Bees are colonized insects that are attracted to sweet, sweet nectar and sweet, sweet animal pheromone. And that, my dear friends, I used to my advantage. Nobody messes with Ruuka Nogi and gets away with it.
Five minutes 'til lunch…
I crouched down low behind a bush and watched as my intended target walked out of her laboratory.
Hotaru was holding a test tube half-filled with a clear liquid. I smirked as she took one step, then two, her feet advancing a few inches at a time. She was being careful. That made me wonder.
I shook my head to clear my thoughts. Honestly, Ruuka. There's no time for that now. I needed to concentrate. This is probably my only chance of revenge without her being on her toes. And believe me, Hotaru on her toes is a hard girl to overthrow.
She was getting closer. I looked up and nodded at a small canary perched on the tree containing my little army. The little cutie grinned and started chirping.
This is going to be so sweet.
"RUUKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
"Mikan?"
"RUUKA!"
"Mi…kan…?"
"Ruuka…"
"Mikan…"
"What are we doing?"
"I have no idea."
This little wordplay seemed to cool her down a bit, since it gave her naïve little mind something to run on, but a few seconds later, she was harassing me again.
"What did you do to Hotaru??!"
Was I really that obvious? "Nothing!"
She planted her hands to her hips and cocked her hips to one side. The standard 'I'm-a-pissed-off-woman-and-you-can-do-nothing-else-but-listen-until-I'm-through-bitching' pose. I frowned. "Ooh… don't you give me that look mister. YOU'RE— she pointed at me accusingly to add to her threatening note— the only one with sufficient motive to attack her!"
Yeah, right. Along with all other bozos she humiliated… wait… was I really the only one? I made a mental note to think about that later. The mission now was to get rid of her. "I'm surprised you know what 'motive' means Mikan-chan!" I grinned.
She smiled back. "Oh! Hotaru snapped at me for n—YOU CONNIVING JERK!!! THAT'S NOT THE POINT!!!"
I smirked at the confused look on her face. I was already gone.
"To make our lives simple, you pushed your head on the ground like a feeble-minded ostrich and hoped she wouldn't find out." Natsume peeked at me through overgrown bangs with a bored frown.
"You don't have to me sound so stupid, Natsume." I took off my shoes and settled on the bed to massage my aching feet. "At least that little confrontation confirmed that my little mission succeeded."
"I'm not demeaning you, Ruuka." he amended, flicking a finger to produce and play with a small ball of fire. I watched as it danced and reflected in his deep, cloudy eyes. "I'm just thinking how right I am about polka dots not being so bright."
I laughed. "She's far from your league, I'm sure, but she's not stupid." I returned my attention to my feet. "I just got lucky."
"Add to the fact that some of the farm animals were doing the chacha behind you." Natsume smirked. "That's a good idea Ruuka, diverting her attention. But I still don't get how she cannot see your butt poking from the ground."
I flushed. "Sometimes, your choice of words are really inappropriate, Natsume."
He shrugged and didn't say anything anymore, meaning that the conversation was over. I watched as he twirled his finger, the little fireball following its little dance, only pretending not to jump when he suddenly closed his fist and extinguished it in a huff.
A/N: A little longer… but still short. A million thanks for the reviews!!! I love reading each and every one of them! And tell me if it's getting a little too corny... I've not very confident with my humor.
