Shadow: Neh… minna… sorry for not updating lately… I felt lazy to go type… yeah… ._.;
Rima: You know you're lazy for an author.
Shadow: Yeah.. I'm special because of that…
Tsuki: Meh… I feel lazy now because of you…
Shadow: Eh?? Yay!!!! My laziness is contagious!!!! Yay!!! That rhymes!!! Woohoo!!!! :D –dances around-
Haruko: -sweatdrops- I thought she just said she was lazy…
I sighed as I got up from my bed. "Let's let Hiro's investigation day one start…now." I mumbled as I got ready for school.
"We don't really have to go if you don't want Hiro to find out…" Tsuki told me. I shook my head.
"But then if I never go to school, he might have a feeling I'm hiding from him. I gotta act like everything's normal…" I sighed. All this thinking ahead is so troublesome…
When I was ready, I walked out the door, Tsuki hiding in my bag so Hiro's chara wouldn't see her.
At school, I met up with Kukai. When he saw my face at first, however, he turned his head away. I looked at him confusingly. "Eh? Kukai what's the matter?"
He shook his head, still not looking at me. I think I heard Tsuki and Daichi giggle a little. I pouted a little and looked up at him. Even though he was a year younger than me, he sure is tall for his age. Or I'm just that small… Wow I feel short…
I groaned. Kukai looked at me. "Eh? What's wrong Haruko?"
"Ah. Nothing." I said and looked away.
"Haruko…" he warned. I waved my hands a little.
"No, no. I'm serious. There's nothing wrong." I told him. He still looked at me, telling me he wasn't buying it. I looked at him back. Lightning was in between our eyes.
One of Kukai's friends came and patted Kukai on the shoulder. He looked at him confusingly. "Wow Kukai! I'm impressed! You actually broke Haruko-san's emotionless barrier and you're even going out with her!"
"Eh- NANI?!?!" Kukai screamed at his friend's face. I looked at them amusingly as Kukai was yelling about how we're not going out and his friend laughing telling him to calm down. Our chara's giggled too.
Kukai sighed as we walked to lunch. "Man. I wish that people would stop thinking that we're going out…"
"I don't really care. Let them think what they think. It's their problem…" I shrugged. We sat under a sakura tree.
"Eh? You stopped whining about it?" Kukai asked me.
"I guess. People have been asking if we were together I guess I got used to it." I sighed. "I wish they would stop though…"
"Didn't you just say let them think what they think?" Kukai said.
"Yeah. But still…." I trailed off.
"I still can't believe you don't really care. Usually a girl would freak out."
"Well I'm not that kind of girl now am I?" I said as I bit into a riceball.
"No… you're something else…" Kukai murmured.
"Huh? What'd you say Kukai?" I asked him.
"Ah! Nothing…" He said and bit into his sandwich while looking away.
I looked at my bitten ball of rice. "You know… you've been acting weird lately after-"
"I'm not acting differently after the festival!" Kukai suddenly said. I looked at him suspiciously.
"-after I found out about all these guardians charas and Embryo…" I finished.
"Oh…" Kukai rubbed the back of his head. I looked away; a little blush was starting to show.
"But thanks a lot about reminding me what happened at the festival…" I mumbled, remembering what happened with him and me. But then I remembered about Ikuto and turned even darker.
"Sorry." He mumbled back and we stayed silent until the bell rang.
(After School)
As Kukai and I awkwardly walked out of the school grounds, I saw Hiro leaning on the side of a tree, as if he was waiting for me. When he spotted to me, he waved. "Neh! Over here!" he called out with a smile.
Kukai and I glanced at each other before walking to Hiro. "Let the spying begin." I mumbled miserably as we walked. Kukai glanced at me again worryingly. I looked at Hiro. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh! I was wondering if you can show me around the city and stuff. You see, I'm sorta new here. Well, literally new. I'm from America." He smiled sheepishly. He looked at me carefully for my reaction. I mentally flinched at his words, but didn't show it.
"Eh? Really? You're from America?" I said. I looked at Kukai. "Well… I guess I could show you around, but then I agreed to Kukai that I would-"
Hiro grabbed my hand. "Really? That's great! Let's go!" He said and dragged me away from Kukai.
