A Simple Sorrow
Ame: Hi ya! Welcome to the second chappie of my wonderful fic! I have so far only gotten one review! (It's not even from my best friend!) So kudos and many plushies and roses to you, TigerChicTigriss! Yes, I know that it sounds a little like Kurama. It's supposed to. ((Screams)) MARY SUE! ((Hyperventilates)) EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK! Ok, ok. I'm over myself.
Kurama and Yusuke: Thank goodness.
Ame: What was that!
Kurama and Yusuke: Nothing, nothing!
Ame: That's what I thought.
Mr. D-D: Ame only owns her OC's and the water that she is drinking.
Ame: Thank you! Ok now in this chapter you get to meet my OC's and they are some of my favorite people. The first girl, Yasashii, is modeled after my two best friends and I when we are in a 'hyper' mood. The second, Nixy, is modeled more after my two best friends when they're not hyper. Oh and Nixy's name… We'll you'll just have to wait to find out the story behind that (R-K-M wants to use it as her OC's name! I told her no but she might anyway. She is where I got the Idea from…)! Sayonara!
Bucker: ((Hums the Mission Impossible theme song)) Dun dun, dun dun, dun dun, dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun dun dun! Go read the fic! Dun dun, dun dun, dun dun, dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun dun dun!
--Chapter 2: Beginning to Crumble--
"Ame!" a voice called "Where are you?"
Recognizing the voice, Ame responded "I'm up here, Shii!" she called to her best friend, Yasashii, one of few that was not completely ignorant to the Hisui part of her.
Natural long, citrus blonde tresses swayed, as the hazel eyed girl ascended the ladder leading up to the small cozy room quite familiar to both of the girls.
"So you're up here again, eh?" Shii more stated than asked as she glanced around the silver, purple, blue, and red painted room hidden by multiple leaves and trees, realizing that they had not been alone. "And you brought Shukumei and Sabashii with you but not…" Shii's eyes lingered around the room and glanced at both foxes respectively before realizing that Ame had brought "NAMIDA!" Shii squealed as she picked up the baby kit. Shii huggled the little kit for a few seconds before plopping herself down in a bean bag chair. "So, how long have you been her?" Shii asked, the change in her tone apparent.
"Meh." Came Ame's reply "About an hour. What time is it?"
"About three, why?"
"Oh crud! I have a dance lesson to teach in 30 minutes!" Ame cried, stuffing everything she had out into a shoulder bag, obviously rushing. "Can you walk Shukumei, Sabashii and Namida to my house?"
"Sure… but I was hoping you would let me come with you to teach your lesson!" Shii pleaded, a puppy dog look on her face. "I promise I'll be quiet!"
"Oh." Came Ame's voice then paused momentarily "Sure! But what are we gunna do about Shukumei, Sabashii, and Namida?"
"Can't they just sit in the back of the room?"
"Oh yeah!" Ame realized, finishing packing up her bag. "Everyone… To my car, to my car, to my car car car!" Ame sang, climbing down the ladder of the tree house her tall friend following her still carrying Namida. Shukumei and Sabashii followed jumping out pf the small adobe and landing gracefully on the ground.
Once we were all in the car and Ame was driving, Yasashii asked Ame a question. "So what's the theme for this semesters recital?"
"I don't know. We were gunna figure that out today." Ame replied "I was thinking Winter Wonderland or Forever Falling as the theme…"
Shii picked up where Ame left off "Cool!" She screaced making Ame wince as her loud voice reached Ame's ears.
As the two girls pulled into the parking lot of the REC center Ame glanced at the clock. "3:25." She muttered "Good thing too. They said that if I was late one more time, they were going to fire me. And you know that my life and all of my stuff depends on this job right?" Ame questioned Shii.
"Yeah, yeah. I know. I think that because it's so cold you should do Winter Wonderland for the theme!"
"Nice try." Ame retorted as they barged thru the doors of the center.
"Wait. What was I trying to do?" Shii asked, dumb founded.
"Nh… DUH! You were trying to change the subject! Gosh Shii! Sometimes I think that I'm the older one!"
"Hi mommy!" Cried Shii playfully, just tying to annoy Ame.
Apparently, it worked. "Stop it, Shii. I need you to be calm so the girls can actually get something done!"
The silence loomed before Shii answered. "Yes mommy."
"SHII!" Ame cried as they strode into the dance room "Stop it! I'm not your mother!"
