The rain drummed down on the roof, joined by the occasional crash of thunder.
Two drenched mages walked onto the only inn in the town.
"Why didn't you let me teleport us back?" Mitsuki muttered, a bit cross.
"And risk what happened last time? I prefer walking through the rain to being eaten by a flower, thanks." Kaito snorted.
"That was three years ago!" She snapped.
"Once was more then enough for me." He stated.
Glowering, she followed him up to the receptionist.
"Hello, are there any rooms available?" Kaito questioned politely. Mitsuki resisted rolling her eyes when the brunette seemed to sway at the smile he shot at her. Idiotic fan girls…
"O-of course!" She stammered, a large blush coating her face. "Single or separate?"
"Separate."
Mitsuki inwardly cringed at the surprised expression on the women's face. It wasn't hard to guess what she had thought the two of them were doing here… By the way the edges of Kaito's lips twitched upwards, he caught on too.
"I'm going out," She muttered, snatching her room key and heading for the door.
"Huh? Weren't you just complaining about the rain?" Kaito called after her, puzzled.
She walked out without a reply.
Her footsteps were muffled by the sounds of the storm. It was pointless to avoid puddles; the entire street resembled a river by now.
Mitsuki wandered around the empty town, not going anywhere in particular. Eventually, her feet lead her to the forest surrounding the remote town.
Under the shelter of the trees, the rain lessened, but not by much. It was eerily quiet. All the creatures had gone into hiding, leaving the branches bare, trails empty, and any sound they made was drowned out by the storm.
Mitsuki liked it here, though. The deserted setting was peaceful, in a way. Nothing disturbed her besides the occasional thunder. It wasn't long before she was submerged in her own thoughts, oblivious to the world.
So no wonder she crashed right into someone.
"Ah, sorry," She mumbled, after getting over her momentary daze.
Looking up, she stared right into a pair of all too familiar brown eyes.
The two of them stood there, shocked, for nearly a full minute before Mitsuki spoke.
"G-Gerald?" She questioned in disbelief.
He blinked a couple times before smiling slightly. "So your still alive, huh Mitsuki?"
She gave him a grin. "Of course. You should know best that I don't die so easily."
He laughed. "True enough. You survived nearly a dozen Balkan attacks, after all."
He watched in amusement as she flinched, muttering something about perverted monkeys. "Wonder if they were all the same one…"
That would be one obsessed creature then," He stated.
"Can we not talk about my monkey attracting habit?" She whined.
"So what are you doing out here anyways?" He asked. It always seems that she shows up where he expects no one else to be.
"I didn't feel like staying in the same area as a love-struck innkeeper flirting with my mentor," She stated, rolling her eyes.
"Although," She continued, glancing up at the sky, "Maybe we should go back. It doesn't look like the rain is going to stop anytime soon."
Mitsuki took his wrist and proceeded to drag him back to the inn. She only let go once they were standing outside of the building.
Grabbing her key, she headed for her assigned room, once more drenched. She tried to ignore the receptionist, but it was pretty hard to miss the expression on her face when they came in.
"Pervert," She muttered under her breath.
Mitsuki stepped out of the shower, drying her hair with a towel.
"When did you get in here?" She question, seeing Kaito propped up next to her bed.
"A while ago," Gerald answered for her, leaning against the wall nearby. Both the boy's hair were damp, having showered and changed out of their soaked clothes. Although, it seemed their hair was gravity defying since it stood as tall as ever, Mitsuki noted with amusement.
"So then what are you doing in my room? Who knows what that innkeeper thinks we're doing in here after you walked in like that. Why are neither of you wearing a shirt, anyways?" She commented, exasperated, as she threw herself onto the bed.
"See?" Kaito told Gerald, amusement apparent on both the boys' faces. "I told you. She's completely oblivious."
She hurled her towel at Kaito, but he caught it easily. She yawned, feeling suddenly tired. Glancing at the clock, she noticed it was already past 2 AM. "Do you mind? I kinda want to sleep tonight."
"What's wrong? Most girls would love having two hot boys in her room when she sleeps," Kaito teased.
"I'm nothing like your crazy fan girls, Kaito." She retorted. "Now, last time I checked, you had your own room, didn't you?"
"Fine, fine." He got up and left the room, tossing the towel somewhere on the floor.
"I'll let you sleep then," Gerald stated, exiting as well.
Giving another sleepy yawn, she cuddled into her blanket and fell asleep.
A.N - I don't really like this chapter… I've edited it more then a million times, but I'm still not completely satisfied with it. :/
http:/i1197 . photobucket . com/albums/aa436/seionka/RedHair . Jpg is what Kaito looks like. Just get rid of the spaces.
http:/i1197 . photobucket . com/albums/aa436/seionka/18 . jpg is what Mitsuki wears from Chapter One until I say otherwise, since I'm too lazy to change her outfit every chapter.
Woopa - I've had this story in my head for nearly a year (ever since I first saw him in the manga) but was too lazy to put it on paper until now. Part of the reason is that now I can get extra credit in ELA for writing this stuff in my journal :3
Fire Princess21 - It is kinda annoying when the character can beat up everyone with a flick of his/her fingers. Its just not practical, so I try to keep from that in my story. Kind of hard, though, especially when I just want to skip through the fight scenes.