Ten years after Julian graduated:
"Unbelievable. It's been already ten years since I was the last time in school!"
"Those two years were crazy. To be honest I am not even sure if in those ten years even more happened than in those two years?!"
"Honey! I am back!"
"And I am married now. Actually, with Tsubame! I am glad that everything still went well after I graduated. Not much after I got out of school, I took the company of my father. It works greater than ever!"
"Could we speak about something before you go?"
"Of course! Is everything okay?"
"I…I…AM PREGNANT!"
"WHAT? HAHA, that's great!"
After talking for a little while. Julian still needed to go. Because it was ten years after his graduation there was a school meeting. He is going to see everyone from his grade. Last year the school was closed because unknown reasons to Julian. This would mean also the grade above Julian is going to come! He would see the student council again after so long!
But. Obviously, there is someone to pick up before he drives there. Kaito; they held contact with each other after school. Actually, they are still best friends. After school Kaito worked on the foundation of his father but a few years later he made his own.
"We are finally here!"
"Hehe, this makes me think about old memories again! But somehow it still looks almost the same as back then."
"Your right. But let's go in! By the way, do you still have contact with Okita and Abeno?"
"Actually, not really. You know they were a grade above us, but the grade above us is also here today; we can go to them later."
As they went in, they saw many familiar faces.
"Hey! Sota, Sora! We haven't seen us in long time!"
"Wait? Julian, Kaito?"
"Yeah, it's really them!"
"And, what happened to you after school?"
"At first, we worked at our families' companies but then we made a charity organization together. What´s with you two?"
"I own my father's company now and Kaito owns a foundation."
"Good, good. We still wanted to look for others; we are still going to see us later!"
As they walked further Julian and Kaito split because both still wanted to find some others. But as Julian went a bit further, he suddenly was again by his first class."
"Feels surreal being here after so long. I should look for some others. What´s maybe with those from the nerd class? Even though I remembered well how much they annoyed me back then; I kind of liked them."
Only looking around he found them, everyone from this class got a good future after school. Most of them were programmers, manga drawer or writers and some were even streamers or pro gamers.
And then. He thought about someone he hadn't thought in a long time for. No other than Mikazuki Ruri. Even though he searched for her for quite a little while. There was no trace of her. So., He decided to ask her best friend Uesugi Wakana.
"Hey, you probably don't know me, but I want to ask you something. Where is Mikazuki?"
"I don't know. After high school was over. She just ghosted me, up until now, I don't know why." She was kind of still the same as back then in high school.
"Oh, was it like that. Sigh…but thanks."
"Could I ask why? I don't remember her being with you?"
"Your right. Just in the end of her last year, we only talked a bit sometimes."
Walking away he had some thoughts.
"Well, what happened to her. Hopefully she held my favor…"
Bump!
Julian looked up to a tall man. YUUMA SOMA. Even though a decade passed he seemed as though he still hasn't aged!
"Oh, sorry…"
"It's okay. Can we talk for a little?"
"Ähhh, okay?!"
They walked past each other, Yuuma looked very pensive and serios. On the other hand, Julian looked at him and thought "To be accurate, this is the guy that made me suspect the student's council. He was kind of the rock, bringing everything to roll!"
"Can I call you Julian? I think this is more personal Than your last name."
"Okay, but what do you want? We walked already for a long time!"
"Okay, to be honest my ego couldn't do it in front of our whole school…" He looked hesitant. Suddenly. The strong big masculine guy began to cry and apologize!"
"Fuck…no, I cried…Sigh…you probably don't remember but…when you came to this school…you joined the chess club. You surely remember that you got kicked out right…sob…that was me…sniff…I am truly sorry!"
"W-what? This was how long ago? Eleven years or so? I am mean…I forgive you, if this makes you happy?! It's nothing so bad. It didn't bother since already so long!"
"Sob…okay, thanks! To be honest…sob…I got forced to do it…I wanted to apologize already…sob…back then…BUT I WASN'T BRAVE ENOUGH…"
"It's okay, it's okay, you don't need to feel guilty anymore."
Yuuma calmed down, collected himself and talked a bit. They could've gone back to the others later and both went their own ways.
"Sigh…I already thought he is in reality like this…one thing that also changed after school, or more after my great admission I never saw in my whole life a rope again. Also now being back I don't see them!"
"But about Yuuma. He is also only a normal human! The true responsible in the end is still Mikazuki!"
Thinking of this he saw another two figures he hadn't thought about for a while. The Matsuda twins!
