"Oof!"
I did a face plant into the floor and lay there dramatically. I could hear Ginny sigh.
"Itai…" I muttered.
"S-sorry!" Tetsuki stuttered.
I looked up at him slowly. My head hurt and I liked to over dramatize things.
"You said you'd go easy on me!" I complained.
"I'm sorry!" he repeated.
Tetsuki held out his hand to help me up. I reluctantly took it and bowed. I quickly went back to my spot next to Ginny and sat down with a huff.
"What's with you?" she asked.
"I thought I would be better at this. We practiced all summer." I said, crossing my arms.
"He used different moves than you were used to. You only fought against me."
"I guess you're right."
I sighed and listened to sensei give a detailed lecture on how I managed to screw up. Like, how horrible my form was and how I didn't have a chance swinging my sword around like that. Psh. He didn't know what I could do…then again, neither did I.
The bell rang again and I stretched. Break time!! Finally!
"Oi! Modena!" someone shouted behind me.
I turned around to see Tetsuki followed by Toushirou. What did he want?
"Naninomo?" I replied.
"I wanted to apologize if I hurt you during our match." He said.
"Nah. It's fine. I just like to over dramatize things." I said, shrugging. "Hitsugaya-san! What's up with you?"
Toushirou looked at me a little surprised. I smiled.
"Nothing." He replied.
"You're talkative. You guys wanna hang out during the break?" I asked.
"Sure! How about it, Toushirou?" Tetsuki said.
Toushirou scowled and sighed. He looked thrilled at the idea.
"Why?"
"Oh, c'mon. Be nice for once! It won't kill ya!"
"Yeah, Hitsugaya-san! Please?" I begged.
"Toushirou, why don't you want to hang out with us?" Ginny asked.
Ah. Ginny's special skill. Interrogation. She finally has someone other than me to interrogate.
"Don't call me Toushirou when you just met me!!" Toushirou yelled angrily.
"Maybe if you answer my question, I'll call you Toushirou-san. So, answer the question. Why not?" Ginny said.
"I don't know…I just met you guys and…" he began.
"And what? Is it me?" I asked, pretending to sound a little hurt.
Acting hurt was one of my special skills. Only Ginny could tell when I was faking.
"N-no! It's not you!" he said defensively.
"Then Ginny?" I said, adding a bit more emotion.
Ginny looked at me strangely, as if to say 'you've got to be kidding me.'


"No! Not Ginny either!"
"Then what?"
"C'mon, Toush. Let's hang out with them. It could be fun." Tetsuki said.
All three of us looked at Toushirou, me with giant puppy eyes, Ginny with demanding eyes, and Tetsuki with questioning eyes. He seemed to feel pressured. He scowled again.
"Fine. Just this once." He sighed.
"Yatta! You won't regret it Hitsugaya-san!" I squealed, glomping him.
"GET OFF ME!!" he shouted.
Ginny and Tetsuki started laughing hysterically. I continued to hug Toushirou, despite his yelling. I giggled as he tried to pull me off with no success.