Note: Sorry for not updating! I have been having writer's block lately for most of my stories and this one is included. I also started writing Neko Hao so that kind of distracted me too. Gomen neh!
Note #2: This chapter is pretty pointless... Except for the ending...
Chapter 18- Lovers and Friends
Macchi sighed. Again, she was thinking about Nichrome. He has always been on her mind ever since she met him... Which is at a pretty young age, might I add. She has thought of many ways to confront him but for some reason, decided not to. Maybe it was the lack of confidence or because Horo kept bothering her. She didn't know but she didn't care. She wants Nichrome to know but was afraid of what he might say. She sighed again and looked out the window.
"He will probably think I was joking..." She mumbled. She thought for a moment and ended up getting a headache. "I need sleep." With that, Macchi flopped down on her bed to take a nap. Not soon after, Mari walked in.
"Is Macchi ok?" She asked.
"I have a headache." Macchi mumbled.
"But Nich-Kun is here." Macchi blinked and sat up looking at her blond haired friend.
"And just like that!" She said with a smile. "My headache's gone." Mari smiled.
"But Horo is here too." She told her. Macchi frowned and plopped back down.
"And just like that..." She mumbled. "My headache is back." Mari giggled.
"Come on Macchi. Everyone is going out to hang out." She grabbed her friend's hand and tried to drag her to come along.
"Do I have to go?" Macchi asked. Mari nodded. "Can't I just skip this one?"
"But doesn't Macchi want to buy that new pumpkin head sticker for Macchi's nails?" Mari asked.
"Oh yah... Forgot about that." Macchi said as she sat up again. "Be down in 5!"
"Where does Tam live again?" Yoh asked.
"Around this corner." Horo said as the turned the corner. He walked up to their doorstep and rang the doorbell.
"WHAT!" Someone yelled from inside. Pirika without a doubt.
"Open up Pirika!" Horo yelled.
"Onii-Chan!" Pirika poked her head out the window and smiled.
"Yes, it's me. Now can you please open the door?" Horo asked. Pirika shook her head.
"No way!" She told him and disappeared before he could say anything else.
A few minutes later, there were a few bangs here and there and finally, the door opened.
"What was all that banging?" Horo asked his sister.
"Clean up." Pirika simply told him and let them in.
"H-Horo! What are you doing here?" Tamao asked as they walked in.
"We came here to hang!" Yoh said cheerfully.
"Hey! I thought we were going to the mall!" Macchi yelled. "I wanna go buy that new nail sticker!"
"Please, you can buy that any day." Horo rolled his eyes. Macchi took a deep breath and decided not to say anything.
"Well why not go to the mall? There isn't much to do around here anyway. The house is kinda messy right now." Pirika said with a small smile.
"This place is not only messy, it's filthy." Ren said with a disgusted face.
"Which is why we call it cleaning up Ren." Pirika said with a look. "Now give us a few minutes to change!" With that, she rushed off with Tamao.
Minutes later, Anna walked into the room and blinked.
"What is this place? Teenage club?" She asked. "What are you all doing here?"
"We are waiting for you." Yoh told her. His tone was a bit different then his usual tone. This one sounded... Just different but luckily, no one really noticed.
"Oh..." Anna mumbled. "Why?"
"Because we wanna hang out." Nichrome told her.
"Yah, so hurry up and change!" Macchi gave Anna a small push.
"Ok, ok. Calm down!" Anna said with a small smile.
"So, where's Hao?" Anna asked Yoh who frowned a bit.
"He's... Errr grounded." He told her.
"How come?" She asked. "Is it because-" She paused in mid sentence. Yoh knew nothing about the little... errr... make out section that she and Hao had so she didn't want to say anymore.
"I don't know what he was grounded for though." Yoh said quickly. "All I heard was him arguing with Otou San and then he was grounded."
"Oh... I see." Anna looked away, watching Horo and Macchi argue.
"Well I say we should drag Horo into the store and make him try on dresses and skirts!" Macchi said laughing.
"Well I say we go make you make you wear baby cloths." Horo yelled.
"Just try it." Macchi snapped back. Yoh sighed.
"Hey, come on! Stop fighting you two." He said waving his hands. "You two make yourselves look like a couple." Horo and Macchi froze. Ren chuckled.
"If they aren't already." He muttered.
"WHAT!" Macchi and Horo yelled.
"We are so not a couple!" Macchi yelled.
"Dude, if I were to pick a girlfriend, Macchi would be the last one on my list!" Horo yelled. "I wouldn't be her boyfriend if she's the last girl on earth!"
"And you think I would be your girlfriend if you were the last boy on earth!" Macchi yelled back. "You must be dreaming if you do."
"I never said I did!"
Everyone sighed and sweat dropped.
"What should we do?" Pirika asked. "Onii-Chan can go on for hours."
