It's Not Stalking [Tsuyoi or Gakuto/open]

[Lord Sesshomaru]

Tsuyoi frowned, listening to Kouhei. The last bit of information was the most important. "If something happens cal me." he then turns toward Renee. "What kind of shopping am I stuck to live through?" he would probably be carrying everthing. He didn't mind. The information given to him only made him want to stay close to Kouhei.

A strange body gaurd Tsuyoi would make. He barely waited for an answer as he completely entered the mall. Taking in the nearest stores and trying to guess which ones they would enter. He didn't leave the doorway. He wouldn't be able to lead the way, he didn't think like them. In the end, he would be following.

[Aiko]

Laughter just seemed to be flowing out of Ren’s mouth today, ever since she got talking to Kouhei-chan. Her explanation for having Tsuyoi’s questioning, and for having his number, were enough to send the American into another fit of hysterics. She bit her lip, trying to suppress the cackling that threatened to make her new friend ever more embarrassed, but couldn’t help a few whimsical giggles. That is, she chuckled until she realized she wasn’t following the conversation any more. Not because she wasn’t paying attention, but because she couldn’t. The two of her companions were speaking Japanese!

“Secrets, secrets are no fun,[/i]” she chided, wagging a finger at the two of them. She crossed her arms and tossed her head, though her exaggerated look of annoyance was clearly more for show than seriousness, as she showed when she flashed the two pale-haired people another grin. She wished she could press them for secrets, but hey, they weren’t that good friends yet.

“Clothes shopping is your punishment,[/i]” Ren said in response to Tsuyoi’s question. She decided at that moment that Tsuyoi was going to be the scapegoat for all her annoyances for the rest of the day. Adjusting her purse strap, the American turned to the shorter girl. “Lead the way, Kouhei-chan, to the land of rainbow socks![/i]” She grabbed her smaller companion’s hand, as the Japanese girl had taken hers when her hands were cold.

[Birdie]

Kouhei sighed in relief when Tsuyoi seemed to understand. He really wouldn't have taken the number otherwise. He shouldn't have taken it in the first place. When Ren got some what pissed for not knowing what they were talking about Kouhei smiled. "I was just being troubled by an ex-boyfriend. Tsuyoi-senpai is really nice. He's willing to help me with my dilemma."

Kouhei felt much more at ease now and so laughed more freely when Ren took her hand. "All right, this way." she then headed in the direction of the particular store that sold her pretty little socks. It was a little ways in, but it was worth the trek. X-Shop had a new supply of skirts. They were short enough to please Kouhei and long enoug that Tsuyoi wouldn't complain too much if Kouhei wore them. They were a denim with rainbow belts that were studded with skulls and cross bones that looked like cat heads. Kouhei squealed happily and entered the shop. He found a pair in his size, two, and went to try them on. Before disappearing into dressing room he pointed Ren toward the socks.

[Lord Sesshomaru]

Tsuyoi was quiet for the rest of the time, following them. He had his hands in his pockets, seemingly uninterested in every and anything they were saying. When entering the store, he felt like he didn't belong. Sure, it wasn't insanely girly, but it wasn't his type of clothing. He watched both of them before looking around himself, wondering why girls liked such different clothing.

[Aiko]

The American’s mouth fell open when she saw the X-Shop. They’d walked through the mall hand-in-hand, garnering incredulous stares from fellow shoppers, which Ren-chan returned a little defiantly, though with flushed cheeks. She’d forgotten how the Japanese weren’t quite so comfortable with the constant touching that she herself was accustomed to, but she felt it would be rude to release Kouhei-chan’s hand. For the most part, Renée successfully ignored Tsuyoi drifting along with them. But now they were at the store, and any of Renée’s discomfort vanished as she stared into the store.

Here was certainly one of the most colorful collection of clothes that Ren had seen, and that wasn’t just judging by hues, though the colors themselves were certainly a feature. Here were clothes that, as Kouhei had promised, looked like they belonged to a bunch of ravers. The American’s hand fell out of the smaller girl’s as she stared at the collection, then drifted after Kouhei, apparently stupefied as she gawked.

“It’s… beautiful![/i]” gasped Renée, and quickly followed Kouhei as she found some awesome denim skirts.

