A 3-Z OkiKagu Fanfict
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"Kagura-chan! You look so pretty!"
The redhead had on a red yakuza with white lily designs on it. Not many people can pull it off unless their skin is as white as hers. She tied her orange-red hair up into a loose bun which sticks out a bit in the back. Kagura was with Otae and Kyubei at the new years festival which was incredibly bright since the sky was so dark.
"I know right?" Kagura gloated, standing up straight and tall with her hands on her hips, "I look very sexy and mature, yes?"
Otae laughed, who was in a yellow yakuza with pink stripes, "Oh most definitely, you better woo some men tonight."
Kagura smiled devilishly, "Yeah, of course!"
The three of them were waiting for Otae's younger brother, Shinpachi, but he went off somewhere so now they are wandering around the brightly lit stands.
"Hey! Lets go over there!" Kagura exclaimed as she pointed towards a carnival game.
The three of them walked over to a place where it looked like you are suppose to toss hoops onto bottles. Kyuubei went first.
As Kyubei tried to throw hoops onto the bottle, Otae and Kagura were chatting from behind.
"You know, don't you think it would've been more fun if everyone else joined us as well?" Otae asked.
"Yeah! Especially Ginpachi-sensei!" agreed the redhead joyously, "I wonder if he's here."
She smiled, "Hmm, maybe."
She looked around thoughtfully and then faced her dear Anego, "But I wouldn't want that sadist to come with us..." Kagura stated.
Otae raised a brow, "Really?" she doesn't think Kagura is telling the truth, "but you guys always have so much fun."
She scoffed, "If you think fun is babbling and kicking one another, then yes. I have so much fun with that bastard."
"C'mon, how can you say that Kagura-chan?" the brunette grinned mischievously, "After all, you guys have been getting pretty intimate lately."
The redhead's face instantly burned red, "Wh-what?! How can you say such a thing?" She flustered, "We are NOT getting intimate!" She denied, arms crossed.
"What are you guys talking about?" joined in Kyubei who just finished her carnival game. She held a big brown bear, needing to occupy both of her hands just to hold it.
"Nothing!" Kagura sharply annunciated.
Otae laughed, her hand covering her mouth as Kyubei stood there; puzzled.
"Oi Sougo," Hijikata began, his eyes closed, "Can you please eat the cotton candy without cursing me?"
The sadist took another bite of the pink fluff, "Sure, Hijikata-san," he said between chews, "if you die first."
"You go die first!"
"Now now you two." the gorilla man comforted, "It's the new years. Lets not fight so soon. Okay?"
"Until I go to this man's funeral, I will never stop fighting." Okita admitted coldly.
The black haired man exhaled some smoke, trying hard to calm his anger, "Until he falls off a cliff, I will never stop fighting."
"Until this man burns in hell, I will never stop fighting."
"Until this boy-"
"Oh come on you guys!" Isao begged, his hands clasped together, "Please, stop fighting!"
Okita narrowed his eyes and turned his head the other way. He was a bit disappointed when he heard that the mayo lover was joining him and Kondo to the festival. He should've just gone with a mayo bottle. Everything would've been better that way.
Today is going to be a crappy night... he thought to himself.
"Um... excuse me?" a light voice called out to him.
His thoughts got cut off when he looked back up to see a girl around his age looking at him coyly. She had brown hair and was holding her little yellow handbag with her two hands up front. The girl had on a blue yukata.
He looked at her indifferently, "What?"
Kondo oogled over the fairly good looking girl before he whispered to the sadist, "Sougo... do you know this girl?"
"No." he responded in his normal volume. He didn't know who she was but he already he knows why she went up to him.
"Ano..." she fidgeted, "...are you with anyone right now?" she asked quietly in an attempt to be cute.
He stared at her for a moment. He could tell that with just an hour with her he'll be bored. Sure she was cute, sure she seemed nice. But a girl like that can easily be pick up anywhere . A girl like that is boring, stupid, and easy to manipulate. The only girl that isn't boring like that is china. The only girl that is worth his time. The only girl he can be with for a lifetime.
This girl, however, is just a useless toy he can only use for a day.
But...
He smirked, "No, not at all." he said in his most seductive voice.
A day is all he needs to lighten up his mood.
