Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or Michelle Branch's song Love me
Like That (this is supposedly one of the songs Mika wrote), Dr. Tofu, or
Kasumi Tendo but I own Mika Ito and her family. Thank you.
Hope you guys like the story so far! ^^
Chapter 2: Confrontation
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Kurama knew that he couldn't get anything out of Mika through the phone, so he had to do the next best thing. See her personally. He gathered his coat as he bid his mother good-bye and left towards Mika's apartment, which wasn't very far away. As he turned the corner with his head down and hands in his pocket, he thought about how he should apologize.
"Uh, hey Mika! Uh...How's it been these past four months? Funny thing, I kinda forgot to tell you that I was going to camp- Oh screw it. I'm so dead." As he climbed the stairs to his apartment, he became even more pessimistic. He ALWAYS remembered to tell her whether or not he'd be at her concerts or at school the next day and always told her when he couldn't be there. He took a deep breath as he knocked on the door.
'Please forgive me, please forgive,' he thought over and over in his head as he heard foot steps on the other side of the door. The footsteps revealed itself to belong to Kenji. He had a black t-shirt and baggy black jeans. He dyed his shaggy, long hair magenta. He wanted to be a hard metal rock star, so he was very talented on the electric guitar. Every once in awhile, he'd play at his sister's concerts.
"Hey squirt. Let me guess. You here to see ma lil sis?"
"Good afternoon, Kenji. Yes, is she available?"
"Well you see, Shuuichi, about that-" Kenji couldn't finish his sentence when a female voice came from down the hall.
"Kenji! Who's at the door?" it called.
"It's Shuui-" Slam! Before he could finish, Kurama heard a door slam in the same place where the voice came from. It was Mika.
"Sigh...C'mon in. I'll explain inside." Kurama slipped off his shoes as he entered the living room. Their parents weren't home because they were still in America. As he sat on the white, leather couch, Kenji went into the kitchen. "Water or beer?"
"It's alright, I'm fine," Kurama said politely as Kenji grabbed a beer bottle out of the fridge. He popped it open with a bottle opener and sat across from Kurama on the other white leather couch.
"Alright. You see, while you were at your camp or whatever, Mika had another one of her concerts. You know that, right?"
"Yes. My mother told me she did quite well."
"Well you see, about that Shuuichi...You remember Dr. Tofu, right?" How could Kurama forget him? Dr. Tofu was Mika's crush. No. That didn't even describe it right. Let's say major obsession. All over her school notebooks, Mika would right Mrs. Mika Tofu and such. She'd always go by his office to have a "check-up" when she'd be the one checking him out. Kurama eventually got used to her ranting about him, so he wasn't surprised when she kept asking him what they should name their kids. Everyone in all of Tokyo knew about her obsession.
"Yes, I remember him. What about him? Was he at the concert?"
"Not only him, but his GIRLFRIEND. You know, that Kasumi Tendo girl? But you know my sister. She's so obsessed that she's oblivious to that fact." That was very true. When Kurama and Mika would be at Dr. Tofu's office, Kasumi would randomly come for a visit. When she left, Dr. Tofu would be all kiddy and even mistaken him FOR Mika. His glasses fog up and everything. He'd even start the tango with his skeleton Betty. "Anyway, right before the last song, an announcer came on the stage. You know how like in baseball games and stuff, they'd put messages up for people that'd say like, 'Will you marry me?' or 'Happy Birthday' or something like that? Well, Mika turned around and you could see how white her face looked when she saw what the screen said."
~*Flashback*~
Lights were shining on Mika's face as she was curious as to what special message would pop up on the screen above her. The words "From Dr. Tofu" came across the screen. Mika froze. What does this mean? Then hearts surrounded the next deadly words Mika could've ever read. "Kasumi, Will you marry me?"
~*End Flashback*~
"She totally froze on stage. It was all silent, and everyone waited for her to play the next song. You know how important this concert was. If she blew this one off, she'd have to wait for next semester to have another shot at actually making an album. She was doing really good. It was quite a shame."
