Days passed without much mishaps and as predicted, Yuuki accelerated through the popularity chain to the top. He was well-known for being a model student, admired by both peers and teachers, but at the same time, was someone you cannot mess with. This was demonstrated by his many dominating moments and let's just say that it would be better for people to stay on his good side than his bad one.

Surprisingly, his moments seemed to attract more attention than dispel any. His many fans would chalk up his behavior to be sexy, mysterious, and beastly which Yuuki can appreciate and understand. There was just something about being dominated by an alpha that gets your blood pumping. In fact, it was because of this behaviour and a simply rumor that cause Yuuki to gain himself a mixed fan club, containing both male and female students. This rumor that have been flying around, not only the school, but all of Namimori.

Usually rumors are simple gossips or lies told by other, but this rumor was spread with such conviction that many who heard it was convinced of its accuracy and legitimacy. Yuuki was rumored to be bisexual. At first, many didn't believe such an absurd rumor. This dominant, high stature male can't possibly be bisexual. Many full-blooded females strongly opposed such labelling. Despite the aggressive opposition, a few individuals managed to hold their ground. They pointed out multiples of evidence and eyewitnesses contributing to this gossip. The main theme of the evidence was how Yuuki treated both sexes: both equally in respect and in flirtation.

One example was when a female student had tripped in the middle of the school hallway. Yuuki was nearby when this incident happened and he came swooping in to her rescue, smoothly transitioning her into a dip. It was a rare, yet charming way to seduce someone and commonly use for the female population. Now, usually if that student was a male, most wouldn't think of coming to their rescue or charming them with such a move, but Yuuki did, surprising both the male student and the people around them. Male or female, Yuuki would pull out his charismatic moves on anyone.

Faced with such evidence and having none at their disposal, most reluctantly submitted to the possibility of Yuuki being bisexual. Likewise, it wasn't long before they too become convinced by the rumor. Hence the continuous development of his fan base consisted of both sexes.

What were Yuuki's thoughts on all of this?

Nothing, besides the accumulating thought of how delusional the people of this town can be. Was this really how the townspeople interpreted his actions? Then they must be really naïve and stupid then.

Yuuki may be one of Nami-chuu's top beloved students, but unbeknownst to everyone, there was a sinister plan behind all of this. Yuuki was indirectly gaining an army made up of his fellow peers, teachers, and hopefully the townspeople. Yuuki's end goal? To have them admire and respect him to the point where they would follow his every favors and commands – like those cliché class president bishounen you would see in anime.

You would think that this plot can only be done in fictional reality, but surprisingly it seemed to be working quite well for Yuuki. It was almost funny really. It was as if Yuuki was in an anime himself, but that was ridiculous. There was no way that was true.

Despite the effectiveness of the scheme, Yuuki would always find himself drained of energy by the end of the week. Keeping up his façade and his charisma for the majority of the day was tiring work. A part of Yuuki's personality may be genuinely kind and caring, but to have those traits be constantly available with every single person and stranger was not what Yuuki would have liked. In reality, he cared little for others – only a selective few was granted his time and protection. He may have helped those who were in need, but most of the time he would not bother with anyone else. Why should he? It was too bothersome to be friends with everyone. Hence the constant work he must endure to accomplish his goal.

That was the main reason he endured such torture – to create a large network of accessible minions and information. Despite the strain, it was a fairly simple task, especially with this mask of his. Taken from experience, Yuuki had learned that people tend to be more favorable towards those who was more appealing or charismatic. It was unfortunately a psychological fact of human nature. That was why he spent countless years perfecting his mask, with his parents even lending him a hand in the process.

To others, this might come off as a bit strange. What kind of parents encouraged their child to act in this sort of manner? Well, whoever said that his parents were normal parents? What defined something as 'normal' anyway? Yuuki's parents might come off as 'strange' to other, but to him, they have always been his 'normal' yet eccentric parents.

When Yuuki's parents first found out about his little project, instead of feeling repulsive by it, they showed great amount of encouragement, especially his father.

"It would be good practice," his father had said, guiding him throughout his development. His parents were already planning on training him one day – they just did not plan on doing it quite as early. Nonetheless, they took Yuuki's enthusiasm in stride and began his training immediately.

During his training on charisma and seduction, his mother would constantly volunteer herself to be her child's test dummy, despite his father being a perfect candidate. His father WAS the most talented one out of the three in acting. However, for some reason, Yuuki's mother wouldn't let him.

