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-KuroNerd ;D

Chapter 4: Soccer Ball To The Face

KURO CHAPTER

"Mara-chan!" Hinamori Amu yelled after me in the hall. I'd lost Ariel in the sea of third graders and was hoping she'd be waiting for me outside the gates. But knowing her, the damn cat would rush home to make pasta with Italy and leave me behind.

"Yes?" I asked sweetly, turning to meet the other girl. She skidded to a halt in front of me and stuttered.

"D-did you want to watch the soccer club's game today? I don't want to go alone." She said. I thought for a moment, then, deciding it was a good chance to meet the other Guardians, I nodded and followed her to the field.

Ariel was already sitting in between Fujisaki and Tadase. Damn cat...

"Guys, this is Mara Yukinori. She transferred to my class yesterday." Amu told the group. I bowed and said hello like the polite girl I am and sat next to Yaya. She started chattering about the Gaurdians and how they were here to support their sixth grade partner Kukai. His name struck my interest, but otherwise I still had to force my self into caring. I liked watching the game more, our team was great I'd heard, but we were losing.

Ariel scooted over to sit next to me, holding Honekoneko close to her chest. I keep sensing something odd about that plush, like the same aura I get from my necklace.

"What's up ~nya?" She chirped. I glared at her.

"The sky. You left me with Amu." I retorted.

"That Kukai bastard grabbed me in the hallway and dragged me here ~nya!" She yelled indignantly. On the field, Kukai was racing the ball toward the goal and was about to pass when he heard his name yelled. Surprised, he accidentally popped the ball into the air. The ball arched in the air and bounced off of my head, landing in Ariel's lap. She was laughing hard, one of her 'Ahhh-you-fail-at-life!' laughs. First I glared at her, then turned my icy daggers to the brown-haired boy who'd run up to us. He bypassed my look and put his hand on top of my head.

"Are you okay Miss Mara?" He asked. I was more surprised by the fact that he knew my name than by the soft expression in his eyes.

"How do you know my name?" I asked suspiciously, then caught myself and gave him an innocent look. He looked surprised himself for a moment, then smiled at my frown.

"I'm a Guardian. Plus, all of the sixth grade guys are talking about you." He laughed. Before Ariel could ask about herself, He grabbed the ball and ran back to the field.

"Oi! What are they saying about me?" Ariel yelled. She bounced on her heels for a second, then took off after the soccer player.

"A-NEKO?" I yelled. How the hell had this happened? Damn cat! I thought.

I got up and followed, almost getting run over by one of the visiting team's players in the process. I'd played soccer before, but Ariel hadn't, and to her it probably looked like Kukai was running away from her.

"STOP RUNNING DAMN IT!" Yep.

I wasn't as fast as her, but I kept just a few paces behind as she gained on Kukai. At the last second, he passed the ball to the left and abruptly stopped. Ariel collided with him, a yelp accompanying them to the dusty ground. I was still standing, looming over the tangled mass of limbs and trying not to laugh too hard. The two were bickering irritably at each other, trying to get up.

As for the ball, I watched it as it came to a complete standstill almost in front of the visitor team's goal. Both teams had kind of stopped to stare at them, but a couple of opposing team members had started running for the ball.

"Damn..." I glanced back at the two on the ground, then I ran toward the ball. A boy was kicking the ball toward our goal. When he tried to pass, I stole it and started down the field, shouts of encouragement and outrage nipping at my ears.

Ariel POV

! Damn Kukai! First the bastard steals me in the hallway, makes me watch his stupid game, won't tell things, and he lands on me and now Honekoneko is dirty! I'LL KILL HIM.

"BASTARD!" I yelled in the sixth-grader's face. He jerked back, slamming his head against the ground again with wide eyes. Then he started yelling at me and we started a yelling fest, which ended when an alarm went off. We looked up to see Sarah smiling triumphantly at the opposing team's goal, where the soccer ball was caught in the net.

"We're...tied!" Kukai yelled, amazed. I rolled my eyes.

"Tieing doesn't mean winning dumbass!" I muttered. He glared at me and stood up. I quickly pulled my backpack from my shoulders and opened it. All the eggs looked okay, but the red one had a crack. Damn Kukai!

Someone was calling my name, and when I looked up, Sarah-chan was in front of me smiling.

"Did you see that? I was such a beast!" She laughed, then stopped when she saw my tearfilled eyes. "What's wrong?"

"O-One of them cracked!" I blurted. Her eyes widened and she put an arm around my shoulders. When did I become a bad caretaker? Oh well, I've always been lazy. DAMN IT!