"What happened?"
"Well, everyone thought that she couldn't even think of another song. They started to boo her off the stage, and I was the one that had to go practically CARRY her." Ooh. That wasn't good. Mika was NEVER booed off the stage before. This was bad. Now Kurama fully understood why Mika was pissed. He wasn't there when she needed him the most. Kurama looked hesitantly toward Mika's door. Going in their meant, well. You know what'll happen. Kenji knew the way Kurama looked that he was scared to even approach his sister.
"Hold on a sec, Shuuichi. I'll help you." Kenji casually got up and knocked on Mika's door. "Hey sis! Shuuichi's here!"
"Tell him I'm not home! I'm not speaking to him!"
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not!"
"YES YOU ARE."
"No I'm NOT!" When Kenji was about to retort again, Mika turned up her stereo full blast.
"Anxiety, sane from the insane rivalry, paranioas brought me to my knees...." the stereo went. (a/n: That song is called Anxiety from Black Eyed Peas.) Kenji didn't look fazed by this though. Kurama watched as Kenji went into his room and got a gold key.
"Wait a sec squirt," he winked at Kurama. Kurama knew he was going to get her, but would that even help? He watched as Kenji counted on his fingers, 1...2...3! He opened the door and Kurama heard the stereo at full blast. It really hurt his ears, so he had to cover it up. Amazingly, he somehow heard screaming and it seemed like something broke there. He heard a giant thump as Kenji dragged Mika into the living room by a head-lock. She was wearing a white tank-top and black shorts as Kenji pinned her to the ground.
"YOU CAN'T MAKE ME TALK TO HIM!" she cried as she tried escaping form her brothers heavy grip. Kenji pulled Mika's arm behind her back until she started screaming. "O.K. O.K.!!! I'LL TALK! JUST...LET....GO!" She managed to push Kenji off of her, and she was now breathing heavy while holding her chest.
"Good. You kids play nice. If I hear any screaming, lil sis, I'll be back," he said rather threateningly as he went back to his room. Mika was still looking at the white rug, not even bothering to look Kurama in the eye. Kurama knew he was the one who should talk first.
"Your brother told me what happened. At your concert," Kurama said as carefully as he could, making sure he wouldn't piss Mika off with the wrong words. Mika bit her lower lip as if she looked like she could cry any second.
"Why didn't you tell me you were going away again?" she asked rather sadly.
"I'm so sorry. I had to get back to camp for an emergency. I forgot to send you a letter. Please forgive me Mika. If I'd known THIS would happen-" Mika put her hand up which meant she had something to say.
"I'm just going to say that I'm STILL mad at you, but I'll forgive you. It's just...It just really hurts. Even though it was last week. I never went back to school since then. My heart just feels like it was trampled on the ground and then spit on." She was really crying now. "I was stupid to even think he'd feel that way about me. Dr. Tofu. Even though he was 10 years older than me, I thought that it wouldn't matter. I really thought it'd work out."
"Mika..." Mika sniffed and tried making her back as straight as possible as she wiped the tears away on her arm.
"Shuuichi, look. Let's just forget about it. It just never was meant to be," she said as she quickly dropped the subject and lead Kurama to her room.
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Kurama sat laid down on Mika's bed as he threw her nerf ball up and down. Her room was surrounded by both American and Japanese bands and signers. From Evanescence to Utada Hikaru. They were currently listening to Good Charlotte. Mika was sitting on her computer chair backwards as they talked about what happened the past four months. Kurama of course had to tell her all lies, but he wondered, how long could he keep his secret from her?
"Oh that's right! I forgot to tell you! I wrote a new song! It's basically about...well you know. Dr. Tofu...."
"Really? I'd like to hear it."
"O.k., but if it sucks balls, you have to tell me."
"Did you have to put it that way?"
