Wake up call!

Part I

The sun rose high in the sky, and the light, lightened across the horizon, as it filtered though a certain window, in Gummadoon.

Hitomi groaned, and she flung her left arm, over her eyes, and rolled over, it was too early to be up in her opinion, then OOF!.

"OW!" said Hitomi "What was that for?" said Hitomi, and she looked up to see Kotori had pounced on her, just when she was waking up.

"Ah, Come on, wakey, wakey, time to rise and shine" said Kotori with high amusement, and stood by the door.

"WHY, you little!" said Hitomi.

"Yikes!" said Kotori scared, and charged out the door, with Hitomi hot on her heels.

"Get back here you coward!" Hitomi all but bellowed down the corridor as she chased after Kotori, still in her PJ's.

Hitomi had completely forgotten that she was wearing them, and was only to focused, on getting Kotori, and showing her a thing or two.

"At least I know when to be one" shouted back Kotori, and ran out the Tower, and into the open in the morning sunlight, as she ran passed a few of the residents.

"Well, at least you admit it" said Hitomi and continued to run after Kotori as she too ran out of the tower after her, then stopped short, when she suddenly looked down and realised what she was wearing.

Her cheeks going suddenly very warm, turned red, as she blushed furiously, and ran back into the Tower, before slowing down to a walk, all the while she could hear Kotori laughter.

"R..ran…out i..in u…your…PJ's, Hitomi,…what next?" laughed Kotori, and ran off before Hitomi decided to blow off some steam and literally kill her, and was rather content with where her head was right now.

Marching along the corridors of the Tower, gummi residents would of quickly moved out of Hitomi's way. Her face, it was one of pure thunder, she was tensed, that much was obvious, but lucky there were no residents in the corridor, all of them were either still in bed, or outside.

Walking along, her eyes casted on the floor, and her chin resting on her chest, her hands also balled into tight fists, she began cursing Kotori's name, with every word and language so knew. She didn't know where she was walking except to go back to her room, when smack she collided with something hard.

Usually she would have fallen on her backside, with the force and impact, but instead she felt someone grab her around the waist, and pull her towards them.

"Hitomi"

Hitomi opened her eyes, at the familiar deep voice, and shivered slightly at it, only one person she knew could ever do that…Sir Plucki.

"As pleasing as this is, you should watch where you are walking, lass" he said, smiling down at her, as he held her close to him.

Hitomi felt her cheeks burn again, and go red again, and she bowed her head to try and cover it, not again, that's twice now in less than an hour that she had blushed, talk about ruddy embarrassing, Kotori is defiantly dead meat when she finds her.

Feeling suddenly extremely warm, Hitomi stepped out of his embrace, and thanked him, then she noticed the amusement in his eyes, she blushed again, and passing him, she then legged it back to her room, all the while she could hear him chuckling as he watched her go.

Running into her room, and shutting it behind her with a slam, Hitomi bolted the door. One hand over her heart, Hitomi then slid down the door, panting, and trying to regain her breath.

This was defiantly not her day, she'd already been embarrassed three times this morning, oh why her, why couldn't it be Kotori, she didn't mind her pride being hurt, or to be embarrassed, knowing her she'd probably consider it a compliment.

Her thoughts then turned back to one in particular knight. She had defiantly been embarrassed there; walking around in her PJ's then crashing into him, was defiantly not a good thing. But also by the fact he seemed to be enjoying it, and finding all this amusing, whilst she on the other hand did not, though of course she didn't mind being in his strong arms, first thing in the morning, before training.

Shaking her head, getting rid of her thoughts, Hitomi then stood, and taking a shower, and after drying herself then got dressed into some fresh clothes, ready to participate in some training and she grabbed her sword. Sheathing it on her back, Hitomi then grabbed the doorknob, then flung open the door on its hinges just as one of the knights was about to knock.

"Yes" stated Hitomi.

"M'lady, my captain would like to know, should you be joining him, in training" he said.

This was one of the knights Hitomi had seen around Gummadoon, and so therefore hardly having seen him, she didn't know his name.

"Of course" she said, and marched straight passed the knight, onwards to the training grounds.

