Author Note: Right so this chapter is a little different. While it's still centered around Yuzuki, most of the story will come from Nathaniel's and Castiel's POV. A little bit of male rivalry to spice things up. Enjoy :3

Chapter Three: Unexplained Absences and Confrontations

Nathaniel POV

'Not another one.'

I groan at the sight of, yet another, unexplained absence note for Castiel.

'Why can't he just sign the damn note? It's not that hard, then again it's Castiel. He makes everything hard.'

Looking around I spot another one.

'Looks like Yuzuki got one too. I suppose it's not that bad, it was her first day.'

Sighing, I rub my temples, feeling the start of a head ache forming. Getting up, I take the notes and walk out in the hallway to find Castiel and Yuzuki, although not paying too much attention to where I'm walking.

*THUMP*

"Whoa Nate, take it easy. You might hurt yourself or someone else with all that spacing out."

'Huh? Nate?'

There in front of me is the new transfer student Yuzuki. A small smile on her pink, full lips that...

'Whoa wait, where am I taking this? I only just met the girl yesterday.'

"Sorry, I'm just tired. All that paperwork is wearing me out a bit." I say sheepishly, looking at the ground.

"Need any help?" She asks.

"Yes, I need you to sign this note explaining your absence during fifth and sixth period yesterday." I reply handing her the note.

Taking the note and reading it, she looks back up to me.

"No problem. Got a pen?" She asks.

I hand her a pen and she quickly scribbles own her note, then hands it back to me.

"Anything else?"

"Actually um, could you do me a huge favour. I have an absentee note that Castiel needs to sign too. Could you take it to him please?"

A slight frown forms on her face.

'Argh, I knew this would happen. No one ever wants to go near Castiel.' I mentally kick myself for even asking.

"Well me and Castiel aren't on the best of terms, but since you asked and I did offer to help I'll do it."

'What?!'

"Really?" I ask, completely dumbfounded. "You don't mind?"

She smiles at me. "I did offer to help out didn't I? I'm not going to back out now just because it's Castiel. Although, I will admit I can't hold any promises of it actually being signed." She rubs the back of her neck, a slight blush tinting her cheeks.

'She's kinda cute.'

"As long as you try it's okay. It's nice to have someone willing to help out." I say, handing her the note.

"Mr President doesn't get much help huh?"

I sigh. "No, I don't and it's almost as if Castiel goes out of his way to make things harder for me."

She laughs. "Well there's always going to be that one person who makes life difficult. I'll go see if I can get this note signed, be back in a few."

Waving, she walks down the hallway in search of Castiel.

I read her absentee note and start to laugh a little.

'Had a run in with a nasty red head. Went home to lock the doors and eat ice cream :)'

'I get a feeling she doesn't like Castiel.'

Yuzuki POV

Stepping outside I start searching for Castiel, which was surprisingly harder than it looks. Every time you don't want him, he's there. Now when I want him, he isn't ANYWHERE.

Frustrated, I ask random people if they've seen him around. Finally being pointed to behind the gymnasium.

Walking around the corner I immediately spot him.

'Not that it's hard to miss hair that red.'

"Oi Castiel!" I yell.

He looks at me. "What do you want?"

Stepping towards him I pull out the note.

"Mr President wants you to sign this note." I say while handing him the note.

He pushes the note back at me.

"Tell Mr President that he wants his note signed, he should come see me himself instead of sending his groupies." He hisses.

'Groupie?'

I stand there and stare at him.

"What?" He says, annoyance evident in his voice.

"Do you have to be such an asshole? Just sign the damn note instead of being a damn pain and making everyone's life hell." I snap at him.

Glaring at me he replies. "Who the hell are you to tell me what to do? If I don't want the sign the note then I won't, simple as that. So what are you going to do about that now? Punch me?"

My eyebrow twitches. 'Oh you have no IDEA how much I want to.'

"Are you really that lazy? Or are you just trying to be rebel or something? Following rules too mainstream?" I spat. "Now would you kindly sign the note, please?"

"No, I said it once, I'm not saying it again." He growls.

'GRRRRR, I swear this guy has no idea how lucky he is. If it wasn't for those stupid rules of society I would've put him through a wall by now.' I seethe.

"Fine, be that way." I grumble and stomp off to the student council room.

Nathaniel POV

While quietly working through the never ending mountain of paperwork, the door is suddenly thrown open and a seething Yuzuki stomps in.

'Oh Castiel, what did you do this time?'

Standing up I look at Yuzuki.

