one x one

[Pousepup]

This is a one x one between Pousepup and SkeleanimalPandaBear.
Please don't post unless you are one of those two ◕ ‿ ◕ Thank you.

[Pousepup]

She was bothering him again? Ichiro stared at his phone for a great while as it rang, unsure if he should answer it or not. Last week his sister had introduced him to one of her new friends and if he remembered correctly, her name was Tiana. She was constantly calling him after that and what she wanted to say wasn't a total mystery to him. Ichiro was just naturally a perverted high schooler, and he had ended up saying and doing a couple of things he shouldn't have. First of all, the moment she walked through the door, his eyes were locked on her chest. You should have seen them, they were huge . Doing that had resulted in his sister smacking him over the head. Second, he must have accidentally said some really dirty pick up line because she was all over him after that. It wasn't until his sister explained that they could never be together for some weird reason that he didn't understand, that he had stopped leading her on. His sister had even talked to Tiana about the situation, but she completely disregarded her words and took his number from her phone. Eventually he'd have to change his number if she didn't stop. The ring ceased but started up again a couple minutes later. He looked at the time and let out a groan, it was 5 AM. "Why won't you let me sleep?" he thought, turning off his phone and tossing it somewhere else on his bed.

When he woke up again, it was 7:30. He knew he was going to be late if he didn't hurry, but school wasn't that important to him. All he wanted was to pass all of his classes and get out. Ichiro hopped out of bed and headed down the hall to the bathroom to take a shower. It was a rather quick shower and he was out by 7:45. Wrapping a towel around his waist, he opened the door to the bathroom and walked back down the hall. His sister passed him on the way, yelling "Put some clothes on, sheesh! Tiana is coming over soon! I don't want her seeing you like that!" His sister was a year older than him, which meant she was already out of school- and Tiana was too. That reminded him of something. "Oh yeah, can you please tell her to stop calling me? It's incredibly annoying." he called over his shoulder before disappearing into his room to change. Checking the time again, he quickly threw on some clothes and grabbed his backpack. Upon leaving his room he turned on his phone again and slipped it into his pocket.

Ichiro jogged down the hall and to the door. He turned around to say something to his sister, but next to her stood Tiana. s**t. "See you later." he said as he opened the door and stepped out as quickly as possible. He was such an idiot. Ah, oh well, just ignoring her would work. Ichiro was about to walk when he realized he would be incredibly late if he did. Stepping back inside the house he found his sister in her room. "Do you think you could drive me? I'm going to be really late if I walk today." he said, rubbing the back of his neck lightly. His license had been suspended for a month because of reckless driving, it wasn't on purpose! He was just...distracted. From behind, someone ran their fingers across his lower back; it was Tiana, of course. Ichiro kept a straight face and focused on his sister. Tiana must have still been in the kitchen and he hadn't seen her. Letting out a sigh his sister agreed to do it, which was great. The only thing he didn't like about this was that Tiana would be coming along. The drive there was pretty awkward considering he said little to nothing to either of the girls (at least he got to sit alone in the back, his sister didn't let Tiana sit next to him).

Twenty minutes later they arrived at the school at it was 8:26. He was a little late but he doubted anything important had happened in the short amount of time of class. "Thanks" he said, giving his sister a smile before stepping out of the car and rushing to class. His teacher was mid-sentence when he opened the door, causing her to stop and a majority of the class to look at him. "Please take your seat, Mr.Yamazaki. I was just explaining how you will be paired up for your projects." she said while he made his way to his seat and sat down. Everyone always hoped they would get lucky and got to be paired with their friends for these things. Ichiro had a couple of friends in this class, and it would be great if he was paired with one of them. He only listened when he heard his name. "Ichiro, you will be with Scarlett." Some of his friends laughed and gave him thumbs up. Who was Scarlett? ... Ichiro turned around and looked around the class, and based on what everyone else was doing- he found her. Had they ever spoken before? He couldn't think of any time that they did, so this project was going to be the first time they would meet, right? Realizing he was staring, he flashed a smile and turned back around.


ooc: 'Hope this is good. c:

[Hungarian Devil]

The days always started the same, the fact that she was dressed by other hands and hardly had any choice in what she wore never changed and she didn't ever complain about it either. That was just the way Scarlett was, meek, shy, sweet, loving, obedient, and humble. It was a shock when she was informed she would be able to attend public school when she entered high school. So from her Freshmen year she was enrolled in the public school about twenty five miles from her home. Why not the private school? Well because her parents thought it was time for her to get used to the people in the real world, instead of in the highly pampered and strict private school she had attended from kindergarten through junior high. Though when she entered high school that first day she gathered a rather nasty batch of bullies whom have been her tormentors since then. One of them had already graduated, last year actually, and she had been the leader of the group that messed with her daily. Though that didn't stop her posse from torturing her on a daily basis. Today would be no different and when her parents saw the marks Scarlett just blew it off and said she was clumsy and ran into a lot of things. After first her parents believed her because it was a new school and it would take a little while to get used to all the areas in the school but as the months passed and the bruises didn't fade her parents got concerned and ended up contacting the principle. That was when she was forced to take her butler to school with her every day to get to the bottom of her bruises. For that amount of time she ran into things on purpose, bumped her knees, hit her elbows. By the end of each day she came home with the same kind of bumps, bruises, and scraps so her parents finally let up with the butler. Thadeus never believed her though, he knew all to well that Scarlett was basically a genius and had the layout of every room in the school memorized the first week. The patterns that people took to get to certain classes, she knew them all so her running into things didn't fool him, her endearing butler.