Kouhei-chan was apparently going to be trying some on, and if it wasn’t for feeling like a copycat, Ren would also have snatched a pair or two. As it was, the American followed where the silver-haired girl pointed, and realized that she was soon drowning in a sea of gaudy socks. It absolutely did feel like drowning; that was not an exaggeration. Renée was immediately overwhelmed by the collection of footwear that surrounded her, and forgot to breathe for several seconds. Then she swam over to the nearest pairs, dazedly deciding to start someplace.

She immediately picked out a pair of white knee-highs, which would go with her school uniform, but as soon as they were in her hand, she was bored with the prospect of buying for school. Such a thing was so mundane! She wanted to be spontaneous, like Kouhei-chan! Ren found some ankle socks to her liking, three pairs: one pink and polka dotted, one electric blue and striped, and one solid but violently green. Then she moved on to tights and leggings. She grabbed fishnets, tights blue with black spots, and a pair that was gray-and-white checkered. Renée found herself staring at a pile of leg- and footwear at her feet, for there was too much for her to carry in her arms, unsure of how they all got there. A slow smile tugged at the corners of her mouth and, defying the physical laws of nature, balanced her collection in her arms. Turning, she looked for Kouhei, though Tsuyoi would do in a pinch.

[Birdie]

Kouhei came out of the dressing room in his cute little denim skirt. He laughed. "What do you think?" [/i]he asked before offering to help her carry the socks, leggings, and what ever else she had decided to throw in the pile. "Goodness, planning on shoding an entire army?"[/color][/b] As he spoke he looked for more interesting outfits. That's when he saw the shirt. It looked like a really short bright red dress from the front, but in the back it was open. It was held together by bright, lime green ribbon. Where the ribbon tied was only over half the back. There were equally green flowers printed on the right side of the shirt. Kouhei gasped happily. "It's adorable!"


((shirt back))

[Lord Sesshomaru]

Tsuyoi stayed near the entrance, ready to leave the store at any moment but the longer they stayed the further he had to enter to stay close to the two girls. He found out a very odd thing about Renee. She was obsessed with socks. As uninteresting as that is, he was sure he'd end up the one carrying the loaded bag of socks.

[Aiko]

Ren-chan spotted Kouhei-chan coming out of the dressing room in a new and adorable denim skirt, and altered her course to make her way over to her short friend. “You look really cute![/i]” the American could honestly say. Assuming a playfully threatening voice, she growled, “Get it or I will eat you![/i]”

Laughing, she let Kouhei take the ankle socks, which were teetering uncertainly at the top of the colorful pile. “An army of one: me![/i]” she replied to her friend’s joking question. “Well, I couldn’t very well just get one,[/i]” Ren stated matter-of-factly. “I can’t wear the same thing day in and day out.[/i]” Then, thinking of her school uniform: “Not that I always have any choice in the matter.[/i]”

A moment later, Ren had to wonder whether Kouhei-chan had heard anything she’d just said, because the Japanese girl’s attention was clapped on a vibrant red-and-green piece of fabric with ties that led Ren to believe it might be worn… but as what? Was it a scarf or a hat? Or was it supposed to be a dress of some sort? At Kouhei-chan’s exclamation, Renée cast a sideways glance down at the silvery top of Kouhei’s head, then decided that, whatever it was, it looked like something Kouhei might wear. Ren giggled to herself. “Then try it on![/i]” she suggested.

“Oh, but before you do, do you think we’ll go to any other stores after this? I don’t want to spend all my money here if we’re still shopping after this place.[/i]”

[Birdie]

Kouhei giggled. "All right, I will, I will. I promise."[/color] He didn't particularly wish to be eaten. Kouhei wasn't the type to complain. besides, the school uniforms were so adorable he did not mind wearing the same thing over and over. He got to wear fun clothes when he got home anyway.

"Of course we'll go else where. The point of going shopping is to go everywhere." [/b] [/color]The petite boy helped Ren with her socks before going to try on the shirt with the skirt he had been wearing. he decided he liked both. He got dressed in his original outfit and brought his purchase to the cash register. He promptly handed over the necessary money and accepted his bag. He walked happily over to Ren. "Ready yet?" [/color]he inquired. His bright emerald eyes watching the sock mountain curiously. She was really going to have to dwindle it down. There was no way anyone could need so many brightly colored socks, no matter how pretty.

[Lord Sesshomaru]

Tsuyoi watched with a large amount of boredom. He had nothing to do. Why did he come again? Why was he so forgetful on his purposes? He sighed, watching the two as they found such great interest in something as small as clothing. They better not expect him to carry all those socks...

