Yahoo! Guess why I'm so happy this time?

No…it's not because I'm doing another chapter !! It's because 'Barns and Nobles' has confirmed when they are releasing 'Kamichama Karin Chu'!!

It's coming in on June 24th 2008! I AM SOO HAPPY!

It was chilly outside as I pulled on my gloves, rubbing my hands together. I watched my breath become fog and then disappear as I huffed my way onto the prestigious school. I couldn't wait to get to the class, never mind that it was still—what, 5 in the morning? I just needed to go there, and get a good…2 hours of sleep. At least…2. I swear, I didn't get even 1 second. I am so tired…I feel like I could dieeeee! I can't stop thinking about Nathan. I'm just SO confused about him, I mean, one second he's all pervy and stupid, and the second he's smiling this beautiful smile and kisses me. OOH! I just hate how he does that.

I wheeled into the school like no other, slamming through doors and running to the classroom, where I slammed under the teacher's desk, set my cell phone alarm clock and laid my head onto my school bag, going to sleep for a few hours.

When I finally woke up I was staring at Nathan's face which was inches away from mine. I gasped quickly, getting startled. My mouth bumped and his, looking like a kiss. Oh, I may not have talked much about Nathan and Felicity in our class (Celia was in a lower class, since she was a lot younger) but Nathan has a fan-club. And that fan-club (the Natharans) hates me with all of their hearts and souls. Even more so probably now. So here we were, my teeth in pain from banging into his and him just stand—err I mean, kneeling—there. So, since I took up a sentence or two to explain about the Natharans, who do you think was standing beside the desk? You guessed it didn't you! The Natharans! So they soon turned excruciatingly angry and almost murdered me.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO NATHAN-SAMA!?" They shrieked, at least no other people were nearby.

"What? I just sat up and my teeth hit his mouth." I said, pulling back and then rubbing my teeth. "Which hurts by the way, if it's never happened to you."

"Why did you kiss him for so long if it was an accident?!" Another girl spat.

"Because I just woke up, if you didn't notice, I was sleeping…besides, who would want to kiss him anyways?" I replied, rolling my eyes.

"Don't you dare talk about Nathan-sama in that way!!" Their leader was red with fury.

"Shut up." Nathan said, "You guys are annoying; now leave me alone with my girlfriend."

"Oh…okay Nathan-sama…" They all bowed and left faster than no other.

"What. Are. You. Talking. About?" I asked, shoving him off of me.

"What, don't you know? According to Felicity, we are officially a couple." He smirked.

"WHAAAT?! Lemme talk to that sunnofa—"

"Whoa, slow down, it's not that bad. I mean, wouldn't you like to be considered my girlfriend, and not just some tag-along?"

"No Nathan. I don't love you. I don't even like you. No go the hell away." I said defiantly.

"Are you sure? Didn't you used to have a hard time saying L-O-V-E?" He spelt out for me.

"What are you talking about?" I paled slightly at the fact that he noticed.

"You can't say love." He said, smirking coolly.

"Y-Yes I can!" I reddened.

"Which means you love someone right now."

"Idiot, I couldn't love someone again!"

"You said it again!" He shot back

"I did not!" This was getting pointless.

"Is it me?" It just got worse.

"NO."

"Michiru?"

"No…"

"Kazune?"

"NO!"

"So then it's me." He concluded.

"I already told you! N-O, NO! Okay?"

"Well, whatever, it's all the same to me." He said pushing me back down.

"But not to ME!" I pushed him back off and stood up abruptly.

"Fine fine, but get used to being with me, because I get to hold your hand." He smirked and grabbed my hand, walking with me out of the classroom to go somewhere.

"Where are we going?"

"Somewhere private." He said, my hand still in his.

Uh right, because I really wanted to go somewhere private with NATHAN, but whatever.

"Uh, right, whatever." I said rolling my eyes. He was probably going to try to kiss me or something. I really hate that he does this.

He led me into this lovely little grove and sat me down. "Now," He said to me, "close your eyes."

"Uh, no."

"Please close your eyes Athemes."

"Fine, whatever."

"Now, wait there for a second." I rolled my eyes under my closed eyelids and nodded. "Come on," I heard him say, and then a female replied: "O-Okay…" I heard footsteps and then Nathan told me to open my eyes.

In front of me was a pale girl in our uniform. Her hair was blonde and shoulder blade length with blue tips. Her eyes were the same shade of blue as her hair and she had long beautiful jet black eyelashes. She looked at me, scanning me like I was the new kid, and then turned around.

"Ojou-sama, who is this?" Her voice was crisp and clear. It would be a good singing voice.

"This is my special friend, be nice to her. And cut the 'Ojou-sama' crap." He said to her, "Now," he looked at me, "Sato-chan, this is Athemes," He gestured at me, "and Athemes, this is Sato Yukana-chan. You two play nice!" He said and bolted.

"So, what's with the 'Ojou-sama' crap with Nathan?"

"You mean you don't know?" She scoffed.

"Uh well, lemme see," I paused, getting pissed at her rudeness, "Nathan abandoned me years ago, left me out to die like my dead emotions. I just re-met him several months ago, and you're trying to point out how much of his life I missed. In fact, right now, I wish that I stayed out of that life of his. That life that pretty much ruined mine. Because right as I was patching myself up, he shows up one day at my door! Do you really think that I would care?" I ranted.

She looked slightly shocked. "Well, then… May I sit?" She gestured to the stone seat behind me.