Waking this morning was the same as any, alarm clock went off at seven and she hit the snooze...went off again at seven fifteen and again the snooze button was hit. Finally at seven thirty the alarm clock was moved from her reach and she looked up but everything was blurry so she searched for her glasses and looked at the demon clock. Time to actually get out of bed. Sitting up she looked over at Thadeus and yawned while speaking. "You know...you could just move the clock to the other side of the room so I actually get up at seven." The soft smile on her lips always meant she was joking and that she'd chuck a pillow at him if he actually took her extra thirty minutes of sleep away. He didn't smile though, very serious he walked over to the bed and helped her out as was part of his duties. "Or you could stop the late nights of doing other people's homework and speak to the principle about those girls. Or use all your training and fight back." His voice was flat and even because he'd said the same two lines over and over to her but she never once listened. It was one thing she just couldn't do. "One more year Thadeus...I'll be fine. I've survived thus far without taking action...I'm sure I can pull through one more year." She always whispered in reply but never believed it and neither did he. Once she was up and stretching her still tired muscles Thadeus retrieved her clothes for the day. Once they were laid out on the bed he opened the door to the bathroom for her where the water was already running and at the perfect temperature. No words as she slipped into the bathroom, undressed herself and got in the shower. She had perfected the art of showering having everything down to timing. After washing herself and rinsing she got out and air dried as usual then pulled on her under garments and stepped out of the bathroom.

Thadeus dressed her, as usual, and her maid came in doing her hair in a loose braid, her bangs parted a certain way to stay out of her eyes. And then she put her glasses back on as she had taken them off in the bathroom. The red tank top that was chosen for her today didn't cover her bruises so what she did was grabbed a black sweater and slipped it on then went down to breakfast. She never ran into anything at home, having the layout of everything memorized it was slightly hard to run into anything unless it was unexpected. Eating breakfast was quick as it was her usual, cereal with fruit slices and almond milk. When she was finished she brushed her teeth and left the house saying good-bye to her parents with minimal talk during breakfast. Thadeus had the limo waiting for her with the door open and him standing next to it. Getting in she let him shut the door and within seconds they were off. It didn't take too long to get to the school as Thadeus usual drove with a lead foot. Getting to the school he opened the door for her and she said a soft good day then turned and walked into the school. Always on time she went straight to her first class. Her heels making a soft clicking noise as she made her way down the maze of hallways. Another thing she liked about her big sweaters is that they hid just how big her chest really was, her hips she couldn't really hide. She was curvy but she didn't want everybody at school to know that. Getting to the class successfully dodging her tormentors she spoke to the teacher before class about what they were going to do today and offered her assistance with grading if necessary. All of her teachers knew she was a genius but made sure to not make it too known, her grades showed that already. When class started she mentally took role and two people were missing.

One was out sick and the other burst into class about twenty six minutes late. The teacher addressed him shortly and had him take his seat. Now only one person was missing. As the teacher explained about the project she took concise notes that were so neat it was as if she already knew the lesson. And she didn't miss anything, there were no gaps in her notes. Then she heard who she was going to be paired with for the project. Ichiro Yamazaki. She glanced over at him and caught him staring then he flashed a smile and turned back around. Her hand went up and she couldn't stop it. The teacher paused as if startled by her hand then addressed her. "Yes Miss Lefay?" The teacher was very patient and she smiled softly. Scarlett returned the smile and looked over at Ichiro then back to the teacher. "Can I request to work alone on this project?" Her protest must have shocked everybody in the class because they were all staring at her. Even their teacher looked surprised but quickly regained herself and cleared her throat. "I'm sorry Miss Lefay but this project calls for a pair of people to work together. Any other project and you could work by yourself but this one is board regulated to have a pair." The look that crossed Scarlett's face must have been a cross between anguish and fear but she nodded. "Okay..." She whispered then sank further into her seat and turned towards the window. She took notes but didn't look at anything but her notebook, the teacher, and out the window. After a little while longer the bell rang and she just sat there. This was all bad...Ichiro was the guy that one of her tormentors had a serious crush on. Too bad she wasn't pretty enough for him to notice.

[[Hope this is okay. ^.^;]]

"Oh no! Where are my glasses!?" >n<

[Pousepup]

Admitting she was hot was pretty easy, body-wise anyway. He hadn't taken a good look at her face and he didn't plan on turning back around. Ichiros gaze turned to his friends, who were so desperately trying to get his attention. He raised an eyebrow slightly when they pointed over at Scarlett, and then thrust their hips forward. That brought a smile to his face and he nodded jokingly, that would never happen anyway. Based on the fact that he had never noticed her he guessed she was a quiet person, but probably smart. She was smart! Thank goodness. He might actually get a good grade on this project... Ichiro mouthed the words "All night" to his friends and they tried not to laugh when they noticed the teacher's eyes on them, and they were soon on him. He gave her a smile but she just shook her head and continued on with explaining what they were going to do. On the board, from top to bottom, she wrote and wrote and wrote... Were they supposed to be taking notes? Nah. Besides even if they were and his assumption of Scarlett being smart, she would have taken them. A couple times during the rest of the period, he had received text messages that contained some dirty content. Some of it was terrible, yet hilarious at the same time.

