【Xun Si】How Could You Possibly?

Going to school is just a small thing.Shinji was a top student, just not one to proudly display his transcript.The teacher wasn't particularly incompetent either, and the subjects themselves were usually enough to keep him sane.

But not today.

He didn't sleep last night, not on purpose, but whether he tried to fall asleep or not, his consciousness was still awake.He was tired, but nothing helped him sleep.He had been watching the sky through the tilted shutters, watching the color intensify, from blue to purple, and finally into night.Compared with the hustle and bustle in the daytime, the noise of cars and planes is more sharp and piercing.Then the color gradually changed again, jet black, orange yellow, sky blue.I didn't fall asleep at all...again...

Hastily slipping on a button-down shirt, jeans and a pair of shoes—if he's wearing them correctly—he stumbles over the door lock, his schoolbag slung crookedly over one shoulder, almost falling asleep past.He caught a glimpse of himself on the polished metal door and ran his hands through his tangled hair before breaking out of this trance for a second.Put on your earplugs and you're done.

As soon as he went out, he saw Rei with a slightly subtle expression, but still beautiful and moving, standing outside the next door, looking at Shinji with questioning eyes.She didn't speak, but he knew what she was asking, and answered without hesitation:

"Didn't sleep last night..." he said, and she nodded in response, closing the door behind her with a bang.

Rei adjusted her schoolbag, and stretched out a hand to smooth Shinji's sleeve.

"Much better," she said softly with an imperceptible smile before turning away.

He likes her.

Li was very quiet, no matter what, she was friendly enough to him.

on the other hand--

"Hey Shinji, are you alright?" Asuka veered off her track - her route to school didn't take this corridor at all - and walked up to him, poking at the obvious bags under his dry eyes. "It's all pandas. You must be tired, huh?" She tugged at Shinji's face, as if she had completely forgotten about her personal space.

Compared with Rei's weak voice, which is easily drowned out by the sound of music, when he is with Asuka, he can hardly take headphones.Anyway, not bad.

"Well, I—" He paused and slapped her hand off, not very happy, "I didn't sleep enough."

But he didn't say why she left.She doesn't really care.

"never mind……"

"Wow, Shinji, what's the matter with you?!" He heard his voice first when he didn't see him, but he was not an uninvited guest at all.

"Your face is terrifying!"

Shinji sighed, closed the door and turned to lean against it, the two boys had just walked up to him.Toji and Kensuke.He never formally introduces himself, or vice versa, but the duo talk to him like they've gotten to know him privately.This kind of mutual relationship is not bad, really, except that they always tease him and those exaggerated tone words that look like they want to blow up the ceiling.Shinji forced a smile, but at the same time he could really feel some kind of energy in them, as if their excitement was quietly infecting him.

"You didn't stay up all night, did you?" Kensuke pushed his glasses, and pulled Shinji's face like Asuka to look closely at the pair of national treasure eyes.

"Don't touch me..." He protested, pushing the light-haired boy away in disgust. "I didn't sleep at all."

"What? Simply unable to sleep or something else?" Dong Zhi asked teasingly.His relaxed tone stopped Shinji's words, and after reconsidering, he decided not to correct this apparent friend.

"I'm doing my homework. It's just...so busy with something that I forget the time."

"Tsk, it hurts to think about it."

First class, second class.math, sports.I didn't like both subjects, but at least I got through it for a while.Even though the duo kept yelling at him to stay awake so he wouldn't get beaten into a pig's head by a racket, he could just as easily have passed out.Cross it out, math is barely bearable, physical education is almost unbearable.

The three of them, Shinji in particular, took a good shower, washed off the stinky sweat and changed into clean clothes, at the cost of being late for sure.The class bell was about to ring, and he barely had the strength to drag his sore legs to the classroom.Someone was doing the final sprint in a hurry, and accidentally bumped him into a stagger, he didn't stop, he just turned his head and yelled sorry, and even though it was illogical, Shinji still felt that his motivation was passing by. A little less.

"Shinji, you're running out of time!" Kensuke looked at his watch and the corridor that was empty except for them, and suddenly realized, "Your classroom is on the other side of the school!"

"What is he on this verse—"

"Music, idiot, our classroom is not far away!" Kensuke patted Shinji on the shoulder, grabbed Toji and ran away, leaving the thin boy behind. "Sorry to take a step ahead!"

In just a few seconds, their figures turned around the corner like a gust of wind and disappeared, Jiansuke almost tripped himself.

Shinji smiled slightly.

But, now he was alone again.

the bell rang.