It was now Otae's turn to do the carnival game. It took her five tries, two more than she was allowed to. But when she couldn't get it, she insisted it was broken and "persuaded" the man to allow her as many turns as she wants until she makes it. When she finally got it in, she took a stuffed pig as her prize and walked back to her two friends to parade it.
"Oh, it's so cute!" Kagura heartily exclaimed.
"Hehe, right?"
"What are you going to name it?" Kyubei asked.
"Hmm, maybe Ako?" Otae decided with a smile, "A cute name for a cute animal."
"Even so, the pig isn't as cute and beautiful as you, Otae-san."
The whole conversation went to an immediate stop at the familiar annoying voice. Tae's head slowly turned over to find a gorilla man right next to her.
Instinctively, she grabbed the man's head and smashed it into the ground with a different kind of smile on her face.
"Kondo-san!" bellowed the mayo lover. He ran over and kneeled next to him.
"What do you think you guys are doing here? Letting that man so close to me makes me feel like a spider is crawling up my back." Otae stated. Every syllable was brisk and raw.
"Well that doesn't mean you have to go all out and hurt him!" he bellowed, "We just wanted to enjoy the festival is all."
"You guy can have fun here," she smiled grimly, "Just not near me, understood?"
"Tae-chan..."
"By the way..." the brunette spoke once again, "Where is the other idiot to make up your stupid three musketeers?"
"The sadist?" Toshi restated. Kagura looked over when she heard the familiar nickname. Deep down she wanted to know where he was as well.
"He found some girl and ditched us without our consent." he bluntly explained.
Kagura cringed at those words. Seriously? Is it true? He went over to flirt with some girl? She knew he is a popular guy and to most people's idiotic eyes he's good looking... but... why does it make her heart feel weird? Like there is a hole in it now or something.
Is it because of how he treated her on Christmas? Does she actually think that she's now... special?
Whatever, it's not like she cared or anything. He can do whatever he wants. Doesn't matter to her.
Or at least she thinks it doesn't matter...
He stood back up and lit another cigarette, "That idiot. Once he finds someone to toy with, he completely manipulates her," he sighed, "I feel bad for that girl... not that she'll notice until the very end."
She tightened her fists.
Ugh, what an idiot for her to actually have thought that. He flirts with several girls exactly the same way as her. And she will not fall for that stupid trick. The only difference about her is that she is a bit more resistant than most girls. But he doesn't care. He is a moving spirit. That narcissistic prince doesn't care about anyone other than himself.
"Hey, it's my turn to play that carnival game!" the redhead shouted. Playing might help her forget about that playing bastard.
"Oh yeah! Go ahead Kagura-chan," Otae acknowledged with a smile.
Kagura walked up to the counter and gave the man a few dollars, "Give me some-"
"Kaguraaaa!"
Her eye twitched. Knowing who the voice belonged to, she sighed and twisted her body around, "What?"
Her older brother just smiled, "Papa is waiting at the shrine to pray with us."
She groaned, "Can't we go in just a bit?" she pointed at the tent, "I wanna play this game."
"He can only be here for a certain amount of time before he leaves for work. He already delayed it just to be with us," Kamui reasoned, "Can't you save this for later?"
Kagura stared at her brother and reluctantly nodded with a soft "hn". She turned back around to her two friends and told them she'll be back and will find them later. They nodded and waved at her as she left with her brother.
The two wandered for what seemed like hours. Kagura's stomach began to grumble, "I'm hungry," she groaned, "Go get me some sokunbu. And why aren't we at the damn place yet?"
Her brother continued to walk, immune to her complaints, "I'll get you some later. And we're almost there."
"That's what you said 5 minutes ago you baka nii-san..." she cursed under her breath.
Tagging behind her older sibling, she quietly surveyed the festival with sparkling eyes. She had always loved festival ever since she was little. The sparkling lights, the food, the games, and...
And...
Huh?
Is that...?
Through the crowd, she saw two people together, a girl in a blue yukata and a familiar sandy haired boy whose left arm is around her. The two were smiling at one another like one of those typical couples you see in movies.
Kagura guessed that she has some sort of a strong stare because right after she eyed them, the sadist's head gravitated to her direction and his crimson eyes met her blue orbs.
