Yes, the next chapter.

And I'm not doing too well, this is starting to sound like "The Collector", minus the snuff movies.

Random babblings of the moment: AAH, the roses in my room are wilting! noo….oh, man….

I love roses….except for black ones. –shudders- does everyone remember the scene in DSQ where Anubis visits Ryu in the hospital and gives him black roses? Ooh, that was so spine-tingling.

Waaah, I had to change the chapter title…the "murders" part will be in a later chapter….

Oh well, that's all.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN DETECTIVE SCHOOL Q.

Chapter 2: Mathematics and Introductions

"Hey! You're new here, aren't you?"

Ryuu looked up from the Mathematics book he had laid out on his desk. "Yes, I am."

A dark-haired boy grinned at him. "Nice to meet you, then. My name's Musashi. What's yours?"

"Ryuu. Ryuu Amakusa."

"Cool. Say, are you good at Trigonometry?"

"I have some skill in solving. And I'm well-versed in mathematics."

"Oh, you must be pretty good. You like math?"

"I'm okay at it. It's the same in every language, after all."

"Whoa. That's deep. How do you know that?"

"I used to study in New York. I came here to Japan several months ago."

"Oh."

"Hm." Ryuu went back to reading his book, while Musashi came up to another student.

"Hi! Are you new here?"

Shizuko turned around. A red-headed girl smiled cheerfully at her. Two other girls, who appeared to be her friends, stood behind her.

"Uh..yeah. I am."
The girl extended her hand. "I'm Sumika. And you are?"

Shizuko shook the girl's hand. "I'm Shizuko. Nice to meet you."

"Same here. Oh, and these are my friends, Momoko, and Mayumi."

The two students smiled at her.

"Hi," said Shizuko.

Mayumi moved closer to Shizuko. "So tell us, what's your relation to the blue-haired guy you came in with? What's his name?"

"Oh, you mean Ryuu. Well, he and I just happened to transfer at the same time, that's all."

"Really? And you're not…close or anything, are you?"

"Uh…"

Fortunately, the professor strode in at that moment, saving Shizuko from making up an excuse to prevent from answering Mayumi's prying question.

"Settle down, class, Trigonometry is now in session."

Everyone scrambled into their seats, and as for Shizuko, she wound up in a seat next to Ryuu in the second row.

Clearly audible sighs of disappointment rose from the lovesick girls in the classroom, and Shizuko could feel death-glares at her back.

Just great. Now the girls will hate me forever. Ryuu has no idea what effect he has on girls.

For some odd reason, Ryuu sensed her discomfort. "What's wrong?" he whispered quietly.

"Nothing, I was just thinking of something. We can talk later."

"Is it about the case?"
"It's not that relevant."

"You two!"

Ryuu and Shizuko looked up to see and annoyed-looking boy glaring at them. "There's a lesson going on, can't you see that?"

"Sorry," said Shizuko.

"You can save your little conversations for after class, you know! Or if you think you're so smart, then why don't you answer the problem on the board?That is, if you've been following the lesson the prof has been discussing!"

Shizuko clenched her fists tightly. She was getting mad at this kid. Who does he think he is?

Incoherent murmurs broke out among the class.

However, at that point, Shizuko found herself glaring at the boy, then standing up to answer that stupid trigonometry question.

To her surprise(and the girls' excitement) Ryuu followed suit.

Ignoring the taunts, whispers, and above all, sighs of infatuated girls, she picked up the chalk and turned her attention to the problem on the board. Next to her, she could hear Ryuu scratching out a solution on his side of the board.

A minute and several diagrams later, she dropped her chalk into the chalk tray and muttered, "Done."

At the same time, Ryuu said, "I'm finished."

The rest of the class stared at the meticulous sets of numbers. However, both yielded the same answer.

They turned to the professor, who was polishing his glasses absently on his shirt. When he put them back on, he gazed at the two solutions. "Well, you both have the correct answer, albeit using different methods of solving. You both got it right. Excellent work."

The annoying kid who suggested that they answer the question on the board was dumbfounded. His jaw dropped open. More whispers broke out among the class, most prominent among the girls.

Raving about Ryuu's brilliance, I bet, thought Shizuko perceptively.

Sumika tapped her on the shoulder as she sat down. "Hey, you're good!"
Shizuko shrugged. "It was nothing, I guess. I like math. By the way, who was that guy who was mad at us?"

"Oh, that's Mei. He's a smart kid, but pretty obnoxious. He prides himself on being one of the only ones who can follow the prof's lectures without falling asleep."

"Then Ryuu could probably give him a run for his money," Shizuko thought aloud.

Sumika thought to herself. "Hmm, maybe you're right. He's so smart, and pretty cute, too. Don't you think so?"

"Uhm…" Shizuko was speechless for the moment, watching Ryuu take notes.

"Well, he could hear you, you know," she replied, changing the subject.

"Ooh, you like him, don't you?"

"No! At least, I don't think I do…"

"No? You don't?" Sumika looked doubtful.

Shizuko shook her head. "No. Definitely."

"That's interesting." Sumika laughed. "You're different."

After class, Shizuko caught up with Ryuu in the corridor. "Hey," she said.

"Hmm?" said Ryuu.

"Have you seen Meg and Kyu yet?"

"Actually, here they come right now."

Shizuko turned around to see Meg stomping angrily down the hall and Kyu chasing after her.

"I'm guessing that History class didn't go so well," said Shizuko when Meg caught up with them.

"Oh, no, History was fine. It was what happened after class that didn't go as well," replied Meg in an annoyed tone.

Shizuko turned to Kyu. "What did you do?"

"Me! Why is it always me?" asked Kyu.

"Because it is always you. Did you peek at her panties again?"

"Oh, yeah, they had pink bunnies on them today—OW!"

Meg whacked Kyu on the head. "He saw them when I stood and bent over to pick up my school bag."

"And blurted it out for the rest of the class to hear?" asked Shizuko.

"Precisely."

"Oh, no."

Shizuko rolled her eyes. "Well, since I have History class next, I think I should go now…"

"Yeah," said Ryuu.

"Bye," said Kyu, while rubbing the lump that had formed from when Meg had punched him.

"See you, then," said Meg.

rants: well, this wasn't too bad…I re-uploaded the chapter because I made a terrible mistake in here…
anyway…
PLEASE REVIEW!
Chapter 3: Trouble Brews in History
Expect a little shizuko/ryu here….
and I'll expect some hate mail.
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