"Tch. I still can't believe this."

Kirigiri kicked up some dirt, crossing her arms. She was thinking about a number of things... All of which includes her boyfriend, Seiichiro. Or ex-boyfriend? Well, it doesn't matter, because she hasn't exactly given up on him yet. 'Ever since that new girl walked herself in here, she's been hogging all of his attention!'

She bit her well-trimmed thumbnail, hearing as her teeth chews against the her nail plate. "Damn! I kind of wanna kill her." Such a crazy woman. Her recklessness knows no bounds.

Above her, she remained unaware of Shiro. While he couldn't exactly hear what she was muttering to herself, he watches silently... his red eyes glowing beneath the sunlight while a particular.. temptation.. causes his fingertips to twitch excitedly. Before he knew it, his gaze shifts elsewhere, but only for a split second. After all, he just loves keeping his eyes hooked onto his prey.

Kirigiri took out her phone and aggressively thumped her thumbs against the screen as Shiro unlocked the large windows and pushed it open, leaning his forearm against the window sill comfortably as he still stared down below at her. He couldn't get rid of his sickening grin.

"What should I do with you, Kirigiri..? How can I deal with you in a way that'd be..." He tapped his index finger against his cheek contemplatively, "... Beneficial?" There was a multitude of things that could be good enough to execute. But he'd rather not get ahead of himself... There's a lot of patience that needs to be introduced before he could ever get to the best part. Slow and steady is the pace.

So he grabbed the small bucket of water he was using earlier and held it outside the window, his expression of dark amusement resurfacing too quickly for him to realize.

"...I'm going to have fun ruining you."

Shiro would tilt the bucket of sanitized water downwards, and from there he simply allowed gravity to play its ever so important role. A loud splash occurred, and shortly afterwards; an incredibly impeccable scream captured the ears of those in the surrounding area. It was a feminine shout, one of which relayed the entirety of her utter shock to the fullest degree.

Shiro then tossed the empty bucket out of the window while she was down below standing there processing how she ended up like this. Like a wet dog. Her school uniform was drenched, and so was her hair.. yet as soon as the bucket tumbled beside her foot, she finally made the decision to look up, spotting someone who she least expected.

"H-Huh..?!!" Up above, there was Shiro who was waving at her in a friendly manner .. he even dared to give her a conniving smile on her behalf.

"Hey! You should go wash your hair as soon as possible!" Shiro warns her in a shout, "Bleach and roots don't mix!" He felt eager to laugh, and he'd directly done so, right in front of her no less. Kirigiri knew better than anyone else that she didn't have the luxury of standing around to spit at the guy who did this to her, but at the same time... She didn't want to give him the pleasure of seeing her run away.

"You rotten bastard... Do you have any idea what you're starting?!" She screams, stomping her foot while looking up at the young man.

Shiro only stared, clearly not bothered by her threat. "I have some idea." He replies cunningly, coaxing her into a rage of more anger. The redhead began cursing and threatening him without any end to her wrath, coming off as an incomprehensible mess, meanwhile Shiro took it upon himself to close the windows gently.

"DAMN YOU!!! You cheap asshole!! You really don't know who you're--"

Click.

After he closed it, he pushed his hands into his pockets and let out a sigh. "She really is pretty explosive, isn't she?" It reminds him of a certain blond egomaniac related to the author's other stories. Shortly afterwards, he turned and started walking away from the disaster that he pretty much created. "I guess I should discipline her."

Speaking of, it was only a matter of time before the student disciplinary committee tracked Shiro down and sat him in in-school detention for a hefty two hours. He was forced to write every rule in the textbooks, so this meant he wouldn't be able to see you for the majority of the day... Oh, how he missed seeing your face. You were all he could think about.

3 hours later ..
>[3:00 PM]<

Shiro twirled his pencil and heard as the school bells finally let out a sing-song tune, acknowledging the school's end for today. For those with extracurricular activities, they stayed behind.. and as for the youngest Yuuki sibling, he was also forced to stay behind after school. Kirigiri, unsurprisingly, had ratted him out like the overzealous bigmouth that she was--so he had no choice but to clean up the perimeter of the school campus.

Considering there were no distractions, he was expected to get it done quickly and efficiently... So in little less than an hour, he completed his disciplinary tasks for today. He had left the faculty's office with a few unnecessary papers, attempting to put it inside his school bag while he walked.

