WTF.

Okay. I never mentioned this before, but people are acting weird. And by that, I mean for a while. For weeks, even. Akihiko's limping all over creation as if he's wounded somewhere, yet no matter how many times you ask him why, he goes and puts up his cool exterior and says he's fine. And I've mastered that! So Sadako is skeptical.

Maemi seems a bit antsy, too. I asked her in thinking maybe she would know, but I don't get anything from her. Or anyone. See, I work at a small cafe inside of Paulownia Mall, and I'd say... what, on the 19th or so, I saw those juniors from the train come in. Yukari Takeba and Shokora Akemi, as they soon told me. I, as courtesy would have it of course, introduced myself to them, too, and asked them about Akihiko's condition. Because, really, you don't limp around a school full of rumor-happy kids and expect no one to ask questions. Still, I got nothing from them, either, except that it must have been 'boxing.'

Boxing, my ass. Akihiko is reckless, but he's pretty hardcore about his boxing. He wouldn't be so careless. ...Why would I know that? He only talks about it all the time.

I gave up soon, though, figuring it was pointless. Given today was a Friday, I attended Student Council as Odagiri-san had invited me to just yesterday, and I would just like to say, openly, that today was freaking weird. Not only did Kirijo-san allow Arisato to leave without any words from him, but Fushimi-san -- a shy sophomore girl who could hardly speak two words without sticking a nice 'um' in between -- mentioned rumors of a cigarette butt in the boy's bathroom. Now, why does that not surprise me? Maybe because teenagers are dumbasses, or because they like to test the rules or maybe they just plain like being high and doing stupid shit. Like I would know or care. Just really? At the school?

Odagiri-san didn't take this lightly at all, though I admit it was pretty serious business. He looked distracted the entire meeting. No one agreed with him and all told him to stop himself from jumping to conclusions about whoever the hell was stupid enough to light up in a school bathroom. I might never admit to it, but part of me wanted to agree with him almost. In all honesty, the people they mentioned did seem a little suspicious.

But hey! I'm always a voice of reason. I calmed everyone's concerns and posed a solution that seemed to fit everyone's needs at the time. I know, I know, I'm awesome. You don't have to tell me.
...Kidding. I honestly am not that full of myself. Wow.

All in all, I think I could say today went well. And, on another note, I'm still going to find out what happened to Akihiko. :| I'm going to figure it out one of these days!

Playground Memories

So if there are a few things I've made routine this year, they would be as follows;

1. I have made it a habit to always eat with Akihiko for the first half of lunch and with Maemi for the other.
2. I keep drifting over to the Naganaki Shrine to sit at the playground and watch children play.

Now don't jump up and call me a pedo or something! That's not it. The memories are a little fuzzy, but when I first moved to Iwatodai from Tokyo, Hikaru and I always came to this playground for a few hours. We made some pleasant memories there, and I think I just kept coming back so that I could relive them. I mean... I haven't seen the kid for a few months now. I have to wonder how the little squirt is doing sometimes.

Oh, another reason I come to the shrine? Any reason to get away from my stupid ass dorm mates is good enough for me, considering some of them are the Akihiko fangirls I pick on.

I arrive at the shrine and all was well, but that might have been just because I was all... caught up in my memories and stuff, until I heard a young girl crying. And, just... yeah, I tend to stay away from conflicts like this that might involve emotional... involvement. Don't I choose great words to explain things?

But when it comes to children, I've always been a sucker, so I instantly jump in to this girl's rescue. It turned out that these older kids were picking on this little girl for no reason, really, except to amuse themselves by kicking sand in her face and pushing her down into it. And how fucked up do you have to be to hurt a child like that?! I can't stand it! So of course I'd give them a piece of my mind!

I ended up taking the older girl's phone and calling her mother so she could listen to the argument, because I am just that vindictive. She got herself into the mess, though. It's her fault. I'm only helping her realize it.

When they ran off, the girl ran forward and latched onto my leg so tight that I almost lost my balance. But still. I... can't say I minded. At least she was okay. At least I could get the sand out of her teary eyes, and I could generally help her feel better and not cry anymore. At the time, that was all that mattered to me. ...Which feels strange to say, but it's how I acted with Hikaru when I could still see him everyday, and so that... somehow transferred to this little girl, I guess...

I stayed with her when she begged for me to, and she said I was strong and brave. Funny, considering I'm neither.

