Miura Yumiko POV:
We were currently in Ayanokouji's room having a mini party. The idea came from the three idiots themselves and barged in here, without waiting for Ayanokouji's consent. I was currently sitting on the bed with Horikita and Kushida.
I still don't know how they ended up managing to invite Horikita here. Ayanokouji is sitting in the chair next to his desk and the other three are on the floor like the kids they are, with all the snacks. I wasn't really hungry so I'm just sipping on a soda.
"Cheers!" The idiots yelled. I heard a sigh from Ayanokouji, which Sudo decided to take up the task on asking why. "Hey, why the long face?"
"I have no objection to the celebration party, and I am taking part ... but why is it in my room?" Ayanokouji replied.
"But man, that was close! If Miura-chan hadn't gotten those old test questions, Ike and Sudō would've been out of a mile!" Yamauchi ignored him and changed the subject.
"Wow, they barge into your home and ignore you." I grinned a little at him with amusement in my eyes, which made him sigh again.
"You enjoy my suffering don't you?"
"What made it so obvious?" I asked thoughtfully.
"Everything." I just giggled in response and turned back to whatever the idiots are talking about.
"Shut up! I can't help that I dozed off!" I heard Sudo say.
"Hey, Ayanokouji-kun!" Kushida came really close and called out to him.
"Yes?" Ayanokouji responded.
"How did you get them to rescind Sudō-kun's expulsion?"
This question made the three idiots to stop talking and look at him. He looked at me but I gave a slight glare indicating to not mention me. I don't need Sudo falling in love with me after all, my hearts already been taken.
Plus it's more enjoyable to see him as Horikita's pet.
He silently moved his gazed to Horikita, who looked back at him, and answered Kushida's question. I swear if he says my name...
"Horikita had a talk with the school." He started as everyone looked at the girl in question who looked a little shocked at what he said. "She said you can't expel someone without explanation just because they got a failing score." Phew he didn't.
"W-Wait a--" Horikita tries to speak but gets interrupted by Kushida.
"You did that, Horikita-san?"
"I've never seen her so serious about anything." As Ayanokouji continued talking, she glared in confusion as to what he's trying to pull. "It sure was incredible. She threw out all these accusations, and not one teacher could fight her."
"You're kidding! Horikita-chan, that's amazing!" The three idiots started praising her.
"I guess we had the wrong idea about you!" Yamadead said.
"Aren't you glad, Sudō?" I said, trying to get him closer to her.
"Why would you do that for me?" Sudo questioned.
"I merely acted for my own benefit." Horikita lied.
"*cough* Tsundere *cough* *cough*" Horikita looked towards me but I just got up. "I think I need some water." I'm pretty sure everyone heard me and understood what I meant.
Well everyone except Ayanokouji.
I looked back and saw Kushida's bang covering her a little and her mood turning a little serious.
"Haha! Wow, beauty and dedication!"
"Of course, I knew the whole time!" They continued praising her while I drank my water and looking at my phone's battery percentage.
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"Thank you both for helping me out." Everyone left, leaving me, Ayanokouji and Kushida. We were cleaning up when he thanked us for helping him.
"It's nothing, mind if I use the toilet?" I asked.
"Go ahead."
"We should be thanking you for letting us use your room." Kushida responded.
"No big deal."
I entered the bathroom and locked the door but I actually didn't need the toilet, instead I wanted to listen to what Kushida has to say to Ayanokouji.
"Ayanokouji-kun..."
I leaned my ear on the door to listen fully. Since I'm here, I want to see how my existence affects Kushda's question.
"Yes?"
"Do you like girls like Horikita-san?"
"Eh?"
"I always see you and Miura-san together. All the girls in the class are talking about it. But your the only one Horikita talks to." Not much of a change... I think?
"Horikita is just my neighbour. And Miura is..." is a what? "A good friend to me that I owe." I blinked.
He originally answered with calling Horikita a friend at first but now he called her a neighbour almost instantly.
Is it because of me that he's starting to get out of his socially awkward faze more quicker. Because after the first exam, he was more adept in talking to others.
Doesn't that mean I'm basically speeding things up?
"I see. I'm going back to my room." Kushida said.
"Sure." Since they were done, I flushed the toilet and started washing my hands.
"Well, good night! Tell Miura-san I said night as well." I couldn't hear properly but I know I heard my name and a bye.
"I'll tell her. Night..." I came out of the bathroom looking around.
"Kushida's gone already?" I questioned Ayanokouji.
"Yeah, she said bye." I nodded my head before looking at his kitchen.
"Do you cook?" I asked after looking at some utensils that must've been bought on his kitchen counter.
"Just started recently and I think I'm decent at it." I looked at him for a few seconds before an idea popped into my head.
"Then how about I teach you. I've been told I'm really good at it and always want to improve. So maybe I can teach you!" I said while clapping my hands together.
"Hmm, sure I wouldn't mind, but are you sure you don't mind?" I shook my head in response to his question.
"No, because after all, you'd be the one buying the ingredients and I'd get free dinner for a while!" I smile innocently while he just sighed in realisation.
After a few seconds he responded. "Sure, but you have to let me taste test first. For all I know, your defect could be your cockiness." I blinked once... then twice...
