After School Special [Group Aki | Hika Closed]

Akimoto was a little stressed out. There was a test he had just recently taken, and the grade he wanted was firmly out of his reach. The test was for Zanjutsu, which was a study he was not very prominent in. He was below average at best, and failed when it cam to most of his studies in this art. The area where he excelled was Kidō, or the Demon Arts. He was top of his class in that particular study, although it did not make up for his lack of skill with a blade. He could attempt it all he wanted to, but Zanjutsu was simply beyond him. Some of his classmates were so elegant with their blades, so graceful. He, alas, was not.

The young man was presently on his way to the office of his Zanjutsu teacher to check in on his test score. His regular teacher was, every now and again, replaced by the Captain of the Fifth Division, Miyazaki Hikari. Akimoto and Hikari had an interesting first meeting, to say the least. The forest, the raman, the kiss... She was a beautiful young girl, and even though she was a frightening captain, she had a softer inside. Aki had seen it. Not only had he seen it, but he wanted to see more. “You just want to kiss her again, don't you Oniisan?” Masshirona inquired softly. “Yes, I do. That being said I would like to spend more time with her first, little one.”

Snapping himself back to the task at hand, he continued his path to the office. Hikari hadn't even been his teacher for the test, why would she be there now? Straightening his outfit, he took a deep breath and started to go inside. Opening the door, Aki quickly bowed and made his inquiry, “Sensei, I was curious as to if the tests had been graded or not.” Looking up, he realized that the body behind the desk not only did not notice him at all, but was the body of a young girl. A young girl that he recognized as Hikari. Taking a step into the room, Akimoto softly said, “Miyazaki Taicho, I have a question for you about my studies...If you have the time.”

His voice almost melodic, the words floated across the room, sweet as honey, and drifted gently into Hikari's ears. Aki looked at her with his signature warm smile, patiently awaiting her response.


Word Count: 410
GP: 8 (R=10)
Total: 8

The grading was much more difficult than usual. Being the one who didn’t see the actions described made it hard for her to understand some of the meanings behind the writing. Even with all the confusion of what was written she couldn’t understand his Katakana! The teacher’s handwriting was by far the shittiest handwriting she had ever seen. Half guessing and half reading what the teacher wrote, she now completed the second score. This was by far the most annoying thing about being a co-teacher in a class like this. Frustration quickly set in and the first, of many to come, pencils broke by her vice-like grip.

”Fucking hell! Screw this damned tests! Flunk all of the little bastards! They couldn’t swing a sword right, even if their life depended on it! AND SCREW THE STUPID TEACHER WHO CAN’T WRITE A STRAIGHT LINE WORTH SHIT!!!” Hikari’s sudden explosion of frustration echoed through the open door, into the hallway. Hikari threw up the papers in the air and mockingly shot all of the papers out of the air, with her index finger. As she aimed at a certain paper and followed it down she saw a figure of someone standing in front of her.

She had no idea that someone had come in. Slowly she lowered her hand and focused on the face of who had just seen her tantrum. Out of all people she didn’t want to have experience this tirade was standing in front of her. His smile was poster pretty boy looking; normally this would annoy the living daylights out of Hikari, but not this man for some reason. Unfortunately Hikari’s mind finally caught up to what she was looking at, plus the realization that he had probably seen the whole episode. Like the mercury in a thermometer, her neck turned red, then her cheeks, then her whole head. Hikari wondered why he showed up all the time, at the wrong time.

The only escape route she had open was the desk in front of her. Quickly she ducked down below it, only revealing the cute fingertips, as she held onto that said desk. ”Aki-chan? You didn’t see that did you?” Hikari’s voice was muffled by the obstructing desk, but it was clearly a voice that squeaked at every syllable. Slowly she raised her head above the desk so she could look at the man standing in front of her. One embarrassing moment after another, Hikari hoped that he didn’t think she was some type of crazy person, and that he wouldn’t start to dislike her because of this. Then it dawned on her, “why the hell do I care what he thinks? I am his superior!” Hikari thought in her head.

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Words: 454
GP: 9
Total GP: 17

No sooner had he said that phrase than did the young girl begin to scream and throw all the tests into the air. She was fake shooting all of the papers out of the air, her finger holding a very good aim considering how pissed off she was. As she 'fired' another shot, she suddenly seemed to realize that he was standing right in front of her. Without fail her entire face flushed red again, and then she did something Akimoto did not expect. Quick as lightning, she dove under the desk. All that he could see was her fingertips, grasping at the edge of the desk. Her cute voice, obstructed by the desk in front of her, still rang out, ”Aki-chan? You didn’t see that did you?”

