When I finally found them Haru was leaning against the chain link. He had his hands behind his head and had his eyes closed. Momiji was sitting on the grass next to his feet and fidgeting with some grass strands that he had pulled. "Hey guys…" I let out a tired sigh and leaned against the fence next to Haru.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? You sound upset." Haru glance at me.
"Hm? Oh, nothing. I'm just really tired. I just had P.E and in the class before that my teacher made us write an essay about why we wanted to take psychology and what we hoped to get out of the class over the year and blah blah blah…"
"Oh, sounds fun." He said sarcastically.
"Oh, absolutely, it was the most fun thing I've done all day." I mimicked his sarcasm.
"Well at least it's over with for the day, right?" Momiji smiled at me as he stood up.
"Yeah, true… Well I don't know about you guys, but I am beyond ready to go home." I pushed myself off the fence and stretched my hands above my head.
"Yeah, me too!" Momiji stood up and grabbed his backpack, "Hey, do you think your mom would mind if I came over today Aki-chan?" he looked up at me cutely.
"No, I don't think so. She never really cares. You wanna come too Haru-kun?" I looked over at the taller boy.
"No, I'm going to see Rin today." He smiled softly as he spoke her name.
"Oh, ok. Tell her I said hi."
"Mhm, will do." He nodded.
After we reached my house Haru said goodbye and went to go see Rin. When Momiji and I got inside I dropped my backpack by the door and immediately went to my bedroom, "I'll be right back I'm gonna go change really fast!" I called over my shoulder at Momiji.
"Okie dokie!" he called back.
When I got in my room and pulled out some blue and white plaid pajama shorts and a black tank top. I stripped out of my school uniform, put of my new clothes, and called my mum to let her know I got home safely and tell her that Momiji was over.
"Hello?" I heard her answer.
"Hey oka-san, I just wanted to let you know I got home safely and Momiji-kun is gonna be over for a bit."
"Oh, ok sweetie. Thank you for checking in." I could here the smile in her voice, "Make sure you get the dishes done before I get home too."
"Ok, will do." I sighed, "Bye mum." I sighed and hung up the phone. When I went back to where Momiji he had made himself comfortable on the couch and was watching Mogeta, "Oh! Mogeta! I love that show!" I shouted excitedly.
"I know you do." Momiji smiled sweetly at me, "That's why I put it on."
"Oh, thank you. So are you hungry Momiji-kun?"
"Yeah, a little." He nodded.
"Ok, I'll go make lunch and put away the dishes. You just chill ok?"
"No, I'll help you!" he jumped up off the couch and ran into the kitchen.
"Oh… Well then, you start by getting stuff out for yakisoba while I get started on putting the dishes away." I saw him nod and he went into the pantry. I opened up the dishwasher and a bunch of steam rose out of it. I pulled out the top drawer that held most of the cups and started putting them away. It was a bit difficult though because the shelf they went on were up pretty high, and I, being as short as I am, couldn't reach with out a stool, "Momiji-kun, will you hand me that stool there please?" I pointed to a two step stool that was right next to him.
"Sure thing," he handed it to me.
"Thank you." I smiled and set it up in front of the cabinet and climbed on it. As I was trying to put a cup away I lost my balance. I flailed my arms and tried to grab onto something to keep me from falling. My last option was just to brace myself for the impact, which I was totally prepared for, but then I realized the impact never actually came. When I opened my eyes I saw that Momiji had caught me, but he was holding me away from his chest so he wouldn't transform.
He set me down gently and I regained my balance, "You need to be more careful Aki-chan! You could have really hurt yourself! What if I wasn't here to catch you? What would you have done then?" he scolded me. I wasn't used to this. Momiji hardy ever yelled at me and I felt my eyes start to water. I know it's lame, but I really, really, hate it when he yells at me. 'Cause I know that if I make him angry then I must have really screwed up.
"I'm sorry… I wasn't paying attention… I promise I won't fall again! I'll be super extra careful!" I felt a few tears slide down my cheeks.
"Good, I don't need you getting hurt." He smiled softly at me and wiped away a few tears with his thumb.
"M-Mhm," I nodded and finished putting away the dishes. After that was done I got started on making the yakisoba. It was ready in about thirty minutes and I served us each some on plates. After we got our food we went back into the living room and continued watching Mogeta. After a while the show had finished and I decided we should play some video games. I went to my room and got my old school Gundam video game. When I came back into the living room Momiji had already gotten the system up, "So are you ready to get your ass kicked? I've been practicing." I grinned and popped the game in.
"That's what you say every time, and every time you lose." He smirked.
"Not true! There was that one time three months ago! You and Haru were over and you and I were battling it out and I won!"
"Yeah, but that's just because you cheated. Haru told you what to do so of course you were able to win."
"Grrr… What ever." I growled under my breath, "I. Will. Win." I said, determination dripping from every word. I hit the play button and the battle was on.