Reoko took a bite of the lasagna in front of her, and her eyes lit up. "Wow..."She said after swallowing the bit of lasagna."That's wonderful Katsu-kun!" She exclaimed.
Katsu beamed, sitting in the seat he had put next to Reoko's bed. Her took her free hand, and smiled. "Thank you!"
Tero was irked by this, and he slapped Katsu's hand away. "Who are you anyway?" He was extremely annoyed by this point.
Reoko laughed. "Tero, this is one of my students, Katsu-kun. Katsu-kun, this is my husband, Tero." She smiled.
Katsu smiled, extending his hand for Tero to shakeit. "Pleasure to meet you." He said.
Tero sighed with relief, taking his hand. "Pleasure to meet you too..." He then looked at Reoko. "Why is he staying here?" He asked rudely, just to make it clear that Katsu was not welcome there.
"He uh...got kicked out."
Tero grumbled under his breath that sounded a lot like, "Why'd you let him in then..."
Shiori perked up. "Crin's coming up, followed by good ol daddy."
"You mean I have a grandpa too? Was he that twitchy guy downstairs?" Takiko asked. Reoko laughed.
"Probably." She told her niece.
"Well, I suppose I'll prepare myself for the storm." Shiori grumbled.
Reoko rolled her eyes. "You know he does it just because he's upset and misses us right?" She told her.
"I just wish that he would express that feeling in some other way then yelling." Shiori muttered.
Crin busted in, exclaiming happily. "I HAVE COOKIES!!!" And she ran in the room with a tray full of cookies.
Inuyasha came in behind her, and saw Shiori. He stood there, confused for a moment then exclaimed. "SHIORI?! WHAT!? WHY DIDN'T YOU KEEP IN CONTACT?!" And he continued to yell at her until it was all just gibberish.
Tero laughed suddenly, remembering the codename incident.
Shiori flashed Tero a weird look, thinking he was going completely insane before facing her father. "I would never let you get tangled with my fate, and frankly I'm not too happy that Reoko did too. Unfortunately there is nothing that can be done now except defeatChinatsu...I am sorry for worryingyou two, and I swear to never act so reckless ever again." Takiko seemed nervous by Reoko. Obviously she had never seen her mother actlike she looked up to anyone other than Ayame and Crin.
Reoko laughed. "It's alright Shiori." She swallowed another bit of lasagna, smiling slightly.
Inuyasha grumbled. "Yeah, this better not happen again." He told her.
Reoko suddenly said. "Can we move to Tero and I am room? It's kind of, uh, uncomfortable lying in your own blood..." She muttered.
Katsu was about to pick her up, but Tero quickly said, "Katsu, would you get the tray please? I'll handle Reoko."
Tero picked Reokoup andtook her to her room, Katsu, Ayame, Shiori, Takiko,Crin Kagome and Inuyasha following them. They entered their room, Tero lying Reoko down on the bed."Well, I suppose that I need to get going." Shiori stated, rubbing the back of her head.
"But why mom?" Takiko asked, sitting down on the edge of Reoko's bed.
"It's a schoolnight, that why. I'll see you guys later.Ayame, Crin,get in the car. Takiko, hurry up." Shiori then turned and left the room, followed by Crin and Ayame.
"Hey guess what aunt Reoko?" Takiko grinned.
"Surprise me."
"You're myfavorite aunt!" Takiko grinned brightly, her eyesserious.
"Takiko, I'm your only aunt."
"Well, if there are more that we don't know about, then you'll still be my favorite aunt."
"And what brought on such a confession?"
"I don't know, sometimes when I'm down, mom tells me something that she thinks is cool about me. So I thought, why not? What's the harm?" Takiko smiled, jumping up from the bed when she heard the car honk from outside.
"See you tomorrowAunt Reoko!" Takiko called as she ran out the door.
Reoko chuckled for a moment, watching her leave the room. Her view was suddenly blocked by Tero, who was standing over her.
"You worry me too much Reoko." He frowned, sitting on the edge of the bed.
Reoko smiled at him. "I know."
Kagome suddenly said. "We need to get going dear." She walked over and kissed her daughters forehead. "Stay out of trouble. Okay?" She turned for the door.
"Bye Mom, bye Dad." Reoko smiled as her father just waved.
Katsu stood at the foot of the bed, still holding the food tray. "What do you want me to do with this Hitsuboshi-sensei?" He asked.
"Take itinto the kitchen please." She told him.
"Hai!" He exclaimed, turning and running out the door.
Tero seemed to glare at him as he walked out, but his expression instantly softened as he looked over at his mate. "How long is going to be here?" He asked her.
Reoko sighed. "I don't know. I said only tonight but most likely for another day or two." She giggled as she saw Tero's annoyed expression. "Would you go change the sheets on Katsu's bed please? He might find it unpleasant to sleep on my blood..."
Tero rolled his eyes, and said. "Yeah yeah," then stood up and walked out the door into the hallway. Walking into the guest room he began to strip the bed of its sheets, throwing them down on the ground. He heard footsteps and he looked up, and saw Katsu.
"Oh! Sorry, I'm just grabbing the soup that was left in here." And Katsu pointed to the nightstand.
As he walked over, Tero asked him, "Why are you so close to Reoko?"
Katsu frowned, looking awfully confused. "What do you mean?"
