In all honesty, this felt very rushed, but no worries! I'm on spring break for the week so the next chapter should be a better (no promises). I'll keep my ranting short. I have to say though, writing the beginning was fun. I also changed the way their names are written, for example, instead of Ushio Sonoda, it's now Sonoda Ushio. It was really bothering me. Honestly what was I thinking when I wrote this story.

-Zero

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Ch. 3 Surprises

"Onii-chan wake up." The girl's dirty blonde hair reached her upper back and her blue eyes shined with innocence. "Ushio-nii and Masaki-nii are here."

"Five more minutes Arisa." Eiichi mumbled in his sleep and caused the girl to pout at her brother's lazy attitude.

"Eiichi~ " A sweet seductive voice whispered his name making him stir under his sheets.

"Like I said Arisa, give me five more minutes and then I'll wake up." The half-asleep blonde responded back at the voice.

"Hey~ who are you calling Arisa?" The girly voice pouted from his response.

A mass of weight was being put on the regions of his hip. Azure eyes fluttered opened from the sudden action. Like a dream, sapphire made contact with emerald.

Ah~, her eyes are so pretty. I must be dreaming.

In a daze Eiichi continued to stare into her eyes. If only he could do this forever.

"How long are you going to stay in bed sleepyhead?" A girl with purple hair gave him a teasing smile as he shook himself awake from the question. Fully awake, a blush erupted from his face when he realized the position they are in. Nozomi, somehow, was in his house and was straddling him on his bed. His mouth opened and closed like a fish, but words failed to come out.

"Oh my~ what kind of thoughts are you having that's making you blush like that Eiichi~?" Nozomi giggled at the blonde's reaction and teased him more. "I hope they weren't dirty thoughts, although I wouldn't mind if they were with you~."

"W-w-what are you saying!? I'm supposed to be your bodyguard- no that's not it- how did you get in my house!?"

"I received a key this morning and along with the house's address. There was a note that said I was free to come here whenever I needed help. It was signed with the name Izumi Jin."

Of course. He thought. Of all people to pull off this kind of prank it would be him.

"Hey Eiichi, is someone else here? There's another pair of shoes that looks like it belongs to a g-" Masaki opened the door to Eiichi's room only to find Nozomi on top of him.

"I-I'm sorry if I was disturbing the two of you. Please carry on, I'll be in the kitchen once you're done." Not knowing how else to react to the scene Masaki slowly closed the door behind him.

"Wait, Masaki, it's not what it looks like! Come back!" Eiichi desperately yelled after the red haired male and tried to get up, but realized the girl with purple hair was still sitting on top of him causing him to blush even more.

"U-um...Toujou-san...could you please get off of me?"

"Hmm...maybe...if you call me by my name." She gave him another teasing smile showing her final resolve.

"B-but..." Blue eyes closed with a defeated sigh. "Fine. Can you please let me up, N-Nozomi-san."

"Nozomi~"

"Nozomi!" The blonde yelled out her name and was finally released from being restrained. He walked into the kitchen and tried to explain everything only to be laughed at.

"I hope you realize that I wasn't the only one who was handed a key from Izumi Jin." Nozomi decided to spare the poor blonde from anymore teasing and give the younger boy the heads up. The information, however, made his jaws drop.

"What- but- how-" Words stumbled out of the Masaki as he tried to find the right words.

"I'm sure we'll get our answer soon. Right now we need to get to school or we'll end up late." Eiichi interjected the stuttering man's sentence and left to get ready. He took one more look at Nozomi before going. "I'm guessing that I'll have to take you too."

"I'll be in your care." She tilted her head in a cute way and gave him a bright smile.

"Oh, wait." Eiichi turned around to the playful girl and gave her a questioning look. "Your bed head is pretty cute like you too."

Her teasing caused another blush to appear on his face and Masaki's laughing fits was not helping.

When they finally arrived at Otonokizaki University they made their way towards the front gate and met up with Kotori.

"Kotori-chan you're all alone today. You usually have that bodyguard with you." Nozomi gave the girl a quizzical look.

"After what happened yesterday I told him that when I'm at the school Sonoda-san will take care of me." The smile she was giving them soon fell. "But then he got angry again so the head security leader and my mother put him in suspension for the time being."

