August

Disclaimer: Same as Chapter 1. In Ayame's POV


Chapter 5 - Monday Monday


I never thought I would look forward to coming to classes again. The weekend seemed so long after Kouga's party, especially after what happened towards the end of the celebration. There were still a lot of people present, and he had to make his rounds, talking to people, and thanking them for coming. The cake was bigger when you were right up on it, and Kouga made sure I was right up on it... literally. He had taken a big chunk of it after some pieces had been cut to eat... and smeared it all over my chest and onto my top. In retaliation, I did the same to him... and this started a cake fight for all of those who had cake in their hands. It was awesome.

After that, when everyone was dancing on the floor that steps down into the foundation, bubbles appeared, and all of us who were dancing were waist deep in soap and water... giant bubbles. It made me regret wearing jeans. Kouga had convinced me to just take them off and dance in my underwear. Since there had been bubbles everywhere, I didn't really mind the thought since no one would really see me in my thong panties. So I had tossed the jeans over a rail while I danced with Kouga behind me. After I had almost slipped accidently a few times and Kouga had to catch me, I had decided that I didn't want to get a concussion and I had told Kouga that I wanted to go back to the VIP section. When I had turned around to get my pants... they were missing... so now I owe Sango a new pair of jeans. More importantly, I had no pants. Kouga carried me, up to the VIP section so I wouldn't have to parade around in just my thong. I still didn't have pants on when he had carried me, but he had moved quickly so not many saw my ass. Thoughtful of him.

So now it's Monday, and the buzz about Kouga's party was the biggest thing circulating around the school. The largest part of the buzz... was that I was Kouga's new girlfriend. I never took the bus into school in the mornings, Gramps always dropped me off and I had to take the bus home at the end of the school day. So in order for me to complete my morning ritual, of walking out to the bus loading zone and parking lot, to sit by the fountain, I have to walk all the way across campus. While I was simply walking along, people started talking to me that I had never even seen before. I simply smiled at them and continued on my merry way, but it still freaked me out.

I had no idea what time Kouga was going to get to school, sometimes he was late... and other times he was ridiculously early and I would have already missed him. I didn't really feel like looking for him, but at the same time, I felt like I needed him to help me get all these people I didn't know away from me. Wait? What? Woah! I can do any of that stuff by myself.

There were three guys at my back, talking to me as I continued walking out to the fountain. They kept saying things to me like,

"So... so... Ayame... what's up with you and Kouga?"

"What happened between you guys after the party?"

"You are really pretty Ayame, are you sure you wanna be with a guy like Kouga?"

"Ayame... you know I have always had it bad for red heads..."

What the fuck? Now that I am Kouga's girlfriend, I am suddenly wanted by everyone! This makes no sense, just last week at this time no one even recognized my existence and now I am no longer invisible?

I turned around and stomped my foot angrily, "Look..." I spat towards them, "I have liked Kouga for three fucking years and there is no way I am breaking up with him for either of you idiots. So leave me alone and stop following me around like lost puppies!"

They stared at each other for a few moments and then looked back at me... all three of them had the same smile on their faces, which was really creeping me out.

The one on the right held out his hand, "I'm Mitsuko."

Then the one in the middle followed suit, "I'm Hari."

Then the one on the left did the same, "I'm Kenji."

"I don't care who you are!" I shouted, stomped my foot again, turned back around and continued towards the fountain. But these guys didn't know when to give up! They continued to follow me. Arg!

"Hey Ayame! What are you doing tonight?"

"Are you hanging out with Kouga?"

"You wanna go on a date with me to the movies?"

I clenched my fists at my sides, speeding up my pace.

"You're hot when you are angry, Ayame."

"You are hotter when you dance in your underwear..."

"Yeah, covered in bubbles!"

Oh. My. Gods. Don't these idiots understand the phrase, 'Leave me alone!' ? I spotted my salvation just ahead and I made a b-line strait for the benches that surrounded the fountain. I sat on one of the wooden seats and made sure my bags covered the rest of the space so that no one else could sit next to me. Safe? Not yet.... these guys were not giving up until they scored a home run. Too bad for them... they are striking out fast and won't even make it off of home to first.

