Fushigi Yuugi Fan Fiction ❯ Jusst Like Romeo and Juliet ❯ The Running In ( Chapter 2 )

Just Like Romeo and Juliet

Chapter 2. The Running In

By: Gator Ri

Houjun walked on through the woods he was on his way to Hikou's father's carpenter shop hoping that Hikou would be about ready to leave. Coming out of the woods and onto the road Houjun continued the short walk to the main part of the village. He was lost in thought as he often was and wasn't watching where he was going.

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Kouran walked along the road and entered the village she was thinking about Houjun and they way he had looked when he pulled the plant instead of a weed. She giggled to herself. Then "Oof!" she ran into someone again and almost lost her footing but the person reached out and grabbed her. Looking up she found herself staring right into Houjun's face. SHe blushed, "I-i'm sorry."

He blushed too and shook his head, "No I sould have been watching where I was going," he laughed a bit.

Kouran liked the way his strong arms felt around her and was disapointed when he let go.

He turned, "Well, I guess I'll see ya later only I hope that we meet with out running into each other next time," he chuckled as he lost himself in the crowd.

Kourn watched Houjun go. The corners of her mouth tugged down a bit. She wouldn't mind seeing him again. She continued threading her way to the bread stand and bought what she needed for that night and slowly walked back towards home.

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Houjun finally got to the carpentry shop, although it's more like a little shack than a true shop. He entered to see Hikou sawing a twigs off a small tree. Sneeking up behind his friend he went super dformed and slapped him on the back, "HEY! HIKOU! HOW'S IT GOING!?"

Super defromed Hikou whirled around to see his friend laughing at him, "Hey! What's the big idea!?"

Houjun stopped laughing long enough to shrug.

Hikou wasn't smiling, "Thanks for the compassion."

Houjun finally quit laughing and went back to his normal size, "I just thought I would come by and see what my old buddy was up to that's all," he had a bored look and studied his finger nails like he was cool.

Hikou, now at his normal size, shook his head at his friend, "I'm almost done lemme finish sawing off the twigs," got a sly look, "But I don't know. I mean why would I want to hang out with a guy who almost killed me prematurely."

Houjun looked up from studying his nails and studied his friend.

Hikou smiled more slyly, "I don't know if I can continue after a blast to the ticker like that." sighs, "But..."

Houjun offered, "I'll finish."

Hikou handed the saw over to Houjun and lounged against a table watching his friend do his work. He laughed to himself, Houjun was so easy to fool sometimes but that's how he always got back at his friend.

Houjun sweating sawed off the last twig and turned to his friend, "Okay, let's go."

Hikou held up his hand and shook his head, "Nope, not until I examine what you did. I have to make sure it was done right." he walked over to the small tree that looked more like a pole now and examined the work that his friend had done, "Damn!" he thought he did a really good job. He nodded at Houjun, "Okay we can go." Houjun smiled as Hikou grabbed his fishing pole and they walked off towards Houjun's house to pick up his pole and the bait. Houjun and Hikou walked along talking about this and that and doing much teasing. Finally they reached Houjun's house. HOuju got his poole and bucket of bait. Turning around he smiled, "I'll race ya from here to the river!"

Hikou groaned but accepted the challenge. They ran along the road side by side for a while but the Houjun pulled ahead. Turned around and ran backwards he called, "Hey come on, Hikou, you're not that old and out of shape are you?"

Hikou got a more determined look on his face. He was going to beat Houjun one of these days. Then he noticed as Houjun was running backwards that he was headed straight for someone ahead of him. He was going to call out to his friend but it was already to late.

Houjun saw Hikou about to say something was about to turn around when *WHAM!* He ran into someone and fell to the ground, the bucket of woroms and dirt landing on his head. Someone started laughing at him. He reached up and pulled the bucket off his head to see who it was and wished that he hadn't. HE turned a very BRIGHT red as he looked at none other than Kouran.

Kouran couldn't help but laugh at Houjun's state as he sat there on the ground. She picked up her basket that she had dropped when being ran over, luckily the bread hadn't fallen out. She got up still laughing, "OH! Houjun you're so funny!"

Hikou came puffing up and laughed as well at Houjun.

Houjun sat there wishing that he could crawl into a hole and die! He was very embarrassed and didn't want to face either of these people, especially Kouran. Finally he stammered, with face still buring, "I-im sorry."

Kouran stopped laughing and looked at him, "Isn't that what I said earlier?"

Hikou looked in between Houjun and Kouran and thought, "Hmmmm..something is up here."

Houjun nodded as he picked himself up off the ground and started picking worms out of his hair and dropping them back into what dirt was left in the bucket. After a couple moments of silence Houjun smiled, "Didn't I say that next time we meet we better not run into each other?" at her nod he chuckled and picked up his fishing pole and bucket, "Well, we best be off. There's fish to catch" oops he forgot something, turning to Hikou, "Hikou, this is Kouran. Kouran this is my best friend Hikou."

Kouran smiled at Hikou but was looking at Houjun. Hikou made a quick how do and started following his friend towards the river. Houjun walked backwards and waved, "Well, run into ya later," turned back around and laughed.

Kouran shook her head at the boy who was stealing her hear away and she barely knew him! but there was something unique and special about him. What. She couldn't put her finger on it but there was something......