He smirked
Her eye twitched
When Okita Sougo caught sight of the redhead, he was surprised to see her in his state with this girl... Anko was it? Or was it Sayo? Sano maybe? Well, whatever her name was, she must think he is a feminist now or something. But somehow, he could tell that she seemed slightly irritated.
Ara ara, is this jealousy I see?
He smirked, a bit happy that the china girl is getting a little aggravated to see him with another girl. Not that this bitch means anything to him. But maybe he can have some fun with this...
"Okita-senpai?" the girl questioned, realizing he completely ignored the last 30 seconds of their conversation, "Is there something interesting going on over there?"
"Huh?" he looked back down to the girl who is clearly head over heels with him already. Heh, so easy... He gave his known smile, "Oh nothing as distracting as you." he lied.
The girl blushed.
"Hey," he began and with his free hand he pointed towards the area Kagura was in, "Is it okay if we go over there?"
She nodded, face still red, "Sure." she cutely answered.
His grin got bigger and a bit more genuine, "Good."
Oh god.
Kagura frowns when she sees the two walking towards her. She knows he is just trying to show off his new "girlfriend" in her face.
When the two are finally close enough, the sadist has the nerve to just pretend he just bumped into her when she knows he is purposely coming closer to her.
He looked at the red head with his innocent eyes, "Oh china! Fancy meeting you here."
Is she angry because she actually thought that what he did to her was special, and all the hugs and moves on her was for her and only her alone? Or was it because she actually fell for those stupid moves and meaningless words?
She hated herself for thinking that everything he did to her were actually true.
Kagura decided to go along with this little game, "Oh hello sadist," she greeted through gritted teeth, "I didn't see you there."
Sougo's "date" leaned towards him and whispered, "...Did she just call you a sadist?"
"It's my nickname," he explained, "Cute right?"
"What are you doing, taking advantage over such an innocent girl?"
She immediately faced the china girl, "E-Excuse me?"
Kagura walked up to the girl, "You should know that he is a player and, like I said before, a sadist. S-A-D-I-S-T." she spelled in a loud whisper.
Okita's eye twitched before he pushed the redhead away from his newest victim, "Now now, let's not say things that aren't true." he gave her a slight glare. He looked over to the girl, "I may have been a player in the past, but as I got to know you I realized you are my only one."
Kagura silently gagged as the gullible girl gushed out a smile and hearts were forming around her. He kept his hand around her and looked back at Kagura, "By the way, are you all alone? Did no one want to come with you because of your detestable personality?"
Her mouth flinched. Why is he being so mean to her? Didn't he tell her he kind of liked her? That he was close to liking her? That he wanted him to make her realize her true feelings for him? If he wanted her to feel hatred towards him, then yes. He has succeeded.
He has exceeded the limit.
The glutinous girl was about to spat out a combat when another voice cut her off, "No, she is not alone." said a male voice. She turned to her left to find her older brother standing there protectively.
"Nii-san...!"
Sougo widened his eyes for a moment, realizing who the guy was. And so did Kamui a few moments ago. The sadist returned to his normal smirk, "Oh, so your older brother is going to come to the rescue?"
Kamui just eyed the boy before ignoring him and turned back to Kagura, "Do you know this guy?"
She bowed down, "Sadly..." Kagura mumbled.
Her brother looked back at the sadist and smiled angrily, "Ahh, so you're acquainted with my sister."
I'm going to kill you for lying to me...
"Yes, I am," he brought the girl closer to him, "and this is my date for today." he explained as the girl blushed.
Kagura twinged. So he is with her...
Kamui glanced at his beloved sibling and he was suddenly rushed with anger.
He knows.
He knows that look on her face. It's the same look when he talks about the guy that is bothering her. He glared at the boy, so he is the guy that is making Kagura sad all the time.
"Hey, you idiot." he called out angrily.
Okita turned from his "girl" and looked up, "What? Did you just call me an idiot?"
"What gives you the right to taint Kagura, you idiot?"
The glutinous girl's face instantly turned red. What the hell is he saying?!
"Huh? What do you mean? I didn't do anything to that monster," he squinted his eyes, "And stop calling me an idiot. My name is Sougo, Okita Sougo you idiot."