I ignored them as they continued talking behind me, instead I pulled out my the lavender iPod that Kouga had used for invitations to his party and started listening to some of the music I had downloaded onto it. Kouga had gotten many presents for his birthday, and he was nice enough to share. Someone had gotten him four of the fifty dollar iTunes gift cards, basically two hundred dollars worth of free music, and he gave two of them to me.

I didn't have a computer at my house because Gramps and I couldn't afford it, let alone the internet... but Kagome had an iMac at her house and she already had iTunes downloaded onto her hard drive. She was nice enough to let me use the cards to get some new music. It worked out for the both of us really, because the songs that I bought (which were only ninety nine cents a song) are now forever in her iTunes and she could download them into her iPod too... so we collaborated on what songs to download so that we both were happy.

I downloaded a lot of techno junk, mainly DDR songs and/or the original songs that are on DDR before they were remixed. For instance, one of my favorite songs is by Aqua, 'Butterfly' the original version and the DDR version. I blared the original in my ears to help me block out the three imbeciles that were still trying to chat me up. Gods they had a lot of nerve. By the time the song had ended the third time, because I had it on repeat, I took a gander behind me and noticed that my three stalkers had left. Ha! Point for me!

I pulled one of the ear pieces out, only to hear an obnoxious scream from the other side of the fountain where a giant gaggle of girls had gotten off their buses. I raised an eyebrow at them, but they didn't look at me. Good, I think that group are those freshmen girls who started the Kouga Fan Club. They were talking to one of the girls that was at the party on Friday night, who was surely giving the entire load down of what had happened, especially the stuff with Kouga. Great, I had an uneasy feeling in my gut that the little brats were going to come over and either do one of two things. One; they were going to try to become my new best friends or... two; I was not going to hear the end of how jealous they were and that they want to kill me so Kouga would have to be with one of them.

I put the ear piece back in and pulled a book out of my back pack to reread some of the homework I had done over the weekend. I snickered, just thinking that those little fifteen year old girls would want to kill me for finally having my dream come true was actually funny to me. It was funny because they all have the same dream that I did... to be in a happy relationship with Kouga Ookami. Well some of them my have darker fantasies about him, but I am not going to think about a fifteen year old girl's kinks. That sort of thing is not up my alley.

Just as I feared, when I looked up from my book I saw at least seven or eight girls huddled around me. If they were trying to be intimidating, it wasn't working. I stared at them boredly and pulled out my right ear piece and turned down the volume of the iPod.

"Can I help you?" I asked dully.

"Maybe..." the leader of the group, who I did recognize as the president of the little club. She had her arms crossed over her small bust defiantly and she gave me an authoritative look. Great, this little punk of a bitch thinks she can intimidate me with a look like that? Ha! That's funny.

I smirked, "What do you want?"

She blinked a few times, as if she thought I should already know exactly what she wanted.

"Look, I'm not a mind reader," I said.

"I didn't say that you were," she snapped back.

I rolled my eyes, "Then spit it out, what do you want?"

She puffed up, holding her shoulders up higher and taking in a deep breath. She pointed at my face, and declared loudly, "Are you Kouga's new girlfriend?!"

I stared at her with one eyebrow raised, "That's it?" I asked.

"Huh?" she blinked again.

"That's all you want to know?" I snickered.

"Yes!" she answered with a sharp nod.

I returned the nod, "Yes, I am."

She pouted, and the girls around her looked suddenly sullen and depressed.

"How dare you!?" she exclaimed.

I furrowed my brows and narrowed my eyes, "What?"

"How dare you start dating the most gorgeous bachelor in the entire school! He is supposed to stay single so that one of us can eventually work up the nerve to speak with him and get him to date us!" She declared proudly, as if what she was saying was the number one rule in the student handbook.

I sighed, rolling my eyes, "Good gods, you are dumb..."

"Excuse me!?" she shouted.

"You. Are. Dumb." I said again, emphasizing each work individually so she would get it this time.

"I don't know what Kouga sees in you!" she countered.

