May 2nd

Dear Diary,

Another business dealing got cancelled again. Two of our vital investors are skeptical over the current situation of Totsuki Academy. Grandfather looked extremely tired. I am worried for him. The rumours about my disappearance never stops. I must find the cure. I must and I shall.

I am tired. Really tired of this life. I just...I just wanna be me again.

N.E

Aldini's Fanclub Warfare

As everyone know, the elder of the Aldini brothers is one of the hottest star in the academy. Well, with his gorgeous features and golden hair, who would have not fall for this beautiful man? However it seems that the younger Aldini, Isami has been rising in popularity. After losing several pounds, Isami looked like a delicious specimen! Well, you guys know what we meant. Anyway, the fanclubs for both Aldinis seemed to be on war. According to eyewitnesses, members of both clubs were seen throwing rotten eggs and veggies at each other along the academy's hallway yesterday.

No wonder the hallway stinks!

-Totsuki Gossip 101, May Edition. Written by Ikemen-trash-

HISAKO ONEESAMA! NOTICE ME! ME! ME! ME! MEEEEEEEE! I have to confess, you are my Goddess!

-Totsuki Confessions, Entry 666 (seriously, stop sending the same messages you crazy confessor!)

Nakiri Erina looked around. "Where….where am I?"

She pushed herself up, groaning in pain. Her head hurt really bad as if she was inside a pressure cooker, getting pressured from all directions. "But this is not as bad as the usual headaches I get when I see that dumbass Yukihira-kun" she chuckled.

"Excuse me?" A voice startled her. Erina turned to her left and was taken aback by the golden eyes staring right at her face. The room was dark and the only light source was the moonlight from the windows. The sudden presence of those golden eyes in her sight almost scared her to death.

Like who wouldn't have heart attack to suddenly see two golden eyes in the darkness right in front of you?

Yukihira Soma laughed in amusement upon seeing the frightened Erina. "That's a really nice expression you have there, Nakiri"

"Shut up! And what on earth are you doing here, you pervert?!" Erina snapped, hiding her blush by hugging the pillow.

"Man, that hurts! Hey, I have been here since afternoon ya know. Tell me, which pervert will spend most of his time sitting beside a person who has been sleeping like pig?" Soma pouted, folding his arms.

"PI-PIG? What did you just call me, Yukihira Soma?" Erina growled. She pushed herself towards Soma who was sitting by her bed and tried to grab his neck to give him a death choke.

"Na-Nakiri...I can't bre-breathe!" Soma gasped as he tried to escape from Erina. However, in the struggle, despite Erina being powered up by her anger, Soma being the heavier one ended up falling on her.

The commotion ended abruptly with Soma and Erina staring right into each other, face just mere inches away. Golden eyes met violet eyes. She tried to keep a calm composure but her heart seemed to betrayed her. Erina upon realising how compromising they were, found herself blushing like crazy.

This is like the scene in the shoujo manga! The part before THAT scene! Erina panicked. But at the same time, she found herself to be absorbed into Soma's oddly captivating golden eyes.

"Ah" Soma finally spoke, breaking the silence. "The police will definitely throw me into jail soon"

"Huh? What?"

"Well" Soma hesitated. He blushed. "I look like a perverted lolicon right now, don't I?" he chuckled and pushed himself away from Erina.

"Right…." Erina finally remembered of her physical state. Although she might have felt those silly maiden in love feelings belonging to teenagers, she was a child at the moment. "This definitely looks wrong to outsiders" she sighed.

"Ara, ara. Too bad isn't it?" Nakiri Alice suddenly joined the conversation. She stood at the door with Hisako who seemed to be extremely delighted to see Erina awake. Alice pushed Soma away from the bedside, smirking at her cousin.

"If you were in your usual body, what would you have done to Soma?" she teased. Whispering to Erina's ear, she said "Kiss him? Ravish him?"

Erina turned red. "ALICE! How...how indecent!"

"Anyway, Erina-sama. I am glad you have finally recovered." Hisako interrupted. "The family doctor said you are fine. There's nothing serious." she added,

"Yes, yes. In fact, Erina's lewd thoughts proved that she is fine!" Alice smirked. Erina rolled her eyes.

"Well, let's go then. It's getting late and everyone should get a good night sleep. Especially you, Yukihira Soma. You have been here the longest. You even postponed a shokugeki today. You need to prepare for your shokugeki, no?" Hisako pointed out.

"Nah, I am kinda good. I will stay for an extra hour or two before calling it a night" Soma stifled a yawn.

"The dedication! Hishoko, let's go! You don't wanna bother these two, no?" Alice dragged a reluctant Hisako from the room. Ryou followed and shut the door.

Erina eyed at Soma. "You okay? I mean you don't have to be here you know. I am fine" she said, concerned. She scanned Soma's appearance. He seemed to be in a mess and was still in his school uniform.

"It's my fault. I caused you to be in this shape. Just treat this as a way for me to atone my sins" He stifled another yawn.

"Yukihira-kun…."

As Erina was about to say something, Soma had already fallen asleep. Sighing, Erina lied back on her bed, staring at the blank ceiling before turning herself towards Soma. "Thanks" she whispered and shut her eyes.

Soma smiled.

Junior College

As usual, Erina headed to the junior college, not forgetting to address herself as Eri instead of Erina. However, as soon as she headed to her desk, she saw that there were scribbles all over it. Even her desk drawer were filled garbages and foul smelling objects!

