~*Escape*~

Chapter 1

Rain

"Kusanagi! Come back!" Momiji screamed over the raindrops that seemed to want Kusanagi not to hear her. Kusanagi and Momiji had once again got into another fight about Momiji's age, but this time it was Kusanagi that ran or should I say flew. Momiji sank to the ground now soaked from the rain.

"One of these days one of us isn't going to come back." Momiji thought as she looked up in the sky hoping to see him flying back to her. "How many times do we have to go through this before he."

".She understands me?" Kusanagi and Momiji said simultaneously. With every thought of their conversation Kusanagi flew faster. She just doesn't get it! It's not like I don't want her it's just that is doesn't look good for such a beauty to be seen with a freak like him. He just decided to blame it on the age difference. But for some reason the urge to be with her gets stronger. I really don't know how much longer I can resist her. And she would have to make it harder on me. Maybe if she would stop pushing then I could resist her longer." Kusanagi was flying so fast now that he missed his apartment building by 2 blocks. "I wonder if shell get home ok?"

Momiji raised her self up from the cold ground. Her clothes were no longer protection from the weather but tons of useless weight. Momiji soon realized that now she would need to walk home for Kusanagi was her way home. "Great!"

On the way home Momiji started thinking about the night's events again. "Why is this always happening?" A yelp then flew out of her mouth as she hit the ground with a painful thump. She had been so deep in thought that she hadn't seen the man coming from the opposite direction.

"Are you okay Ma'am?" The man asked.

"Huh? Oh yea I guess so." Momiji lied she was actually in deep pain Mostly in her heart though and that was something he had no need of knowing. The man helped her up said he was sorry and started walking again.

My night can't get any worse." Just as she said that though a car splashed through a puddle, which sent the water right at Momiji. Once again the force of the water sent her back to the ground. Quickly Momiji realized that her skirt had flown up to expose her underwear. Hoping no one would notice she leaned back and sat on her heels. "How embarrassing!"

"Is it because you fell in front of everyone or is it because you were showing everyone that your wearing underwear with turtles on them?" A familiar voice said with a laugh.

"Oh great just what else is going to happen?" Momiji said as she stood and turned to she Kusanagi grinning at her.

"Need a ride or are you enjoying falling on the ground?" Kusanagi said as he watched her squirm to stand up. "Come on its late."

"What I'm not to young to be on the back of your bike?" Momiji asked remembering they're fight.

"Oh don't start that up again. I don't want to think about that." Kusanagi said as he started his bike back up.

"Then just treat me like a regular girlfriend! That's all I want!" Momiji yelled.

"Don't do this"

Well it's not like I have a disease! All I want is for you to." Momiji stopped suddenly as she saw Kusanagi's face change expressions. His eyes started to glare as if telling her to back off. She could risk it and end her sentence. ".Treat me like you love me!" Momiji started to count down from 5 in her head to see if she had pushed it to far. "2.1"

Kusanagi kept quite for a moment and then just like Momiji suspected he blew. "Why do you do this? I mean damn every time I tell you to stop you just keep going like your trying to see how much further I can be pushed. Give it a break and get it through you're head. I'll treat you like that when you're old enough! Now get on the bike before I leave and you have to walk!"

Momiji got behind him on his bike and wrapped her arms around him. She could tell that he was still yelling at her from the way he would take deep breaths. It was useless though for there was no way for her to hear him. Even though she hoped it wasn't something that she would need in the future. With every breath the motorcycle would go faster. Out in the distance a paper was flying from lane to lane and suddenly the next thing Momiji knew they were spinning round and round.

The paper had flown right into Kusanagi's face. He could barely hear Momiji screaming, but he could feel her grip on him tightening. As they got closer to the edge of the bridge he knew that if they didn't get off this thing that they both would go into the water below. He quickly let go of the handlebars, grabbed Momiji's hands to make sure she was holding him tight enough, and jumped up into the air. Kusanagi watched as his bike went spinning over the bridge. "At least Momiji is safe." Kusanagi thought noticing his anger with Momiji disappearing again.

Momiji had closed her eyes hoping that the dizziness she was having would soon be over. When she opened her eyes she saw that Kusanagi's bike was falling into the river below. She couldn't make up her mine on if she hated it or if she was happy about it. One side of her was happy because she would no longer have to worry about Kusanagi crashing but her other side hated it because not only did Kusanagi love that bike but she also knew that if it wasn't for her Kusanagi wouldn't have been in a bad mood and driven so fast. "I.I'm sorry Kusanagi. I know that it's all.."

