~*~A/N: *takes a deep breath* Alright, it's building up on me, so the time
has come for me to address the largest issue in my entire fic: Stardust IS
a Mary Sue. It was intentional for her to be created as such, and I will
try to explain the best that I can without giving away the main plot of her
life, alright?
Good. *sucks in as much air as possible*
First off, it was not intentional for her to seem overly perfect. There are things that she's not good at... somewhere, but they're there! Physically; well, this is going to be a little harder to explain. Look, this is a fan FIC. It doesn't have to be ENTIRELY real. Besides, would you prefer that she looked like a slob? I didn't think so. Oh, and as for her Japanese: apparently, dysfunctional-sama has not seen Sailor Moon, because they grew up in JAPAN. They speak JAPANESE. So, here's the answer to your question about that... When they picked Stardust up from that orphanage at the age of three, she would have learned Japanese, just like she would have learned English in school. I'm not saying that she's perfect, but that would explain the difficulty in hearing her English accent, alright?
As for voice, again, it doesn't have to be ENTIRALLY real, right? Hehe... Powers: again, I am doing a sort-of crossover with Sailor Moon, so I hope that that will make a little more sense to ya'll. If I tell you anything more on that, then I might as well just tell you the whole fic in one chapter, alright? I appreciate all the constructive criticism that I have received; that only shows that you are reading beyond what I have typed, and that is much appreciated. Now, to answer the rest of your reviews from chapter 6 & 7!
inu87yasha: *sigh* You obviously don't have Evanesance's CD, because if you did, you would realize that those were the lyrics to one of my favorite songs, 'Tourniquet'.
Mokubaliker1: I feel special now! Glad ya like it!
ElvenQueenSelenity: I've updated, so quit your bellyaching, or you won't get your surprise that I promised in here...
Lauren: Aww, I feel special to know that my friend/fellow otaku finally read the fic and enjoyed it! ^_^ you get points, girl!
CC: *sigh* unfortunately, I do not own a Kyo plushie, either. If I find one, I'll let you know, fair enough? And HOW can Fruits Basket not be known?! *faints* the horror! lol glad that you enjoy it, though!
Urameshi no Koibito: Now I REALLY feel special! Again, all of you wonderful peoples will be in by chapter 10; SWEAR!!
Elair Swiftfire: I explained the rest above & my stupid computer just doesn't like using bold or italics when I post it! For example, what I'm typing right now is bold in Word, but when I post it, all of it goes back to regular. I'll usually use the lil' squiggly thigamabobber to show the start & finish of a song, or the different lines of lyrics, which, again, ARE ITALISED WHEN I TYPE THEM. Gomen nasi about that, though!
Tricycle: I really hate flamers. & not every male member of the family fell in love with her upon site. Lust after her, I could understand; but Kyo's the only one that fell in love upon site. You're reading a little TOO much between the likes, alright? & I'll keep writing as long as people out there are willing to give me good, CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, not just flames of pure agony about how Mary Sue-ish Stardust is, alright?
Ok, now, I'm afraid that there will be some other Mary Sues in this fic; about 5 more actually. *dodges the flying, sharp, DEADLY weapons being thrown by readers.* I know, I know, but it's the truth! They are a few of my friends from school, & they gave me character summaries, so blame them for their Mary Sue qualities! Not me! All I can be blamed for is putting them in the fic!
Oh, yah, I'm also gonna be doing a L.O.T.R. crossover, and a Trigun crossover, so bear with me on that! I might also add in a few other shows, depending. Now that I've clarified the whole Mary Sue issue, I don't wanna hear any more about it, alright? I'm getting sick of it! The Mary Sue junk was INTENTIONAL, so get it through your thick heads! Just kidding! Unless you send me a review saying about how much of a Mary Sue the characters are, then there won't be a problem.
