Not much to say here, except you'll be meeting some more characters in the story. Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Unexpected Decision

"Hey, Kaito!" said one of Kaito's friends.

"Hey, Reina..." replied Kaito with a half-smile.

"Hey, what's wrong, Kaito?" said one of his other friends.

"It's nothing, Kanne..." Kaito said with a sigh.

"You didn't get any sleep, did you?" Reina said with a disappointed but at the same time, a happy grin.

"I...I had that dream again..." Kaito said with an excited grin on his face, yet he seemed sad about something at the same time.

"You mean the dream with Saira in it?" said Kanne with a blushed smile.

"Yeah, I guess..." Kaito said with an embarrassed grin. Just then, Saira had shown up in the classroom. Kaito turned and saw her as he waved,

"Hey Saira!" said Kaito, blushing.

"Oh, hey Kaito!" Saira replied, smiling.

"Ah...have you ever seen such a beautiful girl like her?"

"Why do you like her so much?" said Kanne. "It's like you're the girl gazing at a guy."

"It's because...she...reminds me of...my sister."

"Okay class, can anyone tell me the kind of poetry used by Shakespeare?"

"Um, a sonnet?" said Kaito.

"Yes, precisely. Good job, Kaito." replied the teacher, showing a pleased smile. Saira glanced at Kaito with a surprised look on her face, but she was happy. Wow, I thought Kaito wasn't the kind to be a smart kid OR say the answers to questions like that., thought Saira. Kaito also caught a glance at Saira. With both of them looking at each other, both of them turned back to the chalkboard, while Kaito blushed. I wonder what she thinks about me? I mean, Saira said she likes me in my dream, so I wonder if she does now? thought Kaito, If that was a vision of what might happen, then that makes me so happy!

"Okay class, now everyone pair up with a partner. I don't care who, just pick anyone," said the teacher. Kaito was walking straight for Saira when another girl paired with her.

"Come on, Saira, let's partner up!" said the girl.

"Okay, sure," replied Saira with a smile. Clara...she did that on purpose...hmph...thought Kaito, frowning. As Saira went to get Clara's chair and pull it up next to hers, Clara walked near Kaito and whispered to his ear,

"Listen, Kaito. I know all about your crush on Miss Saira there, and she's my best friend. I'm not about to let you steal her from me, so I think it'd be best for you to give up on her right now." She walked away in an angry manner.

"Wow, Kaito. I'm surprised you were able to take one with Clara," said Reina.

"Yeah, she's a mean girl, and everyone knows it," said Kanne.

"sigh Clara is the only thing standing in my way of getting to Saira."

"Well, maybe you should have more determination, Kaito. You've got to learn to be strong-willed, brave, and well...honest to yourself. Only then you win the heart of a girl like her. It's with any girl, really. We really like guys that can stand up and take charge," explained Reina with a witty smile.

"Since when did you get all 'Ms. Philosophy' on us?" said Kanne.

"Thanks for that, Reina. I think I will." said Kaito, smiling. Reina gave Kaito a bright smile as the bell rang.

"Okay class, for your homework, I'd like you to write a poem about a 'special someone' you like. It's due next class!"

"Hmm...Kaito?" said Reina and Kanne at the same time.

"Oh, shut it, guys."

"Hey, Kaito," said Saira from a distance. She ran over to Kaito, since they were going to the same class. Fortunately for Kaito, Clara didn't have the same class as they did.

"Oh, uh...hey..." said Kaito, blushing.

"So what did you draw for Art?" said Saira.

"It's a secret..." said Kaito, blushing more.

"What is it? Why can't you tell me?"

"You'll see soon enough." Saira showed a confused look, then laughed.

"Alright then, Kaito. I can wait."

Once they were both in class, the bell rang, and doors closed.

"Welcome, everyone. Who has their homework?" Almost half the people didn't do their homework.

"Typical. I'm very disappointed." But then, she turned to Kaito.

"But I'm sure Kaito has it, doesn't he? After all, if his drawing's impressive this time, he just might get a recommendation to Art 2!" Hardly anyone gave cheers. They were all jealous of his artistic abilities. Saira showed a look of surprise.

"Wow, you're really going up in the artistic world, aren't you?" Saira said with a happy smile. Kaito blushed alot at Saira.

"Yeah, I guess you can say that," Kaito replied with a shy smile.

