Night Rain: Chapter Four

“Alright, everything checks out.”
Oh? Because I was SO checking you out.
“I’m going to be ok?”
“Well I don’t know about that. I mean, you could still get hit in the head by a rock or something.”
That cheesy grin. It almost makes me want to laugh at such a horrible joke. At least these scrub bottoms are comfy.
“I’d like to see you tomorrow, if that’s ok, Aiko. I still need to do your physical for our school records.”
“Oh, but of course.”
Aiko like.
“Take care, Aiko!”
“See you tomorrow, Nurse!”
Glad that’s over with…now how do I get back to my dorm?
“Um…Nurse?”
“Yes?”
“How do I get back?”
“Excuse me? OH! To the dorms?”
“Yes…”
Wow, Aiko.  First day and you’re already lost. Way to go, dumbass.
“I’ll ring Miss Tanaka’s room. She did bring you in, after all, and asked to be kept up to date on how you did.”
“That’s fine.”
Makes sense to me. If a new girl at my school had an episode right in front of me, I’d want to make sure she was alright. That I didn’t kill her or whatever. Plus I did leave my stuff there. I hope I’m not interrupting her.
“So it looks like we get to spend a little bit more time together, Aiko.”
“Oh, so we do.”
Play it cool, Amaya. Just be suave.
“What brings you to Yamaku?”
Oh boy, that million dollar question.
“Just thought I needed a change of scenery, is all.”
Grin it away. Don’t give him reason to think it any further.
“You know, Yamaku is a long way from Hokkaido. Weren’t you afraid of not being able to fit in?”
“Um, that was never any concern of mine.”
I start fiddling around with the hem of my shirt. A nervous habit I always had. I need to play with things when a conversation starts getting awkward.
“Really? Social development is important for your mental health.”
Mental. Health? I have to bite my lip violently to keep from lashing out at him.
“I’d rather not talk about that, if that’s alright with you. Ow!”
Fuck. I drew blood.
“Hm? Everything alright, Aiko?”
“Just bit my lip is all.”
“You’re bleeding. Here, have a tissue.”
What a gentleman. He pushes my buttons yet knows when to back off and comfort me. If he were my age, the things I would do to him~.
“Thank you.”
There’s a knock at the door. At…eight at night? Oh god, we must have interrupted her homework.
“Come in, Ritsu. We were just talking is all.”
Just talking? Oh you dog. That was colder than your stethoscope on my chest.
“Hello Nurse, Aiko. Is everything alright?”
“Yes. I’m not going to die!” heheheh
“That’s great news! But, um, why am I here?”
“Oh, that? Well um, you see…”
“Ah, lost already.”
Am I blushing that hard?
“It’s alright. Come on, let’s head back. Goodnight Nurse!”
“Goodnight Ritsu, Aiko.”
“Good night!”
Man, I hope this isn’t going to be one of those long awkward walks back to the dorms.
“Don’t worry, I won’t tell. My first day here, I fell down some steps. Except then, no one really helped me to the Nurse’s office.”
Oh god, this girl is a klutz. How pathetic.
“Oh…Ok.”
Is she that desperate for friends that she just latches onto the new girl for social interaction? That’s really kind of sad. I feel bad for her now, but damned if I show it. Girls like these, give them an inch and they’ll take a mile or twelve. I’ll just give her one of those cheesy nod-grins and hope she doesn’t keep talking.
“Well, it’s always nice to have a bit of a helping hand when adjusting to a new school, don’t you think?”
STOP TALKING TO ME! This forced conversation is offending my sensibilities.
“Oh. Looks like we’re here!”
“Are we, Aiko?”
“Yes, isn’t that it right there?”
“Well, yes, but that’s like still quite a ways away…”
“Close enough, Tanaka!”
I need some fucking space before I explode. I…what?
“Hm?”
“Aiko. What. The. Fuck.”
“Let go of me.”
“You didn’t act like this earlier. What’s going on with you?”
“I…uh…need to go…”
“Go…?”
“Lavatory?”
“OH! Ok then, we can hurry!”
That lie always works.
Always.
At least we'll get out of the rain that's starting to fall.