Chapter 8: A School Trip with a Weird Atmosphere 1
As expected, wanting to stay quietly with Hideki seemed like a dream!
I held my forehead and sat in the van. Hideki sat on my left and Senior Shimizu sat on my right. Both of us turned our heads away and didn't look at each other.
"I...the person sitting next to me should be a classmate from my class, right?" I asked the question unable to bear it any longer.
"Tsk, you'd better not ask why this happened." Hideki tapped my head with an expression that said, "How dare you ask?"
Oooooh… It hurts. Why is it my fault again?
"Hey, Hideki, don't touch girls." Senior Shimizu put his hand across my head and blocked Hideki's hand.
Hideki narrowed his eyes and looked at him, and Shimizu-senpai stared back without fear.
Shimizu-senpai, you are really my idol. You dare to look directly at such a scary Hideki——
I don’t know what Hideki was thinking. He didn’t get angry like I thought. Instead, he suddenly pulled his hand back with force.
"Hmph!" The two of them snorted at the same time, and then turned their backs to me.
After I took a sneak peek, I kept looking at Senior Shimizu and sighed in my heart.
Hideki's attempt to solve Shimizu-senpai's problem must have been unsuccessful. Otherwise, I wouldn't be stuck between them like I am now.
This was a short-term study trip organized by the school, which lasted for three days and two nights. When the eldest lady asked me, I was ecstatic and said that I would definitely participate. Nonsense, I had never traveled with friends before, how could I resist such a temptation!
But when I was so excited that I couldn't sleep well all night, and appeared at the school gate with a big luggage bag on my back, before I could even say good morning to Seta who was waiting at the door of the apartment, I was pulled away by Senior Hideki and Senior Shimizu.
“Ahhh—Atsuhime, save me—” Although I struggled to reach out to Seta, she didn’t seem to want to help me at all.
He kept apologizing to me: "I'm so sorry, Xiao Liu. Because Ming, my master, told me not to get in the way."
Wuuuu, how can we be like this as friends?
However, no matter what I thought, the final result was that I was dragged into this empty station wagon and drove away before everyone set off, without seeing any classmates at all.
Is this also one of the so-called privileges of the Phoenix Emperor? There is really no human rights!
Perhaps because I was too excited and didn’t sleep well the day before, I actually fell into a deep sleep in such a weird atmosphere.
The car had stopped when I was awakened by a scream outside the window and my head was buzzing.
I don't know when the curtains were drawn, and Senior Shimizu and Hideki, who were sitting next to me, have already left.
I reached out and lifted a corner of the curtain, secretly looking out, and was immediately frightened by the girls outside the window.
A bunch of girls crowded around the car, chattering, it was very lively!
"School trips mean traveling and studying at the same time, which is tiring, isn't it? We made an appointment early in the morning, so Hideki should go with the members of our fan club!"
"It's a scheduled group date. We've already arranged all the details..."
"Yes, Hideki, don't you know that everyone has been looking forward to this day?"
...Is the person surrounded Hideki?
That guy is really a heartthrob!
"Speaking of which, if we go out together, Xiaoliu, do you want to go with Hideki or with You?" Miss Seta asked this question when she called last night.
At that time, I hesitated for a long time and didn't know how to answer. Now that I think about it, that guy Seta had already decided to abandon me yesterday!
"Even a fool can see that you like Hideki, but that guy will probably be very busy... Shimizu-senpai is a good choice!" As Seta said this, he bumped my shoulder ambiguously.
At that time, I didn't understand what Seta meant by "Hideki will be very busy", but now I completely understand.
Just look at those scary fan club girls and you'll understand that it's impossible to be alone with Hideki.
Oh! But Qingshui-senpai is also a headache. Although he is a good person, I really have never thought about dating him!
I was daydreaming when the noise outside the car window suddenly became louder and I could hear a girl screaming.
"How could Hideki do this? How can the agreement we made go unrecorded?"
When I lifted the car curtains again, I saw Hideki in the crowd. Standing among a group of girls, he looked even taller, and his black hair sparkled in the midday sun.
"Don't make me say it again, what I've already said." At this moment, his back was facing me, and I couldn't see the expression on his face, but I could easily hear the familiar impatience and anger in his tone.
Come to think of it, this seems to be the first time Hideki got angry in front of a girl other than me.
