I guess you must be hooked on this by now, I know I am! Azusa Wariko Maxwell :P
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Chapter 4 Tea Time

"Kurama, will you give me some lessons, like Hiei is giving Gurennu?" Marushi asked suddenly.
"If you'll excuse me, I've got something to do." Magujie stood suddenly and bowed, then she gathered her things and left.
Marushi and Kurama talked about fighting and things until it was about time for tea. Then they washed up and walked there together. They entered and sat with Kuzuma, Yukina, and Botan. Gurennu and Hiei wandered in together, Gurennu babbling about nothing. The others streamed in one by one, but Magujie didn't appear.
"You think she forgot?" Kurama asked Marushi, but she shook her head. She usually wandered in at the last minute. Today was no exception.
When she came in Marushi almost fell off of her chair, she was dressed in a Japanese styled Empire waist that was a silky brown with light pink cherry blossoms and dark green leaves. Her hair was wound in a crown on her head and three cherry blossoms adorned her hair.
Marushi hated dresses, but all of the other girls wore dresses in extremely nice ones. "Marushi." She motioned her to the hall. She went out and asked where she had gotten it. "Genki let me look through a trunk of old cloths and take some of them. I altered it a little. I also you something." She took out a dark green happy coat and white pants were big and fluffy, like most guys wore, only small green Ivy ran up the right leg, declaring it girlie. She stepped into the empty room and changed. Magujie fixed her hair and they walked into the room. Gurennu was in the middle of the pillow, so they had sit on either side of him. Gurennu had been lectured on how to do, but basically gave up and followed Magujie's lead. Hiei was almost gentle...almost, but he did make a few glaring errors. Yuusuke remarked in a whisper to Kuwabara that the girls were suck-ups. Marushi managed to kick him in the shin. Then she made a kiss face at him a moment, before returning to her tea manners. Gurennu just gave a sigh. Borring!
Marushi found a book that looked promising and pulled it off the Library shelf. A thick layer of dust had settled upon it and when she dusted
it off with a blow, the disturbed dust made her sneeze. "Oh golly." She wiped her tingling nose with the back of her hand, then surveyed the volume she had selected. A mischievous smile curved her lips and she crossed the room to Magujie with a look that spoke of trouble. "Lookie what I found."
Magujie examined the book displaid before her, "A book of spells?! Do you think they work?"
"Only one way to find out!" She giggled fiendishly as a devilish grin crept across her face. She plunked herself down on the smooth wood floor and began to leaf through the pages. She paused to tuck some hair behind her ear that was obstructing her view. Her hair was becoming stringy and getting a little greasy. "'Only for a Maiden pure and true. Spells that protect with a whisper.' Well, I guess we qualify, we're girls and we're virgins, right?" She glanced up at her friend as she pushed up her glasses on her nose.
Magujie looked like she had a close encounter with an electric socket, her hair was *_very_* fluffy. "Hn... I think that's what it means, but then again if it means pure minds, we're sunk. We are twisted." She sat so that the book was upside down to her. She could read very well like that, something that she had taught herself to annoy teachers. "How 'bout this one? A short term spell of invisibility, lasts for up to five minutes..." She read it out loud, then looked up at Marushi.
She disappeared! It was like all of her color was quickly sucked out of her, then lastly her shape dissipated. Magujie blinked several times, then spoke in a quavering voice, "Mar-r-rushi?"
"Hn?" The voice was right by her. Marushi sounded distracted and unconcerned, almost lazy. "You...Y-you're _invisible_!!!"
"You're kidding! You're _not_ kidding? I...*_Me_* invisible?!? Oh wow! I'm invisi...Hey, how many fingers are _you_ holding up?" She chirped suddenly.
Magujie looked annoyed, "I _can't_ see you, how'm I gonna see how...Verrry funny chick. That was just _wrong_ and when I find you I'm gonna give you a chop!" Marushi kept hitting Magujie and laughing like a fruit loop. Finally the spell wore off and Magujie gave her a bruise
for being a brat.
Magujie pocketed the book and went to find Kurama. She found him stretched out in the grass, trying to draw a picture of something- and unless it was supposed to look like a Picassos, he was failing miserably- when she sat next to him. "Hello Kurama-san, could you please do me a favor?"
"Probably, what is it?" He tossed down the pencil with annoyance at his failure.
"We need some cloths if we are going to be here for a while, so could you take us to a store?" She asked as she sketched how a face was proportioned with lines.
"I don't have any money."
"I've got enough to make do for a while. We just need an escort." She put the pencil down and looked up with employing eyes.
"Sure."
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" She smiled happily and went to get her friends and any cash they had on them.
The three of them had an hour and a half to find some cloths and meet Kurama on the corner. He had some place to go. They had $165.29 to pay for cloths with. Kurama had exchanged it for Yen and they separated to get their stuff.
Gurennu got a pair of shorts, three t-shirts, a pack of socks, and some underwear. Marushi got a pair of jeans, two t-shirts, a bag of socks, and lots of under cloths. Magujie got three t-shirts, socks, and under cloths. She met the others and made them get deodorant, tooth paste, any personal hygiene things, and tooth brushes. She already had those in her bag. They both got a backpack and Mar begged for junk food until Magujie gave in and let them each get one thing. She paid for them individually. Gurennu checked out first and didn't use all of his third of the money. Marushi on the other hand had jeans and female things that cost money and she took over her own share. Magujie was well under her share, but she had messed up on exchange rates and was short a bit. She jammed her hands in her pockets, hoping for some more cash. She found the purse. She pulled out the credit card and handed it to the man. He ran it and it worked. She signed the name and left hurriedly.
"I can't believe I did that!" She whispered to her friends as she followed them out to a bench. They unwrapped their things and shoved them into their packs. Then they threw away the trash and went to find Kurama. They walked back to the temple in silence. Marushi skipped around like a dork and Gurennu kept calling her a big weirdo and a strange kid.
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All gone? Yah, and I have a monkey for a boyfriend. Azusa Wariko Maxwell :)