I Woke Up In A Completely Different World!

"Oh well, I"ll come back later."

I left the library in disappointment and headed to the cafeteria. I planned on buying Kanna something and thought that seeing her smile would make me feel better after getting nowhere with the research. Along the way, I ran into Livia as she was being told off by a group of students. I recognized the group, they were nothing more than honor students that think they can step on anyone. I"ve had a few run ins with them myself. Malin was the leader, and he was the worst of the group. It looks like I showed up when things were starting to get heated.

Livia: "Either stop or you"ll all be sent to the Headmaster."

Malin: "Yeah, what"s the Headmaster going to do? Scold us?"

Livia: "Yes, after your parents beg not to kick you out."

Malin: "You don"t disrespect my family, you don"t have the right! They"re members of the Queen"s court!"

Brenner: "You"re going to take that from her, Malin?"

Malin: "I don"t have to take anything, if I get my parents. But I can always give a punch!"

Malin threw a fake punch towards Livia, causing her to flinch and fall. I knew things were going to get serious if it weren"t stopped. Though, everyone pushes her around because they see her as the headmaster"s lap dog, she isn"t a bad person. Nervously, I slowly crept up behind the group, looking for an opportunity. They haven"t noticed me yet.

Malin: "C"mon, say you"re sorry or you"re going to get it! You think I won"t?"

Ellis: "Hey, Malin, you don"t have to hit her!"

Malin: "Shut up Ellis or you"re getting it too!"

Brenner: "Ellis, He"s serious get away!"

Even Malin"s group was cautious around him. As they back away from him, I saw my opportunity. I took a deep breath and walked up to Malin, sucker punching him. I pushed him towards his friends, effectively getting them away from Livia.

Steven: "Get the h.e.l.l out of here, before you all get it!"

Brenner: "The h.e.l.l are you doing here, round-ears?"

Steven: "Go on, leave!"

Ellis: "Who the h.e.l.l is this guy?"

Malin: "We"ll come back for you, round-ears."

Brenner: "Wait right here, we"re coming back for you and your cat girlfriend, round-ears."

They left hurling insults at us. Though at first, I didn"t think my bluff worked. They said they were going to return. I"m not too worried, they usually run their mouths anyways. I turned to Livia, who was more frustrated at me than them.

Livia: "Why"d you do that, you moron?"

Steven: "He was going to hit you."

Livia: "Great, I"ll have to tell the Headmaster what happened."

Steven: "What was that about anyways?"

Livia: "He got mad because I b.u.mped into him."

Steven: "It doesn"t take much, I guess."

The bell starting ringing, it was time to get back to cla.s.s. Livia left before I noticed and I didn"t get to eat lunch. It was starting to turn into a bad day. I cursed my misfortune and slowly made my way to cla.s.s. I was greeted by Edward, he witnessed the fight and told everyone

Edward: "Dude, I saw everything. You rocked him really hard."

Cynthia: "Yeah, maybe that"ll keep him off you."

I didn"t feel any better, it was only a matter of time before I was sent to the Headmaster. Livia did say she was going to tell him. I sat at my desk as Ms. Layne walks in. It looks like she"s in a rush.

Ms. Layne: "Sorry cla.s.s, but there"s something I have to tend to. It"ll be study hall until I return."

n.o.body actually bothered to do anything during study hall. We just relaxed and talked to each other, forgetting the fact that we"re in remedial. Kanna enjoys the history and stories about my home, so I tell her about everything I can remember. Though, she seems skeptical about cell phones, no matter how much I insist. I would"ve proved it to her, but my phone is nothing more than a paper weight now. Cynthia came up to us with her hands behind her back. I only knew her for a short while, but I knew she was going to ask a question. She did it every time.

Cynthia: "Why did you get into it with Malin anyways?"

Kanna: "You what? What did I say about not getting into fights?"

Steven: "He was pushing Livia around, it p.i.s.sed me off."

Edward: "Dude, she"s the Headmaster"s pet."

Steven: "Yeah, but that doesn"t mean she"s a bad person, does it?"

A silence filled the room, they must"ve realized that I was right. Even though Livia seems cold and distant at first, she"s actually quite caring. I"ve seen her give some of the less fortunate students free lunches. Though, I doubt what I said will change their minds. I laid my head down to nap, but ended up sleeping through the rest of the day. To the point that Kanna had to wake me up.

Kanna: "Hey, wake up."

I slowly woke up to Kanna nudging me. I noticed that we were the only ones in cla.s.s. I know there"s barely any students in our cla.s.s to begin with, but I"ve never seen the cla.s.s this empty. It gave the cla.s.sroom a depressing feeling.

Steven: "Where"d everyone go?"

Kanna: "They already left."

Steven: "And Ms. Layne?"

Kanna: "She didn"t come back, it must"ve been important or something."

I shrugged it off, Ms. Layne sometimes disappeared for the rest of the day after excusing herself. I packed my bag and left with Kanna. She wanted to go to the bakery for her favorite, cherry cheesecake. Pretty much the only thing she ever buys. Though, I was too hungry to say anything about it and she was scolding me for earlier.

Kanna: "I told you not to get into any fights."