Ichiro glanced behind him at Scarlett and she was writing like crazy. Yeah, he was right. He mentally celebrated, knowing he could just take a look at her notes. The teacher turned around, and he took that opportunity to reply to the messages. He mentioned a couple of things he would do to her when they were alone. The bell rang just before they received the messages and they all laughed out loud as they walked over to him. "Aw, man. This is going to be the best project ever" one of them said as he put a hand on Ichiros shoulder, still trying to stop his laughing. There wasn't a class now, so he had some time. "Come one guys, let's go" they were all starting towards the door, including Ichiro that is...until he spotted Scarlett in her seat. He turned to them and laughed lightly, "I'll catch up with you guys later. I'm going to go find out if she's ready for me." he said raising his eyebrows as he spoke. When they all finally left, Ichiro walked over to Scarlett and pulled the chair from the desk in front of her out. He sat down on it backwards and took a look at her notes. 'Damn. This project is going to be a breeze.' his eyes went up to her face. "So, your place or mine?" he said nodding his head upward slightly, as if he was asking something sexual. Oh wait...he was.





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[Hungarian Devil]

Scarlett didn't have to pay too much attention to what was going on in class as she took down her notes. Even now and again she glanced at the board, having to push her glasses up a few times by the black rim closest to the leg. As the teacher explained the assignment she thought about what elements they had gone over and which ones they had already paired to get reactions. There were quite a few pairings they hadn't gone through but not many that most students would know. So in typical Scarlett fashion she already started on the project and she jotted down elements and their reactions and the swapping of elements. It wasn't until the bell rang and somebody started laughing really loud did she realize that class was over. Blinking a few times she looked down at her notes then looked out the window. She had a free period right now and then she had gym. 'Great...gym...' She thought to herself then looked up at the board and took a few more notes but decided she didn't want to leave the classroom yet for fear of what her tormentors would do to her in the busy halls. As she was looking over her notes and fixing a few things she heard the chair in front of her be moved and a body sat in it the wrong way. Looking up she realized it was Ichiro and jumped, her hazel eyes going wide and showing more green than usual. After calming herself down she looked out the window, she already knew he was looking at her notes because he hadn't bothered to take any of his own.

At his question she gave him a quizzical look knowing he meant something dirty by it. "Neither. And don't worry about the project. I'll do it." With that she stood and started gathering her things in her normal precise manner. Glancing at the door she could see the girl that had a crush on Ichiro waiting for her in the hall and a look of fear crossed her features and she absent mindedly rubbed her arms feeling a few bruises she still had from that particular person. "Actually...your place is fine. I'll have Thadeus wait for you after school on the far side of the building." Her words were whispered as she finished picking her things up and putting them in her one shoulder bag. With her things packed she walked to the front of the class to give the teacher a hand with any grading that might had piled up. She usually did this with her free periods, especially when she knew those three girls were waiting for her.

"Oh no! Where are my glasses!?" >n<

[Pousepup]

Giving her a weird look when she practically jumped up out of her seat, Ichiro chuckled. Was he that scary? The male adjusted his legs so he was comfortable and looked at her notes again. Their teacher said all of that? What had he been do- oh, thinking dirty things that's right. Upon hearing Scarlett answer, he concluded that his assumptions of her being smart were definitely right. She wanted to do it alone? "What? Why would you want to do it alone?" he questioned, not understanding that one bit. Without answer she stood up and began collecting her things and placing them neatly in her bag. He stood up and pushed the chair back under the desk with one quick movement. The girl then changed her mind and told him his place was fine. Oh, so she had a sudden change of heart, huh? Ichiro smiled at her and nodded. It wasn't until she walked off towards the teachers’ desk and start helping her that he realized he had no idea who Thadeus was. He'd find out later, and he knew what she looked like so it would be easy to figure it out. Grabbing his bag, Ichiro headed for the door giving a soft, "See ya' later then" as he passed Scarlett. Once outside he was greeted by a small group of people, a couple asked if the teacher was in the room or not ad they looked disappointed when he answered yes.

- - - Time skip~ Lunch time! - - -

Ichiro finished up his food, taking the last bite of a french fry before standing up to toss his food away. He turned when someone called his name, Analise to be exact. Ichiro gave her a smile and walked over to her and her group of friends. They were still eating and it seemed like they were searching for someone. Analise asked who he had been partnered with for the project, and all of their eyes went huge when he answered with Scarlett. "Actually, there she is now." he said, spotting her in the crowd. He gave them no time to say much more because he walked over to Scarlett and sat down across from her. "So, I was wondering. Who's this Thadeus guy?"




ooc: Ichiro is so clueless. xD

[Hungarian Devil]

Scarlett was surprised by his questioning her doing the project by herself. Most people made her do all the work anyway so his question made her pause but not long enough to notice as she continued to put her things away. When she spotted Analise she changed her mind quickly, letting him know they could start out working on it at his place. When he smiled and nodded all she returned was the nod then kept putting her things away. Afterwards going up to the front of the class to help the teacher. She waved a silent good bye to Ichiro as he left the room and could hear the conversation outside in the hall. They wanted to catch her alone. Scarlett bit her lower lip but kept at what she was doing, which was grading high level tests to help out one of her favorite teachers. The teacher had noticed the nervous look on her face and asked about it but Scarlett dismissed it as being nervous about the project. Of course she didn't believe her because all of Scarlett's teachers knew she was very smart and had no problem passing any of her classes. In the end the teacher didn't pry any further and when the bell rang again for the next class to begin she left and went to gym.