Before I know it, then, I hear a familiar voice and sorta... freeze up. Close in like I always do. I look over and see that some guy, Hidetoshi I wanted to say, is coming over to us, which is strange because he always seemed so very... "yeah I'm all business" and all. I'd have never guessed he worked with children.

Still, I couldn't guess why he was there at first until I realized -- and he told me -- that he "cared" for this girl named Sayuri. And by "care," he meant that he was a babysitter. Why he couldn't just come out and say that, I have no idea. Too uncivilized a word, perhaps, Odagiri-san? I swear, the guy's so formal compared to most... I wouldn't call it weird more than I would call it really damn atypical of a high school boy.

He praised me for my helping Sayuri, which honestly wasn't a problem. Talking to this guy kinda was. I mean, seriously, where the fuck did he even come from? One moment I'm turned around and the next he's just right there, running over to us, as if he had been around the corner the entire time!

As if guys didn't creep on me enough, Christ. ...Not that I really think Odagiri-san is that type, but... ugh, just nevermind.

I didn't do much in terms of conversation rather than mutter half-hearted, single syllable if possible, replies. Well, until he mentioned sticking me in Student Council. ...Student Council? I mean... isn't that where Kirijo-san practically lives? She's the President, and clearly Odagiri-san shared this membership. ...Yeah, nothing personal, but I really didn't like the idea of joining.

Not that it was all bad, I guess. I mean, there would be people to talk to, and it would be an excuse to stay out of the dorm for a few more hours? Even Kirijo-san and this guy, I bet, are better company than these chicks I have to live with. Anyone would be better company than these girls. Really. Anyone.

Is it obvious that I hate this place yet?
IhatethisplaceIhatethisplaceIhatethisplace.


...Anyway. Odagiri-san stared me straight in the eyes after asking me all this stuff, which kinda manages to unnerve some people. Especially since his eyes are this deep shade of... black. It's really weird to look at, that's all I'm saying!

He left for a little while, saying that he had to get something for Sayuri. He wanted my answer when he got back though.

And when he did get back, you know what I said? No.

No, you don't know what I said. :p

Hah, I ended up accepting. I blame it on wanting reasonable people to talk to because seriously. I'll say it again.
My dorm sucks.

Yeah, uh, what.

My parents thought of me as the wrong girl if they ever thought my name fit me.

I mean, seriously Mom? You name the selfish bitch girl 'Sadako'? Pure child? I guess I could call it wishful thinking, I guess, but man. You picked the wrong girl.

I can't say I know why I decided to think about it now. I guess it's what happens when I'm just sitting in my room like this with nothing better to do than write in a blog no one's going to see.

Whatever. Back to editing pictures I go~

First Day

So I'm a senior in high school, for those who didn't know already. I've been going to Gekkoukan High School ever since I moved to Iwatodai from Tokyo with my family, but I was never really all that keen on school after a while. Since my parents divorced and my father ditched me and took my little brother with him, I kinda sorta don't like associating with people. I don't make friends all that much either. I don't need them. People just kinda come in your life, leave their mark, and leave. You hardly see any of the people you met in high school again anyway, so I just figured I'd get through this year without any issues and everything would be all cool.

Today was probably the most damn dramatic first day of school ever, though.

I saw Akihiko on the train. I've known him for a little while, maybe just a year, and we're not all that close. But he's a familiar face, and I needed someone to talk to, so... cool. There he was. There was some blonde girl nearby, too -- a sophomore, Akihiko said -- that he was totally sweet on. I don't even care what he says. Getting paint canisters to this face must be a turn-on for him or something, because he is interested. I'm telling you.

I didn't bother going to talk to the people over there, though. The blonde girl, Maemi, was the only one whose name I got. The other three were juniors, by the looks of it, but I'd only seen one of them. Yuka-something. Eh... whatever.

Then I bitched out Akihiko's fangirls during class. Just for funzies.

During lunch, I found that Maemi girl again, though she was kinda at her locker crying and mobbed by a bunch of people. I'm not sure what came over me, call it protective instinct with having a little brother and all that goodness, but I helped her out and ate lunch with her. That's not something I usually would be caught dead doing, either. I know it'll just cause problems.

But... anyway, so that happened. Not much else though. Like most other first days, it was full of a whole lot of nothing. Not that I should be surprised.

'Nyway. I should get going. Bai~