"What you did was throwing your dirty Sadistic dust at her making her feel sad and confused all day!" he complained, "Do you know how many times I hear her sigh in one day, nowadays? Like 10 times! And don't call me an idiot you idiot."
"What? That's not my fault! It's that china girl's fault for giving into my awesomeness."
"I'm not giving into you, you Sadist!" she bolted in.
Okita completely ignored her comment, "And I said my name is Okita Sougo!"
"You don't deserve to be called your actual name, nor are you worthy of Kagura!" he bellowed.
Kagura began to hit Kamui on the head, "You baka nii-chan! What the hell are you saying?!"
The sadist twitched for a moment. For a second, and just for a second. It felt a bit irritated of what Kamui had said. He almost wanted to strangle him, say that he is the only one for her, and strangle him again.
"Damn you..." he mumbled, "Who would ever want that glutinous monster as a girlfriend!?"
Right after the words flew from his mouth, he immediately regretted it.
Oh shit...
Kagura's eyes widened in shock. It took awhile for it to set in, but after she realized what he had said, she shrunk. So that's how he felt about her.
A glutinous monster...
Anger began to engulf her and her fists clenched. Didn't he want to make her realize her feelings for him? Wasn't he interested in her?
So everything really was just a game to him.
Everything.
She clamped onto her brother's wrist and sped walked away to the shrine where her old man was waiting.
"Wait Kagura! I still need to talk with this-"
"Let's go."
The two sped walked away to the shrine where her old man was at. Not once did she look back.
I can't believe I actually believed the words he said to me...
The sandy haired boy stood there, staring at the redhead who was walking away from him. When she got swallowed up by the crowd, his face softened.
"A-ano... Okita-senpai?"
He still stared off into the distance, "Hm?"
She pouted, "Hey, you should be paying attention to me..."
He coldly eyed her, "What?"
The girl recoiled a bit and took a step backwards. She is confused why her senpai has suddenly changed personalities right after that redhead had left.
She tried to smile, "Hey, you know that redhead?"
His face stayed stiff, "Yeah?"
The female began to play with her fingers, "W-well she said that you were a sadist, yes? Even though it is a nickname, that is pretty mean don't you think?"
He cringed.
Without noticing, the girl kept on babbling, "Anyways, why is she so mean to you? She seems like she has a horrible personality and all she said were mean things. I wonder how her brother could-"
She suddenly felt a cold hand on her right shoulder. She jumped for a split second and once the girl's eyes met Okita's, she began to quiver.
The sadist's eyes were hard and dark. He could snap any minute, "You're annoying. Shut up and don't say anymore." he warned.
Her eyes trembled, "Wha-"
His grip on her shoulder became tighter, "I said shut up," he ordered.
Soon the girl's whole body shook, but not even a percent of him cared. He loosened his grip and began to run off towards the shrine, leaving his ex date fall to her knees.
The skies seemed to get darker, but only because there weren't as many lights around the shrine. Kagura had already finished praying and now she was standing on the concrete, looking up at the stars.
Her brother and father were behind her, quietly chatting amongst themselves, "Why does my daughter look so sad?" Umibozo complained, "This is making papi worried..."
"She met a guy that she has a weird relationship with." Kamui answered.
"Weird?" the baldie flipped out, "What do you mean by weird? What has he done to my precious Kagura!?"
"Nothing." Kamui assured, "...I think."
"What do you mean 'I think?" he demanded, "Kamui, I blame this all on you."
"Me? I'm not the one that goes halfway around the country just to mess around!"
"Messing around? I'm the one that makes the money in this family! I can't help it if my job tells me to go to Cupid or whatever!"
"It's Cuba."
While the two were arguing, they completely forgot about the lonely redhead, sighing.
She couldn't stop thinking about the words that the Sadist said.
"Who would ever want that glutinous monster as a girlfriend!?"
She doesn't know why, but why does it twinge her heart so much? Why does it keep on replaying in her mind? Why does she care about those words that the Sadist spoke of?
He said so many rude things to her and about her. Many that were very similar to those. So she doesn't understand why now these words are glued to her head.
The glutinous girl punched her face to make her snap out of it which didn't really work, but it make some people stare.
