Vera: Hello all! I'm back with another Gravitation fic!
Shui-chan: She still doesn't own anything.
Hiro-kun: Nope nothing at all.
Ryu-chan: And not us, na no da.
Vera: are you trying to make my cry again?
All 3: No.
Vera: Good! ::Huggles Bishies.::
Avia: ::Enters.:: Hey, my Ryu-chan!
Vera: But he's so fun to huggle!!!
Avia: Huggle your own Bishies!
Vera and Avia: ::Huggle Bishies.:: ^______^
Bishies: ^______^
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Cassie stepped of the plane. After getting her luggage, she took a seat in the arrivals area, checking the clock every half hour.
"Figures." She sighed, getting up and going outside to wave down a cab. "He probably forgot."
She climbed into the cab and told the driver her destination. Once they arrived, she paid the driver and stared up ant the large record company building.
"Good thing Tohma-san told me where to come, just in case." She went inside, and headed for the fifth floor. True, that was as far as she knew to go, but hey, that was good enough right now. She figured she'd just listen for gunshots, and find him from there.
"What was the name of that new band?" She mumbled aloud, scanning the signs on the door. "Oh! Pocky!"
She ran up to the machine, and waited fir the snack to fall. After getting it out of the machine, she took a step or two backwards, trying to get the package open. She hit something, or someone, and fell hard to the ground as the package exploded. She looked at the person she'd run into and blushed to see that not only did she land in the person's lap, but that person was a guy. A rather cute guy, with reddish-brown hair. (Hiro-kun: Please don't make her get up. Vera: Ecchi.)
"Gomen!" She exclaimed, jumping up. She didn't know rather to help him up, or pick up her Pocky to keep him from seeing how red she was.
"It's ok." He smiled. He then crossed to snack machine. He put in some money and held something out to her.
"What's this?" She asked a little confused.
"Pocky," He replied, a tad sarcastically. "To replace the package you spilled."
"Arigatou." She smiled. "Say, you wouldn't happen to know where I can find K-san, would you?"
"I sure do." He smiled. "Follow me." He led her down the hall and, went into an unlabeled room. She followed him in and felt something cold and hard press against her temple.
"I love you too" She replied sarcastically.
"What are you doing here?" K demanded.
"Do I need a reason to come see you?" She asked, throwing her arms around his neck.
"When I'm at work...in Japan...yes." He said.
"But I couldn't wait another second. I missed you."
'Man, K-san likes them young.' Fujisaki thought.
'What does she see in someone his age?' Hiro pondered silently.
"Man K-san, I never pegged you as the cradle-robbing type!" Shuichi exclaimed, surprised.
The gun that K lowered seconds ago was now aimed at Shuichi's head.
"Onii-san, no!" Cassie exclaimed. "Don't shoot your friend!"
"Onii-san?" Bad Luck repeated before face planting.
"This is my sister, Cassandra Winchester." K glared. "Come within ten feet of her and face my wrath...and I was in the Secret Service, I see more then you think."
He then pulled out a restraining order.
"Put that down." A voice called from the door. Everyone turned and saw Tohma standing in the door. "I brought her here so she could each the band English. That would be nearly impossible at a distance of ten feet."
K sadly put away the restraining order.
"Konnichi wa Tohma-san!" Cassie smiled, waving. "How are Ryuchi-san and Noriko-san? And Mika-san, is she doing well?"
"Oh yes, they're all fine. I imagine Ryu-chan and Noriko-chan will be by to see you once they find out you're here."
"You know Nittle Grasper?" Shuichi asked.
"Hai. Onii-san was their manager, and I got to join them for their summer tours." She then turned her attention to Bad Luck "So you're the one's I'm teaching English. What are your names?"
"Shindou Shuichi"
"Nakano Hiroshi"
"Fujisaki Suguru."
"Ah, very nice to meet you, please call me Cassie." She then smiled at Hiro. "By the way, arigatou Nakano-san."
"What are you thanking him for?" K asked.
"I fell in the hallway, and Nakano-san was nice enough to catch me...and buy me Pocky!"
K produced a rifle from who knows where, and aimed it at Hiro.
"Onii-san! He was only being nice."
"K-san, please don't shoot the band." Tohma said, still standing in the door.
"That reminds me..." Cassie walked over to Tohma. "You forgot to pick me up...or at least send someone after me."
Tohma laughed.
