Chapter 123: Return of the King (and Queen)

School on Monday is... weird.

We are famous. Like, actually famous.

There are news vans outside the gate.

Fuji gets out of the car (a normal car this time). I get out next to him.

He takes my hand.

We walk through the sea of reporters. He ignores them all. He is the Ice Prince again, but this time, it's armor for us, not a wall for him.

We get to class.

Our desks are pushed together.

Someone (Toujo) has drawn a crown on Fuji's desk and a spiked mace on mine.

"Accurate," I mutter.

Fuji sits down. He opens his book like nothing happened.

"Morning, Isuzu-san," he says, smirking.

"Morning, Fuji-sama," I retort.

He winces. "Don't call me that."

"Make me stop."

Life is... almost normal.

Except now, when bullies see me, they don't just run. They bow, apologize for existing, and THEN run.

And Daiki... Daiki is still here.

He walks up to our desks at lunch.

"Just because you won the 'Game of Thrones' doesn't mean you won the war, Prince," Daiki says, slamming a strawberry milk on my desk. "I'm still in the queue."

Fuji just smiles.

"Get in line, Hanata-san. It is a very long wait."

Hiroto slides in. "AND I AM CUTTING THE LINE! Season 3 needs a love triangle reboot!"

I bang my head on the desk.

Peaceful life? Never gonna happen.