Raging Hearts. Amy Blankenship

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СКАЧАТЬ grabbed Kyoko's arm and pulled her a good distance away from the guys this time. "Okay, spill it. What’d I miss?" She asked with her lip twitching with barely hidden mirth. For as long as Suki had known Kyoko, she felt like she had known her forever. She loved her like a sister, and right now she could tell something was up.

      Kyoko wouldn’t meet Suki's eyes, and her face was still high in color.

      "Kyoko, give,” Suki pleaded.

      Kyoko looked up at her best friend who was at least a couple inches taller and shrugged. "Okay, I have now been kissed, that’s all,” she quickly rolled her eyes trying to play it off as no big deal.

      Suki glanced at Toya. "So, he finally kissed you, did he?” Turning back to Kyoko, she smiled a knowing smile until she saw the shake of Kyoko's head. Suki frowned. "It was Toya that kissed you? Wasn’t it, Kyoko?" she cocked an eyebrow in confusion.

      Kyoko groaned. "It’s a long story, so I’ll make it very short. Three different guys have now kissed me and all within the time that you were gone. And no, I didn’t ask a single one of them to kiss me. So again, it’s No Big Deal!" She put emphasis on the last three words.

      Suki's lips parted as she stared at her friend. Meanwhile, Toya had tensed up hearing Kyoko say it was no big deal. ‘Well, now I know what she thinks,’ Toya thought to himself with a frown as he turned back to his brothers and concentrated on telling them what he knew about the area of the east forest.

      Suki finally found her voice but kept it low, "Kyoko, who kissed you?" Seeing Kyoko's lips press together, Suki sighed. "Okay, I want to know who kissed you first."

      Kyoko squeezed her eyes shut. "Kyou was the first."

      "Kyou!” Suki yelled then snapped her hand over her mouth cringing.

      Toya's hand curled into a fist at his side in an effort to restrain his anger. He turned and gave an evil look in Kyoko's direction before quickly closing the distance between them, not liking the turn of the conversation. "We don’t have time for this shit!" He huffed, glaring at the girls. "We need to go find the talismans before the enemy gets his hands on all of them."

      Kamui nodded, "Yeah, Kotaro came to the camp and said he was on his way to the same area right before he kissed Kyoko on the cheek and took off."

      Toya cuffed Kamui in the back of his head with a quick growl.

      "Oww, what’d you do that for? I didn’t do nothing,” Kamui rubbed the knot that had formed on his head, his big, stardust eyes watering. It was a show obviously, because inside he was in the middle of laughing his ass off at the look that had crossed Toya's face.

      Suki's eyes rounded. "Kotaro, too!" she jerked her head in Kyoko’s direction wondering what in the world was going on.

      Shinbe slid toward Toya. "So what’s the big deal?"

      Toya just glared at him as if daring him to say another word.

      Suki grabbed Shinbe’s arm and pulled him away from Toya before he wound up like Kamui, with a lump on his head.

      Toya turned his glare on Kyoko.

      She bristled and glared back. "What’s your problem? And don’t hit Kamui!" She yelled, stepping in front of the guardian as if to protect him. She didn’t have a clue that Kamui now stood behind her, smirking at Toya as if he had just gotten one over on him.

      Suki knew there was going to be a fight. Grabbing Kyoko's hand, she started dragging her up the path. "Come on Kyoko, walk with me for a while,” Suki didn’t give her time to argue as she pulled her along.

      Not feeling so safe being left there within Toya’s reach, Kamui took off with the girls, leaving Toya staring at their retreating backs.

      Once far enough away from Toya, Suki turned to Kyoko. "Now, would you please tell me what the hell happened? Why did Kyou kiss you?” Suki nearly shouted, eyeing her friend with concern. The thought of Kyou kissing anyone was just… disturbing.

      Kyoko shrugged. "I haven’t the foggiest idea why he did it. I was swimming. He floated down and scared the hell out of me. Before I knew what he was doing, he was kissing me, then he left without saying a word."

      Kamui felt like someone had just punched him in the stomach. He quickly stepped behind Kyoko, placing a firm hand on her shoulder. “Kyoko, did he mark you?" He asked in a strained voice.

      Kyoko frowned. Spinning around, she pinned Kamui with a confused look. "Toya asked the same thing. What does that mean? Mark me? How?"

      Kamui's lips thinned. "For Kyou to kiss you out of the blue like that, it means that he’s thinking about making you his life mate."

      "What!” Kyoko yelled putting her hands on her hips. “You have got to be joking.”

      "No joke… with that kiss, Kyou has already started laying his claim on you.” Shadows entered Kamui's eyes as if lending affect, “Now he will stalk you, little by little, ‘til he marks you and makes you his.” He let is hand fall from her shoulder. “I guess you would think of it as dating."

      Suddenly understanding more then he wanted to, Kamui whistled through his teeth. "That’s why Toya is so upset, and then Kotaro comes blowing in and kisses your cheek. That’s the same thing. He’s dating you, too."

      Kyoko didn’t know what to say. She just stood there for a minute. Then looking over Kamui’s shoulder, she noticed Toya and Shinbe trailing behind them, still lost in planning their next move as they headed east.

      Suki pulled Kyoko's attention back. "Okay, you said three, Kyoko. So, Toya kissed you too, right?"

      She nodded then shook her head. "But Toya didn’t really want to kiss me. It was kind of… an accident.”

      Kyoko glanced over her shoulder again, noticing the others were catching up. "We got into a fight with a demon and Toya lost his daggers and his demon blood took over. He killed the demon and I ran for one of the daggers but he caught me just as I reached it. I thought he was gonna kill me, but instead… he kissed me. Then the contact with the daggers sealing spell changed him back."

      Suki looked over her shoulder at Toya, then back to Kyoko. "Wait, you mean he changed back while he was kissing you?" she cocked an eyebrow when Kyoko nodded.

      Kamui smiled, "I knew it! He really does like you. That’s why in his other form he kissed you instead of killing you. He did it because it felt right to him.” Kamui stepped back from them knowing Toya was now within hearing range.

      "Well, let’s keep them company." Suki decided to follow Kamui's example and let it drop for now… to bad Shinbe wasn’t that smart.

      Shinbe turned to Kyoko, hearing Kamui’s last statement. "So that’s why he’s so testy!" He grinned wondering if he should add his kiss to Kyoko’s dating line before it got to long.

      Toya turned on them, scratching his neck. "Will you guys quit talking shit about me, damn it!"

      His neck was already red and Kyoko giggled. She knew when Toya’s neck started itching like that, СКАЧАТЬ