Prison School: No More Prison

Chapter 23: How I Met Your Parents

Kiyoshi's POV:

11:30 AM

Things are going great now.

The moment I looked through the window, I saw what I could only count as hundreds of people at the entrance of the school.

And on top of that, the cafe is… Well… Full.

"Hey, dumbass, don't just stand there! We have people to serve!"

"S-Sorry, Hana-san, I'm on it!"

Apparently, a lot of girls our age, and some older too, love yaoi and that boy love stuff.

I glanced at Mitsuko, who was talking to some girls with an excited expression. Even if it's a bit weird, it's good to see Mitsuko's hobbies being finally recognized.

I just hope this gets us enough money for the summer trip…

"Hi ladies! How may I help you?"

"Hello! We'd like two curries with an apple and lemon juices, please"

"Sure! Coming right up!"

Ah well, never in a thousand years I would've imagined myself working as a waiter, but I have to say… Making cute girls my age smile is really satisfying. 

And the only thing I have to do is ask their orders and deliver them, this sure is easy.

"Hey sis, is that guy one of the five dudes that joined the school this year?"

"Yep, he's part of the school council too"

"Really? Ain't he a cutie~"

Oh shit…. OH SHIT!

Is my position as a council member finally doing me favors? I can't believe it… Even if it's a random girl… It feels so good to finally get complimented by a girl!

I almost forgot most girls that came to this school didn't have the chance to interact with men as it was strictly prohibited by the USC. I wonder what most of the graduated girls think of us nowadays…

"I mean… He spent most of his time here in prison so… I don't really got to know him"

"In prison, huh? Ha! Men don't really change… But you'll eventually end up liking them, I guarantee you"

"S-Stop it! Just eat your food and enjoy!"

…

It's a bit cute seeing family members interact that way… I hope I had the same type of relationship with my parents… 

But that also made me remember my fear… It's been almost 30 minutes since the festival started and I still haven't heard any news from my parents… If they end up finding out about the prison stuff… Who knows what could happen…

"Kiyoshi-kun, here~"

"A-Ah, thanks Bitch-sempai, I'll deliver them as soon as possible!"

"Sure sure, just bring me the tray after they finish!"

Even though most girls still look at me as a disgusting pervert, I have to say some of them are starting to go past that, Bitch-sempai has been treating me pretty well during our time working here, but that could be because we're coworkers technically…

Who knows… If I'm lucky, after today's play, I'll finally fix my image and have my normal school life once and for all!

End of Kiyoshi's POV.

"Here's your order, ladies, please remember to pay once you finish!" Kiyoshi laid the tray with food and drinks on the small cafeteria table.

While he worked, two ladies glanced at him from a distance. Hana and Bitch had a small conversation about him:

"So, mister vice-president, how's the new secretary doing?"

"That idiot? He's doing average at best… At least he's finally doing something useful…"

"Heh, it looks like you softened a bit, huh?"

"W-What? What are you talking about?" Hana seemed a bit surprised by her words.

"Don't act so surprised, you guys from the USC used to hate men, and now have one as your secretary…" She smirked at Hana. "Could it be that you finally learned that not all guys are bad?~"

"I-If anything, having him as part of the council makes me realise that men are even more useless than I thought!"

"Hehe, sure thing~"

As they spoke, the older lady at the cafeteria table talked to Kiyoshi.

"Hey, excuse me to ask you this but… Are you single?"

"E-Eh? Sorry?"

"You see, my sister here is very young and a bit naive but I think that-"

"S-Sister, shut up!"

"U-Uhm… W-Well I am but-"

"P-Please don't listen to her! S-She's just saying stuff to annoy me!" The flustered student tried to correct her sister's words.

Hana and Bitch watched the scene, but held different expressions. Bitch was amused by the situation, while Hana looked a bit angry by it.

"Hey, Kiyoshi! Get to work!"

"Y-Yes Ma'am!"

Bitch watched as Hana screamed at Kiyoshi, noticing her attitude.

