Attention all people! I am still alive, so please don't maul me with the long wait. TT.TT I'm sorry! I've just been... er... Lost on the road of life! Then there was this cat in a tree so I had to go get an axe, but then rabid squirrel monkeys mauled me! Well I've been lazy. I am Lazy-Sama! Rawr! Meh. I've been addicted to video game Fics and reading them. The end! I LOVE CHOCOBOS AND THE GIANT KICK-ASS SWORD CLOUD HAS! X3 and also Cloud's gravity defying hairdo... meh. And also, for the very long wait, I've decided to make it up to you all by writing a bit longer… I'll try anyways. Gomen! My goal shall be… 3000 words! X3 That's so short…
Disclaimer: Attention readers. After being away so long, Noko-chan has forgotten what to do here, so the lawyers are taking her for a while to the psychiatrist to get her broken sanity back... She does not own whatever she is writing about!
Night Light: A Little Thinking
She was stressed. There was no arguing about that. Her mind was strained, and she could swear she heard a snap like one of those rubber bands when they rip apart. Glancing up she tried to empty her thoughts, throw them out for a while. Leaning against the Feudal Era God Tree she pressed her back against the worn bark. This was her favorite spot to relax and clear her mind; just staring up into the cerulean sky and watch the clouds go by. After easing herself into a comfortable position she tried to do that to her mind, glancing dazedly up. Unfortunately it was like attempting to bend solid steel with one hand. It couldn't be done. Her mind wandered aimlessly back to a certain emerald eyed fox demon (Though she doesn't know it… yet… nyuk nyuk. I'm not sure if she'll ever… hmm… X3).
She turned onto her side, fidgeting a bit at the thought of him. Pouting slightly as if a child being denied the last cookie in the jar, she contemplated on what had happened a bit earlier in the week. 'I've been acting like such a kid!' Flushing slightly she forced herself to remember the incident that had occurred just hours ago, relieved at the cool touch of the ground.
A Few Hours Ago (Meh. What better way to speed a chapter up and make it longer than to add 2 ideas together? X3)
Kagome stared, hard. Her face a slate of stone, hands twitching and mouth forming into a thin line of concentration. Her mind was clear, and her brows contorted her face into determination. Suddenly she blinked, rubbing her eyes as an irritable stab of itchiness came. "How do you keep winning? Are you like… a mutant or something?" Pouting childishly she placed her head into her crossed arms, resting her head against the cool tabletop of the restaurant.
His green eyes just sparked in amusement. "Well Kagome you did plead to do something to cure your boredom. And you are the one to suggest this." Shuiichi (Which I'll be calling Kurama, unless I've already told you all this… meh. This is what I get for staying away for such a long time. TT.TT) chuckled at her antics of throwing anything even the slightest bit 'pointy' at him. Currently this was a spork (I heart sporks), which unfortunately for raging Kagome; Kurama dodged easily with a tilt to the side.
"Well it's not working to cure my boredom." She replied wryly, crossing her arms and leaning back in her seat. "But if I'm going to get away from my friends today then I'll survive." Her mind was haunted with disturbing pictures, and she shivered. 'Those mental images will never go away. Eww… I'm traumatized for life.' Her thoughts trailed off as she was started out of her reverie. A finger was pointed directly into her face, almost shoving itself into her already irritated eye. Attached to the offending limb was the equally un-welcomed (unwelcomed is not a word… meh…) and equally annoying… you'd never guess! Mizuka Murai (I've just thought of how weird that name sounds… that's last time I just make up a name from my head in a foreign language).
Her forest green eyes were burning with heated loathing. Kagome just raised an eyebrow, tensing as she (Mizuka) grasped her arm. Suddenly Mizuka was smiling sweetly at a now very amused, yet a bit on the edge Kurama, voice tinted with a sickeningly sweet tone.