Akimoto, watched her head pop up from her hiding spot, still just as flustered as before. He nodded silently before adding, “Its okay, we all have our moments. I was going to ask you about my test, but I believe you shot a hole through it.” Looking down at the floor, he spied his name at the top of a piece of paper. Picking it up, he saw a heart that had been scribbled out at the top, near his name. “I assume the other teacher did this,” he said, pointing at the doodle, “or is there something you would like to talk about?”

Smiling even wider now, Aki began scooping up all the papers on the floor. He should at least help her clean it up, since he had the enjoyment of watching her create it. As he picked them up, one at a time, he continued speaking, “I am sorry for any trouble I have caused you, Hika-chan. I never meant to embarrass you. I was simply being myself.” Smiling at her, he gave another wink. For some reason he had grown quite fond of winking at her. Maybe it was her reaction, maybe it was the feel of winking at someone, he wasn't quite sure.

After he had all the paper's picked up, he set them all down on top of the desk, from which Hikari was finally emerging. He looked into her eyes once more, finding that every time he did, they grew more and more beautiful. Was he actually falling for a captain? That wasn't a smart move on his part, but he knew that if he was, there was absolutely nothing he could do about it. Being a hopeless romantic had its perks, and preventing one's self from falling for a girl was not one of them.


Word Count: 435
GP: 8 (R=45)
Total: 16

“I am sorry for any trouble I have caused you, Hika-chan. I never meant to embarrass you. I was simply being myself.”

Even though she wasn’t thinking straight, she could tell that this was just a polite lie; the lie magnified more with the wink after the statement. Hikari knew that this was just something you have to say when you make someone else a bit uncomfortable, even though you liked doing it so much. Hikari did this with her friends at times and now finally found out how it felt being on the other side of the fence, so to say. She would definitely have to apologize to her friends for her actions later, but right now she had to escape from this man.

For some reason her resolve faltered in fleeing from him, she still wanted to look at his beau… Hikari mentally slapped herself in the head. Was she really going to say that, or think that and finish that sentence? Shaking her head clear of thoughts of Aki-chan’s beau…. Hikari shook her head again. Finally finding her seat she sat down and took the scorecard with Aki’s name on it. She scribbled out the heart even more until it was in the shape of an “F” then underneath it she wrote “Stupid Stupid sword swinging jerk!” With a pout in her face, she looked up at Aki-chan and stuck out her tongue. If she had half a mind she wouldn’t have done this, her face was immature, yet cute, yet mature all at the same time. Hikari didn’t even think that this playful gesture would most likely trigger more embarrassing situations in the next few moments.

”You know Aki-chan; you really need to focus on getting better with your zanjutsu. With grades like this you aren’t going to be able to advance to the next level. What do you think Tim will think of me huh? ‘I’m sorry Tim, but Aki-chan is hopeless with the sword.’” Hikari said, trying to impersonate the sound of a teacher. Tim was a long range specialist, or in Shinigami terms, a Kido master, but he could also strike with quite a bit of strength with a sword like object as well.

The forlorn look in Hikari’s eyes disappeared quite quickly; she didn’t want Aki-chan to wonder if she still felt bad about the situation those two had a long time ago. She was happy with the outcome and besides meeting him again had introduced Aki-chan into her life, and that was a good thing, or maybe not. Hikari was still trying to talk herself into believing that she held no other attraction towards him, other than a teacher student relationship.
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Words: 450
GP: 9
Total GP: 26

Akimoto watched as the captain took his test, scribbling furiously on it, transforming the heart and 'C+' into an 'F' and a 'stupid stupid sword swinging jerk'. He laughed as the little figure pouted and stuck her tongue out at him. She was so adorable, especially when she was like this. Her small body that hid all of the power of a captain simply couldn't be anything less than cute to Aki. Hikari was not only cute in personality, but she was very attractive as well. Every class that Aki had with her, he grew more and more fond of showing up to class. Hell, lately he had been showing up before class, just to get a couple more minutes with her.