'Oh my~, getting a bit jealous, aren't you?' She thought to herself. 'This could be fun…'

"S-Sorry, Those customers were asking some questions to me and…"

"Yeah yeah, I heard them, try not to flirt with no customers, dumbass"

"I-I wasn't, I swear!"

"D-Don't explain yourself, dummy, just get to work" Hana answered with a slightly blushed face. "By the way, has the president or Kate talked to you?"

"Nope, haven't heard anything from them…"

"Have you actually checked your phone?"

"Uhm… No, I thought that… You would hit me if I used it while working…"

"You… Are right about that… Go check if they need something"

"Y-Yes!"

"... A-And stop talking to other girls while working, jerk"

"Y-Yes, sorry about that, I won't slack again!"

As Kiyoshi left, to the kitchen to see if any messages from Meiko or Kate were waiting on his phone, a man stood from afar watching their conversation.

Chiyo's POV:

12:00 PM

"Hmmm! Ah! This is actually fun!" I said as I stretched.

"It is, right? It's also pretty chill to just play go with different people"

After the opening and managing to take Mayumi out of her crowd of fans, the two of us came to play at the Go club as a side activity in the festival. To be honest, I hoped a few people came to play, but a lot of people stopped by to play a few matches, it's been a ton of fun!

"Hey Chiyo-chan, I'll go buy us something to drink, what do you want?"

"Hmm, a cold tea please!"

"Sure!"

*Door closing*

Hmm… That said though… There's not that many people now, probably because it's lunch time… Ah… Maybe I should have asked Mayumi to bring me something to eat~.

…

I also wonder how the councils are doing… How's he doing…

Maybe I should pay them a visit and grab something to eat… Mayumi's probably talking to some of her fans too, so… It wouldn't hurt anybody if I left right?

W-Well… Maybe after the next match.

*Door opening*

"Ah, Mayum-"

As soon as I heard the door open, I expected my blue haired friend to come in, but I met eyes with a black haired lady.

"S-Sorry, I thought you were someone else"

"Oh please, don't worry, I was just looking for someone to have a match of Go!"

"A-Ah, then please, I'd love to!" I said with a shy smile.

12:10 PM

"Ah… It's been such a long time since I last played! I have to say I'm a bit rusty, I hope I don't bore you"

"No no, please! I love playing with new people"

"Then please, I hope you enjoy this as much as I do" She said with a kind smile. "But I have to say… You seem familiar to me… Are you perhaps the daughter of the chairman?"

"A-Ah, how did you notice?"

"Well, I've seen some photos of you, and I know some of your friends to say the least…"

"Y-You do?" Her voice seemed strangely familiar, not to mention her face does a bit too… "Are you a parent of any of my classmates?"

"Well, you go to class 1-A?"

"Yes!"

"Then… Yes, I am" She said with a smile, that slowly turned into a curious face. "But before I answer your next question… Is there someone you dislike in your class?"

Hmm? Dislike? That question echoed in my head…

"W-Well, there are a few people I dislike in general but… No one from my class"

"Really? Not a single one of them? Wow, you must be as much of an angel as I heard…"

"E-Eh?" I blushed a bit. "P-Please don't say that! I just think I have some really good classmates"

"Hmm…" She looked at me with a judging glaze, but quickly looked at my eyes. "Even… The boys?"

"H-Huh? The boys?"

"Yeah… I heard this year's boys were going to be allowed once again in Hachimitsu… How did that go, Kurihara-san?"

"P-Please, call me Chiyo!" I said with a smile, as I delved into thought"Well, I have to say I've had… some bad moments with them… But I would be lying if I said I didn't make some funny memories with them"

She silently looked at me, as if not looking at the match on the table. Suddenly, she smiled at me.

"It's that so?" She closed her eyes with peace on her face. "I just hope my son hasn't bothered such a good girl like you…"

…

"E-Eh?! W-Wait…. So you are…" 

"Yeah, I'm Kiyoshi's mother, please call me Miss Fujino" She smirked at me.