"That stupid sadist..." she mumbled.
She then suddenly felt her hand being grabbed and pulled towards.
"Wha-"
She struggled and told the person to let go. Of course, the person didn't listen which made her resort to kicking. But the human dodged every attack and finally released her arm in a private area.
When she was finally real eased, she took three steps back and glared at the person's back, "Who the hell are you, bastard?" she wanted to know.
The person turned around, revealing his crimson eyes and sandy brown hair under the illuminating stars.
He playfully frowned, "Oi, that wasn't very nice to do for the man that saved you from your misery."
She was shocked for a moment but then immediately hardened her face again, "What are you doing here?" she bitterly stated, "Aren't you suppose to be with your date?"
He looked at her, surprised. Is she angry? "...what?"
"You know," she spat, "Brown hair, blue kimono." she paused for a moment before saying what was next on her mind, "... Your girlfriend."
The sadistic boy stared at her for a moment with his crimson eyes before answering, "...I ditched her," he simply stated.
Her eyes widened, "What?!"
"She bored me so I left her."
Her eyes furrowed, what?! How can he just do that? "You bastard! How dare you leave an innocent girl all alone like that! You were just toying with her from the beginning weren't you?" she chastised. But even though, why was she a bit happy when he said he left that girl to come see her?
Wait, is it because I'm jealous?
No way. It's not like she wanted him to come here. That's impossible. She should be angry that he said those words to her. Calling her a glutinous monster should anger her. But it just doesn't anymore. In fact, it saddens her, and him being here somehow lightened the sadness within her heart.
It annoys her, really. Now that she knows everything's just a game with him, she should be pushing him away. But for some reason, she doesn't have to heart to do that. For some reason, she wants him to stay.
He grinned, "Aw don't be like that. You know that you're happy that the wonderful me is here."
Kagura rolled her eyes, "Who in hell would be happy that you've decided to set your dirty feet right in front of my beautiful face?"
"You." he answered.
Her eyes twitched, "No, not me." she insisted.
His eyes looked mischievous, "Well you should at least be happy that I was the one that saved your life by taking you out here."
"How the hell did you save my life?" she harshly asked, "When you grabbed me, it felt more like you were about to kidnap and rape me!"
He smirked, "Would you like me to do that instead?"
Blood began rushing to her face, How can he say that with so much confidence? "H-Hell no! Why would you think that?!" she grinned, "Although, based on my looks I do look pretty irresistible, uh-huh."
He raised a brow, "Don't get so full of yourself and think false thoughts." he said.
"Che, whatever."
He paused for a moment to look at her. Even though he said those things, he does have to admit, she does look pretty cute in that kimono. So cute he almost wants to...
"And anyways," Kagura began. The boy perked up from his thoughts, "who would be happy to see the face of a bastard who calls beautiful girls a 'glutinous and monstrous girl that no one wants to date'?"
He raised a brow. Oh so she's still angry about that... "Oh? Is this true? Are you actually taking things to heart?" the right side of his lip curved upwards, "Since when did you become such a crybaby?"
"Shut up!" lashed out the redhead, "I'm not a crybaby!"
She huffed and walked over to the stone steps and sat there, looking ahead and not at her enemy.
He sighed, mostly to himself. Idiot, why do you think I'm here with you? I am trying to say sorry for what I said... why can't you pick up my signals?
Why are these things so hard?
She started to notice her surroundings. She sees a lot of trees and animals. There are not a lot of people she can see from far away. Now that she think about it, no one else is around except her and the Sadist...
Her heart stopped for a moment. Her? And the Sadist?
Alone?
The thought of that makes her want to faint.
The girl could hear her rival walking up and sitting to the right of her. She stood still and stared at the stars, trying to look unwavered.
He tried to poke her, but Kagura slapped his hand away and scooched to her left. Her face was all flustered and Okita's was a bit annoyed and confused. He slid closer to her and spoke in a low deep whisper.
"Oi china."
No response. He bent down his head.
"China."
"…"
"You idiotic girl, look at me damn it."
A vein popped as she shot her head to the right to face him, "What the hell? Don't call me an idiot, you bastard!"
The sadist didn't say anything, and his face stayed still. His red eyes locked onto her blue ones.
