A/N: I changed this chapter to. Oh the horror rereading my own stories. Oh well, I've got the life ahead of me to improve.
2 months later
Daisuke
"Ah, it's almost time for school. Why didn't anyone wake me?" I called out running down the stairs.
I saw mom's head popping out of the kitchen to greet me.
"Good morning Dai-chan, why would you—Oh Dai-chan, you look so cute!"
"Mom, it's just my school uniform."
"Are you nervous? I already checked all the information in the school. It is perfect for you."
"By perfect, do you mean it has anything to do with all the death traps you make me go through?"
Mom smiled an evil smile, or at least it seemed evil… okay maybe not evil, but she seemed to enjoy knowing something I didn't.
"That's for me to know and you to find out." Yup, definitely evil.
"It's my body in danger here, I think I should have the right to know why I do this." I grumbled as I put on my jacket.
"What was that dear?"
"Nothing, mom." I knew better than to bring up that argument again. It would lead me nowhere and nowhere isn't where I wanted to be.
I looked at my watch again, "Aaah, I'm going to be late!" I pounced on a piece of toast as it popped out of the toaster and ran towards the school. With one eye looking where I was going and another on the crudely drawn map in my hands, I tried to figure out how to get to school. Unfortunately, one eye wasn't enough to navigate my way and the toast that threatened to fall out of my mouth instead of being eaten didn't help either.
And then, I bumped into someone…hard. (Duh, I was running)
I fell back and almost dropped my piece of half eaten toast. I rubbed my head and looked around. I noticed that I was in unfamiliar territory; it was dark and slightly cold but the ground was tiled and there was a stone roof above me. On the walls were stained windows and near them were benches. Though the passage was wide, it continued on in one direction until I could barely see the beginnings of a courtyard, so it definitely was some kind of hallway. The place was splattered with the hues of different colors from the windows.
As I looked on in amazement, I tried to remember why I was here again… I was running late, and was trying to find my way to school. (Mom, I've seen you do better, the map looks likes scribbles!)Then…oh yeah, me and the bumpee, or is it the bumped? I like bumpee better. I'll call it me and the bumpee, hey it rhymes, me, bumpee, me, bumpee, me, bumpee. Okay now I've got to stop. I shouldn't have gone on that chocolate feast last night. Concentrate, oh yeah, I bumped into someone…I BUMPED INTO SOMEONE AND COMPLETELY IGNORED THEM WHILE LOOKING AROUND FOR LIKE 5 MINUETS. SAY SOMETHING DAISUKE!!!
"G-gomenasai." My face was really hot and I wouldn't be surprised if it was really red. Now the person probably thinks I'm super rude for ignoring him like that and bumping into him.
I stopped rubbing my head and looked up. There standing in front of me was a boy about my age. In the poorly lit room, I noticed that he was wearing a light blue sweater and black pants. Also one of the colors from the window landed on his head so that his hair looked blue. I wondered if one of the hues lit up my hair so it looked even redder then it already is, or perhaps green. I don't think red mixes well with green. I really should stop stuffing myself with sugar before the day I go out.
I stood up and my poor half eaten toast tumbled off my pants and onto the ground. I must have dropped it when I said sorry to the person. Sighing, I mournfully picked up the bread and looked for a trash can. Seeing one near a bench, I dropped it and waited to hear the thunk of it hitting the bottom. When it did, the sound made the trash can seem hollow and looking down the can, I saw that the toast was the only thing inside. Suddenly it occurred to me that perhaps this wasn't a trash can and I wasn't supposed to do that. I stepped back and saw many designs on the 'trash can' and since when have trash cans been decorated? If only there was someone I could ask. Then I wouldn't have to keep confusing myself….I am an idiot.
I turned around and sure enough, the boy was still at the same spot watching me.
"Uhm, this is a trashcan, right?" The boy simply nodded his head.
"And I can use it, right?" Another nod.
And maybe this boy knows where my school is.
"Eh, do you know where Azumano Middle/High school is?" And another nod. The boy continued to watch me silently for a while and when I thought perhaps he had not heard me and nodded anyways, he started walking towards the way I came. I ran to catch up with him and I gave him a big smile. He narrowed his eyes and looked forward again, and I fell in line behind him.
"Arigatou!"
Strange, as I led out the boy, I noticed that he had red hair. I suppose my light blue hair is stranger though.
"Hey, my name is Niwa Daisuke." I suppose he was trying to make a conversation. Too bad, I was in no mood to make friends especially with a human. "So what is your name?"
"Hiwatari." Afterwards, I guessed he gave up with the lack of things to ask. I glanced back and saw the blissfully smiling boy, but that isn't what surprised me. The fact that he had a vanilla ice cream cone in hand when the last time I looked was empty surprised me. He saw me looking intently and searched for the cause. Looking to the ice cream he still didn't seem to get it, and looked back at me again.
"You have blue hair!" he blurted out. How can he not notice the plain obvious when he's standing right behind me?
"And you have red hair." I replied, but it came out a little more irritated then I intended.
His face flushed red and he looked down as we continued walking in silence, the ice cream incident quickly forgotten.
Then…
"Waaah-umph" I looked back and couldn't help but to let an amused smile tug my lips slightly upwards. Apparently he tripped on a big wad of white fluff that wasn't there before.
"Kyuu." the fluff ball noised out. It stood up and I noticed it looked like a bunny, but it had big red eyes, a weird pair of ears, and resembled a rabbit only slightly.
"Wiz," he said in an accusing tone and only got a Kyu back. At the bunny thing's feet, there was a white envelope.
"Is this for me Wiz?" he asked picking it up.
"Kyu" it said as if it understood and nodded its head.
"Thanks Wiz." He smiled patting the bunny's head.
"Kyuuu," it purred. Wiz climbed up Daisuke's back and jumped on his head.
"Come on Wiz, ha ha ha!" Daisuke succeeded in getting Wiz off his head after tugging it again and again only to have Wiz rematerialize on his shoulder. Suddenly, Wiz noticed me and tensed up. Daisuke looked up to see what Wiz was staring at, and met my eyes looking at him from behind my shoulder with the amused smile wider on my face. Realizing that I was watching his little display with his pet, he turned red again. I couldn't savor the moment long because Wiz suddenly barreled into my shoulder head first.
"Wiz!!" Daisuke yelled scooping up the fur ball from the floor. "What are you doing? He's a friend." Daisuke tried to stop the rabbit from attacking me again. " I'm sorry he's usually-stop it- he's usually nice." Finally he calmed it down. He let go and the creature ran off.
I smirked and tuned around, "Whatever, come on." We continued walking and the school was coming closer into view. I heard a ripping noise, the letter I presume, and continued walking. Now the school was looming over us with all the lights off.
There was the sound of shuffling paper and then, "What!!" I turned around smirking glad he finally realized it. Daisuke was looking at the paper then at the school then the paper again and the school. "I-i-it's closed." I turned around to leave right after he turned to look at the paper again. "Oh, all that rushing and the school is closed," he complained depressingly. "Ah well, thanks for bringing me here." He said, but when he looked up I was long gone.