"Really?" Shii looked hurt then looked at Sabashii that had followed the girls in along with Shukumei and Namida. "Are you my mommy?"
The girls in the room stared at Yasashii for a few seconds before turning to look at me.
"What's wrong with her?" one of them asked Ame. She sighed and laughed slightly before responding.
"Ignore her. She will be helping out today with the costume design and thinks like that."
"Oh." A few of the girls sighed. "Oh! And by the way," a girl continued "Suki won't be coming today. She's sick."
"Ok! I just hope she's fine with the costume design!" Ame rhymed.
As small chattering and some cooing over the foxes continued, Ame glanced at the clock, '3:30. We should start now.' "Okay class!" Ame called to the girls in the room. "It's time to start!"
At this, sighing came from the girls previously cooing over the foxes. "Do we have to?"
"Today we will be designing the outifits for our performance for the winter semester."
Whispers of 'Yes' came from the girls as the two lone boys cried "Don't put us in tights again, PLEASE!"
A few of the girls giggled and responded for Ame "But you guys looked so cute!"
"Okay, okay." Ame laughed "Stop the tormenting! No, I will not put you guys…" Shii decided to take over at this point.
"OOH! Maybe they could wear spandex!"
Ame rolled her eyes at the insane citrus blonde as the boys cried "NO!"
Class continued on like that until they finally decided what all of the girls and boys were going to wear around the end of class.
After the class got out at five, Shii and Ame got the foxes back into the car and they drove to a small house. "You know, my parents may have done some bad stuff but I sure got a nice car and house out of the deal!" exclaimed Ame.
"Yeah." Shii replied, her out-of-character calm composure once again took over as it always did when she saw the 'majestic' house.
"You hungry?" Ame turned to her dazed friend.
"Yeah. Shii replied as theough she wasn't paying any attention to Ame at all but had heard her friend speak and didn't want to be rude.
"Are you even paying attention to me?" Ame questioned, annoyed.
"Yeah." Shii said, still in her daze.
"Can you say anything but 'yeah'?"
"Yeah." Responded Shii, now fully out of her daze and just wanting to annoy me.
"Okay young lady," Ame laughed, going along with the green-eyed girls game, "We're going inside RIGHT NOW! And in there, I will make you dinner and you will eat it!"
At this, Shii laughed and responded in a fake childish tone "Yes, mommy."
"SHII!" Ame cried, chasing Shii out of the orange car and into Ame's house (the foxes in tow) where Shii stood calmly in the kitchen looking bored. "What have I told you about running away from me and going to stand innocently in my kitchen where I will then ask you a question and you will answer with some response you always use then we will eat?" Ame asked, her foot tapping.
"That was oddly specific."
"Yeah, and you're just odd."
"Okay then. There is my answer, 'mommy'." Shii mocked "Feh. I don't know. Probably something about not doing it."
"Exactly! Now I need you to feed the foxes while I make dinner. And after that, do you want to go swimming?"
"Yes, mommy!"
"SHII! STOP IT!" Ame exploded at the now giggling hyperactive 'three-year old'. "Okay. You know what? You take my car to your house and go get your swimming stuff. When you come back, I'll have dinner ready. And no saying 'Yes, mommy'!"
There was a pause before Ame saw Shii bow and say 'Yes, ma'am.' After that she ran into the door, then opened it and went threw the doorway, threw on her shoes, and skittered down to the orange car.
As Ame watched her friend speed away in the car, she muttered 'I know she's gunna crash it. I just know she is.' Walking back into the kitchen Ame's mind wandered from food group to food group as she tried to create something to make for dinner. After pacing the room she finally stumbled upon vegetables and pasta. 'That's it!' she thought, 'I can make pasta with a creamy garlic sauce!' and that was it. I guess Ame just needed a push in the right direction to get her mind rolling down the path of life after her temporary blockade.
Shii came strolling back into t he house about a half hour later, followed by someone. Ame had not heard their silent arrival due to the fact that all of her attention was on the jumble of pots and pans strewn about the kitchen and on the stove a tea kettle whistled, signaling the completion of the tea.
"Mommy," Shii called "I'm home! And look who I found on the way!"
Startled out of her thoughts, Ame spun around only to see Shii and Nixy standing just inside the front door. She wasn't as shocked or surprised as Shii had hoped, resulting in a sigh from her.
"Why do you always have to suck the fun out of everything I do to try and annoy you?" Shii complained while taking off her shoes allowing herself to walk further into Ame's homey adobe. "Besides, at least I found Nixy!"
