Chapter 1 - Unknown memories

Hikigaya Hachiman POV

"Hachi?"

Right outside the brown, classroom doors, a blurry figure stood there. Hands behind her back, her long, blue hair flowed down gracefully to her waist. Slightly bent forward, her head tilted to one side and a concerned expression on her face, she gave off the impression of a graceful and mischievous young lady.

"Huh? Oh, yo."

"Hachi! That's not how you greet your girlfriend!"

"Umm, we're not even dating."

She giggled. "Not yet."

I sighed. "Should you even be hanging around me? People are getting the wrong idea and your reputation is at stake here. It's better if you don't wait for me anymore."

A pout. A cute one. "We've already had this conversation a hundred times Hachi! I don't care what those people think about me and you!"

"The latest rumour was that I was threatening you with… something… if you stopped 'serving' me."

"Are you really going to do something? Let's make it memorable for both of us!" Damn girl, quit making me blush! You're going to kill me one day. And don't look so cute while saying that.

Upon seeing my tomato face and averted eyes, she giggled and grabbed my arm, resting her head on my shoulder. "Let's go home, Hachi!"

I sighed. She laughed. It was normal for this to happen between us. Her constant teasing and my reactions were events that happened every day. We walked and walked, talking and breathing in Chiba's fresh air. Suddenly, she turned to me and looked me straight in the eyes. Have those emerald eyes always looked so nice?

"Besides, they don't know you. The real you. But I do."

I looked at her, the ends of my mouth curving up ever so slightly. How did my life turn out like this? "Thanks-".

"Onii-chan! Wake up Onii-chan!"

I woke up, only to see a black-haired girl with an ahoge shaking me back and forth vigorously. Her teary eyes welled with happiness once she saw me looking back at her. "Wah, Onii-chan! Komachi thought you had died and was destined to spend the rest of the afterlife alone!"

I'm sorry Komach, please forgive me for the horrible sin have committed! Your Onii-chan doesn't deserve you!

"Komachi thought she would actually have to work hard instead of leeching off her brother's old summer projects!"

Oi, you brat! I thought I was supposed to be the one leeching off the blessings of others, not you!

"Morning Komachi.", I yawned, "What time is it?" I slowly detached my sister from me and looked at my clock, seeing that it read 8:15 am. Huh, why am I slowly filling with dread?

Wait, school starts at 8:30! Even worse, modern Japanese literature is the first period after homeroom, which meant that…

"Sorry, Komachi!", I yelled back to my imouto, whom I had left sitting on my bed, watching me run downstairs. "I need to prepare for school!"

I would not start off my Monday getting punched by my unmarried, hopeless teacher.

The sound of knuckles echoed around the room. Unfortunately, no other staff member or student was present except me and the teacher string in front of me. The look she was giving me was truly terrifying, as though I was the last boss preventing her from reaching the 'married ending' in some anime game.

"Care to explain why you came late this morning, Hikigaya?"

"Well, you see Sensei, my alarm had failed me in my hour of dire crisis." Wait, that's something Zaimokuza would say in his Chuuni mode. I didn't have a lot of time to think since a fist found itself in my gut faster than I could open my mouth.

As I lay down on the floor, coughing and gasping, Hiratsuka-sensei sighed and rubbed her temple. "Honestly, can't you give a normal answer for once?". Wasn't that normal enough for you? What more do you expect?!

Sensei grabbed a file on her desk and handed it over to me. Trying my best to stand, I stared at the file that was currently in my right hand. Why did she give this to me?

"Sensei, what's this?" If it's another invitation to a wedding, I'm afraid I can't accept it. I've missed too many weekends with my precious Vita-chan and TV.

"Relax, Hikigaya, there's another reason why I asked you to come to my office." Oh? What's that? "I need you to tour someone new student around the school."

Sensei, did you just read my mind? That was some scary- wait what?

"I'm sorry Sensei, I must have heard you wrong. "

"Nope. All those words were no mistake."

"But why me!? Why am I the one who has to tour some new student around school? I mean, my talk may be informative and very long, but my social skills are down the gutter. I'll probably scare her away before it even starts!"

Hiratsuka-sensei sighed again. "Read her profile. It's in the file.", she said.

