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Chapter 1
Things were pretty different lately. Ever since Akito had passed away, the Sohma family seemed to be farther apart than ever. Some of the Sohma's had disappeared and had not been heard from for a long time. Some thought that they had felt the spirit of freedom from Akitos control and went off to do whatever they wanted with their lives. But others stayed in a solemn mood. In the house of Shigure though, things were only a bit different, but some things would never change. Hate would be hate, and love would be love.
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There she goes again. She's going to stay after school with that annoying rat. What's so special about him anyway? I thought that her and me would have at least had a closer relationship after she saw the true me...but, I guess nothing's really changed. He is more sweet and compassionate towards her anyway...I'm really nothing compared to him.
The boy turned and started to head out of the school doors. He walked silent and angry as always. Some of the girls would consider him cute, but a lot of them knew what he was really like. They saw how he acted and tried their best just to stay out of his way. Sometimes he wanted things that way, but other times...he just wished he had...someone to hold onto.
"KYO!"
His crimson eyes widened and he turned his head to the voice he knew all too well. Tohru Honda was running his way, waving for him to stop for her. This was something new. Usually, she stayed after school to wait for Yuki, the class president, but now she was about to join him on his way home. He almost smiled, but didn't want anyone to see. His smile was reserved for one person only, and that was Tohru.
She stopped just in front of him, trying to catch her breath. When she stopped panting, she looked up at him with her big blue eyes and her sweet smile. Kyo wanted to smile back but didn't. Instead, he spoke coldly to her.
"What do you want? I thought you were going to waste your time with that stupid rat."
Tohru's smile faded and Kyo knew instantly that he'd made a mistake. She lowered her eyes to the floor and spoke softly.
"Well, Yuki said that he didn't need me to stay after today, so I wanted...I wanted to walk home with you...if that's ok..."
DARN IT! Why do I have to be so obnoxious?! I mean, sure she's only walking home with me today cause that damn rat doesn't need her around, but I should at least be thankful she is walking home with me at all.
Kyo unthinkingly reached out his hand and rested it on her shoulder. Tohru looked up at him, surprised. Kyo stuttered a little before finding any words to say.
"I...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound so, well, mean...arrg, I'm just so...GAH! Why do I have to be so...*sigh* forget it. Let's just go."
Tohru stared at him for a while, and then smiled again. She took his hand off her shoulder and noticed that his hair looked a little funny today. She giggled a little and brushed some of the orange strands out of his face.
"If you want, I can help you do your hair in the morning if it's giving you trouble."
Kyo said nothing, so Tohru took his hand and started to walk along side him. Kyo blushed a little, noticing that some people were staring. Kyo only smirked. He didn't care about what they thought. He only knew that no matter what he thought of Tohru, she would always be along side him like she is now. He felt so lucky to have a friend like her.
As soon as they walked in the door of the Sohma house, the noise was already beginning.
"SHIGURE!!!"
Kyo and Tohru sweat dropped as a woman with short brown hair and brown eyes was sitting on the floor, crying like someone had just died. Tohru ran up to her and bent down next to her.
"Excuse me, but are you ok?"
The woman looked at her and only continued crying. Tohru fell back as the woman got up and started yelling out to...no one.
"WHY?! Why do you torture me like this Shigure!? I only want you to finish ONE MORE CHAPTER! ONE MORE! Is that so much to ask?! WAHHHHH!!!"
Tohru only sat there and tried to comfort the woman. Kyo, on the other hand, took the woman by the collar and threw her out into the front yard. He then proceeded to close the door and walk up to his room. Tohru grabbed his arm right before he reached the stairs. He turned his head and saw her smiling at him.
"Dinner will be ready in a half hour."
Kyo nodded and continued up the stairs. As he turned the corner where the broom closet was, the closet door suddenly opened and something fell on Kyo. From down stairs, Tohru heard a thump, and shortly after, a yell. She ran up quickly to see what was wrong.
"KYO? Are you ok? I heard a..."
She stopped when she saw Kyo lying flat his back, his eyes wide with horror and anger. On him was an older man with short black hair and black eyes, rubbing the back of his head and smiling nervously.
"Sorry about that Kyo. I was hiding from that woman you saw downstairs and when I wanted to get out of the closet, my foot got caught in the mop and then, well, here I am."
Kyo immediately shoved the older man off him and jumped up, red and steamed.
