"What is that stuff?" Kana groaned, watching Kimiko drop some of the purple liquid into her water. The rest of the girls were leaning as close to the water as they could get, wondering what it was.
"It's supposed to help regulate and balance my body temperature," Kimiko answered, watching the water turn different colors before becoming clear again.
"You aren't really going to drink that, are you?" Saxie asked in fear, watching Kimiko lift the glass to her lips.
"Yes, I have to," Kimiko nodded, quickly taking a gulp of the water. She set it back down and ate her food.
"Well?" Sakumo goaded, eying the drink.
"It's water. It doesn't even taste different. Though I feel a lot cooler, and the heat isn't as uncomfortable…" Kimiko sighed in relief.
"Have you been having problems with the heat lately?" Holo asked curiously.
"Just last night. Chase gave it to me to help my body heat stay balanced," Kimiko answered. Her eyes widened when she felt her friends' collective gazes.
"Oh, so Mr. Young gave it to you," Kana smirked.
"And what would Mr. Young know about your body heat?" Saxie asked slyly.
"It is so not like that! We just happen to be the same species so he's helping me!" Kimiko protested.
"There's got to be other monsters in the school that are the same species as you," Holo smirked slightly.
"And you went to Mr. Young of all people!" Sakumo giggled, clapping her hands together.
"He's the only other one that I know!" Kimiko growled.
"You know, there's actually been a rumor floating around school that you two have been spending a lot of time together," Sakumo sang, her wolf tail coming out and swishing back and forth. Her ears popped out, twitching.
"Sakumo…" Kimiko groaned. "He's just been teaching me things about my monster abilities."
"Are you sure that's all it is?" Sakumo asked slyly. "Ow!" She hissed, jumping up.
"Miss Manatoko, you know the rules," Ms. Kagome scolded her.
"Sorry Ms. Kagome…" Sakumo groaned, rubbing her butt. Her wolf features disappeared almost instantly.
"If I have to tell you again, you'll end up at the director's office," the teacher warned, before walking away.
"Why would Mr. Young need to teach you about your monster abilities?" Holo asked. "Shouldn't your parents do that?"
"Well…my mom's disappeared, and my dad isn't the same monster as I am," Kimiko told them.
"So that means you're the same monster as your mom?" Kana asked.
"Ah! I bet she's a cool American monster! Where else would you get your blue eyes?" Saxie smiled. The angel imagined a blonde haired, blue eyed, model type of monster that was in front of a motorcycle.
"She doesn't have to be American; maybe she's Italian, or even French," Holo commented, imagining a woman with light brown hair and blue eyes. The woman was wearing a lace apron and was standing in front of a stove with a pan of pasta.
"Maybe she's from Russia!" Sakumo smiled, thinking of an exotic monster wearing a fur coat.
"You know, she could be Spanish…" Kana huffed. She imagined a tanned woman with dark hair and bright blue eyes. The woman she imagined was tanning on a yacht.
"I don't even know what nationality my mom is, so can you stop?" Kimiko asked.
"What are you guys talking about?" Kokoa asked, sitting next to them.
"Aren't you going to bother Moka and Tsukune?" Saxie asked her.
"I'm tired of them! I can't believe my sister is even friends with those idiots! And it's all the fault of that lame outer Moka," Kokoa groaned.
"Well, we were talking about what we thought Kimiko's mom was like," Sakumo smiled.
"I always thought she would be Japanese," Kokoa shrugged.
"That's boring," Kana pouted.
"I prefer Japanese. Let's say she's Japanese. She's Japanese," Kimiko declared, "Now can we get off the subject?"
"Fine," Saxie sighed. "Tell us how Mr. Young knew your body heat."
"Not this again," Kimiko groaned, pushing her tray of food away. She slammed her head on the table, groaning.
"Are you two really going out?" Kokoa asked.
"No!" Kimiko shouted. "I don't know how many times I have to say this! I'm not dating Chase!"
"Sorry," Kokoa grumbled, picking at her lunch.
"I'm just tired of everyone assuming that! I don't even like Chase," Kimiko groaned.
"So, Kokoa, are you ready for finals?" Holo asked, trying to change the subject.
"No…I don't get some of the math and science," Kokoa sighed.
"Why don't you come to Mr. Young's study sessions?" Holo suggested. "We had one yesterday, and today as well."
"Do you really think they'll help?" Kokoa asked.
"Even I hate to admit that they helped a lot," Kimiko sighed, taking out two of her notebooks. "A notebook from class and one from the study session." Kokoa flipped through the notebooks and whistled.
"The study session is a lot neater," she commented.
"We get more attention, and he helps us out with what we don't get," Saxie smiled.
"He's a really nice teacher," Kana nodded. "You three are so lucky."
"Not really," Sakumo sighed.
"He's getting harder on us now that the finals are getting closer," Holo muttered.
"If the wisest wolf is admitting that he's hard, then he must be hard on you guys," Kokoa muttered in shock.
"Yep," Kimiko nodded. "But he's a lot easier on us during the study sessions."
"Alright, I'll join you tomorrow," Kokoa nodded. The six girls sat in silence before Kokoa cleared her throat. "So, what were you talking about with Mr. Young knowing your body heat?" Kimiko groaned and finished up her water and stood up with her empty food tray.
"I'm going to go to my room," She announced gruffly, storming away from the table.
"The signs of a stubborn woman in love," Sakumo and Kana sighed.
"Her biggest tormentors," Saxie smirked to Kokoa.
"You're included in that," Holo muttered.
"Yeah, well so are you!" Saxie countered.
"I actually shut up once she starts getting angry, you three just continue to torture her," Holo informed her, biting into apple.