Neko found her sacrifice even more endearing, and thought that if she found one more reason to love this beautiful creature, her heart would probably burst. She threw her arms around Tenshi's neck and kissed her even more passionately than before.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"-they put me in midfield so Rouki-kun and I were passing the ball in circles around the other team. I mean, it was like we were doing a passing drill." Jian-wa stopped. Was Mi-chan still listening? He had thought that maybe she was just feigning interest when they were studying because she didn't want to actually work. But she still seemed to be interested now that they were taking a break to get a snack, so he continued, "And suddenly the other team takes him out, and I'm stuck facing off against Ginta-kun alone. But then Neko-chan appears practically out of thin air, and I somehow manage to get the ball to her and-"
Suddenly, out of nowhere, Mi-chan pushed him against the wall and began to make out with him with an intensity he had never felt from her before. Jian-wa's eyes widened in surprise. But he had found it was usually best not to argue with her when� well, anytime, but especially not when she was passionate about something.
And she was definitely passionate about this.
Not that he minded at all. Nope, he was definitely all for going with the flow right now.
After a few minutes, she drew away from him almost as suddenly as she had begun. He knew he must look a little stunned, and her face began to turn a bit pink as she apologized, "Gomen."
"No problem," he consoled her, though his eyebrows were probably still raised somewhere around the ceiling. "It was just a little unexpected."
Mi-chan wasn't much for blushing, but she hadn't anticipated her action anymore than he had. "Uh, that was kinda more Neko-chan than me. I mean, not her for you; that was all me," she assured him. "She and Tenshi-kun are - well, her feelings are really super-intense right now."
"Oh." Jian-wa was a tiny bit disappointed that he alone hadn't inspired Mi-chan's sudden passion. But he was kind of amused by the situation. He wondered if that was going to happen to him and Mi-chan every time things between Neko and Tenshi got a little steamy� or vice versa. Just how physical were they getting, he wondered. *Happy birthday, Tenshi-kun* he thought.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Puroko seemed to be getting a little restless waiting for dessert. Haruka looked at her watch. "Hmm, Tenshi and Neko-chan have been gone a pretty long time," she pointed out. "Maybe I should go check on them."
"Haruka," Michiru scolded her, amused that Haruka was so worried about what they were doing. "It's Tenshi's birthday. Let them have some time alone together."
Haruka scowled at her. "You're going to trust them to their hormones. I wouldn't trust us."
"They're good kids. Much better than you and I were."
"Still just kids."
"I'll check on them," Puroko offered cheerfully, completely clueless about what she was checking for.
Michiru giggled as she stood up. "I'll go remind them they still have cake and ice cream to eat."
"Yippee!" Puroko cheered.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Michiru walked into her eldest daughter's room (the door was open enough to be considered an invitation) to find Tenshi and Neko lying on Tenshi's bed in a passionate embrace.
"Tenshi, dear," she said as if nothing was going on.
Tenshi pushed herself away from Neko with such force that she fell off the bed. "Mama!"
Neko sat up immediately, her face bright red.
Michiru fought the urge to giggle at their mortification. She really was a romantic, and, unlike Haruka, she didn't feel it was fair to condemn the girls when they were being less physical than she and Haruka had been at an even younger age. Try as she might to convince herself to be angry, she just couldn't. The best she could manage was a stern "Be glad I'm not your 'papa.'"
"We weren't doing anything but kissing," Tenshi insisted guiltily.
"Uh huh," Michiru teased, as if she didn't believe them. Then to take some pressure off of them, she told them, "I don't think Puroko can wait much longer for dessert. You might consider making an appearance." She winked. "Maybe you should check yourselves over. Make sure you're not all� disheveled before Haruka sees you."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Neko and Tenshi stood before Tenshi's mirror, checking to make sure they were going to look neat enough to pass Haruka's inevitable inspection.
"Tenshi-kun," Neko apologized softly, "I'm sorry." She looked away. "It was really irresponsible. You could've gotten in serious trouble with your parents."
Tenshi took her chin and made her look back at her. "Koneko, we weren't doing anything wrong. Passion isn't wrong."
"Puroko-chan could have come up. What if she had caught us?"
"We were just kissing! We weren't doing anything wrong at all!" Tenshi was beginning to feel like a broken record. "Onegai, don't feel guilty for it. I'm not in trouble, and we weren't going to do anything." Neko still looked uncertain, so Tenshi continued to try to reassure her. "Come on, even if I had tried to take it further, I'm sure you would stop me, right, Koneko?"
"I guess," Neko answered, not positive that that was exactly true.
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