Amaya smiled at Nokoru as they sat in the park and licked their ice candy.
"Thanks for helping me escape my paperwork Kobayashi-san." Nokoru said
giving Amaya a quick, and incredibly kawaii, bow.
"Imonayama-sama! Please don't call me Kobayashi-san! Its so formal..." Amaya
whined and smiled at the concerned look on Nokoru's face. He would
obviously do anything for a woman so maybe she would finally be able to
dispense with the endless formalities that followed her around like a pack
of geese pleading for breadcrumbs. Of course Nokoru was also considering
that if she wanted him to dispense with formalities then he might be able
to get her to stop calling him Imonayama-sama. Nokoru hated how everyone
felt it was best to address him so formally.
"Well...what do you want me to call you then Kobayashi-san?" Nokoru asked
kindly, "And please don't call me Imonayama-sama." Amaya drew her face into
a very concentrated frown.
"Well...I want you to call me Amaya, or Amaya-chan. Those are names my
friends and families use with me and I really want to consider you a
friend." Nokoru smiled again, though he felt down now. Everyone wanted him
to be their friend because he was Nokoru Imonayama not because they
actually liked him. Well, except for Suoh and Akira he wondered if Amaya
would be the same. "And I'm gonna call you Nokoru-domo*!" Amaya decided
happily and without seeming to notice Nokoru choking on his ice candy, went
back to licking hers.
"Ko... Amaya-chan! You can't call me Nokoru-domo..." It was like saying 'Lord
Nokoru' and it just seemed wrong! Nokoru tucked his gold hair behind one
ear as he turned to look at Amaya consternation clearly showing in his
beautiful big blue eyes. Amaya merely looked puzzled. "Please Amaya just
call me Nokoru." Amaya playfully shook her head.
"Nokoru-domo! I cannot just call you Nokoru! Plus, I think its cute!" ((*
For all wondering yes I got the idea from Ruroni Kenshin. It sounded so
kawai!!)) Amaya smiled at him and Nokoru found himself floundering as he
drowned in her large silver eyes. Eyes so scarily like Akira's but lacking
his naïveté. He wondered if this was how Suoh felt when he stared into
Nagisa's eyes and did not realize that this was how people felt when they
looked into his eyes. His huge blue eyes, Amaya stared into them and felt
like those cerulean depths were the most important thing in the world.
Drowning in each others eyes both were brought back to reality by their ice
candy melting. "Oh!" Nokoru said and quickly finished his up, and watched
as Amaya did the same. "So Amaya-chan what do you want to do now?" Nokoru
watched as the smile that had dominated her face turned brittle, and she
reached down to her face and held up a pager.
"Darn it! My agents beeping me! Nokoru-domo I'll be right back!!" So saying
Amaya leapt up and ran to the nearest payphone, which was not all that far
away if you knew where to look.
"Imonyama Nokoru?" A deep bass voice asked from behind him, and Nokoru
turned his face already settling into the mask he reserved for his enemies.
He had felt these men behind him for quite a while now and was glad that
Amaya had left before they decided to make their move. He did not want her
to get caught up in this, and this was one of the reasons he was friends
with so few people besides so few people wanting to befriend the real
Nokoru. "Hai." An icy voice issued from Nokoru's lips.
"Please come with us." Nokoru sighed and stood, as usual there was a group
of large men wearing black suits. Corporate muscle.
"I guess I do not have a choice in this matter?" Nokoru said already
heading off with them.
******
At the payphone Amaya quickly dropped in the proper amount of money and
then dialed in a number that she had memorized from a card her aunts had
given her.
Running towards the park already Akira answered the cell phone that his
mothers had bought him. The thing was fairly bulky but they wanted him to
have it in case of emergencies. And if he did not carry it around his
mothers teared up and he absolutely hated that! "Mochi mochi?" Akira asked
answering the phone and waving Suoh ahead. Suoh had pinpointed Nokoru's
location soon after they had managed to lose their fan clubs and apparently
felt that he was in danger.
"Akira, get me Suoh!" Amaya's voice came over the cell phone and she
sounded worried and upset, she was also quite loud. Akira, feeling worried
himself, caught up to Suoh easily enough and handed him the phone, "It's
Amaya." Suoh took the phone and it did not take long for his face to
darken.
"We'll be right there." Suoh said and hung up, handing the phone back to
Akira he put on an extra burst of speed.
*******
Nokoru looked up in surprise as several knives pinned a few of his
kidnappers to the trees. Then Suoh and Akira crashed out of the nearby
foliage, Akira taking up a defensive position and Suoh quickly taking care
of Nokoru's attackers with a series of martial arts moves. "Suoh!" Nokoru
exclaimed when all was taken care of. "How'd you find me?"
"I felt you through the bond and..." Suoh started but felt vaguely guilty in
telling Nokoru that they had needed help to hind him before the kidnappers
made off with him.