"He sees more in me than he does in you. I wonder what he would think if he were to find out about his secret fan club confronting his new girlfriend. You know, Kouga can have a temper... and one must not piss him off... his vengeance can be quite frightening," I warned her.

The girl gasped in surprise, "Are you threatening me?"

"No..." a deep voice said from behind the giant gaggle of girls, and I couldn't help but smile at the sound. "But I am..." It was Kouga! Yay! He did decide to come to school today!

The girls parted like the Red Sea did for Moses, and Kouga walked down between the lines of them... glaring at each of them harshly as he passed them. He stopped just behind the leader girl... and she looked the most frightened... for she didn't turn around to face him. He stood behind her, his hands on his hips, shifting his weight to stand contrapasto and he tapped his right foot boredly... waiting impatiently for her to confront him.

I think she wanted to piss herself. She definitely wanted to die at that very moment. I bet she never dreamed that her biggest crush would ever be really pissed off at her. I leaned back on the bench, crossing my leg over the other and then my arms over my chest, looking very pleased. Serves her right.

"Don't you know that it's impolite to not look into the eyes of someone who speaking to you?" Kouga asked her, he didn't sound angry... he sounded irritated.

Slowly she turned her head around to look at him partly and she swallowed a lump in her throat... you could actually see her do it. Hahaha!

"Kouga... I umm..." she started.

"Turn around..." he snapped at her, his eyebrows angling so that it made him look more imposing. She was starting to crouch just slightly as she turned around. He towered over her small frame, she was a tiny girl... she was shorter than me and it looked like she suffered from anorexia or bulimia, some kind of eating disorder or something. She would blow away in the wind or she would snap in half if someone hit her the right way. I mean, I was short and I was thin... but I loved food, and at least I had muscle. I didn't have to pretend that my rib cage were my breasts.

She turned all the way around, "Kouga, I'm sorry..." she squeaked.

He smirked and shook his head, "I don't think you are..."

"I am... I promise!" she said, shaking in her shoes.

He bent over so he was eye level with her, narrowing his eyes dangerously at her, "Let's just get this one thing strait..." he paused because he didn't know her name. "What's your name?" he barked.

"Rika... " she answered.

"Let's get one thing strait Rika," Kouga continued, "I do not let little fifteen year olds dictate who I date and who I like to hang out with. So unless you are going to play nice, leave Ayame alone... because I can make or break you in this school's social hierarchy... and trust me, you don't want to be on my bad list ma'am."

She gulped, trying not to cry.

He smirked, "Now go eat some food or something, you look like you will break in half if I breathe on you too hard."

She nodded furiously and tucked herself around him to get to her friends and they made their hasty retreat to the nearest bathroom. I. Love. Kouga.

"You are amazing..." I said to him with a smile, looking down at my knees shyly.

He moved my bags off of the bench and sat beside me, stretching his right arm out to wrap around my shoulders. He looked gorgeous today... just like he always did. He was in dark blue jeans that were tight in all the right places, which made me blush lightly. He wore a simple black t-shirt that was snug around his shoulders but loose enough around his waist, and short enough so you could see his belt buckle. His t-shirt had white letters on it, that read 'Musashi High Swim Team'. He had his hair back in it's normal ponytail, and I suddenly missed seeing it down long... and I had to bite my bottom lip to repress the urge to reach over and pull his hair tie out of it's place. Around his forehead was a white bandana that had classic pattern that was on the rags, done in black. He had it pulled tight so his bangs wouldn't be directly in his face, it gave me a better view of his electric light blue eyes. His eyes always reminded me of the calm before the storm... they were such a light blue that sometimes in the right kind of light they almost looked white.

A sigh escaped past my lips and this caused him to turn and look at me. "You alright?" he asked.

"Huh?" I blinked... oh, I was just caught staring. Umm... hahaha what do I say? Honesty is the best policy.

"I was just admiring you," I answered to cover my ass.

He smirked and lowered his face so that the way his eyes were focused on me looked a tad more feral than normal. I could see lust dancing behind his irises... and my cheeks went from pink to red.

"Kouga!" I smacked his arm!