I flipped open the file. Ichiro Megumi. Top in school, best model studnet, student council president, yadda yadda. I stared in disbelief. This girl was loaded with awards and achievement. I looked at sensei to see if she had given me the wrong file, only to see the answer written on her face.

"B-but", I stuttered. Heck, this girl was even the daughter of the CEO of a famous international corporate business. She was like Yukinoshita 2.0!

"No buts, Hikigaya.", Sensei cut me off. "Think of this as a request from me as well. Who knows, maybe you'll get closer to this girl."

Excuse me Sensei, is your memory fading? You do realise this is me you're asking, right? Why not get someone like Hayama or Yukinoshita to do it? Is this one if the side effects of being old?

"No reason. I just wanted you to do it. And what's that part about me being 'old'?", she muttered menacingly. The sound of knuckles cracking filled the room. Hey, isn't physical abuse against students against the school rules?!

"Where are you going, Hikigaya? Our talk isn't finished yet." Sensei, you've learned how to read minds? I've got to get out of here as fast as I can. With that, I turned my back and sprinted towards the door that led to freedom…

...Only to have a hand grab the back of my collar and pull me back to prison.

Good job Hachiman. Your day is off to a great start.

By the time I had reached the clubroom, I was exhausted and ready to collapse. Seems like this particular encounter with Sensei had drained me of my energy. I was just about to open the door when I heard voices coming from inside the clubroom. Yuigahama's cheerful talking was so loud I could almost hear it clearly from the other side of the door. Wait a minute, was that Yukinoshita's frantic attempt at an argument?

I was about to open the door when a sudden thought struck me. Usually, when I entered the clubroom, their chatter would come to a halt and they would look at me, creating an air of tension and awkwardness due to my presence. Deciding that I could come later and that I could use some MAX Coffee, I pulled back my hand and went to the vending machine.

With a THUD, the MAX Coffee can fell down. I was just about to take it when I heard a voice behind me.

"Hikigaya?"

I turned around and behold, Kawasaki Saki was standing there. Well, at least I think it's her name. Is it?"

"Yo, Kawasaki. What're you doing?"

"Just hanging around." The fact that she didn't correct me means I got her name right. Yes! "What're you doing?"

"Buying MAX Coffee."

"Oh, ok."

Silence then settled down between us. After grabbing my can, I was about to open it, when I felt a tug in my sleeve. Turning around, I saw that the perpetrator was Kawasaki. "Umm, Hikigaya? Can you come to the roof with me?"

"For what?"

"Just come.", she said. Woah, that glare is scary, you know! You would have killed me by now.

Seeing no other alternative, I followed her up to the roof. It's not like anything bad would happen to me, and even if they did, I was confident I could escape. Actually, what did she want from me?

Reaching the roof, I saw Kawasaki turn around so that she was facing me. Her face was red, probably an effect of the orange sun that painted the sky an ocean of earthly colours. Her ponytail reflected the sunlight, making it appear much brighter than it usually was. All in all, this Kawasaki standing in front of me was way different from the one I'm familiar with. This cute Kawasaki was contrasting so much with the delinquent, loner one I know.

"H-Hikigaya?" That's weird. Does Kawasaki Saki stutter? Why was she acting like this? "W-will y-y-you, ummm….?"

I quickly looked away. I could feel my face growing hotter by the second. This was way too cub like a scene out of dating sims. What if…? No, Hachiman, snap out of it! The chances of a confession addressed to you is so low! In fact, there isn't even any chance at all! With my newfound confidence, I coughed and looked back at her. "Yeah?"

If it was even possible, her face became even redder. Is it really hot out here? "W-will y-y-y-you g-go out…?"

"Hachi?"

A wave of memories hit me. Suddenly, my head hurt and I pushed my palm against it, attempting to ease the growing pain

"W-why w-w-won't you accept it?!"

"Hikigaya, are you okay?" Kawasaki became concerned and rushed towards me. I felt like I was going to collapse any second now.

"I love you!"

My head hit the floor and my vision turned black.

Hello everyone! This is my first fanfic and I'm not a good writer. I'm writing this because of the lack of stories on this site and I want something to do during my recreational time other than play my phone. I don't know how regularly I'll be updating this story due to busy school life. Anyways, see you in the next chapter!