Author's note:
Well, it's been a while since I've updated this fanfic. Sorry. The final exams in my school were up so I had to "study" for it. Hehehehe…anyway, that's not the only thing that made this chapter late. I've also got the the worst case of…dum dum dum dum….writer's block! Aaahhhh!!!!! Well, this part isn't that interesting but I hope you'll appreciate it anyway. Don't worry, better chapters to come. Even if you think it sucks, please do read it and review. I'm not asking for too much right? And now, onto the story!
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First Time For Everything
"Umm…what was that again?" Rukawa asked as he lifted his head partly from the table. Minako sighed her irritation and tried to explain again.
"The limit of this function is four-fifths based on this equation. If only you paid attention then you wouldn't be asking that question and we wouldn't be here as long."
He stared at her for a while and then at the paper in front of them. It was so quiet inside the library and all he could think about was that he was getting very comfortable here…with her.
"Are you listening?" she said. She's putting that haughty expression again, he thought. But he wasn't bothered actually. Come to think of it, he considered it normal and almost pleasant to see how her brows rise which shows her beautiful blue eyes. He even come to find it ordinary when she flips her hair when she's irritated. And also…
"Uh, hello! Earth to Rukawa." Minako filled his view, her lips in a half-pout. "Are you sure you want to be here?"
Definitely, he said to himself and was surprised he even felt that way so he said instead, "Look, I'm not as thrilled to be here as you are. The sooner we finish this, the sooner I can practice."
"To be able to do that, you have to start listening," she added. Well, she does make sense, he reasoned to himself. "OK, I'll take note," he said. A moment of silence passed between the two then he said, "What's a function again?"
She sighed for the nth time, praying silently before she dealt with the stubborn creature. "Look, I'm going to explain once more. Listen carefully, will you?" And so she explained everything, glancing at Rukawa for a moment or two just to see if he's really listening…or if he's awake.
"I get it now," he stated after that thorough discussion. She considered him for a moment then expelled her thoughts with a huff. "I know it's not very easy but once you get the hang of it, it'll all be a piece of cake. I'm not very good at academics, actually. I don't' even pay close attention in class most of the time. But I promise, I'll help you. I've got this friend back at home, her name's Ami, and she's the one who taught me almost everything I know."
She's in that nagging mood again, Rukawa thought. "You know, it'll be a big help if you don't talk about yourself too often," he blurted out.
She looked at him as if he's struck a nerve then turned away, a sad smile on her face. "Funny, that's what they tell me in my old school," she said quietly. Right then and there, he saw how her sunny face turned grim. He felt a nagging sense to comfort her and was surprised, yet again, when he found himself almost apologetic. I'm always like this, he thought defensively. Rukawa stood up, his chair scraping against the polished floor of the library the only sound to be heard. He started to pick up his notebook when Minako looked at him and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm done for today," he answered while he slung his sports bag onto his shoulder. He began to walk away but after a few steps, he stopped and looked at her over his shoulder. "Aren't you coming?"
She was stunned, at the very least! For the short time that she'd known this guy, she already understood that he wasn't the sociable type and he was way far from being a gentleman. But he waited for her, in the slightest sense of it, and that's a big change. Maybe he felt sorry and noticed when I became quiet at his last comment, she thought.
"Well?" he asked impatiently.
Picking up her books, she set them in her backpack and immediately followed him to the library exit. Yeah, right!, she told herself as she shook her head, dismissing her first conclusion. When pigs fly!