***Hey all I hope that everyone had a wonderful New Year!!!! Anyway yea
next chapter woo hoo!! Hehe so I hope that you all really enjoy it! Bleh
this is kind of a useless chapter it just sorta ties up what happened in
the last chapter but I have a new idea that I think I am gonna introduce in
the next chapter. Thanks a bunchies!
I don't own St. Tail
***We All Need Something to Believe In
Memi woke up and simply absorbed all that was around her. She inhaled the sweet smell that came from the pillow, she reveled in the warmth that she received from the blankets and she smiled at hearing the door open. She peeked from under the comforter and saw Asuka walk over to his dresser. She blushed ducking her head back under the blanket when she saw that he was only wearing his pajama bottoms.
"Morning Meimi." He said smiling looking towards his bed.
She sat up still blushing. "Morning. How did you know that I was awake?"
He ginned slightly. "I saw you look at me. Its ok I know I'm hot."
Meimi's mouth fell and she huffed. "Well you're the one that's walking around here half naked. It just surprised me that's all." She crossed her arms and turned her head the other way. Her blush still shining brightly.
Asuka sat on the bed next to her and pulled her into his arms. He placed a small kiss on her neck. "Is there something wrong with that. I mean I wouldn't mind if you walked around half naked."
Meimi slapped the side of his head. "You hentai."
He laughed putting his hands up. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, after what happened last night I just wanted to see you smile."
Meimi leaned more into his arms. "Yea last night."
'I guess that I have to tell him what happened. But maybe Seira was right I really didn't do anything wrong.'
Asuka placed a kiss on her hair. "Meimi you have no idea how scared I was last night. And then when I saw him hit you, god, I never felt so angry in my life. I should have trusted you."
Meimi shook her head. "No Asuka you asked me if I knew anything about him and I didn't tell you, so I am gonna tell you now. I met Kuyo a couple of months ago at the mall or something. We talked for a little then he asked me out. The first few weeks were great but then towards the end of our relationship he started becoming more aggressive and kept pushing me to sleep with him. He said that if I really loved him then I would have. I really didn't know if I was at that point and I knew that I would regret it if I did sleep with him. I mean he really changed from how I knew him in the start of our relationship. But I didn't want to lose him over something like that. So I went to his house but he was sleeping with another girl. He blamed me for the failure of our relationship and I accepted it as being my fault."
Asuka gripped the sheets under him not believing that anyone would want to purposely hurt her like that. "Memi why would you be with me after something like that. I mean I know that if I went through that I wouldn't be able to trust anyone." Meimi smiled looking up a him and placed a kiss on his jaw. "When I was deciding whether I wanted to be with you I didn't even think about what happened with Kuyo. The only thing that I could think of was how happy I would be if I was your girlfriend."
Asuka smiled brightly then placed soft short kisses along Meimi's neck. "You're incredible you know that Meimi?"
"Yea, you make me feel that way."
Asuka and Meimi were sitting in a café eating their breakfast when his phone started to ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey Asuka its me Rina. How's Meimi?"
"She's ok, we're eating breakfast right now." He started laughing when Meimi started feeding him part of her muffin.
"Off each other?" Rina asked smirking hearing him laugh.
"Shut up, you wanna talk to her or something?"
"Yea."
He handed his phone to her and started eating his food again.
"Hello?"
"Hey Meimi!"
"Hey Rina!"
"Well you sound better. So me and Seira were wondering if you wanted to go to shopping with us. It'll be lots of fun!"
"Yea sure but can we go around 2 cause I wanna spend some time with Asuka." She said winking at him. He laughed to himself and poked at his food some more.
"Yea I figured as much, alright I guess that I'll pick you up at you house later then."
"Yea I'll see you later, bye!" Meimi closed the phone and handed it back to him.
"Let me guess they're taking you away from me?" Asuka asked frowning.
"Don't give me that look. I was with you last night."
"Yea seeing how we were just sleeping. Oh well you can make it up to me." He laughed when Meimi threw a piece of food at him.
"Didn't your mother tell you not to play with your food?" He asked wagging his finger.
"Didn't anyone tell you to be nice to girls you like especially if she is your girlfriend." She told him leaning back against the booth.
Asuka got a thoughtful look for a moment then shook his head. "Nope, I always knew that I could get through life on my looks."
