Not Another Love Song – Chapter 1
"I'm still bored…" A joke can only last so long before its not as funny as it was before, and no matter how good at stupid humors Peggi and Eevee were when left to their own devices, they were back to square one. Using her right hand to steady herself, Eevee rolled off the couch, propping herself against it and laying her feet across Peggi's back. Peggi in turn rolled over onto her stomach and stared up at the ceiling, not bothered by the pair of jeaned meat sticks slung across her stomach (AN: Thankyuu Katie-chan, you've poisoned my mind)
"Well…" Eevee pressed her mind for ideas, any ideas. " We could work on some fanfics…" They needed to get them done anyway, right?
"Naaaah." Both said in unison, needed to be done, but wouldn't be done now. They were too lazy, and the ideas just weren't coming today.
"Oh, or, we could watch anime and eat carrots and drink soda!" Peggi said, sitting up quickly. Eevee fell over onto her side not bothering to catch herself, half because she was so bored, and half because Peggi had just suggested something that should have been obvious from the start. "Saiyuki!" Peggi left Eevee no time to argue or comment before she started poking her cousin in the side mercilessly.
"Fine, we'll watch Saiyuki." Eevee giggled, swatting Peggi's hand away playfully and rising to her feet. It was a routine for them, watch some random anime they chose, and choose to eat either a bag of carrots or ramen, but the soda was always a must. Carbonated drinks filled with caffeine, just what they needed to lighten things up a bit before breaking out the tequila and the lemons life had handed them. "Did you really tell Naru she could find Saiyuki DVD's at the grocery store?" Eevee asked, walking towards the TV in search of the desired DVD.
The thought was random, but most of the conversations the cousins had with each other were random and pointless. Peggi thought for a moment, using her arms to prop herself into a sitting position with her legs stretched out in front of her, recalling what she had said to Naru, or Narushika, before she and Selene had left on their little errand to the grocery store that was just down the street. As she recalled it, Naru and Peggi had once again left Selene and Eevee in the dust in an anime conversation, and Saiyuki had somehow been discussed. One way or another, they debated on where the best place to purchase a DVD of the series and Peggi being the persuasive person she was, or Naru being just plain gullible, had talked the younger blond into looking for them at the 24 hour food supplier.
"Yesum!" Peggi grinned, pleased with herself and her cleverness. Eevee giggled, she knew why Peggi was so pleased with herself, but she also knew that tricking Naru wasn't as hard to do, as it would be with other normal people. Narushika was not and probably never would be a normal person, known of the occupants of the apartment were. For Naru, being half Japanese had its advantages, and its disadvantages. Being the excellent A student with a thing for music, Naru was also extremely trusting.
Okay, she was gullible, but still.
Eevee spotted one of the Saiyuki DVD's on the floor, and smiled to herself in triumph. Bending down, Eevee reached for the DVD before continuing.
"You know that once she figures out that there not at the store she's going to…ah.. ah…" Eevee's nose itched and burned in irritation, and she drew in a short breath quickly before "AH-COO!" The big one slipped out. For some reason the DVD felt warm in her hand, really warm. Really, really warm, it felt like it was burning her hand.
Peggi turned her head to look back at Eevee when she heard her scream in what she identified as either great surprise or terror, and thud which she recognized all to well as Eevee falling on the floor as she did a lot (not being the most balanced person). Her eyes quickly widened in realization that the table, the one that they had saved months just to even think about buying, had been smashed to pieces. Eevee wasn't looking at her, but instead was staring at a group of people who were looking very confused.
Wait people, in the apartment?
And they looked familiar.. Very familiar…
Peggi blinked in confusion rather than surprise now, why were they familiar?
"What the hell! Where are we!" Peggi was really confused now; she could have sworn that voice was… Goku's from Saiyuki?
"You've got to be kidding me…" Sanzo was completely flabbergasted; this was the stupidest thing he had ever heard. The whole idea was just so… Out there? Like a really bad story gone from bad to worse.
"Hey, are you calling Kan-Kan a liar?" 'Selene' took a step forward, one hand raised in a fist as a sign of warning. Sanzo didn't even look at her.
"I never said that, I'm just saying it sounds extremely odd and unlikely." Selene's eyes twitched, and she glared at the priest, she had just met this guy and she already didn't like him.