"I guess I did, didn't I? I had a meeting this morning, and that most of the day. I only just got out in time to come see you."
"That's ok then!" She smiled.
"Winchester, huh?" Shuichi pondered. "How did K-san get K-san from Winchester?"
"Oh, don't be silly." She smiled at the boy. "His real name isn't K, it's-"
She was cut off as a gun was put to her head.
"If you keep going gun happy, I'm going to tell Onee-san." She sighed.
"Why would Belle-chan care?" K asked, unconcerned.
"No, not her."
"Oh, Anna-chan?"
"No."
"Becca-chan?"
"No! Judy-chan!"
"You wouldn't." K said, lowering the gun a little.
"You bet I would." She smiled smugly and Tohma laughed.
"Who's this 'Judy-chan'?" Hiro asked, curiosity getting the better of him.
"His wife." Cassie smiled. "I don't see why he won't let me tell you his name. Claude Kenneth Winchester isn't really that bad."
"Claude?" A new voice spoke in English from the door. "Like a clod of dirt?"
"Did you understand that?" Shuichi asked Hiro.
"Ryuchi-san!" Cassie exclaimed, nearly tackling the singer in a hug.
"Kumagorou and I missed you!" He smiled back.
"Why didn't I get a greeting like that?" Tohma wondered.
"You're too professional." She smiled.
Meanwhile Sakano-san was having conniptions in a corner. He didn't think Cassie was acting at all like she was supposed to.
* * *
Later that day, Hiro, Shuichi and Fujisaki sat in a nearby dinner with Cassie. They were attempting to get to know each other better...without K's interference.
"I'm sorry if my attention seemed a little divided. It was my first time seeing Ryuchi-san and Tohma-san in 5 years. So is there anything you're dying to know about me...or K?"
"Was he gun crazy as a kid?" Shuichi asked.
"I wasn't really around when he was a kid, there's 17 years between the two of us, but from what my sisters tell me, yes he was."
"What was it like hanging out with Nittle Grasper?" Shuichi piped up again.
"I don't remember too much, I was so young, but I loved when I could go on tour with them." Cassie smiled. "When I was little, Tohma-san was the responsible one, Noriko-san wanted to dress me up all the time, and Ryuchi- san would let me sneak off with him to the toy store."
"So how many siblings have you got, I mean if there's 17 years difference..." Shuichi asked, thoroughly enjoying this.
"Counting myself and K, there's six of us." Cassie smiled. "K, Belle, Anna, Becca, Carrie and myself."
"Wow...that's a pretty big family."
"Let someone else say something!" Fujisaki said, rolling his eyes.
"Fine, go ahead then." Shuichi pouted.
No one spoke for a moment.
"I imagine a girl like you has no trouble finding a boyfriend." Hiro commented, a sly grin on his face.
"With a brother like K?" She laughed. "He flew back on Prom night to make sure I didn't have a date. And anytime someone hadn't heard about him and asked me out, he demanded I show them his old gun collection he kept at home and inform them he was in the Secret Service. And If I didn't, somehow he knew."
Shuichi took over the questioning again.
"Got any good blackmail information?"
"Not that I'm sharing." She smiled. "Besides, he's less likely to shoot me. Ok, now on to my questions for you. Do you know any English?"
"Hai, I passed all my high school English classes." Hiro smiled.
"That's great, Nakano-san."
"Oh, Hiro is fine, that's what these bakas call me."
"Ok then, Hiro-san." Cassie smiled. "What about you, Fujisaki-san?"
"I'm still in school, but I'm doing pretty well in my classes."
"That's good, Shindou-san?"
"I..."
"Shuichi either skipped or fell asleep in class." Hiro finished. "He only passed because I helped him with his homework."
"You could've made me sound a little better!" Shuichi pouted.
"And lie to the poor girl?" Fujisaki added.
"I do know a little English."
"Besides what's in our songs?" Hiro asked.
"Well..."
"It's ok." Cassie jumped in. "I'm here to teach, after all. I couldn't have come here if you all knew everything already."
Shuichi felt a little better.
"I suppose we can start your lessons tomorrow." Cassie smiled. "Well, I best be off. Tohma-san set me up with an apartment...I just hope I can find the building."
"What's the address?" Hiro asked.
"Here." She handed him a small card. "Do you know where it is?"
"No, but I now know where you live...and your new phone number."
"You'd better forget it quickly!" K said, appearing out of nowhere, and pointing a gun at Hiro's head.
