I trotted into art class about two seconds before the starting bell rang, yet my teacher still gave me a frustrated glare.
"You're late, Miss Ogino. Have a seat." He said tersely. I sighed. As much as I liked this class, I absolutely hated the teacher, for all he was was a blob of strict, robotic mind shaped like a human. With a tiny nose. As I sat down on my stool, I felt a hand place itself in my shoulder. My own hand shot up and grabbed it, squeezing it painfully hard. I heard a loud yelp, and I turned to see yet another boy, but the face was unrecognizable. Blackish-blue hair fell in short-cut strands that framed his face. He was lean and had not an ounce of fat on him.
"Who are you?" I asked coolly, letting go of his hand.
"Uh...oh! Sorry, my name is Raidan, but everyone knows me as 'Rai'." The boy explained awkwardly.
"Oh! Are you new here? I haven't seen you around."
"Yeah, actually. We just moved into a new neighborhood on top of a VERY big hill. I mean, it would take five minutes just to get to the top. And that's with a staircase!" Rai laughed wholeheartedly, not like I had just nearly broken his knuckles.
"Same here! I mean, I live on top of a huge hill about ten minutes away from here. If I'm biking."
"Oh! I told you my name, yet I don't even know yours. What is your name?" Rai hooked the bottom of a nearby vacant stool with his foot and pulled it over.
"You're right, I'm sorry. My name is Se-I mean Chihiro!" I said, stumbling over my own words as I tried to figure out why I almost said Sen. That's not even my name!
"Well hello Chihiro! Nice to meet you." Rai said, ever so polite.
"Hey lovebirds, quit it and start working! We have lots to do!" Interrupted a harsh voice, followed by enormous waves of horror and embarrassment. It's called laughter. Have you heard of it? No? You're lucky.
I saw the blush start to creep up Rai's neck and I made a quick witted decision.
"Actually, I already finished the work you assigned yesterday. And today. And the stencil sketch of choice is right here." I stated as plainly and coolly as possible, waving the sheet of paper in the air.
"I think I am ahead of the class not behind. We have a new student, and I had extra time, so I thought I'd answer his question about where the flippin' bathroom is." I hid a piece of paper from view as I quickly scribbled on it. As soon as I finished, I pressed it into Rai's hand just as the teacher spoke.
"Is that so? Then Raidan, would you be so kind to give us directions to the bathroom?" The teacher grinned evilly.
"Of course sir. At the end of the hall and the second-to-last door on the left. Then just locate the Men's room and go about my business." Rai reported with the popular-kid-to-be kind of charm only he had.
That wiped the grin off of the teachers face.
"Wha-?!" He started, unable to form coherent sentences.
"Now, may I please use the Men's room, or should I wait?"
"Go ahead then." The teacher squeaked out as he tried to regain composure.
I smirked. He had done so well.
"You're very sly Miss Ogino." Rai murmured in my ear before exiting the room, both hands in his pockets.
I sat there unable to move. Somewhere, I know I heard that before. From a different voice. I voice that was deep and sounded a lot older than it was.
-FLASH-
Green eyes boring into my own.
-FLASH-
My hand enveloped in a slightly larger one.
-FLASH-
Water everywhere.
-FLASH-
A familiar grin.
-FLASH-
I was back in the present. That's when I heard a small whisper, all it took was a whisper. Then it all came back.
Kohaku...
My eyes snapped open, filled with tears. The I started to sway. As the ground rushed up to meet me, a name escaped my lips.
Haku...
Then everything went black.
(A/N) I hope you liked Chapter Two! If you have ideas, comment. Also, I would like to give a big thanks to Velf, who is my idolized online writer. See y'all soon!