She then put on a semi-serious face and said, ”You know Aki-chan; you really need to focus on getting better with your zanjutsu. With grades like this you aren’t going to be able to advance to the next level. What do you think Tim will think of me huh? ‘I’m sorry Tim, but Aki-chan is hopeless with the sword.’” Aki noticed that she was remembering his old friend fondly, and didn't want to disturb her reminiscence. As the look disappeared from her eye, Aki smiled fondly at her. “I am just not meant to wield a sword I suppose. I have many other skills that I much prefer to use but, try as I might, I just can't seem to get any better with Zanjutsu.” Taking a couple of steps towards the desk, he continued, “I wish I could though Hika-chan, if nothing else, to make you smile...” His words trailed off, leaving no sound in the room but their breathing. His eyes locked with hers, and immediately he began to feel a change.

His breathing became a bit heavier, and his face felt flushed. Sure enough he was blushing. Not a lot, but definitely noticeable. Aki moved closer still, wanting nothing more to fell her skin again, to taste her lips.. He knew he shouldn't think like that, but simply being in her presence was intoxicating. He hadn't noticed it before now, but it was there. Her cute outward appearance had been slowly breaking down his calm outer shield. And, in this moment where he looked deep into her eyes...it shattered. She had finally gotten to him. He wanted to tell her how he felt outright, but he assumed that she would just run away again. That was the absolute last thing he wanted...


Word Count: 421
GP: 9 (R=16)
Total: 25

“I wish I could though Hika-chan, only if nothing else, to make you smile…”

Hikari watched nervously as he trailed off into silence. His eyes in a deadlock with her own, slowly Hikari noticed he was winning this battle. A slight red tone crossed over his cheeks and Aki-chan‘s breath became a bit more labored. Following his eyes, Hikari noticed that he wasn’t looking at her eyes anymore, but her lips. The kiss flew into the all ready embarrassed girls mind. This time it wouldn’t be a mistake, this time he would kiss her on the lips with the sole purpose of… well kissing her on the lips!

The captain was panicking now, she didn’t think that the kiss would be a bad thing, but she didn’t want him to kiss her! That made no sense to her at all, and thought it was much easier just fighting. There were no contradictions in that. These thoughts of battle did little to help her in this situation, or help her figure out what to do with Aki-chan right now. He was getting closer, and was going to be ready to land the kiss any moment now. The girl desperately thought of something to say, or do in order to escape this situation, but all she could see was his lips too, and like magnets she wanted to proceed forward to meet him half way in this romantic gesture.

Just a little more and they would be in another deadlock, but one of a much more physical nature. Stupid thoughts filled her mind, she wondered if he breath smelled ok, she wondered if she took a good enough of a bath that morning, she wondered what she would do if he tried to do anything other than touch her lips with his own. Hikari’s brain in an overload did the only thing that she knew how to do. Tactfully excuse herself, and run away from this man. She didn’t want to be rude to the man, and she didn’t want to miss out on…. She told herself that she only liked him because she was his teacher, and a good friend of Tim’s. That was it, and that thought spurred her into action.

Quickly she stood up. ”Aki-cha---- The starting of the statement was cut short with a little whelp and a crash of a chair, and a desk. Hikari had just tripped on the over sized Haori that she wore on top of her Kimono As she opened her eyes, she found herself on the oddest feeling floor she had ever felt. It was firm, uneven, and it wrapped itself around her, not to mention it was pretty warm too. This wasn’t the only odd thing about it; her mouth was open, and attached to something else, something moist and a bit warmer than the floor. Then it occurred to her what she was laying on. Aki-chan was below her, and holding her, but in the fall she had inadvertently locked herself into a kiss with this man. “Kiss number two an accident again… what a shame.” Hikari thought to herself while snuggling up closer to him. Her mind finally caught up yet one more time. She wasn’t supposed to be doing this with him!

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Words: 551
GP: 11
Total GP: 37

As he drew closer to the small captain, he realized that his body was seemingly moving on its own. His eyes locked onto her lips, Aki's body knew what it wanted, and was making damn well sure it got it this time. He slowly crossed the floor, making his way towards the woman he so badly desired. Looking up just before he reached her, he noticed that, she too, was looking not at the eyes, but the lips. She seemed to want the kiss as well, which just made Akimoto want it that much more. As he arrived at the desk, his thoughts went haywire. What if she doesn't actually want the kiss? What if she doesn't like me? What if she doesn't like how I kiss? She's going to kill me after its over isn't she?

A mere instant before he began to lean in for the kiss, she made a failed attempt at excusing herself. She went to stand up, but alas, she tripped over the Haori that signified her as a captain. As she fell, she toppled over the chair and the desk, but instead of going backwards, she fell forwards. Right into Aki's waiting arms. Her small body hit his, and they toppled backwards onto the floor. As they hit, the young man realized that his lips were locked with her's already. He didn't mind that he had basically just been tackled onto the hard floor of the classroom, as all his body was experiencing now was pure bliss. He felt the girl pull herself closer to him, and he knew that she was at least partially enjoying their predicament.

