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There was silence as Hikaru and Ranma rushed to school. Ranma wanted to ask her a question, but when he spoke up it seemed like she was avoiding saying anything about what she said at breakfast because she said to ask later when they weren't trying to hurry to school.
When they finally arrived at their homeroom, Hikaru slid to her desk and panted. Ranma looked up at the clock. "We have five minutes left till school really starts. Mind telling me what that meant when you said that to Akane?"
Hikaru wasn't meeting his eyes. "No reason." She opened her schoolbag up and began taking out the things she'd need for homeroom. Ranma blinked at her.
"There has to have been a reason."
Hikaru shook her head, but still did not meet his eyes. "No reason." Ranma didn't have a chance to try and pry further as the teacher walked in.
"Amazingly, we have three new students..."
Akane rolled her eyes. Three more new students. Maybe these ones wouldn't be as annoying as Hikaru. Hikaru almost jumped up in suprise as Umi came walking in with Clef behind her-both in school uniforms. Clef? Clef was alot older than a highschooler! Why was he here?
"Umi Ryuuzaki, Clef Odihs..." The girls had their eyes on short but rather handsome and mature looking Clef, while the boys had their eyes on Umi. Hikaru blinked. She hadn't known Clef had a last name...
"And Eagle Autozam." The tall, white-blond haired young man walked in, also wearing the male Furinkan High uniform. Hikaru's eyes widened further, if that was possible. He winked at her, smiling. Ranma tried his best not to glare.
"Odihs Clef, you may sit beside Shidou. Autozam, you may sit beside Ranma, and Ryuuzaki, sit next to Akane. The three nodded and walked to their seperate desks. As the teacher began to continue with class, Hikaru looked questioningly at Clef. He smiled at her and whispered,
"I used your last name backwards so I could have a last name...but I omitted the U...and...Eagle wanted to do something useful to pass time. I wanted to learn more about this 'Earth'." Hikaru smiled as he explained.
"If you wish to continue your conversation, I suggest the two of you do it outside of my class. Odihs, Shidou, stand in the hall."
Hikaru scratched the back of her head embarrassedly as the two walked out.
"What is the point of these buckets we are holding?" Clef asked, looking slightly confused.
"Ask the teachers." Hikaru shrugged and smiled after a few minutes. "Where's the Clef I know? He should be pelting me with questions about now..."
Clef smiled back and nodded. "Yes, I was just getting to that. So what are those things called 'Telephones'? Umi tried to explain them to me..."
. . .
Hikaru slid into a seat next to Ranma during lunch. "Hello! You haven't talked to me at all in school today. Is something wrong?"
Ranma blinked and looked at her. He smiled. "Nothing. I just think that something about those two new male students, Clef and Eagle, isn't right."
Hikaru blinked. Oh no! It shouldn't be that obvious! "They're old friends of mine, just like Umi." Of course Eagle wouldn't seem quite right...Mokona had wanted him gone, but Hikaru had kept him alive. And Clef...Clef was so mature for a high schooler. "Clef is really smart, and Eagle...well...Eagle is Eagle."
"Did I hear someone call my name?" Eagle sat across from Hikaru and smiled. He looked at Ranma. "And this is the person who I sit next to in class...is he a friend of yours?" Eagle asked Hikaru. Hikaru nodded.
"Yes, he's one of my friends...one of my very good, but trouble-attracting friends." She giggled. Ranma smiled, and mock-argued.
"Hey, I didn't ask for all the problems!"
Akane sat down next to Ranma and sniffed. "I guess you don't want the lunch I made for you."
"Er..." Ranma began.
"Ranma no baka! I work hard for you and you never want to even taste it!" She lifted a hand up to hit Ranma with, but Eagle caught her wrist before she could from across the table.
"Hitting isn't very ladylike, is it now?" Eagle smiled gently at her. She looked at him for a moment, then looked away sniffing. Eagle let go of her hand and went back to eating his lunch.
Umi plopped down in a seat next to Hikaru as Clef sat across from Umi, and Ukyou sat down across from Ranma. Shampoo decided at that time to step in. "Ranma eat lunch with Shampo--" She stopped abruptly as she became the receiving end of glares from Akane, Ukyou, and Umi. She ignored them and wrapped her arms around Ranma's neck from behind, pressing herself against his back. "Ranma eat lunch Shampoo made with Shampoo!"
Hikaru's hand twitched and stopped moving. Hikaru's face was tilted down to her lunch with her bangs hiding her eyes. She put the chopsticks ontop of her lunch and picked it up while everyone else watched. She left the seat next to Ranma empty and spoke, bangs still hiding her eyes. "Here, you can sit next to Ranma." She turned and walked away.
Ranma blinked and watched her form disappear out the door. Umi, Clef and Eagle did so as well, and picked up their own lunches, deciding to follow her. Ranma tried to do so as well, but was stopped by Akane and Shampoo. Ukyou sighed.
They should leave Hikaru alone...sometimes it's better to be left alone for a bit, Ukyou thought, and resumed eating her lunch.
. . .
Hikaru sat on the soft green grass, looking at her hands in her lap. Her lunch was next to her, becoming cold. A warm hand was gently placed upon her shoulder. She looked up to see Umi, with Clef and Eagle behind her. Umi's eyes were filled with concern. "Hikaru, what's wrong?"
The red-braided girl looked up at the concerned eyes and smiled sadly. "I'm fine."
"Hikaru! There's nothing as meaningless as one of you're 'i'm fine's!" Umi's frustrated remark did not reach her. She stood up and kept the sad smile as she looked up at her three friends present.
"Please tell my teachers I went home early because I was sick." She then turned her back to them and began to walk away.
Umi reached a hand out to stop Hikaru, then froze. She let the arm fall uselessly to her side. "Hikaru...what's wrong? What's made you so cheerful at some moments...and so sad the next?"
Clef looked up at Eagle. "That was the same smile you wore when you knew you were going to die..." He said softly, his face filled with worry.
Umi turned to the two men immediately. "You think...?!"
. . .
Hikaru sat silently on a swing in an empty playground. A few teardrops falling onto her lap. "He would never think that I...he'd never even consider me...I'm just his friend...he has other wonderful female friends to fall for...besides..."
One sigh, and then the playground fell silent once again.
. . .
Umi and Clef walked back to the lunch table with solemn faces and resumed eating their lunch silently. Ranma noticed Hikaru wasn't with them. "Where's Hika-" He stopped when Umi stood up and walked away.
"-ru..."
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Oh no! Is Hikaru really dying, or have they assumed something totally
off the thing? What are the reasons for something to be wrong with
Hikaru? Well...we all know one of the reasons, but what other reasons
are making her like this? What will Clef, Umi and Eagle do about
their assumption?!
Hope you liked this chapter. ^_^;;