Kyudo's Crush
Casey "Akima" Mullins
Chapter 1
"The Boredom of Romeo and Juliet"
Kyudo was once again in English class listening to the droning voice of his teacher, Mrs. Seymore. They were reading Romeo and Juliet, one of the most boring plays Kyudo had ever read. He couldn't understand half of what they were saying most of the time! He had heard enough Shakespeare to last him a lifetime. He sighed and looked out the window at the sky. It was extremely blue and there wasn't a cloud in sight. He wished that he were in the forest with Joya and Darien having target practice. He wanted to shoot an arrow from his bow at a row of apples. He snapped back into reality when Mrs. Seymore turned on the tape player. The tape played the story of Romeo and Juliet. The only parts that interested Kyudo were the fighting parts. Above all of the shouting and the English accents, you could hear swords clashing. Unfortunately for him, the tape was playing the famous balcony scene.
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet," said the voice of Juliet on the tape. Kyudo rolled his black eyes. Why did they have to talk so weird? He smirked as he stared at the girl in front of him. She was the one with the big chest. Her shoulder length hair was blonde and she dyed the tips white. The locks of hair that framed her face were fully dyed white also. Her tail twitched in boredom. There were many students in the school that were strange. Some had scales, some looked like wolves or cats, or even pandas! This girl was the only person in the school that looked like a human but had a tail also. Her tail was a foxtail. It was the same blonde color of her hair and the tip of her tail was white also. It was fluffy, and it was easy to tell how she felt because her tail moved in certain ways for her moods. Kyudo learned how to identify how she was feeling by watching the movements of her tail. Her name was Casey, the same name that Kyudo's mother had. Everyone called her Akima. People also nicknamed her "Dr. Dolittle" because she loved animals. Kyudo knew how much she loved horses! They were her favorite animals. Right then, Akima was drawing in her sketchpad. She wasn't too fond of Shakespeare either. Kyudo craned his neck to try and see what she was drawing. She was a great artist, and everyone in the school thought that she was the best in the whole county! As the tape kept playing the balcony scene, Kyudo looked over her shoulder, his head right next to hers.
"What're you drawing?" he asked. Her tail frizzed up like a cat's. She did that whenever she was angry or startled. Her tail usually shook and made a sound like a rattlesnake's tail and she usually hissed, but she usually did that when she was angry. Her hissing was a habit that she had. She sounded exactly like a cat when she hissed. She was just startled this time. When she looked over and saw Kyudo, she relaxed and her blue eyes shined.
"The usual, horses," she said. Kyudo saw that she was drawing two of them, a stallion and a mare. They were nuzzling each other. To his surprise, the stallion looked a lot like him.
"That's really good Akima!" He exclaimed. Akima smiled.
"Thanks Kyudo," she said. Her tail was wagging a little. Mrs. Seymore stopped the tape at the end of the balcony scene. Kyudo quickly sat back in his seat and Akima hid her drawing beneath her opened Literature book. Mrs. Seymore explained to the class what they said in modern English. As usual, Akima's friend Amber made little wisecracks to her about some of the things that they said in the play. They both giggled at her jokes. While they were making fun of the play, Kyudo was in shock. He actually talked to her! He was very shy and he didn't think that he could even say hi to her without stuttering and blushing. He embarrassed himself in front of her once. He was looking at some of her artwork and looked at one of a dragon character that she made up.
