Goro didn't really consider himself as a morning person.

In fact, he hated waking up so early in the morning. If he had the choice to just sleep all day, he'd gladly take it.

Unfortunately, this cannot be allowed, considering he was vice president and an honor student, after all.

Anyways, the only reason he forces himself to wake up earlier than usual was to accompany his blue haired friends on her way to school.

He'd gladly exchange the opportunity to sleep a little more if it meant being able to walk by her side, being the first person to receive her morning greetings and also the first to make her smile.

Anything involving her was simple because he loved her.

No it wasn't the sibling type of love. He was legitimately, head over heels in love with her, from the very moment they've met back when they were kids. For Ichigo, he'd do anything to make her happy, even if it meant making a fool out of himself.

But unfortunately, even though it seems a lot of girls fall for him through the years, something he's not entirely proud of, the sole person her loves still doesn't shows any kind of feelings for him other than the horrid, brotherly love.

And that sucks real bad.

Still, this wouldn't stop Goro from staying by her side, ready to support her through the thick and thin. That's why, in the early morning, he suits up in his uniform and checks if he's all ready for the day to come. Satisfied, he calls out to Hiro, whom he shares an apartment with, telling him he's about to go.

Back then, he and Hiro used to walk together, along with Ichigo. They'd share stories and laugh over the trivial of things, but after Hiro's sudden personality change, the boy seemed to prefer going to school alone.

Locking the door with his spare key, Goro notices a flash of pink at the corner of his eye. He turns his head to see the new girl, Zero Two getting out of her own apartment. She, too, was already dressed in her uniform and had a lollipop in her mouth

'She's eating sweets too early in the morning..' Goro sweat drops. He was quite surprised the pinkette was actually neighbors with him and Hiro, but hearing rumors about her being a delinquent, Goro could only wish she wouldn't actually do any sort of trouble within their area.

As he starts walking, he doesn't notice the said girl walking up to his front porch in order to meet with her darling.

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Hiro was still half asleep when he heard loud knocks on the door.

Groaning, he sluggishly gets up from his bed and heads outside the room. 'Who knocks so loudly this early?'

Opening the door, his mind immediately registers the appearance of the pink haired girl in front of him.

"Good morning, darling!" Zero Two beams excitedly.

Noticing how she was already fully dressed, a sudden pang of embarrassment overcomes him. Hiro realizes he was wearing his boxers.

"Z-Zero Two! Ah, wait just a sec!" Hiro dashes back to his room, leaving Zero Two, who has helped herself inside his apartment.

Sitting in his living room, she notices pictures hanging on the wall. She finds several photos involving her darling, who is accompanied by a taller male with blonde hair. Zero Two recognizes the guy as her classmate from yesterday.

It was quite funny she hadn't noticed her darling until he had told her while heading home.

A few minutes later, Hiro comes back all dressed up.

Well, except for his tie. It was a mess!

"Let's go Zero- Zero Two?" Hiro asks as he wonders why she was coming up to him.

'W-wait, is she gonna-?'

His thoughts are cut short when he sees her taking his tie and fixing it. All the while, he is left stunned seeing how tall she was and how her red horns seemed to point directly towards his eyes.

A little more closer, they'd have probably poked him.

"There, all better!" Zero two marvels at her accomplishment. Grabbing his hand, she says, "Come now, darling, we're gonna be late!"

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Ichigo came to class with Goro beside her as usual. Instantly, she is approached by Ikuno, whom she smiles at.

She also notices the others. Mitsuru was reading a book by himself, meanwhile, Miku, Kokoro and Futoshi were busy talking with one another.

"Where's Zorome?" Ichigo asks Ikuno.

"Mou, that boy got into a fight with Miku again. Let's just say he needed to go to the clinic, after."

Amused, Ichigo lets out a small chuckle. Every morning, it was refreshing to see her friends going on with their daily shenanigans. It reminds her of how even though all of them were different, she was still lucky being friends with all of them.

