[IC] Frienemy's till the end [ Kaore & Snow ]

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana woke up the next morning and looked around, she remembered that she was chatting with Zant-kun but then fell asleep, leaning against him. She felt pretty embarrassed and sighed. She got up, took a quick shower and curled her hair using a curling iron and bound that together in a ponytail for a cute yet serious look and putted on the karakura high schooluniform. She just bounded the bow together while walking to the kitchen on her heels and looked up. ''Good morning everyone'' she said, she grabbed apple after finishing her bow and smiled.

She grabbed her bag and placed it on her shoulder as she took a glass on milk and made something for the lunch. ''I am gonna attend to school again, just like before as apprentice teacher'' she said with a smile and looked at Zant-kun who just walking in. ''Morning'' she said and smiled some, it probably was just her own but somehow she felt some tension. ''I gotta hurry.. Have a nice day'' she said and walked out, passing Zant-kun and smiling some.

[Kaore]

(Nero had left already.)

Nero was walking down a side street heading for what used to be one of his favorite restaraunts for breakfast ten years ago. It searved very good western egg dishes and he anted some. When he got there he was quite happy to see that the restaraunt, The Golden Egg, was still there. He went inside, got a seat and ordered his food.

Five minutes later and he was happily eating some Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Hash Browns and Pancakes. Unfortunately five minute after his food had arrived he was interrupted by a loud, unfamiliar voice.

"What do you think your doing young man!?"

Nero looked up to see a burly looking man in some kind of police uniform. He wasn't sure what was going on since he hadn't done anything to get in trouble with the police.

"Is there a problem officer?" He asked in confusion.

"Don't try and act confused!" The officer said angrily "You're supposed to be in class!"

Nero looked at the officer with a deadpan expression.

"I'm 19. I don't go to school." He told the cop with no emotion.

"If your 19 then show me some I.D.!" The cop replied.

Nero reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet and began to pull out his I.D. when he realized something. He had never gotten a new one from Urahara.

"I... left it at home?" He said sheepishly.

The cop responded by grabbing him by the shoulder and hauling him off.

[BeautifulSnow]

[ oh, i thought he would come back later ]

Hana sat at the desk of the teacher, as apprentice she had to sit there during the time the Teacher was away. And since she had left for a meeting with the principle, Hana was now watching the class. She looked at the class and then at the door that opened, the teacher walked in with a new student and Hana felt she had trouble not to start laughing. She got up and walked to the new student. ''Welcome at Karakura High, My name is Kaori-san, please introduce yourself with your name and then take a seat here in the second row'' she said to Zant-kun who was wearing the school uniform and had a very irritated look on his face.

[Kaore]

Nero just glared at Hana with a look of intense irritation and mild rage. That officer was lucky that killing him would have only succeeded in getting Nero in more trouble then he cared to deal with. However he would not be giving these humans his full name and would use a fake first name since Hana already knew his last.

"Nada Zant." He grunted before moving to the window seat.

As he walked down the row he could sense the reiatsu coming off a fe people in the class. One in particular was massive and coming from an orange haired bot that sat near him. He also heard whispers about his appearance, several seemed to think he was a delinquent due to having never seen him before today and because of the color of his hair.

He sat down at the desk and proceeded to stare out of it, not caring or paying attention to anything the teacher or Hana was saying whatsoever. He knew everything they had to teach him... well almost everything. But he didn't care much at all, he knew several languages due to living in the Living world for so long so and was fluent in english which this class seemed to be about.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana walked by Zant's table and laid a book on it, on the cover a note was placed: ''I get that you don't like this school, but at least act like you are trying... The orange-head behind you is Ichigo, the one I talked about when we first met'' - H.K was written on the note and she continued to pass the books around. She then sat down at the table next to the teacher's one and they discussed something. If it wasn't for the badge Hana wore on her blouse, you would say she was a student here.

