~Chapter 6~
Hiei nearly had a heart attack when Cori's alarm clock went off. Kurama and Cori jerked awake when they heard him screaming.
"DIE!!!!!!!!!!"
They ran into the bedroom to see Hiei pulling his katana out of her desk where he'd sliced through the alarm clock.
"It's just an alarm clock so I wake up in time to get things done." Cori said chuckling.
"It's supposed to beep like that?" He asked poking at the remains.
"Yes. Now I have to go and buy a new one." She grumbled good- naturedly. Kurama just shook his head and yawned.
"You're a bit too high strung sometimes Hiei." He scratched his head.
"Hn. Stupid human things." Was all Hiei would say.
Cori got cleaned up and finally got to dress in clothes that she was comfortable in. She wore a tight black t-shirt with a skull and cross bones on it that came down to just above her belly button, baggy green cargo pants, and a pair of black converse high tops. She washed the boys' clothes while they got cleaned up and she dug up some spare oxygen masks and they went out to run some errands.
They took a leisurely pace to the University, Hiei and Kurama walking and Cori skating idly next to them. They got a lot of stares and whispers from people on the street, especially when Cori decided to speed up and grind a rail or jump a flight of stairs.
"Why do you ride that thing?" Hiei asked.
"Why not?" Cori countered, stopping and kicking the board up into her hand.
"It doesn't seem safe or sturdy." Hiei grunted.
"And sleeping in trees is?" Cori grinned. "My personal safety happens to be quite low on my list of priorities."
"Hn." ~There's no arguing with these stupid humans.~
Kurama decided that although she didn't care about sturdiness, that's exactly how he would describe her. She wasn't thick, but her body was well toned from years of skating, fighting, and playing in bands. Her upper arms were thicker than most girls would like, but he assumed she didn't really care. The energy she exuded was that of confidence and dependability.
They had reached the University.
"What are we doing here?" Hiei asked, shifting uneasily as people walked by staring, pointing, or laughing at the three of them.
"Well since I got arrested last time, I was expelled. I'm here to get my things from my locker." She replied calmly.
"Arrested?" Kurama asked.
"Yo! Cori!" Someone called from across the lawn.
"Yo! Cass!" she grinned and waved.
***A/N: Things surrounded by these things :: :: are sign language. Cori and Cass use it when they are discussing something they don't want to say out loud. ***
::Nice Hair::
::Thanks::
::Who's the guy with the black hair? He's pretty cute::
::Hiei:: Cori chuckled. "She thinks you're cute Hiei."
::Don't tell him!::
Cori chuckled again. "I just got yelled at for telling you." ::He's pretty surly:: she signed back to Cass.
Cass shrugged. ::Who's the girl?::
Cori burst out laughing.
"What'd she say?" Hiei asked.
"Yes. What?" Kurama added.
"You don't want to know." She chuckled. ::HE is Kurama:: She returned. She saw Cass' eyes widen and she came up to the three of them.
"Ok. Cass this is Kurama and Hiei. Guys, this is Cass. I met her the first time I got arrested." Cori introduced them.
"Wow. Where do you find such good-looking males?" Cass asked.
"Just lucky I guess." Cori grinned and turned to the guys. "Cass, like me, has rejected the mate chosen for her and she's on the prowl so you boys had better watch yourselves." She grinned.
"Mate?" Hiei asked.
"Arrested?" Kurama asked again.
Cori chuckled. "Who should I answer first?"
"How many times have you been arrested?" Kurama asked, a little dazed.
"Three, but never convicted. They never changed the laws on paper, just instituted new 'traditions' so I've gotten off on technicalities." She replied calmly.
"What's this mate business?" Hiei pressed.
"Well, apparently children are paired on the first January 1st of their lives based on genetic compatibility. Basically, who will produce the most desirable children. Me and Cass found ours to be arrogant pricks so we dumped 'em." Cori grinned.
