Me: Let's get this party started!

Chapter 2

Do you know how amazing it feels to be able to sit upon one singular motor and fly through the air? Not to be stuck within the confines of a car, but to pass before and in-between them, to show them your superiority by outperforming them in everything that those prissy little car commercials try to throw at your face when you're watching tv? Or on those ads on internet videos, or on side panels. The car of the future... today. And my Ducati can kick it's ass to car-hell and back with a single rev of her beautiful engine. The cars peel out, begging for mercy. God, I love Nao for this thing.

But am I on my beautiful Ducati? No, I'm on the train, because if I get another detention this week I'll be up for suspension and I can't ride my beautiful bike while wearing a skirt. Well, I could, but I prefer not to show the entire city of Fuuka the underwear I had decided to wear today, and if I wasn't careful the exhaust pipe could burn my leg. The people of this city didn't deserve it, anyway. The most they deserved was a good sneer (which I was gladly giving everyone that tried to make eye contact with me on this god forsaken train) and a pat on the back when they managed to do something correctly.

Fat chance.

Eventually, my train pulled up to the station and the site of a red head leaning against the wall waiting for me was all it took to put me out of my sour mood. She had to stop at the store and left before me this morning, now she was meeting me here. She was filing her nails; never would have guessed. Stepping off the train, I walked by her and she fell into step with me all without taking her eyes off her nails, "I was pretty surprised when you said you were taking the train today. How many detentions you got already?" she asked me knowingly.

"6." I muttered, walking up the stairs to the train station and seeing Fuuka Academy in the not so far off distance. "At least this school believes in that 'blame the sin, not the sinner' bullshit so that every month my record is wiped clean. I love causing a hailstorm for the lion to clean up." I said, smirking. I didn't have to look at Nao to know that she was smirking too.

"So Kuga, heard Kanzaki was in an off mood after seeing you in detention. How come?" she asked. Chie had probably filled her in on everything this morning, since I filled Chie in on everything last night. Chie wanted all the information that she could get about anything.

I rolled my eyes and nodded. My relationship with the Vice President of school was... less than satisfactory, to say the least. "Who knows. Kid still hates me after what I did in our first year, I'm legitimately surprised he hasn't gotten over it. Especially considering he's banging Fujino." I muttered with a sneer.

Nao's ears perked up at the name, "Are you serious, they're dating?" she asked excitedly. Nao also had a less than satisfactory relationship with our school's angel, even though we were the only two that knew about it.

I nodded and walked a bit faster, "He came in and brought her ice cream. Kept trying to get her to leave with him, go on a walk, probably wanted to take her into the forest behind the school and have some dirty fun." I said. Nao stuck out her tongue and finally put her nail file away in her pocket while I muttered, "Poor Shizuru, having to ride that Kanzaki dick."

Ignoring the stares and looks from people on the side of the road we continued walking, laughing to ourselves. Oh, Nao hated Fujino. She hated her with all her living cells and every fiber of her being. Complimenting the Kyoto girl in front of Nao was like an indirect death sentence. At some point in the near future, something terrible and permanent would happen to you. And you'd regret every having a favorable thought towards the brunette. "So, I think I did something yesterday you'll be proud of." I said, grinning at her.

She narrowed her eyes suspiciously, but she let me keep talking. "Yesterday, she knew me. She didn't know me and we've never talked but she knew my last name and that I was a trouble maker. I pretended not to know who she is at all. As if I didn't know her name, not her looks, didn't recognize her; anything. Looked like I a ruffled her feathers pretty badly." I said.

Nao's face switched from still, to thinking, to pure evil, "You have no idea how much I love you right now, Natsuki Kuga. Remember that exchange kid from Osaka that didn't know her name either? That farm boy? She gave him all her attention for a week until he was madly in love with her. She's not used to people not knowing her." she said. I could see the cogs turning in her head.

