OKAY! I have an alternative chappy to Chapeter... 20? Yeah, since i hadta re-do the other one, here's what I had befooooore... Read, enjoy etc...


The alarm went off at 6:30 am. Chokuro, who was already awake, clicked it off and got out of bed. She looked over at the bed where Dark was still asleep and shook her head.

-He doesn't even get up to the alarm clock…. Sheesh.

After coming back from her routine, she went over and retrieved her CD player noticing that Dark was still asleep. She walked to the bed, with the CD player playing and waited until her CD was at the right part, then, paused the CD, and took the head phones and placed them over Dark's ears and pushed play.

'Wake up……..' The CD started off quiet. 'WAKE UP!…..' The CD yelled. 'WAKE UP!….' Dark jumped from the bed and landed on the floor ripping the head phones off of his head and looked at Chokuro who was on the bed laughing.

"What the hell was that!" Dark said, agitated and pointing at the CD player.

"Hawthorne Heights." Chokuro stated simply while taking the CD player and returning it on the dresser. Dark trudged his way to the bathroom to get ready. Chokuro made her bed, grabbed her backpack, and went into the living room to wait. At 7:35, Daisuke entered the living room.

"Still waiting?" Daisuke questioned.

"Yup." Chokuro said staring at the wall.

"Oh… Sorry."

"It's okay…. I give him 10… maybe 15 more minutes, then I'm gunna hurt him…"

"…" Daisuke didn't know how to respond. "Well, I'm off."

"Alright. Tootleloo!"

"Bye."

Daisuke left Chokuro to wait. Ten minutes passed by and Chokuro was getting very bored and annoyed. She whirled her feet around, from being on the couch. Stood up, and headed towards the bathroom just as the door swung open. Dark and Chokuro jumped. Dark, after recovering, looked down at Chokuro.

"Can I do something for you?" he questioned.

She glared at him. "Yes! Get your ass out of the bathroom and let's GO!" She slapped the side of his arm with the back of her hand.

"Ouch! Sheesh, I'm ready."

"Okay then…. Let's go." She turned, whipping Dark with her hair, and headed for the door after grabbing her backpack from the living room. Dark left the house after Chokuro and had to jog to catch up to her.

"But, I was early!" Dark protested out of nowhere.

"So?" Chokuro said plainly.

"You should be happy."

"Umm, why exactly?"

"We won't be late." He stated.

Chokuro stopped where she was and looked at him. "Dude, I really don't care. I didn't want to be late the first day." She shrugged. "Dunno what to tell you. I just have no patience. You are WAY too long." She paused. "Dammit." She mumbled. "That sounds wrong." Dark was already laughing at what Chokuro said; she soon after joined him.

Dark was leaning on Chokuro's shoulder attempting to stay on two feet. Chokuro had her hands on her knees to keep her and Dark from collapsing on the ground. A few moments passed and the two finally calmed their laughing.

"Haha, that was great." Dark said wiping the tears that formed in his eyes from laughing, still on Chokuro's shoulder as she stood up strait.

"Hahah, yea….That's NOT what I wanted to say…. I wanted to say 'You take WAY too long…Wow… okay…" She took a deep breath in. "Ready to go to school?" She asked looking at Dark.

"No."

"Okay then. Onto school it is!" She continued to school while Dark dragged his feet behind her.

"Do I have to?" Dark whined.

"Yes. Why? Because, I am NOT being left alone."

"So? Then skip with me?"

"I will not!"

"Why not?" Dark's voice whined slightly.

"Because… One: It's wrong. Two: I really don't want to get caught. Three: We really don't do ANYTHING in class an--"

"Exactly!" Dark interrupted Chokuro. "It's exactly why we should. We don't do anything! And it's boring!"

"Ugh! You're not going to give up, are you?"

"Nope." He said with a smile.

"Fine." Dark's smile grew. "BUT!" Dark's smile faded slightly. "Not today. It's only our second day of school."

"Fine."

"Okay then."

When they reached school, it was 8:25.

"Look at that." Dark stated. "Just in time."

"Yea, for you maybe."

