Affinity
Chapter Four
-Not Always What You Think-
Viletta walked out from the girl's bathroom, wearing a short black skirt and a black halter top that showed off a sliver of her flat stomach. She had even more black bracelets than usual on her wrists, and a silver necklace around her neck. She walked down the hall and out the door towards the parking lot, only to almost run into Kurogané, who was jogging back from his car with his gym bag.
"Sorry." He apologized, since he hadn't been paying attention as he tried to unzip his bag so that he could put his keys away. He blinked when he saw who it was, and what she was wearing. "You look different."
"Is that a compliment or an insult?" Viletta wondered, arching a curious brow as she shouldered her bag.
Kurogané met her gaze. "A statement." He said. "Though if you want to be specific…I would say it leaned more towards the positive side."
The dark haired girl actually smiled a bit. "Thanks. I'm going to a poetry slam."
"Really?"
She nodded. "I like to make fun of the idiots who think just because they can rhyme they can write poetry about their stupid feelings of inadequacy."
"I've always wanted to go to one of those…they seemed interesting." He shrugged, adjusting his bag on his shoulder. "Do you write poetry?"
"Can but don't." she said simply. "Though I honestly don't think I'm that good. I prefer to listen."
"I bet you're better than you think." He smirked. "You seem like you have a lot to say, if people are willing to listen."
Viletta returned his gesture. "Only to those who deserve it." She said, her smirk turning devious. "See you later Kurogané." She waved with her fingers before passing him and heading towards the parking lot.
"Later." He called softly, turning and going inside so that he wouldn't be any later to practice than he already was. He frowned, glancing back at the ebony haired girl's retreating form as he headed up the stairs to the school. She was really pretty when she smirked, and even prettier when she smiled. He couldn't help but wish he'd talked to her sooner, so that he would be graced with such expressions sooner. An image of what she might look like if she laughed popped into his head, and he became so distracted that he ran into the front doors. "Damn." He muttered, a small blush coming to his face as he realized Viletta had turned around at the noise.
"Are you okay?" she called, looking as if she might erupt into laughter any moment now.
"Yeah." He said quickly, opening the door as his blush darkened. "Um…see ya later." He waved, hurrying inside the building. He ran all the way to the locker rooms, changing into his gear and making his way outside. He spotted his cousins talking, and was relieved to know that he wasn't the last one to practice.
Ryousuke arched a brow at him. "Why are you so late? You're usually one of the first ones out here."
"I had to grab my gear from my car." The ebony haired boy said.
Sakimori walked up to them, pulling on his wrist bands. "So, Kurogané. I saw you talking to Viletta."
Kurogané crossed his arms and gave the older boy a hard look. "Yeah, what about it?"
"What did you guys talk about huh?" the dark haired boy snickered, hugging his cousin. "The wonders of the dark side? How to be a better emo? I could have sworn I saw her smile from my vantage point."
"It's none of your business! Now get off of me you freak!" he said, pushing his cousin off with a glare. "Just because I talked to her doesn't mean I like her, okay? Quit being such a queer."
Sakimori grinned, "Why don't you invite her to the party this weekend?"
"Because Valencia's probably going to make her come anyways." Kurogané said. "Besides, I don't like her like that. We had one conversation, ooh, big deal."
Ryousuke wrapped an arm around his cousin's neck. "Aw, I think you two would look cute." He laughed, ruffling his cousin's hair.
"Not to mention she was looking hot, hot in that skirt." Sakimori almost giggled as he and Ryousuke poked Kurogané's cheeks on either side.
Kurogané growled, his eye beginning to twitch at his cousins' antics. "Will you two just stop it!" he yelled, having a little fit and running out of their grasps. "God! Can we just start practice already? Or do you two have something else you want to be annoying about?"
The blonde chuckled. "I always have something to be annoying about." he smirked, looking at the elder Uchiha. "Right Mori?"
The elder gave a thumbs up with a nod. "You know I'm loaded with questions and tests concerning Kuro's sexuality. After all he is a virgin."
"Whoa!" they all heard, and suddenly Tadaaki was pushing past the two Uchiha to Kurogané. "You're a virgin?! This is unacceptable!"
"What? You're not?" the ebony haired boy blinked, trying not to be embarrassed about it.
Tadaaki blushed a bit, scratching his cheek. "Well there was this one girl freshman year, that lollipop in her mouth as her tongue rolled around it was all I needed to test the waters of sex. And man was she good at the BJ!"
