"A-Ano…" I said meekly, pointing at the clothes on the bed, "You expect me to wear that?"
Tamazuki stared at me with an annoyed glare, "What's wrong with it?" I wonder how much longer he can stomach me playing dumb…
I examined the uniform once more, stupid Ukiyoe Town uniform. WHY THE HELL DID THE SKIRTS HAVE TO BE SO SHORT?
As you can imagine, I hate skirts, even just the thought of wearing one scares me. You could also tell from my appearance, which I had completely disregarded when I first got here. Right now, I am wearing faded jeans with a few tears here and there, black sneakers and a long-sleeved black shirt. My hair was tied into a ponytail behind my back and my bangs were clinging to my face, ending on a curve just above my right eyelid so my dark brown eyes could be seen. Hopefully he didn't notice, but my bangs were fashioned in the same way as Tamazuki's.
"Why do I have to wear it?" I insisted on asking. Hey, I'm stuck here, might as well try and tick Tamazuki off a bit. I've always wondered what he looked like when he's annoyed.
"Well, to gain Rikuo's trust, you'd have to encounter him first. At school would be the best place to start." He replied. For some reason that last part sounded like my mom on my first day of school…
"I see." I muttered. Then as an attempt to get him out of the room, I pulled my shirt off so I could change into the uniform.
And he was just standing there with a black expression on his face.
I mentally sweat-dropped. "Uh… Mind leaving?"
"Just act like I'm not here."
"This kinda bugs me a bit, I don't really dress in front of others…"
"Alright then." He sighed, rolling his eyes. He turned around and walked out the room, closing the door behind him.
As soon as he was gone, I took the rest of my clothes off and speedily put on the uniform. I sighed, those fanfics I wrote about Tamazuki had a slight touch of him having a perverted side, looks like I was right.
I looked in the mirror and smiled. Had my hair had partial amounts of blue, I would've looked like Tsurara Oikawa, Rikuo's body guard (Yuki-Onna) in disguise.
I undid the ponytail, allowing my hair to sway freely behind me. It apparently reached the lower end of my back. Now that I think about it, Tamazuki had said he could sense yokai aura from me, but how can that be? Last time I checked, I was one-hundred percent human. Where could yokai aura come from and why would it cling onto me?
Meh. Never mind. Get onto the task at hand.
Before leaving the room, I fished around my pants to find… my IPhone?
Oh that's right, I turned it on and stuffed it in my pocket before I went to sleep last night. It must've come with me when I was brought here.
I took my IPhone and stuffed into my skirt pocket, opening the door with a small smile on my face and walking out.
Only to bump into Inugami.
"I never even got your name…" He said, placing his hands firmly on my shoulders.
I gulped in my urges to scream my head off out of fangirlism.
Wait… was Inugami asking for my name?
I just remembered, I'm in Japan somewhat! The name Jean Montenegro would probably raise some eyebrows, as the name would sound so foreign to them. What was I going to do?! I haven't even thought of a name!
Panicked, I thought of something, hoping Inugami would just think I'm the type who plays mind games, "What do you think my name is?" I mustered out in 8 seconds flat.
Inugami just stared at me. Hopefully thinking my name for me.
"I think 'Kirei' when I look at you." He muttered with a blank face. I looked closer, was he… blushing? It was faint but I saw some red there!
Kirei? If I studied my Japanese right, that means Beauty… HOLY WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!
Not having the ability to think up a name for myself, I just broke into a grin, "You're right," I smiled, "Kirei is my name."
"I see…" He walked away idly. I was so right! He was blushing!
"Kirei-chan," I could hear Tamazuki calling me. Guess he heard my little chat with Inugami. And of course I was so caught with Inugami calling me Kirei that it sortta stuck to me.
I followed the sound of my idol's voice until I reached his room, which was awkward, cause I normally take hours to find anything, finding Tamazuki's room took merely seconds.
Now that I think about it, I'm about to walk into Tamazuki's room… I could feel my body tingling with glee, before entering, I let out a small 'yippee!'
I regained my composure and put a serious face on, opening the door slowly after knocking, "Tamazuki?"
I walked in and saw Tamazuki standing there, staring at me with a glare I could only imagine he had in one of the fanfics I wrote about him. Please, don't be a perverted glare I'm getting right now…
"You look rather cute in that." He smirked, breaking the silence.
Inside I wanted to scream my head off, I mean really, Tamazuki is saying I look rather cute, who wouldn't scream?
Thankfully, I didn't. I managed to still that urge. "T-Thanks?" I managed to whisper.
He stepped closer, and I found myself in that position where Tamazuki's fingers are on my chin and his arm is around my waist. I could feel a nosebleed coming on.
"W-What are you doing?" I muttered. I was scared of what could happen yet happy at the same time.
"Kirei… I wonder what you're hiding. You just popped out of nowhere into my headquarters, why is that?" He asked, moving his hand to a lock of hair that had strayed in front of my shoulder.