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The bell rang and Hana got up from her chair. ''Lunch break people, you did a good job and I'll see you in two days again, don't forget to do your homework'' she said and pointed at the chalk-board. The class left and Orhime stopped by Hana's desk. ''Yes, Orhime-chan?'' Hana asked. ''Wanna lunch with us? We are gonna sit under the trees'' she said. ''I'll be there in ten minutes'' she said, the teacher had left and she looked at Zant. ''Zant-kun'' she said and looked at him with a 'serious' look on her face. Orhimi left and she waited for Zant to come to her.

[Kaore]

For the most part Nero ignored what was written on the note that Hana had give him. Why should he act like he was a student here when he wasn'T? He was however interested in learning the identity of the boy with the strong Reiatsu. From what he could tell the boy was strong... nowhere near strong enough to fight him yet but he had potential. He didnt bother opening the book whatsoever and continued looking out the window.

When the bell rang for lunch Nero was fully intent on just leaving the school all together. However when he saw the expression on Hana's face he groaned and moved towards her. He really wanted to get this irritating experience over with and just get the hell out of there.

"What do you want?" He asked irritably.

[BeautifulSnow]

''I want you to spy on someone for me'' Hana simply said as she cleaned up her little desk, it wasn't even a real desk, just a table moved next to the desk of the teacher. ''The boy that you just overly felt in the class room? His name is Ichigo.. He is a shinigami but from a different kind than I am'' she said as she didn't want to reveal to much about it. ''I am here for a pretty important mission and I want you to help me.. If you want to at least'' she said and looked at him, she smiled a little bit and got her bag from the ground and placed it on her shoulder. She walked out of the class room and looked at him with a smile now.

''And.. I wanted to thank you for last night, for placing me on the bed so kindly.. I guess you did so at least, I am a pretty light sleeper and you didn't wake me'' she said and smiled. She then walked off. ''He is probably with his friend on the roof of the building'' she said and then turned around. ''Oh and Zant-kun.. I do not believe on bit of that name you said in class..'' she said with a wink, as she walked of, her hips moved pretty sensual from the left to the right.

[Kaore]

Normally Nero would have outright told Hana no. And he would have done so quite vehemently. He was not a spy, he was not secretive, he was not devious and he did not want to. He was a fighter, upfront, vicious, and powerful. However before he could say anything, someone grabbed him by the back of his shirt and dragged him away at high speeds.

"COME EAT WITH US NEW GUY!" The boy dragging him shouted excitedly.

Nero was dragged up a flight of stairs before he managed to react to his situation. He surmised the door he kicked the irritating brunette through led to the roof... and he would be right. He saw a group of boys sitting in a group, a tall boy with darker skin, that Ichigo boy, and a short black haired boy. The brunette was sent flying towards the group and landed in a heap near them.

"I told you that would be a bad idea KEigo." The black haired boy said.

"NEVER DO THAT AGAIN YOU IRRITATING LITTLE PUNK!" Nero shouted loud enough that the whole school probably heard "IF YOU DO I'LL BREAK MY FOOT OFF IN YOUR ASS!"

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana giggled and knew how keigo would react so she just had to wait till dinner that evening to get to know if Zant wanted to help her. She walked to the girls and sat down by them under the three's. ''Good afternoon Kaori-sama'' one said. Hana giggled. ''Please, only say Kaori-san when I am the teacher.. during breaks I am simply Hana-chan'' she said with a smile and laid out her fruit and looked at the girls, she could sense something with Orihime but had not laid her finger on it yet.

The girls ate and chatted and Tatski kicked away the read hairs lesbian girl a few times, Hana smiled, laughed and answered questions. Even helped a little with the homework they had to do by explaining it once again, this time on her way. Time flew over as the lunch break was done and actually, Hana was free for that day. So she stood up and waved the girls goodbye, telling them one more time that they could call or mail her anytime when they needed her.

[Kaore]

Chad, the dark skinned giant, was currently holding Nero back as he attempted to strangle Keigo, who was cowering behind Ichigo. It took Nero about four minutes of yelling, cursing, and struggling to calm down. When he did, he angrily sat next to Ichigo facing away from the group.