"Well…so what?" Kurogané blushed. "Doesn't mean I'm gay just cause' I've never had sex before."
Ryousuke shook his head. "Yeah, but you really should just go get laid or something. I mean, Mori lost his V-card before you did, and he can barely form a sentence when talking to girls, let alone when Valencia first started pursuing him."
Sakimori nodded. "And to think I thought you were cool."
Kurogané scoffed. "Whatever. I'm not going to submit to this peer pressure right here." He gestured to the whole group. "I don't have to have sex to be cool."
"Yeah, but how sad is it that the foreigner might be cooler than you?" Ryousuke asked, pointing over at James, who was talking to Emiko as he waited for practice to start. "I bet he's had sex before."
"No way." Kurogané said skeptically. "Not with that freaky hair of his."
"Well, I bet that's a normal look in England." He shrugged. "A normal, attractive look. One that gets you laid."
Tadaaki nodded. "I bet those British ladies love the baby gravy, no wonder their teeth get jacked up."
"You should sleep with Viletta." Sakimori nudged.
"Aw damn yeah!" Tadaaki snickered. "I saw her leaving today she looked mega sexy. Those nice legs look great in all the black."
"And I bet she's a wild one in the sack. Those quite girls usually are." Ryousuke nodded.
Kurogané sighed. "Look, I'm not just going to sleep with her. I don't even know her, and that's wrong. Sorry my mom raised me right." he held his hands up. "Now, everyone's here, so why don't we just start the practice, okay?"
"Fine fine." Ryousuke waved him off. "But this doesn't mean we're done talking about it." he smirked, pointing at his cousin before calling everyone in to begin their warm-up drills.
Practice went by pretty quickly, most of the time spent doing exercises to strengthen everyone's legs. When it was over, it was announced that James would be joining the team permanently, and was on the varsity string. Luckily, nobody was going to be kicked off, there would just be one extra person on the bench. Once the announcements were done, people began to head to the locker room, each wanting a shower, and not caring about the equipment that they were leaving everywhere.
Across the field, the cheerleaders had a similar reaction, all leaving to clean off the sweat from their practice. Kairi sighed as she grabbed the bag usually used to hold all of the pompoms, which were scattered everywhere. Unfortunately, it was her turn to pick up everything. Ming had made a 'chore list', where each girl had to take turns picking up after practice, games, etc. Of course the princess' name wasn't on it, because as the captain, she already did enough for the team. Or so she said.
The ebony haired girl rolled her eyes. Thank goodness Viletta had broken that bitch's nose. That had to have been the greatest thing she had ever seen in her entire life. She began to pick up the pompoms, walking around the area they used for their practice. A sigh escaped her as she straightened, before she realized that she'd missed one. Kairi groaned, walking over to it to pick it up. Just as she bent and reached for it, another hand entered her field of vision, grabbing the pompom for her.
"Here you go." The boy said.
Kairi straightened, looking up into the kind, electric blue eyes of the one who had helped her. They belonged to a handsome boy with light grey hair. He was taller than her, his shoulders broad and his waist narrow. Kairi realized she had seen him before at the first soccer practice. She'd thought he was cute then, but hadn't really talked to him because she assumed he was just like every other jock out there. A jerk.
"Thanks." She smiled slightly, reaching out and taking it from him. She noticed that he was holding the mesh bag with all of the soccer balls and cones, and her smile widened. "Did you get stuck with clean-up as well?" she asked, nodding to the bag.
"I did." He laughed, rubbing the back of his head. "But you know, someone's got to do it right, and since I'm new, I figured I would volunteer so I don't look like a slacker."
"Just be careful, and don't act too excited about it." She laughed, wagging a finger at him before she put the pompom in her bag and tied it shut. She hoisted it over her shoulder. "Cause Ryou might make it your permanent job."
He shivered, "I sure hope not." He chuckled, offering out his hand. "My name is Nakamura Hiro by the way."
"Uchiha Kairi." The ebony haired girl said, shaking his hand. "Sakimori is my older brother." she told him as they slowly began to make their way towards the school.
"Really?" Hiro chuckled. "He's a weird one."
Kairi laughed. "You're telling me. At least you don't have to live with him."
He shrugged. "I guess so."
She looked over at him. "You're one of the transfer students, right? You and that other boy?"
"Yup." Hiro nodded. "I like it here so far. There's so many cool people to meet and talk to." He stopped looking down at her with a smile. "Hey do you want to go grab some pizza or something? I'm starving after practice and I'd love to get to talk to you more."
