Solaris: Yeah, I'm a terrible person. I haven't updated this story in forever, even though I've had it typed out for ages. Well, here is the longest chapter thus far, hope you enjoy it! We have a new character joining us as well, hope she's a success as well!
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"Well, Kyoto at last!" Solaris smiled as she jumped from the car and into the Kyoto sunshine, breathing in the air deeply. Foxglove pulled a travel brochure from her purse and attempted to swipe the pencil that held Raccoon's hair into a bun, releasing a sheet of hair that fell to her waist.
"Hey! Don't touch the Almighty Pencil of Doominess!" Raccoon cried as she reclaimed the pencil and pulled her hair back up. As she saw Solaris's puzzled look, she sighed. "Don't ask. So where are we staying?"
'Hot springs', 'resort', '5-star hotel', and 'somewhere good' all rang out at once. Solaris sweatdropped, pulled out her wallet, and fell over.
"I'm almost broke…" she anime cried. Day pulled out a credit card and smiled.
"Cyrus gave me her credit card before I left! We can stay anywhere, she's paying!" Day grinned. Solaris jumped up, wallet going into her purse, and she grabbed the card, grinning.
"Cyrus, I never met you, but I think I like you!" she smiled, crying tears of joy.
"Hey, this brochure has a hotel list! Hm… Sakura Resort… extensive hot springs and swimming facilities… indoor water park… five star rating… comfortable suites at low rates… and the one in the picture is only 50 dollars a night. Nice." Kurama smiled, then mentally totaled the price for all six (not counting the pixy, he could pass for a stuffed doll). "Hm… 300 for all of us. Not a bad price, considering."
"So is it a go? Please?" Solaris and Foxglove begged, hands clasped and beggy faces in overdrive.
"Let's!" Day smiled, so back into the car they went. They found the Sakura resort in no time.
"Psst… That was the best suite they showed?" Solaris asked quietly. Kurama nodded and Solaris smiled. "Thanks. The price shocked me."
"We need three double suites for… a week sound good to you guys?" Day asked.
"A WEEK!" Hiei practically shouted. Foxglove tried to soothe him by putting an arm on his hand. She gave him a pitiful 'do it for me if for no one else' look. Hiei hated that look, and if she didn't get her way, she'd keep it up. "Why not?" he sighed.
"That's 2,100 dollars. Cash or charge?" the desk clerk asked. Day handed him the card. Kurama gulped at the price. This was as bad as when Solaris had bought that DDR machine for her house.
What's wrong, Kurama-kun?" Solaris asked quietly as they followed the bellhop to their suites on the 16th floor.
"This is a bit expensive…" Kurama said. Solaris smiled and hugged his arm, which she was holding to keep her balance in the elevator that looked out over Kyoto.
"Don't worry about it. We're not paying for it," she smiled. He nodded, having to agree with her on that.
"Okay, who rooms with who?" Day asked. Hiei told the bellhop that he could handle the suitcases, and the man left, grateful to get away from the crazy looking, fox eared people. Raccoon had oddly quiet, then burst out in an expletive as soon as the man had left.
"Shit, Jenks! Stop kicking me, I know you hate the damned backpack already! Give it a rest!" she hissed.
"I wanna room with Hiei!" Foxglove cried.
"The rooms have two beds. You'd be sleeping alone. Besides," Solaris explained, "I'm thinking Hiei needs some time away from you. Unless you want to be maimed."
"Good point. Kurama, you room with Hiei. Raccoon, you room with Solaris, and Foxglove, you room with me. This way we're all with friends and no one will get ticked off enough to kill anyone. The guys get room 1601, Solaris and Raccoon get room 1603, and Foxglove and I get room 1605." Day smiled. (A/N: Even-numbered rooms are across the hall.) "Let's go visit that hot spring!" Solaris and Raccoon grabbed their suitcases and backpacks and went into room 1603. Solaris gasped in awe.
