Okay it's been an EXTREMELY long time since I updated (a year =.=). My reviewers are probably all gone :( But I'll cross my fingers and hope! And I'm really sorry .

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Ice Prince Meet Ice Prince

Chapter 4: Meeting

"Tch! I'm going to be late!" Tsukimori Len tried to walk briskly and quickly while maintaining his cool image, towards the practice rooms. He had booked a room for an hour and wanted to head there first so that he could do some actual practice, cuz he would be busy teaching some basketball idiot. He also had to think of things he should say, although he didn't like to talk much. I wonder if I should ask someone?

Suddenly, Crash! Papers and music sheets were flying all over. Ughh... What happened? Len looked up to see a white Seisou Academy uniform. He could see blonde hair and recognized who it was. "Keichii?"

"Senpai?" asked the dazed first year. "What are you doing there? Did you fall out from the sky?"

The sky? What's he talking about. "Are you alright? You should be careful, watch where you're going." Len started collecting the scattered papers.

"Senpai?" asked Shimizu.

"What?"

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, why?"

"Your face looks funny, you've got these creases on your forehead," said Keichii as he indicated what he meant.

Len frowned, "I have nothing on my face, it's just the way it is." Why is he so observant? Should I ask him about Kaede? No, why bother? He'll just give me some weird answer. But Len was itching for someone to tell him something. "Hey Shimizu, tell me, do you know Rukawa Kaede?

"Rukawa...Kaede," he said slowly. "I think I've heard that name before." Shimizu was in deep thought, trying to remember where he had heard that name. "Ah! I know, it was that senpai."

Senpai? Isn't he a first-year as well. Maybe he's the wrong guy, but I'm pretty sure there is only one Rukawa Kaede in the whole school.

"Yes, that's right," Shimizu said, nodding slowly. "He was really good-looking. He also had these big hands like Tsuchiura-senpai. I met him outside. He was sleeping and looked really peaceful, that it made me sleepy as well."

Aren't you always sleepy? Wondered Len.

"I fell asleep right next to him, when I woke up he was also just waking up. And then we talked about something but i can't remember, but i do rememeber something about him and the basketball team, very fascinating." said Keichii in his usual sleepy tone.

"Well anyway, thank you Keichii, you better head on to class now."

"Okay, now where was I going..."

*Sigh* Sometimes I can't help but worry about you Keichii. Len headed toward the practice rooms and went in. He set down his violin case, and opened it. He took out his violin, did some adjustments and started to play. He played and played until it sounded perfect to him. Finally he stopped and looked at the time. He couldn't believe it! It was 5:30, and they had agreed to meet up at 4:30. It was almost time for the school to close. He was angry, no not angry, more than angry, boiling mad! He huffily packed his violin and stormed out of the room. He headed over to the general ed department to try and find Kaede.

Since he hadn't really been over to the general ed department, he was kinda lost and also, he had no clue where to find him. So he wandered around and around until, that brilliant/not-so-happy-about-it idea came to him. Wait a minute, I know where he could be. In that horrible, disgusting, where-people-go-to-sweat place, the gym. So now I have to head over there, how do I get there? He asked people around him for directions and was soon able to reach the gym. As he was about to set foot into the gym, he realized something. Wait another minute, why am I the one looking for him? Shouldn't he be the one looking for me? Why must I step my foot in such a horrid place? From the gym, he could hear the squeaking of shoes and the echoes of the bouncing balls. He could hear shouts that were giving orders and whistling sounds as then a ball came rolling out the door, stopping near his feet. He looked at it, when a figure came out, his nightmare.

With Kaede standing right in front him, he sort of noticed the height difference. Kaede was about a whole head taller than him! Len was clearly not used to this, since he had always considered himself as tall but this guy was huge!A silence stood between the two, as Kaede stared down at him. But then, he looked down at the ball, picked it up and went back inside, saying nothing to the blue haired dude in front of him. Okay, he was about to go berserk! But Len, being Len decided he needed to go home to clear his head, and that's exactly what he did.

When he arrived him, slamming the door behind, ready to go straight to his room, his mother came out. "Len, your home, what's wrong?"

"Mother, your home. Nothings wrong."

"Well, that's not what my motherly instincts tell me."

Len rolled his eyes, "Really mother, there's nothing wrong." and he headed straight to his room. Lying on his bed he closed his eyes. He just needed to clear his head, and his blood pressure would be back to normal. But it wasn't working. The huge guy just kept appearing in his mind and reminding him of the humiliation. The first time they met with the bike, then not meeting at the appointed time and not even saying a word to him! He clearly needed something to distract him. He looked at his violin, reminding him of a red haired girl. He took his violin out and played one of his favorite songs Ave Maria. He poured all of his anger into each and every single note. Finally, he was done, he needed sleep. He needed energy to continue on to tommorow. He didn't know what he was going to do. His grade obviously depended on it. He sighed, turned off the light and shut his eyes.

The next day

Rrringggg. The bell rung. It was lunch time and Len needed some fresh air after all those boring classes. He was walking around the school yard when he heard a squeaky violin sound, and instantly knew who it was. Len walked towards the sound to find its owner, passionately playing.

Kahoko was closing her eyes trying to play the piece smoothly. When she finished she opened her eyes. "Len! How long have you been standing there?"

"Not very long," he said in his cold voice. "Your playing is as horrible as ever Kahoko."

She smiled sheepishly, "I know, I'm working on it."

"I know you are." he said. Actually he was tempted to ask her a question regarding her childhood "friend", but it didn't seem like him to ask.

"I heard you got paired up with Kaede, Len. It must be fun."

Len was about to snort but stopped himself. Fun? you have know idea what I am going through.

Kahoko looked at Len. Did I say something wrong? Why isn't he saying anything? "So...um.. what have you guys done already? Basketball?" Len glared, with his icy eyes, frighting poor Kahoko. "Um...I'm sorry if I said something wrong."

"Tell me Kahoko, do you know this guy well?"

"Well, yea, I guess, as I said before we were childhood friends," she said quietly.

"O really? And how long have you known him for?"

"For about tweleve years, we've known each other since we were four. But then he moved away, and I didn't see him anymore till now. He was a really nice person."

Nice? Him? The two didn't fit. Len wanted to ask more questions and how close these "friends" were but then the bell rang. He sighed, "See you later Kahoko," and left.

Back in the classroom, their teacher came in and annouced it was time to meet up with their partners for a short time just to talk a bit. He groaned, and groaned loudly that everybody in the class stared at him. Len, lost in his misery, didn't notice all the eyes looking at him, until someone coughed, waking him up. And within in a flash he had his cool demeanor back.

The class filed outside to go and meet their partners. He would pray, pray to... to who exactly? He didn't exactly believe in God, so there was no point. Maybe the violinist?

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