But somehow, deep inside, she couldn't bring herself to be truly happy.

She couldn't be, especially with how things are going for Hiro, whom she considers as one of her dearest friends. He was the reason why she came to be the person she is now. He was the one who inspired her to push through her limits and believe in her capabilities; that's why seeing him look so depressed made her feel guilty because she couldn't do anything to help him.

After all, he's done so much for her, so why couldn't she do the same for him?

And even if she tried to do something for his sake, such as reaching out to him, all he does is shut himself out then builds an invisible wall between him and his friends.

It pained her greatly.

Speaking of, her attention turns towards the door when she sees the raven haired teen enter. Initially smiling, Ichigo's face twists into confusion when she sees Zero Two come alongside him.

Also, they were holding hands.

Ichigo observes how chirpy the horned girl seemed to be, a huge contrast to how intimidating she was yesterday. Also, in all her years of knowing Hiro, it was definitely impossible to notice how his eyes were a lot brighter while talking to the pinkette.

Ichigo doesn't know why, but a knot seemed to be forming in her chest.

"Ichigo, is something wrong?" Goro asks, sensing the sudden change with Ichigo. He glances over to where she was staring at and sees both Hiro and Zero Two sharing a rather, intimate moment.

"Ne, darling, say aaah~" Zero Two, who was partially seated in Hiro's lap raised some honey covered bread to his lips. She knew that Hiro wasn't able to have breakfast, that's why she took the initiative to feed him.

It felt a bit embarrassing on Hiro's part, being fed in front of the whole class, but how could he decline when she's looking at him with those big teal eyes of hers?

"A-ah.." He takes a bite of the bread and chews it slowly, savoring it's sweetness on his tongue.

"Good?" He nods, swallowing the piece, when all of a sudden, he hears someone clear their throat. Looking up, he sees Goro approaching him with Ichigo trailing behind.

"Goro, Ichigo. What's up?" Hiro asks.

"Looks like you guys are having fun. Have you two known each other?" Goro says

"Well, actually, we've just met at the Sakura tree yesterday." Hiro smiles sheepishly, not noticing the subtle change in Zero Two's demeanor, who was still sitting comfortably in his lap.

"That's nice Hiro, but I don't tolerate any sort of PDA in the campus." Ichigo says sternly before giving a warning look at Zero Two.

Getting the hint, Zero Two lifts herself up away from his lap and takes a seat next to him.

"Tch, how bossy." She mutters under her breath.

With the situation clear, Ichigo puts on a smile. "Well, Hiro, aren't you gonna introduce us to your new friend?" she says while motioning towards the others, who were also watching the whole lovey dovey scene, to come closer.

"O-oh..um everyone, this is Zero Two…" Hiro says, however, Zero Two has reverted back to her cool and aloof persona, not bothering to greet the others.

Meanwhile, the other's reactions over the girl varied. Miku, who already had an initial distaste over the pinkette only rolled her eyes.

'Why should I even bother with her? It's not like I'm supposed to be all chummy with her because of Hiro!'

Ikuno, who had researched about Klaxxosis the night before, was a lot more understanding and accepting. Reaching out a hand, she says in a reserved tone, "I hope we could get along, Zero Two."

Nudged by Hiro, Zero Two begrudgingly shakes hands with Ikuno.

Meanwhile, Mitsuru, who was severely irritated with just being close to Hiro, scoffed, earning a glare from his cousin.

Straightening his back, he says, "Well, if I were you, if you don't want to be let down, I'd rather stay away from him." Mitsuru sends a smirk towards Hiro, who flinches at his former friend's hostility.

Zero Two, who was feeling slightly pissed at the boy's arrogance, shot a glance at Hiro, who looked at her as if he was saying 'Don't mind him'. Rolling her eyes, she decides not to involve herself with Mitsuru, all for her darling's sake.

Next was Kokoro, who seemed genuinely happy with meeting Zero Two. she bows formally before smiling sweetly at her.