"Amaya-chan called." Akira said, and he looked worriedly at the kidnappers.
"Should we call the police?" Suoh looked at the thugs he had just beat up
and his lips formed a small grim line he stiffened and whirled when he
heard footsteps approaching them from behind.
"Already done Akira-chan!" Amaya said happily and Suoh narrowed his eyes.
She had not allowed her footsteps to be heard until five feet away. Somehow
she had managed to suppress them, or he had just been too busy to notice.
"The police will be here soon. I don't understand but the minute I
mentioned 'Imonayama' they did all they could to get me off the phone and
to get some officers here." Suoh glared at her and Akira dropped her jaw
slightly.
"You just casually said that there were men threatening an Imonayama?"
Akira asked surprised, he thought his cousin had more sense then that.
"Possibly, but I never said he'd be here when they arrived. So if you want
to avoid a media circus Nokoru you can hurry away. But I'll stick around to
give a police report, and the media will never be surprised by me being
threatened by a group of thugs." Akira grabbed her arm and started to drag
her off as sirens were heard approaching, he would hate to have his cousin
get in the news any more then she wanted. Suoh grabbed Nokoru and dragged
him off as well. Being dragged by their respective protectors Amaya and
Nokoru shared a significant glance and Nokoru winked at her. Both of them
were dragged into the Student Government Office and dropped unceremoniously
on the couch.
"Nokoru, what were you thinking? You've been threatened in that park
several times! And how did you get out of that chair!?!?!" Akira was half
glaring at Amaya half smothering laughter at yet another scolding for
Nokoru. Amaya herself had turned slightly pink, but that may just have been
because the couch was not that large and she was sitting uncomfortably
close to Nokoru, he had also turned pink because of this. Which clashed
horribly with his hair...
"Er, actually, I kinda let him out of that chair. And uh, convinced him to
go to the park, and, er, helped him get off campus. Sorry Akira-chan,
Takamura-san." Amaya blushed even heavier and Nokoru looked like he was
about to object. However Suoh managed to turn on her before he could speak
up.
"What?!?! What were you thinking? You should know how dangerous it is for
him! After all you live a similar lifestyle! And why weren't you worried
about your own safety? Especially after the incidents in the last year..." Up
to that last sentence both Nokoru and Akira had been ready to leap to
Amaya's defense but Suoh's drifted off sentence stopped them both cold.
Akira's eyes widened slightly, possibly as if he knew something they did
not, but more probably from shock. Nokoru's narrowed ever so slightly as he
mulled over this bit of information.
"What happened last year?" Nokoru asked slowly. Amaya looked vaguely guilty
and then with a sudden burst of speed sped for the windows, opened one and
hopped out. All three Clamp Campus Detectives sweat dropped, and then
simultaneously rushed to look out the window. On the ground below them she
smiled and waved up at them, before running off. Nokoru and Akira looked at
each other while Suoh stared out the window. "She-she jumped..." Suoh
stuttered out.
"Out of..the..." Nokoru said and stared at the red head who had now slowed
down to a more sedate walk nodding to a few fellow students.
"...the window." Akira finished up their joined sentence. Suoh rubbed this
bridge of his nose as a headache settled behind his golden eyes. No normal
person would have been able to make that jump, she had to be trained
somehow. Which explained some things such as her miraculous escapes from
the kidnappers last year in America.
"Suoh, Akira." Nokoru said and his bright eyes glowed with happiness and a
strange excitement. Suoh slumped against the window knowing full well what
was coming next.
"Yes Kaichuu?" Akira turned and asked but on seeing the open fans and
heroic stance had a brief heart attack.
"It is our duty as Clamp Campus Detectives to help Amaya out and to keep
her safe!" Nokoru declared from his heroic stance on top of his desk. Akira
clapped his hands as his eyes went all wide and shiny.
"Sugoi Kaichuu!" Akira exclaimed and ignored the struggling Suoh who was
still propped up on the window. No way... no ____ way...
"Now Suoh," Nokoru sprung down from his desk and faced his stalwart
secretary. "What exactly happened last year?"
******
((Writer: Well there you have it, my 5th chappie and isn't it exciting?
I've got a heroic Nokoru and a kidnapping attempt.
Nokoru: Why is someone always trying to kidnap me? Why can't someone else
get kidnapped? ~everyone looks at Nokoru in surprise~
Akira: You feeling okay Nokoru? I mean usually you're so...
Suoh: It's a fake! ~throws kunai and pins 'Nokoru' to the wall, then rips
off the facial mask to reveal...~
Writer: ~gasp~ Takepon!
Takepon: TAKESHI!!! ~general glare~
Writer: Sorry about that, I'm feeling kind a tired right now. The real
Nokoru's taking a nap.
