Chapter 2- Never the Same

Brrrrrring! The bell rang and everyone rushed to their classes. As usual, Aoi was late... Later then usual might I add thanks to her new and accidentally summoned Shikigami Horo. The shikigami ran after her not too far behind. She dashed pass traffic in attempt to get passed the school gates before it closed. Sadly, since she never passed track, she never made it in time. She let out a frustrated yell while Horo ran up to her.

"Hey, you run fast." He said laughing.
"THIS is all YOUR fault!" Aoi yelled in rage. Horo backed up a bit.
"Why is it my fa-" He was cut off.
"Because of YOU, I am now LATE for school!" Aoi yelled.
"This is your school?" Horo asked, looking at the building behind her. "Doesn't look like much. My school is much bigger and-" Again, he was cut off.
"I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL!" Aoi burst out. "I am now late for school because of you and I can't even get through the gates!" Horo blinked, looking at the gates that blocked their path.
"Oh, so you want to go over to the other side?" He asked. Aoi was too pissed to even bother to answer him. Horo just laughed, making Aoi have a puzzled expression on her face. "Why didn't you just say so?" Aoi blinked in confusion. Before she could say or do anything, Horo picked her up, bridal style and jumped over the gate. She yet out a yell and slapped him hard."What was that for!" Horo whined. Aoi's face was flushed and she was just too angry to answer. She didn't have time to anyway because just then, Mint ran over to her, her hair flying behind her.

"You're late again." She said in a calm voice. Aoi studied her. Mint was definitely in a depressed mood today... She was dressed in just about all black. Black boots, black skirt, black top... Even her hair was black... Which is her original hair color by the way.
"So what happened to you?" Aoi asked her now gothic friend. "Why you all of a sudden gothic?" Mint shrugged.
"No special reason." She muttered and looked at Horo. Mint studied him for a few minutes.
"So... You have been able to summon a shikigami I see..." She said in a low calm voice.
"He is not my shikigami!" Aoi yelled.
"I'm not?" Horo asked with puzzled eyes.
"He is." Mint said without hesitation. "The mark proves it." She pointed her finger at the mark on Aoi's hand, where Horo had kissed her last night. "And he is just about what you said yesterday. Element is Ice... Funny... Cut off the cute part and you got your matching shikigami." Horo glared at her but Mint just turned away and looked back to Aoi.
"How can you tell?" Aoi asked. "His element that is."
"He looks like he's from the north..." Mint simply answered. "Look at the way he dresses." Aoi studied Horo a bit more and noticed that he did kind of dress differently. He looked as if he was from tribal shikigami family or something. Horo grinned and nodded.
"Yup. I am an ice shikigami and I am from the north." He told them. "I am an Ainu shikigami."
"But did we ask you?" Mint snapped. Horo threw her a look.
"Look miss smart mouth, no one asked you to talk either." He snapped back.
"I see I'm not the only one she is arguing with today." Aoi turned to see Hao walking over to them. There was a chuckle and Yoh, Hao's twin Shikigami appeared next to him.
"Mint has been ticked off recently neh?" Yoh asked. Hao shrugged.
"She just wouldn't admit that my score was higher then her's in Zelda." He said with a smirk. Mint turned and glared at him.
"You cheated." She yelled.
"Is that why she is so pissed off?" Aoi asked Yoh who nodded.
"That's what Aniki is saying." He looked at Horo and smiled.
"Yo! I'm Yoh." He said cheerfully, extending out a hand.
"Horo." Horo grinned and shook his hand.
"That's my brother Hao. As you can see, we're twins!" Yoh grinned proudly and stood next to his brother. Hao studied Horo for a second.
"You are an Ice Shikigami am I correct?" He asked.
"He's a shikigami?" Yoh asked alarmed. He looked at Horo again and gasped. "How come you didn't tell me! We are too!" Yoh grinned and again, stood proudly next to Hao who rolled his eyes. Horo smiled nervously.
"Sorry?" He said in an unsure voice.
"I'm a wind Shikigami." Yoh announced happily.
"We know..." Hao mumbled.
"And Aniki here is a fire shikigami." Yoh continued.
"Which would explain why he isn't so friendly with me..." Horo thought to himself. "Fire and Ice just don't mix..."
"Why are you late in the first place?" Mint asked. She didn't sound as pissed now but Aoi could tell that she still was.
"HE made me late." Aoi said glaring at Horo who had an innocent face.
"What?" He asked.
"And I summoned him by accident." Aoi corrected Mint.
"I doubt that. You wouldn't have your mark if it was by accident." Mint told her.
"Huh?" Aoi was definitely confused.
"I'll tell you later." Mint muttered and turned. "We are already late for class."
"Oh my god! Class!" Aoi screamed.
"And isn't Anna still waiting for you Yoh?" Mint asked in a calm voice. Yoh froze and gulped. Before anyone could say or do anything, an enraged yell made them jump.
"YOH!" Yoh jumped and tried to run for his life but sadly, he was unable to escape the wrath of Anna Kyoyama. "Where have you been?" Anna asked angrily, glaring daggers at her shikigami. Yoh laughed nervously.

