By Koori Arashi
I glance up at the drama in front of my. Back and forth. Back and forth. It's like watching that horrible American game football... with less purpose. Heaven above, it's hot!
I roll onto my side and ask Rowen, "So, how long do you think they'll keep doing that?" Pause. I look at him. Nothing. Nothing at all. "Rowen?.... Hello? Rowen, are you ignoring me?"
The other boy idly scratches his nose before burrowing it further into the large volume. To quote an American proverb of the New Age, 'this sucks.' I know he enjoys reading... hell, I enjoy reading, but this is getting ridiculous. I glance at the spine.... hmmmm.... "The Philosophies of Aquinas"... fascinating. I think I just saw a snail go by. Tossing a handful of leaves at his head I shout, "ROWEN!"
It takes a moment for the archer to snap out of his book-induced world and register that I have been trying to... converse... with him. Slowly, he plucks the leaves from the his book before laying it aside and turning his attention to me. He isn't exactly being quick about it either. I jerk my head towards the scrambling twosome and repeat, "How long do you think they'll keep doing that?"
He looks at me like I had just announced a public book burning. "Ryo is to Kento as Pyro is to Tubby."
Right. I just stare at him.
Rolling his eyes, he elaborates, "In Kento language, 'Ryo had yummy food. Ryo wouldn't share said yummy food. Ryo was mean and mocked the poor, hungry, growing boy by eating said yummy food in front of him. Kento attacked. Ryo ran.... And so the cycle continuuuuuAHHHHH! KENTO GET OFF ME!"
I bite my lip to keep from laughing. As Rowen went into lecture-mode, Kento finally caught Ryo. Taking after his namesake, Hardrock had launched himself from off a bench and rammed our esteemed leader across the grass, through the group of girls flocking around Sage, and into the bike rack. Hardrock had then snatched up the much-abused Double-Double and inhaled it. A stomach-turning process to watch. He then snuck up behind our blue-haired friend and pounced. Quite amusing, I think.
Flailing madly, Rowen throws me a 'you knew this was going to happen' look, "What are you doing!!! Get off me you big lug!"
"Awwww Ro-chan, I thought you loved me."
Growling, the archer grabs the book and bashes the other boy in the head, "I was reading damn it! Now get off me before I decide to kick your ass!"
By this point I have collapsed on my side in helplessly girlish giggles. MMMMMHHH. I my stomach hurts.... laughing so hard.... and then *thwack!* "Bloody HELL!" I have something... cold and slimy running down my face. Yogurt. Lovely. Just lovely.
Rowen's smirking... Kento's eating... of course, the yogurt. And I can hear stifled laughter behind me. I roll over and see: 1) a devilish Ryo, 2) a tormented and annoyed Sage, and 3) the unknown little girl with googoo eyes for no one but Sage. Wonderful...