As they lay, embraced in a kiss, the young man wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to him. The voice of reason taking over, (that bastard) Akimoto ended the kiss slowly, pulling away just an inch or two. Looking into the beautiful eyes of the captain, that was now laying on top of him, he said in a voice sweet as sugar, “I suppose you are going to count that one as an accident too?” He smiled seductively at Hikari, wishing, more than anything, she would say nothing and resume the kiss that had been brought on by folly. For once, he wanted a kiss from her that was intentional. Even if the circumstances that brought it about were nothing of the sort.


Word Count: 400
GP: 8 (R=16)
Total: 33

“I suppose you are going to count that one as an accident too?”

Hikari was screaming at herself to get up, kick his ass, and leave for making her do this, but the sad realization that she was enjoying this kiss was blatantly staring her in the face. The fact that she snuggled closer to him and embracing him back, told Hikari that she did in fact like this man, no she couldn’t deny that fact anymore. The little girl inside of her head that had perhaps all along wanted and longed for this, giggled. As the kiss ended, which was a bit disappointing to Hikari, Aki-chan spoke up and asked her if she was going to count this as an accident. What was he psychic? Hikari paused for a second; no, those weren’t the words he should have spoken to her. Though the flight butterflies in her chest were still humming about in a hurricane, that question was kind of a buzz kill.

”Baka…” The look of simple frustration in the killing of the moment was evident in Hikari’s eyes. Sure she could tell he was fishing for her to actually kiss him again, but that was the job of the man to do. At least she thought it was. Hikari had no experience in this, so she didn’t even know if the “accidental kiss turned to actual kiss” was even a good one. The only one previous to this one lasted only a tenth of the time, so she had no reference or experience to pull off of. For that moment he kept on staring at her, still desiring the kiss from her lips yet again. Truthfully Hikari wouldn’t mind having a purposeful accident happening again, but the realization that they were lying on the floor in a public place could lead to many more rumors than what Hikari wished to deal with.

Though she had conceded to these thoughts, she still wanted to get back at him for making her embarrassed all the time.

With a sensual look, one that Hika hoped would definitely wished looked like one of wanting to continue, she put her finger up to his lips, and traced her finger along the outer rim of the still wet lips. Getting closer Aki-chan tightened his hold on her again. Only millimeters from his lips she smiled, put both hands on top of his face, pushed off of him and stood. Putting her arms behind her back and leaning forward she stuck her tongue out at him one more time. This time the playful gesture was on purpose, and she knew that the tease would most likely perk up feelings of frustration, frustration that she had just teased him, and was now somehow acting like a girl, instead of an inexperienced warmonger.

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Words: 467
GP: 9
Total GP: 46

“Baka...”

Immediately Akimoto knew that he had fucked up. He just wanted an actual kiss as opposed to an accidental one. Now he had hauled off and ruined the moment. Wonderful job, he thought to himself, way to ruin yet another moment. As he thought, however, Hikari began to lean closer to him. She shot him a smile that made him reconsider his previous thoughts. Her finger traced his lips, her own inching closer and closer. Just before impact, the look of seduction turned mischievous, and she planted her hands on his face, jumping up and away from him.

Sitting up quickly, Aki saw the young girl standing a few feet away, hands behind her back, tongue pointed at him. Oh, so that's how it was going to be? Slowly, Akimoto picked himself up off the ground. Dusting himself off, he looked at the doll-like captain with an odd idea circulating in his head. He took a step closer, sticking his tongue out at her to mimic the girl. Taking yet another step closer, he glanced at the door, which was still closed. As he took his third step towards her, he slid his back foot up to meet his leading one. He only had one thought on his mind, and that was getting another kiss. How was the true issue though. The only thing he could think of was surprising her with a Shu--

That's it!

Aki looked into the eyes of the captain, a smile creeping ever-so-slowly across his face. Rubbing his hands together he asked, “Hika-chan, would you like to go and get some raman with me...maybe at the restaurant in the Rukongai?” As the last word left his lips, he did something that she would have never expected. He preformed a new technique that he had just learned. Aki barely knew the basics of it, but he was able to at least use it. It was called Shunpo, or Flash-Step. If she didn't try to kill him, he would come out of it with his arms wrapped around her, and his face about an inch from hers. He wouldn't go all the way into the kiss, but he would get damn close.