The red head beside me was smart. Scary smart. Both scary and smart being entirely separate things, but when she started scheming against someone, the two words became one in a fearful engagement. She'd been put in detention with me multiple times, but her record was cleaner than mine, and her teachers liked her more than mine liked me. Most likely because I was just trying to get by, Nao was a force in school. Honors, advanced placement, college courses; you name it, she aced it. "Get to the point, Nao." I muttered, the school looming over me like dread.

We passed through the school gates and she was still silent, but I could tell whatever was going in her head was going to be very dangerous for everyone involved. Instead I looked up at the prison that housed me everyday... and smirked. Sitting at her desk with her back to us, was Shizuru Fujino. I elbowed Nao, making her jerk and prepare to hit me back, but I bent over and grabbed a rock off the floor, "Watch this." I said.

She followed the rock as I threw it. It hit the middle of the window perfectly. Shizuru jumped. Nao laughed. The president turned in her chair and saw two sets of green eyes looking directly at her. Nao was snickering beside me, "You act as if you two are best friends." she said.

To my delight, Yukino appeared in the window as well. She looked confused... until she saw me and Nao. Then she smiled. I waved up at her and she waved back. Shizuru fumed and turned back to her work. "I told Fujino that I fucked Yukino yesterday." I said. It was something I had left out in my report to Chie. It sounded foreign when I said it, like it had no meaning. Just a random tidbit of information, like "two plus two is four".

Nao only shrugged and kept walking into the building, "So what? I already know you did. You did it as a favor to her at a party right? Or you owed her or something?"

I nodded and followed my friend up the stairs to our classroom, "She did me a favor last year and got me out of a week of detention. Just being nice and all. But afterwards the lion yelled at me for half an hour straight. Yukino couldn't have looked more in love. After the lion was gone I talked to her about it. Trying to give her advice, return the favor. She asked if I could eh, share my experience around a little. I think she just wanted to kiss, but I ran into her at a party and we did it upstairs. Probably not the best course of events, but I was drunk."

"Kuga the pleaser." Nao teased, running her finger under my chin and snapping in front of my face. Damnit. I rolled my eyes and followed her into our classroom, which was mostly empty except for a couple groups of girls talking and a couple guys. "Can't believe the wolf laid with the mouse."

"And the mouse is trying to seduce the lion." I muttered, sitting in my desk and immediately making my bag a pillow. Might as well get comfy; I plan to sleep through the entirety of school today. Detention makes me awfully tired.

"Too bad the lion has a rod up her ass." Nao said, sitting in her seat in front of me and grinning, "I mean, a thorn in her paw." she said, correcting herself. Speaking in metaphors, god, it's just so much fun. Who wants to deal with reality anyway?

I raised my head to look at her and sighed, "What're you planning?" I asked.

She smirked. I could see the happiness in her eyes. The joy and the life that came to her whenever she had a dastardly plan to make life difficult for someone else. Her lifelong plan involved the down fall of Fujino. I wonder what this one could possibly be about... "I'm not planning anything, my sweet Natsuki-chan." she said, smiling widely. Well, this was weird. She's lying, obvious, but it's still weird. I sighed and placed my head back onto my bag, shutting my eyes and keeping them shut until class was over.

I rubbed my head hard, trying to rid myself of the thoughts that were running through it. I had somehow managed to sleep through the entire morning and dreamed about that damn party with Yukino. This is not what I wanted to be thinking about during the day. I want to be thinking about the pizza in the cafeteria that's waiting for me to devour it. Oooh pizza. So gooey and cheesy; how I love you.

Following Nao, we arrived at the cafeteria and got in line, grabbing plates and putting them on our trays as we went. Mac and cheese, check. Pudding, check. Water, check. Oh sweet goody cheesy goodness that is pizza (you are mine). Double check. Behind the counter, a lunch lady was carrying a tower of heavy pots. They looked like too much for her.

