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Ruka waved off his comment as she ate her food. Finishing off the fish and soup first, she then began to take down the mountain of rice in her bowl. "Just saving it for last is all." she told him as she began to eat it. It was silent for a bit, just the sound of chewing and clanking of the dinnerware. As she finished her food, Ruka stood from her seat and placed her dishes into the sink. Grabbing her script, she sat down on the couch, flipping through the pages. Such a long play. She'd rather be watching it than performing in it. "Romeo, oh Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?" Ruka breathed out in a distressed voice as she looked back at Akira.

Just as Ruka had fell on her back against the couch, "dead", her clock had struck the time of midnight. Sitting up, she watched as Akira stood and began to gather his things. Standing as well, she followed him to the door. When he teased about showing her "love for him" to everyone at school, she rolled her lavender eyes but kept a playful smile upon her lips.

Ready to close the door behind him, Akira peaked his head in once more, jokingly asking for a kiss. With a mischievous smirk on pink tinted lips, Ruka stepped forward, placing both hands gently on the sides of his face as she softly placed a kiss on his lips. "Goodnight, my dear Romeo." she cooed before pushing him forward out of the doorway and shutting it behind him, ready for a good night's sleep. Tomorrow she had to be fitted for a maid outfit as well as her Juliet costume at school. She could have just worn her work uniform but they insisted that the girls all wear the same maid dress. Tired and satisfied, the lights in Ruka's apartment flickered off as she hopped into bed and drifted off into sleep.

Ruka's eyes fluttered open to the sound of her alarm, groaning a bit as she got up. Shutting off the loud mechanism, she removed herself from the comfort of her bed and began her morning routine. First the shower and teeth brushing, then breakfast for her and Marshmallow followed by the making of today's lunch then getting ready for school. Again the female put up her long red hair into a high ponytail then putting on a bit of makeup. Soon she was ready to leave, not ready to deal with the rest of today. Grabbing her ipod and earbuds the red head head out into the morning.

Approaching the school, Ruka watched as some people from her class greeted her. That was new. She's been in the same class with this people ever since junior high and now they begin to speak with her after it's evident that her and Akira are friends? Ridiculous. Walking into the large building, the girl headed towards her shoe locked, removing her slippers from their place, surprised to find the lack of tacks and hate notes. Again? Did someone remove them this time as well or did the people doing it finally realize how much money they were wasting on thumbtacks? Despite the puzzled look that grew over her face, Ruka shrugged it off as she switched her shoes.

Closing her locker, Ruka turned on her heel, heading to class. It was going to be interesting in school for the next couple of weeks. Walking inside homeroom, the female immediately made her way to her seat, earbuds in to drown out the noise of the others.

After class had ended, all the girls were moved to the auditorium so they could be measured and fit for the maid costumes. Ruka hated being dragged into this. She hated people touching her if she didn't know them well. Standing in a tank top and short shorts, Ruka watched as someone from the drama club wrapped a measuring tape around her waist and called out the measurements. They were really putting a lot of time in this, she had to give them credit for that.

"Ow!" a girl yelped, accidentally sticking her finger with a needle. As they were finishing up Ruka's measurements for her Juliet costume, she stuttered out, "I-I'll go get you a bandaid!" the female soon jogged out of the auditorium towards the classroom. How out of character it was for her to be doing this, but maybe it was time that she stopped shutting out everyone.

The fittings went smoothly, and she was even able to start up conversations with some of the other girls. They were nice to her, surprisingly, and treated her like a person instead of a doll they could mistreat. It was a nice change of pace. She still didn't know how to trust people, heck, she didn't even really trust Akira 100%, but maybe with due time she could learn to.
Ruka was in the middle of changing back into her uniform when she heard the voice of Akira. Turning only her head to look at him, she blinked blankly, holding her uniform shirt to cover her bra. "I'm changing, do you mind?" she asked calmly, a rising blush on her face. Did he know how to knock? When he finally turned around, she pulled on her shirt, buttoning it up and retying the ribbon around her collar. Turning about face, she mumbled, "You can look now. You're lucky I'm the only one that was in here."

Ruka's eyebrow raised as Akira explained himself. She nodded slowly, not entirely caring. She was tired and exhausted from all the social interaction with her fellow female students. She wanted to go home, snuggle with Marshmallow and take a long nap. "Did you need anything?" she asked him curiously, picking up her school bag and slinging it over her shoulder. She knew they probably had to rehearse but she really didn't want to. She felt sort of sad today and just wanted to be alone. Her mother wasn't coming home anytime soon, telling Ruka that she'd be gone for a little bit longer.

Ruka titled her head to the side, not ready for that question to spring up out of nowhere. She blinked a few times before letting out a small sigh. There was no point in trying to avoid the question or give him a fake answer. "I'm surprised you chose to remember that," she told him, a small chuckle escaping her lips. "Well, it's because I admired you. Even though we never spoke, I could tell there was something special about you. You got along with our classmates so easily, you were always surrounded by people. You seemed like someone I could trust. And you are..." Ruka explained with a soft smile on her face. "But I know that you don't share those feelings. I gave up on you that night after you rejected me." the female added with a small shrug.