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Warning:Colorful language. A bit of OOCness. Hinted(?) OgaFuru and FuruichiXKaoru!
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let's do FOUR to make it even!
"Hey hey, you told me Kaoru might come later, so what's all this about?" Oga addressed the two Red Tails in an almost accusing tone.
"Wait, watch your tone! It's true that Kaoru said that if she made it on time she would come later!" retorted Nene, not liking Oga's voice.
"What? Kaoru just left earlier, he was with us until now." said Toujou, frowning a bit at the whole confusing situation.
No one spoke as they all stared into each other's eyes, in a heavy and burning silence.
Then Aizawa's glasses shined as he realized where the problem laid. The root of this whole misunderstanding.
"Ah." the bespectacled boy pumped his fist on his palm.
"What?" asked the others, now all staring at him.
"Could you please tell me the surname of the Kaoru you're talking about?"
"Umemiya." "Jinno."
Were the instant replies of the two Tohoshinki.
...
"Aah!" everyone shouted at the same time, all of their faces showed pure surprise.
"Wait wait wait, so you're telling me that there are two Kaoru!?" was Oga's almost desperate shout, accompanied with Beel's "Da buh!?"
"That's right. Umemiya Kaoru and Jinno Kaoru. Since both of them sat behind me, I remembered that they shared the same first-name. Funny, isn't it?" asked Aizawa while grinning, which actually earned him unamused faces from the others.
"Wait, Jinno? You mean the other dude that hangs around you, Toujou?" asked for confirmation Oga.
"Yeah. But hey, what do you need from Kaoru?"
"Furuichi got into trouble yesterday, and wouldn't stop about this Kaoru-san that saved his ass. I only wanted to see for myself who it was." was Oga's reply, as he scratched his nape, somehow feeling awkward talking about this matter. His skin felt funny, as if he needed to scratch it, though it wasn't itchy enough to be that much of a bother. It didn't hurt but it was rather annoying, as if his body was rejecting something.
"What, really? How's Furuichi?" asked concerned the third-year.
"He's fine, just a cut. He's in the hospital just to make sure. So I guess this Kaoru is the right one. After all the other one said nothing to you Red Tails, right Kunieda?"
The queen nodded, "That's right, she didn't mention anything of the sort."
"But you know, Kaoru didn't say anything about a fight this morning." injected Toujou.
...
Then silence fell upon the five students, an intense silence, one that was also full of curiosity.
"Let's try to ask them?" proposed Kunieda.
"Alright, I'll call Furuichi." was Oga's reply as he took out his phone.
"I'll contact Kaoru then." added Nene.
"Then I'll do the same." followed Aizawa.
After a few minutes as all the three of them held their phones next to their ear, they all put their devices back.
"Tsk. No good, he's not picking up." announced Oga after clicking his tongue.
"Kaoru's not answering as well."
"Same here."
Silence again, but this time, they all just looked at the ground, sighing disappointedly.
After all, it wasn't such an important and urgent matter, but they wanted to clear this mystery, now.
"Hey, didn't Furuichi say anything else?" asked Toujou.
"Like a description of some sort?" added Kunieda hopefully.
"Ah yeah." nodded Oga "But I only have a blurry image of both Umemiya and Jinno, so…I'll tell you one by one so let me know if they match with your Kaoru." truth is, he still felt this funny sensation in the stomach when thinking about this certain Kaoru, half of him wanted to know, while the other really wanted to lock the memory of such an event away. But then he decided that since he already started, he'd just go with it till the end whatever the result, and besides, he'd be lying if he said that he wan't having fun right now. He decided to go on, ignoring the tight grip on his stomach and his stinging skin. "So, this Kaoru is…a third-year."
"Yeah." "Yes."
Nodded all of the upperclassmen.
"Tall."
Again, the reply was positive.
"Unusual but stylish hair?"
"Her short hair-cut is quite unusual for a girl, but it's definitely very neat and fashionable." commented Nene, recalling her friend's hair.
"He has unusually long hair for a guy, but it gives him this wild look that's quite popular." reflected Aizawa as well.
"No way, both?" asked Oga, sweat-dropping.
"Furuichi also said that this Kaoru's quite a good fighter. But from what little I remember, both of them aren't half-bad." monologued Oga, to which the others nodded in agreement.
"Not very talkative?" continued the Mad-Dog.
Again, a positive reply from both parties.
"Usually carries ban-aid? Because Furuichi was given one."
"She usually carries some with her." answered Nene.
"He does. He's probably the most responsible among us." smiled Aizawa.
"Has this cool-aura, quiet but kind?" asked Oga as his final and decisive question.
He gulped down hard, realizing only now that his throat felt dry. It was like his whole body was rebelling against him, as if it was warning him to stop, rejecting the idea to find out the truth. But, whether it was a girl or a boy, Oga didn't care anymore, he just wanted to know.
"That's Kaoru!" shouted in unison both Kunieda and Toujou.