I'll try to give Stardust some more NORMAL *shudders at the word* qualities, as in she's not good at EVERYTHING, how's that for a start. However, I can't make any promises, 'cause you'll never know when I feel like going into a pink & frilly Mary Sue mode. *shudders at the very mention* I doubt that will happen, though. So, on with my insane fic; & don't forget to REVIEW @ THE END!! Oh, & CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISIM ONLY!! Flaming is pointless, because it doesn't help me to improve upon this anymore to make it more enjoyable for you. See, I listen to your comments!
The Exchange Student ~What?! Kyo Can do Something Other Than FIGHT?! & A Suprise~
Time passed. Autumn turned into cold, bleak winter. It was already January, and if you stepped outside for even a minute, your toes would freeze, and you would probably catch pneumonia; or at the very least a cold.
"ACHOO! Excuse me. Tohru, could you hand me the box of tissues, please? Sorry to be such a burden. Damn friggin' colds..."
"Oww, my poor head! Tohru, would you be an angel and get me a bowl of that wonderful soup that you make so well to cure me?"
"SHUT UP, YOU DAMN DOG!!"
Three different people had fallen under the weather in Shigure's home. Yuki, Shigure, & Stardust had all contracted a cold. Tohru kept reprimanding them on how they had caught cold, but Shigure and Stardust kept cracking up whenever she mentioned it.
They had been snowed in for a little while the previous weekend, and Stardust suggested that they play Truth or Dare. Of course, only fools would play Truth or Dare with her. If only they had known...
After several rounds, it was finally Kyo's turn. He picked Yuki, who - fool that he is - chose dare. He was then dared to, along with Shigure and Stardust, run around outside without coats or shoes on, screaming to the moon, "I'm a woman, hear me roar," then jump into the lake.
Of course, they all accepted. There was no insult for Courtney in that, but there was for Yuki. We're still trying to figure out about Shigure, though...
This brings us to where we are now three very ill, invalid peoples. One of which is very depressed, while the other two are hooting with laughter at Momiji's attempts to cheer them up.
It took a while for them all to recover, since Hatori couldn't come immediately, due to the inclement weather. However, they all soon recovered, which was such a shame, seeing as they were enjoying being able to skip school. Well, at least Courtney was.
Soon everyone got back into the normal routine. It was almost February, and students were already counting down the days until spring break.
As the teacher droned on about some useless information, Kyo felt something hit the side of his head. He looked down at his desk to find a piece of paper folded into a tiny ball. When he opened it, he had to smirk.
'Only five more minutes...only five more minutes...ARGH!! I can't take it any more! Too much information for my brain to absorb! *faints* So, how are you holding in there, hmm?'
Kyo quickly picked up a pen and scribbled a reply.
'Bored, that's how I'm doing. I think we've heard this lecture
about 50 times at this point, don't you agree?'
As soon as he finished, he looked over to the person that he knew sent it, aimed, & fired. The ball of paper landed right on her arm, where she picked it up & proceeded to read. She too smirked as she scrawled her message, and then threw it back at Kyo. He caught it mid-air.
'Well, I guess that it's not only in America, then. *sniff* I need my anime collection! Badly! If Ayame busted in and started lecturing us of fashion, I think that the day might improve a little before we go home.'
Trying not to laugh, he stuffed the note into his pocket as the bell rang. It was a Friday, so all the students scrambled towards to door, fighting for freedom.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Later that evening, Stardust was sitting on her bed, typing an e-mail to her best friend back in the States. When she was almost done with the e- mail, she heard someone playing a guitar. Quickly, she finished typing, hit send, and then went to see where it was coming from. She noticed that the sound was coming from her window. 'No,' she thought, 'it couldn't be...could it?'
Steeping out onto the balcony, she climbed up the ladder to the roof, only to almost fall off with shock.
Kyo was sitting there, oblivious to the fact that she was there. The thing that she was most shocked at was that he was playing a guitar. To top that off, he was damn good! 'I always knew that he would look good with a guitar,' she thought. Smiling, she sat down and waited for him to finish.
As soon as he was done, she clapped & hooted. His head spun around, and smirked. "Didn't know that I had an audience," he said. "Holy shit, Kyo," She said, "I always knew you had something that you enjoyed to do other than beat people up! Where'd ya learn to play like that, anyhow?"