"A-Anna! Well... Funny you should ask." Anna's glare deepened as Hao, Mint and Aoi watched them with calm stares.

"You made me wait in the hallway and late for class!" Anna yelled grabbing his ear.

"Ya! Itee Itee Anna!" Yoh yelled in pain. Anna dragged her shikigami back to class while everyone else sweat dropped.

"Who was that?" Horo asked.

"Kyoyama Anna... Yoh's master AKA Yoh is her shikigami. Brave to stand up to her but a stupid thing to do." Aoi told him quickly. "And why are you here again?"

"Because I am your shikigami." Horo told her.

"You are NOT and I repeat NOT my shikigami!" Aoi yelled. Horo frowned.

"But-"

"Forget it! Get out of my face and leave me alone!" Aoi yelled. "You are annoying!" Horo frowned.

"All right..." He muttered and turned. "I'll leave you alone then..." Mint and Hao watched dully as Horo quickly disappeared in bright glowing lights.

"Wait! I forgot to thank him for saving me!" Aoi gasped.

"Too late now..." Mint mumbled. Aoi sighed and turned to her friends.

"Come on, before we are any later." She mumbled. Mint and Hao nodded and they turned to walk into the school.

"I still won you in Zelda." Hao told Mint teasingly.

Aoi sighed. As usual, class is a bore and she started to daydream.

Flashback-

"Do you think we can really summon shikigamis Mint?" Aoi asked her best friend Mint. They were both 8 years old.

"I don't know." Mint said with a shrug. "Maybe... Hey look! There's the door!" Aoi looked up to see the steps of the academy.

"Race you!" Aoi yelled as they started running toward the door. When they got there, they were out of breath. They giggled for a few minutes and walked in.

"As you all already know, you are quite vulnerable to demon attacks which is why you need a shikigami to protect you." The teacher told them. Aoi rolled her eyes.

"Just tell us how to summon one already." She muttered. Mint giggled.

"Shikigamis have different elements." The teacher went on. "Water, lightning, ice, earth, fire and wind." Aoi and Mint silently listened to what the teacher was talking about. "Decide what element you want your shikigami to be. Decide wisely and be smart with your actions. Know what battlesyou can win and what battles you can't."

"He makes it seem like we are going to war." Aoi said with a giggle. Mint giggled and lifted her hand.

"Yes Miss Aizawa?" The teacher looked at Mint.

"Can you show us your shikigami?" Mint asked with a small smile. The teacher smiled and nodded.

"Very well." He said, snapping his fingers. Seconds later, a woman around her 20's walked through the door. Her long blue hair was tied into 2 French pigtail braids. She looked very elegant and beautiful. "Everyone, I want you to meet Yuzuki." -So what! I like her from Chobits ok? And no, she is not a persocom.- Yuzuki smiled softly.

"Hello everyone." She said in a kind voice.

"Don't let her sweetness fool you." The teacher said with a laugh.

"What element is she?" Mint asked with interest.

"I am a water shikigami." Yuzuki explained.

"Cool!" All the kids yelled out.

"But aren't shikigamis supposed to look ugly and scary and eat people?" Mint suddenly asked.

"Only guarding shikigamis are like that." Yuzuki said with a laugh.

"So my shikigami won't be scary and won't eat me?" Mint asked. Aoi giggled. Mint can be so silly at times. Yuzuki laughed.

"No, most likely not." She told her. "Not unless you want to summon one like that." Mint made a face.

"No way!"

End of Flashback-

"Aoi! Aoi!"

"Huh?" Aoi blinked.

"The teacher's calling you." Aoi blinked and looked around. It was Horo... His voice anyway... Horo on the other hand was no where to be seen.

"Aoi, do you know the answer to that question?" Aoi looked up at the teacher.

