Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach or it's characters. Bleach and everthing belongs to Tite Kubo; a cool kid. Haruka belongs to me, hence she is my OC.

~Chapter 2... Kido Practice~

"Toshiro Hitsugaya."

The boy quickly fired the spell when his name was called. He did it without the incantation and got a perfect hit on the target.

"Very good Mr Hitsugaya! You're doing wonderfully."

"Thanks." he muttered and went to his spot beside the people that had already had their turn.

The teacher called a few other names. But one caught his attention after a while.

"Haruka Miharu, you're up next." Toshiro thought he overheard a hint of nervousness in his voice. Their instructer had every right to be nervous. He eyed Haruka warily as she took her place at the firing line. He would have to act quick if her Kido spell went astray...

"Ruler, the mask of blood and flesh, all things in the universe that fly, that which names all! In the name of... of... um." she stuttered, trying to remember the whole incantation.

"Care to start again, Miss Miharu?"

"Um.. yes please... Okay... Ruler, the mask of blood and flesh, all things in the universe that fly, that which names all! In the name of truth and temperance, dig your claws into the wall of sinless dreams! Blue Fire, Crash down!" The blue light shot through the air and wobbled a bit. Toshiro winced a bit as it began to explode just before hitting the target. However, when the smoke cleared, the target was completely gone!
"Um... Did-.. Er... Is that okay?" Haruka laughed.

"Yes, Miss Miharu. You did well."

"Heh. Okay. Thanks." she skipped cheerfully over to the line where Toshiro was. "Hi! You were awesome! I wish I could do that one without the incantation! I can never remember it."

"Thanks. It's not that hard, really. " he shrugged. "You could do it, no problem."

"Naw, I bet you just have a lot of skills."

Toshiro blushed a little bit but shrugged again and pretended to look annoyed.

"... No big deal." he saw her give him an amused glance and realized the 'cool-guy' act wasn't gonna work with her. "Once you memorize the incantation, you'll be fine."

She laughed. "You're so sweet. But no, I'm just gonna sit on my lazy butt and leave it how it is."
Sweet? He was sweet? Well she had had his complete attention up till the point where she denied his attempt at a complement. What was with that anyway?... Were all girls like this?... So darn confusing. For once he tried to stick with the positive.

"I'm sweet?"

Now she was the one blushing. "Yeah. As in you're really nice." she laughed- probably trying to cover up whatever embarrassment she was feeling.

She looked away but he kept watching her. He noticed how she twirled her hair with her fingers and slouched a bit when she sat. He noticed that when she was bored, she began to hum quietly to herself or scratch doodles into the wooden bench with her pencil. All these little habits were incredibly fascinating.