Harpygirl91- Well here's the 3rd chapter of my DNSM story. I hope you enjoy it!! Sorry for the delay in updating!
Ch 3: BFF (Age 14, third year in junior high)
The male students stared as Hotaru Tomoe and Tatsuki Arisawa walked down the hallways. Many boys were daring their friends to approach one of the two beauties. As one boy passed the girls, he 'accidentally' flipped Hotaru's skirt up.
Tatsuki immediately turned and punched the boy in the face while shouting," I dare you to do that again you pervert!! Next time I'll break your arms!!"
"Tatsuki-chan, onegai calm down." Hotaru begged her friend. Tatsuki turned around with a huff and stomped off. Hotaru then turned to the so called 'pervert' and smiled down at him," You should go to the nurse and have her put some ice where Tatsuki-chan punched you."
As Hotaru ran off to catch up with Tatsuki, several of the teenage boys stared after her with hearts in their eyes. "She's an angel." The perv said with a light blush on his face.
"We must protect her." Another boy stated as a crowd began to form.
"That's it!" One boy shouted," We shall become Hotaru-hime's protectors!" A chorus of 'Yeahs' rang up through the hallways until a teacher came along to force all of the awestruck males to their classes.
(Meanwhile)
During the short amount of time between the incident with the pervert, Hotaru and Tatsuki made it to their classroom. Raito and Ichigo were already there, along with a few of their other classmates.
"Achoo!" Hotaru sneezed suddenly.
"You okay?" Tatsuki asked turning around in her desk to face her friend.
"Hai." Hotaru reassured," Maybe somebody's just talking about me."
"Not my fault if you get a fanclub." Tatsuki teased.
"N-nani?" Hotaru exclaimed," A-a fanclub? W-Why?"
"Never mind." Tatsuki said shaking her head at Raito joined them.
"What is this you're saying about a fanclub?" Raito asked.
"Oh. This pervert flipped Hotaru's skirt up, I punched him, and Hotaru was nice enough to tell him to go see the nurse." Tatsuki explained," Then, after we left, I heard some boys talking about her."
Anger was apparent in Raito's eyes as Tatsuki finished her explanation," Who was it?"
"I don't know." Tatsuki said shrugging," Just some pervert in the hallway."
"Tatsuki-chan!" Hotaru scolded. Then Raito turned to her.
"What are you scolding her for!!" Raito shouted," You should be angry at that person for doing that to you?!"
Hotaru stared up at Raito in shock as he yelled at her. Raito realized his mistake as Hotaru hung her head. "Hotaru-chan, gomen nasai. Gomen" Raito said bending down; while, placing his hand under her chin and lifted her face towards his.
"It's okay, Raito-kun." Hotaru reassured him," You and Tatsuki are right. I'm too nice."
"There's nothing wrong with that." Ichigo said patting Hotaru on her head.
"YEAH!!" One of Tatsuki and Hotaru's latest friends, Orihime shouted," There's nothing wrong with being too nice!"
Hotaru's face brightened before everyone dispersed to their seats as Meioh-sensei entered the room. As Raito took his seat beside Hotaru he pulled out a sheet of paper and a pen and began writing. Hotaru jumped slightly as Raito passed her a note.
Hotaru-chan, I really am sorry for yelling at you. Hotaru's smile fell as she read Raito's words. It was as if a demon and an angel were sitting on her shoulders.
The demon was saying that Hotaru shouldn't reply to his note and just toss Raito away like a pair of worn-out slippers. Meanwhile, the angel was saying that Hotaru should give him another chance. Things were difficult for Raito; he was top in their grade, going through puberty, many girls were approaching him wanting to be his girlfriend, and Sachiko-baasan wasn't being much of a help either.
It's okay, Raito-kun. You just scared me a little that's all. I wasn't expecting you to yell at me. Hotaru wrote back quickly.
I promise Hotaru-chan. I'll never yell at you again. I swear on my life. I'm just not comfortable with the idea of you having a fanclub. Raito explained
Why?
Because they may start stalking you, what if one of them tries to rape... I mean hurt you?
Raito-kun, you're too paranoid.
Am I? I help Tou-san out with multiple cases. Do you know how many cases there are when a male idolized a girl and he attacked her?
I have you to protect me.
Raito froze as he read those simple words. How could he not tell that Hotaru trusted him that much? He was a better detective than most of the detectives that his father worked with. How had he missed that simple thing? He shocked Hotaru by carefully folding the note and placing it in his pocket. Raito then pulled out his notebook and began writing notes on Meioh-sensei's lesson.
(Later that day)
"Raito-kun, do you want to join us for lunch?" Hotaru asked. (Us meaning Tatsuki, Orihime, Hotaru, and some of the other girls in the class)
"No thank you. I'm eating lunch with Ishida-san today." Raito lied.
"Oh." Hotaru said disappointed before leaving with the other girls.
"Why did you just lie to Hotaru-chan?" Ichigo asked staring down at Raito," That's not like you."
"It's none of your business." Raito practically growled at Ichigo.
