A shadowy figure stood next to a window, looking straight up at the night sky. "You sure about that?" he asked in a cold, emotionless tone.
"Yes, I have no doubt," someone replied by the door.
The man said nothing for a few seconds, acting totally calm as if nothing surprised him. Finally, he spoke. "Fine. We will go and check it out."
"Yes," the other man bowed before quickly leaving the office. The door closed and it left the man all alone in the dark room.
"Sensei, see you next week!"
"'kay, now hurry up and get out of here!" Ichigo shouted back at the last few students who were running down the hallway to go home for a relaxing weekend. "I should get going too," he mumbled to himself as he arrived at his office. He slid open the door and closed it after stepping inside.
"You're late," an angry voice growled at him.
Ichigo glared. "Well, it's not my fault I wanted to be cautious. If I had hurried up things might have looked suspicious to some people."
Angel, who was sitting on top of his desk with one leg over the other and her arms crossed under her chest, returned the glare. "Still, it couldn't have possibly taken you this long."
With a groan, Ichigo walked over. "I just had to stop by and give Zander something," he told her as he reached over to lightly kiss her on the cheek, "Then I caught some students smoking behind the gym." He sighed as he dropped his tired body on his chair and stretched out his legs. "Thankfully Zander decided to take care of the rest so I could come up here. So you should go and thank him."
"Hmph," she grunted, "Then you could have texted me or something."
"Fine, I'm sorry," Ichigo finally gave up as he placed his head atop of his desk.
"Good boy," Angel smirked as she ran her fingers gently through his orange hair. He replied with a quiet moan as he leaned closer, wrapping an arm around her waist before plopping his head on her lap. A chuckle came from her throat. "You liking this?"
"It's really relaxing," he sighed.
Silently, Angel continued her sweet strokes while looking out the window that was just behind her. She peered down to see the school grounds completely empty and the sun just ready to set. "I think it's safe to leave now."
"But this is so nice," he mumbled, already half sleep.
Another chuckle came from her as she stopped her hand and gently placed it on his shoulders. "We still need to go get some supplies from Mark. The faster we do that the faster we can go home," she reasoned.
"Fine," Ichigo sighed in defeat as he reluctantly pushed himself off of his girlfriend's legs. He quickly started to pack his stuff. "Why do I assign so much work," he mumbled to himself.
"Because you are a sadistic teacher," Angel faked a pout as she jumped off his desk and straighten her skirt.
Ichigo was about to retort when there was a sudden knock on his door. The two stiffened before Angel quickly looked around for a hiding spot while Ichigo quickly reached for the door and held onto the handle. "W-who is it?" he asked.
"Me. Open up."
Quickly figuring out the owner of the voice, the two calmed down before Ichigo opened his door with a glare. "Next time, a warning would be nice. You almost gave us a heart attack."
"You just need to be more careful. Besides, how many times have I told you not to meet up in the school?" Andrew asked while pushing up his glasses. Without giving his friend a chance to answer, he quickly held up a piece of paper. "Here," he simply said.
Ichigo frowned as he took the paper. "What's this?"
"Something about the monthly report the principle wanted you to go over later. Full detail is already on it," Andrew shrugged. "I suggest you read it thoroughly since we don't know if there's something really important in there or not."
Ichigo grunted in annoyance as he skimmed the paper. "Fine, whatever," he groaned. He was about to push his friend out but Andrew quickly stepped aside and looked over his shoulder.
"Make sure he actually reads it," he said to Angel.
"Got it!" Angel smiled.
"Oi!" Ichigo shouted at the two before grabbing Andrew's shoulder and pushing him out, "I thought I told you 'I got it.' No need to set me up with a babysitter."
"I'm just doing what's best for you," Andrew commented before calmly walking away before Ichigo's fist could hit him. "I'll see you later tonight for dinner," he said before disappearing.
"Fucking jackass," Ichigo mumbled to himself as he walked back to where Angel was standing. "Anyways, I guess we should just head back home in case we get interrupted again."
"Agreed," Angel nodded as she grabbed her bag. "We need to get all our stuff so you can meet your friends in time. I'll go out first," she said, "I'll meet you by the corner just before Rodriguez's store."
Ichigo merely nodded as he watched Angel peeking out of his office before quickly running down the hallway and out of the school. He waited for the second hand to move across the clock on his wall before also heading out. He wanted to put as much distance between them as possible.
Andrew watched from the window as Angel quickly made her way out of the school building.
"Any student causing problem?"
Andrew turned around to shake his head. "Looks like today's a bit quiet."
Zander nodded as he joined his friend by the window. Soon the two noticed Ichigo slowly coming out of the school and heading the same direction that Angel went a little while ago. "I wonder how things are going with them."
"I'm hoping it's going well," Andrew sighed, "I wouldn't want something bad to happen when the school year is almost over."
Again, Zander nodded. He then looked up and frowned. "Looks like it's going to rain."
"Rain?" Zander looked up and frowned as well. "But it's fucking winter."
"You shouldn't swear at school, Fernandez-kun."
The two men gasped as they looked to their left to see Kyla also looking out the window.
"R-Reyes-san,"Andrew stuttered, "What are you-I mean, how long were you standing there?" He was sure he was the only one in the faculty lounge before Zander came in, and when the gentle giant came there was no one else with him.
Kyla slowly looked up and gave them her usual smile. "Long enough," she replied.
Zander grunted. "Then did you hear what we were talking about?" he asked as he turned around to see if anyone else was also with them. But thankfully, there seemed to be nobody else in the room.
"Yup," she continued smiling.
Andrew choked on air. "Is-is that all y-you have to say?"
The woman merely shrugged as she looked back outside. "I already knew Walker-kun and Bushū-san are in that kind of relationship."