"Onii-san! You were spying on me again, weren't you?"
"Something told me I was needed here." He replied.
"Aren't you supposed to be home eating dinner with Judy-chan and Mike- chan?"
"I can't eat when my sister's reputation is in danger."
"Onii-san...GO HOME!"
"I'm sure Judy-chan wouldn't mind if you stayed with us instead."
"If you don't put down the gun and go home, I'll tell them about the time you and you-know-who did you-know-what you-know-where because you-know- why."
"Fine." He grumbled, putting the gun away. He then turned to Hiro. "I still have that restraining order."
With that he left, and Cassie sighed.
"What was the whole you-know thing about?" Shuichi asked.
"Oh, there's too many to just pick one." Cassie smiled. "Well, I have to go...I'm sure this apartment isn't going to find me."
"I could give you some company if you like." Hiro said. "That way if you get lost, you wouldn't be alone."
"It's ok Hiro-san. I'll just get a cab." Cassie waved goodbye and headed out.
* * *
Cassie was trying to get settled in when there was a knock at her door.
"Konnichi wa." She smiled, opening it. This time, she was the one nearly tackled in a hug.
"Noriko-san...Ryuchi-san...I can't breathe."
"Sorry dear." Noriko smiled, letting go. Ryuchi, however, didn't.
"Ryuchi-san...I saw you a couple hours ago." Cassie reminded him.
"Shuichi said you went home! I'm so glad you didn't."
"Technically, I did." Cassie finally pried herself loose. "I live here now Ryuchi-san."
"Why do you call me 'san'? Don't you like me?"
"Of course I do, but there's a 12 year age difference...I'm trying to be respectful."
Ryuchi suddenly started crying.
"What's wrong, Ryu-chan?" Noriko asked.
"Cassie-chan thinks I'm old!"
"No I don't!" Cassie tried to cheer him up. "What do you want me to call you then?"
"She even forgot my name!"
"Just call him Ryu-chan like everyone else does." Noriko sighed.
"Fine...is Ryu-chan better?" Cassie asked, fearing he might keep crying.
"Hai!" He smiled suddenly, then turned his attention to the ever present bunny. "She still likes us, Kumagorou!"
Shui-chan: She still doesn't own anything.
Hiro-kun: Nope nothing at all.
Ryu-chan: And not us, na no da.
Vera: are you trying to make my cry again?
All 3: No.
Vera: Good! ::Huggles Bishies.::
Avia: ::Enters.:: Hey, my Ryu-chan!
Vera: But he's so fun to huggle!!!
Avia: Huggle your own Bishies!
Vera and Avia: ::Huggle Bishies.:: ^______^
Bishies: ^______^
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Cassie stepped of the plane. After getting her luggage, she took a seat in the arrivals area, checking the clock every half hour.
"Figures." She sighed, getting up and going outside to wave down a cab. "He probably forgot."
She climbed into the cab and told the driver her destination. Once they arrived, she paid the driver and stared up ant the large record company building.
"Good thing Tohma-san told me where to come, just in case." She went inside, and headed for the fifth floor. True, that was as far as she knew to go, but hey, that was good enough right now. She figured she'd just listen for gunshots, and find him from there.
"What was the name of that new band?" She mumbled aloud, scanning the signs on the door. "Oh! Pocky!"
She ran up to the machine, and waited fir the snack to fall. After getting it out of the machine, she took a step or two backwards, trying to get the package open. She hit something, or someone, and fell hard to the ground as the package exploded. She looked at the person she'd run into and blushed to see that not only did she land in the person's lap, but that person was a guy. A rather cute guy, with reddish-brown hair. (Hiro-kun: Please don't make her get up. Vera: Ecchi.)
"Gomen!" She exclaimed, jumping up. She didn't know rather to help him up, or pick up her Pocky to keep him from seeing how red she was.
"It's ok." He smiled. He then crossed to snack machine. He put in some money and held something out to her.
"What's this?" She asked a little confused.
"Pocky," He replied, a tad sarcastically. "To replace the package you spilled."
"Arigatou." She smiled. "Say, you wouldn't happen to know where I can find K-san, would you?"
"I sure do." He smiled. "Follow me." He led her down the hall and, went into an unlabeled room. She followed him in and felt something cold and hard press against her temple.
"I love you too" She replied sarcastically.
"What are you doing here?" K demanded.
