Geesh! Has it really been this long since I've updated???
I'm really really sorry everyone, but I've still been working on this
story! So far, I'm on chapter 15 with 82 pages! I've also started an
Inuyasha story, The Deep South, so review if you can!
Kriee had a hard time going to sleep. The conversation of passing information went on until late in the evening, so Tomoyo demanded that they spend the night. Kriee couldn't help herself but call Yukito the same even though in his magical form much rather preferred to be called 'Yue.' She sat in her bed, looking up at the ceiling, although it always led her eyes to the small shelf over her bed where that strange teddy bear rested.
"Kero-chan?" she asked, mostly to make sure he was asleep or not. The toy made a muffled snort signaling for her to continue. "What did you like most about my mom?" She was surprised to see his small, round head stick out from over her bed. His face reflected the moonlight coming out of her drawn windows.
"Sakura? She was very kind and generous. She didn't know the meaning of the words 'too much.' She was always willing to do whatever it took to make those closest to her happy. Every minute with her was fun. I can't remember one moment when I was with her that I was sad," he sighed. Kriee was surprised about this supposed great beast acting like a small child reflecting lost memories of his own mother. Of course, he never had parents, save for Clow, but she enjoyed listening to him talk. He had a younger, wiser brother vibe about him that gave Kriee that sense that she could tell him anything.
"Do you think I'm like her?"
"I don't think it's my place to say so." There was a short pause before Kriee heard Kero shuffle back to his small nest he made from a hat and tea cozy Tomoyo let him borrow. After about ten minutes, his breathing regulated in a soft, even pace. She knew he was asleep by now.
"Kero-chan?" she repeated, just to make sure. There was no response. "I'm really, really glad you're here."
Kriee woke up early to take her shower, since she obviously didn't have time to do so last night. She groggily stumbled into the shower and turned the water on. At first it was cold, sending stunted chills down her spine and through her neck. Then, it turned blazing hot, sending all bitterness away. She suddenly got into much better mood as the hundreds of thousands of drops soaked up in her hair. She finished soon enough, turning the water down and snatching her towel from the wrack. As soon as the excess dampness was gone, she wrapped the pink towel around her head like a turban. It used to be white, until one of Kriee's red shirts got mixed in during the wash. She reached for her robe which hung on the back of the door, but it wasn't there.
"Stupid laundry day!" Kriee sighed, remembering that she usually didn't take showers in the morning, so her only bath robe was somewhere in the wash cycle. She unwrapped her hair and rewrapped her towel around her waste. Another fetish Kriee had about her bathing rituals was that she always had to wait a half hour before her hair was damp enough to dry with the hair dryer. She stumbled down the carpeted staircase in hopes to get to Tomoyo's room so she could borrow her housecoat. However, halfway down the tread, she stopped dead in her tracks. There was someone in the atrium. Someone who didn't belong here. She turned her head slowly to the side and saw Tomoyo talking with that someone.
"Oh, there she is!" Tomoyo said happily, but instantly covered her mouth when she saw what Kriee was wearing.
"Kaneda?" Kriee screamed louder than necessary. He was already staring at her, smiling peacefully as if nothing was different or out of pace. Kriee panicked and grabbed her towel that barely fit properly tighter at her chest and where it overlapped between her legs. "What are you doing here?"
"I had to get to school a little earlier today. I didn't know I was interrupting anything," he commented, gesturing towards her nearly naked body. Kriee squeaked in distress and ran back upstairs.
"You must forgive her," Tomoyo said calmly. "She can sometimes be a little particular about her looks." Asura smiled and returned his glance back to the staircase.
"She really shouldn't," he replied. Peko walked in the atrium from the kitchen, munching on a croissant and sipping a cup of tea.
"This is really good," she commented. "Do you have any more?" Tomoyo smiled warmly.
"Your always hungry, aren't you?" she laughed. Peko's eyes jolted from Asura back to Tomoyo, who was already on her way back to the kitchen to fetch her another pastry. She smiled sheepishly and followed her into the other room. Asura sighed and returned his eyes to the staircase. A few minutes later, Kriee came rushing down the stairs again. When she reached the base, she clicked her heels together and sprouted her wheels. She sped past Asura and into the kitchen. She grabbed a waffle from a platter and continued out the door.
"Kriee, no skating in the house!" she called after her, but Peko rushed past her with another croissant in her mouth plus one in her hand.
"Arrigato Daidouji-san!" she shouted as she dodged the swinging dining room door and caught up with Asura who was trying to keep up with Kriee. She skidded out to their car, but couldn't stop. She called out for a moment before she hit the side of the rusty black convertible.
