A month later, I was walking in the hallway when I ran into something. A cat puppet fell at my feet.

"Oh, sorry," I said, reaching down to pick up the puppet. I got up and handed it to a strange man in a black cloak. He didn't take it. I couldn't see his face, so I didn't know if he was spaced out, or his eyes were closed, or... why he wouldn't accept it.

"Umm... excuse me?" I asked him.

"Oh, yes. Sorry. I'm Nekozawa." He took the puppet back, putting it on his left hand. "Who might you be? I haven't seen you here before."

"I'm Sammi. I just transferred here from America."

"Why aren't you scared of me? I could put a curse on you," he said, seriously.

"Go ahead. It's not very nice, but if I deserve it, oh well." I shrugged. "Plus, if you ever get a chance to see what I wear outside of school, you'll understand why you don't scare me." I laughed. "See you around, Nekozawa," I said, waving behind me as I walked off.

I felt something tug on my dress and I looked down to see Hunny.

"How come you can talk to Nekozawa without being scared? He's scary!" he ran and jumped all the way up on Mori's shoulder.

"Hey, Mori," I said. Then to Hunny, "He doesn't scare me. It's that simple." Then I walked away, leaving Hunny and Mori there. I couldn't help wondering what the relationship was between Hunny and Mori. They couldn't be brothers. Hunny was tiny, and blond, while Mori was tall and had black hair. Yet Hunny was always clinging to Mori, and Mori seemed okay with it. I spun around and headed back towards them.

"Umm... are you guys dating?"I asked. They had no reaction at first and then their blank looks turned to shock. "I don't have a problem with it if you are, I was just curious," I continued.

All of a sudden, I hear laughter behind me. It was none other than Hikaru and Kaoru.

"Dating?" Kaoru managed to ask before laughing again.

"I'm guessing I'm making a false assumption," was my response.

"The Morinozuka family has always... protected the Haninozuka family, I guess you could say," Hikaru explained.

"Mori keeps close watch on Hunny. They're cousins," Kaoru finished for him.

"Oh, okay." I showed that I understood. I'm jealous. I wish Mori protected me. I found myself thinking. My thoughts were broken by more laughter.

"Dating!" the twins guffawed. I laughed with them, awkwardly, then realized what I had been thinking. Mori? He wasn't my type. Hikaru or Kaoru would be perfect for me... I couldn't like the tall, silent type. I glanced at him, and realized that he was attractive. Very attractive. I felt myself blushing, and turned away quickly.

"I... have to go!" I sputtered out before running off, my cheeks hot.

Behind me, I didn't know it, but Hikaru and Kaoru were talking about me.

"Kaoru, are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"If you're referring to the blushing, Hikaru, then most likely yes."

Then in unison: "Sammi likes Mori!"

Mori turned to them. His expression was completely neutral, but if you looked closely, you could see the corners of his mouth twitch, as if he were holding back a smile. Hunny noticed this.

"Mori, did you hear that?" he asked in his cute, boyish tone. "Sammi likes you!" He seemed excited. "Do you like her, too?"

"Maybe," Mori responded. It was unknown to anyone, even Hunny, whether he actually didn't know, or if he was secretly implying that he did. Only time would solve that mystery.