"Of course," she said as she shuffled through her closet to get her guitar. Mika's closet wasn't like a regular girls. It was filled with all sorts of instruments. From electric guitars to electric keyboards. Triangles to microphones. Old stereos to random boxes. "Aha!" she exclaimed when she found her wooden guitar. She just left the closet open allowing some of her equipment to fall out.
She sat on the computer chair as she tuned her guitar. She cleared her throat as she started a really hot beat. "This is called 'Love me Like That," she said as Kurama nodded.
"Well you stole my heart And I'll get it back But Look me in the eye babe Tell me why ya gonna love me like that Why ya gonna love me like that (oh no.)"
Mika had her eyes clothes and was now tapping her feet to the rhythm. Kurama, too, was tapping his feet.
"Well I've walked this world Five times or more And after all this walking babe You still got me crawlin' on the floor Crawlin' on the floor And I know this world keeps on turning Keeps me yearning
How can you turn and walk away Pretending everything's okay? How can you turn your back? Tell me why ya gonna love me like that Why ya gonna love me like that?
Well I thought you'd listen But I'm shattered like broken glass Well I thought that we'd be different babe Yeah, I thought that we would last I thought that we would last And I know this world keeps on spinning Every minute that you're in it
How can you turn and walk away Pretending everything's okay? How can you turn your back? Tell me why ya gonna love me like that Why ya gonna love me like that?
Love me or leave me baby but don't lead me on With loving like yours believe me I'm better off I'm better off alone. (oh, no) Well I was your gypsie Throwing diamonds at your feet Drifting 'round you like a satellite Gave you everything you need Everything you need And I know this world keeps on turning Keeps me yearning and yearning
How can you turn and walk away Pretending everything's okay? How can you turn your back? Tell me why ya gonna love me like that Why ya gonna love me like that?
How can you just break away? Why can't you find the words to say? Love is something you work at Tell me why ya gonna love me like that Why ya gonna love me like that?
How can you throw us away? Look at what you lost today Now everything is shades of gray And now you're pushing me away Say all the things you want to say Thought we were going all the way Play all the games you wanna play Slowly we just fade away..."
Mika slowly opened her eyes as Kurama was giving her an applause. "You should use that song for the next concert."
"Do ya think? I'm not sure..."
"Don't worry. Would you and your brother like to come for dinner tonight?"
"Sure. I'll go ask him," Mika said as she set her guitar down. Kurama eyed the guitar and made sure Mika was talking to Kenji. Kurama picked it up and started to strum it a little bit. Whatever took over him though made him think he was a hard rock star. He started bopping his head up and down while making his own beat. Now we must learn something from this everyone. HARD ROCK AND WOODEN GUITARS DON'T MIX! Before you know it, Kurama hit the last note a LITTLE to hard. O.k. it was hard. All the strings broke on the guitar. All the blood drained from his cheeks. He broke Mika's guitar.
Before he could hide it, he heard a little gasp and saw a twitching Mika at the door with Kenji at the back with a sympathetic look.
"M-Mika...Uh...Well you see. Funny thing happe-" Slap!
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Kurama was practically crying as he, Mika, and Kenji walked back to his house. Not because of the slap (which the mark was still visible on) and the fact that Mika was pissed at him AGAIN, but because $120 bucks of his wallet were going down the drain because of his little "moment."
Mika had changed her clothes and now wore a small pink mini skirt with long black socks that practically covered the rest of her legs. She then wore a matching pink shirt with a jean jacket over it. Kenji simply wore what he wore at home.
As Kurama opened the front gate, Shiori (a/n: Kurama's mother) was working on the garden. She looked up and smiled knowing that Kurama and Mika had made up. "Hello Mika, Kenji. Dinner will be ready in an hour or two. Shuuichi would you please hand me that shovel?" Mika and Kenji bowed to Shiori as Kurama went to get the shovel. "Are you alright now, Mika?" she asked me. Mika's face seemed to have a twinge of sadness, but she quickly recovered with a big fake smile and said, "Of course I am!" Everyone was a little scared. She walked into the house with the smile and when Kurama's little brother Shuuichi (a/n: yes, they have the same name) was walking down the hall with a bag of potato chips, he almost slipped from seeing such a scary face. He held onto a doorknob as he watched Mika walk into the living room.