"Kriee! Are you okay?" Asura shouted after her. She fell to knees, but kept her balance by gripping to the door.
"I'm fine. I just need more practice," she grumbled.
The drive to school was anything but eventful. Peko started up a game of 'pick a car.' Asura steadily turned up the stereo to drown her out while she shouted every time a blue motor vehicle drove by. When he drove into the parking lot, it was mostly empty, which reminded Kriee that Asura had to do something.
"Why did you have to come to school so early?" she asked.
"I promised my dad I'd help him move some new desks in his room. You can stay with Peko if you want." Kriee turned to Peko, who was already on her way to the snack machines.
'Has she always eaten this much?' Kriee asked herself as she obligingly followed her. When they reached the snack machines, Peko happily picked out a honey bun and toaster pastry. They sat on the picnic tables while she ate her second breakfast, completely oblivious to the sticky residue she was leaving behind. There were a few students already at school participating in their morning clubs or getting an early start on their studies. Kriee sighed, knowing that it would be at least another forty-five minutes before school actually started. She looked disdainfully across the school until her eyes met those of another schoolmate.
"Kinomoto-san! Kaneda-kun!" Roku called from across the courtyard. Peko took her eyes off her food and greeted Roku pleasantly. He walked up to their table and sat next to Kriee. "You didn't show up for archery this morning!" he spat in a friendly matter to Peko. She almost hacked on her food and looked shocked.
"Geesh! I forgot! Sorry Yoshida-san!" she cried. She shoved the rest of her honey bun into her mouth.
"We need your help restringing the bows for the competition today!" he reminded. Peko got up and wiped her hands a napkin.
"Ja ne, Kriee. I gotta go help out. I'm in the archery club. I forgot there was a meeting this morning!" she turned around and started running towards the track.
"She means well, but sometimes I wonder why she's always forgetting such important things."
"Maybe she has something going on right now," Kriee suggested. Roku sighed and turned to face her.
"Do you want to come? Maybe you can take a shot or two with the arrows." "I'd rather not. I'm sure I'm not a good archer, and you seem like you're busy." She started walking backward in the direction of first period. "I'll just go to my class and see if Kaneda-san needs any help setting up his father's classroom." Roku nodded and made his way back to the track where the archery sets must have been set up. Kriee gasped, realizing that she forgot to breath ever since Roku appeared. Trying her best not to let her mind wander, she skipped off to Kaneda sensei's room to help Asura.
Kriee had a hard time going to sleep. The conversation of passing information went on until late in the evening, so Tomoyo demanded that they spend the night. Kriee couldn't help herself but call Yukito the same even though in his magical form much rather preferred to be called 'Yue.' She sat in her bed, looking up at the ceiling, although it always led her eyes to the small shelf over her bed where that strange teddy bear rested.
"Kero-chan?" she asked, mostly to make sure he was asleep or not. The toy made a muffled snort signaling for her to continue. "What did you like most about my mom?" She was surprised to see his small, round head stick out from over her bed. His face reflected the moonlight coming out of her drawn windows.
"Sakura? She was very kind and generous. She didn't know the meaning of the words 'too much.' She was always willing to do whatever it took to make those closest to her happy. Every minute with her was fun. I can't remember one moment when I was with her that I was sad," he sighed. Kriee was surprised about this supposed great beast acting like a small child reflecting lost memories of his own mother. Of course, he never had parents, save for Clow, but she enjoyed listening to him talk. He had a younger, wiser brother vibe about him that gave Kriee that sense that she could tell him anything.
"Do you think I'm like her?"
"I don't think it's my place to say so." There was a short pause before Kriee heard Kero shuffle back to his small nest he made from a hat and tea cozy Tomoyo let him borrow. After about ten minutes, his breathing regulated in a soft, even pace. She knew he was asleep by now.
"Kero-chan?" she repeated, just to make sure. There was no response. "I'm really, really glad you're here."
Kriee woke up early to take her shower, since she obviously didn't have time to do so last night. She groggily stumbled into the shower and turned the water on. At first it was cold, sending stunted chills down her spine and through her neck. Then, it turned blazing hot, sending all bitterness away. She suddenly got into much better mood as the hundreds of thousands of drops soaked up in her hair. She finished soon enough, turning the water down and snatching her towel from the wrack. As soon as the excess dampness was gone, she wrapped the pink towel around her head like a turban. It used to be white, until one of Kriee's red shirts got mixed in during the wash. She reached for her robe which hung on the back of the door, but it wasn't there.
