Hey guys . . . I know, I know. I'm SOOOOO late!
But at least I didn't drop the story completely; I had just taken a little break.
Ichigo: A LITTLE break?!
AnimeKoneko: Ok, ok, a very long break. Bite me!
Ichigo: *Bites AnimeKoneko*
AnimeKoneko: *Shrieks* Not literally, you psycho!
Ikuto: *Opens his mouth to bite her as well*
AnimeKoneko: *Shields her arm* Don't you dare!
Ikuto: *Shrugs*
AnimeKoneko: *Snorts* Shrugger.
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Alright, now without further delays, here is chapter 5!
Ichigo quickly opened her locker door and rummaged through it, searching for a certain book.
Where is it? Where is it? It must be here . . .
Her heart nearly stopped when she realized that she had left the book at home.
Oh no! My teacher is going to kill me!
She slammed her locker door shut and irritably grabbed her schoolbag. Blinded with worry, Ichigo nearly crashed into someone. The cat-girl muttered a quick apology, but before she could walk past the person, he grabbed her sleeve.
"Wait, Ichigo. I wanted to ask you something."
She froze when she recognized the voice.
"Oh, hey, Kukai. I didn't notice it's you. What's up?"
The brown-haired boy shot her a huge grin.
"I just wanted to know if you would be interested in watching me play football after school. Because I just started here, the teachers want to test my skills and see if I can play with the team."
Ichigo blushed.
I hardly know him, and already he is asking me to watch him play.
She looked up and saw that he is grinning again, looking at her expectantly.
Why does he grin so much?
"Sure!" Ichigo said, smiling. "I'd love to."
Kukai flashed her a thumbs-up.
"Great! Soon, we'll have a huge crowd."
Ichigo sweat-dropped.
So he's just asking a lot of people, so that there will be a big crowd . . . should have known.
"Well, see you then!" Kukai said, waving. He jogged past her to a small group of girls.
The pinkette sighed and slowly made her way to her next class.
Oh no! I'm late!
Ichigo ran down the corridor, not caring if she looked silly for running in the school building. She's late for Kukai's try-out. The teacher had punished her for leaving her book at home by making her stay an hour behind in class.
The cat-girl could already hear the whistle when she burst through the door. Panting heavily, she finally made it to the field. Brushing the hair out of her face, Ichigo saw Kukai waving wildly, giving her a thumbs-up, and another huge, toothy grin. The pinkette waved and mouthed "Good luck".
It looked like the try-outs haven't started yet.
Thank goodness!
Ichigo turned around and surveyed the area around her. She needed to find a comfortable spot to sit and watch the game. The cat-girl gave a happy purr when she found a perfect spot under a tree, not too far away from the field.
Welcome shade!
Seeing as though she had time before the game starts, Ichigo took out her writing book and a pencil. Her teacher had also punished her with homework: Lots and lots of homework.
Silly teachers!
Ichigo leaned backwards till her back touched the trunk of the tree.
While she was scribbling away frantically, a rustling noise behind her made her turn around. Ichigo frowned when she didn't see anything. The cat-girl was just about to continue working when a leaf landed on top of her head.
She frowned and looked up, narrowing her eyes when she saw a lot of blue in the branches above her head. Ichigo sighed.
"You can come down now, Ikuto. I know you're there."
A few seconds later, the lynx boy landed next to her gracefully, smirking. Ichigo glared up at him.
"It's not nice to spy on people, you know," she said, returning her attention to the book that was open in front of her.
Ikuto shrugged.
"What's wrong with spying on beautiful girls?"
Ichigo's face instantly turned beet-red.
"T-then you're a perv!" she said matter-of-factly, burying her head deeper into her book.
Ikuto grinned and plopped down next to her, moving closer till he was only inches away from her. The cat-girl became aware of his rather close presence and gulped. The lynx boy tried to see what she was working so hard on.
"Are you doing your homework?" he asked, moving even closer. (If that was even possible)
"Yes! And you're keeping me out of my work."
Ikuto chuckled and replied with a whisper: "There are way better things to do than work."
Ichigo's eyes widened and when she looked up, Ikuto gave her a wink. The cat-girl's face was at this stage so hot that it was a miracle it wasn't on fire yet. She gave the boy a hard shove.
"Gross! That's just disgusting!"
Just at that moment, Ichigo felt a raindrop splash onto her nose. She gasped when more drops landed on her. The cat-girl quickly threw her book into her bag and jumped onto her feet. She stared up in disbelief at the dark clouds that covered the sky.
But it was sunny only a few minutes ago. The weather sure does change rather quickly.
Everyone was now running to get out of the rain. Ichigo spotted Kukai in the crowd, looking around frantically till his eyes met hers. He quickly ran to her, trying to shield himself with his jacket.