--- Time Skip tooooooooooo LUNCH! ---

Throughout the day she had already gotten a few new bruises from her tormentors but the bullying wasn't able to last as long as they had wanted in gym or even when they caught her in the hall. By the time she reached the lunchroom and got her food she tried very very hard to keep herself hidden from the three. When she was satisfied and seated on the complete other side of the cafeteria she started eating, going through notes and her textbooks, multitasking like a pro. Then it happened again. Ichiro appeared out of nowhere and made Scarlett jump, almost dropping her Coke. She gave him a slight glare. "Can you please not do that? Pop up out of nowhere. It's quite irritating." She pushed her glasses up on the bridge of her nose and took a sip of her soda then swallowed. She was about to ask him why he was at her table and causing more trouble for her than usual when he asked his question. That's right, she hadn't told him who Thadeus was. Maybe he was one of the few people that knew absolutely nothing about her, which would be a good thing and a bad thing all at the same time. Her hazel eyes glanced over in the direction she figured he had come from and caught Analise staring daggers at her.

Averting her eyes quickly she looked at Ichiro and remembered he had asked her a question. Who was Thadeus. "Thadeus is my butler. Now can you either sit down or leave please...you're causing me more trouble than I'm usually in." She murmured softly glancing at Analise again, still staring her down. Thadeus always asked why she never fought back and she always avoided giving him an honest answer. Truth be told she was afraid of seriously injuring them so she took their petty punishments on a daily basis. Her sweater sleeve fell off her shoulder revealing a new purpleish bruise in the shape of a hand that wasn't there before. Actually she had a bruise like that on both shoulders because Analise had grabbed her by her shoulders and slammed her against a wall earlier today. Though she didn't notice and kept eating and studying.

"Oh no! Where are my glasses!?" >n<

[Pousepup]

Yet again, Scarlett jumped when he came near her. Was she so used to being alone that having people around actually annoyed her? "No promises" he said, clearing his throat afterward. Ichiro tapped on the table lightly, looking around the cafeteria for a bit. When he turned back to her, he studied her face. She was cute, yeah but probably not someone he would date. Her body on the other hand... a smile appeared on his lips as he thought about it for a minute or two. Now he was going to be picturing her in skimpy clothing every time he saw her today, he was doing it now- that was for sure. Coming back to reality when he heard her voice and becoming aware of her clothing he sighed, disappointed, very disappointed. Thadeus was her what now? Her butler? Huh, he never would have guessed. He gave her a puzzled look at her next comment about him causing more trouble than usual. "You're usually in trouble? " That couldn't be true. He had only seen her communicate with one teacher but he guessed she was like that with all of the teachers. Weren't all of the smarter people best friends with teachers? There was no way for him to know considering he wasn't terribly smart. Ichiro was in the group of people that got passing grades, not exceeding ones. He got B's and C's in core classes that actually required you to do work but in things such as gym he got A's.

As he was fantasizing again he noticed her sleeve slip. Just as he was going to comment on her showing him a little skin he saw the large bruise on her shoulder. "Jeez, what do you do at home?" That brought the dirty thoughts. She liked it rough, didn't she... Ichiro grinned again. Someone smacked the back of his head and when he turned around to see who it was, they were heading around to the other side of the table. It was Analise and two of her friends. Analise set her food next to Scarlett and as she was going to sit down, she pressed her hand down on Scarlett's shoulder. Ichiro winced softly at the sight, knowing that that must've hurt. He focused on Analise for a moment, and then went back to picturing Scarlett in little to no clothing. Analise must have caught him staring at her chest because her foot went up and kicked him hard in the leg and unfortunately for him, she had heels on.






ooc:

[Hungarian Devil]

Scarlett rolled her eyes at his 'no promises' reply about him popping up out of nowhere. Yes she was very used to being alone considering all the friends she made had been sent to private schools. At his question about him causing her more trouble she glanced at him and gave him an 'are you dense' look before going back to her studies. "Not that kind of trouble...but yes. I'm a straight A student, I don't get into the kind of trouble you're thinking of." She said softly and started reading through her text book taking small bites and sips of her lunch. It was true, she usually only communicated with teachers and some select students when she really had no other choice. Though that being none of his business she didn't elaborate nor give precedence for him to question further. Glancing up at him through her glasses she noticed he was staring at her and while it weirded her out she said nothing. She didn't know that much about Ichiro and she was hoping that after this project was finished she wouldn't have anything else to do with him. 'Thank God this is my last year here.' As she continued her studies and lunch was when her sleeve fell and he just so happened to get a gander at her new bruise.

