You know maybe I should have called this story "The adventures of Kumagura." Except for how cliché that is!
I'm sorry it's so short and also for how long it took to get this posted. To be honest I've been having a little bit of writer's block lately. Gomen. Also, I know I'm torturing poor Tatsuha in this chapter... but... but... Tohma and Tatsuha are the perfect emotional escalators! They both rank really high on my favorite Gravitation characters, it's just... well... what can I say! I really do feel bad about torturing him but don't worry he gets back!
Chapter 15: Black, Purple and Yellow
"Bunny thief?"
"Return that this instant!"
"Listen you stupid bimbo. This isn't yours so just back off!"
To Noriko it almost looked as though Narumi was on fire as she quickly closed the distance between the two of them. She was ticked off. Even worse than last night!
Tatsuha desperately tried to retreat, as the woman siloutted in flames closed in. Narumi never would've chosen this way to get Kumagura back from a rabid fan boy, but hey if it worked!
"Bunny... thief?" He repeated shocked.
"I said for you to return that now!"
Tatsuha found himself taking a step back as the woman closed in on him. Did she want Kumaguro? She was trying to steal Kuma!
"Listen you stupid bimbo. This isn't yours so just back off!"
To Noriko it almost looked as though Narumi was on fire as she quickly closed the distance between the two of them. She was ticked off. Even worse than last night!
Tatsuha desperately tried to escape from the crazy lady with fire in her eyes. She was nuts! This belonged to Sakuma-san, and she was definitely not Sakuma-san!
"Give me back Kumagura." Narumi was emphasizing every word. It was more than a little creepy it was out and out scary!
"Now." She demanded.
Tatsuha found his back up against the wall with nowhere to run. No matter what he couldn't afford to fail Sakuma-san. Kuma would once again be reunited with his master, and this insane fan girl would not lay her fingers on Ryuichi's bunny! He would protect it with every breath in his body. There was no way this girl would get to it. He had to fight on! To present Sakuma-san with his precious Kumagura again, to bask in Ryuichi's golden smile that was all he wanted! Well, that and his new home phone number.
Noriko watched as the two of them prepared for battle.
"Kuma! Kuma come home! PLEASE!"
Ryuichi was barreling down the hallway, still on a mad hunt for Kumaguro.
Tatsuha's eyes began to sparkle when he saw Ryuichi coming down the hall. That was when Narumi saw her chance. She had to get Kuma back from that bunny thief. It belonged to Ryuichi after all!
With both hands she grabbed tightly on to Kumaguro, and tried to pull it from Tatsuha's hands.
He was too strong! She couldn't get it free.
She dug her heel into his instep and the tears running down his eyes were the perfect testament to just how much that had really hurt. He could feel Kuma slipping from his fingertips. He tried desperately to grab onto it once again, but Narumi was just to fast for him. It was too late.
"Kuma!"
Ryuichi's eyes lit up when he saw Narumi holding Kuma. At last, Kuma was home. At last!
"Gimmie him back! It's my job to..."
"You stupid Bunny thief how dare you steal something so precious from Ryuichi-san!"
"St...Steal?!"
The word barely had time to register in his brain before he felt something intersect with his face.
Ryuichi was too busy hugging Kumaguro to see everything, but when Tatsuha hit the ground with a resounding thud he couldn't help but notice an infuriated Narumi standing over him.
Did something happen? Ryuichi wondered.
Wait, didn't Narumi say that he was the bunny thief? Did that mean that Eiri-san's brother... Did he steal bunnies from pet stores? Had there been a string of thefts from pet shops lately? Ryuichi hadn't been paying attention to the news... well he never really had, but why was he stealing rabbits? Did he like furry little bunnies that much?
Ryuichi was confused.
Noriko sat back and made a mental note not to cross Narumi no matter what. Still she smiled at the righteous anger Shirokawa-san had just deminstrated for all the world to see. She had never thought a school teacher could have such a great straight punch.
Chapter 16: 100 Pure White Bunnies