Chapter 3- Observations:
Alex:
That night, I stayed up with Madison. We both couldn't sleep. Madison because she had insomnia. Me because I had too much on my mind. After two days of them being here, I still was unable to figure out just what it was in that spell. I annoyed the others because I refused to do something so ritualistic in my house- therefore I did it in the park. At night. And ended up with our skins being different colors from dyed smoke. We all had to take showers after that- and I blushed at the memory.
I looked to Madison. She was asleep after she took her shower- lucky. I was the last one to get in- it was reasonable since I was the host after all. In the meantime, they had occupied themselves with watching Disney movies. After watching Tangled, I got up and headed to the shower. My house had more than one bathroom though- one that didn't have a lock. That was a fact that I failed to mention to the hosts as I deemed it unimportant. I figured everyone would knock before entering anyway.
After undressing and setting my clothes on the counter, I hopped into the warm water with a small smile- finally some relaxation. I had the lights turned off and the water was silent. I liked it that way. I washed my body and shaved what I deemed necessary-, which was my whole body. However, it was cut short when the door opened. I was currently washing my hair and my eyes were closed. I figured it was Madison and wasn't too concerned about it- therefore the shower clear shower curtains weren't much of a concern since I knew Madison would shield her eyes.
However, I figured it wasn't Madison when I didn't hear anything. I opened my eyes and almost screamed. Staring at me, with a bright red face, was Ritsu Kasanoda.
"M-M-MA!"
He shut the door quickly. I sighed- got the soap out of my hair- and turned off the water. I calmly put a towel around me and headed out in order to resolve the situation quickly. I found Ritsu with a red face and everyone gathered around him with a glare. I went up to the crowd calmly. Everyone blushed since I was just in a towel though. I sighed,
"While I do not like what happened, he didn't mean for it too- therefore it is in the past and we shouldn't dwell on it."
I turned to Ritsu and slapped him- hard. There was a red mark left on his face. He looked at me surprised and I continued,
"However, since it did happen- that must be done as you did see me naked."
I gave everyone one last glare,
"I suggest you do make a habit of it otherwise you will regret it," and then went back to the bathroom to finish changing.
They were an interesting bunch- that was for sure.
"So, you like Kyoya," Madison said bluntly. I blushed,
"You like Mori."
She blushed as well,
"Y-yeah….it's kind of pathetic, don't you think?"
I raised an eyebrow,
"What? That we used to write fanfictions like this where a character would be based of you and you ended up with Mori?"
"-And," she continued where I left off, "You made yourself a character and usually ended up with Ritsu, Kyoya, or Nekozawa."
"I have a thing for the weird," I shrugged. Madison laughed,
"I'll say, but….we both know it's not going to work," she said sadly.
"I know," I whispered, "But we must put our feelings behind us. Our first priority is to get them back."
"Easy for you to say," she grumbled, "You hardly show your feelings anyway."
I wouldn't admit it- but she was right. The fact that she was right- stung my heart just a bit.
I woke up at the dawn of day and headed to the living room. Hunny- who was back to normal since he had ate some candy- look at me confused,
"Where's Madi-chan?"
"Madison left last night," I informed them, "Her parents had called her after you had fallen asleep and therefore had to leave. Besides, she was not feeling well."
It was true though. She also had to go because her parents needed her to watch over her two little sisters.
"Should we go visit Madi-chan," Hunny asked cutely. I swear if we were in the anime then little flower petals would be around him right now.
"We can go later," I waved it off, "Madison can survive one day."
Alexfully. Then my phone went off- the sound of Inuyasha's Lullaby filled the air. Madison's ringtone. I answered,
"Hey."
"Ane? Hey. My parents said that I couldn't spend the night again tonight. But…they're going on their vacation in two days, so I'll just come back over then, okay?"
"Sounds good. Though we may visit you later today, is that alright?"
"Sure! Bye Neko!"
"Bye."
I hung up. Neko was Madison's nickname for me. I reminded her of a cat, apparently, and therefore she started to call me that.
Third Person:
Later, they did go to Madison's house. It was much bigger than Alex's. It was two stories and very open. Alex knocked the on the door to a rhythm and then it opened to reveal Madison. She smiled and let everyone in. As soon as Alex got through the door, she was tackled by two small kids. One was about three and the other was seven.
