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(Hyugo looking at Micheal annoyed)

The next day I came into school with my head held high, not really paying attention to reality. I just couldn't stop thinking about what Michael said to me, would he actually try and get me to date him or was that a spur of the moment kind of thing.

"Hello, Precious you seem out of it. Are you thinking of what we did last night?" Someone said to me as they put an arm on top of my shoulder. I looked back in a little bit of a shock, there is no way that the person I am thinking would do that.

And surprise surprise it was Michael but he was acting totally different than he usually is. It was a little bit unsettling. "Um, Michael why are you acting like this?" I questioned trying to keep my mind from thinking about the strong arm wrapped around my shoulder.

"Oh nothing I was just trying that out but, it seems you didn't enjoy that all too much." He said going back to his normal monotone voice and expressionless face but still keeping his arm on my shoulder.

"Yeah, I prefer you to stay the normal way you are," I said with a relieved face, I don't know how I would deal with him if he had actually started acting like that to me.

He smirked to himself, "Note taken. Thanks, Precious." He said as he went ahead of me.

I watched his back as he moved further away from me. I was speechless though, who would have thought he was actually going to try and follow through. Well too bad it's me I am not easy to convince.

"Precious," I whispered to myself lowly. I smiled into my hand repeating what he called me. But I quickly scolded myself saying I am playing right in his hands if I let him get to my head.

I got to the class and went up to my seat trying my hardest to ignore the intense stare Michael was giving me. I took out my books and was patiently waiting for the teacher to come in. I don't know if it was me or something else but tell me I'm not going crazy when I say this.

The teacher always comes barging into the room at the most inconvenient time but, the one time I want him to come he decides to take his sweet time. Doesn't he know I am slowly melting away as Michael seemed to be staring right into my soul?

I can still felt his staring, so I finally turned around and glared at him. When I looked at him though he had the nerve to look down at his book and pretend he wasn't doing anything. I turned back to face the front thinking he finally gave up. But not even a second past and he continued staring at me.

I quickly turned my head repeating what I had just did not even a minute ago. And he did the exact same thing. I thought he was supposed to make me like him not hate him. "Michael would you quit staring at me."

"What you noticed? You didn't seem to notice me looking." He said shocked. And I couldn't help but slap my forehead in how he thinks I am that oblivious to my surroundings.

"Idiot of course I knew you were looking at me." I said glaring at him as he contemplated how that was even possible.

He turned back to me, "But how...I thought I was doing a good job hiding it." He said lowly.

He can't be serious right. He has to be joking there is literally no way he is speaking the truth. I looked at his face and he was seriously contemplating what he had done wrong. I began to stare at him with pure shock how is it that the smartest kid in the whole world is so clueless.

"Hey Mich—-" I said and was about to let it slip that he was so cute in how he was acting. But for better or worst the teacher decides to come in.

"Ok class it is time to learn." I just want this teacher to go barry himself in a hole. How do you randomly come at the exact time I was going to see how Michael would have react to my remark.

I turned to look at Michael to see if I can still ask him but no good. Michael was officially in study mood with the books open and pen in hand with amazing concentration on what the teacher was saying. I sighed and started to listen on to what the teacher was saying.

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We were almost done and ready to go home but the stupid teacher just had to stop the class and make an announcement. "There will be an edict exam next week. And if you fail this it will be the same as failing a whole subject. So be sure to practice." I thought nothing of that thinking how father was already very strict about formality. I can ace that test with my eyes closed. 

I walked out the classroom but, was quickly stopped and turned around. Michael looked at me with desperate eyes, "Hyugo can you help me with studying the edicts." he desperately asked me tightening his grip on my arms.

"Why should I help you?" I said trying to brush his hands off me.

He didn't let go though, but instead lowered his grip down to my hands and bringing them up to his chest. "Cause you did, at first, agree to help me with that but ended up doing nothing." He said his blank face coming back and his grip slowly loosened too.

I sighed in defeat, "I guess that is true." I eyed him, "I will help you but, at least you would know the basics, like which fork to use for the different foods." I said with our hands still together. But I don't know what is wrong with me as I looked up at him. His grip wasn't tight at all but I didn't slip my hands away from his.

But that moment was ruined once he said, "Hold on no one ever told me there were more than one fork." I instantly released my hands from his and looked at him shocked out of my mind.

I walked back and forth and with my hand on my forehead until I stopped and looked at Michael  and sighed, "Oh no, then we will have a bunch of work to do to at least get you to a borderline grade."

"That isn't good enough for me Hyugo. If I get below a 90 in anything I am immediately expelled from the school." He said showing some hints of worry in his eyebrows.

My shoulders dropped as I shook my head in disappointment, "Well then you should start searching for another school then. There is no way a person like you could get above an 80." I said shrugging my shoulders.

"Well, that is why I am desperately asking you what don't you get about that."

He had a point so I just let him win this time and invited him over to my home today. The test was only a week away and this boy needs much more than 24 hours a day to make him get above a 90 in edicts exam. Not many people can even get an 80.

We walked side by side to my house in silence. I didn't mind it much, it had no harm on me. But Michael just had to use that time alone to take my hand and hold it inside his.

And guess what I did.

Just guess.

Me being such an idiot did nothing at all to stop him or shake him off.

We just ended up holding hands the whole way to my house. None of us saying anything at all. But what annoyed me the most about this is that he looked so unbothered. But I had to forget that part for now cause I for one had no idea in what I was to do to help him so, better to keep calm and once this is done and over pretend it never happened.

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