"W-Whu?!"

12:20 PM

"G-Guess I lose…"

"Ah, don't worry Chiyo-chan, we can play again"

"U-Uhm… Sure!"

To be honest… I'm feeling a bit nervous. This lady, who is apparently Kiyoshi's mom, came here to play with me… A-And I didn't even know she was going to appear today…

"Winner goes first"

"Sure thing… Let me ask you something, Chiyo-chan… Do you perhaps like… Sumo?"

"E-Eh? Of course! I love sumo! It's my favourite thing in the world!" I almost screamed from the top of my lungs.

"Eh!? Really?! Ah~, I can't believe I finally found another sumo fan! My husband thinks it is a bit boring and I never had anyone to talk about it…"

"I-I know! Most people think it is weird or not feminine enough but sumo is really cool!"

"I know right?! Seeing such amazing fighters use their whole body's strength… It's just the best!" Her eyes light up like a kid seeing her favourite candy… But I have to admit I probably looked like that too.

I remember Kiyoshi saying something about her mother liking sumo but… I didn't know she was such a big fan… Wait a minute…

"U-Uhm, sorry to ask but, how did you know I liked sumo?... How did you know who I was, really?"

She looked at me again and with a smile quickly accommodated her body.

"Well… Someone has been requesting info about sumo for a certain girl so… I guessed that could only mean one thing…"

"A-Ah… Is that so?"

W-Well… Kiyoshi did mention that too… But I didn't think he cared about it that much…

"Yes… It's surprising really… I had to do my best just to make him accompany me into sumo events but… To suddenly ask for some sumo movies or series to watch… That's something new" She placed a white piece onto the board. "He must really like you for that…"

"W-Well… He's been trying his best to casually talk to me about it… Asking me about some rules and stuff…" I said trying to cover a blush.

"Hmm… I've never seen Kiyoshi act like that… He doesn't usually fall for one girl, he always was quite an idiot when it came to women" She looked a bit angry for a second, but a weird type of angry… A familiar type of anger I only saw in another girl. "Just like his father…"

"D-Did your husband come here too?"

"Ah, yes, he did, but that asshole wanted to go eat something and left me alone to wander the school, could you believe that?" She crossed her arms. "I just hope Kiyoshi's been treating you girls correctly, otherwise I'll have to scold him just like I do to his dumb father"

"N-No! He treats us really well! He can be a bit… 'messy' sometimes but he tries his best! H-He's our hero!... O-Or mine at least…"

Ms Fujino's eyes went wide for a second, but she suddenly smirked at me.

"Ohh~ Is that true? Could it be… Do you like him, Chiyo-chan?" She teased me. But my face getting progressively red didn't help at all. "Is my son good enough for you though?"

"W-What do you mean, miss?"

"Well… You seem like too good of a girl for a dumbass like my son… I love him but, even I know how he is…" She said while sighting.

I guess she's talking about how he can be…

I can't shake this feeling of me not being good enough for him… Maybe I'm the one who should accept his worst sides… But isn't that wrong?

"Don't worry Chiyo-chan, I know how you feel"

"E-Eh? Did I say it out loud?" She took me by surprise.

"Nope, But I can identify a girl in stress when I see it" She held my hand. "You don't have to force anything on yourself, I believe girls your age can be pretty irrational with boys, for many reasons… Especially girls in this school… But believe me when I say there's good and bad parts for everyone, including my son…"

I held my skirt for a second.

I know he cares about me… But I still have some troublesome feelings about… Everything… 

"I-I… Know… I'm just not sure about some stuff…"

"Then, talk to him about them" She said with a serious face. "When you like someone and have any troubles with them, you try to talk them out, right?"

… She's not wrong… I feel like the talk we had on Sunday just wasn't enough… Plus she was there… I should ask him for a second chat…

"Y-You're right Ms Fujino… I'll talk to him about that…"

"Heh… You didn't even negate that you like him"

"W-Well… If I have to be honest…"

"I like that… I just hope he doesn't fuck up like tends to do… If he ever does something bad to you, I'll kick his ass!" She said while flexing a muscle.

