Chapter Four: Boring New Things

I grinned at Nagoya and pat his head, "Oh, you've grown some, Nagoya~"

"Ca-cawk." He replied. I giggled and turn around to the others.

Natsume-chan was squinting hard at the screen on her phone and Onii-chan was sitting down, looking curiously up at her, waiting for her to tell him what to do with the few pieces of wood.

Blondie was sneaking peeks at a studying Shizuku while Haru was busy talking to Mabo, Tomio and Joji.

I stood up and walked over to Natsume to look over her shoulder at the phone.

"I still don't get it." She muttered, frustrated. I grinned and replied cheerfully, "Oh~ Of course you don't!" She looks towards me in surprise.

I smiled and pointed, "See? This part is supposed to be the other way and then…" I knelt down to fix the jumble my brother and his friend had made.

"This should be here… And this should be able to stick it in… here." I completed the roof and the side of the fence. Haru beamed brightly and laughed, "Woah~ That's fast~ So cool!" I grinned at him and I gave him a high five.

I turn and found a very astonished Natsume and a proud brother watching me. I blinked and lifted my shoulders, questioningly, "What?"

Sasayan pat my head and grinned, "That's what to expect from my little sister~" I blushed lightly and shrugged his hand off, "Oiya, don't tease me." He just grinned and placed his hands behind him so he could lean backwards.

"I'm just stating the fact. Mom and Dad always say so. You excel in education; I'm the child that does better in sports." He watches me thoughtfully, "But at least you're good in basketball."

I rolled my eyes and I heard Natsume asked curiously, "You're good in your studies, Sayu-chan?" I cocked my head at her, "I'm okay." Sasayan pat my head again, "Don't be so humble, lil sis. We all know how smart you are." I frowned at him, "Now, you're over exaggerating, onii-chan." He just grinned and began to take out the paint from the bag. I watch Haru get back to work and hollering for the lazy boys to help.

I got bored of them and look around for some entertainment. Blondie refused to work so he sat nearby watching them while sneaking glances at Shizuku.

I guess Miyu is really barking up the wrong tree because this one apparently will only be sweet to Shizuku-chan.

I watch him realize me noticing his small attempts as I smiled at him knowingly. He looked away from me quickly. I chuckled and looked over to Shizuku who was busy scribbling notes and reading them over and over again.

I walked over to her and knelt down to see her notes. She looks up at me as I inspect her notes.

"Is that calculus?"

She nodded. "Yeah."

I grinned at her, "I've got a part I don't really get..So… Can you teach me?" She watched me for a while before adding, "Only one part?"

I nodded and grinned sheepishly, "Yeah…I was asleep when my teacher was teaching that part. Only because I had a championship going on for basketball and lacked sleep from all that practice, so I take naps in class."

She nodded, "Where do you want me to teach you?" I sat down beside her and flipped through her notes.

When I got to the part, I pointed and she leaned over to look, "Sets?" I nodded and smiled, "I know it's really simple and all but I didn't know the basics." She nodded and began to explain.

Yamaken's P.O.V

I can't believe I let Sayuki saw me glancing at Mizutani. I bit my lip in annoyance as I watched Shizuku teaching her about math. I shook my head to clear my thoughts. I really don't care what she thinks. What I'm worried about is whether or not Sayuki would ask about that.

It will be too humiliating for words.

I watched the boys take orders from Natsume to build the chicken coop.

"Yamaken-kun."

I blinked.

Could it be?

I turn around and Shizuku's face was trained on me.

"Yes?" I replied indifferently. She beckoned me. "Come here for a sec." I blinked again and walked over to the two girls.

"What?" I asked and Sayuki pointed at the book, "Shizuku-chan said you were pretty good in math as well and since she needed to study, she wants you to teach me all the other details, just in case."

She wrinkled her nose slightly at the thought.

I watched her indifferently, "Do it yourself."