"Do I need a reason to come see you?" She asked, throwing her arms around his neck.
"When I'm at work...in Japan...yes." He said.
"But I couldn't wait another second. I missed you."
'Man, K-san likes them young.' Fujisaki thought.
'What does she see in someone his age?' Hiro pondered silently.
"Man K-san, I never pegged you as the cradle-robbing type!" Shuichi exclaimed, surprised.
The gun that K lowered seconds ago was now aimed at Shuichi's head.
"Onii-san, no!" Cassie exclaimed. "Don't shoot your friend!"
"Onii-san?" Bad Luck repeated before face planting.
"This is my sister, Cassandra Winchester." K glared. "Come within ten feet of her and face my wrath...and I was in the Secret Service, I see more then you think."
He then pulled out a restraining order.
"Put that down." A voice called from the door. Everyone turned and saw Tohma standing in the door. "I brought her here so she could each the band English. That would be nearly impossible at a distance of ten feet."
K sadly put away the restraining order.
"Konnichi wa Tohma-san!" Cassie smiled, waving. "How are Ryuchi-san and Noriko-san? And Mika-san, is she doing well?"
"Oh yes, they're all fine. I imagine Ryu-chan and Noriko-chan will be by to see you once they find out you're here."
"You know Nittle Grasper?" Shuichi asked.
"Hai. Onii-san was their manager, and I got to join them for their summer tours." She then turned her attention to Bad Luck "So you're the one's I'm teaching English. What are your names?"
"Shindou Shuichi"
"Nakano Hiroshi"
"Fujisaki Suguru."
"Ah, very nice to meet you, please call me Cassie." She then smiled at Hiro. "By the way, arigatou Nakano-san."
"What are you thanking him for?" K asked.
"I fell in the hallway, and Nakano-san was nice enough to catch me...and buy me Pocky!"
K produced a rifle from who knows where, and aimed it at Hiro.
"Onii-san! He was only being nice."
"K-san, please don't shoot the band." Tohma said, still standing in the door.
"That reminds me..." Cassie walked over to Tohma. "You forgot to pick me up...or at least send someone after me."
Tohma laughed.
"I guess I did, didn't I? I had a meeting this morning, and that most of the day. I only just got out in time to come see you."
"That's ok then!" She smiled.
"Winchester, huh?" Shuichi pondered. "How did K-san get K-san from Winchester?"
"Oh, don't be silly." She smiled at the boy. "His real name isn't K, it's-"
She was cut off as a gun was put to her head.
"If you keep going gun happy, I'm going to tell Onee-san." She sighed.
"Why would Belle-chan care?" K asked, unconcerned.
"No, not her."
"Oh, Anna-chan?"
"No."
"Becca-chan?"
"No! Judy-chan!"
"You wouldn't." K said, lowering the gun a little.
"You bet I would." She smiled smugly and Tohma laughed.
"Who's this 'Judy-chan'?" Hiro asked, curiosity getting the better of him.
"His wife." Cassie smiled. "I don't see why he won't let me tell you his name. Claude Kenneth Winchester isn't really that bad."
"Claude?" A new voice spoke in English from the door. "Like a clod of dirt?"
"Did you understand that?" Shuichi asked Hiro.
"Ryuchi-san!" Cassie exclaimed, nearly tackling the singer in a hug.
"Kumagorou and I missed you!" He smiled back.
"Why didn't I get a greeting like that?" Tohma wondered.
"You're too professional." She smiled.
Meanwhile Sakano-san was having conniptions in a corner. He didn't think Cassie was acting at all like she was supposed to.
* * *
Later that day, Hiro, Shuichi and Fujisaki sat in a nearby dinner with Cassie. They were attempting to get to know each other better...without K's interference.
"I'm sorry if my attention seemed a little divided. It was my first time seeing Ryuchi-san and Tohma-san in 5 years. So is there anything you're dying to know about me...or K?"
"Was he gun crazy as a kid?" Shuichi asked.
"I wasn't really around when he was a kid, there's 17 years between the two of us, but from what my sisters tell me, yes he was."
"What was it like hanging out with Nittle Grasper?" Shuichi piped up again.
"I don't remember too much, I was so young, but I loved when I could go on tour with them." Cassie smiled. "When I was little, Tohma-san was the responsible one, Noriko-san wanted to dress me up all the time, and Ryuchi- san would let me sneak off with him to the toy store."