"Wow!" she cried, dumping her suitcases on the couch, then she ran to the window. It was the first vacation she'd ever been on, so it was a new experience for her. "Now I see why it's called the Sakura Resort. All those sakura trees…" she smiled at the beautiful view. Raccoon claimed the bed nearest the door in the other room. Solaris tore herself from the view long enough to put her suitcases on the bed by the window and opened the first suitcase. She hadn't yet seen the outfits Hiei had pulled out of her closet (recall, she had only packed a few things before having to go make sandwiches for the better part of an hour), and she was pleasantly surprised. Her favorite black miniskirt and strappy black tank top were there, along with a few other black clothes, but there was blue (mostly denim) some green (her tube top, which she wondered why he had packed it, and a green tank top), a few of her light purple shirts, a couple of rose red items, her pink sarong (if only she knew how badly Hiei had wanted to forget that sarong, he wasn't fond of it), a white dress (why he had packed that for her, not even he would know.) and one item she was overjoyed to see.
"My jacket!" she smiled as she hugged the soft rose red denim tightly before hanging it up. She grinned as she pulled the last few items from her backpack: her black bikini, blue one-piece with a low cut back, lavender strapless suit, and a black swimsuit that had a belt attached at the waist. (A/N: Sorry for going into detail about her outfits. And to anyone who is getting the wrong idea: Solaris and Hiei do NOT like each other. She just asked him to pack because Foxglove was busy, he had finished packing the fastest, and Kurama was at his house. And as for the swimsuits, I own all but a lavender strapless. And I don't want one either.) He had picked out the suits; she hadn't finished before he had. Quickly she emerged from the room carrying the bikini and sarong to see Raccoon in a black strappy one piece with cuts in the sides and a red miniskirt over it. Jenks was asleep on the couch arm. Solaris smiled and ran into the bathroom to change. She soon emerged, the sarong tied into a short dress (tied once at the waist and again under one arm).
"Ready?" Raccoon asked. Solaris nodded. They met Day (in an azure blue halter bikini and boy shorts swimsuit) and Foxglove (strapless rosy pink bikini with a pair of shorts over the bottom). (A/N: Descriptions are so I don't have to say "the blue tone of the water was rivaled by Day's swimsuit" or "the blush on Foxglove's face was exactly the same tone as her swimsuit". No like? I could care less.)
"The guys want to unpack and they'll be with us soon." Day explained. The four girls strolled down the hall, sandals flopping softly on the carpeted floor. The glass elevator went straight to the hot spring, and they took some robes for after they had finished their visit. (A/N: Again, before anyone gets the wrong idea, they're staying in the suits, I know how the hot spring stuff works in anime, and I don't want this to be hentai. They headed to a sauna first thing.
"What is this, a hot spring or a spa?" Foxglove asked.
"Who cares, shut up. This is nice," the other three sighed. Shortly after, it was time to head to the spring!
"This is lovely…" Solaris sighed as she sank into the water after lying her sarong and robe on a deck chair. Agreements were murmured as others followed suit, unaware that the boys were in the sauna now.
"Say, Kurama, did you catch a glimpse of what Day was wearing?" Hiei asked.
"Yes. What about it?" Kurama asked, the white of the towel he had grabbed for when the hot spring trip was over contrasting with the emerald green of his swim trunks. (A/N: And I still end up doing that…)
"She really trends toward halter tops. I've never seen Solaris in a suit like that."
"She doesn't own one like that. And yeah, I noticed. I think it's like your fondness for black." Kurama said, and Hiei nodded.
Meanwhile, the girls were engaged in a water war, of sorts. Then they heard voices from the boy's side of the hot spring. Silently, they swam over and looked into the opposite side to see Hiei and Kurama.
"Anyone else feel like we shouldn't be doing this?" Solaris asked, and was promptly shushed.