"Hello Shuiichi-kun! It's a pleasure to meet you. I just need to borrow your," Her eye twitched slightly, as if she was gagging on a ragged old sweat sock. "Girlfriend for a sec!" Venom lacing the word. Kagome just giggled.
"You need help with that time of month or somethin'?" She asked innocently, tilting her head to the side slightly to add to the cute effect. Mizuka only twitched, and Kagome grudgingly agreed that the girl had some control. As soon as they both were standing in the little hall before the bathrooms, the air tensed slightly, a spark of fire lingering angrily. Brushing aside her seemingly silky locks Mizuka placed her hands on her hips, moving forward to glower and point another finger at the surprised Kagome.
"What's Shuiichi-kun see in you." She said icily, more of a statement than a question.
"Well, for one thing I don't stalk him, do I?" Kagome replied, Mizuka growled at this.
"You're still no match for me." She said haughtily, sniffing and turning.
"Well let's just see about that." Kagome smirked challengingly, and with a final flick of her fingers into a rude gesture she marched off.
When Kagome had decided to play the part of the girlfriend, she had decided it was just to get away from her thoughts about the well and also her friends scarring her for life activities. But when she met Mizuka again, she decided it was also very stress relieving to irk the jealous schoolgirl.
"Well let's just see how far this goes." She ground out, fists clenching at her. Filled with new determination she returned to the table were a confused Kurama sat, glancing in surprise at her furious expression. Kagome sat down onto Kurama's lap, inside exploding from heat and also cheering as she saw Mizuka's face contort into one looking almost like a fish. She was gaping, openmouthed and a bit unattractively as she continued to just stare, as if in denial about what she was seeing.
'Remember Mizu-chan! Denial is a river in Egypt.' Her mind was waving evilly, snickering.
Refusing to let redness rise in her cheeks, Kagome just leaned back into his chest, repeating what she had seen once when she was 12 in a romance movie her mom watched, in which she almost had gagged at. Resting her head on his shoulder she smirked as the outraged girl left in a huff. Feeling strangely conformable in the position she almost drifted away, liking the strange warmth as she held in a sigh. A tap on the shoulder popped her out dazedly.
"Miss Higurashi? Could you please get off?" A voice behind her asked calmly, though he seemed to forget a second about the deal to call her by her first name. (Well he is the calm Kurama) Almost falling off sideways she felt a strange prickling on her arms, inwardly shivering. She abruptly leapt off, and smiled sheepishly at the redhead.
"Sorry! I was just having a bit to much fun pissing off Mizuka!" She said cheerfully, and Kurama raised an eyebrow at her sudden blunt reply. "Well enough of that. Time to get back to our game. This time you can choose what we play." She smirked determinedly. "And I shall win!" Kurama grinned an un-Shuiichi like grin.
"Well let's see how well you fare." Kagome blinked.
'Hmm… Seems like we're not strangers anymore.' Feeling strangely content at this she then turned the menu.
"When's our lunch gonna get here?"
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Night had appeared with surprising grace, as the two walked down the street. Kagome had to say that this day had been fun. Even if she had it with a person she met by accident.
"You were lucky to beat me." She stated determinedly. "Of course I must be smarter than you at history!" Kurama just smiled.
"Then how do you explain how I won if you are supposed to win miss genius?" She gaped, then shut her mouth and pouted.
"Luck?" She tried. Chuckling a teasing gleam appeared in his eyes.
"Well then tell me how you lost? Smart one." Sulking slightly she stayed silent. After a while Kurama broke the quiet atmosphere.
"Why are you playing along? I'm a bit confused at this." He asked, a bit awkward yet curiously. (Right now I just watched Mulan! Even if I'm to old, I still love that movie… She kicks ass! X3 Mushu's awesome… Why am I telling you this? 42.) Kagome just stared away, shrugging.
"Ask me that when I have an answer." And it was silent the rest of the way to her house. Finally, running up the stone steps she felt a rush of excitement as she jumped to the God Tree. Grinning cutely she pointed out random facts, bubbly and cheerful suddenly.
