A/N: Finally, the chapter you've all been waiting for. Yes, Haku and Chihiro are finally going to meet. If you can catch where I got the name for the teacher from and Kohaku's last name, I'll give you a prize. Which will probably be just the satisfaction of knowing that you're smarter then all the other people who reviewed this story and guessed wrong. Ta For Now. /Nobody is perfect. I am nobody. Therefore I am perfect\ ~Lady Rhiannon~

Leaving

Meeting

Kohaku landed outside the school, and changed into his human form. He straightened he clothes and entered the building. Walking to his classroom, he reflected on all he remembered about school. He had never had to attend, but during his time as a river, schoolchildren had often come down to the river. The conversations the children had had occasionally turned to school. They seemed to have mixed views on the subject. Some had thought it good, while others had found the mere thought of it appalling. He had been a bit curious as to how this could be so, but he had never pondered on it for long. But now, it seemed as if there was no more important thing on the planet. He was so wrapped up in his thoughts, that he hardly noticed when he arrived at the classroom.

The teacher had not yet arrived, but the students filled the room, chattering pleasantly among themselves. A few shot glances at the new arrival, but most just ignored him completely. The door to the classroom opened and Miss Aogiri stepped in. "Good Morning, class." She said cheerily.

She turned to Kohaku. "Nice to meet you. I'm Miss Aogiri, your new teacher. And you are?"

"Saotome Kohaku, Ma'am."

She nodded and looked around the room, scanning it for an empty seat. "You can sit in the back there, behind Chihiro. Chihiro, raise your hand so he can see you."

Chihiro, up until this point, had been drawing in her notebook again and had not looked up when Kohaku had entered. She didn't look up now either, just casually raised her hand in the air, and then returned to her drawing. She was attempting to draw Haku again, in his human appearance. The new student stopped at her desk, and she was aware of him looking at the paper. Paying him little mind, she jabbed her pencil over her shoulder indicating the seat behind her. She was startled when he commented. "I think my hair is a little shorter then that. Or it was the last time I checked."

Finally, Chihiro looked up from the notebook.

"Ah!"

Chihiro nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw Kohaku standing there, smiling slightly at her. For a moment she was speechless. Kohaku took advantage of her silence to sit down. He laughed. "What's wrong? Did you forget me already?" Chihiro laughed. "Of course not. I'm just so surprised to see you here. I-"

She would have said more, but she caught Miss Aogiri glaring at her. "Chihiro, Please continue your conversation with Mr. Saotome later. Preferably somewhere outside my classroom."

Chihiro nodded meekly and returned to her notebook. A few moments later, a small note was set on her des from behind. It read:

Chihiro- Meet me after school at the park. By the way, I don't think my nose is that large. At least, I hope it's not. -Haku

Chihiro glanced down at her paper, realizing she had indeed made his nose a little bit too big. She laughed and began to correct her mistakes.

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Chihiro was bombarded by her friends at lunch. Hikari wanted to know all about this new boy who seemed so interested in Chihiro. "Is he nice?"

Ami wanted to know if he was smart. Kagami couldn't help but note the similarities between Kohaku and the person in the current story she was writing, of whom Chihiro was drawing a picture for her story.

Yumi even chimed in, to ask what Chihiro thought of Kohaku. Chihiro answered all of their questions to the best of her ability. She told them that she had met him when she was four, when he helped her out of a river she had fallen into (which wasn't technically a lie), only to discover they were neighbors. She told Ami that he was the smartest boy she knew. Ami's response: "Well, yes, but that doesn't necessarily make him intelligent."

Hikari's first question was easy to answer. He was very nice. It was her second that tripped her up slightly. "So, what do you think about him?"

Chihiro stared. "Huh?"

Hikari sighed, exasperated. I repeat, what do you think of him? Like, as a friend."

After a few moments of still confused silence from Chihiro, she smiled. "Never mind. It's time for class anyways."