The Mysterious Kokichi Kinnie

Chapter. 13 It's Maaaagic!

     Kokichi returned a few minutes later with Kiki's marble box. He found Himiko staring at her book, but she didn't seem to be reading anything. Kokichi tapped her on the shoulder, causing her to flinch.

 "Himiko, you okay?" Kokichi asked.

  "H-Huh? Hm? Oh...y-yeah, I'm f-fine," she responded as she shook her head to clear her thoughts. Kokichi smiled. She must have still been reeling from those kisses. He was kind of proud of himself for that.

  "Well, I brought the necklace," he said as he opened up the box and took the necklace out. Himiko cleared her throat and took the necklace from him. His hand was warm and inviting, and for a brief moment, her eyes locked with his. Trying so hard not to blush, Himiko set the necklace on the table. She heated up the Bunsen burner and waited for the water to boil.

   "Um...while we wait for the water to boil, I need you to get me some ingredients," Himiko said. Kokichi nodded.

   "Okay, HimiCocoa-Bean! Tell me what you need!" Kokichi replied, walking to the shelf. Himiko began reading the ingredients from the first spell: "Satiating the Vampire's Hunger." 

   "I need the jar of vampire fangs, the vial that says 'Blood of Vampire Bat,' the Essence of Mosquito, oh...and the hair of the vampire we want to cure...which would be Kiki's hair. We don't have her hair, though."

   "Yeah, we do!" Kokichi laughed. He brought over the ingredients that Himiko had asked for and then set them down on the table. Then he reached into the black marble box and pulled out Kiki's hairbrush which still had her hair strands in it. Himiko smiled and took the brush.

  "Nyeh...how lucky are we?" she asked, taking a hair strand out of the brush and setting it down on the table. She flipped the page for the other spell "SPF Infinity Sunscreen." 

"Okay, for the next spell, Kokichi, I need you to bring me the Jar of Sunlight, the coconut oil, and...some salt, please," Himiko said. She took out some measuring cups from the one of the table's drawers.

   "You got it, mage-y mama," Kokichi winked at her. While he turned away, Himiko blushed a little. If he keeps giving me nicknames, my heart is going to burst out of my chest, Himiko thought to herself. Kokichi came back with the ingredients Himiko had requested and set them down. She began to measure the ingredients according to the directions of each spell. Kokichi picked up the jar of vampire fangs and examined it.

  "No way these are real!" he marveled. "How did you get these?!" 

   "Nyeh...a mage never reveals her secrets," Himiko replied with a sly smile. Kokichi smiled back at her. 

   "You can tell me," Kokichi said, leaning his chin on the back of his hand in a flirty way. "After all, you did tell me about your magic."

   "I could tell you, but then...I'd have to kill you," Himiko smirked at him. Kokichi lowered his head, staring into Himiko's eyes, and lifted his eyebrow seductively.