Outside the Science Laboratory, Ezekiel was standing peeking through the lab's windowed door. Inside he saw Hara editing a powerpoint presentation, probably for her afternoon class. He was just staring at her without entering the lab when he received a text.

From: Cutie
I'm gonna get embarrassed if you kept staring at me like that! >.<
12:09 p.m.

Ezekiel, realizing that Hara knew he was staring, blushed, and finally decided to enter the lab. "I didn't stare that long," Ezekiel excused, staring elsewhere that isn't Hara.
"Well, I don't mind. Let me show you something." Hara placed her hand on the sit next to her, "sit here." Ezekiel diligently followed.
Hara showed him the NMHS website with the same headline he saw last night. "I didn't know teachers browse that site too," Ezekiel said.
Hara sighed, "sometimes we only get to know more about our students through that site, you know." Ezekiel understands this fully. Now that the society today is more inclined towards technology, it isn't surprising at all to consider that children are more used to talking behind a computer. "I see," Ezekiel replied.
"Seeing that you aren't surprised, you probably have seen this already. Last night?"
"Yeah, Clara called me."
"Clara?"
"She's the 'princess' in that photo."
"Oh, and?" Hara asked, not realizing her tone changed. "And? Are you jealous?" Ezekiel teased. "Me? No... eww," Hara fired back. "Okay.. the 'eww' wasn't necessary."

"Hmph. Anyway, I did a little research about big boss. He surprisingly has a lot of henchmen, if that's the correct term." Hara showed Ezekiel some photos from Jonas' facebook. Most of the photos always have him at the center with his boys beside him.
"Aren't those just his classmates?"
"Can you not? Those boys are from different sections."
"Oh, then are you saying I'm dead?"
"I'm saying you should be my student assistant so I can protect you," Hara said with as much seriousness as she could. "I don't want you getting caught up in such petty issues. Now that you're also the president of your class, you need to keep a good reputation."
"And what if I don't want to keep a good reputation?"
Hara leaned her head back on the lab's window and sighed. While looking up the ceiling she said, "Can't you just see I'm worried about you?"
"Well," Ezekiel answered, leaning his head back and looking up the ceiling as well. "I can manage on my own."
"No, you can't," Hara disagreed. Ezekiel clicked his tongue in annoyance, "yes, I can. Now if you don't have anything else to say, I'll go have my lunch now." Ezekiel stood up and walked towards the door.
"Wait, Eze— ah." Hara tried to reach for Ezekiel's arm, but her hair got stuck in the window's knob. Ezekiel saw this but decided to ignore it off.

Hara sighed as she grabbed a pair of scissors from her pencil case, and before she was able to cut her hair Ezekiel stopped her. "Put the scissors down."
"I-It's fine, I'll just cut some of the hair. It's really tangled with the knob," Hara justified.
"I said put it down, Hara. I didn't return here to watch you ruin your hair," Ezekiel ordered as he untangle Hara's hair from the knob.
Hara felt flattered with how serious Ezekiel sounded, but she also felt a little bit embarrassed with their positions right now. She's stuck sitting down with her head slightly raised to stop her hair from being pulled, while Ezekiel is standing in front of her, doing his best to untangle it. Hara couldn't resist but stare at Ezekiel's determined, handsome face. This was the first time she saw Ezekiel look so mature.

This time, Hara felt she was the one being saved.

"Hara."
"Y-Yes?"
"I'm gonna get embarrassed if you kept staring at me like that," he jokingly repeated Hara's text from before.
Hara, realizing what Ezekiel just did, blushed and tried to hide it by covering her face with her hands.
"Oh, and the student assistant thing.."
"What about it?" Hara asked, still covering her face.
"I realized that you need someone to stop you from doing stupid things, like cutting your hair just because it's tangled."
"Okay..."
"I also realized that I'm that perfect someone. There, you're not stuck now."
"Thank you," Hara said as she stood up from her seat, still covering her face.
"Text me if you need my assistance. I'll go grab some lunch."

When Hara removed her hands from her face Ezekiel is already gone. She sat back down and placed her hands over her chest just to feel her heart racing like crazy. She let out a huge sigh. "Hara, you fool," she said before smiling like a girl who just fell in love.