Nokoru: Hey! I'm tired!))
"Thanks for helping me escape my paperwork Kobayashi-san." Nokoru said
giving Amaya a quick, and incredibly kawaii, bow.
"Imonayama-sama! Please don't call me Kobayashi-san! Its so formal..." Amaya
whined and smiled at the concerned look on Nokoru's face. He would
obviously do anything for a woman so maybe she would finally be able to
dispense with the endless formalities that followed her around like a pack
of geese pleading for breadcrumbs. Of course Nokoru was also considering
that if she wanted him to dispense with formalities then he might be able
to get her to stop calling him Imonayama-sama. Nokoru hated how everyone
felt it was best to address him so formally.
"Well...what do you want me to call you then Kobayashi-san?" Nokoru asked
kindly, "And please don't call me Imonayama-sama." Amaya drew her face into
a very concentrated frown.
"Well...I want you to call me Amaya, or Amaya-chan. Those are names my
friends and families use with me and I really want to consider you a
friend." Nokoru smiled again, though he felt down now. Everyone wanted him
to be their friend because he was Nokoru Imonayama not because they
actually liked him. Well, except for Suoh and Akira he wondered if Amaya
would be the same. "And I'm gonna call you Nokoru-domo*!" Amaya decided
happily and without seeming to notice Nokoru choking on his ice candy, went
back to licking hers.
"Ko... Amaya-chan! You can't call me Nokoru-domo..." It was like saying 'Lord
Nokoru' and it just seemed wrong! Nokoru tucked his gold hair behind one
ear as he turned to look at Amaya consternation clearly showing in his
beautiful big blue eyes. Amaya merely looked puzzled. "Please Amaya just
call me Nokoru." Amaya playfully shook her head.
"Nokoru-domo! I cannot just call you Nokoru! Plus, I think its cute!" ((*
For all wondering yes I got the idea from Ruroni Kenshin. It sounded so
kawai!!)) Amaya smiled at him and Nokoru found himself floundering as he
drowned in her large silver eyes. Eyes so scarily like Akira's but lacking
his naïveté. He wondered if this was how Suoh felt when he stared into
Nagisa's eyes and did not realize that this was how people felt when they
looked into his eyes. His huge blue eyes, Amaya stared into them and felt
like those cerulean depths were the most important thing in the world.
Drowning in each others eyes both were brought back to reality by their ice
candy melting. "Oh!" Nokoru said and quickly finished his up, and watched
as Amaya did the same. "So Amaya-chan what do you want to do now?" Nokoru
watched as the smile that had dominated her face turned brittle, and she
reached down to her face and held up a pager.
"Darn it! My agents beeping me! Nokoru-domo I'll be right back!!" So saying
Amaya leapt up and ran to the nearest payphone, which was not all that far
away if you knew where to look.
"Imonyama Nokoru?" A deep bass voice asked from behind him, and Nokoru
turned his face already settling into the mask he reserved for his enemies.
He had felt these men behind him for quite a while now and was glad that
Amaya had left before they decided to make their move. He did not want her
to get caught up in this, and this was one of the reasons he was friends
with so few people besides so few people wanting to befriend the real
Nokoru. "Hai." An icy voice issued from Nokoru's lips.
"Please come with us." Nokoru sighed and stood, as usual there was a group
of large men wearing black suits. Corporate muscle.
"I guess I do not have a choice in this matter?" Nokoru said already
heading off with them.
******
At the payphone Amaya quickly dropped in the proper amount of money and
then dialed in a number that she had memorized from a card her aunts had
given her.
Running towards the park already Akira answered the cell phone that his
mothers had bought him. The thing was fairly bulky but they wanted him to
have it in case of emergencies. And if he did not carry it around his
mothers teared up and he absolutely hated that! "Mochi mochi?" Akira asked
answering the phone and waving Suoh ahead. Suoh had pinpointed Nokoru's
location soon after they had managed to lose their fan clubs and apparently
felt that he was in danger.
"Akira, get me Suoh!" Amaya's voice came over the cell phone and she
sounded worried and upset, she was also quite loud. Akira, feeling worried
himself, caught up to Suoh easily enough and handed him the phone, "It's
Amaya." Suoh took the phone and it did not take long for his face to
darken.
"We'll be right there." Suoh said and hung up, handing the phone back to
Akira he put on an extra burst of speed.
*******
Nokoru looked up in surprise as several knives pinned a few of his
kidnappers to the trees. Then Suoh and Akira crashed out of the nearby
foliage, Akira taking up a defensive position and Suoh quickly taking care
of Nokoru's attackers with a series of martial arts moves. "Suoh!" Nokoru
exclaimed when all was taken care of. "How'd you find me?"
"I felt you through the bond and..." Suoh started but felt vaguely guilty in
telling Nokoru that they had needed help to hind him before the kidnappers
made off with him.
