For the Life Of Me

Konnichiwa! Okuremashita ka? Zannen Desu. Oikoshi kinshi! REVIEW FIRST!!!

disclaimer: I don't own it yadda, yadda, yadda

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I'm in a beautiful garden, it has roses of all colors. I also see a mixture of plants... of all worlds. Their colors are perfectly mixed. I walk down a path, it is cobble stone. There is a patch of red roses at the center. I run to them and see a grave there. It is fresh.

The gravestone reads

Shiori Minamino

34 years old

survived by two sons and a husband.

That's all it says. No more. They don't tell anything about her. Just her name... and age. That's wrong... she was a great person. They act as if she was a prisoner in Reikai. Like she was a criminal?

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I sit up. 'I'm in my bed.... with an alive and well mother. It was almost time to wake up anyways.' was my calming thought. I got up and went to the bathroom. 'I'm gonna take a bath.' (Descriptive words come in *passes out drool buckets* ((nothing nasty, well not really)) ) I stepped in and took off my shirt.



I looked at my chest in the mirror. It was muscular for my (human) age and is envied by some of the other guys when gym class came. 'All the girls like me.' It is cream colored and smooth, except for the most minute scar. A cut that is overlooked when tending to larger ones. 'It is tiny.' I ran my hands over my chest and stomach checking for something that wasn't there.

I looked at my stomach in the full body mirror. It is just as perfect as the rest of my body. The skin creamy and the muscles at just the right size. 'Today is gym class. I have gym this semester. I'm the top student even in that. The girls love the clothing I am forced to wear.'

I grabbed a rag to wash my face before my shower. I looked into the mirror carefully. 'There is really no reason to wash my face.. 'It is clean and perfectly shaped, with not a blemish to be seen.' I put some face cleaner on it and started to rub it on. It got white and smooth so I rinsed it off. My face felt tingly as it always does when I use that stuff.

I turned the water on and let it get warm. I put a plug in and the tub started to fill. I made sure my bath pillow ( you know those puffy things that make it so you don't touch the cold side of the tub. Only the best for Kurama! Bath pillows are nice!) Was in place. I stepped in and my muscles instantly relaxed with the heat of the water. I put my head back and let it fill around me, when it reached my chest I sat up and turned it off. My sponge accidently fell in the water. I looked down and saw it at the bottom by my side. I picked it up and sat it on the side.

I laid back enjoying the quiet. I got some good smelling bath oils, made to protect my sensitive nose from the smell of all the students. (Ok a basic rule is; schools, hospitals and nursing homes smell like sick, stinky people. My school must smell worse than ever. I don't want to go back next year. Yari, I feel sorry for you, that story of social studies was utterly terrifying. *cries*) I had made it myself. I put a little in making the room smell like the forest. (A good clean smell!) I thought instantly of the place where Kuronue and I had spent our nights after successful forays. 'If only he were here. (I might bring him to life some creative way! KURAMA and KURONUE FOREVER!!)

I grabbed up some foaming bodywash and put some on my sponge. I spread it on my chest slowly. I then dipped down into the water and rinsed it off. I scrubbed my stomach and nether regions without sitting up a lot, favoring to just stay fully in the water. I heard a knock at the door.

"Shuiichi? You in there?" I sighed hearing my mothers voice.

"Yes, haha, I'm here." I said politely.

"Ok well I cleaned your school clothes. And also packed you up for tonight, you know, when you go to stay with your yujin, uh Yusuke was his name." she said

"Oh, I would have done it. I'm glad you remembered though"

"Well I'm gonna get your dirty clothes and wash them ok?"

"Domo mother."

"Do itashimashita" was her reply then she walked away.

I started to wash my legs, they were hairless thought I don't shave. 'I don't think I would want to be super hairy. Facial or otherwise.' I washed the rest of my body rather quickly.

I started on my hair. I grabbed a bottle of shampoo (you know the kind that makes naturally beautiful hair even more beautiful ((as if that possible))) I put a little into my palm and, after wetting my hair, started to rub it in. Using my fingers to get near the scalp. I rinsed it out. I then got the leave in conditioner and put a little of that in.

I got out and wrapped a towel around my waist. ( ah why'd ya have'ta go and do that?) Then turned and drained the bathtub.

I dried off and dressed. Then I went down the stair case. I saw my mother standing at the table. She had just put a plate down .

"Hello Shuiichi, I got your breakfast ready."

"Thank you mother." I said sitting down and eating. After I finished I said good bye and went to school.

"Minamino-kun will you come to my party tonight?"

"But I wanted him to come to mine."

"I'm sorry ladies, I am already going somewhere tonight."

"Really. Oh well maybe next time."

"Perhaps." I replied and went in. The school was decorated (screw it if they don't do Halloween in Nippon. I think it would be fun.) School couldn't go fast enough. It seemed like days went by. 'I can't believe I actually want to go to these ridiculous partys' I laughed to my self. The day finally ended like every other. I walked home and found my costume... it wasn't really a costume but it would work.. When I change I looked in the mirror. I was wearing a gangster outfit. There were many chains and a bunch of leather. Tight leather pants with a black sleeveless shirt and leather coat over it that reached my ankles (I like the thought of this outfit in my mind) It was left open to show the part of my chest that wasn't covered by the shirt.



I'm not going to go to that other persons party. I don't think that would be very wise. Not wearing this at least.

Finally it came time to go to Yusuke's party.

I walked down the street I walked down a few streets and watched as children passed me by. It was sort of chilly out and I pulled the coat tighter around myself. I started to run os I wouldn't be spotted much. I made it to the apartment building and went in.

Once I made it to the door I knocked and Yusuke opened the door.

"Hey you made it. Sit down have a drink. Jin and Touya are here already." I went into the living room. It was then I realized that I had never talked to Jin and never in quite a friendly way to Touya. 'Well it will be like meeting them for the first time.'

"Hey Kurama" I heard Jin.

"Hello Oaidekite Ureshi desu."

"Same to you Kurama, but we aren't exactly strangers, come sit down." Jin yelled, rather unnecessarily.

"Yes please we have decided not to fight any longer. We were stuck in a tournament" I went over and sat down. I was passed a glass of sake

"Drink up," I started to sip my drink not wanting to get to much in my system at once.

"Come on!" Jin yelled tipping the glass up, and making me drink/choke-on it all. It burnt my throat a little as it usually does when drank in large amounts.

"Don't do that." I said. I sat and sipped at another not really thinking about it.

I started to feel a little heated drinking my third glass.

next ch will be hte party from no ones pov. So I can keep an eye on everyone. BTW sake does make your body feel like it's 100 degress hotter. It burns a little too.

Translations:

Konnichiwa! Okuremashita ka? Zannen Desu. Oikoshi kinshi!-

Hello! Am I late? Sorry. Do not pass!

haha- mother, can also be Okaasan.

yujin- friend

Domo- thanks

Do itashimashita - your welcome/don't mention it

oaidekite ureshi desu- I'm pleased to meet you/ I'm glad the meet you finally.