Pan and Yara walk pass the long corridor after class. Both of them remain silent for a moment, exhausted after attending a full day classes. Plus, they have to attend the orientation gathering, too. So, the whole schedule is packed tight.
"The orientation will end next week. Then, we have to attend the official mentorship program before the binding ceremony..."
"What's with your sad tone? Don't tell me you already missing those seniors..." Pan subtly teasing Yara. The girl smucks. She rolls her eyes up.
"I like them, but miss them? That's never happen!" Yara swipes her hand left and right. Pan chuckles a bit before making a left turn, towards the cafe.
But, she probably engaging too much with the conversation, she almost collided with a person who comes out from the other direction.
"Watch out, Pan!" Yara grabs Pan's hand as fast as the lightning. She pulls her to the side, causing the person collides with her instead.
"We're sorry!" Pan shrieks. Yara falls into the deep embrace. The person holds her tight so she won't falls onto her knees.
"It's okay. It's my fault, too. I was occupied with my tab, but didn't see you're coming," the person helps Yara straighten up her body. As she looks up to thank the person, her face falls in shock.
"You!"
"You?!"
***
Although she claimed that she used to drink, matter of fact, it was her father who taught her to drink, it seems that Yara is still a rookie. Thus, she ended up wasted that night.
As predicted.
But Yara is a fast recovered person. So, sleep is the best method for her. That's why, when she woke up the next morning, she felt much better than last night. Her headache was not that severe, but the remaining stains of a hangover are still on her system, though it was harmless.
Yara slowly opened her eyes.
It's good to be home! She grinned alone, still wriggling in the bed. As she smacked her hand to the side, she heard a grunt.
A grunt.
Wait...
Am I still dreaming? Yara slapped her face a few times. She whined because of the pain. So, she's awakened now and realized...
The bedsheet looked strange to her.
She never owned anything so dull, plain, and dark.
Her eyes caught a glance over something and that's what hit the reality for her.
She never plays basketball. Nor any sports, at all! So, why the hell is that huge, big orange ball doing in her room-
Was this really her room?
The first thing that she checked was whether she's properly dressed under the duvet.
The good news, she's not even an inch naked.
The bad news?
Those T-shirts and short pants were not even hers!
Yara couldn't hold her feelings anymore. Her curiosity immediately kicked in. She mustered her courage and flipped the duvet.
"Ahhhh!!!" her scream made the other person woke up in shocked.
"Fire! Fire! Call the rescue team!"
Yara smacked the head with a fluffy pillow. She kept on smacking while the person never bothered to stop her.
"Ai shia! What's wrong with you?!" the person sighed while holding the pain.
"Me?! You brought me back to your room! You slender pervert-"
"You're the one who hopped into my car!"
"Liar! I won't simply hitchhiking!"
"Then, why are you ending up in my bed?!"
"Tell me how did I end up in your..." Yara stared at the person. And then, she screamed again!
"Ai sutt! What is wrong with you?!"
"Where is your top? Did you wear anything down there?!"
The person suddenly smirked. His eyes linger on Yara, looking at her up and down.
"You wanna find out?"
Yara hit the person's shoulder as hard as she could.
"Pervert!!"
"Who's a pervert, huh? Who? Should I tell you what were you doing to me last night?"
Yara's mind went blank. She couldn't recall anything from the last night. She did remember the part when she came out from the toilet. But, that's the only part that she could remember.
"What did I do? Tell me!"
"I don't know. Something about a good kisser..." the person leaned closer to her.
"And, grinding..." Those eyes move downward, making Yara slapped the person, out of intuitive.
"Oi, what's the slap for?!"
"Keep your eyes up, or I'll pluck it out!"
"Like I wanna gaze on them anyway! Too small, even from up close, it's not visible-"
Yara swung her hand again, but this time the person managed to stop her.
"Let me go!"
"You should thank me for saving your life! At least I'm being gentle to you. Imagine if a bad person found you last night..."
Yara screamed while pressing her palms against her ears. The person tried to stop her from screaming.
"Stop it, crazy! You wake up the whole nation!" the person hit Yara with a pillow.
"Let them know how perverted you are!" Yara screamed. Suddenly, she looked at the man. Horror started to sip in.
"Wait..."
Both of them halt for a moment.
"Who are you?" asked Yara.
"Who are you?" the person asked her back.
***
Both of them squeal. Eyes enlarge, staring at each other.
"Wait, I remember you. The basketball senior!" Pan finally notices the man.
"Yeah, the game was nice. But, let's put that aside. Who is she?" Aye Yi points his finger at Yara.
Yara steps back, almost look like she wants to hide from the man.
"This is my friend, Yara..."
"Pan! How dare you introduce me without my consent!" Yara pinches Pan's forearm. She yelps in pain. The two starts bickering, while the man watches them attentively.
"Now I got both names; Yara and... Pan. Last time, you refused to tell me your name," says Aye Yi.
"It's not that important..." Pan glares at Yara. Her cheeks turns red all of a sudden.
"You...two... Know each other?" Yara slowly asks Pan.
"Oh, it's a long story. This is Aye Yi, second year senior," Pan introduces Aye Yi to Yara.
"I don't wanna know..." Yara replies. Pan chuckles as she pats Yara's head a bit.
"So, your name is Yara... Nice... Oh, you left your scrunchie..."
Even before Aye Yi can finished his sentences, Yara jumps at him and cups his mouth with her palm.
"Not here, you fool!"
Pan feels weird when she watches Aye Yi ans Yara wrestle a bit in front of her.
"Guys, is everything okay?" she asks them.
"Yeah! Actually... Actually... We attended the same high school!" Yara pretends to act friendly. Aye Yi refuses to play along with her, but with one nudge on his waist, he nods unwillingly.
"Pan..."
They halt a bit when suddenly Zee comes towards them. Yara lets Aye Yi go, fixing her hair before swats Aye Yi with a sharp glare, warning him not to expose her.
"Senior Zee..." Yara greets him politely. He nods before falls his sight at Pan.
"There's a changes in your mentorship program," says Zee.
"What do you mean?" Pan asks. Zee glares at Aye Yi. The man stares at him with a smile.
"The mentor for one of the group withdraw last minute. She was assigned to help the faculty with The Campus Freshies' project. So, the Dean decided to revamp the whole batch. And, for that you'll get a new mentor," says Zee.
"Who?" asks Pan.
Subtly, Zee glares at Aye Yi. The man nods in tiny.
"I'm the new mentor for your group. Hope we can strive together," says Aye Yi.
Pan watches Aye Yi, blinks her eyes in disbelief.
"Oh, Yara... You'll have to join them as well. Lauring has a new set of mentee. So, they put you in the same group as Pan," says Zee.
"No!" Yara suddenly shrieks, making Pan, Zee and Aye Yi startled.
"What's wrong, Yara? Do you have a problem with that?" asks Zee.
Yara stares at Pan with a sad face. She slowly shakes her head as she stomps her feet a bit.
Aye Yi nods and slowly smiles. Things are getting better and better for him.
"Sweet! We can get to know each other even more!" Aye Yi puts his hand on Yara's shoulder. The girl refuses him but Aye Yi forces her to play along.
"I thought you two are friends?" asks Pan.
"I mean, you, and me..." Aye Yi winks at Pan. He then flashes his set of beautiful white teeth.
Pan halts a bit. Yara, who stands besides Aye Yi frowns as she stares at him who watches Pan attentively.
Zee glares at the man, with upset feelings inside. His new competition has been added on his list.
This will be hard for him!