Black & White

Chapter Nine: Studying

Even quickly arrived, and thing's had slowed down at the academy. Unlike the morning's, where everything thing was hyped out of control, the evening was where everything had quieted down. Though only a few groups of student's would roam the grounds, chit-chatting about the news of the day. (Or news that happened in class.) But some resided within their dorm's, mostly due to a test on Orion, The Great Hunter, and the next lesson for The Goddess of Death, Yuniko.

Staring at her large text book, Hikari begrudgingly scanned the page, hoping to gather some easy information on The Great Hunter. But with no success, she let out a growl of frustration, and angrily slammed the cover to close it.

...Ugh! This crap is so damn hard!

She thought bitter, she knew if she tired again, it was all going to end the same. So she slammed the large book shut, and pushed it aside. Hikari let out angry *huff* and looked around the room, finding that her partner was nowhere to be found. Curious by Kira's absence, she got up from the her desk, and began to check their dorm room. Her blue eyes scanned the living room, but to her surprise, it was empty.

Just where the heck did he go?

She asked herself, confused by this. Hikari guessed either the Training Room, or the cafeteria, that's where Kira would mostly likely be at. But she didn't want to waste time looking around for him, when she could be using her free time to herself.

"...Hmm, let's see... I can finally take a bath without him here."

Deciding that would be her first decision, she gave a slight smile and headed straight towards the restroom. Humming a soft toon while she quickly grabbed a towel from the closet, her hand grasped the fabric, clenching it within a tight fist and pulling it towards her. Then Hikari turned to her room and closed the door behind her. It made a *kanchu~* sound as it latched tightly, and would never let go, unless someone turned the bronze handle.

Trying to erase her thought's, she began to undress herself, feeling the academy clothing disappearing from her body. The coat that her and Kira wore were completely gray, and with a few white trimmings with dark gray or black crosses or four stars. She thought the color was dull, and wanted something a little more colorful. As she slid off her skirt, revealing lightly tanned, slender legs. Hikari soon removed her long sleeved shirt, showing off more of her slender body. The only things she wore was her undergarment's.

She also slipped them off, leaving herself bare, just before she wrapped the towel around her body. Her hand extended to grasp the handle of tub, turning it to relieve the lock that stopped the water from flowing. The temperature of the liquid was cool, not where she wanted it to be, but not very long before steam started to rise from the bath. Hikari stepped in, and slowly sat down, feeling it rise up her body and lapping like the waves of the sea.

She let out a soft sigh while she tilted her head back, letting her thoughts rush out.

...Aah. I thought I would be just learning the way of the sword, instead we're learning how to wield one, while learning about the gods. -I suppose sometimes it helps, is this what Kira originally thought when he first came here... No, I asked Saï about him and he said that "Kira arrived three day's later, with nothing to his name, all except a sword. He then defeated a graduating student, Marisa Lineheart with one swing. Cutting the blade, just almost at the guard", I guess he wasn't kidding...

Hikari closed her eyes, continuing her train of thought.

-I want to know him; the REAL Kira Akashi, not the boy I met three day's ago. I want to get through to him, not just with swordsmanship, but through words and understanding. But that's if he lets me. Kira is the kind of person that doesn't really show his emotions well, like he was haunted by something in the past that made him for who he is today. -No, maybe it's due to the harshness of his training, there's no way someone can be that cool-headed while swinging a sword, it's not possible.