Update! Since it's summer, I'll be updating every Saturday from now on for sure. :D YAY! Now. Back to the ever-so-failish chapter I never got to give to you.

Chapter 4: Impatience

This… is just… sad, Misaki thought as she patrolled the halls, marching through them with demonic thunder steps only two weeks after her tragic "date" with Shintani ruined her life.

FIRST of all, Usui hasn't talked to me since. Shintani's just been giving me nervous glances and the rest of the student council is just looking at me all concerned all the time. I haven't gotten any work done and I placed second on the latest mock exam again. I've ended up pushing Sakura and Shizuko away with my unnecessary hostility towards them after they asked me what was wrong, and now I'm beginning to get used to hiding my feelings like this.

"Dammit…" she muttered as her inner demon smacked upon the floor with anger.

"K-k-kaichou…?" Yukimura tapped her on the shoulder, quivering with fright. "Y-your aura is scary right now…"

"Ah, gomen," Misaki said lightly as she faked a smile, "A lot of things have been happening recently…"

"You say that every time, don't you?" Kanou questioned, leaning against the wall. "I'm starting to think it's something you've just been stuck on for a while."

"Heh… yeah… I guess you could put it like that," she replied. With that, she began marching through the halls again.

She's been ignoring the both of us, hasn't she…? Usui thought, peering down at her through his spiky golden bangs as she shouldered past Shintani.

Turning the corner, Misaki bumped into Usui.

"Gomen," she apologized, looking up.

Her smile faded as she realized who she bumped into.

"G-gomen, Usui…"

Patting her on the head, he lowered his head so that his eyes were hidden.

"Watch where you're going, Miss President," he murmured, and turned away to go to his next class.

Her eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't had any contact with Usui for the past two weeks, and didn't know who was ignoring who. Was she ignoring Usui? Was Usui ignoring her? Were they both ignoring her, or was she the one cutting off the connections?

On top of that, it must've taken Usui a lot of courage to be able to pat her on the head again like that. Did she want him to? Was she waiting for it? Was it going to end the seemingly everlasting separation between them? Did he know that she was waiting for it? Why didn't he do it earlier? Why did he do it now? He could've fixed it a long time ago, couldn't he? Did he know she was ignoring him, or was he ignoring her?

"Hey, Miss President," Usui turned his head back to her. "There's a fine line between ignoring someone and waiting for them to be ready to talk to you again."

She looked at the ground and listened to his footsteps fade down the hall.

What does that mean?

"Usui! Mate kudasai!" she called after him. (Note: (in case you didn't know) Mate kudasai – Wait, please!)

The faded footsteps were quiet. Silence echoed through the halls, deafening the both of them.

"Were you… waiting for me to be ready to talk to you?"

"No," he said, "You were waiting for me… Ayuzawa."

The footsteps once again began to fade farther down the hall, and the echo of his last words wouldn't stop ringing in her ears.

You were waiting for me… Ayuzawa.

A door slid shut, and Misaki looked up towards the sound.

You were waiting for me.

The bell rang, and Misaki was forced to run to her next class.

Am I done waiting now?

Sorry this chapter was so short, but I felt like it should end there xD

Worry not, worry not! A new chapter shall come out next week. I don't feel like this was such an amazing chapter and I know I fast forwarded a lot of stuff (because I felt it was unnecessary), but for those of you saying that I'm rushing the story I don't feel like I am. Of course, I can't really critique my own writing so it would be helpful to know what exactly you want me to slow down on. Thanks!