Lemony: *meditates on Thinkin' Mat* OOOOOOMMMM...OOOOMMMM...
Nin-Ni Chan: *looks at reader* *smirks* Shhhh...watch this...*puts ice cubes down Lemony's shorts*
Lemony: OOOOMM-... O_O...AHHHHHH! YOU FUCKING WHORE-MONGER! NIN-NI CHAAANNNN! YOU DUMB-ASS!
Nin-Ni Chan: *holds up Nerf gun* I thought that might get your attention, slut-monkey! *cackles evilly*
Lemony: O.o *slowly holds up hands* Now Nin-Ni Chan...you know I hate Nerf Guns...I'm your best friend...you wouldn't shoot me with that...would you? *lower lip trembles*
Nin-Ni Chan: *cocks Nerf gun* Not unless you update this story, Lem-chan! I wanna know what happens! And if that means I have to take you hostage...THEN SO BE IT! MWAHAHAHAHAH!
Lemony: *looks at readers*...this ain't right.
Rukia awoke just before dawn in a cold sweat. Somehow, she'd ended up pacing Senna's room all night trying to think of something to say to Mr. Hyde. There was really no use in coming up with excuses; she was caught.
Exposed.
Busted.
'Secrecy' was no longer a secret.
Mr. Hyde was probably sitting at his computer, smirking. What she could do now? Sadly enough Hyde knew her true identity… It was kinda unfair if you think about it; he knew all about her, but she didn't know a damn thing about him. Besides, it was Rukia's slip-up that lead to this…interesting turn of events.
By midnight she was up pacing the room, back and forth, with her mind in a strange mixture of a confused haze and a highly alert state, it was like a bad drug reaction. Finally exhaustion hit her like a sledgehammer and Rukia passed out right there on top of Senna's bed. As she slept, she could see Hyde's mocking words.
…Your silence says it all, Rukia…
At dawn, Rukia's fluttered open…much to her dislike. She begged God to just take her while she slept, but fate apparently had other plans. Why was the younger Kuchiki so depressed about this? Perhaps it was because the cyber-world was the only place she held true power…and Mr. Hyde had so effortlessly snatched it away. This is how she felt when her Nii-sama died…
Now lying in Senna's bed, Rukia stared up at the ceiling as the warm orange and red glow of the sun crept through the window. She was completely lost in thought. Hmm…what was Hyde's real name? Rukia couldn't even begin to guess. What did he look like in real life? Like one of those guys from the late-night workout commercials; all ripped and toned and good-looking? Or some fat, smelly guy that whistles disrespectfully at women? What if he wasn't a man at all! What if Hyde was really a woman! Rukia almost had a conniption fit! This was officially driving her crazy! Well, one thing Rukia knew was that Mr. Hyde was a smoker; at least she had that little snippet of information. He'd told Rukia that the first time they spoke. What kind of cigarettes did he like? Newport's? Grand Prix? Camel's?
Rukia sighed, that really didn't make a difference. The problem was, he knew who she was and he knew where to find her. Yoruichi's haunting words skulked into her ears…
Mr. Hyde, whoever he may be, could be some sort of predator…
The raven-haired girl shot off the bed with a sudden surge of panic. What if Mr. Hyde really was some kind of predator! He told her himself that he was a dangerous man…but…but she thought he was only kidding! This was not good…
"Rukia, I'm so proud of you," Kaien gushed at his student as he handed her back a test with a beautiful A- written in red Sharpie on the front of it. Rukia forced a smile and fought back a gag. Like the dean had told her, Kaien tutored Rukia every day for Fall break, including the weekends. It's not like she had anything better to do anyways. The raven-haired teacher tutored her in every single subject, starting with Algebra ending with History. Rukia was allowed to re-take her tests, to which she passed with flying colors. Kaien knew Rukia wasn't dumb, she was just having a hard time coping and was lashing out to hide her feelings. All she needed was a helping hand. Kaien remembered one year ago, Rukia was at the top of her class, got straight A's, and never did anything wrong.
Then her Nii-sama was killed and you fast-forward to now.
Rukia, however, was so distracted she couldn't even insult Shiba for his overzealous display. She stared at her teacher as if she'd never seen him before wondering if he really knew who Hyde was…Rukia couldn't ask because then that'd give away the fact that she was not only on a computer but also Hyde knew who she was in real life…some many questions thundered across her mind, blowing any other concerns... Rukia wanted to know every last detail…
Hyde knew Kaien…that was just…just weird to even think about!
Rukia drummed her fingers edgily on her desk as Kaien entered her grades into the system. He stopped typing on his computer when he heard his student let out an impatient huff.
