**In the Morning...**
In the living room of the Fujita house, Kazuki lay relaxed on the soft sofa, his favorite novel covering his face. He let out a long sigh, enjoying the rare tranquility he had not experienced lately.
*Ahh... finally able to relax*, he thought while flipping a page of the novel. The sound of the paper rustling was soothing in the quiet room.
"Across the room, Chiharu Rin sat gracefully in a single chair like an ice princess. Her eyes were focused on a fashion magazine, completely ignoring Kazuki's presence. Her slender fingers flipped through the pages with practiced and elegant movements...
*This girl really looks like a statue*, Kazuki mused, glancing at Rin from behind his novel. *Doesn't she ever get tired of acting so cold? Even the way she sits is like a fine porcelain doll...
"Hey, Kazuki. We need to talk."
"Eh?" Kazuki lowered the novel from his face. In front of him stood Fujita, the grandfather of this magnificent house...
"I know exactly what he's going to say, Kazuki thought to himself...
*Haah*..." Kazuki sighed deeply.
"Today, you're going to school," Fujita replied with a wide smile...
"Yeah, I knew you were going to say that... Just looking at their faces, Kazuki felt like he could read people's minds...
"Honestly, I'm not interested in going back to school at all; I've mastered almost all the subjects taught in school...
"Hey Kazuki, school is very important, especially for someone like you, who doesn't have friends...
"And since you were little, you've always spent your time reading books... You also need to interact with others...
or go find a girlfriend, you're an adult now...
"Girls are so boring...
Girlfriends will only disrupt my life,
and they'll just spend my money...
"I'm not at all interested in finding a girlfriend... No matter how pretty they are...
They're also very good at lying,
they're like two-faced...
"Alright, let's stop talking about that for now, Kazuki... Why don't you just talk to Rin? You both live in the same house now,
wouldn't it be better to get to know each other...
"It's not that I don't want to talk to her, but she seems very hard to approach...
"Well, that means she's just like you; maybe you two are meant for each other...
"Hey Fujita, aren't you cooking in the kitchen right now...
"Hah, I forgot about that... Anyway, you're going to school, and the school you're attending is the same as Rin's...
so you can go to school together...
"After that, Fujita went to the kitchen...
"Going to the same school as Rin?...
This is definitely going to be troublesome...
*Several minutes later...*
"Kazuki grumbled softly while drying his hair after showering. On his bed lay a brand new blue school uniform. Reluctantly, he put it on; it fit perfectly.
*That sly old man*, he thought as he descended the stairs to the first floor. The sound of his footsteps echoed on the wooden stairs.
"Birds chirped cheerfully outside. In the front yard, Rin was already waiting at the gate. The Fujita house was indeed very large, with a spacious lawn suitable for playing soccer. Memories of playing soccer in this place flashed through Kazuki's mind, making his chest tighten...
"You took a long time," Rin commented with her usual flat expression, "let's go..."
Rin began to walk to the right, her neat uniform flowing gracefully with her steps.
"Hey Rin, where is our school?...
It's not too far from home; it probably takes about 10 minutes to get there...
"Wow, very close to school...
After that, the two of them arrived at school...
"As soon as they entered the gate, whispers immediately surrounded them from all directions like buzzing bees.
"Look! Isn't that Rin? She's walking with a guy!"
"What? Is that her boyfriend?"
"Wow, he's quite handsome!"
*Ugh...* Kazuki felt a headache starting to set in. *This is exactly why I don't like school.*
"Hey Rin, where's my class?" Kazuki turned to the side, only to find that Rin had disappeared. "You really left me, huh..." he grumbled in annoyance.
*It's okay, I'll find my class myself...
"A few minutes later...
"Kazuki finally found his class. "Sorry I'm late," he said while opening the door.
*The whole class stared at him curiously. The atmosphere was tense and silent.
"Who are you?" asked the female teacher at the front of the class.
"Ah, my name is Kashikoi Kazuki. I'm a new student here." Cold sweat trickled down his back.
"Oh, I see. Please take a seat in the empty chair at the back."
"Kazuki's heart seemed to stop for a moment when he saw that the empty chair was right next to Rin. The girl glanced at him with an expression that was hard to read...
*She seems surprised that I'm in the same class as her...*
"Let's all start the lesson...
"During the lesson, Kazuki paid no attention at all. His eyes were only gazing out the window, his mind drifting somewhere else. Cherry blossom petals fell outside, dancing in the spring breeze.
*DING!
The bell for break rang loudly, breaking his reverie.
"Alright, you can take a break now," the teacher said before leaving the class.
"Before Kazuki could breathe a sigh of relief, a group of female students immediately surrounded him like ants finding sugar.
"Hey, are you dating Rin?"
"When did you get together?"
"Do you both live together?"
"We're not dating," Kazuki replied wearily. *My head hurts...
"But you two go to school together!"
*What does that have to do with anything?* Kazuki could only complain inwardly. His head was throbbing...
"Rin suddenly stood up from her seat and hugged Kazuki's right arm...
Huh?!...
"It's true, we're dating, and we also live in the same house... Rin said with a sweet smile...
"Wow, they're really dating...
"Everyone in the class was very noisy...
"All the boys' gazes turned towards Kazuki with a cold stare...
"Kazuki could only look at Rin with his icy expression, while Rin responded with a sincere smile...
"No, that's not a sincere smile; it's just a fake smile...
Just looking at her face, I can tell why she's doing this...
"A few minutes later...
"Kazuki and Rin were outside the classroom, now in a place where there was no one around...
"The reason you did that is that you want the boys to stay away from you, right?
"Wow, you're really amazing, Kazu-kun, just like you said...
"The boys at this school are trash; they're only interested in pretty girls, and they always bother me, so that's why I did that...
"Now you're treating me like a tool, aren't you?
Don't you mind?...
"You also want to live like me, right? Living peacefully in class and at home, we're like the same person...
If we pretend to date, no one will bother us...
"The girls in class will also stay away from you because you already have a girlfriend, and the same goes for me; the boys will also stay away from me...
*The bell rang...
"It seems that class is starting...
Let's go back to class, my Kazu-kun...
"Hmm, it seems what she said is true...
Haaa... from now on, I'll be her fake boyfriend...
"What are you doing, Kazu-kun? Let's go back to class...
The way she calls me is just like my mom...
"Yeah, let's go," Kazuki followed behind her...