Hello Minna! I hope you like my story so far! So here comes chapter 3! Hope you'll like it! Please review! :D

*Kise's POV*

I woke up with a huge smile. Yesterday's events were playing in my head over and over. 'I can't wait to meet up with her.' We agreed yesterday that since we live nearby we'd meet every day and go to school together. I got out of bed and went to the bathroom. I looked at myself in the mirror. I was smiling stupidly. 'Why am I smiling like this?' I thought confused. 'Oh whatever…'

I got dressed in my uniform and went downstairs to have breakfast.

''Ryouta. Why are you smiling like that?'' my mother asked looking at me surprised.

''Don't ask me. I've no idea either…'' I said and grabbed an apple from the plate on the dining table.

''I'm going! Bye!'' I waved with the apple in my mouth.

*Fifteen minutes later*

'She said it's this way.' I looked up and looked through the houses. 'They're all apartment houses.' I shook my head. 'She did say that they're tight on money so I must understand.'

I was so lost in my own thoughts that I didn't notice a small figure in the distance.

''Kise-kun!'' I looked up at the mention of my name and saw Utako waving at me. I walked to her and greeted her with a smile.

''Good morning Uta-chan. Shall we go?'' I asked.

''Sure!'' she smiled cheerily. She was so happy I could see it.

''Have you got enough sleep?'' I asked as if I was lecturing her. She laughed.

''Yes Sir!'' she put her hand to her forehead in a saluting way. I laughed.

''Why are you laughing?'' she pouted.

''Nothing…''

*At school*

All eyes were on us as we entered the classroom. 'What's with them? They're all glaring.' I thought. It was really weird. I looked at Utako and saw that she was really uncomfortable. I leaned closer to her and whispered into her ear.

''Don't pay attention to them. Just ignore them. Believe me it works.''

She nodded and we walked silently to our seats with the other's stares on us. We sat in silence until the teacher came in. I felt relieved. For a cheerful personality like me tension is a real torture. I stole a side-glance at Utako. She was looking down onto her notebook.

'Her eyelashes are really long. Wait what? What am I thinking? Geez… Stop it Kise! Pull yourself together!' I looked up at the teacher, shut out the outside world and just concentrated on the lesson.

*Lunch break*

''Wow! You made all this by yourself?'' I asked my eyes sparkling and I think I was drooling too? o.o

''Yeah. Since I live alone with my brother and I'm the woman so…'' she looked down and started fondling with the wrappings of the lunch box.

''So you can cook really well. I see.'' I smiled at her.

''Would you like to have some? If it's okay with you.'' she looked at me sheepishly.

''Sure! Then Itadakimasu!'' I took an onigiri and started eating it.

''Sorry I have to go to the restroom.'' she said and stood up.

''Okay, go ahead.'' I said and continued eating.

I finished eating and she didn't come back. 'It's almost the end if lunch break, what is she doing?' I thought then saw that she came back. I noticed that something was off. She had her had bowed and she gave off a really strange, maybe sad? aura.

''What's wrong?'' I asked when she got closer.

''Nothing.'' she said, but she didn't look up.

''If it's nothing then why won't you look at me?'' I asked.

She finally looked at me. I gasped when I saw her face. She had a red bruise on her left cheek. Not to mention she was crying too.

''What happened to your face?'' I asked worried. I stood up, put my finger onto the bruise and smoothly pulled it over it. She flinched.

''Nothing special. I just bumped into a wall.'' she said pushing my hand away.

''It doesn't look like that to me.'' I said doubtfully. ''Don't tell me…Those girls were am I right?''

''What girls?'' she asked confused.

''The ones that pushed you down yesterday in the school yard.'' I answered.

''No. Really I just bumped into a wall that's all.'' she said. 'She isn't going to make me believe it.' I thought, but said

''Okay. If you say so…''

''Thanks.'' she smiled.

''Now that we mentioned it, how's your wrist?'' I asked looking down at her hand.

''It's okay. Nii-chan treated it well so it's all right now.'' she smiled and showed her hand to me. It was bandaged. I put her hand into mine and looked at it closely.

''Um…Kise-kun? Can I ask you to please release my hand? I have to put a tape onto my cheek.'' she said and looked at me with a questioning expression on her face.

''Oh of course. Sorry.'' I said and released her hand. I watched as she took out a tape from her bag and put it on her cheek.

''Time to go back to class.'' she said just when the warning bell rang. I grabbed my bag and followed her to the class. All students' eyes were on us the whole time. 'Really, what's with them today? Is it that strange that I'm walking with a girl? Usually I have tenth time more girls hanging onto me all day.' I sighed. 'Maybe that's what's strange to them. Maybe they think that she's my girlfriend or something. She's not, but I guess it's okay. That way it won't cause her too much trouble and I can be with her more too.' I smiled to myself.

During the time I was lost in my own thoughts we reached the classroom and went to our seats. I was just about to sit down when I heard a soft why coming from Utako. I looked to the side and saw what she was looking at. I gasped. Her desk was scraped all over and there was paper trash thrown on it. I examined the scrapes. It was all words or sentences. For example:

Go to hell!

Die!

Leave him alone!

Just disappear!

You're ugly!

Don't go near him!

and so on… I was shocked. I felt something trembling at the height of my shoulder. I looked at her and noticed that she was trembling and sobbing. I looked at the rest of the class. They were all looking at her with hatred and I could see the satisfaction in their eyes upon seeing her cry. Just then the teacher came in. I took Utako by her hand and led her to the front. I whispered to the teacher:

''She's not feeling well can I take her home?''

''Sure go ahead. Make sure to contact her parents okay?''

''Okay. Here come with me Uta-chan. I'm taking you home.'' I whispered and led her out of the classroom.

During the way to her house she was trembling and she didn't say a word. I was lost in my thoughts about who could have done that to her? I was angry at myself for not knowing anything. She was really scared I could tell. Indeed the words that were scraped on her desk hadn't been written there out of kindness.

When we got to her house I had to get her out of her daze to be able to get into the house. She fumbled with the keys for a bit, but then she finally opened the door. I led her in and to the kitchen. I sat her down and asked:

''Where do you keep the tea?''

She pointed at the kitchen cabinet above the sink. I took out the green tea and put on some water to boil.

I sat next to her and put my arm around her neck. I pulled her onto my shoulder and tried to calm her down with stroking her back. The water was already boiling so I took it down and poured it into the teapot. I put the teabag into it along with some sugar and poured some into a cup. I filled another cup and set it on the table. I handed the other one to her. She put her palms around it as if she was warming herself up with the cup. I sat down and took my tea too.

When she seemed a bit calmer I asked her:

''Have you got any idea who could have done this and why?''

She shook her head. I set my cup down and hugged her. She put her cup down too and hugged me back. She was squeezing me like her life depended on me.

'I have to find out who did this to her and why!'

Sorry Minna that's it for today I hope you liked it! Please review so I'll know your opinion of my story! Oh and one more thing: I'm really grateful to the ones who are already reading it! Any criticism is welcomed as long as it's not rude. :D So have a good evening Minna!