Akito meets Arisa

[okirimono]

Akito walked through the shelves looking for the tall blonde that Shigure had told her about. Akito was amazed that this girl knew so many of the Juunishi...even Kureno.

This had drove the confined Akito out of her chamber and into the market to see whether Arisa, whose back she was now staring at is any threat to her Juunishi.

[Roxy]

Man, what a day... Arisa groaned mentally, ducking down in the cereal aisle for a quick break and leaning back on her haunches. For some reason, they had had an extremely active day - the items seemed to be flying off the shelves - both literally and figuratively. The Yankee had just finished cleaning up a mess in the rice aisle in which a couple of children had knocked down a full shelf, several of the boxes breaking and causing rice to go flying everywhere.

Finally, Arisa stood; she figured she'd better get back to work before her boss came prowling the aisles for her. After stretching her arms over her head, she turned around and came face-to-face with Akito Sohma.

However, she, of course, didn't realize the magnitude of this person's importance - nor who he even was - so she merely put on a fake-employee smile and asked amiably, "Hello, sir! How may I help you?"

((She's dressed in her normal guy-ish clothes, right? XD))

[okirimono]

((Yup the normal guyish clothes...she looks awsome in them))

Akito grunted for a moment and was almost about to shout back at her.

what does she know about anything? Does she really think she can help me?

"Oh yes! You are Arisa Uotani, aren't you?" Akito decided to say instead plastering a fake smile over her face and staring into the blonde's eyes. She felt like tearing her apart and it was almost immposible to stop herself but Akito still contained a clam composure.

[Roxy]

Arisa blinked, confusion reflecting clearly in her brown eyes, along with a hint of suspicion. Who was this man? How did he know who she was?

She decided to play along for the moment; she kept her smile firmly in place as she replied, in a faux cheerful tone, "Yes, that's me! And who might you be?"

[okirimono]

"Akito Sohma." it almost felt like everything had stopped and her own voice was being echoed back as Akito let her name float in the mid-air.

Akito stared for a moment at the totally confused girl then leaned against the shelf behind her scanning the perfectly putirid perfection in front of her.

[Roxy]

Arisa blinked again.

"OH!" She exclaimed suddenly, stabbing a finger towards Akito as a broad smile spread across her lips. "So that's it!"

The Yankee laughed and raked her fingers through her hair easily, smile still on her face. She surveyed Akito much more amiably now. "I should have known! A Sohma...sorry, sorry!" She grinned, extending a hand to him. "This is a surprise...did Tohru tell you about me? Are you looking for someone?"

[okirimono]

Akito could have let out one very evil laugh when she noticed Arisa was startled but she thought instead. She smiled kindly but retained her fake male composure.

"Actually," she leaned towards Arisa "I was looking for you." Saying that Akito patiently waited for a reply.

[Roxy]

Arisa paused in her friendly ramblings; her smile was still present, but it had lessened a bit as she looked at Akito curiously.

"Eh?" She pointed a finger at herself. "Looking for me? Why?"

[okirimono]

"I was amazed by the number of Sohmas you know, so I decided, why not see if I can make friends with the friend of so many Sohmas." Akito kept her voice low but high enough for Uotani to hear it.

She tugged onto a strand of Arisa's hair.

"You do know a lot of Sohmas, don't you?"

[dudie]

The night was icy cool and crispy clear upon the Prince of Karakura High's skin. He entered the convenience store somewhat warily-he had been forewarned that Arisa worked there...and he certaintly wasn't there to see her, friend or not. Its been a long enough night, after all... he reminded himself tiredly.

Rounding one white corner of the shop, he found himself face to face with Arisa-almost nose to nose, faux happy customer smile plastered upon her features, and Akito gripping one lock of the blonde's hair. This doesn't look right...

Finally giving in, he decided to make his presence noticed, and waved two fingers airily at Uotani over Akito's thin, skimpy pale shoulder. "Hey, Uotani-san! Long time, no see! You work here, right?" Deciding not to aknowledge the fact his "kami" was there, Yuki headed to her, on the way accidentally nudging Akito's groping fingers out of her hair. I've changed...I've changed so much...I didn't think I'd do this...never be so friendly...

He winced slightly at the prick of Akito's fingers on his shoulder for a moment, then roughly shouldered them away. “Hey, you might want to take that off” he muttered, gesturing at Arisa’s “Hey, How May I Help You? My name is ARISA UOTANI” badge, and matching smile.

