The rest of the semester passed with a blur. Haku was glad when they got into the final semester of school, even though things got harder. Things were going smoothly since the disastrous Truth or Dare game, until the new guy and his sister arrived.

It was the beginning of the semester and Haku was running to class late. When he got there, the teacher was introducing a new student. Her name was Mai and she was thirteen. Everyone looked at Haku when he walked in.

"Glad to see you starting the semester off right Kohaku." the teacher said sarcastically.

Haku just smiled a bit and went to his seat. He didn't even notice that he had gotten Mai's attention.

Mai's POV

Oh my lord he was cute. He was also late, and his face was flushed. He had a fragrance on him, which told me that he was with a girl. I felt my face trying to work it's way to a frown, but didn't let it. I wanted him for myself, he was to be all mine.

"Mai, you may take your seat behind Kohaku." the teacher told me.

Gladly, I walked over to him and sat down behind him.

"Hi," I said in my flirtiest voice. "My name is Mai."

"I know" he mumbled and went back to doing his work.

This time I really frowned, how could he be so oblivious.

"I was the smartest girl at my old school. I got voted best dressed, prettiest smile, and Most Likely To Succeed."

"That's nice." he started to sound annoyed and my frown deepened.

Deciding to ignore him for a while, I decided to take notes.

Chihiro's POV.

The boy walked in a bit before the bell rang.

"Ladies and gentleman, this is Tai, he's going to be joining the class. Tai why don't you tell us something about yourself."

"Well, I have a twin sister, she's in the advanced class, and I like to draw." he said.

"I see, well lets have you sit behind Chihiro. Chihiro, do you think you can pull yourself away from perfecting that dragon and raise your hand."

I frowned, I knew the teacher was teasing, she always teased me because I say he's not perfect yet. I can never get Haku's human form just right. Instead of looking up, I just raise my left hand and keep drawing. I hear a sigh from the teacher and look up to give her a quick smile. I notice the new guy looking at me and I feel my cheeks flush. It's the same look Haku gives me, like there is no one else around.

We weren't officially dating, Haku thinks I'm still too young, and I'm sure my parents would agree. But he treats me as if we are. He walks me to class, holds my hand, kisses me when we're alone. He acts like my boyfriend, so, to me, labels mean nothing. I smiled at the thought and went right back to drawing.

"Whatcha drawing?" the new guy, Tai, asked when he sat behind me.

"A dragon's human form." I told him. "I can never get it right."

I sighed in frustration and crumpled up the paper. I would make Haku could still so I can get a sketch of him tonight, then I could adjust the proportions a bit. It was getting harder to draw everyone, and it scared me. I did miss them, a lot. I wondered what they were doing, so I got out my notebook and started writing again. It was the same story, but I went into more detail about Yubaba and Boh, Lin, Kamajii, the soot balls, Zeniba, and No-Face. The foreman, and especially Haku.

"Maybe I can help." Tai said.

I shook my head, "I'll get my bo- my friend to stand still so I can use his shape for the human form." I said.

"Your what? Boyfriend?" he laughed, "Aren't you a little young?"

"It's none of your business" I snapped.

"Feisty," he mumbled.

I ignored him the rest of class.

Their next class was gym. Haku was glad when he saw Chihiro walking towards him in her gym clothes. She hugged him just as the teacher came out.

"Chihiro, you can hug your boyfriend during your own time!" he barked.

Chihiro just shook her head, she heard this every day. To her dismay she saw Tai there, and another girl that looked eerily like him.

"Must be his sister," she mumbled.

"Mai." Haku told her as the instructor took role then sent him out to the track to run laps. After laps, they could chose to walk around the track or play the game of the day. Chihiro and Haku always chose to walk.

Haku could hear her humming to herself as they walked. He smiled when he recognized the melody.

"Still fixated on that song?" he teased.

"It's our song, let me be fixated on it." she frowned which caused him to laugh.

Hearing his laugh caused Mai's heart to speed up. She looked jealously as Haku walked with the girl. Her eyes narrowed even more when he took her hand.

"Who's that with Haku?" she asked a girl in her class.

"Chihiro, they've been inseparable since he started here." she told Mai.

"Hmmm, I'll find a way to separate them." she said out loud.

"Good luck." the girl said and ran off.

"Tai!" Mai called to her brother as he ran passed.

Tai groaned but waited for Mai to catch up.

"I need you to go separate Chihiro from Haku." she told her brother.

"Why would I do that? She and I didn't get off on the best foot last hour."

"Well go make it up to her. Drag her away if you have to." she said.

Tai rolled his eyes but went to pull Chihiro away. He just grabbed her arm and ran. Chihiro stumbled after him trying to break his grip.

"Let me go!" she shouted and allowed herself to fall back, which only caused Tai to fall on her.

"CHIHIRO! STOP FLIRTING!" came the coach's voice.

"I'M NOT FLIRTING!" Chihiro yelled at him, angry for being yelled at because of this jerk.

Haku was about to go help her up when Mai walked over to him.

"Hi." she said.

"Uh, hi. Listen I can't talk right now." he said and ran to Chihiro's side to help her up.

He brushed off her back and made sure she was alright. She was limping so Haku picked her up bridal style and carried her to the bleachers.

Mai glared and went back to running as Haku took off Chihiro's shoe and sock to examine her foot.

Chihiro's POV

"That jerk." I muttered as Haku rotated my foot and made sure it was ok.

I winced when he asked me to point my toe. Haku sighed and picked me up again and carried me to the coach.

"Can I take her to the nurse?" he was asking.

The coach wrote out a note for us both and Haku carried me off the field.

"You can put me down." I mumbled, embarrassed by the stares.

"You can't walk." Haku said.

I sighed and wrapped my arms around his neck, "I might be too heavy."

He set me down then turned around and crouched. I jumped a bit and he caught me under my knees to carry my on his back. Across the campus we went that way, he was holding my shoe and sock also. In the nurse's office the woman gave me some ice and Haku held the ice pack in my foot, which was swelling quickly.

"Imma kill Tai." I muttered.

"He didn't mean it, I'm sure." Haku said.

"Still. I told him to let me go."

"Do you kids mind if I put on some music?" the nurse asked us.

We shook our heads and she turned on the radio, the first song to come on had us looking at each other. I giggled and Haku chuckled and kissed my cheek. The nurse poked her head in,

"Is there a problem?" she asked.

"It's our song." I told her, her eyes went wide.

"Aren't you a little young to be dating?"

"We aren't dating." I told her quickly, "I've known him since we were kids, and he moved away when I was five. We didn't meet again until this summer and our friendship had survived all the years, and it even grew." I said.

Haku kissed my cheek again and I couldn't help but blush.

Haku's POV

After taking Chihiro to the nurse, we got released to go to our next class. I carried her on my back to the locker room, then instructed her to wait for me there. After running to get to the boy's locker room and get dressed and my stuff, I hurried to get her. When I arrived Tai was there.

"Come on, we have next hour together, let me carry your books." he was telling her.

"No thank you." she was saying then she saw me and smiled.

I took her stuff and put them in my back then put it on her back.

"You're going to make her carry it?" he asked incredulously.

Instead of answering, I helped Chihiro climb onto my back like last time and carried her to class. People were staring, and a few upper class girls were asking their boyfriends why they couldn't be like me. I set her down at her class and got her stuff out.

"Wait for me here." I told her then hugged her tightly before going to my class.

To my dismay, Mai was there. I sighed and took my seat and resolved to ignore her the rest of class.