K A M E K O

Our heroine in the story didn't get a lot of sleep yesterday. It was either because of the nightmare or the fact that she decided to drink a liter of water before sleeping again, knowing that she had a bladder the size of a peanut.

She couldn't tell, and frankly, she didn't care.

She lumbered all the way to the bathroom and studied her face in the mirror, and scowled. She had every reason to, with her lips chapped, her green eyes a murky olive hue, and her two eyebrows that were going to mate and become a unibrow. Squeezing some toothpaste onto her toothbrush, she began polishing her pearly whites. Exiting the room, she began changing into her uniform. Something caught her eye, though-

A small box of chocolates.

It wasn't the brightest color of the rainbow, being a small 8 cm by 8cm green cardboard box. The front of the box was see-through, and even the four chocolates resting in the box were plain- small, brown spheres of pure happiness.

The corners of her mouth twitched to reveal the first genuine smile since yesterday. She gingerly picked up the box and the soft aroma of roses entered her nose. She giggled. So much for being an anonymous.

Suddenly getting a burst of motivation, she sprung to the bathroom and changed. Her mouth was watering just thinking about the morsels. She greedily opened the bland box and picked up the chocolate on the far top right corner. She licked her lips and bit into it. Her eyebrow rose as the chocolate melted in her mouth.

"..Mint..?" She sniffed the chocolate to confirm the fresh flavor, "Oh snap. Me and mint don't work well."

Her body began jittering as she skipped downstairs. Making breakfast became a synch. After cooking, she took another bite of the chocolate and giggled. She was a bit overdramatic yesterday, wasn't she?

The brothers soon went to the kitchen to eat breakfast. When they all assembled, she could hardly hold her excitement and happiness. "GOOD MORNING WONDERUL PEOPLE! I HOPE GOD BLESSES YOUR GLORIOUS EXISTENCES AND ENJOY YOUR DAY."

They all looked at her blinding smile and dimples, confused, "Did you try to poison us?" Ayato poked the scrambled eggs suspiciously.

She simply laughed, "No. Is it wrong to acknowledge the people who took me in and give my thanks?"

"A little." Everyone said.

She pouted playfully, she could feel the sugar rush slowly losing its effects. She merrily skipped over to the large mahogany door to wait for the others.

From her point of hearing, she could hear the clatter of utensils and the distinct sound of people gagging. Maybe being too happy wasn't the best idea. She greeted them happily before eating another piece of the Bon Bon Chocolate.

Her mind began to race once more before they also met up with her to enter the limo. She sat between Kanato and Subaru. When she sat down, her legs wouldn't stop shaking. Apparently, they all noticed. "Oi. Can you stop that?! It's annoying." Subaru complained as he felt the movements.

"I'm trying!" She firmly put all the weight of her arms onto her thighs, momentarily stopping the shakiness. It all seemed well until someone brought up the question.

"Kameko, why are you so happy?" Kanato asked and tilted his head.

"No rea-son" She sounded out the syllables and giggled, once again. The limo halted and everyone filed out. Aiko was waiting for her and she couldn't wait to spread the news. Maybe living with those vampires aren't such a bad thing anymore.

It seemed like her luck still hadn't ran out yet, with no frogs to dissect, no math pop quizzes and no basketball to play. The day had practically whizzed by until lunch time, and Kameko was still peachy.

That was until she entered the lunchroom with Aiko and Maaku. Something caught her eye though, a red stain, "Hey, Maaku, what's that red stain on the corner of your shirt?"

"It's a tomato sauce stain. Don't worry, sis." He reassured her.

"Okay, just making sure." Kameko's eyes were narrowed.

As they talked, Kameko could see a bunch of girls heading their way. They didn't seem awfully happy with the trio.

"Psst. Aiko look. It's the Nude Crew." Kameko whispered to her friend, who laughed quietly.

The group of five girls approached them, the leader of them, Mika was wearing a uniform two times too small and she wasn't wearing a bow on the collar. She hissed at the group, but mainly Kameko. The vain look on her face showed no mercy. As Kameko began to walk away to eat her lunch, Mika smacked her lunch tray out of her hands. Kameko stared solemnly at her squished sandwich under Mika's high heels. She slowly began to crouch to pick up the uneaten apple, but one girl kicked her apple away. Kameko slowly stood back up and looked over at Mika.

