Me: I have an explination as to why this wasn't updated for so long

Shizuru: Ara, that would be your ability to be a dumbass, correct?

Me: ...I never thought that would come from you...

Shizuru: Many things cum because of me

Nao: Oh, gross!

Natsuki: Ha, when she's right she's right!

Me: Let's not make the readers have dirty thoughts now guys

Shizuru: They always have dirty thoughts when I cross their minds

Natsuki/Me: Yup

Natsuki/Me: -look at each other-

Natsuki: Shu...

Me: ... o.o''

Chapter 10 - Lesson One: Subtly Flirting

I glared at Mikoto and Mai ever so hard. Yes, I was happy that they were together and I was happy that they were happy, but it also made me walk in the back of the group alone and it made me look like a loner! I hate being so close to my friends and not being able to even talk to them!

I growled in my head and thought about a little animated me taking a club and hitting Natsuki over the head with it. Haha, and a little bang text came out every time I hit her. Oh! And little yellow strips came out too!

…

I need to stop watching so much anime! And I was hitting Natsuki specifically because she said that today was the day she was going to teach me how to subtly flirt. I'm not quite sure what subtly meant, but hopefully all I had to go was go up to a girl and talk to her.

I was good at that. Hell, maybe I could even just go talk to Suki. She already likes me… that'd just make this 'assignment' even easier. Maybe I can just coast my way through this. Besides, how hard can it be to be an Angel?

"All right, Nao," Natsuki said. She was now suddenly right beside and leading me into the school building, "today you learn to subtly flirt. Now smile at the girl on your left and lift your hand. Don't wave, just lift your hand to your waist."

I raised my brows for a bit but followed her orders. I turned to my left and kept walking, smiling at another red head that was staring at me already and raised my hand. She blushed in return and grinned back eagerly. What the fuck? "What did I just do…" I asked as she past the girl.

Natsuki smirked and led me up the stairs, "You subtly flirted. Sure, you didn't make any advances and you didn't use a sly voice to put her on the spot, but you singled her out in a crowd and showed her that she caught your attention. That's what it's all about." she said, reaching the top of the stairs and turning the corner.

"You're telling me all I have to do it look at a girl and she'll think that I'm interested in her?" I asked, mulling this over in my head. All I had to do is smile a bit and raise my hand?

"Pretty much!" Natsuki said, stopping in front of her class room. "Meet Shizuru here before lunch. She is the one that perfected this technique and she'll be the one to teach you everything you need. Tomorrow will be Chie's lesson."

I raised my brows at her and sighed, "Wait, do each of you guys have a different technique for me to learn?" I asked.

She simply nodded and put her hand on my shoulder, "You need to do that thing that I showed you twice before lunch and make sure the girls respond in a positive way. Then meet Shizuru here for lunch and she'll give you more details. And make sure you do it to girls that you haven't talked to yet. No cheating." she said before disappearing into the room.

I blinked as I turned and walked to my own homeroom. So Kuga just wanted to try it on girls to get the hang of it before Fujino sent to me school? I don't get how Shizuru would be the one to perfect subtly flirting, I mean I would have thought it to be Chie or something. I wonder what Mikoto will teach me… The power of cats…

I shook my head to get the stupidity out of there and sighed as I descended the stairs. I don't get it! How the hell can I learn all this stuff? Am I just supposed to follow orders? Will there be lectures? Do I have to take notes?

Oh, group of girls coming up. I tried to slow my mind a bit and walk a bit slower, picking out a girl in the crowd who was a bit taller than the others. While I watched her, she slowly lifted her eyes to mine and then the rest of her head followed.

I half smirked at her and nodded my head in her direction. She smiled and raised her hand, waving and catching the attention of her friends. They all looked at me and then back to her, gasping.

I looked ahead of me again and kept walking down the hall, though I could still here them whispering to her. Asking her why she was the one that I paid attention to and how lucky she was that an almost Angel had noticed her. Damn, maybe Kuga is right. This skill could be useful!

I smirked to myself and walked into class, taking my seat. As usually, Mikoto came from across the room where Mai was and sat herself on my lap. Mai was used to it now. Besides, she stole Mikoto from me the rest of the day! During class she was mine! "Hey Kitten."

"Nao! Did Shizuru teach you anything yet?" she asked, looking up at me playfully.

I shook my head and sighed, "I haven't talked to her all morning. Natsuki taught me something though and told me that Shizuru was going to teach me more at lunch. Why is she the one that knows how to subtly flirt?" I asked, hoping to get some answers.

But she cat girl only shrugged, "Mikoto has no idea. She just knows that Shizuru is good at subtly flirting and that Chie is good at romance."