"Uh-oh.Speak of the devil and he comes a-runnin." Cass murmured.
"Mine happens to be a rather persistent arrogant prick." Cori sighed.
"Coriander. Did you write the apologies and get back in?" He asked.
"Hell no! I wasn't wrong. I'm just here to get my stuff." Cori snapped. The boy flinched at her swearing. "Yes I swore! I've gotten off on that charge before I can do it again." She pushed past him. "Hiei, Kurama, we can continue." She said over her shoulder.
They took the hint and moved to follow her. Mistaking Kurama for a girl, Jonathon only harassed Hiei.
"What do you think you're doing with my mate shorty?" He sneered and raised a hand to stop the glaring Hiei.
Cori grabbed his wrist and twisted. Hard. Jonathon cried out in pain. "I am NOT your mate. Nor will I EVER be. And if you want me to let you go without breaking your hand off, you'll apologize for being so rude and leave us the hell alone." She said in a low, dangerous voice. Her eyes that were normally more blue than gray had turned steely. But Kurama noticed that anger wasn't radiating off her. She had become completely cold. She twisted harder when Jonathon hesitated.
He cried out again. "I'm sorry." Tears sprung to his eyes.
Cori released his wrist and pushed him away. He departed, cradling his wrist. "Stupid, spineless coward." Cori muttered.
They got her remaining books and she went and bought a new alarm clock. Cass and Kurama chatted easily and Hiei walked silently beside Cass.
"You didn't have to do that." He said finally. "I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself."
Cori chuckled. "I didn't do it for you. I was afraid the ignorant bastard would end up like my alarm clock."
"Hn." Hiei smirked.
Cori grinned easily at him. "You try so hard to be disagreeable to everyone, but I like you Hiei. In spite of yourself."
"Hn." Hiei's smirk turned into a glare.
Cori chuckled and bent and kissed his cheek. "You don't fool me."
His glare deepened, but Cori just laughed and continued moving. "Stupid humans." He grumbled.
Hiei nearly had a heart attack when Cori's alarm clock went off. Kurama and Cori jerked awake when they heard him screaming.
"DIE!!!!!!!!!!"
They ran into the bedroom to see Hiei pulling his katana out of her desk where he'd sliced through the alarm clock.
"It's just an alarm clock so I wake up in time to get things done." Cori said chuckling.
"It's supposed to beep like that?" He asked poking at the remains.
"Yes. Now I have to go and buy a new one." She grumbled good- naturedly. Kurama just shook his head and yawned.
"You're a bit too high strung sometimes Hiei." He scratched his head.
"Hn. Stupid human things." Was all Hiei would say.
Cori got cleaned up and finally got to dress in clothes that she was comfortable in. She wore a tight black t-shirt with a skull and cross bones on it that came down to just above her belly button, baggy green cargo pants, and a pair of black converse high tops. She washed the boys' clothes while they got cleaned up and she dug up some spare oxygen masks and they went out to run some errands.
They took a leisurely pace to the University, Hiei and Kurama walking and Cori skating idly next to them. They got a lot of stares and whispers from people on the street, especially when Cori decided to speed up and grind a rail or jump a flight of stairs.
"Why do you ride that thing?" Hiei asked.
"Why not?" Cori countered, stopping and kicking the board up into her hand.
"It doesn't seem safe or sturdy." Hiei grunted.
"And sleeping in trees is?" Cori grinned. "My personal safety happens to be quite low on my list of priorities."
"Hn." ~There's no arguing with these stupid humans.~
Kurama decided that although she didn't care about sturdiness, that's exactly how he would describe her. She wasn't thick, but her body was well toned from years of skating, fighting, and playing in bands. Her upper arms were thicker than most girls would like, but he assumed she didn't really care. The energy she exuded was that of confidence and dependability.
They had reached the University.
"What are we doing here?" Hiei asked, shifting uneasily as people walked by staring, pointing, or laughing at the three of them.