She shrugged, "Fine then."

And she turned towards Shizuku, "Lend me your notes for a few minutes and I'll probably work through it myself since Blondie here isn't a nice enough gentleman and wouldn't want to help me." Shizuku watched her a little worriedly, "Are you sure?"

Sayuki smiled cheerfully, "I got an A for math for a reason. I just failed that part and I hate it, is all."

Me and Shizuku blinked in surprise. "Then, why didn't you studied it yourself if you are so smart?" I asked suddenly and she frowned at me, "I needed to know the basics first. I didn't really get some of it worked out because I got confused and gave up on it. But, my teacher reprimanded me so, here we are."

She took the notes from Shizuku gently and read them with her forefinger to her lips. I stuffed my hands into my pockets and watched her absorbed the information like a sponge.

I realized that by repeatedly tapping her finger to her lips, she works out the formula in her brain. I know it from her eyes. It goes back and forth at the question and when she closes her eyes, she mutters some numbers and then when she opens them, she knows the answer.

I watched her with a bit of admiration. Her concentration is so flawless that even when Nagoya was beside her and pecking at her shirt for attention, she didn't even flinched and ignored him.

I smirked slightly at her intense behavior.

Who knew such a carefree girl could be so serious?

Sayuki's P.O.V

I grinned as I finished the last question in my mind and closed the book. "Well, then. That was easier than I expected." I felt a gaze on me and looked up.

"Hmm? Is there something on my face?" I asked Blondie and he looked taken aback. "N-No." I cocked my head at him, "Then, why are you looking at me like that?" He turns his head away in annoyance, even though (*gasp*) I caught a faint blush on his cheeks, "It just so happens that you saw me when my gaze was on you."

I smiled, "Ahh…So that means you were looking at something else before they caught you and you ended up looking at me~"

A vein popped from his forehead and he walked away quickly. I giggled and looked over at the unfazed Shizuku. Man, she was good. Her pencil counted the math so quickly I thought I might faint.

I watched her for awhile before I heard Natsume squealed in discomfort. I turn around and caught Mabo, Joji and Tomio harassing her like wolves to a sheep.

I scowled and got up. Brushing off my pants for any dirt, I walked over.

"Got out with us later, ok, Natsume-chan~~ Hmm~~" They were saying and my hands shot out and grabbed their ears. I grabbed Joji and Tomio's ear and kicked down Mabo and put one foot on him.

A vein popped out of my head and I scolded, "Didn't I told you to behave? Baa~ka!" I pinched down harder and they whined in pain, "Itai, tai tai…." I stepped down harder on Mabo and he shrieked, "Sorry, Sayuki-chan~~" I let go of them and stepped back with hands on my hips. "Better watch yourself or next time I'll make sure you get it worse. They kneel down in front of me and kept bowing. "Sorry, Sayuki-chan…." I folded my arms and kept scowling at them.

"Oh, so I see you kids are building a nice coop for Nagoya." I turned around and grinned. "Yo, Miichan~!" I waved and he look at me, surprised, "Oh? Basket girl? You're here too?" I laughed and nodded, "Yeah~"

The others looked at me in surprise. "You know Miichan?" Haru asked and I grinned at him, "Yup~ sometimes I go over at the arcade with the boys to play~" I looked over to older man and grinned, "And sometimes he plays basketball with us." Miichan scratched his head and smiled, "Yup. And she beats me most of the time. I barely go there now." I nodded, "Yeah, Even Sohma missed you." He put down his hand and chuckled, "Oh? Him too?"

I go over to talk to him while the others got over their surprise and got back to work.

(Alrighty-then~~ This one didn't really have much plot because well…..I lost some ideas on the way… But~~….. The next chapter I plan to make it only for Yamaken and Sayuki. So there won't be much of the other characters….Then I probably be writing lesser because I've got school and everything… Soo….FORGIVE ME. *bows ninety degrees at computer*)