The sunlight shines through a bedroom window. A loud clock beeped through The room it has pink walls, a pink dresser, and pink sheets. Among those are pictures of family and friends on the dresser and a silver necklace hanging on the mirror the emblem is a cursive c. Despite the very pink aesthetic, there are 2 posters of MMA fighters on the wall.

  .....5 minutes later the girl was still sound asleep until she heard a loud knock on her door jolting her awake like she'd seen a ghost "NEPHA GET UP!" She knew who the voice was right away. "Hi, Mimi!" Nepha said quickly opening her dresser and grabbing her clothes. "I'm getting ready now! How did you get in my house?"

  Mimi sighs softly as she opens the door," You forget you gave me and Miya spare keys." Mimi said matter-of-factly.

  Mimi opens the door and immediately doesn't like what she sees her eyes glare at nepha whose white hair is all disheveled, a drool stain is still on her face and her eyes are barely awake

  .

  It like I'm taking care of a tall child" Mimi flicks nepha's forehead causing her to yelp in pain. As Mimi starts fixing her short white hair, Nepha realizes something "Oh hey where's Miya?"

  "She went to get a drink at Cafe Rock she was really thirsty and you know she takes forever so I went to get you." Nepha giggled

  "Oh, don't I know it? I remember a few times like that. Like the time she took forever and all we wanted was burgers and fries?"

  "Haha right right," Mimi said. There's silence for a bit as Mimi finally finishes combing nepha's hair...

  Her uniform looks ironed and clean then again how hard is it to mess up a school uniform?

  Mimi just looks at nepha getting ready, the silence hanging in the air.

  ..

  "Hey nepha"

  Nepha stops and turns around, she has everything else on she's just buttoning up her shirt. "I know Mimi I know we don't have much time hehe!"

  "'re right can't be late!"

  Meanwhile, in Cafe Rock, the cafe was lively despite the early morning hours and the tiny space despite that space it still has a little stage in the corner with a microphone stand anyone can use it for free. "Yeah, I would like a black coffee...with sugar I guess?"

  The barista blinks in confusion

  "no no, let me think no sugar...but...sugar would be rather good..hmm."

  Suddenly the doors open and in comes a man his hood over his head once he pulls it down his disheveled black hair is shown and as people look at him up and down they see his clothes are unironed and... he's wearing slippers....in the cold?

  The young man who looked about 17 paid no attention to the onlookers instead looking straight at Miyazaki who responded with a raised eyebrow and sheepish grin.

  ..."Ah if it isn't the captain of the ladies' basketball team? Shouldn't you be practicing or something?"

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  "why aren't you wearing shoes? Isn't that more concerning captain of the male basketball team? Also, you know the gym is closed right and the slippers What do you play on the court barefoot? Do you call a basketball a bedrock?"

  The young man just laughs before suddenly another person comes in storming in, she compared to the boy dressed like a star, her uniform had all these cute accessories on it. Mainly buttons of cats, ballerina, and nails. On top of that her clothes all looked brand new, from head to toe she looked like a star.

  She took off her sunglasses showing her anger and piercing red eyes without hesitation she grabbed the boy's ear.

  "Umi we're going back home now! As your girlfriend, I'm not walking with a bum!"

  "S-Satsuki!" Umi said in surprise and fear.

  Satsuki ignored Umi's pleas as she walked out but just as she was walking out the door. There's a hint of...red stuff on her cheek.

  She and Miyazaki meet eye to eye, Miyazaki looks at her for a few seconds but it felt like minutes before she walked out, Umi still in tow.

  "Hi student council president," Miya said politely to which was met with a scoff as she walked out.

  Why the hell did I feel uneasy?

  Rintaro checks attendance and notices one student missing. "Anyone know if Himari showed up today?"

  The silence from the class confirms rintaro's assumption.

  That's a little strange, she usually lets me know. Maybe she got a cold? But even then her mom would have called...

  Once class ended, the trio of nepha, Miyazaki, and Mimi were about to leave.

  "You 3 stay here it'll be quick."

  The popular trio stays, confused but Wondering what their teacher wants.

  "...is this about the pudding?" Nepha asked

  "no..wait that was you? We'll talk about that later."

  Rintaro takes off his glasses and runs his hands through his face.

  "what's wrong rintaro-sensei?" Mimi asked with a lot of concern.

  "It's about Himari, she never misses a day without someone or herself telling me. It's rather odd not to mention there's also yesterday."

  The trio's ears perked up "What happened yesterday?" Miyazaki asked.

  It was after you 3 left she was getting ready to leave and was texting with someone than what happened before... Happened again she ran out of the room without saying a word. And then today she doesn't show up...damnit I should have tried to stop her."

  "I know where she lives! W-we'll go to her place and check in on her!" nepha said

  (good call"

  "Rintaro-sensei before we go something has been bugging me lately. It feels to me that you met Himari before. I saw the smirk on your face what's that about?" Mimi asked

  Rintaro sat back down in his chair, "Ah yeah I do she was in my class last year. That whole school year she was just in the back, doing her classwork and not saying anything. While I appreciated the work. I don't want someone to not have a fun experience I mean that's what high school is about really. But enough about that you 3 should go."

  The trio nods and leaves, once gone rintaro looks up at the ceiling as he remembers something from last year.

  "Himari you seem to be not talking with your fellow students. Is everything alright?"

  Himari expression was blank, she recently dyed her hair red but you could see some white coming in.

  "Yes everything is fine and the reason I don't is because I simply don't want to."

  "don't want to? Why is that?"

  "Because it's all pointless I have a goal of graduating top of my class and getting into a good university I don't need distractions and that's what making friends would be."

  "you say a distraction but all I really hear is...someone who's too shy."

  Himari glares at him before storming off

  Rintaro sighed as he remembered that and laughed "You were just like me using your studies as a cover."

  Meanwhile, the trio quickly made it to Himari's town. Mimi and Miyazaki were on edge as they saw the abandoned streets in the middle of the day.

  "N-nepha dear, you sure this is the right city?" Mimi stuck by Miyazaki.

  "yup!" Nepha said without a care in the world despite the town looking dissolute.

  The roads were empty, and houses looked new but had their blinds closed.

  They make it to Himari's house, her house is one story and yellow.

  Nepha rings the doorbell and it takes a while to answer.

  A lady with blonde hair answers the door looking at the trio with a warm smile.

  "Nepha-chan nice to see you and these must be your friends."

  Nepha smiles "Hi Akari-chan yes this is Mimi and Miyazaki we were wondering is Himari home?"

  Akari looked confused "Huh? No, I thought she was at school."