~Chappie 22~
"Ryoko-chan?"
Ryoko looked up from her owl, "Yes, Kouga-kun?"
Kouga shook his head, "Never mind. It's nothing."
"You keep saying that." Ryoko said, standing up and looking at
him, "But I don't think I can believe you."
"Why not, Ryoko-chan?"
"You keep looking at me funny." She giggled, "Like you think
I'm gonna disappear or something!"
Kouga laughed, "Let's just say I learned something a while ago...
not to take anything for granted."
"Y'mean that weird time? When you said it was something I ate
at Hogsmead?"
"Yeah." Kouga nodded, she didn't remember. He sighed, 'I guess
dad's memory charms are stronger than I thought...'
"You still have that sad look on your face."
Laughing, Kouga tickled her, "And your face is turning red!"
"S-stoppit! Kouga-kun! Stop tickling me~!" Ryoko laughed, trying
to get away from her best friend, "No fair!"
Kouga laughed and pushed her against the wall, still tickling
her, "Don't say the F-word!"
"Fair, fair, fair, fair, fair! Now quit tickling me!"
"No, no, no, no, no. I'm not gonna."
"Kouga~!" Ryoko giggled, turning and facing him, "Stoppit!"
"Say the magic word!"
"Stoppit, Kouga! Please!" She laughed, grabbing his hands, "No
more!"
Kouga grinned, she was back to normal, "Glad to see you back
to your regular, hyper self, Ryoko-chan."
Ryoko gasped for breath, Kouga always seemed to have more energy
then she did, "Me? Hyper? You're the hyper one!"
"That may be, Ryoko-chan," Kouga laughed. "But you're the one
who forces me to stay like this!" He said, melodramatically, pretending
to faint backwards.
"Kouga-kun! You be careful--you're near the window!"
"I'm not gonna get hurt! Don't worry." He laughed, dancing closer
to the open window.
"Kouga, don't go near there. I'm serious, you might get hurt."
"I'm not gonna get hurt, Ryoko!"
"Then stop dancing around like an idiot and get back here!"
Kouga stopped and sat on the window, "Ok. I stopped dancing.
Now what, oh ruler-of- the-universe?"
Ryoko laughed and sat next to him, "Kiss the feet."
"How about not?"
"Works for me!" she giggled, "I'd be surprised if you had."
Kouga laughed, "I'd be surprised if anyone was willing to touch
your feet."
"Oh hush up."
Laughing Kouga grabbed her in a headlock and noogied her, "Must
I?"
"Ow! Kouga-kun~! That hurts! Stoppit!"
"Say the magic words!"
"Onegai! Onegai! Kouga-kun, please!"
"Ok!" Kouga said, stopping.
"...That's it, Kouga-kun?"
"What's it?"
"You just... stopped..." Ryoko said, almost disappointed, "You
never stop like that..."
"Would you prefer I just kept doing it?"
"Not really, but... it's just not like you to stop so... willingly..."
"Well... I guess I just don't want you to be mad at me..."
"There you go again, acting like you don't know me. I've been
your best friend since you were eleven, Kouga! You should know me better
than that!"
"I know... But I don't..."
The dinner bell rang and Ryoko got up and walked out. Turning
at the door and whispering, "If you don't know me as well as you should
after all this time... then you don't know me at all..."
~End Chappie 22~
well? you like it? ^^ I'll TRY to do the next one in the next few days, but my show's coming up and NO ONE else knows their lines! It's scary... > oh well. ^_^ gots to do next chappie. remember--thank Chante-chan for making this come up! ^O^