Summary: Nagisa won't let Kagome escape his clutches. He has to introduce her to her long lost twinnie.
[ A Free! Opportunity! ]
To Nagisa, the class hours kept dragging on and on and onnnnnn... Learning time typically was boring for him, depending on the subject. But it was not the hours of sitting and listening to lectures that was causing time to elapse at the pace of molasses, a minute becoming an hour. No. It was because he was antsy, more than usual. His eyes kept darting between the teacher, the clock, and the back of the new girl, who sat one row and two seats to the right of him. His leg made mini, rapid light stomping-like motions in a nervous tick of sorts. He was antsy. He was anxious. He was excited. He was-
The sound of the lunch bell was like music to his ears, and he was not the only one, because there were several students who let out sighs of relief and tired groans as they got up to head to the desired eating venues, most of them: the cafeteria.
A panicked expression crossed Rei's face when Nagisa shot him a determined look and affirmative nod accompanied by a "Mmhm!", as if they were agreeing to exact some of tactical plan. When Rei noticed Nagisa's determined face shift in the direction of Kagome, who was none the wiser and packing up her bag for lunch, he realized the meaning behind the look that Nagisa gave him. Just looking at Kagome's wavy curtain of dark tresses made Rei's heart flutter, he scowled, inwardly feeling displeased that someone could make him feel so...off.
"Nagis-!" He raised an arm to call out to his friend in attempt to dissuade him from contacting Kagome, but it was much too late. He was much too slow.
Nagisa gave Kagome's shoulder a series of swift but gentle pats, causing the girl to turn slightly and look over her shoulder, "Hey, hey, Kago-chan~!"
"Errr...yes?" She asked with a smile that told the helpless Rei that she was a tiny bit weary of the two of them. "How can I help you...uhhhh..." she trailed off when she realized that the blond never formally introduced himself. But then she remembered the teacher's attempt of chastising him during her self-introduction. "Hazuki-kun?"
Nagisa then flashed her an adorable smile and offered,"You can call me Nagisa~! We're going to be good friends after all!"
On the outside Kagome instinctively smiled and responded quite receptivelyto the pure aura and vibes that Nagisa was giving off, "Oh, okay~ How about Nagi-kun if I'm going to be Kago-chan?" but on the inside, she was inwardly screaming, 'Gah! What is this adorable creature?! It's not fair!' It felt like his sunny and sweet demeanor caught her off guard and sucked her right into the palm of his hands.
The blond's eyes twinkled at the sound of the girl calling him by a nickname! Usually girls were weary of him, despite him being sure that he was rather friendly and good-looking! He eagerly clasped her smaller hands within his while closing a great distance between their faces, stopping only a few centimeters away, causing Kagome to blush, but she was unable to back away because she was trapped between Nagisa and her desk. "Kago-chan, I want you to meet the rest of our friends! Come eat lunch with us!"
Seeing the close proximity between Kagome and Nagisa sparked a surprisingly uncomfortable feeling within Rei as he clumsily scrambled to his feet and over to the two of them. "N-Nagisa-kun, you can't treat a girl that way!" He exclaimed with a pout-like scowl on his face. "Give her some space!"
"It's okay, Rei-chan~!" Nagisa replied cheerfully while he simply released Kagome's hands before standing between the two of them, flashing both of them a cheeky grin as he added, "I think she likes it~!" He teased with a playful wink at Kagome that caused her jaw to drop a bit as she blushed at his playful flirting, but she quickly recovered a playfully retorted "Oh, quiet, you!" Meanwile Rei stiffened before immediately going into a tirade on Nagisa for two minutes about teasing girls who he just met.
Not long later, the trio ascended the upward hallway to the roof of the school. Nagisa bursted through with a single, surprisingly strong arm for a boy his size, "Yahooooo, sorry that we're late!" He called over to Haruka, Makoto, and Gou, who had already began eating their lunches. "Everyone, I've got a surprise for you!" He announced excitedly as he and Rei walked single-file towards the rest of their group, which they found odd.
Haru simply remained quiet as he ate his usual seafood-based lunch while Gou looked up curiously. Makoto gave Nagisa and Rei a warm smile as he purposely took the bait, "Sure, what is it~? Show us the surprise."
