Hooray! More reviews! Thanks so much! I'm glad you like it. Well, here's chapter 3!
Disclaimer - Don't own GX. Wish I could, probably won't.
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-Tsiko's Room: Morning-
The sun peeked through the curtains of the dark room. Tsiko, still half asleep, blindly swatted at the rays. She sat up and yawned.
"One day down...a bazillion more to go..." she groaned. She remembered what had happened yesterday and sighed. "Hmph...Jim...You're gonna get--" She was interrupted by someone knocking at the door. She hopped out of bed and plodded towards the door. "Who is it?"
"It's me, Alexis."
"Oh. Come in." Tsiko opened the door. Chancellor Sheppard had given her a room two doors down from Alexis's room. "What's up?"
"I'm going to the bath house. Wanna come?"
"Sure! I could really use one right now..."
"After yesterday?" she chuckled. Tsiko started to steam.
"PLEASE don't mention that again." she pleaded.
"Alright alright. Get dressed and let's go get Blaire." she told her. Tsiko nodded and headed to her dresser. "Who knows? Maybe Jim will be there." Tsiko did an anime fall. "Just kidding!"
"Of COURSE you were." said Tsiko, trying to keep back her anger.
"I'll meet you there. I have to go ahead to get Blaire." she waved and closed the door behind her. As soon as she left, Tsiko pulled out her notebook and flipped to the people page. Next to what she had wrote for Alexis, she scribbled: Warning - Is able to pick out weak spots. She quickly changed and headed out. "I swear...I'm gonna get you Jim..."
-Meanwhile-
"Achoo!" Jim sneezed, rubbing his nose. "That's strange..."
"You got a cold, soldier?" asked Hassleberry.
"Nah. I think someone's talkin' about me." he grinned.
"Oh please." started Chazz. "If it's anyone they should be talking about, it should be me."
"Yeah...you keep tellin' youself that." sighed Hassleberry. Again, the two started to yell at eachother.
"How many hours have you two been at it now?" asked Jesse, with Jaden and Syrus right behind him.
"I think it's been since Tsiko came." said Syrus. "Anyway, that new professor's really weird."
"Weird wouldn't even describe that fella." said Jim. "Better keep an eye out, mates."
"Yeah...a guy named Viper isn't exactly settling." stated Jesse. Jim unlatched Shirley and set her down. "Uh...are you sure you can do that? She might run off y'know."
"Nah. Shirley's a good girl. Besides, since Tsiko isn't here, she'll have no reason of leaving!" he laughed. However, at the mere mention of her name, Shirley slipped away from the group.
"Where is she anyway?" asked Jaden. "I wanted to ask her if I could be in her story too."
"Well I'm the hero. Maybe you could be the sidekick for once!" said Syrus, a triumphant look on his face.
"Whatever you say, Sy."
"And Chazz could be the antagonist!"
"How about NO." said Chazz, scowling. "You didn't even answer the slacker's question."
"For once, he's right. Where is Miss Kinto anyway?" asked Hassleberry.
"Miss Kinto?" asked Jim.
"W-What? I'm just bein' polite!"
"Sure ya are, mate." he chuckled. "Got a thing for her, yeah?"
"What are you talkin' about, soldier!" he shouted. "You probably have a thing for her too!"
"I'm doin' a better job keepin' it secret."
"...But you just admitted saying you like her." said Syrus. The two stayed silent. The group sweatdropped.
"Y-Yeah well." he started to sweat. "Anyway, anyone know anything about her?"
"I overheard Alexis saying that she's going to the bath house with her and Blaire." said Syrus.
"Really now?" asked Jim, slightly interested.
"Don't even try peeking at them. Alexis'll kill you." warned Syrus. "And maybe Tsiko will too."
"I wouldn't dare do that!" he replied. "Right Shirley?" He turned around, but no Shirley.
"She's GONE! OH MY GOSH!" shrieked Syrus, running around in circles. "CROC ON THE LOOSE!"
"Chill Sy!" said Jaden.
"I told you she'd run off." said Jesse. Jim shrugged.
"I wonder where she went." said Hassleberry.
"Maybe looking for Tsiko?" suggested Jaden. The group stared at him. "What?"
"Oh...crap..."
-The Bath House-
The room was filled with steam. It was nearly impossible to see anything. The girls sat near a mini waterfall.
"Wow...this is awesome!" chirped Tsiko, dipping her feet into the warm water. "This was a great idea, Alexis."
"You can call me Lex y'know."
"If you insist." Tsiko replied. Slowly, she slid her whole body into the water. "Aaahhh..."
"Hey T-chan. I've been meaning to ask you something." said Blaire.
"What is it?"
"Do you like Jim?" she asked. Tsiko stayed silent. Of all the damn questions...
"He's...okay I guess."
"Just okay?"
"What do you expect me to say? I just met him yesterday!"
"Yeah...you're right." Blaire sighed. "But you know...I think he likes you to."
"How would you know that?"
"It's a woman's intuition!" she smiled. "Just like my love for Jaden." she sighed, drifting off into daydreaming. The other two girls sweatdropped.
"Of course, Blaire." said Alexis, with a hint of sarcasm. Tsiko could tell she was annoyed.
"Uhm...so...hey! That new teacher! Isn't he creepy?" asked Tsiko, trying to change the subject.
"Yeah...what kind of name is Viper anyway?" asked Blaire, snapping out of her daydream.
"Who knows. Right now...I just want to relax for once." said Alexis, joining Tsiko in the water.