Then, both of them talked at the same time, almost overlapping with each other.
"It's definitely Kaoru! All the descriptions matched her. She might not be all that fond of men, but she wouldn't have left Furuichi by himself if she saw him in trouble. She probably didn't say anything because after all there are still girls among the Red Tails that see boys badly. I'm sure it was Kaoru who helped Furuichi!"
"Alright, that's Kaoru! You were describing him from head to toe, so there's no doubt. He doesn't talk much, but is a really nice guy. If he saw Furuichi in trouble he wouldn't have hesitated to help him. He's not the type to report everything so he probably thought it was unnecessary for him to tell us. I bet it was Kaoru who saved Furuichi!"
Both talked fast but firmly, taking pride in each word they said, as if they wanted their friend to be the one who helped Furuichi.
A big drop of sweat run down from Oga's fore-head to his cheek, "…Wait, so you're telling me that after all this, it could perfectly be either Umemiya and Jinno?"
"That's right!" was the instant and burning reply he got form the two Tohoshinki as their eyes shined with pride and resolution. Eyes that stared at him and that didn't show any sign if wavering, burning with confidence.
…
"Are you fucking kidding me!?"
Oga's powerful voice, echoed through the whole school, shaking the whole building and startling all the students with his incredibly loud shout.
Omake
Furuichi stared speechlessly as all the delinquents that were surrounding him were sent flying one by one.
With a neat hit, the last one flied and landed right in front of Furuichi. He looked at the delinquent, confirming that boy passed out.
Groans and curses could be heard from the bodies that laid on the floor, voices arose form those who were lucky enough for not having lost consciousness.
And in the middle of that mountain of bodies, stood a tall figure whose back was facing Furuichi.
The tactician, who was still sitting on the floor, couldn't help but stare in awe at said person. He literally couldn't tear his eyes away from that fascinating back.
He continued to stare, stare and stare…he was so captivated that he didn't even notice that he was being called.
"-chi. Hey Furuichi."
Then the silver-head snapped out of it, realizing that the person he was looking at turned around and was currently addressing him.
"Eh- Ah, yes?"
His incoherent words came out a bit hoarse since he left his jaw hanging, drying his mouth.
Furuichi heard the other sigh quietly and almost unnoticeably, barely loud enough for him to notice.
"I asked you if you're alright." with each step the other took, the distance between them became shorter and shorter.
"Ah, yes yes, I'm fine." he waved his hands in front of himself, trying his best to reassure the other.
"Any wound?"
"Nope. Thanks to you, none."
"Than, what about that?"
Seeing the other tap the cheek with the index, Furuichi checked his own. As he run his fingers over his face, he filched a bit as he touched a part of swollen skin.
"Here."
A hand was extended above Furuichi, who reflexively, cupped his hands together in front of him.
As the hand that was crunched into a punch slowly opened, a small object fell into Furuichi's hands.
The silver-head lowered his head and took a closer look at what he was holding.
"A…band-aid?"
"It's not much, but it's better than nothing. Put it on for now, but remember to take proper care of that cut later."
Furuichi stared silently with his mouth slightly open as he listened obediently.
After that, he continued to stare between the other's face and the band-aid he was given.
"What?"
"No…" started Furuichi in a quiet voice, "it's just that, I thought it was very kind of you." his smile small and bashful.
"It's nothing. But wait, you can't put it on by yourself, can you? Give it back, I'll do it."
"Ah, yes please." he handed it over as he realized that indeed it would be quite difficult for him to do it on his own.
As the other ripped the band-aid open and moved in closer to put it on, Furuichi gulped hard, realizing that their faces were getting closer and closer, and that he didn't know where to look. The other's serious eyes somehow made him nervous.
Coming to the conclusion that not looking was the best choice, Furuichi shut his eyes as the band-aid was being placed over his wound.
"What are you closing your eyes for? Weirdo." although Furuichi was being mocked, he heard no malice whatsoever, on the contrary, the other's voice was so soft and caring, that he couldn't resist opening his eyes.
What he saw, was a small, kind and fond smile, one that rather than melting, warmed him up inside.
"So, can you stand?"
Furuichi nodded as he silently took the hand that was reached out to him.
He stared at their linked hands for a while, noticing how the other's hand was unexpectedly cold, now making his own feel hotter.
"Thank you, sempai."
"You're welcome…" another small smile adored the usually expressionless face "...by the way, Kaoru is fine. Just call me that."
As Kaoru turned around and started to walk away, Furuichi could see the other's ears reddening a bit.
Kaoru took a few steps, and when Furuichi's footsteps could be heard, Kaoru glanced back...to find that Furuichi's smile shined brighter than light.
"Yes, thank you...Kaoru-san!"
(AN:So...sorry! This whole story was just to see the things Umemiya and Jinno have in common, starting from the first-name ^^;
So everyone, pick which you prefer and think of that Koaru!)
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