[comfort zone.] shiki senri

     Moving into Cross academy seemed like a rather lousy idea to you at first.  You had heard of the well maintained dorms and such, but going to something like this was kind of uncomfortable. But because you couldn't stand hearing your parents bicker on about it, you just packed your bags and headed to the institution, having no idea what to expect.

   Time dragged on, and you maintained your relatively high grades. You were lucky enough to not have a roommate as well, which made you more comfortable. You were bit of an anti-social anyway. People started calling you the lone freak, or an ice queen, but you just ignored it. But someone just had to come along and tell you that they wanted to show you something. That something being the “night class.” Not wanting to appear rude, you went along with it.

Worst decision ever. You were practically standing in a sweaty mosh pit.

 “Oh my god, I’m going to die if Idol-I mean Aido doesn’t see me!” One girl piped up.

“Well I’m going to faint if can’t get to see Wild!” another squealed.

“All right everyone, get back! It’s way past curfew for the day class students!” Another, who you quickly recognized as Yuki, tried her best to push the heaps of girls away. When you heard the sound of gates creaking, the ear piercing screeches from everyone around you caused you to cover your ears.

“Honestly, what’s so interesting about this anyway?” You muttered, crossing your arms and walking away. When you finally reached the end of the crowd, you caught a glimpse at what people had been fussing over.

The people who emerged out of the gates were beautiful. Model-like. And not worth your time.

“Hmph. Why’s it such a big deal? It’s not like you’re going to marry them…” You said to yourself before walking away.

“Hey you!” You heard a male voice speak out from behind you. It was very… flirtatious. “Get over here!”

You slowly turned around, coming face- to face with a blonde haired student with striking electric blue eyes.

“You must be new huh? I thought so. My name’s Hanabusa Aido, by the way. You’re gonna remember it.” He gave you a wink, but you just remained stone faced. You turned away from him in disinterest, not bothering to say anything else. His mouth flew right open, hunching forward.

“Who is she anyway?!” he snarled.

“You know Hanabusa…” Another student came from behind him.  “I don’t think she’s your type.”

“Just shut it Senri! What do you know about her?” He yelled, walking alongside him. The mahogany haired male shifted his gaze to the (h/c) girl walking off in the sunset.

“She just seems different to me. That’s all.”

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     The occasional days off at the academy were spent with you sitting in the gardens, reading. It was peaceful to you. Not enough people enjoyed the serenity of nature, but it left you some quiet time doing what you loved. You sat on steel chair that was painted white, a copy of (f/b) in your hands. A large rose bush hedge blocked you out form any other people from coming-

“Do you come here often?” A seemingly hollow male voice asked you, making you lift your face from the book. It was different from yesterday.

Mahogany hair, ice blue eyes. Fairly handsome. His pale skin was shadowed by the parasol he carried. White uniform- which meant he was in the night class.

“As a matter of fact I do,” You started, closing your book. The student sat down in the chair opposite from you, keeping the parasol above his head. “Who might you be?”

“Senri. Senri Shiki,” He answered. You just gave him a blank stare, and continued reading your book. Usually he wouldn’t mind that someone was ignoring him, but this time he felt the need to start a good chat.

“A lot of girls would be out in town. Why aren’t you with them?”

“I’m not like other girls. I don’t obsess over the unnecessary.” You flatly replied, not bothering to look at him. “I hate crowds. Now if you’re here to try and flirt with me like that fool yesterday, I kindly ask you to leave.”

A small smirk flashed across Senri’s face, making you surprised at his reaction.

“That’s good. I’m not a big fan of crowds either. They just cause so much trouble.” He sat back and relaxed into the chair. “I’ve heard of you- the ice queen of the day class. (f/n), if recall correctly.”

“That’s me,” You brightened your expression only for it to fall back into the same manner. “How would you know.”

He quickly stood up and started to head out of the garden. Before he went past the bushes, he plucked a rose from beside him. It was perfectly white. He spun the stem in between his fingers before turning his head slightly to you.

“You’re interesting. There aren’t a lot of people like you.” His sentence trailed off.

“And?” You tried to pick it back up.

“I’d like to talk with you later tonight. Open your dorm windows at around ten.” He threw the rose in his hands backwards, landing on the table in front of you.

“You can keep that, if you would like.” He walked off. You almost got up to call him back, but you steadied your hand.

  You sat there wondering if you should let this night class member enter your comfort zone- treading where no one else has gone before.

“Senri…” You whispered, the only thing you heard now was the sound of birds. Were you really…

…missing that man’s voice?

Were you really now yearning for someone else's company?