Meimi shook her head. "Daiki Asuka, you are arrogant."
"Meimi Haneokla." He paused leaning towards her and taking her hands in his, "You're beautiful."
Meimi blushed and walked over to his side of the table and wrapped her arms around him. "I hope you realize that sweet talk can only get you so far."
"I know but I like what its gets me." He said laying his head against hers.
'Asuka when did you fall so hard for her?'
Meimi unlocked the door to her house and let her and Asuka in. After breakfast they just walked around and she decided that she needed to go home so that she could get ready to go out with Seira and Rina. They walked up to her room where Asuka flopped on her bed.
"So what should I wear?" Meimi asked looking through her closets.
"I thought that you looked really nice in my shirt." He said grinning remembering the way that she looked.
"Haha I don't think that people would appreciate me going into the mall in a nightshirt." She told him grabbing a pair of jeans and a pink halter.
"But I would." She sat on his lap and wrapped her arms around him.
"Then just let me stay over more often." Before he could ask her anything she scurried out of the room. Meimi's cheeks burned as she walked towards the bathroom but she felt a little bit of pride for being so bold. After getting dressed Meimi walked back to her room and saw Asuka still sitting on her bed. She looked at the mirror and started fixing her hair when he came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Aww Meimi do you really wanna leave me? If you go out I won't be around to scare off any guys who wanna get near you." He complained pouting.
"Junior you loser. We're just gonna go to the mall. And I'll be with Seira and Rina and you know that Rina's not afraid to yell at anyone, especially someone who might be trying to take her away from Sawatari." She told him patting his cheek then walking around the room grabbing her wallet and her phone then placing them in her purse.
"Fine but call me if you need anything ok?" He told her sternly, he couldn't help but feel a bit protective over her.
"Yea I will don't worry so much. Come on let's go downstairs they should be coming in a couple of minutes." She gabbed his hands and pulled him downstairs.
"Asuka if you could please keep your tongue to yourself we would like to go." Rina yelled at them when Rina and Seira walked into Meimi's living room. Seira giggled seeing their surprised faces.
Meimi blushed as Asuka glared at them and asked, "Didn't anyone teach you to knock?"
"We did but no one answered the door. I guess that you were too busy with one another to hear it." Seira said smiling innocently.
"Alright lover boy its time to leave." Rina said dragging him to the door.
"Fine, fine I know when I'm not wanted. I'll call you later ok Meimi." He told her giving her one last kiss.
"Yea later." She answered back waving.
They piled into Rina's car and started heading towards the mall.
"Ladies get ready for a fun day of shopping. And don't be afraid to flirt with any cute guy!"
"Rina you're horrible don't you have a boyfriend?" Seira asked when they stopped at a stoplight.
Rina shrugged, "Yea but what he doesn't know can't hurt him."
Meimi and Seira stared at her and she just smiled. "Haha just kidding, Sawatari's the only one I need. He's the only guy that lets me take out my anger on."
The girls spent a long day looking through the shops and buying all sorts of cute things. They finally decided to leave when the weight of bags became too much on their arms.
"Uh guys we have a problem." Rina said scratching her head.
"What kind of problem?" Meimi asked, they were currently sitting in her car and she was really tired.
"Uh yea I kind of forgot to get gas and haha now we don't have any to get home. Hehe."
"Great.." Meimi and Seira sighed.
"Hey no worries you guys let's just call one of the guys they'll totally get an ego trip at saving damsels in distress. They can never refuse a time to look all macho."
"Yea Rina I don't think that you can be considered a damsel."
"Please I can't pretend to be helpless female. Watch." She started punching numbers into the keypad and waited for an answer.
"Stupid Sawatari answer your phone you idiot!!" She yelled getting answering machine. Seira and Meimi sweat dropped as she continued a string of angry phrases.
"Well since my boyfriend is deaf let's try yours Meimi."
"Rina what do you want?" Asuka asked irritated seeing her name on his phone.
"Geez hello to you too."
"Yea fine hi what do you want, I'm at the gym right now."
"Well can you be a doll and get some gas for my car, we're still at the mall."
"What are you talking about? You idiot when it gets to E that means you need gas. What is this like the tenth time?" He mocked her remembering that this wasn't the first time that something like that had happened.
"Shut up I called Sawatari but that idiot didn't answer his phone." Asuka looked over at the bleachers and saw Sawatari holding his phone away from his ear.
