Utagaibukai
Peach Girl Fanfiction by Yohko.

Chapter Ten: Mourning Routines From Hell.

"Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up!" Kiro was jumping up and down on Kairi's bed. Kairi shot up and grabbed Kiro's legs, tripping him on the bed. Kiro shrieked and struggled a fight against Kairi. Kairi started laughing at his weak attempts, while tickling him with insane tickles.
Their dad walked into the room and stood in thee door frame, rubbing his head. "Hey guys, stop horsing around."
Kiro and Kairi froze and looked at their dad. Kairi had one of Kiro's fists in his hands from a punch, his other hand grabbing Kairi's left arm. Kairi's left arm at Kiro's waist and his right hand holding Kiro's fist.
Their father left the room and walked down the hall to the kitchen. Kiro and Kairi looked at each other for a brief moment before wrestling again.
"Who's the chick?" Kiro picked up Kairi's picture of Momo from the bed.
Kairi pulled up his black dress pants and walked towards him. "Her? That's Momo Adachi."
"Another one for the collection, I see. She looks like another beach bunny."
Kairi zipped up the fly to his pants before snatching the picture from Kiro's hands, "you don't even know what the hell a beach bunny is!"
"Yeah, I do!" Kiro stuck out his tongue.
"Yeah, right." Kairi gently put the picture down on his desk and grabbed his white dress shirt. "Well, she's not a beach bunny. trust me, she's far from."
"Then..." Kiro thought, "why do you have a picture of her?"
"Because she's a friend." Kairi looked over at a mirror, messing up his hair.
"You're full of it!" Kiro protested, "you don't have any pictures of anyone but beach bunnies, your ex-girlfriends and Pamela Anderson!"
"Cute," Kairi said, messing up his brother's hair as he walked by to grab his backpack. He double checked himself in the mirror, shot a wink, and left the room.
Kiro ran after him, "do you like her?"
"Yeah," Kairi said, walking into the kitchen.
"How much?" Kiro asked, sitting at a chair next to his dad at the table.
"Enough," Kairi answered, opening up the fridge and pulling out some milk.
"What're you two talking about now?" Their dad looked at them from above the opened newspaper he was holding upright, reading.
"Nothing," Kairi answered, but not loud enough to go over Kiro's answer.
"Kairi's new girlfriend~!"
"What else is new?" Their father turned his attention back to the newspaper.
"Har har, mister funny-man." Kairi drank some of the milk from the carton and put it back in the fridge.
"Can I meet her?" Kiro continued.
"No, squirt." Kairi answered simply.
"Why not?!" Kiro protested.
"Because the last time you met one of my girlfriends, it got me a slap in the face."
"So, she isn't your girlfriend!" Kiro said happily. "...not YET, anyway."
"Oh shut up!" Kairi yelled while walking out of the room.
"Wait up!" Kiro jumped down and ran towards the front door where Kairi was sliding his shoes on. Kiro started putting on his shoes.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Kairi eyed him.
"Putting my shoes on." Kiro rolled his eyes, as if the answer wasn't obvious enough.
Kairi sighed, "I realize that, squirt. Just WHY are you?"
"Because I'm walking to school with you."
Kairi burst out laughing, "good one!"
Kiro stuck out his tongue, "Dad's car is at the car repair and I can't walk alone."
"Dad!" Kairi protested.
"Sorry Kairi," was his responce.
Kairi looked at Kiro and sighed, "life is unfair."

