A/N: I think I'm getting the hang of this story, this chapter was harder to write than I had originally anticipated. Enjoy! (disclaimers still apply)
Ithilium, thanks for the review!(YAY! It's my second!) I'll try and update more frequently.
Tomoe
As she sat on the dock the water lapped against the shore making her wince. Nature was so noisy. It should just be quiet and let the more important things take precedence. The dock seemed dilapidated from over use and Tomoe was contemplating the destruction of the wooden structure.
"You're so lucky Tomoe. I wish…" Yes, she was exactly who she wanted to be. A smile turned the corners of her mouth as she looked over to the distant mountains, their colour a stark contrast to the clouds that were above her.
"So I was like, no…" She was saying to Meguimi, her hand movements sweeping and, she hoped, slightly theatrical.
"You so did not." Meguimi gasped drawn in by the theatrics.
"I did, anyway, he was completely taken back…" She faded off her current sentence, flipping her raven coloured hair over her shoulder as Kaoru approached the two.
"I'll tell you later…" she said in an undertone to Meguimi and turned her eyes to follow the approach of Kaoru with disdain. That girl had always managed to come at the most inconvenient times.
"Hey! Long time no see!" Meguimi announced, placing a huge grin on her face and turning towards the approaching girl.
"So, how was your winter break…?" Tomoe frowned at Meguimi, she should have been focusing on what she was saying rather than thinking about Kaoru's winter break.
Tomoe got up as she noticed the water was lapping underneath her, slowly making its way up as the tide rose. The continuous adding of depth made the water below the dock gain shades of darker hues. She hated that. The water should just stay one colour. At least the surface was the same, mirroring the reflection in the sky. Shaking her head she began pacing the width of the dock. She couldn't see why, or how for that matter, Kaoru liked it here so much. It was just a whole load of wood combined to suggest an appearance of a dock. Tomoe let her eyes stray from the water and onto those around her. Who would have thought that they would be together like this again?
Tomoe leant against one of the posts on the dock as her past once again consumed her.
"It's not like she does anything anyway…" Tomoe muttered. Misao had cornered her into this small alcove where they were currently standing and had broached the subject of Kaoru. Tomoe sighed in annoyance. What was the point of this anyway? It's not like Misao was Kaoru's mother.
"That's even more reason to not get on her back about the small stuff." Misao frowned in disapproval.
"It's like she doesn't have anyone else to talk to." It was common knowledge that Kaoru did talk to those kinds of people.
"She has us, but you won't talk to her. What's your problem?"
"She just doesn't fit. Ok." There. Tomoe had said it; it was almost like a huge ton had been lifted from her shoulders.
"That's not even a reason and you know it, Tomoe." There was a trace of anger hidden in Misao's voice.
"It's enough of one for me, Misao. Don't think I won't say anything…"
"She's a good person. I don't understand why you're doing this…"
"Haven't you heard, Misao? Nice people always finish last."
The light of the memory faded into the greyness of the present. Why had Misao stuck her nose into something that was none of her business? She was always trying to involve herself in something that didn't concern her. It wasn't like Kaoru cared one way or another. The water swirled underneath her as she looked down towards the bottom step; it had disappeared as the tide rose. Water washed everything away so that nothing was left. At least it was good for something. Tomoe focused on the water underneath her and stared at her reflection.
A/N: It's not that I'm against Tomoe or anything, it's just that I had to make a character who wasn't so nice in order for this story to work. Sorry to all Tomoe supporters!