((pointless post :/ ))

[Aiko]

Renée couldn’t get her silly, pleased smile off her face, not that she wanted to, anyway. She laughed at Kouhei’s comment. [green] “Okay,”[/green] she agreed easily. She couldn’t complain. She hadn’t really done any shopping, except for what was absolutely essential (food and the like excluded, of course), since she’d arrived in this country. It probably had something to do with the fact that she didn’t have any friends in Japan, her normal posse literally an ocean apart from her. This could be her only really good opportunity for this kind of girl’s-day-out fun. [green]Of course it won’t be![/green] she amended mentally, heading back to look at other random stuff as Kouhei tried on her… whatever it was. [green]Kouhei-chan and I are going to be buddies after this. I can feel it![/green] Ren attacked the socks-and-tights collection with renewed vigor, cleaning out from her collection what she thought was unnecessary… and then adding new bits. In the end, she had three pairs of socks and five pairs of tights, the socks being what she called “cotton candy-colored” and the tights being all zany colors and patterns, plus white ones and fishnets.

Ren was so absorbed in her sorting that she was taken by surprise when Kouhei-chan appeared behind her. [green]“Ah! Oh.” [/green] Ren glanced at the reduced pile in her arms. [green]“Yeah, I guess this is good. I’ll go now…” [/green] She headed over to the cashier and paid the appropriate amount of money for her foot-and-legwear conglomeration. As her items were getting bagged, the American checked her store of cash. She still had plenty to spend on the rest of the spree – and that’s what she viewed this trip as, a spree. Again, she barely spent money on anything other than food. Now was the time to hang out and splurge with new friends! Grinning, Ren accepted her bag and practically skipped over to Kouhei-chan. [green]“We’re cool!” [/green] she announced, swinging her bag like an over-eager little kid with a sack of candy and toys.

[green]“Where’re we off to now?” [/green] she asked eagerly.

[Birdie]

Kouhei nodded and went to stand by Tsuyoi as Ren went about paying for her socks. He smiled up at Tsuyoi. "We're not really going to make you carry our things. At least, I don't. I wouldn't want to burden you. If you really don't want to be here you don't have to stay. I don't want you to be too bored." His green eyes slipped to Ren as she came up, smiling as if the world had sudden sprouted colors.

"Sure, where would you like to go next... What type of store, I mean."[/color] He brushed back his silvery hair from his face. He glanced at Tsuyoi once and looked back toward Ren.

((damn... bad post XP))

[Lord Sesshomaru]

"I have nothing else to do," Tsuyoi explained to Kouhei simply, looking away and around the store. Uninterested in everything. He would be just as bored here as anywhere else. And they better not make him carry their things. He was no servant. His eyes didn't turn to Renee when she joined them. They never left Kouhei's face until the boy glanced at him. He mentally removed himself from the conversation, even though he was right by their sides. He wondered when he had gotten so good at it.

[Aiko]

Ren’s bag stopped swinging as the girl who held it puzzled over Kouhei’s question. [green] “Hmm… where would I like to go next?”[/green] she mused aloud. Her almond-shaped green eyes traveled slowly over the colorful, gaze-grabbing signs of stores all around her. She spun around, her long dark sweater lifting slightly with the motion. There was so much to choose from! As her bag hit against her knees, she looked back at Kouhei, shrugging her shoulders. [green] “I dunno,”[/green] she said. [green]Besides,[/green] she thought to herself, [green]I wouldn’t be surprised if Kouhei-chan doesn’t like any of the kinds of stores I do.[/green] Not that Ren had much of a preference anyway.

Suddenly, the American’s emerald gaze happened to land on a store of American products. She almost missed it, because the sign was small and far down the huge hall of the mall. [green]“Ooh!”[/green] she exclaimed. [green]“I didn’t know there was an American store here! How long’s that been around?”[/green] She started to walk towards it, then stopped. She glanced back at Tsuyoi and Kouhei, looking embarrassed. [green]“But we don’t have to go there!”[/green] she said quickly. [green] “I can go there any time! Where do you want to go, Kouhei-chan?”[/green]

[Birdie]

Kouhei's eyes drifted to the American store that Ren-chan had pointed out. He frowned and stared at it thoughtfully. "You know, I've never actually seen it before." He grinned at Renee. "If you want I'd willingly go with you. Sempai doesn't have to stick around if he doesn't want to." He wondered what sort of things would be in an American Store. He had lived a while in England, but that was definitively not America.

((Damn. I'm braindead))