Part 1

Mizuki's Room

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Mizuki

*Sigh*

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Mizuki

Nothing's bothering me...

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Mizuki

I have nothing to talk about...

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Mizuki

Why did I say that...?

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Mizuki

Ena's concerned and just wants to help me.

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Mizuki

But I ran away.

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Mizuki

She's probably furious right now...

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Mizuki

And yet, she hasn't sent me any messages...

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Mizuki

Maybe it's her way of telling me to take it easy...

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Mizuki

(But tomorrow, she'll probably be ready to bite my head off...)

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Mizuki

(And she has every right to. I invited her out and just left her there all alone.)

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Mizuki

It's all my fault.
I hope I can handle things the way I usually do...

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Mizuki

...

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Mizuki

Maybe I'll go to school tomorrow...

The next day

Kamiyama High School - Class 1-A

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Mizuki

Morning♪

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An

Hey, Mizuki! Morning!
On time too! Good for you!

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Mizuki

Thanks! C'mon, shower me with more praise♪

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An

Haha! I might if you learn to come to school more often, like back-to-back days.

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Mizuki

Grr...

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An

Also, I still can't believe what happened the other day! What are the odds that we'd run into each other like that?!

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Mizuki

Yeah, talk about a surprise!

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An

Kohane even told me afterward that you have a second-year from Miya Girls in your group.

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An

Kohane also said that she's never talked to her before, but she's an honor student who's good at sports and gets really good grades.

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Mizuki

Yup, that's her...

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Mizuki

(She's admired by her peers and they probably expect her to do great things.)

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Mizuki

(So she's maintaining that honor-student persona.)

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Mizuki

(Hm? Wait...)

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Mizuki

(Mafuyu hasn't actually told her parents or friends at school about what we do...)

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Mizuki

Hey, An. About your friend...

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An

Don't worry! Kohane's not the type of person who blabs off to everyone.

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Mizuki

Oh...

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Mizuki

Right, okay.

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An

But it was also nice to finally meet Akito's sister.

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An

I knew that she went to our school, but I never saw or heard anything about her.

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Mizuki

Probably because she attends night school.

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Mizuki

So, what did you think of her?

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An

Well, she didn't seem like Akito's sister, you know...?

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An

According to him, she's supposedly pretty difficult and not the easiest person to deal with...

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Mizuki

Haha.

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Mizuki

(That's pretty much spot on, but I'll keep my mouth shut for Ena's sake.)

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An

...

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Mizuki

An...?

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An

Oh, sorry.

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An

I was just thinking about the way I answered that question Akito's sister asked...

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Mizuki

Which question...?

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Ena

You said you're Mizuki's classmate, right, Shiraishi? I was wondering what Mizuki's like at school...

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Mizuki

Oh, the one about what I'm like at school...?!

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Mizuki

The fact that I get good grades was great and all, but mentioning how all the teachers are watching me like hawks might've been a bit much...

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An

How? It's true, right?
Oh, I should've talked about how you cut class even when you do come to school.

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Mizuki

No, not that...

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Mizuki

But I'm here today, aren't I?
Don't I get points for that?

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An

Haha. Again, you need to learn to come to school on a regular basis. I mean, you get good grades, so you could even help me study by coming more often.

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Mizuki

What?! Can't you just study on your own?

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Mizuki

(I hope that response told Ena that everything's just fine...)

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Mizuki

(An's so nice...)

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Mizuki

(She gave me a quick glance before answering Ena's questions, which was probably her way of sticking up for me...)

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Mizuki

(Thanks, An...)