"Ummm..." She bit her lip.

"3.14..." Aoi blinked. "The answer is 3.14."

"Ummm.. 3.14?" Aoi said quietly. The teacher stared at her for a moment before smiling and nodding.

"Very good Aoi." She said smiling. "But next time, please pay attention in class. You might not be so lucky next time." Aoi smiled and nodded.

"Hai..." She muttered. The teacher turned and continued teacher.

"Why are you still here?" Aoi thought in her head. There was no response. It was as if Horo was never there. "Maybe I'm just imagining things." She mumbled.

"The school day is finally done!" Aoi yelled with relief.

"For you..." Mint mumbled. "It's my turn to do cleaning duty..."

"Oh yah... You go after my turn..." Aoi sighed. "Well, sorry." Mint gave a tiny smile but it quickly disappeared.

"Well, you better get going. I don't want to keep you up." She told Aoi.

"Are you sure you don't want me to stay and help you?" Aoi asked. Mint shook her head.

"No, no. It's ok." Mint smiled lightly. "Go home. Horo is probably waiting for you." Aoi turned pink.

"IS NOT!" She yelled. "And plus, I told him to leave me alone." Mint simply shrugged.

"Whatever you say..." She mumbled.

"Hey Aoi!" Aoi turned, praying that it wasn't Horo but found out that it was Yoh and Anna. She sighed and smiled at her friends.

"Hi Yoh. Hi Anna." She slowed her pace so that she was walking side by side with her friends.

"Where's Horo?" Yoh asked, looking around.

"I told him to leave me alone." Aoi muttered. Yoh frowned.

"How come? He just got here!" He whined.

"Well he was annoying anyway." Anna said without emotion. Yoh frowned.

"That's not a nice thing to say." He said sadly. "And Horo is just watching out for you. He cares about you."

"Whatever..." Aoi muttered. "My life is already messed up as it is. I don't need to him to ass to the mess." Yoh didn't seem that happy but what can he do about it?

"Well, see you tomorrow!" Aoi waved at her friends as they separated. She watched her friends walk off, looking like the perfect couple.

"Alright, today is the day we go volunteering!" The teacher announced. Everyone moaned. Out of all the other days the teacher could have chosen for volunteering, he chose today where the sun was burning hot and you'd actually melt. "Now go let's go find some shady place to sit for a while and wait for our instructor."

"Why do we have to go volunteering for?" Mint asked in a grumpy mood. She sat down on the grass Indian style and grabbed the fan out of Hao's hand. "Oh dear god and Heaven above..." She said as she started fanning herself. "Please rid me of my negative karma! As well as the heat!" Hao smirked and chuckled. He added a small flame behind her just to annoy her. At first, Mint didn't seem to notice but pretty soon, it started getting hotter and hotter. Mint glared at Him.

"I said rid of the heat not add to it!" She yelled. Hao chuckled and put out the flame he conjured.

"But Anna! It's too hot! And this is really heavy!" Yoh whined. Hao and Mint looked up to see Anna walking towards them and Yoh slumping along with their book bags and ice box, crying waterfalls of tears. Anna ignored him and sat down on the grass next to them. Yoh plopped down in the shade next to his brother, in attempt to cool off. Hao of course was bored so he lit a few pieces of Yoh's hair on fire for his own amusement. Yoh let out a loud yell and jumped.

"Help! I'm on fire!" He yelled running here and there. Hao laughed at his own amusement. There was an "eh-hm" and Hao turned to see 2 VERY angry girls. This led to 2 slaps on his face.

"Leave my shikigami alone!" Anna commanded.

"Leave your brother alone and stop adding to the heat!" Mint yelled at her shikigami. "You know I hate the heat!" Hao laughed and smirked when he saw the two glare at him.

"Ok, ok." He told them and leaned back against the grass. "But tell me Mint..." Mint blinked and looked down at him. "If you hate the heat, why did you summon me?" Mint thought for a moment.

"Good question..." She mumbled.

"Because when she was summoning shikigami, all she thought about was 'cute' and 'hot' shikigami and not on it's strength or element." Anna answered for her and rolled her eyes. Hao smirked as he watched Mint's face turned warm and turned pink.

"Did not!" Mint yelled. Anna rolled her eyes.

"You even said it yourself." She simply said. Mint sighed and got up.

"Whatever. Did any of you guys see Aoi?" She asked. Everyone shook their heads. "Where is she?" Minutes later, Aoi was running towards them.

