Stalker

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Thanks to: Felix-samma (I hate Marco too! Don't worry it's not him), vampirewitch, Kisa Tsutaka, pendulumxswing (Monkey? Nah, a rabbit's nicer. Though I think humans are more preferable, LOL), someone (OMG! You were stalked once? What happened to the person after he was found out?), Jun Tao, Ishimaru Miwa, Raven, Princess Muffin Cake, Shei Fa, k3gh, Teardrops of Hatred.

Chapter2: New Students

"A stalker?" HoroHoro echoed, as if to confirm Ren's statement.

"Yes, a stalker. What are you going to do about it? You don't have any idea who it is, do you?" Ren asked Pirika and HoroHoro impatiently, glancing at Pirika who looked a little nervous. "If he knows your locker combination, he must be someone who observes you very much. So look out," Ren said before turning back to what he was formerly doing.

'Someone who observes me a lot? But who could it be?' Pirika thought as she sighed. After asking her brother, what she felt at first was plain curiosity towards the suspicious letter, now after seeing the photograph in the envelope of her, she was afraid. For the first time in her life, she was truly and deeply afraid.

-Ren's PoV-

I could not concentrate for the whole of the lesson. Why? You could say it was because of the letter. That suspicious letter. HoroHoro hadn't told the rest about it yet. Maybe they would have better ideas to help. No matter how I hated to admit it, I was worried for the Ainu girl. (A/N: I guess this answers your question of whether Ren is the stalker or not.)

Whoever sent the letter could be dangerous, seeing as how he managed to snag that photo of her in the bathroom, and managed to figure out her locker combination. He probably even knew where she lived, and that was NOT a good sign. For all I know, he might just eliminate everything that's in the way! If I was right, that meant that everyone would be in danger.

That should not be happening.

Shit, the teacher's looking at me again. She probably thinks I'm going to throw a stink bomb at her again. Hah! As if I would repeat my pranks.

-End Ren's PoV-

"Tao Ren, what do you think you're doing?" Hito-sensei addressed him sternly, glaring at him with the slightest bit of malice. He had just turned around to chat with HoroHoro when Hito-sensei said that.

"Why, Hito-sensei," he said charmingly, in a voice that would make most girls swoon, "HoroHoro and I here were just plotting your demise." He ended with a smug look on his face and smirked.

Several people who heard what he had said sniggered, some even laughed out loud, causing a triggering effect on Hito-sensei. "Keep quiet!" she shrieked, and the class of pupils quieted down in fear of being sentenced to detention. Hito-sensei smiled an eerie smile.

"Tao Ren, off to the Principal's office you go!" she yelled and smirked.

"You sure you don't want to listen more about how we pictured you mangled up and dismembered?"

"OUT!"

Pirika rolled her eyes; he was always like that, getting on the teacher's nerves all the time. However, she silently thanked him for the comic relief, for even though he hadn't known it, he had helped her to get the 'stalker' incident out of her mind, even if it was only for a mere second, she was thankful.

-Principal's office-

"Is what I hear correct? You angered Miss Hito by plotting her demise?"

"No sir, I wasn't plotting her demise." Ren answered. He wasn't lying, for he really wasn't plotting her demise, he only SAID that he was.

"Were you picturing her mangled up and dismembered?"

"No sir. Why would I do that?" Ren said airily, as innocently as he could, what he said was again true; he only said that but didn't really picture her mangled and dismembered.

"Then why did she report this if you didn't?"

"Sir, she hates me. She always glares at me even when I don't do anything. I bet she even lied that I was plotting her demise WITH HoroHoro! We weren't, I only asked him for a pen, you can ask the people around us!" he said with a few hand gestures.

"Very well, you may return to class and tell Miss Hito that she will not be punishing you for any crimes committed, since you are not guilty." The Principal sighed, thinking, 'Why do I have to deal with this at least two times in a week? Maybe quitting the job would be healthier for me.'

-Back to the crew-

"How did you manage to get out of detention this time?" HoroHoro wondered aloud with the slightest hint of amazement in his voice. Ren shrugged and continued to eat his food. Pirika was sitting besides her brother and Tamao as she told everyone of her newfound "stalker".

Aside from Yoh, Anna and Hao who looked as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened; the rest of them looked rather sullen. They were either deep in thought, or their foreheads were creased in worry. "Don't worry, the truth will come to light sooner or later." Jeanne said to Pirika suddenly, reassuring her with a smile.

"Thanks, I needed that," Pirika smiled gratefully, choosing to put her faith in the girl.

-The Next Day- (At school)

"Konnichiwa minna-san! Today we have three new pupils joining us! Let's give them a warm welcome! Come in now, don't be shy!" the homeroom teacher said warmly as the three pupils stepped into the class slowly.

All those who weren't paying attention in the first place turned to look. Even Hao who was formerly flirting openly with a giggly girl, stopped to stare. Thoughts were racing in his head to and fro. 'Could it be? No, it couldn't…But it might be…'

"How about you three introduce yourselves?" she asked them with such a wide smile that it almost seemed like it was forced.

"I am Chan, and I'm from Taiwan." A boy with ruffled black hair said with what seemed like a permanent scowl etched on his face. He looked at everyone briefly but when he saw Pirika, he looked at her intently, before looking away.

"My name is Nichrome, and I'm from America. Nice to meet you all," a boy said with a smile, his Japanese perfectly accentuated. His gaze lingered longer than necessary on Pirika, and he winked at her, causing two tints of pink to stain her cheeks.

A girl with her blonde hair tied up in two ponytails and who wore a black lacy dress spoke in a monotonous voice, and said, "My name is Mari." Refusing to say any more.

"Mari?" Hao asked with his voice no louder than a squeak, as if to confirm his suspicions. She stared right at him as she nodded slightly.

"So it is you, I could recognize you anywhere."

"Really? I'd beg to differ……Hao."

A/N: Sorry this chapter wasn't very long either. So Ren isn't the stalker! But who do you think it is? What's up with Hao and Mari? The reason she doesn't call him 'Hao-sama' is because she doesn't work for him, since its AU. Oh and I took the character Nichrome from Shaman King, but Chan is my own character! Who do YOU think is the stalker now? Hmm…I don't know either! I haven't decided yet. Gomen that Ren was a little OOC in his thoughts and all, and I don't know much about Nichrome either, so he might be kind of OOC too. Please R and R! A review wouldn't hurt right? I'll throw in some mistletoe! LOL…Lubxx ya'll!

Konnichiwa – Good morning/Hello

Minna-san - Everyone