Awwwww....*teary eyes* Thanks, all of you! I had no idea people would read this...and Arigatou for the votes! Hmmm...this could be very hard. To tell you the truth, kimpfn, I never considered Touya+Kia ....hmmmm....well, people, keep reading and let me know if your votes change...because I honestly still have no idea. ^.^ Oh, well. Here's Chapter Three, which takes place three days after the Jin and Touya Incident.
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Kia sighed tiredly, adjusting her skirt. She'd been studying at Keiko's house for an upcoming math test and she never wanted to see another number or percentage again. *The sun hasn't set yet...if I hurry, I can make it to Yusuke's before dark.* She quickened her pace, feeling suddenly uneasy.
Perched on a fence post, a tall blonde man watched the girl speed up. "I wonder if she sensed us."
His blue-haired companion snorted. "Not likely. She's just a ningen. I don't see why SHE'S worthy of MY protection."
"Shishiwakamaru..." the blonde shook his head. "You're hopeless."
"Whatever." Shishiwakamaru sighed. "I say we grab her before she can scream. We can explain later."
"Remember Touya's warning? Don't sneak up on her."
"PLEASE, Suzuki! Jin is an inexperienced idiot. Anyone can hear him coming from a mile away. Small wonder that the ningen managed to hit him."
"Shishi-"
"Forget it. I'll get her myself." The youkai launched himself at the girl as quietly as he could. She hadn't spotted him yet and there was no way that she could possibly sense him. *Unsuspecting little ningen girl...*
Kia saw a flash of red in her inner vision, rather than through own eyes. Right behind her.
Shishiwakamaru smirked. "Heh, heh, he-"
WHOMP. He got up close and personal with a schoolbag. A very heavy schoolbag. Then he made contact with the ground.
Kia stared down at the youkai, exasperated. "What IS it with everyone attacking me?" she asked rhetorically, not really expecting an answer.
Suzuki walked up, approaching her slowly. The girl saw the same flash of red and turned to see him, taking a step back and glaring at him. He raised his hands. "Whoa, there...he was warned not to sneak up on you by two certain demons..." He sighed. "But he never listens."
"You...You mean..." Her brown eyes widened. "Botan sent you too?" When Suzuki nodded, she groaned and prodded Shishiwakamaru gingerly with her foot. "Shimatta, I did it again..."
"Did what again?"
Startled, Kia and Suzuki turned to see a human girl with somewhat-long ash-blonde hair staring at them. Like Kia, she was also dressed in the Sarayashiki school uniform. Her gray eyes focused on the girl. "Kia?"
"Kelsey?" Kia blinked. "What are you doing here? I thought you still lived in the United States..."
"That's a good question." Her pen pal shrugged. "I wish I knew the answer."
Shishiwakamaru moaned slightly, and got to his feet. "You...you...HIT me?" He addressed Kia.
She made an amused noise. "You snuck up on me. Better safe than sorry." Kelsey, peering curiously at Shishiwakamaru, spotted a sheathed sword at his waist. Her eyes narrowed.
The samurai glared at her. "Well, if you'll just come with-" The blue-haired youkai started towards Kia.
WHOMP. Down he went. Again. This time, the offender was Kelsey's schoolbag, which weighed just as much as Kia's did.
"You know, those things are really efficient," Suzuki remarked.
Kia grinned at him. "So are cookie sheets."
"Ummmm..." Kelsey blinked at the blonde. "Who ARE you? And why is your little buddy with the weird hair after Kia...and carrying a sword?"
"My name is Suzuki," the youkai told them. "That imbecile over there is Shishiwakamaru."
Kelsey grimaced. "What a mouthful."
"Try saying it three times fast," Kia suggested.
Kelsey tried. "Shishiwakamaru, Shishiwashamaru, Shishiwakamaka..."
Her friend laughed. "Good try."
Suzuki shrugged. "Just call him Shishi. He hates it, but..." he shrugged again.
Shishiwakamaru sat up again, rubbing his head. "Who did that?" He fixed a glare on Kia.
Kelsey lifted her schoolbag threateningly. "I did. Want another?"
Kia formed a sweatdrop. "Now, now, Kelsey..."
Her friend ignored her. "Bring it on, SHISHI," she challenged.
"Oh, no...she's done it now." Suzuki shook his head in dismay.
The samurai youkai stared at Kelsey for a long moment. "How old are you?"
"Huh?" Kelsey blinked. "It's none of your business, I'm younger than twenty and older than twelve."
"You intrigue me," Shishiwakamaru said dazedly.
"Um..." Kia looked up at Suzuki. "It could just be me...but is he in love with Kelsey because she hit him with a schoolbag?"
The blonde shrugged. "Looks like it, although you gave him a good knock too. Gomen."
Kelsey was staring at Shishiwakamaru with a horrified expression on her face. "Stay FAR away from me," she told him. She glanced over at Kia. "Kindly explain to me what the HELL is going on," she said in English.
Kia sighed. "I don't really know myself." She, too, replied in English. "Only that there are a bunch of demons and humans baby-sitting me."
"You're a Mirror Wielder," came another voice.
Surprised, the girls turned to Suzuki. "You speak English?" Kelsey asked.
He grinned. "I get around."
"So, this mirror thing..." Kia began.