Kyo's eyes grew dark. "When I was younger, my...mother...she taught me how to play. That was about the only good thing that I ever learned from herm though, before she killed herself."
Stardust's eyes grew wide. "Oh, gods, Kyo," She said, her eyes filling with tears, "I-I didn't know. I'm so sorry."
"Hay, it's not your fault, ya know. She just...couldn't take having someone like me for a son, that's all." He glanced over towards Courtney, only to find tears sliding down her cheeks. He quickly laid his guitar down and crossed over to where she was weeping. Placing both hands on her shoulders, he looked her straight in the eye. "C'mon, don't cry, please? I hate it when you cry. There's no reason for you to be crying! It happened when I was a little kid, alright? Please, just stop crying." He put both hands on either side of her face, then took his thumbs and wiped away her tears.
"I know that, but can't I feel awful about it," she smiled. "No; you aren't allowed to feel awful about anything, got that?" He kissed her forehead, then moved so she could get up.
"So," he continued, "do you know how to play?"
"Hmm? Oh, no. Never learned how to, I'm afraid. Piano, yes; guitar, no."
"Do you want me to teach you? It's pretty easy."
"I don't think you could. I'm left-handed, remember?"
"I still have my mother's old guitar, and she was left-handed."
"You're just taking away all of my excuses not to learn, ya know that?"
"It's intentional, I assure you."
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Near midnight, Kyo finally had her playing pretty good. "Hay," he said, "You got it."
"Yah, but only cause I had an amazing teacher."
"You're only saying that because I didn't charge you any cash."
"Good point, but I can still say it, right?"
"Yah; but I still want payment."
"Hay, I'm broke!"
"Not with what I want."
"Mmmhmm; and what makes you think that I'll give it to you, hmm?"
He scooted closer to her, placing one hand behind her neck. "Because," he whispered, "you want the same thing. Besides, you know I'm irresistible." With that, he crushed his lips to hers.
When they finally pulled apart, she slowly opened her eyes. "Well, you were right for once," she said, pulling him back in again.
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"Back to Monday; Ugh, don't you just *love* getting up early for school?" Mondays. The word that every student hates to hear after enjoying a wonderful, restful weekend. Courtney was griping about it all through breakfast, trying to fall back to sleep at the table, until Kyo rolled his eyes and pushed her face down to just above her cereal.
"Enough already! I swear, if I could get away with it, I'd shove Monday mornings right up your-"
"Aww, Kyo, you know you don't mean that."
"Do so."
"Do not."
"Do SO."
"Do NOT."
"DO SO."
"DO NOT."
"DO SO!"
"DO NOT!"
"WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP?! Jeez, a guy comes over to see if his relatives, plus two ladies, wanted to join him at school today, & he walks in on THIS!"
They all looked up at the back porch to find Haru standing there, waiting for them to finish.
"Alright, Haru; we'll go with you to school today. Just don't go black on us, alright?" They all jumped up to get their books, then headed out.
"Hay, guys," Uo called to them once they entered the classroom, "Did you hear? We get to skip all our classes before lunch!"
"Really, why? Did you do something, Uo," Courtney questioned as she sat down. "No, though thanks for the suggestion. Actually, we're getting an assembly today. Should prove to be interesting."
"Why what's it about?"
"Dunno; but who cares as long as we get to skip classes? C'mon, or we'll miss it."
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
"That was SOO BOARING," Kyo yawned, "I can't believe they wasted my time for a lecture on, 'Why Math is an Important Part of Our Lives.' THAT, I could have lived without."
"Aww, quit your whining, Kyo; at least you didn't have to get "The Talk." Back at Moonbeam, they made it a school-wide assembly," Stardust shuddered. "I still get chills just thinking about it."
"Hay, at least we have lunch next," Tohru chimed in. "Come on, today we actually get to eat some decent food!"
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Halfway through lunch, they all headed into an empty classroom to play poker, using their lunches instead of money.
"What?! No way! You're cheating! You're a goddamn cheater!"
"Shut up, Orange-top. It's called luck, not cheating."