"Yea and I guess he's paying for that now. Fine me Sawatari and Taru will come and save you girls."
"Thank you!"
Asuka walked to his gym bag and threw everything in it. "See guys its like I told you girls can't do anything without us."
Rina smiled putting her phone away. "It's just like I said, guys will do anything you ask. Well there's no point in staying here let's get some ice cream."
They sat outside eating their ice cream waiting for them to come when another group of guys came up to them.
"Hey ladies. Do you mind if we sit with you." A guy with short brown hair asked them.
Rina smiled and nodded and bat her eyelashes. Meimi and Seira laughed at her change in character.
"So what are you doing all alone on a Saturday?" The one sitting closest to Meimi, who had long blonde hair asked.
"Nothing it was just a really hot day that we wanted to get some ice cream to cool us down." Meimi said flirtatiously licking her ice cream to add to the affect.
"Well if you get cold we could always warm you up."
Siera smiled at him innocently. "That would be nice since we've only had each other to keep one another warm."
Meimi almost laughed out loud not believing that Seira could actually be playing along with them.
"So do you guys wanna hang out?" The one who decided to sit with them asked.
"No thanks!" Rina said getting up with Seira and Meimi and walking towards the parking lot.
"Why?" The one who seemed to like Meimi asked.
She blew him a kiss. "You'll see."
A black navigator pulled up next to them. Taru got out from the back and went over to Seira and gave her a kiss on the forehead. Sawatari stepped out from the passenger side and was greeted by a slap from Rina for not answering his phone and then a short kiss.
"Goodness you people act like you haven't seen one another for weeks." Asuka yelled at them but couldn't resist giving Meimi a kiss.
"Oh please. Hey I wanna introduce you to some people." Rina turned back and saw that the other guys left. She shrugged, "Never mind."
The other girls started to laugh and the guys just looked at them confused.
"Anyway, where's your car Rina?" Asuka asked getting back into the driver's seat. The rest got in and she directed him which way to go.
"So you guys wanna hang out tonight?" Sawatari asked after finishing with Rina's car.
"Can't my parents are coming back today." Meimi answered.
"Church." Seira added.
"Family thing." Taru put in.
"Uncle event, something." Rina sighed distastefully."
"Don't wanna hang out with Sawatari." Asuka shuddered.
"Geez fine I guess that I'm the only one with no life. Fine how about next weekend?" He suggested.
"Sure." Everyone answered.
"Taru how are you getting home?" Seira asked figuring that Sawatari would be going with Rina.
"My drivers picking me up."
"Rich boy." Someone snickered.
"Shut up!" He yelled back.
"You mind taking me?" Seira questioned wrapping her arms around his neck.
"No it's cool."
"Why should I take you?" Rina played around with Sawatari.
He grinned. "Because you love me and you know that with my looks I can get another girl to take me home."
Rina looked like she was about to lash out but instead she laughed and went to her car.
"You're with me?" Asuka asked.
"Yea. Bye you guys." Meimi said walking to his car.
They sat in Asuka's car in front of Meimi's house and Asuka was currently letting out his frustration.
"Argh Meimi I really don't want to go to school. I won't be able to pass Kuyo in the halls without wanting to hit him."
"Don't you think that I should be the one who is the most upset?"
He crossed his arms and shook his head. "Nope, no one messes with my girl and gets away with it."
"Haha whatever don't worry it'll be fine I promise. You can't let him get to you ok? I better go and clean up the house a little I'll see you at school. Bye."
Asuka was at basketball practice using all his will power to not throw the basketball at Kuyo's head. For today's practice they had to separate into teams and play one another and at this moment Askua was defending Kuyo.
"So Asuka how's Meimi." Kuyo asked dribbling the ball towards the basket.
"Shut up and just play." He growled trying to get the ball from him.
"You know you have the worst timing I mean if you didn't come when you did we would have both done what we wanted." This was all that he could take and the tackled him. The rest of the team ran over and tried to pull them apart. The coach ran and got in between them.
"Junior what the hell do you think you are doing?"
"Nothing this jerk doesn't deserve." He said trying to get the guys to let go of him.
"In my office now." The guys who were holding him let go and the stomped towards the office. He threw himself on the chair and stared at the coach.
"Junior, you are the captain and you are required to set a good example for the team. Which we cannot be if we have the captain and one of the members fighting."
