Yo! If you are reading TDR and wondering where the heck the update is, don't worry! The next chapter will be out on January 1st (WOO! New Year! :D). Whenever I didn't have inspiration for that pile of junk, I worked on this one. I hope you still manage to enjoy this story, and please don't take it seriously! ^^

"Absolutely not," said Kyouko Kirigiri to her father.

"Please at least consider it? We'll be able to take care of the others for the rest of their lives! You don't even have to-"

Jin Kirigiri, the current headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy, stopped his pleading once he realized that his daughter had walked out of his office.

"Kyoukooooo!" He yelled, much to Kyouko's chagrin. She could hear him from outside the office. Her mantra of "just ignore him" wasn't holding up at the moment.

"Hey, it's Kirigiri-san!"

Kyouko turned to find the source of the cheerful voice, which turned out to belong to Makoto Naegi. He was smiling and carrying what looked to be a boxed tea set. Celestia Ludenberg stood near him, though she seemed to be slightly further in front of him.

"Good day, Miss Kirigiri," said Celestia. Kyouko nodded.

"Good day to you, too, Naegi-kun, Yasuhiro-san," Kyouko responded, calling Celestia by her least favored name.

"Miss Kirigiri," began Celes. Kyouko noticed the irritated twitch of her eyebrows. "I thought I asked you not to use that name when referring to me."

"Sorry," she said. Naegi thought that she didn't really sound very sorry at all...

"In any case, it looks like you just left another meeting with the headmaster. Did he want to talk about Togami again?"

It seems that Kyouko and Celes knew just the right things to say in order to annoy each other. Kyouko sighed.

"Yes," she said in response. "He's still trying to get me to get closer to Togami-kun."

Makoto knew this, but it still irked him to hear them mentioning Togami. It especially annoyed him whenever Kyouko talked about him, even when she was expressing her irritation. Makoto knew it was silly to be jealous of Togami like that, but each time Kyouko spoke about him, she was thinking about him. It's not unheard of for someone to change their opinions of someone they hate...

"Mister Naegi, what exactly are you thinking about?" Celes called out to him from further ahead. She and Kyouko had walked pretty far past Makoto while he was lost in thought.

"Ah, nothing!" Makoto yelled to them as he clutched the tea set he volunteered to carry. As he quickened his pace, he walked past a certain athletic duo.

"Ah, it's Naegi-kun!" Aoi Asahina exclaimed as she saw the boy. Sakura Oogami nodded and looked at the box that he was carrying. Judging by the rumor that she's heard recently and the fact that he was catching up to Celestia, Sakura was able to guess what was going on.

"It seems that Miss Ludenberg has received another gift from her secret admirer," Sakura stated.

"Jeez," began Aoi. "Celes is so lucky! I wish I had a secret admirer."

Sakura was well aware of Aoi's insecurities regarding males, and although she tries to tell her that her worrying is unnecessary, Aoi still seems to wish for another form of companionship.

"Asahina-yan," began Sakura. "Worry not. In time, you'll encounter the one you're destined to be with."

"Yeah, yeah," Aoi responded. She didn't mean to sound rude, but Sakura always said the same thing when it came to guys. For once, she wished that Sakura would consider her circumstances. Sakura already found the one she loved, and Aoi just wanted it to be her turn!

"Ack," said Aoi, snapping out of her trance. She looked up to apologize to who she bumped into, but he managed to beat her in responding.

"Tch. Watch where you walk, plebeian," snapped the unmistakable voice. Aoi backed up and continued looking at Byakuya Togami, trying to think of something to snap back. He walked past her before she could.

"Don't bother hurting yourself trying to come up with a response," he said as he walked away. Aoi frowned and stared at him.

"Jerkwad!" Aoi yelled. Sakura observed the exchange. Although she was tempted to stop Togami and ask him to apologize, she couldn't help but wonder why he let her walk into him. Togami was in no way oblivious to his surroundings, so why wouldn't he notice someone walking right in front of him? Furthermore, why didn't he say anything or try to stop her. Asahina had been having problems with guys bothering her... Was Togami that kind of guy? If so, Sakura would never forgive him for adding to the harassment!

"Sakura-chan?" Aoi asked. "Are you worried about something? You've been kinda quiet."

"Nothing," replied Sakura. "I simply became lost in thought."

"Hm... Alright," said Aoi, unsure if she believed that completely. Suddenly, a wild Touko Fukawa appeared.

"Ah, Fukawa-chan! If you're looking for Togami, he just walked-"

"I'm not interested in your sweet talking!" Touko yelled in response. "How dare you bump into my White Knight?!"

Asahina was shocked. "What sweet talk?! And it's not like I said trying to bump into him!"

"Whether you were trying to or not, you better apolo-ch!" Touko sneezed. Or, rather, she was stopped in the middle of her sneeze by a pair of slender fingers pinching her nose.

"Fukawa. I need you to come with me," stated Togami as he pulled her by the nose, hardly giving her a choice in the matter.

"Ye... YES!" Touko exclaimed in a nasal voice.

"Hah! Are you two on your way to accept your 'Worst Couple' award?" Aoi managed to make a timely comeback as repayment for his earlier jab. The two ignored it, though.

"It seems that he was around at a pretty convenient time," Sakura stated matter-of-factly.

"Yeah, I guess," said Aoi. "But... wasn't he going in the other direction?"

Meanwhile, Togami and Touko managed to make it to the library, and far enough away from Asahina.

"Hopefully that display made her forget the previous comment I made," Togami murmured. He didn't appreciate that he had to get his hands dirty like that, but he also didn't regret doing it, since it got the job done. Touko sat at a table and watched him as he thought to himself.

"Thank you for stopping her, Byakuya-sama!" Touko expressed her gratitude.

"I don't recall allowing you to use my name so casually," said Togami. Touko flinched at his words.

"I-I'm sorry, Byaku- Togami-sama," Touko apologized. Togami sighed.

"You shouldn't bother worrying about that Swimming Idiot," said Touko.

"I wasn't worrying about that," Togami lied. "Besides, it doesn't seem right for someone who got a 62 on their latest test to call anyone else an idiot."

"Uwa!" Touko exclaimed. "Well, y-you see, I was kinda s-s-sick that day and-"

"I'm not interested in girls that make excuses," Togami said as he prepared to leave.

"Wait, Byakuya-sama!" Touko stopped him. "Where are you going?"

"Hmph," he began. He was prepared to respond saying that he didn't need to tell her that, but he realized that telling the truth might actually stop her from coming along. Togami turned to Touko with a smug smile.

"I'm going to meet with Kyouko Kirigiri," he said. "Don't follow me."

"K-Kirigiri?!" Touko exclaimed as he left the library. Kyouko Kirigiri?! She's heard rumors, but she didn't think they were true! Her White Knight... and Kyouko Kirigiri?! Touko thought about her long, flowing hair, sharp lilac eyes, and mysterious demeanor and realized that there was no way she could compete with her!

"Jeez, Kirigiri-san!" A new, male voice spoke out in the library. Touko tried to quiet her freaking out. Her efforts were rendered futile, since he managed to notice her there.

"Hi... You didn't hear that, right, Fukawa-san?" Makoto asked her. Touko didn't respond immediately. Does this boring guy have an interest in Kirigiri? Naturally, he'd never compare to her White Knight, but maybe, just maybe... If Kirigiri somehow fell for Naegi...

"You!" Touko yelled as she walked towards him. Makoto stood shocked at her sudden outburst.

"Ye... Yeah, Fukawa-san...?"

"I might have an idea that'll benefit the both of us..."