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Ugh... more writers' block. I apologize ahead of time if it's completely crappy...
I'm sorry it took me a while to udpate. I would've updated yesterday, but my internet router's goin' haywire, and it's being completely uncooperative. huffs Stupid thing hates me...
Warning: There's a small spoiler to those who haven't watched up to episode 25 of Shugo Chara! yet. I'm not quite sure what chapter it is.
Hope you like it!
Upon returning to the classroom, Nikaidou-sensei greeted Kagome happily, right before tripping over his feet and falling flat on his face. Sighing at his clumsiness, Kagome took her seat, waiting for Amu to return.
Returning several minutes later, Amu was greeted in the same fashion as Kagome. Slipping into her seat beside the priestess, Amu sent her a small grin before turning to listen to their teacher.
Class had been fairly dull for both of them, as Sensei was only performing reviews of the curriculum. She was about to take her leave for lunch when she heard Amu call out her name.
"Higurashi-san!"
Turning around, Kagome replied with a simple, "Hey."
"Higurashi-san, my friends told me they wanted to meet you. Wanna come eat lunch with us?"
"Sure!" Kagome nodded what she hoped looked as though she was eager.
Amu shot her a smirk. "Let's go, then." She walked off with one hand in her pocket, the other waving to her friends. Kagome examined them carefully. They seemed like a nice enough group, if not a little mismatched. The entire group seemed to have charas, which intrigued her. But what unnerved Kagome somewhat was that there was a boy pretending to be a girl. Assuming that this was a secret, Kagome decided not to say anything in front of her... er, his friends. She could confront him later.
Approaching the group with an easy smile, Kagome said, "Higurashi Kagome. Nice to meet you."
The brown-haired boy grinned at her. "Souma Kukai. Nice to meet'cha." She gave him a bright smile in return. Souma seemed like a nice enough person. His aura was similar to Shippou's. She'd have no problem getting along with him.
"Hi Kagome-chii! I'm Yaya-chan!" exclaimed a hyperactive 4th grader. She seemed so much like Rin and Shippo. This girl was absolutely adorable!
The long-haired boy turned to her with a gentle smile. "Pleased to meet you, Higurashi-san. I am Fujisaki Nadeshiko." Kagome smiled back at him, paying no heed to the cross-dressing. He seemed pleasant enough, and his aura was a calming presence. She got the feeling that she could talk to him about anything, even if he was a (supposedly straight) guy.
The last one seemed to be a bit strange. His outer aura was calm and shy, while holding something much more powerful and dominant. "Hotori Tadase. Pleased to meet you, Higurashi-san." He seemed polite enough, if not just as feminine as Nadeshiko. His blonde hair and russet eyes were a good combination making him fairly handsome. Kagome saw out of the corner of her eye how Amu blushed slightly when he talked. She had to hold in a frown. In her opinion, Amu and Kukai seemed much more compatible.
Kagome took a step back and looked at Amu. "So, is there a name for your group? I noticed that you had capes. Is that a significant symbol of anything?"
Amu's cheeks tinted slightly. "We're part of the Guardians of the school. Sort of like a student council, you could say. The capes are just part of the outfit."
"Then why don't you wear it?"
"Because it doesn't suit my style." she mumbled.
Snorting inwardly, Kagome thought, As if the mumbling suits your style either. Might as well go with the cape, Hinamori-san.
Pushing away the snide comments, the miko smiled warmly at the kids. "Well, then it's a pleasure to meet the Guardians of the school."
Nadeshiko smiled in return. "We have plenty of extra food. You're welcome to eat with us." he offered.
"That would be great!"
"Yosh!" exclaimed Kukai. "Well, what're you waiting for? I'm starving!" He took off, running towards the clubhouse. (I apologize if that's what they call it or not. I can't exactly remember.)
Kagome followed him, giggling. "So, got any oden?"
Well, Kagome thought happily. Today was an interesting day. After witnessing Amu's character transformation, learning a bit about the heart eggs, and finding out how to purify an X-egg, Kagome thought it was a fairly productive day. And meeting Nadeshiko wasn't a bad thing, either. He was very pleasant to be around. She couldn't wait to tell Sesshomaru.
Unfortunately, he had gotten caught up in a meeting, so his briefing would have to wait until later. Oh well. It was his loss.
Stuffing her hands in her blazer pockets, Kagome began walking home. Since Sesshomaru was caught up, the driver-- whose name she never could remember -- couldn't very well leave him, even if the taiyoukai was fully capable of walking home by himself. The lazy bastard, she thought, slightly amused.
Glancing around the alleyway, she caught sight of a familiar pink head of hair. Running to catch up with Amu, she stopped short as she heard her talking with her charas.
"Amu-chan," the blue one said. "During your fight, I sensed as if someone was watching us." Kagome tensed. They couldn't have seen her. Could they?
"Hai, Amu-chan. Suu felt it too." the adorable green one supplied. Apparently, Kagome wasn't the only one who had frozen.
"Seen us?" Amu whispered urgently. "But who?" Kagome suppressed a sigh of relief as she saw the two charas shrug.
"We don't know, desu. But Suu is sure you'll find out." Greenie encouraged. Despite the fact that she referred to herself in third person (which was adorable), Kagome found herself too lazy to remember their names.
Entranced by the cuteness of Greenie, Kagome didn't notice that she had stepped on a dry branch, a sharp snap echoing throughout the empty alley.
"Who's there?" demanded Amu, glancing around in front of her.