"Well, you can all shut up, because you know what I've got?"
"Uh-oh; what?"
"Read 'em and weep, ladies and gentlemen! Royal Straight Flush! Hand over the chow!"
"Star, I swear that you're a C-H-E-A-T-E-R!"
"No, I learned from someone who happens to be very good at poker; 'enough said."
The game continued like that for quite some time, in the end, everyone had to fold, since they no longer had any lunch to bet. Of course, deciding that she'd be nice just this once, Star gave them all back their lunches.
Suddenly, a voice cut through. "Excuse me, but is there a Miss Courtney Stardust present? I don't think that she's answered my offer for a personal bodyguard yet." Everyone turned towards the door, to find a 6' tall man, with blonde, spiky hair, silver earrings, and the infamous red trench coat, leaning on the door frame. Stars' eyes grew wide as she stood up and jumped the man. "VASH!! OH MY GODDESS, WHAT IN THE 7 HELLS ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" She exclaimed while laughing and being spun around by the man.
"Hay, Star! So, do you think that you need a bodyguard, hmm," Vash laughed. "No, since I have Kyo to protect me now. Oh, that's right! I haven't introduced you yet! Everyone, this is Vash the Stampede. Vash, these are my friends, Uo, Hana, Tohru, Yuki, Haru, & Kyo. Vash is my second cousin, on my mother's side."
Kyo heaved a sigh of relief. 'Whew,' he thought, 'for a minute there I thought I might need to fight off an ex-boyfriend, or something. Oh, wait, she said that she'd never had a boyfriend, so I don't know what I was so worried about.'
"So, Vash, what brings you al the way out here, hmm?"
"Well, I really shouldn't be the one to tell you why. Hover, I do need to ask you something."
"Shoot, Needle-Noggin'."
"Don't call me that! Anyhow, do you think that Selenity would have me if I asked her to be my girlfriend? I was going to ask her to marry me, but then I remembered that she's about a year too young. I've even got the ring, just in case."
"Not if you're counting in a Lunarian lifetime," Star laughed, "If you were, you'd even be too young for her! Oh, and I can tell you that she'd say yes, hands down. She's totally in love with you, Needle-Noggin'! So just go for it! Oh, and lemme see the ring, please?"
Vash pulled a small golden box out from one of his many coat pockets. When he opened it, there was a beautifully crafted golden ring inside. A flawless diamond sat in the middle, while two flawless emeralds adorned each side of it. "Wow, Vash," she breathed, "It's beautiful. I'd personally hold onto it until after she turns 18, and then propose, alright? Damn, you sure have good taste. Make sure you take care of her, now."
"Thanks, Court. Don't worry, I will. Oh, and when you go home this afternoon, there'll be another surprise for ya; maybe several, actually."
Everyone else was finishing up their lunches, listening to the other two's conversation. Soon, the bell rang, and they all headed to their next class. "Hay, Vash," Star called after him as they left the building, "What'd ya mean by several surprises?"
"I've already said too much as it is! Just go and learn some stuff, and you'll see later. Ja for now, Star!" With that, he hopped into his red Corvette, and drove off.
'Hmm, I wonder what that could've meant,' she wondered. "Hay, Star, ya coming; or do I have to drag you to English Grammar," Kyo called to her. "Coming, Kyo!" She quickly reached him and they headed their next class.
Soon, it was time to head home. Stardust walked a little quicker than usual, trying to hurry up and see what Vash had been talking about.
When they finally reached the house, she hurried inside. As soon as she came to the living room...
"SURPRISE!!"
"OH, MY GODDESS! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS ARE HERE!"
~*~A/N: Ha! OC peoples should be happy with the next chapter. Oh, and Sel, that little bit with me and Vash was just for you girl! You have to be one of the best friends a girl could get. Thanks for putting up with my craziness; because I've enjoyed corrupting you. :P Again, the next chapter will take a while for me to work on, so please be patient, ok? This is your last chance to send me a review with a message attached to it regarding being placed in this fic. I'll need those all in as soon as possible. Now, push that lil' button and send me a review, NOT A FLAME!! Ja for now, minna!
