Ahh, thanks for coming back to read this next scene! :D
Thanks for the reviews, Meki, little-L.A.M., and Aka Mizu-Chan! And since little-L.A.M. voted as well, here is the updated scoreboard!
Mukuro/Kaia: 8 [and 5 re-votes from Shin] [one of the votes are from Shoko-Chan, and she re-votes twice]
Mukuro/Kaia with a Hibari twist: 1 [and 3 re-votes from Shoko-Chan]
Gokudera/Kaia: 5 [and 1 1/2 re-votes from Shin] [another re-vote from Crazee4anime]
Hibari/Haruka: 2 [and another re-vote from Shin]
Yamamoto/Chrome: 2 [and 2 re-votes from Shin] [and a re-vote from Banyou]
Hibari/Kaia: 3 [a re-vote from that~one]
Belphegor/Kaia: 2
Soto/Kaia: 1
Byakuran/Kaia: 1
Xanxus/Kaia: 1
Woah, Gokudera/Kaia is gradually increasing…nearly up to Mukuro/Kaia. Well, then again, adding in the re-votes, the scoreboard will look like this:
Mukuro/Kaia: 15
Mukuro/Kaia with a Hibari twist: 4
Gokudera/Kaia: 6 1/2
Hibari/Haruka: 3
Yamamoto/Chrome: 5
Hibari/Kaia: 4
Belphegor/Kaia: 2
Soto/Kaia: 1
Byakuran/Kaia: 1
Xanxus/Kaia: 1
Still a little far off, by 8½ votes, taking into account the re-voting. But still, it's catching up. From the looks of this, this is how the story will probably turn out:
Mukuro/Kaia: Final Pairing, and the story will finish off with this pairing
Mukuro/Kaia with a Hibari twist: please see entry Mukuro/Kaia
Gokudera/Kaia: will persist, however end before the end of the story
Hibari/Haruka: will not be portrayed, I'm sorry. I'm not really following Haruka after middle school, except for a few chance meetings, if there are any.
Yamamoto/Chrome: will come as the side-pairing, and will fade into the story gradually
Hibari/Kaia: I'll do some more of this during the Millifore Arc and a little bit after, but will end shortly after
Belphegor/Kaia: since the Varia are still being punished by the Ninth for the Cradle Affair and the Ring Battles, this pairing will not come in until later, long after the Millifore Arc
Soto/Kaia: likely to be unrequited in a romantic way [I can't really think of a way of showing this pairing D: any ideas?]
Byakuran/Kaia: will come in much later in the story, since we won't see Byakuran that much during the Millifore Arc
Xanxus/Kaia: please see entry Belphegor/Kaia; also, by the time I actually get around to writing this one, Kaia won't really be that young anymore… And if it's pedo, ask Xanxus about it. :D
Oh yeah, Mukuro/Kaia will be coming sometime soon, and I think I can tell you guys that the Millifore Arc will be coming at around scene 80 or 90. Enough Mukuro/Kaia for you? Heh. And sorry, I'll try to update quickly, but not too much. For those who think the storyline is moving much too slowly, tell me. I can fix that. :D
I'm thinking of finalizing the votes sometime soon, though I don't really want to.
Well, let's see how many people are voted to be with Kaia: Mukuro, Gokudera, Hibari, Bel[phegor], Soto, Byakuran, Xanxus. Seven people. I am not that sure that a girl like Kaia can like seven guys at the same time. Again, poor girl. ^^`
There are two pairings in the scoreboard that are unrelated to Kaia. Hibari/Haruka and Yamamoto/Chrome. Quite a comparison.
If you still want to vote/re-vote for your favorite pairing[s], this is the time! :D
And for the record, I think I've reached scene 140 now, or probably a lot more, now that I'm up to more than a 50k word count on scene 101. And yes, I should split them up now, but apparently I'm a little lazy. xD
Also, I'm starting a collaboration with Yume Suzuhara, who is one of my classmates and has been in my elementary school and class[es]. She's a really close friend, and the collaboration's first chapter will be coming out soon.
Woah, this headnote is turning out to be much longer than I planned it to be… [Not that I plan these notes, of course. It's just a place to talk a little. xD]
I should let you readers read and not get bored reading all of this writing that isn't part of the story.
And a reminder, if you guys have forgotten: it's the first day of school after the end of the Ring Battles.
Happy Reading, everyone, and please review [and vote too]!!
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"Raiahu Kaiashi!!"
"Here."
Yes, it was Monday, and school was just beginning. Kaia was on time to school today, and it looked like she was going to be coming more frequently. Kaia was still covered in bandages. People would occasionally glance at her, but she apparently wasn't the only one. That extreme runner boasted a broken arm, for starters. Gokudera still had random little bandages on his face and arms, and Yamamoto wore that eye cover to school today. Apparently he didn't really need that eye cover on Sunday because it was dark enough so that it wouldn't have made any difference. Kaia didn't see Hibari today, but the school was passing along rumors that Hibari Kyouya was actually wearing a Band-Aid, if not multiple. Tsuna also had random little bandages, but weren't seen on either Sunday or today, because he both wore long sleeves and pants that went down to his ankles.
"Did you finish your make-up homework, Sawada, Gokudera, Raiahu, Yamamoto?!" called the teacher.
"Yeahh," yawned Gokudera.
"Yes, teacher! [Hai, senseii!]" called Tsuna. [LOL, the English sounded so cheesy, I had to add the Japanese. Sorry.]
"I did~!" grinned Yamamoto. There was a pause, where Kaia was supposed to say she finished.
