Disclaimer: I own none of the characters.
"Imai-san, why is Ruka's rabbit with you?" Anna asked as soon as Hotaru entered the class.
Hotaru did not answer forthwith. She continued walking to her place and seated herself before placing the rabbit she named Usagi on her table.
"He was having a sleepover with me last night." Hotaru finally answered.
"Ne?!" A brunette girl with a very loud voice suddenly appeared. "Hotaru, you were having a slumber party last night? Why didn't you invite me?! I'm your best friend remember?! How could you just left me out?!" The girl cried while shaking Hotaru.
Baka, baka, baka.
The brunette who was also known as Mikan was blown to the other side of the classroom after being shot by Hotaru's Baka gun.
"Will you be quiet?" Hotaru said as she put down her gun. "I wasn't having a slumber party. Plus, even if I do, I would rather invite other people who are not as loud as you are."
"Oh, Hotaru! Don't treat me that way!" Mikan ran towards Hotaru's place, crying while attempting to get a hug from Hotaru. "Oh, Hotaru!"
Baka, baka, baka.
"Stay away from me you idiot." Hotaru said in reply.
Mikan kept on trying to hug her bestfriend only to get the same response. She finally gave up. That was something normal for the two girls. They both know that no matter how harsh they treat one another, or to be more precise, no matter how harsh Hotaru acts towards Mikan, deep down they are still the best of friend.
While the two were busy with one another, Natsume entered the class along with Ruka. The classroom was noisier than usual.
"What's going on?" Ruka asked. His question received no answer, so he just continued making his way to his sit.
Anna and Nonoko approached Ruka at his place. "Um, Ruka-kun, Anna and I were wondering, is it ok for us to take your rabbit on a sleepover with us, just like Imai-san did?" Nonoko asked apprehensively.
"You lend your rabbit to the mad scientist?" Natsume asked his best friend.
Hotaru did not miss the term 'Mad Scientist' that Natsume just used to refer to her. In a matter of a few seconds, she was already firing the Baka gun at Natsume.
Natsume's good reflex helped him to dodge the first couple of shots, but the third one hit him right on the forehead.
"Na.Natsume. Calm down. Let's just leave it that way. It's even now, isn't it?" Yuu, acting as the class president, try to make peace between the two but Natsume seem to ignore every word Yuu's saying.
Natsume was about to use his Alice when Ruka stopped him.
"Natsume, please don't. Usagi is with her."
"Usagi?"
"Urm..that's my rabbit's name."
"I thought his name is.."
"Usagi." Hotaru interfered. She was already standing by Ruka's desk. "Thanks for lending. He was a good companion." She said as she return the rabbit to Ruka.
Natsume was back to being his quiet self.
"Er, no problem." Ruka answered.
"Hey, look! Ruka send his rabbit for a sleepover with Imai." A male classmate suddenly speaks out.
"Yeah," Mikan who has already stopped crying joined in. "And Hotaru even tied a ribbon to the rabbit. Isn't that cute? Ouch!" She was shot again. "What was that for?!"
"You are too loud. I can hardly hear myself thinking." Hotaru said without turning to look at Mikan.
"I guess Ruka did not have enough courage to go for a sleepover at Imai's himself so instead he sent his rabbit." Another voice was heard.
"Maybe he uses his rabbit as a spy so that he can figure out what Imai wears to bed." Someone else said.
"Is that what I was thinking? No. No wait, maybe it's true. No it can't be" Yomi said.
Ruka realized that the boy was reading his mind. "Step it or I'll get Piyo to step on you" He snapped at his classmate who possessed a mind reading Alice. Yomi back down.
"So it is true?!" Mikan asked.
Ruka's face turned red. His fan girls were giggling. They were anxious to know whether Ruka likes Hotaru or not. At the same time, they adored how cute Ruka looks with his face turning red.
Baka, baka, baka.
Hotaru shot her Baka gun to the air. Everyone in the class went quiet and stared at her.
"Keep your voices down.
' She said. The others obeyed her order. Maybe because she of her gun, but it could also be because she was, after all, the class' vice president.
Yuu sighed in relief. He has been trying to do so but no one listened to him. Hotaru has always been better at handling such situations.
Ruka also sighed. He turned to Natsume who has been quiet for a while. Not that it was something weird to see him like that. Ruka glanced at Hotaru who was already back at her place and saw her glancing back at him. He smiled at her and she returned his smile.
"Doesn't she look sweet with a smile, Usagi-chan?"
OK. That's it fornow. Finally this sequel is uploaded. Believe me not, I wrote this story on the January 27th 2007. Yep, over a year ago. I've been busy since then.
Hope you enjoyed it.
I'm also working on some fics for the anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. Do check it out.
Comments and critiques are highly appreciated.