Hello all! Sorry it's taken me so long to update, i've been way busy with work and things. I know the chapters have been short but bear with me. I'm never home so i don't really get a chance to update often. Disclaimer: I so do not own Fushigi Ygui so please don't sue me and my broke butt.
Safe inside her room she put on layer after layer of boy's clothes, which she had commandeered from Kouji. No sooner after she'd pulled on the fifth shirt did Genrou come stomping in, grabbing her by the collar. " What in Suzaku's name is WRONG with you?! I try to be nice and let you stay in our hideout, and you BITE me?!" Her lower lip shook violently as she forced herself to speak. " I'm sorry… I didn't mean to, you just scared me…" He shook his head at her. " What did you think I was going to do out there, tear yer arm off? I just wanted to make sure your stupid bite was infected." She blinked for a moment as if bewildered. He just wanted to check on her? That was all? She would admit that she had overreacted to him touching her, but she didn't want her little secret to be found out just yet. " Besides, I was going to ask you to join my gang, but now I'm not so sure you're gutsy enough, I mean, you scream like a woman…" Her cheeks flushed a violent shade of red as she stared down at her feet. So she screamed like a girl, so what…She WAS a girl. He released her collar and took a few steps back as if to look her over. He put his hand to his chin and scratched it, staring her down as if deciding whether or not she was good enough to stay in his hideout. After a few minutes of this, there was a knock at the door.
" Hello? Who's there? It's me, Kouji! Can I come in? Of course You can!" The doors then opened and Kouji can waltzing in, a smile on his face. " Genrou! It's been forever!" And then they started dancing with each other…again…She sighed and arched a brow. Men were just too weird for her understanding. Did all guys do this with each other? Certainly none she knew… After they had danced around with one another, they turned their attention back to her. " So, Kouji, what do you think. Should we let Hayate join us here?" Kouji rubbed his chin in the same fashion Genrou had before. " Well, I'm not sure…But I don't see why not." Then he stared at her for a moment, reached out and grabbed her sleeve. " Is this…my shirt?" Busted. " Um…yeah, it is…but you see, I don't have any other clothes and I just needed something to sleep in and I woulda given it back and…" Kouji let out laugh and smacked her a little too hard on the shoulder. " No worries, I don't give a crap…" Genrou cleared his throat and glared at her. " So….Waddya think? You wanna join our gang?" She struggled furiously to hide the smile that was creeping up on her as she nodded. " Yeah…That would be great…" She coughed for a moment then threw her hands on her hips. " I mean, sure….That's cool…" Genrou and Kouji exchanged glances as she did this, as if to ask the other what she was doing. They both shrugged and extended their hands to shake hers. After this mini initiation of hers, they managed to stagger downstairs for a drink.
She crinkled her noise at the smell of the sake. "What'sa matter? Ain't ya have had a drink before kid?" Her cheeks burned as he grasped the cup. " Of course I have! It's just been a while!" and with that she slammed the alcohol down. She could feel it burning all the way down until it hit her stomach and she knew immediately she'd made a mistake. She threw her hand over her mouth as if to keep from gagging. " Oh god…" Genrou let out a mocking laugh as he polished off his fourth cup. " You are just way too much, kid, seriously…" She could feel the cold sweat breaking out of her forehead as the sake began to creep back up into her throat. Kouji cocked a brow as her face began to turn green. " Hey Genrou, I think the kid's gonna…" Before he could finish, the cup of sake she'd drunk was all over his shoe. " Oh maaaaan!! That was siiiiiiiiiiick!!" Kouji flew from his seat and made a dash for the bathroom himself. She pressed a hand to her mouth, almost unable to whisper an apology. Genrou blinked before going into a laughing fit again. " Oh man, you totally barfed on Kouji…I knew you'd never had a drink before…" " Sorry…."
After Kouji had reemed her for not only throwing up on him, but making him throw up as well, she'd finally made it back to her room and comfortably lying down. The day's events swirled in her mind and she wondered if anyone had even noticed she had never come home from school that day. If anyone would notice she would never come home at all. What if she decided to stay in this world? It would certainly make her happier…And it would definitely make everyone else at home happier as well. She rolled onto her side and pulled the blanket above her head. She traced her finger along her scarred wrist for a moment before drifting into another one of her very familiar nightmares.