"I-I didn't, sorry, teacher… [gomenasai, sensei…]" Kaia apologized in a small but audible voice, shy but rebellious. The teacher was displeased.
"If you don't turn it in by tomorrow, you get detention!" boomed the teacher.
"Haii," nodded Kaia, fear etched into her face. Gokudera felt sorry for her – it was Hibari again.
Again, the lesson went by quickly. The lessons, actually, flew by like the sparrow would fly.
It was lunch time, but, Kaia didn't leap out of her chair, or cry out. She knew, but just knew by instinct and by feel, that she hadn't the energy to do any of that. She was allowed to skip physical education as well, because of her mysterious lack of energy. But it was lunch now, and most of the students leaped out of their seats as if they were electrified, rushing out of the room to eat lunch with friends.
Kaia didn't really want to make friends here. The girls she saw here, well, Kaia's learned enough about them to know that they probably don't accept outsiders as readily as they accept foreigners. However, there was one that approached her nervously now.
"H-Hi, Raiahu-san. Unless you like to be called Kaia… I'm Satsuroka Yuuki, and me and my friend, Menairou Sakura, w-want you to eat lunch with us, so please? We want you to feel…welcome…in our school, so, so, would you like to eat with us?" smiled the long, black-haired girl. Kaia blinked at her boldness.
"S-Sure…if it's that fine with you two…" Kaia said, after a moment's consideration. Hanging around boys too much wouldn't be a good influence on her, anyway. Kaia forced herself to smile – even if these kids could be bullies in reality, it feels nice to be invited to eat with someone, and one should be grateful for it. "Where do we eat then? I like eating… on swings, or beside windows, or under trees, or just somewhere with this good…good feeling about it."
"Fine by me," beamed Yuuki, and who Kaia assumed to be Sakura, came by. Yuuki turned to the girl.
"Saku-chaan, Kaia's going to be eating with us~!" Yuuki told Sakura. She faced Kaia. "You can just call me Yuuki, or whatever you want. This is Menairou Sakura, and you can call her whatever you want to, too. As long as they're not offending, right?"
"S-Sure…" Kaia smiled shyly. "So you're Satsuroka Yuuki, and Menairou Sakura…" Kaia nodded. "Okay, I've got down your names. Thanks." She stood up. "So where're we eating?"
"We usually eat in the hallway…" Sakura chuckled. She was black-haired as well, but it was short. "Are you fine with that?"
"I'm fine with that…I think…" answered Kaia. She blinked, as both students suddenly whipped around, knocking her back into her seat. They slowly faced Kaia again, amazement clearly reflected in their expressions.
"K-Kaia…"
"Di-Did you ever notice anyone looking at you during class?" Both classmates looked as if they were to explode in some type of joy. Kaia was completely clueless; nevertheless, she numbly nodded.
"I-It was Gokudera!!" squealed Sakura.
"He probably really likes you," Yuuki grinned crazily. "I wonder when he'd…confess…" She erupted into giggles, as well as Sakura. Kaia blinked. But after a moment, everything registered. First, she blushed a deep shade of pink, but she immediately paled. Sakura and Yuuki stopped giggling and looked curiously at Kaia.
"A-Are you okay, Kaia?" frowned Yuuki. Kaia just looked at her and remained silent.
"I-I'm fine," Kaia shrugged it off and fiercely whispered, "What do you mean he really likes me?!" She looked around the classroom, but Gokudera wasn't there anymore.
"He looks it," Sakura grinned like a complete idiot. "He's got a crush on you!! It's really hard to even get his attention when he's around Dame-Tsuna." She rolled her eyes. "It's like he worships the very ground he walks on." Both girls laughed at the absurdity of the thought. Kaia shook her head.
"Tsuna…he has a lot of potential, I can tell. But Gokudera-san…" Kaia sighed. "What do you mean it's hard to get his attention?"
"He hates every one of us girls – he thinks we're stupid or something," huffed Yuuki. "Last year, he didn't even glance at all the girls that offered home-made chocolate for Valentine's Day." Sakura nodded solemnly.
"He's really disrespectful, except when it comes to Tsuna," frowned Sakura. "But Gokudera's so handsome~!" Her frown did a back-flip. "Ahhhh~! Only if he would go out with me…" She drifted off into her own wonderland. Yuuki looked at Sakura and sighed.
"She had a crush on him since last year, when he came. She's part of the Gokudera fan-club, and she wanted to give him a box of chocolates. Of course, she got rejected like everyone else," explained Yuuki. "Like her, all of the members of the Gokudera fan-club just want him to be their boyfriend. The problem is, the club's just too big." She sighed. Kaia was surprised.
A guy like that, it was hard to imagine a fan-club of him.
Kaia sighed. It wasn't of love, or of love fantasies, but of the fact that Gokudera was another addition to them. She was deathly afraid of them; each of them were a literal death threat to her. But, still, she could see at least a sliver of good in them – hope wasn't lost, but they still can kill.
"I'm feeling hungry. Let's just go eat then, Sakura, Yuuki," stated Kaia.
"A-Ah, sure!!" beamed Sakura. "Come on!!" The three girls exited the classroom.
Had they noticed a pair of glinting eyes in the shadows, they would have immediately stopped talking about Gokudera.
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Ahh~ It's another Guess-Who-Is-That-Unknown-Person!! :]
As you can guess from that long hyphenated word, you can guess who that unknown person is. xD
This time, though, I won't give you clues for free.
Thanks for reading, everyone, and please review!
Have an awesome summer [break]!!
