Hello! Here with the lucky 10th chapter! I just love the number 10! Anyway as some of you expected, this is where the romance begins! Let's see what happens…

Thoughts

Chapter 10: Monday, Warnings

"Man, Byakuya's gonna kill me this time!" Ichigo grumbled as we made our way to school.

"Well we did remind you to do that homework since the start of the weekends." I said back.

"Yeah but it was really tough. I didn't get a single thing. Maybe I could use that as an excuse." Ichigo thoughtfully said.

"First of all, this school doesn't accept those kinds of excuses. Second, you had a teacher living under the same roof as you, you could have asked him. Man sometimes I wonder how in the world you get into this school." Hitsugaya complained and the two started bickering again. I couldn't help but giggle.

"Don't worry. How's about I help you out after school Ichigo?" I asked and I could see Ichigo turning a bit red.

"I guess that would help. Thanks." He said and turned the other way. This is getting really strange. Ever since this weekend, every time I talk to them they seem to always turn away from me. Did I do something wrong? What I didn't notice was Hitsugaya's eyes looking at Ichigo with jealousy.

Outdoor lane

"And then he totally missed a step and the bowling ball went in the other direction. You should have seen his reaction." Rukia said and Rangiku and I started laughing. We were just making our way to class.

"Watch out!" a sudden cry said and before knew it, I was being pushed back onto the wall. After that, I heard a loud crash and people murmurings.

"Hey are you two alright?!" I could hear Rukia exclaiming.

"It was close but we're fine. Right?" I heard a cool voice say. When I opened my eyes, I found Ichigo holding me onto a wall.

"Oh yeah." I replied. When I turned to see what made the noise, I found a giant flower pot smashed to the ground. Did Ichigo just save me?! "Ah, you got a cut!" I said as I saw a cut on his face.

"No worries, it's only a scratch. I'm just glad you're alright." Ichigo said with a small smile, before looking up for the suspects.

"Haruno! Kurosaki! You guys alright?!" I then heard Hitsugaya who was running towards us.

"I'm fine but I need to help with Ichigo's cut." I reassured the worried Ichigo.

"I said I was fine." Ichigo said

"Kurara I'm so glad you're alright! You really gave me a scare back there." Rangiku said before pulling me into a bone crushing hug.

"Ran…gi…ku…Can't…breathe!" I muttered, trying to grasp my breath. Rangiku immediately pulls me off and apologizes.

"But who did that just now?" Rukia asks as she looked up at where the pot dropped from.

"Whoever did this did it on purpose." Hitsugaya stated and we all looked at him.

"What do you mean Hitsugaya?" I asked.

"If this was an accident, then the person who did this should be here right now to apologize." He does have a point. But why would anyone do this?

Back in class

I grabbed my notebook to take notes during Literature class. When I opened it, I had the shock of my life. It was filled with nasty words like 'dimwit', 'baldy' and 'loser' and with nasty drawings of skulls and disgusted faces. I could feel the colors draining from my face. What in the world is this?!

"What's the matter?" I heard a soft voice and turned to see Ichigo looking at me.

"Oh! It's nothing, really. Just remembered that I lost my eraser." I lied and put up a fake smile, closing the notebook. I can't let them get worried over this. I didn't even notice that Kuchiki sensei was looking at me with worried eyes as he wrote on the board.

Break time

"Eh? Where did I put that lunch box?" I asked myself as I ventured around my bag.

"Is something the matter?" Rukia asked. She and Rangiku were waiting for me so that we could join the other girls (from the baseball game) for lunch.

"Uh, you guys go ahead. I just remembered I had to do something." I said as I rushed out of class. Maybe I left it at the other room. I approached the music room to try and find my lunch. "Not here. Maybe…"

"Are you looking for this?" a somewhat evil voice said. When I turned around, I saw a girl with long blonde hair holding my lunch.

"Ah thank you so much for finding it! I was so…"

"Heh! You truly are a loser!" Eh? Then I heard the door closing and saw another two girls standing there, one with red hair tied into a ponytail with glasses and another with waist-length brown hair. The room was too dark so I couldn't see their faces.