"Listen you don't know what he was saying or what he did." He yelled frustrated.
The coach looked at him sympathetically. "No I don't, and he probably deserved you tackling him, I know that you wouldn't just decided to pick a fight with him. But you have to keep whatever problems you have with him out of the gym. If you can't do that I am going to have to suspend you from the team for a few weeks."
"Go ahead." He leaned back in his chair thinking that it was worth hitting Kuyo. Asuka didn't care if he lost basketball he just couldn't deal with having to play next to that jerk.
"I hope you don't mean that. Do you realize how many people you would be disappointing? This team looks up to you, you can't just desert them. Listen cool off, go home early, don't come to practice tomorrow and then tell me then what you think."
"Fine." Asuka stormed off and slammed the door behind him.
He walked out of the locker room surprised to see Meimi standing there with a worried expression on her face. She ran up to him and threw her arms around his waist.
"Meimi how did you know I got out this early."
"Taru called me. You got into a fight with Kuyo?"
He led her over to a bench and sat her on his lap. "Yea he just really pisseed me off. Coach wants to suspend me from the team if I can't learn to play nice with him. Which I don't plan on doing, screw it, I mean how can I pretend to like someone who is such and ass."
She looked at him surprised. "Oh Asuka don't do that. Just don't even think about Kuyo. I mean I've dealt with it and I'm fine. Don't let him affect your life I let him do that to me for far too long."
He tightened his hold around her. "I don't know Mei, I just see him and I wanna hurt him for hurting you."
She sighed laying her head in the crook of his neck, "Asuka I don't need you to fight my battles for me. I can deal with him, I just need you to be there telling me that I can fight him."
"Aww but I really wanna hit him." He pouted.
She got up and grabbed his hand. "Haha I know me too but you already got to. Let's go hang out before you take me home."
"Alright, maybe I can help you with that sad excuse for a jump shot."
"Well excuse me, maybe we can't be as good as you in everything."
"Well I wouldn't say that you're really good at kissing," He said with a boyish smile.
She laughed to herself. "Yea and who benefits from that?"
He smiled and pulled her into his arms. "I think that you know that we both benefit from it."
*Well there you go I hope that was to your liking. Thank you to all the people who review my stories I really love you all and your comments are really encouraging! Thanks! Well here's to a great New Year!
I don't own St. Tail
***We All Need Something to Believe In
Memi woke up and simply absorbed all that was around her. She inhaled the sweet smell that came from the pillow, she reveled in the warmth that she received from the blankets and she smiled at hearing the door open. She peeked from under the comforter and saw Asuka walk over to his dresser. She blushed ducking her head back under the blanket when she saw that he was only wearing his pajama bottoms.
"Morning Meimi." He said smiling looking towards his bed.
She sat up still blushing. "Morning. How did you know that I was awake?"
He ginned slightly. "I saw you look at me. Its ok I know I'm hot."
Meimi's mouth fell and she huffed. "Well you're the one that's walking around here half naked. It just surprised me that's all." She crossed her arms and turned her head the other way. Her blush still shining brightly.
Asuka sat on the bed next to her and pulled her into his arms. He placed a small kiss on her neck. "Is there something wrong with that. I mean I wouldn't mind if you walked around half naked."
Meimi slapped the side of his head. "You hentai."
He laughed putting his hands up. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, after what happened last night I just wanted to see you smile."
Meimi leaned more into his arms. "Yea last night."
'I guess that I have to tell him what happened. But maybe Seira was right I really didn't do anything wrong.'
Asuka placed a kiss on her hair. "Meimi you have no idea how scared I was last night. And then when I saw him hit you, god, I never felt so angry in my life. I should have trusted you."
Meimi shook her head. "No Asuka you asked me if I knew anything about him and I didn't tell you, so I am gonna tell you now. I met Kuyo a couple of months ago at the mall or something. We talked for a little then he asked me out. The first few weeks were great but then towards the end of our relationship he started becoming more aggressive and kept pushing me to sleep with him. He said that if I really loved him then I would have. I really didn't know if I was at that point and I knew that I would regret it if I did sleep with him. I mean he really changed from how I knew him in the start of our relationship. But I didn't want to lose him over something like that. So I went to his house but he was sleeping with another girl. He blamed me for the failure of our relationship and I accepted it as being my fault."