"China..."
This made Kagura's heart shake.
"...What?"
"...Why..." he waited a long time before he opened his mouth again, "...Why do you hold back?"
The red head's eyes widened. What's with that question? Why is he asking this all of the sudden?
Wait... No... this seems very familiar.
Her eyes quickened.
It's the question...!
The question that he wanted to ask her during the snowball fight! So this is what it was...
But why is he asking this? This is all a joke right?
"Why won't you let me touch you?"
What? He wants to touch me? Her heart's pace quickened. She could feel her temperature rising and her breath becoming jagged. What is going on? She squirmed around, "Because... I'm just..." She looked at him and immediately averted her eyes, "I'm not comfortable..." she confessed, "To go back to normal just yet..."
He looked at her, dumbfounded. Why is she saying these things? He doesn't like this. He doesn't like how she's acting. How she is holding it in. How she is being all quiet. He liked it when she lashed out at him, when she called him other things, and to be able to kick and punch him without hesitating. Is it because of the things he said a while back?
Why did he have to go off and say stupid things like that?
"I guess it's none of my business then..."
The two were quiet for a moment and the girl began to poke her knees, trying to look busy but really she was just waiting for the boy to speak again.
This is going nowhere...
All this time, he was always the one that fixes the situation. He's always the one that starts the conversation, to make her feel better.
Wait a minute...
Now that she thinks about it, the Sadist is always the one that stops her from crying. That comforts her in his own little way. But why would he go so far for her? Isn't she just a toy? Maybe she's just a special toy... But still. Who knew he was so... important in her life?
That sounds so weird to say.
Maybe this time she should say something to lighten up the mood. She should say something about herself, as an apology for always acting so weird, and a thank you for being there. But what? What should she say?
"Snow," she blurted out.
Okita paused for a moment and then turned to look at her, "...What?"
"Snow," she repeated, "My mom... back when she was alive..." she twiddled with her fingers, "She use to love snow."
The sadist just stared at the china girl. He was shocked. Did this girl actually just talked about her family? Her life?
He smirked. So she's finally opening up to me.
"Hmm..." he leaned back and placed his arms behind him, but he still kept an eye on her, "Why snow?" he asked.
Her eyes wondered, "Because... well... she never actually saw snow," she explained, "But, I came from a place where it rained most of the time. So seeing snow for her would be very..." a slight smile formed on her face, "magical..."
His heart skipped a beat.
Damn it... don't smile like that china...
"My mom have always wanted to see the snow..." she then frowned, "but..."
His eyes widened a bit. Her frown... it's the same frown when he first saw her during Christmas time. Was this the reason why she was sad at that time?
"Well... you know..."
Kagura slowly twisted her head to look at him.
He stared straight ahead into the far off distance, "My mom..." he began, "She also liked the snow. Along with my dad before they passed away."
The redhead looked at him in surprise. This is the first time he ever said anything truly personal like this. It kind of makes her feel.. special.
The sadist noticed the surprised look on her face, "What?"
Her eyes perked up in realization, "Oh nothing," she lied, "It's just that your parents sound surprisingly normal."
He scoffed. What do you mean by that? "Anyways, we would always play in the snow together with my older sister around this time."
She gave a calm smile, "That sounds nice..." she looked down and paused before speaking again, "You know, I never knew you could be like this..." she glanced at him, "since you're a sadist and all."
He flashed her an amused look, "Heh, you don't know a lot about me. And I should be saying the same thing to you," he smirked, "Since you're a china and all."
She rolled her eyes, "You don't know a lot about me."
"Don't copy me."
"Shut up. You copied me first."
There was a small silence. The wind began blowing and the trees rustled.
Right then, Sougo opened his mouth, "About your mom..." he began. His glanced around, "Don't worry about it. Even though she never seen it when she was alive, she has probably already seen the snow now..." he pointed up at the dark sky, "up there."
Kagura looked at her arch enemy, dumbfounded. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. The sadist is so out of characters today. She then shook her head and smiled, "Yeah..."
Really smiled.
"...thanks."
But right after that smile, tears seeped through her eyelids.
His eyes widened, "Wh-what?" he became all panicky. Why is she suddenly crying? "What's wrong?"
