A/N: Thank you very much for reading it. I honestly love reviews, so hope to have some more of reviews. My English is not the best, but hope you guys like the story.

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Warnings: OOC-ness, typos, grammar error, AU

Chapter 2

Let's see... classroom B-49.. B-49.. I wonder where is it.. Chizuru thought.

When Kondou-sensei gave a speech to the first year student boys, including Chizuru, of congratulating on getting the Hakuou Academy, also happily to see some more new students boys, Kondou-sensei even explaining of the events in Hakuou Academy. The important event in this high school boy would be Sport Day and Cultural Festival as well. He gave a wished to the students to have fun in this school until they finally graduating.

"I can't find classroom B-49.." Chizuru muttered under her breathed, and sighed.

Hakuou Academy is a big high school boy, so the young brunette getting lost quite easily, and no matter where she goes in the hallway, it's always been looked like a same place! She should have asked the principal to give a map so that it could help her on finding her clan so easily.

Chizuru tried her best in the first day at school. But luck isn't with her today. She had woke a little early so that she could get used on wearing a high school uniform for boy, especially wearing a red tie. She has never wears tie before. That's why she's been training to tie it properly before the school starts. And the wig. Chizuru didn't want to cut her hair because her hair is very precious to her, and she remembered how she got complimented by Sen. Her memory with her best friends were very precious to her too.

However, since she's wearing a wig, a lot of students getting a little misunderstood her with Kaoru, the head ... of Discipline Committee. And when they're misunderstanding, they would've feared her and ran away, which leaves her confused.

"Do I really look like Kaoru so much..?," she asked herself as the brunette circling around with her wig's bangs using her finger.

Every time she heard about Kaoru, she couldn't helped herself to feel excited. It's been a very long time since she saw Kaoru. As much as she can remembered, she used to play Kaoru when their parents were still alive. Whenever she's alone, he'll be there, whenever she cried, he'll cried as well, and whenever she's happy, he'll be happy too. Kaoru had always beside her. He never leaves her side.. until, their parents died, Kaoru suddenly disappeared too. She couldn't remembered where is he or why he left her. This was the first time she felt sadness.

And yet, she could never hated her own twin brother. Kaoru must have a good reason why he left her. That's why she won't hated him.

After all, she still had Kodou and Matsumoto.

She never been alone back then...

"Excuse me.." Chizuru finally came back to reality as soon as the unfamiliar voiced spoke to her.

"Um... yes?," she spoke in low tone so that the student in front of her won't noticed if she's a girl.

After all, this is a high school for boys. It would be too much trouble if she told everyone of her true identity. So it be best if she pretends herself as a boy. Hakuou Academy is the only school that she could study.

"Were you looking for classroom B-49?"

"Yes, do you know where is it?"

A boy nodded, showed the direction of her class. "It's on the second floor. When you get there, you'll see there's a laboratory room. The next to the laboratory room is where the classroom B=49 is," he answered. "Also, B-49 is my classroom too. You must be my new classmate. My name is Ibuki Ryunosuke, pleasure to meet you," he smiled widely and offered her a hand to shake.

"Oh.. nice to meet you too, Ibuki-san. My name is Taiki, Yukimura Taiki," she introduced herself as in Yukimura 'Taiki', accepted to shake his hand.

It's because 'Chizuru' name is for a girl, she decided to change into a little boy-ish. She's not good in names much, but Taiki is the meaning of 'radiance'. And she actually loves that name and the meaning.

"There's no need to be so formal, Taiki. We're in the same class, right? Just call me Ryunosuke."

"Oh.. okay then, Ryunosuke-kun."

"The class isn't starting yet. So why don't you take a look around the school and introduce yourself to everyone?," the blue haired boy suggested it to Taiki.

Chizuru nodded, smiled gently to him. "Of course. I was about to introduce myself to everyone once I found my classroom. Really, it's very nice to meet you, Ibuki-kun. I should take a leave then." The brunette took a bowed politely and left to meet some new students that she might be able to friends.

As Taiki finally left, Ibuki's cheeks suddenly red. He didn't know what's wrong with him, but it's his first time to feel like this to a boy. Why does he felt like this to Taiki? How does he felt like this? And why..? But, there's only one thing he knew of what he felt for that new student:

Damn... he's so cute, he thought himself, covered his face so no one see his red face.

Chizuru has took a looked around the school for a few times now. She also knew where's the gymnasium, cafeteria, the hallroom and the teachers' office as well. Including the infirmary, but she best to avoid that room since rumor said that Sannan-sensei doing an experiment and served the student as a guinea pig. Hearing a name of that teacher has gives her goosebumps already.