"Sure," I sat first, and she sat next to me.

"It all happened 4 years ago…"

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(FLASHBACK TIME!)

'Someone! Some—' the calling was broken off by coughing and sputtering as a 10 year old Sato drowns in a river.

Nathan walked by casually, staring at his feet, he hears the calling and screaming and races down to the riverbank.

'Help! Please! Someone help me!' Sato coughed again, barely gripping a tree branch.

Nathan jumped into the water and just as she let go—

--

(END FLASHBACK)

"—he saved me," She stopped.

I nodded, surprised how nice Nathan had become in the 4 years between my heart being torn and Sato's life being saved.

"Everything I am, everything I have, belongs to Ojou-sama." She blushed a little after saying this, "And that is why I cannot let his name be defiled by the likes of you!" She grew super stern.

"By the likes of me—WELL! Excuse me for him not leaving me alone. And EXCUSE me for wishing I hadn't—UGH!" I stalked off—furious.

"'By the likes of me!' WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS! I can have Nathan if I want Nathan!" Wait…did I just say I can have him if I want him? "WHAT AM I SAYING!" I yelled into nothingness.

"I'm not so sure but you ought to get off to class Ne-chan." Celia said from up in a tree, wearing the school's elementary uniform.

"Yeah I should…but what are you doing here?"

"Art, I have to draw something in the school…" She trailed off, "I didn't tell you, but here comes lover boy now…" And then she was gone.

"Damn she's good…OH NATHAN! Hi!" I said, covering up my anger.

"Whoa, the only person who ever notices me is Celia, you're getting good babe."

"Don't call me that."

"What?"

"Babe, don't call me babe." I was getting angry.
"Fine, Athemes." He was speaking in English now.

"Why don't you use an honorific?" I asked in Japanese.

"Well, what would I use, I mean…I really like you…and I know you really well, so Athemes it is." He replied placing his hands on my shoulders.

"Ya know, that may work with your fan girls and little servant, but not me. Go away." I was staying in Japanese. Our bilingual conversation probably confused a few people.

"Are you sure about that?" He asked.

"Yes, now let me go, I need to go speak to Micchi and Kazune-kun about something."

"About what?" He asked looking deeply into my eyes.

"My ring."

"Hmm, oh, and by the way—"

"What now?"

"Sato-chan is Hera."

"Oka—WHAT!"

"Sato-chan is Hera," He smirked and walked off quickly. 'Ooh I hate when he does that…' I thought bitterly, walking to go find Micchi and Kazune. I looked out onto the courtyard quietly deciding to not go through with my lie and find Micchi and Kazune, so I walked off into this little grove f trees and sat down.

"Skipping, love?" Micchi asked, sitting down next to me.

"Yeah, not like I have much to do anyways, what with my school in America having been ahead. What are you doing out here too?"

"Not much, just enjoying the view." I got a little warmer so I closed my eyes to slow my heart. 'Why why WHY must Micchi be this way to me?!' I shrieked in my head.

"The view eh…?" I said, I knew he was talking about me though.

"So, what's the deal with you and Nathan-san?"

"Me? Him? Us? No it's nothing!" I said turning my face away. Micchi cupped his hand against my cheek and had me face him.

"Don't tell me it's nothing, love, I can tell."

"It's nothing re—" He cut me off by placing his index finger on my lips and saying:

"What did he do to you, hmm? Do you like him? It won't hurt me if you say yes…"

"I-I-I don't really know Micchi, it's all too confusing…if something else happens then I swear—mmph!" He kissed my lips gently. "M-MICHHI! Don't add to the pile…"

"Well," He smiled, "I was just retaliating for that day in the snow that Felicity-san told me about. I heard that he was going pretty far with you, and you were kissing back."

"W-w-w-well…I can't deny anything Micchi. I can only say that I don't think that he was going to do anything more…I mean, it was just a kiss, even though it looked like more, it felt like nothing to me…I-I-I just don't know exactly what it is that I should do…" I sighed, standing up quietly. Micchi grabbed my hand and pulled me down. He then got on top of me in the same fashion as Nathan did.

"Don't make me get serious with you Athemes-chan. You know how much I have to bite my lip from doing anything before you're mine!" He whispered in my ear.

"B-Before I'm yours? Micchi please get off, don't be like this!"

"What can I do to ensure that I can have you? What will it take for me to be the number one in your eyes? Athemes-chan how many times must I say it?! I'm in love with you! I want you always to be mine."

I began to shake a little out of slight fear for what else he could say.

"M-Micchi…if it would satisfy you until I have made up my mind…I'll k-kiss you. Just this once! But I'll do it…" I leaned upward and we touched lips for a short while. During that short while he got very serious and placed his heart into it. Tears began to drip down my cheeks right before he stopped.

"Oh…um…Athemes-chan, I'm sorry if I scared you, but I'm done now." He stood up, helping me up at the same time, "But if Nathan-san ever does ANYTHING to hurt you, I'll forget any consideration of his feelings and steal you for myself. I just want you to be happy. Because I love you, Athemes-chan."

Poor Athemes…what should she do?

Speaking of love trouble! I like someone at my school, but I'm almost completely positive that he could never like me like that. All my friends are always saying that they're sure he likes me, even if only a little.

I'm trying to gather the courage to tell him because he's changing schools before next year starts! So I need to do it.

IT'S NOW OR NEVER! (Never sounds so much easier right now!)