"I took what I could get, Yes I took what I could get. She looked at me with the big brown eyes and said, 'You ain't seen nothin yet, baby you just ain't seen nothin yet...you ain't been around.' That's what she told me."
-B.T.O.

Gimme Some Lovin'
Phase 5:
Cookies and borrowed time

I feel as if I-no, Nina and I
Are on borrowed time.
Whatever that is...

One day, these friends of mine
Handed me some cookies.
Rather tasty, but...
Kaji seems to get his groove on too.
Makes me feel so...
Unwanted.

Nina thinks the same way.
We are so alike.
Well, not exactly.
He's perfect, Kaji is.
At least, that's how I perceive him.
If he wants me,
He can have me for life.
But are there
Other, more lovelier
Options...?

Being honest is one thing,
But speaking in an honest tone
Is another, as the little wannabe witch
Put into perspective.

Now what could this snack do?
Will Kaji-kun want me
All his own?
I'd have to be on Cloud 9
Just to hear that
Sweet music to my ears.

Tsujiai is in the way,
And Nina agrees
With that.
How brazen.

We talked it over,
Me and Nina,
Over borrowed time.

But, the thing about
Nina the witch
Is that she isn't bright,
But she's determined.
Just like me.
We are so alike.
Is that what makes our bond stronger?
We are so, so, SO alike.
Committed, strong-willed,
But weak-hearted.

Kaji comes into the light,
Now comes my chance.
Will he eat the sugar?

He plays a little
Beating around the bush.
He didn't understand
The big picture.
Or does he?

Kaji has a different
State of mind.
I still have a chance,
And I hand him
The chocolate.

And then...
He hands it...
To me.

And the bomb drops out.
The cat's out of the bag,
And my mind gets raped.
Oh boy...

Nina noticed
That Kaji
Threw the cookies
Away in a basket case.
And then,
Kaji sees Nina.
Oops.
She tries to escape,
But trips
And falls.
Double Oops.

He doesn't want those cookies, he says.
This was a secret
Between Kaji and Nina.
Don't ask,
Don't tell.

And suddenly,
Nina's world
Turns into
Nothing.

Those two, Kaji and Nina
Were on borrowed time.
And they didn't deny it.

******
End Phase 5