The brunette would've thought boys were pretty bad just as delinquents are. But she was wrong actually. A lot of students in Hakuou Academy were very kind and friendly too. Some of workers were heart-warmth too; she had met Shimada Kai, a janitor in this school, Inoue Genzaburou, also, most students called them as the Uncle of the School cafeteria. The old man is a very kind and quite good in giving advice. The more she get to know of the high school boys, she realized not all boys were horrible.

As she was about to go to the hallway, her hazelnut-brown orbs suddenly widen as she took an eyed on a young boy with a spiky, brown hair. His emerald-green eyed laid on hers as well as soon as he could felt someone stared at him.

There isn't doubt of what Chizuru see in front of her. And yet, she felt like she was dreaming. She wonder how many years had passed since she last saw him? It doesn't matter though, since he's here for real. A boy that's been always with her when Kaoru abandoned her is here. How she wanted to hit her head on the wall so badly to make sure it's not a dream, yet, she knew it isn't. This boy in front of him.. it's not mistaking at all...

"Heisuke.. kun."

Kazama sat on his fancy chair lazily and put his knuckles on his chin while listening two idiots bickered over something stupid. As much as they annoyed him a lot, there has no other choice but to listen to them.

"I told them that my hair is natural. But that Kaoru brat still won't listening to me. I've been telling him for the tenth times, you know?!" a cocky man complaint about the head of Discipline Committee just because he's got punished of dyeing his hair though, he kept explaining Kaoru that his hair is natural.

"Nagumo Kaoru obviously didn't trust you because of your attitude. That's why he tried to punish you by giving an excuse of you hair color," another idiot that Kazama also called him said in calm tone.

"Oh really?" Shiranui about to raise his voice. "Well what about you, then? You also get punished since your hair is in red color and you kept it longer."

"Yours is longer as well, Shiranui," Amagiri sighed.

Kazama couldn't helped himself but to twitch his left crimson-red eyed already. He didn't know how long would he stayed with those idiots... It drivin' him crazy! It was another boring year in his lifetime, and he hasn't find something enjoyment or fun in this high school yet. How disappointing that Kondou-sensei made this school only for boys. In truth, it was originally for both boys and girls. But since there isn't any student girl came in Hakuou Academy for 2 years now, the principal decided to make this school for boys.

He couldn't find any enjoyment without girls. But don't get a wrong idea, he's not some kind of playboy, actually. He can be very picky of choosing a girl. Though Kazama doesn't have any type of girl, actually. So it'll be a little difficult for the President of the Student Council to like a girl.

Couldn't stand of those idiots, Kazama decided to leave the student council room for a moment to get some fresh air.

"Kazama-sama, where are you going?" Amagiri asked, noticed the President is about to leave.

"Need to get some fresh air. I don't want to get some germs like you."

"Hey! What kind of germs, you bastard?!" Shiranui exclaimed, though Kazama has left already.

"So that's how it is. You've got an enrollment of Hakuou Academy from Doctor Matsumoto, eh?" Heisuke repeated from what he's learnt from Chizuru's explanation. It seems that Chizuru has got this school by accident

Chizuru nodded taking it as a yes. "I didn't know it's a high school for boys.. until one of worker told me that."

"No wonder why.." her childhood friend mumbled, as they walking together around the school.

Toudou Heisuke, he's Chizuru's childhood friend. He used to be her neighbourhood too. They've been friend before Chizuru is in middle school. When they were a kid, they played together a lot, and visited their places too. However, Heisuke's parents suddenly wanting to move a new house, which is, Heisuke and Chizuru were rarely met each other after that. They were really glad to meet each other once again.

"Oh, well if it isn't Heisuke."

Heisuke and Chizuru turned around, and met two guys who looks older than her. They seem to be in second year. On the left side, is a man with a brown hair and emerald eyes, while on the right side, is a man with an indigo hair, and has a stoic expression on his face.

"Oh, Souji, Hajime." Heisuke greeted them.

"That's Okita-senpai for you," Okita said as he went toward the young boy and Taiki.

Heisuke waved his hand, refused on calling his friend 'Okita-senpai'. "Yeah, yeah, yeah.. whatever."

"So, who's this? I didn't knew you can be friendly to a new student." Okita said, turned his face to Taiki. The brunette couldn't helped, but a little nervous when those emerald-eyed stare on her as if he's examining on.. something.

