A long bang echoed through the school halls, followed bye long, true beep.

"Kagura!" Eiji rushed over to her, picking up her things and handing them to her. Helping her up, he asked, "What happened? Why did you get pushed into the locker?"

"The hierarchy, I guess."

He put his hand on her shoulder, "The hierarchy is false, it's just fools lulled into the notion they can be above people by there present years here. True, is true in the outer world, but here and now, it's mere years to them, the adults, who am I to say, to understand? I'm only 15, but still, I can't help thinking I'm right, besides, remember this, they die before you, well, probably, so don't you end up winning?" He rambled.

She smiled, a first for him to view, "Yeah, you're right."

"One second, I'll be back." He walked through the halls in a motion to the man (or boy) he thought was the causer.

"Excuse me."

"Who are you?" the tall, raven haired (and by that I mean his hair looked like that of a raven's head-hair, he was a red).

"I'm Eiji, pleased, am I right? But that's not of my point, I am a friend of the girl you so brutishly caused dread and harm to, am I right?" he taunted, clearly or not he did.

"That green haired chick? Whatever you say, what about it?"

"Don't do it again." He pivoted around and walked back in the direction of Kagura.

"Weak." The bird taunted back, weak in his self.

"Eiji, what did you do? Y... You didn't hurt him back, did you?" Kagura worried.

"No, of course not, I don't hold a trigger, I'm like a mouse trap, however haphazard that statement just there was, I am." He laughed.

"Then what did you do?"

"I told him, 'don't do it again'."

"Oh, well, Ok... But do you think he really got the message?"

"No, I think I just set my trap, or he's a coward, then yes, yes, he did get it, I'm scary like that!" He joked.

She laughed with him, "Oh! We're going to be late!"

"You may be right about that, let's go."

In class

"Eiji." Kagura said.

"Hm? What is it?"

"Um, what did Moemi mean yesterday...?"

"Oh, you mean, 'When's the wedding?'" He asked.

"Yeah"

"Heh, she means she thinks we're going out." He laughed.

"Oh... But, we aren't, right?" she said, playing with her fingers.

"Uh, yeah, we aren't... Unless you think we are..."

"No, of course not..." she said, turning to face forward in her desk.

"W... Would you like to come over after school?" He shyly asked.

"Umm... I can't... I... I'm busy..." She said, panicking.

"Oh... Ok..."

The next few following minutes of silence brought some kind of guilt inside him, why did she say no? Well, at least like that?

"Hey, only five till theater, you ready?" Eiji said.

"Um, yeah..." She sighed.

"Look, Kagura, I'm sorry, for whatever I did, for any scars I re-opened, I'm sorry..." He said.

"I know, I'm sorry for acting like this..."

"Really, you have the right of way... I'm sorry... But hey, you listen to any music?"

"Yeah, tons." She said, kind of lighting up.

"Well, what do you listen to?" He curiously asked.

"Well, let's see..." she took out a small, white rectangular object, or, more simply stated.

"You have an iPod?" Eiji seemed surprised.

"Yeah, why..."

"Oh, nothing just, I've really wanted one."

"Oh, well, here, you can look through it."

He started scrolling through the small music player, 'Holy Calamity, Rockit, huh, Clint Eastwood, 19-2000, Mr. Brighside... Jacques Lu Cont's... mm... I was never too good at French, is that pronounced Jeok or Jokess or, grah! Anyways...' He thought.

"This is... Stuff I'd listen to."

"Heh, thanks."

He gave it back to her and proceeded to walk to there next class.

"Hey Eiji, wait up!" She shouted.

Down the street, Eiji made his way to the bus stop, "Hey! What are you doing here!" He turned around and waited for her to catch up.

"Hey, I need to talk to you, but, you want to talk about it back at your house?" She asked, at this moment, she (to Eiji) seemed to shine in some holy aura.

"Yeah! That would be great." he said, trying not to lose himself.