Blue-angel45 - yes. it is mean! It's not that I don't like haruko, but it will sorta lead to er.. Something. =) about the rukawa thing, yeah, I realized it wasn't really him so I edited the first chapter. As for the misato being blond and having blue-green eyes, er. I sort of forgot to explain it in the previous chapters and frankly I don't know how to insert it in the following chapters. Hehe ^_^' I completely forgot about explaining it. Misato's mother is an american. Misato's parents met when her father was an exchange student in America. (jeez. I even thought of a loooooong story for their parents.)

No, I don't think you're being mean. I really appreciate what you said (it really helps) Er. and last of all, Haruko will find out. (of course) and well. dang! Can't say anymore.

Chapter 8

Misato:

Haruko's still up in a cloud.

She's so happy. I didn't know she'd be that happy. I thought that she would just be a little, um, cheerful. I hate it when I do stupid stuff and then I regret it.

I glanced at rukawa. He was sleeping. (mskitsune: as usual.) sensei ignored him today. Guess he finally figured out that rukawa really didn't care.

Sensei handed us the tests that we took last week. I got a 95%, I felt satisfied 'cause I really studied for that exam. I looked at rukawa again. Sensei put his test paper on top of his desk and I peeked at the score. A big RED MARK.

I sniggered. Serves him right for sleeping all the time.

The bell rang and we all rushed out of the classroom. Haruko was outside, waiting for me. I guess her friends weren't back from the outdoor thingy yet.

"Haruko! Good news! I got a 95 on my exam!" I exclaimed.

"that's great," she replied. "I wonder what rukawa got?"

I burst out laughing. "well, there was this familiar red mark on the top of his paper."

Haruko glared at me. "that's not nice," she reprimanded.

I stopped laughing. Gee. Okay, so it was kinda mean but I have this odd sense of humor and I really thought it was funny. I mean rukawa, "mr number1 basketball player fails test." Sounds like a classic case of being a dumb jock.

"gomen," said to haruko.

"it's okay. I really didn't have any right to do that. It's just that." her voice trailed off.

"yeah. Somehow, I understand."

"Wanna come with me to the gym? I have to wait for my brother."

"okay."

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when we got to the gym, the guy wearing glasses saw us and told us that practice was cancelled.

"Cancelled? Why?" Haruko asked.

"Aaa. sakuragi and rukawa both failed their exams and they're going to your house to study. I've got to go, your brother's in the locker room. Bye," the guy said.

"Haruko, they're going to your house?"

alas, haruko's eyes turned into hearts again.

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author's notes: yes, this chapter is uneventful. By the way, does anyone know how to upload a document without losing the bold/italics/underline? ^o^