Kagome sighed, inwardly cursing at her own carelessness. "It's me, Hinamori-san. Kagome." She came into Amu's view, startling the child.
"H-Higurashi-san! W-what're you doing here?"
She just gave Amu a shrug. "I'm not sure myself. I'm pretty sure my house is up that way," Kagome pointed west of where they were standing, "but I think this is a shortcut."
Accepting her answer, Amu nodded tentatively. "Did you see anything, Higurashi-san?" However impassive her outer facade was, the miko could read her like an open book. Her face was practically screaming, "Oh no! Did she see me talking with my charas!? What if she did!? Oh no, what am I going to do!?" Of course, Amu looked as though she was about to shout those words out loud already so Kagome decided to play dumb.
"See anything? Like what?" She faked a confused look.
Amu sighed (Kagome guessed she sighed in relief) and said. "Nothing. Nothing at all." They walked in a comfortable silence for several minutes before Amu announced that her house was in the opposite direction. Waving goodbye to Amu, Kagome continued her trek home. Another few minutes passed before she head a soft 'thump' and a low chuckle behind her. The miko inwardly groaned. Ikuto.
"Yo. Nice to see you again, kid."
Kagome turned around, glaring at him. "Don't call me kid." She stalked off, fairly annoyed and unwilling to talk to him.
He caught up with her easily and said, "Why? I don't know your name so there's nothing else for me to call you."
"Then why don't you just leave me alone so you don't have to call me anything." Kagome snapped.
Ikuto smirked. "Now why would I do that? As I remember, I saved your life and you stormed off without so much as a 'thank you.' And you never told me what I wanted to know. However, I do remember you admitting that I was attractive. I suppose that counts for something."
"I never said that!" Kagome protested, blushing beet red.
"I know," he agreed. "You never told me 'thank you.'"
Huffing Kagome replied, "Fine. Thank you." Ikuto shot her a breathtaking grin that made her heart thump faster. I'd ask myself why my heart was beating so fast, but that question is so overrated. But why the hell is it for Ikuto!? "And as if anyone would think that you're attractive!"
He grinned. "I beg to differ, brat. Many people think that I am, and I quote, "Utterly hot and gorgeous.""
Said brat rolled her eyes. "Egotistical pervert."
"I suppose," Ikuto replied, shrugging. "But you're obviously not included in the 'anyone' you had just mentioned, as you had made your rather forward feelings clear."
"What feelings!?"
He came up behind her, hugging her close to her form. "Why, the ones of undying adoration for me."
Kagome struggled in Ikuto's embrace. But unfortunately, his grip was too strong for her. "You idiot," she hissed. "As though I'd ever fall for you."
"You already have, kid." He leaned in closer to her, resulting in a faint blush donning Kagome's cheeks. As Ikuto's lips were nearing her own, Kagome's breathing grew ragged. She attempted to struggle, but felt like putty in his hands. At the last minute, his lips went down onto the nape of her neck, nipping the part where a youkai mate mark would be.
Kagome yelped, the bite breaking her out of the trance. Shoving Ikuto off of her, she scrambled away hurriedly, her face feeling as though it was on fire. Gripping the offended area, the miko smacked him across the face. "What the hell do you think you're doing!?" she demanded hotly.
"What? Did you want me to kiss you? You really are a perverted kid." The cat smirked. Oh how she wanted to smack it off of his face. "Of course, that could be arranged."
Pushing him away once again, Kagome groaned in aggravation. This guy just couldn't get a hint! "Ikuto, just go away! You won't find out anything from me!"
"I-ku-to." He said his name slowly, as though pronouncing it for the first time. "I like the way you say it. With no honorifics. Who would've thought a brat like you could've said it so sexily."
"It's Kagome! Ka-go-me! It's not that hard to learn! And it's not my fault! You never gave me a last name!"
"You want a last name? Oh, so now you want to stalk me?"
"NO! Ugh! You're so infuriating!"
"I see someone's much more articulate today," he purred.
"I'm always this articulate. It's your own damn fault that you aren't around to hear it."
Ikuto sighed in mock sadness. "I also see someone's as foul-mouthed as they were last time. If I'm going to get sworn at, I may as well just leave."
"Thank you!"
With three long strides, Ikuto was behind Kagome once more. He leaned down in her ear. "I will find out what it is you're not telling me. You can count on that, Ka-go-me." Ikuto whispered, his voice smoldering.
She felt an involuntary shiver course throughout her body as his hot breath blew down her neck. She had never heard her name said like that.
Ikuto nipped Kagome in the same spot once more and disappeared, leaving a fuming Kagome, stalking home.
"Ooh, that pervert! Who the hell does he think he is!?" Kagome muttered darkly. Shoving her hands into her coat pockets, she walked home, irritated and pissed off. How had her good mood been ruined so quickly!?
But, despite how perverted he is, she thought absently, He is kind of hot...
Kagome yawned. Today was a very long day. Due to all the crap she had experienced that day (i.e. Ikuto), the miko was exhausted.
Climbing into her oversized bed, Kagome drifted off into a deep sleep, paying no heed to the small bump in her bed...
There you go, people! I hope you like it! I'm sorry I didn't elaborate more on the meeting with the Guardians, but the fluff with Kagome and Ikuto was too hard to resist writing! I apologize if the scene was kind of sucky, though. I didn't have any help this time...
I'll probably include more with the Guardians in the next chapter or so. Reviews are greatly appreciated!