bro.

“Don’t get ahead of yourself! It may be that way for your admirers, but I view you as more of a nuisance. Are you sure that’s not just you imaging him wanting it; I have seen him push you away plenty of times before.”

   "Nuisance? Me? C’mon Odagiri, we’ve known each other for a while! I could’ve sworn you already warmed up to me at this point. He may push me away but not as hard as he could. Let’s be honest with ourselves, who would want to push this away?”

   Now that he thought about, was there really that much to the school? It was prestigious, sure, but he couldn’t imagine most other schools being too different. Greeting a few ladies that waved to him on the way, the two were headed towards their final stop, and one he wasn’t necessarily too eager to visit. “Up ahead with those big doors on the left is the student council’s office. Compared to most high schools though, we’re pretty well-known for having a powerful council...and I must admit there are some interesting people in there,” Toranosuke shrugged, rubbing a hand over the side of his neck as they began to walk past.

   A flash of light glinted in his eyes, he was glad she had asked. “There are a lot of things we could do as a club but, I suppose there’s no harm in telling you. As a fellow former pres I’m sure I can trust you with some preeeeetty confidential information,” he laughed, leaning closer and cupping a hand beside his mouth for dramatic effect. “We’ll be doing a cover of a song from an idol group that’s been very popular lately. Truth be told though, we suck at teaching ourselves the choreography.” It wasn’t easy to admit they’d been struggling, but Toranosuke was feeling a weird type of vibe from Eli. It was almost as if he knew her from somewhere, but couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

“I.. Well.. That’s, uh. You may be right, so I am basically stuck here with you. Aren’t your kisses with him mostly just you forcing yourself on him though? I’d hardly count those.”

   “You worded that a little wrong. You mean you’re basically always basking in my presence, because it’s never a negative thing to be in the same room as me. Hey, Yamada’s pretty strong! If he really didn’t want to kiss me, he would’ve resisted it completely!”

“And who might you be?” she asked.

   Whoops, where did his manners go? “Oh, right--I’m Miyamura Toranosuke, class 3C. Current vice president of the Supernatural Studies club, and also the former Student Council President. So if you ever need more information about anything in the school, I can definitely help you out!” he introduced himself, returning the small bow. “Forgive me if I’m mistaken, but I believe you have yet to tell me your beautiful name.”

   I want to hear what kind of song this truly is, he thought, his hand already turning the knob of the door. As noisy as the action was, there was an attempt on his end to open the door as quietly as possible. Hopefully the person would continue in spite of his presence.

                                                   【 ＨＯＭＥ- ＡＢＯＵＴ(its still w.i.p)- ＲＵＬＥＳ 】

“Hmph. I could leave again if you don’t want my company. Hm, have you forgotten that I have kissed Yamada plenty of times and I assure you, it’s nothing special.”

   “Where ya gonna go though? I heard you and Ushio parted ways and now you’re just kinda there nowadays. Hey! I’ve kissed Yamada plenty of times and one. You must not be kissin’ him right.”

   “Since that doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, then is there anything specific you’re into? We have both sports and recreational clubs, so it’s not like you have to settle for archery or something,” Toranosuke pointed out, his outstretched arm directing her attention to the distant archery range outside of the building. 

“Of course I’m alive; seeing you act so pitiful and lonely makes me feel rejuvenated. Kiss? I’m sorry to disappoint, but I’m not Yamada.”

   “Yeah I was kind of hoping anyone else from the club would respond, not you. Don’t worry I’m not disappointed--Yamada probably kisses better anyway.”

Odagiri Nene in chapter 161

What exactly had him up there?

   “No no, you don’t need to apologize,” he insisted with a slight wave of his hand and a cordial smile, “I was about to leave anyway.” Toranosuke paused, observing the girl for a moment. He was so sure he would remember there being someone with blond hair and icy blue eyes in their school. “By any chance, are you a new student?”

Though when he asked to pat her head her whole face and a good portion of her neck burned, mostly because she secretly liked to be patted on the head, especially if she was told she did a good job “y-you can pat m-me if you w-want…Oh r-right, s-sorry” realizing she was taking up the boy’s lunch time she decided it was best to hurry things up “oh r-right you didn’t w-want me to apologize s-sorry…Ugh i did it again-sorry-oops s-sorry…Okay i-i think i’m just g-gonna stop t-talking now…”

A defeated sigh escaped the idol’s lips, negotiations had failed. The spirit inside of her winning: getting to do whatever she wanted. Another heavy breath left her right before her body was taken over; red hair became black and red eyes became blue. She essentially became a different person as the woman walks out the bathroom towards the music room.

   He had only been wandering around the hallways after Ito had gone into another tangent on expanding the club’s supernatural studies, a talk he didn’t feel like sitting through again. Cue his excuse of using the bathroom, but taking his time. As in, using one on the opposite side of the school. The person had turned a corner when he noticed her, and normally Miyamura wasn’t one to pry but there was a strange vibe to the girl. Without hearing any doors, he didn’t see her when he passed the adjacent hall. Was I seeing things? No way, my vision’s pretty damn perfect...Right?