I can't believe this development. Takami-sensei must be related to Yukari-san, right? Even if she is, what does that mean to me? W-Well, it means that I'm attracting Sahashi's to me!? Am I!? Ehehe, just kidding. But still, even this is a little strange. I mean, a sensei suddenly comes in, even if it is a sub. And now, she keeps taking glances at me, I'm sure of it.
I've had enough people giving me looks to know when someone is giving me a subtle look. And I don't know if I can say anything about it. She is a sensei and I'm a student after all. If I said anything to her, would she just say that I'm a little mental or something? She might not even realize that she is looking at me sometimes.
Oriha-san keeps giving the sensei strange looks, like something is going to happen. And finally, as for myself, I just keep looking at the sensei teaching the lesson. She is a good sensei. I will give her that.
As she taught the lesson, I just stared at her. She is intriguing. But it feels like I've seen her somewhere before but where have I seen her before? Erm… she really does seem familiar to me but I can't place my finger on it… meh. I'm sure that it will come to me if I have seen her before.
After the class had ended, we were all dismissed by the sensei… no, she called out to me with a smirk on her face. Why does she have such a smirk on her face? I don't trust it.
"Hidaka Totsuka-kun. Please stay behind."
She wants me to stay behind? I-I don't know if I should or not. But it isn't like I have a choice, is it? She is a sensei so I have to do what she says, even if I don't know if I should or not.
"O-Okay sensei."
So while everyone was leaving, I sat down and stayed silent. I don't know what I have done. Once everyone leaves the room, I shifted in my seat uncomfortably. I, for some reason feel danger to my body. Why do I feel this danger to my body? I-I don't know.
"Hidaka-kun, may I refer to you as Totsuka-kun?"
She suddenly asked a question like that. I gave a simple nod in her direction. If that's what she wants to call me then I don't have any objections. Takami-sensei came over to me and smiled while sitting on the desk directly in front of me.
"Totsuka-kun, I have been reading your file, and it appears to me that you are something of an honour student."
"W-Well… I try my best."
She laughed to herself and raised a hand to her forehead.
"It's more than try your best. You are actually very intelligent. It's a wonder to me why you don't ask to be moved to a higher year, even to college. Or even the senseis here seeing your level of intelligence. They should've moved you up instantly with test scores like this."
So sensei thinks I'm intelligent huh. I-I don't know about that but I do try my best. I have to try my best for Onee-chan. Since she is ill, I need to get a good job in the future so I can support us both.
"... I don't like talking to people, Sensei. I-I can't ask things for myself unless I'm really comfortable with a person. I, just become nervous and try to play it off as if it doesn't bother me, but I don't think that it works that well. Plus, I don't want to be bullied even more due to my height. No one really talks to me besides Oriha-san and even then I don't know why she talks to the unconfident me."
It's true, I don't know why she talks to me. I can't be that much of a conversationalist. Yet she seems to talk to me like we are best friends or something. I don't know the reason. Maybe she just likes me? Nah, that can't be it. No one… likes me besides my Sekirei. Even Miya-san… I don't know if she likes me anymore. Yesterday, and this morning, she seemed off with me. I don't even know why.
Was it something I did? It would make sense if it was something I did, but I didn't do anything that I know of. We were having a good time in the kitchen and suddenly she became depressed.
Even now, I don't know what happened. I have searched my brain, and I know I didn't do anything to offend her. I didn't say anything bad, did I? We had a usual joke between us where she calls herself an old housewife and I freak out about it. Did that offend her? Nah, it couldn't be that. That's our usual thing.
"Hmmmm, so people ostracize you for your size huh. How cruel. Personally. It doesn't matter about the size of someone's body, but the size of their heart, don't you think?"
"Y-Yes, I think that sometimes."
She reached over, and stroked my hand! S-Should a sensei be touching student like that!? S-She runs her finger all over the front of my hand, making small circles. I, became like a statue. Paralyzed. I'm paralyzed right now because sensei is stroking my hand more intimately than a sensei should be doing.
"S-Sensei..."
"Fufu, don't worry about it, Totsuka-kun. You know, you are the cutest boy in this class."
N-Now I know that this isn't what sensei's usually say! She said that I'm the cutest boy in the class! S-She can't be serious, can she!? When I looked on with wide eyes, she took her hand away from my hand, and put it to my cheek! W-What is she doing!?
"Sensei… w-what are you..."
She patted my cheek with a smile on her face.
"Hehe, Totsuka-kun is adorable when flustered."
S-She can't say that! Sayyyyyyyyyyying something llllllllike thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! I-I am adorable w-when flust… flustereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed! She is seriously a strange senseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeei!
"S...Sensei I-I don't think that you should say something like that..."
My bottom lip trembled. Sensei is being strange. She has a strange look on her face, and equally strange looking eyes. And this strangeness is directed towards me. I don't think I can take this look from her.
"It's okay Totsuka-kun. Don't worry about it. Now run along, I will be speaking to you again."
She ran her eyes all over my body. I felt danger to my body and attempted to cover my body for a lack of a better term. My hands went to my… area and I covered it as I saw that sensei's eyes had travelled towards that area.
"S-Sure, but can I ask something first , Sensei?"
She gave a small inclination of her head.
"Sensei… d-do you know anyone called Sahashi Yukari-san?"
Her eyes shifted from normal to narrowed ever so slightly for a second before they returned to normal. Sensei then ran her fingers through my hair, as if to brush it away from my face! I-I can't conceive this! Why is she actually doing this!?
"I don't know anyone by that name. Funny, we have the same surname. Such a coincidence huh. Totsuka-kun, don't you worry your cute head about it."
Then… they aren't related? But, I could've sworn that somehow… they were related. Did I just happen to make a simple mistake? Hmmmmm… strange indeed. Sensei pats the top of my head, and runs her fingers through my hair again! I-Is my sensei into younger men?
I gave sensei a wary look as she stood up, and pointed towards the door.
"It's a lovely day, please go and eat your lunch."
"Y-Yes Sensei."
I quickly stood up, bowed and left the room before anything could be said. But when I looked back one last time, I saw that sensei's eyes were on my form. I-I found that a little strange.
I walked towards the roof, where I eat my meals with Oriha-san. Since she is my only friend in school, I eat with her. If she wasn't here, I would just eat lunch on my own. I'm fine with either, but I like eating with Oriha-san. She might be a little strange but she is a nice girl.