Only Between Us

I saw a lot of potential in this book. I really struggled to even finish it. The characters were very whiny in my opinion. I would not read it again unless it had a major rewrite. Jul 22, Erin Wagener rated it it was ok. This book was alright some thing's were just too far fetched and you could see the plot twist coming a mile away. Jul 20, C. Cindy rated it it was ok Jun 20, Paula Crooke rated it it was ok May 09, Siyasanga rated it it was ok Dec 08, Heather rated it it was ok Oct 29, Pauli rated it it was ok Oct 17, Pati Moroyoqui rated it it was ok Nov 12, Aldy rated it it was ok Feb 08, Cinzia rated it it was ok May 09, Jessica rated it it was ok Mar 24, Aylen rated it it was ok Sep 07, Ana Isabel rated it it was ok Dec 16, Isabel rated it it was ok May 23, Claudia Cortinas rated it it was ok Mar 27, Ana Dos rated it it was ok Oct 12, Sharon rated it it was ok Sep 07, Kate rated it it was ok Aug 03, Joana rated it it was ok Aug 04, Gabba rated it it was ok Mar 04, Rachel rated it it was ok Jul 28, Florencia de la Fuente rated it it was ok Jul 02, Dawn Garcia rated it it was ok Oct 16, Jenni Lou rated it it was ok Dec 31, Mila Ferrera lives in New England, where she has a family and a job and does various normal, everyday things, all while plotting novels in her head.

Her own psychology internship involved plenty of consultation, but alas, no sexy Swedish doctors, and her decision to make one up is what sparked Mila Ferrera lives in New England, where she has a family and a job and does various normal, everyday things, all while plotting novels in her head. Her own psychology internship involved plenty of consultation, but alas, no sexy Swedish doctors, and her decision to make one up is what sparked her self-publishing adventures. Introductions continued, Matsukawa slowly tuning out as they went on.

So far, the noteworthy were Yui, the arm-sling girl who touched things and turned them into something else, Kunimi, who could avoid anything, including humans, and Kenma, a technological genius. They were nearing Matsukawa, who was now paying slightly more attention as the introductions also got closer to the boy with the mask and pink hair. A freckled boy stood up, barely opening his mouth before being interrupted by the classroom door slamming open. Teacher looked over and time seemed to stop for a moment before resuming.

The newcomer walked in, giving the class a view of his mischievous face and vibrant red hair. I am in year three. Teacher impatiently tapped her foot as Tendou walked to his desk at a painfully slow pace. He stopped to tap the masked boy on the shoulder, smirking and sticking his tongue out when he received a glare. The introductions continued, skipping the boy who was interrupted and going through Terushima, who could teleport, and Akaashi, who could empathize with anyone.

Then came the pink haired boy. Matsukawa sharpened his ears as the teacher called on the boy.

The boy didn't look up. He continued to tap on his phone. Teacher began tapping her foot again. Hanamaki finally looked up, his narrow eyes even more narrowed. He pointed to his mask and held up three fingers before pointing back to himself. Matsukawa was intrigued and forced himself to look away. He didn't want to be caught staring.

The introductions closed off, Matsukawa introducing himself before a small boy named Moniwa closed off. The teacher stepped up as if to begin a lesson, but the bell rang before then. She pressed her lips in a thin line. I'll lay out the basic rules very quickly. First, you aren't allowed to do anything destructive or malicious. Second, if your power directly interferes with someone else's, take turns.

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Third, if you need objects to practice on, there are practice materials in the back of the class. The class began moving, Matsukawa reclining in his chair and bringing out his phone. Teacher approached him with an over-friendly smile. Truthfully, I'm not sure why you are still in school.

Teacher nodded thoughtfully and glanced over her shoulder. He's not allowed to practice. Honestly, he should just be in a laboratory. Matsukawa almost choked on his own spit. A professional had seriously just bashed a student and given them a sub-human status. He turned to look at Hanamaki, who was staring at him with an amused look. Matsukawa took this as his cue to walk over and talk to him.