Word Count: 368
GP: 7 (R=34)
Total: 40

The brief look of disappointment and frustration disappeared from Aki-chan’s face almost as quick as it had shown up. He was planning something, Hikari knew it. He was one that would do something like that. The thought of her naturally assuming this man’s actions made Hikari laugh inside. It was like they had been a couple for a long while, and they knew each other’s future actions, before they had all ready done them. Something he was planning was made evident in just a few seconds after he stood up. He copied Hikari’s actions and leaned forward and stuck out his tongue at her. Hikari couldn’t help but let out an audible laugh. The cute chuckle rang through the room, but died with his sweet voice.

“Hika-chan, would you like to go and get some raman with me...maybe at the restaurant in the Rukongai?”

Raman sounded awesome, and she would be able to finish her work while spending time with Aki-chan and eating Raman. With the excitement of being able to finally finish her work and spend more time with Aki-chan, she totally missed the Shun-po. He had just learned how to do the Shinigami exclusive technique that allowed them to move at a highly accelerated speed for just a brief moment. He performed his with a good level of skill; at least she wouldn’t have to point out the mess ups if he did that with his flash step. Aki-chan wrapped his arms around the short girl once again. Maybe he thought that she wouldn’t be able to get away from him in a likewise manner, Hikari didn’t know, but she wasn’t planning on moving this time, even though the redness in her face had returned.

It looked as if he was going to be going in for another kiss, the door was closed so she wouldn’t resist, but the kiss never came. She had all ready stood on her tip-toes to accommodate for the difference in size, and had closed her eyes like any proper woman would, but the kiss never came. She could feel his breath tickle her face, yet the kiss never came. Damn it the kiss never came! Hikari realized that he had just played her at the same game. He was going to get it. Teasing this little and quite red Captain like this was going to cost him.

Hikari opened her eyes to see the smirk on Aki-chan’s face, the war was on and the girl stood up just a bit further and lightly kissed him on the nose, then vanished from sight, and the grip of Aki-chan. The opening of the class room door broke the silence. Hikari was all ready there, and waiting for the Academy student to join her in exiting the class. As he approached the door Hikari motioned him to go first through the open portal. As he left, the little girl gripped onto the sleeve of his uniforms with her thumb and the next two fingers, letting him guide her on their way out of the Spiritual Arts Academy.

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Words: 512
GP: 10
total GP: 56

Feeling her lips on his nose, Akimoto realized that the small captain he vanished into thin air! His arms that had been wrapped around her, now clutched futilely at the air. As he looked for her , he heard the door open. There, in the doorway, was a cute little captain, patiently waiting, an expectant look in her eyes. Unable to refuse that look, Aki exited the classroom, and as he walked, he felt a light tug on his sleeve. Turning to see what it was, he noticed the young girl holding his sleeve. She was acting like a girl with a crush. Not exactly what one would expect from the 'Demon Captain'. Looking briefly back at her, the young man gave a wink, then turned to watch where he was going. He needed to find his way back to the gate from the Spiritual Arts Academy. How else would they get the raman? Hikari obviously wanted him to lead, so he had better get them there.

After a few turns, he arrived at the gate. The guards, seeing Hikari trailing behind him, immediately allowed passage. They obviously remembered the last time they came through. Akimoto said nothing the majority of the trip to the fifteenth district, but the way he held his body and the way he walked showed off just how happy he was. He was practically beaming with glee. The walk took a lot less time than he remembered, but that could be because he was in a rush to go to a restaurant with the girl he had in tow.

Once they got to the restaurant, Aki stopped just out front. He looked back at Hikari, and said, “Miss Miyazaki Hikari, would you please accompany me to have a bite to eat? I require a date, and it would delight me so, if it could be you...” With that, the young man smiled quickly and held his hand out to her. He would thoroughly enjoy watching her play along with his charade, but he knew that she would probably zip by him into the restaurant or something. So he made up his mind. Any attempt to pass him without accepting his offer would result in capture, and then a kiss. He laughed to himself, her choices were be his date, or get kissed. The young man would be fine with either one really.


Word Count: 400
GP: 8 (R=34)
Total: 48

“Miss Miyazaki Hikari, would you please accompany me to have a bite to eat? I require a date, and it would delight me so, if it could be you...”