She shot him a glare. "It's a new bruise, for one, you ding bat. And I ran into a pole even though it isn't any of your concern." Saying that she was irritated was a very big understatement but she kept her voice calm and her features unreadable. Fixing her sleeve she glanced up and saw Analise smack Ichiro in the back of the head. She had become the new leader of the little group when the other one graduated. The smack knocked the weird grin off Ichiro's face but it only meant Scarlett was going to be punished even further for doing nothing. As Analise put press down on her shoulder she clinched her jaw and hid her expression of pain even though she wanted to cry. Analise sat down next to her and for some reason kicked Ichiro in the leg, with her heels. Anger crossed Scarlett's features for just a moment. It was one thing to punish her for something that would never be anything but to hit somebody else for no reason. To put it bluntly it set Scarlett off. Putting her Coke down and setting her fork down as well she turned to Analise who was a little on the puggy side and just shoved her off the bench. "Get the hell away from me Analise. You don't have any reason to sit next to me. Lord knows you hate me for no damn reason." It was obvious she was pissed off but then she noticed the way Analise landed, she more than likely got her shoulder popped out of place. She felt sorry for a moment, this was the exact reason she never fought back.

She lost her flare and it probably wasn't going to be coming back anytime soon. "Just....just get away from me...." Her voice was a lot weaker and she looked away from Analise, going back to her lunch. She knew she would regret her actions later but that was later. For now she didn't feel right having Analise lay her hands, feets, or anything else on anybody but her. Looking at her food she realized she'd lost her appetite and sighed lightly. Closing her books she put her things away neatly and stood, taking her tray with her in one hand and her unfinished Coke in the other hand, with which she pushed her glasses up. Putting her bag on her shoulder she ignored the pain that bloomed there and walked off discarding her food and putting her tray in the appropriate place. From there she went to the library. She didn't have classes for the rest of the day so she might as well stay somewhere she was safe....ish.

"Oh no! Where are my glasses!?" >n<

[Pousepup]

Ichiro felt like she would appreciate it if he only spoke to her when they were working on their project, where no one could see. Maybe that would be a good idea.... There was no going back now though. 'Straight A's? ' he thought knowing that he would definitely get a good grade on this with her help. He had gotten a months' detention when he had been paired with a straight A student, and the boy did all the work. That wasn't going to happen again and he was determined to put even the smallest amount of effort into this so there was no denying that he helped. The question about the bruise on her shoulder still lingered in his mind and it would until he found out why it was there. His eyes stayed on the bruise, studying it, trying to figure out another reason as to why it would be there other than she had a wild night last night. He glanced at her face when she explained how it was a new bruise, and then proceeded to tell him how it got there. Ran into a pole? Ichiro forced himself to not laugh at that, but it was extremely difficult.

When Analise kicked him he cursed under his breath. "What the hell was that for?" Was it because of where he had chosen to take a seat? Although they offered, Ichiro declined it and sat across from Scarlett instead. Analise did get somewhat frustrated when it came to these types of this. One of her friends sat down next to him but he paid no attention to her as he was now completely focused on Analise and Scarlett. Scarlett was telling her to leave, saying Analise hated her, and then all of sudden Analise was on the ground. Her friends sprung up out of their seats and went to her aid. Tears immediately streamed down her face when the girls tried to help her sit up by grabbing her arms. Ichiro looked at Scarlett again and she was beginning to close her things and pack them up so she could leave. That was pretty hot...she was stronger than she looked. If you were watching him, you could see his eyes follow her butt as she walked away. By the time he had turned back to Analise, a small group of people were formed around her and her friends. "Well, what are you guys doing? Someone get the nurse!" he called as he stood up from the table.

It was going to take a lot of effort to squeeze his way through the crowd and get to Analise. He decided to go tell Scarlett how bad-a** that actually was. Ichiro jogged after her, out of the cafeteria and across the campus to the library. He'd never been in the library during his free time, and it was weird. The only times he had ever gone in was when it was required for a class. Finding Scarlett, he walked up to her and laughed softly. "Analise is cool and all, but that was hot" he said smiling wide. He probably seemed like a creep, following her around like a dog but he didn't mind too much.





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[Hungarian Devil]

By the time Ichiro found Scarlett in the library she already had her little work station set up. Her books splayed out with several notebooks to keep track of her different thoughts and ideas. In all truth she was working on three different projects at once and keeping track just fine. When she heard somebody laughing she looked up and sure enough it was Ichiro. 'He's like a creepy puppy....' A passing thought as she heard his comment about her earlier actions. It was hot? How was it hot? A puzzled look crossed her face, maybe she was just as dense as Ichiro was but in a different sense. That sense being socialism. Shaking her head lightly she turned back to her notes to finish the sentence she had been writing. When that was done she put her pen, yes pen because she never wrote in pencil, down and looked at him then made a gesture with her hand for him to sit across from her. "I don't really see how that is considered hot. And being called hot isn't really a compliment, it's almost degrading." Maybe it was because she was still mad over what Analise had done or maybe it was because she knew she was going to get it later but the two emotions were fiercely battling to be the victory. Though in the end fear won out and she sagged her shoulders which caused her to wince and have to physically stop herself from touching her shoulders.

"You aren't very bright are you? I mean..analyzing wise. How much do you believe that a hand shaped bruise came from me running into a pole? Last I checked poles don't have hands that bear down on you. And that little scuffle with Analise will cost me dearly later. She's a bully Ichiro and has been, for me at least, since I started attending this school my freshmen year. She also has the hugest crush on you and when she found out I was your partner for the chemistry project of course her warped little brain is going to take as if I requested you as my partner but in truth I'd rather work alone. And your sister....she's no better than Analise because she started my bullying." Her hazel eyes had long since averted from Ichiro's face and down to her notes. Her shoulders were aching and while she didn't need to be here anymore because she didn't have anymore classes she also didn't want to leave because she had offered her assistance to several teachers today. Speaking of which she got a text message, her cell vibrating in her pocket pulled her away from her thoughts...and pain. Gently pulled the iPhone out of her pocket she checked the message. It was from Mr. Seams. "Need help grading these papers. Would you mind?" Sighing softly she showed Ichiro the text. "And these are the only reason I actually stay here most of the day because all our teachers are too overworked they can't grade papers by themselves." Another sigh and she pulled the phone back and texted back. "Sure, be there shortly." Then hit send and locked the phone, replacing it in her pocket.

