Saiken Kakuzu was a third year prodigy at Yuken Academy. He lived with not much money at all, but his high grades and B average had gotten him straight into Yuken with no entry fees at all. He had a B in mathematics and Japanese, an A in economics, and a C in physics. The only low grade he had was a D in biology, seeing as he himself had a strange biology compared to the other students.
...So what was a B-average third year doing staring over the top of "A Thousand Ways to Make Money" - a book he had borrowed several times before - at the principal's son, a junior named Yuken Hidan, who had come out with the bare minimum entry grade of a D average? On top of that, Hidan looked almost the same age as Kakuzu, so he had been held back for something was the only logical solution. And yet here was Kakuzu taking such an interest in the boy. Curse my mind.
Hidan was sat across the library from Kakuzu, reading a book with a strange symbol on the front. Kakuzu snapped out of his stare when he saw a black haired boy grab Hidan's book from behind.
"What's this, then?" chuckled the bully, hanging it above Hidan's head. "Something to help you draw circles and triangles?" He began to laugh as Hidan's hand reached for it and grabbed the air instead. "Do you have a D in having a life as well?" Kakuzu recognised him as Ryu, a senior in his class.
"Give it back, you bastard!" yelled the white haired junior, eyebrows furrowed and arms in the air to grab the book. "That's mine!" His teeth were bared in anger. "I hate the kind of person who hurts people to hide his own problems! Fuck you! May you have a slow, painful death!"
Yes, he had definitely been held back before. The only thing Kakuzu had in common with Hidan was a D in biology. Kakuzu always sat at a distance from people, never opening his mouth, and Hidan from the display so far constantly cursed and didn't care how obnoxious he was. That was the kind of person Kakuzu hated.
"To hide his own problems? Ha!" exclaimed Ryu, crossing his arms with the book still in his hands. "I'll hand over the book. If you pay for it."
"Would you die to outcast someone?" Hidan replied, surprising Kakuzu from afar. The bully smirked in return.
"Hm, was that a threat?" he said snidely.
Kakuzu's eyes widened. Ryu, you idiot! It was a threat!
"How did you guess?" answered Hidan, narrowing his eyes.
Oh God... Hopefully he won't do anything stupid. Kakuzu planted his hand against his face and watched.
"As if you could take me!" Ryu laughed obnoxiously, causing Kakuzu's eyes to widen and hand to reach out. "Okay, D-grade idiot, I dare you to even try and lay a finger on me."
"I accept your dare."
At those words, Hidan took a triple-bladed scythe from his back. He clicked the handle, throwing the scythe which connected to a hilt by a long black rope. Ryu's eyes widened, but not before something came between he and the blow.
Kakuzu had caught the scythe sideways, and only then did he realize. Crap! I ran at my true speed! His eyes came to a narrowed position and he scowled at Hidan. "So the D stands for deliquent."
"So the B stands for bastard," snapped Hidan, picking up the book and scurrying off while mumbling under his breath.
Kakuzu turned around, staring with half open eyes at his friend whom was still in shock. He sighed and walked over, whacking him on the head and seemingly bringing him back down to Earth.
"Agh, Kakuzu-san!" he yelled, holding his head and closing his eyes tightly. "What was that for?"
"For being a moron." Kakuzu pat Ryu on the head and sighed. "Be more careful. That guy would have killed you had I not stepped in."
"I could've handled him, Kakuzu-san," said the friend and saw the smile on Kakuzu's face.
"Liar." The tall man turned away. "Don't let me see you picking on juniors again, or I won't help you with your economics homework for a month."
"Wah, Kakuzu-san! You're so mean!" complained Ryu. He smiled up. Though Kakuzu was distant and cold, he meant well for everyone. He would sometimes be sarcastic, as well. To Ryu, and all his other friends, he was kind of like a mother.
"I'm mean for all your own goods," answered Kakuzu. "It's time to go to class, Ryu. Come on, Ware and Sora will be there."
Ryu went on ahead, and Kakuzu turned his head in the direction Hidan had gone. Yuken Hidan... what manner of man are you? With that, he followed behind his classmate to their next lesson.