Cat and Mouse [open]

[Nai]

A bright day, sun held high. It was rather hot outside but it was still a nice day. Everything apparently had too busy a schedule to mind the scorching heat. Even the birds were fluttering about, trying to keep up with little fledglings that cried for food. But it was simply another day for the students during gym class. It was quite unfortunate that it was so nice of the gym teacher to allow a class on the running field.

The kids of course complained to this seeing as it was hot and they had to do gym outside today rather than inside where there was probably an air conditioner. However, when it was a teacher against students, who had more authority? However, one child seemed quite happy go lucky. He had a smile on which made him seem like his eyes were 'closed'. His hair was light blond and messy and his skin was also a bit pale. "Ne, Usa-chan, this'll be fun!" He said cheerfully to a small white fluff ball that looked like a white bean cake. The little bean cake appeared to have a cheerful expression indicating it agreed happily. The technology department was so good at making life-like models.

He stood up and stretched as the little white bean cake jumped onto his shoulder. "Gotta do your stretches before exercising!" He exclaimed cheerfully as he did some flexing exercises. The little white fluff enthusiastically jumped in and also did exercises. "Very good Usa-chan! We got to keep up with everyone else too!" He said cheerfully.

[Jason Psychosis]

Jason groaned in pain as he walked into the sunlight. "I hate the sun," he complained, "But not as much as I do......bean cakes?! What the hell is going on here?"

There in front of him was a young boy with wild, blonde hair, stretching with a bean ckae on his shoulder. At first, Jason thought he was nuts, but after he saw the bean cake moving, he decided to take a closer look.

"Hi," he said in a deep voice, "My name's Jason. Nice to meet you."

[xxRyuu²-kun]

'Was that the man that I saw in the Dorm hall, I won't be mistaken. That's that stupid man from then.' Ryuu said to himself as he look to a man who seems like having fun introducing himself to a new boy in town. That was not even new to Ryuu. Meeting new people is his hobby. So, with out hesitation, he walked his way towards that nuisance location and the new guy's too. He was smiling while was walking.

"Hi. Yeh seems to be new here. I'm Ryuu" he said as he smiled to the boy.

[__& &" R e a s o n]

Again and again had she been skipping out the meals given to her from the canteen to go to the central town and buy her own food. Like always, the same menu was being served to everyone, and having the same menu as everyone else was never fancied by the prestige girl.

Early spring mornings were warm, but it was cold enough to make her wear a jacket or somehow double layering her torso's apparel. Like always, her clothes showed a hint of flambouyance in them. Never had she worn a commoners clothes. Even if she did, it would never even suit her anyway.

Straight cut grayish jeans, with its ends folded up to match her height, a flowery garment covering her torso-- it was a tank top, covered by a one buttoned cardigan that was fit to size. The collars of the white cardigan were replaced from cotton to frilled ribbons, the same goes with the ends of the sleeves. Black heeled sandals covered parts of her feet, protecting her from from he ground such as pavement etc. It was more like platforms, but it didn't cover the whole of her feet.

Her early morning breakfasts were done in a western restaurant in central towns. And instead of her taking the bus back, she decided to walk instead. Burning off the calories that she had intook into her systems earlier was always good, but then again, she had slow a slow metabolism which doesn't allow her to be bigger than her own current size.

She walked carefreely on the path which soon ended, and became fields of grass around. Next to the grassy fields were the tracks. She was unaware that classes were being held. She had been skipping it; she thought it was boring. After all, her previous school held prestige, pedigreed and prodigies who had a lot of time.

Knowing everything taught in a normal class, she thought she'd skip it too today. Hence she intentionally woke up late and took the long way back to her dorms. Whatever the matter and whatever would happen, she could just come up with an excuse-- even a lame one would do. Something like: 'I'm not feeling well'.

Much to her surprise, as soon as she turned to her left side, she had caught a glimpse of something that piqued her interest. A white fluff-- even better; a dancing one. She stopped her steps and manouvered her body around to the tracks' direction, coming at the boy with blonde hair, and the owner of the white fluff. It seemed as if it wasn't only her that got their interests piqued, another two boys: one looked like a thug while the other looked as innocent as the blonde-haired.

"A new one with a dancing fluff. How lovely."

[.ten.shii.]

It had been quite a while now. She had been so busy with herself.

Perhaps it was the lack of sun, but she was whiter now. And though her hair was as pretty, and her eyes still shown with the same ferocity, she looked...and felt...aged.

So a little sun wouldn't hurt. It was shining brightly outside, and her schoolmates were all having fun...she still deserved to rest. It has been a while, alright. And she had just realized...

