Author's Note: Sorry it took so long to update, guys. I got busy and kind of forgot about this. Please don't yell at me, I feel guilty enough as it is. I promise I'll do my best to keep up now!
Chapter 2
"Hey carrot-top!" Kyo visibly twitched at the nickname as Uotani entered the room. "What's up? You're almost the same color as your hair!"
"Shut up you god-damned Yankee!"
"Oh my," Hanajima turned away from the Yuki fans cowering in the corner long enough to glare at Kyo. "It seems Kyo needs a reminder what happens to people who are…" She paused a moment, as though considering her choice of words. "rude."
Kyo just returned her glare a moment before turning his back and sulking. But peace was not to be his.
"Kyo! What's wrong?"
A loud, energetic voice cut through the air, causing the entire room to fall silent. Heads turned as Momiji bounced across the room and immediately found Kyo's desk. People went back to their conversations, though, when Haru entered the room, silently daring anyone to challenge his presence.
Leaving Momiji to pester Kyo, Haru went over to Yuki, who had been staring absentmindedly out the window. Giving his sleeve a short tug, he soon had Yuki's attention.
"What's wrong, Yuki? You seem kind of down."
"Nnnn….I don't know. I've just been thinking lately."
"About what?" Haru helped himself to Yuki's desk as a seat and joined Yuki in staring out at the flocks of students wandering the grounds. Yuki thought about it a minute, as though not sure how much to reveal.
"What's going to happen to me after high school? I don't know if I can convince my mother to let me choose my own future. She's determined to plot out my whole life for me."
Haru looked side-long at Yuki. He wasn't entirely sure of what he was talking about.
"So I take it she actually came to your conference?"
Yuki winced.
"Unfortunately. Luckily…well, Onii-san came, and things weren't as bad as they could have been. But…"
Haru looked back at the window, understanding what he meant.
"He went back to Shigure's didn't he?"
Yuki just nodded.
Though he wanted to say more, Haru was forced to end their conversation as the volume of the shouting behind them grew to the point where it could no longer be ignored. Turning to identify the source of the commotion, Haru ducked, a book just missing his head. Instead, it flew full speed into the wall next to the window with a loud smack. That got even Yuki's attention. They both watched as Momiji ran around the room with Kyo rampaging after him. The other students were taking cover in the front of the room, under desks, behind chairs, door, and even each other. Sighing, Haru went to separate the two and take the now whining Momiji back to class.