Hiiii! Sorry this chapter took so long! But I'm back and ready to go!
Beware! I'm trying to use my brain!
~Thank you's~
-San-San- Thanks so much for reviewing! You've been here from the beginning! You were the very first person to review and you still are, so again, Thank you.
-animelubber- ( hope that I spelled that right ) Thanks for reviewing! I'm always on the lookout for your story! You're a great writer! Love the stories!
-ocasa-no-yumi- love the name! It's cool. Never heard it before. Thanks for reviewing! I already have someone lined up for Shigure, but Akito's free. And I have someone in mind for Ayame. Wow, I need to get my thoughts straight! I'm a total scatter brain!
-SniperDukesgirl14- Thanks for reviewing! I'll make sure to read and review your story ASAP!
~* Chapter 4 *~ Akina's Happy Day, and Chidori's Dismay!
"I wonder what that flash could've been?" Chidori wondered aloud. Kyo was pretty sure he knew, but he was too busy planning out a certain someone's death. 'If that flash was what I think it was than whoever took that picture better run for their lives!' He thought bitterly until he noticed the position that he was in. Somehow, amongst the confusion, Chidori had ended up sitting on Kyo's lap with his arms on her waist. Chidori seemed to notice this too. They both looked up into each other's eyes and blushed. "Sorry!" Chidori apologized backing up.
"What do ya mean 'sorry'?!? It wasn't you fault!" He yelled. 'Damn it! Why'd I go and do that!' he mentally yelled at himself. "Um, look, we should go inside before we catch a....."
"AHHHCHU!"
".....cold," he finished, " Damn it! SHIGURE!" He yelled down to the inu. A 'yes, Kyo?' was barely heard. " Call Hatori! Chidori's sick!"
"Oh, no! You don't have to bother Hatori! I'm really not that sick! I just sneezed is all, no need to get worried!" She argued.
"Are you sure you feel okay?" Kyo questioned.
" Yes! I feel fine!" She said standing up. But as soon as she stood, a wave of dizziness overcame her and she started to fall. Everything was going dark, she didn't even hear Kyo calling out her name as she fell. Luckily Kyo grabbed her hand before she could fall to the ground, but she was still in danger. She was hanging over the side of the roof, the only thing holding her up was Kyo's hand. If he tried to pull her up, then he would risk bumping into her and transforming. It wasn't that he feared transforming, but if he did, then there would be nothing there to keep her from actually falling off and getting hurt. But he was losing his grip, he couldn't hold her there for too long.
"YUKI, SHIGURE!! HURRY! HELP!" He yelled, his voice sounding frantic even to him. Both came running out of the house just as Hatori pulled up in his car.
"Good Lord! What happened!?!" Hatori yelled at Kyo.
"Help now! Ask questions LATER!" He screamed at them.
"I'll get the ladder!" Shigure yelled as Tohru had a panic attack.
"Just don't let go of her, you stupid cat!" Yuki yelled at him, assuming that this was all Kyo's fault. Akina was busy trying to calm Tohru down, but was having a panic attack as well so it only ended up making matters worse. Shigure came back around with the latter and they had Akina and Tohru help get Chidori down. Once Chidori was safely on the ground Kyo climbed down as well. ~LATER~
"What did you do to her, stupid cat?" Yuki asked bitterly.
"I DIDN'T DO NOTHIN! She tried to stand up but fell over instead! I tried to tell her she was sick! But she wouldn't listen." He yelled back, worry written on his face. He looked towards the door. Hatori had taken Chidori into the other room to examine her. Yuki decided to drop the subject.
"She never does take getting sick seriously. She never takes medicine, says that she can take the pain. I just think that she doesn't like to look too weak." Akina stated.
"Well, no one likes to sound weak, but I see what you're saying." Shigure agreed. Then the door slid open and Hatori walked through.
"She's got a bad cold. She still hasn't woken up. She should be fine after a few days of rest if she takes this medicine." He said handing Shigure a medicine bottle. 'Good luck getting her to take it!' Akina thought sarcastically.
"Oh, no! That means she going to miss school today! I'll take notes for her." Tohru realized.
"I hope she'll be alright...." Akina said.
