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Kagome sighed quietly and leaned back in the tree she'd taken refuge in. Below her, several other students passed by, unaware of her scrutiny of them as they chattered to theirselves about completely useless topics. The sun beamed down on her tree, the leaves shadowing patterens on her as she relaxed.
"Up here, I don't have to deal with stupid rich kids and their petty problems. How is comparing the different hair products one used on their curls a relevant topic?!"
'And to think, one of those ridiculous girls had the audacity to ask me what I used on my hair. I can't believe she laughed when I said de-frizz spray.' Kagome snorted in annoyance. She should have decked the stupid bint. But then she'd have broken that particular rule established to keep her from fighting in the school. Sometimes, she wondered if she only did things to humor people.
Rolling her eyes, she closed her eyes, enjoying the gentle breeze sweeping across her face.
A moment later, the branch she was perched on shook and ocean blue eyes popped open.
"Hi, Kago-chan! We found you!" The miko started at seeing Honey's doe-brown eyes right up in her face and she shrieked a little, jostling herself and slipping from her branch.
Expecting the hard ground to meet her face, she was further disoriented when she was caught by the Morinozuka boy and cradled like a breakable china doll. This close to him, she could smell the cologne he was wearing. 'That smells nice... NICE?!'
"Are you all right?" the stoic boy asked, carefully setting her on her feet and making sure she was settled.
"Y-Yeah. Just had ten years scared off of me," Kagome grumbled, pressing her hand to her furiously thumping heart.
"Mitsukuni." Just the other senior's name was enough to make him contrite.
The tiny blonde boy jumped down, landing nimbly at their feet with a grace that Kagome noted was natural. The little Haninozuka heir could fight; and was probably good because everyone would underestimate his stature.
"I'm sorry, Kago-chan. I didn't mean to scare you."
"Just... don't do that, okay? I don't want to play trampoline again with this guy here," she replied, thumbing over her shoulder at the taller senior. He merely raised a brow in question when she spun around to face him. "And I didn't need to be saved! I had it under control!"
"Kago-chan," Honey sighed, shaking his head. For once he looked his age as he stared her down with a Look. "You would have landed on your head. Just say thank you to Takashi."
Kagome glowered at the small boy before mumbling out a distorted "Thank you" between her clenched teeth as she stormed off.
The two boys watched her go, one smiling happily, the other shaking his head at the girl's attitude.
"I think we're getting through to her, Takashi."
"... I doubt it, Mitsukuni."
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