Chapter 2~ We're Adults Now, Right?
The air was cold, then it was hot... The area was warm and cuddily, even though her body protested with every move. Her brown hair was scattered about her and for some reason her shirt was a bit looser then it was before.. How strange.
All she could remember was coming home with Tomoe, eating.. and having a few drinks with him. She didn't even know what to think... to expect. But she sighed out weakly and opened her eyes..
She paused.
Not only was she in an unfamiliar place; but the bed she was on was soft and comofrtable. It smelled of fresh soap and a strong hit of tea. She sighed out suddenly, she knew this smell all to well.
This smell was Tomoe.. Wasn't It?
Nanami arched her brow, confused by her surrounding before she slightly stretched, her body brushed against the nice sheets but her hand softly brushed against something soft and furry... Was that..
Tomoe's tail?
She blinked slightly and saw the furry appenage.. but wait.. She bit her lip suddenly and then slightly looked to the side, but all she saw was his bare back.
Nanami paled in shock and bit her lip in shock. Wait.. Wait.. WAIT! She gasped in complete shock and sat up, her eyes wide. She slightly looked at her shirt.. It wasn't hers.. this.. was... Nanami trembled in shock and slightly looked at the man beside her. They weren't little kids anymore.. this wasn't so bad but in her mind she was screaming in shock.
She ... slept with Tomoe!?
The girl gulped suddenly and then slighty tumbled out of the bed, it was taller then she expected which led to her yelping out and hitting the ground ...
" Ow..' She whispered and rubbed her leg before looking up at Tomoe, It seemed he was still asleep and to her releif she found her clothes with ease. Now to find a bathroom. The woman breathed out and then slightly saw a large glass door.. inside she saw the bathroom. It shocked her how nice it was and how open it was... But then again Tomoe was a single man.
Its not like he cared.'
Nanami whined out and bit her lip, her head was spinning as her fingers fumbled for the door to the glass bathroom, once inside she closed the curtains so he couldn't see her and she looked around weakly.. No.. No.. No.
What had she been thinking? ..
Wait no.
What had he been thinking!? She was the one that was drunk he barely drank anything! She was the one that got messed up and now her head was spinning as her hands gripped the shower faucet and she turned it on... She whined and slipped his shirt off into the floor before washing her hair and shivering in the hot water.
She remembered when she confessed to him, He was shocked, his mouth had parted in terror and then he dropped her off a building, a BUILDING! She had imagined him kissing her... holding her close so she could not move... But.. But... Those fantises crashed when he denied her! She had said she would not give up...
She promised she would not give up on him and yet she had left, but she had every right to leave! She wasn't that great of a god, no matter how much se tried to be. No, She just wanted to be a human, without any worries.. so she bucked up and left. She got a job and worked herself up from her childish ways and grew up...
But... Maybe to Tomoe she grew up a bit too much.
She whined slightly and looked blankly ahead at the warm runing water, it streamed down her body as she looked for the soap and the water sent chills down her body, Tomoe... Tomoe had..
She shivered softly and placed a hand to her chest, trying to stop her ravaging heart from beating so loudly in her chest,when she was younger she would of been embarrassed but happy, now she was embarrassed but panicked. After all...
All the femine soaps here, the floral shampoo on the side... he had women here alot, She was just another female in his belt loops... She had known from the beginning he was a playboy, but she didn't think she would be played.
Ah, She was so stupid..
He waltz back into her life, Wearing a deep grey suit... He was well accomplished and he could cook well, he was sexy and hot... and everything a woman wanted, and she just... had a night with him..
And sadly she could remember bits and pieces of it.
Nanami shivered weakly and then turned the water off, Once she was out she dried off and then got dressed... She didn't know what to think.. what to do. She swallowed weakly, she didn't want to face him.
What happened to Tomoe's usual Familiar like nature? What happened to, Your my master? Stay away? what happened to that? She bit her lip and then opened the curtains, only her eyes grew wide as Tomoe slightly leaning there on the side wall with a blank look on his face,
" Took you long enough.' He muttered suddenly and then arched her brow. She blinked in shock from this, Um.. Okay? He was.. nicer yesterday. She bit her lip and then swallowed as she walked out... she looked at him and he stared at her blankly.
" You lookd nice.. last night.'he snickered and Nanami suddenly twigged.. What?
" What is that supposed to mean?"She whispered as he paused but shrugged blankly,
" Just what it sounds like really.. You looked nice, last night.. " he snickered and Nanami bit her lip in shock. Was he mocking her for how they screwed up last night? No... There was something else.. this Tomoe..was the Tomoe she knew frm back in the shrine.
But... Last night.. that playful, genlte person, that... She suddenly felt her spit turn to sand as she gulped and then looked at him shocked. He pulled a shirt on and then slightly looked at her over his shoulder as he headed out of the bedroom and down the stairs..
But he didn't care. He saw the look on her face, he had a feeling she caught on. Interesting, she wasn't as niave as she used to be. He had to admit that his familiar instincts kicked in the night before... but hurting her was more on his agenda then helping her feel better.