"Don't worry, I'll be here!" Shigure piped in.
"I'm not going either." Kyo stated.
"Why?"
"Because someone's gotta protect her from YOU!" Kyo yelled back. After a long argument everyone left for school EXCEPT for the sick Chidori and pissed off Kyo. Once at school, Akina went on a man hunt for none other than Haru. ( big surprise ) She found him wandering around the halls. She snuck up behind him and....
"HI HARU!" She gleefully yelled turning a few heads and causing poor, lost Haru to jump. "Sorry, did I scare you?"
"Yeah, a little...um, you wouldn't mind helping me find my locker would you?" He asked.
"Not at all!" She smiled. And they both set off in search of the missing locker!
~* MEANWHILE *~
Back at home Chidori still hadn't woken up. Kyo was getting more worried by the minute, thinking that she may never wake up. He felt guilty about it and wouldn't be able to live with himself is she was really hurt because of him. He was sitting beside her bed, as he had been all morning. But he was beginning to fall asleep. They had woken up early that morning, and he was still tired. He was determined to stay awake, but drowsiness overtook him and he landed on top of Chidori with a big, well-known, "POOF!".
Chidori began slowly opening her eyes. Her head was killing her! But despite the pounding headache, she sat up. Looking down, she found a little orange cat laying across her stomach.
"Oh! How CUTE!!" She yelled, picking it up and hugging it tight. Kyo woke up in Chidori's arms. 'Oh, SHIT!' He yelled to himself. Shigure heard Chidori and ran in to check on her.
"Chidori? Are you finally awake?" He walked in. 'Uh oh.' "Looks like you found a cat!"
"Yep! Isn't he cute?" She cradled Kyo like a baby.
" Don't you think you should let him go?" Shigure suggested.
"Oh, I will! But please let me hold on to him for just a little while longer, please?" She begged, Shigure couldn't say 'no' to her.
"Okay. But you'll have to let him go sometime." He smiled as he walked away knowing that Kyo was probably going to hurt him later. 'Damn you, Shigure!' Kyo thought bitterly. But he couldn't stay to mad. Chidori holding him close to her snuggly but carefully like he was the most precious thing in the world. 'Note to self, Chidori really loves animals, especially cats' he thought. She had a look of content as she just sat there holding him close. Kyo couldn't help but begin to purr. Silently, Shigure watched from a crack in the door.
"Awww, how cute." He whispered to himself. With one last look he turned away to go find the picture he had taken that morning, the whole way singing "Blackmailing, blackmailing, all for me, blackmailing!"
~Meanwhile~
"Thanks." Haru thanked Akina. They had walked around for about 5 minutes from where Haru was standing and found his locker.
"You're not very good at finding stuff are you?" She asked mockingly.
"Yeah. Most people notice that about me. I have a tendency to get lost frequently." He answered. RING
"That must be the bell. We should get going!" Akina watched as the kids stampeded out of the halls.
"As soon as I get my books." He said trying to open his locker.
"Here, let me try." Akina tried the combination about 10 times. She tried yanking it, punching it, picking it with a hair-clip, and even kicking it but it just wouldn't come off. "PICE OF SHIT LOCKER!!!" Haru began laughing at her. "What's so funny!?!"
"You." She began laughing as well. " I really don't feel like going to class and getting yelled at for not having my books, so what do you say we skip for today?" He asked.
"Skip class! Oh, I don't know...I've never skipped class before!"
"It's only for today, and it's not like it's going to hurt you."
"Well....okay. But only for today!" She agreed. ~Meanwhile~
Back at home Chidori had finally let go of Kyo. He had a smile plastered across his face as he snuck back into his room and transformed back. He got dressed and went downstairs to find Chidori sitting with her ear against the door of Shigure's work room.
"It's not nice to spy on other peoples conversations, Chidori." He said scaring her, the smile still on his face.
"Shhhhhh." She grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him down to the floor causing him to blush. She then stuck his ear to the door as well. Inside he herd...
"Yes Aya. I'm going to have so much fun with THIS picture! Who should I blackmail first? Chidori or Kyo? Yes, your right. I don't know what I was thinking! Blackmailing a lady is down-right dirty! So Kyo it is then. What should I blackmail him into doing? Ooooh! Yes, or I could....."