"Hey new guy!" Keigo said loudly from the other side of the groupfrom Nero "What did Kaori-sensei mean when she said you placed her in the bed kindly?! Did you sleep with that hottie?!"

"Ask another stupid question like that and not only will I rip out your tongue, but I'll crush your balls." Nero threatened coldly "Now shut up and stop talking to me you irritating a**."

Keigo squeeked and scooted away a foot or so. Ichigo just seemed to look on with a scowl on his face.

"Don't get chummy with me." Nero continued "The only reason I'm here is because some truant officer found me eating breakfast, thought I looked like a high school student, and brought me here. I won't be here tomorrow because I'll have my I.D. back to prove how old I am."

"How old are you?" Ichigo asked.

"Nineteen." Nero grunted in response.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana was just about to head home when she reminded herself on the message Uraha gave her for Zant-kun. She walked over to the school and walked to the roof, opening the door with easy, which was pretty weird for a girl and walking up as she heard Keigo asking Nero something. She giggled. ''Keigo, it is none of your business for who I sleep with and who not'' she said and smiled at Zant.

''But, if you are so curious.. Zant-kun and I share the same Hostel, our rooms are next to each other and if you wanna know so badly you big coward.. I drank a little too much sake and he brought me to my room and laid me on bed'' she said and lied without even showing it was a lie. ''Now Zant-kun, the people of the hostel gave me this envelope.. I believe they said that I would run into you faster that they did and they would be out of town till tomorrow'' she said and gave him a envelope. ''By the way, Keigo-kun.. If I ever hear you calling me a hottie again, I'll turn into your worst nightmare'' she said and looked at him with a devilish look. ''Good day everyone'' she said and walked off.

[Kaore]

Nero smiled brightly upon seeing his I.D. in the envelope. He could finally get out of this hell hole. Placing the card in his wallet he turned to the grou of boys and gave them a sarcastic salute.

"Got my I.D. and now I'm leaving!" He said before turning and leaving.

Fifteen minutes later and he was happily walking away from Karakura high school with a victorious smile on his face. He could now do what he wanted... and what he wanted was to go to another restaraunt he liked ten years ago for lunch. It served great noodle dishes and soups and, just like The Golden Egg, he hoped it was still there.

Luckily for him it was and he very happily enered and ordered one of their deluxe Yakisoba bowls. He would never go back to that damn school if he could help it and hoped to avoid encountering that annoying truant officer for the rest of the mans life. Ufortunately that wasn't going to happen.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT OF CLASS AGAIN YOU PUNK!" A familiar shout echoed.

This time however NEro was ready and moving extremely quickly, reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. The truant officer had just reached him when he fishe dout his I.D. and showed it to him.

"Heres my I.D. now leave me alone." Nero said irritably.

The officer was stunned briefly before he took it and examined the card closely, obviously looking for signs that it was a fake. But five minutes later he had found none and gave it back to Nero.

"Well then... I apologise for earlier." Theman said before leaving Nero to eat his delicious lunch.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana just sat in the store, preparing a next class since even though she isn't here always and sometimes just go's on vacations, or that is how she calls it, she did do her best for this because she actually liked teaching. Even in the Soul Society, the people of her squad come to her for training advice and help. She smiled thinking about that and decided to prepare some lunch before going back to prepare the next class.

While making something to eat, just some simple western stuff like roasted bread and some egg salad, she couldn't help but think about how Zant-kun had sit in her class room. He had not even thought about acting like he was doing his best, that was probably what she liked about him, he showed what he did and what he didn't like. He was truthful but also a liar... And that was dangerous combination, he was so easy in saying a fake first name. He probably had been doing that for a long time. And she? She had his I.D. in her hands, could simply have opened the envelope and look at it but she didn't. Because she knew Urahara would probably have added a trick and if not, she just didn't do that because she wants him to be truthful with her. She sat back down and ate her lunch.

[Kaore]

Now happily fed Nero made his way back into town. He had found several places that were still around from his last time in Karakura but several other places he had liked had been changed or were no longer there. This made him both quite sad and rather happy. He liked it when things changed but he also liked some things to stay the same.