"How about this..." Ren said shaking his head. "We back away slowly."
"Good idea." Manta said nodding.
"I have a better idea." Nichrome announced. "Just run." Everyone nodded and started running away from the arguing teens.
"So what should we do?" Pirika asked as they walked through the mall.
"Macchi said she wanted to buy the nail sticker." Mari told them quietly.
"She can buy it on her own time." Ren said folding his arms. "If there is nothing to do, I am leaving."
"Oh come Ren! Stay!" Pirika whined, holding onto Ren's arm. "Please!"
"Well there is nothing to do." Ren told her, trying to hide his blush by looking away. Pirika giggled.
"You are so cute when you blush!" She squealed, making him blush harder. Anna and Tamao laughed.
"How about we split up and go shopping on our own?" Nichrome suggested.
"Ok. What time do we meet back here?" Pirika asked. Yoh shrugged.
"Hey, I thought about the idea ok. Someone else think of that part." He said laughing.
"How about... 6?" Nichrome asked. They all nodded and split up. Ren and Pirika went off someplace and Nichrome went with Mari to the store to help Mari buy her nail stickers, leaving Anna, Tamao, Yoh and Manta.
"So where should we go?" Tamao asked. Everyone just shrugged.
"Ideas? Anyone?" Manta asked. Everyone shrugged.
"Why did we come out here anyway?" Anna asked. Everyone shrugged.
"I was bored." Yoh told them.
"Horo literally dragged me along." Manta said smiling weakly.
"I came cause everyone else did." Anna shrugged.
"So we have no idea why we are here?" Tamao asked. Everyone nodded and she sighed. "Come on. Might as well browse around since we are here."
Back with Horo and Macchi... -Sweat drops- They are still arguing in the streets. It is amazing that they have the voice and energy to keep on going like that. They didn't seem to notice that the others have been gone.
"Can you just shut up Horo? You are annoying. You are giving me a headache." Macchi yelled rubbing her forehead.
"Like you aren't! You are just too dam stubborn!" Horo yelled.
"Look who's talking!" Again, the argument started up...
Ok... Let's skip off after the argument since it is going to go on for a while and Neko has limited amount of time lol.
"Whatever... Where are the others anyway?" Macchi mumbled, folding her arms.
"Don't know." Horo muttered. "You were too busy yelling at me." Macchi rolled her eyes and started walking.
"All I know is that we were supposed to go to the mall." She muttered.
"Well I chose the movies or the amusement park but you wanted to go to the mall." Horo said with a shrug. Macchi shot him a look and rubbed her temples.
"Thanks for the headache Horo." She mumbled. Horo grinned.
"Anytime." Macchi mumbled something under her breath and continued walking.
"You know, it would help if you just calm yourself down and put your head down." Horo suggested.
"Do you see anywhere where I can put my head down?" Macchi asked annoyed.
"No, but we aren't that far from my place." Horo said with a shrug. "Come on. You look sick."
"I do not." She muttered but followed him anyway.
"Oh my god Ren! That is so sweet of you!" Pirika yelled, hugging Ren as tight as she could. The Chinese boy pushed her away lightly.
"Whatever..." He mumbled, face flushed. Pirika giggled and hugged the little tiger plush she spotted at the window display. She has been saving up money to buy it and Mari is going to definitely envy her.
"Oh my god Ren. Thank you sooooo much!" She squealed, making Ren turn even redder. "Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!" She gave him a peck on the cheek and hung onto his arm. Ren stiffened for a second, trying to process the small kiss on the cheek before he sighed and continued walking around with Pirika.
"Did Macchi say she wanted this?" Nichrome asked looking around at the nail products.
"No. Mari wants it." Mari said with a small giggle. She picked up a pack of pumpkin nail stickers for Macchi and continued looking around at the hair products. She picked up a Hair dyeing kit and looked at it.
"You want to dye your hair black?" Nichrome asked, lifted a thin eye brow. Mari shook her head.
"Just looking." She told him. Nichrome smiled and shrugged. "Mari likes this." Nichrome looked at the ribbon Mari lifted from the racks.
"A ribbon?" He asked with a semi confused look. Mari shook her head.
"Behind it." She told him. Nichrome looked behind the ribbon and spotted a pair of black... cloth with white lace outlines at the bottom.
"Don't you own anything that not black?" He asked as Mari took it off the racks. Mari shook her head.
"Mari likes black." She told him and placed it behind her pigtails to see if it would look nice. She smiled when it did.
"Yah, I noticed since you are more of the gothic type girl." Nichrome said with a smirk. Mari ignored him and continued looking around. "Here..." Mari turned to see Nichrome holding a pink headband. It was decorated quiet nicely she must say with a flower tied by a ribbon hanging down from the side, just above the ear spot.
"It's pink." She told him quietly.
