It was midnight. Kawana got up from the bed and quietly snuck out, taking care not to wake Tohru and Chantell. Softly she padded down the corridor and slipped outside. Once out she gave a sigh of relief. Breathing in deeply she thought – Now I can think of how to beat Nariko…- for several moments she stood enjoying the quit. Then, it was shattered by a soft chuckle. "You make me laugh Kawana. You may have managed to fool my slave but you wont be able to fool anyone else." Kawana turned around just in time to see a fist heading towards her. Dodging it she brought her foot up and rapidly kicked Nariko in the chest.
Kawana's POVNariko grunted and stopped herself from hitting the house by kicking out her feet. Angrily she growled, "You've made me suffer since the day father even thought of you." She flew straight at me and slammed her head against mine. I couldn't help it, I cried out. Laughing cruelly she grabbed me by my neck and lifted me up. Squeezing she whispered darkly, "Now I'll finish you off once and for all. Soon that gift will be mine!" "No it wont!" Hatori's voice came out of nowhere as he smashed a briefcase into Nariko's head. Nariko dropped her hold on me and I fell down. Nariko raised her fist but caught sight of Rei, Yuki, Kyo, Shigure, Hitachii, and Chantell running out of the house.
Growling angrily she turned and fled into the night. Everyone watched in silence until Hatori reached out and grabbed my hand. Pulling me up he said roughly, "You idiot. You should know better than to fight without others around. You could have been killed." I glared at him. "Why should you care? You and I don't even mean anything to each other!" I slapped my hand over my mouth. How could I say something so stupid? His eyes widened, slightly. Without saying a word he turned and stalked away.
As he entered the house I slumped to the ground. Yuki, Chantell, and Kyo had gone inside, Shigure had gone after Hatori. Rei and Hitachii seated them selves on either side of me. Both of them opened their mouths but I didn't give them a chance. Raising my hands I said, "I know, I know. What I did was very stupid. I'm going to go apologize right now. Hatori may look like a piece of stone but he's still human. Even though I'm a robot I need to think of other people's feelings."
Rei glanced at Hitachii before saying dryly, "What the bloody hell are you waiting for? Get on with you!"
Hatori's POVA knock on the door caused me to look up. Thinking it might be Shigure with tea I stood and opened the door. It was Watoshi-san. I narrowed my eyes and fought the urge to shut the door in her face. The only thing that kept it open was the fact that I was a mature adult. In a strained voice I said, "Can I help you?" fidgeting slightly she said softly, "M-may I speak to you for a moment?" I was about to refuse when she smiled brightly and exclaimed, "Thanks Hatori! I know your angry and all so I'm so happy!" she placed a hand on my chest and pushed me backwards back into the room. Slamming the door shut she growled, "alright Hatori, I have something to say and you will hear it!"
I looked at her un amused. " I'm very busy." She ignored me. Taking a deep breath she whispered, "I'm so sorry Hatori. It was incredibly rude of me to say that." She stopped as if unsure of what to say. I said coolly, "So who sent you over? Shigure? Dao-shi?" her face grew angry. "What! I know when I've made a mistake Hatori! I don't need anyone to program that into me! I may be a robot but I'm not stupid. Gosh Hatori! You seriously don't know how to treat women."
I narrowed my eyes. "I know how to treat women." She sniffed. "Right, that's why you don't have a girlfriend. I'm not surprised. With an attitude like yours no woman would want to be near you. I bet you've never even kissed a girl."
Kawana's POVI finished my comment and crossed my arms. Hatori was at me with an unreadable expression in his eyes. Finally he snapped, "You know nothing! You talk about me but what about you? Have you ever kissed a guy?" I blushed red and he smirked. I stuck my chin out stubbornly, "Yeah, well, I don't count." He rolled his eyes. "Please Watoshi-san, elaborate as to why you don't count."
I stuck my finger in his chest and growled, "For starters Hatori not many people are interested in robots! They prefer the real thing! And in case you haven't noticed I'm not! So me kissing has nothing to do with this conversation! We're speaking about you!" I practically shouted these last words. He blinked before stating in his usual calm voice, "Then don't start things you don't want to finish." I stuck my face in his. "What was that supposed to mean? Are you calling me a quitter?"
He didn't blink. "Yes." I let out a growl. "Gosh Hatori you sure do get under my skin. I'm sorry! Okay! I'm sorry! I'm sorry that I went outside and got attacked. I'm sorry that you were there to save me. I'm sorry I said those awful words. I'm sorry I came back here to apologize. And I'm sorry that I'm not as experienced in the ways of dating as you are! Are you happy? I've apologized!" he replied calmly, "Apology accepted."
I relaxed slightly and noticed how close my face was to his. His lips were perfect. Only a few inches away… "Hatori?" he looked down at me and frowned. "What? Can you please step back?" I whispered, "Thanks…" I moved up and softly brushed a kiss across his cheek before turning and leaving the room.