Hearing this, Ame couldn't help but roll her eyes at Shii. "Nixy would have come home eventually, Shii."
"Right." Chimed Shii and Nixy sarcastically. Nixy continued "And how do you know for sure that I would have come home?"
"Well," Ame was interrupted by a timer signaling the completion of the pasta on the hot stove. "Never mind! Dinner's ready! Eat up!"
They sat thru dinner mostly quiet until Ame couldn't take it any more. Silently standing up, Ame walked over to the CD player sitting in the corner and put a CD into the player. The soft music of the Zen Garden CD filled the room, seeming to not care it was being disturbed by the constant clank of the metal silverware against the porcelain dishes.
"Sorry I wasn't home on time." Nixy stated shortly.
"Thank you for apologizing and you're forgiven." Ame responded, her voice sweet like honey and full of care.
There was a short silent pause before Shii (of course) spoke up. "So… How exactly is Nixy related to you again?" At this, both girls referred to growled and a flickering flame appeared in their eyes.
"We've told you a million times!" Nixy and Ame screamed, Shii now cowering in fear. Ame coughed gently, and then continued. "Do you want the whole story or just the short version?"
Shii squealed and ran over to the couch and curled up on it. "The whole story please, mommy!"
Ame sighed, her palm hitting her forehead, as Nixy's fist connected hard with Shii's arm. Ame heard Shii yell something like 'Mommy! She hit me!" Ame begun the tale.
"Okay. So one day…" Ame was rudely interrupted by Shii who didn't agree with her story telling antics.
"NO NO NO!" Shii screamed. "You need to begin with the classicimal 'Once upon a time' with a really big O!"
Ame sweat dropped and her hand hit her head. "Whatever. As I was saying, Once upon a time," Ame began with much emphasis on the 'O' "Blah blah blah skip the part about my family…"
"Aww…" Shii interrupted with a sad sigh.
"Do you want me to hit you again?" Nixy threatened.
"Mommy!" Shii cried.
"Shut up both of you before I make you guys do the dishes!" Both Nixy and Shii promptly shut up. "And Shii!" Ame didn't wait for a response "What have I told you about calling me mommy!"
"I don't know. Probably something about not doing it."
Once more, Ame's hand hit her head and Nixy sweat dropped.
"Well… Shall we continue?"
Shii's childish voice gave the response that Ame hadn't been expecting. "Yes! Let's shall!"
Nixy's naturally wavy tresses shifted lightly as she leaned over to punch Shii. She was rewarded with a scream from Shii and a large growing bruise on Shii's arm.
"As I was saying," Ame coughed "I was walking down the street, coming home from School. As you know I was out early because I always get a study hall last period so I can take it off without missing anything. I hadn't driven my car that day seeing as that it was a gorgeous day. Suddenly while passing a particularly bad orphanage and I felt a very strong aura. I have now come to believe that it's because of Nixy's power and mine have a strong compatibility between my fire and her air. Because of my psychic spirit bonding, I was able to send her a message telepathically. I told her that if she wanted to get out of there, she should come towards me, and not resist anything that I try to get her to do. Because of Hisui's seek power I had been able to locate which girl it was, especially because of the seek/invisibility compatibility. Using some of Hisui's energy to jump start Nixy's, I was able to sneak her out of there. The orphanage never noticed that they had lost anyone. And here we are happily ever after. The end."
"Aww…" Shii complained." You skipped half the story!"
"Shut up and deal with it, baka." Nixy retorted. "You've heard the whole story before."
"So?" Shii retorted.
"So, that's exactly my point!"
"Yeah, well, your points suck!"
"Nuh uh!"
"Yeah huh!"
"Nuh" Nixy started before Ame interrupted her with a loud "Shut up, both of you and stop bickering!"
Ame was rewarded with a silent room, only the soft music playing and the ticking of a clock. Minutes passed before the clock struck signaling that the time was seven. A sigh filled the room, the cause of which was Shii who was rewarded/punished by another punch from Nixy.
"Well…" Ame broke the silence, "Maybe we should go swimming now."
--End--
Ame: Well here is the 7 page chapter that I have typed up and it took me 3 stinkin' days! Sorry TigerChicTigriss! It's all my fault! Ok. Well… I'm cold and I'm working on the second chappie of Random One Shots. So enjoy yourselves!
Bucket: Yeah. Your random authoress notes suck. And your going to go play Jardinans!
Ame: Yeah. But I need a break after Volleyball and typing this. Jaane!