"What?" he laughed, rubbing his arm where I had hit him.

"You are such a pervert..." I pouted.

"I didn't say anything..." he chuckled.

"You didn't have to... your eyes said it for you!" I told him as I poked a finger onto his chest.

"Really?" he taunted me, "What did they say to you?"

I grabbed the collar of his shirt and pulled myself so that our noses where just but one space apart. "That you want to do some very naughty things to me Kouga. You are a guy after all, and you have basic primal wants and needs... and you want me to help you... more so please you." I smirked so he could see it, our faces being so close... I was seriously fighting the urge to close that space and just kiss him. But I was good, and I held my ground. "Your eyes told me that you want me in the way that any man wants a woman," I continued. I moved so that I was no longer sitting on the bench but straddling his thighs. Sitting on his lap like this was turning me on. God damn... not here at school! We might get caught and be in serious trouble! I don't care! I love teasing him like this. Bad Ayame... bad bad bad. Hee hee!

I was wearing a knee length dress today, so in order to stay on his lap comfortably, I had to hike the skirt up just enough so that he could see my thighs. It was white with a lavender butterfly print dancing around the fabric. The top was cut in a lovely scoop because it was halter styled and tied at the back of my neck. I wore my red hair in two braids that hung down either side of my face... and the flower of my name's sake was behind my right ear as a decoration. I gently scooted over him and rested my hands on his shoulders, moving them to hug around his neck. I leaned into him, and whispered in his ear, "Your eyes told me... that you want to fuck me Kouga."

A heavy breath passed through his lips and he gingerly rocked his hips upwards. I was right on the money. He did want to screw me... just plunge inside my body repeatedly, making me scream. Honestly, I would love to lose my virginity to Kouga... but not yet... it's still too soon. We have only been together for three days, going on four if you count today. His breaths turned into grunts and his tiny thrusts upwards became longer and I noticed that he had a situation in his pants. I shot up, my back straitened and my eyes widened in surprise as he grabbed onto my hips and purposely ground his denim covered erection in between my legs. I gasped, and almost squeaked, "Kouga!"

"Sorry baby..." he groaned, letting his head loll backwards so that it left his neck open to me. I licked my lips, he was tempting me. Damn him.

I saw a movement on my right and I snapped my head to see that it was one of the teachers. Quickly I attempted to get off of Kouga's lap but he wouldn't let go of my hips.

"Kouga," I said frantically, "a teacher is coming over. I don't want detention for PDA."

He loosened his grip and tilted his head back up, biting his bottom lip. I guess pain is better when you can't get the pleasure your body is demanding. I quickly clambered off of his lap and returned to my seat next to him. The teacher was too busy watching other students walk past him to notice that I just got off of my boyfriend's lap... but he had come over anyways.

"Ahh..." he nodded, "Mr. Ookami... glad to see that you made it to school at a decent time today."

"Thanks?" Kouga shrugged.

"I will see you in class then?"

"Maybe..." Kouga grinned.

I suddenly found my book to be very interesting.

"You know Mr. Ookami, if you do not pass my class this first quarter, then you won't be able to play soccer later when winter rolls around."

"I know," Kouga answered.

"Then you will be in class today?"

"I don't know Mr. Karokawa... it depends on my mood," Kouga smirked.

"Your mood might get you in detention Mr. Ookami..." the teacher snapped.

"Look," Kouga said flatly, "I am getting the paper work together to get out of your class. I already have enough math credits to pass my senior year so I am getting the transfer sheets to have a free period."

The teacher just glared at him, "You need this math class to get into a good college!"

"I already have sports scholarships... I can take the stupid math class when I'm at the University... so spare me," Kouga snapped back.

"Miss Niji," Mr. Karokawa snapped at me, "it is malcontents like Mr. Ookami that get good girls like you into big trouble. If you know what is good for you scholastic career then you will pick better friends."

"Leave her out of this," Kouga spat, "Ayame can hang out with anyone that she wants to be with. It's none of your business."

The teacher scowled at Kouga and turned to storm off. I had to hold in the giggles until he was gone. I turned and faced Kouga, my hands resting in my lap, "Kouga?"

