Hey, I'm so so so sorry it took me so long to update! Please forgive me, it's all school's fault! Now that I'm finally on spring break I had time to do some seriuos writing.
I know this is really short! I handwrite a lot of my stuff first, and then I type it.
I don't like this chapter as much as the last four, it doesn't seem to fit perfectly because it's been so long since I've worked on this, but I tried.
Last thing, I'm sorry if the way I wrote Jin's accent doesn't match earlier chapters. If anything I tried to make it sound better this chapter. Feel free to tell me I was mistaken and made it worse.
Disclaimer: nope, still don't own it
Blossoms
By: Der Träumer
pt. 5 "Patching"
"Touya!" Kiri banged on the ice master's door. "Touya-kun, wake up!" she shouted.
Touya wasn't answering. It was almost ten o'clock, and unlike most of most of the Shinobe, he was an early riser. He should be awake.
"Touya, I know you're in there!" Kiri called through the door. The roses that she'd planted near the steps had informed her that Touya hadn't left.
Touya hadn't left. Kiri was right. He was sitting on his couch, silent, waiting for the flora master to leave. He didn't want to talk to her, not after what he'd seen last night.
He lifted his head from his hands, hearing a momentary pause in the banging, hoping Kiri was gone. More loud knocking dashed his hopes. He slumped back against the couch. Why'd she want to talk to him anyway?
"Touya!" she whined loudly.
No longer wanting to deal with her obnoxious banging and shouting, Touya stood and flung the door open.
"What, Kiri?" he snapped.
Kiri flinched at his tone, but was otherwise unfazed. "Morning, Touya!" she greeted with a smile. "How'd you and Jin's date go?"
"Why don't you ask him?" Touya answered coldly and started to close the door.
Predictably, Kiri didn't take the hint. "'Cuz I'm asking you," she answered catching the door with one hand. "Come on, Tou-kun, tell me," she whined staring up at him with large green eyes.
Touya resisted the urge to just slam the door closed. "Look, Kiri, I don't want to talk about it." Especially not with you. He put a little more pressure on the door.
"But, why? Did it go badly?" Her eyes widened. "Oh, no, did Jin…"
"No, Jin didn't do anything!" he reassured. Or at least not what you're thinking of. "I just don't want to talk about it with you, okay?"
Kiri was no longer paying attention to holding the door open, and Touya managed to push it shut.
Kiri stood and stared forlornly at the door, ears drooping, for several moments, then went in search of Jin.
After talking to several trees, she found Jin in his favorite spot, lying apparently asleep in a field of flowers that were swaying in the spring breeze. Kiri leaned over him to see if he was actually asleep. "Jin, are you awake?" she asked.
One blue eye opened and then the other. "Ya, I'm awake, Kiri, whatcha' need?"
"Jin, how'd you and Touya's date go last night?" she asked sitting next to him.
"It wen' jis' fine, I think. I did all the stuff ya told meh to, and…" he stopped in mid-thought. "Wait, did'ya jis' call it a date?"
When he'd started Kiri had though the energetic wind master had missed her slip up, but it appeared he hadn't. "Uh…yeah."
"Why'd ya do that?"
Kiri was already treading deep water. She heaved a sigh and decided she might as well spill it. "I called it a date because Touya likes you, and I was sending you and him to the restaurant so he could sorta' have a date with you, but now he won't talk to me about it. I thought maybe you'd know why, but since everything went fine…"
Jin thought a minute. "I'll go talk ta him," Jin said decisively without bothering to tell Kiri what he had in mind, then disappeared in a flurry of winds.
This left Kiri sitting alone in the field of flowers hoping Jin wasn't going to do something stupid that would get Touya angry with her…angrier than he already was?
XxXxX
Jin knocked on Touya's door.
"Go away, Kiri," Touya snarled.
"It's not Kiri, Tou-kun," Jin answered.
Touya recognized Jin's voice and hesitated before standing and opening the door. "Hello, Jin."
"How come ya didn' want ta tell Kiri 'bout our date?" he asked cocking his head to one side.
Touya wasn't sure how to answer when he realized his crush's choice of words. "Why'd you call it a date, Jin?"
"'Cuz, Kiri-chan told meh ya wanted it ta be a date," he answered.
Touya stared at his feet, waiting for Jin's disgusted response to what Kiri had told him. It never came.
"'S it true, Touya? Do ya like meh?"
Touya managed to drag his gaze from his feet when he noticed there was no revulsion in Jin's voice. "Yeah, it's true, Jin."
Suddenly Jin caught him in a crushing embrace. "I like you too, Touya!" he pronounced childishly to the squished figure in his arms.
When Jin let him go, Touya wore a shocked expression. "But what about last night…with Kiri?"
"Wha?..." Jin didn't know what Touya was talking about. "Oh, last night!" Jin realized Touya meant his and Kiri's goodnight embrace. "Riesho ruffed Kiri up a lil' last night, she needed rescuen.' I was jis' makin' sure she was alright." Jin caught Touya in another embrace. "'Sides, Kiri's my lil' sister. You shud know that!"
Touya was too relieved to answer. He owed Kiri an apology later.
Not far away, perched in a tree watching, was Kiri. Seeing the two's second embrace she gave a triumphant little shout and hopped from the tree. One blossoming relationship made, one to go. She just had to do something about Souji.
Ende
I know, it's no where near as good as the last couple chapters! I'm so sorry! Please stick around for the conclusion though :chibi eyes: and see what happens to Kiri and Souji!
thankyou thankyou to you that are still reading!
much luv,
Der Traumer