"…Yea I can see how that works out for Chie. Hey, what are you gonna teach me?" I asked, suddenly interested in what the girl on my lap could contribute to a relationship.

"Cuteness!" she said happily, bouncing up on my lap and grinning at me.

I smiled at her and ruffled her hair, leaving my hand there to scratch her head, "I can see why you're teaching me cuteness." I said, watching her eyes close. I swear to god she was purring from my scratching her head. Dear god that's so cute… Oh! Now I get it!

Hehe… I wonder what Alyssa will be teaching me…

"Class, take your seat!" the sensei said, entering the room and closing the door behind me. Everyone jumped or ran to their seats, except Mikoto who was still purring on my lap, "Yuuki-san, stop doing that before you put her to sleep!"

I looked down at her and smiled nervously, "Um…"

"She's already asleep, isn't she?"

"Maybe…"

"…Just push her into her chair and we'll get on with class. Last time I let you take her home you never came back."

"That wasn't my fault…" I grumbled, lifting Mikoto up slightly and setting her in her chair. I even took the liberty of putting her bag on her table and setting her head on it so that she could sleep peacefully. She was mostly likely going to be asleep all day. Just like a cat. Damn lazy bastards…

The rest of class went on as usual. Me, looking across the room out the window and not paying attention to a damn work this guy was saying. I bet if we had a hot teacher I'd pay attention… oh man that'd be awesome…

But my thought of a super hot teacher were thwarted by another thought.

I had two minutes to lunch and I hadn't flirted with another girl. Shit shit shit! I looked in front of me around the room and stopped at Suki. I could just wave at her! Of course she's respond positively! But Kuga said not to cheat… damn me and my need to be an Angel! Stupid rules!

I kept looking, singling out every girl in the class and giving a little inspection. I wasn't going to flirt with an ugly girl, even if nothing would come from it. I have standards. Looking over my shoulder, I stopped at a small blonde sitting in the corner.

She was sitting here, across the room and was doodling in her book. Every few seconds she would look up at the clock above me and sigh, probably waiting for the lunch bell to ring. Which means I didn't have much time left.

As she looked up at the clock again, her eyes fell downward and stopped at me, catching my staring at her. Her freckled cheeks reddening a bit as she continued to stare back at me. My mouth twitched in a smile as I mouthed 'hey' at her.

She glanced at the sensei for a moment before mouthing back 'hi'.

And then the bell rang.

Mikoto jumped up at the sound and screamed, shocking everyone in the room and freezing us all in our places. She looked around at our stared and put up her hands in a defensive pose, "False Alarm! It was just a dream!"

The whole class, including me, sighed and went on with lunch. I sat up and put my hand back on Mikoto's head, "I'm gonna go meet Shizuru now, so you go to lunch with Mai." I said, watching her nod happily and follow her girlfriend out the door. Well, more like latching onto Mai's chest and rubbing her hand in the girls chest. I wonder why she didn't do that to me. And then I looked down. Oh yea… small…

I turned in my place to go out the back door, but that blonde was standing behind me looking up at me hopefully. "Hi! Um, I noticed that you were staring at me and I was wonde-"

"I have a lunch date." I said, cutting her off and side stepping her, quickly leaving the room. Maybe it was a bit rude, but I didn't want to be late and make Shizuru angry. I've never seen angry Shizuru and I don't want to have to! I quickly walked up the stairs, jumping over every other step passing mass amounts of girls.

When I finally reached the room, Shizuru was standing outside of the room. When she saw me, she smiled at nodded at me, her tan jacket showing her power over the student body. "Yuuki-san, nice to see you."

"Yea, sure. So what are you going to teach me this lunch?" I asked, standing in front of her and looking up at the Kyoto girl.

"Ara, you should be nicer to me, Nao-san. Or I'll tell Natsuki that you made a pass at me…" she muttered, smirking at me and wrapping her arms around herself. Suddenly her shoulders starting shaking and tears ran down her cheeks, "Oh, Natsuki, it was horrible. I took Nao to the forest to teach her about flirting and she cornered me against a tree… I just… I just can't…."

I panicked and quickly hugged her, patting her back, "You are a sadistic bitch." I whispered in her ear while still trying to appear as if I was consoling her. There were still girls around after all.

"You know it." she whispered back, pulling away from me and grinning, "Now, we'll be eating lunch in the lunch room. We'll have to sit with the other members of student council to that no other students will bother us, but it should be fine. I'll teach you everything there." she said, walking with me to the lunch room.

We quickly got food and sat down at the table as she introduced me to the only other two people sitting here, "Nao, this is Haruka Suzushiro and Yukino Kikukawa. Haruka is vice president and Yuuki is our assisting hand."

"Oi, Bubuzuke, how come she gets to sit here?" the blonde one asked, pointing her fork at me suspiciously.

