The bell had just rung and the front gates of the school were bustling with people coming in and out and conversing in groups. It was still a very spacious environment but still by far the most crowded time of the day.
"Big brother… Where are you…"
Hikari leaned on the thick, metal walls of the school, twiddling with her fingers trying to ignore everyone around her and avoid any eye contact from the few stares that were coming her way. It was a strategy she had developed when in a crowd to calm herself down, though it was not always effective.
That was when she heard a pair of footsteps approaching in her direction, and she immediately tensed up and raised her guard in anticipation for anything. But, when she lifted her head and looked clearly, she found it to be the same man she had been so eagerly waiting for.
"Sorry for being late. I was hung up on a conversation with someone. Hope I didn't make you wait too long,"
