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                                                                        Chapter 2

                                                                    Changing Attitudes

Kusanagi went all over Tokyo looking for the so-called Aragami with out much luck.  After two hours he decided to give up.  He was angry with himself for it, but there wasn't much more that he could do.  He decided he'd just wait till morning and tell the TAC, even though he really didn't want to, all about what happened with Momiji.  The thing is, though, he's not sure what happened.  Obviously Momiji had been having some sort of nightmare.  Maybe her matama was reacting to the dream.  But he shook off that thought trying to go for the more conventional explanation.  But the whole incident still troubled him as he headed back to Momiji's.  When he got there he found that she was back asleep.  He decided to take his usual watch in the tree until he succumbed to his body and fell asleep.

Morning came and Momiji got up as she normally did.  But there was something different today that she just couldn't put her finger on.  She shrugged it off though and finished getting ready for school.  She started to walk out of her room when something stopped her.  Kusanagi had grabbed onto her wrist.  "Are you ok Momiji?" Kusanagi asked.  Thinking that he might actually care about her she replied, "Why yes of course, is there anything I'm supposed not be ok about?" she asked.  "I was just worried that you might have felt some more aragami like you had last night.  Assuming that there was aragami last night." Kusanagi said bashing all hopes that he actually cared about her.

All he wanted her for was to track aragami.  She was just his tracking device that he could just use whenever he felt like it.  While thinking about all these things something took over her.  She started speaking without any control over her words.  "Let go of me you monster!  I am more than just some puppet you can just use then throw away.  Leave me alone or I will hurt you." Momiji was shocked at what she just said.  How could she have said that?  That was so mean.  But some part of her wasn't sorry.  Actually, that part of her wasn't satisfied.  It wanted to hurt him more.  Luckily, she refrained from speaking anymore, just barely.

Kusanagi let go at the shock of what she just said.  What's wrong with her?  He'd never seen her react that way even when she was really upset.  She usually responds fairly nicely, never quite this, blunt.  While he was pondering Momiji's actions, Momiji ran out of the room.  She ran and ran until she hit a very large object.  It was Mr. Kunikida.

"Well, someone is sure in a hurry," said Mr. Kunikida. 

"I'm sorry, I didn't see you."

"That's ok. Are you ready to go to school?" he asked.

"Yes.  Let's go now," answered Momiji ready for a chance to get away from her worries and hopefully not make a bigger fool of her self.

Momiji sat in her chair at school trying to take the math test that she neglected to study for.  Oh, jeez this is so hard.  I wish I wasn't here, she thought.  She tried to get back to the test when the door opened to the class.  It was Sakura, late as usual.

"Hi, everyone.  I just know you just couldn't bare being without me so here I am.  You may start groveling any minute now."  She would have continued on, but the teacher was very insistent on her taking a seat.  Reluctantly, she did.  She was going to sit in the far corner in the back until she saw Momiji struggling on a math problem.  Thinking this would be a great opportunity to show who's the number one gal in town she decided to sit by her.

Right when she took a seat, she began talking to Momiji.  "Well, sacrifice girl, I guess you're not even good enough to pass some stupid math test.  I shouldn't have thought so highly of your capabilities.  I should have known better than to think that some stupid sacrifice girl was able to do anything else than to just sacrifice her self.  Well, I guess it goes to show*SMACK*…" but she wasn't able to finish her sentence because something hard had hit her straight in the face.  She looked up to see Momiji looking directly at her with her arms up.  Momiji had punched her.  "Owww.  Why did you do that?"

"Isn't it obvious," started Momiji developing a devilish gleam in her eyes, "You don't shut up.  You waltz into here late disrupting my attention from my test.  Then you have to sit by me and go on and on about how useless I am.  You think you're all that disregarding the rules and wearing such skimpy clothes thinking that you're the hottest thing around, but in actuality you're just a big fat slut."  Momiji's heart and hand were throbbing.  She would love to continue this all day with a few hits here and a few insults there.  She was utterly enjoying this.  Right when she was about to open her mouth for another insult her normal self took over.  She couldn't believe what she just said.  It was the same way as before with Kusanagi.  What was going on?  What was wrong with her? 

She was interrupted, then by the teacher.  He asked her and Miss Sakura to please accompany him to the principal's office.  Oh no, she thought.  I'm in big trouble.  I thought that my worries would be over if I went to school.  But instead they just skyrocketed. 

Momiji was sitting in a chair outside of the principal's office while Mr. Kunikida was speaking to the principal.  She felt absolutely horrible.  But to top it all off she couldn't even think of facing the rest of the TAC, especially Kusanagi and Sakura.

Mr. Kunikida walked out of the office finally and motioned for her to follow.  She hesitantly followed.  She got in the car and waited for the 'talk' that was coming on their ride to the TAC.

"Momiji, the principal has informed me that you inflicted damage to Sakura.  Is that correct?" asked Mr. Kunikida.

"Well, yes," Momiji replied.