"Ah! Wait! Kukai!" I yelled and turned back. Kukai was looking at me being dragged by Hiro, not knowing what to do.
Daichi nudged him. "Go help her!" he told him. Kukai blinked.
"Ah! Wait up!" he yelled and ran after me, but we were already gone.
I sadly sighed as I was walking with Hiro. I was walking behind him. Damn Kukai. Why did he have to leave me alone with this asshole?
"So Hiro. What was it like in America?" I asked him in my nicest voice.
"Eh? It was really awesome back there. I got to do whatever I want." He smiled. "My parents really liked me and made me have a lot of freedom." He added.
"Why did you leave?" I asked.
"Ah…" he trailed off. He blinked. "I think I felt a rain drop."
"Really?" I asked but then a drop also fell on me. I looked up. Dark clouds were above the city. It looked like there might be a lot of rain. Maybe even thunder.
"I think we better go before we get soaked." Hiro said as he got out an umbrella from his bag. He opened it and held it out. "Come on. I'll drop you off at your place."
"No thanks. I wanna walked alone." I said to him and started walking away.
"Okay then. Bye." Hiro said and walked the opposite direction. I saw Hiro's chara rush past me over to him. I really have to find out what his chara does and why Hiro even as one.
When the rain had been pouring down, I was still walking around the city. People rushed to get out of the rain, covering their heads with something. But I was the only one walking slowly. I intend to enjoy the rain when it's like this.
Tsuki's head came out of my bag. "Hey. Haruko. You should really find some protection. You might get sick again if you stay out for too long."
I still walked while looking up at the gray sky. "I don't really care. I like the rain." I smiled a little as I stood still. "It was just like this while I was at the airport too…"
I could feel Tsuki's sad gaze looking at me as I continued walking. "You know, you really don't want to get sick." Tsuki said, changing the subject. "You wouldn't want Kukai and Ikuto to take care of you again. Especially Ikuto."
"Why, what did he do?" I asked her as we stopped under a tree so I could listen to her story. She got out of my bag.
"Well, when you couldn't drink you're medicine, he- mmfmm" Tsuki's mouth was covered by a hand. I looked up and saw Ikuto.
"Ikuto?" I wondered.
"Yo Birdy-chan." He said. He whispered something to Tsuki. I didn't know what he said, but I'm guessing it was a threat since Tsuki turned pale for a second. He looked at me.
"You don't need to know what I did. But your chara's right. You should stay out of the rain."
I crossed my arms. "I don't care. I happen to like the rain, okay? What are you doing here anyway?"
He lifted a piece of my hair. "Why do you like the rain? You're all wet."
I slapped his hand away. "I don't care. Now answer my question." I demanded.
He looked away. "I found out something about your brother… Hiro…" He looked down a little. "I found out that he-"
"Haruko!" I heard someone call out. I looked to my left and saw Kukai running to me with an umbrella.
"Kukai!" I yelled and ran over to him.
"Kukai…" I heard Ikuto mumble. Kukai hit me with the unopened umbrella he was carrying.
"Baka! You shouldn't have run off like that! And you're walking in the rain without a jacket too!" he scolded.
I looked down like a little child feeling guilty. Kukai sighed at my form and held the umbrella above me. "Hey. Don't feel so bad. Let's go home so you won't get sick."
I nodded and took the umbrella from him. Ikuto spoke up. "You listen to him and not me? That's mean, Birdy-chan."
Kukai shot him a look. "Would you stop calling her Birdy-chan?"
Ikuto was about to walk to us, but he twitched when he stepped out from under the tree. I walked to him and held the umbrella above him. "You're coming with us, I guess…" I mumbled.
He secretly smiled and followed me and Kukai with the umbrella protecting all of us.
It was silent as we were walking. For some reason I could feel Kukai and Ikuto stare at me for a while, but then they would glare at each other. I sighed because I was in the middle of all these stares and glares.
"Would you guys stop with the glaring? It's getting annoying." I complained. They both looked at me.
"Sorry." Kukai said.
