5. Chapter 5 (1/2)

time flies and soon comes the annual field trip.

students are expected to go in groups of three to six in order to, as said, "bond", which truly leaves kuroko wondering about the definition of "bonding" in the adults' minds. making a bunch of prideful, gossiping girls go on a field trip in groups sounds like the worst idea to her. she has seen enough fights, which is considered "light arguments" within these groups to last a lifetime, really.

but since nothing she says or does can change anything, all she can do is hope for the best. as she sits in the student council office, leaning back in her chair with eyes closed, her mind drifts to a certain girl.

she has been thinking of her a little bit more than necessary lately, even though she hardly speaks to the older girl, ever since the day she saved her. she keeps wondering about the reasons behind mikoto's actions, the distant expression she made when she talked to konori-senpai and from there comes the sudden realization.

maybe there's more to her than the surface.

there's no special meaning behind that.

merely her curiosity.

saying she was shocked to see misaka mikoto cleaning the classroom after school is an understatement. she and the principal discussed in the latter's office to make sure that everything for the school trip is going fine. she then passed by the delinquent's class (not on purpose, of course).

"well well well, what do we have here? the infamous misaka mikoto gets detention? what a rare sight to see."

"shut up, asshole."

the smug expression on her face turns into a scowl at the sound of the a-word.

so inappropriate.

"so, what did you do? accidentally killed somebody with your annoying personality?"

"no, i'm not you. i got caught by the supervisor for skipping class this morning."

kuroko can't help but shudder.

if there is one person everybody's afraid of, it has to be the supervisor. nobody knows her real name, they just call her the supervisor, and her past life is a real mystery. she has a look that can kill and an ice cold voice that can make even the

avest man pee his pants. normally, she doesn't check up on the classrooms, so you can still skip, if you don't get caught.

"get caught by the supervisor and you only have to clean the classroom?" kuroko says disdainfully.

so you still have it better than most people, huh?

"and clean the whole pool at freaking weekend, yes." mikoto scowls but continues to clean.

kuroko's eyes widen.

"all by yourself? but the pool is huge."