Asuka gripped the sheets under him not believing that anyone would want to purposely hurt her like that. "Memi why would you be with me after something like that. I mean I know that if I went through that I wouldn't be able to trust anyone." Meimi smiled looking up a him and placed a kiss on his jaw. "When I was deciding whether I wanted to be with you I didn't even think about what happened with Kuyo. The only thing that I could think of was how happy I would be if I was your girlfriend."
Asuka smiled brightly then placed soft short kisses along Meimi's neck. "You're incredible you know that Meimi?"
"Yea, you make me feel that way."
Asuka and Meimi were sitting in a café eating their breakfast when his phone started to ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey Asuka its me Rina. How's Meimi?"
"She's ok, we're eating breakfast right now." He started laughing when Meimi started feeding him part of her muffin.
"Off each other?" Rina asked smirking hearing him laugh.
"Shut up, you wanna talk to her or something?"
"Yea."
He handed his phone to her and started eating his food again.
"Hello?"
"Hey Meimi!"
"Hey Rina!"
"Well you sound better. So me and Seira were wondering if you wanted to go to shopping with us. It'll be lots of fun!"
"Yea sure but can we go around 2 cause I wanna spend some time with Asuka." She said winking at him. He laughed to himself and poked at his food some more.
"Yea I figured as much, alright I guess that I'll pick you up at you house later then."
"Yea I'll see you later, bye!" Meimi closed the phone and handed it back to him.
"Let me guess they're taking you away from me?" Asuka asked frowning.
"Don't give me that look. I was with you last night."
"Yea seeing how we were just sleeping. Oh well you can make it up to me." He laughed when Meimi threw a piece of food at him.
"Didn't your mother tell you not to play with your food?" He asked wagging his finger.
"Didn't anyone tell you to be nice to girls you like especially if she is your girlfriend." She told him leaning back against the booth.
Asuka got a thoughtful look for a moment then shook his head. "Nope, I always knew that I could get through life on my looks."
Meimi shook her head. "Daiki Asuka, you are arrogant."
"Meimi Haneokla." He paused leaning towards her and taking her hands in his, "You're beautiful."
Meimi blushed and walked over to his side of the table and wrapped her arms around him. "I hope you realize that sweet talk can only get you so far."
"I know but I like what its gets me." He said laying his head against hers.
'Asuka when did you fall so hard for her?'
Meimi unlocked the door to her house and let her and Asuka in. After breakfast they just walked around and she decided that she needed to go home so that she could get ready to go out with Seira and Rina. They walked up to her room where Asuka flopped on her bed.
"So what should I wear?" Meimi asked looking through her closets.
"I thought that you looked really nice in my shirt." He said grinning remembering the way that she looked.
"Haha I don't think that people would appreciate me going into the mall in a nightshirt." She told him grabbing a pair of jeans and a pink halter.
"But I would." She sat on his lap and wrapped her arms around him.
"Then just let me stay over more often." Before he could ask her anything she scurried out of the room. Meimi's cheeks burned as she walked towards the bathroom but she felt a little bit of pride for being so bold. After getting dressed Meimi walked back to her room and saw Asuka still sitting on her bed. She looked at the mirror and started fixing her hair when he came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Aww Meimi do you really wanna leave me? If you go out I won't be around to scare off any guys who wanna get near you." He complained pouting.
"Junior you loser. We're just gonna go to the mall. And I'll be with Seira and Rina and you know that Rina's not afraid to yell at anyone, especially someone who might be trying to take her away from Sawatari." She told him patting his cheek then walking around the room grabbing her wallet and her phone then placing them in her purse.
"Fine but call me if you need anything ok?" He told her sternly, he couldn't help but feel a bit protective over her.
"Yea I will don't worry so much. Come on let's go downstairs they should be coming in a couple of minutes." She gabbed his hands and pulled him downstairs.
"Asuka if you could please keep your tongue to yourself we would like to go." Rina yelled at them when Rina and Seira walked into Meimi's living room. Seira giggled seeing their surprised faces.
Meimi blushed as Asuka glared at them and asked, "Didn't anyone teach you to knock?"
"We did but no one answered the door. I guess that you were too busy with one another to hear it." Seira said smiling innocently.
"Alright lover boy its time to leave." Rina said dragging him to the door.