"I was just wondering why." Ichigo said shrugging," Don't blame me if you lose her friendship because you couldn't tell her that you always eat lunch alone so you can get ahead in your school work."
Meanwhile the girls had settled outside with their bentos and were talking about an upcoming sleepover at the Yagami household.
"I can't wait!" Orihime exclaimed," It'll be so much fun! We'll do make-overs, cook pizza, listen to music, play games, and tells scary stories!"
"I wonder what kind of pajamas Hotaru-chan and Hime-chan wears?" Chizuru wondered out loud, causing the pale girl to blush.
"Chizuru-chan!" Tatsuki said, warningly," Don't even think about it. Consider what Raito-kun would do to you."
"You know, Raito-san is very protective of Hotaru-chan." Michiru said while looking up at the sky," Do you think that he has romantic feelings for her?"
"N-nani?" Hotaru stuttered as Tatsuki chocked on her juice.
"You know Michiru-chan may be right." Orihime observed," What if Raito-kun does like Hotaru-chan?"
"T-that would be so strange." Hotaru admitted.
"OHH!!" Chizuru said evilly," We can find out during the sleepover."
"How?" Tatsuki asked and regretted her question, as soon as evil looks filled Chizuru and the other girls' eyes.
"Poor Raito-kun." Hotaru whispered.
(That weekend)
Raito's left eye twitched as he heard loud giggles erupting, from the living room of the Yagami household. Soichiro (Chief Yagami) conveniently had a major case to work on that weekend. Thus leaving Raito as the sole male in the household.
As he headed downstairs to grab a snack, he paused to peek into the living room. However, what he saw was Hotaru and her friends changing into their pajamas. His eyes focused on Hotaru as she stood only in her bra and underwear, while holding her lavender colored pajamas to her chest and laughing at something Orihime said.
"AHH!!" Hotaru shouted as she spotted Raito. This caused the other girls to scream and start throwing random objects at the teenage boy. Raito immediately fled before he was caught by Tatsuki and possibly castrated.
"Nii-chan, what are you doing?" Sayu asked Raito, after he escaped from the infuriated girls," Were you peeping on Nee-chan?"
"What?!" Raito exclaimed, turning red.
"I didn't know you were so perverted, Nii-san!" Sayu stated loudly.
"RAITO YAGAMI!!" Tatsuki shouted," GET YOUR BUT DOWN HERE NOW!!"
(With the girls)
"Tatsuki-chan…" Hotaru sweatdropped. After she had spotted Raito, Hotaru and the other girls changed into their pajamas in record time," I'm sure Raito-kun didn't mean it."
"So what?" Tatsuki snapped," He needs to be punished."
"How?" Orihime asked.
"Makeover." Tatsuki chuckled evilly.
"Poor Raito-kun." Hotaru whispered.
"I got Nii-chan!" Sayu said happily as she pulled Raito behind her," What are you going to do to him?"
"You'll see!" Orihime grinned grabbing Raito and forcing him to sit down.
"Gomen nasai, Raito-kun." Hotaru apologized," Demo, you did peep on us!"
Raito blushed as he stared at Hotaru. She was dressed in lavender pajama pants and a matching top, yet Raito could see her in nothing but her under garments. "Just go ahead and do whatever you want to me." Raito said while hanging his head.
"YAY!" The girls, minus Hotaru, cheered. Hotaru only giggled while moving out of everyone's way.
(Thirty-Forty minutes later)
"Are you having fun girls?" Sachiko asked as she walked into the living room. Sachiko almost dropped her tray full of snacks when she saw Raito.
Raito was dressed in a knee-length red dress with matching heels. The girls had also added extensions to allow his hair to be tied up into a side ponytail. The makeover also included make-up, which consisted of- mascara, black eyeliner, red lipstick, and a small amount of red eye shadow.
"Wow." Sayu said amazed," Nii-chan makes a pretty girl!"
While the other girls rolled in laughter or took pictures, Hotaru had the decency to try and suppress her laughter. "Why did you dress Raito up?" Sachiko asked Hotaru after the shock wore off.
"He accidentally peeked in on us while we were changing." Hotaru explained.
"Raito!" Sachiko snapped," I can't believe you did that! Come with me young man we have boundaries to discuss!"
"Baa-san!" Hotaru turned quickly," Don't you think that Raito has been punished enough?"
Sachiko paused to look Raito over," One of you girls will give Soichiro a picture of Raito as he is currently dressed."
Raito blushed brightly before numerous camera flashes blinded him. As he dashed up to his room, the faint noise of Hotaru's laughter rang in his ears.
(In the living room)
"I can't believe that Raito-san did that!" Michiru exclaimed as the girls began to cover the ground with sleeping bags.
"I'm sure it was an accident." Hotaru defended.
"Did you see how he was staring at you?" Tatsuki asked.
"Huh?!" Hotaru blushed as her eyes widened," T-there's no way."
"That's what we keep trying to tell you, Hotaru-chan." Chizuru pointed out.
"D-demo."
"Let's change the subject." Orihime suggested before turning to Hotaru," Aren't you and the Yagamis moving to Tokyo?"
