Momo: Okay, so the last chapter was really boring, I know. But Fear not, this one will be kinda funny (I hope) and it gives you a break from the angst. (At least for a very short while) Enjoy!
I woke up around five or four, expecting to get into some sort of argument. Surprisingly, Haku was still asleep. Takuma wasn't taking his place, so Haku must be pretty tough on the restrictions of Takuma's free will. I stood up and quickly readied myself to go into town. I threw on a black sweater that had and intricate silver ivy pattern on the from and some dark blue faded jeans. I was sick of wearing a damn skirt! After getting dressed, I ran into the foyer and waited for Hanabusa and Kain to show up so we could go enjoy our day off.
"Good afternoon Hikari!" Hanabusaexclaimed as he pulled me into a tight hug. Kain was standing behind him, shaking his head and sighing. I shot him a look of "Please dear god make him let me go before my spine implodes!" He quickly got the message and tapped on his cousin's shoulder. "She can't breathe." he stated. Hanabusa quickly let me go, allowing me to take in the much needed oxygen. "AIR!!" I gasped. "Sorry." Hanabusa apologized. "It's all good." I assured. "Are you two ready yet?" Kain called as he stood beside the door to the dorms. Hanabusa and I looked behind us and back, wondering how the hell he moved over the so quickly. We got over the question and ran up to Kain and headed outside to start off our break.
"So, what do you guys have planned?" I asked as we walked into town. "Ice skating!" Hanabusa exclaimed happily. I stared at him blankly. There was no freaking ice skating place around here! "You'll see." he said, as if reading my mind as he grabbed my wrist and took of like a bat out of hell to I don't know where. After a couple minutes of running like we had an axe murderer behind us (when really it was just a slightly annoyed Kain), we finally made it to a large pond, which Hanabusa immediately froze. I felt like a dumb ass. How could I forget he had ice powers?
Before I could ask about ice skates, he picked up one of my feet and made the ice-crafted blades appear on the bottom of my shoes. "I guess you really planned this out, huh?" I asked. "Yup, and then we go with Kain's idea." he replied. He looked like a kid in a candy store, it was adorable. "Alright." I said with a smile as I stepped out onto the ice. I struggled to stand, seeing as I had the grace of a cow on roller skates. Hanabusa skated past me and then around me with a smug little smirk on his face. "Are you trying to make me fall on my ass?" I asked. "Maybe, it would be funny to watch." he replied with an innocent look on his face.
My eye twitched in annoyance. I grabbed Hanabusa's arm so he could teach me how to do this. Kain on the other hand was skating around in figure eights and all that. I pouted slightly. I kinda hoped he would suck at ice skating since he's fire, but I was dead wrong. "I'm gonna let you go now!" Hanabusa announced. My eyes shot open and I turned my head to glare at him. "The hell you ar-!" I didn't get to finish because he let me go. I immediately lost balance and started stumbling around until I finally fell on something hard.
"Ow.... I think I landed on a boulder." I muttered. Hanabusa burst into laughter. I looked at him as if he had just gone completely insane. "You landed on Akatsuki!" he exclaimed in between giggles. I looked down and saw I was sitting on Kain's stomach. "Well that explains a lot, sorry." I apologized as I got off of him. "Hanabusa you idiot!" I yelled as I smacked him upside the head. "Itai! What was that for!?" he asked as he rubbed his head on the spot where my fist indentation should be. "Two minutes of teaching doesn't mean I'm ready!" I yelled with a vein pulsing on the side of my head.
Hanabusa just laughed and grabbed my arm so he could finish teaching me. With my luck he'll most likely slam me into a tree. Ten minutes later, I had started to get the hang of it, and my face hadn't met the ice or a tree yet. Hanabusa was just showing off by doing elaborate tricks by using his ice powers. "Cheating bastard." I joked under my breath. "Show off." Kain added next to me. "What time is it?" Kain asked. "Uh, six o' clock." I replied, looking at my watch. "Hanabusa, my turn!" Kain called, stopping Hanabusa and making him pout. "Aww, five more minutes?" he asked. I sighed and started rubbing my temples. The only vampire I know, other than Takuma that can act like a five year old. "No, lets go." Kain answered. Hanabusasighed, made his blades disappear, and walked onto the ground with me and Kain while he melted my blades.
"Please tell me you're not going to literally drag me throughout town." I pleaded as I looked up at Kain. "I won't, but lets go before we're late." he replied. Something scheduled? This outta be walked into town, following a large crowd that seemed to be going in the same direction as we were. "What's going on?" I asked. "A surprise." Kain answered. I huffed, slightly annoyed that I couldn't know what the hell was going on. We finally arrived in front of a large building, but we went behind it instead of walking in the front doors. Instead, there was a man standing in front of a door.
Kain walked up to the man and whispered something in his ear, glancing at me every few seconds. Oh, god what the hell do they have planned for me? The man stood aside and let the three of us in. I knew what was going on as soon as we entered. There were women dressed in red kimonos, so this was a backstage pass for women who sang and danced for entertainment. We sat behind the curtain as the show started. The women danced by swinging fiery batons above their heads. Obviously that's why Kain wanted to come here. Hanabusa probably just agreed to come here because of the pretty women. No surprise there if it's true.
