Chapter 4: The Riddle
"Kyohei-kun?"
"Hey Natsumi-chan!" he said, although not as hyperly as usual. I cocked my head to the side. Something was up.
"What's wrong, Kyohei-kun?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. He grinned and seemed to be a little worried. I glared at him and he kinda cracked.
"I'm sorry but… we can't be friends anymore," he stated, and then he turned and ran. I stood there, dumbstruck. Kanta-kun glared at Kyohei-kun and then frowned at me.
'It's okay…'
I grinned at him, ruffling his hair. "Of course it's okay! I have you now, don't I?"
'Are you going to cry…?'
"Ahh… probably," I answered softly. He motioned for me to come down to his level and I did. He placed his hands on my shoulders and smiled so cutely, I almost started to smile myself. I knew he was going to say the right thing.
'I will watch you and then laugh.'
I whacked Kanta-kun, but I knew he did his job. For the slightest moment, I didn't care about what just happened. Either way, I don't think I'll cry. I just don't.
"Thanks again, Kanta-kun," I said.
'For what? Saying I'll laugh at you?' Kanta-kun asked. He shrugged. 'Girls are weird.'
"Oh my—KANTA-KUN!" I said angrily.
'Hey, Kyo! Wait up!" I heard a little boy say. Looking behind me, I saw Kiyo, a really smart guy at our school. I heard he was really snotty and that was why he skipped classes—but he changed, so I was all right with that. And, strangely, this little bag was following him.
Suddenly, Kanta-kun tensed up and tugged at my school uniform. 'A Mamodo…'
Then I saw him. There was another little boy—and he was in that weird bag! Kiyo has a Mamodo? Maybe that's what he was doing that entire time! I moved to walk to Kiyo, but Kanta-kun pulled me back.
'Not now…'
"Okay."
"Ah, Natsuki!" I jumped at the voice behind me. It was Suzy. I slapped my forehead. Suzy was going to—
"KIYO! Look here! Natsuki has a little boy that looks just like Zatch!"
Kiyo looked our way, and I knew that he knew that Kanta-kun was a Mamodo. He came over to us and smiled happily. "Hi, Natsuki-san."
"Oh, hello Kiyo-san," I greeted. Kiyo looked at Kanta-kun and I knew he wanted to know if I were the type to fight. I shook my head and all that did was confuse Kiyo.
"Who's this?"
"He's Kanta-kun," I answered quickly. Kanta-kun stared at the boy in the bag, well, glared would be the right word. Kiyo glanced at Kanta-kun to the boy and back to Kanta-kun. "Umm, who's the guy dressed as a bag?"
"Oh, that would be Zatch," Kiyo answered. I walked over to Zatch happily, feeling Kanta-kun and Kiyo observed every single one of my moves.
"Hello, Zatch! My name is Natsumi!" I greeted happily. Zatch smiled back and me and waved. He was such a cute little kid.
'Hello, Natsumi! Since you know my name already, would you like to know what I like to eat?' the blonde Mamodo asked me. I nodded excitedly.
'I like fish Popsicles!' Zatch told me excitedly. I laughed. That was the weirdest thing ever said to me. Okay, that was probably the weirdest thing that could be said to ANYONE.
'And, Kiyo is a great superhero that defeats bullies!' Zatch added. Scratch that, this was HILARIOUS! I laughed so hard that I fell on my behind. Zatch looked confused, but I knew every time I looked at Kiyo, I'd see a guy in bright blue tights and a cape.
"You have any enemies?" I asked. Zatch nodded.
'Bullies and bad guys everywhere are our enemies! Are you a super hero too?' Zatch asked. I decided to go along with it and gave the most ridiculous reply a person could give.
"Yeah, I'm a super hero. I save little kids like you from becoming evil monsters and corrupting the others! Nayone could be my enemy," I replied grinning. Zatch looked at me confused.
'Who's Nayone?'
"My arch-nemesis who feeds on little unsuspecting kids and then forces them to kill—err, corrupt others! It's my duty to stop Nayone and the little kids that were corrupted!" I answered, put as much emphasis as I possible could. Zatch's eyes shone with admiration.
"I didn't know that, Natsumi!" Suzy said in amazement. Kiyo and I sweat-dropped. That wasn't a completely true statement. You know, I wonder if Kiyo will figure out the clue I gave him to what I thought. Knowing him, he probably will. He's probably calculating it right now. Or… I hope he doesn't get the wrong message.
End of Chapter 4: The Riddle
Author's Note: Yeah... nothing is going on between me and Kiyo. Sorry, butCloud, Ren, Squall, Sasuke, Neji-sama, Gaara-kun, Daisuke, Eichi, and Takuto (many others to name still) are the only ones in my heart. Err... yeah. Not to mention that Kiyo cries a lot in the series too. >.> Whatever happened to man-power? Sorry, sorry. I'd cry in those situations too, but some of them feel really... unsad. (Like today with Shion, her crying was so fake, I didn't feel THAT bad for her... but she is definately cute.)
Doushite doushite suki nan darou,
Sammy (EichixMitsuki LUVER)
