You did well tonight, Taka-kun." She glanced over her shoulder as she finished tying her shoes and smiled at the older man.
"Thank you, Sensei." He nodded towards the picture window in the front of the dojo, his brows drawing down in a deep frown.
"Do you have someone waiting for you?" Perplexed, she leaned over to look out and had to bite her tongue to keep from gasping. Hibari stood across the street just out of the pool of light, his arms crossed over his chest under a black jacket draped over his shoulders.
"Y-yes." she breathed hoping her instructor would ignore her girly blush. He gave a nod and a parting wave before she slipped out the door and into the night. Taka didn't move from the doorway but watched as Hibari crossed the street to pause in front of her. His expression was unreadable while he stared down at her then turned, one hand beckoning lazily. She hesitated, unsure, and he stopped a few strides away to scowl at her. Heart in her throat, she jogged over to his side and he continued on, the silence stretching between them. Something told her not to break it even as they reached the front gate to her house. She pushed through and didn't look back as she unlocked the door then stepped inside.
"Oh no no no." Taka whispered as she ran down the sidewalk towards school. The warning bell had already rung and she was going to be late! She let out a yelp when Yuko and her group appeared from around the corner, one of them sticking out their foot. She sprawled across the concrete while her books exploded from her bag to scatter around her.
"Watch where you're going." Yuko mocked and the others tittered. Taka felt her lip curl.
"It's alright, Yuko. I know it's hard to have such large feet. It must be embarrassing how they're always in people's way." The other girl turned pink with fury, stepping towards Taka with her hand raised only to freeze as her eyes focused on something over Taka's head.
"You're late." Taka looked back to find Hibari watching them coldly as the last bell rang across the grounds. Yuko and her group made excuses before running past for the main building. Taka started grabbing her spilled books and stuffed them in her bag then got to her feet. She didn't look at him when she ran past but he saw the flush on her cheeks.
Rhage: *Smiles evilly* I think it's time to ramp up the tension between these two…next week :)
Heli: Why don't you give them some rope with that cliffhanger, jerk?