Walking along the corridors, fully armed with all her weapons, Hitomi was about to step foot in the training grounds, when her face lit up, and her eyes darkened.

"Gotcha" whispered Hitomi to herself, and beamed with glee at seeing Kotori in the middle of the training grounds.

Hitomi beamed, as she walked into the training grounds, and noticed Kotori looking at her with a rather worried and frightened look, and serve her right; she had every right to be scared, this time.

Kotori looked at Hitomi, scared, she didn't trust her, uh, uh, not this time, especially when she was grinning like an idiot, and her eyes had gone significantly darker, with an evil and mischievous like glint to them.

"What?" said Hitomi as she reached her.

"I don't trust you" Kotori replied.

 "What me" said innocently, and placing her hand over her heart, and pulled a fake look of hurt.

"Yes, you, your up to something, I can tell" replied Kotori.

However the three knights standing beside them, smiled with amusement, they had known from the first moment Hitomi stepped foot into the training grounds she was up to something. It was not like her, to come walking in with a sudden grin on her face, and a glint in her eyes, they knew, but just kept quiet.

"Well, are we just gonna stand here, Kotori, or are we actually go and train" said Hitomi with a hint of amusement.

"Uh, … yeah, I guess" stuttered Kotori, then followed after Hitomi, not liking this one bit, and regretted waking Hitomi up that morning.

Climbing onto the beams, and the spinals begin to spin, the two girls then took up their weapon, Kotori her sword, and Hitomi with one of the spare training staff's.

Now alone, the knights having too left to do there own duty, the two girls then began to train, until Hitomi then held the staff in just one hand and blocked all of Kotori's blow, deciding now would be best to take her plan into action.

"Ah, come on Kotori, your not even trying" said Hitomi jokingly, deliberately trying to get Kotori annoyed.

"Hmph" said Kotori, and increased her agility and strength, but Hitomi still kept blocking them with one hand.

"Sure, you don't need to be re-trained"

"I'm perfectly sure"

"Really sure"

"Really"

"Really, really sure"

That's it, that was the last of Kotori's patience, and she lashed out Hitomi, no one dared question her about her training, or fighting skills, not even Hitomi, friend or not.

Hitomi smiled, daringly, and gestured with her hands, to come forward.

"Bring it on" she said.

Kotori now angry, her training being insulted, charged at Hitomi without a second thought, but Hitomi jumped and twirled in the air above her, whilst she went stumbling forward, and nearly into the spinning is she hadn't stopped when she did, only a step away from being knocked by them. Turning around, sword in hand, she faced Hitomi again, whom by now was grinning from ear to ear, Kotori stood her ground, then somersaulted and charged at Hitomi who just stood there, not moving so much as an inch, even when she drew closer to her.

Then just as was about to swipe at her, Hitomi then reacted and swung the staff, knocking the sword from Kotori's hand, and sending her backwards into the spinning things as it took her, and swung her around.

"Aaaahhhhh" screamed Kotori, becoming dizzy, and turning slightly green.

Hitomi then turned around and laughed at the sight of Kotori, well serve her right. She'll live.

Swung off the spinning things, Kotori then went sailing through the air, and smack straight into a wall, Hitomi flinching and shuddering with laughter and mock sympathy as Kotori fell from smacking the wall, and landed on a unicorn with such a sudden impact, it whinnied and kicked her off, as she fell into the fountains, now completely drenched.

Hitomi couldn't help now, but release the bubbling sensation in her stomach rise, as she brought her hand to her mouth, pretending to be in mock shock, since all three knights had turned to look at her, then Kotori, but what they didn't realise was that she was actually biting into the sleeve of her tunic, trying not to laugh out loud.

Kotori climbing out the fountain with the help of the knights, looked around not at all happy, and was even more so when she saw that Hitomi had disappeared. She knew why Hitomi had done that; it was so she could get back at her for this morning when she woke up. Waving the knights off Kotori stomped along the training grounds, having every intention of getting changed, as she left wet footsteps behind her. But what she didn't notice or realise if she had listen was Hitomi laughing not too far away.

END OF PART I

PART II COMING SOON!