He was so sappy but it made Hikari feel good that he did say “date”. She had never been on one of those before. Hell when she was alive they still had a strong traditional tie to arranged marriages. She was also destined to marry someone she didn’t know too. So this would be her first date ever in the whole eighty plus years of living. He held out his hand in a gesture that was meant for one thing, and that was for her to take it. The action was enough to send Hikari into a fit of redness. She knew that he probably planned this and just wanted to get her to comply “or else”. They were in public, he was in his Academy outfit and she had her Haori on. Hikari didn’t think that Aki-chan knew of the ramifications of such an action, if they were seen by another Shinigami. –But she wanted to grab his hand. It looked big and strong, and kind of... Hikari shook that thought from her mind.

Stepping a little closer she shifted her step to where she was right behind him. Putting her hands up in front of her she gripped his uniform so he couldn’t get away, and then started to push him forward. Hikari wanted to get to the food; all of this flippant behavior was working up an appetite in this little girl. ”Dummy… Hurry and let’s get to the Raman shop.” For the next few steps until they reached the table Hikari generally sat at, she stopped the forward momentum. Slowly she released her grasp and leaned forward. Wrapping her arms around Aki-chan’s waist and gave him a hug. After the brief eternity she let go and shot to her seat.

Hikari smiled at the man in front of her and motioned for him to sit. Hopefully they would be able to talk about some fun stuff. More importantly she wanted to make a few things clear before they continued having fun with each other. ”I am sorry Aki-chan, but while we are in public I can’t do some of the things that people who like each other do. I am a Captain of the Court Guard, and because of that I have to hold myself to a very high standard.” Hikari smiled, and then it hit her. She had just admitted that she liked him! She didn’t even know that would slip out of her mouth, but she did it. The redness that flowed over her whole body happened in no time flat. Recoiling back she looked down trying to hide her red, red face.

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Words: 468
GP: 9
Total GP: 65

Prepared for almost anything, Aki was still caught off guard. The captain, instead of taking his hand or trying to pass him, simply pushed him along saying, ”Dummy… Hurry and let’s get to the Raman shop.” The student was very curious as to what just happened. He allowed himself to be pushed inside, and then to the table they were at last time. Feeling the little hands let go, Aki planned on turning around to say something, but he was cut short. Hikari's arms wrapped around him tightly, embracing him for what seemed like eternity. Akimoto almost frowned as they disappeared from around his waist, as it was a tad depressing. He wanted more of that, instead of always being the one to initiate the contact.

Turning around, he saw the young girl motioning for him to take a seat, a wide smile upon her face. He took a seat opposite from her, and motioned for the owner to come over to them. Hikari piped up before the old man could get to them, ”I am sorry Aki-chan, but while we are in public I can’t do some of the things that people who like each other do.” Immediately her face filled red and her look was cast down to her lap. She spoke another sentence, but Aki didn't bother listening to it. He knew that she had just admitted something big, and he wanted to make sure he caught it correctly. “So...you admit to liking me...more than just friends? I am flattered, Hika-chan, really I am. I like you too!”

The old man made his way to the table at this point, and Akimoto ordered two of the usual dish. The owner went to go get the meal for the two patrons, and Aki continued, “I have wondered for some time now, but have had very little evidence to prove it. Thank you for telling me.” At this point the golden-haired student didn't even have to smile. It was already there, along with a hint of redness in his cheeks. Aki looked at Hikari, and lifted her chin with a finger. “Please don't hide that beautiful face of yours...”


Word Count: 365
GP: 7 (R=49)
Total: 55

“So...you admit to liking me...more than just friends? I am flattered, Hika-chan, really I am. I like you too!”

Aki-chan had heard it and knew exactly what she meant by “people who like each other”. The fits of embarrassment sent shivers down Hikari’s spine and she wanted nothing other than to leave the place and away from Aki-chan so she could breathe. After he said that he also proclaimed that he had thought that she liked him, but had no solid proof in the matter. Had Hikari really been that obvious? She didn’t know what to think of that. Maybe others knew as well, maybe the whole class knew that she liked him. This was bad for Hikari. She needed to get away from this embarrassment. She needed to breathe.

Finally the last straw broke as Aki-chan lifted Hikari’s head with a finger on her chin. “Please don’t hide that beautiful face of yours…” The world was spinning and Hikari didn’t quite know which way was up and which way was down. She was in a bubble that held no gravity and no direction, but at least now she could use her lungs. This whole experience was odd. Hikari looked around, but didn’t see anything that resembled the Raman Shop that Aki-chan and she had just walked into. In fact there wasn’t an Aki-chan around, no, there was nothing around except darkness.