~*~Serenity~*~
Goddess of the Moon
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Good. *sucks in as much air as possible*
First off, it was not intentional for her to seem overly perfect. There are things that she's not good at... somewhere, but they're there! Physically; well, this is going to be a little harder to explain. Look, this is a fan FIC. It doesn't have to be ENTIRELY real. Besides, would you prefer that she looked like a slob? I didn't think so. Oh, and as for her Japanese: apparently, dysfunctional-sama has not seen Sailor Moon, because they grew up in JAPAN. They speak JAPANESE. So, here's the answer to your question about that... When they picked Stardust up from that orphanage at the age of three, she would have learned Japanese, just like she would have learned English in school. I'm not saying that she's perfect, but that would explain the difficulty in hearing her English accent, alright?
As for voice, again, it doesn't have to be ENTIRALLY real, right? Hehe... Powers: again, I am doing a sort-of crossover with Sailor Moon, so I hope that that will make a little more sense to ya'll. If I tell you anything more on that, then I might as well just tell you the whole fic in one chapter, alright? I appreciate all the constructive criticism that I have received; that only shows that you are reading beyond what I have typed, and that is much appreciated. Now, to answer the rest of your reviews from chapter 6 & 7!
inu87yasha: *sigh* You obviously don't have Evanesance's CD, because if you did, you would realize that those were the lyrics to one of my favorite songs, 'Tourniquet'.
Mokubaliker1: I feel special now! Glad ya like it!
ElvenQueenSelenity: I've updated, so quit your bellyaching, or you won't get your surprise that I promised in here...
Lauren: Aww, I feel special to know that my friend/fellow otaku finally read the fic and enjoyed it! ^_^ you get points, girl!
CC: *sigh* unfortunately, I do not own a Kyo plushie, either. If I find one, I'll let you know, fair enough? And HOW can Fruits Basket not be known?! *faints* the horror! lol glad that you enjoy it, though!
Urameshi no Koibito: Now I REALLY feel special! Again, all of you wonderful peoples will be in by chapter 10; SWEAR!!
Elair Swiftfire: I explained the rest above & my stupid computer just doesn't like using bold or italics when I post it! For example, what I'm typing right now is bold in Word, but when I post it, all of it goes back to regular. I'll usually use the lil' squiggly thigamabobber to show the start & finish of a song, or the different lines of lyrics, which, again, ARE ITALISED WHEN I TYPE THEM. Gomen nasi about that, though!
Tricycle: I really hate flamers. & not every male member of the family fell in love with her upon site. Lust after her, I could understand; but Kyo's the only one that fell in love upon site. You're reading a little TOO much between the likes, alright? & I'll keep writing as long as people out there are willing to give me good, CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, not just flames of pure agony about how Mary Sue-ish Stardust is, alright?
Ok, now, I'm afraid that there will be some other Mary Sues in this fic; about 5 more actually. *dodges the flying, sharp, DEADLY weapons being thrown by readers.* I know, I know, but it's the truth! They are a few of my friends from school, & they gave me character summaries, so blame them for their Mary Sue qualities! Not me! All I can be blamed for is putting them in the fic!
Oh, yah, I'm also gonna be doing a L.O.T.R. crossover, and a Trigun crossover, so bear with me on that! I might also add in a few other shows, depending. Now that I've clarified the whole Mary Sue issue, I don't wanna hear any more about it, alright? I'm getting sick of it! The Mary Sue junk was INTENTIONAL, so get it through your thick heads! Just kidding! Unless you send me a review saying about how much of a Mary Sue the characters are, then there won't be a problem.
I'll try to give Stardust some more NORMAL *shudders at the word* qualities, as in she's not good at EVERYTHING, how's that for a start. However, I can't make any promises, 'cause you'll never know when I feel like going into a pink & frilly Mary Sue mode. *shudders at the very mention* I doubt that will happen, though. So, on with my insane fic; & don't forget to REVIEW @ THE END!! Oh, & CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISIM ONLY!! Flaming is pointless, because it doesn't help me to improve upon this anymore to make it more enjoyable for you. See, I listen to your comments!
