Yay! Here's the next chapter! Its a little late, well, because I uploaded this week's chapter early. So, this chapter was originally supposed to be next week's. But, since I had this already done, and proofread, I decided to just post it. xD

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Chapter 5

Investigations

Murasaki and I walked down to school, all changed, and ready to go. "I wonder who that man is." Murasaki said suddenly, breaking the peaceful silence. I looked at her with a face saying, 'What do you mean?' She seemed to understand, and answered, "Well, judging by the picture in your mom's closet, it seems that he knows her, and most likely had a close bond. Don't you think so too?"

I nodded. She continued on, "Its kinda exciting. I mean, how often do you stumble upon a problem like this? Its interesting."

I shrugged, and didn't bother to respond. But, I did agree. It was pretty interesting. Soon, she started up a different conversation that caught all of my attention, "Hey, lets find out!" I turned to her.

"Lets find out how Sensei and your mom are related!" She said, excited. I sighed, and closed my eyes, "That's a ridiculous idea."

She pouted, "But don't you wanna find out about this too? Your mom also has a picture of Sensei in her bedroom. Maybe he was your father!" My eyes widened, and glared sharply at her, "Murasaki."

She covered her mouth. "I'm sorry..." She said quietly. I felt my eyes soften, and nod. "Fine."

"Huh?" She asked, stopping in her tracks. I sighed, and turned around, "I'll help you, and your investigations. I actually want to find out about that too." Her eyes brightened, and she smiled, "Thank you so much! This is gonna be fun!" She lifted her arm, and formed a fist. "Yeah!"

I resisted the urge to lift the sides of my mouth, and continued the walk to school. She noticed my leaving, "Hey, wait for me!"

I walked in the classroom, and almost everyone was gone. Sensei wasn't in yet either. Murasaki looked around, "It seems that we're a bit early." She then smiled, "We could use this time to talk about the clues!"

Murasaki sat down, and patted the seat behind her. "Come sit here!" I sighed, and sat down. She turned around, "So, do you have any clues? I'm sure you look around your mom's bedroom, right?"

I nodded, "My mom has a picture of Sensei in her room, and on that maid uniform, as you know. On the back of the maid uniform picture, there was a mini conversation. It said, 'You're mean..." I stopped there. She motioned her head to go on.

I shuddered, "'You're mean, Misa-chan." I was about to say more before Murasaki started laughing her head off. The kids in the room turned their heads towards us with a look on their faces saying, "WTF?"

"Murasaki..." I muttered. Her laughter died down. "I-I'm sorry, Shino! Its just so funny of you to say that."

I sighed, "Can I continue?" She nodded, still stifling down a few giggles. "And the rest of it said, 'Whatever, perverted alien.' My mom said that she called dad that. But it could be a coincidence."

She shook her head, "No, maybe not! He could actually be your father." She suddenly started squealing, "Man, I love mysteries! I read about them all the time!" I closed my eyes, "Murasaki, quiet down. People will think that you're mentally disabled."

Murasaki stopped, and furrowed your eyebrows. "That's offensive to those kinds of people, Shino." I only shrugged. "Lets continue with what we have, alright?" She sighed, "Okay."

"Weren't you the one excited?" I asked. She nodded, "Yeah, but... Meh. Lets just continue on."

"Alright then. Anything you found out while you were at my house?" I asked. She out her pointer finger on her chin, "Well, sometimes, she'd stop and stare at the picture of Sensei. Afterwards, she'd walk away with a sad smile."

"Hmm, that means that something went between them." I said, "But what?"

Murasaki smiled, "We'll just have to find out!"

I nodded, and then looked around the classroom. I was surprised to see that everyone was already here. The girls who originally sat where we were sitting were standing by our sides. Murasaki noticed them, stood up, and apologizing quietly. The girls glared at her. I stepped in, "Here, you have your seats back. Forgive the both of us, alright?"

They both suddenly turned to liquids. "Ahh, its alright. We forgive you!"

I scowled, and motioned Murasaki to come. She followed me to our original seats. "Ah, sorry that you had step in for me." I shrugged, "Hn."

Then, Sensei walked in.

Usui

I walked in the classroom, and saw that everyone was in their seats, and ready to go. I straightened up, and stood at the front of the class. "Alright, lets get this started." The kids looked at me, and nodded.

