"Murder"
"You would never kill me, right?" It was an odd question to ask, but he still wanted to know.
Sumire pursed her lips, thinking. "Not if you didn't deserve it." Such a Sumire thing to say.
It was their first, free Summer break from within the evil depths of the Alice Academy and the first time either of them had been away from their friends. Koko had remembered how glad he was when they both finally left. The NatsuRuka club wouldn't let Sumire leave without the umpteenth hug, kiss, or promise to text them Natsume/Ruka's whereabouts and it bored him to no end. Kitsuneme went back to circus he lived at, so he had to suffer through annoying fangirls (excluding his Sumire) alone.
Koko's village wasn't very far from where Sumire's parents stayed, so it was decided she would catch a ride with him. Of course being the clingy guy he was, he had managed to make her stay two weeks out of her dwindling three-month vacation with him...In his small, unnoticeable village... living in a guest room in his grandparents' house.
Their entire living situation hadn't been ideal.
Sumire had smacked him upside the head a few times when some of the village people asked how someone like him (a dork) knew a gorgeous girl like her. He would smile and tell them, slimy guys and stuck up girls, the same,"It's none of your beeswax, leave mine alone or I will expose yours." Sumire and him also fought over the TV every night as she voluntarily wanted to see a bunch of stuck up fashion police make fun of people. He had told her she was already stylish and uppity enough that she didn't need to take any notes from them. She had left a nasty bump underneath his mop of hair for that comment. What? He had called her stylish! His grandparents didn't have a car so they walked or caught the dreaded city bus together. Despite minor difficulties, Sumire had been taking them okay. A sign she was either maturing or waiting to use this experience to ask for favors from him in he future.
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"I love cocoa." She breathed in the calming scent. "So much..." She breathed out. Koko's grandparents were out shopping, so it was just the two of them alone drinking the warm beverage and talking.
'Tee Hee... You looovvvvveee me!" He sung.
"HOT COCOA-AS IN HOT CHOCOLATE, YOU IDIOT!" Out of rage, she subconsciously slipped into her cat-dog alice. One swipe was enough to shut up the guffawing Koko, but not enough to erase his smile. He looked somewhat adorable she had to admit. Adorable enough to throw off a cliff... She had learned to think of mean-spirited thoughts after nice ones because she had to be on alert for when the mind reader was being nosy.
"Wanna kill me?"
"No, you're an undeniable idiot if you think-"
"You are so redundant, Permy. I have a dictionary in my backpack you can use, but from memory, other good synonyms are halfwit, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, moron, and imbecile.
"Blaa!" Ugh, she hated how Koko caused her to take her insults to another level. "No, you imbecile!"
"You chose imbecile because it was the last word I say, right?" He had the nerve to roll his eyes. "Still, do you or don't you want to kill me? If yes, then will it be a painful, slow death or a quick one?"
"KOKO!"
"Nevermind, I could just read your mind if I cared enough. By the way, if you are what you eat then you're also who your friends are. Since you think I am so annoying then you are too!"
She was seeing red! Not orange-red or crimson! Absolute dark carmine red! Even in fury, her knowledge of color theory and the names of all the reds she had learned reared its head. Such was the life of a fashion designer and model.
She sighed, rubbed her eyes, and placed her anger on hold. She wanted a legit reason to kick his behind besides the usual he was annoying excuse. It became harder to hurt him lately. Hmm... Maybe she was getting nicer?
"Koko, what has you so obsessed with wanting your death at my hands?" Her voice took on a lighter tone. "Really. What's wrong?"
"Sumire, can you keep a secret?"
"Nah."
"I know you can't, but I will tell you anyway."
She nodded her head as if saying 'go on.'
"You see..." He stopped speaking to look at her face for a moment before continuing. She guessed he wanted gaugeed her reaction? "I love you so much it kills me."
"Stop being melodramatic."
"Nice word choice!"
She ignored that. "You wouldn't want an unrequited love forever, Koko. Believe me I know how it feels.' An image of an old crush resurfaced in her mind.
"Stop thinking about Natsume for once will you? Look at the person in front of you."
"You? Koko," She snorted. His eyes drooped but he pressed on, determined to keep talking.
"Ok. The truth is: I know that my love for you can only be dissolved by death. I love you even if you don't love me back. I will live everyday for the slightest possibility of being with you! The only way I wouldn't be with you is if you killed me off. I am dead serious."
"Aw, that's sweet and morbid." She couldn't tell if this was a confession or a death wish, but Koko was revealing his rarely known feelings so she decided she liked this. Whatever it was... "Love you too." Her cheeks flushed, she had just told her best friend she loved him. She pushed away her cup of cocoa and stared at him. The jerk was red all over from laughing! Did he think she was funny?
"Oh really? Thanks! I got that love speech from a murder mystery I saw yesterday with grandpa! The detective baited the murdering prostitute to come to the police station with it! It was alright for a movie from the 80's."
WHACK!
"Ow." He clutched his left cheek, where she had slapped him. Yes, the ability to hurt him without guilt had returned!
"Now, shut up and turn on the TV. All this mushy stuff is making me lose my appetite. Just so you know I was kidding!"
"Yes, love... Just so you know I wasn't... At least, the first time..."
THE END
This one's really short and Koko needs his butt kicked! This would be canon to Summer Vacation, but Koko and Sumire are not orphans here. :p
Corpiew R. 82- Thank you! Yes, the KoMire fandom must be revived at all costs (especially since I read all the ones with them as the main couple). ;(
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