That was all Kyo heard before he had jumped up, ready to kill the inu. But Chidori read Kyo's mind and latched onto his arm. He looked down at her alarmed.
"If you just go running in there than he will blackmail you right on the spot! We need to sneak past him somehow and steal it!" She whispered.
"But how do we do that?!?" He half yelled half whispered.
"I'll create a diversion so that you can slip in and grab the picture." She said slipping into the kitchen, "But you'll have to hurry, you won't have much time." Kyo hid around the corner just as Chidori screamed from the kitchen. Shigure came busting out and ran to see what was wrong. Kyo snuck in after.
Shigure ran into the kitchen when he heard Chidori scream. When he got there, Chidori was laying on the floor.
"Chidori? Chidori! Wake up!" Shigure was panicking. He didn't know what to do. He started shaking her. "Chidori! Please wake up!" He was relieved when she slightly opened her eyes.
"Shi-Shigure?" She tried to focus her eyesight.
"Yes, Chidori. It's me, Shigure. Can you sit up?" He questioned.
"Yeah, I think so at least." He held her hand as she sat up.
"Now tell me what happened." He insisted.
"Well I came in here to make a snack, I thought I would brave a sandwich despite my upset stomach, and the bread was way up there in the cabinet where I couldn't reach. But I didn't want to bother anyone so I tried to climb up there and reach it myself. But when I did I fell backwards and hit my head on the floor." She said showing him the knot on the back of her head.
"I'm going to call Hatori to come and look at this. You shouldn't mess around with head injuries." He said afterward.
"Oh, no! Don't bother Hatori again! I feel awful having already disturbed him!" She protested.
"Nonsense, you got a pretty good sized bruise there, you need to make sure that you're okay. I'm sure Hatori won't mind. Just promise me that you'll ask for help next time? You know, I'd be more than happy to help!" He smiled at her.
"Yes, I promise." She said looking at the floor.
Kyo wasn't having much luck looking for the picture. He had searched hi and low for that idiotic picture and still couldn't find it. He was beginning to think that the stupid inu had taken it with him.
"Hmph, wouldn't put it past him." He said to himself. He was about to give up and leave when he saw it sitting on top of Shigure's computer. He snickered to himself, grabbed the picture, and ran. He got out just as Shigure walked back in. Kyo sighed and went to thank Chidori for helping him out. He found her still in the kitchen.
"So, did you get it?" She questioned.
"Yep. Got it right here." He answered patting his pants pocket, "So what did you tell that damn dog?"
"I told him that I fell off the counter when I tried to reach the bread. I showed him the bruise on my head for evidence."
"You mean you actually hit your head?" He stared at her.
"Well, it had to be believable! I needed evidence and that was all I could come up with on such short notice!" She tried to defend herself.
"Here, let me take a look at that..." He said as she showed him the bruise. He tried to push her hair out of the way but accidentally hit it.
"Ouch!" She yelled.
"Ah! Sorry. Damn, you hit pretty hard there didn't you?"
"Yeah. It actually did knock me out for a minute there." She said laughing at herself.
"Thanks for the help, but next time just don't hit your head. Okay?" He made her promise that she wouldn't and the two of them sat down in the living room to watch TV.
~LATER~
Tohru and Yuki were getting worried about where Akina had went. She had went off in search of Haru, that they knew for sure, but they had expected her to come back to class. Tohru turned to Yuki.
"Oh, I hope she's alright. You don't think she got lost do you? What if she got hurt, or kidnapped or worse!" Tohru was freaking out, silently of course they were in class.
"I wouldn't worry too much Honda-san. I'm sure that she's probably just got lost with Haru, or they may have run off together knowing Haru." He said thinking about his younger cousin.
"I hope you're right." She said looking out the window.
"If it makes you feel better, we can go look for them during lunch." He suggested.
"Yes, that would make me feel better!" She said with a smile, but inside she was still worried.
Well, that's the end of this chapter. I had originally wanted to write about Akina and Haru's time together in THIS chapter, but this chapter just got so long that I decided to put it in the next chapter. Sorry that this one took so long to write. I've been lazy.
