Well, I'm truly sorry for not updating this sooner, things got rather out of hand. University was harder than I thought, but now I'm getting to grips with things. Hence, I hope updates will be more regular again.
Sorry if this isn't any good, I may need practise before I recover what little gift I had for writing again.
Well, on with the chapter! You know what I own and what I don't by now. Sorry again, I appreciate all your support.
Black Magic, White Starlight: PartnersChapter 10: Brief Intermission
Okay, this will be fine as long as I don't move. Just. Don't. Move.
Well this is certainly not what I pictured getting kissed would be like. Then again, I never thought I would have the chance to kiss anyone. I guess it's not that bad…
What am I saying?! This is Ren for Kami's sake! The pointy haired, arrogant, egotistical shaman who doesn't seem to care about stepping all over other people! It's lucky that throwing insults isn't enough to conquer the world, or Ren would be King of everything by now, then everyone on this planet would have to deal with his attitude. Yeah, good thing he's not a king, even if he would look good in some nice sexy royal attire…
Cure you hormones! There I go again!
Somehow, I've managed to keep perfectly still while this wild rant is going on inside my head. No sense in letting Ren think I'm more of an idiot than he already does, even though I couldn't care less what he thinks of me.
Don't look at me like that! I don't, really!
Who am I talking to? Oh, I've really lost it.
Wait a minute, are we still kissing? Why hasn't he moved away from me yet? At this moment I would have thought he'd be cursing in Chinese at how I've given him rabies or something like that.
Shockingly, his eyes have closed, so I can't tell anything like I normally could from those expressive golden eyes. I can just barely feel him though, shifting his weight somewhat above me. Maybe he's going to get off now…why is he pressing closer?!
Okay, this is too weird, and well, nice as it is…NO! Must resist, this is bad, bad, bad! What does he think he's playing at?
Sadly, my body is refusing to do what my mind wants it to. Instead…I'm responding? I'm kissing him back?!
Kami-sama help me! My body must be possessed or something. Why can't I stop this?
'Deep down, this is what you really want.'
Shut up! It's not me, it's just bloody hormones! I've got to escape, got to get out of this, but…
When the HELL did that tongue get in my mouth?! When did I even open my mouth? Or did he just bulldoze through my lips to get in? Shouldn't I be stopping him right now? Or…this is just too confusing. Nevertheless, I should get my head together, if I keep spacing out more things will happen, even worse things, like…
What's crawling up my shoulder? What - oh it's his hand. I thought it was a spider for a second there. That's a relief. But it does feel a bit like a spider, it's creeping down past my neck, over my skin, down my chest, stopping…
Wait a minute!
…
"Hentai!!!!!!"
SLAP
"What the Hell did you do that for?!"
Well, that changed Ren's expression a bit. He's back to his normal self; pissed off, clutching the side of his rather red stinging face.
"What's wrong with you? You're an absolute madwoman!"
"ME?! You groped me you pervert!" I screamed in his face, my cheeks red as well, both from anger and embarrassment. How dare he say that to me! I'll have him done for indecent assault!
"I did no such thing!" he yelled back. I don't believe this, how can he blatantly deny what he did?
"You did, I felt your hand!"
"I-I-I was trying to get away from you. Only you seemed to be too engrossed to notice." he accused. Why is this getting twisted around, he's talking like I'm some sort slut! The nerve of this guy!
How am I supposed to handle this? I can clench my fist so I can't slap him again, but of course I could just punch him instead. Well, either way I'd had enough.
"Why don't you just get lost you prick! I refuse to teach anything to a pervert and a liar!"
"Well I don't want to train with anyone who such an accusing, foul mouthed wench! You're worse than Asakura's fiancé, and that's saying something!"
"Then leave!"
"Fine!" he growled, roughly grabbing his kwan-dao before storming away in a fury, shouting at Bason that they were leaving.
"Fine." I muttered to myself, waiting until I knew he had left the campsite before stomping back to the stream. Kneeling down near the stream I splashed cold water in my face again and again. I don't know why, but I feel like crying.
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I didn't want to talk to anyone, so I just hung around the stream all day by myself, even falling asleep and waking up there again the next morning. Still, I just couldn't get my head straight. I KNOW he touched me…well, in forbidden places. He's lying! Arrogant bastard!
"Kora, come here, you have a visitor." Sing shouted, though I could just barely hear her. Was it Ren? No, he'd never come back here now. Not that I care, but then again, why can't I stop thinking about this?
I guess I was so lost in my thoughts again I didn't realise that someone was behind me, until..
"Earth to Kora, are you in there?"
"What, oh Sing, who…" I questioned, but stopped abruptly, noticing my spirit was not alone.
" I told you, someone wanted to see you." The ghost spoke with a cheeky smile, as I looked up to see red eyes gazing at me, though rather nervous.
"Ah, good day Lady Kora, it is…nice to see you again."
Bason?! What was he doing here? And without Ren as well?
"Yeah, well, why are you here?" I asked, knowing I had sounded a little rude towards the warrior. It wasn't his fault his shaman was such an asshole. On that thought, I immediately stiffened. "Ren didn't send you here to demand any sort of apology did he?"
"Oh, no Lady Kora. I was actually sent by Lady Jun, with a message." the ghost spoke politely, why couldn't his manners rub off on Ren?
But why would Jun send me a message? I would have enquired more, but Bason was already reciting whatever correspondence he had been asked to deliver. Well, it couldn't make things any worse, right?
"Lady Jun cordially invites you, Lady Kora, to dine with her, and her brother Young Master Ren, tomorrow evening at the Tao estate in the city for aiding them previously during the demon attack. Will you be able to come?"
Well, wrong again, this is much worse.