Mahiro

Mahiro sat on the edge of the wooden porch. He was allowing his feet to dangle while he hummed a song to himself. The weather was pleasant enough and with school out for vacation there was nothing pressing on his time. He leaned back so he was laying down, his legs still dangling over the edge.

"It's been so quiet since Tamaki got back." He sighed with a smile, thinking about the offering dance she had done at the shrine a few nights earlier. She really had been beautiful. Before everything that happened with Logos and the Onikirimaru had come to a climax he had felt himself growing closer to the small brunette. He had never felt for another person like he had felt for Tamaki.

His smile faded. She was with Takuma, and although he hated losing to the arrogant Oni, his sense of loyalty was over powering any desire to be with Tamaki. He could only watch as they fell more in love, leaving him alone with the other guardians.

Suguru had his calligraphy, Yuuichi his naps and Shinji spent most of his time with Mitsuru, leaving Mahiro to his own devices. He still hadn't asked about the bike he had been promised and after everything that happened he wasn't sure he wanted to leave anymore. He had grown up in this village, but for the first time it really felt like home.

Heaving a sigh of irritation he sat back up. "Boring." He muttered, resting his chin on his knee. Glancing at the forest he decided to go for a walk. It was habit to want to patrol the seals, even though they were no longer there and the walking was calming for his irritation.

"Suguru-san!" He called through the sliding screen. "I am going for a walk; I will be back for dinner."

"Sure." The older guardian called back.

Mahiro pushed himself up from the porch and sauntered down the steps, into the woods. He enjoyed the feeling of the sticks crunching under his shoes. He winded down the regular path they would take to check the seals. He was humming a song his mother would sing when he was little.

"You are crashing through these woods like an ox." A voice called to him from a tree.

Mahiro stopped walking and looked around.

"Who's there!?" He yelled, clenching his hands into fists.

"Calm down, guardian." The woman's voice laughed. "I am here seeking you, and your companions."

Yuuichi

The sun was turning the inside of his eyelids red and warming his bare skin. While school was out Yuuichi had discovered that he preferred the traditional garb of a kimono over the confining clothes his fellow guardians would wear on break. He had pulled his arms from the sleeves of his light blue robe, allowing it to fall down around his waist. He couldn't help it, feeling the sun on his skin was his favorite part of sleeping outside.

Smiling he opened his eyes and looked at the clouds. "The weather is perfect for being outside." He murmured. "And for sleeping."

He was enjoying the time away from school and being able to get away from the other guardians. It wasn't that he didn't like them. It was that they were loud, especially Mahiro. He smiled thinking about his rambunctious classmate. He had grown up with Mahiro and the two of them had been in the same class every year of school. They were close, even if he hated to admit it. He closed his eyes again and reveled in the feeling of the breeze on his skin.

He had begun to doze when he heard movement in the grass a few yards away. He opened his eyes and focused on the sound. His eyes narrowed. The movement wasn't an animal, the movement wasn't rhythmic enough. Yet, they were soft. Whatever it was, it wasn't coming towards him or moving aggressively.

Slowly, he sat up and glanced to his left, towards the tall grass on the south end of the field he was laying in. A soft giggle rose from the grass. His curiosity peaked he pushed himself up from the ground and silently made his way to the edge of the grass.

"The weather is lovely, isn't it?" A soft, attractive voice addressed him.

He froze. How did they know he was there? He was the best of the guardians at not being noticed. He sighed and sat down. "Yes." He smiled.

I hope everyone enjoys my newest fic. This will be short and sweet. :)