"May the class see your drawing, Mr. Yurishimi?"

"Oh, yeah. Right." Kaito took out the drawing and handed it to Ms. Sonja. As she opened it, her face looked like she suddenly had a heart attack and died. Insurmountable...how can anyone draw this so...so well? There's nothing wrong with his picture, in terms of...well...anything!!! thought the teacher. She looked up and saw all the students staring at Ms. Sonja with question.

"Are you okay, Ms. Sonja?" asked one of the students.

"Class!!!" shouted Ms. Sonja, "I want to show you something no other person can dare achieve in life!!! Nothing I've ever seen, at the very least. Students..." She tore off the rubber band keeping it rolled up and unraveled Kaito's drawing.

"BEHOLD!!!" The picture was shown, and students gasped in astonishment. Words couldn't be described of how significant his drawing was, though in his drawing, everyone saw and knew who it was in the picture. As soon as Saira caught a glimpse, her eyes widened, she blushed a whole lot, seeing this picture.

"Kaito..." said Saira, holding her hands to her chest. Her heart had skipped a beat; several times, actually.

"You...like it? I worked 24 hours on it. I knew you were gonna like it."

"K-Kaito...I..." Saira was stammering too much. She couldn't help but gaze at his drawing.

"I can't believe you...you're..." the next second, she passed out from the dizziness, knocked out on the table.

"Saira?" said Kaito, shaking her. All this must mean she both shocked and somewhat happy. But...what I'm worried about is if she's shocked in a good way...or bad. I mean, I'm sure she was embarrassed to now know how my feelings are for her.

She's a very shy girl, and I'm really the only one other than Clara that can get her to talk at all. I hope she isn't mad at me. Kaito wasn't expecting anything like this to happen at all. Of course she wasn't going to admit her feelings to him in front of everyone. She's not like that. But Kaito also wasn't expecting this reaction from her, either.

"Kaito, can you help Saira into the infirmary? I think she'll be out for a little while," said Ms. Sonja.

"Yes, ma'am," Kaito replied, carrying Saira on his back out of the classroom.

As Kaito carried Saira out of the classroom, Saira was half-awake as she saw herself being carried by Kaito.

"Ugh...K-Kaito?" Kaito noticed Saira was partially awake.

"Hey Saira...sorry I made you mad back there. I mean now, of course, you know my feelings for you now, and I always wanted to tell you. But I was always too shy and scared to tell you, and I didn't think you'd like me in the same way," explained Kaito. "If you don't like me that way, I'm okay...with it. I mean then, we could stay friends if this doesn't work, but now, you know how much I care about you...how much I...well, you know the rest."

"Kai...to..." Saira again drifted into another period of sleep. Unfortunately for Kaito, she didn't hear a single word he said. Kaito gave a soft smile at Saira as he turned his head back. Unluckily, Kaito ran past Clara, and she stared in wild surprise. They both glared at each other as Kaito kept running.

"You..." whispered Clara, very exasperated in her mind about what she just saw.

"Kaito...there is one thing that you are not going to take from me, and that's my friend, Saira." Once Kaito and Saira got to the infirmary, she asked the nurse up front,

"Excuse me, miss..." Kaito started politely and calmly, "Is there a room for me to put down Saira?"

"Sure thing, Kaito," said the nurse, picking up the phone. Kaito set her down gently on one of the beds in one of the rooms. Kaito pulled the covers over Saira to comfort her. After a few minutes, Saira woke up from her faint deliriousness.

"Kaito?" said Saira in a soft but almost silent voice, "What's...going on?"

"Well, you fainted, but now you're alright..." said Kaito, smiling.

"Kaito..."

"Hmm?"

"Did you...I mean, did you REALLY do that for me?"

"Yeah...yeah, I did..."

"I never knew you improved so much, and...your drawings were really good last year. I still have a bunch of your old ones pinned up on my door and mirror."

"Heh...thanks. That means alot."

"I should be thanking you, Kaito...so...what was that drawing called?"

"Daughter of Cupid; Child of Love." Kaito and Saira blushed alot at what he said.

"I'm not trying to impress you. I worked on it...real hard, and I wanted you to have it. I wanted you to keep that as both a vision and a "piece" to your dream." Saira was confused, but again, showed a shy smile, blushing.