"This is my childhood friend, Yukimura Chizu-"

Before Heisuke could finished it, Chizuru quickly cut him off, "Taiki! Yukimura Taiki. Don't you remember, Heisuke-kun?"

"Oh.. ye.. yeah, I completely forgot," Heisuke gave a fake laughed, sweat-dropped because he almost told them her real identity.

"Hm... suspicious~," Okita said, put his fingers on his chin. Saitou didn't say any word, but only watched them talking. "By the way, you're kinda reminds me of someone, Taiki-kun."

"Eh? Am I?" Chizuru asked innocently.

"Yeah.. you're reminds me of that brat."

"That.. brat?" The brunette still looked confused and couldn't figured on who's this brat is.

"Don't you think you should at least calls a name, instead a brat, Okita Souji." Another male's voice spoke, but there's a hidden of anger and cold on that tone. This boy, of course, loathed Okita the most.

"You should call me 'Senpai' as well, Nagumo Kaoru." Okita gave an innocent fake smiled to the young boy.

"Like I would call you that."

"I'll kill you, then." he talked back.

"I was about to say the same thing."

The brunette could felt there's a lightning spark between them as if they've been rival for a very long time. She might as well be best to keep away from those two.

As the boy faced to Chizuru, she realized there's something familiar about him. This boy in front of her looks so much like her. It was as if Chizuru is looking at herself on the mirror. By looking on this boy closely, there's no doubt about it... This boy, is truly is Nagumo Kaoru..! She would've thought she won't see him again. But now, he's here, in front of her eyes.

Nagumo Kaoru, her twin older brother.

"K-Kaoru.. is that really you?" Chizuru said, still couldn't believed of herself of what she met now.

Kaoru looked at her confusedly. "You are..?"

"What are you doing here?" Kaoru gave a cold glared as Chizuru took him someplace quiet where no one can hear their conversation.

"I was taking an enrollment of this school by accident. I know this school is for boys.. but, it's the only school that I can study." Chizuru explained everything of what she could do, as long as Kaoru could kept her a secret of her real identity. She didn't know what would she do when someone finds out about it.

"What might happen to you if someone finds out of your real identity? Don't you think it would be troublesome for you and the school?" her twin older brother spoke coldly to her, crossed his arms on his chest, still glaring his sister.

"I.. I know, I know. But..." Chizuru began to whimper, never thought her twin brother can be this strict. She would have thought both of them will be together just like a relationship between siblings. She guess it won't happen, then..

A long moment then, Kaoru gave a heavy sighed, admitted to himself that he does missed her so much, and Kaoru, especially didn't meant to make her cry. But Chizuru is still a child, as usual. "Fine, I won't tell anyone about it. But if anyone does finds out, I won't rescue you," Chizuru's twin brother warned her.

As she heard that, her sadness suddenly disappeared, and began happy because Kaoru letting her study here. "Thank you very much, Kaoru."

Kaoru sighed once again and walked away, without even looked back on her, and thought deeply. Why won't you hate me, Little sister? The Nagumo family took me away and separated the two of us.. So why? Why won't you hate me? I abandoned you.. Little Sister

As much as he wanted to be close with Chizuru just like they had when they were a child, but it's actually best for her. He didn't want to see her crying again. He remembered.. he remembered when the Nagumo family took him away. He saw her sister's tears. He saw her crying and begging not to leave her. They had lost their parent.. and Kaoru abandoned her.. yet, here she is now, seems to be happy without having hatred of him.

Getting close to her is really dangerous. But he'll do everything not to make her cry anymore. He will protect her as her big brother. That is what he wanted for his little sister.

But as long as she wouldn't get closed to that Okita bastard...!

Chizuru finally found Heisuke and the others, apologized for leaving them without a word. Her childhood friend then spoke:

"What's going on just now, Taiki?" Heisuke asked. But he knew what's going on.

"It's nothing important, actually. It's been a while since we've seen each other. So, Kaoru left me after that." Chizuru lied. She had to lie even though she really doesn't like it. But it's the only way so that none of them feeling suspicious about between the two of them. The brunette especially didn't want to cause her brother a problem anymore. He had done so many things to her when she was a child. So she didn't want to bother him anymore, and tried to be a little mature this time.

"A-anyway..." Chizuru began to change the subject, afraid that Okita and Saitou would asked some complicated questions. "You.. you must Okita-senpai, right? I'll introduce once more, my name is Yukimura Taiki. I'm in the first year, from class B-29" she bowed politely.

