Chapter 2
When Saki arrived at school, she felt a little bad on how rude she was to the man. She never even got his name. She soon realized that her hat was missing and her hair was a complete mess now. "I must've lost it during all the commotion this morning," she said to herself and tried to fix her hair as best as she could. "Saki," A voice said from behind her and as she turned around. Ayane practically knocked her over as the girl wrapped her arms around Saki. Saki looked at the girl with a smile. They had been good friends since middle school and Ayane had an attraction towards the girl. The only bad thing about that is that Ayane was overly possessive and insisted that the two should be dating. Guys wouldn't even go near Saki without feeling the wrath of Ayane's love. "Oh how I've missed you so much my beautiful goddess of love," Ayane said as she rubbed her face against Saki's arm.
Saki smiled, rubbing her head with her free hand. "Sorry I kept you waiting, but you really need to start listening to me when I tell you something." Ayane pretty much ignored her again and hugged her arm tight. Saki let a sigh escape her lips. "Come on you, we've only got an hour before school starts and I still need to change. Let's work on your book report that you should've had done by now," Saki said and shook her head in frustration. "Okay my love!" Ayane said and looked up at Saki. Saki didn't have any feelings towards Ayane, but she tolerated the girl's behavior and advances. She was pretty used to the girl's clinginess by now.
"Thank you so much Saki!" Ayane exclaimed with tears of joy in her eyes. "I wouldn't have been able to take another lecture from my teacher." Saki laughed as she gathered up all of Ayane's paperwork. "Ayane, if you didn't procrastinate or spend all of your time shopping, you might actually have good grades. Ayane closed her eyes and smiled, hugging her friend tightly. "And if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have made it through school at all. You're the best Saki! Now, give me a kiss," she said and tried to give Saki a kiss. Saki placed her hand on the girl's head and pushed her down to avoid the kiss. "As flattering as that offer is, I'm saving my first kiss for someone special," she said and put the notes in Ayane's bag. "B-but I'm someone special! No one will ever love you like I do!" Ayane's eyes welled up with tears as she gave the girl a puppy dog expression. Saki looked at Ayane with a gentle smile. "I know. Now come on, class is going to start soon."
As they walked, Ayane stepped in front of her and began fixing the girl's tie. "You really shouldn't keep your tie so loose. All the guys keep staring at your chest and you know what's always on their mind." Saki rolled her eyes and moved Ayane's hands, loosening her tie again. "That's what is always on your mind when you look at me," Saki commented. "Besides, it's so suffocating. I don't like wearing it, but I have to because it's part of our uniform. That's why I keep it loose." Ayane crossed her arms with a pout. "Not my fault you have nice boobs. Sue me why don't you?" Ayane clung onto Saki's arm and continued walking with her.
Ayane was just talking away when she looked up at Saki curiously and noticed the girl was a bit Spacey. She waved her hand in front of Saki's face. "Hey, earth to Saki! What's going on in that pretty little head of yours?" Saki blinked a few times before looking down at her friend. The girl only came up to her shoulder, making her forget that Ayane was there sometimes after tuning her out. She smiled and looked ahead as she continued walking. "I met this guy this morning," she said, but before she could say any more about it, Ayane interrupted her. "Who is he!? I'll fucking kill him! I bet he was undressing you with his perverted little eyes," Ayane said and stopped, moving in front of Saki and getting inches from the girl's face. "What did he look like? What's his name? Where did you meet him? Does he go here? Do I know him?"
Saki stood there in surprise as her friend began her interrogation. She let out a sigh and rubbed her head. "I never got his name. We met on my jog this morning out in the forest, but he was kind of cute," she said without thinking. Ayane leaned in closer with a stern look. There was a fire of pure jealousy in her eyes. "Cute you say?" Saki leaned her head back and tried to avoid looking into the girl's eyes with a nervous laugh. "Y-yeah…he's um…he…" Saki didn't know what else to say without digging herself a deeper hole than what she was already in. Ayane clenched her fist as she turned her back to Saki. "I am so going to kick this guy's ass. No one is going to take my beautiful angel away." Saki watched as her friend went on with her rant for a few more moments before saying anything. "Um, Ayane, don't you think you're over reacting? I mean, I had only just met him after all. He probably isn't into sporty tomboys anyways."
