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Today was the two month anniversary of when Eiji started studying at Banana Fish, and even after two months studying there he didn't mind making any friends, apart from Sing, of course, the younger boy was the one who showed the whole school around to him and then continued keeping in touch. This antisocial feeling saddened Eiji, not that he expected anything else, really the boy wasn't surprised at all, however, Ibe-San brought him to the United States to try to cheer him up and make some friends, it wasn't the case, it seems that living in a different country made him enter even more into his own world with his own ideas and dreams that he didn't discuss with anyone else.
"Okumura!!" someone called
"Yes?" Eiji responded turning his back to the unkown person.
"Papa Dino said that he wants to see you in his office."
"Dino?" Dino Golzine was the director of Banana Fish school, everyone heard rumors about him, but no one ever tried anything, those who tried were expelled from school or left it unexpectedly and never came back. Eiji was really afraid of Golzine, nothing ever happened between them, if he could avoid any possibility of having to talk to the old man, he would, but he was the principal of that school so it was impossible not to see him or meet him at some point.
Now Eiji was in front of that office, even if he didn't admit it he liked a good gossip, so of course he listened and paid close attention to the speculations and maybe even lies that the students spoke about what existed in that room. Now was the time to see if it all was true.
He knocked three times .
"Enter." a ugly voice echoed trough that door and Eiji entered to be greeted with Dino and a guard.
"Oh, Okumura, I'm so glad you came."
'huh, that's weird' the boy thought.
"A girl said to me you wanted to talk to me. Is everything ok?"
"Everything is just fine, Okumura. Actually, not everything. A student here just exlpoded his dorm, some kind of joke, you must know how kids around your age are."
"Yes!! Uhm... so hm, sorry but what this have to do with me?"
"I wanted to ask you if you could share your room with him."
"N-no, it's fine!!" Eiji smiled softly but then stopped "Who is the student??"
"Oh I'm sure you know him already, his name is Ash, Ash Lynx."
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨
𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡
"See you around then, Okumura." said Golzine while the guard opens the door leading Eiji to the exit.
"Wait-" the door now is closed and he is out of that room.
'Ash Lynx huh...'
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"I told you it was a shitty idea!!" Ash said while stealing Shorter's sun glasses.
"Yeah, buuuut, you still went on with it!! It's not only my fault and you had fun doing it!!"
"I really don't mind destroying the property of that buttface. He has money enough to repair it even before tomorrow." Ash sat down while looking at the window.
"You know with who you're staying with?"
"Nah, and I really don't care, unless if it's Arthur, then I'm out."
"That would be trouble but some rumors said that you're actually staying with the transfer student from Japan. Edgy? Eidi? Eiji? Something like that."
"Well, if it's him I guess it wouldn't be that bad. Heard the kid is a goodie two shoes."
"Sing is friends with him" Shorter finally got his glasses back.
"Oh yeah?" Ash stood up.
"Uhum, if it's really him you've got nothing to worry about." The chinese watched the blondie while the other boy went to the dorm's door.
"We'll see about that. Bye, Shorter!!" Ash said leaving with two backpacks.
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Eiji did not know what to really expect from having "the lynx" in his dorm, in reality he didn't even understand the drama around the boy, sure he was pretty, but the kid didn't really looked like he could hurt a fly, so why is everybody kind of scared of him? A delinquent with full A+ grades? Eiji saw Ash out of the school, the infamous Lynx wears sweathers and glasses. If he should be scared of anything, is that the blond turns out to be an clompletely nerd.
"Sup, Eiji!!" a familiar voice distract Eiji from his very own thoughts.
"Hello, Sing!! How are you?" he smiles.
"I'm fine, truly, I'm worried about you." the smaller boy sits alongside Eiji.
"People are already talking about Ash Lynx staying in my dorm?"
"Hm.. sorry, yes. Seems like Yut Lung heard your conversation with the bald head and spread it all out."
"Aren't you like his only friend?? Coulnd't you tell him-" he whisper this part "shut up for a little..."
"Ouch, Eiji, look I'm sorry, but it's going to be ok." Sing throws a paper at the table "If you need anything made sure you call me."
"It's not your number, is it?" he analyzes it.
"Oh, it is!! I changed it but forgot to tell you." Sing's phone starts to ring "Shit, I have to go now. See ya later, ok Eiji?"
"O-oh!! Bye, Sing!!"
' I guess I can't avoid the situation anymore, time to meet my new roomie'
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Ash was heading out to the dorms when-
"Ouch!! What the hell?!" someone bumped into him "Hey are you ok? You need to look where are you-" Ash studied the kid. The boy had big dark brown eyes, black hair and he was shorter than him.
"Oh, I'm sorry!!" the boy said now looking up "shit I-" he stopped now staring at him "Oh! Are you Ash Lynx??"
"Yes, who's asking?"
"I'm Okumura Eiji!! Guess I'm your new roommate."
Silence.
That's awkward.
"Sooo, this your dorm?" Ash said pointing at the door that was close to them.
'Yes, and now I guess is your dorm too." Eiji smiled " Come on, I'll show you where you're going to sleep and where to set up your clothes."
Eiji's dorm somewhat remided of himself, kind of plain. It had a speaker, some books, plants and a lot of posters of bands and singers like Radiohead, Lana Del Rey, Mitski and Yamashita Tatsuro. The bed was all organized, the room smelled like vanilla and felt nostalgic.
" Here" the japanese opened the wardrobe and there was a space and a drawer empty just for the new guest.
"I'm giving you lots of trouble, huh?" Ash said placing his two backpacks on the floor and then opening it.
"Nah, it gets lonely here anyway." Now the blond is unpacking his things while Eiji stared at him.
"Afraid?" Ash asked stopping what he was doing "I just know you heard some rumors about me."
"Of you? You wish." the japanese boy sat on his bed "Why did you blow up your dorm?"
"Straight to the point, aren't you?"
"You're staying in MY dorm, I think I have the right to know."
"Yeah, you're right kid-"
"I'm older than you!" Eiji got up "Oh, shit. Sorry." he sat back ashamed.
"Oook then, old man." he finished setting his things up "I'm a deliquent, I do things just for fun."
"I don't believe that."
"Sucks I don't really care."
"So this is how's going to be." the dark haired boy layed down.
"It was an accident."
"What?"
"The "bomb" " Ash looked at Eiji "Me and my guys were actually plaining to explode some shit at the city infamous junkyard."
"That's make it less worse then."
"I guess.. hey, you should come to the junkyard with me and the boys. I know you are a friend of Sing, he's going to be there."
'Now that sure caught up Eiji off guard.'
"Are.. are you sure?"
"Yeah, like fuck, you don't have to come if you don't want to."
"N-no!! I'll think a-about it."
After this talk, Ash gave his number to Eiji and then left, leaving the older boy to think about he should go or not to this "junkyard meeting".