"So how many siblings have you got, I mean if there's 17 years difference..." Shuichi asked, thoroughly enjoying this.
"Counting myself and K, there's six of us." Cassie smiled. "K, Belle, Anna, Becca, Carrie and myself."
"Wow...that's a pretty big family."
"Let someone else say something!" Fujisaki said, rolling his eyes.
"Fine, go ahead then." Shuichi pouted.
No one spoke for a moment.
"I imagine a girl like you has no trouble finding a boyfriend." Hiro commented, a sly grin on his face.
"With a brother like K?" She laughed. "He flew back on Prom night to make sure I didn't have a date. And anytime someone hadn't heard about him and asked me out, he demanded I show them his old gun collection he kept at home and inform them he was in the Secret Service. And If I didn't, somehow he knew."
Shuichi took over the questioning again.
"Got any good blackmail information?"
"Not that I'm sharing." She smiled. "Besides, he's less likely to shoot me. Ok, now on to my questions for you. Do you know any English?"
"Hai, I passed all my high school English classes." Hiro smiled.
"That's great, Nakano-san."
"Oh, Hiro is fine, that's what these bakas call me."
"Ok then, Hiro-san." Cassie smiled. "What about you, Fujisaki-san?"
"I'm still in school, but I'm doing pretty well in my classes."
"That's good, Shindou-san?"
"I..."
"Shuichi either skipped or fell asleep in class." Hiro finished. "He only passed because I helped him with his homework."
"You could've made me sound a little better!" Shuichi pouted.
"And lie to the poor girl?" Fujisaki added.
"I do know a little English."
"Besides what's in our songs?" Hiro asked.
"Well..."
"It's ok." Cassie jumped in. "I'm here to teach, after all. I couldn't have come here if you all knew everything already."
Shuichi felt a little better.
"I suppose we can start your lessons tomorrow." Cassie smiled. "Well, I best be off. Tohma-san set me up with an apartment...I just hope I can find the building."
"What's the address?" Hiro asked.
"Here." She handed him a small card. "Do you know where it is?"
"No, but I now know where you live...and your new phone number."
"You'd better forget it quickly!" K said, appearing out of nowhere, and pointing a gun at Hiro's head.
"Onii-san! You were spying on me again, weren't you?"
"Something told me I was needed here." He replied.
"Aren't you supposed to be home eating dinner with Judy-chan and Mike- chan?"
"I can't eat when my sister's reputation is in danger."
"Onii-san...GO HOME!"
"I'm sure Judy-chan wouldn't mind if you stayed with us instead."
"If you don't put down the gun and go home, I'll tell them about the time you and you-know-who did you-know-what you-know-where because you-know- why."
"Fine." He grumbled, putting the gun away. He then turned to Hiro. "I still have that restraining order."
With that he left, and Cassie sighed.
"What was the whole you-know thing about?" Shuichi asked.
"Oh, there's too many to just pick one." Cassie smiled. "Well, I have to go...I'm sure this apartment isn't going to find me."
"I could give you some company if you like." Hiro said. "That way if you get lost, you wouldn't be alone."
"It's ok Hiro-san. I'll just get a cab." Cassie waved goodbye and headed out.
* * *
Cassie was trying to get settled in when there was a knock at her door.
"Konnichi wa." She smiled, opening it. This time, she was the one nearly tackled in a hug.
"Noriko-san...Ryuchi-san...I can't breathe."
"Sorry dear." Noriko smiled, letting go. Ryuchi, however, didn't.
"Ryuchi-san...I saw you a couple hours ago." Cassie reminded him.
"Shuichi said you went home! I'm so glad you didn't."
"Technically, I did." Cassie finally pried herself loose. "I live here now Ryuchi-san."
"Why do you call me 'san'? Don't you like me?"
"Of course I do, but there's a 12 year age difference...I'm trying to be respectful."
Ryuchi suddenly started crying.
"What's wrong, Ryu-chan?" Noriko asked.
"Cassie-chan thinks I'm old!"
"No I don't!" Cassie tried to cheer him up. "What do you want me to call you then?"
"She even forgot my name!"
"Just call him Ryu-chan like everyone else does." Noriko sighed.
"Fine...is Ryu-chan better?" Cassie asked, fearing he might keep crying.
"Hai!" He smiled suddenly, then turned his attention to the ever present bunny. "She still likes us, Kumagorou!"