"Uh...Mika, are you alright?"
"Oh I'm just fine Shiori!" she said as she simply sad down at the table, STILL smiling.
'Right......... I guess she didn't realize she just called me Shiori. Sigh...' he thought as he continued his trip back to the kitchen. He noticed Kurama and Kenji walk in. He quickly greeted Kenji as he went up to Kurama and asked what was wrong.
"Sigh...I'll tell you later, Shuuichi. It's a long story," Kurama said as he hung his and Kenji's jacket in the closet. Mika and Kurama's family were very good friends, so just like at home, Kurama's family kept spar beer bottles in the fridge for Kenji. On instinct, Kenji went to the fridge and got another beer. When Kurama went into the living room, Mika was laying down on their sofa lazily listening to Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem."
"Do you want a drink Mika?" No answer. "Mika?" No answer. "MIKA." No answer. "MIKA!!!" Mika practically jumped up three feet in the air as she landed flat on her face.
"SHUUICHI! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?! COULDN'T YOU JUST TAP ME ON THE SHOULDER?!"
"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU CAN'T EVEN HEAR ME!?"
Shiori walked by smiling to herself. 'Ah, young love.' Ever since Mika and Kurama were friends, she always thought that they'd be together. 'I wonder when they'll realize it...' she thought as she walked away with a dazed look while Kurama and Mika were still bickering. Shuuichi again walked by and saw his mother's expression on his way to his room.
'Nothing's ever normal when we're all together. Just like the old times, just like the old times.'
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I know this chapter sucked, but I wanted to portray Mika and Kenji more along with their relationship with Kurama and his family. Next chapter is when the ACTUAL plot of the story unfolds. I already have a certain chapter up which should put some of you into tears. ^^ I'm so evil.
Hope you guys like the story so far! ^^
Chapter 2: Confrontation
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Kurama knew that he couldn't get anything out of Mika through the phone, so he had to do the next best thing. See her personally. He gathered his coat as he bid his mother good-bye and left towards Mika's apartment, which wasn't very far away. As he turned the corner with his head down and hands in his pocket, he thought about how he should apologize.
"Uh, hey Mika! Uh...How's it been these past four months? Funny thing, I kinda forgot to tell you that I was going to camp- Oh screw it. I'm so dead." As he climbed the stairs to his apartment, he became even more pessimistic. He ALWAYS remembered to tell her whether or not he'd be at her concerts or at school the next day and always told her when he couldn't be there. He took a deep breath as he knocked on the door.
'Please forgive me, please forgive,' he thought over and over in his head as he heard foot steps on the other side of the door. The footsteps revealed itself to belong to Kenji. He had a black t-shirt and baggy black jeans. He dyed his shaggy, long hair magenta. He wanted to be a hard metal rock star, so he was very talented on the electric guitar. Every once in awhile, he'd play at his sister's concerts.
"Hey squirt. Let me guess. You here to see ma lil sis?"
"Good afternoon, Kenji. Yes, is she available?"
"Well you see, Shuuichi, about that-" Kenji couldn't finish his sentence when a female voice came from down the hall.
"Kenji! Who's at the door?" it called.
"It's Shuui-" Slam! Before he could finish, Kurama heard a door slam in the same place where the voice came from. It was Mika.
"Sigh...C'mon in. I'll explain inside." Kurama slipped off his shoes as he entered the living room. Their parents weren't home because they were still in America. As he sat on the white, leather couch, Kenji went into the kitchen. "Water or beer?"
"It's alright, I'm fine," Kurama said politely as Kenji grabbed a beer bottle out of the fridge. He popped it open with a bottle opener and sat across from Kurama on the other white leather couch.