Julian almost instantly approached them. Even though they are aged, they are still the same even though much time has passed.
"Hey! You two still remember me?"
Kohara´s eyes lit up with an excited smile "Whoa! Julian?"
"Hehe, how is it going for you two?"
"Heh…Julian. I always knew there was something up to you. I have heard from what you did." Kohara´s brother suddenly intervened.
"Come on, don't be so resentful. It's been over ten years since that happened. You really didn't change!"
Julian giggled lightly. "Hehe, calm down you two. How is it going after school for you?"
"So I went to university, I studied psychology there and I work as therapist now! My brother became an artist. What´s with you?"
"I own now my father's company; it's a tech company."
Their conservation kept on for a while until Saotome suddenly made an announcement.
"Hello! I don't want to bother you, but after this here it is over; there is still going to be a party at my house! All of you are invited to come!"
Not much later most of them went to Saotome home, almost everyone also came, but Julian had still wanted to do something.
"Kaito. Please go ahead. There is still something I need to do."
He still had the phone number. Not much after messaging here he got an answer back. A limousine should come to pick him up.
"I really wonder what happened?"
Even the driver was the same as ten years ago. Back then he already was maybe in his forties. Now he looked older, some gray hair and some wrinkles. As the driver saw Julian. His eyes got big and surprised. "Wait, are you Mercer Julian?"
"Indeed, I am. But how do you still recognize me after eleven years or so? Julian asked surprised.
"Please. First take a seat. I´ll explain it to you during the drive."
The elderly man got out of the and opened the door for Julian. Right after the drive began Julian asked impatiently. "You must have a super memory that you are able to recognize me, don't you?"
"Thanks for the flattery but the reason is something different. The master…hasn't invented anyone else ever after your visit…"
"What? How can that be? Maybe she has multiple chauffeurs?"
"Hehe…no she doesn't, she simple…isolated herself completely. It is none of my business. But. There must be something after your visit. Do you remember that you told her something? I know I shouldn't interfere in this…but did you two maybe had a romantic relationship?"
"Sigh…sounds really bad…no, no. I never had something romantic between us. I would say, it's even hard to describe my visit back then. But what can I tell you? Maybe she did not seem like this but…she was in school. Let's say not the kindest person…"
"So, so, to be honest, for me she never seemed innocent. Her family, other servants and other people always thought of the introverted, shy bookworm that gets bullied, and she even was like this! If you ask me…something happened to her when she came to high school, something about her energy. You said she wasn't the nicest person…even though, I was never close to her…I think I can estimate her pretty well. You said she was not so nice in school, right? She was not saying nice behind others. Secretly? If she did something to you, please bear in mind that she isn't evil, she is broken! I hope you can maybe help her; she is still young!"
"Thank you very much…I give my best!"
A little later they arrived. The big mansion that looked the same, older and less clean. The bodyguard bringing Julian to her room also remembered him!
"I think the chauffeur already told you what happened, maybe you can help her!"
The room looked the same as all those years ago, in his memories the room looked different but being back there refreshed his memories. "Looks the same as eleven years ago, this doesn't mean something good."
Looking more in the room he saw her, she placed the chairs the same as back then, he took a seat, and they just looked at each other for a while. She looked almost the same as back then that she looked as she hadn't much hygiene. But her hair was still as long and voluminous as back then.
"How long is it now? Eleven years? Julian. Why did you message me?"
"Everyone is already gone from school. But you can still come to Saotome´s after party. Come on, you are going to regret it, if you don't go!"
Mikazuki looked away in hesitation. But then. Twenty minutes later they both came out. She even styled herself. The bodyguard made big eyes.
"You don't need to bring us; we are finding out alone!"
As they walked out through her big mansion the other servants looked at them like it was a big live event!
After the ride to Saotome's mansion the chauffeur asked Julian quickly. "What have you done? No one else could've bring her out!"
"It was hard and exhausting, but I know some things about her…"
In there you could not just see students but also relatives or husbands and wives. Not long ago, Wakana already spotted Mikazuki. Wakana´s eyes big, her face was kind of saying "Where are you whole time?" Or "Why did you left me?"
Wakana walked towards them, slowly and in disbelief.
"Julian. I can't do this. I can't look into her eyes. I don't want to!"
"Sigh…you already told me it. That you regret everything you did. If you stay and don't run away from your problems, this is the first step. You know what I had to do. I have a tip for you; go with her somewhere to be completely alone. This is better than to do it dramatically in front of everyone."