"I ought to beat your ass!"
"Selene Marimoto!" Peggi rarely had to use Selene's full name to get her to cool her jets, but now was obviously one of those times. Selene turned her glaring gaze on Peggi, but it soon changed to a pout; she knew better than to even attempt to argue with Peggi, and resolved to just plotting down on the couch next to Eevee.
"Well, either way, you're here now. So the question is, what to do with you?" Selene said regaining her self-control after sticking her tongue out at Eevee, making the tense red head giggle and seem to relax slightly. A look passed between the four girls, one that made if the four men were anyone else would have gone unnoticed.
"I'm sure we have some spare rooms upstairs they could use." Peggi said, casting a quick glance at Naru, who nodded. Naru was the only one of the four not to stand up. "Lets go get you guys settled!"
After being ushered up the steps to the second story by the three girls who they had just met, the group now find that the whole house was covered in wood floors and was indeed under furnished. Upstairs seemed to be just a long hallway, with 8 doors branching off. 4 of the doors had signs on them, decorated with a different name, obviously signaling which room was occupied by which girl, the other four doors were unmarked.
"These…" Peggi had appointed herself tour guide for the group, and motioned to two of the four unmarked door to their right, closest to the stairs. "Will be your rooms. The bathroom is next to your rooms, then Naru's. Mine is across from her's, then Eevee, and finally Sel's in there." Peggi motioned to each door in turn, but left the one opposite the doors out in the process.
"What about that door?" Goku asked, pointing and tilting his head slightly. Selene and Eevee looked at each other, Eevee more obviously uneasy about the question. But Peggi just smiled and said.
"That's the go-anywhere-near-it-and-die door." Goku saw how the other girls acted around this Peggi person, so he didn't dare purposely start a confrontation with her. Goyjo smirked, this girl had spunk. And if she could get Goku to shut up, she was okay in his book.
Sanzo didn't like the idea; he wasn't to trusting when it came to new people in general. For all they knew these girls were just weaving a bunch of lies and had some scheme in mind. No, that wasn't the problem; if push came to shove he knew his demon companions could handle themselves. What really bothered him was…
"I'm hungry!" Sharing a room with him. Sanzo shuddered slightly at the thought. Ever so slightly. Sanzo wasn't the type to shudder, so unless you were looking, it wouldn't be noticeable.
"And I'm not sharing a room with him."
"Oh come on Sanzo!" Goku grinned. "You make it sound like I'm a pest or something!" Sanzo didn't reply, and Gaku's grin wavered slightly. "Uh… Sanzo?"
"I'm not sharing a room with him, he will drive me insane."
"So solve it over a game of rock, paper, scissors, sheesh!" Selene said half heartedly, as if it was the most obvious solution. It was Sanzo's turn to twitch, for some reason Selene had really gotten under his skin. And it was taking all of Sanzo's self control not to pull out his fan and start beating Selene with it, but he was a holy man and was determined not to strike her no matter how great the desire.
For now, anyway.
Eevee choose this time to assert herself, seeming to notice Sanzo's inner battle. She knew that sometimes Selene could be a little much for most people, but she meant well.
"Come on Sel-chan, let's go get some extra blankets and towels." Hooking onto Selene's arm, Eevee started dragging the silvered hair girl down the steps out of sight.
"BONFIRE!" Peggi was the only one who remained with the group, who turned and stared at the booming laughter from down stairs that drifted upwards to them.
"Look." Peggi said finally, pulling a coin out of her back pocket. "Heads says Sanzo has to room with Goku, tails says he doesn't." Projecting the small-bronzed coin into the air with her finger, Peggi left no room for debate. Catching it then flipping onto the back of her hand, she looked at the coin for a moment before looking up at them. The look she gave, particularly Sanzo, was more than enough.
"You cheated somehow. You had to." Peggi just grinned, walked past them down the stairs.
"Have fun you guys." It took Goyjo and Hakkai to hold back the infuriated priest.
End Chapter 1
Eevee-Finally, I wrote it! My legs are killing me because of formal, but I don't care! I updated!
MisaoChan-Woo!
Eevee-More updates to come, hopefully. School is over next week, then High School!
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