Kurama noticed the four sets of fox ears and signaled to Hiei that the girls were listening. "So, Hiei, who do you think would win in a fight, Solaris or Foxglove?" he asked, smiling.
"Oh, I'm thinking Foxglove. She knows all of Solaris's moves." Hiei replied nonchalantly. Actually, he thought Solaris would win, but he knew Kurama wanted to have some fun at the eavesdropping girls' expenses.
"Nah, Solaris can pull blunt objects out of nowhere, remember? Maybe her. You were just going with the one you thought was cuter." He laughed, and a small splash was heard.
"Got me there… Oh, Hell! We know you four are listening, we were joking, now get Foxglove out of there before she drowns." Hiei yelled.
"Actually, that was Solaris." Foxglove said, popping up above the divider, looking unnerved. "Look behind you." The two boys did to see…
"Hey, didn't Solaris bilk him out of 50 bucks by threatening to call out 'rapist'?" Hie asked.
"Yes…" Kurama nodded. He and Solaris had explained the whole mess when she had returned.
"Hey! You were with that lovely young woman. I'm Sota, and you are?" the man asked, dark black hair very damp. (A/N: I think this is the first description of him that I've given. I know this is the first time I've mentioned his name.)
"Kurama, and this is Hiei." Kurama said. Had he trusted this guy to not track him down to get to Solaris, he'd have given his human name. Obviously, he didn't.
"So the lovely lady is named Solaris, eh? I'll save you, sweet Solaris-Chan!" Sota cried as he climbed over the divider. Solaris was conscious and leaned back. "Oh, you're safe. How relieving…" he sighed. All four girl's eyes widened and their collective shriek scared no small amount of people out of the spa for the evening.
"PERVERT!" Solaris shrieked as she began wailing on him.
"SICKO!" Foxglove cried as she pummeled him in the back.
"Aw, you all want me. And you're all so hot, I wouldn't mind it if we had some fun…" he said seductively. The fox eared girls stared at each other momentarily then shrieked again in horror.
"EW! We're minors, dumbass! The oldest here is Day!" Raccoon yelled as she helped Solaris and Foxglove pummel the snot out of the guy.
"And I wouldn't go for a jerk like you!" Day yelled as she tried to strangle him.
"Sounds like the girls have it under control." Hiei smiled. Kurama laughed and nodded as Sota was propelled back into the boy's hot spring, unconscious. "I don't think that he'll want to mess with Solaris for a while." Kurama laughed. Sota came to and grabbed Hiei's shoulders.
"Wrong, I want them more than ever now! What are their phone numbers?" he asked. Hiei shoved him away, a disgusted look on his face.
"Mine and Foxglove's is 1-800-You-Wish." Solaris said and swam away, her muse following.
"Mine is 1-800-Dream-On." Raccoon said as she joined them.
"Mine is 1-800-Get-Lost, division one for 'don't make me throttle you'." Day quipped and followed suit.
"Sheesh, this was supposed to be relaxing. Anyone up for some food?" Solaris asked as they climbed out.
"Yeah, food! We'll have to get Jenks, he'll be starving." Raccoon smiled.
"Guys, if you wanna know what restaurant we're going to, you need to be ready to leave in about half an hour. We'd tell you now, but baka-sama is there." Foxglove sighed.
"Who's Jenks, and can I call you ladies?" Sota asked.
"Jenks is our incredibly mean guard dog, capable of biting your head off in one fell swoop, and hell no, you can't call." Day said, and all that was heard of them after that was the clicking of their sandals down the hall.
"What's the onnas' problems? PMS?" Sota asked.
"Don't be crude, and don't be an idiot. They'd be able to sic you with rape charges if you tried anything, and they'd likely win. Plus, it's people like you who give women a bad outlook on the rest of mankind." Hiei said as he climbed from the hot spring. It was uncharacteristic of him to worry about ningen affairs of love, but hell, these weren't ningen women.