Hanamaki's body vibrated with what Matsukawa hoped was laughter. Matsukawa smiled at Hanamaki. Hanamaki nodded slowly before sliding an envelope over to Matsukawa. Matsukawa took it cautiously, looking it over. Hanamaki motioned for him to open it. Matsukawa obeyed, rudely ripping the side open and pulling out the small card. His eyes widened when he saw the rarest of pepe memes, the shrek pepe.

Beneath it was written 'you meme a lot to me'. Matsukawa smiled a wide smile and flipped over the card. On the other side was 'Hanamaki Takahiro, meme lord, mlg, atheist vegan feminist, and contract killer', followed by 'My name is Hanamaki, but you can call me anytime'. Matsukawa smiled even wider and pocketed the card.

Only Between Us

Hanamaki shrugged and began fiddling with his phone. Matsukawa's smile faded into his usual lazy grin. Hanamaki nodded and they launched into a discussion about the tragedy of Leonardo DiCaprio's oscar. The practice period ended too soon for Matsukawa's liking, but that didn't restrict him from sending the occasional eyebrow wiggle to Hanamaki during military strategies class, even though that was the class Matsukawa was supposed to be paying the most attention to. Hanamaki would attempt and fail horribly at wiggling his eyebrows back, cracking them both up and occasionally drawing Teacher's attention.

Matsukawa glanced over his notes. Or I'd give it a shot, seeing as most cars are magic operated. Teacher gave both Matsukawa and Hanamaki suspicious looks before continuing the class. Matsukawa glanced over at Hanamaki, who was now scrolling through something on his phone. Matsukawa let him be and continued half-assedly listening to Teacher's lecture about the dangers of bringing out laboratory dwellers.

Before Matsukawa could reach Hanamaki at lunch, he was surrounded by another group of classmates. One immediately grabbed Matsukawa's hand and squished it. The girl, Yui maybe, smacked Matsukawa's arm pretty goddamn hard. He forced his smile to stay present. His other hand was also taken and immediately Terushima jumped in Matsu's face.

Matsukawa turned around and looked over Oikawa. Hanamaki was still sitting in his desk, an untouched bento box in front of him.

The main part of lunch went flawlessly. Oikawa was constantly getting roasted by both Matsukawa and Hanamaki, with Iwaizumi cheering them both on. Then, when they were packing up, Iwaizumi paused in his cleaning. If Hanamaki can't talk because of his powers, wouldn't Matsukawa be able to neutralize it so he could? The three other boys stopped and looked up. Matsukawa looked at Hanamaki, who was already typing on his phone. Hanamaki finished his typing and pressed a button, the phone speaking what he had written in an artificial voice.

Unfortunately the government has made it clear that if I ever talk, I'll be relocated to the laboratories. It was nice meeting you Makki. Eat with us from now on. Hanamaki nodded and turned to Matsukawa as Oikawa and Iwaizumi left the roof. Matsukawa shook his head.

That's where his little brother lives. Their next class was gym, and Matsukawa was honestly scared. Would his gym class be like the static class'? Obviously, it would be a bit different. Oikawa's class played regular games like capture the flag and dodgeball while playing with their magics. Allowing the military kids to do that would be murder, so it must be games without magic.

Matsukawa nodded to himself. Yes, that must be it. He shrugged on his jacket and joined Hanamaki, who was waiting at the door and not changed at all. Hanamaki grabbed the edge of Matsukawa's jacket and rubbed it in between his fingers. Hanamaki shook his head and continued leading Matsukawa towards the recreational field. The whole class was already out there, all doing different activities. Some were jogging, some were stretching, some were using magic. Matsukawa looked at Hanamaki for guidance, but it was too late.

Hanamaki was already seated on a bench and scrolling away through his tumblr feed. Luckily, Teacher noticed and was already jogging up to Matsukawa. She left Matsukawa, who decided his warm up would be standing and stretching his shoulders. After all, his magic did him no real good. He had to rely on the half-assed street fighting classes his dad gave him when he wasn't busy with work.

Matsukawa swung both arms in a few circles and relaxed, just beginning to walk over to Hanamaki when the teacher called the class over.

Yachi and Sarukui are fighting first. I'll quickly review the rules, then we'll start. First, you are not to involve anyone outside of the duel.