"D-Did you h-have to picnic at the top of the hill?" She asked as she gasped for air. Anna shrugged and Mint offered her a small smile.

"Sorry." Mint told her and handed her a juice box. "Want?" Aoi gladly took it and stuck the straw into the hole.

"Thanks." She said and sipped the cold juice. "So what are you guys planning to do?"

"Hide up here until the day is over." Mint told her. Aoi looked at her. At least she wasn't Miss Goth anymore right?

"You know that Kujibu Sensei will find us right?" She asked. Mint shrugged.

"Worth a try." She mumbled and nibbled her sandwich.

"Alright! Everyone up and ready to go?" The teacher yelled. Everyone groaned and slowly not to mention lazily got up. Aoi and the others stayed perfectly still. "Alright everyone! Follow me!" They sighed. They were gone so now they can relax. The girls turned to see the two shikigami twins asleep next to each other. Mint and Aoi giggled at their cuteness and Anna rolled her eyes. She got up and lifted the ice box. She took a huge bag of ice out and walked back over them. Aoi and Mint blinked, wondering what she was doing. They later found out when Anna flung it towards the sleeping twins. It didn't seem to work because just as it was about to hit them, a wall of fire melted the ice.

"Oh yah, did I tell you that Hao is able to summon fire even in his sleep?" Mint suddenly spoke up. This earned her a smack on the head by Anna. "Owww! I'll tell you next time! Eesh..." She mumbled, rubbing her head.

"Well wake them up." Anan commanded.

"Isn't Yoh your shikigami?" Mint asked. "You wake him up. As for Hao, he'll wake up when he wakes up. You can't believe how many times I tried to wake him up and got burned." Anna rolled her eyes.

"You can't even control your own shikigami." She muttered, folding her arms. "Pathetic." Mint glared at her.

"What about you huh?" She snapped. "Yoh sleeps just about 24/7. Why should I wake him up for? He is your shikigami after all." Both girls glared at each other. Aoi sweat dropped.

"Oh come on girls. Just chill." She told them. Of course, it was no use. As the arguing continued, the shikigami twins woke up.

"Hey, can you keep it down? We are trying to sleep here." Yoh said with a yawn.

"SHUT UP!" Both girls yelled, throwing glares at him. Yoh gulped and stayed quiet.

"Why did you have to be so mean for Anna?" Yoh asked as he walked after Anna. Unfortunately, the teacher had heard Anna and Mint yell at Yoh and told them to stop slacking off. Anna sent him a glare and continued walking. Yoh sighed and followed. Mint walked the opposite direction with Hao walking calmly after her.

"And what was this argument about now?" Hao asked with a thin eye brow raised.

"Shut up." Mint's mood had turned dark and her hair was now covering half of her face... -Have you all watched the Incredibles? Have you seen Violet? Yah, just like her hair...- Hao simply shrugged and continued walking after her. "So is it true?" He asked. Mint stopped and turned to look at her. "Anna said that when you summoned me, you were only thinking about the way I look." Mint's face turned red. She threw him a look and turned. She ignored him and walked off. Hao chuckled. "I knew it." He said as he continued walking after her.

"Need help?" Aoi looked up to see Mint standing there, a box in her hand.

"You're a life saver." Aoi said with a smile. Mint gave her a small smile but said nothing else. "You still mad huh?" Mint didn't answer for a while.

"It's not my problem she has a lazy shikigami." Mint finally muttered rather angrily. Aoi sighed. In another half hour or so, Mint would probably cool down and everything will be cool again. It was always like that. Mint and Anna goes into an argument and about an hour or half hour later, everyone was cool again. Nothing new... Minutes later, Anna and Yoh walked over to them. Mint and Anna were still glaring at each other. Yoh looked at his brother with an uneasy look. Hao just shrugged.

"Come on Anna, let's just work over there for a while." Yoh said in attempt to drive her away from Mint before any words were exchanged. Luckily, Anna just turned and walked away. Mint in response stood up.

"Excuse me..." She mumbled and walked off. Hao sighed and sat down next to Aoi.

"You aren't going to follow her?" Aoi asked.

"Nah, Mint will be fine." He said and leaned back to take yet again, another nap. "When Mint wants to be left alone, you better leave her alone." Aoi nodded.

"I know..." She mumbled and got up with the boxes. "I am guessing that you won't be helping me any time soon." Hao smirked.

