Rosuto Koinu
"It's funny how it always snows exactly when I wish it wouldn't." Usagi sighed as she stared up at the clouds dazedly. To her dismay, the falling snowflakes picked up just as fast as they had started and soon fell blizzard-like all around her. She sighed and sprinted down the sidewalk, looking for the nearest shelter with the single duffel bag she'd brought swinging wildly at her side. Shelter met her in the form of a large, shrine-looking building. If she had any reservations about calling on a stranger's aid, she tossed them as she pounded on the door.
Two full minutes later with no answer, she groaned remorsefully and leaned into the wooden entrance. Fate still worked in mysterious ways, however, and she let out a squeal as the door pulled inward and she found herself falling forward. One tumble and thud later, she found herself on top of some unknown male. Flushing with embarrassment, she looked up into the shocked brown eyes of the person beneath her, and jumped to her feet.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry sir I didn't think anyone was home and I didn't expect you to open the door when you did." Usagi explained frantically. She bowed in apology and waited on tenterhooks for the expected outburst of anger. Instead, she received a bout of laughter as the person lifted themselves back to their feet. She lifted her head and looked at the person in confusion, just in time to see them pull their headphones down around their neck.
"I'm not sure what you just said, but you looked funny while you said it." He laughed.
"It's not nice to laugh at people, especially when you don't even know them." Usagi whined. The previously alarmed brown eyes looked upon her with amusement as she stood there in the doorway, covered in snow, looking like a lost puppy.
"I'm sorry. Suzumi isn't in right now. You're one of her students or something, right?" The boy asked, raising an eyebrow at her. Usagi blinked as she looked up at the taller boy. She'd grown to about 5'5" since her junior high height of near five feet, but this boy was still a full head taller than her.
"No, I've never been here before. I just needed to get out of the cold." She explained, chuckling softly, "Unfortunately, now I'm dripping all over your floor."
Silence fell as the two stared at each other, Yuuhi wondering what he should do now. Suzumi and Mrs. Q wouldn't be back until the late afternoon, and he wondered if his sister-in-law would want a stranger in the house. Deciding he couldn't just turn the blonde girl away, he smiled brightly at her.
"I've just finished cooking lunch and I made enough for two. I could lend you some of my sister's clothes and you could join me if you want." A smile blossomed on the blonde's face that would have made anyone believe she'd just won a million dollars, and Yuuhi wondered what made the girl so cheerful.
"Thank you very much, I'd love that. I do have clothes though." Usagi turned to look out the open door, where her duffel bag had been dropped earlier. She turned back to Yuuhi and smiled again. "My name is Tsukino Usagi, by the way."
"Aogiri Yuuhi."
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Squee! D I'd like to think Platinum Star and Celeste Lovatte for reviewing, it's greatly appreciated. I need feedback people! Of course, I realize Ayashi no Ceres isn't one of the more popular series but hey...enough rambling, review!