"Oh……"

The corridor was still empty, only a few children ran past him in a hurry, as if they could rush into the classroom only about a minute late and escape the teacher's sharp eyes and die without regret.Shinji didn't do that.He thought about giving up altogether, instead of running to the classroom panting and apologizing.I'm so tired, I'll let it go.But okay - this is music class anyway.Even if he didn't mention it too much to his classmates, it was the part of the day he looked forward to the most.Even if he is not particularly good at it, listening to others discuss and play is enough.The atmosphere of the music class is very relaxed, in fact, it is also the motivation to push his leaden legs to move on.

Music class was different, and he felt safer in it.There were no classrooms overstuffed with students, no loud noises, nothing to distract him from the good atmosphere.Only music.The cello is what he is best at. Even after experiencing the feeling of his fingers jumping on many other instruments, he always chooses to return to it in the end.He didn't have a practice cello at home, so he had to wait until lessons to play.Others told him he was already pretty good.He doubted the truth of the statement, but even so, he remained grateful.Whenever he realized that he was praised, he would feel a wave of shy pride in his heart.

Recalling such friendly words, his whole face was lit up with a smile, and he walked towards the music classroom blindly with longing.

But this time, his feet betrayed him.Although he kept his eyes open, his eyes remained on the ground instead of looking straight ahead, his ears were occupied by the music, and all he could hear was the vibration of his footsteps.He bumped into a person—and crashed straight into his arms before he could see the existence of this person.

"Ah—" The boy Shinji bumped into staggered back a step like him, blinking in surprise, more unexpected than angry.

red eyes.

Wow……

For a moment, Shinji lost his voice, didn't even apologize or introduce himself, just looked at him, his face flushed from embarrassment, and felt that he was stupid enough to bump into another person in a hallway where there were only two people Can be saved.Talk, talk.

"me--"

"Are you OK?"

The answer was stuck in his throat, and Shinji almost bit his tongue.He held the two knocked-off earplugs tightly in his hands.

"You are hurt?"

"Uh, no, no—" The stranger stretched out his hand to touch him, but he quickly avoided it by shaking his hand defensively, "I'm fine, I just didn't notice you just now."

"it does not matter."

He adjusted the schoolbag strap on his shoulder and put on his earphones——Shinji didn't know what to say next.or what to do.He cleared his throat, still staring at the ground, and walked back to another student who was also late.

He doesn't look familiar, in fact Shinji has never seen him at school - well, he must be new here.Despite wearing the same uniform as himself, the freshman was taller and looked more relaxed.His complexion and hair were a certain white; and his eyes, not the tired color of a night's sleep, but a real... red.

Wow.

"Well, my name is Nagisa Kaoru, please give me your advice." As if the long silence and lack of response from the other party did not exist, the boy stretched out his hand with a big smile.

"What?" Shinji jumped back a step like a hedgehog, clutching the strap of his schoolbag tightly, and finally pulled his eyes away from the boy.Realizing the significance of the hand stretched out in front of him, he held it and shook it awkwardly. "I'm Shinji, I... well, I... I'm really sorry for bumping into you."

"That's not your fault... I'm looking for a classroom, can you help me?" The boy smiled again, compared to the clumsy, shy and always stuttering Shinji, He's such a gentle and talkative guy. "Shinji, right?"

"Hmm. I'm late too, I—you're new here, aren't you?"

"Yes, I just turned around. To be honest, I'm a little confused about where I am now, haha..." He laughed softly, and that laughter made the entire quiet corridor shine brightly.

Shinji felt an indescribable attraction to the new student, and he wanted to know him better.But he realized that he had been silent for too long, and quickly pushed his curiosity aside.

"I know where I can find someone to help you, but I'm not very clear about the structures around here..."

"Ah, but I want you to help me."

That smile...

Shinji's face turned red. "Um, I mean I... I might be able to..." He looked away, "What classes do you have?" Where are you going.Which classroom are you looking for.Damn, he skipped what he should have said.He regretted his choice of words, but it was too late.

The strange transfer student flattened a piece of paper he was holding, looking for an exact name or number between the lines.He blinked once or twice, and Shinji just kept looking at him in those short intervals, watching him from head to toe.

Wow... This is the third time he feels that he can't get his gaze back, and it never occurred to Kaoru that this might be a little rude.

"There's—ah, I'm already late...Music, Advanced Class."

Shinji's heart beat faster.

"Ms. Akagi's class?"

"Well, you know her?"

"She's my teacher—we're in the same class." Shinji grinned and straightened his schoolbag again.

Annotation: Two people finally met!This is the second time this way of encountering has been translated. For Shinji who always wears earphones, it has to be said that it is really suitable for bumping into others on the road.And this way, Shinji is attracted to Kaoru as soon as we meet, and Shinji who acts like a bit of an idiot also likes it very much/////