Yuuki had one time asked his mother why and she replied that, "despite having his father already there to woo her every day, there was a certain charm to Yuuki's wooing that make it to be quite unique."

Her husband was wonderful, no doubt about it, but she wanted something new to experience and what better way than her child's newly developing seduction skills. It was so cute watching her child try to seduce someone – what a great mother she was…

Yuuki didn't put too much thought on his mother's reasoning. For many years, Yuuki had tried to figure out his mother, but every attempt ended with failure. Thus, Yuuki simply left that job to his father who was more than happy to do so.

Despite his failure to understand his mother, Yuuki found her personality to be quite befitting to her character, especially if you take in account her special ability – something Yuuki have inherited. Same could be said about his father. Despite having opposite personalities from one another, they fit together like two pieces of a puzzle.

With the recurring thoughts about his family stewing in his mind, Yuuki started to feel a tad bit homesick. This wasn't the first time Yuuki have been away from his parents, but he would still miss them nonetheless. He missed his home at the compound, the familiar clatters of the households, and the peace it gave him. Finding himself sinking deeper into wistfulness, Yuuki shook himself out of his reminiscing of the past before the feeling could get any stronger.

He took a glanced around him, taking quick notes of the structure he currently occupying. He was at his designated home in which was created a few months ago for his mission. The wood that he sat upon was the porch floor of his deceptively small, traditional, Japanese house. Surrounding the house was a large plot of land which was enclosed by traditional walls and gate.

Yuuki hummed in thought, taking in the sight of his personal garden as he sat on the porch with his afternoon tea in his hands. He was taking his time to rekindle with himself, especially after a few weeks of stressful work trying to integrate himself into the social network. Taking these breaks were important for Yuuki. If he stayed too long within his façade, he would start losing sight of his true personality – something his father had advised him to take caution of. That and he missed being his real self again.

Taking notice of the cold tea in his hands, Yuuki signed in disappointment, knowing that he must get back to working on his mission. Packing the tea away, Yuuki got up and ready to patrol around Namimori.

Closing the front gate, Yuuki strolled down the street of the neighborhood. It was mostly empty since Yuuki lived in the more desolated side of town, but as he continued down the path, it started to fill with people. The streets became livelier as he passed by many houses, slipping passed different individuals before coming upon the neighborhood market.

Yuuki stealth passed everyone, scanning them from the corner of his eyes: mothers going grocery shopping, teenagers hanging out with friends, business men bustling to their workplace. The crowed of Namimori was noisy yet peaceful, almost familiar in a way. The energy in the air was a calm, natural buzz. The activity level of the town was not as stressful as a city, but not as silent as the countryside.

He could hear children's laughter overlapping with the sound of gossiping adults. Alerted, yet minding his own business, Yuuki casually blend into the crowd of people. People walked right passed him without a glance. Children chased one another, unaware of eyes observing them. It wasn't too hard for Yuuki to do this. People were all too busy with themselves and their own problems to really notice anyone else. Everything was going well until Yuuki started to notice a subtle change in the air.

There was a small shift in the flow of the crowd until it started to escalate into a noticeably-sized split running down the centre of the street. Naturally, Yuuki went with the current of the crowd and stuck to one side of the split. The usual buzz of the crowd grew alarmed and with fear. Once the split was made, everyone collectively froze with fear, staring frightfully down the end of the cleared road.

Eyebrow quirked with interest, Yuuki cautiously got closer to the front so that he could get a better view of what is happening. He hid behind a couple of people, but the gap between their heads gave him a good enough view. Yuuki placed his calculating gaze at the end of the road and waited for whatever got the crowd into a fearful state.

At first, Yuuki saw nothing, but then slowly, a small, shadowed figure appeared. As this figure got closer to Yuuki, he started to see who this figure was.

Donned with a black, school uniform jacket that bellowed from the breeze, a red armband glistening from the light, and two metal tonfas clutched within his hands was Namimori's residential carnivore. He seemed to be in an awfully bad mood, Yuuki though, observing how the corner of his lips was pulled down into a deep scowl and the predatory glint in his eyes.

Hibari Kyoya, leader of Nami-chu's Disciplinary Committee.

Age: 15

Blood type: O

Height: 169 cm

Weight: 58 kg

A delinquent who loves Namimori and will not tolerate any misguidance towards it.

