Chapter 3

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"Oh! Oh, bed!" Risa sighed and flung herself on the giant bed. "Oh, I'm sotired! I thought we would never get to our room!"

"Risa! Don't just dump your stuff in the middle of the floor! Put it away!"

"But Riku, I don't feel good. I was sick on the plane." She pouted.

"So you said." Riku muttered. "Well, you seem a lot better now that we're on stable ground, so put your crap away!"

"But I'm so tired!" She whined, but she was already getting off of the bed. Her sister crossed her arms as she picked up all her belongings out of the floor and deposited them on her bed.

"Thank you." She said, setting down the one suitcase she had brought.

Risa flopped back on her bed and closed her eyes. "Ugh. What a flight! I never want to have to do that again." She said, then realized they would have to fly again in order to get back to Japan. "Ugh."

"It wasn't too bad. And you looked pretty comfortable on Hiwatari's shoulder."

Risa blushed scarlet, unable to believe her sister had seen that. How embarrassing! "I . . . that was nothing!"

"Really? Because you were like that for a long time it was awfully cute, and he didn't seem to mind either. He just sat there reading while you snoozed away on his shoulder." She giggled, and Risa hit her with a pillow. "Hey, I'm just kidding!"

"It's not funny! You know I only love Dark!"

"Yeah, yeah." Riku rolled her eyes. "Though you did look awfully cute together."

"I was sleepy. I told you I didn't feel good. And anyway, he woke me up eventually. It would've been nice if he'd let me sleep through the turbulence."

"The plane's shuddering would've woken you up and you would've panicked even more." A cool voice replied from the doorway. Both girls turned to see Hiwatari and Diasuke waiting outside their room. Risa panicked, wondering just how much of the conversation he had heard. She knew she shouldn't worry, that she shouldn't care what Hiwatari thought of her. After all, she was Dark's girl. That proved something, didn't it? How many other girls in their school could say that?

"What are you doing here?" Riku asked, going over to her boyfriend. "Are you even allowed on this floor?"

"Not usually, but we were just on our way to get dinner. The hotel's providing our meal for tonight."

"Oh thank goodness! I'm starving!" Risa jumped up from the bed.

"Hey! Weren't you just complaining about how exhausted you were?"

"Well . . . I'm more hungry than I am exhausted!" She exclaimed with a smile. "Now, where's the food?"

"Down on the main floor." Daisuke put his arm around Riku and escorted her out the door. She sighed contentedly. Risa followed, tagging along behind the two. Hiwatari followed along silently in apathetic detachment.

"I can't believe we're here!" Diasuke was chattering. "It's going to be so much fun! I can't wait until tomorrow. After our lecture of course . . ." They all groaned at the prospects of a three hour lecture on Hawaii. All except for Hiwatari, who remained silent as usual.

"Oh . . .great." Riku muttered when they reached the elevators. Already a huge crowd of students were gathered outside, waiting.

"Ugh. This is going to take forever." Risa muttered. Her sister nodded.

"Yeah, it would probably be faster if we took the stairs." Daisuke said. Everyone agreed, except of course for Risa.

"But we're on the seventh floor!"

"Oh, it's not that bad." Riku opened the door leading to the stairs. "And how do you expect to hike up a volcano if you can't even make it down the stairs of a hotel?"

"Well . . . I wasn't really going to think about that." she mumbled, lagging behind everyone. Risa had never enjoyed anything that was remotely physically demanding, and that included going down six flights of stairs.

She was out of breath by the time she reached the bottom. Riku and Daisuke were still going strong, and she felt a little embarrassed that she wasn't at her physical peak. Until she saw Hiwatari.

She noticed him at the same time Daisuke did. "Hiwatari-kun . . . a-are you okay?"

"Fine. I-I'm fine. . . really."

He didn't look fine. Well, okay, he always looked fine, but he didn't look well. He was leaning against the wall, his eyes closed. One hand was massaging his temples while the other was flat against the wall for support. His was breathing harder than normal.

"Hiwatari-kun, do you need some help?" Riku offered, but he held his hand out to stop her, not opening his eyes.

"I'll be okay . . . once the room stops rocking."

"Here, let me help you." Daisuke approached him. "You should probably sit down."

"I'm fine." He insisted, but Daisuke had already wrapped Hiwatari's arm around his shoulder. Hiwatari sighed but didn't move to stop him.

"S-sorry." He muttered.

"Don't be. Have you eaten today?"

"I had bread for lunch, but that's all. I don't usually eat on planes. It makes me sick."

"Well that explains it! You know you're not supposed to go without eating! It's not healthy!"