NEXT CHAPTER: Akina's Time
~Thank you's~
-San-San- Thanks so much for reviewing! You've been here from the beginning! You were the very first person to review and you still are, so again, Thank you.
-animelubber- ( hope that I spelled that right ) Thanks for reviewing! I'm always on the lookout for your story! You're a great writer! Love the stories!
-ocasa-no-yumi- love the name! It's cool. Never heard it before. Thanks for reviewing! I already have someone lined up for Shigure, but Akito's free. And I have someone in mind for Ayame. Wow, I need to get my thoughts straight! I'm a total scatter brain!
-SniperDukesgirl14- Thanks for reviewing! I'll make sure to read and review your story ASAP!
~* Chapter 4 *~ Akina's Happy Day, and Chidori's Dismay!
"I wonder what that flash could've been?" Chidori wondered aloud. Kyo was pretty sure he knew, but he was too busy planning out a certain someone's death. 'If that flash was what I think it was than whoever took that picture better run for their lives!' He thought bitterly until he noticed the position that he was in. Somehow, amongst the confusion, Chidori had ended up sitting on Kyo's lap with his arms on her waist. Chidori seemed to notice this too. They both looked up into each other's eyes and blushed. "Sorry!" Chidori apologized backing up.
"What do ya mean 'sorry'?!? It wasn't you fault!" He yelled. 'Damn it! Why'd I go and do that!' he mentally yelled at himself. "Um, look, we should go inside before we catch a....."
"AHHHCHU!"
".....cold," he finished, " Damn it! SHIGURE!" He yelled down to the inu. A 'yes, Kyo?' was barely heard. " Call Hatori! Chidori's sick!"
"Oh, no! You don't have to bother Hatori! I'm really not that sick! I just sneezed is all, no need to get worried!" She argued.
"Are you sure you feel okay?" Kyo questioned.
" Yes! I feel fine!" She said standing up. But as soon as she stood, a wave of dizziness overcame her and she started to fall. Everything was going dark, she didn't even hear Kyo calling out her name as she fell. Luckily Kyo grabbed her hand before she could fall to the ground, but she was still in danger. She was hanging over the side of the roof, the only thing holding her up was Kyo's hand. If he tried to pull her up, then he would risk bumping into her and transforming. It wasn't that he feared transforming, but if he did, then there would be nothing there to keep her from actually falling off and getting hurt. But he was losing his grip, he couldn't hold her there for too long.
"YUKI, SHIGURE!! HURRY! HELP!" He yelled, his voice sounding frantic even to him. Both came running out of the house just as Hatori pulled up in his car.
"Good Lord! What happened!?!" Hatori yelled at Kyo.
"Help now! Ask questions LATER!" He screamed at them.
"I'll get the ladder!" Shigure yelled as Tohru had a panic attack.
"Just don't let go of her, you stupid cat!" Yuki yelled at him, assuming that this was all Kyo's fault. Akina was busy trying to calm Tohru down, but was having a panic attack as well so it only ended up making matters worse. Shigure came back around with the latter and they had Akina and Tohru help get Chidori down. Once Chidori was safely on the ground Kyo climbed down as well. ~LATER~
"What did you do to her, stupid cat?" Yuki asked bitterly.
"I DIDN'T DO NOTHIN! She tried to stand up but fell over instead! I tried to tell her she was sick! But she wouldn't listen." He yelled back, worry written on his face. He looked towards the door. Hatori had taken Chidori into the other room to examine her. Yuki decided to drop the subject.
"She never does take getting sick seriously. She never takes medicine, says that she can take the pain. I just think that she doesn't like to look too weak." Akina stated.
"Well, no one likes to sound weak, but I see what you're saying." Shigure agreed. Then the door slid open and Hatori walked through.
"She's got a bad cold. She still hasn't woken up. She should be fine after a few days of rest if she takes this medicine." He said handing Shigure a medicine bottle. 'Good luck getting her to take it!' Akina thought sarcastically.
"Oh, no! That means she going to miss school today! I'll take notes for her." Tohru realized.
"I hope she'll be alright...." Akina said.
"Don't worry, I'll be here!" Shigure piped in.
