Hitsugaya Toushiro sneezed. Twice. Am I coming down with a cold, he thought, running his finger across his nose. Kurosaki Yuzu, who was sitting next to him in class, asked in concern, "Are you alright, Karin?" He looked at the girl that was his 'twin sister' and said, "Don't worry, I think I'm fine." He continued staring at Yuzu. In the beginning, when he had found out that this gentle, soft-spoken girl was that tomboy Karin's twin, he couldn't believe it. But now that he had taken a closer look, he found that there were some similarities after all. The small button nose, the slight tilt of the chin, their stubbornness… of which Yuzu displayed when she managed to get the captain of the tenth division wear a skit to school. And then his mind wandered off to Karin. I wonder how she's doing now…

Yuzu blushed under the gaze of Karin. "Um, Karin, why are you staring at me like that?" she asked, looking away shyly.

"Oh, gomen," Hitsugaya snapped out of his thoughts when Yuzu said that and gave an apologetic smile. Yuzu took a look at his smiling face, and blushed again, avoiding his confused look.

"What's wrong, Yuzu?" he asked, furrowing his eyebrows. "N-nothing!" she replied, pointedly looking anywhere but him. "Oh, I see," Hitsugaya said, clearly not convinced but decided it wasn't worth the trouble to continue with the conversation. I wonder what's wrong with her, he thought, transferring his gaze to the blackboard.

Heart still beating abnormally fast, Yuzu sneaked a glance at Karin and was relieved to find that she wasn't looking at her anymore. What's wrong with me, she thought, why am I nervous when Karin looks at me? She's my sister! It's not like she 's a boy…

Shinozaki Yusuke was spacing out, staring at the adorable face of Kurosaki Karin. Kawaii… he thought, smiling to himself. Ah, she's sneezing! I wonder if she's okay? Will she go for soccer practice if she's sick, he found himself thinking. No, no, what am I thinking? I should be concern about Kurosaki-san's health, not about whether I can see here or not, he mentally chided himself. He stole another glance at her, and his heart almost jumped out when he saw that she was looking directly at him. Ohm god,she'slookingatme,whatshouldIdo?! he thought, flustered. He sat up straight and looked in front at the whiteboard, his ears reddening. Oh man, I wonder if she's fiqured out that I like her?

Hitsugaya stared at a guy that looked familiar sneaking glances at him. He appeared to be flustered and sat up straight as a plank, deliberately avoiding looking at him. Weird guy, he thought, and resumed to staring at the blackboard. Then he remembered that he was one of those guys Karin played soccer with. He was relatively normal, if not a little hostile towards Hitsugaya. Wonder what wrong with everybody today…

"Briiinngg!" went the bell. "Well, that's it for today. Read chapter 24 before my lesson tomorrow," the teacher said as she walked out of the class. Hitsugaya yawned, and rubbed his eyes. Why must I endure these stupid lessons when I have already learnt it, he thought. Next to him, Yuzu took out two boxes wrapped in handkerchiefs.

"Here, Karin, here's your bento," she said, smiling as she placed the lunch box in front of him. "Oh, arigatou," he replied, untying the knot on the handkerchief and opening the bento. "Oh, it's rice in omelet and fried prawns…"he said, suddenly hesitant, "gomen, but I'm allergic to seafood."

"Huh? But you love seafood… You always ask me to add extra prawns to your bento…" Yuzu said, puzzled.

Too late now, Hitsugaya remembered that he's supposed to be Karin. "Oh yea. I love prawns. Hehe," he finished lamely and began tucking in, his face a crimson red. Yuzu cocked her head, thinking, Karin's weird today, and continued eating, watching him from time to time.

Standing outside the classroom, Yusuke peeked in and got a rush as he watched Karin eat. Ka-kawaii! Especially the way she seemed to be burying her head in her bento. And the way her face is all red… He placed his clenched fists over his throbbing heart and decided. "I'll confess my feelings for her today!" he exclaimed, while other students walking by stared at him.
Hitsugaya sneezed again as Yusuke walked stiffly towards him. Am I really coming down with a cold, he thought, a little troubled. He noticed the robotic boy approaching him.

"Is something the matter, Shinozaki-kun?" he asked coolly.

"Um… ano… err…" Yusuke said hesitantly, his ears red.

"Yes?" he asked again, a little irritated at being disturbed during his lunch. Yuzu looked at the both of them curiously.

"Can… can I speak with you for a moment? Privately?" he blurted out.

"Oh. Okay. You don't mind if I go out for a while, do you?" he turned to ask Yuzu. Yuzu shook her head dumbly. He rose from his seat and walked out of the room, leaving both of them to stare after him. Realizing that no one was following him, he turned behind and gave a Aren't you coming? look. Yusuke hurriedly stood up and followed him like a faithful dog.

Yuzu looked at the mismatched pair and thought, Will they be alright?

Hitsugaya walked up to the roof, then turned to face Yusuke. "Alright, spit it out. What exactly do you have to say to me?" he asked, not too kindly.

Yusuke was a little thrown off by his cold attitude, but quickly regained his composure. He took a deep breath and quickly blurted out, bowing, "I like you! Please go out with me!"

Silence. It took a while for the message to sink in. Did he just say that he… likes me?! Hitsugaya thought, shocked.

"EHHHHHHHHHHH?!" he cried out in a very un-Hitsugaya-ish manner. Is he…gay?!

"Uno… Kurosaki-san?" Yusuke said tentatively.

Oh yea, now he thinks I'm Kurosaki, he thought, then one he likes is…

"EHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" he cried out again. Someone likes… Kurosaki?! Suddenly a feeling of unease and surprise grabbed Hitsugaya. Flustered, he replied, "Gomenasai!" And immediately, he felt guilty. What if.. what if Kurosaki likes him too? How could I have answered on her behalf, he thought, uncharacteristically unsure of himself. It's just that… the thought of Kurosaki going out with other people… makes him feel lonely and sort of … betrayed.

"Oh. As I thought. Kurosaki-san likes Toushiro-kun, don't you?" he said dejectedly.

"EHHHHHHHHHHH?!" he cried out for the third time, "W-wh-why do you say that?" His face turned red at the thought of Karin liking him.

"Because… you're always distracted during soccer practice looking out into the distance, waiting for him to turn up. And you always seem so happy when you're with him… But that's okay. I'm happy enough to know that my feelings have reached you. Excuse me," Yusuke said sadly, and ran away, leaving Hitsugaya with his thoughts.

Kurosaki… likes me?! he thought, shocked, but at the same time, a little happy and excited. He was surprised by his feelings. Could it be that I… like Kurosaki too?!

Finally the two of them have realised each other's feelings. Hehe. This is a little late too, because i couldn't post it up yesterday because of some problems. Gomen. I must apologise in advance for next chapter will also be late, because of a stupid camp tht i have to go. How do you like this chapter? 'Cos i've sort of run out of ideas for Hitsugaya, this is something thought of after the last chapter i wrote on Hinamori.