"Good morning, Nite-kun."
Aoi greet with a smile plaster on her face as Nite enter the room.
"Ah, morning, Aoi."
Nite greet back as he close the door behind him before taking a seat in front of Aoi who returned to her drawing.
Silence filled the room as Aoi was focused on her drawing while Nite only watch Aoi in silence.
"What's wrong?"
Aoi ask, noticing his stare at him, but Nite didn't said anything causing the brown haired girl to look up from her sketch and tilt her head at the black haired boy's serious gaze on her.
"If you need something, just te-
"The three of us have decided to move the celebration today after class since you couldn't come yesterday. Because Kiara said that there may be also other newcomers as well and that way, we can also held a celebration for the other newcomers and have you join us as well."
Nite informed and Aoi let out a hum.
"I'm happy to hear that, thank you."
Aoi smile before returning to her sketch and silence filled the room again.
The silence continue for a couple of minutes before Nite decided to break it again.
"How were you yesterday, Aoi? Did something happened to you yesterday?"
Nite ask.
"Hmm, nothing happened yesterday, except getting an application form for the Art Club."
Aoi smile, not looking up from her sketch.
"I see."
Nite respond and look at Aoi notice his gaze again and let out a chuckle before asking again.
"What?"
Nite only shake his head before standing up and take out a sketchbook from one of the shelves behind Aoi.
Since Aoi's attention was on her sketch, she didn't notice Nite behind her and Nite could see her sketch which makes him quite curious on why she's drawing such sad scene, but Aoi quickly hug it to herself so Nite won't see it. But she was too late, Nite has seen her sketch which is about a little girl crying all alone in a garden while rain pours over her.
Aoi didn't said anything and hug the sketchbook tighter while a thin line forming on her lips while hanging her head low.
"Hey, Aoi. Why are yo-
"Good morning!"
Nite was cut off by the door opening and Kiara's cheerful voice.
"Good morning, Kiara-san, Keiji-kun."
Aoi greet with a smile as she close her sketchbook.
"You're quite late, there's only quarter minutes left before the class begins."
She added as she put her sketchbook inside her bag.
"Well, we overslept a little."
Kiara chuckle sheepishly, scratching her cheek causing Aoi to let out a chuckle.
"Really? A little?"
Aoi smile while Kiara only huff at her as response causing the brown haired girl to chuckle again.
"Well, it's okay, since the class hasn't started yet."
Aoi smile as she tuck some strands of her short brown hair behind her ear.
"Right, right."
Kiara nod her head repeatedly at the brown haired girl's words while she just smile at her.
"You seem to be fine already, that's a relief."
Keiji said as he sit beside Nite before taking out his phone.
"What do you mean?"
Aoi tilt her head to the side at Keiji's words.
"Huh? You don't know?"
Keiji raise a brow.
"Know what?"
Aoi ask.
"You had this very disturbing expression on your face yesterday."
Kiara said, sitting beside the brown haired girl.
"What are you talking about? What disturbing expression?"
Aoi ask, her smile never leaving her lips.
"Well, we were on our way home while talking about moving the celebration today because you couldn't come yesterday."
Kiara begin.
"And we were about to leave the school when we saw you outside the school, you were on your phone and seem to be waiting for something or someone."
Keiji finish as he stuff his phone back on his pocket.
"And then we saw you wearing a very disturbing expression."
He added.
"We were not sure what expression it was, but it was disturbing, very disturbing. It was also our first time seeing that kind of expression from you."
"Really?"
The twins nod their head at Aoi.
"I only heard about the moving of the celebration from Nite-kun, nothing else."
Aoi smile while taking out a folder from one of the shelves.
"Eh? Nite didn't told you? He also saw it, didn't you?"
Kiara turn her head toward Nite who's sitting in front of Aoi while sketching something.
"Really? Did I?"
Nite ask, his eyes not leaving his sketch.
"Yeah, you even told us to get used to that kind of expression from Aoi because if not, it'll be bad for us."
Nite blink his eyes for a couple times before looking up from his sketch and to the twins.
"Really? Did I said that?"
The twin nod their heads at him but he tilt his head to the side a little and held his chin as if he's thinking.
"But I don't remember saying something like that to you."
Nite respond causing the twins to look at him dumbfounded.
"HUH?! YOU LIAR!"
Keiji bark as he pop some veins.
"Yeah!"
Kiara added and pop some veins as well.
The twins raise their voice at Nite while he only cover his ears with his hands and a blank expression plaster on his face. As the twins angrily scold the black haired boy and they're too busy with the scolding, Nite notice the gloomy expression that Aoi wears while looking down to the ground.
'There's that face again… Just why are you like that, Aoi…'
Aoi notice someone's stare and her eyes widen a little before she tore her sight away when she met a pair of eyes yellow eyes.
Aoi could still feel the eyes on her despite looking away, so she grab her bag and rise on her feet causing the twins to halt in their tracks and turn their heads to her.
"You guys can stay here before the class begins, I'll just go ahead because I'm going to submit this application to the faculty office."
Aoi said as she head to the door and wear her shoes.
"We'll come with you-
"It's okay, it won't take long. See you in class."
Aoi cut Kiara by bidding a farewell with a smile and leave before anyone.
"Geez… What's with that behavior?"
Keiji sigh as he run his fingers through his blonde locks.
"Does it have something to do with yesterday's disturbing expression?"
Kiara ask with furrowed brows.
"Stop talking about what happened yesterday, because you're just making her more upset if you talked about it. So just avoid talking about it."
Nite stated and the twins hastily turn their heads to him.
"What?"
"You said you don't remember about what happened yesterday!"
Keiji exclaimed, popping a vein.
"Did I? All I said was, I didn't remember saying those things to you, but I never said that I don't remember what happened yesterday."
Keiji pop more veins at the black haired boy's remarks.
'How could I forget about it? No matter how much I try to forget it, I can't. It's still fresh to me."
"You and that smart mouth of yours…"
Kiara clench her fist and was about to hit the black haired boy, but since Nite had a good reflex, he was able to dodge it and it landed on Keiji who was knock off his chair because of his twin's accidental punch.
"Brat! What's that for?!"
Keiji ask, holding his cheek where he got punched by Kiara.
"Huh? Brat?"
Kiara glare at him and her twin also glare back causing a fight to occur between them.
Nite only look at them blankly before heaving out a sigh and leave the room with his bag on his shoulder and his sketchbook on his hands.
'There's no use stopping them, so I'll just let them be. I might as well as go to attend my first class and then deal with Aoi latter.'
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