The lady misjudged the small crack in the tile in front of her and the front of her shoe snagged it, making her double step and drop the pots. The crash was immense. It rang throughout the room, echoing. The sound was loud and thunderous. It rang through my spine and made me jump, shiver and shake a bit. Nao put her hand on mine and looked up at me, concerned, "Hey, it was just some pots. It's alright, lets go." she said, squeezing my hand.

I gulped and nodded, grabbing my tray and following her to our usual out-of-the-way table. Even after we sat down, Nao was still watching me carefully. "I'm fine." I muttered, spreading my mac and cheese onto my pizza and taking a bite. So good... if only this kitchen served up mayo on pizza day. That would be heaven.

"May I join you two?" a small voice asked. Nao and I looked up to be greeted with a red faced Yukino holding her tray and looking... pretty damn angry.

I raised my brows and patted the seat beside me once. Yukino took the hint and sat down next to me – almost on top of me – and bit into her pizza violently. Nao chuckled on the other side of me and smirked, "You know that pizza isn't alive, right? No matter how angry you are at it, it's not going to die by you ripping it apart." she joked. Yukino stopped and put down the pizza, her face returning to its normal color. Unable to help herself, Nao's smirk widened, "So Mutt, this is the chick you fucked?" she asked.

Yukino's red face was back, and I couldn't help myself but laugh along with Nao. I wrapped an arm around Yukino's shoulders and shook her, inviting her to laugh with us. She managed a giggle. I grinned at her and pointed at Nao, "Ignore the fire crotch. She's just mad 'cause you stole me away for a night."

"As if, Mutt."

"Shut it, Spider!" I said, grinning at them both. I finally felt Yukino's shoulder relax under my touch and let her go, grabbing my pizza again, "So, what brings you to our table this lovely day?" I asked, biting into my pizza a little too enthusiastically.

Yukino looked down at her food, "I need to talk to you." she whispered, "...privately."

Nao raised her brows, hearing every word, "Obviously I already know you two did the dirty, and Kuga's my best friend. Speak now or forever hold your peace." she said. I could tell she was slightly offended by Yukino's words, even if the other girl didn't do anything wrong. Nao knew every bit of my life, and I knew hers. There were no secrets between us. Ever.

Nodding, Yukino looked up at us, "It's about Shizuru. You told her about what we did." she said in a very matter-o-fact kind of manner. I nodded, trying to make it seem like it was no big deal. Yukino sighed and then unleashed all hell upon us, "Well I was talking with her this morning about fixing the library and all this other stuff and then you threw the rock at the window. I thought it was fine but after I waved to you she got all weird and when I asked her what was wrong she started holding my hands and turned into the very serious Shizuru that I know and fear. Then she started asking me questions about you, and my relationship with you, and if you were ever forceful with me. Then she asked if that night I had drunk anything strange or eaten something you gave me and I got mad because she thinks that you forced me into everything that happened that night even though it was really me who persuaded you into sleeping with me." she said extremely fast. Wait... What?

I ran the words over in my head but Nao's next question sliced right through my thoughts, "Wait a minute. Fujino thinks that Natsuki raped you?" she asked quickly. Yukino nodded. Nao and I exchanged a glance... and then started laughing. Loudly. I leaned back into my seat and held my stomach as tears threatened to fall from my eyes. Nao was muttering "oh my god, oh my fucking god" as she banged her fist on the table. The tables around us had no idea what we were laughing at but they started chuckling along with us.

Nao turned to a guy at the table directly next to us and pointed across the room, directly at Shizuru, "Can you believe that little bitch? Fucking crazy, am I right?" she asked. The table cheered and the guy high-fived her, responding with a loud "hell yea!"

Yukino was blushing heavily and looking over her shoulder every few seconds. She put a hand on my knee and shushed me, "Please Natsuki-chan. Fujino-san is watching me, she knows that I'm talking to you about it." she whispered.