"Don't be it's not your fault. I'll just have to go back to flying'." Kusanagi was a little upset but thought to himself that the saying, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.", took on a whole new meaning.

Kusanagi quickly took Momiji home. As he lowered her to her window seal he saw that she was still upset. "Hey Momiji you all right?" Momiji looked up at him wondering what he was going to say, "Well don't worry about the turtle panties? I'm sure that the hippo ones aren't to jealous!" Kusanagi said with a grin.

"Kusanagi you're. Well you're a." Momiji screamed.

"Pervert right is that what you were going to say?" Kusanagi said with another laugh. He loved to finish her sentences cause it made her even madder. Right before she could say anything more he jumped up, gave her a big smile, said good night, and was gone.

"Ugh why does he always do that!"? Momiji said as she swiveled around on her tailbone. "He can easily make me furious and then the next minute he does something that makes me want to scream with happiness. What's up with that?" Momiji was so cold and wet from the rain so she quickly got out her pajamas. She dried herself of and changed quickly hanging her towel and clothes up in the tub until she could put them in the dryer tomorrow. She walked back into her room until she was right in the middle of it. She then turned around and laid down on the floor. As she stared up at the ceiling the events of the night played in her head. The smile Kusanagi had given her right before he left faded in and out of her mind between scenes and his laugh echoed in her mind. She smiled and rolled over onto her side while his jokes of her and his jokes of her and his smile and laugh filled her head. This is what she fell asleep to.

Kusanagi really hadn't left instead he stayed to watch her. At night he could really see her for what she was, she wasn't trying to be something. She was just herself. Just Momiji! This was the only thing he could think of to temporarily satisfy himself. "Momiji?" Kusanagi said in a whisper as he watched Momiji fall to the ground. He then lunged to the window thankful that she always forgot to lock it. He started to panic as he saw that she was now on her side curled up into a ball. He quickly kneeled down on her backside and with his hand on her shoulder he pulled her onto her back.

Momiji was suddenly pulled onto her back. When she opened her eyes she saw a pair of cat-like eyes staring back down at her. She quickly rose up only to collide with the owner of those eyes. "Ouch!" the voice yelped.

The pain was intense in her forehead but she still got up and turned on her bedside lamp. She turned back around to see Kusanagi on his knees holding his nose.

"DAMN-IT Momiji! That hurt!" Kusanagi said, the anger strong in his tone.

"Well my head doesn't feel exactly good either!" Momiji retorted quickly. Anyways, what are you doing here?"

"NO the question is what the hell do you think you were doing, lying on the floor like that?" Kusanagi was once again upset with Momiji but Momiji's answer made him feel really stupid.

"I was Sleeping!" Momiji said matter-of-factly. "I thought you left so I didn't think you would mind!" Momiji noticed that he was blushing but it only lasted long enough for her to think that she might have imagined it. "Why are you here anyways?"

"Well.umm." Kusanagi didn't really have a good answer, but he finally thought of one. "Well I am supposed to be protecting you aren't I? So that's what I'm doing!"

"Oh well I guess that sounds good. Do you do this every night?"

"Well. you should probably get into bed!" Kusanagi said. He was relieved hat he didn't have to answer her question.

"No I'm wide awake now! I couldn't possibly go to sleep now! And why should I?" Momiji guessed that her answer wasn't good enough because she soon found herself struggling to not be pulled to her bed.

"Because you've got school!" Kusanagi could have just easily yanked her over to her bed but he didn't feel like fighting her tonight. So he just yanked her to himself and picked her up cradling her in his arms.

Momiji held onto him tightly, loving the feeling of being close to him. He gently lowered her to her bed laying her head on the pillow. Kusanagi then slid the covers out from under her body and tucked her in. He could feel himself longing to lie down beside her just to hold he as she slept, but he resisted.

"Good night Momiji" Kusanagi said in a soothing voice.

"Good night." Momiji said in a whisper as she started to drift to sleep. "Kusanagi?"

"Yes? What is it princess?"

"Could you turn off the lights?"

With a smile Kusanagi turned off the light. He jumped out the window making sure to close it behind him. When he got home he had to go through the window only because his keys to the apartment were on the same ring that was still with his motorcycle. After he closed the window he went in to the bathroom to take a shower. When Kusanagi was done her went straight to bed only stopping to put some shorts on. Kusanagi lay in bed with his covers up to his chest and his fingers interlocked behind his head. He decided that he would drop by Momiji's school when it let out tomorrow and take her to go look for a motorcycle. This would be a good excuse to be with Momiji. With a smile Kusanagi fell asleep.