it is, I'll support you! But then you are Akashi Seijurou. Just order her to be yours"

Akashi became really irritated, hearing it from her, and on his mind

"Of all peole, I don't want to hear that from you. It's hard to order you!"

"But then, it's better if you will get the girl you like in mutual way. You both like each other, being awkward at first, but will be natural. Though it will be hard for the girl."

"Why?"

"Hey, she will be Akashi Seijurou's woman. All eyes will be on her. She might be bullied, and it will be stressful! You need to hide your relationship then!"

"Let's stop this conversation. Think about what Mibuchi-senpai gave you and also your topic in English."

"You are right, it's almost time too for our next class." (F/N) responded and immediately checked them.

Not long after Akashi excused himself since he needed to stop by the student council room. They never told anyone about their rendezvous during lunch. They only talked to each other in their classroom when it's academic purposes. No one knows,

"But what if Akashi gets the girl he likes? Will he still go here? Or is he going to bring her here?" (F/N) suddenly asked herself. "These past months that I was with Akashi... I couldn't deny to myself that I became conscious of him. I started to have a feeling for him. Even though I only get along with him recently..."

~

"For goodness sake, (F/N)! We're looking for you!" Some of her classmates whined as she entered their classroom

"Why are you looking for me?"

"About the homework in History! Can we copy yours?! We don't have ti-" but before they finish

"(L/N)" Akashi called her once he entered their class "Mibuchi-senpai is looking for you. Go to the student council now since you still have time before our History class"

"Ah, yeah! Thank you" she responded then turned to her friends "sorry, I need to go see Reo-nee first" she immediately excused herself and ran towards the student council,

However,

"What are you doing here, (F/N)-chan?"

"Eh but Akashi-, I mean the president said you are looking for me?" She asked and it was then her phone vibrated and it was from Akashi

"Just stay there for now. Mibuchi-senpai calling you was a lie since your so called friends needed you. Return here before the bell rings. Don't let them take advantage of you"

She smiled to herself while reading his message, and was moved on how considerate he was.

"(F/N)-chan is grinning to much and also your face is red. Are you okay?" Mibuchi teasingly asked and she frantically cleared her throat

"I-I am not... I am just moved from the Message I got. Anyways, since I am already here and there's still time, Reo-nee let's talk about our project in cooking club"

~

As what Akashi told her, she returned a minute before their class. She is smiling as she entered, holding the lists she and Mibuchi talked about.

She sat down and glimpsed towards Akashi, and she smiled to herself.

But after class,

"Because of you, we will stay in sensei's office room after school!" Her classmates angrily shouted at her "it's your fault" even Akashi turned to the commotion they started

"My fault?" She asked backed

"Yeah! If you stayed in the classroom-"

(F/N) couldn't help but laughed in disbelief hearing what they were saying.

"What are you laughing at?!"

"Nothing. So it is my fault that you didn't do your homework and also weren't able to copy mine?" She asked again and they insisted that it was her fault

"Are you stupid?!" they turned to that voice and it's one of (F/N)'s close friends, Umemiya Sae. Her long black hair swayed as she approached (F/N), and one of her newly trimmed eyebrows raised "you are Stupid!" Her black pointed eyes narrowed towards their classmates

"Sae-chan"

Sae smiled at (F/N), standing next to her "it wasn't your fault (F/N) that these stupid people are stupid."

"It's their fault for not doing their homework and they think that they could use you to finish theirs" the other close friend of (F/N), Wada Ririka, added "they are stupid" she laughed as she tie her light brown hair up and again told them "stupid" as she turned to them, and her brown eyes narrowed towards them.

"You two don't bully them!" The other friend of (F/N) approached them, Kazuki Shouta, fixing his hair that was still stylishly gelled "I am here to see my girlfriend, but what are you doing towards your classmates?"

"Shouta, it's our problem. Plus, these people are stupid. Should I include you?" Sae smirked at him

"Sae-chan, don't be like that to my boyfriend!"

