July 6th/Clean Up!/PG/Closed!

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Characters: Meilynn Xiu, Ren Yukio
Time: 3:02 PM
Location: Empty Classroom

“Mei, could you do me a favor and clean up the chalk board before you leave please? I’ve got to leave the building, kind of in a hurry. Thanks!”

With that said; her teacher was out the door and running like a speedy little hedgehog. Sitting at her desk; shocked an amazed at how fast her teacher could run down the hallways, she slowly turned her gaze over to the chalk board – scribbles and writings everywhere. “Well, I guess I should get this done. It’s now or never ~” Smiling brightly, she hopped up from her seat and skipped on over to the chalk board.

Grabbing one eraser from one side, she began to reach left and right; coughing and sneezing here and there from all the dust coming off. Looking at the higher parts of the board, she felt a little bit of discouraged feelings because of her height. “Hrmph! Mei can do this!” Looking around for an object to stand on, she quickly made her way over to the nearest chair and pulled it right in front of the board. Carefully standing up on the chair with her two feet, she spread her arms out like a bird – looking for her balance.

“T-This isn’t so bad..!” Mei thought to herself, smiling as she stood perfectly stable on top of the chair. Meilynn began to erase the higher parts of the board, feeling proud and successful as she was doing so. Almost close to being finished, she spotted a corner over towards the right that had chalk stains left from the class. Determination over-ruling her common sense; she stretched her arms out as far as she could – hoping she would reach over without moving from her position. “J-Just a bit, f-farther …” [/size]

[ariana]

Ren was walking around campus, trying to avoid detention. Until he heard someone talking to themself - and with this, he became curious. He peeked through the doorway, and he saw a small black haired girl cleaning the blackboards. He stood there, debating whether or not she needed assistance.

“J-Just a bit, f-farther …”
Ren's eyes widened - the chair that she was using to stand on wasn't a stable chair at all, and was going to give out at any second. "Hey! watch out!" Ren called as he quickly ran to her and caught her when she fell. Due to the impact, he fell and landed on his back - "...Ow." Ren said as he sat up while carrying the girl that was lying on top of him.

"ARE YOU AN IDIOT?!" He shouted at the stranger - "You could have broken your head open or something! Jeez, a girl with your height shouldn't even clean these blackboards!!"

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“O-Owch …”

Meilynn slowly pushed herself off the ground, but the ground didn’t feel as solid and hard … Opening her eyes, she found herself on top of a male who seem furious at Mei. Embarrassed and shocked, Mei let out a loud yelp before hopping off her little rescuer. “I-I’m so sorry stranger-sir! A-Are you okay..?! A-Are you hurt anywhere..?!” In panic, she attempted to brush off all the dirt and dust balls that had caught onto him during the fall. “I-I hope y-you’re alright, sir … D-Do you need a b-band aid …?” She looked up, cautiously; hoping that he had cooled down a bit.

“B-But, w-where did you pop out from s-stranger-sir …?” Confused at what had just happened, her eyes wandered around for a bit and slowly making its way over to the chalk board. “H-Hey! I-I g-got the corner! Yay ~” Mei clapped and congratulated herself for succeeding in the task that her teacher had left behind for her to do. She quickly turned over to the male and smiled brightly, nodding. “Look! Mei cleaned off the chalk board with no problem ~”

“A-Ah! O-Of course with your help as well, s-stranger-sir! T-Thank you for being Mei’s little rescuer!” She lightly bowed her head and brought it straight back up with a smile; grateful that a kind man like himself was here to help her when she wasn’t aware of her situation. “B-By the way, w-what’s your name again …? O-Oh! I-I’m Mei, Meilynn Xiu! Thank you for being so kind as to helping me out …! Mei would have caught herself in some trouble w-without you around …!” [/size]

[ariana]

As she got up, feeling relieved that she was still conscious - Ren snarled. "Why the hell would I need a band aid?!" He glared at her while holding his hand a bit, feeling slight pain from it. "Agh don't worry about it, I'm fine." He muttered as he got up as well.

“B-But, w-where did you pop out from s-stranger-sir …?”
Ren pointed to the door behind them. "I heard you talking to yourself so I came in. Then I saw you were about to fall, so I saved you." He raised his eyebrows at this girl - She seemed naive. And innocent. That was a rare sight around here. Ren jumped at her sudden smile as she turned to him - “Look! Mei cleaned off the chalk board with no problem ~” Ren gave her another evil look. "IS THAT ALL YOU CARE ABOUT?!" He shouted in an angry tone. Why was he so mad anyway? He saved her, she said sorry. That was all there was to it. These thoughts made him calm down a bit.

"Why the hell do you talk in third person?" Ren thought, still holding his own hand. He pouted as all his eye contact was on the small, helpless girl that Ren didn't think twice about saving. "Mei, hm?" Ren sighed, this was probably the thousandth time he introduced himself - that was another thing that was weird. He didn't usually like introducing himself, but now he's gotten used to it. "Ren Yuki-" Ren flinched as a sudden shock of pain radiated his hand. "Fuck," Ren mumbled under his breath, but still managed to continue his sentence.