"Alright. You see, while you were at your camp or whatever, Mika had another one of her concerts. You know that, right?"
"Yes. My mother told me she did quite well."
"Well you see, about that Shuuichi...You remember Dr. Tofu, right?" How could Kurama forget him? Dr. Tofu was Mika's crush. No. That didn't even describe it right. Let's say major obsession. All over her school notebooks, Mika would right Mrs. Mika Tofu and such. She'd always go by his office to have a "check-up" when she'd be the one checking him out. Kurama eventually got used to her ranting about him, so he wasn't surprised when she kept asking him what they should name their kids. Everyone in all of Tokyo knew about her obsession.
"Yes, I remember him. What about him? Was he at the concert?"
"Not only him, but his GIRLFRIEND. You know, that Kasumi Tendo girl? But you know my sister. She's so obsessed that she's oblivious to that fact." That was very true. When Kurama and Mika would be at Dr. Tofu's office, Kasumi would randomly come for a visit. When she left, Dr. Tofu would be all kiddy and even mistaken him FOR Mika. His glasses fog up and everything. He'd even start the tango with his skeleton Betty. "Anyway, right before the last song, an announcer came on the stage. You know how like in baseball games and stuff, they'd put messages up for people that'd say like, 'Will you marry me?' or 'Happy Birthday' or something like that? Well, Mika turned around and you could see how white her face looked when she saw what the screen said."
~*Flashback*~
Lights were shining on Mika's face as she was curious as to what special message would pop up on the screen above her. The words "From Dr. Tofu" came across the screen. Mika froze. What does this mean? Then hearts surrounded the next deadly words Mika could've ever read. "Kasumi, Will you marry me?"
~*End Flashback*~
"She totally froze on stage. It was all silent, and everyone waited for her to play the next song. You know how important this concert was. If she blew this one off, she'd have to wait for next semester to have another shot at actually making an album. She was doing really good. It was quite a shame."
"What happened?"
"Well, everyone thought that she couldn't even think of another song. They started to boo her off the stage, and I was the one that had to go practically CARRY her." Ooh. That wasn't good. Mika was NEVER booed off the stage before. This was bad. Now Kurama fully understood why Mika was pissed. He wasn't there when she needed him the most. Kurama looked hesitantly toward Mika's door. Going in their meant, well. You know what'll happen. Kenji knew the way Kurama looked that he was scared to even approach his sister.
"Hold on a sec, Shuuichi. I'll help you." Kenji casually got up and knocked on Mika's door. "Hey sis! Shuuichi's here!"
"Tell him I'm not home! I'm not speaking to him!"
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not!"
"YES YOU ARE."
"No I'm NOT!" When Kenji was about to retort again, Mika turned up her stereo full blast.
"Anxiety, sane from the insane rivalry, paranioas brought me to my knees...." the stereo went. (a/n: That song is called Anxiety from Black Eyed Peas.) Kenji didn't look fazed by this though. Kurama watched as Kenji went into his room and got a gold key.
"Wait a sec squirt," he winked at Kurama. Kurama knew he was going to get her, but would that even help? He watched as Kenji counted on his fingers, 1...2...3! He opened the door and Kurama heard the stereo at full blast. It really hurt his ears, so he had to cover it up. Amazingly, he somehow heard screaming and it seemed like something broke there. He heard a giant thump as Kenji dragged Mika into the living room by a head-lock. She was wearing a white tank-top and black shorts as Kenji pinned her to the ground.
"YOU CAN'T MAKE ME TALK TO HIM!" she cried as she tried escaping form her brothers heavy grip. Kenji pulled Mika's arm behind her back until she started screaming. "O.K. O.K.!!! I'LL TALK! JUST...LET....GO!" She managed to push Kenji off of her, and she was now breathing heavy while holding her chest.
