Bothersome Companion:

Eeehhh...enjoy.

Disclaimer: I refuse to say it again.

It was the next day and Kaidoh had just gotten to the park when he saw the same guy from, yesterday SLEEPING on the bench. This confused Kaidoh, why was he sleeping there, it must have been freezing.....

As soon as Kaidoh came close the guy, Ruka, he remembered, sat straight up and glared at him.

"What're you doin here? This is my bench!" He snapped. Kaidoh blinked....

"You're....bench?"

"Yeah, baka. MY bench. Go find a different one!" Kaidoh blinked yet again, and then his words sank in.

"This is not....your bench. I won't move." he said, determination strong in every word.

"Pfffft....it's to friggin early fer this...." Ruka said, and lay back down.

"Fsssshhhh...." was his response, and Kaidoh started his push-ups. After he had finished the push-ups, crunches, and pull-ups, he moved to the stream that, coincidentally, was on the other side of the bench. Ruka's eyes lazily followed the Mamushi over to the stream, and Kaidoh blushed lightly when he took off his shirt, he didn't want to get it wet and catch a cold.

"Pfff, pansy, have to take yer shirt off to do that? Kami-sama, it's not like there's anyone here to impress, baaaaka! Why don't you take yer shorts off too, don't want to get yer shorts wet! PANSY!" Ruka said in a monotone, while Kaidoh's eye twitched violently and he gave him his best psychotic look. "Oooooh, now I've done it! Mr. I'm-so-tough-I-don't-NEED-my-shirt is glaring at me! Kami, if thats the best glare you've got, you can kiss my ass!.....You're not kissing my ass! Come on!(I couldn't resist XD)" As he had been speaking, Ruka had sat up, walked down into the river and stood next to Kaidoh.

Kaidoh tried to ignore him the best he could, but it wasn't working too well...those eyes were so odd that he couldn't help but stare into them. Until the guy snorted again and leaned over and started trying to catch fish.

"What are you doing...?" Kaidoh asked, not quite sure why this ANNOYING chibi- for he now realized he was a full head taller than Ruka- was doing what he was about to do.

"Trying to catch breakfast, baka." Was the smart ass reply. Kaidoh twitched again.

"Fssssshhhhh......" came the frustrated reply. Kaidoh moved away a bit and started imitating the guys movements. Yesterday he had had no clue on how to do this, but this guy seemed to know what he was doing. It was odd....the guy seemed to be moving slower now, like he was trying to let the mamushi imitate him easier.... Kaidoh hissed at that, the day Ruka helped him, he'd tell the world about his weakness for neko-tachi!(get ready then Kaidoh! XD)

"What're you doin all this for anywa-AH!" Ruka began when a rather large fish he had had on his hands jumped, hit him in the face and knocked him over into the cold water....fully clothed. "KAMI-SAMA! DAMNIT ALL! ##$$#$!!!!" Kaidoh blushed at the multitude of creative curses an hissed to interrupt it.

"Fsssshhh.....Urusai!" he said, and when Ruka stopped the slightest hint of color was on his cheeks. Kaidoh did a double take, but it was gone in seconds, replaced by a sneer.

"Urusai yourself......baka......" Ruka got up and left the stream. He started mumbling to himself, much like Shinji did. "This is just great, not clothes, I'm gonna get sick and die, damn it, it's all that mamushi's fault, now I'll freeze to death on my little bench....damn kaa-san kicking me out like that, who needs her anyways...? crazy onna anyways, not like I needed her or anything, she'd beat me anyways, doesn't matter anymore, I'm gonna die-"

"Urusai" Kaidoh cut him off. He had been listening to the guys mumbled thoughts and he had felt somewhat bad about it. "Come with me" he said in a somewhat exhausted voice.

"Hmmm...? Nani?"

"Follow me, you can borrow some of my clothes....." Now, Kaidoh was expecting more insults, or something like that. What came next startled him and his eyes got very large, and a blush covered his high cheek bones. He had squealed and leapt on top of Kaidoh's back, nearly knocking him over in the process.

"ARIGATO!!!" He said loudly, in a childish voice. Then he seemed to remember who he was talking to and got down, blushing slightly and his hat covered his downcast eyes. "Errr....we shall never mention that again, agreed?"

"Agreed," came the quick response. "Now, follow me..."

After walking a few blocks, and more mumbling about the cold by Ruka, they had arrived at the Kaoru household. No one else was up, so they slipped in and went to Kaidoh's room, Ruka skipping happily behind him, humming the tune of Fukai Mori, by Do As Infinity. Kaidoh couldn't figure that odd guy out, was he happy, or upset..? Did he hate him, or like him...? It just made the mamushi's head hurt so he stopped thinking about it when they got into his room.

"One moment..." Kaidoh murmured as he dug through his clothes, looking for something that wouldn't be too big on the chibi. Finally he found something his mother had somehow slipped into his clothes. He found a pair of his shorts, smaller because they were old, and a large T-shirt that had a snake on it. His mother thought it would be nice, but he had yet to wear it.

When Ruka saw it, he snorted but didn't insult him, much to Kaidoh's surprise. "The bathroom is-" Kaidoh's eyes widened as Ruka began changing right in front of him. He blushed furiously and turned around quickly. When he turned back around he saw Ruka's eyes starting to get unfocused and his face was flushed. Kaidoh began to worry when the guy started to tilt to one side.

"Hey...baka, you alright...?" He hated to admit it but he was slightly worried for the chibi. When all he got for an answer was a slight nod, he put his hand to Ruka's forehead and pulled it back with a hiss. He was burning!(and not like Taka-kun!)

"I'm....alright..." he said and then promptly fell over, luckily Kaidoh's bed was right behind him, and he fell onto that instead of forewords onto a desk with many pointy objects...
--GAH! I'm sorry, I'd write more but I gotta go to school! Enjoy! Next chapter, Ruka has a fever and a new student at school!