Prison School: No More Prison

Hana's POV:

"I-I see… This is a messy situation…"

So… Mari-san left the country for a scholarly exchange. The Chairman got arrested after the helicopter incident but he won't lose his position, some teachers will substitute him while his lawyer gets him out of jail. That itself doesn't sound that bad, but apparently a lot of parents are worried about their daughters safety, not to mention that the last festival was technically a failure…

"It is… But we'll find a way through. For now, we should be planning ways of boosting the morale among students while finding a way to make money for the summer trip"

"E-Eh?! T-The summer trip isn't already financed?" Kiyoshi sounded shocked.

"It was… But most of the money went into repairing the damage caused by the explosion and the cleaning of all the rubble and metal left by it." Kate seemed nervous about something. Did she feel guilty? I didn't expect that from her. I still can't exactly do so, I don't believe in mystical stuff, and Mitsuko's hair magic won't be the first one.

"There's one more thing, Mari wanted to help us 'go along better'. So we'll be working on groups trying to find a solution." 

This sounded kinda weird, but if we're mixing the councils I'll guess this could work.

"I'd like to work with you, Meiko-san, If you'd like to." Said Mitsuko, who didn't say a single thing since I arrived. "I didn't have the chance to talk to you before"

"I'd like to do so as well. I want to… Uhm… Get to know you better." Risa said with a slight blush- Wait… Was that emo bitch actually blushing? What the hell did I miss…

Anyways, I guess that settles it. I'll be working with Kate and Anzu, this two should be reliable enough to find a solution as fast as possible.

"Well then, that makes the groups, I'll be working with Hana-san and Kiyoshi-kun from now on, let's do our best"

"H-Huh? Kiyoshi?"

My tongue was faster than my mind. Luckily I could maintain my posture.

"Ah… Sorry Hana, I almost forgot to tell you. Kiyoshi is becoming the temporary secretary of the USC. It's not my doing, blame Mari for that"

?!...

W-What?!

The idiot is going to work with me? Not only that… But he's already in a group with me?

"L-Let's do our best…" Kiyoshi said with a trembling voice.

I- Damnit! My head was trying to forget Kiyoshi was in this room, and now I can't think about anything but him.

Mari… I don't know what you were thinking when you wrote this plan but for the first time since this year I must admit I'm against it. I can't work with him, not now!

"..." 

Shit… It's been a minute and I haven't said anything… Why is no one else talking? I'm not thinking straight… I-It's too soon for me to-

"S-Sorry, everyone" Kiyoshi interrupted my thoughts. He finally raised his head. His face looked… Dead. "There's something I wish to say before I join the student council"

W-Wait, Kiyoshi, you wouldn't, right? Y-You aren't gonna tell them about that, right?

"I did a lot of bad things this year. I got myself into the peeping problem, I escaped the prison you locked me in, I got in prison again and I exposed my dick for everyone to see during the festival. I-I know saying sorry won't fix anything but-" He turned at Meiko. "I'm sorry, Meiko-san! I'll do my best to compensate you for trying to help me clear my reputation!" He looked at Risa, Mitsuko and Kate. "Girls, I'm sorry for having used my body against you during both prison and the festival. Risa and Mitsuko, I'm sorry for hiding that stuff in my-"

"T-That's okay Kiyoshi-kun! D-Don't give more details!" Said Mitsuko. What were they talking about?

"A-Anyways, I'm sorry for that!" 

He then stopped for a second. I could hear him grabbing air. He then turned to me. We locked eyes for a second. I could now tell what his face truly looked like: It was the face of someone who didn't care about anything anymore. 

H-He isn't saying nothing. He's just looking at me. T-The others are looking confused at us, say something, asshole!

"W-Wha-"

He suddenly dropped to his knees. His face was touching the cold floor with no sign of shame.

"Hana, I-I'm truly sorry for everything! For everything that I've done to you!"

My face was the first one to react, but it wasn't the best. I could feel my cheeks getting hotter while my eyes started watering before Kiyoshi finished speaking.