"To quote what Solaris would quote if she were here, 'People like you make people like us need medication.'" Kurama said as he, too, left the spring. He caught up with Hiei in no time. "Everyone has a right to be stupid…" he began.
"But he is abusing the privilege." Hiei finished, nodding his agreement. They headed for their room to get ready for dinner.
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Solaris was hurrying around the room, looking everywhere for an outfit. The sea-blue robe fluttered on her thin frame, and the sarong was hanging up to dry. Raccoon was ready in a black skirt and a black top that stated 'Stare and Die.' "What to wear…" Solaris cried.
"Why not the denim miniskirt I saw you unpack earlier, and the black tank top. The heeled sandals will go well, and bring the jacket. I dunno why, but fancy restaurants are always cold." Raccoon said. Solaris rushed to the bathroom and changed quickly, then the two girls joined the rest of the group in the hallway. "Sorry, clothing crisis. Ready to go?" she asked. Everyone nodded, and Jenks fluttered down to Raccoon's purse to hide.
"There's a restaurant on the first floor, and a nice one at that. Let's go." Day smiled. Kurama stopped for a minute halfway to the elevator to let Solaris catch up.
"Sorry, the heels are catching." She apologized.
"You looked like you were about to trip. Here, take my arm." He offered. She accepted, blushing as she put her small hands just below the crook of his elbow.
"Hurry up, you two! The elevator won't wait forever!" Foxglove called, and they rushed to the elevator, just making it before the doors closed.
The restaurant wasn't exactly crowded, but a group of women in floor-length black made it appear crowded. (A/N: Guess who?) One turned around and Solaris hid behind Kurama. "What's her problem?" Raccoon asked.
"Those nuns tried to kidnap her once." Kurama sighed.
"What is it, return of those who bug Solaris? Make 'em go away…" she whimpered. They passed the nuns fast and headed toward a booth in the back of the restaurant. (A/N: Sorry, Rooney! They aren't as whack as they were in chapter four! But just wait and see…) Solaris had to roll up her jacket sleeves a little before they could sit down, it was a little warm and she didn't want her sleeves trailing in her food. For reasons only known to herself, Solaris chose to sit on the outside. When no one was looking, she'd reach out and pick someone's pocket quickly. Then she offered to pay for dinner when they were all finished.
"Thought you were almost broke." Day said. Solaris grinned brightly as a short red-haired girl passed their table. Solaris reached into her pocket to find…
"My wallet's gone!" she shrieked. The redhead's shoulders shook slightly. (A/N: Try saying that 5 times fast…) "You! You've absconded with my wallet! Return it this instant, thou fiend!" she shouted before flying tackling the girl and retrieving the fluffy pink wallet, still on the girl's legs.
"Hey, gerroff me, you're heavy!" the girl said loudly. Solaris did, then hoisted her several feet off the floor.
"God, you're light. What's your name?" she asked, furious. Picking pockets was her job; this girl was messing with her dynamics!
"Rooney Darkness. I'm a thief, and from the looks of it, you're a klepto."
"Klepto? I'll have you know I did that to pay for dinner! Well, at any rate, you owe us." Solaris scowled.
"Uh… Up for drinks? There's a kareoke joint around here." Rooney said, blue eyes shining.
"Hm… Sake?" Solaris asked. Everyone else fell flat on their faces.
"Sure, fake I.D." Rooney nodded. Solaris smiled and set her down.
"All right, sake for Solaris!" she smiled as she plunked the cash down on the table.
"You'd think she'd remember she's alcohol intolerant." Kurama sighed. Just as they were about to leave, they saw Sota, his arms around a leggy girl with silvery hair. He got up just as soon as he saw the group.
"Solaris-Chan! Lovely to see you again! And Foxglove-Chan, Raccoon-Chan, and Day-Chan! Oh, a newcomer! What's your name, gorgeous?" he asked Rooney.
"Rooney Darkness." She smiled.