"Die Erina. Bitch. Whore. Liar" she read those words aloud as she eyed her surroundings, searching for the culprit. The boys immediately ran towards her, each offered to clean her desk and some even told her to use their desk instead.

Erina however fixed her attention on a group of girls who were giving her dirty looks. She quickly stormed towards the girls, her eyes red in anger.

"I suppose you guys did this?" Erina asked.

The girls laughed. "Serves you right, whore." they sneered. They began to mock Erina, poking her with all sorts of mean insults. "Ever since you arrive, all of the boys started to pay attention to you. Even the teachers too! You think just because you can cook well, you can act cocky? You bitch!"

Erina gave a loud sigh. She had heard of bullying among children but had never experienced it mainly because she was home-schooled. "Wow, this is what we call bullying among kids, eh" she burst into laughter, shocking those girls.

"Fine, fine. Do whatever you want, girls. Although I am pretty surprised that kids around this age has already learned to swear like adults. But yeah, commoners will always be commoners, rude and vulgar." Erina scoffed. She had never thought that she, The God Tongue Nakiri Erina will be bullied by kids who are least 10 years younger than her.

"You! Girls, lets beat her up shall we?" the girls nodded in unison before proceeding to attack Erina.

Erina was cornered to the end of the classroom. The boys could only look at her with pity. The girls were definitely scary and no sane person would dare to interrupt a group of angry girls.

However, a loud voice stopped those girls. It was Ninomiya sensei. Behind the teacher was Makishima Arina who pretended to know nothing about the commotion as she went to her seat where Erina was currently standing.

The girls upon seeing the teacher, immediately flee away and went back to their seats. "Dammit, Makishima told the teacher!" one of the girls hissed and they stared at Arina who pretended to be busy arranging her stationeries.

"Urgh, thanks?" Erina said to Arina.

"Kids are just plain annoying" Arina replied. "You should know better, right?"

Erina frowned. "Excuse me? Aren't we all kids?"

Arina smirked.

"Man, it's tough being a child" Erina complained. Everything seemed bigger in her eyes and she felt even her usual tasks of reviewing documents and typing out reports had become a pain in the ass. With her small body, it was tough to do things fast.

"I am sorry Erina-sama. It's because of incompetency that the workload has increased" Hisako apologised. Ever since Erina has shrunk into the body of a child, the work doubled. Mainly it was because The God Tongue can no longer physically attend any taste testing and any meetings with conglomerates associated with the Nakiri family. In exchange for Senzaemon help to replace Erina in the dealings, Erina was given the task to work behind the scenes.

And it was hell. The paperwork kept on rolling in and there never seem to be a stop.

"It's alright. You are not at fault here, Hisako"

"No Erina-sama! If only I have eaten the cursed squids, this would have not happened!"

When Hisako mentioned the squids, Erina shuddered. She could never forget the foul, reeking smell of the goddam squids and the disgusting flavours which had stained her precious God Tongue.

"Speaking of the squids, where is Yukihira Soma?" Erina asked. Just then the door opened, revealing the red head.

"Yo Nakiri!" Soma grinned.

"Great timing. Please return me my original body" Erina sighed. She took off her glasses and placed it on the stack of documents. Despite having the body of a child, it seemed that her eyesight remained those of an adult.

"Ah about that…" Soma laughed nervously. Crap, that old man has not replied to my messages and calls. How should I tell her? I gotta change the topic fast!

"Ah! Hishoko! I mean, Hisako! How are you?" Soma quickly turned his attention towards the secretary. He then started cracking his usual lame jokes and teasing Hisako, ignoring Erina.

"YUKIHIRA SOMA!" Erina stood up from her seat and banged the table, sending a few papers flying.

Soma froze.

"I am serious. . .NOW" Erina growled. Despite her small body, the scary factor in her somehow seemed to have increased tremendously that Hisako looked extremely afraid.

"I…." Soma stuttered.

"Look at how much mess you have caused! The rumours, these shitload amount of work and my grandfather having to work extra hours just to cover my part. Also, do you know that amount of lies we have to make up in order to maintain the confidence of the investors over my disappearance and to convince them that the heir to Totsuki Academy still exist? There's so much things to do that I can't waste a single second right now. The whole future of Totsuki and the Nakiri family is on my shoulders! I can't afford to make any mistake, even a simple mistake can cause a whole lots of troubles!" Erina snarled, tears began to fall, wetting her cheeks as she slumped into panic mode. She sat back on her seat, rambling about the amount of pressure and stress she has to face right now. Hisako rushed towards the Nakiri princess, comforting the blonde girl. She glanced at Soma, signalling him to leave the room.

"I am sorry. I didn't know...sorry Nakiri" Soma said. He eyed at Erina hoping that she would accept his apology. However, she refused to look him into the eye.

"Leave" she murmured. "You think this is funny eh? You just don't know how scary it is for me right now. What if...what if there is no cure?"

Soma kept quiet. He looked at the mess in the room and at a weeping Erina in Hisako's embrace. "Dammit" he cursed.

I know, it's been a long time. Fanfiction has been banned in my country (urgh) so I couldn't really update anything anymore. Yea, there's VPN but I got really busy with life in university that I completely didn't have time to write stories. But well, I just happened to use VPN and was scrolling through my stories when I think, hey why not I just start writing again? So here you go, chapter 4. Hope you guys like it. I haven't written stories for a long time, so I am a lil rusty! I will give my very best!

Thank you guys for the reviews!