CHAPTER 3
Kairi's POV
When I saw Gaara the next day at school, I tried to ignore him as much as possible. He was the only thing my mind could really focus on and it was driving me insane. School helped a little, except the fact that we had 5 classes together and he sat close to me in each one. Still, I was able to concentrate on my school work for the most part. Instead of eating in the lunchroom with him, I skipped lunch and spent it in the library. I probably would have done that whether I was trying to avoid Gaara or not. I had an English test 7th period and I really needed to get some last minute studying in. I wasn't really good at English, especially since I hardly ever did any of the reading I was supposed to.
During 6th period, Gaara gave me a weird look. Once again, I knew what he was thinking just by looking into his eyes. He was wondering where I was for lunch. I ignored him and sat down at my art easel.
I put up a clean sheet of paper and took out some charcoal. I pressed the black chalk-like substance up against the paper and slowly made a downward motion.
After about 10 minutes, I finished the outline of my drawing. I was kind of relieved that it wasn't a picture of Gaara. That would have been a little embarrassing to explain, especially if Gaara would have seen it. So far, it was a picture of a girl lying down. The rest of the picture was blank and would be filled in as I went along.
After shading in some things, drawing the background, and adding some more detail to everything, I was finished. I got up and stepped back to view my work.
Even though it wasn't a picture of Gaara, it was still something that I didn't want to see. It reminded me about something that happened in my childhood.
It was a picture of a girl lying on the hardwood floor. She was lying with her knees pulled to her chest. In the doorway were two shadowy figures. It made more sense to me, but anyone else who looked at it wouldn't understand it the same way that I did. After all, it was based on what I had experienced when I was a child, only it was a lot more vivid. It's definitely something that I wouldn't forget, at least not this early in life.
Gaara came up behind me and looked at it with a blank expression on his face. We just stood like that for a few moments, neither of us saying a word. I broke the moment by cleaning up my mess. The last thing I did was taking my drawing down and put it in my art slot. I didn't want to turn it in just yet, especially since it wasn't that good. I would wait to see what I drew the next day.
"I have to retake my test tomorrow," Gaara suddenly said. I gave him a strange look and slowly nodded.
"I guess I can quiz you after school," I told him. "That's if you want me to." Gaara closed his eyes and nodded. I kind of figured that Gaara was incapable of asking questions. Instead, he would make a statement hinting to the question that needed to be asked. That was one characteristic Gaara had that was annoying at times, and entertaining at others.
"We can't go to my place, and I only have a half an hour. I'll meet you in the school library and we can study in there." Gaara nodded and went back over to where his stuff was.
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Gaara's POV
I met Kairi in the library. This time, she was actually early. I don't know how she could tell, but she somehow sensed that I was a bit surprised.
"Like I said, I only have a half an hour," she told me. I nodded and took a seat at the table.
We got to work right away. She asked me random questions about things that were in the 5th chapter, and I answered them. Then she would tell me whether I was right or wrong.
After about 20 questions, she told me that I got 15 correct. When she told me this, I wasn't that surprised. I had actually begun understanding some of it.
She took out a piece of paper and scribbled down a couple of things.
"You should probably take a quick look over these things tonight," she told me. She handed the paper to me and I folded it up and stuffed it into my pocket. "Those are the things you had trouble answering and what you missed completely. That should help you so that you don't waste your time reviewing stuff you already know."
"Thanks," I muttered. Kairi raised an eyebrow and smirked at me.
"Did I just receive a thank you?" she asked teasingly. I just frowned and got up. I picked my back pack up and headed for the door.
I was a bit surprised when Kairi ran past me and rushed out the door. I looked at the clock on the wall and realized that we stayed 10 minutes over what she was able to stay. I just smirked and continued my way home.
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CHAPTER 4
Kairi's POV
The next morning, I watched as Gaara got the results to his re-take back. He must have come early in the morning and took it, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten it back until tomorrow. I reached over and snatched the paper out of his hand. He just glared at me and I stuck my tongue out at him.
I was in a really good mood. My mom didn't holler at me the night before, or that morning. As a matter of fact, she even smiled at me. It had been a long time since she smiled a sincere smile. I was shocked, but happy at the same time. I knew that it wouldn't last for long, but that didn't mean that I could enjoy it for a short period of time.
I looked down at Gaara's score and smirked.
"I knew you could get an A," I snickered. Gaara took his test back from me and looked at his score, since I kind of took it from him before he had gotten the chance to look at it. He had gotten a 94, which was really good.
"If you want, I'd be happy to study biology with you so you don't have to do anymore re-takes." Gaara looked up from his paper and nodded. "I can't do it on Tuesdays or Thursdays though." Once again he nodded.
At lunch, I sat with Gaara like I usually did.
"You were in a good mood this morning," he said in his normal, emotionless voice. I smirked to myself, realizing he avoided asking another question by making a statement.
"And you ask your questions by making statements," I replied teasingly. He didn't react at all so I just went to just giving him an answer. "I was in a good mood this morning. You had better enjoy it while you can because it probably won't last very long.
I was right when I said that. I was pissed off by the end of 7th bell. Once again, this stupid group of boys started harassing me again. Sadly, there are only 3 girls out of 18 students in my 7th period. Most of the boys in that class are absolute asses. They don't just harass me, but the other 2 girls as well. I swear, if any of them mess with me or any of the other girls outside of school, they will be in a world of hurt. I wonder if Gaara has to deal with any of this.
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Gaara's POV
Just like Kairi said, her mood didn't last very long. I could see that she was fuming after school had ended. I was actually considering just avoiding her because she looked like she was about to snap at anyone. Still, I went up to her anyway. If she snapped at me, she wouldn't be the first.
I was slightly relieved that she didn't go off on me. She actually seemed to calm down a bit when she saw me.
"What are you doing here?" she asked me. "We're not studying today after school." I nodded.
"We live on the same street," I told her.
"I know. You live two doors down on the right."
"So she did notice," I thought to myself.
"I'm guessing you want to walk home together, right?" I shrugged and she sighed in aggravation. "I really wish you would give me a definite answer," she sighed.
We walked down the streets together, neither of us saying a word. I didn't mind the silence. I am actually kind of used to it. I prefer this over people whispering things about me behind my back.
When we reached Kairi's house, she gave me a wave before walking up the driveway to her house. I watched her go until she disappeared into her house. Once I couldn't see her anymore, I continued on to my house.
When I entered, I was of course met by my sister.
"You're not late today!" she exclaimed. "How'd you do on your re-take?" She still doesn't believe that I have been out studying. She doesn't think that it is possible for me to get along with somebody long enough for them to help me study. That would normally be true, but somehow, it wasn't that way with Kairi.
"I got a 94," I told her. I slipped my backpack off my shoulder and took out my re-take. I shoved it at her and made my way upstairs and into my room. As usual, I locked the door behind me.
I attempted doing my homework, but gave up after about an hour. I just couldn't think straight anymore.
I laid down on my bed and covered my face with my pillow. Why couldn't I get Kairi out of my mind? It was driving me absolutely crazy. It was as if I actually cared about her. Did I?
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