"Well who would have known?" The redhead's sarcasm earn a nudge from his older brother. Kotori smiled at the two and was a little envious of their sibling-like relationship despite the fact that they're not truly related to one another.

"It's okay, he was kind of getting a little too clingy. Oh, is Sonoda-san not with you?" Kotori searched for blunette but couldn't find him.

"He's not with you? That's funny he's usually on time if not early." Eiichi turned his head to Masaki wondering if he got any calls or messages from Ushio.

"He didn't tell me anything."

"Maybe we should-"

"Kyaaaa~ look at him he's so handsome~!"

All head turned towards the direction of the scream. A group of girls were surrounding a bench who had a guy sitting there. He had blue hair and golden brown eyes that matched his sharp facial features.

"Um excuse me, but I-"

"Are you new here? I can show you around if you want."

"That's okay, I-"

"Are you single?"

"Can I get your number?"

"Can we take a picture together?"

The girls bombarded him with questions while giving him flirtatious looks. Eiichi and Masaki could tell by the voice that it was Ushio.

"Well...it seems like he was here before all of us..." The blonde couldn't help but feel sympathetic towards the bluenette.

"The problem now is getting him out of that dangerous circle. If one of us goes then it will cause more chaos..." Masaki was not willing to take that risk. He rather have bullets being shot at him then jumping in front of a bunch of crazy girls.

As the two were debating on what to do they hadn't realize that Kotori was already walking towards the crowd of girls. Nozomi raised an eyebrow at her actions, but didn't question it. The ashen haired girl was usually cheery and caring, but when angered...that would be a different story. She made her way through and managed to grab Ushio's attention.

"Ah, Sonoda-san there you are. We've been looking for you."

"Oh! Minami-san you're here. Thank goodness." The blue haired male sighed with relief and gave her a grateful look for saving him from any more questions.

"You know Kotori-san!?"

"Is she your girlfriend!?"

"Are you two dating!?"

"D-d-dating!?" The word stumbled out of Ushio's mouth like a foreign language.

"You two would make a cute couple!"

The question already had him wound up, but the last comment managed to turn his face red. Kotori had also blushed at the comment, but at the same time was also sort of enjoying his cute reaction.

"No, we're not dating! We're just friends!" He quickly grabbed her hand and pulled her a little closer, hoping that they would stop encircling him even more than before. "She promised she was going to show me around campus! Sorry, but we have to go!"

Ushio pulled himself and Kotori out of the crowd and they walked back to where the others were standing. The group of girls noticed Eiichi and Masaki and squealed with delight. Days on campus were going to become more hectic.

"I'm saved." Ushio sighed of relief once he was able to breathe again.

"Well it seemed like you were having a great time though." The older blonde received a glare from Ushio.

"I don't want to hear that from you. Especially from what I heard what happened to you this morning."

"W-what are you talking-"

"Masaki texted be about how...you and Toujou-san were already doing indecent things with each other." The bluenette gave him a smirk knowing that he had the blonde cornered.

"Masaki, you promised you wouldn't tell him!"

"I promised I wouldn't tell him, but you never said I couldn't text him." The red haired man smirked at his friends. "So, Ushio, how long are you going to keep holding her hand. They'll start having the wrong idea if you keep this up."

"Eh..." Ushio looked down and noticed he was still holding Kotori's hand. Making way back to her face she had also realized it and they both began to blush.

"I-I-I'm s-sorry!" He quickly let go of her hand turned his head the opposite direction.

"N-no it's okay..." Kotori did the same. Both had refused to look at each other in the eyes at the moment. The warmth of the touch still lingered in their hands.

"Hmm...Kotori-chan your face is getting red. Are you okay~?" The older girl teased the blushing girl.

"Mou~ Nozomi-chan!"

"What are you idiots doing?" Everyone turned around and met with ruby eyes. Nico was standing behind them and saw everything. "Goodness, must you people act-"

"KOTORI-CHAN, GOOD MORNING!" A blur of ginger colored hair flew by and rammed into the slim girl almost knocking her off her feet.

"Hotaka-kun..." Kotori was in a slight daze from her friend's tackle.

"Ah! Who are these people?" The strange ginger put his hand on his chin and walked around the new trio he had never seen before. He stopped in front of the bluenette and furrowed his eyebrows. "You look like someone I know, have we met?"