"So right you are." He said. Aoi rolled her eyes and picked up the boxes.

"Well, have fun..." She mumbled and walked off.

Finally, volunteering ended and everyone was able to go home. Anna and Mint were cooled off but they weren't really talking to each other. Aoi left them be and walked home. When she got home, she found a letter from school.

Parent Teacher Conference

Please make an effort to come.

Date: October 18th.

Time: From 3 to 7.

"I am positive mom and dad can't come..." She mumbled as she slowly walked into her apartment. "They aren't even here..." Aoi's eyes started to water. She had finally learned to face the truth that her parents were gone and never coming back but all of a sudden, this notice had reminded her all over again. She slowly dropped her book bag and crumbled the note. "I'm all alone now..." She whispered, on the verge of tears. "Mom and dad are gone... No one cares anymore... No one is here for me... But I don't care... I don't care that no one is here for me..."

"Aoi... I'm here for you..." Aoi blinked and looked around.

"I'm here for you so... Just do your best..."

"H-Horo?" Aoi whispered, a small tear rolled down her cheeks. 'He's here... He's here but I don't see him... But... He's here... I know he is...' She thought to herself.

"I'm here for you Aoi... So don't worry." Again, Horo spoke up. "You're not alone. You're never going to be alone Aoi..." Aoi smiled lightly and whipped her tear away.

"Thanks Horo." She whispered. "And Horo..."

"Yah?"

"I forgot to tell you... Thanks." With that, Aoi turned and turned to walk into her room but stopped when she spotted something that was out of place. Sitting there on the sofa was a small sky blue bunny doll, staring at her. She blinked and picked it up softly, looking at it in its eyes. She poked it on the nose lightly. It's nose twitched and the doll let out a small cute sneeze. Aoi let out a yell and dropped the doll.

"AHHHH! A DEMON! HORO! HELP ME!" Aoi yelled, jumping away from the bunny, who fell painfully to the floor.

"I'm not a demon Aoi!" Aoi blinked and looked at the bunny doll on the floor.

"H-Horo?" She whispered. The bunny looked up at her in an adorable way. Aoi picked him up and looked at him. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!" Aoi suddenly yelled, shaking the life out of Horo. "DO YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY!"

"And how come you are like this!" Aoi demanded.

"I come in 3 sizes remember?" Horo reminded her. "I come in stuff bunny form, regular form and another form that you probably won't be seeing any time soon."

"Oh..." Aoi muttered. "BUT STILL! DO YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY! YOU SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME!"

"Sorry!" Horo yelled, waving his arms, trying to stop her from shaking him. "I just thought you wouldn't notice me this way..." Aoi stopped shaking him.

"What?" She asked.

"I hoped that if you didn't notice me this way, I could continue watching over you..." He told her. "I'm sorry... Am I still in the way?" Aoi blushed lightly and then smiled.

"No... Not at all..." She whispered. "Not like this your aren't." She hugged Horo tightly.

Horo... Always stay with me... Forever...

"In that case..." Horo said as he struggled to loosen the hug. Since he was a doll, he could really move. There was a small pop sound and Horo was back in his usual form. "I'll be changing back now." Aoi let out a yelp and fell on top of him. Horo held her innocently. "You ok?" He asked, looking down at her. Aoi's face was flushed. She punched him, sending him across the room.

"Ow..." Horo mumbled, his eyes replaced with X's and the punch mark was replaced by a bandage.

"You pervert!" Aoi yelled as she grabbed her frying pan. "You only did that because you wanted me to hug you!" She started smacking the frying pan over and over again on Horo's head. Horo started running and Aoi ran after him.

"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Horo yelled, covering his head with his arms. "Come on! That hurts!"

"Something must be wrong with you if it doesn't!" Aoi yelled.

"Come on! Stop it already!" Horo yelled. Aoi didn't stop hitting him so he had to stop her for her. He grabbed her hand and held it. "Come on. It hurts, stop it." Aoi's face was flushed as she tried to loosen his grip on her. She then noticed a very small figure floating next to Horo. She blinked and let out a yell.

"HORO! A DEMON! GET IT!" She yelled. Horo blinked and quickly turned around. When he noticed what it was, he laughed, leaving Aoi with a confused look.

"Who? Her?" Horo pointed at the little floating figure who turned out of be a VERY small girl holding a lily pad leaf. She was wearing just about the same design as Horo's cloths. "She isn't a demon. She's Kororo."

