A/N: Since I'm writing in third person. A line means a time gap/change of scene.
Chapter 6
Monday Morning:
Kyou was done his morning jog and almost reached the house when he spotted Kagura walking down the path in front of him. He jogged by her.
"Ohayou gozaimasu, Kyou," Kagura called cheerfully jogging next to him.
"Why are you here so early?" he asked.
"Because I got class at 10 o'clock today but I wanted to talk to you," she said.
"About what?" he asked stopping on the porch.
Kagura smiled and sat down on the porch, "Come sit with me."
Kyou frowned and but sat next to her.
"You know Eriko-chan?"
'Eriko? The girl that was following her and Kentaro. Does that mean she knows I was following her too?' Kyou wonder, "yeah…"
"You must've left a good impression. She told me, she found you cute," Kagura said with amusement, "you don't have a girlfriend, right?"
"Why?" he asked suspiciously.
"Eriko-chan wants me, to help her, ask you out."
"Nani!" he exclaimed getting up.
Kagura was surprised by his huge reaction and asked, "What's wrong?"
"You're helping Eriko ask me out?" he repeated after taking a deep breath.
"Yes…what's wrong with that?"
He went inside closing the door in her face.
'…' Kagura frowned, 'what did I do? Did his reaction have to be so big? What am I suppose to tell Eriko?'
"Kyou-kun what's wrong?" Tohru asked worriedly coming out of the kitchen in her apron.
Kyou blinked, he couldn't really understand why he was so angry, "Nothing…I'm fine."
"Are you sure? You seemed really upset," Tohru said, "if there's something wrong you can tell me."
He nodded, "I'm fine. I'll help you with breakfast."
"I got everything prepared," she said with a smile, "and don't you want to take a shower first?"
He probably should do that, since he was hot and sweaty, "Okay, then."
Kagura glanced at Eriko who sat beside her. How as she going to tell Eriko what Kyou said? The bell sounded.
"Guess that's it for today. Remember to read pages 119-135 for next class," their sensei said.
People were hurrying out of class, but Kagura took her time since she had a spare.
"Kagura-chan."
"Huh?"
"So, what did he say?"
"Um…he didn't really answer," Kagura said, 'that's not really a lie. He didn't say no.'
"What do you mean?" Eriko asked, "are you trying to soften the blow?"
"No…not really."
"Does he have a girlfriend?"
"I don't think so," Kagura said.
"A crush on someone?" Eriko asked.
"Maybe…" Kagura said thoughtfully.
"You got to help me find out."
"Do you like him that much?" Kagura asked, "you've only seen him once."
"Well…I find him cute, even if he's younger than me. Plus it's hard to get to know guys in these big lecture classes. If he's got no girlfriend or crush, I wouldn't mind pursuing him to go on a couple of dates. But if he does, that'll be too troublesome."
'To only pursue him so long as it's easy, but the moment it gets difficult you quit. To give up…'
"Kagura…"
She snapped out of it and smiled, "Hai, I'll help you find out if he has a crush on anyone or a girlfriend."
"Arigatou," Eriko said.
"Don't worry about it," Kagura picked up her backpack, 'I want to find out more about him anyways.'
Friday Night:
Kagura could hear loud music blaring from inside the house, 'Guess they won't be able to hear my knocking.'
She went inside and found the living room empty. So she followed the music to Shigure's room. The music had an extremely fast beat and was so loud that the floor shook. Kagura knocked and announced, "I'm coming in…"
She found Shigure sitting at his desk scribbling vigorously. Kagura snuck up behind him, ready to give him a scare but read the name Yuuko on the paper, 'He's actually writing and doing work. And here I was thinking Mit-chan did most of his work for him. Guess I should let him finish what he's doing.'
The disc stopped. Shigure let out a sigh, 'Finally completed the next book in the series.'
"Oi!"
Shigure jumped, "Kagura?"
She smiled, "Yep. So where did everyone else go?"
He picked up the papers and put them into the envelope, "Yuki and Kyou went to pick up Tohru from work. They should be back soon, though."
"Its this late?" Kagura said looking at her watch, "I got to go home. Forget it, it's not that important. I just wanted to ask Kyou something."
"What?"
"Secret," Kagura said putting her index finger to her lips.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to be signing autographs at the mall. Want to come and help out?" Shigure asked, "Yuki, Tohru, and Kyou will be there to keep the masses under control. You know how crazy fans can get."
'Right, he has an autograph signing to promote his new book,' Kagura thought and nodded, "I'll be there. Time and place?"
TBC
A/N: Due to the long reply I have at the bottom which makes me feel my chapter's way too short. And the fact that my brain's actually functioning on overdrive, I got the next chapter ready, just click next and enjoy S
Lil-Sun-Rie: Machi as in the girl on the student council, right? I don't think there's actually NE true/confirmed evidence that Yuki goes w/ her, more fan based, I believe.
Foxgrl991: Is this soon enough for U? S
Kou Haruko: Yeah, I like Kagura more than Tohru too (not that I hate Tohru, I just don't like her much b/c just kinda your typical main female character), and I think that Kagura's really a shy, polite person. And I'll make Kyou feel like crap for what he's put Kagura through, don't worry.
Violettegal345: evil grins I tend to like to torment the characters I love, it's odd. Kyou will realize what he's missing now that Kagura isn't there for/with him.
Ariyana: Yeah, I'm not good w/ descriptions/grammar which is Y I love convos. And I'm glad U though I was very in character at Heartache. I could only read chapter 1 of your fic, not b/c it was terrible or NEthing, it's just that in chapter 2 and the following chapters there's a lot of Kagome, and I detest her. And I've refuse to read fic w/ her as a (semi) main character. Gomen.
JupiterLover: L I'm afraid due to Kyou's slowness in realizing his feelings, he is not quite at the sabotage stage yet. And Eriko probably wouldn't let him.