"But who knows, maybe there will never be such a big thing."
"Beside that I should think about how it goes on after I reached the top nine hundred, probably going on to the top eight hundred, right? And so on."
"Even though the pace wasn't as fast as I hoped it was but it had a low difficulty, I just should be careful that I don't make myself any other enemies, if Ran wouldn't had this accident I would've lost absolutely, but to be honest I think that Ran was an big exception, but even if I win easily against every opponent it costs time, wasting time is the thing I need the least."
"But anyways, now I can wait again until I get asked…"
Ding, dong, ding.
"Students, we already discussed that quickly a few weeks ago but like you all know probably, next week the school trip begins, like you know going to be for two weeks and after the two weeks the winter holidays begin, I just wanted to remember you, I already remembered you often but it is something very big, not many hotels can hold two thousand people, the school needed to organize very much, so it's important that no one forgets, but you can go now, class is over!"
"Sigh, yeah, I forgot this, hopefully I can still become popular in class 2-8 before it starts…wait, I mean it would be great if I manage to do this until the class trip but even if not, they are also there! Hehe…"
"Two weeks, this really shows how much resources the school really has, a hotel for two thousand students for two whole weeks!"
Even on the same day Julian got approached for advice even twice, these last weeks he could definitely say that he is popular in this class, he reached the next realm, being in the top nine-hundred and forty most popular students in the whole school! The top nine-hundred is in sight but now he must continue somehow at the school trip, he decided to change the strategy, in this two weeks he can maybe reach again another realm, the top nine-hundred and twenty, he will not try to aim for certain classes, he just tried that as many people as possible are knowing him.
"So, class, now everybody is here, you see this numbers on the bus 2-2, that's always our bus, so when we stop somewhere or also on the way home always go in this bus, okay?!"
"Kaito, do you want to sit together?"
"Sure!"
Later after everyone took a seat and the bus began to drive, the sun only now began to rise, the light that came through the window was grey, it seems as if it begins to snow maybe.
"Julian."
"Yes?"
"In the last few weeks, we didn't saw each other often, also in school you often just disappeared after class was over, is everything okay, or did I do something?"
"No, everything is okay, you also did nothing wrong, don't worry!"
"Sigh, I already that something happened…"
"Kaito is right, the last month I really didn't spend much time with him, I only was trying to become more popular, I am going to spend more time with him here, if I want to become popular somewhere maybe he can even help through his extroverted personality?! And beside that I feel a bit bad, I mean if a friend rather spends time with someone else than with you, its normal to think that, but no, even though I want to become popular I like Kaito more than them all…"
The drive was long, the teacher said something around eleven or twelve hours, but it also could be more, Julian wasn't sure, he couldn't sleep much because only one day before the trip he called himself in the top nine-hundred in the whole school, it was also very early, he fell asleep maybe for two hours? He doesn't remember for how long exactly but only he clearly remembers the dream he had.
A pitch black room, there was a kind of monitor there that kind of had a movie, he saw himself, with time he had problems to remember exactly but something like he betrayed Kaito and Tsubame and many others in a weird way, after this movie was over, it was a long one in detail and without anything skipped, he saw them, not only Kaito and Tsubame, also the others, father, step and real mother, Abeno, Okita, Sora, Sota and so many others, they just stood there, looking at Julian Disappointed and cold, all around him like a circle, still in this black room, they applaud for him, after a while applauding, two figures came out of this circle if people, his father and the girl that forced the girl to ask him for his number, they both said "This is exactly what we wanted to happen, you can't change it, it is going to happen!" Then, everyone began to smile, not a scary one like in a horror movie but more a pleasant gentle one.
He woke up, after only minutes he forgot already about eighty percent of the whole dream, but one thing remained…the horrible bad feeling."
"Class, we make a little stop here, you can buy you something to eat, go to the toilet but please don't buy to many snacks! We are about a third through the whole way already, it's going to take maybe another eight hours."
"You look like you got hit by a truck, had a bad dream?"
"Nods…"
"Come on, lets bye something to eat, I am so hungry, I also need to go the toilet quickly, I can't hold it anymore!!!"
"Yeah sure, I come right with you…"
"What was that for a dream, I only can remember it a bit, something with betrayal and my father and this one bitch from school…uh…I don't remember more, maybe something like I can't change it or so, but dreams are just dreams they can't do anything, Hehe, but this nap made me even more tired…"
"What are we buying, Kaito?"
"Hmm, maybe this and this, what do you want?
As they were choosing what to buy someone tapped his shoulder.
"Tsubame!"
"Hi!"
"How was the ride?"
"Good but I only slept maybe about three hours, and you?"
"I think I also only slept around that, but I slept a bit in the bus, you should too!"
"I will try."
Suddenly the teacher of class 2-2 talked into a megaphone and said, "Please all students from class 2-2 come to their bus, I repeat, please all students from class 2-2 go to their bus!"
"Oh, we need to go, I buy the snacks!"
"No, it's okay, I can also!"
No, you two talk a bit, you can pay next okay!"
"Okay…"
Kaito purchased the snacks, Julian and Tsubame still talked a bit.
"Okay, we should go now!"
"Bye Tsubame, we are going to see each other at the next station!"
"Bye!!!"
Back on the bus they took the same seat comfortable seat at the back.
"Kaito, you remembered when Tsubame was writing this letter to me and I thought its maybe some kind of trap, Hehe…."
"Hahaha, I remember this way too well."
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
"No, no, it's not the right time for me…"
"Could I ask what you mean with its not the right time?"
"I just don't feel ready, with being in a relationship you get lots of responsibility, I don't want to go in a relationship and not be able to fulfill it, it's the same as with having a kid, I couldn't have a kid if I don't know if I could fulfill my responsibility, beside that I don't think that the most relationships in this age are even somewhat to take serios, I mean sure there are some but the most not really."
"Interesting, I never looked at it like this or overall, such a life philosophy."
"I know, but if you don't mind, I will maybe also take a nap now if I can…"
"Yeah sure, I try to be a bit more silent."
"Good to know, he is snoring but not too loud, that's good because we are going to share a room with two others, it's a miracle that everyone can chose their room with such a big school!"
Another four hours later and they are at the last stop.