"Huh?"
The young woman chuckled at her friends' shocked faces. "I said I already knew everything. Oh! And don't worry! I won't tell anyone," she gave them a determined look.
Andrew stared at her before clearing his throat to regain his composure. "So, you're not upset?"
"Why should I be?" she smiled, "I'm finally free."
Zander smiled as he watched his friend taking in a deep breath to steady her shaking voice.
Andrew also smiled as he looked away. "Free, huh?"
Kyla nodded as she faced the window again, but this time dropped her head to wipe away some tears.
"Yeah," Zander replied in stead of the woman as he looked away also.
When the sniffling subsided, Andrew looked over and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Wanna join us for dinner? Walker is buying."
Kyla looked back up to smile, though her nose and cheeks were still a bit red. "Okay."
It took Ichigo only ten minutes to reach the store with his slow pace. When he turned the corner he noticed Angel leaning against a fence, humming a random tune. He smiled as he walked over and planted a kiss on her cheek. "What you humming?"
Angel shrugged her shoulders as she smiled back at him. "Nothing in particular. I'm just having a really good day."
Ichigo just laughed as he grabbed her hand and led her to the store. He slid the door open and shouted, "Mark, we're here!"
"ARA!" A singing tone came from behind the back room before the man himself popped out with his fan covering his huge grin. "I haven't seen you two in awhile."
"Where's Lucy-san?" Angel asked.
"She's still sleeping. You young'uns aren't the only ones who know how to have fun," Mark laughed out loud.
Ichigo and Angel both cringed at his words. "Fucking pervert," Ichigo muttered.
"He is and he's too proud of that fact."
The other three slightly jumped when Lucy approached from behind the door and smacked Mark on the head real hard. "Ara, that hurt Lucy," he half cried and half laughed.
"That's what you get for talking too much," she growled at him before looking over to smirk when she saw Ichigo and Angel holding hands. "Shouldn't you guys be more careful?"
Angel looked down and immediately yanked her hand out of Ichigo's grip. "T-that-Nothing happened," she stuttered.
"Sorry but I already got a picture!" Mark chuckled as he held up his camera phone, "And I should send it to Jacod-"
"Don't you fucking dare!" Ichigo shouted as he ran over to grab the phone but Mark just stepped aside.
"Getting a bit slow, are we?" he teased, "Maybe I should call Jacod about how weak you got so he can start up your training again." Before Ichigo could retort, Lucy quickly took the phone out of Mark's grip and deleted the picture. "Aw, why did you do that, Lucy?" he pouted.
"Because Jacod doesn't know Angel's still a high school student, you dumbass," she glared at him.
Mark nervously chuckled behind his fan. "Aha, I knew that."
"Yeah right," Ichigo scoffed as he smacked the shopkeeper behind the head. "Anyways, we're here to buy some stuff."
"What kind of stuff?" Mark asked, suddenly all happy again, "We range from simple fruits and vegetables to sex toys you can't get anywhere-"
"I meant household items, you sick bastard," Ichigo smacked him again.
Lucy shook her head before grabbing Angel. "Com'on, I'll help you pick some stuff out," she said.
"Okay," Angel nodded before following the older woman to the back of the store where items from toothbrushes to computer parts were being held. Ichigo silently watched as the two women disappeared.
"They sure are beautiful," Mark commented, "We're a couple of lucky guys, don't you think?"
"Yeah," Ichigo smiled as he watched Angel from the doorway, "Yeah, we sure are."
Mark smiled as he leaned against the wall, next to the doorway where Ichigo was standing. The two remained silent as they listened to their women talk to each other about which shampoo smelled better. The older man then turned his head and broke the silence. "How many more months left until she graduates?"
Ichigo turned to look at him before counting in his head. "Well, since its January that means there's only three more months left."
Mark nodded. "Then you two don't have to hide your relationship anymore."
Ichigo stared at him before smiling. "Yeah," he nodded, "We can finally come out from hiding."
"It'd be a happy day for everyone," Mark said but he covered his serious expression with his fan when Ichigo turned back to see Angel coming back to him. Hopefully nothing comes in the way before then.
"You done?" Ichigo asked as he grabbed the basket Angel held out to him.
"Yeah," she replied, "There really wasn't much stuff that we needed.
Ichigo nodded as he placed the basket on the counter and started to pull each item out. Mark came over and quickly registered each item. 
"This comes up to be 4000 yen," he said (A/N: around $40).
Ichigo quickly pulled out some money and handed it over to Mark who took it. "Thank you! Come again!" He smiled. Ichigo and Angel waved back as they left the store.
The door to the shop slowly slid back shut, closing off the bright sun. The two remaining occupants stood still as the darkness surrounded them along with a gloomy atmosphere.
"So?" Mark asked while still staring at the closed door.
Lucy frowned. "I have a bad feeling, Mark," she said, "Something-more like someone-will come. I just know it."
Mark nodded as he heard the thunder clouds outsides. "It seems it might come sooner then expected."
Angel cowered closer to Ichigo who was using his jacket to cover both of them as they ran to their apartment. "Why is it suddenly raining?" she shouted over the loud downpour.
"How am I supposes to know! The weather channel said it was supposed to be sunny!" Ichigo shouted back.
The two grunted as they continued to run, water splashing onto their legs as they ran across the street and quickly to their apartment. Ichigo shook his jacket off of them and started to swing it up and down to get rid of the excessive water. "Man, its pouring cats and dogs out here."
"I agree," Angel dusted her clothes. "Com'on, let's get home and dry off." She turned towards the stairs and the two quickly made their way up. But before even reaching half way, Angel stopped to peer back outside.
"What's wrong?" Ichigo asked as he eyed her weird stance.