"I'm not going either." Kyo stated.
"Why?"
"Because someone's gotta protect her from YOU!" Kyo yelled back. After a long argument everyone left for school EXCEPT for the sick Chidori and pissed off Kyo. Once at school, Akina went on a man hunt for none other than Haru. ( big surprise ) She found him wandering around the halls. She snuck up behind him and....
"HI HARU!" She gleefully yelled turning a few heads and causing poor, lost Haru to jump. "Sorry, did I scare you?"
"Yeah, a little...um, you wouldn't mind helping me find my locker would you?" He asked.
"Not at all!" She smiled. And they both set off in search of the missing locker!
~* MEANWHILE *~
Back at home Chidori still hadn't woken up. Kyo was getting more worried by the minute, thinking that she may never wake up. He felt guilty about it and wouldn't be able to live with himself is she was really hurt because of him. He was sitting beside her bed, as he had been all morning. But he was beginning to fall asleep. They had woken up early that morning, and he was still tired. He was determined to stay awake, but drowsiness overtook him and he landed on top of Chidori with a big, well-known, "POOF!".
Chidori began slowly opening her eyes. Her head was killing her! But despite the pounding headache, she sat up. Looking down, she found a little orange cat laying across her stomach.
"Oh! How CUTE!!" She yelled, picking it up and hugging it tight. Kyo woke up in Chidori's arms. 'Oh, SHIT!' He yelled to himself. Shigure heard Chidori and ran in to check on her.
"Chidori? Are you finally awake?" He walked in. 'Uh oh.' "Looks like you found a cat!"
"Yep! Isn't he cute?" She cradled Kyo like a baby.
" Don't you think you should let him go?" Shigure suggested.
"Oh, I will! But please let me hold on to him for just a little while longer, please?" She begged, Shigure couldn't say 'no' to her.
"Okay. But you'll have to let him go sometime." He smiled as he walked away knowing that Kyo was probably going to hurt him later. 'Damn you, Shigure!' Kyo thought bitterly. But he couldn't stay to mad. Chidori holding him close to her snuggly but carefully like he was the most precious thing in the world. 'Note to self, Chidori really loves animals, especially cats' he thought. She had a look of content as she just sat there holding him close. Kyo couldn't help but begin to purr. Silently, Shigure watched from a crack in the door.
"Awww, how cute." He whispered to himself. With one last look he turned away to go find the picture he had taken that morning, the whole way singing "Blackmailing, blackmailing, all for me, blackmailing!"
~Meanwhile~
"Thanks." Haru thanked Akina. They had walked around for about 5 minutes from where Haru was standing and found his locker.
"You're not very good at finding stuff are you?" She asked mockingly.
"Yeah. Most people notice that about me. I have a tendency to get lost frequently." He answered. RING
"That must be the bell. We should get going!" Akina watched as the kids stampeded out of the halls.
"As soon as I get my books." He said trying to open his locker.
"Here, let me try." Akina tried the combination about 10 times. She tried yanking it, punching it, picking it with a hair-clip, and even kicking it but it just wouldn't come off. "PICE OF SHIT LOCKER!!!" Haru began laughing at her. "What's so funny!?!"
"You." She began laughing as well. " I really don't feel like going to class and getting yelled at for not having my books, so what do you say we skip for today?" He asked.
"Skip class! Oh, I don't know...I've never skipped class before!"
"It's only for today, and it's not like it's going to hurt you."
"Well....okay. But only for today!" She agreed. ~Meanwhile~
Back at home Chidori had finally let go of Kyo. He had a smile plastered across his face as he snuck back into his room and transformed back. He got dressed and went downstairs to find Chidori sitting with her ear against the door of Shigure's work room.
"It's not nice to spy on other peoples conversations, Chidori." He said scaring her, the smile still on his face.
"Shhhhhh." She grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him down to the floor causing him to blush. She then stuck his ear to the door as well. Inside he herd...
"Yes Aya. I'm going to have so much fun with THIS picture! Who should I blackmail first? Chidori or Kyo? Yes, your right. I don't know what I was thinking! Blackmailing a lady is down-right dirty! So Kyo it is then. What should I blackmail him into doing? Ooooh! Yes, or I could....."
