Chapter 155 - Wicked Thoughts

An incomplete soul?

Suzuki Ara felt uncomfortable so suddenly. She had no idea why, but something about an incomplete soul's making her mind abuzz. It was as if there was something about it that she should know but couldn't find anything in her memory – and it's annoying.

"Ara, are you okay?"

Ara snapped out of her reverie, realizing she'd been staring off space for a while upon seeing her friends look at her with worry in their eyes. She gave them an assuring smile.

"Yes, yes, of course. I was just thinking about something I can't seem to remember," she said hesitantly.

They said the real Suzuki Ara acted like a programmed machine. But, in her memories, aside from being glum and uninterested about everything except that time when she saw Kou for the first time, she seemed fine although emo.

"Do you have amnesia after all?"

Ha?

"Of course not," Ara looked at Rin like she asked something totally weird.

It was impossible that she had it. She could remember every detail of her life in Ritz as well as Suzuki Ara's life here in Japan.

Then, she stopped.

What?

Actually, for someone who just saw the snippets of memories, the kaleidoscope of recollection at that time when she thought she had died, her memory was very good. Like, really, really good. She could summon any memory of Suzuki Ara at the back of her mind as if they were her own, which now she realized was totally… odd .

"Are you sure?"

Ara smiled at her friends again.

Oh well, it was useless to dwell on this strange phenomenon for now. It was actually a blessing that she could remember Ara's memories well. It would make living as her a lot easier.

"Of course. I even have a better memory than most. It's why I always top the class," she added with an evil smirk, making the others groan.

"Oh please, Suzuki, don't remind me of the exam. I haven't studied yet."Sonoda looked like he wanted to die as he leaned over the table.

"Whose fault is that? I told you to study with me last time but you went ahead and did judo," Midori scolded her boyfriend making everyone laugh.

"He'll survive. The final test is just a formality anyway. We already passed the very important exam we needed to graduate."

In Japan, after the midterm test which was the real deal-breaker, all students already knew if they would graduate or not as the teachers informed them. By this time of the year, all of them already knew what they would study and where. It was why they knew they would still be schoolmates in college.

"You have a sports scholarship anyway Hiro. You'll be safe. Just don't piss Ara off so she won't break your bones and you'd lose your ticket to college," Rin teased, and they all laughed.

"By the way, you still didn't tell us how Ara beat Sonoda up," Miharu opened the topic, and since it was about fighting, the athlete immediately perked up.

"She's got mad strength. She slammed me on the floor so easily. I charged her last time because I thought she was bullying Midori," he told them proudly as if he wasn't the one who lost his dignity on the floor at that time.

Miharu and Rin both looked at Ara like she's some kind of a marvel. Sonoda was bigger and an athlete. It was no easy feat to defeat him so easily.

"It was a weight thing. I used his own weight against him," Ara lied through her teeth, but it worked considering her frame was a lot smaller than Sonoda's. In fighting, the one who had the most understanding of balance came out the winner most of the time even if the opponent outranked the person in weight and in height.

So, nobody contested her reasoning, but the topic led to another more colorful one – colorful because it was one that could make someone blush so hard like a ripe tomato.

"Ah, Ara's so strong. I made a mistake with my imagination of how you'd have your wedding night. I was thinking you'd be a blushing princess," Rin said out loud with stars in her eyes, and everyone turned to look at her – most especially the shocked Ara.

Wedding night! She hadn't even thought about that!

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

"Koutaishidenka, this servant is here for you to do as you please," Rin said dramatically mimicking Ara's voice but trying to look and sound like a frail flower.

"Oi, Rin!"Sonoda scolded, but he was ignored.

"Then, please do not mind if I do," Rin continued, this time using a bigger voice that was supposed to be Ryuu's.

Midori laughed and joined in on the fun. "Ah Ryuu, I think I cannot after all. My heart is not ready," she said mimicking Ara's voice dramatically.

"Why not? Does your heart need a massage? I can do that," Rin answered her hands mimicking claws that were ready to grope a woman's chest.

"Oi, Oi Midori why did you join too?" Sonoda complained again as the thing was becoming rated so fast.

Ara forgot her worries and laughed hard too at the others along with Miharu, although, she was starting to feel hot on her face when she placed her hands on her cheeks in her embarrassment.

"You guys," she tried to scold them, but they continued.

"But Ara's strong. She doesn't look like a helpless little flower, no?" Miharu chimed in, making the others look thoughtful.

"You're right. Ara doesn't seem to be the damsel in distress type."

But mischief danced in Rin's eyes again as she prepared to do her next act. "Then you do it like this."

She placed her chubby hands on her hips as she did a sexy pose. "When you go to your room, you serve him drinks. But ask him: Coffee, tea or me? Then show him your cleavage. It works."

Worked for what?

Ara couldn't stop laughing but she also couldn't understand what's happening anymore.

"Oi! I'm a guy. Why do you talk about things like that with me here?"Sonoda was the one who totally looked scandalized.

Midori turned to him with an innocent expression. "Are you going to interrupt if it's me who's trying to learn seduction skills for you?" she asked, making her boyfriend stop and look thoughtful.

"Well, if it's like that…" Sonoda who was complaining suddenly seemed hopeful that Midori kicked him.

"In your dreams you pervert," she stuck out her tongue at her boyfriend making him pout.

Ara caught the words seduction skills and finally realized what's going on and if it was possible, she turned more crimson.

Seduction skills huh?

She could remember what Lucius told Rubic one time about the best girl he had. It was the one who was very active in the act, pushing him down and had her wicked way with him.

Ara was thinking if she should be like that with Kou too, when the man himself entered the room, making everyone quiet down, and she gulped, taking in his handsomeness. He was wearing a black kimono, and she had already actively imagining pushing him down and having her wicked way with him.

AAAAAAH! Such wicked, wicked thoughts.

"Why are you so red?" Kou then asked, startling her naughty ideas.

"It's hot! It's hot!" she answered hurriedly as she fanned herself with her hands, making the others shake in silent laughter.

Homura Ryuu, however, looked at his fiancée then to the open window where it was clearly visible that it was snowing outside and raised one raven brow. "Right. Hot…"