Right as he was done Wakana was there. "R-Ruri?!"
"I think it's better if…we talk somewhere alone…"
So fast. They are gone. "Maybe my own monster also had to fight with an own monster…" He saw Kohara; there was still something to ask.
"Hey."
"Your late Julian. I already thought you don't come!"
"Hehe, how could I not come to an after party?! But I wanted to ask you something, I wanted to ask you alone…How is…"
"I know what you want to ask, everything is good. It was already good when I graduated. Now everything is as it should be! You don't need to worry about me!" She said warm and silent.
"Oh. That sounds good. I would like to use this reuniting of the school to stay in contact with some of you. The only two I stayed in contact with are Kaito and Tsubame; we are even married and she is pregnant! But I would like to also stay in contact with you and your maybe your brother if he wants to."
"What really, this sounds amazing! But for sure, my number didn't change. About my brother…I think often he just acts like he doesn't likes people. But sure, I would love to stay in contact with you!"
Talking for a while he saw someone else and went quickly to him. Sota.
"Hey! I want to ask you something."
"Sure, what?"
"At first, I want to use this here to stay in contact with some of you! Secondly…you remember when I found out that you have a romantic relationship with one of your family servants?!"
"Hehe…how could I forget, I did it. I married her. Not the ones my family wanted. Actually, they accepted it more than expected! But sure, we can stay in contact together; Sora is surely together for this!"
A little later other friends of Sota came that all remembered Julian, but they all went somewhere else. He went out for fresh air and heard a familiar voice.
"If that is not the student's council president that exposed himself!"
"Yuuma Nao! How are you? What happened after school?"
"Good, just went in the family business and no. It's not something with yakuza what the rumors said back then, Hehe…But, you still have a favor left. Do you remember?"
"Heh…sure. I also remember that you wanted me to use it as early as possible because you don't want me to come when your old to get the favor. Wasn't it something like that?"
"Yes, and now are we a bit older and you still haven't used it, this slowly scares me, Hehe!"
"I would have now one."
"Oh no, please not, Hihi…"
"I plan to keep contact to some of them here, I have one question before I ask for a favor…do you like me? Or like spending time with me?"
"Yes… especially back then…but still today I have nothing against you accompany!"
"My favor is…that we keep in contact…I know it sounds silly but there is nothing else I could potentially want from you!"
"So must it be! I would go now but you still have my phone number…"
For a few minutes he also saw all the other classes he got popular in, he also wanted to stay in contact with the nerd class, and they agreed.
The party already kept on for long but still almost everyone was there. He suddenly saw Mikazuki coming towards him.
"How was it?"
"The beginning was hard but…it got better…"
"I wanted to ask you something…what would you say if we all stay in contact?"
At the beginning she hesitated a bit but ultimately agreed, so on the party kept going until less and less people were there. Until Julian and Kaito were almost the only ones left.
Months later…
…
"It's been already months…I managed to do it as I hoped. I am still in contact with everyone I want to. We are all together with about twenty people, I thought about an idea everyone liked. At least once a year we are going to meet all together. Everyone from those twenty people."
Buzz!
"Mikazuki?"
"She wants to meet up?!"
They met in a café, actually that café was where many students went after school.
"Ruri, you know that our big reuniting is next month. Or is it something different?"
"I know and I am already excited; I just wanted to talk with you. Maybe you are interested or may not. But everything is better now. I moved out of this cursed mansion, a little house in a little city. I also sold the family assets. It was so much that even the next fifty generations of mine never would need to work. Enough of me, I heard now you are a father?"
"Yes, you heard right…one thing still interests me. How is it socially for you?"
"Sigh…I became friends with Wakana again, no manipulation or so. I even told her about the ropes and so. Have you said that anyone else ever?"
"Yeah, Tsubame and my stepmother…"
After talking for still a while Julian needed to go.
"Hello mom!"
"Heh, I still remember when I hated her, even insulted her often in my head, Hehe…but even though she is playful humorful, she always wanted only and really only the best for us…she even stayed so loyal to my dad that she never married or dated again…"
Everyone liked the first reunion, and the next, also the next one, so long until suddenly it was their tenth reunion.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Hehe…today we are having are tenth reunion! For a decade we twenty-four have met each other for ten years straight at the same day! Soon there is even going to be the next official reunion in our school! But anyways today we shall party harder for our tenth-year jubilee!"
For one moment Julian held in "All this only because I had transfer year in high school; I would really like to know how my life went on without this one transfer year…"