Ok, from now on, line breaks mean the next day.

I woke up to the bright morning sunlight. My smile widened at the sun, and then it dropped, almost immediately. He had come last night. I yanked my bed covers over my head. I tried to force my feet over the edge of my bed in an effort to get up and go to school, but no luck. My legs didn't budge an inch. Ah, great. This meant another day in bed, and just when I decided to make a clean, fresh start. Grrrrrrr.... I thought as I cowered in bed, again.

Today, without thinking about it, I jumped out of bed and was out the door in record time. I wasn't about to let myself give in to my fear again. No more.

My walk wasn't fast-paced because I had time today. I forced myself to think of that man again. I was going to get over my fear for him, no matter how traumatizing he was. But it seemed no matter how many times I did this, whenever I saw anything with even a little resemblance to him, I freaked out. I would flinch, and then stand stock-still, then, I would run. It seemed I would never get over him. My shoulders sagged as I wallowed in my self-pity.

I arrived at the school gate and met Yoh at the entrance.

"Hey, Lyserg, were you surprised it was Hao at your door?"

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...Hao?

It was Hao at my door, not that man? You mean I totally mistook Hao for that man and slammed the door in Hao's face? Oh my gosh. CRAP.

"That was Hao last night?" my eye twitched.

"Yeah, didn't you meet him?" Yoh said, confused.

"Uh yeah, hehe" I was currently in panic mode. What would Hao think? Did he think I was crazy for slamming the door in his face?

"Um, Yoh, where's Hao right now?"

"Oh, he's probably at the gym. He gets up real early to practice basketball*."

"Oh ok," I said, as I ran for the gym, trying desperately to think of something, ANYTHING.

The door to the gym went flying to the side as I rammed through it. I stood panting as I searched the gym.

The first thing I saw was a miracle. He threw basket after basket. He was sweat-drenched, but as much as it was supposed to be disgusting, it was amazing. He worked really hard, you could tell just by looking at him. He was playing against one of his friends, a gargantuan man who stood at almost 7'. The man tried to block Hao, but Hao was too fast for him He jumped, spun, and dodged and scored basket after basket. I was entranced, for once, standing still not because of fear.

It seemed Hao finally noticed me. He stopped and grinned at me, giving me a friendly wave. I awoke from my trance, shaking my head. I ran over to Hao, who was drying himself off with a towel.

"Hey, I'm really sorry about yesterday. I mistook you for someone else. I'm really, really, really sorry!" I desperately apologized.

Hao only watched me, grinning bemusedly.

"Hey, it's no prob, but I'll only forgive you under one condition." His grin grew wider.

"What? I'll do anything!"

His grin got so wide; it could've split the sides of his face.

"You'll have to walk to and from school with me everyday. Don't worry; you won't have to wake up early because of my basketball practice. I'll find some other time. And I'm still walking home with you because I'm gonna be your tutor, right? I'll wait outside your house everyday at 7:30." He grinned, just like the way Yoh did, but Hao had a sparkle in his eyes that Yoh didn't. I was once again entranced, only being able to nod dumbly.

"Good, I'll meet you at the school gate after school, then we can walk back to your house, and we'll get to tutoring you! You know what? I'll even walk you to your classroom today, so wait here while I take a quick shower." He grinned, waved goodbye, and walked into the boy's locker room.

I sat down on the bleachers, and wondered why I couldn't stop myself from getting blown away by him.

* - Kyaaaaaaa, Hao playing basketball! He would look ever so hot all sweaty and muscular! Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I mean Hao is already SEXY x 100; Hao playing basketball is just like SEXY x 1000! Kyaaaaaaaaaa! I just love Hao. He kicks ARSE. And Hao strikes me as the kind of person who would play basketball. Oh My Word, I just can't get over Hao in like a jersey and shorts! Oh My Gosh Kyaaaaaaaaa!

Oh my gosh, and I was just thinking about how much Lyserg was like Hiroki from Junjou Romantica. Cuz like at the very end of, i think, the third ep. Hiroki was like "Just like his name, I was being swept away (cuz nowaki, his lover, meant typhoon, and i think, it's something like that, I can't seem to remember, and I'm listening to the Junjou ending theme so yeah,) Kyaaaaaaaa I love Hiroki-pon and Nowaki ever so much!!!!!!!!!! Lol and I also especially loved that line. The first time I heard it, I was like "Kyaaaaaaaaaaa, how CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!" Yeah, I still love it even after re-watching all the episodes four times. Yep I'm a dedicated Junjou Fangirl. xD