"Haruka, please." Yukino added, trying to hush her friend.

Shizuru smiled at them both and nodded, "I have Angel business to discuss with Nao and we'd rather not be bothered by students trying to butt in. I'm sure you can keep the pesky ones away, right, Haruka-san?"

"Hai!" Haruka yelled, suddenly acting as if she had been given an order from a standing officer.

I shook my head and sipped my milk, looking around at the amount of girls who had already taken a notice to our presence at the table. I looked over at Shizuru and nodded at the girl, "Alright, so why did I have to do that wave thing to two girls before lunch?" I asked.

"Ara, you didn't have to. Natsuki was just messing with you." she said, taking another bite of her rice. Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath and tried to calm my head before my anger started growing. "Now Yuuki-san, allow me to explain. I am the one who perfected this and wanted to teach it to you because we have something in common."

"…Kuga?" I asked, wondering what the hell me and Shizuru Fujino could possibly have in common.

She giggled at me and shook her head, "No. I have something that sticks out to people, as do you. I have red eyes. People tend to quickly notice when I'm around because I have dark, wine colored eyes. You have bright red hair. Though it's not as impressive as red eyes, it sticks out in a crowd and is quite noticeable to the people around you." she said, nodding at a group of girls behind me, who were all staring.

"So then, girls are attracted to red?" I asked, trying to think this through in my head. Does that mean girls are like bulls? She talked to formally it made everything so hard to understand!

Shizuru looked up thoughtfully and shrugged, "Ara, possibly, I'm not sure. But that's not what I was trying to say. Girls, men, everyone; they notice things that stick out. A white dot on a black canvas, a purple sunset across the usually blue sky, a colorful rainbow against grey storm clouds. People like things that don't fit in, like unbelievably beautiful people such as myself." she said, smiling.

I narrowed my eyes and sighed, "Get on with it, Fujino."

"Ara, very well. My point is that you don't necessarily have to wear outrageous clothes or be the loudest person in school. Simply stick out in a way that makes you interesting. Your red hair is a prime example. Natural color, correct?" I nodded. "Then it's a natural attribute about you that people will notice. It also adds to your particularly fiery personality. This attracts girl to you."

Sitting quietly, I let all this new information sink into my brain. "Huh… and I thought it was because I was cute."

"That too." she added on, smiling at me and taking another bite of her food. I blinked in surprise and quickly dismissed the words. Compliments from Fujino were like land mines. They only hurt me when something activates them… "Now, all of the other Angels have something that sticks out about them, which is why everyone in the Angels was able to master these skills. You have all the necessary traits and could easily learn these skills.

"But enough explanation. Now, this method works on girls because they tend to over complicate details. The official story behind my eyes is that I have the genes of two perfect human beings and that my eyes offer the perfect vision, color definition and focus. It's actually just a combination of my father and my mother's dark topaz eyes. It look the red pigments in them and made them super concentrated.

"You have a hot temper and a heated personality, which are wonderful attributes to your hair color. Now, that makes you stick out. If you can stick out in a crowd, people notice you more. If you're easily noticeable, there is no need to go up to a girl and talk to her to get her attention. That attention will already be on you, and all you have to do it use it to your advantage." she said, explaining even further and clearing my murky mind.

Finally, it made sense! I understand it all now! That's why her eyes are red! I looked up at her and smirked, the knowledge in my brain making me feel higher up than I actually was, "So then, that's why subtly flirting works for us? Because people are already paying so much attention to us?" I asked, further clarifying what she had already said about three times.

"Ara, yes Yuuki-san, that is why." she agreed, nodding at me and taking a few more bites of her food and sipping her tea, "If they're already paying attention, all we gave to do is give back some attention, not necessarily a large amount, and they'll respond in a positive way." she said, making sense of everything that had been previously stated.

That's why that red head respond so well to me raising my hand, because that's exactly what she was looking for. She wanted to see me give her attention and when we got it, she responded well. Huh… I thought girls were more complex than this…

Eh, whatever's easier!

"Alright Fujino, how do I use this?" I asked, looking around the room and seeing a few girls already looking in our general direction. I knew exactly why; Angels didn't usually eat in the lunch room. They wanted to avoid this type of attention. "What should I do?" I asked again.

Following my line of eye, Shizuru watched the girls who were watching us. "Ara, that depends on the girl. Avid fans only need the general head nod to have them gushing over you. Girls with crushes on you already will usually just need a small wave, or a smile. And random girls that don't even know you just do something else. Wink or something like that." she said, losing a bit of her usual formal speech.

She was probably so tired of my questions. I honestly don't know who anyone could put up with me. But I did have just one more question… "Hey Fujino, how did you perfect this?"