"I think that that's your breast---best one, Akima," he told her. He was so embarrassed, but Akima giggled and didn't seem to mind. She thought that it was cute, so she made a copy of the drawing for him and gave it to him. Kyudo still had it in his room, he had it framed and hanging over his dresser. His Mom was suspicious about the drawing and wouldn't leave him alone until he told her whom it was from. She always wanted to meet Akima in person one day. Kyudo sighed as he thought of how many times that he stared at that that picture since he received it. He looked at it everyday. He smiled as the bell rang, signaling the end of 5th period
Casey "Akima" Mullins
Chapter 1
"The Boredom of Romeo and Juliet"
Kyudo was once again in English class listening to the droning voice of his teacher, Mrs. Seymore. They were reading Romeo and Juliet, one of the most boring plays Kyudo had ever read. He couldn't understand half of what they were saying most of the time! He had heard enough Shakespeare to last him a lifetime. He sighed and looked out the window at the sky. It was extremely blue and there wasn't a cloud in sight. He wished that he were in the forest with Joya and Darien having target practice. He wanted to shoot an arrow from his bow at a row of apples. He snapped back into reality when Mrs. Seymore turned on the tape player. The tape played the story of Romeo and Juliet. The only parts that interested Kyudo were the fighting parts. Above all of the shouting and the English accents, you could hear swords clashing. Unfortunately for him, the tape was playing the famous balcony scene.
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet," said the voice of Juliet on the tape. Kyudo rolled his black eyes. Why did they have to talk so weird? He smirked as he stared at the girl in front of him. She was the one with the big chest. Her shoulder length hair was blonde and she dyed the tips white. The locks of hair that framed her face were fully dyed white also. Her tail twitched in boredom. There were many students in the school that were strange. Some had scales, some looked like wolves or cats, or even pandas! This girl was the only person in the school that looked like a human but had a tail also. Her tail was a foxtail. It was the same blonde color of her hair and the tip of her tail was white also. It was fluffy, and it was easy to tell how she felt because her tail moved in certain ways for her moods. Kyudo learned how to identify how she was feeling by watching the movements of her tail. Her name was Casey, the same name that Kyudo's mother had. Everyone called her Akima. People also nicknamed her "Dr. Dolittle" because she loved animals. Kyudo knew how much she loved horses! They were her favorite animals. Right then, Akima was drawing in her sketchpad. She wasn't too fond of Shakespeare either. Kyudo craned his neck to try and see what she was drawing. She was a great artist, and everyone in the school thought that she was the best in the whole county! As the tape kept playing the balcony scene, Kyudo looked over her shoulder, his head right next to hers.
"What're you drawing?" he asked. Her tail frizzed up like a cat's. She did that whenever she was angry or startled. Her tail usually shook and made a sound like a rattlesnake's tail and she usually hissed, but she usually did that when she was angry. Her hissing was a habit that she had. She sounded exactly like a cat when she hissed. She was just startled this time. When she looked over and saw Kyudo, she relaxed and her blue eyes shined.
"The usual, horses," she said. Kyudo saw that she was drawing two of them, a stallion and a mare. They were nuzzling each other. To his surprise, the stallion looked a lot like him.
"That's really good Akima!" He exclaimed. Akima smiled.
"Thanks Kyudo," she said. Her tail was wagging a little. Mrs. Seymore stopped the tape at the end of the balcony scene. Kyudo quickly sat back in his seat and Akima hid her drawing beneath her opened Literature book. Mrs. Seymore explained to the class what they said in modern English. As usual, Akima's friend Amber made little wisecracks to her about some of the things that they said in the play. They both giggled at her jokes. While they were making fun of the play, Kyudo was in shock. He actually talked to her! He was very shy and he didn't think that he could even say hi to her without stuttering and blushing. He embarrassed himself in front of her once. He was looking at some of her artwork and looked at one of a dragon character that she made up.
"I think that that's your breast---best one, Akima," he told her. He was so embarrassed, but Akima giggled and didn't seem to mind. She thought that it was cute, so she made a copy of the drawing for him and gave it to him. Kyudo still had it in his room, he had it framed and hanging over his dresser. His Mom was suspicious about the drawing and wouldn't leave him alone until he told her whom it was from. She always wanted to meet Akima in person one day. Kyudo sighed as he thought of how many times that he stared at that that picture since he received it. He looked at it everyday. He smiled as the bell rang, signaling the end of 5th period