Chapter 2

Her Inner Bull Unleashed

Genre: Humor

In the school halls, Yachiyo and Suzu walk together to the biology club when they notice Yukiji and Nezu stepping out of the door.

"Oh, my!" Yukiji says. "What a wonderful surprise! We've been expecting you."

"Come on in," the quiet girl says as she gestures her hand towards the door.

Yachiyo smiles as she shakes her head and politely says, "Thanks for the offer, but Nekoyama-san and I are actually going for a walk outside. Want to join us?"

"Um, well . . ." Yukiji starts when Mikine cuts her off.

"We'd love to," the quiet girl says.

"What's wrong, Ushiwaka-sempai?" Yachiyo asks, now turning to the upperclassman. "It's a nice day out, so why not take advantage of it?"

The dark haired girl thinks for a moment and nods. "Mm. I guess you're right. Let's go."

"Yay! I love it when all four of us are together! Hey, it's like a double date, isn't it!?" Yachiyo's pony-tail is wagging like crazy from all the excitement.

"I guess it is," Yukiji agrees.

"Say, speaking of which, where's Aki-san?" Mikine asks.

"She's at her club meeting again," Yachiyo replies. "But no worries. Nekoyama-san and I have the company we need all right here."

Suzu blushes from that statement. "Wh-what's that supposed to mean?"

Once the 2 couples were outside, they begin their lovely walk together. However, after a few minutes on the sidewalk, the hot blazing sun starts to slow down the two pairs.

"Oh, man! Why does it have to be this hot on a day like this?" Yachiyo says as she takes out a red colored handkerchief and begins to wipe the sweat off her face.

Unfortunately, Yukiji notices this and begins to shake uncontrollably. Mikine gently takes her by the arm.

"Stay calm, Yuki," she says softly. "Please, we don't need this right now."

"B-but the c-color," Yukiji says. "It's . . . it's like danger is right in front of my face . . ."

"Please . . . Yuki, you know what happens when you stare at red for too long, don't you?"

"I know, but-"

"So, just turn around until Inugami-san puts that away, alright?"

Yukiji nods and quickly turns her back on Yachiyo while taking deep breaths to calm herself down with Mikine keeping watch. When Yachiyo puts it back in her skirt pocket, Mikine signals her sempai to turn back and keep on walking. Yachiyo turns around to notice Yukiji sweating as well, but much worse than Yachiyo.

"Are you alright, Ushiwaka-sempai?" she asks. "Do you need a handkerchief, too?"

"Uh, no I'm quite fine," Yukiji replies while waving her hands back and forth.

"But you're totally sweating," Suzu points out. "In fact, a lot more than Inugami-san right here."

"Here," Yachiyo says as she takes out the handkerchief. "I'm sure you'll feel better using this."

Once again, the moment Yukiji sees the color red, her body begins to shake uncontrollably again and immediately turns away.

"I-Inugami-san!" Yukiji cries while burying her head in her hands. "D-don't you have any other colors than red? Y-you know how I am with the color red, right?"

Yachiyo stares at the handkerchief. "But . . . this is the only color I have with me today."

Yukiji gasps and groans while tears are starting to form in her eyes. "M-maybe we should go back. I . . . just don't feel well right now."

Yachiyo rubs her chin while having an evil grin on her face. "Maybe not. I got an idea."

Mikine walks over to Suzu and whispers, "What's she going to do, Nekoyama-san?"

"Actually, I don't even want to know," Suzu replies with a shrug.

"Ushiwaka-sempai!" Yachiyo calls.

"Eh?" Lifting up her head, she sees Yachiyo about 10 feet away from her, waving the little red handkerchief. The shaking becomes more and more quick and she lowers her head with her long bangs hiding her expression. "I-Inugami-san . . . wh-what do you think you're doing?"

"Isn't it obvious, Ushiwaka-sempai?" Yachiyo says, cheerfully. "I'm playing with you!"

"Here it comes," Mikine says.

"P-put that thing away . . . right now," Yukiji says, now gritting her teeth and stomping her foot like a bull ready to charge. "Because if you don't . . ." Red glowing eyes start to appear on the dark-haired girl's face. "I'M GONNA KILL YOUUUUUUUU!"

Running at full speed, Yukiji charges at Inugami, in which she successfully dodges and pulls away the handkerchief in the process. The cow-like girl slide stops, creating some dust and angrily turns back at the dog-like girl, who is teasing her once again with the red handkerchief.

"Yoo-hoo~! Ushiwaka-sempai!" Yachiyo coos. "Come and get it!"

Yukiji stomps her foot again and starts running at full speed again. However, Yachiyo dodges again and laughs as soon as Yukiji slide stops again. Suzu and Mikine stare in amazement as they witness this exciting scene.

