Hello everyone! This chapter was definitely fun to write! Ayame Sohma is such a fun character, I was eager to see how Mikasa might react to him! I hope you enjoy this chapter! ||

-Chapter 9-

Time was passing by at a normal pace for Kyo Sohma. It had been a week and a half since that random girl had appeared out of nowhere. He still thought she was a bit crazy and he was having a hard time wrapping his head around the fact that she was from another…world, dimension? Well, whatever the hell it was, it did not really matter to him. He barely saw the girl. She would wake up so early in the morning; he once caught her doing a lot of arduous workouts. He was surprised and wondered how long she had been doing this for. After her morning workout session, she would shut herself in the room and then come out about an hour later to make some breakfast. She would then go back into the room and then stay in the room until 6 pm. She would disappear for a long time; she would come back looking sweaty three hours later. Part of him wanted to follow her and see what she was doing. He sighed and thought better of the stupid idea since he already felt awkward by what had happened at the end of Mikasa's first week at the Sohmas. Kyo was making dinner when she randomly snuck up on him,

"What the hell?! Don't sneak up to me-" He stopped as he saw her expression. Oh no, he thought to himself. He had seen that expression before with Tohru when she was embarrassed about something. Mikasa cleared her throat and she blushed as she began to talk,

"I need…clothing and such. I'm grateful that I have a place and a washroom…I just don't have the undergarment and-"

"OKAY. I got it." Kyo rapidly spoke as he kept looking at the floor, his face redder than ever. He sighed, what should he do?! He was not going to go shopping with her for that sort of thing. Suddenly, almost as if fate was working its powers, the front door was opened. Along with a fresh smell of lavender mixed with rose came a loud voice,

"KYONKINCHI~"
Kyo froze and thought about jumping out the kitchen window. He then sighed loudly to show his frustration but did not get the chance to speak due to being shocked. Mikasa had quickly grabbed a knife which was now against the male's neck. The male with long, silky white hair was pinned against the wall; he laughed loudly,

"Ohoho~ we have quite a sadistic, gorgeous girl here don't we Kyonkichi?"

"OY! Let him go! It's okay, he's okay! How the hell did you even get that knife so quickly?!"

"Training. I saw your expression and thought he was dangerous." Mikasa put the knife down and backed off. Still, she studied him; she did not know who she could trust in this world.

"Is this your -new- girlfriend Kyo-"

"Shut up, Ayame! Why are you not in the mountains?!"

Ayame put a hand up to his forehead in a dramatic manner and put on a pained expression,

"Oh! It was quite horrid! I think they must have forgotten about me~! How could they do that to such perfect person as I?! Ahaha~ just kidding! I had to tend to my beloved store! I have customers who need me! Oh! But dear, where are my manners?!" Ayame walked over to Mikasa who was now looking at him with a blank expression; he grabbed her hand and kissed it before going on with his sentence,
"My name is Ayame Sohma. It is a pleasure to meet you! You have such a marvelous body, if I may add! Come by my store and we can fix a lovely outfit for you~"

"Mikasa Ackerman, sir, nice to meet you. I am in a desperate need for extra clothing-"

"She does not need YOUR clothing! Ayame, just get the hell outta here will ya?!"

Ayame's eyes sparkled; too late, he had found an interest. Kyo called out to Ayame before he got the wrong idea,

"Ayame, this girl was lost. She needs a place to stay for a while. She has no clothing other than what she is currently wearing. That is what she means when she said that she needs clothes."

"Well, well~" Ayame walked over to Mikasa as he studied her body, "You are just in luck my dear!" He pulled out a measuring tape out of nowhere and began to measure her body without being afraid to touch it. After a couple of flinches, threatening looks, and lots of blushing (all coming from Mikasa) Ayame walked out of the room as he called his store helper.

Mikasa looked at the floor, not knowing what to say. Kyo cleared his throat, ending the awkward silence,

"Sorry. He is really…outgoing and annoying-"

"There's no need to apologize. There's someone like that back at home too. Except she's a woman…her name is Hanji." Mikasa sighed and looked at the time. With an exasperated look on her face she looked at Kyo,

"I need to tend to something. Thank Ayame for me and if he needs anything I would be more than willing to help him out." She then quickly ran out of the kitchen.

Kyo, still blushing and hating Ayame more and more, sat down at the table. An hour or so passed and Ayame showed up. He had ten bags with him. The bags were all very sophisticated and lacy looking.

"Here~ a gift for our Mikasa! As a welcome to the Sohma's new household! And congratulations to -you- Kyonkichi!"

"Stop calling me that! And she is just a friend! Don't get any nasty ideas you pervert! Oh...and she, uh, said thank you."

"Tell her that with that gorgeous body of hers, she can repay-"

"Shut up and just get outta here!" Kyo pushed Ayame out and locked the door. That man gave him a headache and caused him to be in a bad mood. He took the ten bags and went up to the room. Knocking lightly, he waited without getting a response.

"Mikasa? You in there?" He called out to her but still got no response. Kyo opened the door and noticed that she had fallen asleep. A notebook in her hand and a pencil in the other she rested with a peaceful look on the desk. Kyo put down the bags by the door and walked over to her. Her rested face looked beautiful without the strain that she usually wore. He studied her face and wondered if he looked this peaceful when he slept. He knew for a fact that he always had an expression that made him look angry.

"May I help you?"

Kyo jumped back, surprised. He awkwardly cleared his throat and explained quickly that Ayame had brought her the clothing and rushed out the room without looking back.

Mikasa, slightly amused by his reaction, began to furiously write down in her notebook. She was getting to see him more often, and that made her extremely happy. She looked at the clock that was by the bed and saw that it was already night time. She sighed peacefully knowing that she was going to sleep soon. That meant that she would hopefully see Eren again.