"I'd love to." The Uchiha smiled. "I just have to tell Momo, since we drive to school together."
"Well I can drop you off and everything." He offered.
"Oh I know." She said as they entered the building. "I just don't want him to wait for me."
Hiro nodded. "Right, right. Well then, I'm going to shower and meet you in front of the locker rooms okay?"
"Okay." Kairi nodded, waving to him as they went their separate ways. "See you in a few!" she ran into the locker room and put the bag down, quickly grabbing her clothes and showering off. She rushed back out to the lockers and began to dress in a hurried fashion, catching the attention of the girls that were still left.
"What's got you in such a hurry Kairi?" one of the girls asked.
She looked up as she shoved her leg into her skinny jeans. "Oh, I'm meeting someone, and I don't want to keep them waiting." She smiled, inserting her other leg and pulling them up.
They seemed to be interested in the matter and moved closer, giggling. "Oooh like a date?"
A small blush came to her face. "I dunno…he's taking me out for pizza cause' he said he wants to get to know me. Does that count as a date?" she asked, buttoning her pants and grabbing her white v-neck.
"It sure does!" they squealed.
Kairi blinked, pulling on her shirt and adjusting it. "But he didn't say that it was, so what if he doesn't think it is?"
They both rolled their eyes. "Are you retarded?"
"Of course it's a date. Boys don't ask girls to do anything for nothing!"
She giggled, slipping on her flats. "I'm so nervous! He's a senior and everything!" she told them as she tied up her damp hair in a messy bun. She put her things away in her locker and grabbed her bag. "Wish me luck ladies!" she waved, heading for the doors.
"Good luck!" they called after her.
Kairi instantly spotted Hiro waiting for her next to her brother. "Hey." She smiled, stopping before them. She looked at Sakimori. "Momo, Hiro and I are gonna go grab some pizza, so tell mom I won't be home for dinner. Okay?"
Sakimori sighed, looking at Hiro with a small glare. "Dad's not going to like this." Was all he said.
Hiro laughed. "He tried to talk me out of taking you out, saying that your father would hunt me down and skin me alive, but even if that were true, it would be worth it I think."
She blushed slightly. "Well…I'll just deal with dad when I get home." She said, kissing her brother on the cheek. "Thank you Momo!" she waved, grabbing Hiro's arm and beginning to lead him off. "See ya later!"
"Bye." He waved after her with a sigh.
The two went off to the parking lot before getting into Hiro's car and heading off to one of the pizza joints near the school. They went through the buffet line of pizza, getting their drinks as well before going and sitting in a booth. "I'm so hungry." Kairi said, grabbing the parmesan and sprinkling it over her pizza. "I haven't had pizza in forever." She told him.
"Me either, but I was just craving it." Hiro laughed, picking up a slice and dipping it in his ranch.
She took a bite and smiled at him. They talked about many things over the course of the evening, such as why Hiro had decided to change schools, and what they thought about the school year so far. At one point they talked about how rude Ming was, though Kairi did most of the talking, and it was spent telling the grey haired boy all of the terrible things Ming had said and/or done to the female Uchiha. They talked about things that they liked and didn't like, both teenagers enjoying the evening greatly.
When they finished Hiro drove Kairi home. He put the car in park once they pulled up to the curb, but before he could unbuckle, she placed her hand on his arm. "It's really better if you don't walk me to the door." She assured him with a small smile. "At least not until I've explained to my dad that I'm old enough to hang out with boys." She snickered.
Hiro shook his head and smiled. "A gentleman always walks a lady to the door. I promise, I'll stand strong." He chuckled, getting out of the car and walking around the vehicle to open her door for her.
Kairi's eyes shone with near adoration as she watched him and got out of the car. She'd never been treated so nicely before, and it was reassuring to know that chivalry wasn't dead after all. "Thank you." she said, letting him close the door before walking with him to her porch. She took her keys out of her bag, but didn't move to unlock her front door. "I had fun tonight. Thanks for taking me out."
"I had a great time Kairi. You're so fun and pretty and…" he blushed a bit, smiling sheepishly. "I hope we could…possibly…maybe do this again? Sometime soon?"
Her smile widened as a blush came to her face. "Well…my cousins and I are throwing a party this Friday. Would you maybe want to come?" she asked. "It sort of a 'welcome' of the new school year, though mostly it's because we want to have a party." She laughed, scratching her cheek.