The Exchange Student ~What?! Kyo Can do Something Other Than FIGHT?! & A Suprise~
Time passed. Autumn turned into cold, bleak winter. It was already January, and if you stepped outside for even a minute, your toes would freeze, and you would probably catch pneumonia; or at the very least a cold.
"ACHOO! Excuse me. Tohru, could you hand me the box of tissues, please? Sorry to be such a burden. Damn friggin' colds..."
"Oww, my poor head! Tohru, would you be an angel and get me a bowl of that wonderful soup that you make so well to cure me?"
"SHUT UP, YOU DAMN DOG!!"
Three different people had fallen under the weather in Shigure's home. Yuki, Shigure, & Stardust had all contracted a cold. Tohru kept reprimanding them on how they had caught cold, but Shigure and Stardust kept cracking up whenever she mentioned it.
They had been snowed in for a little while the previous weekend, and Stardust suggested that they play Truth or Dare. Of course, only fools would play Truth or Dare with her. If only they had known...
After several rounds, it was finally Kyo's turn. He picked Yuki, who - fool that he is - chose dare. He was then dared to, along with Shigure and Stardust, run around outside without coats or shoes on, screaming to the moon, "I'm a woman, hear me roar," then jump into the lake.
Of course, they all accepted. There was no insult for Courtney in that, but there was for Yuki. We're still trying to figure out about Shigure, though...
This brings us to where we are now three very ill, invalid peoples. One of which is very depressed, while the other two are hooting with laughter at Momiji's attempts to cheer them up.
It took a while for them all to recover, since Hatori couldn't come immediately, due to the inclement weather. However, they all soon recovered, which was such a shame, seeing as they were enjoying being able to skip school. Well, at least Courtney was.
Soon everyone got back into the normal routine. It was almost February, and students were already counting down the days until spring break.
As the teacher droned on about some useless information, Kyo felt something hit the side of his head. He looked down at his desk to find a piece of paper folded into a tiny ball. When he opened it, he had to smirk.
'Only five more minutes...only five more minutes...ARGH!! I can't take it any more! Too much information for my brain to absorb! *faints* So, how are you holding in there, hmm?'
Kyo quickly picked up a pen and scribbled a reply.
'Bored, that's how I'm doing. I think we've heard this lecture
about 50 times at this point, don't you agree?'
As soon as he finished, he looked over to the person that he knew sent it, aimed, & fired. The ball of paper landed right on her arm, where she picked it up & proceeded to read. She too smirked as she scrawled her message, and then threw it back at Kyo. He caught it mid-air.
'Well, I guess that it's not only in America, then. *sniff* I need my anime collection! Badly! If Ayame busted in and started lecturing us of fashion, I think that the day might improve a little before we go home.'
Trying not to laugh, he stuffed the note into his pocket as the bell rang. It was a Friday, so all the students scrambled towards to door, fighting for freedom.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Later that evening, Stardust was sitting on her bed, typing an e-mail to her best friend back in the States. When she was almost done with the e- mail, she heard someone playing a guitar. Quickly, she finished typing, hit send, and then went to see where it was coming from. She noticed that the sound was coming from her window. 'No,' she thought, 'it couldn't be...could it?'
Steeping out onto the balcony, she climbed up the ladder to the roof, only to almost fall off with shock.
Kyo was sitting there, oblivious to the fact that she was there. The thing that she was most shocked at was that he was playing a guitar. To top that off, he was damn good! 'I always knew that he would look good with a guitar,' she thought. Smiling, she sat down and waited for him to finish.
As soon as he was done, she clapped & hooted. His head spun around, and smirked. "Didn't know that I had an audience," he said. "Holy shit, Kyo," She said, "I always knew you had something that you enjoyed to do other than beat people up! Where'd ya learn to play like that, anyhow?"
Kyo's eyes grew dark. "When I was younger, my...mother...she taught me how to play. That was about the only good thing that I ever learned from herm though, before she killed herself."
