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Ayise didn't blink or move for the split second the kiss lasted. A sad look crossed her features before she pulled him into a hug.

"Kumizu." She began, "I wish I had more faith in others, I can't-" She held on to him tightly, "Allow myself to be caught up in something that won't last." She tried to find the words to explain herself, "I don't want to ruin any kind of relationship I have with someone. You wouldn't be ble to tolerate me for more than a day if we were together." She let go and grinned at him, "I'm smarter than I act, neh?"

"I didn't mean to hurt your feelings; I just wanted to warn you. I'm really annoying. I tend to avoid questions I don't like. I ramble. I'm not good with getting up early, meaning I'm usually late. I like dangerous animals, simply because they're unusual. My hobbies ar often strange and time consuming. I like sweet things. I like to cook but I tend to go overboard. I obsess. I worry. I'm a spaz. I'm a freak. I blurt things out. I have low self-steem. I get jealous easily. And honestly, I'm not all that cute once I get mad. There are plenty of other girls who are prettier than me."

Ayise leaned in and kissed him, "If you still like me give me...more time."

"I haven't had a chance to do something wrong." She sighed, "I'll do something eventually..."

"Don't look so sad, Kumi-chan!" Ayise yelled hitting him on his back, "Smile!" She pulled on his cheeks, the result was a rather strained looking grimace.

"You should meet my sister, you two are just soo~ooo serious! I'm sure there'd be a stare down of sorts between you two. Although she did say something about library duty. I'll track her down eventually. Ooh-Ooh~! That should be tomorrow's activity, I'm sure you two would hit it off-both being so gloomy and all." She bounced from one foot to another in amusement, "So what is it you want to do Kumi-chan?" She asked seeming to have skipped part of her sentence.

"Chiron?" She asked, looking around curiously, "..." She looked annoyed, "How would I know that? And Even if I did I wouldn't tell you...Neither does Courtney...Brenda, Lisa, Carmen, Mindy, Sara, and Kayla, shall I go on?" She frowned, it must have been a telepathic conversation, either way; she didn't seem happy.

"Why do you insist on pestering me? ...Because I'd rather slide down a slide of broken glass and land in a vat of alcohol. ..." She turned red, this time not out of embarrassment but out of anger. She covered her ears with her hands and shook it back and forth, "I'm-not-listening!" It seemed just then that she remembered that Kumizu was still there.

"Doesn't it seem like I'm always rushing away?" She sighed, "I'll explain later. See you later Kumizu."

"Huh? Oh, Well..." She paused, weighing the sistuation, "I guess Courtney can look after herself..." She said shrugging her shoulders, "You could come with me, I was just going to check on my sister. She has the bad habit of never leaving the library. I also heard that a friend of mine is there with her, I haven't seen him in years so I was just going to go pay a visit. That's all." She said sugarcoating the truth, it was most likely going to be like pulling teeth, but she didn't want Chiron anywhere near her or Courtney...or even Seiya for that matter. "It's nothing bad, Oh! and I have to pick up Kii-kun, on the way..." She added, "The two of you can sit in a corner and cut each other," She snickered, countering his statement about gloomy people.

"Uh-huh." As she walked she began to lament, "When we were growing up I idolized Chiron. He was like...the big brother I never had. Although, I lost contact with him a few years back. It's nice to know that he wants to see me." She said smiley in her happy way.

"Especially seeing how he was a real brat once he hit puberty." She frowned, "He was an evil kid."

As Andi made for the swings, Hikaru approached the playground, headed in the exact same direction. She smiled at the little girl as she unshouldered her backpack and rollerblades, setting them on the ground next to the swingset and taking up the swing next to the girl's.

"Hiya!" she said cheerfully, waving with a smile to the girl before pushing off and starting to swing. "C'mon! See if you can get as high as me!" she yelled as she swung down past the girl, swinging her legs forward again as she hit the crest of her arc.

She apparently hadn't noticed Rayna yet, either because she was hidden behind a book or because Hikaru was too absorbed in the swinging to bother looking elsewhere at the moment.

Andi looked over to the girl who had just joined her on the swings and grinned when she challenged her. Normally, climbing was her thing, but swinging was great, too. She pumped her legs as she made her way higher into the air, almost catching up with the girl. Andi looked over at her and smiled. "Hi!" she said, waving as she swung. "My name is Andi and I'm six years old! Who are you?" she asked. Andi was certainly cute- one could see her two pointy teeth, which resembled fangs, really. Her eyes were a mix of blue-green and brown, and looked a little familiar. Her tail flew back and forth as she swung, swinging her legs hard as she finally caught up with Hikaru. For a six year old, she was quite strong.