"Alexy!"
Alex smiled faintly as the two young girls dragged her to the couch.
"I swear, my little sisters like her better than me," Madison muttered. Mori put his hand on her shoulder and shook his head 'no.' Madison blushed,
"You don't think so, huh?"
He faintly smiled,
"They are your sisters- they will always like you better."
Madison blushed. Alex watched the situation from her spot on the couch with a knowing look. Simone and Ally happily chatted to Alex- well, Ally chatted and Simone made baby talk. Alex smiled and nodded occasionally.
"Wow, Alex-chan, kids sure like you!"
Alex looked to Hunny,
"I like kids," she said simply, "I used to babysit a lot."
Madison nodded,
"Yep- Alex likes taking care of kids."
At the looks, Alex blushed faintly. She held Simone in her arms. Kyoya couldn't help but notice how cute the scene was. He shook his head slightly. He was, by no means, starting to like someone he had just met.
In the end, they had to return to Alex's house. They got there before Alex did though- as she said that she had to stop somewhere to get something. When she got back, she had four bags of food.
"What is that," Tamaki asked poking at the bags.
"Oh, what did you get Alex-chan," Hunny asked excited.
"Tacos," Alex answered as she set the bags on the tables, "and a few enchiladas."
Kyoya raised an eyebrow,
"Aren't tacos spicy?"
Alex smiled faintly,
"Of course- that's why I like them."
With that, she grabbed two of the tacos from the bags and a few packets of sauce and sat down,
"You may help yourself, and there are drinks in the fridge as well."
The twins shrugged and grabbed some food, and then headed to the fridge.
"What's Dr. Pepper?"
Alex looked at them amused,
"It's a soda- try it. You'll probably like it. I have plenty. It's Madison's favorite drink and since she stays over here so often, I keep stock."
"If that's Madi-chan's favorite drink, then what's yours Alex-chan," Hunny asked cutely.
Alex thought for a moment and then answered,
"Mountain Dew. It's also a soda." She held up her can of soda- which was green and had the words Mountain Dew on it, "this is also high in caffeine and does a better job at waking me up than coffee."
"You don't like coffee," they all said surprised (except for Ritsu, Mori and Kyoya). Alex blushed faintly,
"Yeah- not a big fan on coffee or tea. No matter what brand, how much sugar or cream, it just tastes like very hot water to me."
Kyoya nodded and wrote away on his notebook.
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The twins, like the evil devils they were, had suggested to watch a scary movie. Not scary, it's not scary, Alex kept repeating in her head, it's fake, it's fake. They were watching The Conjuring. Which none of them had seen before. Alex jumped slightly, but besides that had convinced herself that it wasn't scary. Therefore, she kept her cool- the only sign that she even did have emotions at the moment was from the annoyed looks she gave the twins.
The twins, every time they got scared, clung to Alex as tightly as they could while shielding their faces into her neck. Every time it happened, she was too focused on the scary part of the movie. Yet when they let go and the scary part was over, she was annoyed. Kyoya was annoyed as well.
That night, Alex bit her lip as she walked down the hall to her room. She would've been okay if Madison was there- but she wasn't and Alex was having really bad nightmares from the scary movie. The thing about scary movies and Alex- she could watch them, but she always regretted it later. The living room was full of guys- no room for her. And she didn't want to sleep alone. She carefully opened the door to her room.
Kyoya was awake- he had occupied himself with reading a book he found on Alex's nightstand. It was interesting. Yet, he didn't expect the door to open and Alex to step in. She looked at him with really wide, crying eyes and she was biting her lip. She had a small blanket wrapped around her. It was a cute sight- if Kyoya didn't notice that she was scared.
"Are you alright," Kyoya asked gently.
Alex bit her lip with a light blush on her face,
"Can I sleep with you?"
Kyoya's eyes widened and his face faintly turned pink. Alex, after understanding what it sounded like, quikly shook her head,
"No, no! I…I'm just scared."
Kyoya relaxed, of course she didn't mean that. Though I didn't expect her to be scared from that movie. She shifted on her feet uncomfortably. There was a noise from the living room and Alex jumped sky-high and dove into the bed- straight into Kyoya's arms. She whimpered. Kyoya, a bit in shock, nodded,
"It's alright…"