Kannazuki no Miko and all of its related characters, places, etc., are copyright to...whomever actually owns them...which is not me. Sadly.
"We often confuse what we wish for with what it is." ~Neil Gaiman
"Ah! Himeko-chan, wait up!" *pant pant*
The strong morning sun shone down upon the verdant forest warmly. Its vibrant rays cast shadowed shapes through the canopy if the treetops, gently cradled by the summer wind…
"Hurry Chi-chan! Hurry!" The blonde-haired girl called back down the dirt path to her friend who was following behind her.
"How can you be so full of energy all the time, and be so impatient?" Her blue-haired companion wondered aloud to herself in a shaky voice, her breaths coming in huffed bursts from trying to keep up with the girl ahead of her. "Hai, Hai I'm coming." She called up the forest road back to her friend.
The excited girl ahead of her waited just long enough for her friend to catch up, then took her by the hand happily, and half-led-half-carried her the rest of the way up the old shaded path they had traveled together so many times before. Just as the noon sun was reaching its apex point in the brilliant blue sky, the two girls burst out from under the cover of the trees and into the flowing sunlight, onto a great open hilltop. The hillside shimmered magnificently with its newly bloomed blue flowers reaching as far as one could see, and the sun shining radiantly on the last of the dewdrops made the entire world sparkle like a cerulean tide washing over the landscape. They caught their breath, and the two girls gazed lovingly over the scenery of their special hideaway spot, their hand still linked together as if it were second-nature to them. This was their place.
"Ah, look Chi-chan! It's so pretty! Don't you just love it?" the blonde exclaimed, her face lighting up in joy as if she had discovered a lost treasure. She thrust her face eagerly in front of her noticeably cooler-headed counterpart's, just inches away and practically bouncing with happiness.
The girl with long, azure hair smiled at her jubilant friend softly, then turned her head and gazed over the expanse of indigo petals layering the valley. "Yes, it is beautiful. But why are you so super-excited?" 'It's not like we haven't been here and seen it hundreds of times before.' The bluenette girl thought fondly. It was just then that she realized that her bubbly friend had released her grip on her hand, and was hiding both of her own behind her back, grinning secretively like the 7-year old that she was.
"Because Chi-chan! I have a surprise!" She said this as if it was Christmas-Eve and she was giving her best friend the greatest gift in the world, although it was just turning summer, and the spring blossoms had just begun bursting into full bloom. The 'gift' part of her excitement was not too far from the truth, unknown though to her blue-haired friend. "Mm?" The other girl looked back at her friend, tilting her head slightly in question, quite intrigued by the girl's exclamation. "What for? Is today supposed to be special or something?" She asked aloud, slightly confused about what she could have possibly forgotten that her other seemed to remember, but thoroughly curious to see why her best friend was acting so delighted.
"Ou-, you haven't forgotten what today is have you Chi-chan?" The girl asked with a playful pout on her face.
"Er…I-well…um…" Was all the blue-haired girl could manage to say. She knew that her friend wasn't actually upset—it took a lot to get her in even the slightest of unhappy moods—but nevertheless; she was beginning to feel uncertain and a bit guilty of the fact that she seemed to have forgotten a special day that her friend seemed so enthusiastic about. The blonde smiled back at her though.
"It's okay, but do you really not remember? Today is the day that we became best friends!" She said with the brightest smile Chikane had ever seen.
"Hmm," a gentle and warming smile forced its way into the girl's face upon the realization. She remembered. "Of course I remember silly. It's important to me too." Her mind began reeling backward flooding with fondest memories of when she had first met her blonde-haired friend three years ago. After a meeting seemingly fabricated through Fate's whims, the two girls had bonded the instance they saw each other, and at the end of the day, as the sun set nostalgically into the mountains, they had sat upon the very same hill that she was now relaxing on. Himeko had turned to her with the same sort of vigor she had this day, a pressed an electric-blue ribbon into her hand. 'This is a promise that we'll always be best friends forever and ever, Right Chi-chan?'
Chikane smiled inwardly; Himeko had picked up a nickname for her right off the bat, even though they had barely just met. But she liked that about her. She had grown to love almost everything about her best friend, from her sunny demeanor to her precious kindness. Yes, Chikane loved a lot of things about Himeko…a lot of things…
*BRRINNNNG BRRINNNNG!*
Chikane's alarm went off again unwelcomed, albeit expectedly. As her vision abruptly terminated in her mind, she fidgeted underneath the warm comforter of her bed, not wanting to open her eyes and have to get up and leave her room. Not that she wasn't a morning person exactly, in fact she enjoyed many parts of the morning's embrace; the newborn sun rays through the window, the prospect of an entirely new day. No…there was another reason she had been uncomfortable waking up in recent weeks.
Because she would have to face Himeko again today.
Chikane pulled the cover from over her head and let the light flow on her face. Realizing that the day was not going to wait for her, and that reality wasn't going to suddenly start playing fair, she drew herself from her bed and stood up, stretching slowly. She did so gracefully, with an air of sensual calmness about her, because that just seemed the kind of atmosphere she put off. She could always be seen very at peace with her surrounding and a becoming presence in any room. She paced over to her dresser in her nightgown, a silky light purple color that complimented her frame extremely well, although she cared far less about her fashion sense than others might have guessed. As she removed the garment from her waking body, her mirror was granted full access to her lithe figure as she dressed. Her body was toned for a seventeen-year old, no doubt from her participation on the school's swim team for the past three years, a hobby she was passionate about and dedicated to. Although she never gave it much thought herself, her body was, at the very least, highly desirable, and at the most, downright enviable. As far as her "feminine charms" were concerned, she was beautiful in her flattering slender figure. However; her consciousness began to flow from this thought to another, and soon enough she found herself comparing her reflected form to that of her best friend. She wondered to herself this morning, like she did occasionally, how on earth Himeko had matured so much and so quickly over the past years she had known her…but that was a huge mistake.
Questionable reveries began flowing through her mind—thoughts not typically partaken in by best friends. Images of her childhood friend's now very grown up body flooded any idle sector of her thoughts, making her head swim and she had to sit down on her bed again to force her heart to stop berating her ribcage.
Himeko-chan's long fair-colored hair…her eyes, her gorgeous eyes…her soft skin on her shoulders…on her legs…even softer places…places even bette—
"No! No this is wrong!" she scolded herself mentally. "Get a grip Chikane Himemiya, control yourself! Stop your perverted fantasies! It's—it's Himeko…" she battled against herself in her mind, but all the while her imagination and body continued to stir.
"But why is it wrong?" a different voice from inside her piped in. "What's wrong with just imagining anything? It can't hurt anyone…in fact, you know it's so go—
"STOP STOP STOP!" she raged at the inner voice trying to compel her to such thoughts.
After a few moments of that, she was somewhat settled although her heart rate was still far quicker and throbbing harder than she would care for. A few weeks ago this wouldn't have been a real issue for Chikane, but with her best friend sleeping in the other room just down the hall? She was wearing down.
This started floating around about the same time as my first story which, I apologize, has not been updated in a bit; however, I wanted to write this down and get it out there for a little change. Just tell what you think guys. Thanks.
Make peace
/Souji/