"I swear that I won't ever do anything to hurt you on purpose again! I-"

"t-that's enough…" My voice trembled for a second. "d-don't say anything else…"

Everyone in the room seemed confused, maybe as confused as I was. Kiyoshi got up and bowed to everyone else once more, and surprisingly, he managed to lighten the mood.

I still needed time to think. My mind wasn't thinking straight, the only other time it's been this loopy is-... Y-Yeah… from that time in the jailor's room.

[...]

I managed to maintain my posture and we decided to meet with Kate and Kiyoshi tomorrow afterschool in the other council's office to discuss the school's situation.

Sadly, I didn't have any more time to talk to Meiko, I was worried about how she was feeling too. Risa and Mitsuko were the first ones to leave, Risa said he had some unfinished business (whatever that means) and Mitsuko was going to visit a friend of hers. Meiko-san said she needed to talk to Chiyo, so she left as well. 

"I guess it's my time to go" Said Kate with a tired expression "I'll see you two tomorrow"

As soon as she got up, I started grabbing my stuff too. Luckily, I didn't bring anything important with me.

"Hana... Can we talk?" 

"i-...i gotta go" I got up and went as fast as possible to the door

"I-It's really important!"

I got to the door and left as fast as possible.

I can't speak to him. Not like this.

End of Hana's POV

Kiyoshi's POV:

And so I was left alone in the room. Alone with my thoughts. Before Meiko came back, I wanted to clean this place up, I think a good secretary would do that.

I grabbed the kettle, the tea cups, and the plates. The small kitchen inside the meeting room had everything I needed to clean them up. The cold water hit my hands as I washed them.

The coldness mixed with feeling wet reminded me of what happened yesterday. I think I finally realized in what situation I was in.

I always tended to forget about the hardships in my life really fast, but I think I did not realize how fucked up I was until I saw Hana today.

Watching her face was like getting stabbed in the chest. The only other time I saw her like that was when she got imprisoned after I gained my freedom. No, to be fair, the face she had today was even worse.

Am I really taking this too lightly? Am I even thinking this right? After I lost my consciousness I felt like… Not me? And now, I'm slowly realizing in what situation I got myself into…

L-Let's see…

I lied to Chiyo, the girl I liked and fighted for in the last 3 months or so, even if it felt like way more time. I got exposed not only as a liar, but as an immature pervert, wearing the panties of another girl. Not only that, but I screamed and lied to that other girl too, even when she was trying to help me, I think…

It still is difficult for me to understand what Hana wanted to achieve with this. What she wanted from me in general. Does she… actually like me? 

A flashback of me screaming at her appeared in my head and I almost dropped a plate.

"...I'm sorry" is all I could whisper while I started crying.

[...]

I finished cleaning and went for a walk. Yesterday's rain made the whole campus a wet mess, and girls looking at me like I was some kind of monster made me want to go home and sleep for the rest of the day, but I continued walking until I reached a vending machine.

As I didn't spend that much money yesterday, and as I had already allocated some money for stuff like a new phone, I decided to buy a Cola and sit wherever I could. I grabbed the small can from the machine and opened it, only to be covered in the soda I spent 200 yen in.

"I-It's okay… I deserve it…"

I don't think talking to myself is working, but at least I can find a good spot to drink the rest of it.

I got under a tree where some of the crows that Kate released were living now. I sat and tried to think about everything, but surprisingly, I couldn't think about anything else other than water.

I feel like I'm underwater, sort of. My head is ringing, my throat is sore and my lungs feel empty. I feel that no matter how much I try to swim to the surface, I can't reach it.

I suddenly felt something wet on my neck. Some baby crow shit felt on my back. It wasn't that much but it still felt terrible. I took my school uniform off and tried to clean it with my last tissue, just to spread it through the whole suit.

"..."

I inhaled as much air as I could. 

Happy thoughts Kiyoshi… Happy th-

…

Wait…

I-I'm… Not happy at all with this.