Hiro's smile widened. "Really? I'd love to." He said softly, glancing off before he took in a deep breath and leaned down, making sure he moved slow enough so she would see what he wanted and stop him if she didn't want it.
Kairi held in a giggle and placed her hands on his upper arms, raising herself slightly and pressing her lips against his. She pulled away before anything more could happen, her cheeks a soft pink. "Goodnight." She murmured.
"Goodnight Kairi." He said, looking a bit dazed, that was until the front door flew open and there was a brooding and ominous aura hovering above them.
"What are you doing!" a dark haired man snapped, making Hiro stumble back. Ice blue eyes widened in fear as they took in the fierce expression on the older man's face.
"Hi daddy!" Kairi tried to laugh. "Hiro was just saying goodnight, weren't you Hiro?" she asked, moving between the two men to try and hold off her sire. She grabbed his arm and tried to get him to go back in the house by pushing at him. "I'll see you at school." She smiled, looking back at the grey haired boy.
Hiro just stared wide eyed and pale as he backed up. Noriaki growled, pointing at his eyes and then to Hiro. "I'm onto you boy. Don't come near my daughter again." He warned, pulling Kairi inside and slamming the door. The grey haired boy stood there, before turning and running to his car. He may be scared for his life right now, but there was no way he could stay away from Kairi. He was too intrigued by her and the spark he felt when they had kissed. He smiled, remembering the action and still feeling it on his lips. It appeared this girl was going to be a fight, but he was ready to bring the castle tumbling down to save the princess.
"Daddy, why'd you have to go and be so mean?" Kairi asked, crossing her arms and giving her sire a hard look. "Now he might not come to the party!"
"Good." Noriaki scoffed, crossing his arms and glaring down at his daughter. "I don't want that type of boy around you anyways. He only wants one thing."
She huffed. "He was a gentleman the whole time! I kissed him, okay?" she said, placing her hands on her hips. "Besides, Momo has a girlfriend, so I should be allowed to date too!"
"Absolutely not." Noriaki huffed, glaring off.
"But that's not fair!" she whined, her hands falling to her sides. "All my friends are dating, why can't I? I'm seventeen for goodness sake."
"That is untrue Kairi. Izumi is not allowed to date either." He huffed.
Kairi glared at him. "Zuzu doesn't count cause' Uncle Kai is just as controlling as you are." She said, pointing in his face.
Noriaki gasped, looking offended. "Are you saying I'm…wrong?!"
She pressed her lips together, thinking about it for a second before nodding. "Yes!" she declared. "You're not letting me grow as an individual, and that's wrong!"
The elder Uchiha's jaw dropped. "Wha…" he began, before he glared at her. "You're wrong!" he snapped back.
"That doesn't even make any sense dad." Kairi rolled her eyes.
"It doesn't have to make sense, I'm your father and what I say goes." he growled, the two practically facing off in the hallway.
"Oh yeah?!" the dark haired girl puffed up, glaring at him. "Well we'll just see what mom has to say about that." she declared, before turning on her heel and heading towards the living room. "Mom!" she called as she walked through the house looking for the older woman. "Mom!"
"In here sweetie!" Hikari called from the kitchen. Kairi walked in there, seeing her mom finishing up washing the dishes from dinner. Uchiha Hikari was a voluptuous woman, with a large chest and round hips. She had white hair that went past her shoulders, and bright purple eyes that both of her children inherited. It was also where Sakimori got his white tips from. "What's up?"
"Dad won't let me date!" Kairi declared as Noriaki entered the kitchen behind his daughter. "And there's a boy that I kinda like, and he was mean and scared him off!"
Hikari looked back at her husband and arched a brow. "…you scared him off?"
"Don't look surprised." Noriaki scoffed, resting his hands on his hips. "It's not hard for me to scare anyone, nonetheless some punk who thinks he can date my daughter."
She chuckled. "And why can't he date Kairi? You and I were dating when I was seventeen."
"Baby you and I were fucking by fifteen, that's not the point. You should have seen him putting on the moves." He said, shaking his head.
Kairi rolled her eyes. "He was not putting on the moves dad. I decided to kiss him." she said. "I was the one putting on the moves."
Noriaki waved her off, walking over to his wife. He wrapped his arms around Hikari's waist and rested his chin on her shoulder. "Well I guess," he sighed. "In light of these events and my disobedient daughter…I think we might have to cancel our date Friday night…for disciplinary action…" he said lowly, meeting his daughter's gaze with a smirk.
