"So, what did you do today, Kimi?" Sakumo asked, her tail out, and swishing back and forth.
"I just hung out at the arcade with my human friends. I'll be free to shop tomorrow." Kimiko told them.
"Great. I found a dress and accessories that would look perfect on you." Saxie smiled, as she brushed her long blonde hair.
"Cool." Kimiko muttered, rolling onto her stomach.
"What's wrong?" Kana asked, glancing over from her practice swings. She was striking the air with a bamboo sword for practice.
"We ran into Chase." Kimiko muttered.
"Oh, so you two probably made them feel uncomfortable with your love~!" Sakumo sang.
"No. We hate him. They thought he was spying on me. I can never tell them the truth, not when the four of us have been fighting him for the past 2 years." Kimiko sighed.
"What do you mean you've been fighting him?" Holo asked, glancing up from her new, autographed book.
"Remember how I said that I was a temple before I came here?" Kimiko asked.
"Yeah." The four girls nodded.
"Chase was our enemy. And now he's my teacher. I have no clue how they're going to react to this. They'll probably hate me for not telling them." Kimiko muttered.
"And they'll hate you even more for being his girlfriend." Kana nodded.
"We're NOT dating! How many times do I have to tell you that!?" Kimiko shouted, throwing her pillow at the red head. Kana gasped and quickly hitting the object with her sword. The pillow flew away from her, hitting Saxie instead. The girls froze, watching as the blonde took her brush out of her hair and turned to face them. She placed the brush on her vanity and grabbed the pillow off of the seat, quickly throwing it at Kana. Kana did the same thing as before, redirecting the pillow with her sword. The second pillow hit Holo and knocked her book out of her hands. The elder twin slammed her book closed and put it in her bag, before she grabbed her pillow and knocked the sword out of Kana's hands. Kana ducked as another pillow was thrown her way, unfortunately for Sakumo, she was hit instead.
"Pillow fight!" Kimiko declared, grabbing a pillow of her own. The other girls agreed grabbing their own pillows and hitting each other.
The maid stared in shock at all the feathers covering the room.
"What happened?" She asked.
"Pillow fight." Sakumo answered, exiting the room with Holo.
"Just a simple pillow fight." Kana nodded setting her new kendo sword on her shoulder and exiting as well.
"Every girl has a pillow fight." Saxie told her, dragging Kimiko out of the room.
"It was just a pillow fight." Kimiko stated, waving goodbye as the five girls left the dumbfounded maid.
Kimiko smiled as she walked around in her new clothes. The outfit had a ripped, orange shirt over a green graphic shirt. There was a yellow vest covering the shirt. The skirt was brown with pink plaid stripes and a pink petticoat under it. On her legs were blue leggings and black boots. A multicolor headband was placed in her hair. She wore a wig that covered her left eye. Multicolor streaks were in the black hair. The wig was pulled into a puffy ponytail. She wore large beaded necklaces, and thick bangles. Each girl had a shopping bag in their hand.
"That was a really fun day!" Kimiko smiled.
"Yeah, I hate to admit it, but I actually had fun acting like a real girl." Kana smiled. Her lips were painted ruby red, and she wore light makeup. A small braid was in her red hair.
"Finally! I got you to act like a girl!" Saxie gasped, hugging the red head.
"Shut up." Kana growled, giving Saxie a box of candy.
"Oh!" Saxie gasped, getting distracted.
"I can't believe I actually bought a new outfit." Holo muttered. "We only wear our uniforms, so what's the point."
"Well, we have Sunday to wear whatever we want, so that's the point." Sakumo told her.
"Hey, look." Holo muttered, pointing to a café across the street. Chase was sitting there, enjoying some coffee and a snack.
"He must be taking a break from us." Saxie muttered, popping a candy ball in her mouth.
"Is he still reading that same novel?" Sakumo asked.
"Yep." Kimiko nodded.
"Do you know what it's about?" Kana asked. Kimiko tilted her head and squinted her eyes, and tried to see. For a split moment her eyes felt weird and she was able to read the back of the book. Kimiko blinked and shook her head.
"Strange." Kimiko muttered.
"What?" Kana asked.
"Nothing." Kimiko smiled, remembering her position. "I couldn't read the back, it's too far away."
"Why don't you go ask him?" Sakumo giggled with a flirty look.
"No way!" Kimiko protested. "I'd rather not see him anymore than needed."
