My Hockey Incubus
My Hockey Incubus
Chapter 3
I sat up vaguely on my bed. Uh, I am having such a headache! I shouldn't have slept with wet hair.
I got up to get dressed and ready for school. My limo was waiting outside; I got inside and waited in the ride for school. I thought about how I thought I liked Gaara and panicked. I laughed at myself, I couldn't have just assumed so easily like that. I probably just didn't feel the pain yet because I hadn't thought about it. But then I have not felt it when Gaara told about it?
Well, whatever, I shouldn't worry about this anyway. Just as long as I don't like him, then it's Ok.
I got out of the limo and walked to school in my white blouse and a pink and brown skirt. It was awkward when I walked into my homeroom, actually, it was awkward immediately when I got out of my limo; everybody was staring at me. The answer to why seemed so close, but I couldn't put my finger on it.
I put my black tote bag on the back of my seat and just sat there. Nobody was there yet.
I dug my head into my folded arms on the table and decided to take a nap; my sleep last night was very uncomfortable.
But then I feel the room darken, I looked up and found that Kin and Tatsuya were standing in front of my desk, their arms folded and their eyes looking menacingly down at me. I stared at them with confusion.
Oh I forgot, they could be mad at me from what happened yesterday.
"Don't think you're that great just because Ryo saved you yesterday. You didn't win." Tatsuya said darkly.
I don't want to deal with them right now, so I just gave her a simple, "Ok."
"We're gonna get back at you, so you better watch what you do," Kin threatened.
"Look, I really don't want to get into this, can you just not do that to me?" I asked tiredly.
"Hah! You think we will do that? Even if you stay away from Ryo now, we still won't forgive you for what you made Ryo say to us yesterday."
"Hey, what's going on?" a calm voice said from behind Kin and Tatsuya, I recognized it was Gaara's.
"Nothing," Kin said chirpily with a phony smile. Then she and Tatsuya walked away.
"What was that about?" Gaara asked as he pulled out Ryo's chair and sat on it with his legs around the back of the chair, before putting his bag in his own seat.
Why is he talking to me? Wait, it shouldn't matter, because I don't like him. "They said they were going to get back at me for making Ryo do what he did yesterday," I said.
"Hadn't they done enough?"
"Apparently not," I sighed.
"Did Ryo drive you here?"
"No, why would he drive me to school?"
"He told me this morning that he was going to pick you up if you were coming."
"I didn't see him; I got here from my chauffer"
"Oh," he took out his cell phone and pressed some buttons on it really quickly.
"What are you doing?" I leaned over my table to look. I ignored Kin and Tatsuya when they whispered loudly for my benefit, "Look at her! First she's flirting with Ryo, now she's doing it to Gaara. She's despicable!"
"Texting Ryo," Gaara said without looking at me. Then he shut his flip phone, "There."
"You think he's really waiting for me?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure of it, that's how Ryo is."
"That's . . . odd, he doesn't seem like the type to be so—"
"You'll get used to it," Gaara encouraged.
It was silent after that, that is, until Ryo came.
"Helllloooooooo, nice to see that you're bonding so well, Hina-chan, Gaa-chan," Ryo popped out of nowhere and put his arm around both of our shoulders.
Then Ryo stared at my face, as if waiting for me to say something. It didn't take long for my blush to appear and deepen second after second. Until I can take no more, I shook his arm out of my shoulder and sat back on my chair, hoping my blush would disappear. I looked up, Gaara was staring at Ryo wondering what he was doing then he stare turned to me, as if I had done something wrong. Ryo's stare wonder from my head to toes, then back up to my head again. I glared at him meaningfully for him to stop whatever he was doing, but of course he didn't. And my blush either came up again or deepened depending on my previous hope's success or failure. Just when I thought Ryo was going to stop, his gaze lingered to my chest. I wondered if there were something there, but I didn't have enough guts to look down. Gaara seeing what Ryo was staring at, and probably thinking that was what he was looking at from the beginning, sliced him in the head with his hand, which also has a couple of rings on themselves.
Ryo looked up at Gaara, the question "Why'd you hit me?" clear on his face like words in a book.
Gaara, ignoring the change from his gaze, changed the subject and said, "Um, hey, I got tickets to the Nightmare (A/N: Naitomea, o(≧∀≦)o) concert on Friday night, you up for it?" This seemed to snapped Ryo back to reality, he got up and sat in his seat next to Gaara
He was about to open his mouth before he saw me, "Jesus Christ, Hina-chan! What happened to you?"
I stared at him with a matter-of-fact expression on my face, "Oh, yeah, I forgot," He remembered, "but you looked worse than yesterday. I told you not to come, but you wouldn't stop fussing about your student commitment." Gaara and I both stared at him in disbelief, knowing I didn't do such a thing. Ryo stared back with the kind of look a guilty person would have when accused of a murder.
