With the Rain

by aku-sama

I don't own Sailor Moon or the other animes/mangas mentioned, but I do own my little Takaheshi Hiro-kun and Kina-chan and her group of friends--most of whom will remain unnamed for the time being. .

AN: Well, in the last segment we got a new character on a bicycle, and in this chapter you get to meet him. More information on him will be spoke through out the chapter itself and maybe a little information at the end of the chapter. As for the chapters themselves, I'm starting to get confused on the number order of them, so I'm going to have to fix that and maybe look over a few of the chapters and edit a little. That and this new chapter will probably be all that I can give you for this story this summer, but I will try to get working as quickly as I can on the next chapter.

"Class, we have a new student today," the teacher said, motioning for the new student to enter the class room. There were gasps as the pretty boy stepped in. He had a lean form and long dark blue hair, dyed and nicely taken care of. Seiya gave a snort at the sight of the new student, there were too many "bishounen" around school for him to stay popular for very long. "Why don't you introduce yourself to the class?"

He turned to them, his black eyes standing out on his smooth pale face in a nice effect as he survived them all for a moment, his eyes lingering longer on Hotaru then anyone else, before he spoke. "My name is Takaheshi Hiro, and I've moved here from Hokkaido," he started, noticing the reactions of several people as they heard their rather deep voices. The one pretty girl blinked for a moment, her own eyes glancing up at him before going back to her writing. "I'm quite and I'm not exactly gothic, but I could be one day."

The teacher looked over the class room, taking in his sudden silence as the end of his little--and unnerving--presentation and finally found him a seat. "Takaheshi-san, you may sit next to Tomoe-san. Tomoe-san, may you stand please?"

The "pretty girl" from before was the one to stand and he made his way through the aisles to the seat beside her own. Everyone had been found their assigned desks at different places that morning--Tanaki had been on time for once and decided to changed everything. To several of the girls--and a few of the guys--it was like he floated to his seat and where even more incised by the new student. Seiya worked up his best glare as Hiro took the seat right in front of him. This was going to be interesting.

Hotaru glanced disinterestedly at the student beside her, the second new student in two days and he ended up sitting next to her as well. This was getting very old, if you asked her. The attention she was getting from the other female students was exactly helping either. Yes, the glares where normal but this was an envious-of-you glare instead of the freak-of-nature-just-die-already glare she was used to.

Sighing, she got out her notebook and text book as the teacher called the class to order and the learning process began.

The bell for lunch period rang and the teacher left after making sure they wrote down that day's homework, but it was hopeless as a crowd of girls swarmed around Hiro. The rest of the class knew he was chopped liver and Hotaru moved as far as she could from them, taking her book bag and lunch with her as she did so. She knew her fellow classmates could be deadly and it had been proven true several times before.

Finding an empty seat she sat down, ready to eat her lunch when Seiya sat down in the seat beside her own, opening glaring at the new student as the rest of the male students. Juvenile, Hotaru thought with a shake of her head. And with that thought she dug into her lunch, privately listening to the conversation the other girls and Hiro were having.

"How old are you?"

"I'll be 17 in July."

"Favorite color?"

"Purple."

"Fav class?"

"English."

"Least fav?"

"Um...I'd have to say P.E."

"Any reason why?"

"My lungs aren't in very good shape and all the continuous strain of physical activity isn't good for me."

"That reminds me of Tomoe-san, she's not very good with P.E. either, but she does wonders wi--"

"Shut up, Hina-chan! Anyway, what's your favorite band?"

"Plastic Tree."

"Favorite comic book?"

"Hina-chan!"

Hiro laughed, the sound was pleasing, very pleasing as several of the girls melted. "I would have to say X/1999 by Clamp."

"Would that also be your favorite anime?"

"Hina-chan!"

"No, Hina-san. I thought they butchered the series when they turned it into a cartoon, but my favorite would have to be Darkside Blues."

They were listening to them, all but Hina as she had fainted and was currently on the floor after he had spoken her name. The other girls meanwhile didn't pay attention to her instead continued to ask Hiro questions, but Hotaru stood up and went to check up on the fallen girl.

"Hina-san?" Hotaru reached out and touched the girl's neck, checking for a pulse and sighed when she found one. Next came the head, making sure their weren't any bumps or cuts in case she hit the desks or floor too hard. Everything was fine, well, physically, as Hina was still out cold. "Kou-san? Can you help me take Hina-san to the nurse's office?"

Seiya blinked and then nodded as he stood from his seat and walked to where the two where. Lifting Hina bridal style he left the classroom, Hotaru opening and closing the door for him as he did so. The two made their way to the first floor where the nurse's office was, not noticing the look they got from Hiro as they left.

The nurse was in and had Seiya place Hina on one of the cots and then ushered the two out of the room telling them to get to class as lunch would soon be over. Hotaru guessed the nurse just didn't want to write any passes for them, thinking it was rather rude but understandable. Sagara-sensei, a P.E. teacher, was standing near the door of the office when they left. It was rumored that the two were dating.

