"I can't believe this!" screeched Miyako, slapping her hand on a desk inside an empty classroom. Tamiko and Mizuno watched her nervously. "How can she be a candidate for prom queen? She is not fit to be! Neither is her friend Amaya!"
"Its not our fault Miyako. She has many friends, plus she and Shuichi are going out. He is the one who nominated her," Tamiko spoke out.
"Don't you ever tell me that they're going out in front of me again! Its painful enough seeing them together, knowing that she has what I longed for!" roared Miyako, her face turning red with anger.
"If you called us into this empty classroom to scream at us, you're doing yourself no good," muttered Mizuno. Miyako eyed the brown-eyed girl for a long time, and then smiled.
"You're right Mizuno. I guess I'll have to do something about it," spoke Miyako, smiling wickedly.
Meanwhile, out in the hallway, Monica and Sayuri giggled with excitement. "I'm so happy Shuichi nominated me," spoke Monica, smiling.
"Of course he would. He treats you like a goddess. I mean seriously. He loves everything about you!" laughed Sayuri. Monica blushed furiously at this. Suddenly, Miyako came out of a classroom and stepped in front of them, followed by Tamiko and Mizuno.
"Well, if it isn't the freakazoids!" stated Sayuri, smirking at them.
"Well well well, if it isn't my enemy Akimi," sneered Miyako. Her eyes glinted malevolently. Monica glared at her with hatred.
"What do you want?" Monica growled. Miyako smiled then poured a bucket of water onto Monica's head. Monica gasped then took the bucket off her head looking furiously at Miyako.
"Miyako, that was uncalled for!" said a voice. Monica, dripping wet, turned to see Kurama walking towards them. Miyako, seeing Kurama, fell to her knees and began to fake tears. (She really is kinda pathetic. She kinda sounds like Ume. Except Ume is out to kill.) Tamiko and Mizuno just stared at her.
"It wasn't my fault Shuichi! She hit me!" cried Miyako. Kurama on the other hand ignored her and hugged a shivering Monica.
"You should go change after I deal with Miyako," he stated calmly. Monica nodded silently. Kurama then glared at the crying Miyako.
"I saw everything, so there is no use crying like a little girl, pretending you didn't do anything. I'm going to report you and make sure you never hurt Akimi again," spoke Kurama coldly. Miyako suddenly stopped her fake tears and glared at Monica. Tamiko and Mizuno on the other hand, shook their heads with embarrassment. They then walked away.
Sayuri looked at Monica with concern. "Are you alright?" Monica turned her head and smiled at her friend.
"I'm fine, thanks to Kurama," spoke Monica softly. Kurama smiled at her and kissed her wet cheek.
"I should report this to the principle. Go get dressed,' he said then walked away. Monica watched him go then headed to the bathroom to change.
After school, Monica stood at the front of the school, waiting for Kurama and Sayuri to come out. Suddenly, a voice called out to her. "Hey there beautiful! You want to go to the prom with me?" Monica turned her head to see Ryoushin smiling at her slyly. She glared at him.
"I'm going with Shuichi," she said in reply. Ryoushin laughed. Monica suddenly looked confused. What is so funny?"
"Come on Akimi! You don't really want to go with that goody two shoes do you?" (I hate that term. Its not really a nice one. Then again Ryoushin wasn't created to be nice. -.-) laughed Ryoushin.
"First of all, I do want to go with him. Second of all, don't call him names!" she spoke harshly. Suddenly, Kurama and Sayuri appeared behind her.
"Ryoushin, that's enough. I told you to leave her alone," commanded Kurama, his eyes full of anger. Monica turned to Kurama then hugged him. Kurama gripped her waist tightly, but continued to glare at Ryoushin. "Leave now," he said in a cold voice.
Ryoushin fumed then began to walk away. "This isn't over Shuichi!" he yelled over his shoulder then left. Monica sighed with relief then looked at Kurama. He looked down at her and his face softened.
"You are one of the few girls who had the courage to stand up to Ryoushin like that," he whispered softly. Monica laughed.
"It helps to stand up for those you love. I love you, so I defended you as you have done for me," she said softly. Suddenly, they heard Sayuri clear her throat, tapping her foot impatiently. "Oops, sorry Sayuri!" Sayuri giggled.