A small smile made its way to her face as her eyes glazed over a bit. It looked like she was remembering something important and/or amazing. "Anh Lu." she whispered.

I raised a brow and sighed, "And who is that?" I muttered, squirming in my seat to get comfortable. Story time everyone, brace yourselves…

"Ara… she was my first lover." Oh damn.. maybe this story time will get interesting! "When I was attending elementary school, she was a second year at this school. I was a class mate of her younger sister. When Anh-kun would pick up her little sister from school, she would always wave at me. However one day when her sister had gotten in trouble and was kept after class, I had to go tell her what happened. She convinced me to walk with her.

"On this walk we went behind the school and she kissed me. I convinced her sister to join a club so that she would always have to stay late, and Anh and I's relationship progressed further than I ever thought possible. She taught me everything I know to this day. She even taught me how to make a girl black out after she-"

"Too much information!" I yelled, covering my ears.

"Quiet you!" Haruka yelled even louder than me, effectively making half of the room shut up and stare at our table.

Shizuru smiled at everyone and stood up, drawing the attention of the other half of the room, "Ara, excuse the interruption girls. My friend Nao protested to a small part of my story and yelled out. I also apologize for another one of Haruka-san's outbursts." she said loudly, returning to her seat as the room smiled and went back to whatever they were doing.

I sighed and uncovered my eyes, glaring hard at the girl. "I really didn't need to know that." I muttered.

"Ha, you wish you knew." she said, smirking at me and winking. I groaned and rolled my eyes.

This girl was not as majestic as everyone thought. Ever want to learn the truth about someone, live with them. It can either strengthen a friendship or ruin a relationship, but hey, at least you got the truth. Did you know that Mikoto has never owned a cat? Weird I know…

Ignoring Shizuru's smirking face and glazed eyes (I don't even want to know what she's thinking about) and looked around the room again. Now I knew what to do and how to do it, can but I really do it? My eyes stopped on a moderately cute girl. She would glance at me every few seconds. So then, she liked me..

I raised my head and waited for her to look up. When she did look up, I smiled at her and waved. She froze and grinned, getting her friends to notice. They all waved back at me, some making that kissy face or winking at me.

Damn, all I did was smile and wave. And on the other side of a room!

Oh, I was going to enjoy this…

Turning around, I tried to find a different girl. A girl who I've never even seen before. Someone who I may never see again. I need a third year…

My eyes stopped on the school's trouble child. I'd never seen her, but I knew it was her by her clothes. She never wore the orange blazer and she always wore I tie, even though she didn't have to. Long black hair, blue eyes… I shall make her mine! She stopped laughing at her friend for a moment to look straight at me.

Shit I was caught staring… Ahhhh Shizuru never told me anything about this! I was supposed to catch her staring, not the other way around! This chick was as badass as Natsuki and even darker!

But instead of her doing something mean, she smiled slightly. Keeping a straight face, I nodded at her.

And

She

Blushed.

I gulped and turned back around, looking at Shizuru. She snapped out of her trance and looked at me in confusion, "What are you so happy about?" she asked bluntly.

"…I never thought I'd say this, but after what you've taught me, I love you, Shizuru Fujino." I said, a huge grin breaking out onto my face.

"…Don't let Natsuki hear you say that… Ara, speaking of Natsuki-chan, she'll be giving you your next lesson tomorrow."

"I'll be ready." I said, going back to eating my food. I got a chick who's almost as infamous as the Angels to blush just by me nodding at her. Does that mean she's a fan of mine? Haaa at this point I don't give a fuck. I'm learning the secrets to being an Angel.

Slowly I smirked and turned back around, waving again at Ricchan. She smiled and waved back, turning back to her friends and talking to them again.

I'm going to love being an Angel.

OMAKE

Me: I can't believe I'm giving out my flirting secrets...

Natsuki: I hope your girlfriend doesn't read this

Nao: Ha! What if she does and recognizes how you were first flirting with her?

Me: ... -slams my keyboard- MUST ERASE CHAPTER

Natsuki: NO YOU ASSHOLE!

Me: L UAHEFR AIEWNFT AVEIUTH AUHG AOERTAUHGNVRT -panting-

Nao: ... So how do you make a girl blackout?

Shizuru: -smirks- Ask Shu.

Me: My girl does not do that! That often!

Natsuki: Damn, props are in order...

Me: -smirks- ...Aaaaaaanyway. I have been writing because I'm addicted to minecraft and Dead Island (I'm a huge fucking nerd) and I'm so lazy my ass has been sore for the last week. I'll be writing more. New chapter WILL be up Saturday, and yea. I have Thursday and Friday off this week so I'll be able to write.

I'm sorry! PLEASE review! It helps out and lets me know you care! Also, I'll tell you how to make girls black out! ;]