Your Typical New Kid

by

Stars of Gold

Your Typical New Kid SPECIAL: The Messed-up Relationship of Ruka and Hotaru and How They Got Together

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS:

They're Too Damn Messed-Up!

PART 1

"IMAI!!"

The yell rang out, and was heard throughout the Academy. On-lookers looked after them curiously, commenting on how they hadn't had that particular disturbance for a while. Natsume and Mikan made no attempt to stop their best friends; instead, the two took off to the Sakura tree, where Natsume was planning on sleeping, and Mikan planning on watching his fiery familiar as he did so.

"RUKA-KUN!!!" His whole fan-club came after him, as Taishi was snarling at everyone (apart from Mikan) who even came near Natsume. It was a strange sight: a group of crazy fan-girls chasing Ruka who, in turn, was chasing after Hotaru who was riding on her duck scooter. Those who knew them slapped their foreheads, and those who didn't blinked in confusion.

Just then, Hotaru, Ruka and all of the Natsume and Ruka WE LUV U!!! Fan-Club members had crashed straight into...

One angry Nonoko.

"WHAT THE HELL?!?!?! I come back from the lab, and I find Anna-chan and Koko-kun MAKING OUT in Anna and my shared living room. Then I find that my new potion doesn't WORK, and now I've been CRASHED into by 23 FREAKING PEOPLE!!!!!" Everyone within sight either froze or, in the Natsume and Ruka WE LUV U!!! Fan-Club, slithered away in fear of the angered scientist, whose eyes narrowed at the sight of Hotaru and Ruka. "You." She growled menacingly. "You two are the cause of this. You and your STUPID POINTLESS CHASES!!!" Hotaru had the dignity to look slightly guilty, and Ruka resembled a puppy who was being scolded. "I will put an end to those stupid interruptions." She uncorked a bottle of purplish-blue potion and splashed it onto Ruka and Hotaru.

One phrase ran through their minds simultaneously before they blacked out.

Oh, crap.

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Ruka's POV

I was the first to awake, and I found myself face to face with Imai Hotaru. I almost yelped as I sat up immediately, my cheeks tinted pink. She looks so cute when she's not trying to blackmail me every single waking moment of the day.

...Hang on. Did I just think what I think I just thought? I slapped myself. Loudly, might I add.

"Nogi." A cool, calm voice sounded from behind me. "You'll hurt yourself. Don't do that. See, you've already got a slightly swollen cheek. Let me help you with that." She pulled a handkerchief from her pocket and leaned towards me...

...Click.

Crap.

Imai got me blushing.

On FILM.

I knew she didn't care about me!

"But, seriously, Nogi, don't go slapping yourself. It ruins the quality of your photos, and that makes me a poor girl." She stated, looking through the pictures on her camera. I shook my head. Imai will be Imai, I thought as I smiled wistfully to myself. And to think I thought that she might've actually cared.

End POV

"Oh good, you're awake!" A familiar voice said from two speakers they hadn't noticed before.

"Let me keep you up to speed. You're trapped in a big cube, and it's gonna keep you in there until you settle your differences and agree to a truce. We'll send you food and drink that we'll smuggle from the Academy's meal times, and if you're tired, and want to sleep, there's a double bed somewhere. Unfortunately, we couldn't secure two beds, so you're just going to have to share one. Sorry." By then Ruka knew it was Nonoko talking to them. "Well, it's time for bed, so good night, guys, and I'll see you in the morning. Hopefully you'll have settled your differences by then. Ja!" He blinked.

"M-Matte, Nonoko-chan!" No answer. Ruka sighed and slumped to the floor, beginning to bang his head on the wall. "Nogi, stop it, or I'll make you," Hotaru threatened, picking a book off a shelf in the room. Yes, there was an entire bookshelf of books. Goodness, would I like to be held captive by Nonoko.

AHEM. Back to the story...

Ruka, too frustrated to care, replied with an uncaring grunt. "Don't say I didn't warn you, Nogi," Hotaru said, slamming the book shut. She grabbed his hands and pulled him up (she's probably real strong from all the heavy equipment she had to drag around before she made Amanatsu...). Then she pulled the unsuspecting Ruka face-down onto the floor beside her and straddled his waist, pulling his wrists behind him and holding them together firmly in front of her. Then she took hlod of his wrists with one hand and reached for her book with the other.

Ruka blushed slightly at the thought of being bested by a girl, a lazy, money-hungry blackmailer girl, to be honest. It hurt his male pride. But then he turned much redder at the thought of being straddled by a girl...a lazy, money-hungry blackmailer girl...who was also stubborn...crazy...cute...with pretty eyes...preeeetty puuuuurple eyyessss...(A/N: -cue the drool- LOL)

He blinked in surprise. Where'd that come from? Anyhow, the fact remained that he had been bested by a girl, and that said girl was currently straddling him. "I-Imai..." Hotaru raised an eyebrow. "Was that a stutter I heard?" He blushed even deeper. "Imai...Is it alright if I call you Hotaru...?"

I have limited time on the comp, so this is all I got for now. Until next time!

Stars of Gold