"I take it he didn't sign it?" I ask, although I could already figure out the answer just by looking at her.

She sighs and hands me the note, turning around to sit down.

"No. Sorry Nate. I would've tried harder but I was getting to the point of going to break his arm if he didn't." She says tiredly, putting her head onto the desk.

"You trying to break his arm? As bad as that is, it would an interesting sight to see." I chuckle lightly.

She frowns at me. "I'm serious here Nate. If there was a competition for the biggest asshole he'd most certainly win first place."

I chuckle at her statement, slightly amused at her frustration. I sit down next to her and put a hand on her back.

"It's okay Yuzuki. If anything I shouldn't have asked you to go do that for me. Castiel can be quite a handful and no one seems to be able to get through to him." I say as supportively as possible. "So don't beat yourself up over it okay. I'll go see him later about it."

She looks up to me. "But I said I'd help and didn't do anything."

"It's okay, I can manage. I've been doing myself for quite a while so I'm used to handling things by myself." I reply.

A brief flash of sadness passes through her eyes.

"No one should have to do things alone." She says quietly. "Which is why I'm going to stay here and help you."

She stands up and walks over to the stacks of paperwork.

"Starting today, I'm your new assistant." She says with a grin.

Castiel POV

'Damn, why do I always mess everything up? She was just doing a favour and I snap at her. She's never going to accept an apology now.'

Grumbling as I slowly trudge my way down the hallway to the student council room.

'But even though she was doing a favour, Pretty Boy still should have done it himself instead of sending her the coward.'

I finally reach the student council room and was about to open the door when I overheard voices. Peering through the window of the door, I spot Nathaniel and Yuzuki talking, with his hand on her back.

'Wait, why is Nathaniel touching her?'

Nathaniel never touches anyone, he's too up tight for that. When did these two get to be so close for Pretty Boy to actually engage in physical contact. Suddenly Yuzuki gets up and walks over to the paperwork on the desk.

"Starting today, I'm your new assistant."

'Are you KIDDING me? She can't be serious.'

Sure enough, they both start working on the stack of papers with smiles on their faces.

Nathaniel POV

I have to admit, Yuzuki surprised me. With her help we managed to get through all the paperwork which is a first for me. Usually I have to leave it and finish it he next morning. Glancing at the clock on the wall I read the time.

'Wow, 5:45pm? I can't believe we managed to finish all of this.'

I look over to Yuzuki to find her stretching her lithe arms in the air.

"Whew, I'm beat." She says breathlessly. "How you do this everyday beats me."

I smile a bit at her statement. "Well you can go home now, I have to lock up and stuff which I can easily do myself."

She shrugs. "If you say so." Standing up and walking over to the door.

"I'll see you tomorrow." She waves, then steps out the door.

Packing up the last few things and putting them away, I lock the cabinets and head to the door. Closing it behind me and locking it, I could feel someone watching me.

Looking around to see if anyone was around, only to find an empty hallway. The eerie silence setting my nerves on end.

"I someone there?" I call out.

A figure steps out from the shadows and stops just feet away.

"Castiel?" I gasp.

Castiel POV

"Castiel?"

I stand and glare at Nathaniel, just the sheer sight of him pissing me off.

He frowns. "What do what Castiel? Isn't it a bit late to wandering around the school?"

"I could ask you the same thing. Cast your spell over another girl have we? Using you blonde charms to get them to do your work?" I hiss. "I know you sent Yuzuki over with the note and now she's you're personal after school assistant."

"My interactions with her have nothing to do with you." He growls.

"It does when you send her to me when it should be you!" I shout. "Now you leave her alone Nathaniel, she doesn't need comfort from someone like you." I step closer to him, standing inches from him and sending him a hard glare.

He meets my glare, stepping up.

"Really Castiel, that's why you're here? This isn't about me sending her to do an errand for me. This is about the fact that you're jealous that she choose to spend time with me and not you."

I snap.

Grabbing his shirt I throw him into the lockers behind him, hearing a groan from Nathaniel.

"I said leave her alone Nathaniel." I say, my voice dangerously low. "Or do I have to beat it into you?"

He chuckles lightly and looks me directly in the eye.

"Wow." He drawls. "You really are smitten aren't you?"

"Why you..."

I lift my fist up ready to punch him when I suddenly feel a powerful grip on my arm.

"Stop it Castiel." An unknown voice says. "Before things get ugly." The threat sounding very convincing.

I go to pull my arm from their grip but it was too strong.