He just wanted to get back at her and he did. She used to have feelings for him, And he gave her what she probably dreamed about at times... So why feel guilty. In fact his conscience was clear... she did leave him and the snake to fend for themsleves... such a disgrace they went through.
She got what she had coming to her... And he didn't mind the female company for the night, But then again... maybe it was the contract that didn't make him mind.. too much, after all, he always had a woman over some time or another, but Nanami was slightly different.' In a sexy, " Shes your master' type of way.
He felt slightly.. rebellious to his job and yet he coulnd't get in trouble for it because of his rank as a familiar. He snickered at the thought of this as he opened his fridge and then popped out the orange jiuce. He poured himself a glass Nanami paused and then slightly looked at him with wide eyes..
Wait a minute..
She felt herself twitch.. he woulnd't look her in the eye, he kept smirking... no.. This was the Tomoe she knew, not the Tomoe from last night, just wait a minute.. Tomoe...
" You..' She paused suddenly and then slightly stood there with wide eyes, " You... Used me..' She whispered suddenly in shock and Tomoe slightly paused blankly, his hand just stopping theorange juice from pouring into his glass..
His tail flicked as did his ears, he blankly stared ahead, then he ground his teeth slightly. How dare she say it like that... He did.. He did use her, he used her to taste all the pain and lonieless he had felt. He let it all out with her. She had used him before... just in a different sense...
" Oh?... Did I?" he whispered as Nanami suddenly paled in shock.. she suddenly looked aorund for her purse and keys before Tomoe looked at her blankly, " You used me to.. a long time ago.. So We're even ." he suddenly glared and then turned his lean back on her.. But Nanami felt her head spin.
Of course.. she knew she had a bad feeling in her stomach the moment she met Tomoe Mikage at the market. She knew she was going to be sucked into something bad from the very beginning! He was smirking and then suddenly asked to help, Of course she was stupid enought o believe him! Why was she? Why was she silly enough to believe him!?
Because of what he used to be to her..
All her trust was in him and he trusted her as well.. She left... But all for good reason. She wasn't good enough for the shrine, he told her that the moment she came. He made her feel like trash from the very beginning.. he.. He... She suddenly choked behind her hand and shivered.
Never trust men.. She should of listened to her mother from the start. Her mother had it right and yet when Naami grew up she had decided this was all so.. then Tomoe showed up..looking great as ever and having that alluring smile that had every girl get weak in the knees. This was Tomoe mikage. The best familiar in allof Izumo and yet she allowed him... him too...
She suddenly felt her head spin and she shivered and choked behind her hand, she swallowed weakly and then trembled as Tomoe finally turned around and looked at her blankly. His eyes was so hard as he stood there in loose pants and messy hair... He looked annoyed with her choking up behind her hand..
He then took a long swig of his orange juice and motioned to the elevator,
" Your tears don't work on me anymore.' he muttered suddenly and sat the drink down, " You probably want to leave and I am not stopping you.' he muttered and then stood up bluntly.. He walked to the living room to sit down. It was cold today but he didn't care..
He truly didn't. She could go freeze or whatever. Sure she made his appartment warm with her pressence, sure she had that stupid mark on her... he didn't care anymore. He got what he wanted to do.. he hurt her like he had planned from the moment she left.. now she just had to leave and he would be fine.. he would be fine and relaxed for the rest of the time.
The man dully waved her on and Nanami straightened her spine, all this time she was able to speak her mind.. to show the world she could do anything she pleased.. but Tomoe had this special power of making her feel like the salt of the earth, he had this way about him to make her feel like crap. To make her feel worthless.. Maybe it was because he himself was so perfect..
Maybe..
Maybe..
Nanami bit her lip and turned to leave,
" Go to hell Tomoe..' She whispered as Tomoe blankly turned his head towards her,
" I thought you already did Nanami.' he muttered and she felt her heart drop.. what was with this change in personailty? In atittude? She didn't understand... she didn't get it. The way he was acting... this.. wasn't the the Tomoe she knew. At first she thought it was but now with all he was doing, with all he was saying.
This was not the Tomoe she had loved so long ago.
He bit the end of his thumb and waited.. and Nanami ran into the elevator and let the doors close... He relaxed, his shoulders unfroze and he slightly sunk down on his couch and then stared at the ceiling.
He got what he wanted and yet...
Seeing her leave...
He shook his head and then slightly hit the curtain button, it came open and he suddenly blanched.. No wonder it was cold! It was a blizzard outside, the cold snap had hit and he was shocked by it. Thats when the elevator came back open and Nanami sent him a weak glare.
Her eyes were slightly puffy thought.
Now Nanami had enough already, but as the doors opened it was so bad outside you couldn't see in front of you.. The bell boy didn't even come into work today and people were hectic on the news in the lobby... She had to go back. So when she did she was had cried on the elevotr.
Don't put your trust in men.
She didn't.. she put her trust in alcohol and then that put her trust in men and Now Tomoe was... Different.. he was so manipulative.. and cruel. She couldn't think, she didn't want to think. He was not the Tomoe would would cook her meals and smile warmly at her. That was eighteen year old Tomoe...