"I'm so sorry, Ichigo. The weather just turned."
For once Kukai wasn't giving her his famous grin.
"And look at you, you're hardly wearing anything."
Ichigo looked down at her school costume. She wasn't wearing tights and her dress isn't giving her much warmth at all. The cat-girl covered her body with her arms, trying to keep herself warm. Kukai wrapped his jacket around her shoulders. Ichigo gave him a thankful smile. It was at this moment that Kukai noticed Ikuto for the first time.
"Oh hey, Ikuto. Long time, no see."
They know each other?!
The lynx boy was staring at the duo with fire in his eyes. He gave the brunette a stiff nod and grabbed Ichigo's arm.
"I'll be taking her home," Ikuto said, staring Kukai down. "She'll need a warm bath and warm clothes before she catches a cold."
Ichigo blushed again.
Man, what goes through this guy's head?
The cat-girl opened her mouth to argue, but before she could, Kukai spoke: "No problem. I know you would never hurt a girl . . . just don't try anything."
While saying that last statement, Kukai's eyes became dark and menacing.
Ikuto narrowed his eyes.
"As if I would! You have some nerve openly accusing me like that."
Kukai shrugged.
"I didn't accuse you, I warned you."
The lynx boy snorted.
"Whatever! Come on, Ichigo."
She stared at the boy in disbelief.
"Don't I have a say in this? You can't just order me around!"
"Yes, I can. Now let's go."
Before Ichigo could complain again, Ikuto's cat ears and tail appeared and he quickly cradled her in his arms, carrying her bridal style again.
Ichigo was shocked that he would reveal his cat features just like that to Kukai, but Kukai didn't even look surprised.
What's going on here?!
Ikuto jumped onto the first house's roof, before she could even say 'goodbye' to Kukai. She heard a faint, 'Remember my warning!' from him, before he disappeared from her sight.
Ichigo didn't say a single word to Ikuto while traveling. He had made her really mad. She hated being ordered around like that. And he actually, in a certain way, kidnapped her.
Yes, he's a kidnapper! A handsome, perverted kidnapper!
When they finally arrived at her house, she quickly walked to her balcony door and closed it with a 'bang', leaving Ikuto on the other side.
"Stay!" she ordered, smirking.
Who's being ordered around now?
The lynx boy only shrugged, turned around and jumped into the nearest tree.
Hymph! That'll teach him.
She looked down at her school uniform disapprovingly.
A nice hot bath would be very satisfying right now, Ichigo thought, recalling Ikuto's previous words.
While humming a catchy tune, Ichigo prepared a hot bath for herself. She quickly got undressed and climbed into the steaming hot water with a satisfied sigh.
This feels so good!
When Ichigo was ready to get out, she grabbed the nearest towel and wrapped it around her body, but just as she was about to open her bathroom door, she stepped on something squishy lying on the ground. The cat-girl screamed as her foot slipped and she landed on her bum. The towel slid off her and the shock caused her cat ears and tail to pop out. She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth, trying to ignore the searing pain.
Ichigo saw the towel lying beside her and just as she was picking it up, the bathroom door opened suddenly. The cat-girl screamed when she saw Ikuto standing in front of her, looking rather flustered when he saw her. She tried to shield her naked body with the towel, staring at him with round eyes.
"I-I h-heard you s-scream, and I thought . . ." Ikuto said, shakily.
"Get out!" Ichigo yelled, increasing the grip she had on the towel. Ikuto stepped out of the doorway.
"And close the door," Ichigo said irritably.
After Ikuto closed the door, the pinkette shakily got to her feet, her heart pounding so hard and fast, she could hear its beats ringing in her head.
Did he- did he see me!? What if he did? Oh my, what do I do?!
She readjusted the towel and slowly opened the door. Ikuto was sitting on her bed. His cheeks became red when he saw her.
"I'm sorry, Koneko-chan. When I heard your scream, I thought something bad had happened to you . . ." He felt very awkward and just looked down at the ground.
Koneko-chan? The only person that had called her that was . . .
"I slipped and fell," Ichigo explained, holding the towel tightly, afraid it might slide down or something.
"Oh," Ikuto said, standing up. "I'm so sorry."
He walked to her balcony door and opened it, but before he walked through it, Ichigo asked, blushing madly, "Did you see anything?"
Ikuto smirked and grinned seductively.
"Maybe, maybe not."
Before Ichigo could reply, the dark head jumped onto the balcony ledge and into the tree, leaving a red-faced girl staring after him.
Ichigo stomped her foot.
"That boy!" she hissed.
Ikuto: Did I really see her naked?
AnimeKoneko: *Evil smile* What do you think?
Ikuto: Sweeeeet!
Ichigo: You guys are so gross!
Please leave a comment everybody. Till next time.
AnimeKoneko Out!