"Wake up, Momo!" Momo's mother stepped into Momo's room. Her hair was up in a bun and she wore your average business suit, looking very professional. "I have an early meeting to go to so I thought I would wake you up. Come on, up you go!"
Momo moaned and rolled over in her bed. Looking at the clock, it was six. School didn't start until eight. "Mom, it's so early..." she spoke, still half asleep.
"Being early never killed anyone," Momo's mother gave one of her life lessons, "but it did get them places." Momo's mom pulled off the bed sheets from Momo's bed in one quick sweep as Momo quickly cuddled up into a ball before realizing why she got so cold all of a sudden.
Lifting her head, Momo protested, "hey!"
After dragging herself out of bed and taking a nice, long shower, Momo was fully awake. Feeling like total crap and not in the mood to put up with Sae or school, but never the less Momo got ready. Her plaid blue kilt, white dress shirt, blue vest, knee-high blue socks and black dress shoes. The school uniform she wore for the warmer season. Leaving her hair the way it is, Momo applied just a little make up; some light eye liner, even lighter eye shadow, and she picked out some lip gloss. Only after eating and brushing her teeth did she apply the lip-gloss, it was a very light pink. Momo grabbed her bag and put it over her shoulder before sliding on her shoes and walking the door. Walking down the steps, Momo saw Kairi and Kiro waiting beside her front lawn.
"Hey Kairi," She said casually, "babysitting?"
"Something like that," Kairi looked over at Kiro. "Momo, this is Kiro, my little brother and fellow hell raiser."
"Hello Adachi Momo~!" Kiro smiled sweetly to Momo.
"Hi Kiro," she said, smiling lightly as they started walking.
"So, you finish your Math Assignment?" Kairi asked.
"Twice," she replied.
Kairi chuckled, "revised?" Momo nodded.
"Adachi Momo?" Kiro spoke, "did you used to go to the same Jr. High as Kairi?"
Momo blinked to Kiro and nodded, "yes I did, why do you ask?"
"Oh," Kiro looked at Kairi's suspicious look before turning back to Momo, "I thought I saw you in the yearbook."
Kairi's left eye twitched, that was close.
They came up to a set of two schools, beside each other and separated by a fence. Kiro ran inside the closest one, the grade school, waving goodbye energetically. Momo and Kairi walked towards the far school, their Jr. High School.
"So," Momo spoke, "feeling better?" she asked, trying to seem uninterested.
"Much, thank you." Kairi answered happily.
"Can I ask you something?" Momo turned to Kairi just as they reached the side doors to the school. Kairi nodded casually as Momo continued, "do you think there's a chance Toji might re-ask me to the dance?" she asked hopeful.
Kairi almost chocked on air, "what?!"
"Well, do you think?" Momo pressed on.
"Hell no!" Kairi exclaimed, much to both their surprises.
"Why? I mean, you seem to have good reason." Momo asked, a little hurt but interested in knowing why Kairi seemed so sure of his answer.
"Well," Kairi spoke confidently, "let's not forget he did ask someone else."
"Yes but, he saved me last night and I was thinking that might have meant something."
Once again, Kairi almost chocked on air in shock, "WHAT?! He didn't save you!"
"Yes he did!" Momo fought back, "he got rid of the guy that was choking me!"
Kairi blinked, he didn't remember that. But that made sense, how else could Momo have gotten away? He had assumed that she managed somehow. Quickly, Kairi must crush precious Toji's title as the hero. He rolled his eyes, looking frustrated, "the only reason he helped you was because I told him to!"
Momo stood shocked, "wh-what?"
Kairi closed his eyes, recalling what had happened, "Toji was just standing in the crowd watching along side Chi and Sae. I saw him just standing there and not doing anything, so I told him to help me! Only then did he stop watching!"
Momo stepped back, all hopes had just been crushed. It can't be true... It's not true, "You're lying!"
Kairi rolled his eyes once again, "Momo, open your eyes! He doesn't care!"
Momo blinked, not understanding how Kairi could say such things to her... "You're.... you're just jealous! Jealous because you're trying so hard to be better than him when really you couldn't meet up to his standards!"
"What?!" Kairi laughed, "I could care less about him with the ego I have!"
"That's just it," Momo continued, "your ego gets to your head!"
She turned around and stormed into the school, leaving Kairi totally frustrated.