"Uhm, what's going on? What are you guys…"

"You should know your place newby!" the girl spat. I flinched to her sharp voice. "I really hate it when you're all cozy with the three princes. It's disgusting!" Do they mean, Ichigo, Hitsugaya and Kuchiki sensei? "A girl like you, should never be with guys like them. You'll just ruin their image."

"I don't think you understand. I'm just friends with them and Kuchiki sensei is just my teacher. There's nothing going on between us!" I persuaded them. If I tell them that I'm actually living under the same roof as them, I think they won't hesitate to finish me off.

"Don't play with us dimwit! We saw how you got Hitsugaya-sama and Kurosaki-sama in your arms, and even made Kuchiki sensei hug you!" She exclaimed. You mean she saw us hugging that late! Wait, I seem to recall that they hugged me! Suddenly, her two friends grabbed my arms from behind and pulled to the wall.

"What are you doing?! Let me go please!" I cried as I struggled free from their grip.

"I don't think you know your place Haruno. You're just a scholar, nothing but an extra to this school! Don't get it into your head that they like you. They would never waste their time on someone like you! Don't get any ideas." the blonde girl held out a water bottle and slowly walked towards me. "I'll tell you this one and for all. You better step away from my three princes or else…" Before she could even finish, I felt something cold all over my head and dripping down to my body. That girl poured water all over me. "The next time I see you anywhere near one of them, you won't get off with just water." Then she went to my lunch box and smashed it on to the wall, leaving it dented. She and her friends then left the room, giving off an evil laugh.

Why is this happening to me? What have I done wrong? All I wanted to do was be friends with everyone. I just wanted to be good friends with the three of them. Why is this happening to me? Why do there have to be these kinds of people here?

"Kurara?" a familiar voice came out from the door. I slowly turned to see Kasandora having a shocked look on her face.

"Kasandora…"

"What in the world happened?! You're soaking wet!" Kasandora exclaimed as she ran over to me, trying to clean me up. I couldn't help it anymore.

"Kasandora!" I cried and hugged her with all my might, with tears flowing from my eyes.

Home Ec Room

"I can't believe this! The nerve of those girls!" Kasandora complained. I was sitting in the corner of the room with a warm towel on my head. I couldn't help the tears which keep coming down. "Here. We always keep an extra set just in case." She said as she handed me a new set of uniform.

"Thanks." I muttered in a soft voice. Suddenly, a loud grumble was heard.

"Hehe, guess you haven't eaten yet. Lucky for you, I made some miso soup. There should be enough for the both of us." She said as she scooped some into a bowl for me.

"Kasandora…" I murmured as she handed me the bowl of soup. "Could you…not tell the others. Please."

"Why? This isn't your fault. This is also very serious so isn't it best to tell the others?"

"I don't want them to get involved in this. Please Kasandora." I pleaded as more tears came down.

"I'm not in with this but I'll do it. But if it gets out of hand, I won't hesitate to tell them." Kasadora said sternly. I can't let the guys be involved in this. "Anyway, hurry up and get changed. Classes are going to start." I quickly changed and got back to class.

"Kurara! What happened to you?! You didn't come for lunch!" Rangiku asked the minute I walked into class.

"Sorry, I guess I forgot." I tried to cover up but I could see that Rangiku wasn't falling for it.

At home

"Hey are you ok or not?" Ichigo asked. He was helping me prepare dinner.

"What makes you ask that?" I asked back.

"You seemed to be down the whole day. This isn't like you." He said.

"You're thinking too much! I'm fine. I'm just tired that's all." I lied again. I knew Ichigo won't believe me but I can't let him know.

Few Minutes later

I went to my room after my shower and found a few pieces of paper on my desk. I looked at it and found that they were notes from today's literature lesson, the ones that I couldn't take down thanks to those girls who sabotaged my notebook. Then I saw a post-it stuck on the front page.

"Saw that you weren't taking down notes. Here's a copy so you don't miss out on much. If there's a problem, please let me know. –Kuchiki" I softly said to myself. Soon I felt the tears coming out again. Why must this happen to me?! I'm making everyone worried. I hate this feeling!

That's it. Thank you for reading and continue to give new ideas. Also if you want, you can say who you want the MC to end up with, but final decision is for me! Bye bye!