"Yeah." Hotaru said sadly," Soichiro-ojisan was offered a job as the Tokyo police Chief and he accepted the job."
"NO!!" Chizuru shouted before tackling the poor girl," You can't leave us!!"
"I'll still visit during the holidays." Hotaru promised as some tears began to fall from her eyes," And Soichiro-ojisan bought me a cell phone so we can keep in touch that way."
"Don't cry…" Tatsuki said patting her on the head," We'll start crying if you cry."
"Yeah!" Orihime shouted and hugged Hotaru, along with Chizuru," We'll keep in touch no matter what."
"Yeah." Hotaru smiled while wiping away her tears then she glared at the girls," Just so you know Raito is like a precious brother to me."
"But you're not blood related!" Chizuru pointed out," He could still try something."
"Ugh!" Hotaru exclaimed before grabbing a pillow and hitting the red-head upside the head, initiating a pillow fight that would last until the girls collapsed in laughter.
(Later that night)
"Tatsuki-chan." Hotaru whispered as she shook her friend awake.
"Ehh…" Tatsuki groaned as she woke up." What is it 'Taru?"
"I-I want to tell you something before I go." Hotaru began. Even in the darkness, Tatsuki could sense that Hotaru was nervous about something.
"What is it?" Tatsuki asked.
"Y-you know how Ichigo-kun can see spirits after they passed away?" Hotaru questioned.
"Yeah."
"I-I can see then too." Hotaru spurted out.
"Huh?!" Tatsuki exclaimed, causing the other girls to stir slightly before going back to sleep," Since when?"
"I only realized it recently." Hotaru explained.
"Are you sure you weren't just seeing things?" Tatsuki pointed out," You do that sometimes when you're sick."
"This was recently." Hotaru defended," You know our old math sensei that passed away a few weeks ago?"
"I think, he was the old pervert right?" Tatsuki struggled to remember.
"Hai!" Hotaru nodded," I saw his spirit outside of the girls dressing room. Then another spirit appeared. However, this spirit had a sword and they place the end of the sword against sensei's forehead then he disappeared."
"Maybe it was sending him to heaven." Tatsuki suggested.
"But I'm scared Tatsuki-chan," Hotaru said grabbing her friend by the shoulders," The other spirit saw me, and he knows about my abilities. What if he hunts me down?"
"What did he look like?" Tatsuki asked.
"He was really tall, had short silver colored hair, a large creepy grin, and was dressed in a black hakama along with a long white coat." Hotaru shuddered," He reminded me of a snake. I thought that he was going to attack me, but he just disappeared as quickly as he appeared." (Gin Ichimaru)
"I'll ask Ichigo to keep an eye out for him." Tatsuki supported. Hotaru simply nodded and leaned her head against Tatsuki's shoulder.
"Am I destined to be abnormal my entire life?" Hotaru asked referring to her ability to heal, see ghosts, and her purple eyes.
"You're not abnormal." Tatsuki reassured," It's like Raito would say, you're a rare diamond."
Hotaru laughed lightly before moving back to her sleeping bag. As Hotaru slowly drifted off into a land of dreams, Tatsuki stayed awake. It was her duty to protect Orihime and Hotaru from everyone, including themselves. However, she was now faced with the fact that she wouldn't be able to protect Hotaru anymore.
After Hotaru was finally asleep, Tatsuki carefully detached herself from her sleeping bag and snuck up to Raito's room. The teenage male was sleeping lightly, thus making the job of waking him up even easier.
"Raito, get your but up I have something to tell you!" Tatsuki snapped as she hit Raito upside the head.
"What are you doing?" Raito growled as he sat up quickly, holding his head where Tatsuki had hit him.
"I need you to do something for me after you move to Tokyo." Tatsuki explained while sitting down on his bed.
"What is it?" Raito asked," Get you a famous martial artists autograph?"
"That would be nice, but no." Tatsuki stated," I won't be able to protect Hotaru any more after you leave. Thus I'm handing that duty over to you."
"What?" Raito said half-awake," You want me to protect Hotaru?"
"You're the only one I would trust to do it." Tatsuki shrugged," Besides you protect her half of the time anyway. You can handle full time."
"Hm." Raito said then pushed Tatsuki off his bed then covering his head with the covers," Fine, now leave me alone to sleep."
"Ugh." Tatsuki said disgusted," That's good enough for me. At least until I find out that you messed up in your guardian duties. Then you will be dead meat."
"Whatever." Raito said under his breath. Tatsuki glared at his blanket covered body before going back downstairs.
Raito sighed and rolled onto his back wondering out loud," That was all Tatsuki wanted. I thought she was going to tell me she finally realized that she had a crush on Ichigo. Whatever."
(End Chapter 3)
Harpygirl91- (collapses onto the ground) Eight solid pages…This chapter took forever for me to write.
L- Why?
Harpygirl91- Well between school, babysitting my little siblings, my mom's sudden urge to clean the entire house, and people's need to drag me along prom dress shopping. I have been very busy.
Misa- Shopping?? Ohh!! Let's go Harpy-chan!
Harpygirl91-AHH!! HELP!!
Raito- Justice is served.