Nagisa grinned and waved his finger while making a ticking noise with his tongue. "Not yet~ First!" He then raised his pointer finger straight in the air and asked, "Have you ever wondered if you were born alone? Or if you were separated from a long-lost sibling?!"
Gou sweat dropped and sent Rei, who was standing directly behind Nagisa, a questioning look. Because Rei was so much taller than the blond, they could easily see Rei's reddened, obviously embarrassed, almost to the point of making an outburst, expression.
Makoto scratched the back of his head as he continued to humor the eccentric blond,"No, I can't say that I have, but it would be an interesting discovery..."
"Well, you're all in luck!" Nagisa announced, "As I, detective Hazuki Nagisa-sama, have discovered Haru-chan's, long, lost twin! Introduccciiiiiing...!" He slid to the left, and then Rei very stiffly took a few steps to the right, to reveal a beautiful teenage girl with deep ebony hair and blue eyes that very much matched Haruka's. "Higurashi Kagome-chan~!"
Gou then spewed out the juice that she was sipping on as Makoto's mouth fell open in shock. Haruka looked up at the girl with his usual stoic expression. He took in her appearance for a moment, mentally noting that they had the same hair and eye color, before going back to enjoying his lunch. "So, what do you think~?" Nagisa asked his friends excitedly with his hands balled into fists. "Isn't Haru-chan's twinnie the cutest girl ever?!"
Kagome then took the opportunity to step forward and give the trio a small bow as she formally introduced herself for the second time that day, "Hello there~ My name is Higurashi Kagome. I just moved here from Tokyo and uhhh..." she looked between the faces of Nagisa's and Rei's friends, noting that one of them had the same hair and eye color as her and concluded that he was "Haru-chan". "Nagi-kun and Ryugazaki-kun welcomed me to your group of friends. I hope you don't mind."
Gou finally recovered from her initial shock as she jumped to her feet and bowed formally back at Kagome before she stated, "No, no! We don't mind at all! I think we were all just shocked that you do look so much like Haruka-senpai here~! It's nice to meet you! I'm Matsuoka Kou!" she added while looking at the free-style swimmer who placed another piece of squid into his mouth. "Hey, you two! Don't be rude! Introduce yourselves!" The red-haired girl chastised the silent Haruka and the mesmerized Makoto.
The green eyed teen finally blinked before raising his hands into the air, "Sorry about that," he offered Kagome before sending a warm smile her way, "I too was caught off guard by your..." he trailed off.
Kagome then giggled behind her hand a bit, quickly filling the silence that would have been awkward, "Don't worry about it~ I can see why you guys were so shocked now."
Makoto openly sighed in relief that he did not offend the girl with his initial silence at her introduction. He then got up and bowed to her, "I'm Tachibana Makoto, a second year," he told her before looking in Haru's direction, "The quiet one here is Nanase Haruka. Don't mind him. He's usually on the quiet side."
Kagome smiled and nodded at them, "Well, it's nice to meet you both~!"
Her curious eyes unconsciously went to take in the appearance of Haruka again, but she was not expecting to see him actually looking at her already. Blue met blue, causing Kagome to inaudibly gasp. He gave a silent nod of acknowledgement (or was it approval?) to her before going back to his lunch.
Nagisa clapped his hands together and grinned as he exclaimed," Now that introductions are out of the way, it's time to finally ask her~!"
"Ask her?" Makoto, Gou, and Rei chorused in unison.
Nagisa smiled as he epically pointed at Kagome with one hand on his hip, "Look at her! She's just what we need...
...that slender waist,
that petite frame,
and those fit legs,
she's perfect!" He told them, causing Kagome to blush and instinctively cross her hands over her chest as she suddenly felt objectived when all eyes except Nagisa's, Haruka's, and her own scanned over the areas that he mentioned.
"Hey!" Kagome shouted defiantly while getting ready to turn tail and run from the meeting that was suddenly make an odd turn for the worst.
"Kago-chan, you should join The Swim Team!" Nagisa told her with big, hopeful eyes.
"Oh...okay..." she breathed a sigh of relief that her new group of associates were not ogling her for nefarious reasons. She then blinked as she processed what was just said. "Wait- what?!"
Authoress' Notes: I was in a good mood today so I wrote up another chapter for you guys real quick. Sorry if it seems rushed and low quality XD Hope you enjoy it!