'I better get a hold of myself.' She noted embarrassedly. 'I'm opening up too much.'
'Lighten up. You know that you like his company.' A sly voice stated.
'What are you talking about?' Asking a bit suspiciously in her mind, irritated at the sudden thoughts.
'Don't be coy. You haven't been this happy then when you've been with doggy boy.'
Flushing she gratefully stared into the darkness of the sky, now leading him a bit absentmindedly over to the God Tree, in a half daze as if walking without knowing what she was doing.
'I admit it. It's good to have a friend I guess.'
'Yeah. But then why are you suddenly laughing again? I mean, PMS anyone? You've been acting all like you've known him forever. Geez.'
'Oh shut up.'
'You do know you're talking to yourself?'
With that the conversation halted to a still, while Kagome pondered on what she had been thinking. Suddenly she zoned back, beaming yet again as she hadn't before since today. "So there you have it! But you didn't have to walk me to my house. It is at least a bazillion steps up to the top."
"You do know that bazillion isn't a number?" Tilting her head she feinted an idiotic expression, sticking her tongue to the side.
"No, I didn't." Another silence, not as awkward as the others before, but it was enough to make Kagome want to start some sort of conversation to stop staring into his emerald eyes, and stop noticing how cute he was, or how she just wanted to sit here and stare into the darkness. 'Well he is.' She argued with herself, as if in disagreement. She wanted anything to stop all this thoughts from clogging up her sluggish mind.
Without warning, her head abruptly turned, and her lips brushed near the redhead's. It was just supposed to be a peck on the cheek, but it seemed all first kisses were never to be even near perfect. She didn't wait for the reaction, it was a kiss and run like you were being nearly mauled by rabid chickens thing, burning up in humiliation, she felt as if she was flying through the air at the speed she was going. Without thinking where she was going she suddenly ended up in shadows, slamming the door shut behind her.
Now mortified she dragged her feet to the edge of a rotting surface, sitting down weakly on shaky breath. Placing her heated face in chilled hands, she just sat there. 'This is so embarrassing!' There was a shuffle near the door, and before there was time to think (Which she had not been doing all day), wind was flying through her hair, and she landed softly on the ground. 'This is not my best day.'
Back to PresentNow, currently laying on her stomach, a gurgling sounded, notifying the animals of her hunger. "Great. Now I'm cold, tired, horrified, and hungry to top it all off." Grumbling to herself she turned to the oh so familiar grave. Smiling, though even more disheartened she sat up.
"You know. You've been causing me a lot of trouble even ten feet under." She started jokingly. "You're making me look a bit crazy talking to a mound of dirt," Beginning to list things off she finally stopped at the last one she had been suffering to say, "And… When I get to close to someone. I always seem to think of you! You're making me feel terrible even without your constant nagging." Heaving a sigh, she felt as if she wasn't being squeezed to tightly anymore, the pressure was leaving slightly, but still relieving. Shifting she slapped her forehead. 'Great. Now I have to explain why I've disappeared for the night.' Sticking her tongue out she slumped.
"Why do I have this feeling that I'm gonna be avoiding someone for a while?" Sorting this into question form, she kicked a rock, instantly regretting it. 'This adds onto the list of things I'm miserable about.'
Hello peoples! I'm sorry about the personalities. After a while it slips passed me and I'm sorta starting over from my memory. X3 So right now Kagome shall not be like… non-smiling and stuff and Kurama I'm changing. I've decided he shall be clueless to Kagome's crush! X3 I've wanted to do something different. Also I'm not allowed to answer reviews now I don't think… better safe than sorry! Meh. I didn't reach my goal of 3000... 2500 will due I guess... TT.TT I've gotten even sloppier after my long vacation reading Final Fantasy fics and doing homework, so sorry if it seems a bit different and a totally different personality. Don't hurt me! –scampers off to the bomb shelter-