Then she went about packing her things but after a moment she paused and looked at Ichiro again. "Don't talk to anybody about anything I just told you. Analise hates me enough as it is. She doesn't need more cause to attack me further." Her words were barely a whisper then she went back to packing her things When she was finished she tentatively put the strap on a less painful part of her shoulder and made her way to Mr. Seams classroom to help him grade the English papers he needed help with. If Ichiro followed she actually wouldn't mind this time. He was kind growing on her. The thought alone made her blush and shake her head to remove but it was implanted there and as she guessed so was he. It was almost stupid how little attention she actually paid to other people but knew the vast majority of their deep dark secrets, but she didn't know anything about Ichiro. Probably because she never liked his sister and pegged him as being the same way but today has proved that theory incorrect. She gave a soft smile then went back to reading and correcting papers.

[[o.o.c. :: Thought we'd make it a little bit interesting and make his sister one of her bullies. :3]]

"Oh no! Where are my glasses!?" >n<

[Pousepup]

Ichiro scanned the books laid out in front of her. Dang, he'd never seen so many books in front of one person at one time. It was probably because the people he hung out with were just like him; they didn't exceed in school, and they just barely got passing grades. Scarlett had put everything out pretty fast too; he would have just had a pencil out in that amount of time. He sat down when she invited him to sit and he looked at her papers again, his eyes going all the way down the table until they stopped at Scarlett's chest. Ichiro stared at her chest for a while and soon remembered what he had been thinking about earlier. This time it wasn't skimpy clothing, this time she had no clothing. A smile appeared at the thought and now he wanted to find out if what he was picturing was correct or not. Did she really look like that under all those clothes? Her voice broke his fantasy and he slowly came back to reality, looking at her face for once. He chuckled softly at her reply to him saying her pushing Analise off the table was hot. He took a couple of minutes out of listening trying to figure out a way to explain it to her. It was unsuccessful and a waste of two minutes, he could have been imagining Scarlett naked with that time! "Okay, then it was...cute?" he paused, thinking it over a couple of times. "No that doesn't fit. Hm, forget I said it then" he finished with a shrug.

Scarlett started talking again before he could fully visualize her in his head. He raised an eyebrow slowly at her words. "I didn't get a real good look at it." He was far too busy imagining her with barely any clothes on to really examine the thing! But that was pretty stupid... Who runs into poles anyway? As she told him that Analise was a bully to her he stayed silent for a while. He did know Analise was bully but he ever paid much attention to who exactly she bullied, there were too many for him to keep track of. Wait, Analise had a big crush on him and was jealous? Ichiro smiled a close-lipped smile at the thought, Analise had been giving him a couple of signs. At the mention of his sister his eyes went wide for a second. His sister was a bully? His sister bullied her? Since when? Unable to accept the thought, he didn't mention to Scarlett that his sister would be at his house when they got there. He shook the thought from his head and read the text on her phone and just before she pulled the phone away he got a glance at the contact name, Mr. Seams. "That's not weird to you, teachers having your phone number?" he said keeping his laughter inside, not risking letting any of it out. Ichiro stopped paying attention after she started on about her reason for staying at school and he only came back when she started putting things away.

She was leaving already, that was fast. "Don't worry, I won't. " he said, giving her a smile. "Ana will probably be too busy to bother you tomorrow, though..." he mumbled and cleared his throat afterward. Having no other reason to be in the library, Ichiro stood up from his chair when Scarlett began to walk away and he planned on finding out what was going on with Analise. He walked toward the school nurse's office, and almost immediately turned back around when he saw the big group around the door way. From here he could hear the nurse and another teacher telling them all to leave and get to class but no one was listening, they were all too caught up in the drama. Everyone was talking about how Scarlett did it, and he caught a couple of rumors that were completely bizarre. Ichiro decided to follow Scarlett yet again and head to Mr. Seams' class room. When he entered the room he received a weird look from the teacher, and he explained shortly how he was here for Scarlett. Mr. Seams looked over at Scarlett with a shocked face as if he couldn't believe she of all people was hanging out with someone like Ichiro. He flashed a toothy grin at her and pulled a chair up in front of the desk she was sitting at and sat backwards in it again. Before he could speak he felt his phone vibrate and he opened the message, it was just like the ones he was getting in first period. He laughed as quietly as he could, covering his mouth to block out most of the sound. The text read "I bet that Scarlett girl is good from any position. You should really find out. "

- - - Time skip. School is over! - - -

Ichiro had left Mr. Seams to go to his last few classes. He felt like those classes took the longest, but in some ways it was a good thing. Most of the class time was spent thinking about Scarlett and other girls doing dirty things. Of course, he had gotten in trouble countless times during his daydreams, but it was worth it. When the school bell rang Ichiro sprung from his seat and slung his bag over his shoulder. He spotted the friends that sent him the message earlier in Mr. Seams and walked over to them. They talked about various things but when Ichiro said he had to leave early everyone looked confused. He rarely ever left early unless it was for a good reason. "I'm going to go find out what positions Scarlett's best at!" he told them with a laugh as he walked off. When he got to the location Scarlett had told him to meet her at and he spotted what he assumed to be Thadeus, and the hand gestures following proved him correct. Ichiro made his way over to the man and he was directed to the car and he got in. So this meant he had to give directions, didn't it?