"Ren Yukio."

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“A-Ah, how embarrassing..!”

Meilynn covered her cheeks in an attempt to hide away her blush. She had developed weird little habits as she was growing up, but no one really pestered her about it. Mei giggled softly at the words ‘so I saved you’ and nodded. “Y-You really did save Mei indeed! T-Thank you, again..! D-Did you want something to eat or … S-Something to drink …?” She felt bad, knowing that Mei probably disturbed him from going on with his daily duties. She couldn’t offer much, but she felt as though that was the least she could do. “O-Or! M-Mei can help y-you too!”

Meilynn flinched slightly at his angry tone, and nervously smiled. “N-No..! M-Mei wanted to accomplish it, a-and she did! W-With your help too, of course ..!” Slightly confused in his question, Mei looked at him and just continued to smile. “I-It’s Mei’s habit, I guess … D-Don’t know how I started it, b-but it’s a habit now alright!” Nodding away her comment, she noticed him holding his hand as they were talking.

“H-Hey … A-Are you okay …?”

Mei watched carefully as his hands became stiff while moving around, finally noticing his pain when he flinched and out came the F bomb. “H-Hey! No cursing now, that’s not nice!” She walked closer towards the boy, glazing her slender fingers over where she assumed he was hurting. Looking up with worried eyes, Mei felt heartbroken that he got injured because of her clumsiness. “D-Does it hurt a lot..? I-I think you need ice on that … A-And we should go to the infirmary … M-Mei’s sorry for your injury..!” Meilynn’s motherly side was slowly appearing as she held gently onto his arm and smiled an anxious smile.

“Come on, Ren-San! Let’s get you checked up!” [/size]

[ariana]

Ren paid more attention to his injured hand than the small girl's concern. "It's alright, I think it's just a small sprain or something." Ren muttered as he glared at the girl who made his hand this way. "M-Mei’s sorry for your injury..!” she stuttered in an innocent tone. Ren sighed, "It's fine, I guess. As long as you're alright." Ren said as his eyes widened when Mei held onto his arm. "H-hey!" Ren shouted, "I don't need to go to the infirmary for something this small. It'll only cause them trouble, don't worry about it." He quickly moved away so Mei no longer held onto him.

He moved his injured hand around to prove it was nothing serious. Although it made him flinch a couple times, he looked at her with a proud face. "See? Nothing serious." He frowned a bit, starting to feel a bit irritated. "How about you? Are you hurt anywhere?" He questioned as he put his hands in his pockets, leaning on a desk behind him.

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“A-Are you sure…? Y-Your hand says a different story mister…”

Concerned and worried, Mei really wanted Ren to at least get an ice pack around it. To her eyes; it seemed as if it was getting swollen but, the man and his stubbornness. Her hues followed his motion of rebellion and disagreement in everything the female had to say about his injury. Watching him, trying to make it seem as if nothing was wrong didn’t really convince Mei much but, if that’s what he truly wanted …

“I-I guess Mei could stop bothering you about it huh … W-Well, I-if it does start to bother you later on – Mei will escort you down the halls to the infirmary!” Mei smiled brightly, holding up a fist in determination. “B-But Ren might have to lead the way…” She added on, losing her grip in the fist she made from the small confidence she had.

Caught off guard, Mei flinched slightly as she snapped herself back into reality – Instead of worrying about where the infirmary was. “N-No, I’m quite alright. All thanks to you, Ren! I really do pray that your hand isn’t very serious … I-I’d feel horrible if I were to be the cause …” She spoke, almost at the level of a mumble. As her eyes gazed back up towards the wall, she came upon the classroom clock and watched the time slowly ticking away.

“O-Oh! W-Were you heading your way over anywhere b-before you came into save Mei? I-I hope I didn’t bother you…” [/size]

[ariana]

Seeing the fact Mei was still worrying about his hand made him feel uneasy. "Just drop it!" Ren said as he hid his injured hand deep into his pocket. "What did I say about that infirmary? This injury's small - just leave it, alright? No need to get all worried." He sighed, it was like looking after a little kid. “N-No, I’m quite alright. All thanks to you, Ren! I really do pray that your hand isn’t very serious … I-I’d feel horrible if I were to be the cause …" The girl spoke, and Ren shook his head. "It's not. How many times have I told you this?"

“O-Oh! W-Were you heading your way over anywhere b-before you came into save Mei? I-I hope I didn’t bother you…” The fact she was always stuttering made Ren laugh a little, knowing that someone could be this timid threw him off. "Nah, I was skipping class. How about you? You seem pretty busy cleaning these boards."

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“A-Ah, o-okay--!”

