January 15th, 2009

Hasame sighed and leaned back on the chair, craning her head over the back so she could see out the window facing her back.

She had finally finished her culminating task, the long, hard, difficult task, for French class. She felt so….complete.

There was a knock on her door and Hasame said, "Come in."

Gaara entered, a little surprised to see her.
"Haven't seen you in a while."
She leaned forward onto all four legs of the chair, and grinned sheepishly at him, saving the file on her laptop and closed the lid shut.

"I'm sorry; I've been busy with my school stuff. It's exams next week. And you know how the teachers give you that huge project thing to do that's worth a big amount of your grade? Yeah, I've been working non-stop since last week." Pressing her forehead on the top of the laptop, she let her arms hang over her knees. "It's killing me."

"Why don't you take a break?" He asked as he sat down on her bed, bouncing slightly. She looked at him with an absolutely horrified expression, as if taking a break was the most obscure thing possible.

"A break? No way. I've been slacking off since grade 9. I am not taking any breaks when I am working on these tasks. They will be done, and they will be done right!"

Gaara stared at her with one non-existent eyebrow raised.

"…..Well, whatever lets you sleep at night."

"Well, I don't."

"What!?"
Gaara scowled at her angrily, pursing his lips. Hasame caught this look and mocked it grossly, sticking out her jaw so far forward it looked like she had an under bite, scrunching up her face so she looked like she just ate a sour lemon.

"Oh, stop being so serious. I sacrifice a few hours of sleep for working. I'm not going to make it a habit."

"Yes you have." He grumbled and looked away from her, because he couldn't stand to look at the grotesque yet utterly hilarious face she was making. The moment he looked away, Hasame stuck her tongue out at him, wriggling it.

"I'll get some good sleep AFTER exams are done. I get a long weekend after they're done. At least four days off. And remember that they're all half days."

He remembered, for he had recalled how he visited her during her exams in the summer.

"Hey, if I'm not tied down," He got a mental image and was slightly disturbed at his imagination, "I'll come visit you after an exam. Sound good?" In fact, it did. She was always really hyper after an exam, or extremely mellow and agreeable.

He shrugged, trying to not seem too eager.

"I suppose…"

"I'll bring loads of pocky like last time." This caught his attention.

"Well, alright. But I create the schedule."

She smirked.

"Alright. I might even bring someone along…" Gaara looked at her curiously. She made a motion over her mouth as if it were a zipper and winked. At that, she yawned widely and shook her head, blinking away tears.

"Man….I'm tired. I need to sleep." She made one bound and landed on the bed behind him, "If you plan on sleeping here, then grab a mattress, otherwise, shoo." She playfully poked him in the lower part of his back and he got the point.

"Alright, I'm going."