Disclaimer: I don't own Flame of Recca.

Author's note: I apologize for the previous chapter, sorry. I only wrote that because I don't want my fic to be very shor. Hope you understand. Again thank you very much for still reading my fic. I want to tell everybody that this fic will end soon. After a chapter or two. Thank you!

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The crowded and noisy cafeteria located just outside the school welcomed Tokiya and Fuuko as they entered in. Fuuko quickly ordered a tea and arice cake. Tokiya just stood there and watch her.

"You want?" Fuuko asked as she handed out the rice cake.

"Where are we going to study?" Tokiya asked her instead.

"Here." She answered as she put her bag at the table.

"Are you joking?" Tokiya asked her as one of his brows raised.

"No. I like the place. I won't fall asleep here," she replied.

Tokiya frowned as he put his bag down beside Fuuko's. He sighed and said, "Let's get this over."

Tokiya began to explain things again from the top. Competing with the other noise is really hard but he can see that Fuuko is listening attentively. He already finished the first lesson when he checked on Fuuko.

"Do you understand?" he asked and Fuuko just nodded.

"Answer this," he told her as he pointed out to one of the activities.

After Tokiya had given the instruction, Fuuko started to answer the math questions. She is dead serious while answering the questions Tokiya had given her. She started to eat her rice cake; she had bought and started to concentrate to the questions. She did asked some questions but she did manage to finish the activity.

"You're doing better than you used to," Tokiya complimented her after checking her paper.

"Thanks!" she answered as she looked on her math activity which she have gotten a high score.

"Ok, next lesson." He said.

He started to explain the lesson. He also did start to compete at the noise. Fuuko keep moving at his side. Trying to concentrate on what he is saying. Surprisingly, it's really ok for him to have Fuuko close to him but she's actually pushing him out of his seat.

"Move a little, there's a lot of space over there," Tokiya said to Fuuko.

Fuuko frowned, looked at those guys beside her but did do what he told her to do. Tokiya began to notice that Fuuko's attention is disturbed by those guys beside her. They were laughing, looking at her maliciously and teasing each other again. He frowned and began to approach them.

"You're actually looking at my girl as if you want to eat her," he said. The boys just laughed.

"So what! Freak!" one of them answered and began to laugh again.

He also gave them one of his greatest insults and also one of his arrogant smiles. The fight began when one of the big bully boys attacked him.

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Tokiya laid himself on his couch. He did easily beat those guys but he did get a bruise in his face. She sighed and got some medicine. She usually tends herself when she got bruises or wounds.

"You want me to call Sakoshita to tend your bruise?" she asked him.

"No. Why didn't you fight with those guys?" he asked.

"I'm trying to control myself 'cause I know it would just annoy you… and you might suggest to get back to the library," she replied as she put some ointment on the cotton bud.

While she is putting some ointment on his bruise, he said, "Ouch! Try to be more gentle will you?"

"Stop complaining, will you?" she said to him irritably.

"Then don't do it…" he replied and grabbed the cotton bud from Fuuko's hand.

"I'll go now…" she said and stood up from the couch.

"Wouldn't you join me in having a cup of tea?" he asked.

"All right! By the way thanks," she said to him and began to boil some water.

After preparing some tea, Fuuko served and sat down together with Tokiya. They barely touched the tea. Fuuko did the talking. She told him all about her wildest dream and even those things he didn't have to know. Tokiya did also talk. Revealing some of him for Fuuko and for her it is really a mystery. He's always grumpy but has enough sympathy to what she's feeling. A great mystery indeed, that's giving her enough urge to know him more.

Fuuko have proved something this day, that Tokiya is a nice company except when he is grumpy and a nice person himself. Though his coldness hides his true self.

Tokiya also did think the same way about Fuuko. She's not what she appeared to be… she did have the sense and the guts to show her real self. He really admires her for that. Everyone thought that he has everything but this girl made him realize that all he got is just a part of what she got.

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After 2 months….

Fuuko stared outside their classroom window. Memories flood her mind. Two months quickly passed since she has Tokiya as her teacher in math in her special class. She has to admit that it really helped her a lot. She can now answer their activities. There's really nothing to worry except that the coming ball is a day before her make up test in math. She sighed. No one has invited her yet. She tried to listen back to the teacher. The class quickly ended. She quickly paced at the cafeteria.

To her surprise Tokiya agreed with her to take their classes here. She sighed and looked around. It's very unusual that she'll arrive first. Tokiya usually scold her for arriving late. Alas! She can now scold him for arriving late! Sweet vengeance… sweet vengeance, She giggled. She put her notes and book in math and started to read.

Tokiya looked at his watch. He is fifteen minutes late. He entered the cafeteria and looked for Fuuko. She is sitting there, eating her favorite rice cake. He wanted to smile. She really looked cute while eating those rice cakes. It's a picture that he can't miss. It seems that it has been a routine for him to be with her. He started to approach Fuuko.

"Tokiya! You arrive late this time. Don't you know that time is something precious! So don't waste it ok? By the way why do I keep wasting my time with a person like you.." Fuuko greeted him with his own dialogue.

"At least I don't do it as much as you do it!" Tokiya replied.

He sat beside her. She continued saying how late he is. The usual 'big argument' started again but soon faded off as Tokiya started the lesson for Fuuko that day. She is worried about the ball and the exam but she did manage to notice that Tokiya is also worried about something. After the long discussion Fuuko didn't hesitate to ask what's going on.

"Mi-chan, anything wrong?" she asked.

"Why would a monkey care?" he asked as he walked away.

"It means you do have a problem… let me guess what is it… it can't be of your grades cause you're practically a genius, not the ball cause the girls won't hesitate to invite you…. Then what is it…" Fuuko thought aloud as she followed Mi-chan.

"Will you stop! Annoying monkey!" Tokiya shouted at her.

"So you don't have a date!" she said and laughed and teased Tokiya more.

"So girls aren't that blinded enough to spend the whole night with you," she teased more and laugh as she followed Tokiya.

He stopped. She also stopped and looked on what's taking him so long. "Maybe someone will change her mind…" Tokiya said.

"And who would that be?" she asked.

"You will.." he replied. Fuuko look at him with a question in her eyes.

"If you want your picture back, that's when…" he looked at her and waved the picture in his hands. Her eyes widened with shock and later replaced with submission.

"See you later Fuuko. 8 o'clock sharp." He said with a usual arrogant smile on his lips.

She cursed Tokiya as he walks away from her. She'll make him pay for this, later. She told herself but deep inside she's really excited on what might happen later.

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