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With a Dash of Honey

Episode three: Of rooftops and cheeks

"What are we doing here?" Ku-chan asked me rather warily, as if I was going to rape him or something. Gya-ha-hah~! I would never do that to you, Ku-chan! Why would anyone do that? Then again...you are a bishounen... Bleh, now I don't know what to think.

"Lunch time, silly boy!" I beamed at him and he gave me an inquiring look in return. Uwah! Why is he looking at me like that? I thought I gave him the answer that he wanted! Unless he wants a different answer... "I'm planning of doing a ritual here, and I thought you want to see~!"

Ku-chan looked like he was about to laugh. He held a hand on his mouth to stifle his laughter, and after a while, he finally stopped and looked back at me. Ooohhh! Was I being funny! Yay, I was being funny! Whoo-hoo!

"I can understand that you want to spend lunch break with me. There's no need to give a whole, different answer altogether."

EHHHH? But then, why did he look at me like that just now? Like he didn't know what I was talking about... I stared at him with a stupid grin on my face, but I guess he knew that I didn't understand this situation even the slightest, when he noticed my eyes were clueless. Ha-ha-ha~! Ku-chan's so observant! Pfft. Anyway, I knew that he knew, because he answered, "I gave you that look because I was wondering why you would want to have lunch with me, of all people. I can't say you owe me anything."

"Oh, but I do! You helped me find Skully-chan yesterday~!" I sang and he arched an eyebrow at me. Whaaaat?

"Is that it? Well, if that's the reason then it's nothing big, Botan-san," he told me politely, a curt smile teasing his lips... Oh, wow! I never noticed how alluring they looked! He-he~! Whoever gets Ku-chan in the future, is a lucky girl... or guy... Gya-ha-ha~! Oh, wait a sec. Did he just call me 'Botan-san'? Didn't I tell him not to call me that? UARGHH! I'm so pissed... Blah. Just kidding~! I'm not really upset~! I just want him to stop being so formal... GAHH!

"I told you, call me Bo-chan!" I scolded him. He only responded with a small smile. Reaching out slowly, Ku-chan began to stroke my head. I was taken aback by his action. UWAAHH! How dare he treats me like a child! I will make you pay! I'll ask the spirit to make your life miserable! MUAHAHAHA!

... Nah, not really. I'm not really going to curse him. Ha-ha~! It's just that this is weird. Really, really weird. No one has ever touched me before 'cause they're scared they might get cursed by an evil spirit or something if they did that. Blegh. Idiots. But, Ku-chan isn't an idiot like them~! He's really, really, really, really, really - Okay, I'll stop there. But he's just soooo nice. Fortunate for him, I like weird (since I'm pretty much the queen of weird myself) and just let him do his thing.

I then remembered that cats meowed if their owners do this to them. I want a cat, I love them. They're just so cute and fluffy and... Anywho, back to the matter at hand, I was now wondering if Ku-chan wanted me to meowed like those cats do. Ha-ha~! Nah, let's stop thinking whether he would like that or not. I will still do it~!

I started meowing, "Nyaa~!" and he stopped his hand, his movements coming into a halt as he stared at me with a surprised expression on his cute, little, boyish face. But his hand stayed on my head, sitting still like a statue. Or a statue of a hand for that matter... Ha!

My meowing slowly subsided when I saw - and felt - this. I looked at him with a tilt of my head. What? What did I do wrong? Oh my god! Did I do something wrong? Oh, shit! I must've done something. Oh noooo! Ku-chan's the first person to ever be kind to me, and I ruined it... NOOOO!

My eyes widened in fear, and I opened my mouth to ask if I did something bad, but then he started to chuckle. His voice so gentle, yet deep at the same time... Oh gawd! Ku-chan's a prince~! Ha-ha~! Wait, where did that come from? He-he, I am really random sometimes. Blah. I love random.

"Eh~! Why is Ku-chan laughing at me? Geez~!" My mouth formed a pout and he removed his hand from my head. NOOOO! The hand! I want the hand! Gah...

He stopped, and turned to look at me. A warm smile on his face - touching his eyes with a hint of mirth. Bwah? "Nothing. You're just very amusing, Botan-san."

I frowned. My brows creasing. "I said, call me Bo-chan! Bo-chan! Were you even listening to me?" I started to scold him once again. And this only made him laugh again, though this time a bit louder than earlier. Ehhh? Whaaaat? Okay, I honestly can't tell what he's thinking... On the other hand though, that's what makes him interesting~! He-he~!

"Yes, yes. I was listening. But, I still prefer to call you Botan-san than..." He paused his sentence momentarily, as if he didn't want to say it. Ehhhh~! Why not~? It's so easy! Bo-chan. BO-CHAN! See? It's not that hard! Oh, wait a minute. Ha-ha~! It's really funny when you keep saying your name in your mind like that, it's like you're talking to yourself. Ya-ha~!