"We need to go shopping for our prom dresses!" she cried out happily. Kurama laughed.
"I'll drive you to the mall and pick you up later," he offered. Monica smiled then kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you," she whispered in his ear.
At the mall, Monica said goodbye to Kurama then she and Sayuri went inside. "So, where do you want to start?" asked Sayuri. Monica looked around.
"How about we go window shipping first so we can figure out what styles we like?" suggested Monica.
"Great idea!" said Sayuri, beginning to look throught windows. "Lets see, too frilly, too ugly, too weird, too plain," she murmured. Monica laughed.
"Someone sure is picky," she said, smiling. Sayuri smiled as well.
"So are you!" she cried. They both began to laugh really hard. Suddenly, Monica stopped laughing.
"Hey, look at those dresses over there. Those seem perfect, don't you think?" she asked, pointing at a store with elegant dresses in the window. Sayuri stopped laughing as well and looked at them.
"They are perfect! Lets go in!" she yelled excitedly, quickly dragging Monica into the store.
Inside, Monica had found two dresses and held them up. One was a long black gown with spaghetti staps and a red rose imprint at the edge of the skirt. The other was a silver gown with long elegant sleeves. "Which one of these do you think I should buy? I've tried them on, but I still can't decide," spoke Monica. Sayuri looked up and examined them closely.
"They're both nice, but I would wear the one that Kurama finds most appealing," advised Sayuri, looking thoughtfully. Monica sighed then smiled.
"That would mean the black one. Kurama loves roses," she said happily. "Besides, I liked that one a lot." Sayuri laughed then kept examining three dresses. One was a lavender dress with see-through short sleeves. Another was a black silk gown with silver glitter sprinkled all over it. The alst one was a forest freen dress with no sleeves.
"Which one of these do you think I should take?" asked Sayuri, admiring the three dresses. Monica smiled.
"I would have said the dark green, but the black suits you way better," she said confidently.
"Good choice. I wasn't too confident about making the decision," said Sayuri, giggling. "Very daring, as I would say."
Meanwhile, at the park, Kurama sat down on a bench. Before him, stood a raging Hiei, pacing back and forth. "Who? Who is she going to that stupid dance with?" asked Hiei very coldly. Kurama smiled at him gently.
"Why are you so jealous Hiei? Its not like you're in love with Sayuri," spoke Kurama, amused with his friend's actions. Hiei glared at him.
"Tell me who! I'll slit his neck!" screeched Hiei. Kurama laughed cheerfully.
"Now Hiei, that won't be necessary. I won't have you murdering Sayuri's date for no good reason," spoke Kurama. "Now please Hiei, unless you confess your feeling to her, she will do whatever she pleases. I must go pick Monica and Sayuri up now." Kurama then stood up and began to walk away.
"I don't like her!" yelled Hiei. 'I love her,' he thought silently then disappeared.
Kurama on the othe rhand drove to a store that sold formal clothing and picked up a cream tux he had ordered. After that, he drove to the mall to pick up Monica and Sayuri.
Early the next day, at school, there were people whispering to each other as Monica, Kurama, and Sayuri passed by them. "Why is everyone whispering?" asked Monca.
"Who knows, must be some silly rumor," said a careless Sayuri. Kurama shrugged his shoulders then continued to walk towards class.
In a corner, Tamiko and Mizuno whispered to each other quietly. "Miyako is becoming more and more of a pest by the minute. Did you hear everyone whispering? They were talking about voting for Akimi as prom queen!" whispered Mizuno.
" I know! It's very embarrassing. Everyone heard about what Miyako did to Akimi. She ruined her own reputation by pretending to cry in front of Shuichi. Talk about desperate. It's really silly. At least Akimi acted mature when she got sprayed with water," spoke Tamiko, quietly.
"With that going around, Akimi is sure to win. Miyako isn't going to be pleased. I say we stop baing her friends. She is shaming us as well," declared Mizuno. Tamiko nodded in agreement.
"It would be a wise choice to do so. Even if it means Miyako plotting revenge on us." They then walked to class, discussing the matter.
Meanwhile, Miyako plotted her revenge on Monica, not knowing of the gossip and rumors people were spreading.