She wiped them with her arm, "Nothing."
"You're crying though."
"I'm not crying."
"Don't lie, I can see them right in front of me."
She sniffled, "...I don't know... It's just..." she swallowed, "I just miss her... a lot..."
The tears began running down her rosy cheeks.
"Ahh, this is so embarrassing. I don't want you to see me like this, ah... this is so embarrassing..."
Okita clenched his fists. Why does she have to look so cute when she cries? He wants to comfort her, to caress her, to make her feel better. But he can't. He shouldn't.
Damn it...
But he did.
Right then, right there. He wanted to make this the least awkward it can be, if that's possible. So the sandy haired boy extended his arm and quickly pulled her into his sturdy chest. And he hugged her... real tight.
Kagura's eyes widened in shock. She could hear her heart pound, fast.
Could he hear it too? Feel it? She squeezed her fists.
She can't take this anymore.
Did he not understand? She isn't ready for this still. Her whole body was shaking and she was about to push him away. She couldn't stand it. But at the same time, she craved for it. She wanted someone who she can lean onto. Someone that would hold her when she thinks about her past... or anything really.
Someone like this.
So as time slowly passed, her whole self just began to calm down. Her shoulders dropped and she gently closed her eyes. She gradually inhaled.
Haaah...
And exhaled.
How warm...
She placed her ear onto his chest, and to her surprise his heart was beating fast as well. She smiled. So he really does have feelings.
Okita touched her soft hair. He could tell that she smelled like strawberries. Normally she smelled like that stinky sokunbu. But not today, thankfully.
He smiled, "You cry easily." he teased, "You must have a weak heart."
"...Shut up," she shot back, her face still glued to his chest, "It's better than having a cold heart like you."
He stroked her back, "Would a person with a cold heart comfort a brat like you?"
"You're only doing this so you can take advantage of a cute innocent girl like me," the redhead predicted, "You're probably going to blackmail me for this later."
"Maybe..." He placed his chin on the top of her head, "you're probably right," he agreed, "...or not."
"...Hey," she grumbled, "Don't put your head on my hair, it's going to get messy."
"That's okay, no one's going to see but me."
Her face reddened and her breath got heavier, "D-Don't say stuff like that."
"What? It's true." he took in a breath and looked down at her in amusement, "Ara? Are you thinking some dirty thoughts?"
She vigorously pushed him away, flustered "Wh-what the hell are you saying?! Innocent girls like me don't think any dirty thoughts!" she pointed at him, "You're the one that thinks and says weird stuff!"
He nonchalantly placed a hand over his heart, as if he had done this many times before, "Ouch, that hurts china," he sarcastically whined, "After all the things I've done for you."
"I know you're acting damn it! Why don't you-" her eyes widened and she looked away with a frown on her face. Why do they always end up fighting? She can't handle it.
Wait what? I can't handle it?
Why? Why can't I handle it?
I don't know anymore.
"Oi oi, a girl should finish her sentence. It's not good to leave a guy hanging like that."
The glutinous girl paused for a moment before looking back at him, "Too bad, a guy needs a bit of mystery in his life."
"C'mon, just tell me."
"No."
"Tell me."
"No."
After a few words thrown back and forth, he just sighed. He knew this wouldn't be getting anywhere. He checked the time; 11:59pm. He smirked. Time really does fly when you're having fun.
Oh wait...
"China," he called out in a monotone.
She glared at him in annoyance, "What do you want now?"
He smirked, "I got something to tell you,"
Her eyes widened. Something to tell me? At this point, she pretty much gave into his words so of course she wants to know. But that the same time she's kind of scared. She still has a bit of her guard up.
"So..." the words snapped Kagura back into reality. He took a few steps closer and leaned into her face, "Do you wanna know?"
Seeing that they were only inches apart, she leaned back. Her eye twitched and took a big gulp, "...What is it?"
"Are you sure do you want to know?"
"Yeah."
"You sure?"
"Yes."
"Really sure?"
"Just tell me you damn Sadist."
His grin got wider as he waited for the perfect time, "I..."
Right then, before she could hear anything else, the new years fireworks went off. All of the colors exploded into the sky and shimmered for a while. Some were red, blue, yellow, green, or multicolored. Others created different shapes like squares and even smily faces. This created one big show.