"Ah, you shall join the ranks of my lovely Solaris-Chan, beautiful Foxglove-Chan, luscious Raccoon-Chan, and sparky Day-Chan. You are my gorgeous Rooney-Chan." He smiled.
"Is it just me, or does he seem like a 'playa' to you?" Hiei asked Kurama, using the term he'd heard Solaris use only once.
"He's a playa." Kurama nodded, using the same term.
"I thought I was your gorgeous Ai-Chan" the silvery haired girl pouted.
"No, you're my ravishing Ai-Chan. So, ladies, care to join me? The more the merrier, right?" he asked roguishly. Rooney was the first to slap him.
"If I hadn't forgotten it at home, I wouldn't come near you with a 10-foot pole." She said. Raccoon bopped him across the skull.
"Get a life, asshole." She replied. Day went one step further: she took an empty plate and broke it over his head.
"Get lost, scum." said she. Foxglove bopped him square in the nose, took Hiei's arm, and strolled away, Hiei in shock that anyone could be stupider than Kuwabara. (A/N: Sorry to all the Kuwabara fans reading this, but I think I've said before that I make no pretense of liking him. He's got morals and a thick skull, that's all I can say for him.)
"Playin' loser." she said as she and Hiei walked away.
"Well, they're no fun. What about it, Solaris-Chan? Wanna join me?" Sota asked seductively. She stared him in the eye, never smiling.
"Do you want me to shout 'rapist'? Because that's what would be true of you if I went with you. Which I won't." she threatened.
"What gives you that idea?" he asked.
"Oh, please. Leggy over there is wearing the shortest skirt I've ever seen, and a top so tight I'm wondering how it's not cutting off the circulation to her torso, she looks positively slutty. And I'm not like that." she said, holding on to Kurama's arm. Kurama lost it.
"You leave MY Solaris-Chan alone!" he yelled as he k.o.-ed the dude. They left, Ai crying over Sota's motionless form.
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Aaaaand now… Please put ya hands tagetha for… THA NUNS FROM CHAPTA FOUR! (Spelling on purpose to imply accent.)
Nuns: Hey, hey, we're the nuns,
People say we're funnin' around,
But we're too busy searchin'
For lost Sister Guiniviere. -Can-Can of at least 8 nuns-
(Yeah, for lack of a better song, it's to the tune of The Monkees. Which I don't own, thank Kami-Sama.)
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At the kareoke place, Rooney treated them all to sake, Solaris drinking happily. "That girl needs AA" Hiei and Rooney sighed.
"I haven't got a problem. Besides Sota and those damn nuns…" Solaris hiccuped. Raccoon, too, had been drinking, and she was recounting the incident to Jenks, who had slept through it, and she was cursing like a sailor as she did. (A/N:Pardon the language. And I rated it PG-13 just in case this happened.)
"…So the dumb ass sonofabitch starts hittin' on us all, calling us 'such-and-such-Chan', like he thinks we're all sluts like the bitch he had with him, and she looks at us like we're fricckin' idiots, and then she stares at Solaris like she'd like nothing better than to snap her damn neck, knowing full well that we'd all be all over her ass like stink on shit. And she doesn't know that Solaris could make it to where she'd never get another guy, Solaris could kick her ass so fricckin' hard. Kurama throws a damn good right too." Raccoon recounted as Jenks sipped sake as well. Then Raccoon got to her feet to find a better place to rest, and tripped over Hiei. "Hey there. Kiss me," she said, then promptly kissed Hiei on the lips. He was shocked, then she got up, only to fall over again. Day sighed.
"I'll carry her back to the hotel. Jenks, you hang here with Solaris." she sighed as she hauled the sleeping fox/dog demon onto her back. "And no worries, if Sota messes with us, I'll kick him where it hurts." she smiled jauntily as she left for the nearby hotel. Hiei touched his lips in shock.
"She just kissed me. Is this a dream or a nightmare?" he asked.