...she wasn't living properly.

The lack of vitamins, lack of sleep, lack of sunlight...everything was taking its toll on her. But she was weak, defenseless against such pain, inexperienced...how was she to survive?

And yet...she couldn't care less...

The sun felt unfamiliar to her nearly-white skin, and she strode out into the lawn, looking tired still. But somehow refreshed. Somehow.

Clad in a small white tee and a pink vest over that, her denim skirt reaching her knees, and white sneakers encasing her feet, she made her way through the students, wondering if she should go to Central town and get something sweet to eat. She stopped midway when something white and fluffy moved while on a student's shoulder. And though it was highly uncanny, it was still irresistibly cute.

A wide and cheerful smile escaped her lips as she ran to greet the little fellow.

"Hello, and how do you do? Such an adorable little thing you have there, kind sir! May I touch it?" She asked, looking a bit embarrassed, while pointing at the white creature.

There were other people who had been interested in seeing the ball of fluff, and seeing the awkward involvement she was in, she immediately withdrew her finger from the creature's face and scratched the back of her head, looking down with her wide and jovial eyes. "G-gomen." she muttered. "Sayu-chan was a little too enthusiastic again, huh?"

[Nai]

He smiled with a light sweatdrop as he sat indian style on the ground. "Wah~ People here must be really nice. Or they just like Usa-chan a lot," He said cheerfully. The creature looked to all the people. "Usa-chan, say hi to all the new people! They must be making you rather popular." the little rabbit mimicked the blond's movement as it also sat to the best of its ability criss-cross. It was rather adept at moving like people did. He faced each individual person at least once as he seemed nonchalant and still cheerful at this. After quite a long period of silence on Nai's half since he paused, he finally spoke again. "Ah! I'm supposed to say my name right now, right? Alright! My name is Nai; Jason-kun, Ryuu-kun, girl-I-don't-know, and Sayu-chan!" He said cheerfully.

"Popular! Usa-chan is popular! Yay!" The little fluff cheered out loud in human tongue. The little fluffball was cheerful and had hopped easily onto Nai's head. The little fluffball then jumped onto the closest person's face, clinging onto it as if the fluffball was mushy white glue. The closest person was poor Sayu-chan. "Tag! Tag!"

"Ooh! Yay! Tag!" said the blond cheerfully while clapping his hands. "Yu-chan is it!" He said creating a nickname for Sayu. "Hmmm, I think everyone should run now!" He said cheerfully as he started to run off, which technically looked more like a cheerful skip. "You other three better hurry before Usa-chan let's go and let's Sayu-chan chase people~" He said in a sing-song sort of voice. It was a technical disadvantage for everyone else since he started early and knew what was happening.

[Jason Psychosis]

"Popular! Usa-chan is popular! Yay!"

Okay that's creepy, even for my standards! The bean cake can talk.

Jason smiled politely at the creature that was sitting next to Nai. He saw it run over to a girl that was nearby.

"Tag! Tag!"

This is too much! The thing wants to play tag?

He heard Naui start speaking.

"Yu-chan is it!"

Yu-chan?

"Hmmm, I think everyone should run now!"

Jason watched as the boy ran -make that skipped- away. Deciding to just be stupid, Jason followed Nai's example.

"Now this," he said as he ran, "is just wrong!"

[.ten.shii.]

"Usa-chan, say hi to all the new people! They must be making you rather popular." said the blond, and Sayu smiled at the spoken name. It was well picked for such an adorable creature.

"Ah! I'm supposed to say my name right now, right? Alright! My name is Nai; Jason-kun, Ryuu-kun, girl-I-don't-know, and Sayu-chan!" she blinked at that, then returning the same gleeful smile that shown upon the newly identified Nai's face. His happiness, it seemed, was rather contagious.

"Popular! Usa-chan is popular! Yay!" cried the little ball of fluff, and she turned her gaze to look at it in surprise when suddenly it had glomped her full on the face. She let out a small 'eep' as Usa-chan chanted "Tag tag!" cheerfully, tickling her nose and cheeks with its soft fur.

"Ooh! Yay! Tag!" cried Nai happily, clapping his hands. "Yu-chan is it!" she giggle quietly at his chosen nickname for her. "Hmmm, I think everyone should run now!" he added, his voice still quite loud, as footsteps came as he spoke. She reckoned he was running now. "You other three better hurry before Usa-chan let's go and let's Sayu-chan chase people~" he hollered still with the same glee.

She laughed openly this time, reaching up to touch Usa-chan's back. "Hai, such a good idea! Let's play tag!" she agreed happily. "And Usa-chan must let go before I count to three, so I can start running after you guys!"