"Whether he is your boyfriend, he is still my stupid childhood friend!" Sae retorted then turned again to their classmates "you probably thinking now that we also copied her homework, but let me correct that. We never copied each other's homework"

"Also, if we wanted to, lately we never had a chance to talk to her. She kept on disappearing every lunch, even busy after school. And then you are getting mad because you couldn't copy her homework? You really are stupid" Ririka added

"This is farce!" The others hissed and left

"Bye bitches!" Sae waved at them and winked at (F/N), but she smiled emitting a dark ambiance "I need to talk to you after all. Where are you every lunch? It's been like this since April!"

"Nowhere"

"Anyways, I also need to go. I just want to see my girlfriend" Shouta kissed Ririka and it was long, making (F/N) looked away in disgust

Once Shouta left,

"Anyways, you two, Yuya will be here on Weekend. He wanted to surprise Shouta so he will be here on Friday after class" Sae informed them and seriously looked at Ririka "so for the starter, you need to tell Yuya about your relationship with Shouta. He and Akiko still don't know, right?"

"Don't mind them. They don't need to know."

"Ririka!"

"What? You know why, right? So they don't need to know."

"Then, Ririka, you and Shouta need to stop that kind of displacement in public if you don't want them to know" (F/N) followed

"Shut up!" Ririka shouted at (F/N) in annoyance, gathering again the conscious of their classmates

"Ririka-!" Sae tried to stop her but

"You have no rights to tell me that!" Ririka hissed back and raised her brow towards (F/N) "you are just jealous. That I am better than you. I am going out with him for months now"

"Jealous?"

"Ririka! (F/N)! Stop it!" Sae tried to stop them but still, a new tension built up between them

"Yeah! We both know that you like Shouta! And you still couldn't accept the fact that I ended up with Shouta!"

"Indeed I was jealous before. But, day after day, I feel disgusted knowing that I liked a person like him and he ended up with you. Ah, I remember something from before. Oh and you ended up with Shouta, because Akiko is not here" when (F/N) said it, Ririka grabbed her collar and gritted her teeth "I wonder if Shouta would even look at you. We both know, Shouta likes Akiko a lot, that what if she is here, I wonder if you could even kiss Shouta like what you are doing. Ah, what if Akiko comes back? Not that, what if Shouta finds out-"

Ririka slammed her other hand on (F/N)'s mouth, shutting her

"Don't you dare say any more!"

"Will you two shut up?!" Sae shouted at them, separating them

"You were just okay a while ago..." their other classmates who were still there worriedly told them, though Akashi was just watching them

"You didn't know how to be in a relationship, (F/N). So don't talk to me as if we are equal. You never know, since you didn't even confess. Yuya confessed to you, but you rejected him since you still like Shouta! You don't know anything at all about being in a relationship! Being in love"

(F/N) crossed her arms and tilted her head "you should have shut up. But, didn't know? Yeah, by the way, where I am every lunch. I am meeting with my boyfriend" silence covered them, and every eyes looked at her, even Akashi since it was him who she always meet with

"You? Have a boyfriend? Don't joke on us!"

"I am unlike you after all. At the very least, the two of us, we are enjoying our time together, and not bragging to others. And I think that way, there will be less drama, and we can know more of each other. See, you don't know anything, since we are hiding it very well."

"You are lying. You are lying!" Ririka shouted but (F/N) smiled at her, assuring that she is telling the truth. "Ah, now that you are making this up since you are left behind. Sae and I got a boyfriend. I got the guy you like"

(F/N) grabbed her things and chuckled "what are you being agitated about? Since you always wanted to compete with me, and you felt like you won already, you are getting mad now? Also, you know me very well, I don't like being at the spot light, so I rather keep it hidden. I need to go now"

Once she left Ririka hissed "she is joking"

Akashi smirked on the side and also left without the others knowing.

"I'm going to use this opportunity, (L/N) (F/N)."

~TBC~