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I'm SORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY! (Sorry, Ritsu moment oO) Yeah. As I was saying, I apologise for the slow update, but I really had no idea where I was going with this story... no idea at all. But, now I do, so it's all good! But, I've also been given a few (and by a few I mean about 5) assignments, so I can't actually say my updates will improve in speed... (although we all know they won't slow down. I'm just that good. xD)
I also have to apologise again. Last chapter I said I would be able to help PurpleAjah get another chapter of Suspension up... and I failed. I failed so bad -.-; But I can tell you that she gets the computer back soon, and I leant her a Note Taker (xDD Those things are cool) so next time she's over, we should be able to do a direct transfer and get the chapter (if not two) up. Please put down your axes and clubs -.-;
This chapter is just... funny stuff, like the last three and have no real significence, although next chapter will begin to follow the storyline. (I hope)
So, I will keep you no longer. Enjoy! And please review n.n!
Chapter Four: School Mania
School was supposed to be a happy place. A nice place. A place where fate reared its not-so-ugly-head, a place for teenage love. Everybody thought so – school was the place of the future, the place where students spent a majority of their days writing, getting writers cramps, and staring out of windows waiting for lunch break or home. School was also the place where Haru was clamped onto Yuki, in the middle of Ancient History, and was not moving.
"Hatsuharu Sohma! Get back to your own class at once!"
Haru simply ignored the teacher, who by now was shouting transparent arrows of death in Haru's direction. She'd been trying to get Haru back to his own class – what ever class that was – for about half an hour, and so far he hadn't moved. It was hard enough to make him take off his jewellery, but, honest to god, it was twice as hard to separate him from Yuki, considering he seemed to have the idea his head that all the girls were out to rape 'his-beloved.'
At the back of the class room, Kyo was glaring daggers into Haru. He still hadn't forgiven him for attempting to stick his head down the kitchen sink, and of course he hadn't forgotten about the washing machine incident either. And now, Hatsuharu was clinging to Yuki, and disrupting the lesson. Believe-it-or-not, but Ancient History was a subject that Kyo actually enjoyed learning about, so he was less than happy. Blinking out of his thoughts, Kyo was brought back into reality by an itching in his right nostril. Crap! Kyo thought, instantly grabbing his nose.
"HATSUHARU SOHMA!" The Teacher screamed; "GET BACK TO YOUR-"
"ACHOOOOOOOO!"
POOF!
The whole class was drawn to the back of the room, away from the commotion – which a majority of the class seemed to have been enjoying – and discovered a small orange cat with Kyo's school clothes hanging loosely off of it.
Back on the other side of the room, Yuki and Tohru's hair bristled, and they both thought things along the lines of; Crap, what's that stupid cat gone and done now! Although, Tohru's was toned down to something like; Oh no! Kyo! Haru didn't have any thoughts, or, if he did, they were hidden pretty clearly under his façade of blankness. At least two of the three were trying to figure out a possible explanation.
"KYO SOHMA!" The teacher screeched, "THIS IS BY FAR THE LAMEST ATTEMPT YOU HAVE EVER COME UP WITH TO SKIP OF CLASS! I HOPE TO GOD YOU'RE NOT OUT THEIR STREAKING! GET IN HERE RIGHT NOW!"
Yuki and Tohru breathed a sigh of relief, turning away from the orange cat, whose eyes were connecting directly with Haru's. Unfortunately, the cat – Kyo – knew exactly what was coming when Black Haru said stoically, "Miss, allow me to remove the irritants." And had then walked over to Kyo, grabbed his clothes, plucked the cat by the scruff of the neck, and then walked out of the classroom without another word.
"AH! NO! DON'T! STOP IT HARU!" Kyo screamed, trying to scramble out of the rubbish bin, to which Black Haru simply pushed him back in again, put the lid on, and sat on it.
"Don't cats normally live in trash anyway?" Black Haru replied angrily, still refusing to move even though Kyo was head butting the lid of the bin. No way would Black Haru budge for a fricken cat! No way in hell!
"HARU LET ME OUT BEFORE I CHANGE BACK!" Kyo continued to scream, not seeming to realise that he was now being ignored by Black Haru, who was eying out some rather seductive looking girls. "HARU I SWEAR! IT'S DARK! AND CRAMPED! AND... ew! HARU LET ME OUT! THERE'S A BAG OF DOG SHIT IN HERE! I'LL SUFFOCATE! HARU LET ME OUT, IT STINKS REALLY BAD!"
Yuki was annoyed when he walked into the Principal's Office, having to explain about both Kyo and Haru's disappearance for a majority of the school day. It was his duty as Student Council President, and because he was a direct relative of the two complete and total no-brains. He would have dragged Momiji along with him, but having the hyperactive blonde stuck inside an enclosed space for long periods of time – and Yuki was sure that the interrogation he was bound to get would go for a long time – sent him completely hypo and uncontrollable.
So, Yuki strolled alone down the hall, ignoring the whistles from the girls that he happened to pass. He stopped, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door.
"Come in." The Principal said, and Yuki opened the door, shutting it behind him. "Yuki?" The Principal continued in surprise, "I thought I asked to see Hatsuharu and Kyo."
"You did," Yuki replied, and sighed, "but for reasons unknown, they have vacated the premises without telling the staff, or me, or well... anybody."
"So you came in their place?"
"Yes sir."
"Sit then."
The Principal was a rather old man, he had grey hair – obviously balding, that was brushed back, simply making the fact he was going bald far more obvious. He wore large black rimmed glasses over his hazel eyes, and he was dressed in a smart suit. Over all, he gave the entire school the sense of strictness. And, all of these things made Yuki nervous. Taking a deep breath, Yuki sat in one of the chairs opposite the Principal's desk.
"Are they usually like that? Your cousins?" He asked absentmindedly, taking out Haru and Kyo's files. "Do they usually go to such extremes?"
"Extremes?" Yuki asked, dreading what would come next.
"Your Ancient History teacher tells me that Haru clung to you for the first lesson of the double. Is that true?"
Yuki gulped. "Y-Yes sir."
"Are you two lovers? I must inform you that night life should not influence your school work."
Yuki was flabbergasted. The Principal thought that he and Hatsuharu were going out in that sense? Oh. Dear. God. "N-No! We're not... like that." Yuki said hastily.
The Principal sighed, surprisingly in relief. "It would crush a lot of hearts if you were that way." He said offhandedly, ignoring Yuki's immediate blush, then said, "Well then, seeing as Hatsuharu and Kyo went out at the same time, are they lovers?"
Yuki almost choked on his own spit. Why did everybody think that his family was gay? Why? Gritting his teeth, Yuki replied with; "No sir, they aren't that way either."
"I see. Well then. You can inform them that I expect to see them after school every day for the next three weeks. Thank you, you may go now."
All in all, Yuki pondered as he took the detention notices from the Principal, he didn't know what the entire conversation was about. But, he had thwarted any 'gay thoughts' that the staff were having about him. He sighed, closing the door behind him. He'd have to give Haru to Kyo soon, and maybe via the detention was the best way to do it. And, that was how Yuki Sohma began to formulate his ingenious plan.