Oh my fucking god I'm so sorry this took to long! I will give you the exact words I gave to my beta: "Long story short, shit happened, no internet access, now I have it."

Also, Kuray999 did some absolutely LOVELY drawings of Rai. I will include the links in this chapter, and also put them on my profile. So go check 'em out! I apologize for the gaps, but without them the first part of the address would keep getting deleted...

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Enjoy the REALLY late chapter!

You awoke feeling completely exhausted, something that always happened after you cried. You were also stiff and cramped due to the fact that you'd fallen asleep curled up in a ball.

You could tell today was going to be a good one. Sighing, you stretched as many of the kinks out of your joints as you could and got in the shower.

Since it was a weekend, you didn't have to wear your uniform. Instead, you wore a pair of denim shorts with a light leather belt along with a lime green girl t shirt with a black line drawing of an eastern dragon on the side.

Heading to the kitchen from the bathroom, you opened a draw, grabbed the can opener, and proceeded to open some cat food.

" 'Bout fucking time you got out!"

THUD!

"Kekekeke!"

You whirled to face your dining table, where Hiruma was sitting casually with his head tilted to the side, having dodged the can opener you'd reflexively flung at him, which had harmlessly hit the wall and dropped to the floor. Well, harmlessly in that it didn't hit him, but now there was a dent in the wall you'd have to fix. You sighed, then glared at Hiruma.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, breaking into my house?"

"I think I'm telling you to hurry your ass up. You're coming with me. Now."

"I haven't even eaten yet!"

"Eat when we get there!"

"No."

You crossed your arms and glared defiantly at Hiruma, who in turn narrowed his eyes and glared back. After a few moments of a rather tense silence, Kyuri finally broke the tension by standing up and placing his paws on your thigh, meowing pleadingly. 'Oh yeah, I forgot to feed him.'

Sighing, you looked back to Hiruma. "Would you toss me the can opener?" Hiruma leaned back and looked to where the can opener lay on the floor, turned back to you, and smirked. Picking up on the evil vibe emanating from him you braced yourself for whatever he was going to throw at you; which turned out to be the can opener.

The quarterback reached down and grabbed the device, then hurled the thing right at your head. Thankfully you were able to dodge and grab it before it put another dent in your wall.

"You psychotic son of a bitch!" you growled, roughly opening the cat food and slamming it into Kyuri's bowl.

"Kekekekeke!"

Whirling round, you stormed toward Hiruma. "Look. You can't just break into my home whenever you feel like it and tell me that I'm going with you to where ever the hell it is you plan on going!" By now you were had reached Hiruma and leaned closer to him, "The former offense is illegal and the latter is rude and annoying. I'm tired, I'm in pain, I'm pressed for time in getting another job, and I'm NOT in the mood to deal with your threats! So... Wha-?"

Thmph!

You found yourself with your back to the wall looking up at a rather intimidating-at-the-moment Hiruma, who was glaring down at you furiously. Obviously, you'd managed to piss him off. Slamming his hands on the wall on both sides of you he snarled, "I ain't askin' you to pull an all-nighter or train with the team! You can turn in those fucking job apps later, and I haven't threatened you so far today! We're going to Taiyou High, so get your ass moving 'cause if I'm late it's on you fucking head!"

'He's really angry,' you thought nervously. The anger you were picking up on was almost stifling, and the fact that he had you backed up against the wall didn't help soothe your anxiety over the situation. You felt yourself slipping into your fight or flight state of mind as your eyes and pupils widened. 'Shit...!'

'It's happening again,' Hiruma thought, noticing the change. He managed to keep himself from tensing up in an attempt to keep you calm, as he could see you were starting to struggle with it. 'How the fuck am I gonna keep her from going berserk?'

"T-Taiyou?" you stuttered, realization slowly seeping into your mind.

"Yeah," Hiruma replied, his voice now even.

"The game against the Sphinx..." It hit you; that was why he was so impatient with you! In his own, messed up way he was just making sure you kept your word that you'd watch and if he was late then all hell would break loose. You calmed yourself down and looked at Hiruma, who was now staring at you intently. "S-sorry," you said sheepishly, looking down, "I... forgot, I guess."

"I hadn't noticed," was his sarcastic reply.

