Chapter Two: A Little Bit of Research

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Class 2-3 was buzzing with noise. Yuuki put her stuff down at the desk. She came pretty early today so she had extra time.

"Hey, Yuuki. How'd you do on the Math homework last night? I couldn't figure it out. I just hate trig." Yori asked with an exasperated sigh.

Oh no. She left out half the sheet. She was planning on asking Yori about. Well, so much for that. Now what should she do? She looked around quickly, searching for some help. Then she remembered, Zero was really good at Math. He finished the worksheet yesterday in less than five minutes while it took her the whole period.

She walked hesitantly over to his desk. They weren't exactly on good terms after their argument yesterday at Lunch. But she was desperate.

"Ummm.... Zero?" she began. He seemed not to hear. Or if he did, he just ignored her. Most probably the latter.

"Zero? Could you help me with the Math homework?"

"Ask someone else," he said without turning his head.

"Please?" she tried to sound as desperate as she could. "I'm dead if I don't do the first homework I was assigned and you're really good at math!"

"No."

"Please?" she wasn't going to give up. He couldn't withstand her for that long, could he?

"FINE!" he turned abruptly."I'll help you. You're such a stubborn idiot." Yuuki smiled, ignoring his last comment. Success, she thought to herself. After about three minutes of explaining, she got the answer.

"Thanks a lot!" she said gratefully.

"Just don't take this as a sign of friendship." he said coldly. She knew Zero had a good side to him. She just had to find it.

She turned to Yori and began explaining her what Zero had just explained moments before. As soon as she was done, Yori showered with compliments.

"Wow, Yuuki! You're awesome at Math!'

"Not really. Zero just explained it to me." Yuuki answered a bit hesitantly. Talking to Zero didn't seem like a good thing around here.

"Zero? You actually got him to help you?" Yori was amazed. "Wow, either you must be really talented or he likes you. You have a lot of guts to ask him." Yuuki was sure the comment about Zero liking her wan't true. Not with the way he was treating her, anyway.

"He's not really so bad. Really."

"I don't know about that." Yori looked at her in a weird way.

Another voice came from the other side of the classroom.

"Yuuki!" It was her brother, Kaname. (AN: I changed Kaname's personality to fit the story. Sorry! He's better fit this way!)

"Hi, Kaname!" she smiled at him.

"You forgot your lunch in your rush this morning. Lucky I came later than you to school."

"Oh, thanks!" Yuuki said gratefully.

"Who's this? Your friend?" he asked in his usual deep voice. Yuuki turned to introduce Yori to Kaname. She then noticed that Yori was blushing deeply.

"This is Yori," Yuuki said pretending she didn't notice."Yori, this is my brother, Kaname."

"Hello." Kaname greeted.

"Hi!" Yori said, reddening even more. She probably had a secret crush on him like the hundreds of other girls at their old high school.

The bell rang, abruplty interrupting her thoughts. "Bye, Yuuki. Bye, Yori." Yuuki watched everyone stare at him as he left. As usual.

"Yuuki!" Yori burst out at her. "Is that really your brother?" Yuuki nodded with a shrug. She knew exactly what was coming next. "He's soooooooooo dreamy!" she said, prolonging the 'so' more than necessary."Maybe you could tell him a bit about me once in a while," finishing with a smile.

"Yeah, sure. Whatever." She was used to this.

"What class is he in?" continuing her bombarding questions.

"3-1." But she wasn't listening. Personally, she thought Zero was much hotter than Kaname. He just needed a major attitude adjustment. She turned her head towards Zero, who was glaring at her. She turned away quickly. She had to find out more about him. No matter what it took.

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"Kaname! Yuuki!" Mrs. Cross called up the stairs. "Come eat dinner." Yuuki sat down at the table with a thoughtful expression on her face

"Yuuki. What's on your mind? You're playing with your food." Kaname noticed.

She looked up. "Oh, maybe you could help me Kaname. You know more about guys then I do. There's this guy in my class who sits next to me named Kiryuu Zero. He seems really strange and carries an air of mystery around him. Everyone seems to be avoiding him. Though I can't blame them." she added the last comment in an undertone.

"What was that last thing you said?" Kaname asked.

"Oh nothing. So yeah?" she prompted. "Did you hear anything about him?"

"Well, I heard someone mention something yesterday when you tried to sit next to him by Lunch." Kaname looked thoughtful, "What was going on, by the way? He was acting like such an jerk."

"Doesn't matter. Just continue." Yuuki was so curious to hear what the other students knew.

"Well, they told me that he just came last year from a different school. He's been that cold and mean since then. Something must've happened before he came. Rumor has it that he was really popular at his old school. But they're not really sure if that's true. Why do you want to know so much about him anyway?"

"I just wanted to find out more about why he's so aloof to everyone." Yuuki explained. "Was he really popular?"

Kaname shrugged. "Who knows? But you should really keep away from him. He could have a criminal record or something."

"Oh, don't overexagerrate," Yuuki said as she got up. "He's just mean. That's all."

"You never know, Yuuki. Find someone else to like." Kaname reproached her. "From what I hear, he doesn't seem like the ideal boyfriend."

Yuuki blushed slightly. "I don't have a crush on him. I just wanted to find out why he acts that way. That's all."

"Be careful, around him," Kaname got up as well and made his way to leave the room.

"I'm not a baby! I can make my own decisions!" she called after him. But Kaname already left the room.

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