Bo-chan, Bo-chan, Bo-chan, Bo-chan, Bo-chan... "Anyway, why don't we discuss this another time?" he asked - though his eyes seemed like he didn't want a 'No' for an answer. Bleghhh. I said Bo-chan like... heh, alright, I don't really know how many times I've said it already. WHO COUNTS? Ha-ha~! But I'm sure I've said it a lot.

Nonetheless, I agreed, albeit a bit reluctantly. "Sheesh~! Fine," I mumbled.

Ku-chan smiled, seemingly pleased that the subject was dropped. Ha-ha~! You win this time, Ku-chan! But next time, you will lose the battle! MUAHAHAHAHA! Oh, wow. I'm talking like some evil villain or something. Bua-ha-ha~! "So, what do you want to eat? We might as well go buy some food first since both of us didn't bring a lunch box..." he muttered the last sentence under his breath.

I blinked at him. Once, twice. THRICE! Then, I noticed he was going for the door, probably to get food for us. I let out a rather un-lady like "UWAHH!". Then again, I have never act like a lady before. Ha-ha~! Funny what weirdness does to you. But, anyway, like I was saying before I interrupted myself, I exclaimed in a un-lady like manner, and stepped in front of him before he could even get to the door.

"NO! You can NOT go!" I cried out, my face suddenly turned serious as if this was a matter of life and death. He blinked at me, confused why I was trying to stop him.

"Botan-san. I'm just going to..."

I cut him off. "But-! I brought a lunch box! I even made extra for you!" It took me a moment to remember that I actually DID make a lunch box for me and Ku-chan~! Ha-ha~! He gave me a questioning stare.

"Botan-san, I'm not going to run away, if that's what you're worried about..." he said in a reassuring way, and out of the blue.

I pouted and then screamed out a loud "NO!". I reached inside my school uniform and Ku-chan's face turned into a shade of red at my sudden action. Ha-ha~! He's acting like I'm gonna strip... Oh, Ku-chan. The dirty mind of a man... Ha-ha.

And guess what? I searched through my school uniform's top and pulled out a... Oh, what do you know! Two lunchboxes! Ha-ha~! Ku-chan's blush faded away and he stared at me weirdly. As if I was crazy. Ha-ha~! But his stare didn't indicate anything bad, so I just grinned at him like a Cheshire-cat.

"H-how did you..." He struggled for words, but nothing came. He was still baffled, and shocked that I actually PULLED OUT two lunch boxes from my SCHOOL UNIFORM. Ya-ha-ha~! No way! I can't tell you how, Ku-chan~! Tsk, tsk.

I didn't justify his unspoken question with a reply and just took his hand in mind, pulled him far, far away from the door so he wouldn't leave. After a few steps, I stopped dragging him, my feet coming to a halt and I sat down, leaning against the wall. Ku-chan followed my actions, though still confused about what just happened just now. Ha-ha~! He's speechless, huh? Blah.

I handed him the other lunch box, and held mine in my hands. DROOL. Finally! It's time to eat! I'm starving! Ha-ha~! Ku-chan can be a handful. I opened it, and the sweet, delicious sight greeted me. UWAAHH! Onigiris, sushi, umeboshis, egg rolls and my favourite, bread crusts! Oh my god! And there's lemon bread, too! He-he~! By the way, that melon bread? I bought it, not actually made it. Ha-ha.

Ku-chan seemed to be taken off guard at my choice of food. UWAHH! Why? He lifted his head and peered over at me. He stared with his eyes blinking and I stared back with an idiotic grin stuck on my lips. What? I can't stop smiling. He-he~!

"What?" I inquired.

He only tilted his head to the melon bread and the bread crusts in return. Oh, yeah. I made the same for him. Ha-ha~! I forgot... Well, it's REAAALLYY hard to choose the right food for someone you like yet still don't know much about. Ha-ha~! So I just did his lunch box the same as I did mine.

"You don't like it?" I asked again. My eyes watery and my mouth trembling. A-ha! This always works on my dad. It should work on Ku-chan, too. He-he, I just want to see his reaction. Funnily, he started to panic and waved his hands in front of his face.

"No, no! That's not it! I like it, I really do! I just wonder if people actually put melon breads in lunch boxes!" he said quickly.

My face brightened up almost instantly. Ha-ha, see? It works! MUAHAHAHA! Ha-ha, shit, why do I like laughing evilly like that? It's sooo weird... Then again, I'm weird. Ha-ha. "Oh, he-he, I know, I'm strange. That's what you're thinking, right?"

His face turned to its normal calm expression. "Not in a bad way, of course," he added.

"Ha-ha~! I know that," I beamed and started pinching his cheeks. At this point, he didn't seem surprised like the last time I touched his cheeks, and only smiled in response. He reached out and pinched my nose, hard. Ohhh, why did he do that? I let go of his squishy, soft cheeks and held my nose. BUARGHH! I think it's red! Ku-chan, you're so naughty!