"Good. You kids play nice. If I hear any screaming, lil sis, I'll be back," he said rather threateningly as he went back to his room. Mika was still looking at the white rug, not even bothering to look Kurama in the eye. Kurama knew he was the one who should talk first.
"Your brother told me what happened. At your concert," Kurama said as carefully as he could, making sure he wouldn't piss Mika off with the wrong words. Mika bit her lower lip as if she looked like she could cry any second.
"Why didn't you tell me you were going away again?" she asked rather sadly.
"I'm so sorry. I had to get back to camp for an emergency. I forgot to send you a letter. Please forgive me Mika. If I'd known THIS would happen-" Mika put her hand up which meant she had something to say.
"I'm just going to say that I'm STILL mad at you, but I'll forgive you. It's just...It just really hurts. Even though it was last week. I never went back to school since then. My heart just feels like it was trampled on the ground and then spit on." She was really crying now. "I was stupid to even think he'd feel that way about me. Dr. Tofu. Even though he was 10 years older than me, I thought that it wouldn't matter. I really thought it'd work out."
"Mika..." Mika sniffed and tried making her back as straight as possible as she wiped the tears away on her arm.
"Shuuichi, look. Let's just forget about it. It just never was meant to be," she said as she quickly dropped the subject and lead Kurama to her room.
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Kurama sat laid down on Mika's bed as he threw her nerf ball up and down. Her room was surrounded by both American and Japanese bands and signers. From Evanescence to Utada Hikaru. They were currently listening to Good Charlotte. Mika was sitting on her computer chair backwards as they talked about what happened the past four months. Kurama of course had to tell her all lies, but he wondered, how long could he keep his secret from her?
"Oh that's right! I forgot to tell you! I wrote a new song! It's basically about...well you know. Dr. Tofu...."
"Really? I'd like to hear it."
"O.k., but if it sucks balls, you have to tell me."
"Did you have to put it that way?"
"Of course," she said as she shuffled through her closet to get her guitar. Mika's closet wasn't like a regular girls. It was filled with all sorts of instruments. From electric guitars to electric keyboards. Triangles to microphones. Old stereos to random boxes. "Aha!" she exclaimed when she found her wooden guitar. She just left the closet open allowing some of her equipment to fall out.
She sat on the computer chair as she tuned her guitar. She cleared her throat as she started a really hot beat. "This is called 'Love me Like That," she said as Kurama nodded.
"Well you stole my heart And I'll get it back But Look me in the eye babe Tell me why ya gonna love me like that Why ya gonna love me like that (oh no.)"
Mika had her eyes clothes and was now tapping her feet to the rhythm. Kurama, too, was tapping his feet.
"Well I've walked this world Five times or more And after all this walking babe You still got me crawlin' on the floor Crawlin' on the floor And I know this world keeps on turning Keeps me yearning
How can you turn and walk away Pretending everything's okay? How can you turn your back? Tell me why ya gonna love me like that Why ya gonna love me like that?
Well I thought you'd listen But I'm shattered like broken glass Well I thought that we'd be different babe Yeah, I thought that we would last I thought that we would last And I know this world keeps on spinning Every minute that you're in it
How can you turn and walk away Pretending everything's okay? How can you turn your back? Tell me why ya gonna love me like that Why ya gonna love me like that?
Love me or leave me baby but don't lead me on With loving like yours believe me I'm better off I'm better off alone. (oh, no) Well I was your gypsie Throwing diamonds at your feet Drifting 'round you like a satellite Gave you everything you need Everything you need And I know this world keeps on turning Keeps me yearning and yearning
How can you turn and walk away Pretending everything's okay? How can you turn your back? Tell me why ya gonna love me like that Why ya gonna love me like that?
How can you just break away? Why can't you find the words to say? Love is something you work at Tell me why ya gonna love me like that Why ya gonna love me like that?
How can you throw us away? Look at what you lost today Now everything is shades of gray And now you're pushing me away Say all the things you want to say Thought we were going all the way Play all the games you wanna play Slowly we just fade away..."