Stardust's eyes grew wide. "Oh, gods, Kyo," She said, her eyes filling with tears, "I-I didn't know. I'm so sorry."
"Hay, it's not your fault, ya know. She just...couldn't take having someone like me for a son, that's all." He glanced over towards Courtney, only to find tears sliding down her cheeks. He quickly laid his guitar down and crossed over to where she was weeping. Placing both hands on her shoulders, he looked her straight in the eye. "C'mon, don't cry, please? I hate it when you cry. There's no reason for you to be crying! It happened when I was a little kid, alright? Please, just stop crying." He put both hands on either side of her face, then took his thumbs and wiped away her tears.
"I know that, but can't I feel awful about it," she smiled. "No; you aren't allowed to feel awful about anything, got that?" He kissed her forehead, then moved so she could get up.
"So," he continued, "do you know how to play?"
"Hmm? Oh, no. Never learned how to, I'm afraid. Piano, yes; guitar, no."
"Do you want me to teach you? It's pretty easy."
"I don't think you could. I'm left-handed, remember?"
"I still have my mother's old guitar, and she was left-handed."
"You're just taking away all of my excuses not to learn, ya know that?"
"It's intentional, I assure you."
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
Near midnight, Kyo finally had her playing pretty good. "Hay," he said, "You got it."
"Yah, but only cause I had an amazing teacher."
"You're only saying that because I didn't charge you any cash."
"Good point, but I can still say it, right?"
"Yah; but I still want payment."
"Hay, I'm broke!"
"Not with what I want."
"Mmmhmm; and what makes you think that I'll give it to you, hmm?"
He scooted closer to her, placing one hand behind her neck. "Because," he whispered, "you want the same thing. Besides, you know I'm irresistible." With that, he crushed his lips to hers.
When they finally pulled apart, she slowly opened her eyes. "Well, you were right for once," she said, pulling him back in again.
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~
"Back to Monday; Ugh, don't you just *love* getting up early for school?" Mondays. The word that every student hates to hear after enjoying a wonderful, restful weekend. Courtney was griping about it all through breakfast, trying to fall back to sleep at the table, until Kyo rolled his eyes and pushed her face down to just above her cereal.
"Enough already! I swear, if I could get away with it, I'd shove Monday mornings right up your-"
"Aww, Kyo, you know you don't mean that."
"Do so."
"Do not."
"Do SO."
"Do NOT."
"DO SO."
"DO NOT."
"DO SO!"
"DO NOT!"
"WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP?! Jeez, a guy comes over to see if his relatives, plus two ladies, wanted to join him at school today, & he walks in on THIS!"
They all looked up at the back porch to find Haru standing there, waiting for them to finish.
"Alright, Haru; we'll go with you to school today. Just don't go black on us, alright?" They all jumped up to get their books, then headed out.
"Hay, guys," Uo called to them once they entered the classroom, "Did you hear? We get to skip all our classes before lunch!"
"Really, why? Did you do something, Uo," Courtney questioned as she sat down. "No, though thanks for the suggestion. Actually, we're getting an assembly today. Should prove to be interesting."
"Why what's it about?"
"Dunno; but who cares as long as we get to skip classes? C'mon, or we'll miss it."
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"That was SOO BOARING," Kyo yawned, "I can't believe they wasted my time for a lecture on, 'Why Math is an Important Part of Our Lives.' THAT, I could have lived without."
"Aww, quit your whining, Kyo; at least you didn't have to get "The Talk." Back at Moonbeam, they made it a school-wide assembly," Stardust shuddered. "I still get chills just thinking about it."
"Hay, at least we have lunch next," Tohru chimed in. "Come on, today we actually get to eat some decent food!"
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Halfway through lunch, they all headed into an empty classroom to play poker, using their lunches instead of money.
"What?! No way! You're cheating! You're a goddamn cheater!"
"Shut up, Orange-top. It's called luck, not cheating."
"Well, you can all shut up, because you know what I've got?"
"Uh-oh; what?"