I pouted at him. He laughed, his eyes dancing in amusement at my reaction. "Sorry, I thought if I did that you would stop. It seems to work," he told me in a sweet voice. UWAHH! Ku-chan! He's smiling at me! Kyaa~! So handsome! He-he, then again, he smiled at everyone, right? (I assumed he smiled at everyone 'cause he even smiled at me, the weirdo) Plus, he gave me smiles a few times already.

Ha-ha! No one's been so kind to me. I just grinned toothily at him.

After that little interaction I had with Ku-chan, everything was quiet. We just ate in that comfortable silence. Nothing came from either of us, we just sat there, the wind blowing against our hairs, and staring up the blue sky. Uwaa, the colour is so similar to my hair~! He-he... A few more moments, I spoke, "Ne, Ku-chan?"

"Hmm?" he acknowledge me, humming in response.

"Don't you hate me?" I questioned him. It's been bugging me for a while now, actually. It's not that I don't like the fact that he was actually being so friendly with me, but I can't help but wonder about it still. I mean, I've always been avoided my whole life. And suddenly, he enters the picture and starts treating me so nicely. It's just... confusing. Of course, not that I hate it.

"I don't hate you, Botan-san. I know that you're quite an eccentric person." Ha-ha, eccentric~? I've never used that term to describe myself before. "But, I don't like judging people and disliking them when I don't even know them in person yet."

Ku-chan then rotated his head to the right to look at me. A small smile forming on his face as he went on, "You're a really sweet girl. Too bad our schoolmates don't even try to get to know you better."

Ehhh~! SWEET? Did Ku-chan just give me a compliment. UWAAHH! A bishounen complimented me. He-he. I'm feeling so giddy now... I smiled at him before letting out a small giggle. By now, my lunch box was almost empty. There were only two onigiris left.

He arched an eyebrow quizzically at me. "Did I say something funny?" I nearly burst out laughing at his question. Gya-ha~! No, Ku-chan, that's not it. I'm just giddy and I find that I can't stop giggling. That's why~!

A few more minutes passed with me giggling like a crazy schoolgirl. I didn't stop, I just continued to giggle like there was something funny. Nothing cracked me up actually, but his words made me feel sooo happy, I just can't stop my fit of giggles. And weirdly, just to add more weirdness to the weird situation, I was eating AND giggling at the same time. Ha-ha. You'd think I should act more like a girl, and shut my mouth so I could eat properly. But, I'm not a normal girl so I guess I won't shut up. Hi-hi~!

After a while, my giggles finally stopped, the sound subsiding and turning into breathless pants instead. I waited for a few moments to catch my breath, and when I did, I gave Ku-chan (who was strangely smiling the whole time) a small, uncertain smile. "Ne, Ku-chan? Are we friends? Can we be friends?" My voice changed from questioning to pleading after the first few sentences that passed my lips.

His smile widened. "Don't ask whether you can be my friend or not. We're already friends."

Already friends? His words made me so glee. He-he, I've never had any friends before. I scare everyone away. But, Ku-chan's really good to me, so he might just stay as my friend. But...

I closed my lunch box and stood up. He blinked at this, and asked, "You're going already?" UWAAH! Ku-chan sounds like he would enjoy my company for a little longer. Though I felt the need to leave, or else I'd burst crying here in front of him.

I nodded my head at Ku-chan and grinned widely. "Yep! Sorry I have to leave you."

He dismissed me with a wave and a smile. "No, no. It's fine. I'm okay with it."

My grin widened... Wait, was that even possible? Ha-ha~! Gawd, my face hurts now. "Okay, bye. Uh," I started uncomfortably, wondering if I should ask this or not, but then I mustered up my courage to spit it out, "do you want to eat together tomorrow, too?" I then realize my question came out as a plea instead. Gahh! I must've sounded desperate. I opened my mouth to rephrase that but then he cut me off.

"Sure, I'd love that." Whoa, wait a sec. He actually agreed? Ha-ha. Wow.

My grin widened some more... Shit, my face hurts like hell now. Hi-hi, still, I didn't stop grinning. More like I couldn't, to be frank. Ya-ha~! I bent down and he blinked, pondering what I was about to do. I said nothing and just gave him a soft peck on the cheek, my lips lingering on his skin for only about two seconds before I pulled away.

His face was really red, and his eyes were also wide, if he wasn't expecting that. Ha-ha. Then again, I guess no one can expect that from me, huh? I gave him one last Cheshire-like grin, before I let my feet take me away from there.

The sound of the door opening, and closing soon followed. And I left him.

I left him wondering what the hell I just did, and why in the world I would do that.

Hmm... Ku-chan considers me a friend... I smiled to myself.

Well, I'm going to go all out and try to drive him crazy. We'll see how long he can stand being friends with me.