"I'm sorry, but this is my first time meeting you." Ushio took a small step back from the weird person getting close to his face. For some odd reason every fiber of his body wanted him to run. The aura of that ginger gave out spelled nothing but trouble. He could feel sweat trickle down his face, not sure what else to say to the other man.

"Hmm...I guess you're right. Ah, where are my manners!? I'm Kousaka Hotaka, nice to meet'cha." He put out his hand to the new faces of the group.

"I'm Ayase Eiichi, nice to meet you too." He shook Hotaka's hand and gave him a small smile.

"Wow~ so cool..." Hotaka hadn't realize that he was staring at the blonde so intensely. Well, who wouldn't when he gave off such a cool aura. Eiichi, on the other hand, was wondering when he could have his hand back.

"Um..."

"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to creep you out or anything!" The ginger let go of his hand and gave him an apologetic smile. Hotaka then turned to the other two and held out his hand again.

"Sonoda Ushio...nice to meet you." The bluenette hesitated at first, but the determined look in the sparking blue eyes defeated him. He shook Hotaka's hand and gave him a awkward smile at the same time. The ginger was satisfied with that and overlooked the smile. When he turned to the last of the trio blue eyes met with purple eyes.

"Nishikino Masaki." The red haired man was playing with his hair when he introduced himself and didn't shake Hotaka's hand. "Sorry, but I don't do handshakes."

"Oh, okay..." Hotaka was sort of down from the statement, but then his eyes glittered with mischief. "Well...you never said anything about hugs..."

"Huh?" Masaki turned his head back to the ginger as the words came out his mouth, but was attacked by the same tackle that almost took Kotori down.

"GET OFF OF ME!"

"Ehhhh~ don't be so cold Masaki. We're friends right?"

"I don't remember becoming friends with you! We just met!" The sight of the two earned laughs from from the group.

"Now now, Hotaka-kun, you shouldn't be doing things like that to people who don't know you well." Eyes of emerald gave a look at the ginger haired man which made him flinch. "Unless you want me to use my Washi Washi Max on you..."

"No, that's okay! Oh would you look at that, it's almost time for my first class! I should get going!" Hotaka ran from the purple haired girl as if his life was on the line. "See you guys later!"

"Washi?"

"Washi?"

"Max?"

The three gave each other questioning looks, but decided not to ask for the fear of learning what it was.

"We should get going too." Eiichi suggested they should get moving too.

"What classes do you have today?" Kotori wondered if they were going to have the same schedule as their other pair.

"I should be having arts and literature, so I'll be in the same department as you. I think Eiichi is in the the business department with Toujou-san and Masaki is in the music and entertainment department with Yazawa-san. If you're wondering if we're going to have the same schedule, don't worry, we'll be close enough to make sure nothing happens." Ushio gave Kotori a reassuring smile. "Is there anything else?"

"Yes~ I have a request" Nozomi cheerfully put her hand in the air gaining everyone's attention.

"Yes Toujou-san?" Ushio gave her a quizzical look.

"I want you to call me by my name. When I hear Toujou I feel like you're talking to one of my parents."

She made a pouting face that Eiichi couldn't help but find it a little cute.

"Eh-but- isn't that a little..."

"Eiichi already said he's okay with it, right?" The blonde hung his head low when he was reminded of his morning wake up call. "It shouldn't be much right, Ushio-kun, Masaki-kun?"

It was an utter defeat for them. How could they say no? They were in no position to refuse any request from any of the girls.

"If that is what you want...Nozomi-san."

"Hmm~ I guess that's okay for now." She gave a grin which caused him to slightly blush.

"Hold on, that's not fair! How come he can get away with that and I can't." The blonde was not happy with the results.

"That because you're a special case." Nozomi winked at Eiichi cause a huge blush to erupt from his face. Masaki sighed at his friends.

"Do as you like. It's not like I care." The redhead began to walk in the direction where the music and entertainment building was located. "But if we stay here any longer we'll be late for our first day of classes."

Looking at the time there was ten minutes left before class starts. Everyone waved goodbye to each other left for class. Nico, surprisingly, tried to start a conversation with Masaki as they walked to their building.

"You know, you're pretty blunt with your statements." The short girl eyed the boy walking beside her.

"I don't want to hear that from you. For someone older than me you act pretty childish."