"It's nice to meet ya, Taiki-kun," Okita grinned like a fox. "My name is Okita Souji, second year, from class C-77. Guess you've known Heisuke, too. He's in the same class as mine."

The brunette smiled kindly to Okita. Then, she faced to Saitou, who seem to be quiet, didn't introduced himself.. yet. "Um.." Saitou looked at her, as she finally spoke. "And you are..?"

"Saitou Hajime. Second year, from class A-15"

That's it...?

By looking of it, Saitou doesn't seem to be a social person. She's been watching him for a moment, and she never seen him talking until now.

"Come on, Hajime-kun," Okita said, wrapped his arm on Saitou's shoulder. "You shouldn't be cold to the new student. He's been nice to ya, you know?"

"I answered what he asked for." He said, took a leave without a word after that.

Did I do something wrong...?, she thought, feeling bad for herself because she might did something bad to him..

"Don't worry about Hajime. He's always like that." Heisuke began. "He may be a little distant person, but if you get to know more about him, he would slowly trusting you."

"Oh.. thank you for telling me, Heisuke-kun." she thanked him for cheered her up. Though she hoped to be friend with Saitou if they met again. "Anyway, I should get going. There are some students I haven't met yet."

"Alright then. See you then, Taiki"

Chizuru waved them back, and took a leave to meet some more of students that she hadn't met.

As the brunette finally left, Okita still looked suspicious about the new boy. "Say Heisuke, you just almost called him Chizu, right? Who is Chizu?" Okita said with a playful smiled like a Cheshire cat.

Heisuke became panic and feeling a little regretful for almost telling his childhood's real name. "I-It's nothing! Ta-Taiki reminds me a lot of another person, really!"

"Hmm... still suspicious~"

"Really Souji!"

Oh no, I'm late...!, she thought herself. She had introduced herself quite a lot of student boys, most of them were nice, though there's a few of them quite as bad as delinquent. But as the bell has rang, she forgot the class is almost starting. She didn't want to late in the first day at school..! She tried to run as fast as she could so she won't embarrassed herself in front of people, especially teachers. When she ran on the right hallway...

BAM!

She bumped into something, and suddenly fell on the floor. It's very odd though. She thought she would have hit hard once she fell down. But something felt so soft and warm like a bed. How she wished she could stayed here a little longer because how good this floor is... but she finally came back to the reality as soon as someone spoke to her in cold tone.

"Hey. How long are you gonna lied down on me?" she can hears a sound of growled like a lion.

As she looked down on whatever she lied on, Chizuru realized she's been lying down on a student. Her face became red like a tomato, quickly stood up and apologizing to him for numerous times, "I'm so sorry! I'm really sorry! I didn't meant to lie down on you.. I just... I mean.." the more she said it, the panic she is right now. The brunette didn't knew what she's going to do now since she just lied on him and thinking him as a bed...! He must be really mad just because getting lied down on him. Wait.. of course he should!

"You should at least watch where you're going, Nagumo Kaoru." he said, still had a cold tone in his voice. Standing up as soon as Kaoru has get off from him. He's starting to feel disgusting because how close that brat is just now. He has never liked him at all, and always despised Kaoru just as he despised that Hijikata bastard.

Eh? Kaoru? Did he thinks she was Kaoru? Is that why is he being cold? Or maybe he just hated anyone getting close to him? "Um.." Chizuru began. "I'm sorry for misunderstanding. But.. I'm not Kaoru, actually."

A guy with a golden-blonde hair didn't replied yet, he took a closer looked on him, and let the brunette explained more detailed. "I'm his twin brother, Yukimura Taiki.."

"Yukimura...?" he repeated from her, and there's a surprised expression on his face. But it shocked Chizuru the most to see a student in front of him making a reaction like that. Why would he shocked just by hearing her last name? Has this student knew Yukimura?

"Um.. yes...?" Chizuru didn't knew what to say anymore. It's the only way to break this awkward silent. They've been staring each other for a while now, and she couldn't stand to look at those beautiful crimson eyes anymore. Looking at those ruby eyes made her suffocated so she turned her head away from him.

It took a while for him to speak as he was in a deep thought about a familiar last name, Yukimura. He knew the Yukimura family. This boy in front of him looked suspicious to the blonde-haired man.

"Kazama."

"Wh-what?"

"My name. Kazama Chikage, second year, from class A-15. Also, President of Student Council," he introduced himself.