This was one of the reasons he liked Japan in the modern times. They clung to their heritage while embracing the future. After traveling around town for several hours he made his way back towards the shop... but not before stopping by his mansion and grabbing three bottles of his favorite alcoholic beverages. One bottle of Tennessee whiskey, one bottle of Caribean Rum, and a bottle of Shochu. He could see Ururu and Jinta outside and was happy to see that for once Jinta was not bullying Ururu.

Upon entering the store he briefly wondered where Urahara and Tessai were but soon didn't care as he made his way to his room.

[BeautifulSnow]

Hana had been done with her preperations pretty fast and was now making some dinner for the four of them. She heard Nero coming in and saw him, she smiled. ''I bet you were pretty happy with your I.D. Zant-kun'' she said and looked at him. ''I wondered, would you like to help me with dinner or are you mad at me for not giving the I.D. earlier?'' she asked as she had walked to the hallway and looked at him. ''I guess you do not wanna help me a little with my mission'' she then said and walked to him. ''It's okay, don't worry...'' she said and gave him a kiss on his cheek. ''Thank you for defending me towards Keigo.. even if you didn't mean to do so'' she said.

[Kaore]

While he was mildly irritated at Hana for not giving him his I.D. the moment she saw him at the school he wasn't actually mad. He hadn't really been trying to defend her in regards to Keigo's comment, the idiot just pissed him off. As for helping her with her mission... it was her mission and he had no interest in helping her accomplishing it, regardless if she was his friend.

The man who's name he never heard... the Shinigami who had tried to recruit him while he was a Vasto Lorde... he was high ranked. For all Nero knew the man was a Captain now. He doubted the man knew anything about Nero other then what he called himself back in Hueco Mundo but he wouldn't take any chances.

"I'm not going to help you with your mission... and when you go back I'd prefer you leave me out of your report. I may trust you for some reason... but I don't trust any of your comrades." Nero said coldly before smiling "I may not be a great cook but I'll help you as best as I can!"

First though he had to put his booze in his room which only took a second before he was following Hana to the kitchen.

[BeautifulSnow]

''I do not have comrades'' Hana said and looked at him. ''I have my captains and my colleagues, or squad members.. But I do not have comrades or friends'' she said and gave him a little smile. She waited for him to put the liquor in his room and then walked with him to the kitchen, she was still wearing her school uniform which was a short skirt and a blouse. The bow she had dropped and also her shoes where out.

''I am just making some sushi, but.. without the fish, more with krab and futher I use grilled chicken and fruit'' Hana said as she showed the ingredient. ''I am not really a fan of fish'' she explained and took the knife and started to cute a apple in nice equal pieces.

[Kaore]

"Then it is your co-workers I don't trust." He commented as he watched her get to work "And I probably never will."

He wasn't a fan of sweet flavors when paired with meat. Sweet and meat just didn't go together in his opinion. He wasn't a horrible cook but he was capable. He washed his hands before grabbing some rice and started molding it into the proper shape for sushi. He'd honestly prefer they use fish since he liked fish quite a lot but was fine with what she wanted to make since she was the one who asked him to help.

"Is their any speacial seasoning I should add to the ingredients?" He asked.

Maybe she liked to add something to the rice before adding the meat.

[BeautifulSnow]

''that's okay, I don't ask you to trust them'' Hana said with a smile. '' We btw do have fish if you want fish and.. not really, I mostly use food color powder to make rainbow sushi'' she said with a smile. She then took out a salmon and held it up. ''You like Salmon?'' she asked. ''Jinta also never wants to eat my fruit and chicken sushi.. so I always make some fish ones too'' she said with a smile.

[Kaore]

Nero nodded as he grabbed some of the Krab to cut it into appropriate sizes. He had experimented with different spices when making sushi once... it hadn't really gone very well. The sushi was generally inedible and so he stopped. He placed a few pieces of cut crab in a small bowl of soy sauce so they would soak up the flavor before he put it with the rice before looking over at Hana.

"I'll make the Salmon sushi if you'd like?" He offered.