Dark only shrugged and opened the door and waited for Chokuro to enter. She went into the classroom and walked to her designated seat with Dark following her. Once the two were seated, Meena was started to walk towards the two and sat down across Chokuro, again.

"Morning." Meena said as she sat.

"Good morning." Chokuro responded. Dark gave a little wave then went back to having his head on the desk. "Argh! Dark!"

He lifted his head up and looked at her. "What?"

"Must you put your head down? You got up like…." She attempted to calculate the time in her head then gave up. "…. Ok, a long time ago… however long ago was 7:15-ish…." Meena laughed.

"Well," Dark started. "Maybe I wouldn't be tired if you were to wake me up nicely."

"We've gone through this. It doesn't work! You don't get up… Dude, you didn't wake up to the alarm clock."

Meena laughed at the two. "Wow," she started. "You two are so entertaining."

Chokuro laughed. "heh, sorry… I get carried away at times. Like my Dad used to say, I could argue that the sky was orange, which, technically, it is. But, only at dusk or dawn." Meena and Dark, both, looked at her in pure cluelessness. "Heheh, see?" Meena nodded slowly and Dark just rolled his eyes.

"Pfft." Dark said putting his head back on the desk. "And you say you're not nuts…"

Chokuro raised an eyebrow. "Cuz I'm not."

"Sure…" Dark's voice was muffled by the desk and his arms.

Chokuro gave him a dirty look and pushed his arms off the desk causing Dark to stumble out of his chair.

"Serves you right." Chokuro stated, crossing her arms. Dark mumbled under his breath as he got situated in his seat again.

"Haha," Meena laughed. "You two don't really seem like you're dating sometimes."

Dark and Chokuro laughed faintly. "So, anyways…." Chokuro said getting away from the topic. She really didn't know why. She could have just told Meena that her and Dark really weren't dating, but only pretended to. But, deep in Chokuro's mind, she wanted people to think they were. Besides, it made Risa upset; bonus. "Why don't we ever do anything?"

Meena shrugged. "I really don't know. But, it's also the middle of the year. That and the teacher has practically no control over his class."

"Ahh…. Gotcha."

"Yo!" One of the guys in the class called over in their direction. "Dark! We need to ask you something!"

"Huh?" Dark looked lost and confused. "Oh. Yea, okay, gimme a sec." He turned to the two. "Be back."

"Okay." Chokuro said as she watched Dark walk over to the group of guys.

"Umm… Chokuro…?"

She looked at Meena. "Yeah?"

"Umm, this is kinda random and I'm sorry if it's awkward…." Meena was fiddling with her hands.

"Just ask!" Chokuro said.

"Okay." She took a breath in. "I heard you were bi. Well, actually a lesbian, but I figured since you and Dark are dating…"

Chokuro's jaw was slightly open from shock. After a few moments, she finally recovered.

"What!" Chokuro yelled. Meena was taken aback by Chokuro's voice but she quickly regained herself.

"I'm sorry…. It's just what I heard…" Meena was still fidgeting with her fingers and not looking at Chokuro.

"It's okay….But, to clarify, I'm not."

"I kinda figured by your reaction…."

"It's okay…"

"Well, I heard it from some girl…."

Chokuro raised an eyebrow. "Let me guess… She had brown hair, little past her shoulders…. Really preppy…. A little shorter than you are… brown eyes…"

Meena's eyes lit up. "Yes! That's her!"

"Uh-huh. Thought so." Chokuro said, mostly to herself than to Meena.

Across the room, most of the male population of the class was talking with Dark.

"What did you want?" Dark didn't sound too pleased to be there. Which, he wasn't. He was having fun bickering with Chokuro. Then some guy calls him over cuz they wanted to talk to him? Sheesh. How rude.

"Oh, yea." The boy who called him over started. "First, let me introduce myself." He stood up from the chair he was in. Dark, really, could care less, but he figured he would let him introduce himself, at the very least. "I am Minogaki Yumi." After he said his name, he looked proud of his name. Dark couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Congratulations." Dark said in a bored tone. "Now, what was your question?"

The boy, now known to be Yumi, looked disappointed. He cleared his throat then continued on.

"-ahem- Yes, the question." He leaned in close to Dark. "We heard that your girlfriend…" He nudged his head in the direction of Chokuro. "…Is a les…We wanted to know if that was true."