Mei nodded quietly while Ren slid his hand into his pocket, away from her sight. She could tell the frustration and the irritation flowing out of each sentence he said to her. Deciding finally, not to bother him about it – Mei grinned and nodded. “M-Mei understands …! B-But don’t blame me when it starts to hurt again later~” She teased Ren in a playful tone, hoping that it really was ‘nothing’.

“S-Skipping class..?! W-Won’t you get in trouble if you get c-caught then R-Ren?!”

Then, curiosity slowly crawled up on her, “H-How is it like, skipping class..? I-Is it exciting..? M-Mei’s never done it so …” She thought for a bit while looking at Ren. He didn’t seem like the delinquent type of a guy to her eyes, but he was skipping class… In her head, the 'bad kids' were the kids who never listened to the teachers, and who're always missing in class. “H-He seems like a really nice and caring guy to Mei’s eyes…” She thought to herself quietly. With the question returned back to her, Mei was suddenly flushed with embarrassment.

“A-Ah--! N-NO! M-Mei wasn’t busy a-at all! Cleaning the boards doesn’t take a long time…” [/size]

[ariana]

Ren nodded in confusion. "Well, no shit it gets you in trouble." He laughed a bit, reacting to the girl's innocence - something that he's never seen in someone in a while. "Well, since I've done it many times, it's not really thrilling." He raised his eyebrows, looking at the dumbfounded girl. "It's boring, but it's better than being stuck in class. You should try it sometime, hmm?" Influencing the girl to do something bad wasn't something he planned to do in the beginning, but hey, he wanted to see if the girl would actually try it. Her innocence made him feel sick to the stomach.

"Well it sure almost killed you." He pouted as he looked at the cleaned board. "You're an odd one."

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Laughing nervously Mei scratched her head, feeling a little nervous and uncomfortable. “A-Ah, of course…” His bluntness was a new environment that she got herself into. Although, Mei continued to smile a naturally towards the male as he explained to her this thing called ‘skipping’. “O-Oh … W-What do you do when you ‘skip’? W-Wait, Mei --? You want Mei to skip..? H-How can I--?!” Doing something against the law, breaking rules was definitely something Mei never planned on doing. And here she is, standing before a student who’s filling her with encouragement with this new activity.

“Ah, Mei gets that a lot but it’s okay--! It doesn’t bother me at all ~ R-Ren is a strange one too--!” She laughed anxiously, feeling as though another storm is approaching directly at the brunette. [/size]

[ariana]

"What you do when you skip...?" Ren blinked a couple of times and sighed. "Man being innocent is one thing, but you can't possibly be as dumb as I think you are." He rolled his eyes and put his hand behind his neck. "Skipping, as in skipping classes. You do what you want." He tried to think of a simple way to explain the activity he's been doing almost daily. His eyes widened as he said his next sentences. "I don't care what you do!" He shouted as he looked down at the small girl. Their height difference was kind of off-putting, and made him feel guilty for yelling at such a gentle female like Mei herself.

"S-strange?" He began to get frustrated and let out a big sigh. He didn't know how to react; it seemed like almost every possible action Ren could do it would scare the living out of her.

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She’s heard of this several times between her friends but she never took part in it before. You could say she was a little scared and possibly thought after being caught; it would be the end of her life. Meilynn flinched slightly and took a step back when Ren raised his voice suddenly. “A-Ah, I see… T-Thank you for explaining…! Maybe I’ll try it sometime …” She said as she laughed nervously.

“Well, everyone can’t be the same r-right..?” Mei began to notice a bit of frustration with so many sighs escaping him. With all the exhaling he did in front of her – he could probably fill up an entire hot air balloon. “E-Erm… S-Should Mei leave..?” She smiled a bit, pointing her finger towards the door.[/size]

[ariana]

Ren realized how much he was sighing, and he figured it was a really old habit of his that he just couldn't break. He raised his eyebrows at the small girl - "...Why are you asking me?" Ren muttered as he glared at her. "Do what you want. I'm in no position to tell you what to do, hm?" He nodded, thinking he answered in a well mannered way and he was sort of proud of himself.

Looking at Mei's frightened reactions made Ren feel a bit bad, but she was annoying him and that's all that he needed to remember.

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Mei pouted a bit, and she could feel the coldness of Ren’s personality through her bones, giving her the chills all over her body. Frantically rubbing her arms to relax herself back down, Mei looked around in the room to see if there were any open windows. “Maybe he really is giving me the chills…” She thought. The brunette looked up to the ceiling and let out a deep sigh while crossing her arms naturally. “You’re right, Ren…” After finishing her little quote, she looked back down and right at her raven-haired hero and smiled.

“So if I jump off the window right now, you wouldn’t tell me to stop or actually stop me, right?” Her smile calmly turned into a smirk, throwing her arm and pointing her finger directly at the window. “How about if I ‘accidently’ fell off from that window? Would you still catch Mei than too?” She placed her arms down to her side and took a leap at Ren with an ecstatic grin. “Ren is Mei’s hero, right~?”[/size]