I feel like shit, I look like shit, I'm acting like shit and…

I'm shit.

I'm a terrible person…

 I'm a liar, a pervert, a-an exhibitionist, a- AN IDIOT, A DUMB-

"...!!"

Something brought me back to reality. A hand had grabbed me.

I looked at my back. 

"K-Kiyoshi, are you okay?"

It was Andre, he looked worried. He had an umbrella with him, apparently it was raining again.

"What happened? Why are you crying?"

Huh? I'm crying?

I touched my cheeks with both hands. Yep, those are tears. 

"I wanna go home"

"H-Huh? A-Ah yes, let's go to our bedrooms-"

"No… I wanna go home"

Andre brought me back to reality and took me into his room. He made me sat in the bed and then sat in front of me.

"D-Do you want to talk about…it?"

I nodded.

"S-So… Kiyoshi… I heard things went bad with Chiyo-chan… It has to do with that, right?" 

I nodded again. I feel like my chest went numb when he mentioned her.

"Mhmm… C-Could you tell me a bit more about the situation. I'm sorry, yesterday I was so lost in thought I didn't notice how you felt"

"...Don't apologize, Andre. I should be thanking you for doing this for me… Let's say it like this… Chiyo-chan now knows I'm a pervert. She also found out I lied about some terrible stuff I did in the past, so now… I'm sure she hates me"

"I-I see…"

"Andre… how did you do it?"

"Huh? D-Do what?"

"You and Risa are dating now, right? How did you do it?"

Andre looked surprised at my question. I could notice a slight blush for a second, but after some thought, his face became one of a wise man.

"You see… Risa-san tried many times to be with me, she went to the point to do the things that I liked. And even with that, I still wanted to be with the Vice-prez. It took me some thought to realize that no matter how good it felt being with the Vice-prez, my relationship with her wasn't going anywhere."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, she only used me for what she knew I was good for, an object. Don't misunderstand me, as a fellow masochist, that's the best a man could ask for. But Risa not only filled that side of me, but she also filled a part of me I didn't know was empty."

"W-What would that be?"

"My heart!" Said Andre with a smile. Damn! When did he become this wise? Does becoming a man really do that to you? "Let me ask you something, Kiyoshi-kun: Do you love Chiyo-chan?"

"...Yes"

"Every part of her?"

I started thinking for a second. I did, right? Whenever I was with Chiyo I could tell I was happy. Was there anything I didn't like from her?

"I-I think so"

"Then why did you lie to her?"

That's what I've been asking myself since yesterday. Why?

"I-... I think… Because I was scared… I was scared that if she knew the truth, she would hate me… Just like now"

Andre seemed lost in thought. Did he think bad of me now? No, out of all people, I don't think Andre would hate me for being a pervert.

"I think you should talk to her"

"H-Huh?!"

"You not only look worried, but broken too. So unless there's something else in the way, you should stop lying to Chiyo and to yourself"

"M-Myself?"

"Tell me, if you say you love Chiyo, yet you lie to her, and yet again you feel bad for it, Who are you lying to? Chiyo or yourself?"

…

I don't understand a single word Andre has said…

… Kinda…

"A-Ah… Sorry I think I said something weird…"

"No… I get it now"

"D-Do you?!"

"Yes… I think I know what I have to do now… Thanks Andre. You really helped me today"

[...]

I went back to my room. It was almost midnight. Shingo was sleeping peacefully on the upper bed.

I took a small second to pray to PBR-sama. Some people say that God won't listen to you until your third prayer, so I should start making numbers.

I finally understood my biggest problem. 

I lied from the beginning. 

Not only to Chiyo, but to myself. I didn't know her at all, yet I accepted a date with her just for how cute she was.

Yes, I ended up liking a lot how kind, cute and helpful she was. What that wasn't the point.

If I ever get the chance to apologize to her properly, I'll tell her who I truly am.

…

Before going to sleep, I tried something new. I grabbed my small video player and got one of the sumo movies my mom bought me.

To be continued…

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