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Don't kill me! I Know I haven't updated lately . . . Since Kamichama Karin stopped printing, I haven't had much to go on, but I'm trying my best! Please read and review!

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nakima-chan

"I need to do what"

"I need to do what?" Karin asked animatedly. Athena sighed at her hosts' immaturity.

"Listen Karin, it is just a kiss," the goddess said smugly, "It isn't like you haven't done it before."

Karin felt her cheeks warm at the memory, her first kiss, stolen by that idiot.

"I know buy-"

"It's time to wake up Karin, go now," the dream became fuzzier and a light above her grew sharper. Before everything became clear Karin felt something crash into her body, and immediately awoke.

"Ano," Karin groaned, "What hit me?"

She looked her eyes grew wide when she realized that it was Micchi and Kazune were both on top of her, scraped and cut from a fall down the stairs.

"Micchi and Kazune-kun, what happened?" Karin was in complete shock. Her body was stiff and her sweat went cold.

"What were we doing? We were looking for you, you idiot!" Kazune snarled.

"Well I'm sorry that I fell down the stairs and was knocked unconscious, next time this happens I'll tell you before hand," she replies sarcastically. She used all of her strength to push them off, but instead makes the situation worse and causes Micchi and her face to come extremely close.

Time freezes and Karin can hear Athena in the back of her mind, telling her to go through with the kiss. It would be easy for her to do, that is for sure, but she couldn't. Not with Kazune there.

"Micchi," Karin gasped.

"Karin," Micchi smirked.

"Dinner's ready!" Himeka called from the door.

"We'd better get going," Karin mumbled and left the room without a word.

Karin had made up her mind. That night she would sneak into their room and kiss Micchi. She had to for Kazune's' sake.

She spent the evening lying in her bed, wondering if the boys had fallen asleep yet. She planned how to sneak into their room, and contemplated what she would say to Micchi.

There was a knock at the door that nearly caused her to jump out of her skin.

"Come in," she finally replied after recuperating.

"Karin-chan," Himeka opened the door, "I come bearing gifts of cookies and milk!"

"Ah! Thank you Himeka-chan, but you didn't need to go to the trouble," Karin moved over on her bed allowing Himeka to sit next to her.

"I was just so happy today I had to bake!" Himeka had a glow about her that made her seem even more innocent than usual. Then suddenly her expression fell and grew morose.

"Also . . . tonight at dinner you barely had an appetite, neither did Kazune-kun. Did something happen between you two?" Her huge eyes stared into Karin, searching through her for the truth.

"No," Karin replied, it was the truth . . . at least for the time being. She had the think quick, change the subject.

"So how is Ren-kun?" Karin smirked mischievously, finally thinking of a way out of the conversation.

So they talked the night away, in the back of Karin's' mind she was preparing for her coming task.

It was a bit past midnight when Karin finally felt the coast was clear. She dressed in all black and unlatched the lock on her window.

Stealthily, she eased onto the branch of a tree and inched her way the trunk as skillfully as a tight-rope walker. Hugging the trunk she reached her foot out to the branch that lead to her objective point, but when she was about to shift her weight, her foot slip through the air, nearly causing her to fall.

When she finally caught her breath she tried again, and this time it was a success. She finally made it to the window, which coincidentally, was already open.

She slowly snakes in making barely a noise. She moves toward Micchi's silhouetted figure, and her heart started beating faster and faster. Her face was a foot away from Micchi's.

"Nishikiori . . . your not asleep are you?" Kazune's' voice reached Karin's' dismayed ears, she tried to pack off as soon as she could, but only could manage to lift herself a bit higher.

"No, I'm not asleep," Micchi answered, "Look; I know what you've been thinking."

"So," Kazune paused, "What is the answer?"

"I do."

"Kazune-kun."

"I see . . . good night Nishikiori."

"Good night."

There was silence in the room and Karin could barely feel her body she was in such shock. She didn't know what to do; she just stood in silence beside her objective.

"Karin . . . I know you are here," her eyes grew wide at Micchi's calm voice, "Kazune-kun is asleep, why are you here?"

"I . . . know how to get you two unstuck," Karin finally said.

"I know also," Micchi replied darkly.

"How?"

"In the study, when I landed on you, I could here your thoughts," his eyes softened, "What are you going to do?"

"I have to do it . . . for Kazune-kun."

"Okay, I just want you to know something," he looked her in the eyes, which made him seem more serious, a side of Micchi that Karin didn't see often. She lowered her ear to his mouth, so that he could whisper the secret to her.

"Right now . . . Kazune-kun . . . is dreaming of you."

Tears began to stain her porcelain skin. She didn't know what to do, just that she had to do get through her task, and as soon as possible.

"Are you ready?" Karin choked.

"Anytime you are, Karin-chan, anytime."

She gave him a quick, chaste kiss, full of tears of betrayal. The two hands began to glow, and then dimmed, leaving two individual hands lying together.

Kazune woke up from the feel and the first thing to meet his eyes was the image of Karin leaning over Micchi, bangs touching.

"Kazune-kun . . . I-"

But she wasn't able to finish. Kazune arose abruptly and opened the door.

"Nishikiori . . . do you know what I'm thinking now?"

And without uttering another word, he closed the door, leaving Karin in tears and Michiru to comfort her.

Thanks for reading! Please review . . . and don't give up on me! . . . I will finish this story if it kills me!