"Yeah. Same here." Ikuto mumbled, but then he smirked. Kukai looked at him suspiciously. Ikuto grabbed my arm by surprise, making me drop the umbrella. "Sorry Birdy-chan, would a kiss make you feel better?"
I felt a blush rise from under my skin, which made Ikuto smirk even more. "E-eh? What did you say…?"
Ikuto chuckled and held my face. He got a little closer. "Do you really want me to repeat it…?"
Kukai glared and grabbed my arm, ending Ikuto's fun. "No. I don't think she wants to."
Ikuto tugged my other arm. "How would you know, soccer boy?"
"Oi! Stop fighting!" I yelled. They let go of me. I sighed. "What will it take for me to make you guys stop fighting? Food?"
Just then, I heard a little growl. I blushed and covered my stomach with my arms. "…that wasn't on purpose…."
Kukai and Ikuto chuckled. "Are you the one who wants food?" they teased. I turned even redder.
I smiled as I ate my sushi while we were walking in the rain. We just went to a supermarket and bought some snacks. "Etto… arigato for buying my food…. Guys…" I thanked shyly.
Kukai chuckled and rubbed my head. A chocolate Pocky stick was hanging from his mouth. "It's alright Haru-chan! Come to think of it, I was feeling a bit hungry anyway."
"Yeah, but why do I have to hold the umbrella?" Ikuto mumbled as he was holding a bitten Taiyaki, where Yoru had took a bite out from.
"Because you have to." I said and pointed at his face. I bit into my last California roll. "Anyway, I'm carrying my sushi, and Kukai's carrying the other snacks."
I felt rain hit my head. "Hey!" I yelled as Ikuto only protected himself and the charas from the rain.
He smirked. "You know, you smirk more than an average person should…."
Ikuto only stepped closer to my face and lowered the umbrella to his side. "You know… you have some rice near your mouth…"
"Eh?"
"You shouldn't be such a messy eater, Birdy-chan… I'll always have to clean it up" Ikuto said and was about to lick it off, when someone else did it.
I jumped back when Kukai suddenly licked my cheek. The rice was a little bit near my mouth too.
"Kya!!!" I yelled and covered where I was just licked. I looked at Kukai with astonishment. "K-kukai!! Why did you just did that??!!" I yelled with a red face.
Kukai stood up straight and looked away. His hair was covering his face and I could see a big blush showing on his cheeks.
Ikuto glared and hugged me. "Yeah. Why did you do that to my Birdy-chan?"
Kukai glared back at him, his face still red. "Who said she's yours?!"
"I did. Would you want me to repeat it again?" Ikuto said and put his mouth against my ear. I turned even redder.
"She's not yours!" Kukai yelled and then looked down. "And… I did that because I didn't want Ikuto to do it…"
I looked at him with confusion. "Why wouldn't you want him to do that? I mean, I don't want him to do it either, knowing he's a perverted cosplay kitty and all…"
Ikuto let go of me, sweatdropping a little at my name calling. Does everyone have to call him that?
"Well… I didn't want him to do that… he's always teasing you and making you blush… it's so frustrating…" Kukai made a fist. "And I don't want to lose you to him…"
"What?" My eyes widened. The charas were looking at him in shock too, knowing what's probably going to happen next.
"Haruko… I really like you!" Kukai shouted out.
I covered my mouth so no one can hear me gasp. Ikuto, Kukai, and I stood in silence with the rain still pouring down on all of us.
Shadow: Haha! It was confession time for Kukai! Man. I think I'm making a lot of people confess a lot of things in this story… there was Haruko, Tsuki, Ikuto, Kukai…
Tsuki: Shadow… I think you killed Haruko. She's not moving at all…
Haruko: -standing still with a red face, covering her mouth-
Shadow: No… she's just too shocked to find out that soccer boy loves her… man she's dense…
Ikuto: I hate you…
Shadow: We love you too Ikuto. We love you too…
Amu: So… what's Haruko going to say to Kukai?
Ran: And what secret did Ikuto find out about Hiro?
Shadow: You can find out next time on…
Everyone: The next chapter of Unlock Me From This Cage!
Shadow: But I'm not so sure if the second question's answer is going to be in the next chapter however…
Everyone: -.-;