Kaoru finally brought himself to getting up, retrieving his school bag before waving to Sera, "Hey, I'm heading out.. if you and Momo want to get into something this weekend here's my number.. I know I'm going about this backwards, but I'm kind of in a rush.. I've got chores to do or I'll be in trouble." He grinned mischievously, "If that woman comes home and sees they're not done.." He muttered under his breath, shivering at the thought of his roommate Kyoko coming home to his chores undone. Sure she wasn't of any relation to him, but he still listened to her like an older sister. She was in college and helped keep his life normal.
"Ja ne!" Kaoru replied once he realized he was still standing in front of her. He sped out of the room after waving again, about to use the back entrance for his escape. Most students exited through the front of the buildings, therefore the back doors were much less crowded. He saw Jonathan bump into some blonde chick (Arietta), well, it seemed like she bumped into Jonathan.. but the girl was cute.. So he blamed Jonathan. It's just the way Kaoru's mind worked. Perhaps where he grew up around all women? Though he didn't have time to say anything, seeing as the announcement came through the intercom
“Attention everyone!” The female voice coughed before continuing. “Airdalen High would like to apologise for its most recent sleeping gas incident. After thorough investigation, we have discovered the school janitor Miss Morrison had released a homemade fragrance in the ventilation systems as a quick means of performing her duties as cleaning lady, as well as to serve her own means as she has always had a strong disgust towards body odours. Unknown to her, the fragrance also served a second function as a sleeping gas that has worked on a selection of students and staff alike. This specific concoction also possessed a trace of the smell of roses..” “It is unfortunate that one of our senior students has passed away on our grounds due to his severe allergic case.”
An allergy to flowers? I wonder who died... He thought to himself, feeling grief before they even read off the name. He wasn't sure who it was, but if they were a student they were too young to die as far as he was concerned. Though as they read the name it nearly brought tears to his eyes.
“Airdalen High does not tolerate pranks of any sort for any reason given. As a result, the school janitor has been fired and apprehended by the police. Due to this incident, after school clubs will also be cancelled for today. We are deeply saddened by the loss of Varthur Laurence..”
He felt like he was falling down an endless whirl. He knew he was standing still, but suddenly it felt like he'd fallen into the rabbit hole. This had to be what the physical sensation would feel like.. Eiffel Tower died? He thought to himself in disbelief. I just saw him this morning.. I don't understand.. He thought as emotional flood gates threatened to slam against him. Everyone around me seems to die.. Kaa-san.. Otōsan.. Oba-chan.. Varthur.. They all died.. everyone around me keeps dying.. He gripped his bag in attempt to keep his tears in check. Though his entire body was shaking as he stood there, he felt alone, but he knew there was an entire school waiting for him to show signs of weakness. They were waiting for him to give them a weapon to rip him apart with.. especially his senior partner Devone. She practically promised to bring his demise into reality. Again.. Though she didn't know that. He wasn't allowed to cry, especially here. He was a boy, he wasn't supposed to cry. Not even at a time like this. No one would understand, he'd get made fun of.
He decided to get his mind off of it. Jonathan and Momo were still alive, Sera too. He would pay his respects to the family if they weren't allowed at the funeral. He just felt Varthur deserved a little more than a single line about himself. Though he couldn't do anything about it. He approached Jonathan and the pretty blonde (Arietta), "Well you make quick time, don't you?" He teased Jonathan, nudging the red haired male, eyeing the blonde girl nonchalantly. He checked her out as if it was something casual, as if there was nothing wrong with his blunt behavior, "She's pleasant to look at." He smirked, before lowering his arrogance level, "Hi, I'm Kaoru Inoue. Junior. What's your name?" He asked with a foolish grin on his face, whiched seemed to be an iconic expression of his.
Then he looked to Jonathan again, "Man, I just started coming to school into town.. I invited some girls to hang out.. but I'm completely out of my league when it comes to ideas on what to do." He laughed rubbing the back of his neck nervously, "Wanna come too? You know any cool places to go??" He asked practically hanging on a thread as he awaited Jonathan's next response.
Then he smiled to the blonde (Arietta), "You can come tooo!" He chimed with excited laughter, "A cute girl is always welcome, ne?" He nudged Jonathan again. Getting the wrong idea about their conversation (Jonathan's and Arietta's), seeing as he hadn't been paying attention. Kaoru didn't realize what kind of girl Arietta was exactly.