"Read 'em and weep, ladies and gentlemen! Royal Straight Flush! Hand over the chow!"
"Star, I swear that you're a C-H-E-A-T-E-R!"
"No, I learned from someone who happens to be very good at poker; 'enough said."
The game continued like that for quite some time, in the end, everyone had to fold, since they no longer had any lunch to bet. Of course, deciding that she'd be nice just this once, Star gave them all back their lunches.
Suddenly, a voice cut through. "Excuse me, but is there a Miss Courtney Stardust present? I don't think that she's answered my offer for a personal bodyguard yet." Everyone turned towards the door, to find a 6' tall man, with blonde, spiky hair, silver earrings, and the infamous red trench coat, leaning on the door frame. Stars' eyes grew wide as she stood up and jumped the man. "VASH!! OH MY GODDESS, WHAT IN THE 7 HELLS ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" She exclaimed while laughing and being spun around by the man.
"Hay, Star! So, do you think that you need a bodyguard, hmm," Vash laughed. "No, since I have Kyo to protect me now. Oh, that's right! I haven't introduced you yet! Everyone, this is Vash the Stampede. Vash, these are my friends, Uo, Hana, Tohru, Yuki, Haru, & Kyo. Vash is my second cousin, on my mother's side."
Kyo heaved a sigh of relief. 'Whew,' he thought, 'for a minute there I thought I might need to fight off an ex-boyfriend, or something. Oh, wait, she said that she'd never had a boyfriend, so I don't know what I was so worried about.'
"So, Vash, what brings you al the way out here, hmm?"
"Well, I really shouldn't be the one to tell you why. Hover, I do need to ask you something."
"Shoot, Needle-Noggin'."
"Don't call me that! Anyhow, do you think that Selenity would have me if I asked her to be my girlfriend? I was going to ask her to marry me, but then I remembered that she's about a year too young. I've even got the ring, just in case."
"Not if you're counting in a Lunarian lifetime," Star laughed, "If you were, you'd even be too young for her! Oh, and I can tell you that she'd say yes, hands down. She's totally in love with you, Needle-Noggin'! So just go for it! Oh, and lemme see the ring, please?"
Vash pulled a small golden box out from one of his many coat pockets. When he opened it, there was a beautifully crafted golden ring inside. A flawless diamond sat in the middle, while two flawless emeralds adorned each side of it. "Wow, Vash," she breathed, "It's beautiful. I'd personally hold onto it until after she turns 18, and then propose, alright? Damn, you sure have good taste. Make sure you take care of her, now."
"Thanks, Court. Don't worry, I will. Oh, and when you go home this afternoon, there'll be another surprise for ya; maybe several, actually."
Everyone else was finishing up their lunches, listening to the other two's conversation. Soon, the bell rang, and they all headed to their next class. "Hay, Vash," Star called after him as they left the building, "What'd ya mean by several surprises?"
"I've already said too much as it is! Just go and learn some stuff, and you'll see later. Ja for now, Star!" With that, he hopped into his red Corvette, and drove off.
'Hmm, I wonder what that could've meant,' she wondered. "Hay, Star, ya coming; or do I have to drag you to English Grammar," Kyo called to her. "Coming, Kyo!" She quickly reached him and they headed their next class.
Soon, it was time to head home. Stardust walked a little quicker than usual, trying to hurry up and see what Vash had been talking about.
When they finally reached the house, she hurried inside. As soon as she came to the living room...
"SURPRISE!!"
"OH, MY GODDESS! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS ARE HERE!"
~*~A/N: Ha! OC peoples should be happy with the next chapter. Oh, and Sel, that little bit with me and Vash was just for you girl! You have to be one of the best friends a girl could get. Thanks for putting up with my craziness; because I've enjoyed corrupting you. :P Again, the next chapter will take a while for me to work on, so please be patient, ok? This is your last chance to send me a review with a message attached to it regarding being placed in this fic. I'll need those all in as soon as possible. Now, push that lil' button and send me a review, NOT A FLAME!! Ja for now, minna!
~*~Serenity~*~
Goddess of the Moon
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