I'm going to echo some scenes from the anime in this AU story, see where you can find them! *hint* BIG one in this scene...

About updates, because of the shortness of the chapters the whole story will end up being pretty long (probably...) and the updates will (probably) be pretty close together just because it's easy to take a few minutes to type up a short little thing like this...

A few select swear words echoed in her ears as she took an involuntary step backward, stumbling as she fell away. She reached up and touched her nose gently, it hurt.

"Owowowo…" She murmured and winced as she glanced up at the body she had run into. He was bent over, hand to his chest. He jerked his gaze up then, purple eyes narrowed and glairing.

"Disgusting." He looked away from Tsugumi, raising his hands and looking at them with revulsion. "I touched that?"

"Ha?" Tsugumi dropped her hand and just stared at him. Shocked. There was repulsion evidently written across his face as he gazed down at his hands, then wiped them hastily on the loose shirt he wore. White with an orange stripe, definitely hospital issued.

"Disgusting…" He repeated, pressing harder against the shirt. "Disgusting! You contaminated me!"

"C-contaminated?"

"Apologize!"

Perhaps it was her pride, or maybe it was just because she was having a hard day, but as soon as Tsugumi heard his order she swore she would never do so.

"No." She said simply, and his shocked expression shocked her.

"You little brat!" He snarled, and took a step forward. He face was twisted; lips curled back from his teeth. Tsugumi tensed. Perhaps she should have been more scared of the strange boy, but she had reached her point.

"You're the one being a brat!"

And he stopped abruptly, scathing look disappearing immediately.

"You run into me, and then call me disgusting!" Tsugumi pressed her hands on her hips, frowning up at the taller boy. "Then instead of apologizing to me you order me to apologize for contaminating you! What's with you?"

He opened his mouth, but no words were there.

"W-why you…" He muttered, but the sentence was left unfinished. Tsugumi cocked an eyebrow.

"Listen," She continued, feeling just a bit sorry for snapping. But he did deserve it. "I'm not really in the mood to-" His gaze was so blank she sighed and rolled her neck, trying to ease the tension. "Sorry, sorry. Not for the contaminating part though." She looked up at him and sighed again. He still wore that look, part disgust, part shock and part horror. Tsugumi wasn't sure what to think of the face, but he obviously wasn't used to dealing with people. Or being crossed.

"Here," Tsugumi fished in her jacket pocket and produced a little mint, not much but something. "Take it and we'll call it even, part ways and forget we bumped into each other."

He just stared at her, face morphing into a look of utter confusion mixed with revulsion. Tsugumi was about to say something else biting, but before she could produce the words a door banged open and the boy tensed and turned quickly. His eyes were wide, teeth clenched as he hissed out a few more select profanities.

Tsugumi sighed for a third time and slipped the mint back into her pocket.

She had just wanted to be alone.

So... if anyone deems to leave a review please tell me what you think of the writing style... but I guess I should just feel honored anyone actually reads this...

Later!