::MIRAI::

(future)

Himura Kawaii

Chapter Fourteen

Disclaimers apply..Blah blah.. RK's not mine.. Hail the Great Watsuki- sama... I'm just a poor high school stud..... Don't sue me! ^_^

The sun was slowly setting as Kaori did her homework in the PC. Her mind was somewhere else, that she was sure of. But the fact that it was wandering off to somewhere she didn't know, that was bothering her.

"Mou.. I still have a test tomorrow!!" Kaori pouted at the monitor and pulled at her hair. "Maybe I miss Kenji or something."

She picked up her cellphone and started typing a message to Kenji. Halfway through, she erased everything.

"It's not it. Something's wrong with me.. Nothing's amiss but I'm still lacking something else.."

Kaori grumbled and tried to shake the weird feeling off. She continued her work. She just couldn't figure it out. Not at all.

Arashi stepped on the brakes of his black Jaguar and sighed. Maki wanted to go somewhere else after school – AGAIN. But Arashi turned her down – AGAIN. How much more am I going to keep this up? Arashi thought. He's known Maki since she was just a kid and he knew how she felt for him. But the problem was, he's not sure how he feels for her. Sometimes, it's so clear that all he wants to do is tell her about it, but more often, he just wanted Maki to leave him alone.

Especially now. And he didn't know why. Maybe it's because of a certain unique girl named Kaori? A nagging voice in his mind persisted. Arashi opened the door and got out. He wasn't about to think of Kaori. No way.

He stepped in his house and tossed his keys and coat to the waiting house aid. He got up the stairs to his room without a word.

The next day passed by like a breeze. Kendo practice was still going on and it was already dismissal time. Kenji and the others were extremely busy trying to keep fit for the tournament. Kaori was real proud of Kenji, he was turning out to be a real great asset to their team. But she was really kind of upset because she was mostly left to herself. Arashi

Wasn't a good company.. the more she tried to get through him, the more he seemed to keep to himself. "I bet he didn't even mean what he said yesterday!" Kaori fumed. "Baka yarou.."

Kaori was in the hall trying to clean her locker while all the other students hurried out of the school. Some guys offered to help her but she gently refused them. Soon she was left alone with thoughts of pounding Arashi in her head.

"I really don't understand that baka!! At this rate, I'm really gonna have to tell Kenji I'm giving up! I can't get through those damn walls.. kuso!!"

Kaori kept on muttering angrily while she stacked up her things with an equally furious impact. A few passersby glanced her way. But she didn't mind them and went on with her thing. A tall shadow hovered above her for some time but Kaori didn't notice. A voice suddenly spoke up.

"Hey, I was wondering when you finish up, d'you want to go out for a drive or something?"

Somehow, Kaori wasn't startled. She turned around slowly and confirmed that the owner of the cool voice was indeed Arashi.

Kaori felt a sense of pleasure rising through her. She knew. She was expecting him to come.

That is so weird. Kaori thought.

Kaori shook off the weird feeling and started to speak.

Arashi didn't know what he was doing here five minutes ago.. and he was sure as hell he didn't know now. He was supposed to go to his dad's flat and hang out there. But to his surprise, he found himself turning around and going back here.. back to Kaori.

Walking back, he kept asking himself why he was doing such a stupid thing, but no answer came. His feet just dragged him there against his will.

********Author interrupts********

DRAGGED HIM THERE AGAINST HIS WILL?!

YEAH RIGHT!!!

WHY COULDN'T HIS FEET DRAG HIM TO ME INSTEAD??!!

********Deranged aouthor is dragged away by the mental hospital crew**************

He originally wanted to say hi and then turn back and run as fast as he could, but another force was on his mouth, pushing him to say things he wasn't aware was on his mind.

Kaori was saying something he didn't quite catch because of his train of thoughts.

"I said, what are you doing here?"

Good question Arashi thought. I don't know either. He just shrugged as he usually did. Arashi never took interest in girls. What's important for him was his family, kendo and school.. there was no time for anything else. Girls were just distractions.. even the pretty blue eyed one that's standing in front of him right now.

He watched Kaori turn back and stack the last of her stuff into the already jammed locker. On the door were pictures of Kaori and Kenji and a picture of the gang which included himself, but standing slightly apart. A picture of her family was posted too, including a 'things to do' list and some trinkets that were her favorite things. Arashi amused himself by looking at them.

Kaori closed the locker door, picked up her knapsack and turned to smile at Arashi.

"Let's go!"

Arashi surfaced immediately from his whirlpool of thoughts.

"Where to?" He asked calmly.

Kaori stared at him as if he just asked the dumbest question on earth.

And Arashi realized he had. You invited the girl! Of course you know where to go! "Oh, yeah." Arashi nodded and smiled slightly at his stupidity.

Kaori punched him lightly and walked ahead.

Arashi tried to remember why he was doing this. BAKA!!! WHY??!!

Kaori ran back to him and tugged at his arm. "Hayaku Arashi-kun!!"

He looked down at her.. she is one amazing girl Arashi involuntarily thought... and instantly, he knew exactly why he was doing this.

If it was right or not… he didn't know.

oooooohhhhhh.. I'm finished with this chappie!!

::Makes that little dance::

I'm finished with this chappie! I'm finished with this chappie!!

Man.. there was a great deliberation in my mind whether Arashi will ask her out or not!! (

personally, I wanted Arashi to ask ME out hehe..