In the server I'm in, we had a bootcamp event, in which you write something for 60 minutes according to a prompt. This week's prompt was Milk. (Yes, we have weird prompts XD) Enjoy!
Sighing, Himiko bit into the last cookie. Mmm, Kirumi's chocolate chip cookies are the best. I gotta thank her later for making them for me. The maid gave Himiko a plate of cookies on the condition Himiko would study in the library. The mage had gotten at 43 on the last history test. After pushing aside her textbook, Himiko drank some milk from a glass. Laid back against the couch she was sitting on. "Nyeh…" Who cares about a bunch of old guys… that's just weird. And magic has nothing to do with Alexander the Great anyway.
As she ate the last cookie, Himiko looked around. She sat on one of two couches flanking a table resting against the wall. A window overlooked the nook. Rows of bookshelves extended before her. Between the rows, Himiko glimpsed ultimates using the computer booths and printers.
Sighing, Himiko settled against the couch. Soft sunlight streamed down from the window. She sipped her milk. Closed her eyes. Listened to the quiet whispers of ultimates. The sound of turning book pages. Hum of the a/c.
Maybe I'll just sleep…
"You trying to get fat?"
"Nyeh!" Bolting upright, Himiko nearly spat out her milk. She whirled around.
Kokichi was standing behind the couch, his head tilted to the side. He pointed to Himiko's glass of milk. "Cuz you see, drinking milk isn't really going to help you grow? It's rich in calcium, which helps your bones get big. And we all know what big-boned really means."
Growling, Himiko slammed the glass onto the table. "How dare you! I was just drinking milk because I had cookies!"
"Really? Where?"
Himiko blinked. Hanging her head, she pointed to the empty plate.
Kokichi jumped over the couch's back. Tickled Himiko's side. "So you are getting fat!"
Himiko squealed. Jerked back. "N-no I'm not! Stop! Ni hee hee…!"
Grinning, Kokichi only pressed harder into her side. "This wittle piggy went to the market and this wittle piggy stayed home and got all… fat…"
Himiko fell onto the couch. Face flushing and laughing, she pulled Kokichi's hands away. "Ahahaha…! I said stop!"
The tickling stopped.
"Nyeh?" Himiko cracked open an eye. Kokichi was crouching over her, eyes wide, face red. "Are you ok–?"
Bolting, Kokichi vaulted himself over the couch. His foot caught on the couch's back. Kokichi slammed face first into the ground. "URGK! Ow, shit!"
Gasping, Himiko raced around the couch's end. Helped Kokichi up. Blood streamed from his nose. "Look at what you did. Such a pain. Are you all right?"
Looking away, Kokichi jerked his arm out of Himiko's grasp. He stumbled, dizzy. Himiko gripped him tighter, frowning. "You're going anywhere. I don't need you tripping down the stairs and breaking your neck. I don't want detention…" She guided him into sitting on the couch.
Kokichi mumbled, "I'd think you'd get way worse than detention… You'd be convicted for my murder."
"T-that's a lie. You're just trying to s-scare me. There's no way that would happen." Sighing, Himiko flopped down next to him. Handed him a handkerchief she used for magic tricks. "Here."
After a moment, Kokichi accepted it. Pressed it to his bleeding nose. Flinched. "Thanks…"
"In exchange for making me waste my MP on you, you have to tutor me in history."
"Being lazy will make you fat, too, you know."
Himiko bristled. "You…!" She turned to glare at him. Paused.
Kokichi stared at the ground, head turned away. But Himiko could see how he was blushing as red as her hair.
Himiko blinked. Is he all red because from the effort of tickling me or…? Has he fallen for my beauty? Yes, that must be it! "Ni hee hee!" Himiko grabbed her history textbook and flipped open to the Ancient Greek chapter. "Stop complaining, Kokichi. You brought this on yourself. Now help me with Alexander the Magnificent."
"It's Alexander the Great, stupid."
"See, I knew you'd be useful. I'll deal with your sharp tongue with a spell later. It says here that he became king at 20 and led an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa…"