I craned my neck and looked behind Yukino. Sure enough, Shizuru Fujino sat in all her glory, looking directly at our table. She was still laughing at the lion's jokes and looking lovingly at her boyfriend, still seeming to be the perfect little class president everyone wanted her to be. But when she glanced our way, it was like her eyes were running red with blood. She thought I had raped Yukino. She thought I was dangerous. If Nao didn't have a plan, I sure as hell do.

I wrapped my arms around Yukino's shoulders so that I was holding her from behind and we were both facing Shizuru. "Natsuki-chan?" she asked nervously, but I reassured her that I wasn't going to do anything with her in public. I put my head on her shoulder and grinned that grin that made my teachers nervous.

The next time Shizuru looked our way, her eyes stopped on our new position and met mine. I held up two fingers. Shizuru raised her brows. "Hold up an O with your hand." I whispered into Yukino's neck. She shivered and obeyed. Shizuru's eyes narrowed, then widened in shock when I moved my fingers in and out of the circle that Yukino had just made.

The mousy girl "eep"ed and pushed me off of her, blushing furiously. Nao went back to laughing her ass off. I apologized to Yukino, "I'm just showing her that it was voluntary, Yukino. I can't be labeled as a rapist, now can I?" I asked, flashing her a wide smile.

The smaller girl pouted, "No, you're right." she muttered, going back to her pizza.

Nao let out her last few chuckles and smirked, "Don't worry, no one else saw. Hell, Fujino barely saw. How well do you know her, anyway?" Nao asked. This must have been a gold mine for her. The only person she was really friends with who was close to Fujino was Chie, and Chie only knew her because Chie was at Lost every night. With Yukino sitting right there, absolutely unable to return to her usual seat at Shizuru's table, she had until the end of lunch to get as much information about the enemy out of the smaller girl as possible.

Yukino shrugged and swallowed down her pizza, "I've known her since our first year. She convinced me to join the student council along with her, and we've been friends ever since. She said it would help me break out of my shell, and it did, a bit. So I'm very grateful to her for that. She's a very nice girl, Natsuki-chan, I swear she is." she said, looking at me with pleading eyes.

She didn't want me to hold anything against Shizuru. Heh, I'm not the one you have to worry about, honey. Beside me, Nao snorted, "Yea, all the really nice girls I know accuse my other friends of being rapists too." she said. She smiled to herself until she saw Yukino's angered face, "No really, I'm serious. All my other friends are rapist, huh, Mutt?" she asked.

"Yup." I answered back, smiling at Yukino. The girl sighed, obviously giving up. I could tell that Shizuru had a bone to pick with me now. She had a problem before, and now I provoked her in front of the whole school at lunch. There's no way she would let this go unpunished. If I knew it, Nao knew it. Then, an idea popped into my head. A delightfully evil idea. I turned to Nao and smirked, "Want to go to Lost on Friday?" I asked her.

Yukino's head jerked up at the same time Nao's did. One said "Oh please no." while the other said "Fuck yea!" Nao narrowed her eyes in Yukino's direction and scowled, "What you don't like Lost? I mean come on, everyone in this shitty school likes Lost." she said almost angrily.

Straightening up a bit, the girl shook her head, "Even I enjoy Lost. I enjoy the food and the company and the privacy of it." Nao's eyebrows raised at this, then lowered in understanding. Lost was a nightclub in town. It was notorious for being crooked. They let underage people in, allowed underage drinking and even had several private rooms for special or rich guests who enjoyed their privacy. I'd only been in one once during a business meeting and I told Nao about it. She hadn't been in one yet. I bet Yukino was in them all the time; I heard Fujino had her own personal one.

Nao glanced sideways, "I'd enjoy those private rooms too if I had a bottle of sake and hot broad to screw, too." she muttered under her breath before shoveling pudding into her mouth. I snickered and finished off my pizza.

"That's a very indecent and vile thing to say." a voice from above us three said. I nearly choked on my pizza. Yukino looked scared. Nao looked annoyed. But her eyes showed that she was like a child in a candy story.