"Well, let's get going then," you sighed, lightly grabbing his forearm to hint that he should move. He looked at your hand incredulously but seemed to get the hint, as he moved out of your way, shaking his arm free of your grip.

"Che, weren't you just complaining about not getting your breakfast?" he retorted, smirking.

"Che, weren't you just complaining about not being late?"

Hiruma's smirk turned into a sharp-toothed grin as he turned toward the door. Saying your good-byes to Kyuri, who was stuffing his face, you followed the tall blond out the door, locking it behind you. "Seriously though," you started as the two of you exited the building, "Sneaking into someone's house and scaring the hell out of them first thing in the morning isn't the best way of getting on their good side."

"Who's good side am I trying to get on?"

"... Touch`e."

"Kekekeke!"

You lightly punched your evil companion in the arm. "Shut up! So are we walking there?"

He glanced at you nonchalantly before punching you back. "We're stopping by Deimon to get the others first."

"I see," you replied, rubbing your arm; he'd hit you harder. So, of course, you hit him back. Again. And harder.

~~Time lapse~~

DONDONDONDONDONDON!

"Get your fucking ass back here, Damn Cat!"

"Hahaha! Put your gun away first!" you called back running away from a very irritated Hiruma. By now the two of you had reached the the school's football field, where everyone (except the Huh-Huh Brothers) was waiting. So, of course, they kind of noticed the flashy entrance.

"Hiruma-kun! Stop picking on Rai!" Mamori exclaimed, whipping her broom out of no where and standing in front of said quarterback defensively.

"Outta the way, Fucking Manager!" Hiruma hollered, glaring down at her while brandishing his AK-47. You tuned out their bickering after that when Sena and Monta approached you.

"Ne, Rai," Monta whispered, looking between you and Hiruma, "What'd ya do ta piss him off?"

"Yeah," Sena added, "He's usually nicer toward you."

"Well, in his own, scary way," Monta finished, dead-panning.

"I hit him," you answered.

"HEEEEEEEEH?"

"Not hard at first!" you quickly added, waving your hands in front of you, "It was a playful slug in the arm, then he hit back and it kind of... escalated." Finishing your sentence, you weren't sure if it had actually registered in your friends' minds as they were still staring at you with horrified, dumb-founded expressions.

"Y-you actually p-punched Hiruma-san?" Sena stuttered, face turning blue.

"And you're still, like, alive?" Monta added, eyes wide as saucers.

"...Yeah?"

DONDONDONDONDON!

"Hiiiyeeeeh!"

"Mukushiiiiii!"*

"Fucking Midget, Fucking Monkey, move it! The bus comes in twenty minutes!"

"Hai!"**

Smiling, you watched in mild amusement as the two boys ran towards where Hiruma's bullets were directing them. Figuring it'd be better not to test the blond's patience, you decided you'd better catch up. As soon as you took a step however, your stomach decided to remind you that it did still exist.

Grrrrrrrrrllllllll...

'Running on an empty stomach,' you thought miserably, 'Such a great way to deal with not eating breakfast.'

"Eh? Rai-san," Yukimitsu asked, coming up to you, "You're hungry?"

"I didn't get a chance to eat since the devil broke into my house and all but kidnapped me," you explained, glaring at the back of said devil's head as he shouted something like "Last one to the fucking bus stop will be penalized..." DONDONDONDONDON! "Ya-ha!"

"Heheh, here." Yukimitsu held his hand out to you and, upon inspection, revealed a trail mix snack bar. Seeing it, your face practically screamed 'OMG food!'

"I can have it?"

"Sure!"

"Thank you!" Happily you opened the snack and munched on its chewy trail-mix goodness while running with the others. Poor Kurita, of course, was lagging behind considerably. 'Poor guy; he'll be doing the penalty for sure. Unless the Huh Huh Bros actually show up.'

DONDONDONDONDON!

"What the-?"

"Who told you you could fucking eat, Damn Cat?"

"I don't need your permission to do anything you overbearing, burglarizing prick!"

You had to jump to avoid the next round of bullets, aimed at your feet. You retaliated by picking up a rock and throwing at Hiruma, who, sadly, dodged. He fired more bullets in your direction, causing you to chase after him firing more rocks and retaliations to his insults. Thus was the journey to the bus stop, leaving the rest of the group questioning your sanity and self-preservation skills. End Ch. 23