Chapter 3:

Okay, hey everyone. I hope you've liked the story so far. Um, I was informed people had just read and blown past so, before I put up the next chapter, I would like at lease 5 reviews. Thanks!

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Chi-Chi watched the rain trickle down the window and the sun barely fill her room enough to see. It was a very depressing day that day. She had caught a cold from someone at school and now sat at home on a rainy and cloudy day. She wore a dark red sweatshirt and regular shorts. She appeared leaning against the headboard of her bed, longingly looking out her window, and hoping that someone she knew would stop by. Never would she think Kuwabara would.

Kuwabara sat boredly in class, tapping his fingers on a word problem, which he didn't understand at all. Chi-Chi hadn't showed up at the waffle house that morning and she wasn't in school either. He looked blankly at his paper, Chi-Chi hard on his shoulders. It worried him that she ubruptively didn't come to school. His eyes wandered to the clock, right when the bell rang. But, strangely, he gathered his things up slowly and sadly.

Urimeshi noticed this right away. He didn't think Kuwabara actually had feelings for her. It had only been two days that he had known her. It struck Urimeshi as strange when Chi-Chi returned the feelings.

Chi-Chi actually left her room to get the door. Her parents had just came home from the grocery store, arms filled with bags so, she opened the door for them. They waddled in, smiling and coughing. "Are you feeling any better, Chi-Chi?" her mother asked her, kind of breathlessly. "Yeah," she coughed, "fine." He mother set all the bags on the ground and walked over to Chi-Chi, feeling her forehead. "You're burning up! Go to your room and take a nap…" Chi-Chi sighed and walked up the stairs to her room and lightly closed the door. This time, she did take a blanket and curled up against the headboard, but looked at the comforter resting at the corner of her bed.

The wind twisted and turned past Kuwabara as he made his way to Chi-Chi's house. It was 4:00 and he was tried of waiting for tomorrow to come and go and to see if Chi-Chi showed up. He finally reached her gate and tried to remember which apartment she had walked into. But then, something caught his eye, from a window; he saw a firmiliar form moving. He absent-mindedly had reached the second level and was at the door on the right. He rose his hand and paused for a moment. 'She didn't seem too enthusiastic about me coming over here…' He paused, but knocked very lightly on the door.

He strained his ears to listen inside. He heard shuffling and a bit of shouting before the door opened quietly. There, he looked an older man, around his 30s, looking upon him with a smile. "Yes, may I help you?" Kuwabara opened his mouth then closed it. The man tilted his head towards him. "Yes?" He built up his courage and asked, meekly, "is Chi-Chi here?" The man's eyes opened wide and he stepped to the side, signaling for him to come in. Kuwabara briskly walked into the small, two story, apartment and felt a warm sensation, but shook it off. A woman looked at him, smiling just as sweetly as the man did. "She's upstairs, last door on your left…" Kuwabara nodded thankfully and climbed the stairs and shyly walking down the hall.

Chi-Chi jumped at the knock at her door, even as soft as it was. Thinking it was her mother; she answered "come in!" and sat back to look at the door.

Kuwabara slowly opened the door to Chi-Chi's shocked face. "Kazuma? W-what are you doing here?" He closed the door and flowed to her bed, sitting at the edge. He watched her crawl over to him and grab his arm. "Chi-Chi sama, are you alright? You really worried me not coming to school today." Chi-Chi nodded, "I know, I know, I was going to call you, but I didn't know your number." He looked at her hands then at her face. Her nose was slightly red and her hands were wrapped in her sleeve. He then noticed she was wearing a sweater. "Are you sick?" She smiled, but coughed a bit. "Yeah," she choked out, "just a little." Kuwabara felt very sorry now. He frowned and looked down at his feet. "I wanted to ask you something," he gripped her hands that were on his arm, "why didn't you want me to come here?" Chi-Chi shrugged, "I was afraid my parents would fall all over me… I hate it when they do that…"

"They seemed really nice to me when I came here…"

"That's not unusual. They try to get to know you a bit before they pounce with questions." Kuwabara smiled at her face. She didn't seem so unhappy, but you could tell she was sick. Her smile wasn't the same as normal.

Chi-Chi knew he was watching he every move so, she tried to distract him. "Did you like your gift?" Kuwabara's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden change, "yeah, it was very nice. Thank you." Chi-Chi smiled gratefully. "Is school over?" He nodded at his bag, "oh… Do you need help with anything?" His face brightened up. "Yeah, with Language and Algebra."

"Perfect! Is that all the homework we got?" Kuwabara smiled and grabbed his bag. "I have some time to spare. You can start yours and help me with mine." Chi-Chi grinned, "perfect!"

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Working out well for you guys? I'm starting to get bored with it so; this is a little sloppy. Help me out people and LEAVE REVIEW!

-Chi Chi sama

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