"I know, but just try it on." Nichrome said, handing her the headband. "Sometimes, change is good." Mari slowly took the headband from him. She had to say so herself, it did look good.
"So?" Nichrome asked looking at her reflection in the mirror and smiled when he saw Mari smile.
"Mari likes it." Mari told him as she took it off. Nichrome smiled.
"Come on. I'll pay for it." He took the headband from her and started walking off.
"But, Mari has the money." Mari walked after him. "You don't have to."
"I know. But I want to." Nichrome told her. Mari bit her lower lip.
"But-"
"It's ok Mari. Really." Nichrome smiled at her, making her blush.
"Ok..." She said quietly. Nichrome smiled softly and took her hand, leading her out to the cash register to pay for the items.
"I have never been so bored in my life." Anna mumbled.
"At least we are doing something right?" Tamao asked. They were so bored they resorted to just sitting down and eating ice cream. Anna sighed.
"Something really boring..." She mumbled.
"But also tastes good." Yoh said grinning as he scooped up another spoon of Orange and Vanilla flavored ice cream. -Yes, such an ice cream exists cause I tried it before. It does kind of takes good.- Anna giggled.
"Why are you so obsessed with oranges?" She asked Yoh who shrugged.
"I don't know. I just like them." He told her and shoved his spoon of ice cream in his mouth. Manta smiled.
"Yoh-Kun is Yoh-Kun neh?" He asked as Yoh devoured his ice cream.
"Kah! That was good!" Yoh said grinning like mad.
"Maybe he had too much sugar..." Tamao said quietly.
"Me too..." Anna muttered. "So where off to next?"
"No where..." Manta said with a sigh. "We are back to square one."
"And how many more hours do we have left?" Anna asked.
"A lot." Manta mumbled without looking at his watch. Everyone sighed.
"We got probably a half hour at least." Tamao told them. "What can we do for a half hour?"
"Sleep!" Yoh yelled grinning.
"Besides that?" Anna asked laughing.
"We eat!" Yoh yelled out another random suggestion.
"Yup... Wayyyyyy Too much sugar." Anna said looking at Tamao who giggled.
"Piggy-Back ride!" Macchi yelled as she jumped onto Horo's back.
"Gah!" Horo yelled as he fell to the ground.
"Stop exaggerating. I don't weigh that much." Macchi said, poking him on the head. "I've seen you hold heavier weights."
"You watch me when I work out!" Horo yelled.
"No." Macchi said rolling her eyes. "I was in the training room for practice remember?"
"Oh..." Horo mumbled.
"Now come on!" Macchi yelled, smacking him on the head.
"Ow! Calm down!" Horo yelled trying to get up but collapsed. Macchi sighed and got off him.
"Ok, ok. I'm off, happy now?" She asked folding her arms.
"Much." Horo grinned and opened the door.
"Yes! Someplace to sleep!" Macchi yelled running into the house and plopped down on the couch. Horo rolled his eyes and closed the door.
"Normally, I would say make yourself at home but I can see that you already did." He said and sighed when he noticed that Macchi had fallen asleep.
Macchi rubbed her sleepy eyes and yarned. She found Horo staring at her and blushed.
"What!" She yelled.
"Nothing. It's just funny cause I have never met anyone who sleeps as much as I do." He said chuckling. Macchi made a face.
"I do not sleep a lot ok!" She yelled. Horo shrugged and chuckled again.
"You slept for 2 hours strait." He told her.
"Everyone can sleep for 2 hours strait." She snapped back. Horo shrugged.
"But I tried everything to wake you up." He said pointing to the pots and pans next to him. "I even tried banging them and everything and all you did was roll over and continued snoring."
"I don't snore!" Macchi yelled. Oh no! Not this again! Surprisingly, Horo rolled his eyes but said nothing. "I'm hungry." Horo gave her a strange look.
"Don't look at me. I just ate." He told her. Macchi sighed and got up, walking to the kitchen.
"No!" Horo grabbed her arm and cried. "Don't' eat all my food!"
"Let go. I'm hungry!" Macchi yelled, literally dragging him along.
Macchi was finally able to get some food out of the fridge while having Horo cry and beg her while grabbing onto her arm.
"Fine, you can have that..." He mumbled, finally releasing her hand.
"I'm thirsty..." Macchi opened the fridge and made a face when he found out that there was only a carton of milk in there. "Better then nothing..." She took it out and was about to drink it when Horo again, stop her.
"NO! DON'T DRINK THAT!" He yelled. Macchi jumped.
"Why not?" She asked. "You got nothing else to drink!"
"That's Ren's! He's going to kill me if he found out someone drank his milk." He yelled.
"Please, I'll just take a sip. He won't notice." Macchi said shaking her head.
"He does. Some how. I don't know if he weighs it or measures the height of his left over milk or something... He just knows." Horo told her in a scared voice. Macchi sighed.