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[Hungarian Devil]

Scarlett actually smiled when Ichiro said he'd take back the comment about her pushing Analise off the bench being hot. It made her impression of him a little bit better. Though her frustration at the entire situation with Analise and her followers became too much for one day and then being forced to work with Ichiro didn't really make her day. Glancing at him she analyzed his features. He was built well, nice looking face. But that look on his face seemed really creepy, kinda like he was undressing her with his eyes. Going back to her studies and rattling on about Analise and his sister and what they did to her on a daily basis. His reactions proved he didn't know the people close to him as well as he thought he did. Without commenting she went on with her rambling because he didn't add anything. Though when she showed him the text from Mr. Seams he said something. His question made her pause a moment before she shook her head. "No, I guess it doesn't. I'm not like most students so a teacher having my personal number doesn't really bother me. They usually only get a hold of me when they need assistance with something and they don't have a class to attend to." It was a simple enough explanation. She didn't even notice him trying to hold back laughter and if she had she wouldn't understand why he was laughing.

At his promise and smile Scarlett smiled back and nodded then left the library. She failed to hear his next comment so of course she didn't say anything further. Once she was in Mr. Seams classroom she went straight to helping him grade the papers. It didn't take long for Ichiro to show up and for Scarlett to have to conceal her big smile and a little laugh at Mr. Seams reaction. Ichiro's words made her smile again but she didn't look at him. At Mr. Seams' shocked look she rolled her eyes. "No need for the surprise. He's my partner in the chemistry project." When that seemed to click in the teacher's brain she shook her head and went back to grading. Soon the bell rang and Ichiro had to go to the rest of his classes. Scarlett not having any left she stayed and finished grading and when she was done there she said her good-byes to the teacher and walked out of the school. Making it to the limo she looked at Thadeus. "Put on the brakes. We're waiting for somebody. Could you direct him on how to get here? I'll stay in the car, promise." With no comments Thadeus nodded and waited for Ichiro to get out of class.

--Time Skip School Is Out--

When the final bell rang which released the majority of the students to go home she gave Thadeus a brief explanation of what Ichiro looked like and that they were going to his house. Nodding when he spotted Ichiro he gestured to the car and asked for the address to his house. After Ichiro gave the address Thadeus nodded his thanks and started up the car, knowing exactly where to go. "You needn't give directions. Thadeus can get just about anywhere without them." She said and smiled softly. After a moment Thadeus decided he couldn't bite his tongue any longer. "New bruises? Were they from her?" He questioned and just the tone in her voice made Scarlett wince. He was mad again but she still wasn't going to do anything about it. "Bruises and scraps are miner compared to what I'm capable of doing to all three of them. So I'll take those bruises over having to hurt somebody permanently but this isn't the time, place, or company to be discussing the matter." Her tone sounded strict. Maybe Ichiro didn't know she was rich, would he piece the puzzle together now. Her eyes shifted over to him for a moment then went back to where they were. "Besides...I'll have a couple days of rest from her and her little gang. I pushed her off my lunch bench today and I believe her landing dislocated her right shoulder." The smile that spread across Thadeus' face was both one of pride and recognition.

When he noticed that Scarlett wasn't smiling his fell as well. He knew it would only cause more problems in the end for her. "A couple days is still a couple days." Scarlett only nodded and looked out the window. A few minutes later they stopped in front of what she guessed was Ichiro's house. "Do you mind if Thadeus stays? He's not to keen on leaving at a guys house and neither are my parents." She asked finally looking over at Ichiro. By the look of the house it was two stories and Thadeus would more than likely stay downstairs making something to eat or listening for Scarlett. They waited before getting out of the car for his answer.

[[o.o.c. :: Oh hoho...no bullying from Ichiro's sister today. xD]]

"Oh no! Where are my glasses!?" >n<

[Pousepup]

Ichiro looked over at Mr. Seams, who was still eying him as if he expected Ichiro to do something bad. He narrowed his eyes at the teacher jokingly and smiled before turning back to Scarlett. He leaned his head down on his arms over the edge of the desk and watched her grade papers. Everything she wrote ranging from simple circles to a couple of sentences was incredibly neat. About halfway through the time he was watching her grade he got bored and ended up simply watching Scarlett's face. No, no he wasn't picturing her naked or anything this time he just wanted to get a good look at her face. He hadn't realized he had been smiling for most of the time until he heard the bell and got up to leave. The smile was gone as soon as he stood up and grabbed his bag, but it returned shortly after exiting the classroom and walking to his next class. Once he began talking with his friends during class, he started imagining her naked again and for now that would suit him just fine. His friends demanded that he tell them everything that goes on after school, if anything. In this small group of boys Ichiro and two others were known for at least getting to second base, if not third when alone with a girl.

