'Hormones and Homework and Adorable Boys';
written by Rinna.
chapter one;
"Hey... 'Ey!" The short blonde girl glared up at her friend as they walked down the hallway of the school.
No response.
"C'mon..." she groaned. She marched up to stand in front of the taller boy. Walking backwards now, she snapped her fingers rapidly at him. "Yo! Kish! Stop drooling. She's walking with her boyfriend, no da... Besides, we're sitting with her at lunch, na no da! Can't you wait five minutes?"
Silence.
"Ki-sshu-chaaan," the girl sang loudly.
That got his attention.
"Pu-din-guuu," he sang back sarcastically. "Whaddya want? Ichi-chan's right over there..."
"Kisshu shouldn't stare at Ichigo-oneechan while she's with Aoyama-oniichan, na no da," Pudding said matter-of-factly.
"Yeah, yeah, he's such a pansy," Kish mumbled. His face brightened a bit, though. "Ne, Pudding, my cousin started here today. You'll meet 'im at lunch. Transfer student, 'no da'," he said, imitating his younger friend's phrase.
Pudding stuck her tongue out at Kish. "No da," she copied back. Then, with sudden realization, "Wait, wait, Kisshu-oniichan has a cousin?! This Purin did now know that, na no da!!"
Kish cringed. "Yo, inside voice, P-chan," he said, cocking an eyebrow.
"Pudding has no inside voice, no da!" she screeched. Kish grimaced and clamped a hand over her mouth, pressing her blonde head into his chest to further muffle her growing shrieks. It was rather like a violent hug, actually. (Several people stared.)
"Ne, Kisshu, you'll strangle her! Quit it!!" Ichigo called from across the hall, sounding annoyed. She'd noticed them when Pudding had started shouting. "What got her so excited, nya?"
"Ah, my koneko-chan!" Kish said gleefully. (Aoyama winced.) "I just told her about my- ew! Pudding!" The girl had gotten her head free of Kish's grasp, though he still had an arm hooked around her shoulders and across her collarbone. (Ichigo arched an eyebrow.)
"Ichigo! Ichigo-oneechan!" Pudding shrieked. (Ichigo rolled her eyes.)
"Ew!" Kish said again. "You licked me! Gross!" (Ichigo giggled.)
"Serves you right, you big old mean dumbhead, no da! Leggoame! Let go of-" (Ichigo sighed.)
"Owowow, no biting!" (Ichigo doubled over with laughter. Aoyama looked worried.)
"Um, excuse me, Fon-san, Raiden-san-" Aoyama started, sounding nervous.
A throat cleared. "Ah. Fon Purin-san and Raiden Kisshu-san."
Kish and Pudding froze and looked up guiltily to see a stern-looking teacher frowning down at them.
"Oh, hi," Pudding said with a silly grin.
"Damn, I can't believe we got detention for that," Kish said. He sounded rather peeved as he dropped himself into a seat at the cafeteria table.
Pudding sat across from him, a slight pout on her face, though there was laughter in her eyes. "We might not have gotten detention, if you hadn't tried to bribe Aikaze-sensei, no da," she said with a little toss of her head.
Ichigo and Aoyama followed, though the quiet boy looked rather uncomfortable; Kisshu was always after Ichigo, and Pudding... well, she just scared him.
"Ichigo-oneechan, Pudding is sooorry for making you late for lunch, na no da," Pudding said dramatically. "So tragic, ne? As fate would have it, a strict, orderly teacher shows his face just as our most beloved Kisshu-chan is trying to strangle the sweet, beautiful, talented Purin!" She grinned. "How unfortunate, no da."
"I object," Kish said, cocking an eyebrow and raising a hand.
Ichigo rolled her eyes. "No one asked you. Besides, if you hadn't tried to kill Pudding in the hallway in the first place..."
"Aw, koneko-chan, don't be like that..."
"Hey, hey, Kish!" Pudding interrupted excitedly. "So where is he, huh? Pudding had to meet him, no da! We're going to be bestest friends ever, na no da!!"
Kish tilted his head in mild confusion(and Ichigo tried not to acknowledge how adorable the action was). "Who?" He blinked. "Oh, him? Yeah... he should be here soon... his orientation should be 'bout over by now. I'll keep an eye out."
Ichigo blinked. "Huh? Who?" she asked.
"Eh? Ne, my younger cousin just transferred to this school. You'll probbly meet him soon."
"E-excuse me, Kisshu-san, but who will we be meeting?" a quiet, sweet-sounding voice asked.
"My cousin," Kish said again, though he was pretty much drowned out my a high-pitched squeal.
"Retasu-oneechan! Sit here!" Pudding cried, latching on to the newly-arrived older girl's arm. Retasu smiled and complied.
"I'm sorry I didn't come here earlier, I was in the library... oh, yes, Kisshu-san. I spoke with Pai-kun in the library; he asked me to tell you that today would be a very poor say to have a detention, and that you should definitely stay out of trouble..." Retasu blushed. "I-I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so blunt with my words," she said, ducking her head slightly.
Kish waved a hand. "Naw, 'saright. Thanks, Retty," he said. She blushed again.
"Kisshu, be nice to her," Ichigo snapped, frowning.
"Sorry, sorry... but really, thanks, Retasu. Now, what was I doing today? ...Aw, crap. I was supposed to help the runt move in. Pai's gonna be pissed."