"Well, this is needed. We want to know what he's reading." Sakumo declared.
"Then why don't you ask him?" Kimiko shouted.
"He heard you~!" Saxie sang. Kimiko looked over at the café and groaned when Chase smirked at her, waving.
"Go!" Sakumo and Kana encouraged, and pushed her towards the café. Kimiko groaned and reluctantly walked across the street, going over to the outdoor café.
"Hey." Kimiko greeted.
"Hello, little sister." Chase smirked.
"Not one word." Kimiko growled, pulling out a chair and sitting down at the table. "The girls want to know what you're reading."
"The timeless tale of Hamlet." Chase told her.
"Wow that kind of suits you." Kimiko muttered.
"Is that all you wanted?" Chase asked.
"No, I actually wanted something, for myself." Kimiko confessed.
"My, now that really is a surprise." Chase smirked. He set his book down and leaned forward. "What do you need?" he asked.
"Aren't you going to mark your place?" Kimiko asked, pointing at the book.
"No, I've read it over 100 times, I could probably write it from memory if I wanted to." Chase confessed.
"Okay then," Kimiko muttered. She shook her head and leaned forward, crossing her arms. "My eyes sort of freaked on me."
"What do you mean 'freaked'?" Chase asked.
"I was across the street trying to read the back of your book, and I couldn't see it at all. And for a split second I felt my eyes, change, I guess. I have no clue how to describe. The next thing I know, I could see the back of the book perfectly, like I was just a few inches away." Kimiko told him.
"You felt your eyes change?" Chase asked.
"Yeah, I don't know how to explain it." Kimiko told him. Chase looked behind him and saw a man reading a news paper on a bench.
"You see that man there?" He asked.
"The one with the paper, yeah." Kimiko nodded "Why?" she asked.
"I want you to try to read the head line for one of the sections." Chase told her. He turned back to face her. "Just try."
"Okay." Kimiko muttered. She leaned forward and squinted her eyes, trying to focus on the reading. Chase watched her and his eyes widened when he saw her eyes transform. Kimiko blinked and shook her head, rubbing her eyes.
"Your eyes just transformed." Chase told her.
"What do you mean?" Kimiko asked.
"I mean, your monster blood is finally awakening." Chase explained.
"Really?" Kimiko asked with a smile.
"Really." Chase nodded. "They turned into slits, just like mine." Chase told her. His eyes adjusted, the pupils turning gold and becoming slits. "I didn't acquire my dragon form from drinking the lao mang long soup. That's my monster form, and yours too. The only thing I got from that soup, was the ability to manipulate memories. Which I have used to make everyone think that I am 1500 years old, which is not even close to the truth." Chase muttered, picking his book back up. His eyes returned to normal.
"How old are you?" Kimiko asked.
"Your big brother is 25." Chase smirked. He chuckled as he saw her eyes go wide.
"You're 25?" Kimiko asked.
"Yep." Chase nodded.
"Okay, found out much more than I wanted to. But thanks for letting me know that my blood is finally activating." Kimiko nodded, standing up.
"Oh, it had already activated." Chase told her.
"What do you mean?" Kimiko questioned.
"I mean, that all dragons start out as fire fairies basically. They have the ability to control fire from a young age, but they aren't registered as monsters, just freaky humans. It's not until later that their true blood awakens." Chase informed her.
"How long did it take you?" Kimiko asked.
"I didn't turn into a dragon until I was 17, the same age as you." Chase told her.
"I see, well then, I'll see you tomorrow morning." Kimiko nodded. She quickly rushed across the street, where the girls were waiting.
"Oh! You two were so close!" Sakumo giggled.
"Why didn't you kiss?" Kana asked.
"As if!" Kimiko shouted, her cheeks flushing red.
"You're blushing!" Kana and Sakumo giggled, jumping up and down.
"No! I'm angry!" Kimiko shouted. "Why do you think we're dating?"
"Because, you two are so close!" Kana teased.
"We are not!" Kimiko growled.
"What was he reading?" Holo asked.
"Hamlet, for about the 100th time." Kimiko answered, storming off.
"Why can't she see the attraction between them?" Saxie groaned, following after their leader.
"They're both so stubborn!" Sakumo growled.
Oh my, this is embarrassing! I've already written chapter 19 of this story! I was doing so well that it completely slipped my mind to actually update the chapters! I am so sorry about the wait! I will update again quickly, promise!