"Nice to meet you, Zero Two. I hope we could be friends!"

Zero Two, slightly taken aback over the blonde's radiance, looks away while scratching her bandaged cheek. "Ah, nice to meet you too…"

Futoshi was also quite friendly with approaching the horned girl. Holding out some bread he baked this morning, Futoshi grins.

"I've noticed just how much you like sweets, so maybe you'd like to try some of my anpan?" Zero Two eyed the steaming red bean buns cautiously, taking a small whiff of its earthy smell. Giving in to her temptations, she grabs a piece and takes a big bite.

"I-it's good.." 'IT'S AMAZING!'

"Thanks! There's more where that came from!" Futoshi beams before going back to Kokoro's side.

'I like this one.' Zero Two munches while glancing at Futoshi.

Goro approaches next, his greeting short and casual. "I've seen you earlier Zero Two. Looks like we're neighbors, huh?" He winks.

"That's right, you're the guy in the pictures with darling." Miku, whose curiosity blooms with the endearment, interrupts,

"Why do you call Hiro 'darling'?"

As a response, Zero Two only shrugs, which makes the red head huff in frustration.

Finally, Ichigo was the last one to introduce herself. Like Ikuno, she takes out her hand. "Zero Two, my name is Ichigo, and I hope we could get along till the end of the school year."

'Strawberry?' Zero Two thinks to herself.

She takes her hand, but instead of shaking it, she pulls Ichigo closer to her, bends down, and licks her on the cheek. Ichigo yelps and instantly reddens, like a strawberry, while the others are frozen in shock.

"O-oi, Ichigo!" Goro places a hand on her shoulder when he sees actual steam coming out from her head.

Criticizing the taste, Zero Two smiles, "Your taste is sweet, I like it."

After that, the school bell rings, signaling classes were about to start. As everyone goes back to their seats, Hiro couldn't help but feel a bit happy for Zero Two, seeing how his childhood friends were starting to accept her, despite her horns.

A part of him wishes he could get along with them like before too.

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Soon, it was already lunch time. Before, Hiro would eat some place quiet. Somewhere where he could be alone with just his thoughts accompanying him, but this time, with Zero Two around, she wants the both of them to eat together at the rooftop. Knowing he couldn't resist her, he agrees.

So as she pulls him and drags him all the way up to the rooftop, barely catching a breath, he doesn't complain and freely follows her with his fingers interlaced with her's.

What he doesn't notice though, is that they pass by a certain shortie, who had an incredulous look on his face.

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It was already noon when Zorome exited the clinic.

That damned Miku getting pissed at him and making his nose bleed in the WORST WAY POSSIBLE.

"That bitch! First, she yells at me so early in the goddamn morning, next, she breaks my nose and now, because of that, I didn't get to see my beloved Nana sensei ALL DAY!" Zorome grits through his teeth. It annoyed him to no end knowing everything started just because of that stupid youtube video.

'Geez, what a great way to start the day!'

As he passes through the halls, he suddenly sees a couple holding hands looking all happy and shit. One was raven haired, while the other had pi-

Wait a minute.

Pink?!

Zorome shudders. The only pinkette in the whole school was the horned girl who had wiped some honey on his uniform, something he might never forget.

And what's surprising is, after taking a better look, the horned girl was holding hands with Hiro. HIRO FOR GOD SAKES! The same brooding asshole who looked to dead to care.

'That wuss!'

With an already crappy day going on for him, Zorome could feel his blood boiling over the sickly sweet sight that passed before him. "How come that wuss gets to be all chummy with that girl?"

'What does he have, that I don't?' He thinks angrily.

Hatching up an idea, Zorome smirks. With PE after lunch, he thinks he could be able to set things straight with Hiro, once and for all.

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Author's Note: The video Zorome was talking about was the one from the omake keke~

Also, Zero Two's a big softie when it comes to kindness~~~

Also, thanks for reading! Stay tuned in for the next chapter, andddd, please don't forget to leave a review ~~~