A/N: I'm baaaaaaaacccccckkkkkkkk :D
Merry Christmas! Thanks to TCLA, QvotU (oh dear, I'm shortening names again!) AnGelIKRHthyM, kalicious, and MLF. Sorry for taking so long!
Chill
Kagura tossed in her bed. It was the night before Christmas, which meant that the next day would be full of presents and good food with her family. Pork-less food, of course.
That meant that there was no reason for her to be so restless. Sighing, she turned once again to find a comfortable position.
Letting her eyelids close, she felt herself on the verge of troublesome sleep…and then the tapping began.
Stumbling out of her nice warm bed, she made her way over to her sliding glass door. She pushed the curtains to the side in a sort of angry rush.
"What is it?" she rumbled, half asleep.
She was surprised to see Momiji standing there, blowing into his glove covered hands to keep them warm.
"Oh, hi. Kagura." He tried to smile, but she could tell that he was worried about something.
"Come on in, then. It's freezing. And late."
"Yeah, sorry about that." He rubbed the back of his head nervously.
Once she had gotten him inside, they both sat on top of her bed.
"So what is it, Momiji?"
"Oh. Um, well, you see…"
Her eye twitched, just a little from the lack of sleep. "Just spit it out."
"I, um, kind of met this girl…"
"Well? Good for you, then!"
"No! Um, wait, so her name is Kotomi and she wears these glasses but she's really nice and likes to sew and…" he trailed off, embarrased.
Kagura leaned closer. "And..?"
"And so she just so happened to tell me before school let out that she wanted to spend her Christmas with me and OMIGOD KAGURA I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!"
"Shhh! My parents are sleeping!" she whispered.
"…sorry. I mean, I know I've had a few days to think about it, but what can I do? She's the one who asked me out! Not that I mind or anything, but what does this mean? Do I still have to choose where to go or something? I mean, she mentioned the town lights, but…"
"Whoa, calm down. Calm. Down. Okay, let's break this down. So you two are going to see the nice lights downtown, right?"
"Yeah, I guess. That's what she invited me to go see."
"Alright. That's a start. So, you go to see the lights, right?"
"Uh-huh. And then?"
"And then it starts to get cold. Specifically, she's cold. What do you do?"
"Uh…"
"You sling your arm around her, you dope!" she lightly hit him with her pillow.
"Oh, okay!" Momiji blushed, but he started to look more like himself.
"So after you walk around, you see a nice café. Naturally, you both stop for something nice and warm to drink. Then the bill comes…"
"And I pay for it?"
"You better! No man makes a lady pay on the very first date, unless she absolutely insists!"
"Ah! I see." He had an excited gleam in his eyes, and his fists were clenched at his sides as if he were to explode from the excitement.
"Then you walk her home. Simple."
"That's it?"
"Yep. Unless you want to kiss her or something." Kagura cracked a grin at Momiji's sudden blush.
"Aww. You're so cute!"
"I, uh suppose. Anyways, thank you Kagura. You really helped a lot!" He smiled at her, more cheery now that his problems were resolved.
"Welcome. Now, off to bed! It's almost Christmas!" She glanced at her alarm clock and noted that it was already 11:48.
"Wow, I guess it is! Merry Christmas! Will you be spending it with…"
"Oh, no," she stared down. "We broke up."
"Oh. Sorry, I didn't…"
"No, it's okay. Just, go get some rest, alright?"
"Sure, but will you be fine?"
"I will." She looked up again, but Momiji could see that she wasn't really looking at him.
"You know, I was so afraid about smothering him with love like last time that I didn't share my feelings enough. Funny, huh? Too much or too little, it drives him away…" she gave a bittersweet chortle.
"Oh."
"Just go. Merry Christmas. Good luck with your date."
"…alright. But if you ever need me, Kagura…we're only a few houses away."
"I'll remember. I think I need some time, for now."
Momiji opened his mouth to say something, but closed it with a snap. Gathering his coat, he made his way outside her room and closed the sliding door quietly.
Kagura flopped down in her bed once more, closing her eyes. A few seconds later, she opened them.
She got up, resisting the air's chill and grabbed her phone, slowly dialing the number she knew by heart. Glancing at her clock again, she saw the red numbers beam "12:00".
After a few rings, a voice picked up.
"Hello?"
"Merry Christmas…Daichi. Hey, I was wondering…did you hear about the lights downtown?"
…
A/N: Merry Christmas, again! I had to throw in that happy ending…or not? Hmm, you can decide for yourself. 'Queen Violet' wanted a Kagura-Momiji friendship, so here it is (The last drabble was for MLF, who loves Akito and Shigure :3 )! So if anyone else wants to request a (canon) pairing, go ahead!
About Kagura's breakup: What? So all the members of the Zodiac were able to have perfectly happy love lives? I think some of them might have some problems. Life is like that.
EDIT 1/19/2012: I just realized I had given Kagura's boyfriend the name Daichi in a previous story (#19) So I changed that. Sorry!
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