"Fine, fine I know when I'm not wanted. I'll call you later ok Meimi." He told her giving her one last kiss.
"Yea later." She answered back waving.
They piled into Rina's car and started heading towards the mall.
"Ladies get ready for a fun day of shopping. And don't be afraid to flirt with any cute guy!"
"Rina you're horrible don't you have a boyfriend?" Seira asked when they stopped at a stoplight.
Rina shrugged, "Yea but what he doesn't know can't hurt him."
Meimi and Seira stared at her and she just smiled. "Haha just kidding, Sawatari's the only one I need. He's the only guy that lets me take out my anger on."
The girls spent a long day looking through the shops and buying all sorts of cute things. They finally decided to leave when the weight of bags became too much on their arms.
"Uh guys we have a problem." Rina said scratching her head.
"What kind of problem?" Meimi asked, they were currently sitting in her car and she was really tired.
"Uh yea I kind of forgot to get gas and haha now we don't have any to get home. Hehe."
"Great.." Meimi and Seira sighed.
"Hey no worries you guys let's just call one of the guys they'll totally get an ego trip at saving damsels in distress. They can never refuse a time to look all macho."
"Yea Rina I don't think that you can be considered a damsel."
"Please I can't pretend to be helpless female. Watch." She started punching numbers into the keypad and waited for an answer.
"Stupid Sawatari answer your phone you idiot!!" She yelled getting answering machine. Seira and Meimi sweat dropped as she continued a string of angry phrases.
"Well since my boyfriend is deaf let's try yours Meimi."
"Rina what do you want?" Asuka asked irritated seeing her name on his phone.
"Geez hello to you too."
"Yea fine hi what do you want, I'm at the gym right now."
"Well can you be a doll and get some gas for my car, we're still at the mall."
"What are you talking about? You idiot when it gets to E that means you need gas. What is this like the tenth time?" He mocked her remembering that this wasn't the first time that something like that had happened.
"Shut up I called Sawatari but that idiot didn't answer his phone." Asuka looked over at the bleachers and saw Sawatari holding his phone away from his ear.
"Yea and I guess he's paying for that now. Fine me Sawatari and Taru will come and save you girls."
"Thank you!"
Asuka walked to his gym bag and threw everything in it. "See guys its like I told you girls can't do anything without us."
Rina smiled putting her phone away. "It's just like I said, guys will do anything you ask. Well there's no point in staying here let's get some ice cream."
They sat outside eating their ice cream waiting for them to come when another group of guys came up to them.
"Hey ladies. Do you mind if we sit with you." A guy with short brown hair asked them.
Rina smiled and nodded and bat her eyelashes. Meimi and Seira laughed at her change in character.
"So what are you doing all alone on a Saturday?" The one sitting closest to Meimi, who had long blonde hair asked.
"Nothing it was just a really hot day that we wanted to get some ice cream to cool us down." Meimi said flirtatiously licking her ice cream to add to the affect.
"Well if you get cold we could always warm you up."
Siera smiled at him innocently. "That would be nice since we've only had each other to keep one another warm."
Meimi almost laughed out loud not believing that Seira could actually be playing along with them.
"So do you guys wanna hang out?" The one who decided to sit with them asked.
"No thanks!" Rina said getting up with Seira and Meimi and walking towards the parking lot.
"Why?" The one who seemed to like Meimi asked.
She blew him a kiss. "You'll see."
A black navigator pulled up next to them. Taru got out from the back and went over to Seira and gave her a kiss on the forehead. Sawatari stepped out from the passenger side and was greeted by a slap from Rina for not answering his phone and then a short kiss.
"Goodness you people act like you haven't seen one another for weeks." Asuka yelled at them but couldn't resist giving Meimi a kiss.
"Oh please. Hey I wanna introduce you to some people." Rina turned back and saw that the other guys left. She shrugged, "Never mind."
The other girls started to laugh and the guys just looked at them confused.
"Anyway, where's your car Rina?" Asuka asked getting back into the driver's seat. The rest got in and she directed him which way to go.
"So you guys wanna hang out tonight?" Sawatari asked after finishing with Rina's car.
"Can't my parents are coming back today." Meimi answered.
"Church." Seira added.
"Family thing." Taru put in.
"Uncle event, something." Rina sighed distastefully."
"Don't wanna hang out with Sawatari." Asuka shuddered.