My heart suddenly tightened and my eyes were fixed on Hideki's back.
Our destination was a hot spring resort in the mountains. The sunlight here seemed brighter than anywhere else, shining on Hideki, who was wearing a white ripped T-shirt, as if to attract everyone's attention.
"Whether it's a fan club or a group date, I can't control what you want to do, but don't dictate my actions without permission. I'm busy and don't have time to play with you."
Hideki's words caused a series of gasps, but he ignored them, suddenly turned around, and looked at the station wagon I was living in with his sharp black eyes.
I panicked and quickly lowered the curtains.
What on earth is Hideki thinking?
"Hideki, Hideki you can't do this, why on earth are you doing this——"
The girls started making noise again, and I couldn't control my pounding heart, so I lifted the curtains again.
Hideki glanced around coldly, and the girls' noise gradually died down.
He said coldly, "Don't make me mad!" Then he squeezed out of the crowd and walked away.
The girls looked confused and stared at each other for a long time. They discussed in whispers for a while before gradually dispersing.
I breathed a sigh of relief and got off the bus with my luggage.
What on earth were Hideki and Shimizu-senpai planning to do? They took me here and just left me in the carriage?
However, Hideki's behavior just now must have scared those delicate girls!
However, that is the Hideki I am familiar with, a fierce and hot-tempered guy.
I don’t know who parked the car in such a strange place, right next to the green belt, so people can only get through the bushes.
I carried my luggage and struggled through the bushes.
"Okay, eh?" I just stood up and found someone in front of me. I looked up and it was Hideki.
"Why are you here?" I clearly saw him turn around and leave.
"Why can't I be here? Give me your luggage and let's go!" Hideki stretched out his hand.
“Well, I can do it myself.” I shrank back and swallowed.
"Just give it to me when I tell you to!" Hideki had an expression that said, "I'm in a bad mood right now, don't put yourself in danger." I was so scared that I quickly threw the bag into his arms.
"Hurry up! Otherwise it will be bad if we are discovered." Hideki grabbed my hand and walked quickly towards a stone path nearby. His legs were so long that it was difficult for me to follow him.
If you weren't there, what would I be afraid of being discovered? I rolled my eyes, but I only dared to follow Hideki and glare at his back.
"Where are we going now?" I asked in a low voice.
"You'll know when you get there." Hideki answered simply and straightforwardly.
"I should go back now. If the teacher doesn't notice me when calling the roll when assigning apartments, he'll be worried..." I said as Hideki dragged me away - this happened too often, I was almost used to being dragged by him like this!
Hideki snorted coldly and did not answer my question. Instead, he dragged me around a few corners...
I was gasping for breath when I suddenly saw a beautiful European-style building appear in front of me.
"You don't have to live in a collective apartment. No one will worry about you. Just live here--" Hideki walked quickly forward, opened the door, and said to me while changing into indoor slippers.
I was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed him in. Although I didn't understand what was going on, my luggage was in Hideki's hands!
"Huh - how could this happen?" I screamed as I entered the hall, not because of the exquisite Nordic decoration style inside, but because of the group of people sitting in the living room.
Senior Shimizu, Hasumi Xi, and Miss Seta were already sitting on the sofa in the living room, along with a beautiful boy with waist-length hair whom I had never seen before.
He was wearing a turquoise Chinese gown, with his long hair braided into a long braid that hung casually in front of his chest. His facial features were delicate and beautiful, but not feminine.
"Atsuhime, why are you here?" I ran to the eldest lady.
"Be good, I didn't abandon Xiao Liu! It's just that those two guys refused to go with us!"
"Oh, this is Miss Yashima!" The beautiful young lady smiled and looked me up and down inconspicuously before extending her hand and saying, "Hello, I'm Amakusa Akira!"
"Huh? Then you're not..." I looked at Miss Seta, who was looking at that guy with an impatient look on her face.
"This is my young master, the next head of the Amakusa family and one of the emperors of Fengcheng." The eldest lady answered reluctantly, but Amakusa Akira looked excited.
I knew that this boy must have some connection with Miss Seta, because their auras are so similar.
Wait, it seems that Shimizu-senpai would say that I am the "destined person" and it is also because of this guy! It is really thanks to him that my life can be as "colorful" as it is now.
