A/N: okay!
Disclaimer: no own.
The Next Day
POV Three
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The next day, both Rin and Chihiro had new plans formed within their minds.
'So the coffee and cleavage thing didn't work,' Rin reasoned with herself. 'But this will.'
'I wonder what Haku's favorite color is?' Chihiro thought. 'It'd better be pink.'
They now had a new job - their entire department was in charge of the Bird Spirits. Actually, they were rather easy, so it was simple enough for Chihiro and Rin to sneak off and (once more hidden behind a bath wall) spy on Haku.
"He'll have a heart once he's outside," Chihiro whispered, not mentioning WHY she needed him outside.
"Yeah, sure," Rin whispered back. "Too bad he hasn't got a heart to start out with."
There was a moment of silence.
"I hear dragons have very good hearing," Rin hissed, voice even quieter.
"... Can he hear us?"
Haku's head snapped around, and he looked over their way.
Both Chihiro and Rin squeaked and ducked behind the wall just as a big ol' worm snaked past.
They didn't realize it was the worm Haku was looking at.
They did realize, however, it was the worm he was talking to.
'Right on schedule,' Rin thought happily, once more peering around the wall. Chihiro dropped to her knees and peered around the wall as well.
The worm and Haku talked for a while, then the worm batted its eyelashes and snaked a coiled around Haku's midsection.
Chihiro had to stuff a fist in her mouth and grab onto Rin's leg at the... Intimate... act. Haku looked about ready to stuff a fist in his mouth as well.
"C'mon, this looks interesting," Rin hissed between her teeth, using every bit of will power within her to keep from dancing around and singing "HA! I GOT YOU, YOU HEARTLESS CARROT CAKE CRUMB!" and pointing in both kids' faces.
She dragged the ten-year-old by the back collar of her shirt (whistling in a vain attempt to not seem a bit too obvious) to a closer wall, where what was being said could be heard. Rin was sad that this was a more deserted part of the public area - though plenty would see the little Act, there wouldn't be a whole big crowd.
"Who does that worm think it is?" Our Ponytailed Hero snarled as softly as she could. She wasn't jealous. She certainly was NOT jealous!
She was jealous. Stupid worm!
"She's the Snake Goddess," Rin said happily. She didn't realize that, if heard, that would have been the biggest insult around.
She knew it was an insult to be called "The" Snake Goddess, but seriously; how many snakes out there have a Goddess?
Not many, I can tell you that.
BACK TO OUR STORY Our Hero and her lovely little accomplice had been too late to hear actually what was being said, other than a "Heartless s ss sss! Cruel! Heartlesss ss!" but then again, that was all they needed to hear as the worm slithered off, flipping her tail hard enough to send the poor guy tumbling.
"See?" Rin asked softly as he got to his feet. "Told you."
Meanwhile, the said "poor guy" was not only feeling molested (a snake. SNAKE!) but also extremely freaked out. More freaked out than lately, I mean. He decided that he needed a breath of fresh air.
He didn't know that "Getting some fresh air" was exactly what the two girls currently stalking him wanted.
"You've got some proving to do," Rin murmured, following at a light jog - he was pretty fast.
But then, aren't all boys that can turn into water dragons?
"Trust me," came the quiet, drifted reply. Chihiro had to literally run to keep up.
They followed him out, into the soon-to-be dark night. The sun was setting, creating a beautiful scene on the bridge.
'Perfect,' Chihiro thought, then ran into place, hopping from one spot to another and being sneaky as well without the "Poor Guy" noticing.
Haku, also, saw the sun set scenery thing.
He was unsure as if he should go all ga-ga and walk out onto the bridge staring in awe, or just sprout a pair of wings and fly off.
Maybe some claws as well.
He took a step outside, and gave a startled shout (Rin stared then burst into snickers) as something - it was a piece of wire! He tripped over it, but caught himself with his other foot, twisting around and consequently getting the wire tangled around his ankle. Landing with a muffled "Che!" on his rear end, he reached down to yank it off. As he stood up holding it, the ends it was connected to yanked sharply, then snapped, and he only had time to look up before a great many things fell down - first a bucket of water. He dodged that easily, but something had hit the ground before it, right behind his left foot. Humans called it a "Roller Skate" or something like that. One thing, though - it rolled. He waved his arms in a belated attempt to regain balance, and he rolled back, the other two things that had come rolling down heading straight toward him. Well, actually, the rock had landed at the beginning of the bridge, and the second thing drifted on the wind. He grabbed it with another surprised shout (Rin was rolling on the ground clutching her sides with silent laughter by now) when the skate hit the stone, and he went flying. He hit the bridge and rolled in a great many ways, coming to a stop in the middle of it, facing away from the bathhouse, hands out in front of him.
