A/N: I know I said that after the last chapter the story would begin to pick up the pace, but things change. So the pace is still slow in this chapter but defiantly in the next chapter things will start to move along.

With that said a big Thanks to The Girl Of Many Names and TheRealOtaku8 the greatest reviewers ever, they deserve lots of hugs. My roommate actually explained to me what an Otaku is, took about an hour me to get it though. She awful at explaining, which also added on to the delay of me updating.

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Starry Eyed

Chapter Three- 'Purity'

What's going on? I can't move. I feel like I'm frozen. My eyes are shut but I can't open them. Am I dreaming? Could I be dead...?

Stop being stupid Black Star, you aren't dead! So then what did happen to me? Ah, my head!

"Black Star!" He heard Soul's voice but he couldn't see anything.

Soul! Soul?! Hey what's going on!

"Black Star!" He heard another voice, but he still couldn't see anything at all.

Tsubaki...

My head it doesn't hurt as badly as it did before, but why can't I open my eyes? Did something happen to me? I can't remember anything...

"How can everyone be so cruel to you?" He heard Tsubaki say and then he could hear what sounded like sobbing?

Tsubaki, are you crying? I'm sorry. I don't really know what I did or what happened, but I'm sorry.

Wait! What am I thinking? I didn't do anything! So why am I apologizing? I feel like I have no control over my body or my mind. Ah, why did I come to school today?

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Tsubaki and Soul both stayed by Black Star's side. They had stayed there ever since school had ended, just waiting. Dr. Stein had said that Black Star would be fine and would wake up within a few hours, but it was getting pretty late and Black Star was still resting.

He was breathing again; his chest was swaying to the movements of his breathing. That had put Tsubaki at ease, there was just too much excitement earlier that day. Soul knew better though. He knew Black Star like the back of his hand, but what he didn't know was how his best friend had suffered from a panic attack. Black Star never panicked, he was always calm and collective, his thoughts were always in check and he never did anything that would make him feel weird or uncomfortable. Something just wasn't adding up.

Another thing that puzzled Soul was Tsubaki. She was running after Black Star before he had collapsed, and then she helped him after. If that wasn't weird enough she had stayed after school and was waiting for Black Star to wake up. Soul couldn't help but study her. What did she want with Black Star? Was she the reason all this was happening to him?

She couldn't be. Soul thought to himself. Tsubaki was pure, he could tell when they had made eye contact that there wasn't anything despicable about her in the least. There were just so many questions.

"Hey..." Soul finally broke the silence between them. "If you don't mind me asking, what is your connection to Black Star?" Tsubaki looked up at Soul and then continued her gaze at the still sleeping Black Star.

"Black Star was assigned to my partner in class project today." She smiled warmly at Soul before she continued. "When I approached him sort of just ran off."

The whole time they spent by Black Star's side, Soul could tell that Tsubaki was sincerely concerned for him. Without even trying to hide it, she truly cared for Black Star. That was new, something that Soul had never seen before.

"I just don't understand..." Tsubaki whispered to herself, her smile had faded from her lips. "How could they hate him?" There was one other person that came to her mind, Kid...

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Another hour or so passed by and still nothing. Black Star was still sleeping peacefully. Tsubaki was struggling to keep her eyes open. Soul on the other hand was fine; he noticed however that Tsubaki was tiring herself out. She had been through a lot today, instead of working on an important project for school, she had unintentionally caused her assigned partner to have a panic attack and then was determined to stay by his side until he recovered.

She didn't want to leave his side. In the small amount of time they had known each other, Black Star made quite the impression on her. Tsubaki knew what was said about Black Star around the school by the other students. They hated him. He was a freak. He thinks that everyone else was below him. He was an arrogant jackass that only thought about himself. But how did they know that if no one made the effort to even get to know him?

Sure, earlier in the day when she introduced herself to him, he didn't say anything to her because he had never been approached before by anyone and Tsubaki could tell. She had presented herself in such a sweet manner as well; Black Star didn't know how to handle that! No one had ever taken out the time to give him a chance; it was almost as if he didn't matter at all.

So consumed by her thoughts, she didn't even noticed the she had drifted off to sleep. Her head leaned against the top of the chair.

Soul figured that she worn herself out, he hadn't made conversation with her because she was so focused on thinking to herself. Her facial expression would change from time to time and he could tell that whatever had her in such a daze must have been pretty important. He didn't want to ask her what was troubling her because he felt like it was none of his business, he hardly knew the girl.

Standing up from his seat, Soul stretched. He knew that he had stay overnight with Black Star considering Soul was the only person Black Star found important in his life. Soul walked over toward the sleeping Tsubaki and lightly placed his hand on her shoulder. Even with such a light touch. Tsubaki immediately woke up. She was discouraged to discover that Black Star still wasn't conscience.

"Hey you're up." Soul gave her small smile. "It's getting pretty late. You should head home." Soul said. Tsubaki nodded. Standing up she pressed her books against her chest, holding them securely. "What about you?" She asked concerned. Soul could see it in her eyes. "From the looks of it, I'm going to stay until he wakes up." Soul gave her a smirk. "Black Star is like a brother to me, so he'll be okay. You shouldn't worry yourself too much."

Tsubaki couldn't but smile. "Yeah, okay." She started to walk toward the door when she remembered. "Here." Tsubaki walked back toward Soul and gave him a book. "Black Star dropped it before." Soul gladly took the book from her hand. "Thanks again for all your help today with him." And with that she left.

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Soul was sound asleep in his chair next to the bed Black Star was in.

Black Star began to open his eyes. The dim light in the room was enough to make him blink until his eyes were used to the light. He had been out for so long.

He sat up in his bed, placing his head into his hand. "What happened?" He said to himself. Black Star looked over to his side and found his best friend sleeping to his side. He then turned his head in the opposite direction. There was nothing there.

Hm, I thought I heard her. I thought...she was here.

"Soul?" Black Star said quietly. Soul jumped at the sound of his voice. "Black Star! You're awake finally!" He wiped away the drool that was escaping his mouth. "How long was I out for? What happened?" Black Star asked. Soul smirked "You had a panic attack in the hallway, you passed out for the whole day."

Is that why my head hurts so much? Black Star thought to himself. "Tsubaki helped me get you help. She even stayed after school to see if you were ok."

She was here? So I did hear her before.

"She left not too long ago. You managed to worry her to death by the way." Black Star glared at Soul. "It's not my fault! I couldn't breathe! I was freaking out before."

Soul's face became serious. "Why were you panicking?"

Black Star froze. He knew exactly why he began to panic. He was nobody in the eyes of the students of the school, but for some reason not to Tsubaki. Every time someone was partnered with Black Star in class they were appalled and immediately asked for a remedial assignment, but not her. When he made eye contact with her before when she had introduced herself, he didn't see awful judgment like how the others stared at him. No, instead he saw purity. When she spoke to him it sounded like angels singing. That type of kindness over whelmed him.

"I don't know..."

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