"Ko... Roro?" Aoi asked. Horo nodded.

"I take care of her. She's like a pet I guess." He told her and gave Kororo a small pat on the head.

"A pet?" Aoi asked. Horo nodded.

"And she helps me out sometimes." He told her.

"Oh..." Aoi muttered. Kororo floated over to her and nuzzled Aoi's cheek. Aoi giggled. "Hi there." Horo grinned, happy to know that Aoi was happy again.

"Oh yah, before I forget..." Aoi blinked and looked at Horo.

"Huh?" Horo cupped his hands together and seconds later, a glowing light came to view.

"Pretty..." Aoi whispered as she watched it float above them. Horo smiled and nodded.

"Yah..." He whispered back. It was as if an aurora had appeared in her apartment. Many colorful colors blended together, making it a beautiful site to see.

When the aurora disappeared, there was a small glowing light that popped and a small girl just like Kororo appeared. Her clothing had the same design Horo and Kororo's cloths had but unlike Kororo's, this one had on a dress that reached her ankles. -Kororo's cloths look somewhat like a kimono or something. It's not really like a dress. More of vests covering a small dress or something.- At the top, it had Chinese style buttons and she had on red boots. Unlike Kororo, she didn't' have a bandana but a hat rather. It was like a cloth that covered her head and was tied with her long hair at the bottom. The outlines of her cloth and dress was the same design Kororo and Horo had.

"Aoi, meet Peridot." Horo said with a smile. Peridot looked at her new master and smiled, nuzzling her cheek just like Kororo. "Peridot is just like Kororo. If you are ever in any danger, Peridot will be able to communicate with Kororo and I will be right there." Aoi smiled and poked Peridot on the head lightly.

"She's so cute..." She giggled. Horo grinned.

"Yah... She was my sister's but since I'm not back home and she won't really need her, you can have her." He told her.

"Are you sure?" Aoi asked. Horo nodded.

"Yah. You need her more then my sister does anyway." He told her. Aoi smiled and nodded.

"Thanks Horo." She said with hugged Peridot lightly.

"Well I guess I am allowed to stay right?" Horo asked walking towards her room.

"Horo... Where are you going?" Aoi asked.

"To your room." Horo told her. "I need a nap." Aoi's eyes widened.

"I don't think so!" She yelled, throwing her frying pan at his head and knocked him out cold. Kororo and Peridot both sweat dropped. While they floated over to Horo to make sure he was alright, Aoi walked into her room muttering curses under her breath.

"And to think for a second there, I actually liked him..." She muttered. "What was I thinking!"

Hahaha, Love this chapter! What did you think Aoi-San? Hate it or Love it? Hope you like it. You get your very own Kuropu now! Hmmm... I'm not sure how to spell that because I kinda only heard it once... But let's just say you get your own little Kororo. Kinda... But her name is Peridot lol.

Next Chapter: Festival

Ok... The more the chapters, the more the Shikigami summoners come. As well as some bad demons... I need some bad people. Who can I put as a bad demon? Hm... I know who! Ren and Jun! Muhahahaha! Well maybe... Maybe not... Why don't you read the next chapter and find out?

half vamp: Lol, I can always count on you to read all my new fanfics lol. You seem to always be the first ones to review lol. Glad because I was beginning to think that no one but Aoi-san would read and review this story.

Aoi Umenokouji: Lol, Horo is just kinda new to the human world I guess lol. And every story needs some humor. And plus, I am 100 positive I am better in comedy then romance. Anywayz, nah, you are not sounding like you are kissing up. You are excited that I dedicated a story to you. Who could blame you? I went wild when someone dedicated a story for me. Even if it was extremely SHORT and only one SHORT chapter, I was still wild and happy about it. So you are not the only happy one around here lol. This story is dedicated to you so you actually make the choice. When I dedicate stories, I need to know what the dedicated what's to happen first before writing it because I don't want to disappoint him/her. In this case, it's you lol. I find it fun to write this story. Not only because I am in it, it's just fun to write! Lol. Sadly, not a lot of people read this story so far because they like original characters from the anime more then made up characters and all. Sorry about that. I was thinking about making you into Tamao instead so that people will actually read it but that wouldn't be nice lol. So if they don't' read it, I won't force them. Just as long as someone reads it, and likes it, I'm happy. Neh? Oh yah, I plan to put you in that costume you sent me a picture of in the next chapter. Hope it works out! If not, then you are definitely going to be in a kimono.