"What was that!?"

Masaki gave her a sly smile and kept walking, ignoring the tantrum she was having.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I'LL BE STUCK WITH SOMEONE YOUNGER THAN ME!" Other people passing by were giving her weird looks, but she didn't care.

It was late afternoon when everyone was done with their classes. They met up with Hotaka at the front gate and he introduced two new friends to the trio. Koizumi Haruto a freshman who Masaki had also met since they shared some classes together. Hoshizora Rin was a childhood friend of Haruto and also had some classes with Masaki.

"Hey, I have an idea, we should all go and hang out now that classes are done!" Blue eyes sparkled with excitement. The idea of having fun with new friends made the end of the day better than just going home and resting.

"Sorry, but I'll have to pass." Ushio put a hand in front of the ginger's closing face. "You guy's go on without me. I have some things I need to do before I get home."

"Like what?" Eiichi questioned the younger bluenette.

"I have to do some shopping, my fridge is almost empty." Ushio let out a sigh that made the blonde chuckle.

"It's not like you to forget small things like that." Ushio received a light slap on the back from his older brother.

"We've been pretty busy the last few days. I think I can be spared from your words." Blue hair walked away from the group as he said his goodbye.

"I guess it's just going to be us huh Masaki?"

"What makes you think I'm going?" The redhead huffed.

"Considering I'm your ride home, I don't think you have a choice." Eiichi smirked at the younger boy's speechless reaction.

"Do as you like!" Masaki puffed the words out and crossed his arms.

"My~ Masaki-kun can be cute too." Nozomi's teasing caused the redhead to blush. Knowing that anything he said would be used against him, he decided to keep his mouth shut.

"Alright! Let's start by going to the arcade nya~!" Masaki internally sighed.

What are they, a bunch of high schoolers?

By the time Ushio arrived home it was late. When he opened the door to his house he noticed something strange. The lights were on. Alert, he quietly made his way around the house. To think that someone was able to break into his house, he must be letting his guard down. There was a light in the bathroom which had him thinking. What was this person doing?

With his back against the wall he waited for the person to get out. When the door opened he grabbed the person's hand and pushed the stranger to the floor.

"Ouch!" A high pitched voice came from below and amber eyes met with another pair of amber eyes.

"Minami...-san." Ushio was confused. What was she doing in his house? How did she get in? And what was she doing in...the...bathroom...?

Kotori had just gotten out of the bath. Her towel that was once covering her had been slightly undone due to Ushio's ruthlessness and he could see some of her bare skin. Making way back to her face he noticed her madly blushing. His mind made a click noise as he realized the position they were in. If someone were to walk in on them they would totally think he was trying to take advantage of her.

"I-I-I-I'm s-s-so s-s-sorry! I thought you were someone dangerous!" He quickly got off of her and practically moved back two meters. His face was as red as Kotori's.

"No, I'm sure you were just being cautious..." She wrapped herself in her towel and looked the other way. They sat in the hallway in awkward silence.

"Why don't you go and put some clothes on...then we can talk..." He tried to break the silence and spare them from any more embarrassment.

"R-right!" The ash brown haired girl stood up and went into the room where her suitcase was. When she was done getting dressed Ushio had made some tea and was waiting for her in the living room. Once again, the dead silence filled the room as they sipped on the beverage.

"So...how did you get in my house...?"

"Huh! Oh, my mother handed me the key this morning and told me that it was the key to my new place...but she never told me that there was someone else already living there...let alone my new bodyguard. Ushio rubbed his temple. He was not expecting this when he came home. Before he could say anything his cell phone started to ring.

Masaki, such bad timing.

"Yes." The blue haired male was not in a good at the moment.

"I forget to tell you this, but from what had happened this morning it seems that Captain Izumi gave a copy of our house keys to the girls. So if anything happens you'll know why. That's all I wanted to tell you. Bye." with that Masaki hung up the phone before getting any kind of response from the older male.

"Um...Sonoda-san..." Kotori had a worried look on her face.

The cell phone had slipped out of his hand. He was dumbfounded. The information was so much for him to process. On the outside he seemed like a dead man, but on the inside he was plotting the murder of his captain.

Days to come in the future are going to become more and more interesting.

Yes, yes, I know it was rushed…tell me something I don't know.

Until Next Time