Chapter 5: Hide and Seek
Kikki crouched down behind some bushes. Careful to not give away her location, she crawled toward a new cluster of bushes. Slowly she moved forward. As she reached her destination, a protruding branch snagged her sweater. When she finally unhooked herself, she winced when a thorn pierced the skin of her thigh. 'Great.' She thought. 'First the branch and now the thorns.' A shadow loomed over her. "Found you." Yoh said cheerfully. Kikki smiled. "Okay." She tried to get up. "Umm, I think I'm stuck."
"Really?" She nodded. "Hold on." Yoh grabbed Kikki by her elbows and pulled. Kikki flew out of the thorn bush and crashed into Yoh. They would have fallen if it was not for the tree supporting Yoh's back. The female shaman looked up and blushed at their closeness. 'He has beautiful eyes.' She dreamily. Yoh leaned down toward her. Kikki blushed and closed her eyes. She tilted her face towards his. Yoh leaned in closer and pulled a branch out of her lavender hair. He leant back and smiled. "You had a stick in your hair." Kikki opened her eyes and stared at the twig. "Hey, Kikki. You alright?" He asked a little confused.
Kikki's POV
'What just happened? I thought he was gonna kiss me and he pulls a branch out of my hair? Wait, I just met him and Yoh doesn't seem like the type of guy to take advantage of these kind of situations.' I looked back at Yoh, who was observing me with a questioning look. 'He's really cute. He seems familiar though, like I've seen him before. Usually I would have kicked the guy's ass if he came too close...But with Yoh, I was open to his closeness. I wanted him nearer. I wanted him to kiss me; to caress me; to love to me.' I smiled back at him. I wanted him, then and there. I didn't care if Silva was only a few feet away or if one of the girls back there was his girlfriend. Right now it was only him and me. And that's the way I wanted to keep it.
I stepped closer and rested my head on his chest. This motion confused him because he just stood there. I placed my ear over his heart and closed my eyes. I listened to his heartbeat. It was like a steady beating of a drum. With my finger I began tracing imaginarycircles on his shirt.
"Uh, Kikki? What are you doing?"
I stopped at the sound of his voice. I looked up and began kissing his neck with a barrage of soft feathery kisses. He froze but soon started to relax.
Normal POV
Yoh let his hands drop and wander over Kikki's small form. She ceased her little 'attack' on his neck and tilted her face upward. Yoh stared into her deep brown orbs and leaned down 'til their faces were mere centimeters apart. He brushed his lips against hers.
Suddenly, Yoh pushed Kikki away.
'Why did he push me away? Did I do something wrong?' "Yoh-" She started.
"There you guys are. We were wondering if you died or something." Joked Trey. "What were you guys doing out here?"
"We, umm, we were-"
"Playing hide and seek." Yoh finished.
"Oh, well Anna said to come inside, 'cause it's getting dark." Trey turned around and headed back to the dojo. Yoh looked at Kikki and followed his blue haired friend. Kikki stood still for a moment and frowned. 'Yoh probably doesn't want anything to do with me now.' She bent down and picked up the twig Yoh removed from her hair. 'He probably thinks I'm a slut or something.'
Kikki's POV
"Kikki!" 'Big brother never stops worrying, does he?' I smiled in spite of myself and walked over to the dojo. 'Why did I act like that. I'm starting to act like...Oh dear God no...Anyone but Julie! No! No, no, no, no!' I shook my head violently. Until someone grabbed my shoulders. I looked up to see Silva.
"Are you okay?" He asked in a very concerned voice.
"Yes. I mean no. I mean..." I sniffed. "Silly. I'm...I'm..."
"You're what, onee-chan?"
"I'm turning into a girl!" I screamed at him. Everyone stopped what they were doing and just stared at me.
