The Eyes Were on Them

"What the hell?"

"The boss actually lost face!"

Uchiha Kawazo watched Uchiha Matsuzaki sitting beside Chestnut Snow, his face twisted with rage. He wanted nothing more than to beat him up.

"Fine, kid. I don't know what method you used, but I'll make sure you learn that stealing my girl never ends well."

Uchiha Kawazo clenched his fists as he glared at Uchiha Matsuzaki.

Uchiha Matsuzaki glanced at the people around him. He was incredibly embarrassed; this would probably get him into trouble with even more people.

"Hey... I really didn't expect to run into you here."

"Yeah. I wasn't originally at your school, but luckily, I asked my uncle to look at the class list, and then he got me transferred into this class."

"But don't you seem a little different? You keep looking somewhere else."

Uchiha Matsuzaki and Chestnut Snow chatted.

"Are you really pretending not to know? You've gotten me into a lot of trouble by doing this."

"Look at how those boys are staring. They all look like they want to kill me."

"That's no surprise. You're so beautiful, and you came into this class and sat right next to me."

Uchiha Matsuzaki spoke in a very quiet voice.

Chestnut Snow giggled. "So that's why. It looks like I've caused you a lot of trouble this time. Maybe I should go sit somewhere else."

Uchiha Matsuzaki shook his head. "If this had happened before, I might really have agreed. But now, I don't take any of them seriously."

After what had happened last time, Chestnut Snow saw Uchiha Matsuzaki in a new light. They were about the same age, yet he was already so powerful.

"Fine. Since you put it that way, I'll sit here without worrying, then. I hear there'll be a competition later, so I'll look forward to it," Chestnut Snow said with a smile.

Uchiha Matsuzaki nodded, then looked at the people around him. Just as he'd expected, he'd noticed several people staring at him while they were talking.

Uchiha Kawazo in particular hadn't taken his eyes off him for a moment. It seemed he really was furious now.

But that was fine. Uchiha Matsuzaki was very powerful now; dealing with him would be easy.

"By the way, last time you left in such a hurry that I didn't get a chance to ask you."

"I remember the girl who took you away said you were quite weak. She mentioned you had a cold. What was that about?"

Uchiha Matsuzaki suddenly remembered what had happened the first time he met Chestnut Snow, and asked her about it.

"So you still remember that. I was injured once when I was little, and then I caught a cold that I've never recovered from."

"I still take medicine for it, so don't worry. As long as I don't go out in cold weather, I'll be fine."

Chestnut Snow smiled at Uchiha Matsuzaki.

"A cold isn't a big deal. It was pretty common in the world I came from, but fortunately, there's a way to cure it." Uchiha Matsuzaki stroked his chin, thinking.

"Don't worry. Leave it to me. It's nothing serious. I've studied this sort of thing, so I'm sure I can cure you."

Uchiha Matsuzaki looked at Chestnut Snow with utter confidence.

Seeing how confident Uchiha Matsuzaki was, Chestnut Snow smiled and nodded.