Shizuru Fujino stood over out table, looking down at our table and giving Nao a very disappointed look, like a mother scolding her child. I saw exactly what was running through the red head's mind. Challenge Accepted. Nao leaned back and folded her arms in front of her chest, "Oh sorry, Fujino, I didn't know that my affinity for fucking girls offended you. Though I guess I should have known from your reaction to Natsuki's summer fling. Maybe you've heard of it?" she asked, batting her eye lashes and smiling sweetly.

Those murderous red eyes shifted to me, and I gazed back, trying to looking as bored as possible. This chick thought that I'd hurt Yukino, and yet she was the one scaring the girl out of her pants. Yukino looked ready to bolt. Fujino probably thinks it's my doing. Ah, but I knew what all of this could mean. This could be my chance to help Nao get away with her revenge on Shizuru. I'd do anything to make this girl miserable. Anything to help Nao. "Oh, she's heard all about. I take it you didn't like my little demonstration before?" I asked, smiling crookedly at her.

"No, I did not." she said, her eyes flashing down to look at my mouth. This was the smile I used to piss off my teachers. They thought I knew more than them when I used it. I bet it was the same of her. So prim and proper, I can't wait to take her down a few pegs, "In fact, you're going to come with me to discuss this matter before it gets too out of hand."

"Ha, fuck that." I said, chuckling and continuing to grin at her.

Underneath the table, Nao high-fived me.

Shizuru sighed and nodded, "I thought you might say that. If so, I can tell any teacher hear about your little 'demonstration' before. I'm sure they'd love to hear about the sexual harassment from you and suspend you, Kuga-san. Or you can follow me right now and we can settle this like adults."

I froze. If I got suspended again then I'd be kicked out of school. I can't leave Nao alone here. Not now... I gulped and got up, "Fine, Fujino. Have it your way." I said, moving around the table to meet her. I flashed her my crooked smile and whispered a bit, "You don't have to be so forceful just to get me alone."

My words wounded her, I know, I saw it in her eyes. But on the outside she simply smiled and turned, leading the way for me to follow her out of the cafeteria. As I was leaving, I glanced at Chie to see her kiss three fingers and then raise them in the air as a salute. I couldn't help but chuckle. Damn girl and her jokes. I followed Fujino all the way up to the student council meeting room and sat in front of her desk, while she sat behind it. I immediately made myself comfortable and grinned at her, "You sure you want to bring a rapist up here? I might rape you, you know." I said.

The girl smiled back at me, "I misjudged you." she said. I blinked. Eh? Shizuru folded her hands on the table and placed her chin upon them, "I indeed thought yesterday that could be no possible way that Yukino would do anything sexual like the likes of someone like you," Ouch "but I saw you two being very friendly at lunch, even after your little 'demonstration'. She's friendly with you. Even being so close to you and having you touch her, she's relaxed with you. How did you become such good friends?" she asked me.

I shifted in my seat, "She did me a favor, I returned it." I said simply. She didn't need to know anymore. And cool, I guess I'm not considered an extreme rapist anymore. "So I guess that means you're not going to make it your sole purpose in life to get me suspended, eh?" I asked, watching her carefully.

She smiled again and shook her head. But she didn't say anything. We just sat there. Watching each other. I was watching her, but not as intently as she was watching me. She looked like she was trying to bore into my soul. She was studying me and I knew it, trying to figure out why I was the way I was. I didn't like it. "Is that all?" I asked quickly, "Can I leave now?" All this attention just because I pretended not to know her name? I swear, if she starts following me around like a cat playing with a new toy, I'm screwed. I can't have her snooping in my life. I get followed on a regular basis enough. Last thing I need is Fujino on my heels.

"I heard you're very popular with pretty girls, Kuga-san." she said bluntly. I wasn't that much, but the school's gossip made me seem like a lady killer. Which means she's probably been asking around about me.