"Well since I got arrested last time, I was expelled. I'm here to get my things from my locker." She replied calmly.
"Arrested?" Kurama asked.
"Yo! Cori!" Someone called from across the lawn.
"Yo! Cass!" she grinned and waved.
***A/N: Things surrounded by these things :: :: are sign language. Cori and Cass use it when they are discussing something they don't want to say out loud. ***
::Nice Hair::
::Thanks::
::Who's the guy with the black hair? He's pretty cute::
::Hiei:: Cori chuckled. "She thinks you're cute Hiei."
::Don't tell him!::
Cori chuckled again. "I just got yelled at for telling you." ::He's pretty surly:: she signed back to Cass.
Cass shrugged. ::Who's the girl?::
Cori burst out laughing.
"What'd she say?" Hiei asked.
"Yes. What?" Kurama added.
"You don't want to know." She chuckled. ::HE is Kurama:: She returned. She saw Cass' eyes widen and she came up to the three of them.
"Ok. Cass this is Kurama and Hiei. Guys, this is Cass. I met her the first time I got arrested." Cori introduced them.
"Wow. Where do you find such good-looking males?" Cass asked.
"Just lucky I guess." Cori grinned and turned to the guys. "Cass, like me, has rejected the mate chosen for her and she's on the prowl so you boys had better watch yourselves." She grinned.
"Mate?" Hiei asked.
"Arrested?" Kurama asked again.
Cori chuckled. "Who should I answer first?"
"How many times have you been arrested?" Kurama asked, a little dazed.
"Three, but never convicted. They never changed the laws on paper, just instituted new 'traditions' so I've gotten off on technicalities." She replied calmly.
"What's this mate business?" Hiei pressed.
"Well, apparently children are paired on the first January 1st of their lives based on genetic compatibility. Basically, who will produce the most desirable children. Me and Cass found ours to be arrogant pricks so we dumped 'em." Cori grinned.
"Uh-oh.Speak of the devil and he comes a-runnin." Cass murmured.
"Mine happens to be a rather persistent arrogant prick." Cori sighed.
"Coriander. Did you write the apologies and get back in?" He asked.
"Hell no! I wasn't wrong. I'm just here to get my stuff." Cori snapped. The boy flinched at her swearing. "Yes I swore! I've gotten off on that charge before I can do it again." She pushed past him. "Hiei, Kurama, we can continue." She said over her shoulder.
They took the hint and moved to follow her. Mistaking Kurama for a girl, Jonathon only harassed Hiei.
"What do you think you're doing with my mate shorty?" He sneered and raised a hand to stop the glaring Hiei.
Cori grabbed his wrist and twisted. Hard. Jonathon cried out in pain. "I am NOT your mate. Nor will I EVER be. And if you want me to let you go without breaking your hand off, you'll apologize for being so rude and leave us the hell alone." She said in a low, dangerous voice. Her eyes that were normally more blue than gray had turned steely. But Kurama noticed that anger wasn't radiating off her. She had become completely cold. She twisted harder when Jonathon hesitated.
He cried out again. "I'm sorry." Tears sprung to his eyes.
Cori released his wrist and pushed him away. He departed, cradling his wrist. "Stupid, spineless coward." Cori muttered.
They got her remaining books and she went and bought a new alarm clock. Cass and Kurama chatted easily and Hiei walked silently beside Cass.
"You didn't have to do that." He said finally. "I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself."
Cori chuckled. "I didn't do it for you. I was afraid the ignorant bastard would end up like my alarm clock."
"Hn." Hiei smirked.
Cori grinned easily at him. "You try so hard to be disagreeable to everyone, but I like you Hiei. In spite of yourself."
"Hn." Hiei's smirk turned into a glare.
Cori chuckled and bent and kissed his cheek. "You don't fool me."
His glare deepened, but Cori just laughed and continued moving. "Stupid humans." He grumbled.
