A/N: Sorry for the really late update. Enjoy and hope it isn't too bad. Inspired during class. :)


He had never realized before just how pretty she was.

Long legs that were accentuated by her short, pleated uniform skirt. A slim waist that made him fantasize about wrapping his arms around her. An eye-catching shade of chocolate brown hair that made her stand out from the rest of the people with black hair. In the morning sunlight that filtered in from the open window, her hair glowed a beautiful golden hue. He couldn't keep his eyes off of her. Whenever she curled a lock of her hair around her fingers, all he could think of was running his hand through her hair and feeling its silky texture.

Haku groaned in despair. He could not even keep his eyes away from her, need not even mention paying attention to the teacher. He rested his head in his hands and tried to keep his mind clear of all thoughts. However, she must have felt his gaze upon her, for Chihiro turned around and stared directly into his eyes. Transfixed, he felt himself drowning in the twin pools of chocolate. The gods must have been against him, for the teacher called his name at that exact moment and asked him a question.

Chihiro just shot him a sympathetic smile and twisted back around in her seat to face the front. Rising from his seat, he felt like all the spotlights in the world were trained onto him. He gulped and ran a whole string of curses through his mind. Of all the times to be staring at a girl, it had to be during a lesson.

"I'm sorry. What was the question?" Confused and disoriented, that was the first thing that he could mumble.

His classmates broke out into fits of giggles. But above all the laughter, he heard a soft melodious laugh that resounded in his ears. The teacher shot him a dirty look. "See me after class to arrange your detention."

Resigned to his fate, he heaved a mournful sigh and slumped down in his chair, trying his best to ignore a certain brunette sitting in front of him.


Throughout the whole lesson, all thoughts were focused on what he could say to her later. Maybe ask her out? But he had no idea how on earth to do that. Most of the time, the girls were the ones that did the asking. What if he got rejected? Oh, the shame and humiliation!

His friend sitting beside him in class could not help but notice Haku's internal struggle.

"What's up, dude? You look like a lovesick fool, torn between some internal dilemma." All Haku could do was give him a pained look. "You wouldn't understand," he muttered in reply.

"Oh, yeah? Try me," his friend, Ryu, whispered back.

"Okay, fine. Well, I kind of like this girl... and I have no idea what to do about it. Some help?"

"You goon! Why didn't you say so earlier! This is my area of expertise. So, who's the lucky girl?" Ryu waggled his eyebrows at Haku.

"Not telling," sighed Haku, reluctant to talk about the object of his affections. And he was not a moment too soon, for their teacher's eagle eyes suddenly focused on them. Without a word, she stalked up the aisle towards them and smacked them both hard on the back of their heads with a book.

"Bitch," they both mumbled in unison once her back was turned. And the class once again started sniggering. Haku was rewarded with a mischievous wink from a certain doe-eyed girl, which made the pain from his head suddenly seem inconsequential.


After class, Haku stood at his locker door, twisting the combination for his locker with nimble fingers while his mind was still pondering the mysteries of love.

Out of the blue, he sensed someone watching him from the side. Turning his head slightly, he looked at the person in question, and his eyes almost popped out from their sockets- for there stood Chihiro.

"Hey," she smirked. A corner of her lips pulled upwards in a grin. "You seemed really focused during class just now. Focused on me, that is. What's up?"

Speechless, Haku just stood there staring at her. Finally, he managed to force something coherent from his lips. "You noticed?"

She just lifted one of her eyebrows in response. Feeling suddenly sheepish, he raised a hand to his head and ran his fingers through the dark green locks. Exhaling in a big gust, he decided to just get it off his chest. Even if she rejected him, at least he could tell Ryu that he tried, right?

"So, Chihiro... I like you and I want to go out with you."

Well, it could have been worse, he decided. Haku looked at her intently. She seemed a little surprised at his bluntness and blinked a few times. Then, a smile suddenly broke out across her face, lighting it up like the sun. Her radiance stunned him into silence.

"Okay then! Meet you here after your... detention?" She turned to walk away and then looked after her shoulder at him expectantly. He laughed then. Relief and ecstasy flooding through him. "Sure!"

Feeling uplifted, he turned back to open his locker, only to hear footsteps racing towards him. He turned towards the sound and was met with a face of brown hair. Chihiro? He felt her embrace him and automatically wound his arms around her, feeling her small, slim waist. She stood on her toes and pecked him on the cheek. "I forgot to tell you to pay attention during lessons. Don't be so... distracted." She then flashed a sly grin at him and turned around to walk to her next class.

Haku had gone past the stage of any comprehensible thought. Dazed, he reached a hand to his cheek to feel the spot she had kissed. Then he turned back to his locker... and got hit in the face by the metal door.

"Hopeless," he heard Ryu mutter as he walked by in the hall.

Haku continued to grin like a lovesick fool.


Thanks for reading! Sorry for the late update. I was kinda held up with my tests and stuff. But now it's the one week hols and I'm gonna try to update while I can. Sorry if this story is a bit abrupt and weird. It was a random idea I had during class, so sorry if this is not up to standard. Please read, enjoy and review if you want! And a big thanks to all those ppl who reviewed, added me as a fave or story alerted this thing. :)