Chapter 6
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"I can't believe this. Can you?" One of them said to the other.
"No. Why is he there with those losers?"
"I don't know, but we better tell Kagura."
"Right."
They stood up and quickly made their way back to their classroom. Kagura was quietly eating her lunch by herself when her friends arrived. For Kagura, the people she associated with were small. They must be both popular and wealthy to a degree as well to her liking. No one would simply approach her without merits. It would be suicide at best. Zabuza was different though. His father was a traveling merchant that settled in a town while his mother was currently a teacher in a neighboring town. Zabuza was no at all rich, and being new also meant that his popularity was not up to hers though they were substantially high for a newcomer. The fact that he kept his lower face concealed was something mysterious with not alluring. He caught her interest the moment he appeared before her in the mall. It was only a set-back that he was with someone else yesterday.
"So, where is he?" She asked calmly.
"He's…well…" The first girl began though stopped.
"In the courtyard with a bunch of losers from class 2-B. And Anko there as well." Reported the other girl. They both waited for Kagura to finish chewing the piece of meat in her mouth. For some reason, she kept them at a state of suspense as she deliberately took her time eating what she had in her mouth. Perhaps she was designing a master plan to get Zabuza all for herself. Either way, the girls waited for a good minute before Kagura spoke.
"I see…well we must see to it that does not continue. He should be having lunch with me." Kagura said as she drop her napkin down on her desk.
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Lunch was drawing to an end as they packed their things. They all stuck together to the very end until they arrived at their classroom doors. It was then that they said their quick farewell. Anko and Zabuza went to their classroom as Haku and Hinata did the same. As they sat down, Haku thanked Hinata for what she did back there. Her lie was convincing enough as Zabuza went along with it. The class lesson continued with the arrival of the teacher. Before they went their separate ways, Zabuza reminded Haku to be online later today. That earned some looks from both Anko and Hinata as Haku suggested otherwise. Their looks only made it the more embarrassing for Haku as she had cherry marks on her face.
Once home, Haku took a quick nap. School was usually exhausting as he lay down on his bed. His nap was no more than half an hour before signing online to his account. As expected, Zabuza was already there.
Snowchild: So, how was your first day of class?
Demonmist: Exhausting. I'm glad it was over.
Snowchild: So, is it really true that all the girls in your class confessed to you when you walked in?
Demonmist: Yeah. What a pain. I'm just glad I got to see you. Seeing you really made my day.
Haku blushed by the statement made by Zabuza. He shook the feeling quickly before typing his response.
Snowchild: Right. I'm sure any boy would give to have your spot.
Demonmist: Let them. I rather be backstage than on the spotlight.
Snowchild: Liar. (.3.)
Demonmist: Are you jealous?
Snowchild: NO!
Demonmist: You know something?
Snowchild: What?
Demonmist: You looked good while wearing that uniform.
Snowchild: Dummy. Are you saying I should have been a boy?
Demonmist: I mean, you looked 'cute'.
Zabuza had done it again with his words. Haku dropped his head down as he tried to control his heart. Why was he so sensitive by what Zabuza said? Not wanting to make the conversation between them any awkward, he thanked him as they discussed a few things about Haku's friends. Zabuza didn't have much to say, considering it was only the first day. They eventually decided to end the conversation early as there was homework to be done. It was around the time that he was doing some math problems that Haku received a text message from Hinata.
Haku, do you have a moment?
Haku responded back 'Of course.' to his friend. Moments later, he received a call from Haku before he picked up. They greeted each other as Hinata apologized for the lateness of her call. Haku was not bothered by it as he insisted to Hinata. From there, she got to the point of the call.
"Right…well…you see… I think you should start wearing the other uniform." Hinata began while letting her idea set in before continuing. "Like I said before, everyone in our class still believe you are a girl. With this, you can be one in front of Zabuza."
"W-Wait…what?!" Haku instantly said after Hinata spoke.
"You never told him that you were a boy. Right? That's why you asked me to keep thinking that you are girl, because of Zabuza."
Hinata's voice surprised Haku once more as he listened. Despite her introverted personality, Hinata had a good awareness of her surroundings as she deduced the situation rather quickly.
"You're right. Remember before that I wanted to tell you something before they came?" Haku heard a 'Yes" from Hinata before continuing. "Well, the thing is…"
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Haku arrived to his desk as he dropped down on his table. He waited for her voice to ring with disappointment. Despite what was said last night, Haku couldn't do it. He was grateful that Hinata wasn't bothered by his preference, but what Hinata requested, he couldn't do. At least not right away.
"Hello Haku."
Haku turned his head slightly from where it was. Hinata was there though with a smile as she sat down at her seat.
"You're not mad?" He asked.
"Of course not. It might be too soon, but that's why I had spoken to Anko about it this morning and she came up with a wonderful idea." The way Hinata smiled left a unsettling feeling within Haku's stomach. That usually meant something unpleasant was going to happen.
"What?"
"It's a surprised." Was all she said before turning to look at the blackboard. Haku wasn't sure how to feel, though being worried was a pretty good start.
In the other classroom, Anko watched as Zabuza received two more confessions before the start of class. As expected, Zabuza refused each one. After that, class commenced though Anko was caught up in her fantasies as she doodled some fanart of Haku and Zabuza in her notebook. She can't wait for later today. May her heart be ready for the wonderful scenes to come.
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During lunch break, they all reunited within the courtyard and dined on their packed lunch. A few chatter here and there though the real conversation began when Anko opened her mouth.
"Hey guys, since Zabuza is new to this town…why not show him around?"
It was then that Hinata continued the flow of the conversation among the rest. "That sounds great. I have been meaning to go and buy a new sweater." She turned her attention to Anko.
" See, we might as well. What do you say Zabuza?"
"I'm fine with it. Haku?" Haku was put in the spotlight upon hearing Zabuza's voice. Haku felt the two girls eyes fixated on him to decide. They were trying to push the motion forward, but Haku was the trigger. What exactly were they planning? It bothered Haku that he was doing as they had planned, but he could not refuse going out with Zabuza.
"Yeah. We should do it." Haku said in defeat.
"Then it settled. After school, let's go walk around town." Anko exclaimed as Hinata tried to match the amount of energy given off by Anko. Haku let out a sheepish smile though turned to see Zabuza. Zabuza was looking at the girls first before turning to stare at Haku. He smiled a bit at Haku and it washed away the trail of anxiety spotlessly. Haku felt warm inside as he turned to look at his food. Maybe today wouldn't be so bad.
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The bell rang, signifying that school had ended and the students should leave. They did though Haku re-grouped with his friends at the front entrance of the school building. They all agreed to head out to the town to get Zabuza familiarized with the surroundings. As they walked through the sidewalk, they were being followed by two people from their school. They both wore a scarf and a hat to covered their faces as they trailed their target.
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Author's Notes:
I wrote this chapter along with the previous ones, but I only decided to post it now. Sorry for the long delay. I hope you like it. -sorrowXdarkness