"You...you... slut!" She spat at Kameko.

"I'm the slut? Is the lack of oxygen due to your uniform getting to your brain?" Kameko shook her head, "What do you mean, Mika?"

She scowled even more, "Don't say my name so freely! It's bad enough that you're always together with the Sakamaki brothers, why do you need the company of Maaku too?!"

Is that what this is all about? Her companions? Really?

"Uh, I'm sorry, what? If you want to bang one of the Sakamaki brothers, be my guest, and Maaku's my brother." She seemed unsure at what her anger was about.

It seemed like Mika didn't know, but seemed to ignore the Sakamaki part, "Why is someone like you hanging out with some of the hottest guys in school?"

Kameko nearly burst out laughing, "Someone like me?"

Mika sneered, her whole little crew giggling, "Someone as ugly and disgusting as you. Why would they hang out with you, when they could have me?" She flipped hr bubblegum pink hair and gestured to her curvaceous body.

By this time, the whole room were playing audience at their little scene. Aiko looked uncomfortable and really wanted to punch Mika, Maaku was staring intently at Kameko and even the Sakamaki and Mukami brothers were taking part of this.

This time, Kameko had to laugh, "Yes, I'm aware I am ugly. And the reason why they won't hang near you is because they're allergic to hypocrites and bitches."

She could hear the whole room chuckling as Mika looked stunned. Suddenly a crisp smack was heard from within the lunchroom. Mika was practically seething with rage as she slowly lowered her hand. Kameko slowly looked at the girl and slowly touched her cheek, "You're the one that's the bitch! Ugh!"

Aiko looked ready to slap, kick and ship this girl all the way to Antarctica, but Kameko stopped her.

Kameko slowly smiled, "Yet you still didn't object to being called a bitch or hypocrite."

Mika was turning more and more into a tomato as she raised her hand again. This time, Kameko managed to grasp onto her wrist and slowly twist it. All her happiness is gone, and her eyes were a glowing hazel.

"Ow! What're you doing?! This is abuse!" She tugged on her wrist, which Kameko surprisingly let go of.

"..Aiko." Kameko spoke slowly, "Pass the pepper spray."

The lunch period was practically over, but Kameko still calmly walked out of the room, with Aiko right on her tail. The Sakamaki brothers also decided to check up on the girl.

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"Did you see her? It was hilarious!" Kameko was practically breaking on the inside, "And her face when I asked for the pepper spray?"

"A-and her expression when you actually took out the spray." Aiko was also laughing.

Kameko grabbed her left cheek and winced, Mika's fake nails were really sharp. Not to mention the fact that she had no lunch now. Aiko took pity on her grumbling stomach and gave her some raw meat she savaged from the lunchroom as they were leaving.

"Does that mean I have to cook it?" Kameko complained but didn't deny the fact she was extremely hungry.

"Don't use your magic! People might see." Aiko warned as she bit into her turkey sandwich.

Kameko rolled her eyes, "I'm no idiot, Aiko. I'll do this the natural way."

She began scanning the roof until she saw two sticks. Grabbing the two twigs, she began rubbing them against one another until they caused a spark. Feeling victorious, Kameko strung up the pieces of pork and beef and began roasting it. As she watched the meat cook, she heard the door open behind them. Suddenly, someone stepped on her fire. Pissed to see Mika and her crew again, she stood up- only to face the school uniform of Shuu.

"..Fire's bad." He declared and stomped on it once more.

"Bro!" She complained as her stomach growled, "Aiko~"

"Suck it up." Aiko muttered as she eyed the Sakamaki brothers warily.

Kameko sighed as she scanned the street beside her, her eyes widening as she saw a little boy no older than 5. The little boy was chasing a little red balloon and wasn't aware of the big moving truck moving straight for him.

"Aiko.." Kameko steadied herself, "Watch my stuff."

"Wha..?" Aiko and the other boys looked confused.

Kameko sucked in a breath and jumped off the building's roof.