"Do you think Inugami-san is doing what I think she's doing?" Suzu asks.

Mikine nods. "Yes. I can already tell."

After stopping for the fourth time, Yukiji pants hard while still having her long bangs cover her expression. Yachiyo comes over and giggles.

"Isn't it fun, Ushiwaka-sempai?" she says.

"P-please, Inugami-san," Yukiji whispers. "I . . . I can't resist the color red. Put it away, I'm begging you!"

"Not yet," Yachiyo says as she holds up the handkerchief. "How about one more run and then we'll call it a day, okay~!" Stepping back, she waves it around while calling out her name.

Yukiji slowly stands up while huffing loudly and stomping her foot. Then, she charges at full speed again and this time, she has her eyes directly on Yachiyo. When the dog-like girl throws up the handkerchief, Yukiji ducks under, swiftly turns and tackles Yachiyo to the ground, making her let the small cloth fly in the process. Suzu and Mikine gasp as they come over to their partners to see if they are alright.

Yukiji is the first to recover and rubs her head in pain. "Ohhhh . . . my head . . ." She looks down to see Yachiyo unconscious after that hard tackle. "Ah! Inugami-san! I'm so sorry!"

"It's her fault to begin with," Suzu says, crossing her arms. "I can't believe she would use Ushiwaka-sempai's weakness just to play with her. And look, she's even more tired than before. Honestly, that girl . . ."

"Owwww . . ." Yachiyo groans as she sits up and rubs her head in pain. "What a hit I took."

"Oh! I'm so sorry, Inugami-san!" Yukiji cries. "I didn't mean to, it just . . . happened!"

"No, I should be the one who's sorry," Yachiyo says.

"Huh!?" Suzu and Mikine gasp. They never expected Yachiyo to apologize that quickly and admit her faults.

"I know it's wrong to use your weakness just to play with you, but all I wanted to do is have fun," Yachiyo explains. "After all, all four of us should have a good time, right?"

"Yes, I guess you're right," Yukiji says as she helps Yachiyo up.

"Say, why don't all of us go and have some ice cream?" Mikine suggests.

"That sounds like a great idea," Yukiji says.

"I'm in!" Yachiyo chimes in.

"Sounds good to me," Suzu adds.

"Alright, let's go!" Yachiyo says.

About 15 minutes later, the four girls walk out with cups of ice cream in their hands and sit on two benches, enjoying their deserts. Yukiji has vanilla ice cream and Mikine has chocolate chip ice cream while Yachiyo also has vanilla and Suzu with rum raisin.

"Yuki," Mikine says, softly.

"Hm?" Upon turning to her girlfriend, Mikine offers her childhood friend and lover some of her vanilla.

"Have some, Yuki," Mikine says. "It's really good."

Yukiji giggles. "My pleasure." She eats the chocolate chip ice cream and closes her eyes at the taste. "Mm . . . delicious."

"I'm glad," Mikine smiles.

The cow-like girl suddenly returns the favor. "I'll bet you'll like this one as well."

The quiet girl eats it and smiles at the taste. "Yes, you're right. Very delicious." She then looks over at Yachiyo and Suzu, who are also enjoying their desert and sharing indirect kisses. She then turns to lover and smiles as she rests her head on her sempai's shoulder.

After about an hour, the sun begins to set and the four girls stand up to go their separate ways.

"Thanks for hanging out with us," Yachiyo says. "I had a great time."

"Same here," Yukiji says.

"I hope we can hang out like this again," Mikine says.

"Yes, definitely," Suzu says.

After a final wave of good-byes, Yachiyo and Suzu walk away with smiles on their faces. When they are about to turn a corner, Mikine turns toward her childhood friend with the look of concern.

"Are you okay, Yuki?" she asks. "Was Inugami-san being too hard on you?"

Yukiji shakes her head. "She may have, but to be honest, I was never fired up like this in my life. It felt . . . good."

"Good?" Mikine raises an eyebrow, not sure of what her lover meant.

"I never liked running, nor any other exercise related stuff for as long as I can remember," Yukiji explains. "But as crazy as it seems, I believe that Inugami-san is trying to help me to get in shape just a little bit."

Mikine wraps her arms around her lover and smiles. "I'm glad we had a good time with those two, though, Inugami-san can be a jerk sometimes."

Yukiji laughs nervously. "Sometimes, her crazy ideas can be quite helpful."

A/N: Well . . . what do you think? Crazy, I know. In Chapter 10 of the manga, we get to see Ushiwaka's animal trait go into action . . . well, a little, but it's all explained there. So, feel free to give out any suggestions, questions or concerns and don't forget to review. :)