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ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ｔｈｒｅｅ:

【ｎｏｔ　ｓｏ　ｓｌｅｅｐｙ　ｂｅａｕｔｙ】

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The school bell in Kamome Academy which signifies the students to evacuate the school premises rang all around the area since it was already 5:30 in the afternoon. Countless pairs of footsteps disrupted the once peaceful aura that surrounded the yard as individuals went out of the gate one by one 

"Goodbye, Minamoto-senpai!" The owner of the said name shifted his sight towards a group of first years who were currently on their way to the exit. He simply etched a small beam in his lips, waving at them afterwards. 

The blonde proceeded to enter the school's designated room for the student council. His fingers fumbled on the knob as his other hand was busy carrying a small stack of folders. A satisfied sigh flew out of his mouth after successfully opening the door, closing it subsequently.

Just as he walked towards the desk on the other side of the room, his foot unfortunately got caught on something. His brain immediately cursed upon finding his self now hurling towards the dusty floor. The folders that he was once carrying were scattered around him because of this.

Teru groaned in pain as he propped his arms on the ground. His irises of oceanic blue scanned around the area to check on what caused him to trip, his sight landing on a sleeping person. They seem to be wearing some kind of a white quarantine suit with their face planted against the fluffy carpet.

The confused boy immediately scooted away from the breathing body, his thoughts clouding with a dozen of questions ranging from how this person went in here and who they are. A lump started to settle in his throat as he slowly poked the sleeping figure, aiming to wake them up. What he received as a response to his action was an abrupt annoyed grunt, the person flipping their position where they are now facing towards the ceiling. 

The boy finally got a glimpse of the person's facial appearance that was covered with a transparent face shield. He inched closer to inspect it, realizing afterwards that this random sleeping person is a girl.

His eyes strained on her closed ones, his memory failing to recognize her as one of the high school students. He cleared his throat before placing some gentle knocks against her face shield.

(Y/N)'s harmonious slumber was cut short after feeling her cheeks vibrating. She irritatingly flickered one of her (e/c) irises open, a hazy vision of a young male looking down at her welcoming her afterwards. 

"Who are you and why are you disturbing my rest?"

Teru blinked his eyes in regards with her snarky question when it was supposed to be him who should be asking who she was. He awkwardly scratched the back of his neck as he pursed his lips in pure bedazzlement.

"I'm.. Minamoto Teru. I'm sorry for interrupting you." The blonde knew that it would be rude to get furious on someone without knowing the reason why they did a certain action, that's why he figured out that it would be best if he stayed calm in interrogating this stranger.

"May I.. know why you're here? I mean if it's alright to you, of course." His lips curled into a small smile after witnessing the girl plopping back on the carpet, her sight now glued on him.

(Y/N) immersed herself in her thoughts as she questioned her own on how she ended up here as well. It was then she realized that her once favorite place to hang out in was taken over by a girl who's insecure with her legs, a perverted ghost boy and a seemingly lost middle school kid. All these were pretty weird to comprehend at first but as time went by, she had no choice but to be the one to adjust with the circumstances since she doesn't want to get involved with anything that they were doing.

The second stall in the girl's bathroom was her sanctuary in this school; the air is very cool plus the scent of the moth balls somehow pleases her. It was just unfortunate that some random ghost actually resided in the stall next to it and now she has to look for new places to sleep in while she waits for her classes to start at 6 pm.

The thought that spirits are real actually did surprised her. However, after seeing the ghost that she accidentally summoned because of Yashiro, she's not sure if the scary movies she grew up with will be terrifying for her anymore. The fact that this school is haunted by a child-looking ghost boy that floats around with his large dictator hat is pretty much comical to her.

(Y/N) glanced back at the blonde who was patiently waiting for her response. Her throat suddenly became hoarse after noticing a flag strapped around his arm, recognizing it as some kind of tags for those pupils who are a part of the student council: similar to what she sees in some movies she illegally watched in the internet. 

If this boy will report her to the teachers, then she could kiss her kindergarten medals goodbye.

"I'm a lost ghost!" She croaked out a petty lie to which made the male raise his eyebrow questioningly at her. 

Her fingers grasped on a random small object beside her as she threw it towards a random corner to create a diversion so that she could hide until this guy decides to leave the room. Fortunately, the blonde looked over to where the pen landed, shifting his sight back in front of him a few seconds later on.

Teru bit the inside of his cheek in disbelief to see a small part of her leg that was poking out under a desk. A sigh came crawling out of him as he walked closer towards the unsuspecting hiding female.

"I umm.. I can still see you."