Catchphrase: "Kamikorosu (I'll bite you to death)"

When Yuuki first read up on the information he could get about this person's profile, he was at first, intrigued. He had seen many unique characters throughout his lifetimes, but something about this boy captivated him. Perhaps it was how in-tune this person was with his inner animal. Unlike most people who kept their animal in hiding or a secret, he embraced it, unconcerned with the opinion of others. He lived by his own rules, taking necessary actions to get what he wants.

He was… wild, uncaged and this appealed to Yuuki. Unlike other, he was more refined and less cruel. Yuuki was not saying that he was merciful or anything, because he wasn't, but compared to others, he still has some kindness within him. No person who love cute, small animals could be evil.

Hibari strolled down the path created for him by the people, irritated by the current crowding. The people tried their best to not get into Hibari's way, but it was not good enough for him. Even if the crowd was out of his line of sight, he would still be irritated by it. It was unfortunate for the people to come upon Hibari when he was in such a foul mood. He was less tolerant of herbivores because of it. It was not the crowd's fault for Hibari's sour state. The source of his frustration was a specific group that was causing him some trouble – the crowding was simple building up on that anger.

This group was making such a mess within his territory: burglary, tipping over multiples of objects like trash bins, making death threats, starting fights and dragging in innocent bystanders. It was unforgivable and they needed to pay. They even went far as to mess with the students from his school – not that he particularly cared about the students, only the fact that they were indirectly messing with his precious middle school.

Furthermore, it was equally frustrating that the only information Hibari got about this group was that they called themselves the Deadly Skullz. They were a gang from the neighboring town who seemed to have migrated into Namimori and was trying to take control of it. Their signature was a white, boney, skull-shaped mask in which they always wore whenever they cause havoc around town. That was all the information his right-hand man, Tetsuya Kusakabe, could find.

Hibari growled, eyes glaring in anger. To the side, Yuuki watched him, tilting his head in thought. Yuuki was quite aware of the current happenings that was occurring around town, especially about a certain gang's rampaging. There was not much that he wasn't aware of when it came to this area. It was his job to know these sorts of things after all.

Was Hibari having trouble with finding information about this group? Yuuki wondered. Perhaps, and Yuuki smirked at this thought, he could give his assistance to the skylark.

The more Yuuki thought of his plan, the more appealing it became. It was perfect, not only would he secure a spot to get close to his target, but he would get the opportunity to find out more about the school's Disciplinary Committee's head. A win-win situation, you can say. Now, how will he present his services to Hibari. Preoccupied with his thoughts, Yuuki slipped deeper into the crowd to prepare for his confrontment – unaware of predatory eyes following his form. It seems that Yuuki have greatly underestimated the skylark.

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After that day, Yuuki started to notice how frequent his encounters with Hibari was becoming. At first, it was simple appearances from the corner of his eyes within the town area. Those moments, he simply disappeared before the skylark could take notice of him. Next, he started to see Hibari around school, whether it was in the hallways or in the courtyard. This caused Yuuki to become wary, more cautious about his surroundings.

Was Hibari trying to find him?

It didn't look like he was. Even if he did, wouldn't he have tried to confront Yuuki more directly or even send one of his minions to collect him? It was suspicious. Before, Yuuki barely saw the skylark, but now, after that initial view of the carnivore, the skylark seemed to be lurking around at almost every corner.

This small, unofficial game of cat-and-mouse kept up until it became quite clear to Yuuki that Hibari WAS trying to hunt the model student down. His advances started to become more directive and aggressive. For each attempt, Yuuki was forced to hide – each one getting much more creative than the last. It went from hiding in typical areas like tables, rooms, closets, and lockers to hiding in the corner of the ceilings, the basketball bin, amongst books, dolls, and he started to even use disguises to escape the skylark. That carnivore was seriously testing Yuuki's mastery of disguises, challenging him to get quicker in his changes. It was both thrilling and frustrating for Yuuki.

Well, at least he was getting some sort of practice on his cloaking abilities. His family must be proud.

On a different note, Hibari was getting angrier with every escape Yuuki did to evade the skylark. The school and even Hibari's own subordinates started to take notice as they actively try to avoid his path, afraid to be on the receiving end of his irk. At first, his subordinates followed their boss' orders and tried to capture the student – going to his classroom during class time as one example – but somehow, they kept on missing him. Yuuki would be out of the classroom window before they could even enter the classroom. Eventually they left the job of seizing the model student to their boss who seemed keen on catching the boy.