"It's a nightmare in the conscious world. Solaris is as drunk as you can get without dying." Kurama sighed. "She's going to be sick.
Soon it was time to return to the hotel, so Solaris took one last drink and they left. It wasn't long before she was by the curb, holding her stomach. "I'm gonna heave… Last time I drink that much…" she moaned. Everyone turned away as she retched.
"Solaris, you want me to carry you?" Kurama asked, biting back a No, it won't be the last time, you'll always drink too much, it's one of the facts of knowing you. She nodded weakly. "Go on, you guys, we'll be there soon." he said Jenks fluttered to the curb. A few minutes later, Kurama picked Solaris up bridal style, and Jenks rested on her stomach, and promptly passed out. Solaris leaned closer to Kurama.
"You smell nice." she mumbled, a faint blush in her face.
"Thanks. Just rest, Solaris." he said softly. She obeyed, and when they reached the hotel, he brought her into what was supposed to be her room, only to see Day.
"Hey, take her to your room, okay? Hiei's with Foxglove. Recall, after Raccoon kissed him, Foxglove started drinking even more than Solaris. None of them will remember much of this. And before you ask, Rooney's room is on floor 7. She'd have helped us watch, but I told her it'd be all right." Day said, then picked Jenks up off of Solaris's stomach. Kurama had little choice but to take her into what was supposed to be the room the guys shared. Remembering her love of the outdoors, he laid her on Hiei's bed, which was closest to the window. She slept peacefully on, and he watched her for a while to be sure she'd be okay, before going to sleep himself.
The next morning Solaris burrowed under the blankets, which smelled nothing like her own. She had a splitting headache, and she wanted to go back to sleep. No such luck, for an unfocused figure pulled the blanket off her and handed her a small glass bottle. She downed it, then drank the glass of water handed to her by the slightly laughing figure. Kurama came into focus as her headache began to fade.
"Huh? Where the hell am I?" she asked, then groaned in pain. "And are there blinds for those windows?" Kurama stood in front of her face to block out the sun.
"You passed out after all that sake you drank last night. I'm not sure why you do that, you know you're intolerant to alcohol. And at the moment, you're in Hiei's bed. He's watching Foxglove." Kurama explained. Solaris squinched her eyes shut and hauled herself out of bed, almost falling. Kurama caught her and helped her stand up. She promptly went into the bathroom and a retching sound could be heard soon after. "Are you all right?" Kurama asked. The faucet ran and then the door opened.
"Yeah, better now. What was that nasty junk? It really helped."
"Eki-kyabe. It's supposed to work wonders for hangovers. And apparently it does." Kurama laughed. Solaris smiled weakly, then went to her room, emerging shortly after in the sky blue robe. Seeing Kurama, she smiled.
"I'm just heading to the hot springs. I can wait for you if you like." She offered. Kurama nodded and quickly changed, finding her out in the hall leaning on a wall and chomping on a kit kat bar. She offered him a piece of it, and since he hadn't eaten since the previous night, he accepted it, eating on the way to the elevator. As it descended, Solaris started to fall, a little dizzy, but Kurama caught her and held her steady. On solid ground, she walked pretty well. The two parted company at the springs, but Kurama decided to keep an eye on her, just to be sure she didn't get hurt.
Solaris swam over to the mini waterfall on the girl's side of the spring first thing. Hiding behind a few ferns, Kurama watched her climb onto a rock, the black swimsuit's belt settling. She stood under the falls, wrists crossed over her heart and head down, eyes shut against the water. The sun was rising over Kyoto, it was about six in the morning, and the sun could be seen from the waterfall. (A/N: Their rooms face east also, by the way.) The bright rays caught the droplets of water cascading over her face, and for a moment, it appeared that she was crying crystals. As she lifted her head, drops of water fell from her eyelashes. Then Solaris stepped off the rock into the shoulder high water, swam over to the nearby ferns, and pushed a few out of her way.