He sunk into the seat, his arms bracing the back of the bench and he looked over at me. "What is is baby?"

"Did you know... I have stalkers...?" I said.

He sat up strait, fast... woah, he looked like he wanted to find someone and punch them in the face. "Stalkers? Ayame... that's serious."

"I didn't know if they were friends of yours..." I replied honestly, "but they wouldn't leave me alone when I was walking over here this morning."

He narrowed his eyes, but not at me... more so behind me.

"They said that their names are Mitsuko, Hari, and Kenji... are they friends of yours?"

"They wish that they were..." he shook his head.

"Kouga, they were telling me things about me that they wouldn't have known unless they were there at the party..." I said, looking down at my lap. "They said that I looked hot when I was angry... and even hotter when I only danced in my underwear... covered in bubbles."

Kouga still wouldn't look me in the eyes, he was scanning around us. This made me feel very uncomfortable. If I had known that moving up in the social standard would have cost me my privacy, then I would have continued to admire Kouga from a distance... and I would have never agreed to wear those damn diamonds. But at the same time, when I stare at the man who was sitting across from me... I told myself that he's worth it. Kouga is worth anything. I love him. I just don't know when it would be a good time to tell him. I don't want to move to fast in our relationship. I read in some magazine that there was an art to dating. If I gave in too soon to when he wanted to have sex then it would mean I am too easy, and that I am a slut. But if I wait too long then he will lose interest because I would no longer be able to hold his attention. It's all about playing the game. I had to constantly keep things interesting and keep Kouga on his toes... so he wouldn't know what to expect from me. I don't want him losing interest... I don't want to lose him at all. But in the long run, I might lose him anyways... especially if he goes off to college. That... scares me.

I frowned from my thoughts, and I don't think Kouga even noticed since he was busy looking around for my stalkers. I adjusted on the bench, leaning over to grab my bags and my purse off of the ground. I placed my lavender iPod back into my purse and the bags hung lightly on my shoulders as I rose to my feet. Kouga's attention must have snapped back to me because he said my name, "Ayame?"

I kept my head hung, and I reached up with the arm that was holding my purse to play with the end of my braid. I always tend to play with my hair if I am getting sad, or nervous. I gave him a sad smile, closing my eyes as I did so... I didn't want him to pick up on the subtle nuances that I was sad. Why? Why is it that as soon as I get my hands on him... in the span of a few months he will be gone from me forever? I will just be that girl he dated in high school... especially when he goes to college, and he is hanging around older women. I will be nothing but a speck in the back of his mind as he is banging some blonde bombshell when he is at the university.

"Ayame..." he got up from the bench, coming over to stand next to me. "What's wrong?"

"Dust in the wind..." I whispered.

"What?" he asked.

"All we are is dust in the wind..." I said. "It's versus to a song... its called, 'Dust in the Wind' its by Kansas."

"Oh..." he shrugged, "What made you bring that up?"

I sighed, looking up when the bell to go to class rang... saved by the bell... again. "Nothing Kouga... just think about it. The lyrics are nice... 'I close my eyes... only for a moment and the moment is gone. All my dreams pass before my eyes in curiosity. Dust in the Wind, all they are is dust in the wind. Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea. All we do, crumbles to the ground but we refuse to see. Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind'," I waved my finger around to symbolize the musical interlude. " 'Don't hang on. Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky. It slips away, and all your money wont hold another minute by. Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind. Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind.' You should listen to the song... it's pretty."

He stood there and stared at me, not having any idea of what I was getting at. I didn't think that he would. It's probably better that way. I left him there stupefied and walked myself to class. Now I wish that it wasn't Monday anymore... I wanted to go home and sleep because I was suddenly exhausted. I shouldn't look into things so much, it tends to hurt my feelings more than it should... but I can't help it. I'm an Aries... I like being number one, the leader... and in control... it's part of being a fire sign... having so much passion. But I want to control it. And I can not control this situation. It makes me feel helpless. I worked so hard to get him, and if I can't have him as long as I need him then is it all worth it? Why put myself through the torture?

I don't know what to do...