"I see.  Well, I can't say I'm not a little disappointed in you.  You know better.  But…I bet she deserved it." Momiji looked up at him with that last remark.  "Your teacher did say that it wasn't without cause.  Sakura had disrupted class and especially disrupted you while you were testing.  But we still both believe you should have taken a little more self-control.  Luckily, the teacher put in a good word for you and since you've never gotten in trouble before they let you off pretty easily.  All you have to do is at lunch help your teacher with some cleaning and such for the next few days.  You won't be alone though I assure you.  For the first few days, Sakura will be there to assist.  But her sentence isn't as long as yours is considering you hit her.  As for my punishment, I too am going to go easy on you.  I know that Sakura deserved it and it's nice that you finally stook up for yourself, but you sort have gotten out of control.  So, my punishment is for you to make a speech in front of the whole TAC explaining why we are late getting there today and make a formal apology to Sakura.  But next time I won't be so lenient."

With that said and done, she let out a sigh of relief.  But it didn't last long because they had reached the TAC headquarters. 

Practically everyone was in the office, Kome, Yaegashi, Matsudaria, Tachieuchi, Sugishita, and even Kusanagi.  Also, a very mad Sakura was standing in the corner with a ball cap on, very unusual for her.  They were all waiting for their boss to show up.  Most of them didn't have the slightest idea what was going on.  The only ones that knew what was going on was Sakura, who was not willing to give up what even happened to her to anyone else and Kusanagi who had witnessed the whole incident while watching Momiji outside of her classroom.  He was thoroughly enjoying this whole thing.  He had to really try hard to control the laughter that would seep out just thinking about the whole scene.

Thankfully, the door opened and in walked Mr. Kunikida and Momiji reluctantly behind.  Practically everyone in the room tried to bombard Mr. Kunikida with questions on what happened and why he was late, but he silenced them and motioned for Momiji to explain.

Drawing in a deep breath, Momiji was about to begin when she saw both Kusanagi and Sakura.  Oh jeez, why is all of this stuff happening to me, she questioned her self.  But she had no time to go over everything in her head because they were all jabbering her with questions.  So, she began.  "The reason we're late is because…It's all my fault.  I , I, I sorta got mad while I was taking my math test and I uh …I punched Sakura."  The whole room was silent.  Just when Momiji was going to run away anywhere a small voice came up.  "Did you really punch her?" asked Kome.  Momiji nodded. Before she got a chance to look up the room broke out in hysterics.  "Way to go, I never thought you could pull something off like that," replied Sugishita.  All the rest of the members followed with similar remarks except for Sakura.  She was still in the corner looking maliciously at the others, but especially at Momiji.  Noticing this, Momiji started walking over to her.  Better get this over sooner than later, she thought.  "Sakura, I well I mean well I'm really sorry for earlier.  I didn't mean to get out of control.  I hope you can forgive me."  There it was over.  She started to walk away, but was stopped by Sakura's voice.  "Oh really sacrifice girl.  It's nice that you can think of me now that I'm going to have a black eye!  You're just a stupid idiot and it was all your fault.  I hope your punishment is really excruciating."

"Well, actually, this is all of my punishment, at least for Mr. Kunikida.  For the school I just have to help with our teacher for a couple of days."

"What?! That's it? No way! You need to be punished for ruining my flawless face.  I can't believe they let you off so easily.  Well, I guess I'll just have to take matters into my own hands."  Sakura then leapt for Momiji's throught to strangle her, but was stopped by a big massive body, Kusanagi.  "I think Momiji's been punished enough.  And besides I saw the whole thing.  You really did deserve what you got.  Maybe not just for what you did today, but for all the other things you've annoyed us with."  Before he could say anymore, Sakura just stormed off.  Momiji was about to follow her, but was stopped, suggesting it would be a better thing to just let her cool off.

"Don't worry princess, she'll be back.  But I hope for your sake not for a while."

"Huh, why do you say that?"

"Well, because you're on some mean streak today.  First you go bizerk on me then when I didn't think you could become any weirder than your normal weirdness you surprise me with a feet of this magnitude.  Today you're a force to be reckoned with.  Speaking of that, you have been acting very strangely recently.  It seems to coincide with your dream and the aragami last night."

"What?  There were arigami out last night?  Why didn't you contact us?" asked Mr. Kunikida.

"Well, to be honest, I'm not even sure that there was aragami.  All I know is that Momiji's Matama was glowing last night while she was dreaming."

"How interesting," started Miss Matsudaria, "Maybe there's something more to this than you think.  You did say she was dreaming?"  Kusanagi nodded.  "Yes, very interesting.  Her dream may have connected with her Matama while dreaming.  If so, that means that her matama has been growing in strength or maybe there's something else.  But it may be reacting to Susanoh-oh.  There are too many possibilities.  I'll have to run some tests."

Momiji still didn't know what they were talking about.  She couldn't remember anything about last night.  But some strange voice was taking over.  *Don't let them examine your matama* it told her.  Normally she doesn't listen to the little voices in her head without at least questioning them a bit, but not this time.  She felt compelled to follow it.  So she said, "No.  I don't think that's necessary.  It was probably some aragami running around.  It will probably show up tonight."

"Ok I guess, but I would really like to examine you.  Maybe it has something to do with the Kushinada blood, or maybe…" she trailed off continuing to speak as she left to go to her lab. 

With that everyone let it go for now.  They continued their everyday routines until the end of the day.  They all said their partings and left.  Momiji too went home accompanied by a stern Kusanagi.  Once she made it home safely they said their goodnights and Kusanagi departed, deciding to go make sure there wasn't any aragami.  When he left, she moved to her bed and crashed on her bed.  Almost instantly she fell asleep.  And again her matama began to glow just like the night before.

That's the end of chapter 2, please review and enjoy chapter 3