Meiko walked along side Kaito in complete and utter silence. She didn't know what to say. What was she supposed to say? She wasn't a hundred and ten percent sure that this boy and the boy from last night were the same person, and even if they were what could she do? It wasn't like she could put her hands on a student.

The more she thought about it, the more it angered her. How dare that brat call her a hag? And that teacher of his made her even angrier. Actions did speak louder than words, but he didn't need to use either, his face said it all, which was an amazing power once she thought about it.

As they reached the door to the classroom Kaito stepped in front of her. She looked up at Kaito who still wore the smile of a prince. "I have to apologize for yesterday." He said starting to look away. "I...wasn't quite myself."

She raised her brow. So he admits it. Well there was nothing she could do if he already apologized. "Well I guess its alright. Now move you're in my way."

"Sorry."

Meiko opened the door and stepped inside, Kaito soon following her. As soon as he entered the classroom, there was an uproar. She frowned. If only they were this lively when she taught them. "Settle down, settle down." She said standing behind her desk. "We have a new student joining our class." She turned to Kaito. "Why don't you go ahead and introduce yourself."

He smiled at her then back at the class. "Hello. My name is Kaito Shion. I'm originally from Hokkaido. Over the years, I've moved around a lot, it's kind of trying, so I hope to stay here for good and become friends with all of you."

Just as he finished, Miku entered the room with the same dead expression as ever. Meiko cursed under her breath. She was hoping she wouldn't show up. Now she was going to have to find another desk. Or did she? "Excuse me for a moment." Meiko said leaving the classroom. She went over to the neighboring classroom. They had plenty of desks and chairs to spare, but she only took a chair. She dragged it back to her classroom and placed it beside Miku's desk.

"I'm sorry Kaito. There don't seem to be any spare desks anywhere, so for today you can share with Miku." Meiko would have smiled deviously if she weren't in a room full of kids. Well this was for Miku anyway. No punishment seemed to make her change in the slightest, so she'd punish her with her greatest weakness. Socialization.

"If you don't understand anything, you can just ask Miku." She turned to the pig tailed girl. "While you're at it, you can show Kaito around the school."

Anger flashed in her teal eyes, but she quickly hid it away.

The class whispered cautiously at Meiko's action's. She ignored them. They were overreacting. Meiko believed she was doing nothing wrong, but something inside her said otherwise.

At lunch, Meiko was called to the office. According to the secretary, she had a visitor. She wondered who it could be. Was it Luka? No she and her boyfriend left for Okinawa three days ago. If Luka needed her she'd call, but then who else could it be?

Meiko reached the front door of the office. She had a bad feeling about this. She wondered if she should turn back now. She shook her head. She couldn't just ditch. She'd only be called back.

Meiko slowly slid the front door open to find the handsome glasses man from yesterday standing on the other side. Meiko was pissed. She had the urge to close the door in his face, and she did until he stopped her.

"Wait." He said struggling to keep the door open. "I need to talk to you."

Meiko paused considering. Should she do it? She technically she didn't know this person, so she did have the right to send him away. No, if she did that then the secretaries would talk, and they never forgot about what they gossiped about. She released her grip on the door and entered the room. She decided she would talk with him.

The vice principal offered his room if they wished to speak in private. They accepted it and went inside. She let the him go ahead so she could close the door behind her. "Take a seat." she said motioning to the long black leather couch.

He sat calmly with his legs crossed over each other.

"Do you want tea?" She asked.

He nodded.

She soon brought two mugs of steaming herbal tea. She placed it on the coffee table between them then sat on the couch across from his. "So." She said blowing on her tea before taking a sip. "What brings you here?"

"I'd like to...apologize for yesterday." He said grimly

Meiko hid her smirk. She could see how he struggled to say the sentence. "It looks like everyone's apologizing today." She muttered.

"I had no idea you were Kaito's teacher."

"And I had no idea people used excuses for rudeness." She said sarcastically.

He opened his mouth to retort, but closed it. "You're right. I'm sorry. It's just that, I thought you were some random drunkard." He put his hand over his mouth. "Sorry. Excuses."

"What made you think I was a drunkard―" She paused remembering the large amount of alcohol she bought for herself. "Oh." She said taking another sip. He must be judging me now, she thought embarrassed. She figured it was about time she cut back on the beer.

"So what's your relationship with Kaito?" She asked changing the subject.

"Oh right. My name is Hiyama Kiyoteru. I was Kaito's teacher at his previous school."

"Is that why you two are...close?" She asked.

His face became serious. "Not exactly."

The room's atmosphere suddenly became tense. She was curious, she wanted to ask what he meant by his statement, but she found it hard to speak. This was unlike her. She was usually an outspoken person. Swallowing she said, "What do you mean by that?"