I guess they don't trust me yet, huh...? Well, its probably because I'm new. I'll just sacrifice this lesson then. Besides... I looked at the black headed boy who was just staring at the window, I want to find out who he is.

"Since I get the feeling that you still don't know me, I'll spend today's original lesson on questions. Is that alright with all of you?" I asked. The students looked around, faces brightened. But the black headed boy had no reaction, his lavender haired friend was chatting with him. He only responded with nods, and grunts, and maybe small sentences.

It looks like he's a bit antisocial... But he opens up to that girl.

The students turned to face me, "Hai!"

I smiled, "First question? We have a little over half an hour left before lunch."

One of the students raised her hand. She had bright pink hair, tied in a ponytail. "Yes?" She smiled, "Sensei, do you have a girlfriend?" I sighed, of course that'd be the first question. "I used to."

"Can you explain in more detail?!" Another girl called out.

I sighed. I didn't really want to get into that subject. Thinking about Misaki, and all that. I closed my eyes painfully before explaining, "I used to go to Seika High School when I was here about 10 years ago." Finally, the boy turned to me, and started to pay attention. It seemed that he was interested in this subject.

"I met this girl who was just..." I paused, and then smiled. "She was different than anyone else. Her smile always shot me, and her competitive nature always made me laugh." The girls started sighing dreamily, in excuse for the lavender haired girl. "But the one place where we really bonded, and brought us together, was her part time job." I stopped there.

The girls suddenly started shouting, "Continue the story!"

I sighed for the millionth time today, and continued on, "Her part time job was a maid."

Shino

My eyes widened. Mom's part time job was a maid when she was in her high school years. And on top of that, she also went to Seika High School. Just who is this guy?

I listened intently as he continued his story, "I passed by the store, and saw her in that maid uniform. Her reaction was priceless. After all, I was one of the most popular guys at school."

I glanced at Murasaki, who was writing notes down? She noticed me, and winked. She wrote something on the paper, and moved it closer to me. It was a message.

It read:

Just getting a bit of information! This is perfect! :)

I nodded, and continued to listen. "We bonded a bit over time. We had our laughs, and our even intimate moments. Though she may not be in this world now, I still love her." He finished off. The girls were just randomly floating all over the place. The boys were even interested.

One girl asked the question that I wanted to know, "Where is your girlfriend now?"

His eyes widened. I saw water running down his cheek.

He's crying? Something definitely isn't right.

The girl who asked the question bowed down. "Sorry, Sensei! I shouldn't have asked that question, and made you cry!" He shook his head, "No, its alright. I'll answer you."

"She's dead." There were gasps heard throughout the classroom. "I came back home from Britain, and found out that she had died, along with our son. I never got to meet him."

Practically everyone was shedding tears. "Sensei, what's her name?" A student asked. He smiled when he answered, "Misaki."

My eyes widened. "Ayuzawa Misaki."

Suddenly the bell rang. Sensei looked at the clock. "Oh, its lunch. I hoped we bonded over this time. We'll continue the English Lesson when you come back, alright?" The students nodded, and sang, "Hai!" Everyone left.

Murasaki and I were left again. "Lets hurry, Murasaki." She nodded. "Coming!"

We sat down at our usual spot. I held my head. "No, it must be a coincidence. Sensei cannot be my lost father. Mother described him as a jerk who left her heart in pieces. They cannot be the same person." I denied.

Murasaki shook her head. "Maybe he is, maybe he isn't. But we do know that they're related. Shino, I really think he is your father." I punched a nearby tree. "Leave." I said, and sat down, my eyes darkened.

"Please, just let me think."

Her eyes widened. I never said please to anyone. She nodded, "Okay, Shino. See you in the classroom, okay?"

Murasaki

I left Shino at the sakura tree. I saw it in his eyes. He looked lost. "I should give Shino time to think. It must be hard, suddenly finding out that your father is your teacher." I said to myself, feeling sympathy for him. But I knew that he hated it when people showed pity.

I looked back at Shino. He was sitting down, a hand on his forehead. I honestly felt bad for him.

Maybe I'll help him feel better. He helped me when I was down. Its my turn now.

I smiled. "Don't worry, Shino." He took his hand off his head, a frown on his face, "Because I'll help you."

Whew! Done. This chapter was dedicated to Murasaki and Shino. It was to show that they're really best friends, and would do anything to help the other. I also need some development in there too. You'll see that unfold more in later chapters.

Next Chapter!- A Friend in Need

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