Bam Bam Bam!
After a few minutes, the beautiful glowing explosions stopped and they could hear cheering and clapping from afar. Kagura was only able to take a glance at all of it because she was so focused on what he had just said.
"... Wait..." Kagura began, "Repeat." she requested, "I couldn't hear you from the explosion. What did you just tell me?"
He retreated and stood straight up, "Nothing really." he deadpanned.
A vein popped on her forehead, "Oi, tell me damn it!" she demanded, "Tell me! That wasn't fair! The fireworks came off when you said it!"
That was the point, "All well, you should've read my lips."
"How could I have read your lips when those things were practically blinding my eyes?!" Kagura bursted as she pointed at the now smoky sky due to the fireworks, "What did you say damn it?!"
"Hmm..." he looked up into the sky, "I'll tell you..." he said, "If you do something for me."
Her eyes furrowed. She didn't like where this was going, "... Do what?"
His teeth showed, "Be my girlfriend for a day."
...
What?
Her eyes opened wide and her face burned up, "Wh-Wh-Whaaaat...!?" she pointed at him, "What the hell are you saying?! Are you drunk? Did those fireworks tamper your brain too?"
His face was still, "China, I think you're overreacting just a bit." he smirked, "So you're going to decline my request then?"
She grumbled. She thinks she understands now. He's testing her... He knows that with this impossible task she will decline. Because he knows how much she would hate this.
Well now she's in trouble. Should she accept this horrible task or lose to him?
Which one...?
Arrg, I really hate this.
"Fine..."
Nope.
"...I'll do it."
I can't lose to this bastard.
He grinned, "Great. On the first day back at school after this break, that will be the day," he patted her head, "I'm glad we can come to an agreement."
The redhead watched as her annoying rival stood up and walked away to where the sounds of many people were at. His gate seemed confident and his face showed satisfaction. Right before he would leave Kagura's sight, he turned and their eyes met.
"Thanks, china," he grinned, "It was fun."
When he finally left, Kagura just sat there frozen. She couldn't believe how much stuff had happened in one night. What a wonderful way to start off the new years.
She looked at her hands. She could still feel and imagine the warmth from the sadist's body. She closed her eyes and crossed her arms.
"Be my girlfriend for a day."
Her face immediately burned red.
Why is this happening to me?
"Kagura!" Kamui called out, "Where are you?"
The brother walked around the area, looking around in every direction. Where the hell is his sister? Why does she always manage to let her out of his sight?
While him and his dad were talking, 30 minutes into conversation (maybe more) they realized the youngest in the family was gone. Now, Kamui has been looking for her, once again. Just like during Christmas. Except this time he's not worried, he's just annoyed. Wondering where his baby sister was.
"Kagura! Kagura! Are you nearby?" he exclaimed, "KAGUR-"
His feet froze into the ground when he saw the familiar sandy brown hair walking around the corner.
It's that annoying guy. Okita Sougo, was it?
What's he doing here?
His blue eyes squinted at the boy. His face seemed pretty happy, kind of like how when a little boy gets some delicious candy after a long time. Except he doesn't jump up and down and stuff.
When the boy was out of his sight, he stood there for a moment before he continued walking. Curious, the brother decided to look around the place Okita had just walked out of. He looked around the corner, thinking that it would be a drug sight. But and when his head popped out to scour the place, his eyes widened.
What?
He sees a familiar redhead sitting on the stairs, face completely red.
...WHAT?
Kamui immediately hid behind the corner and breathed heavily as sweat was showing on his face.
It's Kagura.
What's she doing here? Why were the two together? Is this the second time? Were there more?
To make sure, he snuck a second glance to make sure that it was his little sister.
Yep, that's her.
Why is her face red?
He turned back around.
What is going on?
Author's Note: PHEW! Finally done with this chapter~ It's the longest one I've done so far. And the longest one that took me to update ^_^ll
Please comment and tell me what you think of the story so far. Any suggestion? Questions? Tell me!
Sorry if my writing sounds sloppy in this one. I think I got a bit rusty after a few months. But it'll come back! I'll try to update within a month!
Thank you to all of my patient readers! You all mean the world to me! I love you all!
-Sahara