"Mr. Shiba!" Rukia snapped her fingers still drumming, "Am I still here for something? Can I go now?"
"What's the rush?" He asked mocking her slightly, "You don't have anything better to do."
"Fuck you." Rukia spat getting a little irritated now, "I've done everything you've wanted me to do! I passed your stupid tests! Brought my grades up! And stayed off the computers! What more do you people want from me?"
Kaien fell silent, his face unreadable. For five soundless minutes Kaien studied Rukia's face, his eyes leveled and expression neutral. By now, Rukia was sitting with her arms folded and eyes burning. She wanted so desperately to ask him what he knew about Hyde, but that would be incredibly unwise…
Yet again, Rukia was powerless.
"Rukia," Kaien sighed, "Is it so wrong for someone to care about you?"
"Yes," Rukia said snarkily, "I didn't ask anyone to care about me. I can take of myself, I wish you people would get that through your thick skulls! I don't need anyone! And I don't need this!"
With that, the younger Kuchiki stood up and stomped out of the classroom, muttering obscenities under her breath.
Kaien only shook his head and sighed. Rukia kept alienating herself from anyone who cared about her. But he wouldn't stop caring no matter how many sharp words Rukia cut him with. She needed someone...anyone…
Rukia planted herself in front Senna's laptop and attacked the keyboard. She took a deep breath and hit ENTER. Almost immediately her profile adorned the screen and she didn't see the yellow blinking box around Hyde's profile picture. She had an unread message,
It was from Mr. Hyde.
With trembling hands, Rukia typed in her password and opened the unanswered email. It read:
Hello Secrecy. Listen, I didn't mean to freak out yesterday or anything. To make peace, I've included links to helpful websites that are all about school and whatnot, hopefully you find them to be useful.
See ya' around I hope,
Mr. Hyde.
Rukia was actually a bit…relieved. She could have sworn Hyde was going to ridicule her about finding her identity. But then a revelation something came flying smooth out of nowhere…at that very moment, Rukia figured: So the fuck what? So what if he knew who she was! She didn't give two fucks! Heatedly, Rukia began to compose her reply:
Yeah, I'm Rukia Kuchiki. So the hell what? Does it bother you? But thanks for the link or whatever…can you be online at Midnight?
Rukia read over her message once, twice, and then a third time. Satisfied with her response, she hit SEND. Afterwards, she'd checked the link. It sent her straight to a college blog that was written all about different subjects and how to pass them…it was actually some useful shit! It was obvious that Hyde knew a thing or two about teaching which made Rukia believe that perhaps he was a teacher…
"A teacher…" She thought while reading over the articles on the site, "How strange…"
Rukia couldn't see Hyde as being a teacher…but he was smart, she knew that much. Almost all day the raven-haired girl committed the notes on the blog to memory, hopefully now all her teachers could take those F's and shove em' up their asses!
Midnight finally rolled around. Rukia had dozed off at Senna's desk while waiting to see if Mr. Hyde would be online sooner. No such luck, his profile remained untouched all day. Groggily, she checked the refreshed the screen. Like magic Hyde's profile picture lit up bright yellow
Mr. Hyde: Hello Secrecy.
Secrecy: You know my real name, why don't you just call me Rukia?
Mr. Hyde: I didn't think you'd like it, but if that's what you want, love, I suppose it wouldn't hurt.
Secrecy: Thanks for the link, it really helped.
Mr. Hyde: It was no problem, I know Kaien isn't greatest of tutors.
Secrecy: I wanted to ask, were you once Kaien's student something.
Mr. Hyde:…not exactly.
Secrecy: Can you tell me anything? Anything at all about who you really are, Mr. Hyde?
Mr. Hyde:…
Secrecy: Hello? You still out there?
Mr. Hyde: I can tell anything you want to know…but not now.
Secrecy: Why not now?
Mr. Hyde: Oh I have I feeling you and I will be meeting soon enough, I'd rather talk to you then…face to face…
To Be Continued…
Lemony: Ok Nin-Ni Chan! You've made your point! Put the Nerf gun down and we can talk about this!
Nin-Ni Chan: *eye twitches* You left us at a cliffhanger AGAIN! *starts shooting Lemony*
Lemony: BWAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! GODDAMMIT! WHORE-MONGER! *runs away*
Nin Ni Chan: I WON'T STOP SHOOTING YOU UNTIL I SEE ANOTHER CHAPTER!
Lemony: NERF GUNS ARE EVIL AND THEY NEED TO BE DESTROYED! *hides behind couch* YOU'RE BOUND TO RUN OUT OF AMMO SOONER OR LATER!
Nin-Ni Chan: *still shooting at Lemony*...REVIEW!