"Well what is there to drink?" She asked. Horo shrugged. "That's it." Macchi opened the carton of milk and drank it. Horo's mouth fell in shock.
"NOOOOOOO! REN'S GOING TO KILL ME!" He yelled. Macchi wiped her mouth and smiled.
"That wouldn't be such a bad thing." She said laughing. She put the milk carton back inside and sat down. Horo was still staring at the refrigerator with his mouth opened. Macchi rolled her eyes.
"I only took a sip. He won't notice." She told him. Horo turned to her, crying waterfalls of tears.
"Yah he will." He said nodding heavily. "He always finds out what happens to his milk. One time, I spilled it by accident and I went out to buy a new carton. I even opened it and poured some out just so that he wouldn't be suspicious and when he picked it up, he smacked me in the head and said that I must have done something to the carton because it wasn't the one he drank that morning and that it was about 7 liters heavier." Macchi sweat dropped.
"He really said that?" She asked. Horo nodded and sniffed.
"Now he is going to kill me!" He yelled and glared at her. "No thanks to you." Macchi glared back.
"Well how about I just drink it all huh?" She shouted. Horo pouted.
"Please don't!" He yelled. Macchi ignored him and walked over to the fridge. She loved tormenting the Ainu. It was just so much fun watching him cry.
"No!" Horo yelled, grabbing her arm. "Ren will kill me!" Macchi smirked at her accomplishment.
"Fine fine..." She mumbled and backed away. Horo released her and sighed. Macchi took this opportunity to make a quick dash to open it and take the milk carton out. Horo gasped and grabbed her arm again, yanking her back so that she would not be able to reach Ren's milk. Macchi let out a small yelp and tumbled backwards, landing on Horo, who fell. So it ended up as them both on top of each other, and smacking their lips on each other... And in baby language, they kissed. Macchi turned red and backed away while Horo stared at her, blushing furiously.
"I gotta go." Macchi mumbled and rushed off, leaving Horo stunned.
"Wow! What accomplishment!" Pirika yelled as they all walked home.
"For you guys maybe. We were bored to death!" Manta told them. Pirika shrugged.
"Well who told you guys not to browse around?" She asked.
"We did... Many times." Tamao told her. Pirika made a face.
"Sorry." She said with a smile. "Forgive me?"
"No!" Anna and Tamao said shaking their heads. Pirika frowned.
"Come on!" She whined. "I'll even go and buy tonight's dinner and some groceries." They girls giggled.
"Ok, we forgive you." Tamao said smiling. "Do you know what to buy?" Pirika shook her head.
"Thought so." Tamao sighed. "Anna, you don't mind if you go home first do you?" Anna shook her head.
"You guys sure you don't want me coming along? I don't mind." She told them. The girls shook their heads.
"Ok then. See you guys back at the house." Anna said as everyone split up. Don't know who went where? Here's a simple map lol.
Ren and Manta went one way.
Mari and Nichrome went the opposite.
Tamao and Pirika headed off to the market.
Yoh and Anna are walking off back to their place.
There was an awkward silence as Yoh and Anna walked back. Hand in hand? I really wouldn't count of it. Finally, Anna reached her door.
"Thanks." She said quietly. Yoh smiled.
"No problem." He whispered and kissed her before leaving. Anna turned red as she turned and walked into the house.
A shadow not too far away stopped in its tracks. A few seconds later, it walked away...
"Horo... Where are you?" Ren asked as he walked through the door of his house. He found the Ainu sitting on the sofa watching TV.
"Err... Here..." Horo replied with a nervous voice. Ren gave him a strange look before rolling his eyes and walked pass him. Horo sighed. Ren wasn't going to be happy when he finds out that Macchi drank some of his milk...
"HORO!" Ren stomped into the living room, holding the carton of milk. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY MILK! I MADE IT CLEAR NOT TO DRINK MY MILK!" Horo jumped and dashed into his room, slamming and locking it behind him. He rolled under the bed for protection, knowing that it won't save him from Ren's rage.
Yoh sighed when he got home. "Tadaima!" He yelled and looked around. "Kaa-San? Tou-San?" He spotted a note on the table saying that his parents were off for another business meeting and wouldn't be home until late. He sighed and walked up to his room. When he got upstairs, he saw a familiar figure standing there, arms folded in front of his chest.
"Yoh..." Hao muttered, in a low and warning tone.
"Hao..."
Haha, spiral love enough! Horo kiss Macchi! Muhahaha, I'm evil. lol. Evil I tell you. God, I am starting to get another Writer's Block! Well kinda. And what is with the Asakura twins in the end? Well stay toned and find out! lol. And yes, I got the title from Usher and Lil Jon and The east Side Boys song, Lovers and Friends. Yah, I love that song and I was listening to it while I was writing this so I decided to title it that.
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