That was all Kyo heard before he had jumped up, ready to kill the inu. But Chidori read Kyo's mind and latched onto his arm. He looked down at her alarmed.
"If you just go running in there than he will blackmail you right on the spot! We need to sneak past him somehow and steal it!" She whispered.
"But how do we do that?!?" He half yelled half whispered.
"I'll create a diversion so that you can slip in and grab the picture." She said slipping into the kitchen, "But you'll have to hurry, you won't have much time." Kyo hid around the corner just as Chidori screamed from the kitchen. Shigure came busting out and ran to see what was wrong. Kyo snuck in after.
Shigure ran into the kitchen when he heard Chidori scream. When he got there, Chidori was laying on the floor.
"Chidori? Chidori! Wake up!" Shigure was panicking. He didn't know what to do. He started shaking her. "Chidori! Please wake up!" He was relieved when she slightly opened her eyes.
"Shi-Shigure?" She tried to focus her eyesight.
"Yes, Chidori. It's me, Shigure. Can you sit up?" He questioned.
"Yeah, I think so at least." He held her hand as she sat up.
"Now tell me what happened." He insisted.
"Well I came in here to make a snack, I thought I would brave a sandwich despite my upset stomach, and the bread was way up there in the cabinet where I couldn't reach. But I didn't want to bother anyone so I tried to climb up there and reach it myself. But when I did I fell backwards and hit my head on the floor." She said showing him the knot on the back of her head.
"I'm going to call Hatori to come and look at this. You shouldn't mess around with head injuries." He said afterward.
"Oh, no! Don't bother Hatori again! I feel awful having already disturbed him!" She protested.
"Nonsense, you got a pretty good sized bruise there, you need to make sure that you're okay. I'm sure Hatori won't mind. Just promise me that you'll ask for help next time? You know, I'd be more than happy to help!" He smiled at her.
"Yes, I promise." She said looking at the floor.
Kyo wasn't having much luck looking for the picture. He had searched hi and low for that idiotic picture and still couldn't find it. He was beginning to think that the stupid inu had taken it with him.
"Hmph, wouldn't put it past him." He said to himself. He was about to give up and leave when he saw it sitting on top of Shigure's computer. He snickered to himself, grabbed the picture, and ran. He got out just as Shigure walked back in. Kyo sighed and went to thank Chidori for helping him out. He found her still in the kitchen.
"So, did you get it?" She questioned.
"Yep. Got it right here." He answered patting his pants pocket, "So what did you tell that damn dog?"
"I told him that I fell off the counter when I tried to reach the bread. I showed him the bruise on my head for evidence."
"You mean you actually hit your head?" He stared at her.
"Well, it had to be believable! I needed evidence and that was all I could come up with on such short notice!" She tried to defend herself.
"Here, let me take a look at that..." He said as she showed him the bruise. He tried to push her hair out of the way but accidentally hit it.
"Ouch!" She yelled.
"Ah! Sorry. Damn, you hit pretty hard there didn't you?"
"Yeah. It actually did knock me out for a minute there." She said laughing at herself.
"Thanks for the help, but next time just don't hit your head. Okay?" He made her promise that she wouldn't and the two of them sat down in the living room to watch TV.
~LATER~
Tohru and Yuki were getting worried about where Akina had went. She had went off in search of Haru, that they knew for sure, but they had expected her to come back to class. Tohru turned to Yuki.
"Oh, I hope she's alright. You don't think she got lost do you? What if she got hurt, or kidnapped or worse!" Tohru was freaking out, silently of course they were in class.
"I wouldn't worry too much Honda-san. I'm sure that she's probably just got lost with Haru, or they may have run off together knowing Haru." He said thinking about his younger cousin.
"I hope you're right." She said looking out the window.
"If it makes you feel better, we can go look for them during lunch." He suggested.
"Yes, that would make me feel better!" She said with a smile, but inside she was still worried.
Well, that's the end of this chapter. I had originally wanted to write about Akina and Haru's time together in THIS chapter, but this chapter just got so long that I decided to put it in the next chapter. Sorry that this one took so long to write. I've been lazy.
NEXT CHAPTER: Akina's Time