"Amaya-chan called." Akira said, and he looked worriedly at the kidnappers.
"Should we call the police?" Suoh looked at the thugs he had just beat up
and his lips formed a small grim line he stiffened and whirled when he
heard footsteps approaching them from behind.
"Already done Akira-chan!" Amaya said happily and Suoh narrowed his eyes.
She had not allowed her footsteps to be heard until five feet away. Somehow
she had managed to suppress them, or he had just been too busy to notice.
"The police will be here soon. I don't understand but the minute I
mentioned 'Imonayama' they did all they could to get me off the phone and
to get some officers here." Suoh glared at her and Akira dropped her jaw
slightly.
"You just casually said that there were men threatening an Imonayama?"
Akira asked surprised, he thought his cousin had more sense then that.
"Possibly, but I never said he'd be here when they arrived. So if you want
to avoid a media circus Nokoru you can hurry away. But I'll stick around to
give a police report, and the media will never be surprised by me being
threatened by a group of thugs." Akira grabbed her arm and started to drag
her off as sirens were heard approaching, he would hate to have his cousin
get in the news any more then she wanted. Suoh grabbed Nokoru and dragged
him off as well. Being dragged by their respective protectors Amaya and
Nokoru shared a significant glance and Nokoru winked at her. Both of them
were dragged into the Student Government Office and dropped unceremoniously
on the couch.
"Nokoru, what were you thinking? You've been threatened in that park
several times! And how did you get out of that chair!?!?!" Akira was half
glaring at Amaya half smothering laughter at yet another scolding for
Nokoru. Amaya herself had turned slightly pink, but that may just have been
because the couch was not that large and she was sitting uncomfortably
close to Nokoru, he had also turned pink because of this. Which clashed
horribly with his hair...
"Er, actually, I kinda let him out of that chair. And uh, convinced him to
go to the park, and, er, helped him get off campus. Sorry Akira-chan,
Takamura-san." Amaya blushed even heavier and Nokoru looked like he was
about to object. However Suoh managed to turn on her before he could speak
up.
"What?!?! What were you thinking? You should know how dangerous it is for
him! After all you live a similar lifestyle! And why weren't you worried
about your own safety? Especially after the incidents in the last year..." Up
to that last sentence both Nokoru and Akira had been ready to leap to
Amaya's defense but Suoh's drifted off sentence stopped them both cold.
Akira's eyes widened slightly, possibly as if he knew something they did
not, but more probably from shock. Nokoru's narrowed ever so slightly as he
mulled over this bit of information.
"What happened last year?" Nokoru asked slowly. Amaya looked vaguely guilty
and then with a sudden burst of speed sped for the windows, opened one and
hopped out. All three Clamp Campus Detectives sweat dropped, and then
simultaneously rushed to look out the window. On the ground below them she
smiled and waved up at them, before running off. Nokoru and Akira looked at
each other while Suoh stared out the window. "She-she jumped..." Suoh
stuttered out.
"Out of..the..." Nokoru said and stared at the red head who had now slowed
down to a more sedate walk nodding to a few fellow students.
"...the window." Akira finished up their joined sentence. Suoh rubbed this
bridge of his nose as a headache settled behind his golden eyes. No normal
person would have been able to make that jump, she had to be trained
somehow. Which explained some things such as her miraculous escapes from
the kidnappers last year in America.
"Suoh, Akira." Nokoru said and his bright eyes glowed with happiness and a
strange excitement. Suoh slumped against the window knowing full well what
was coming next.
"Yes Kaichuu?" Akira turned and asked but on seeing the open fans and
heroic stance had a brief heart attack.
"It is our duty as Clamp Campus Detectives to help Amaya out and to keep
her safe!" Nokoru declared from his heroic stance on top of his desk. Akira
clapped his hands as his eyes went all wide and shiny.
"Sugoi Kaichuu!" Akira exclaimed and ignored the struggling Suoh who was
still propped up on the window. No way... no ____ way...
"Now Suoh," Nokoru sprung down from his desk and faced his stalwart
secretary. "What exactly happened last year?"
******
((Writer: Well there you have it, my 5th chappie and isn't it exciting?
I've got a heroic Nokoru and a kidnapping attempt.
Nokoru: Why is someone always trying to kidnap me? Why can't someone else
get kidnapped? ~everyone looks at Nokoru in surprise~
Akira: You feeling okay Nokoru? I mean usually you're so...
Suoh: It's a fake! ~throws kunai and pins 'Nokoru' to the wall, then rips
off the facial mask to reveal...~
Writer: ~gasp~ Takepon!
Takepon: TAKESHI!!! ~general glare~
Writer: Sorry about that, I'm feeling kind a tired right now. The real
Nokoru's taking a nap.
Nokoru: Hey! I'm tired!))