A familiar laugh suddenly burst out and the void shattered. Hikari was standing at the start of a path leading into a vast Bamboo forest. For some odd reason she was in her inner world. With nothing else that could be done she walked down one of the many paths that lead to that tiny temple. The whole time laughter echoed through the bamboo stalks. It didn’t take too much time to get to the familiar temple where she knew Sasanoha would be resting by.

”Dumb girl. I had to pull you in here before you died from forgetting to take a breath.” The large human shaped panda leaned heavily on one of the thicker bamboo trees. He was of course drinking sake from one of his hollow gourds and from the looks of it he was quite plastered. ”Luckily yer just unconscious right now, but what if “Aki”-chan tries to touch you “there?” Another mocking laughter came out. It looked like her Zanpakutou spirit was having the time of his life. Normally he didn’t pipe up much, but when he did it was because he wanted to teach her something, or he was making fun of her. This time it was the latter.

For some reason she couldn’t say anything. It was all true. Hikari had forgotten to fill her lungs with oxygen and had been acting stupidly. She smiled at the bear and gave him a big hug. In the back ground she could hear someone calling her name. ”Dumb girl. Looks like you need to go back.” Sasanoha patted her gently on the head and let out another giant laugh.

Hikari opened her eyes to see a wonderful blonde haired man standing over her. Shutting her eyes she lifted her arms and wrapped them around his neck, dragging his face down to hers.

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GP: 10
Total GP: 10 (claimed previous)

As her chin lifted, the red in her face vanished. Aki was confused about this. Was she really not embarrassed anymore? That seemed very unlikely. She became flustered over just about anything, so there was no way that she could not be embarrassed by this. Then Akimoto realized what was wrong. Hikari's eyes rolled backwards, and she fell out of her seat and onto the floor. The poor girl had fainted. Aki caught her as she fell, diving out of his own seat in order to do so. He gently lay her down on the floor, his arms still wrapped around her. He fanned her with one hand, trying to bring her about. Looking around, he noticed that there was not a single person in the restaurant. That was good. It would prevent her from fainting again after waking up the first time. Too much embarrassment was not good for this girl, apparently.

The owner was still in the back, and Aki did not want to draw attention to the situation. Checking to see if the girl was still breathing, he felt her breath very faintly. Good, at least she was breathing. Trying to figure out what he should do, Masshirona spoke up, “Is she okay? What did you do Oniisan? Why is she passed out on the floor?” Aki didn't have a chance to answer the Zanpakutō Spirit, however. As he tried to begin his explanation, the little captain's eyes opened. Aki asked her, “All you all ri---”

In mid-sentence, the girl shut her eyes again, wrapped her arms around him, and pulled his face down towards hers. Aki cut his sentence short and went with the flow. He planted his lips on hers, wrapping his arms tighter around her small body. His left hand found itself on the back of her head, pulling her into the kiss, while his right hand nestled itself into the small of her back. Pure ecstasy flew throughout the body of the student. His mind went entirely blank, and Masshirona left him alone. All that he could focus on was this one moment, where everything went right. His face filled to the top with red, and his entire body seemed to be floating. He began smiling while they kissed, which he was unaware was even possible.

Briefly he pulled away from the kiss, just long enough to say, “Perfection,” then immediately placed his lips back onto hers to continue the kissing. As they kissed the old man came out into the dining room and placed their meals on the table, reaching over them to do so. Without saying a word, he walked back into the back, leaving them to the moment he knew was coming all along.


Word Count: 458
GP: 10 (R=7)
Total: 65

The embrace and kiss was everything that Hikari had wanted it to be. She didn’t even mind him speaking to her midway through the kiss. Hopefully her just giving herself up to the feelings would finally help her deal with the embarrassment. Either way she didn’t mind being held by Aki-chan and embracing in a long and drawn kiss.

Finally it was time for them to separate. Her stomach growl had seen to the separation. Hikari giggled because of the unfortunate interruption, but there were some things in life that couldn’t be compromised and letting a great bowl of raman get cold was one thing she wouldn’t allow. ”Didn’t even hear the Shop owner bring the bowls to the table. Well at least my stomach knew what was there. And… There is one thing I won’t allow on this ‘date’ and that is eating a cold bowl of raman.” Hikari had finally noticed that he was flushed as well. If fact she was quite certain he was more flushed than she was. With a wink she gently broke the embrace with one last kiss on his forehead. Now it was time to take advantage of another one of her loves.