When Ichiro got in the car, Thadeus got in shortly after and asked him for his address. He gladly told it to him and they started off away from the school. He looked over to Scarlett when she explained that Thadeus could get just about anywhere without directions, and that made him lean back in his seat and sink down a bit to relax. That was great; he didn't have to do anything but relax during this ride. It had taken a couple of minutes for him to come to the realization that they were in a limo. Maybe Scarlett was rich, but just never said anything about it. He listened as Scarlett told Thadeus that she would be fine for a couple of days while Analise healed up. Ichiro knew how short Analise's temper was and he was willing to bet that Scarlett would have much bigger bruises when Ana was fully capable of using her arm again. The fact that he had only now been told about Ana's crush on him made him go over all of the signs she had been giving him such as; Sitting and standing abnormally close, touching him a lot more, and saying things that were so dirty they obviously had gotten his mind thinking about her in the way he was imagining Scarlett now.

Realizing they were at his house Ichiro looked to Scarlett. With Thadeus coming in, his chances of getting to even first base were very slim, and he doubted he would be having any fun today. " Sure, it's fine with me. " he said as he opened the door and got out of the car. Ichiro grabbed his bag and jogged up the stairs. His sister and Tiana were probably still home, unless they had gone shopping or something but he would know if they did when he tried to open the door. The door opened easily as it was unlocked, which meant his sister was home. Due to Scarlett being right behind him he didn't say anything that indicated her was home. "We can either work here," he gestured to the living room to their left and then to the stairs, "or we can work up in my room." Both Scarlett and Thadeus would probably prefer they worked downstairs but he was fine with that, as long as neither his sister nor Tiana came out from his sister's room. Ichiro headed towards the hallway but on his way there, he tripped over the leg of a chair but managed to regain his balance quickly. "Ichiro?" his sister called from her room. 'Damn it.' he thought, giving a light sigh as he fixed the chair. "Yeah, it's me" he said, looking over to Scarlett. She had seen that fall hadn't she... He smiled at her before tossing his bag over onto the couch and looking over to the doorway of his sister's room, where she stood. She had seen Scarlett...

This couldn't be any good. His sister slowly went back into her room and started talking with Tiana again, probably about Scarlett. Ichiro cleared his throat and turned back to Scarlett and Thadeus. "So? Where should we study?"




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[Hungarian Devil]

Scarlett couldn't help that she had been smiling while he watched her work. Something about it was nice and not weird like the other way he stared at her. It wasn't long after that the bell rang and he had to go to the rest of his classes. She nodded a silent good bye to him and once he was gone got several questioning glances from Mr. Seams. All of which she just shrugged off. By the time all the papers were graded Scarlett figured she might as well get a bit more homework done in the silence of her limo. So she went straight there and started working on a few things. Getting to the limo Thadeus opened the door for her and she told him about Ichiro and that he was to wait for him to get here before they could leave. No protest he simply nodded and waited outside of the car while Scarlett worked on her assignments. When the car door opened next she almost jumped but it was only because she was so focused on the assignment she was working on that she hadn't expected it and didn't hear the bell. She greeted Ichiro with a nod and had him give Thadeus the address to his house. After her little conversation with Thadeus about the bruises on her shoulders she glanced over at Ichiro and wondered if he'd figured out that she was rich yet. She decided not to ask. Instead she asked something else. "Do you like her? ... Analise I mean." She had to clarify but before there was really any time for an answer the car stopped and the door was opened. Thadeus helped her out and she waited for Ichiro's answer about him staying. Once he said he didn't care she nodded and looked over at Thadeus.

When they walked into the house she caught a glimpse of something on Ichiro's face, it seemed like disappointment. Was it because Thadeus was going to be staying or because he was keeping something from her. That's when he tripped on the chair but caught himself quickly enough to not fall over. That's when she heard that voice. It made her stone cold and take a step back. The voice had already come out of her room as Ichiro answered her back. It was his sister. He didn't tell her that she still lived at home or even that there was a possibility that she would be here. Anger and hurt crossed her features but they melted away into fear. She was the only one out of the group that had actually ever scared Scarlett and she was never really sure why. She backed up even more as if she were to leave but instead bumped into the unmoving mountain that was Thadeus. "I'll be here and you guys can stay downstairs. How about some tea?" At his voice she brought herself back to reality and looked at Ichiro. That's when she remembered his little trip and almost fall stunt. He was trying to be cool as he threw his backpack on the couch. "We'll study down here. Thadeus is going to put on some tea, hope you don't mind." She answered softly as she regained herself completely and stepped into the living room. She put her book bag down gently and looked over at him. "Why didn't you tell me that there was a possibility that your sister would be here? After what I told you in the library." A bold question for a shy girl. She sat down like a lady and pushed her glasses up on her nose.

Her hands moving from memory as she pulled out books and pens and notebooks and laid them on the coffee table. Hazel eyes now full of hurt looked over at him. It was odd to be this sensitive towards the things that people did. Normally she was able to tone it all out and ignore her feelings towards a situation but she had given him a little trust in telling him the things that she had in the library today and by her standards he had betrayed that trust by not letting her know that his sister would be here today. After a moment she looked down at her books and could hear Thadeus making tea. "Never mind...forget that I asked. We'll study at my place next time." She whispered not wanting to look at him now as she opened a few books to the appropriate pages and got her notebooks ready. She absolutely didn't mind doing all the work on the project, she'd always done them by herself any way.

[[o.o.c. :: Hope I gave you enough to go from...if not let me know.]]

"Oh no! Where are my glasses!?" >n<