Steven: "Yeah, I"m sorry, my dearest master."

Kanna: "Don"t get smart, I"m serious."

Malin: "I"m not asking you, I"m telling you!"

When we arrived to the bakery, we saw Cynthia being hara.s.sed by Malin and his group. Seems like this guy has trouble follow him around like a pet dog. Kanna grabbed my wrist, a.s.sumingly to keep me from getting into another fight.

Kanna: "Don"t, stay here."

Steven: "But Kann–"

Kanna: "No, believe me, just watch."

"Alright then, I"ll watch."

I did as she instructed me to do. Malin was pushing Cynthia around and throwing his fake punches, it annoyed me, but something felt off. I couldn"t make it out until it actually happened. Cynthia, with the speed of a stallion, punches Malin repeatedly, knocking him back towards his group. It took me by surprise, I never knew she could fight or at least, fight like that. I could only stare in awe as they ran off.

Brenner: "Malin! Crazy b.i.t.c.h!"

Ellis: "Let"s get the h.e.l.l out of here!"

I turned to Kanna looking for an explanation. She just stood there, trying not to laugh.

Kanna: "I saw it coming, Cynthia knows Koita Kolo."

Steven: "The martial art?"

Kanna: "It"s a club at the academy too."

We walked towards Cynthia, who sat back down at her table. Unfazed by the events that just unfolded.

Steven: "Hey, Cynthia. That was quite the display."

Cynthia: "Steven, Kanna, oh, it might not be any of my business, but when did you two start holding hands?"

Kanna still had me by the wrist, though, we weren"t holding hands exactly. When Kanna realized, she quickly let me go, hiding herself under her sun hat like a turtle hiding in its sh.e.l.l. She then went inside to get us cake as I sat down, embarra.s.sed by Cynthia"s wit.

Cynthia: "Haha, it"s nice to see that she still gets fl.u.s.tered easily."

Steven: "You"re friends with her?"

Cynthia: "Well, we were best friends, but we had a fight a while ago and it"s been really awkward ever since."

Steven: "And you never talked things out?"

Cynthia: "N-no, it felt weird when I tried."

Even though it was none of my business, I felt that I should do something. At least, help her reconcile with Kanna.

Steven: "Oh, I have an idea."

Cynthia: "What is it?"

I told her what I had in mind. That I would go inside the bakery after Kanna comes back out and leave them alone. Giving Cynthia a perfect chance to talk things out with Kanna.

Cynthia: "Kanna would know you set it up, she"s not an idiot."

Steven: "That"s fine, I doubt I"d get in trouble for it."

We waited in silence until Kanna came out. As planned, I got up and went inside, explaining that I forgot something. It seemed like it worked, she sat down at the table with Cynthia. I went inside and sat at the tables they had inside, watching over them. Everything looked like it was going well, when I was called out from behind.

Jesse: "Steven, you too? Everyone wants my cake today."

It was Jesse, he was with us in cla.s.s E-3. He sat across the cla.s.sroom and worked as a part-timer here at the bakery. Though, I didn"t know it was him as he was in a uniform.

Steven: "Who are you?"

Jesse: "Seriously? It"s me Jesse, we"re in the same cla.s.s."

Steven: "Oh! My bad, you"re in uniform and I couldn"t tell."

Jesse: "Anyways, Cynthia and Kanna are outside, did they finally make up?"

Steven: "They"re talking right now."

Jesse: "Well, that"s good, it seemed to everyone that you were the only one that Kanna would talk to."

Steven: "Do you know why they got in a fight?"

Jesse: "No, I wasn"t around at the time and I didn"t want to ask."

Steven: "What about that argument Cynthia had with Malin earlier?"

Jesse: "She sat where Malin always sat, and told her to buy everyone cake as an apology. Pretty small minded if you ask me. I didn"t expect her to fight back, took everyone in here by surprise."

Steven: "You"re telling me. Anyways, what"s on the menu?"

Jesse: "We have a special today, Ostroven"s chocolate cake."

Jesse returned with the cake as I watched over Cynthia. I wasn"t sure what they were talking about, but it looked like everything was going well. A plan I came up with on the spot and it was going better than I had planned. Half an hour went by before Cynthia stood up, saying her goodbyes to Kanna and waving towards me. An obvious sign that she"s finished talking. I went outside to check on Kanna, who was smiling profusely. I don"t even need to read her to tell that she"s happy.

Steven: "I never knew you two were close."

Kanna: "I knew her since I was a little."

Steven: "You go back? I didn"t know, well, it"s getting late, let"s go home."

Kanna: "Alright."

We headed home as the sun started to set. Out of curiosity, I asked Kanna about the fight she had with Cynthia.

Steven: "Why did you fight with Cynthia anyways?"

Kanna: "I"d rather not say."

Steven: "What did you two talk about then?"

Kanna: "That"s a secret between girls."

Steven: "A girl"s secret?"

It didn"t look like she was going to tell me anytime soon. Instead, I took comfort knowing that they"re at least on good terms with each other again. Though, I realized I don"t know her as well as I thought. I still basked in what felt like the glory of a silent victory.

Kanna: "Steven."

Steven: "What"s up?"

Kanna: "Thank you."