*OOC*
Hoo boy. This is fun! What Mirror is Suzuki talking about? And how did Kelsey end up in Japan? And is Shishiwakamaru really in love with Kelsey...and why? Not to mention...who will Kia end up with? Kurama (he's got two votes so far), Jin (three), or Touya (1). I'm not even going to mention Hiei...o.O
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Kia sighed tiredly, adjusting her skirt. She'd been studying at Keiko's house for an upcoming math test and she never wanted to see another number or percentage again. *The sun hasn't set yet...if I hurry, I can make it to Yusuke's before dark.* She quickened her pace, feeling suddenly uneasy.
Perched on a fence post, a tall blonde man watched the girl speed up. "I wonder if she sensed us."
His blue-haired companion snorted. "Not likely. She's just a ningen. I don't see why SHE'S worthy of MY protection."
"Shishiwakamaru..." the blonde shook his head. "You're hopeless."
"Whatever." Shishiwakamaru sighed. "I say we grab her before she can scream. We can explain later."
"Remember Touya's warning? Don't sneak up on her."
"PLEASE, Suzuki! Jin is an inexperienced idiot. Anyone can hear him coming from a mile away. Small wonder that the ningen managed to hit him."
"Shishi-"
"Forget it. I'll get her myself." The youkai launched himself at the girl as quietly as he could. She hadn't spotted him yet and there was no way that she could possibly sense him. *Unsuspecting little ningen girl...*
Kia saw a flash of red in her inner vision, rather than through own eyes. Right behind her.
Shishiwakamaru smirked. "Heh, heh, he-"
WHOMP. He got up close and personal with a schoolbag. A very heavy schoolbag. Then he made contact with the ground.
Kia stared down at the youkai, exasperated. "What IS it with everyone attacking me?" she asked rhetorically, not really expecting an answer.
Suzuki walked up, approaching her slowly. The girl saw the same flash of red and turned to see him, taking a step back and glaring at him. He raised his hands. "Whoa, there...he was warned not to sneak up on you by two certain demons..." He sighed. "But he never listens."
"You...You mean..." Her brown eyes widened. "Botan sent you too?" When Suzuki nodded, she groaned and prodded Shishiwakamaru gingerly with her foot. "Shimatta, I did it again..."
"Did what again?"
Startled, Kia and Suzuki turned to see a human girl with somewhat-long ash-blonde hair staring at them. Like Kia, she was also dressed in the Sarayashiki school uniform. Her gray eyes focused on the girl. "Kia?"
"Kelsey?" Kia blinked. "What are you doing here? I thought you still lived in the United States..."
"That's a good question." Her pen pal shrugged. "I wish I knew the answer."
Shishiwakamaru moaned slightly, and got to his feet. "You...you...HIT me?" He addressed Kia.
She made an amused noise. "You snuck up on me. Better safe than sorry." Kelsey, peering curiously at Shishiwakamaru, spotted a sheathed sword at his waist. Her eyes narrowed.
The samurai glared at her. "Well, if you'll just come with-" The blue-haired youkai started towards Kia.
WHOMP. Down he went. Again. This time, the offender was Kelsey's schoolbag, which weighed just as much as Kia's did.
"You know, those things are really efficient," Suzuki remarked.
Kia grinned at him. "So are cookie sheets."
"Ummmm..." Kelsey blinked at the blonde. "Who ARE you? And why is your little buddy with the weird hair after Kia...and carrying a sword?"
"My name is Suzuki," the youkai told them. "That imbecile over there is Shishiwakamaru."
Kelsey grimaced. "What a mouthful."
"Try saying it three times fast," Kia suggested.
Kelsey tried. "Shishiwakamaru, Shishiwashamaru, Shishiwakamaka..."
Her friend laughed. "Good try."
Suzuki shrugged. "Just call him Shishi. He hates it, but..." he shrugged again.
Shishiwakamaru sat up again, rubbing his head. "Who did that?" He fixed a glare on Kia.
Kelsey lifted her schoolbag threateningly. "I did. Want another?"
Kia formed a sweatdrop. "Now, now, Kelsey..."
Her friend ignored her. "Bring it on, SHISHI," she challenged.
"Oh, no...she's done it now." Suzuki shook his head in dismay.
The samurai youkai stared at Kelsey for a long moment. "How old are you?"
"Huh?" Kelsey blinked. "It's none of your business, I'm younger than twenty and older than twelve."
"You intrigue me," Shishiwakamaru said dazedly.
"Um..." Kia looked up at Suzuki. "It could just be me...but is he in love with Kelsey because she hit him with a schoolbag?"
The blonde shrugged. "Looks like it, although you gave him a good knock too. Gomen."
Kelsey was staring at Shishiwakamaru with a horrified expression on her face. "Stay FAR away from me," she told him. She glanced over at Kia. "Kindly explain to me what the HELL is going on," she said in English.
Kia sighed. "I don't really know myself." She, too, replied in English. "Only that there are a bunch of demons and humans baby-sitting me."
"You're a Mirror Wielder," came another voice.
Surprised, the girls turned to Suzuki. "You speak English?" Kelsey asked.
He grinned. "I get around."
"So, this mirror thing..." Kia began.
*OOC*
Hoo boy. This is fun! What Mirror is Suzuki talking about? And how did Kelsey end up in Japan? And is Shishiwakamaru really in love with Kelsey...and why? Not to mention...who will Kia end up with? Kurama (he's got two votes so far), Jin (three), or Touya (1). I'm not even going to mention Hiei...o.O