Unlike him who strided slowly, he heard incoming footsteps coming from around the corner. Their footsteps had gotten louder and louder, fortunately he had enough sense to realize that there was an accident just waiting to happen. Shiro stopped walking and noticed a student passing him just at the nick of time, so he waited patiently for her to pass. Then, once all said and done -- he continued on his path... just to suddenly collide into another passerby who wasn't too far off her tail.

The both of them stumbled backwards due to the force, causing the papers Shiro held to go fluttering straight towards the floor.

"Oh- I'm sorry about that!"

Shiro looked up, hearing that this identifiable voice was unheard of. It wasn't someone he recognized.. but that was his least concern. He brushed his clothes and crouched down, picking up the few papers leisurely. "It's fine. Accidents happen." He replied, going silent right afterwards. He quickly stood up to avoid getting any help from the stranger, finally taking it upon himself to put his papers away securely.

When they locked eyes, there was something about each other that sparked some awareness. Shiro stared at the young man who was slightly taller than him, lean and handsome; gazing at him with his irksome pale blue eyes.. it felt like he wasn't looking at him, but rather - his characteristics.

For the other male however, all he saw was Shiro's impressionable eyes. A deep, unpleasant shade of red. It caused the hairs on the back of his neck to rise. Honestly ... Shiro felt like a threat.. and excluded an aura of certain death. But... weirdly enough, the fear factor is what compelled him. He wondered what secrets this young man could possibly be hiding. "Oh! No wonder why I recognized you!" His face lit up.

The young man pointed at him, "You're Seiichiro's brother! Everyone's been talking about you, so much that it's reached second-years like me at the speed of light." That's when he extended his hand, "I'm Leo."

"Mm.. That's good to know." He passed by him, well, at least he attempted to, but the assertive and friendly Leo quickly stood in his path. By this point Shiro seriously couldn't hide his agitation. "Hey, calm down! I just wanna make a new friend." The brune reassured him.

"Oh don't worry." Shiro's lips curled into a smile. Despite how friendly it looked, it wasn't quite genuine. "I'm not upset.. I just have some things I need to do. Will you leave me to it?" Shiro was lying, right in his pathetic face, at that... Severely underestimating the emotional intelligence of this practical stranger.

Leo, as he mentioned before, had quite the keen lie detector.

He chuckled and then used his index finger to playfully rub beneath his nose. "Right, right, sure." In that case.. "I'll join ya!" The young man joined Shiro's side and let him continue on with his walk, presumably home -- ticking him off even further.

'What's this guy's deal?' Shiro thought to himself, eyes narrowing as he tried to draw many logical conclusions yet to no avail. Now he had some complete weirdo following him, showing no sign of stopping. Leo continued to linger around all the way outside, where he would pass by the school gates and try to gain a few steps up to the twin currently leaving him behind.

The twin growled beneath his breath. It was one thing to be held back after school.. but now, this 'Leo' guy was trying to get to know him? Rather persistently, at that. Shiro glanced back at his irritating face, his eyebrow twitching upon realizing that his encounter wasn't one who gives up so easily.

"This is considered stalking, you know." Shiro said to him after he suddenly parked his feet on the sidewalk. Leo was giving him an innocent look, as if he had no idea what he was talking about. "I'm not stalking you! You're just walking too fast for me to keep up!"

How tedious was he? Usually the albino-haired boy could pick apart anyone's mentality just by a peek into their eyes.. yet here he was, growing agitated because he felt like Leo had multiple firewalls in place. So he finally gave up, releasing a tired sigh.. involuntarily handing Leo exactly what he wanted. "What do you want from me? A stranger wouldn't follow me nearly a block away from the school."

Leo faked his surprise. "Remember what I said? I just wanna get to know ya, that's not so bad now is it?" He pulled his bag along his shoulder. "You seem interesting, so.."

Really? That was his excuse as to why he followed him? "..." Shiro, fortunately, could control his expression. If he hadn't, then he was sure he'd cringe out of disgust. In his dictionary, there were no such things as friendship. It was only a title meant to destroy your independence in the long run. Betrayal causes pain, and strikes ten times harder than karma could ever manage.

"..Hello?" Leo had to remind him that he still exists. Yet he didn't budge. "Eh..?" Discomfort was quick to jump onto his handsome features.

Although Shiro was looking at him... he..

Well, he wasn't quite acknowledging him as a person.

[Chapter END]