Ayane's attitude changed in and instant as she turned back around, holding her hands together with a sparkle in her eyes. "What are you saying!? Every guy at this school wants to be with you! Even some of the girls are jealous that I spend all of my time with you. You're a straight A student, you have the most beautiful purple eyes, your hair makes you look like a goddess! And on top of all that, you're completely pure. That's why I have to protect your innocence from creepy perverts who want to take advantage of you." Saki gently placed her bag on Ayane's head as she leaned over to look her in the eyes with a sweet smile. "Okay, I get it. You're my body guard and I'm your damsel in distress," she said in a joking manner with a giggle. Ayane closed her eyes with a huge smile.
Ryuu, who had been listening to most of their conversation from just around the corner with one foot on the wall and his arms crossed, grinned from amusement. [i]'Hey Yoichi, did you hear that? That girl things you're a creep,' [/i] Katashi's voice said with a laugh in the back of Ryuu's mind. [i]'Shut up Katashi!'[/i] Yoichi snapped. "Look at the bright side Yoichi, Saki did say you are cute," Ryuu stated, making an attempt to be nice. [i]'Thanks Ryuu, but are you alright? You are a lot less psychotic than usual,' [/i] Yoichi asked in a nervous and worried tone. "Yoichi, you and Katashi both do me a favor and shut up from this point on until the end of class," Ryuu said with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
Ryuu pushed himself off the wall and walked over to Saki, passing Ayane in the hall off to her first class. "Pardon me miss, but could you direct me to Criminal Psychology? This is my first day and I don't know my way around yet," he said with a charming smile. Saki stopped and turned to the red haired boy standing before her. He was much taller than she was and actually made her feel short compared to him. "You're in luck. That is where I'm heading," she answered with a smile. "Come on, it's this way," she said and led him down the hallway towards class. "Can I ask you what made you interested in Criminal Psychology?" Ryuu could help but ask as he followed the girl, a bit curious as to why a girl like her would take a class like that.
"Hmm…" Saki thought for a moment about how to answer something like that. "I could ask you the same question. They say only the crazies take this course," she said with a giggle in a teasing tone. Actually, despite Ayane's praise earlier, she had a tendency to scare guys away because of her love of people who others thought were completely insane. She listened to him as they walked into the classroom ad continued to her seat at the teacher grabbed Ryuu before he could sneak in without an introduction. "You must be Ryuu, the new student. I'm Yoshihiro, your new teacher," the man said with a smile. "Okay class, this is our new student, Ryuu. Let's all make him feel welcome. Ryuu, why don't you go take a seat in the back of the class by the window," the teacher said in a kind voice as he released Ryuu's arm. Ryuu walked over and took his seat behind the girl who had led him to the class. "My name is Ryuu. What is your name?" Ryuu whispered, trying to make small talk. "It's Saki. It seems like we keep running into each other. Maybe it's fate?" She joked with a friendly smile before opening up her notebook and began to listen to the teacher's lecture.
"Hey, can I ask you something? What do you think of psychos?" Ryuu asked, leaning forward in his seat with a smirk on his lips. Her face flushed a little when she felt his breath on her ear as he asked his question. It was a little bit of a random question, but she also hadn't expected him to act so familiar with her when they had only just met. She glanced up at the teacher. Yoshihiro never missed anything and he would notice her if she turned around to give Ryuu an answer. Instead, she turned the page of her notebook and wrote her response. [b]In my opinion, they're sadistic monsters who enjoy seeing their victims in pain while lying in a pool of their own blood. But if you want me to be one hundred percent honest, I think they're kind of sexy. You probably think that's weird, huh? [/b] Actually, she didn't want to say what she had just written down out loud anyways. It was a bit embarrassing. She quietly tore out the page of her notebook and waited for the teacher to turn his back while she folded it. She reached back and slid the note onto Ryuu's desk, avoiding looking at him as she did so. Her blush darkened and started to have second thoughts about admitting something like that to a complete stranger.