Retasu's mouth formed a little 'o'. "Don't... don't tell me you've already gotten a detention, Kisshu-san?" she asked, eyes wide with surprise. Pudding and Kish looked at each other and started laughing. Ichigo buried her red face in her hands and mumbled something about how Kisshu just had to be some type of weirdo alien, and Pudding was probably part monkey or something. Masaya gave a little smile.
"Fon-san and Raiden-san made a bit of trouble in the hallway," he explained with a small, polite laugh. Retasu smiled warmly.
"That sounds like them. Does Purin-san have detention as well, then?"
Aoyama opened his mouth to respond, but was cut off.
"It's true, na no da! Purin has dentention, na no da!" Pudding sighed dramatically, but there really was a bit of worry in her voice. "Purin does not know what to do about the kids, na no da..."
Her frantic-sounding speech pattern made it clear that she really wasn't too happy about it at all.
"Aw, Pudding, I'd help, but Aoyama-kun and I were going to-"
"'Saright, Ichigo-oneechan! I'll figure things out, no da."
Retasu, who was playing with Pudding's hair, said, "If you'd like, Purin-san, I could go and care for your siblings until you're able to get home. Is that okay with Purin-san?"
Pudding threw herself out of her seat in an excited leap, nearly landing on the table. "Oh, would Retasu-oneechan really do that?! This Purin is so happy, na no da! This Purin would have just gotten a babysitter, no da, but Shirogane-oniichan has not yet given Purin her paycheck, no da-"
"It's alright, Purin-san. I really don't mind," Retasu said. She smiled kindly, and once Pudding had sat back down, Retasu continued to work a few small braids into the blonde girl's hair. "I'll also pick up Heicha-chan from her kindergarten."
"There will be no need to do so!" cried a gallant-sounding voice. "Fon-san's troubles are mine to cure!"
Everyone at the lunchtable froze- except for Pudding, who dropped her head in her hands and groaned.
"Hello, Yuebin..."
"-And then once, when Fon-san spit out a piece of gum, I picked it up and took it home with me!"
Everyone stared.
Pudding's mouth was hanging halfway open in an odd sort of grimace. Kish would've been laughing his head off, had he not been so freaked out. Retasu was blushing, Ichigo looked slightly disgusted('Ew, used gum?" she thought), and Aoyama was looking longingly at the table where the rest of the Kendo team was sitting.
"Ah, um, Yuebin... I'm rather thirsty, no da, but Retasu-oneechan has my hair..." Pudding said with a pseudo-sweetness.
"Oh, of course! Anything for Fon-san!" Yuebin said excitedly, and rushed off to find Pudding a drink.
"That was rather... odd," Retasu said after a moment. Her eyes were wide.
"It's all Kish's fault, no da," said Pudding, glaring at the grinning green-haired boy.
"What?" he asked innocently. "I only wanted to know if he was planning on building a shrine to you or something."
"Yeah, big shocker that he already has one," said Ichigo, still looking grossed-out. "Freakish."
"Aw, P-chan should give the guy a chance." Kish grinned at Pudding, who stuck her tongue out at him.
"He's a crazy stalker dude, Kish, no da. He'd prolly end up killing me in an alley or something. And that would be bad, na no da."
Aoyama looked disturbed. "I've, ah, got to go sit with the Kendo Club," he muttered, sounding nervous as he rose to leave.
"Oh, I'll join you in a few minutes, Aoyama-kun!" Ichigo called after him.
"'Bout time he left," Kish mumbled. "Anyway, Pudding, you'd be okay." He held up an arm, pretending to flex his muscles or something else lame and manly. "I'd protect you!"
"Che, like you'd be able to do anything. Yo," came a sarcastic voice. The group at the table looked up to see a (rather short) aurburn-haired boy whose face looked as if it were probably almost always either scowling or smirking.
Kish grinned.
"Hey, Tart."
A Note from The Rin;
Okay, this took forever to write... and even longer to actually type out. Shaky start, I know. Hopefully, it'll get better as the story goes along. I'm working on the other chapters, but don't expect super-fast updates. Rinna is lazy.
The other characters will be introduced within the next chapter or two. Now, since this is an AU fic, the plot won't be the same. Kisshu, Pai, and Taruto aren't aliens. (I miss their ears... sniffle) The girls aren't Mew Mews. Yuebin will make quite a few appearances, though his personality's been drastically altered. (As in, I totally screwed with his character.) I just couldn't resist sticking him in there as a Purin-stalker/comedy relief character. And imagine Taruto being jealous.
No, really. Just picture it. Adorable, huh?
Anyway, this AN is getting way too long. I'll fill you in on any of the basics of the story I haven't covered and answer any questions at the end of the next chapter. Which will be done... moderately soon. Like, in a while. Um.
Yeah.
Rinna recommends the song Running to Stand Still by U2. It's sad. It's pretty. It's sung by Bono. What more do you need?
Oh, yeah. It's about heroin, too. Aw...
Anyway. Ooh, I'm proud of myself! I worked in a little Mew Mew reference up there! Ha. Yay me. Oh, and yeah. Kisshu's surname, Raiden, means thunder and lighting, and since Taru-kun's his cousin, they're going to share a last name. I thought it was fitting. Thunder? And lightning? You know, 'cause of their attacks and personalites and stuff...? Right.
Okay. I'm going now. Seriously. The shrimp ramen... it is calling...
Out. (God, I hope there aren't any typos.)
Dated: 4/17/07, 11:29 PM.