There was a very feminine gasp. "FOR ME?!?" He grimaced and opened his eyes, looking at Chihiro as she snatched the thing from his hand (it was probably once a pink flower, but his little trip had ensured it was list a little stick with a thing on it - you know, like on Rugrats?). "Oh, Haku- sama, that is SO sweet of you! how heart felt! Arigatou!" she pranced off and shouted a "Sayonara!" before grabbing Rin and dragging her back into the bathhouse.
"That proved it!" she said triumphantly, shoving the once-a-flower under Rin's nose. "He has a heart!"
"Does not!" Rin countered. She thought for a moment. "It's just a little green stick with a thing on it! no boy would give THAT to his girl!"
"Oh, so now I'm HIS girl?"
"Yeah!"
"Yeah?"
"YEAH!"
"YEAH?!?"
"YEAH!!!!"
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"I'm sorry for arguing with you, Rin-san. But I WILL prove he has a heart to you!"
"And I'll prove he doesn't!"
They waited a moment.
"Gomen nasai. Tomorrow!"
"Agreed, tomorrow!"
They both went their separate ways as Haku picked himself up off the bridge, only just realizing he might have been set up.
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A/N: Poor Guy! I can't believe I'm torturing him like that. *huggles* oh, well. He'll forgive me after the next chap! ~_^
JAPANESE KEY
Che = an exclamation, something like "Damn!" or "Shit!"
Haku-sama = the suffix "-sama" is a term of respect. Like "Mr." Or "Mrs." Or "Master" or something like that. Yeah? Yeah.
Arigatou = thanks
Rin-san = we already went over "-san" remember?
Sayonara = farewell/goodbye
Gomen nasai = very sorry
Disclaimer: no own.
The Next Day
POV Three
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.
.
The next day, both Rin and Chihiro had new plans formed within their minds.
'So the coffee and cleavage thing didn't work,' Rin reasoned with herself. 'But this will.'
'I wonder what Haku's favorite color is?' Chihiro thought. 'It'd better be pink.'
They now had a new job - their entire department was in charge of the Bird Spirits. Actually, they were rather easy, so it was simple enough for Chihiro and Rin to sneak off and (once more hidden behind a bath wall) spy on Haku.
"He'll have a heart once he's outside," Chihiro whispered, not mentioning WHY she needed him outside.
"Yeah, sure," Rin whispered back. "Too bad he hasn't got a heart to start out with."
There was a moment of silence.
"I hear dragons have very good hearing," Rin hissed, voice even quieter.
"... Can he hear us?"
Haku's head snapped around, and he looked over their way.
Both Chihiro and Rin squeaked and ducked behind the wall just as a big ol' worm snaked past.
They didn't realize it was the worm Haku was looking at.
They did realize, however, it was the worm he was talking to.
'Right on schedule,' Rin thought happily, once more peering around the wall. Chihiro dropped to her knees and peered around the wall as well.
The worm and Haku talked for a while, then the worm batted its eyelashes and snaked a coiled around Haku's midsection.
Chihiro had to stuff a fist in her mouth and grab onto Rin's leg at the... Intimate... act. Haku looked about ready to stuff a fist in his mouth as well.
"C'mon, this looks interesting," Rin hissed between her teeth, using every bit of will power within her to keep from dancing around and singing "HA! I GOT YOU, YOU HEARTLESS CARROT CAKE CRUMB!" and pointing in both kids' faces.
She dragged the ten-year-old by the back collar of her shirt (whistling in a vain attempt to not seem a bit too obvious) to a closer wall, where what was being said could be heard. Rin was sad that this was a more deserted part of the public area - though plenty would see the little Act, there wouldn't be a whole big crowd.
"Who does that worm think it is?" Our Ponytailed Hero snarled as softly as she could. She wasn't jealous. She certainly was NOT jealous!
