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The Calls

The clock's ticking had slowed. He was sure it had slowed. The monotonous droning of the clock was only covered up by the occasional buzz of a fly. Staring outside, one student was sure time had stopped. However a sudden yell from the head of the classroom caught his attention.

"Hatsuharu Sohma, you have a call waiting for you in the office". The teacher folded her arms, staring at the messenger. She hated having her class interrupted. Seeing Haru look at her questioningly, the teacher nodded her head in the direction of the door. "Go, and no dawdling!" The way she saw it, it was one less student to have to listen to snoring in her class. "Why'd ever become a Literature teacher?" she asked herself.

Haru raised an eyebrow, and left his seat. As he passed Momiji's desk, the rabbit gave him the thumbs up. While Momiji loved school (as he loved just about anything), he had to admit he thought Haru was lucky to get out of Literature.

Following the student messenger to the office, Haru walked at a leisurely pace. The way he saw it, he had all the time in the world. Stopping for a minute, he stared out a window, into the schoolyard. The wind appeared to have picked up. Leaves danced in the wind. The trees leaned slightly to their side, occasionally straightening themselves before a new gust of wind came.

"Coming?" the messenger asked, arms crossed. Haru walked past him, ignoring him completely.

Upon reaching the office, a secretary approached him. "Are you Hatsuharu Sohma?"

"I am".

"You have a call waiting for you on line one".

Picking up the receiver, Haru dialed line one and heard a voice on the other side.

"Haru…big brother…is that you?" It was Kisa. (Kisa calls Haru "big brother" because he basically acts like a brother to her. Same reason Kisa calls Tohru "sissy")

Haru was surprised to hear Kisa's voice. "Kisa, what's wrong?" He sensed fear in her voice, something he hadn't heard in a long time.

"I…I don't know…"

"Did some one say something to you? Did someone laugh at you?" Silence on the other side told him that his suspicions were correct. Putting his hand to his head, Haru brushed his white hair back. "Kisa…I can't do anything about that right now. I'm in school. Look, I'll cut lunch today and come eat lunch with you if you want, but I still have two class hours until we get out for lunch".

"O…okay. Brother Haru?"

"Yes, Kisa?"

"Well…today, a group of-".

From behind him, the secretary prodded Haru. "Other people need to use the phone!".

"Look, Kisa", he interrupted the small girl. "I have to go. I'll see you at lunch?"

"Okay…". Kisa sounded a little dejected. Haru winced. He hated cutting her off, especially since it was very rarely she said anything at all.

"Okay, bye". Handing the phone to the annoyed looking secretary, Hatsuharu walked back to class. Stopping by the drinking fountain for a few seconds, he splashed the ice-cold water on his face. Feeling a little more refreshed, the calm teen entered his classroom.

The teacher did not look happy. "Took you long enough", she muttered, as she scribbled something on the chalkboard.

As he walked back to his seat, Momiji asked in a whisper, "Haru, who was it?"

"Kisa".

Momiji looked questioningly at him as he seated himself, but Haru didn't bother explain. Instead he stared out the window. The wind had died down a bit. Today looked like a good day to lie outside and stare at the clouds. Maybe he'd do that after school today, before dinner.

About half an hour later, another announcement broke him from his trance.

"Sohma!" the teacher barked. Seeing Momiji and Haru look at each other, she cleared her throat. "Hatsuharu Sohma".

Haru stood up, completely and utterly clueless on what was going on.

"You have another (here the teacher grits her teeth) call waiting for you in the office".

Surprised, Haru once again followed the messenger (this time, a female) to receive an unexpected call. Walking a little brisker than last time, he arrived in half the amount of time it took him last time.

"Hello?" he said into the receiver, not knowing who to expect.

"Haru!"

"Hiro?" Haru said, taken aback.

"You've got to do something! We were out at recess, and a group of students from the Junior High, Kisa's Junior High, ran over and said that there was to be huge fight at the school, and a gang was targeting one of the seventh graders!"

"Well, what's that got to do with-"

"Haru, use your stinking brain and figure it out!" Hiro replied, trying not to be sarcastic.

"…Kisa?"

"Haru, you've got to stop it! Hello? Haru!"

Haru dropped the receiver, much to the dismay of the secretary. Curling his fists, Haru tried to control himself. Why? Why would anyone do this to Kisa? Why would anyone want to beat up such a sweet, helpless girl? How could someone be so heartless? As he started shaking with anger, White Haru struggled to control his temper. His usually white hair faded into a dark gray, and his pupils constricted. With one last sigh of defeat, White Haru let go. Suddenly, he took off from the office, in the direction of the classroom.

Momiji was taking notes when the door burst open.

"Haru, you're back. What a pleasure to have you in my classroom", the teacher said, sarcastically. However, as soon as she saw the look on Haru's face, she shut up immedeatly.

Momiji watched as his relative stormed over to his desk and grabbed him by the arm. A quick "Hey!" was all the blonde boy had time to say before he was rushed out of the room. "What's going on? Where are we going?" he asked, as Haru run ahead of him, still firmly grasping his arm. As the guy in front of him turned his head back, Momiji found himself looking into the eyes of a very angry Black Haru. "Kisa's school", he said through gritted teeth.

As they burst through the school doors, Haru let go of Momiji's arm, and continued running. Momiji, not wanting to lose him, run after the angry bovine.

Feeling sweat trickle down his face, Hatsuharu didn't stop once to catch his breath. And he wouldn't stop. Not until he made sure Kisa was all right, and that the little punks who threatened her never saw the light of day again.

Scarlett Witch-Yay! First reviewer:D Thanks! I love writing about Kisa, because she is such a cute and innocent character. Megumi's fun to work with too (sadly, he wasn't in this chapter :( Don't worry, he'll show up soon!) Thanks for reviewing!

Rikku SWiRLS- Very sorry Megumi isn't in this one:( He's scheduled to make an appearance next chapter:) Thanks for the review! (I agree, Megumi is one of my fav characters too!)