It's Monday. Today's the day we decide what Ueno-san and I would do while the curse is still in effect. Though, thinking about it, our plan isn't that good to be mention. I'm afraid that they'll reject our plan. I head to the living room.
[EK]"There you are."
[SE]"Now, let's just wait for Hikari."
[Y]"We kinda stayed up last night to think up a plan."
[EK]"So, that's why you look so exhausted. But are you sure it's good, though?"
[Y]"Well..."
[UH]"Good morning, everyone."
[SE]"Speaking of Hikari, she's here now. Why don't you both tell us about your "alternative plan" that you thought of."
[UH]"You do the explaining."
[Y]"Ugh, fine."
[EK]"Looks like you two have gotten a little closer."
[Y]"It's only for today."
[EK]"Are you sure about that?"
[Y]"Are you still even interested in our plan?"
[EK]"Fine, then explain it to us."
(I explain our plan to them in detail.)
[EK]"What? That's a horrible idea. It's even worse than if you didn't do anything at all."
[SE]"I may not be the smartest, but I can say that plan is awful."
[Y]"Is it that bad?"
[UH]"It's Matsuda-san's fault. He's the one who thought of it all."
[Y]"Hey, don't go blaming me for all of this. You're also at fault here."
[EK]"I even had high expectations from both of you. What did you smoke last night?"
[Y]"I don't do drugs. Maybe Ueno-san, but not me."
[UH]"Why are you bringing me into this?"
[Y]"You're the one who messed up the plan."
[SE]"Stop! Let's eat breakfast instead. We'll continue this talk later."
[EK]"Yeah, I'm getting kinda hungry from all this talking."
[Y]"Fine..."
(We wall sat down at the dining table.)
[UH]"Who cooked for today?"
[SE]"I did."
[Y]"Oh, Ena-san. I haven't tried any of your cooking yet."
[SE]"Yeah, don't expect much."
(I take a bite.)
[Y]"This is Delicious. It's better than Ueno-san's."
[UH]"Want me to break that neck of yours?"
[Y]"I dare you to."
[EK]"Would you both stop fighting for at least a minute? Every time you meet, you try to get at each other's throats."
[UH]"Well, it's his fault."
[Y]"What did you say?"
[SE]"It's weird."
[EK]"What's weird?"
[SE]"Both Yami-san and Hikari used to fight a lot less before yesterday. You barely even talked to each other. Did something happen last night between you two?"
[Y]"All that happened last night was me getting pissed at her lousy suggestions."
[UH]" Me? You're the one giving the worst plans I've heard."
[EK]"This is just painful to watch. Let's go with our plan."
[Y]"What?!"
[EK]"We aren't getting anywhere if you two keep arguing. So, I'll decide which plan you'll use. That's ours."
[SE]"I think Kotone's right. We don't have much time for another plan. It's almost time for school."
[EK]"If you two won't, we'll start spreading rumors that you're going out."
[Y]"I thought you were supposed to be helping us."
[EK]"We are. In our way."
[UH]"Okay, we get it! We'll pretend as a couple until this curse is gone."
[Y]"Are you sure?"
[UH]"I'd rather not have rumors spreading around. They could interpret it as something else."
[Y]"Kotone-san, you aren't giving us a choice here, are you?"
[EK]"Don't worry, it's for your good. Trust me on this one."
[SE]"It's all in good hands. Kotone is good at this kind of stuff."
[EK]"Don't make it look like I do shady businesses."
[SE]"Hehe."
[EK]"Well, I'm going to get changed before we're late for school."
[Y]"Oh, crap, I didn't notice the time."
We all got into our school uniform and began to head to school.
[Y]"Ugh, this is going to be an embarrassing day."
[UH]"This is much worse than the curse itself."
[EK]"Oh, come one, you two. You're just going to pretend."
[UH]"Easy for you to say. You're not the one in our situation."
[SE]"Don't worry, we'll help you both if something goes wrong."
As we were going close to the school entrance, Katsu, Arata, Shin, and Rei were waiting.
[A]"Guys! Over here! We got some big news!"
(We walked closer to them.)
[Y]"Hey Arata, you looked like a lost child when you were shouting."
[A]"Haha, very funny."
[EK]"What's this news you were talking about."
[A]"Oh, right! Meet your couple. Shin and Rei."
[SE]"Congrats!"
[UH]"Good for you, Rei!"
[Y]"Good luck, both of you."
[EK]"Congrats Rei. Oh, and we also have some news."
[K]"What is it?"
[EK]"Hikari and Yami-san are going out too."
[A]"Eh?!"
[K]"Yami with Ueno-san, that's a surprise."
[Y]"No! You got it all wrong. We're just acting like one."
[UH]"Yeah, we had no choice. These two forced us to do it."
[A]"That's a letdown."
[K]"Why'd you two need to pretend?"
[Y]"Ask Kotone-san."
[EK]"It's easier for them to hide the curse if they say they're a couple. Like for example, if they got suspicious, why they're both together all of the time. Plus, it would be a huge problem if others knew about this."
[K]"It could work."
[A]"By the way, I've been wondering, Yami."
[Y]"What?"
[A]"You've started calling each other by your first names."
[Y]"Well, to cut it short, it's easier to call each other by their first names. The only ones I don't call by their first name are Ueno-san and Mead-san."
[S]"Uhm, I'm confused. What is this curse that you all keep talking about?"
[A]"Oh, yeah, we haven't told you yet."
[K]"In simple terms, Ueno-san and Yami can't be apart for more than 50-meters."
[S]"Why am I only hearing about it now?"
[Y]"Well, you left early last Saturday. That's when it began. We didn't want to bother you on Sunday, so we decided to tell you at school."
[S]"But a curse? I don't believe it."
[K]"We'll explain and show it later, but for now, let's all head to class. We're going to be late."
(We went to our classroom before the teacher came.)
[A]"Just in the nick of time."
Immediately after we entered our class, the teacher came in. Phew, That was a close one. Ueno-san and I didn't need to spread that lie that we were going out since we didn't need to yet. After classes, we explained everything regarding the curse to Shin. Hopefully, everything will go smoothly after today. The only problem, for now, is our parents since Ueno-san must go back to their place today.