She was jealous. Stupid worm!
"She's the Snake Goddess," Rin said happily. She didn't realize that, if heard, that would have been the biggest insult around.
She knew it was an insult to be called "The" Snake Goddess, but seriously; how many snakes out there have a Goddess?
Not many, I can tell you that.
BACK TO OUR STORY Our Hero and her lovely little accomplice had been too late to hear actually what was being said, other than a "Heartless s ss sss! Cruel! Heartlesss ss!" but then again, that was all they needed to hear as the worm slithered off, flipping her tail hard enough to send the poor guy tumbling.
"See?" Rin asked softly as he got to his feet. "Told you."
Meanwhile, the said "poor guy" was not only feeling molested (a snake. SNAKE!) but also extremely freaked out. More freaked out than lately, I mean. He decided that he needed a breath of fresh air.
He didn't know that "Getting some fresh air" was exactly what the two girls currently stalking him wanted.
"You've got some proving to do," Rin murmured, following at a light jog - he was pretty fast.
But then, aren't all boys that can turn into water dragons?
"Trust me," came the quiet, drifted reply. Chihiro had to literally run to keep up.
They followed him out, into the soon-to-be dark night. The sun was setting, creating a beautiful scene on the bridge.
'Perfect,' Chihiro thought, then ran into place, hopping from one spot to another and being sneaky as well without the "Poor Guy" noticing.
Haku, also, saw the sun set scenery thing.
He was unsure as if he should go all ga-ga and walk out onto the bridge staring in awe, or just sprout a pair of wings and fly off.
Maybe some claws as well.
He took a step outside, and gave a startled shout (Rin stared then burst into snickers) as something - it was a piece of wire! He tripped over it, but caught himself with his other foot, twisting around and consequently getting the wire tangled around his ankle. Landing with a muffled "Che!" on his rear end, he reached down to yank it off. As he stood up holding it, the ends it was connected to yanked sharply, then snapped, and he only had time to look up before a great many things fell down - first a bucket of water. He dodged that easily, but something had hit the ground before it, right behind his left foot. Humans called it a "Roller Skate" or something like that. One thing, though - it rolled. He waved his arms in a belated attempt to regain balance, and he rolled back, the other two things that had come rolling down heading straight toward him. Well, actually, the rock had landed at the beginning of the bridge, and the second thing drifted on the wind. He grabbed it with another surprised shout (Rin was rolling on the ground clutching her sides with silent laughter by now) when the skate hit the stone, and he went flying. He hit the bridge and rolled in a great many ways, coming to a stop in the middle of it, facing away from the bathhouse, hands out in front of him.
There was a very feminine gasp. "FOR ME?!?" He grimaced and opened his eyes, looking at Chihiro as she snatched the thing from his hand (it was probably once a pink flower, but his little trip had ensured it was list a little stick with a thing on it - you know, like on Rugrats?). "Oh, Haku- sama, that is SO sweet of you! how heart felt! Arigatou!" she pranced off and shouted a "Sayonara!" before grabbing Rin and dragging her back into the bathhouse.
"That proved it!" she said triumphantly, shoving the once-a-flower under Rin's nose. "He has a heart!"
"Does not!" Rin countered. She thought for a moment. "It's just a little green stick with a thing on it! no boy would give THAT to his girl!"
"Oh, so now I'm HIS girl?"
"Yeah!"
"Yeah?"
"YEAH!"
"YEAH?!?"
"YEAH!!!!"
... ... ...
"I'm sorry for arguing with you, Rin-san. But I WILL prove he has a heart to you!"
"And I'll prove he doesn't!"
They waited a moment.
"Gomen nasai. Tomorrow!"
"Agreed, tomorrow!"
They both went their separate ways as Haku picked himself up off the bridge, only just realizing he might have been set up.
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A/N: Poor Guy! I can't believe I'm torturing him like that. *huggles* oh, well. He'll forgive me after the next chap! ~_^
JAPANESE KEY
Che = an exclamation, something like "Damn!" or "Shit!"
Haku-sama = the suffix "-sama" is a term of respect. Like "Mr." Or "Mrs." Or "Master" or something like that. Yeah? Yeah.
Arigatou = thanks
Rin-san = we already went over "-san" remember?
Sayonara = farewell/goodbye
Gomen nasai = very sorry