"I-I'm not hiding anything. I honestly have no idea of how I got here myself." Well, at least that part was true.
"Really?" His smirk widened.
I'm in a heck load of trouble now, aren't I?
Too lost in my thoughts, I didn't notice he pushed me slightly. I soon found myself lying on his bed with him on top of me. It took all of my willpower not to nosebleed/scream/faint/squeal/etc.
"Tamazuki…?" I mumbled, staring him in the eye, "What are you doing?"
"I can't tell for sure if you're telling the truth," He smirked, leaning in closer. "Let's see if I can break you…"
Break me? What the hell did he mean?
Again. I was too lost in my thoughts to notice Tamazuki had dug his head onto my shoulder, lips pressed against my neck.
"Ah!" I squeaked. Damn, that nosebleed's building up fast.
"C'mon, tell me the truth," He muttered against my skin, "What are your intentions and where did you come from?"
I tried my best to still my fan squeals. "My intentions are just to do as you say, since I have nothing else to do." I said, speaking rather clearly despite Tamazuki making out with the skin on my neck, "And again, I have no idea of how I got here."
"Really~?" I could feel his hand sliding up my stomach from under my shirt.
"Yes, really."
"Alright then," He sighed, getting off of me. "You should get going, your school day should start soon."
"Yeah." I mumbled. I stood up and fixed my crumpled uniform and walked out the door, not daring to glance at Tamazuki, my face was too red.
I walked a few steps then realized something, if I was playing dumb, then I shouldn't know who Rikuo is. Or where Ukiyoe Middle School is, and honestly that part I don't really know.
"Ah… Tamazuki…" I said awkwardly, turning around on my heel, "I have no idea whatsoever who Nura Rikuo is or where the school is."
I'm not certain, but I think Tamazuki's smirk grew an inch.
(Tamazuki's POV)
I eyed Kirei as she walked off, smirking as I watched her black hair bounce behind her with every step she took.
"Ah… Tamazuki…" She said awkwardly, turning around on her heel, "I have no idea whatsoever who Nura Rikuo is or where the school is."
My smirk grew at that, her innocence was adorable.
"Allow me to accompany you then." I offered, stepping to her and grabbing her wrist as I lead the way.
We soon found ourselves in front of Ukiyoe Middle School, where Nura Rikuo was.
"Nura Rikuo should appear as a boy with brown-black hair and glasses, you should spot him easily, he has either a girl with short brown hair or a girl with long blue-black hair by his side." I explained.
She gave me a sharp nod. But I think I saw her eyebrow twitch at the mention of Ienaga Kana's description.
I let go of her wrist and face her, "Get what you can on Rikuo, follow him home if you must." I said, trying my best to avoid having to look into her lovely dark brown eyes, "Just get me the information I need, got it?"
"Yeah, sure." She said meekly.
I noticed her cheeks were burning red, so to mess around with her emotions a bit, I took her hand and kissed its soft surface.
"T-Tamazuki?" She squeaked.
"It's best you be off now, Kirei." I smiled, slightly pushing her forward.
As she entered the school building, she chanced a look back at me.
Smirking, I waved goodbye. She disappeared into the thick sea of people.
As soon as I'm sure she's gone, I turn around and head back to my headquarters, my thoughts happy.
I have no idea what I find interesting about that girl, but its best I disregard that thought for now.
I take a few steps before I look back at the building. My smirk dropped slightly. I came to realize the truth…
I want Kirei.
(Jean's POV [Though if you'd rather call her Kirei, that's fine too.])
I felt the surface of my hand, blushing slightly. Holy melons and ice cream, Tamazuki kissed my hand! My friends aren't gonna believe me when I get back home.
Why is it I seem to keep getting too lost in my thoughts to notice what transpires around me? I don't know.
Oh, guessed who I bumped into just now.
Nura Rikuo. Tsurara by his side. I wanted to fan-scream, but since I didn't want to make a scene in front of these millions of background characters, I kept it in.
"Ah, sorry, I'm so clumsy." He said, scratching the back his head idly.
"No, it's my fault, I wasn't watching where I was going." I returned with a smile.
He noticed I was new here, I suppose. He suddenly asked, "Ara… who are you? I haven't seen you here before."
"I'm Kirei." I replied, no idea why I kept using the name Inugami gave me. "I just transferred here from the Philippines, nice to meet you."
"I'm Nura Rikuo." He said, smiling. I wanted to squeal, his smile was just so cute.
"Nice to meet you, Rikuo-kun." I smiled, "I hope we can be friends."
"Yeah." He turned around, "Well, I have to head to my classes, so… ja ne."
"Ja ne." I said. (* Ja ne means bye, according to my friend and I.)
When he was gone, I smirked in a Tamazuki-like manor. Get Nura Rikuo's trust, check. Tamazuki was right, he really does trust anyone and anything he thinks is trustworthy.
But I couldn't help but think, why am I helping the bad guy?