"EHHHHH?!!" I pointed at him. "Y-you said a joke! You've never said one in the two months I've known you!" I fall to my knees and hang my head down. "The world must be ending!!."
I then felt a chop on my head. "Itai!!" I started rubbing my head where it hurt and looked up at Ayanokouji.
"Shut up. It can't be that surprising that I said a joke, can it." He said.
"You didn't have to hit me that hard!" I shouted at him, while rubbing my head in pain.
"Hai hai." He simply responded like it didn't matter and gave me a little pat in the head like I'm some little girl. I started pouting while standing up. "Hmm?" He looked over to his bed and saw a phone and picked it up. "Is this yours." I shook my head in response.
"Turn it on and check." He nodded his head and did so.
"It's Kushida's... I'll take it up to her room."
"I'll come with you since I'm going up anyways." He nodded and we walked out of the room.
We started making our way to the elevator when we saw it was going to the bottom floor.
"I thought the girls were on the upper floors..." Ayanokouji mumbled.
"It is..." I responded. There's two elevators next to each other so I pressed the elevator button for the second door to open. "Let's follow her." I said while we entered and I pressed the bottom floor.
"Are your sure?" Ayanokouji questioned.
"We did it with Horikita. And your curious as well, aren't you?"
"...I am. Let's go." He said nodding, while exiting the elevator since we reached the bottoms floor.
We started following her and ended up in a boulevard with trees and she was looking at the railings. We both hid behind a bush and concealed our presence.
I get out my phone and start recording, Ayanokouji glances at it but says nothing.
"What a pain... you think you're so great just because you're pretty..." Kushida said in a low, condescending tone. She suddenly got loud and started shouting. "I HATE YOU!"
Kushida started kicking the rails that fence the boulevard from the sea. "I SWEAR I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! JUST DIE HORIKITA! I HATE YOU! YOU STUPID COW!"
Just like the anime, with bad timing Kushida's phone goes off and she immediately snaps her neck to the bushes, where we're hiding and calls us out.
"What? Is someone there?"
I look to Ayanokouji and signal him with my eyes to go and show himself. He nods before revealing himself.
"It's me. Ayanokouji." He says, while Kushida immediately rushes towards him. "You forgot your cell pho-" he tries to talk but she snatches the phone out of his hand and starts talking, interrupting him.
"Did you hear?" She asks, glaring at him.
"If I said I didn't, would you believe me?" She leans forward trying to intimidate him.
"If you tell anyone about this, you'll pay."
Scarrryy~
"How, exactly?"
"I'll tell everyone you tried to rape me."
"That would be a false accusation." Kushida in response to his words, grabs his hand and makes it grope on of her breasts.
"Oh no. It's not a false accusation. Your fingerprints are right there. See? There's proof. I'm serious." I smirked at her words, this is all caught on camera and going according to plan.
"I understand. Let me go, please." Is that him trying to act scared. I almost started laughing.
"You hear me? If you betray me, you'll pay." Ayanokouji stays silent while she walks a few feet away. "Ayanokouji-kun. I want to ask you just one question. Can you promise me, right now, that you won't tell anyone what you saw?"
"Yeah."
"Very well." She turns around. "I'll believe in you." She takes a deep breath and turns on her friendly persona. "Okay! I guess we've got another secret, huh?"
As I stopped recording, I had one question on my mind just like the Ayanokouji, I wonder Kushida Kikyou, Which is the real you?
"By the way, where's Miura-san?" Kushida asked Ayanokouji.
"She went back to her room because she was feeling tired." He responds. Nice work!
"Ah I see. You know your both really close. I'll be rooting for you! Anyway let's go back to the dorms together Ayanokouji-kun." He looked confused at what she meant by rooting for us, but answered to her proposal anyway.
"No thanks, I think I'd like some fresh air after what happened. You go on without me, if people see us together, it might seem suspicious." He was able to answer that smoothly to her that quickly into the story?!
"Hmm, your right. Well see you tomorrow Ayanokouji-kun!" She said cheerfully and started walking away.
Once she's gone off in the distance and we can't see her, I reveal myself, causing Ayanokouji to turn his attention to me.
"Did you record the entire thing?" I nodded at his question.
"Mhm, should I send it to you." He shook his head.
"No, not yet. I'll tell you when the time is right." Probably talking about the special exam in the second year after the island exam.
I nodded before looking at the moon. I started grinning unconsciously and Ayanokouji noticed this before looking the moon as well.
"What's up? Your grinning." He asked.
"Just realised, we've got a new toy to play with. She'll probably have some plans in the future to expel you and Horikita and we'll have the chance to ruin it and see the look of despair and frustration on her face." As I spoke, my voice grew colder and darker with every word that came out of my mouth.
"Anyway, if you need any help with her, don't hesitate. Your safety in this school is now my priority!" I said cheerfully with my hands behind my back and coming up to his face.
"Alright I will, if anything happens." I nodded in satisfaction before turning around to walk away.
"I'll be going back to my room, today has been a long day. See you tomorrow Ayanokouji!" I waved as I walked away.
"...See you tomorrow." He responded after a few seconds and looked back out to the sea. As I was walking, I looked at my phone, replaying the video in silent.
I can't wait for what happens next.