"Geez fine I guess that I'm the only one with no life. Fine how about next weekend?" He suggested.
"Sure." Everyone answered.
"Taru how are you getting home?" Seira asked figuring that Sawatari would be going with Rina.
"My drivers picking me up."
"Rich boy." Someone snickered.
"Shut up!" He yelled back.
"You mind taking me?" Seira questioned wrapping her arms around his neck.
"No it's cool."
"Why should I take you?" Rina played around with Sawatari.
He grinned. "Because you love me and you know that with my looks I can get another girl to take me home."
Rina looked like she was about to lash out but instead she laughed and went to her car.
"You're with me?" Asuka asked.
"Yea. Bye you guys." Meimi said walking to his car.
They sat in Asuka's car in front of Meimi's house and Asuka was currently letting out his frustration.
"Argh Meimi I really don't want to go to school. I won't be able to pass Kuyo in the halls without wanting to hit him."
"Don't you think that I should be the one who is the most upset?"
He crossed his arms and shook his head. "Nope, no one messes with my girl and gets away with it."
"Haha whatever don't worry it'll be fine I promise. You can't let him get to you ok? I better go and clean up the house a little I'll see you at school. Bye."
Asuka was at basketball practice using all his will power to not throw the basketball at Kuyo's head. For today's practice they had to separate into teams and play one another and at this moment Askua was defending Kuyo.
"So Asuka how's Meimi." Kuyo asked dribbling the ball towards the basket.
"Shut up and just play." He growled trying to get the ball from him.
"You know you have the worst timing I mean if you didn't come when you did we would have both done what we wanted." This was all that he could take and the tackled him. The rest of the team ran over and tried to pull them apart. The coach ran and got in between them.
"Junior what the hell do you think you are doing?"
"Nothing this jerk doesn't deserve." He said trying to get the guys to let go of him.
"In my office now." The guys who were holding him let go and the stomped towards the office. He threw himself on the chair and stared at the coach.
"Junior, you are the captain and you are required to set a good example for the team. Which we cannot be if we have the captain and one of the members fighting."
"Listen you don't know what he was saying or what he did." He yelled frustrated.
The coach looked at him sympathetically. "No I don't, and he probably deserved you tackling him, I know that you wouldn't just decided to pick a fight with him. But you have to keep whatever problems you have with him out of the gym. If you can't do that I am going to have to suspend you from the team for a few weeks."
"Go ahead." He leaned back in his chair thinking that it was worth hitting Kuyo. Asuka didn't care if he lost basketball he just couldn't deal with having to play next to that jerk.
"I hope you don't mean that. Do you realize how many people you would be disappointing? This team looks up to you, you can't just desert them. Listen cool off, go home early, don't come to practice tomorrow and then tell me then what you think."
"Fine." Asuka stormed off and slammed the door behind him.
He walked out of the locker room surprised to see Meimi standing there with a worried expression on her face. She ran up to him and threw her arms around his waist.
"Meimi how did you know I got out this early."
"Taru called me. You got into a fight with Kuyo?"
He led her over to a bench and sat her on his lap. "Yea he just really pisseed me off. Coach wants to suspend me from the team if I can't learn to play nice with him. Which I don't plan on doing, screw it, I mean how can I pretend to like someone who is such and ass."
She looked at him surprised. "Oh Asuka don't do that. Just don't even think about Kuyo. I mean I've dealt with it and I'm fine. Don't let him affect your life I let him do that to me for far too long."
He tightened his hold around her. "I don't know Mei, I just see him and I wanna hurt him for hurting you."
She sighed laying her head in the crook of his neck, "Asuka I don't need you to fight my battles for me. I can deal with him, I just need you to be there telling me that I can fight him."
"Aww but I really wanna hit him." He pouted.
She got up and grabbed his hand. "Haha I know me too but you already got to. Let's go hang out before you take me home."
"Alright, maybe I can help you with that sad excuse for a jump shot."
"Well excuse me, maybe we can't be as good as you in everything."
"Well I wouldn't say that you're really good at kissing," He said with a boyish smile.
She laughed to herself. "Yea and who benefits from that?"
He smiled and pulled her into his arms. "I think that you know that we both benefit from it."
*Well there you go I hope that was to your liking. Thank you to all the people who review my stories I really love you all and your comments are really encouraging! Thanks! Well here's to a great New Year!