"I mean, why are you getting close to my wife?" Tero asked,very annoyed with Katsu.
"Well...'m only trying to gather data."
"...Um...data?"
"Yes,data."
"..." Tero didn't know what to say. Of all the responses Tero would have expected, not one of themhad been as surprising as this.
"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be putting this soup in the fridge, no since in wasting it, huh?" Katsu grinned, grabbing the plate and turning to leave the room.
"Wait." Tero commanded him.
Katsu stopped, and looked back. "Yes?"
"Why Reoko? Why not someone else?"
Katsu grinned. "Because she's down to earth unlike most girls. And she responds quite well!" Katsu laughed, almost teasing Tero.
Tero frowned. He knew he shouldn't feel threaten because guys had tried getting closer than they need to his mate, but...something about Katsu just irked him. He was too perfect. "I don't care if she responds well. Find someone else." He then turned to pick up the sheets that were on the floor, indicating he didn't want to talk to Katsu anymore.
The next day during fifth period;
Takiko walked into the classroom, Rimundo following close behind her. For some reason he had stayed the night at herhouse, making her feel as though there was somethinggoing on.
"Miss Hitsuboshi-sensei?" Takiko asked,stopping by the desk. "Are you feeling better today?" Reoko looked at her niece and smiled.
"Yes Takiko, I am doing better, thank you."
"Oh, that good...um, mom wants to know...well, she says to call her up when you have a chance." Takiko looked a littleconfused by her mother'sactions, but said nothing of protest nevertheless.
Reoko nodded. "Alright Takiko, I got it. Take a seat please." She said, smiling slightly.
"Hitsuboshi-sensei!" She heard Katsu's airy voice exclaim. She looked over and saw him bounding in. "I had such a great time yes-" But he was silenced by Reoko's hand. She had quickly run from her desk to silence him.
"You are to tell NO one you stayed at my home last night. NO one! Got it?" She told him with intense eyes. Katsu nodded, and Reoko released her hand. Reoko sighed and said, "Please go take a seat."
Katsu shook his head, and suddenly pulled close to whisper in her ear. "Can I stay again?" he asked.
Reoko turned red, and she pushed him away. "I'll give you my answer later..."She grumbled.
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Chinatsu sat in the big leather rolling chair behind the desk, her red eyes thoughtful. Izanagi sat across the room,fussing once again that he didn't have Natsumi that she was his woman and allthe usualstuff like that. Chinatsu rolled her eyes in disgust. She'd never really liked Izanagi; he was just too possessive even for her. Not only that but he had an obsession with her other half...
"Shut up Izanagi, I'm trying to think."
"...But Chinatsu..."
"I said shut up."
"Wait, at least hear me out! Iknow that you're trying to find some way to get back at Natsumi, but...I think I just might have a plan that would benefit both of us." Chinatsu turned tolook at him sharply.
"Enlighten me Izanagi."
Izanagi smiled viciously.
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It was 6th period, and everyone but Katsu had filed out. She sighed, and grabbed her cell phone, dialing Shiori's number.
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Shiori stared at Kyo as he ran around their bedroom, grabbing suits and clothes from the closet and random stuff from other various places in their room.
"Are you sure you have to go alone?" Shiori asked her mate, concern written all over her face. Kyo sighed and slammedhis suit case closed.
"Shiori, don'tworry! This client of mine is very important, and I'll only be gone for a couple days. You canhandle that, right?" He asked turning to look at her.
"But why does it have to be on a party boat? Why can't I go?" Shioricomplained, leaning against the dresser.
"Because he wanted me to go alone. And he likes party boats, there's nothing wrong with that." Kyo walked over to Shiori, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"I will be back before you know it, Shiori. I love you." Kyo whispered leaning in.
"Yea...I guess I'll wait..." Shiori smiled leaning toward him. As their lips brushed...
RIIIIIIIING!!!!!! Shiori jumped away from Kyoand onto the dresser, her legs tensed with shock. She pulled the cell phone out of her pocket and looked at the caller id. Her sister. Shiori sighed and gave an apologetic look to Kyo, who rolled his eyes, muttering, "Typical..."
"Hello?" Shiori asked, trying not to let the irritation in her voice show.
"Hey, Takiko said you wanted to talk to me." Reoko stated bluntly.
"Oh, yes I do." Shiori grumbled, still a bit annoyed. "I was wondering if you would like to come with me up to Ayame's tonight to meet the rest of the family? My mate isn't going tobe here tonight, so I thought that it would be a good night to catch up. Plus, there's no school tomorrow."
Reoko glanced over at Katsu. He was staying the night at her house again. She thought about this for a minute. "I guess I could." She frowned. "Katsu's staying the night again. I guess I can trust him home alone for a few hours."
Shiori laughed on the other line. "Yea, well, drop by my house at six, alright?"
"It's not funny! This guy is just...different..."Reoko went from an exclamation to a mutter, her face a deep red. "Alright..."
Shiori was silent for a second. "Careful then Reoko. I'll see you at six." Shiori hung upand smiled at Kyo. "Now, where were we?"
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Wow I'm tired! I went ghost hunting downtown las tnight, so now I'm really tired! I already have a bunch written on this story, so I decided to update again.
Well, see you later! REVIEW!!!!
Alice