"That Katsu guy...he seems so...", Tomo began.
"Quiet?", Yomi supplied.
"Athletic?", Sakaki said.
"Hot?", said Kagura.
"An alien?", Osaka said so seriously it was scary.
"No, no. More like...he's all over Kaorin. Doesn't that seem kind of...odd?", Tomo said.
"Why would it be odd?", Chiyo-chan said catching the conversation as she approached. "He seems like a nice guy, maybe we should try and get to know him."
"Hey! Great idea! We can spy on him.", Tomo suggested enthusiastically.
"I don't think that's what she meant, moron.", said Yomi in retribution.
"Spyin' sounds fun.", said Osaka. "I saw a movie once where this spy guy crawled through vents and stuff. It was neat."
Her eyes then proceeded to stare into thin air and go out of focus.
"That wouldn't be very nice, Tomo. How would you like it if someone spied on you?", Chiyo-chan said.
"How do I know someone isn't!?", said Tomo, thrusting her finger into the sky.
Yomi just rubbed her temples and sighed.
"Lemme guess, I'm not going to be able to talk you out of this, am I?", asked Yomi fulling knowing what the answer would be.
"Do I even have to answer that?", asked Tomo cynically.
Yomi stood and took Chiyo by the hand.
"Let's go and leave the crazies to their spy plot. We don't want to be involved."
Chiyo stuttered. "But...what if they actually...?"
"They won't. Tomo's just all worked up. It'll pass.", Yomi answered.
As soon as Yomi and Chiyo walked out of earshot Tomo began once more.
"So who's with me?"
"I wanna do it!", Osaka waved her hand frantically.
"Me too!", Kagura jumped in.
"How about you Sakaki?", asked Tomo
"Umm...I think I'll pass.", she said and walked from the group as well.
"Well, I guess it's up to us! I know the way to Kaorin's home, so lets start there shall we?", Tomo riled up her two companions.
"Yea!", shouted Kagura.
"Shh!", shushed Osaka. "Quiet or you'll mess up our only time for escape!", she indicated the snoring Yukari. It should come as no surprise that the losing team had gotten approximately zero percent of the room clean before Yukari managed to doze off.
The three co-conspirators bolted from the room at that moment, quickly exiting the building.
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"Katsu-san...did you see? Did you see what happened?", Kaorin asked.
"I was walking this way and saw you standing and shaking. That's when I touched your shoulder.", Katsu responded.
Kaorin released her hold on him and backed away.
"Let me walk you home.", he said with a smile.
Kaorin nodded and fell in step beside him.
"Katsu-san...can I tell you something?", she asked sheepishly.
"Of course.", he nodded.
"The other night, when I was walking through this forest I saw something. A strange creature. Ever since then I've felt like some force in that forest is out to get me! Just before you came, shadows wrapped around my legs. I don't know what to think, and I know it sounds like I'm crazy but...I swear it's the truth.", she explained, shivering at the memories.
Katsu stopped walking as they exited the forest and looked at her, concern on his face.
"Are you alright Kaorin-san? You must be seeing things, let's get you home.", he said.
Kaorin eyes teared up. The one person she felt the most comfortable around being seemingly disbelieveing of her plight crushed her spirits at that moment.
"Katsu-san, I swear it's the truth."
"Kaorin-san, please don't worry.", he said reassuringly.
Deep inside her she knew what she wanted to say to him. Something she knew she had to say.
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"Stay down and stay quiet, dammit!", Tomo said with an angry whisper.
"This bush is too small for all of us!", whined Kagura.
Indeed, the bush across the street from Kaorin's house was too small for Tomo, Kagura and Osaka together. They had sat there for a good ten minutes so far with no sign of Kaorin at all.
"Maybe she's inside already drinking tea and relaxing like we should be instead of sitting in this stupid bush!", said Kagura.
"I doubt it, the light to her room isn't even on.", Tomo responded.
"Hey, look!", said Osaka pointing a finger gingerly out of the bush at two approaching figures.
"Is that her?", Tomo asked.
"Yep. With that Katsu guy too.", said Osaka.
"Shh! They're close!", whispered Kagura.
They watched attentively, well at least Tomo and Kagura did. Osaka had her attention distracted by a leaf that was strangely enough shaped like a particle accelerator. Katsu walked Kaorin up to the door. Words were exchanged, a few of which,Tomo noticed, caused each of them to blush. With a wave Kaorin entered her home and Katsu proceeded down the lane.
'Interesting...', thought Tomo.
"What now?", asked Kagura.
"We follow him!", said Tomo.
The Double-O Numbnuts followed Katsu down the lane at a distance using their best spy tactics. Tactics which consisted of hiding behind rather unacceptable objects, like garbage cans and light poles, to dragging Osaka quickly out of the street when she happened to trip and fall which was fairly common. they followed him through various twists and turns, down roads and through alleyways.
"Where the hell is he going?", asked Kagura at one point.
He stopped at one intersection and turned his head behind him. The 'Spy Team Bonkura' had taken up crouching behind a set of light poles as they watched him turn right at the intersection. Running to catch up, they turned to corner to find no one but a woman walking her dog.
"The hell!?", exclaimed Tomo.
"Even he can't run that fast! Where could he have gotten off to?", said Kagura.
"Maybe he can fly...", proposed Osaka.
Tomo stopped the woman with the dog and asked if she had seen a boy in black go down this road.
"Nope, I haven't seen anyone on this road at all except for you girls.", she responded.
Tomo returned to her companions and slumped her shoulders.
"Well, we lost him for now. BUT! Tomorrow is another day!", she said, fist pumping.
'I swear he went down this way though...', ran through her mind.
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Hey! Hope you're all enjoying this so far. I'm going on vacation for the next week, but expect an update as soon as I return!
-peace
-Jay