Just Another Day In Paradise
By Fallon Sanada

A/N: Look, I'm typing up chapter 2!! Okay, take it away!!


CHAPTER TWO: Fun With Computers
POV: Shunkaku Bu

"Hey..." Ryuuen grinned. I thought she looked mischeivous or something, so I got a little apprehensive.
"What?" I asked, resigned. Mom would KILL me if I got a detention on my first day, but it might be fun.. you know, worth it.
"I wanna find out how these things work." Ryuuen gestured to the computers, speaking in a delighted, curious whisper. "Let's check it out."
"Don't you have one at home?" I asked, despite the fact that I myself didn't.
"No." Ryuuen looked like I had hit a soft spot. "We don't have much spare money for stuff like that."
I smiled reassuringly (or at least I hoped it looked reassuring) at her. "Neither do we. Don't worry, it's just that you looked like you had never seen a computer before."
I have," Ryuuen insisted, looking rather crestfallen, "I just never got the chance to, you know, to mess around with one before."
"Oh."
"Can I?"
"Why are you asking ME?" I was surprised.
Who did this girl think I was?
"I don't know, I just think I should get permission from someone, y'know?" Ryuuen explained.
"Oh, yeah.. umm, go ahead. Have fun." I replied.
Ryuuen thanked me profusely and commenced playing with the computer.

A little while later (as I was back online) I heard a voice shout, "Ryuuen!"
"Uh.. hi, Genrou-san." Ryuuen sounded nervous, and when I turned around I knew why.
Standing behind our chairs, hands braced on Ryuuen's chair-back, was the Sophomore boy Ryuuen had called Genrou. He wasn't tall, but not really short either, with bright red hair and green eyes. He had the mischeivous look of a troublemaker, and the build of a fighter. To tell you the truth, he kind of frightened me.
"What are you doing?" Genrou asked, a huge smile on his face and a misheivous glint in his eyes. I didn't like the tone he was using AT ALL.
"Seeing how this thing works." Ryuuen replied.
Jeez, how naive is this girl? Can't she recognize trouble when she sees it?
"Need help?"
I recognized the tone of Genrou's voice and knew that he was trouble, without a doubt, trouble with a capital "T".
"Sure." Ryuuen said with a nod and a smile.
Man, she's not exactly brilliant, is she?
Genrou reached over Ryuuen's arm, took the mouse, then reached his other hand around, typed a few letters, then retracted his hands.
Suddenly an image of a big smiley face (a la Cowboy Bebop) popped up on the screen, and, almost like a Pacman, began to chew up the desktop. Ryuuen looked at me with wide, helpless violet eyes, as if I knew what had happened and how to fix it.
All I knew was that Genrou had caused it, and I wasn't happy.

END CHAPTER TWO

A/N: Well, that was.. interesting, wasn't it? I apologize for everyone mistaking Ryuuen for a girl, but it's necessary. Don't worry, in Chapter 5 someone knows he's not a she! I'm not telling who. Coming up is Chapter 3: All's Fair In Love... And War, from the POV of Houjun Tetsu! Yay!
I also am sorry that this chapter was so short, but it was three pages long in my notebook.. honest!!
P.S. I may have to up the rating to "R" from now on because Gen-chan's language is a little... extreme..