"Haha! There's no need, I know he won't"

12:35 PM

"Well… Seems like I lost again… You're really good at this, Ma'am"

"Oh please… Don't say that, I was just lucky!"

"In any case, I should get going, my friend hasn't arrived yet and I'm a bit hungry…"

"Oh that's true! I should look for my husband, maybe he's at the cafe… Why don't we go there together, huh?"

"Oh yeah! I would love that!"

I wonder how Kiyoshi will react once he sees me entering with her mother… I'm a bit nervous!

But… I'm glad I got to know her even a little… I feel like I can understand Kiyoshi a bit more now…

"Oh and one more thing Chiyo-chan"

"Mmm? Yeah?"

"Please take care of my son, I know you'll make sure he doesn't do anything wrong"

"... Of course! I will!"

End of Chiyo's POV.

Hana's POV:

12:00 PM

"Hana-chan~ Could you please go take care of those clients over there?" Bitch was giving me orders like she was my boss or something.

"Hey… You said you'd help but I haven't seen you do shit since you came here!"

"Don't be so mean! I'm doing my best, plus someone has to make sure Mitsuko doesn't creep the clients"

I glanced at the ASC's secretary just to see a sleepy mess of a person giving her 'mangas' to some customers. But I have to admit most of them seem happy about it, I don't get what's so attractive about boy love or whatever… If anything, it's a bit disgusting… If one boy is already disgusting, two is enough to make me vomit…

"Agh… Fine, I'll go help those clients over there"

"Thank you~"

For better and worse, this cafe has been filled up, there are people in line outside waiting to eat here. I don't know about Satou-san's and that idiot's cafe but this one is going a bit too well.

And on top of that, Kiyoshi left to take care of something else. I would have scolded him but if Meiko-chan asks so, I can't say anything…

"Hello, how can I help you today?"

A grown man with blue hair sat in front of me. As I waited for his order he quickly looked at me in the eyes, like if he was waiting for something else.

"Hmm… I would like… A steak with some water, please…"

"Sure thing, anything else?"

"Hmmm…" The man got lost into thought, he read the menu again and again in what I could feel like minutes.

"S-Sir?"

"Ah, yes… How much would one have to pay you to sit down and talk to?"

"... Eh?"

"Please don't misunderstand me, this grown man just wants some company…" He closed his eyes as he waited for my response.

"I-Is this some kind of joke?"

"Nope, I just want to talk to you miss"

W-What's the matter with this geezer? Is he some kind of pervert or is he really just lonely?

I-In any case… If this somehow manages to get us money for the trip… N-No! I'm not that kind of woman!

"W-Well, someone so lonely would pay 5000¥, right?"

"Sure, here you go" The man quickly snatched a 5000¥ bill and gave it to me like nothing.

"W-What?"

"Oh wait, I should wait until the food arrives, right? I'm sorry, I'll give it you after"

W-What the hell's wrong with this man? He's almost as much of an idiot as that dumbass…

"... F-Fine! But if you do anything weird I'll call the guards" I sat in front of him a bit angry.

"Please, stay sure I won't, my wife would kill me if I do so"

"S-Sure…"

"What should I call you, miss?"

"I'm Midorikawa Hana, but I guess you can just call me Hana"

"I see… It's a pleasure to meet you Hana-san" He smiled at me, it felt weirdly familiar. "Are you a first year student perhaps?"

"Not really… I'm on my third year"

"Is that so? I have to say you do look important, in a sense. Are you part of the student council?"

"W-Well… Yes, technically I am-"

"Let me guess… You're part of the underground student council, aren't you?"

"... W-What? How do you?"

"Ah, don't worry… I just really got to know this school…" He said in a melancholic tone. "But hey, we can keep talking after my food arrives, right?"

"Y-Yeah sorry, I'll give your order to our 'chefs'"

"I'll happily wait then!" He said with a smile.