So he's in the same class as Saitou-senpai too.. w-wait! P-President?! He's not just a senpai.. but he's also a president?! She was being so rude to him! She should at least apologize to him once more..! "I-I'm sorry for being rude back then, Kazama-senpai," Chizuru bowed to him instantly, hoping he could accept her apology. But his cold tone suddenly disappeared as soon as he whispered something.

"Yukimura..." she heard Kazama was whispering her last name again. She couldn't understand why would he whispered Yukimura for a few times now. She didn't think she have met this man before.. So how come he whispered her last name as if he knew her...?

He shook his head, and faced away from hers. "No, it's nothing."

Eh...?

"Shouldn't you suppose to go back to your class, Yukimura Taiki?" Kazama finally changed the subject, didn't want to make this student wondering why did he kept calling Yukimura.

"O-Oh! I almost forgot! I should get going then. It's very nice to meet you, Kazama-senpai," she bowed once more and left the hall way.

I hope the teacher won't get mad...! Chizuru thought, as she's finally on the second floor. Before she entered her classroom, she can heard a male's voice was speaking. So the class has already started then! She took a deep breathed before thinks became horrible, opened the door and finally entered her classroom. "I'm sorry for being late!" she blurted out, out of breathed because she's been running quite fast without stopping.

"Oh, you must be the new kid. Don't worry, the lesson is about to start. But might as well if you introduce yourself first." A gentle male voice spoke to her kindly.

"Okay," she said, walking toward near her teacher, and stood in front of her classmates before she spoke. "My.. My name is Yukimura Taiki, I hope all of you can take care of me." She said nervously, and bend her body down.

"Alright then Taiki, it's good to meet you too." a teacher with a red hair said. "You should sit near Ibuki." He pointed a boy with a blue hair.

Chizuru nodded, and went to sit her place, glad to have a sit with a classmate that she met a moment ago.

"As you may know, my name is Harada Sanosuke, and I'll be your homeroom teacher and P.E. teacher," as Harada-sensei introduced himself and talked about the school, Ibuki called Chizuru in whispered.

"Where were you, anyway?" he asked, worried a little about his new classmate.

Chizuru couldn't helped herself but to smile awkwardly. "I've introduced myself quite a lot of students so I almost forgot about the lesson."

"Well, that's fine, as long as you're arrived, I'm fine with that." The blue-haired boy whispered back.

Chizuru nodded in agreement, began to listen of what Harada-sensei explained of what would the day will come in the future. She would've thought this school could be a bad one.. but the more she learnt it, she realized it was a very interesting high school boy.

Meanwhile.. in the student council room, the President stood near the windowsill, looked at some student boys who were on their way to the cafeteria. Kazama has been deep in thought lately. It was rare for him, though it's not that bad. It's quite.. rare to the President. He's been thinking something that even those idiotic couldn't figured out what's up with him.

"Hey Kazama," Shiranui called him. "Amagiri and I are on our way to the cafeteria. You want something?"

Kazama didn't replied though, as if he didn't heard Shiranui too, which made the tanned-skinned man frustrated. But they leave it like that, and left the student council room. As nobody is in the student council room anymore, except the President, Kazama took a closer looked on the boy that he just bumped into a moment ago.

"Yukimura Taiki," Kazama whispered the boy's name, watching him walked away. He couldn't helped himself to smirk as he finally found something fun. It's been a long time since he used this kind of smirked on his face. But thanks to Taiki, his game is finally started. "So the fun has finally begun, eh? It's about time," he said, still watching Taiki from the window.

Hope this game wouldn't be as bored as in his college life.

A/N: There you go guys. Hope you like it. Some of it, I also followed details from fanfic Living with Demon. That fanfic seem to have more details about SSL. Hope not all characters are OOC, especially Kazama.

First of all, I do not know much of Ibuki, so I apologize if he looks OOC. If you guys confused between Taiki/Chizuru, I only wrote he as in the boys' POV, while she as in Chizuru's POV. Hope I didn't make you guys confused ^^"

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To my reviewers:

Guest(Elizabeth)

Glad you like it. Hope you're enjoyed reading this chapter this time ^_^

StariChanx

Lol I thought the same way XD Chizuru should have pretends herself to be a boy until one of a guy notices her X3 I've decided to change Chizuru's name too, since it does look for a girl only. And it would make the students/teachers male suspicious about her

Isabella de' Medici1692

I really LOVE KazaChizu as well. I find his route quite interesting one, though it's a bit sad that the Shinsengumi died in the end, but what made me interested about his route is actually shows Kazama how much he cared about Chizuru, beside he forced her to be his bride ;))