Mika slowly opened her eyes as Kurama was giving her an applause. "You should use that song for the next concert."
"Do ya think? I'm not sure..."
"Don't worry. Would you and your brother like to come for dinner tonight?"
"Sure. I'll go ask him," Mika said as she set her guitar down. Kurama eyed the guitar and made sure Mika was talking to Kenji. Kurama picked it up and started to strum it a little bit. Whatever took over him though made him think he was a hard rock star. He started bopping his head up and down while making his own beat. Now we must learn something from this everyone. HARD ROCK AND WOODEN GUITARS DON'T MIX! Before you know it, Kurama hit the last note a LITTLE to hard. O.k. it was hard. All the strings broke on the guitar. All the blood drained from his cheeks. He broke Mika's guitar.
Before he could hide it, he heard a little gasp and saw a twitching Mika at the door with Kenji at the back with a sympathetic look.
"M-Mika...Uh...Well you see. Funny thing happe-" Slap!
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Kurama was practically crying as he, Mika, and Kenji walked back to his house. Not because of the slap (which the mark was still visible on) and the fact that Mika was pissed at him AGAIN, but because $120 bucks of his wallet were going down the drain because of his little "moment."
Mika had changed her clothes and now wore a small pink mini skirt with long black socks that practically covered the rest of her legs. She then wore a matching pink shirt with a jean jacket over it. Kenji simply wore what he wore at home.
As Kurama opened the front gate, Shiori (a/n: Kurama's mother) was working on the garden. She looked up and smiled knowing that Kurama and Mika had made up. "Hello Mika, Kenji. Dinner will be ready in an hour or two. Shuuichi would you please hand me that shovel?" Mika and Kenji bowed to Shiori as Kurama went to get the shovel. "Are you alright now, Mika?" she asked me. Mika's face seemed to have a twinge of sadness, but she quickly recovered with a big fake smile and said, "Of course I am!" Everyone was a little scared. She walked into the house with the smile and when Kurama's little brother Shuuichi (a/n: yes, they have the same name) was walking down the hall with a bag of potato chips, he almost slipped from seeing such a scary face. He held onto a doorknob as he watched Mika walk into the living room.
"Uh...Mika, are you alright?"
"Oh I'm just fine Shiori!" she said as she simply sad down at the table, STILL smiling.
'Right......... I guess she didn't realize she just called me Shiori. Sigh...' he thought as he continued his trip back to the kitchen. He noticed Kurama and Kenji walk in. He quickly greeted Kenji as he went up to Kurama and asked what was wrong.
"Sigh...I'll tell you later, Shuuichi. It's a long story," Kurama said as he hung his and Kenji's jacket in the closet. Mika and Kurama's family were very good friends, so just like at home, Kurama's family kept spar beer bottles in the fridge for Kenji. On instinct, Kenji went to the fridge and got another beer. When Kurama went into the living room, Mika was laying down on their sofa lazily listening to Good Charlotte's, "The Anthem."
"Do you want a drink Mika?" No answer. "Mika?" No answer. "MIKA." No answer. "MIKA!!!" Mika practically jumped up three feet in the air as she landed flat on her face.
"SHUUICHI! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?! COULDN'T YOU JUST TAP ME ON THE SHOULDER?!"
"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU CAN'T EVEN HEAR ME!?"
Shiori walked by smiling to herself. 'Ah, young love.' Ever since Mika and Kurama were friends, she always thought that they'd be together. 'I wonder when they'll realize it...' she thought as she walked away with a dazed look while Kurama and Mika were still bickering. Shuuichi again walked by and saw his mother's expression on his way to his room.
'Nothing's ever normal when we're all together. Just like the old times, just like the old times.'
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I know this chapter sucked, but I wanted to portray Mika and Kenji more along with their relationship with Kurama and his family. Next chapter is when the ACTUAL plot of the story unfolds. I already have a certain chapter up which should put some of you into tears. ^^ I'm so evil.