I raised my brows. "Um, maybe. What does that have to do with anything? Still think I'm taking advantage of Yukino?" Really, this was getting annoying.

"You and Yuuki-san are quite close." she said. I rolled my eyes. Where the hell was she going with this? "Yuuki-san is in one of my classes here at the academy. It's a highly advanced business class, one that I'm taking to learn the business world so that I can take over my father's business when he retires." she said.

I rolled my head back and snored loudly, just like I'd done in detention. As if I could give two shits about her father's business. Her stupid father. That ugly old bastard with not a care in the world for the people he hurts. I hope he dies. I hope I get to kill him. I want to kill him.

"Kuga-san, you look angry." she said suddenly, her eyes showing a slight bit of concern.

I straightened my neck and narrowed my eyes at her, "If you have no problem with me then why the fuck am I here? Why do you keep bringing Nao up and why do you think I want to hear about your father? I couldn't give a fuck about your father. That pathetic old man doesn't deserve the life he's been given." I said, my anger getting the best of me. Her father... and what he did to Nao... I sneered and ignored her, looking out the window and down towards the front gate.

Big mistake. Tate was standing by the front gate, hiding behind his sunglasses like a jerk. Must be skipping school. He moved his head around and examined the building before he saw me in the window just like I'd seen Shizuru this morning. He moved his jacket off to the side and flashed the sight of his pistol sitting comfortably on his hip, showing me that he was on a business run. My eyes flashed back to Fujino before she couldn't follow what I was looking at, "I'm leaving." I said, standing and turning my back to her.

I heard her stand from her chair, "Kuga-san, why do you and Yuuki-san hate my father?" she asked, almost yelling. She sounded taken aback - desperate. I doubt anyone in her life time had bad mouthed her father. Shit. I want her off my back, not her digging into my life more.

"Because Satan!" I yelled back, slamming the door behind me.

I stalked down the corridor of the school and went down the stairs as fast as my feet would carry me. I hated when this happened and I wanted to get this over with as fast as possible. I left the school building as quickly as possible, meeting Tate by the gate, "What do you want?"

I saw the vein in his forehead twitch a bit, "I missed you too, Natsuki-san." he said, looking at me carefully. He was wearing full back, even though it was plenty warm outside. The sunglasses told it all. Undoubtedly a business run.

"Get to the point, Tate. I don't want to have to deal with you today, too. What do you want?" I yelled, angry at him. Angry that he always bugged me. Tate was plenty fun to talk to at school and hang out with, but when he was on his serious business runs, I didn't like to be around him too much. He was useful for information and stuff, but that's about it.

He put his hands up in defense and smiled, "Don't shoot the messenger." he said, reaching into his jacket and pulling out an envelope with a black tiger in the blank side and my name on the other. "Yoshida-sama is inviting you and a guest to a party Saturday night in two weeks time. The exact date is written inside. He expects you'll appear, most likely with Yuuki-san. He promises that if you meet one person, just one, you won't regret it. Meet this one person, and we'll be off your backs. For good. He asks for no confrontation though, or the deal is off." he said, explaining his boss's words to me.

I took the envelope carefully, looking over its corners and taking a peek inside. Yoshida wanted to invite me to a party then, eh? Of course I'll have to bring Nao, he'll bring her himself if I don't. I can meet a person... I've met a few in the past. Just make friends with one yakuza buffoon and then I can be rid of those bastards, leave this town forever. "Deal." I told Tate.

OMAKE

Me: Dun dun duuuuuuuun

Shizuru: So good of you to introduce more characters, Shu

Nao: 'Bout damn time

Me: It's only the second chapter!

Tate: Lazy ass

Me: D:

Natsuki: What's this about yakuza?

Me: Oh um... you know, Kuga. Just you and stuff...

Natsuki: Wut o.o

Nao: ...Dun dun duuuuuuun

Me: I hadn't realized this chapter is almost a thousand words longer then the last. WOOP.