Hikari frowned and tried to look back at him. "What?" she whined. "But I've been looking forward to our date all week. I even bought a new dress." She pouted.
Noriaki shrugged. "Well, so long as Kairi promises to stay away from that boy…or any for that matter, until I approve of them, I don't think we can go…"
Kairi huffed, glaring at her father and his manipulative ways. "What if I have him come over early on Friday to meet you?" she asked.
"Now why would I want some boy to come over early on Friday if I want to go on a date?" he wondered. "He might as well just come over and enjoy a non hostile dinner with us instead."
Her violet gaze narrowed. "Fine." She said. "I'll stay away from him until you approve."
"Good choice." He smirked, kissing Hikari on the cheek before pulling away from his wife and walking over to his daughter and kissing her forehead. "Off to shower." He called, before disappearing just as Sakimori walked into the kitchen.
"Dad can be so stupid sometimes…" he sighed.
Hikari blinked. "What do you mean sweetie?"
"Oh nothing." Sakimori shook his head, catching his sister's gaze before looking off.
She smiled. "Well sometimes you just have to humor him, otherwise he throws a fit." She chuckled, placing the last dish in the dishwasher. "And don't worry Kairi, I'd love to have him over sometime and meet him. When your father can't scare the shit out of him."
"Thanks mom." Kairi smiled slightly. "I'll keep that in mind. But I really don't know if I want it to go anywhere. I just met him today."
"Still." The white haired woman said. "Now I'm going to go help your dad wash off. You two don't stay up too late." She smiled, walking over and kissing her daughter's cheek before doing the same to Sakimori. "Night." She waved, leaving the room.
When she was sure the coast was clear, Kairi sighed and shook her head. "Sometimes…those two can be exhausting." She muttered, going over to the fridge and taking out a bottle of water.
"I can't believe you almost cost us the party." Sakimori rolled his eyes, sitting at the island on one of the bar stools. "So how was your date?"
She shrugged, trying to play it off as she took a sip of her water. "It was fun. He's really nice." She smiled, sitting across from her brother. "He asked if we could go out again."
"Are you?"
"I don't know." The dark haired girl sighed. "He's going to come to the party, and I'll probably hang out with him then. But I don't want to rush into it or anything just because I've never dated anyone before." She told him.
"I didn't have a girlfriend before Valencia, and she and I have sex all the time." Sakimori shrugged, before he seemed to catch his words. "But that doesn't mean you should have sex…ever."
Kairi stuck her tongue out at him. "You're not the boss of me Momo." She said. "But don't worry, I'm not going to have sex with Hiro just because he's the first boy that's taken an interest in me. I want it to mean something." She sighed, before smirking. "Though it's going to kill Zuzu that I got someone first." She snickered.
"Well Kurogané is a bit more threatening than me." he sighed. "He was always better at it."
She blinked. "Better at what?" she asked.
"You know," Sakimori shrugged. "Keeping boys from asking you out. How else do you think you and Izumi never get asked out? Ryousuke picked up for Shiori, since she doesn't have a brother." he explained.
"What?" she stood from her seat. "You're the reason nobody ever wanted to date me? I thought it was because nobody found me attractive!" she pouted. "That's just mean Momo."
"No it's not." He huffed. "It was protecting you."
Kairi scoffed. "From what? Having a normal high school experience?" she placed her hands on her hips.
"Boys are bad sister." He explained, standing and heading for the door. "I have sex with my girlfriend at least twice a day and I'm a good and nice one. No telling what those psychos would do with you." he shook his head. "Night, I need some rest." He said, before leaving the kitchen.
She sighed, shaking her head. Sometimes there were things she just didn't need to know, she thought as she walked out of the kitchen, shutting the lights off and heading to her own room. At least now she knew why nobody had asked her out before, and that it wasn't for the reasons she had thought. A small smile came to her face. And Hiro had made it past her brother and asked her out. If things went well at the party, she probably would end up dating him. She wasn't one to overlook good things, after all. She just couldn't wait until tomorrow, when she told Izumi she'd gone on a date. She'd keep the fact that Kuro was scaring off all of her prospective boyfriends a secret, because honestly, it should be obvious by now. The only reason she'd never found out Sakimori was doing it was because he wasn't as assertive as their cousin. But the fact of the matter was, that this year, she might finally get a boyfriend. Her very first one.