"Kaito...I'm really, really quite happy that you did this for me..." Kaito knew what was coming. At least, he THOUGHT he knew what was coming because of the look on her face. Even though she was blushing, he could tell what her response would be as a result of her finding out he likes her.

"It's okay, Saira. I know what you're trying to say. I'm sorry I made you mad, and I'm sorry I embarrassed you in front of everyone. I guess I should go, before the teacher gets suspicious..." he quickly got up and left, not saying a word.

"WAIT, KAITO!!!" shouted Saira. She held her hand out to him, but he had already left. Feeling really bad about herself, she dropped her hand softly.

"Kaito...please...come back..."

Meanwhile, Kaito was walking back, letting a few tears drop from his eyes. How could I hope to go out with someone like her, anyway? I knew that she was too good for me, but I just had to take a risk and end up being rejected!!! I was so stupid...I should've never tried to think that I would be able to go out with one of the smartest and most beautiful girls here...I should've known she'd reject me... As soon as Kaito got to the classroom, he hid his despondency with fake happiness as he wiped off his tears and came into the classroom.

"Hello, Kaito. Did you manage to get Saira to the infirmary?" said Ms. Sonja.

"Yes, Ms. Sonja," replied Kaito. "She's resting now."

"Well, that's good, then. Thanks for your help, Kaito." Kaito took a seat at his table and grabbed a piece of paper and immediately began drawing. Since everyone was talking and having fun, they didn't really notice.

"Saira...I'm so sorry...I hope we can still be friends, at least..." whispered Kaito to himself. Ms. Sonja noticed Kaito was the only one actually drawing.

"What're you drawing, Kaito?" asked Ms. Sonja. Kaito pretended not to notice. She peeked over and saw a person. He was standing in the middle of nowhere. Debris was everywhere, and in the middle of the area lay a tower, specifically what he called the "Tower of Babel."

"Nothing in particular..." replied Kaito. Ms. Sonja was even more amazed with this drawing than the last. Just then, Ms. Sonja took out a recommendation notice for Kaito.

"I won't see you again, Kaito, but at least you're moving up now..." Kaito took a look at the recommendation notice as it displayed:

Name: Kaito Yurishimi

Grade: 10

Date: 12/03/07

Current Teacher: Ms. Sonja, Room 173

Recommendation to: Mr. Dorin, Room 200

Reason for Recommendation: Far-fetched artistic mind and imagination. Has great sense of thought and participates in every class of Art.

"M-M-M-Mr. Dorin?? I heard his students are top-notch, and anyone who can't keep up gets kicked out," exclaimed Kaito. "I mean, my drawing is very well-developed, yeah, but I don't know if it's good enough to stay in Mr. Dorin's class!!!" Kaito was kind of scared of Mr. Dorin, not just because of his vast experience as a teacher, but also because of his mean attitude.

"You're only on his good side if you excel in your talent, Kaito, and you...well, excel!" Ms. Sonja explained.

"Are...are you sure? I don't know about Mr. Dorin..." Kaito replied with a nervous half-smile.

"Sure! I'm certain that you'll survive in his class," said Ms. Sonja. Kaito gave a huge sigh as he left the classroom.

"Well, see you later, Ms. Sonja. It was nice being your class."

"I hope you have a good time..." replied Ms. Sonja.

"I'll keep that in mind..." said Kaito, showing a frown.

Once Kaito reached Room 200, Mr. Dorin's class, he reluctantly brought his hand to the door. I can't believe I'm about to go into Mr. Dorin's class now...geez... But before he even touched the door, the door swung open, surprising Kaito. A girl appeared in front of him, glaring at his presence. She showed no emotion in or out of her face.

"Well, what a surprise..." said the girl. They both glared at each other with no emotion in their faces.

"Clara..."

"Kaito..." Kaito gave an annoyed and sneaky smile as he said,

"This is going to be one interesting art class..."

From love to depression to fear. How do you do it, Zeyphur? I don't know, maybe I'm a crazy person, or I just like messin' with Kaito. HAHAHA!!!

Kaito: 'comes and smacks author on head'

OWW!!! I GAVE YOU GOOD ART SKILLS, SO BE THANKFUL!!! Don't you hate it when your characters get rebellious? Well, things will get better for our friend here, I'm sure. See ya in the next chapter! But before that...you know what's up next!!! (Maybe I should just say QAR, I don't know...)