"I know." Hiwatari pulled his school ID out of his pocket and flashed it at the receptionist. The rest followed the suit, and she nodded at them to enter the dining room, looking curiously at Satoshi.

Daisuke maneuvered them to an empty table in the corner and helped Hiwatari sit down. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay." He insisted. "It's just . . . I have low blood pressure, and sometimes I get dizzy." Risa gasped, and he glared up at her. "It's really not a big deal. No reason to get worked up."

"Are you going to be okay with the hike on Thursday?" Riku asked.

"Of course. I'll be fine." He sighed and started to stand up.

"Oh no you don't!" Diasuke said, carefully but firmly pushing him back into a chair. "The last thing we need is for you to faint!"

"Really, Niwa-san. I'm quite capable of-"

"Just stay here. I'll bring you something to eat." Daisuke said and quickly made his way through the bustling crowd of students toward the buffet. The Harada twins stayed with Hiwatari, making sure he didn't suddenly pass out.

"Oh, Hiwatari-kun, what happened?!" A shrill voice made all three of them look up. Four of his fan girls were standing there, their hands covering their mouths in horror.

"We saw Niwa-kun bring you in!" One girl exclaimed. "Are you okay?!"
"He's fine." Riku stood up. "But the last thing he needs is to be crowded. I think it would be best if all of you would leave and let him have some air." When they didn't move, Riku took a step toward him "If you care about him at all you'll leave him alone! He can't be bothered with you right now. He's sick!"

The girls looked infuriated, but backed off. Risa smiled, proud of her older sister.

"Thank you, Harada-san." Hiwatari muttered. His elbows were resting on the table and his face was in his hands. "I don't feel up to dealing with them right now."

"No problem, Hiwatari-kun." Riku replied wit h a smile, sitting back down. Risa's gaze stayed on Hiwatari, worried that he would hit the floor at any moment. However, he held his composure, and soon Diasuke had returned. He set a plate piled high with food in front of Hiwatari. He groaned, glancing down at the medley of fruits, meats, and vegetables.

"Sorry, I didn't know what you would like." Daisuke said, grinning.

"Niwa-san, I can't eat all of this." He muttered.

"You had better." He was insistent. Risa and Riku both got up to get something to eat while Diasuke forced Hiwatari to eat.

"Wow, I didn't know he had low blood pressure." Riku said thoughtfully as she and her sister got in line at the salad bar. "Have you ever seen him look like that?"

"Nope." Risa said curtly, piling her plate with interesting looking fruits. "And frankly, I don't care."

"Risa!"

"Well I don't!" She replied with stubborn determination. She would never admit to her sister that she was worried about Hiwatari. She would never let her live it down. Sure, Riku could worry all she wanted - she already had a boyfriend. If Risa showed any compassion to him, especially after falling asleep on his shoulder, Riku might get the wrong idea. "And I don't know why you care either. I mean, it's Satoshi Hiwatari. He's never been exactly friendly to you."

"But he's a friend of Diasuke's, and any friend of Diasuke's is a friend of mine . . . no matter how frosty he may be." they both shared a smile at Hiwatari's expense.

Back at the table, Hiwatari was glaring stonily at Diasuke as he ate. After the girls sat down, Diasuke went to get something for himself. Hiwatari rolled his eyes at their concern but said nothing.

"So, Hiwatari-kun." Risa said with a smirk. "Riku and I were just wondering . . ."

"Yes?"

"Exactly how many fan girls have you got now?"

He looked up at her, his glasses flashing. "I have no idea what you mean."

She giggled, enjoying making him uncomfortable. "Oh, sure you do. I mean, look at all the love notes they leave you. Interesting, isn't it, that there is a Satoshi Hiwatari fan club."

"Not really." He said coldly. "Adolescent, maybe, but not interesting in the least."

"Oh." Risa said, grinning, for she had come to a conclusion as to why Satoshi Hiwatari was always so distant to all the girls, while so close to Diasuke. It was the only thing that made sense, and it would explain a lot about him. He did act rather peculiar at times. "Hiwatari-kun?"

"Yes, Harada-san?" He said more out of politeness than interest.

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure."

She bit back a smirk. "Do you . . . do you like boys?"

"Risa!" Riku gasped.

"Well, I just want to know! And if he said yes, it would be a good way to get all those girls off of his back!"

"Ahem." Hiwatari cleared his throat. "I believe that my sexual preferences are none of your business, Harada-san."

"Wow, there are so many people here -" Diasuke stopped, a plate of food in his hands, and looked from Risa to Hiwatari, who were sending each other death glares. "Um . . . did I miss something?"

"No." They both said in unison. He looked at Riku, but she just shrugged helplessly.