Dark was stunned but the shock was soon overcome with anger. "No! She's NOT!" With that, he pushed through the group and returned to Chokuro. He sat down, lost in thought. ­–I don't think she is… No, she's not. I would know if she was! I've known her for…. A long time…

"Dark?" Chokuro questioned, waving her hand in front of Dark's face. "What are you thinking about?"

Dark snapped out of his thoughts. "Huh? Oh, nothing…"

"I highly doubt that." Dark looked at her with a questioning look. She knew what that look was 'did you read my mind?' "And, no, I didn't. It's just, you can tell when you have something on your mind."

"Oh…"

"Are you okay?"

"Yes! Of course! Sheesh… you and you're assumptions. You know what they say…" Dark sat up strait in his chair. "When you assume, you make a--" Chokuro had covered his mouth before he could finish.

"Fine, you are okay. I get the point. My bad…" Chokuro's hand was still over Dark's mouth so he licked her hand but she didn't move it. "Okay, gross, but it's not going to make me move." Chokuro said confidently.

Dark grabbed Chokuro's hand with his right and Chokuro went to take his hand off hers, but Dark caught her other hand also. In one, quick, motion, Dark had pulled Chokuro by her hands and towards him. She ended up on his lap with her hands in her lap, held down by Dark. His right arm was behind Chokuro's back, so she didn't fall and he was laughing at how stunned Chokuro looked.

She looked down at him. "Fine. You win."

"Thank you." Dark said smiling.

"Now, can I have my hands back?"

"No."

"Why not?"

Dark shrugged. "I don't feel like it. You were mean to me."

"When?"

"This morning." Chokuro rolled her eyes.

"You ass. That doesn't count. You wouldn't get up. Besides, Hawthorne Heights rock." Chokuro said matter-of-factly. She wanted to cross her arms, but Dark still had her hands.

"Fine. But, I'm still not letting you go."

"Argh! Whatever. I give up." She leaned her back against Dark's shoulder out of exhaustion. Meena, who watched all this happen, giggled.

"You two…wow….so cute…" Both had forgotten that Meena was there. They looked at her and smiled weakly.

-Wow, we're oblivious.

-Yup…

"Sorry…" Chokuro said.

"Ohh…. Don't be. I find it very entertaining." She smiled at the two who returned the smile. Dark didn't let go of Chokuro until close to lunch break and the rest of the day went by quickly. Before anyone knew it, it was time to leave. Dark and Chokuro left the classroom and went to room 223 to wait.

"Ugh." Chokuro started. "Waiting is sooooo boring." Chokuro slid down the wall she was leaning against and sat on the cold floor. Dark looked down at her.

"Isn't your butt cold? It is fall after all."

She looked up at him. "Yea, kinda…" She looked down at the floor. It was very cold. The floor was marble. Chokuro lifted her head up to say something to Dark, only to find him picking her up off the floor.

"Better?" He asked looking at her in his arms.

"Yes. Much better, actually." The bell rang and students started to file out of the classrooms. Daisuke was one of the last students to leave the classroom. When he saw Dark holding Chokuro, he looked at the two weirdly.

"Dark…?" The redhead started.

"Yea?"

"Why are you holding Chokuro? She isn't sick again… is she?"

Dark laughed. "No. She was sitting on the floor and it's cold, so I picked her up." Dark smiled.

"Yea, you can put me down now. Daisuke's here now." Chokuro said. Dark looked at her, then at Daisuke.

"I'm fine. Besides, you're really light."

"Uhh…. Thanks?" Chokuro said not sure what to say either than that.

The three exited the building and headed in the direction of their home, Chokuro still in Dark's arms. Chokuro was actually enjoying it; she thinks walking takes too long and is boring, and this way, she doesn't have to walk. But, Dark, also, was enjoying this, for some odd reason, he loved to carry Chokuro. It could be a protection thing. One never knows with Dark.


OKAY! It's a lil bit farther than my other chappy... but, yeah... I'm gunna fix that I think... shrugs NO MATTER! Tell me which one ya like better --wink-- And, Then I'll continue with that one... nad yeah... THANKS!