133 Out of Nowhere (1/2)

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Throughout the years, Aoki Takaya has seen Kazuya make various types of faces. He's even seen his bloodthirsty self. Today, was another day that he got to see a rare emotion that he hadn't seen this friend of his make. Taka didn't know whether it had been shock or awe but this seemingly indomitable friend gawked at the assistant homeroom teacher that was assigned to class 2-B.

*tug tug tug tug* Tomoyo reacted immediately and tried pulling Kazuya's sleeves. She felt a little disturbed because she hadn't seen him like this either.

”(How can this be possible?)” Kazuya's eyes met with the teacher's eyes and both of them stared at each other for a few moments.

*THUD* Takaya took matters to his own hands and threw a textbook that hit Kazuya's face. This was the moment that Takaya knew that his friend was genuinely dumbstruck. Kazuya would have normally caught the book and throw it back.

”Hey!” the beautiful teacher glared at Takaya for throwing such a thick book around. She moved towards Kazuya and asked, ”Are you okay?”

”I'm fine. Thank you for your concern” Kazuya handed the textbook to Tomoyo who passed it on back to Takaya who received it nervously. ”It was my fault for not paying attention to my friend's weird sense of humor. This will be my first time attending this class for the year and I'm not sure we've seen each other before. May I know your name?” Kazuya asked.

There were odd reactions all around the room. Though the question itself didn't seem that odd at first look, those who thought too much into it thought that it seemed like Kazuya was hitting on the beautiful teacher he just met.

”I'm Hamasaki Hikaru. The temporary homeroom teacher for class 2-B. And you are?” She didn't read too much into it since she was dealing with a middle school student and introduced herself. She was a fresh graduate and was only going to serve as an assistant for the real homeroom teacher that was going to be in charge for class 2-B but the real homeroom teacher had to take a leave of absence because of trouble back in her hometown.

”I'm pleased to meet you, my name is Kouzuki Kazuya” Kazuya politely introduced himself. He tried to hide how shaken he was because he was hoping that she just looked like the Hamasaki Hikaru he once knew but reality worked very differently.

”Kouzuki Kazuya…” Hikaru was slightly startled and stepped back. Kazuya felt a tinge of hostility but it went away as soon as he felt it. ”You should be one of the members of S class that attend this class” She quickly got herself back together. ”I trust that with what I've heard about the members of the special class, there wouldn't be any trouble for you to catch up with the lessons?” her disposition changed a little and seemed somewhat cold.

”I don't think there would be any problems” Kazuya tried to smooth things out with a smile but it didn't change anything. It seemed as if her attitude towards him even became colder. ”Confident huh…” she muttered as Hikaru went back to the front to begin the class.

”(Did I… do something to make her mad?)” he couldn't help but wonder as he continued to look at her in deep thought. There wasn't any way for them to have crossed paths in this life so why was she in his school of all places? ”(This doesn't make sense… she shouldn't have been a teacher in the first place)” he still couldn't get a grasp of a situation since their lives should have nothing to do with each other.

Despite the demeanor that Hikaru showed, she was actually very nervous. Why did she have to meet with Kouzuki Kazuya of all people? Did he purposely attend the class she was in charge of? Was he here to make things difficult for her? These were the things that ran through Hikaru's mind as she avoided looking at Kazuya but observed him in her peripheral vision.

The two observed each other in their own way but except for those two, everyone else knew that something was up. The two were creating a strange atmosphere that made everyone curious. Kurumi especially was curious because she quite liked this teacher because she was unlike the usual teachers as she was still very accommodating and didn't make anyone who approached her feel like they were bothering her like most teachers.

Tomoyo felt quite conflicted as well. Ever since Hikaru had taken over their class, she felt like they finally had a teacher like Miyamoto who took care of them back when they were in the elementary department. This teacher was now feeling a bit of enmity towards Kazuya who she regarded as one of the most important people in her life. This made her a bit confused on how to treat this person.

When she learned empathy, Tomoyo was very sensitive to how people feel, or mostly how Kazuya was feeling. With someone like him who masked his emotions majority of the time, Tomoyo could tell how normal people felt very easily. Though she initially thought that learning this was a waste of time, Tomoyo still listened to Kazuya's words. Because of this, she was thankful because it had improved her relationship and understanding of the people around her.

Tomoyo now knew who to avoid and who were genuine. This was the first time however, that there had been a conflict because while she felt that this new teacher of theirs was kind and genuine, the hint of hostility that was directed towards Kazuya, made her feel very uncomfortable.

Hikaru was still a professional so she tried to hide it as best she could. What she didn't know was that with how these children were raised, only a few of them didn't realize that something was amiss. Kazuya on the other hand was still a bit unsure on what to make of this. He was doubtful that it was because of him personally because he had never met this person in this life and on his previous life before today.

”Did you do something to Hamasaki-sensei?” Takaya immediately asked as soon as the three of them made it to the roof of the middle school department's building during their lunch break.

”So it wasn't just me who noticed it huh…” Kazuya sighed. He was hoping that he had just imagined it but seeing Tomoyo's interest on the topic made him even more convinced. ”I've never met her before today so I don't know” he shook his head.

”Are you sure?” You didn't accidentally dump her like most people that try and come up to you?” Takaya grinned before getting hit in the head from both sides. Tomoyo and Kazuya reacted as as soon as they heard the words come out of his mouth.

”Stop joking around. This is my first day back and I don't know how long it will be until I need to stop coming to school again when Tsuna-san comes back. I don't want to have a misunderstanding with the homeroom teacher with the class I'm attending so it would be better to clear things out”

”Well we do have music class this afternoon. So why don't you try to impress her there? You have an unfair set of talents that even leaves me envious which is why being such a big celebrity suits you” Takaya took a step back expecting to get hit once again but Kazuya just glared at him instead. He could feel a presence nearby so he wasn't sure because it had been very distinct. ”You still haven't told me who that old gentleman really is and I'm quite curious as to why my parents seem to be happy that I met him” Takaya quickly changed to topic after he realized he was safe.

”Old gentleman? Tsuna-san is even older than your grandfather you know” Kazuya laughed. Looks could definitely be deceiving because rather than being seen as an old man, everyone else assumed that Tsuna was a man who had yet passed the age of being 50. ”He's basically the strongest person you'd meet and he's been teaching me ways to get stronger. That's all there is”