Shousuke watched her get the milk out of her hair, Hitomi giving her a towel. He looked at the staring students and scowled at them, forcing them to look the other way. "There!"Hitomi smiled nodding. Izumi wrote down in her notebook and held it up to them. "Thank you for helping me...sorry for the trouble I caused." Shousuke nodded then shook his head and patted hers. Izumi stood up, walking with them to her next class, her head bowed. Shousuke placed a hand on her back, causing her to look up at him, her eyes staring to water. He stopped her and stared Hitomi down. "Oh okay! Bye!"Hitomi says hurrying away, waving to the two.

"Follow...."Shousuke ordered walking the opposite way of their class. She hurried after him, wondering why he was taking her somewhere else and end up becoming late. Shousuke took her outside the school, placing a book down so they didn't get locked out. "Come on"Shousuke ordered pointing towards the back of the school. She followed him, the wind blowing through her hair. Her eyes widened, spotting the flowers being protected from the cold. "Each flower is different...."Shousuke says looking down at her. "But they always find a way to survive, they don't change what plant they are...and they still thrive in their own special way....."Shousuke muttered.

She stared at him, then smiled wide. "Thank you Shousuke"Izumi smiled. He smiled at her, and nodded. He patted her head again, Izumi giggling. "Come on"Shousuke beckoned. The sound of a bell went off, the two hurrying back inside. Shousuke took the book out of the doorway, putting it back on the lockers. He ran after her, both making it to their classroom. Hitomi waved to them, grinning in amusement. "Whatcha two talk about?"Hitomi asked. "She asked what did we talk about"Shousuke translated for Izumi. Izumi looked down, Shousuke holding out a new notepad, with his and Hitomi's names written inside.

Izumi smiled up at him and wrote in the notepad, before showing Hitomi. "He showed me the school garden, it's so pretty!" Hitomi laughed and smiled at her, giving her a thumbs up. The teacher shushed them, beginning the class. Izumi looked at Shousuke's notes, copying them down with Shousuke muttering the translation to her so she could understand a bit more. She looked between her notes and his notes, Hitomi looking at them in amusement, resting her head on her palm chuckling quietly. Shousuke gave Izumi a thumbs up, earning a thumbs up from her in return. He continued writing notes, showing them to her when he was finished, translating so she could copy.

At the end of school he walked beside her, heading to the cafe they went to earlier. She wrote in her notepad and showed it to him. "I'm gonna study Japanese language really hard so I won't be a burden to you anymore." He glared at her, making her jump a little in surprise. "You're not a burden"Shousuke corrected quietly. He looked away, then grabbed her hand, intertwining their fingers. Izumi stared at their hands, then smiled, looking forward. Both stepped into the cafe, Shousuke ordering hot coco again, marshmallows with hers. Denki peeked into the cafe, a scowl on his face at the sight of them holding hands.

"She's too young for a boyfriend, who does this guy think he is, I should pummel him!"Denki grumbled glaring at Shousuke. Shousuke turned, Denki ducking out of view. He frowned, having thought someone was watching them. "Here's your drinks!" Izumi beamed taking her drink, a wide smile now on her face. "Home"Shousuke says looking down at her. Izumi nodded, walking beside him out of the cafe, the two heading back to their houses. She blew on her hot coco and took a sip, Denki continuing to follow them, swiftly moving from spot to spot. Shousuke looked at her house, then nodded to her. He released her hand, Izumi smiling slightly.

"Bye"Izumi waved. "Bye Izu, I'll see you tomorrow..."Shousuke nodded. She stared after him, startled he gave her a nickname. She smiled, her expression softening and headed inside her house. Shousuke watched until the door closed and turned, walking back to his place. Izumi took her shoes off, setting them by the front door. "How was school!"Her mother asked excitedly. "Some girls poured milk in my hair...but Shousuke came to my rescue"Izumi responded. "He's such a sweet boy"Her mother chuckled relieved she had someone reliable with her. "I'm going to study!"Izuni beamed heading upstairs. Denki came in, grumbling. "Oh dear"Their mother chuckled.