A few more days went by and Hibari was beyond frustrated at this point. Somehow this herbivore was evading his grasp while also managing to complete all his work and juggling all his responsibilities. Yuuki on the other hand, was amused yet tired of the skylark's shenanigans. Hibari was persistent, Yuuki can give him that, but his persistence was making Yuuki put more effort than necessary into maintaining his image. It was hard enough putting a façade in front of everyone and managing all his responsibilities, but now he needed to put even more just to avoid the carnivore. He had to manage his time, taking time out of his other activities and breaks to be able to complete all his tasks. The extra stress was extremely unnecessary and was interfering with his life.

Yuuki was at his breaking point with the skylark. That was why Yuuki decided to bring the chase to a close and confront Hibari. So, one morning, Yuuki didn't run away from Hibari like he usually did, instead he calmly strolled through the courtyard in plain view and ignored the oncoming silhouette of his chaser. The students around him immediately fled upon sighting Hibari, not wanting to get involved with the two. Yuuki stopped in his track, acknowledging the looming figure that stood a few feet in front of him. Hibari scowled, glaring at the calm look on Yuuki's face. This herbivore has caused nothing, but trouble for Hibari and yet he had the nerve to look at him that way? This boy needed to be punished.

"Do you need anything, Hibari-san?" Yuuki asked, innocently tilting his head. Hibari twitched in annoyance. Before any more words were exchanged, Hibari attacked.

"Wow," Yuuki emotionlessly muttered, skillfully dodging the attack. He was a bit unimpressed by Hibari. He did not know why Hibari suddenly attacked him. He knows that he might have annoyed the skylark with his constant avoidance, but he can't simply be mad because of that, would he?

It was partial correct that Hibari was attacking Yuuki because of his annoyance, but the actual reason for his attack was because Hibari was suspicious of Yuuki. A few moments before their initial view of each other, Hibari had encounter a few members of the Deadly Skullz. Unfortunately, he was a few seconds too late and those vermin managed to escape into the crowds. Then, while he was prowling around trying to look for them, he spotted Yuuki.

Nothing about the boy stood out which made Hibari skeptical about his identity. At first, Hibari tried to confront Yuuki, but the boy would always escape. This did not help clear his suspicion. Hibari may not have any concrete proof of Yuuki's possible association with the group, but his behavior was causing Hibari to be filled with wariness for the boy.

Eyes narrowed in hostility, Hibari charged toward Yuuki, continuing his constant array of attacks. Yuuki back-flipped out of the way, landing onto a one-hand handstand before flipping back onto his feet. Pushing off with one leg, Yuuki dodged to the side, rolling into a cartwheel. Dodging a hit, Yuuki used the extended arm of Hibari to propel himself away from the carnivore. Mid-air, Yuuki curled into a back-flip and observed Hibari from the air. Hibari's form was tense for attack, possible either waiting for Yuuki to drop down or preparing himself to jump up.

Seeing how Hibari did nothing, but charge forward as Yuuki descended, Yuuki would guess it was the former. Almost instantly after landing, Yuuki had to immediately dodge ongoing attacks from Hibari. Now, by this point Yuuki was starting to get tired with this petty fighting. Don't get him wrong, he can continue indulging Hibari with this little fight, but seeing how Yuuki has better things to do, it was time for the fight to end.

Yuuki needed to act fast. Leaping back, the sole of Yuuki's foot barely grazed the ground before he charged forward at a breakneck speed. Not expecting much from an herbivore, Hibari did not have time to react to the boy's sudden show of speed. Before Hibari realized it, Yuuki was instantly inside of his personal bubble. Using the momentum of his charge, Yuuki kneed Hibari in the stomach, causing the skylark to grunt at the force. Grabbing Hibari's shoulders, Yuuki pinned Hibari to the ground, slightly knocking the air out of him. The window of opportunity was closing, Yuuki must end this quickly!

Hibari growled, about to retaliate, but then felt something grazed against his throat. Hibari's eyes widen, his body frozen from shock. Seeing how Yuuki was using all his limbs to pin Hibari down, Yuuki used the next best thing when it came to a weapon – his teeth. Head turned to the side, nose brushing against the underside of Hibari's chin, and teeth poised above his throat, ready to be used when necessary.

