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Notes: Another one for the five things meme. 5x100 words.

Five reasons why Yomi hasn't killed Tomo yet

or,

Death Comes In The End


1.
On the few occasions that Yomi actually screws something up or gets into trouble, Tomo makes a very good scapegoat.

("So you don't have your assignment, huh?" Yukari said. "What, did your dog eat it?"

"No," Yomi said. She looked around, grasping for an explanation, and found one when she saw the gleeful expression on Tomo's face. "Tomo ate it."

"Hey!" Tomo said, snapping to attention. "I did not!"

Yukari ignored Tomo. "Oh. You have until next week to redo it," she said. The rest of class looked at Yomi with sympathy.

"Why does everyone believe this woman?" Tomo asked.)


2.
There are times when Tomo can be more inspirational than any motivational speaker.

("Oooh, I know that look," Tomo told Yomi gleefully. "You're daydreaming about juuust how delicious the ice cream from this place is, and you're just about to cave in, break your diet and go buy one."

Yomi, who had been doing just that, glared. "Am not."

"Yeeeeah, I know you fat people. No self-control at all. But don't mind, don't mind! It'll be funny seeing you swell up even more, you balloon!"

Yomi smacked her over the head and stalked off, urge for ice cream completely forgotten.)


3.
Because she'd be deprived of seeing the death in a most embarrassing, self-inflicted way that Tomo is sure to cause one of these days.

("I could've died!" Tomo said.

"From falling down a staircase, which was in the same place as it always is," Yomi said flatly.

"That you didn't notice because you were running too blindly," Kagura continued.

"So, why didn't you die?" Chiyo asked.

Tomo suddenly started shaking. "K-k-kimura stopped my fall," she mumbled.

"I guess now we know why the teachers tell us not to run in the hallways," Kaorin said, shaken.

"I should've died!" Tomo wailed.)


4.
Occasionally knowing Tomo does have its perks.

("I'm going to get some bread from the cafeteria!" Tomo declared.

"Oh, hey, could you get me one too?" Kaorin asked. "I'm so hungry my stomach's growling."

"No way! Get your own, lazy girl!" Tomo said, heading for the door.

"You're doing it wrong," Yomi said as an aside to Kaorin, and then turned to Tomo. "Tomo! I challenge you to get us some bread as well!"

"You're on, sister!" Tomo yelled, heading off at top speed.

"Can't remember the last time I got something from the cafeteria myself," Yomi told Kaorin smugly.)


5.
She has to admit that playing the straight (wo)man would really be rather boring without someone to play the decidedly unhinged (wo)man as well.

("It's really pouring down today, isn't it?" Chiyo said.

"Lucky that we all have umbrellas, huh?" Kagura said.

"We'd certainly be wet without them," Chiyo said.

There was a silence.

"But someone should always not have one," Osaka said decisively. "What's the use of us having ours otherwise?"

To their surprise, the girls found themselves actually understanding Osaka's point.

"Tomo would be sick exactly on the one day we'd actually miss her, wouldn't she?" Yomo finally said.)