"Stupid laundry day!" Kriee sighed, remembering that she usually didn't take showers in the morning, so her only bath robe was somewhere in the wash cycle. She unwrapped her hair and rewrapped her towel around her waste. Another fetish Kriee had about her bathing rituals was that she always had to wait a half hour before her hair was damp enough to dry with the hair dryer. She stumbled down the carpeted staircase in hopes to get to Tomoyo's room so she could borrow her housecoat. However, halfway down the tread, she stopped dead in her tracks. There was someone in the atrium. Someone who didn't belong here. She turned her head slowly to the side and saw Tomoyo talking with that someone.
"Oh, there she is!" Tomoyo said happily, but instantly covered her mouth when she saw what Kriee was wearing.
"Kaneda?" Kriee screamed louder than necessary. He was already staring at her, smiling peacefully as if nothing was different or out of pace. Kriee panicked and grabbed her towel that barely fit properly tighter at her chest and where it overlapped between her legs. "What are you doing here?"
"I had to get to school a little earlier today. I didn't know I was interrupting anything," he commented, gesturing towards her nearly naked body. Kriee squeaked in distress and ran back upstairs.
"You must forgive her," Tomoyo said calmly. "She can sometimes be a little particular about her looks." Asura smiled and returned his glance back to the staircase.
"She really shouldn't," he replied. Peko walked in the atrium from the kitchen, munching on a croissant and sipping a cup of tea.
"This is really good," she commented. "Do you have any more?" Tomoyo smiled warmly.
"Your always hungry, aren't you?" she laughed. Peko's eyes jolted from Asura back to Tomoyo, who was already on her way back to the kitchen to fetch her another pastry. She smiled sheepishly and followed her into the other room. Asura sighed and returned his eyes to the staircase. A few minutes later, Kriee came rushing down the stairs again. When she reached the base, she clicked her heels together and sprouted her wheels. She sped past Asura and into the kitchen. She grabbed a waffle from a platter and continued out the door.
"Kriee, no skating in the house!" she called after her, but Peko rushed past her with another croissant in her mouth plus one in her hand.
"Arrigato Daidouji-san!" she shouted as she dodged the swinging dining room door and caught up with Asura who was trying to keep up with Kriee. She skidded out to their car, but couldn't stop. She called out for a moment before she hit the side of the rusty black convertible.
"Kriee! Are you okay?" Asura shouted after her. She fell to knees, but kept her balance by gripping to the door.
"I'm fine. I just need more practice," she grumbled.
The drive to school was anything but eventful. Peko started up a game of 'pick a car.' Asura steadily turned up the stereo to drown her out while she shouted every time a blue motor vehicle drove by. When he drove into the parking lot, it was mostly empty, which reminded Kriee that Asura had to do something.
"Why did you have to come to school so early?" she asked.
"I promised my dad I'd help him move some new desks in his room. You can stay with Peko if you want." Kriee turned to Peko, who was already on her way to the snack machines.
'Has she always eaten this much?' Kriee asked herself as she obligingly followed her. When they reached the snack machines, Peko happily picked out a honey bun and toaster pastry. They sat on the picnic tables while she ate her second breakfast, completely oblivious to the sticky residue she was leaving behind. There were a few students already at school participating in their morning clubs or getting an early start on their studies. Kriee sighed, knowing that it would be at least another forty-five minutes before school actually started. She looked disdainfully across the school until her eyes met those of another schoolmate.
"Kinomoto-san! Kaneda-kun!" Roku called from across the courtyard. Peko took her eyes off her food and greeted Roku pleasantly. He walked up to their table and sat next to Kriee. "You didn't show up for archery this morning!" he spat in a friendly matter to Peko. She almost hacked on her food and looked shocked.
"Geesh! I forgot! Sorry Yoshida-san!" she cried. She shoved the rest of her honey bun into her mouth.
"We need your help restringing the bows for the competition today!" he reminded. Peko got up and wiped her hands a napkin.
"Ja ne, Kriee. I gotta go help out. I'm in the archery club. I forgot there was a meeting this morning!" she turned around and started running towards the track.
"She means well, but sometimes I wonder why she's always forgetting such important things."
"Maybe she has something going on right now," Kriee suggested. Roku sighed and turned to face her.
"Do you want to come? Maybe you can take a shot or two with the arrows." "I'd rather not. I'm sure I'm not a good archer, and you seem like you're busy." She started walking backward in the direction of first period. "I'll just go to my class and see if Kaneda-san needs any help setting up his father's classroom." Roku nodded and made his way back to the track where the archery sets must have been set up. Kriee gasped, realizing that she forgot to breath ever since Roku appeared. Trying her best not to let her mind wander, she skipped off to Kaneda sensei's room to help Asura.