As I got up and went to give his order, I couldn't take the image of this man out of my head. How does he know about the USC? I believed no one outside the school knew? Maybe her daughter told her or something… And why is he so familiar?... I'll have to keep talking to him.

12:15 PM

"Here's your food sir"

"Thanks… Wow, it looks good!" He said as he looked at the steak in front of him. "Please, sit, if you'd like to, I'll share some of my food too"

"N-No thank you"

"Your loss then" He quickly snatched a piece of the steak, accompanied with some vegetables and almost devoured them. "Hmm… This tastes amazing!"

"Glad you liked it" I said. "So umm… Where's your wife sir?"

"My wife? Hmm… I wonder the same, she's probably visiting every club, but I believe she'll probably be fine without me" He grabbed more food. "Plus, I know her, she'll eventually get hungry and will come here too"

"It's that so… How careless…"

"But enough about me, are you perhaps the secretary of the student council?"

"Uhm, not really, I was, at the moment I stand as the Vice-president"

"Wow, what a high position. Do you guys still… Hate men and stuff?"

"Personally, I do, but our reach in this school got really affected since we started taking guys again as students"

He suddenly stopped eating and cleaned his mouth.

"Is that so? How are they doing? I guess they are a pain in the ass, right?"

"Yeah, they are just useless perverts that can't do something without messing it up" I looked at the rest of the restaurant. "Can't wait to see how they mess this whole festival up"

"And what happened to that… Prison of yours?"

W-What? He knows about the prison?

It was something that previous councils made sure to hide from parents and outsiders… How does he…

"W-Well… It blew up during the helicopter accident…"

"Really? But as no one got hurt… That meant that nobody was imprisoned?"

"Y-Yeah… Kinda" I felt a bit nervous talking to him. He knows more than the average joe… I feel like I'm being interrogated. "The boys did get imprisoned but… Some of us girls did too…"

"Did the aboveground student council get involved in it, right?" He laughed. "Man, things don't change in Hachimitsu!" He continued eating.

"S-Sorry to ask but… How do you know so much about it?"

"Hmmm… I could answer your question but… I'd like you to answer me something before that"

"Y-You!... F-Fine, but don't try to push thing, geezer"

He left his fork and looked directly at me. 

"Well… I wondered… You said you hate men but, I saw you speaking to one of those guys in here, why is that?"

"T-That?!" The question totally threw me out of place. "W-Why do you even care about that?!"

"I'm just curious! Come on, I wanna know!"

T-This old man… If he wasn't paying, I would have already kicked his ass out of the building.

"T-That guy is different, he's part of the student council"

"Really now? Then he must be better than the other boys, right?"

"No, he's by far the worst… He's the messiest, most perverted and useless of them all"

"..."

The man just stared at me. His face went blank as he got consumed by thought. Why does he want to know about us and Kiyoshi?

"I get it now" He suddenly spoke, striking a blushing smile. "Let me guess… You had to take care of him during his time in prison, at first you hated him but now… You found out he wasn't that bad"

?! 

"W-What are you saying?!"

"Does he treat you well? Is he perhaps in love with you?"

"W-WHAT?! N-NO! I-"

"Ah I see! You two maybe are going out! That's quite charming…"

"N-NO! You got it all wrong!" My face didn't stop becoming more and more red. "C-Could you please let me explain my situation?"

"Ah, sorry, I got carried away, please explain yourself Hana-san"

"Y-Yeah well-" It was just then when I realised the mistake I committed by not asking his name before. "S-Sorry old man, I forgot to ask for your name"

"Ah, that" He smiled. "Don't worry about it, just call me Mr Fujino if you'd like to. Or perhaps, father in law is better?"

…

"W-What did you say?"

"Yeah, you seemed to forget to ask that small detail, but to your knowledge, I'm Kiyoshi's wonderful dad" He's smile became even more twisted.

All I could do was sit there, feeling the embarrassment of my actions made my face turn red.

To be continued…

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