One woman walked up front and started singing while the others kept dancing. She had a beautiful voice too. It was most likely a traditional song for dances like this. I could never understand how these women did it. If it were me, I would have caught my clumsy ass on fire and roasted like a pig in a luau. The sight was very captivating. It fasinated me to watch these women dance without making a single mistake and without catching themselves or other people on fire on accident. That would take years of practice in my opinion. Unless you're Kain and have fire powers. He could probably outdo the women out there. I giggled slightly, imagining him twirling a baton of fire around with an irritated look on his face.
"Hikari Takanashi?" a woman behind me asked. I turned around to get a look at her. She was wearing professional-looking clothes, indicating she worked backstage or she was the choreographer or something. "Yes?" I asked. I looked at Kain and Hanabusa, who were both smirking at me. "What did you do?" I asked threateningly. "You go on in four minutes." the woman announced. "Say who what now?" I asked. "The young man with the sandy blond hair said you would help perform in the last few minutes of the show." she explained. I turned to glare at Kain. "I am going to kick.... your... ass." I muttered darkly.
He didn't get a chance to reply because the woman pulled me up and practically dragged me into a dressing room. "I can't believe it's you!" she exclaimed happily. I cocked my head to the side, wondering if this woman was insane or not. "Oh you must not remember me. I'm the waitress that took you to the hospital a week or so ago." she explained. The realization hit me like a brick wall. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't recognize you!" I said apologetically. "It's all right." she assured. "So, you work here too?" I asked. "Yeah, it's my second job. I love to work here." she answered as she ran to grab a kimono and make-up. I sighed and took of the clothes that would get in the way of the dance.
She gave me the kimono and I immediately put it on. After that, she stared putting on eyeliner and a bunch of other make-up. Then after she would get done with the make up, she'd probably put my hair up in some elaborate way. "So, what brings you and those two boys here?" she asked. "Oh, me and my friends are taking a break from stress." I answered. "I see." she mumbled as she kept working on my make-up. If Takuma could see me now, he'd probably be getting a big kick out of this. I wished he was though, even if it would annoy the hell out of me. "Is something wrong?" she asked. "No, I'm fine." I lied. "Oh, my name is Luna by the way." she stated.
I stood there with a blank look on my face. Luna means moon.... that was my mother's name..... Tsuki..... "Out of curiosity, what did the doctor tell you? It's nothing serious is it?" Luna asked. "Ummm I found out I'm pregnant." I answered. She stopped what she was doing and stared at me with disbelieving eyes. "No way... I thought you were still in school." she murmured. "I am, senior year." I explained. "Aren't you a bit young?" she asked. "I'm engaged." I stated as I lifted my hand up to show my engagement ring. She smiled softly and started working on my hair. "So, who's the lucky man?" she asked. "His name is Takuma Ichijou." I answered. "He sounds like a nice man." she stated. "He's very sweet." I replied. "So why isn't he here with you?" she asked.
I froze. What should I tell her? I needed to come up with a lie. I couldn't just tell a human that some perverted prick took over my fiance's body. That would be retarded of me. "He's visiting family." I lied. "Oh... well it sounds like you two are a cute couple."she said. "Yeah, I get that a lot." I replied. "Well, you're on!" she exclaimed suddenly. "Huh?" I asked. "On stage!" she yelled as she pushed me onto the stage. I was going to kick Kain in the balls for this because not only was I dancing with fire. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON DANCING! Two girls each on different sides of me threw me batons.
Almost having a heart attack in the process, I managed to catch the batons without setting myself on fire. "Please don't let me fuck up." I whispered to myself. I started spinning and twirling around while twirling the batons in between my fingers. Of course, I was scared shitless the whole time for the fact that I have no grace and I'm the world's klutziest vampire. I took a deep breath and did a backflip while throwing the batons in the air. When I landed, I outstretched my arms and caught both of them without burning my hands. The song ended right there.
Applause filled the room. I smiled to myself, the appreciation from everyone felt good. I walked backstage to see Hanabusa and Kain clapping. I grinned, but then punched Kain hard in the arm. "What was that for?" he asked as he rubbed his arm, where there was most likely a bruise forming. "For not telling me." I answered. Then I hugged him. "This is for letting me have fun." I explained. "Aw where's my hug?" Hanabusa complained. I giggled and pulled him into a hug too. "You both are great friends." I whispered. I couldn't see it, but I could tell both of them were smiling.
Unfortunately, we had to head back, ending our fun day. We walked onto the academy grounds. I sighed as we walked into the foyer. "What's wrong?" Hanabusa asked. "That bastard's probably waiting on me now." I mumbled. "If he causes any problems, just scream or let us know somehow." he said. I nodded and started to walk up the stairs. I slowly walked down the hallway and stopped in front of the door. I took a deep breath and walked into the room. To my surprise, Haku wasn't there. "The hell?" I wondered out loud. I wasn't complaining or anything, I was just confused.
I decided to take a quick shower before he got back. I dressed in my usual night clothes and crawled into bed. The ending to a perfect day. Well, not completely perfect. Had Takuma been there, it would have been perfect. I grabbed my Ipod and turned it on, deciding to fall asleep to some music. "I don't Care." by Apocalypta and the lead singer for Three Day's Grace played softly. I lay there and sang the song until I finally fell asleep, my last words of the night being: "If you were dead or still alive, I don't care. I don't care."
Momo: I am SOOOOOOO sorry I haven't uploaded in so long! I feel like an ass. Anywho, I hope you enjoyed. It was better than Haku scaring the shit outta all of you, wasn't it?