Then Naruto and Kiba came in, "Goooooood moniiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggg!" they both sang as they entered, but the class paid no attention to them.
"Hello, Naru-chan—" Ryo said but was cut off by Gaara's "Idiot," I couldn't tell if they were insulting or complimenting him.
"Hey guys, Lady Hinata-chan," Kiba said, paying attention to me for the first time, and being weirdly polite to me. I don't remember the last time I was addressed as a 'Lady'.
After Gaara and Ryo's "G' morning," and "Wassup, ma' Junya Paparazzi?!" (I'm sure you know who said which.), Kiba asked, "Lady Hinata-chan, can I ask you a favor?"
"Ju . . . nya . . . paparazzi?" I said in confusion, ignoring Kiba's request.
Ryo wrapped his long arm around Kiba and proclaimed as if on stage, "Kiba here, dreams of becoming a paparazzi one day go peep through people's personal life and announce them in words in public paper and humiliate those famous people whom he loves to anger so!" while Kiba muttered many 'I do not-s'.
And when Ryo finally finished I just let out an "Ah," and stayed quiet for the rest of the homeroom. I heard Gaara muffled a laugh when I did this; he must've been through the same thing. I tried to hide my helpless blush when he did this.
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Dismissal
I tried to keep my face from getting hotter and hotter when Ryo had his arm tight around my shoulders as we walked out of the school and to my limo he established a plan that they stay at my house every time after school. I kept stumbling when he unexpectedly, playfully pulled me to one side and to another. Many people glared and stared at me as we passed them. I'm sure you know who glared at me.
And as usual, Ryo 'insisted' that I make snacks for him. I just gave them lollipops. Gaara didn't say seem to oppose to this so I thought Gaara is just as slick as Ryo is.
"So," Gaara said, "You think you can make it?" He was talking about the Nightmare concert this Friday. (Today is Wednesday.)
"Mm," Ryo thought for a while. Then a grin appeared on his face, he's dividing a plan in his head that, no doubt, involves me, depending on his answer, "Not sure, tell you tomorrow." I let out a sigh; it was obvious he was trying to seem like he's deciding, though it's clearly obvious he already has his whole agenda planned out. Gaara scoffed, and I'm sure he knew Ryo's real motive for his suspicious answer. "If you ain't coming, just say so. No need to sound all mysterious."
"Huh? What ever do you mean, Gaa-chan?" Ryo asked innocently with a little girlie voice.
Gaara scoffed again. "Tell me your answer tomorrow." He got up, his cherry lollipop in his mouth when he speaks, "I'm leaving. Temari's a real psycho woman when she breaks up."
"Man! Again? How many times is it? 20? 40? 50?" Ryo cried incredulously.
"Who's Temari?" I asked, talking for the first time.
"My sister," Gaara said, slinging his bag over his shoulder.
"Younger sister?" I asked.
"No, older."
I furrowed my eyebrows, "Then why don't you call her Nee-chan?"
Ryo agreed, "Yeah, good question, Hina-chan, why don't cha?"
"She doesn't deserve that title, she's more like a nagging boss than a caring sister guardian." He said bluntly.
Guardian, I thought, so he lives with his sister. Out of curiosity, I asked, "What about your parents?"
"Oh, them." He said it like they were strangers, "My mother died when I was born, and my father was murdered."
"Oh!" I suddenly feel guilty for asking about them, especially when I know the feeling so well; My mom left me when I was little because she couldn't handle the strict laws of the Hyuuga traditions and that she was looked down by the elders, though it's not the exact same thing it has the same effect, because the person is never with you anymore. "Oh."
Gaara, seeing my reminiscing expression assured, "Don't worry about it; I never got to know her and my dad hates me for being the reason why mother died, so don't worry."
I didn't reply and sometime in my silence he left. If father hated me, I would've been broken. Though it would be great if he showed the more fatherly, caring side of him, I know I should be thankful, but I can't help but wish for more.
Without a warning, something wet touched my cheek, I turned to my right, where the kiss came from, and see Ryo smiling stupidly at me. "To cheer you up," he explained.
At first I was confuse, but then I figured out that he was just trying to bring my mood up. I gave him an understanding smile, "Uh, thanks," maybe he isn't so bad.
"Any time."
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Toshi- yeah i kno, this chapter ending's a bit corny but i wanted to show that Ryo really do care for Hinata n he's not just doing what he did to black mail her for fun . . . i kno this chapter is shorter than the others but i realized that its much easier this way: more shorter chapters than long less chapters. yeah... I already got the whole story thought out so fear not, this story will be finished. but please review anyway. because so far i only really got 2, which i am really very very thankful for so thank you. but PLEASE!
and enjoy.