As Hikari sat down and started to eat she noticed that the scenery was lacking something quite important. In fact the only reason she was here wasn’t sitting at the table with her. As she glanced down to where Aki-chan was still sitting, it looked as if he had been petrified into place. Still blushing slightly he knelt there with his hand on his forehead. Right in the spot where Hikari had landed the last little kiss. Quickly she looked to his chest to see if he was breathing and sure enough he was. She supposed that he didn’t suffer from brain to lung miscommunication when he was embarrassed. Looking deeper at him she noticed that he wasn’t per-say embarrassed, but shocked for some reason. Hikari didn’t know what to think. Maybe her forwardness in kissing him on the forehead was a bit too much. The little girl started to panic a bit, thinking she had done something bad. ”Aki-chan?” Her voice was concerned and hushed.

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GP: 7
Total GP: 17

The kiss would have lasted forever had it not been for Hikari's stomach. It apparently knew that food had been brought to them, and growled loudly to announce it to the world. The girl slowly pulled away from the kiss, giggling slightly as she did. ”Didn’t even hear the Shop owner bring the bowls to the table. Well at least my stomach knew what was there. And… There is one thing I won’t allow on this ‘date’ and that is eating a cold bowl of raman.” she said to him, following it up with a wink. Then she did something Akimoto did not expect. She leaned forward and kissed him on the forehead. A wave of euphoria washed over him, and he almost didn't realize it when she got up to take her seat at the table. He couldn't even seem to follow her to the meal, as the pure elation of what just happened gripped him tightly.

As he stayed, knelt on the floor, he realized that he wanted to be up with Hikari, at the table. He didn't even care about the raman anymore, he simply wanted to be with her. Trying to move proved to difficult, however. Aki couldn't seem to focus his mind enough to do anything. Not until the trance was broken by a sweet little voice.

”Aki-chan?”

Suddenly the world came back into focus. Everything was crystal clear to him. Aki got up and placed himself in his seat. Looking at Hikari he said, “My apologies. I didn't mean to scare you. I was just...too happy to move.” Using his chopsticks, he plopped a rather succulent morsel into his mouth. The taste was nothing compare to what he had just experienced. The girl in front of him was simply too much for him to handle. He couldn't keep his eyes off of her. Her eyes, her face... they were too beautiful to ignore. As he finished that particular bite, he spoke again, “So you were saying earlier that you liked me? Did you have anything to say to respond to my statements, or was your response fainting on me?” Giving her a wink, he put another bite into his mouth and awaited her answer.


Word Count: 375
GP: 7 (R=32)
Total: 73

“My apologies. I didn't mean to scare you. I was just...too happy to move.”

Hikari was very glad that she hadn’t made Aki-chan angry, but to be so happy that he couldn’t move? Did her embrace and kiss make him fall apart that much? Hikari looked into his deep eyes and could do nothing but smile and blush in return. For some reason this made her extremely happy as well. Either way the Raman was getting colder while she ogled over Aki-chan. Like before she put the bowl up and inhaled the food. This was one of her favorite places in the world and loved to eat the raman as fast as she could, especially when it was steamy and hot. Within the span of thirty to forty seconds she pronounced herself the victor over the bowl of raman and shouted for seconds. Almost like clockwork the old man took the bowl from Hikari’s raised hand and proceeded back to the kitchen to make her a second serving.

“So you were saying earlier that you liked me? Did you have anything to say to respond to my statements, or was your response fainting on me?”

No matter how hard she tried to hide it, the bowls of Raman she ate here were just one of the many things that made her happy. Again she kicked her legs back and forth while smiling and humming a little tune. Aki-chan spoke and asked her to continue the conversation before she had fainted. Hikari was definitely more composed right now, even though the thought of the question didn’t let her blushing go down. She played if off that she was embarrassed about fainting. ”Yeah sorry Aki-chan for fainting on you, but I was quite embarrassed.” After apologizing she put her finger up to the side of her head in a motion of thinking. Snapping back to look at him she smiled real cute like and smiled. ”Did I really say that?” Hikari asked in an obvious act. This time she transferred her hand down to hold her chin and then nodded like she had remembered something. In an action she gasped and put her index finger up ”No I think it was you who said you liked me! I think that is how the real story goes.” Hikari stuck out her tongue and then giggled a bit more.

This was the real Hikari sitting in front of Akimoto. The happy-go-lucky girl who would tease her friends and now she could tease the boy she liked. In her silent victory over her own over embarrassment she smiled and made up her mind to make Aki-chan work for those words. She wanted them to be spoken truthfully and warmly. Hikari wanted him to accept them in the same fashion.

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Words: 464
GP: 9
Total GP: 26