"Ditto. It's actually quiet enough to think for once." sighed Tsiko. Suddenly, the mist got thicker. "Guys?"
"Whoa...it just got ten times harder to see." said Alexis.
"I'm gonna get my towel and turn the steam lower." said Tsiko. She reached around trying to look for her towel. However, what she ended up grabbing was none other than Shirley's snout. Realizing what she had just touched, she screamed.
"Tsiko?!" shouted Alexis. She quickly opened a window to let out some steam. As soon as the surroundings were visible, Blaire and Alexis hurried over to Tsiko, who was pale as a ghost. "Whoa."
"She found you here? She must really like you!" said Blaire. Tsiko let out a sigh of relief.
"I'm glad she likes me rather than wanting to bite my face off." she petted Shirley. She let out a growl of approval. "You know...she's not so bad. Actually, it's kind of cute that she'd follow me here." she smiled.
"Well, atleast you're not mad. If you were...we wouldn't be seeing Jim tommorrow." said Alexis, jokingly.
"Like pet, like owner right?" said Blaire, nudging Tsiko.
"I don't know about that...but...it's possible." she told her, blushing.
"AHA! You like him then don't ya?"
"I didn't say that, Blaire."
"Yeah you did!"
"I only said it was possible!"
"Leave her alone, Blaire. Besides, we better get Shirley back to Jim. He's probably worried." said Alexis.
"Yeah..."
-Slifer Red Dorm-
Tsiko and the others headed towards the dorm and spotted the boys searching for Shirley.
"Oy! You guys lookin' for someone?" shouted Tsiko, pointing to Shirley. They hurried over and fell to the ground.
"Jeez! We've been looking everywhere!" said Syrus.
"Ya had us scared to death, girl!" said Jim, patting Shirley. "Where'd you find her?"
"In the bath house." replied Tsiko, raising an eyebrow. "Know anything about this, Aussie boy?"
"Of course not! She just ran off on us, right fellas?" he turned around. The others nodded. "See?"
"Uh-huh. Don't think you're off the hook just yet." warned Tsiko.
"Please have mercy, oh great authoress." begged Jim.
"Stop it!" hissed Tsiko.
"Arright arright, I'm sorry." he sighed. "What can I do to earn your forgiveness?"
"Ooh ooh! Take her on a date!" suggested Blaire. Tsiko glared at her.
"What's wrong, Kinto? Afraid of a little date, are you?" asked Chazz.
"Step off, Princeton." she growled. He quickly silenced himself.
"Maybe I can just treat you to lunch then?" asked Jim. Behind Tsiko, in a fake bush, Syrus and Blaire were holding up cue cards. Syrus held up one that said "Dinner" on it. "Uh...or maybe dinner?" Tsiko turned around, but the two hid in the bush. Tsiko raised an eyebrow.
"Alright fine. But it's not a date." she replied.
"Okay." he says Blaire holding up a cue card saying "Pick her up at eight". "I'll pick you up at eight then?"
"Sure." Tsiko replied. She turned around again, but missed the two. Was that bush there before?
"Heh. This'll be good." said Chazz. The group stared at him. "What?"
"You never say anything is good." said Jaden.
"Oh shut up, slacker!" he growled, on the verge of driving a spike through his head. Jaden moved back, taking caution.
"Well, I've gotta go. See ya." Tsiko waved. I have a feeling this'll turn out badly... She stepped right next to the bush, and told them. "You can come out now, I know you're there." Syrus and Blaire peeked out. "You better hope this turns out well, for your sake. The looked at eachother and gulped. As she left, Hassleberry turned to Jim.
"Well good luck. You're gonna need it."
"Jealous are ya?"
"What are you talkin' about, soldier?!" he yelled. "I'm completely fine with this! It's not like it's a date or anything." he crossed his arms.
"Of course it's not. As of now." he chuckled. "Ya never know what'll happen." At the comment, Hassleberry started to fume inwardly. "Well mates, better start gettin' ready."
"It's way too early for that!" said Jesse.
"Well, I gotta look my best. Miss Authoress is hard to please." he laughed. "Besides, I gotta feed Shirley."
"Okay! See ya later Jim!" Jaden waved. "So...what now?"
"Let's spy on them later!" suggested Blaire.
"Oh! That'll be fun!" agreed Jaden. "Right guys?"
"Do you want Tsiko to kill us?" asked Chazz.
"We won't get caught."
"Well, good luck with that. I'm not taking part in any of this." said Alexis, walking away.
"Yeah, I'm gonna duck out too. See ya later, Jay." said Jesse, waving and walking away.
"Alright. We should get ready too!" said Blaire, dragging the others along.
-Tsiko's Room-
Tsiko sighed, rummaging through her closet. Why am I worrying so much about what to wear? What the hell am I turning into? It's only been one day for cryin' out loud! Taking a break from searching for clothes, she pulled out her notebook and flipped open the page. Under Jim's name, she wrote: Warning: Too much of a gentleman. You might fall for him. Looking at what she wrote, she quickly scribbled it out. What the hell is wrong with me?! No no no no no!!! Tsiko was just about ready to pull her hair out. Okay...calm down Tsiko. You can get through this...as long as no one interferes...everything will be fine.
-Slifer Red Dorm: Jaden's Room-
"Everything set?" asked Jaden.
"Yup! chirped Blaire. "Let's do this!" The group cheered.
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Took Miss Princess of Randomness's advice on the thoughts and they really did turn out well. Thanks! I'll try and get the next chapter up as soon as I can.