He smiled. "I don't think you'd want to know."

That of course went against her curious nature, but she stayed quiet.

"How is Kaito doing?" He asked.

"He seems to be making good progress so far. His classmates have taken an immediate liking to him." If only she had that sort of popularity with her students. She could only dream.

"That's good." He said taking a sip of his tea. "Will you do me a favor and watch over Kaito?"

"Uh, sure." She'd find it difficult to watch over one student and one student alone, but she had taken an interest in her new student. She began to think of the close student teacher relationship Kaito and Kiyoteru shared. She wondered if they were close in "that" sense. She pushed the thought away. She wouldn't let her imagination run wild, besides, he and Kiyoteru didn't give off that air.

Meiko left the office as soon as she finished talking with Kiyoteru. Walking through the halls, she decided she would drop by her classroom and see how Kaito was doing. She might as well start doing her job. She had to admit, she felt a bit like a stalker, but reminded herself that this was only a favor.

She crept behind the door, opening it slightly. She prayed she didn't make a sound. She peeked through the small creak and searched for Kaito. She found both Kaito and Miku right where she left them. Kaito was calmly reading a book while sucking through the straw of his strawberry milk. He looked well enough. Her eyes soon made her way towards Miku who seemed to be writing? In a notebook? What was this!? Miku never attempted to do anything in her classes, what was it about lunch that made her so productive?

"Excuse me Meiko-Sensei. I can't get through."

Meiko jumped. Turning around, she saw that it was only Rin who looked slightly concered. Meiko quickly moved out of her way and let her pass. Her heart was still beating like a Jack hammer. She took a deep breath to help calm herself. What was with her? She reacted as if she'd committed a crime. Meiko was no criminal.

Meiko encouraged herself to look through the door again. She was hesitant, but then she reminded herself that this was her classroom. She could do whatever she wanted.

Just as she was about to reach for the door, someone on the other side had gotten to it first. Before she could even be discovered, she ran away.

"It's not funny Luka!." Meiko yelled over her maniacal laughter.

The pink haired girl could hardly breath.

Meiko sighed. She had decided to confide in her friend over coffee, and filled her in over everything that had been going on over the two weeks she spent in Okinawa.

"Y-you've become a stalker." She said laughing even harder.

Meiko glared at her friend. The last two weeks had been difficult. She faced a constant battle over watching Kaito, and actually teaching her class. Her students (at least the ones that payed attention) were starting to notice. At this rate, rumors would start to circle around school. The sectaries weren't the only talkers around.

"I-I'm sorry. Okay I'm done." She said breathing out her last few laughs.

"What should I do?"

Luka, who was now calmed looked at her seriously. "I think you're taking this Kiyoteru fellow's request to heart. I mean he only asked you to watch over him, not stalk the boy."

"I know, but why would he ask me that?" She sighed. None of this was making sense anymore. Kaito had been nothing but the perfect student. Sure he'd been rude the first time, but the next time she saw him it'd been a complete personality change. What sort of troubles had Kaito caused for a student and teacher to be that close? And she knew it wasn't regular delinquent behavior that caused him to leave school. She didn't buy the moving story. It was something more than that. She knew she was right. She felt it deep in her gut.

Meiko wondered if her curiosity was what was developed her stalker behavior. Yes she was admitting it. She really was developing stalker behavioral issues. If it was only her curiosity that caused her to act like this then she hoped that this curiosity of of her's would soon be satisfied. She just wanted this all to stop

Alright everyone. Today's the day." Meiko said slamming 30 freshly printed, freshly stapled test packages on her desk. She ignored her student's groans as she passed the papers out. "Clear your desks, or you won't receive a test." She warned.

After handing out all test papers, she sat behind her desk and watched her students desperately trying to fill in answers. Len didn't seem to be cheating this time. He looked like he learned from the humiliation of the last test, but he proceeded with difficultly.

Her eyes wandered to Miku who, as always was looking out the window. Meiko followed her stare. She always wondered what she looked at. She never seemed to get bored at looking at the same thing everyday. Maybe she saw something she didn't see? Well it didn't matter. Meiko decided to let her insolence slide and ignore her. After all, in a way Miku was also punishing herself.

Her eyes drifted to Kaito who neighbored Miku. He effortlessly wrote down his answers. Of course. He was a bright student who was destined to become one of the schools top achievers.

Meiko should have continued to look out for any potential cheaters, but her eyes were fixed on Kaito. He seemed to be...glowing. Glowing? She questioned. Yes, glowing, she confirmed. The silkiness of his dark blue hair became more apparent to her, and she took in paleness of his skin that appeared to be virtually flawless, it had not one blemish. She got sucked in those luminous cerulean eyes of his and fell trapped and couldn't look away.

Ba-Thump.