[i][url=http://www.bartleby.com/19/1/1002.html]I[/url]hr naht euch wieder, schwankende Gestalten!
Die früh sich einst dem trüben Blick gezeigt.
Versuch ich wohl euch diesmal fest zu halten?
Fühl ich mein Herz noch jenem Wahn geneigt?
Ich drängt euch zu! nun gut, so mögt ihr walten,
Wie ihr aus Dunst und Nebel um mich steigt;
Mein Busen fühlt sich jugendlich erschüttert
Vom Zauberhauch, der euren Zug umwittert.[/i]

Slightly annoyed Nori looked up from the tiny book. He had been wanting to start reading it for quite some time, but now the restless atmosphere around him made it simply impossible. Outside, the spring winds rustled through the fresh leaves. It was as if there was something about it that seemed to stir commotion amongst the students.
For a few days now there had been a rumor going around the school, the subject of which had not met Nori’s ears yet. He couldn’t be bothered too much though; it was probably some gossip about who started dating who, or some crazy scheme or plan. Either way, something about which Nori couldn’t care less. He’d rather pick up something useful, such as the contents of his book.

Once more he attempted to take in the words, but whispers kept invading his thoughts, flooding the sentences and drowning their meaning.
Nori sighed and shut the book, putting it cover down on the table. He took off his glasses, placing them on top of the dark crimson booklet, and rubbed the bridge of his nose. “What is everyone so agitated about anyway..?” he wondered to himself.
While he leaned back in his chair and stretched out, a pair of students passed him.

“Yeah right. I'm not wasting my time on that stuff. Real or not, you don't mess with that stuff, you know? Let Keigo mess up on his own,” a male voice called out.
The name Keigo rung a bell. Although Nori had never talked to him, he had heard that Keigo was always up to date with the latest rumors.

Next to him, a girl bopped up from her seat, a mysterious spark in her eyes. Nori watched as she left the classroom with a firm step.

“I think I might leave as well...” he determined and gathered his belongings, carefully putting the book in his bag and the thin rimmed glasses back on his nose.

As Nori walked through the hallway, slipping by the still busy classrooms, his eyes got drawn to one particular group of boisterous students. A small flock of people had centered themselves around one boy.
“Oh! Keigo-kun, tell Etsuko-chan what you told me!” a girl cried out.

“So that’s Keigo, huh...”

Now knowing the face of the person linked to the rumor, Nori couldn’t help but get a little curious. He decided to approach the group and resolve what the fuss was all about. Drawing near, Nori listened carefully as the boy explained his story.