Hana woke up to a loud knock at the door. He jumped up, looked at the clock, releasing how late he was, threw on his school clothes, and ran to the door, trying not to fall down the stairs. He ripped the door open, just to find that it was Rukia and Ichigo. He was a little embarrassed since he was a mess. His hair wasn't brushed, he lost one of his socks on the steps, and it was easy to tell he was in a hurry.

"G-good morning…" he smiled, trying to catch his breath.

"You okay?" Ichigo asked, looking him up and down.

"Yea. I just woke up late…"

"Well hurry up! We'll be late."

"Y-yes! I-I'll be right back!" Hana ran back up the stairs, grabbed his sock and his bag, brushed his hair, and ran back down the stairs to get his shoes before meeting them back at the door. He had to learn how to make his alarm clock wake him up early. Or at all. Finally, he was at least decent enough to leave the house.

Hana looked around, a glint of hope deep in his eyes, searching for his new "friend". He failed, but he stopped thinking since he would probably get lost om his thoughts and it the crowd of people.

"Hey, Hanataro?" Ichigo asked, making him jump.

"Y-yes?"

"….looking for anyone special?" He teased, laughing at the growing blush on the other s face.

"N-no! I-I-I m just…"

"Man, you really suck at lying…"

"That s true…."

"…so?"

"so?"

"What s her name?"

"W-well…I-Im not sure." Hana lied again, turned away and started twirling his fingers around each other. How was he going to explain that she isn't exactly a "she"? Hopefully Ichigo believed him this time.

"Well then, if you find her, point her out to me, k'?"

"Yea, coming from the man who cant remember names and faces? I dont think so…" Ruikia commented, having heard enough to understand what was being talked about. "So, is this true Hana?"

"I-is what true?"

"By the look on your face…It IS true!" She smiled cheerfully, glomping Hana from behind. "Hanas got a girlfriend!!"

"I-I-I do not!" No matter how much Hana screamed, she wouldnt get off him or stop teasing him about his so- called crush. She also wouldnt stop trying to make guess on who "she" was. With every second, it grew harder and harder not to burst out laughing, since Ruikia was making him think of Uryuu as a girl. Long, dark blue hair, white dress with a little quincy cross on the back, glittery eye shadow and a thin, white ribbin. And a puppy. For some odd reason, he could picture him being surrounded by puppies and flowers. Were these feelings just hormones or was he REALLY turning gay? He would be sitting under a tree, reading his manga, in the middle of summer. No wait. Summer. 'Summer equals bathing suit.' Hana thought, having to be the dirtest thing he ever thought of, even though it isnt. Blue bathing suit. Mmmmm. Crap he was being a girl in this thoughts. Blue bikini. Hana could have sworn he had a small nosebleed. In his mind, Uryuu looked like one of those sexy, perfectly thin-but-not-anorexic, big-chested supermodels. H-O-L-Y S-H-I-T! Hanataro shook those thoughts out of his mind. Uryuu was a million times sexier as a man then as a women…but damn. Does he have a sister?

Somehow, he had found his way to his class, though 10 minutes late since he couldnt fingure out how to open a locker. And he couldnt find his. And he had to figure out to get out of it after he opened it. Yay for teachers. Then he had to get some really cute brunette away from him. Such a sweet girl…hopefully they can be friends. He took a deep breathe and walked in the room. Everything looked exactly like it did the other day. That was a good sign.

"Good morning!" He cheerfully smiled at his little group of friends, all except one. He turned around and blushed, then shook it off and leaned over his desk. Uryuu looked up from his book, grunted, and then looked back down at the pages.

"Hm….you're a cheery person……" He mumbled, not really wanting to talk to the shinigami.

"mmhm." Hanataro nodded.

"…and I dont like people you."

"...uhm... d-do you want me to be depressed?"

"Thats a dumb question. Of course not. I just dont like you. So dont talk to me anymore."

Hana froze, and turned away and sat in the desk in front of the boy who just went from being his friend to the one in his class that he doesnt talk to in about 10 seconds.

The teacher started class. Math. Algebra to be exact. Hana leaned his face in his hand and stared at the open math book, but not reading the pages. As much as he wanted to learn, he found it hard to concentrate. He no longer thought of his semi-orgasmic images of summer. He no longer thought of his future. Or of the life he thought they would have together in time. The same words kept ringing in his head. Over and Over. Until.

"hm…lets see…who can anwser…um…Hanataro?"

"Hm?" Hana mind snapped back into place.

"That is your name, right?"

"Y-yes. Thats right. And your anwser is 6."

"Good. now if you look on the next page, you will see…."

Hana stared at the clock and back out of the window. He still had another half an hour til his next class, whatever it was. It didnt matter. As long as it wasnt homeroom anymore, he didnt care.

"Um….Ichigo?" Hanataro asked, looking back and forth between a squishy ball a little smaller than his head and his friend, who made everything seem so simple. Like now.

"This is a game, Hana." Ichigo stated as a fact. "Its called Dodgeball. You throw those balls at the other team, and if you hit them, they get out."

"EEEAAAHHH!!" Hana screamed, a cold chill running up his spine. "T-t-that doesnt sound very safe!"

"It isnt…. This class is only pointless danger." Uryuu mumbled from behind. Hana looked back through the corner of his eye, then back to Ichigo.

"Why is he so negative?" Hana asked Ruikia, like she knew him more.

"I have no idea…."she answered. Just then, the whistle blew and balls flew in the air. Hana bent back and almost hit the floor trying to dodge one. Ruikia was swiftly passing each one and knocked out two boys out in one shot. Uryuu and Ichigo were having a little trouble and saw it as a battle, but they couldnt use arrows or a Zambatou. Orohime and Chad were on the other side, obviously not as good at this game as the people on his side were. It was really cool! And Hana learned something from this strange challenge. He could apparently throw decently hard and had an almost accurate aim. Ruikia cheered and sent him a smile and thumbs up. At least someone was proud of him!

The whistle blew again and everyone went back through separate doors. One to the right with a picture of a stick man on it and one to the left with a picture of a stick man in a dress on it. Hana quickly figured out which on NOT to go in. Common mistake, right? He entered the other room, clearly embarssed by all of the guys laughing at him, and found his own corner to change in. He couldnt help but look back through the corner of his eye at the ones he knew so well. He was even more perfect than he had pictured this morning! He knew that the other wanted no connection to him, but he can still look, cant he?

He walked home, far behind everyone else, though only some people noticed, like Orohime and Ruikia. Some of the boys noticed, but paid no attention. They walked back more to join him and he faked a small smile. High school was fine. Not too complicated, not too easy when it comes to work. People where a little mean, but there were kind people there too, that he noticed. He had taken note of the look in Orohimes eyes and recognized it as the one he had too. He had no idea who she was looking at, but it was clear that it was only hard for those who are despretly in Love. Not just in school, but all life seems to stand still and nothing seems to make sence. That was how love worked.

Authers note: Sorry that this took so long to write! I had to finish reading a book for school and I had my vacation to Cancun and etc, not to mention my slight writers block. But its done! Chapter 3.…not as planned out but still cute. And Hanataro apparently has a very dirty mind! (Hana can get sexual too!) who would have thought? Well, enjoy and chapter 4 wil lbe up soon :3 when I get ideas…..and time. Now I have to read "To Kill A Mockingbird". Never, I repeat, NEVER read "Treasure Island". It is the WORST book Ive ever read next to "The Westing Game". I hate them so much. Stick to yaoi. Or Twilight. Lol.