'Damn, this person's strong.'

"I thought you went home Yuzuki." Nathaniel says, obviously surprised.

'Yuzuki? Impossible.'

Turning around I spot her, still having a firm grip on my arm.

Yuzuki POV

I really didn't want to do this but I had no choice.

Here I am, in the middle of a fight holding back Castiel from punching Nathaniel. Both boys surprised at my sudden appearance but also for different reasons as well. Nathaniel, having believed I had already gone home home. And Castiel? At the fact I caught him mid punch and being able to hold him there despite him trying to break free earlier.

'This is going to be a pain. I can already tell he knows I'm much stronger than he is, something that really shouldn't be possible with someone of my build. In reality I shouldn't be able to do this.'

All three of as stand in silence, unsure of what to do next, so I speak up.

"I think it's time for you to go home now Castiel."

He stands there and blinks, as if he still can't comprehend it's me.

"Now Castiel." I growl, slowly releasing his arm.

Taking a step back, he rubs his arm where my grip was.

A deep frown sets on my face.

"I won't ask again Castiel." He was really starting to annoy me now.

He quietly steps back and quickly shuffles down the hallway, disappearing from sight.

Putting a hand though my hair, I sigh and look at Nathaniel who was staying quiet. Probably because he just got his ass saved by a girl.

"Come on, let's get you home."

He nods a little. "Okay."

I help him up and we start to walk to the school car park.

Nathaniel POV

We slowly make our way over to the school car park, Yuzuki helping me since my back was hurt from Castiel throwing me into the lockers just moments before. When we reach my car she takes the keys from me and puts me in the passenger seat.

"What are you doing?" I ask quizzically.

She giggles. "Driving you home silly, there ain't no way I'm letting you drive with a back like that." Slamming the door shut, she walks around and gets into the drivers seat and starts the car, driving in the direction of my house.

"How do you know which way to go?" I ask. I never once told her where I lived.

"I may have looked at you file earlier today." She replies with a wink.

'Well that's a little disturbing. But not as much as earlier though, I never would have thought her voice could sound so cold, like she really was ready to do something to Castiel.'

Shifting in my seat I stare out the window.

'She was able to hold off one of Castiel's punches too. I've been punched by him before and it packs quite a bit of power, he fractured my damn jaw once. Yet she was able catch him and hold him as if it was nothing.'

Out of the corner of my eye I watch Yuzuki drive, somehow knowing exactly where to go even though she's only been here for a few days. I look at her scar, starting under her left eye and reaching down across her cheek to her jaw. Looking closer I notice that she has quite a few of them all over her body. Most people think scars are hideous, something to be hidden but hers somehow adds to her beauty. But it raises the question as to how someone so kind and caring would get these markings that are mostly seen only on hardened criminals.

"Either you like staring or there's something on your mind."

"Huh? Oh sorry." I mumble, embarrassed I was caught staring.

We sit in silence as Yuzuki drives, soon arriving at my house.

Pulling the car over to a stop and turning the ignition off she steps out walks around and helps me out of the car.

As we walk up to the front door the outdoor light switches on and my mother steps out.

"Nathaniel? Where on earth have you been? Do you know what time it is?." She kept rambling on until we stood right in front of her.

"Oh my goodness, what happened?" Mother asks worriedly.

I go to speak but was soon cut off by Yuzuki.

"He had an accident ma'am. Lost his footing. I found him and drove him home, you should probably put ice on his back to prevent swelling." She says surprisingly calmly. "Also take him to the doctors as soon as possible in case of any damage."

"Oh, yes, of course. Thank you for bringing him home." Mother replies. "Come on Nathaniel lets get you inside." And begins ushering me inside.

"Wait." I say. I look at Yuzuki. "How are you getting home?" I ask worriedly.

"Heh, I can just walk." She grins, giving me a thumbs up.

"But you live on the other side of town! I can't just let you walk there by yourself at night, it's dangerous!" I exclaim. Was she insane? Walk home? WALK?! That'll take hours and there's all kinds of strange people on the streets at night.

She chuckles. "Don't worry about it, I can handle myself and it's not as far as you make it out to be." Smiling at me, she turns and walks down the footpath.

"I'll see you later Mr President!" She yells over her shoulder and casually walks away, leaving me behind.

Author Note:

Wow that was long. I just started typing and couldn't stop, I was on FIRE! :D

Hope you enjoyed it, even if it was longer than my previous ones. (Hope I didn't it out too much.)

Anyway please review, always nice to get feedback from readers. :)