She was twenty one now, and given his human years was a year older then hers.. he was around twenty two at the least. She bit her lip and breathed out, rubbing her eyes before the elevator opened.. and when it had Tomoe looked at her slightly confused,
"I'm snowed in..' She whispered and he he scoffed at her,
" Not my problem." he galred and she then glared darkly,
" I get it.. You hate me.. But I'm not going out in that.' She hissed suddenly, " Your still my familiar.. act like it Tomo-
" I am nothing to you.' he suddeny snapped and Nanami paused.. not only was his voice very bitter... but it was hard.. reflected.. hurt... She paused blankly as he then turned and looked out the window with blank eyes,
" You had stay till it lets up..' he whispered suddenly, ' But don't bother me When I'm on my conference call!" he sent her a dark look and Nanami felt her eyes grow wide..
Maybe...
This was the Tomoe she knew..
Nanami nodded slightly but her look stayed the same, a glare with bitter.. red puffy eyes.. He nodded sharply, grabbed a nice shirt from a side closet and slipped it on. She blinked in shocked.. It was an ivory shirt that was even paler then his skin... he fixed his pants which was actually nice even after the other nice and he slipped on a dark greyish blue jacket that had no buttons.. He fixed his hair with a soft hand and then went back up stairs to his room... But he ignored her.
She didn't want to stay here, she wanted to leave. Not only was this terrible.. not only was this a now horrible and hurtful place, but now it was full of bads memories from the night before. She would never look at alcohol in the same way... she would never look at Tomoe as if he was perfect again.
He may of atatcked Mikage-Sama.. But he got his revenge on her in a different way.. and she was stupid enough to allow herself close enough to let it happen. She ground her teeth and buried her head in her hands... She then heard his tlking upstairs..
Ah.. his job.. She stared out at the snow and then looked down at her bag, He did pack enough clothes for a few days...to her releif really.. If her place still didnt have power.. she wasn't going to stay there. She would freeze to death at night, but that meant she would have to stay here because her money situation wasn't too good.
She didn't like this at all.
He just.. slept with her.. Used her for his purposes and yet she was stuck here in his house.. She would of had friends, but she lost all contact with them because of.. certain reasons. She couldn't have friends that tied her to the shrine... and to Tomoe.
Now she had just done that herself.
Nanami cursed under her breathe, making sure it didn't sound lady like at all.. She rubbed her eyes weakly and then softly looked around the place. Tomoe had an anceint samuria sword on his fireplace mantel.. it was probably from his bad boy days... Right next to it was a fan, beauitful in color..
Leave it to Tomoe to not let it all go.
But the fan brought back so many memories... Like one time... when he thought she tore it and he tackled her.. trying to grab the fan from her hand.. once he got it he checked it for tears and then started ranting at her for a while.. She smiled weakly at the thought.
All she had too do was yell at him to get off of her... That was all she had to do and she really didn't mind.. She remembered how she could order him to march and he would have to do it.. She laughed under her breathe at this.. but then paused.
Wait..
Yes.. That was it..
He had done all of this to her, to get back at her.. she was thinking how she would survive these next few days or so... But.. She knew now. He couldn't hurt her anymore, she didn't have to deal with that.
And she knew why too. She paused and then swallowed weakly as she got up and then moved otwards his talking voice.. She walked up the stairs and then into his bedroom where he was talking to a computer screen about something with buiness.
Now Tomoe had walked up there.. he had been talking to himself out loud but not to the people he worked for.. at least not the whole time. At first he was left with just going through so much in his mind. One being him cursing the snow that was falling.
This was not part of the plan.
He was supposed to sleep with her and tell her to get lost.. not have her stay for a few days becasue of a blizzard.. But there was a hard fundimental law here.
She was still his master and he a familiar... and to him there was nothing that culd change that.. If she changed that he would get arrested and tried for all his past crimes, so he needed the familiar contract... but To have her here.. that was dangerous. With what he had just done to her..
That was bad.
He bit his lip as he thought about it before starting his buiness call... he was in the middle of it too when the door came open and he felt his mouth go really dry. He twitched and tried to ignroe her.. But his boss blinked from the girl behind her,
" Tomoe.. Please..' he muttered slightly from the interuption and Tomoe nodded weakly,
" Ah.. Yes.. Sir.. I am sorry.' he smiled sheepishly but then slowly swallowed, " Please.. Let me make this up another time?" he smiled and the man glare dbut then nodded softly,
" Alright.. you are that best asset we have..' he whispered but then nodded and let Tomoe go.. But Tomoe felt furry build up in him. He suddenly stood up and glared darkly at the girl,
" WHAT THE HELL!?" he snapped when he made sure the camera was off to his work, " I told you to leave me alone! To be quiet! Do you not listen! " he growled suddenly as he moved towards her.. Not only had she ruined his shrine life but now she was here trying to ruin the one he had moved on in... This girl. was infuriating! He ground his teeth and then opened his mouth to yell once more..
But thats when Nanami glared.. until her pretty plump lips turned in to a dark look,
" Tomoe...'
" Sit..'
She glared and that?
Thats when all Hell broke loose...'