Our Secret

Chapter 1

A Discovery

Note: Here's a pretty interesting story for you guys. I haven't ventured into this territory before so be sure to wish me luck. This has also been the most demanded ship story so here it is. I hope you all enjoy and I hope this isn't too cheesy.

Going to school is always a fun thing, but for one of the students at Otonokizaka Academy, it's a complete joy. Toujou Nozomi is a student at Otonokizaka Academy who absolutely loves to go to school. Her academics and club activities are pretty good, but there's really only one reason why she goes to school: A girl named Ayase Eli. This girl has caught her attention to where she longs to see her every day. They're not in the same class, but whenever lunch comes around, everyone eats outside and that's her opportunity to get a good look at her.

However, this girl has mustered up some courage. Every day, Eli hangs out in the locker area with some of her friends. Her plan was to try and talk to her during that time. The only problem was that Eli was the student council president and she was a very strong woman. Trying to talk to someone she didn't even know was going to be difficult.

When lunch came around, Nozomi went to her normal place with her friend Nico and settled in for lunch. It always took Eli a while to come out since she had some things to do for the council, but when she did, it was a sight to see. Her blonde hair flowed through the air and her blue eyes glimmered to every part of the school. This was when Nozomi couldn't be controlled. Her jaw dropped and her food always went to waste. Nico took notice of this and pinched her on the cheek.

"Ow, hey!"

"What? You're making that face again."

"What face? I don't know what you're talking about." In the blink of an eye, her attention was turned back to Eli. She watched her lay out a blanket and take a seat. For some reason, everything this girl did was a spectacle not to miss. "Aaahhhhh." Nico smacked her hand into her face.

"So are you gonna do it then?" Finally, Nozomi returned to normal.

"Eh? What are you talking about?"

"You said you were going to talk to her today. Does that still hold true?" Nozomi was a little hesitant after that. "Or are you going to chicken out like always?"

"No," she said sharply. "I'm going to do it. Just… don't remind me. It's giving me the chills."

"I would think that it wouldn't since you're the one who said you found the courage to talk to her." Nozomi immediately regretted ever telling Nico that.

"You know, I don't like your sass right now. Can't you just give me a break?"

"I'm sorry. Come on, finish your food. Yesterday, you let your food go to waste."

The two of them continued their lunch until the class bell rang. When that happened, they packed up their things, but only Nico was the one who headed off. Nozomi watched as Eli gathered her things and walked off with a smile on her face. Just seeing that made her knees feel weak. Once she was out of sight, Nozomi sighed out loud and headed off to class.

For the rest of the day, Nozomi was stressing out about the talk she was planning on having after school. She didn't know how Eli was going to react or if she was even going to react. She just had to keep a confident mind that things would go better than expected. Another hour went by and school was finally out. She quickly packed up her things and ran to the locker area near the entrance of the school. When she made it to the first floor, she looked down the hall and immediately saw Eli in her magnificent glow. At first sight of her, she quickly grew weak all over her body. However, she couldn't give up now. She had to talk to her. She took a deep breath and slowly made her way to her.

"Um, hi." Eli turned and her hair flowed through the hair, giving Nozomi a fragrance of her beloved scent.

"Hi. Wait, I feel like I know you." Nozomi's heart was already beating out of her chest.

"Well, I wouldn't really expect you to know who I am since I've never actually talked to you, but uh…"

"Toujou, right? Toujou Nozomi." Her heart skipped a beat.

"How… How do you know that?"

"I am the student council president. I am in charge of the student affairs and such."

"Haha, right."

"So, how are you?"

"I'm good. I just wanted to talk to you since you were such a popular girl and you seemed quite nice so I thought I would talk my chances."

"Aw," she said as she brushed her hair out of the way. "Don't think of me as anything other than a normal student though. We're all here for the same thing."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Eli turned her head and looked towards the sun.

"Well, I have to get home. It was nice talking to you. Let's try to do this again sometime." Eli waved goodbye as she headed off on her own. On the other hand, Nozomi could barely believe what had just happened. All she could do was wave slowly like an idiot. It wasn't until Nico came up behind her and whacked her behind the head with a magazine when she snapped out of it.

"So I'm guessing it went pretty well."

"You could say that." Nozomi turned around slowly. "She said we should do it again some time."

"Hm, to be honest, that was not what I was expecting, but good job nonetheless."

"Anyway, I have to get home. I can't think straight if I'm here for much longer." She threw her bag over her shoulder and ran to her house at full speed.

When day turned to night, her parents came home and dinner was finally starting to be prepared. Unfortunately, they didn't enough to complete their desired dinner so Nozomi's mother asked her to go fetch her some things from the store. Nozomi, of course, had to complain since she wanted to think about those words in private. The chance for her to be able to talk with Eli once again was just too much to bear. She wanted to dream and think about it more and more, but no. She was forced to go to the store and buy some things for dinner.

She took the money her mother gave her and headed to the store. When she stepped outside, night was already among her. She had to be quick since there was always that worry of some sickos running around at night. As she made her way to the store, the main road she usually took was blocked off so she had to go on a different through a small alley. She was a little scared about going through there, but there was a lamp illuminating the road so it wasn't too scary.

As she made her way down through the alley, she spotted something strange. There was a hobo sitting near the end of the alley. However, it wasn't just him alone. It looked as though there was someone on top of him. Nozomi drew closer and saw that that person was digging their face into their throat.

"What the heck?" At that moment, the person on top looked over at Nozomi with bright red eyes. Nozomi immediately grew tense and ran the other way. However, it wasn't over. The strange person dashed her way and tackled her to the ground. "Somebody, please help!" Nozomi tried to escape, but that person had a grip on her ankles. They pulled her closer to them and flipped her body over. "Please. I didn't mean to see…" They put their hand over her mouth and that's when Nozomi learned the truth of the situation.

That person had a bloody mouth and fangs. Their eyes were bright red and their hands were extremely cold. Wait, this person appeared to look familiar. Nozomi quickly got used to the dark lighting and figured out who this person was.

End of Chapter 1