“You don’t want to stay here. Go home” he muttered, making shooing motions at her with his hands.

[Roxy]

It was becoming increasingly clear to Arisa that this visit was not a friendly one; whoever this man was - the only thing she really knew about him was that he was a Sohma - he did not want to 'make friends' with her.

Her smile all but gone, the Yankee matched Akito's gaze evenly, not so much as wincing as he pulled on her hair - even if it did hurt a bit.

"Yeah? So what if I do?" she retorted, a crooked, challenging, anything but friendly grin making its way onto her face.

Uo-chan was startled by the sudden appearance of Yuki, as well as his warm greeting to her - not to mention the way he rather noticeably nudged Akito away from her.

She straightened, her expression impassive as she raised one hand in greeting. "Yo." She jerked a thumb towards Akito - an Akito whose eyes seemed to be growing angrier by the second. "I was just talking to your...relative?"

"Hey, you might want to take that off."

The Yankee blinked at his suggestion, looking down at her nametag, then back up at Yuki with a puzzled expression. She opened her mouth to ask why, when he spoke again; the Prince was unusually talkative today.

"You don’t want to stay here. Go home."

She blinked again, then frowned. She hated being kept out of things - especially when they so clearly seemed to involve her. She didn't know what Yuki was trying to keep her from, but she was going to find out.

"No. Akito-san here obviously wants to talk to me, and I'm going to hear what he was to say." The Yankee rather rudely made her way past Yuki, coming face to face with Akito again. "Well?"

This wasn't what she had expected when she had taken a double shift, but hey...it was more interesting than work.

[okirimono]

Akito wasn't too startled with Yuki's entrance into the scene. She had felt it somwhere along her bonds with the Junishi but she had to admit one thing. His behavior was making her increasingly angry.

There she was talking to some blondie and he barges in asking her to leave.

Does he not see that his God stands right here? Has he forgotten his place?

On top of that he had the nerve to nudge her like that. Who did he think he was?

Akito was deafened by the sounds of her heart maddeningly pounding against her chest. She was still pleased with the fact that Arisa decided to stay.

"I wonder what got into Yuki?" she hissed giving him a threatening look which lasted for less than a second.

[dudie]

Well that wasn't unexpected, though the nezumi somewhat sarcastically, of course Akito had to be acting cruel again. But today...today of all days.

Yuki wearily ran through the events of the day in his mind. Tohru falling sick...Kyou trying to start up another fight...Mayuko sensei angry for no reason...

Why did he deserve this? "Nothing got into me, alright?" he retorted snappily "I'm just talking to my friends . I do have them.." he kept his voice icily crispy and fresh, without a hint of sarcasm,though the joke was on Akito "Do you have any?"

[Roxy]

"I wonder what got into Yuki?"

Despite her tough, Yankee 'upbringings', Arisa still felt a chill run through her when she saw cold glare Akito directed at Yuki - short-lived though it was. And it was in that moment she realized the conflict between the two had begun long before that night.

"Hey," she began, until Yuki retorted quite abruptly - his tone just as cold as Akito's glare.

"Nothing got into me, alright? I'm just talking to my friend. I do have them...do you have any?"

Woah. Conflict or not, that seemed quite harsh - and quite unlike the Prince. They were family, after all. And it seemed as if Uo-chan was not even there between them - they seemed to have forgotten she was even present.

It was then that Arisa decided to make herself known - shoving a hand into both Akito and Yuki's faces, she exclaimed, "Hey, hey, hey! That's enough of that!"

[okirimono]

What in the world does he think he's doing?

Akito clenched her fist as undying fury locked into her deep teal eyes. Did he dare to think that he was somehow superior to her. Could he be superior to God?

How dare he actually begin to practice that foolish fantasy of his?

"Nothing got into me, alright? I'm just talking to my friend. I do have them...do you have any?"

His last few words had peirced right through her. "do you have any?"

Ofcourse she didn't have any. A deep thought cleared it's way through the messed up brain she had.

I always thought you'd be my friend. she thought.

But, ofcourse, she killed that thought as soon as it was born. She couldn't stand being weak. She couldn't stand being the woman she was.

Arisa shoved in between of them and stopped before Akito could say or do anything but glare. She pushed the girl without putting too much effort into it.

"I do NOT need freinds, dear foolish Yuki." she said not hiding any bit of anger she carried "I am beyond the need of any partners or companions. It is fools like you who depend on people. I, on the other hand. I am superior to you, fool."