Once Hibari have gotten out of his shock, his body tensed, most likely to try to get Yuuki to stop pinning him down. Yuuki slightly closed his mouth in reply, his teeth firmly applying pressure onto Hibari's throat. A gentle growl emitted from Hibari's throat, the sound vibrated Yuuki's teeth and sent an unexpected shiver down Yuuki's spine. Slightly confused from his reaction, Yuuki pressed more firmly onto Hibari's throat until he stopped his growls.

Why did a growl caused Yuuki to react like so? Was it simply because of the vibration? Seeing how vibrations can traveling along bones, it wouldn't be such a surprise for Yuuki, but was it that simply?

For a few minutes, the two of them stayed frozen in their positions. Hibari could feel Yuuki's warm breath puffing against his neck and the dull edge of his teeth. Yuuki's warm curvature body was pressed against his, letting him feel each edge and corners of its shape. Once in a while, there would be a twitch from Hibari's body causing Yuuki to press more firmly against him, unaware of what his action may reveal about himself.

It wasn't long until Yuuki felt Hibari slowly relaxed. Cautiously, Yuuki started to pull away, causing a thin string of saliva to appear before weakly snapping. Yuuki stayed tense as he wiped his mouth, prepared for any surprised from Hibari, but all Hibari did was observed the boy with a certain glint in his eyes. Wary, Yuuki kept an eye on the carnivore as he moved away.

Hibari's eyes followed Yuuki's every movement. Once a good distance away, Yuuki waited as Hibari sat up, wiping away the saliva on his neck, his tonfa laid forgotten on the ground beside him. "So, would you mind telling me why you attacked me?" Yuuki asked, breaking the silence.

Hibari huffed, "I don't have to explain myself to you, herbivore."

Yuuki quirked an eyebrow at the name. Personally, he wouldn't consider himself to be an herbivore. At the very least, he was an omnivore. Yuuki gazed at Hibari, observing him with a calculating glint in his eyes. Noticing the glint, Hibari narrowed his eyes, his fingers twitching. Yuuki's eyes flickered to the twitch before straying back to Hibari's face. "Hmm, well, no need. I don't particularly care why you attack me. Now that we're here though, I would like to officially introduce myself to you and propose a deal in regards to my services."

"Service?" Hibari said, showing a small amount of interest in Yuuki's words.

"My name is Kimura Yuuki and I am what you call an informant. I can get you whatever information you need," Yuuki slowly smirk, "but with a price."

"A price?" Hibari inquired, his narrow as he scrutinized Yuuki.

"Yup," Yuuki confirmed, emphasizing on the 'p', "But…"

Yuuki paused, an almost teasing smirk appeared on his face as his head tilted to the side. "I'm sure we can come up with a deal. As I mention before, I come with a proposal. I am willing to give you a discount on my services if you let me join the disciplinary committee."

Hibari's eyes slightly widen in surprise, before narrowing into a glare. "Why?" Hibari asked, his gaze penetrating Yuuki's form. Yuuki straighten up his head, lazily shrugging his shoulders.

"Why else? Power. Your group is the most feared in Namimori and I want to be a part of it."

Hibari stared blankly at Yuuki before scoffing. Grabbing his tonfas off the ground, Hibari tuck them away and stood up. Pivoting, he walked away, calling over his shoulder, "I don't need anybody's help, especially from an herbivore."

Despite having the slightest amount of respect for the show of power, Hibari didn't trust the student. He may be interested in the boy, but he seemed too sly for Hibari's liking. He didn't need that sort of person in his Disciplinary Committee. The only thing he need were obedient subordinates and from what little Hibari got from the boy, Yuuki was not the type to be docile. A small smirk slowly appeared on Hibari's face, this was the first time he met an omnivore – things were starting to get interesting.

Yuuki watched as Hibari disappeared into the school, a bit unhappy that he didn't take the deal. Yuuki sighed as he stood up, brushing off the dusts from his uniform. Oh well, at least Hibari was now aware of Yuuki's service. Maybe one day he would be in need of it. Seeing how their first encounter could have gone a lot worse, Yuuki felt quite content with the outcome.

Looking back at the school one last time, Yuuki strolled away, heading off into the opposite direction. Yuuki may feel content with his situation with Hibari, but this does not mean he was giving up on gaining power. His supposed failure simply meant that it was time for him to move onto his next course of actions.

He hoped Namimori prepare itself, because the next few years will be quite hectic.