"Kurama, I'm fine now. You don't have to watch over me." She smiled. At his startled look, she giggled. "I noticed your hair." Kurama looked around and saw no one but himself and Solaris. Guessing that no one else would show up for a while, he pulled her into the other side of the springs.
"Come on, let's see who swims faster." he smiled. They swam off, trying unorthodox things to keep the other from winning (Kurama using a vine to catch Solaris's ankle to stop her, Solaris creating an illusion of a brick wall to stop him, for two instances) until the two ended up at the edge, tied for winner. "Not bad." Kurama laughed. Solaris smiled and blushed a bit, then hugged him. He stared at her the top of her fox eared head in shock. (A/N: She's stayed undisguised the whole time, by the way.)
"Thanks for taking care of me during that hangover. I don't know why I drank that much, other than it was good sake." she apologized. (Another A/N: Never had sake, wouldn't know. I'm only 16, for crying out loud! A minor!) Kurama smiled and hugged her in return.
"It's all right. Just don't do it again." he warned gently. Solaris nodded her agreement, then let go and dove back over the low bamboo fence.
"Let's go get breakfast." she smiled. He nodded and the two threw the robes on over their swim gear and went to the restaurant.
While the two ate, Sota and Ai walked over to the pair, Ai yawning and her hair mussy, Sota smiling as he stood by Solaris, who didn't stop eating. "Solaris-chan! Dream of me last night?" he asked.
"No, I dreamt of demonic sake bottles chasing me and attempting to get me to drink. One did have your voice though. I believe I broke it." she replied, not looking up from her food.
"When will you accept that you love me? How about we go to my room, you and me and Ai…" Sota began seductively. "Or just you and me, if Ai doesn't mind. She'd probably like to get to know Kurama…" At this, Kurama got to his feet, ready to knock Sota out again, but Solaris put a hand on his arm, using the other to wipe her mouth off with her napkin.
"Don't waste your breath. I'll handle this." she said, then got to her feet and looked Sota in the eyes. "Do I look like that slut you came in with?" Solaris asked bluntly. Ai made a little 'what the hell' noise, and Solaris glared at her. "Shut up, I'll get to you in a minute." she said, then turned back to Sota. "Accept that I am 16, not in my 20's, and I despise you even more than I hated my old boss, who acted a helluva lot like you. I am saving myself for marriage. I happen to have someone I care for deeply, and I was having a peaceful breakfast. Now go screw your slut and leave me and Kurama the hell alone, you worthless waste of oxygen and flesh." she said simply. (A/N: Well, if I don't have to up the rating on this fic because of her little outburst…) Sota's response was to laugh and grab her waist.
"I like 'em spunky…" he said as he kissed her on the lips. Solaris looked enraged and kneed him where it hurt worst. He broke away and fell to the floor, in severe pain. Ai rushed at Solaris, and Solaris simply hit her in the face.
"And you, bitch, don't hit on Kurama." Solaris glared, then sat back down to eat. "Worthless wastes of oxygen and space, the both of 'em." she mumbled as she finished eating her pancakes. Kurama stared at her in shock until she looked up. "What?"
"Nothing, just… I've never heard you talk like that before."
"Yeah, I was learning how to use my extensive vocabulary to scare people just before we decided to take this road trip." Solaris smiled. "Failed, but I feel better. That guy is like a ningen Joshi…" she laughed. Kurama laughed nervously in return, then started eating again. "Just when you think you've met the dumbest person in Ningenkai, that being Kuwabaka, someone dumber comes along. Sota makes him seem like Einstein." Solaris sighed, eliciting a true laugh from her breakfast companion.
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Solaris: Sorry for the long chapter. Took 9 pieces of paper, front and back. And Sota tones it down a little in chapter 10, I promise. He's still a pain in the butt, but he's not as bad. Also, Gomen Nasai for all the gushy moments between Solaris and Kurama. It's not so bad in future chapters, I swear.