Shrugging it off as it wasn't her business Hotaru continued walking back to class when Seiya reached out and took hold of her hand. Looking back at him, she was about to ask him something when he leaned in and kissed her. The kiss was short, sweet, but it still sent shivers up and down her spine. The warmth that spread through her from the nice feeling that someone loved and cared foe. It made her insides feel like mush.

He smiled, his hand folding in with her own as he gave a playful tug as they started walking to class once more. Seiya didn't care about her reputation, or his own, as long as no one had plans to take his firefly away from him, he was fine.

Behind them, unseen, was Hina, gasping at what she saw, but also blushing at the intimacy the two shared--and in public. It was endearing to see such love between two people, Hina didn't understand why people didn't show such feelings to each other out in public. The stress of unexpressed emotions wasn't good for a person--she should know, that was why her heart was always on her shoulder and she always spoke her mind. This had to be kept secret, though...

"Kina-chan!" Hina was ready to burst as she came upon her best friend. Her eyes were bright and full of energy and information that she just had to tell someone before she blew up--which was how she felt at the moment. "You wouldn't believe what Kou-kun and Tomoe-san were doing in the hall way during lunch!"

Kina gave her friend a look and said sarcastically, "Oh, they were kissing. They've been doing it for years."

"They have?" Hina looked at her friend in believe. "That explains the love I felt when they kissed in the hall way. They've been doing it for years, too! Oh, they make the cutest couple don't they? Though, their personalities are different, but opposites attract is what they say, ne?"

"Tomoe-san and Kou-san where kissing?" Kina felt as if the whole world had just crashed down around her. The world was certainly going to end if the class freak and class hunk were seen kissing.

"Kina-chan? Are you alright? Why do you looked so shocked, you're the one who said they had been doing it for years!" Hina shook her inert friend for a moment, confused at how Kina could stand so still and not fall over.

"They've been doing what for years?" Hiro asked, walking up to the two girl's, a thin perfect eyebrow raised in question.

"Tomoe-san and Kou-san! Though, maybe not for years, but I did see them kiss and hold hands in the hall way after taking me to the nurse's office. Tomoe-chan is so sweet in how she helps everyone even though she's the class freak and all--you know, a weirdo." Hina didn't realize she was rambling on and on about Tomoe-chan, the suffix had changed not long into her speech, and Hiro didn't mind as he took in the information with a general interest. All the while he was thinking about the couple that was being portrayed.

Tomoe-san was not meant for this jock, she would need someone who could actually relate to her. Someone who could understand what she was going through in life. Someone exactly like him. Saying good bye to an oblivious Hina, who just blinked cutely and said good bye in reply before turning to a still inert Kina, he went off to the bike racks. This morning he was speeding for he thought he was late--it turned out that his watch was ten minuets fast that morning, and his time in the nurse's office was for nothing. But if he was correct--and he was rarely wrong--the group of people he passed that morning were the friend of Tomoe Hotaru, and she had been there herself.

Sure enough, they had just passed the school gates, a giggling bunch of girls and three boys--Hiro recognized one being Kou Seiya from his class. Seiya and Hotaru were walking close, but they weren't holding hands. He smiled, Kina was probably right about their kiss in the hall at lunch time, but the two were new to the whole game of love and weren't an official couple yet (he gathered that from Kina's state of shock at the news of the kiss). There was still time to intervene.
What an ending...its not exactly a good one, but heck, I like it anyway. Well, Hiro is the new character. His name comes from La'Cryma Christi member Hiro, though...maybe their looks also relate, as they both have/had on Hiro-sama's part, black hair and pale skin. But Hiro from LC had to cut his long gorgeous hair off! It's a shame really, but he's still cute, in his own way. Takaheshi Hiro had no real other inspiration, other then being a supposed good match for Hotaru. I contemplated bringing Yaten in to make the love triangle, but I'm not that good of a writer to make something like that work--and MoMo-ChAn would kill me. This chapter was 1,682 words long--a record I think. And thank you MoMo-ChAn for proofreading this for me as well.

Oh, yes, for Hiro his favorite manga and anime happen to be X/1999 and Darkside Blues--both I suggest for you to read and watch respectively. The anime for X/1999 was butchered, in my opinion, and I don't know if Darkside Blues has a manga. Well, for both choices where made for Hiro as there are rather dark and depressing things, aspects that would relate to a depressed and dark person that Hiro is, though we haven't seen it yet. Next chapter I will concentrate more on the other characters--not Seiya, Hotaru or Hiro--but rather their friends, and Mamo-chan will make his appearance.

My last bit for this chapter is that Kina and Hina's similarity in names was not a fluke. I thought it was rather cute and fitting for friends. Hina came from Suki by Clamp, the sweet naïve girl was perfect for the role of the "simpleton," though Kina will be making more appearances then Hina will in future chapters, I think...

I can't answer reviews this time around, but I thank those who did review for the last chapter and I hope you review for this one as well! See ya next chapter!