" Shigure, you sick dog! Get offa me! Why don't you just fire her or something?! EVERYONE JUST LOVES TO MAKE ME MAD! JEEEZ!"
Kyo then proceeded to stomp up to his room, and slammed the door. Tohru could onLY laugh a little while Shigure got up, brushing the dust off himself. He saw Tohru and smiled, taking her hands in his.
"Well well, sweet Tohru. Are you going to prepare some delicious dinner for us? Why don't I help you?"
"I DON'T WANT ANY DINNER IF YOU'RE GOING TO TOUCH IT!!!" Kyo yelled from his room.
Shigure and Tohru both laughed. Tohru then walked towards the kitchen, looking back at Shigure.
"No thanks Shigure. I can do it myself. Why don't you work on your novel so that when that lady comes back, she'll be happy. Or you can help Kyo with his homework."
Shigure knew that both those choices would lead to him being miserable. He turned and walked into the living room.
"Maybe I'll just see what's on TV."
Tohru smiled and walked into the kitchen.
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"KYO! Dinner's ready!"
Tohru carefully set all the plates and cups on the table, along with the food. Kyo walked into the room casually. Glad he finally calmed down, Tohru thought.
"Ooooo, what are we having tonight?" Shigure sang as he danced in and sat down at the table. Tohru smiled and pulled the top off the pot.
"Leeks." she said proudly.
"OK, I'm outta here. I'll just get take out." Kyo got up from the table and started to walk out of the room, when Tohru spoke again.
"OH! I'm so sorry Kyo! I forgot that you hate leeks! Oh, why did I do that!? I'm so stupid!"
Both Kyo and Shigure froze. Shigure gave Kyo a "look". He'd done it again. Kyo sighed and walked over to Tohru, scratching the back of his head.
"Umm, well I guess I could try a few...I mean, you went through all the trouble..."
Tohru lifted her head and looked at him. He sat back down and spoke again without looking at her.
"And, you're not stupid...you're very smart, and..."
Then he remembered Shigure was in the room, staring at him interestedly. Kyo immediately stopped talking and poured some leeks into his bowl, eyeing it disguistedly. Tohru and Shigure did the same, and the three of them ate happily.
Tohru began to notice that it was growing to be really late. She wondered why Yuki wasn't home yet. She knew that Shigure looked a little worried too, but Kyo was not at all. Kyo and Yuki never really got along well, considering Kyo was the zodiac cat, and Yuki was the zodiac rat. But she loved both very much.
"Wonder where Yuki could be..."
Tohru looked over at Shigure who was now standing and staring out the window. Kyo said nothing. Tohru got up and joined Shigure.
"Yah, I wonder..."
She wasn't able to finish because of a ringing. Tohru turned her head and ran over to where the phone was.
"I'll get it!" she called.
She ran into the next room, and picked up the phone.
"Hello, Tohru Honda speaking. Huh? Yes, this is the Sohma household...what..."
Kyo and Shigure peeked from around the corner of the room when Tohru stopped speaking. Tohru stood there for a few minutes not saying anything. They could see her hand shaking as she held the phone and then they heard he make a small gasping sound. Finally, after about five or six minutes, they heard Tohru choke out some words.
"Y..yes, I'm still h..here...y...yes, he'll c...come down right away...g..goodbye..."
She hung up the phone ever so slowly and turned around to face Kyo and Shigure. They both gave her confused and anxious looks. Her voice trembled as she spoke two horrible words.
"Y...Yuki's....dead..."
Kyo and Shigure's eyes widened. Tohru could no longer hold herself up, and she collapsed on the floor, hearing Kyo call out her name as she blacked out.
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Author: OHHH NOOO! Poor Yuki ;_; Believe me, this is for a reason so don't stress. Anyhoo, just keep reading and you'll find out what happens next time!
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Chapter 1
Things were pretty different lately. Ever since Akito had passed away, the Sohma family seemed to be farther apart than ever. Some of the Sohma's had disappeared and had not been heard from for a long time. Some thought that they had felt the spirit of freedom from Akitos control and went off to do whatever they wanted with their lives. But others stayed in a solemn mood. In the house of Shigure though, things were only a bit different, but some things would never change. Hate would be hate, and love would be love.
***
There she goes again. She's going to stay after school with that annoying rat. What's so special about him anyway? I thought that her and me would have at least had a closer relationship after she saw the true me...but, I guess nothing's really changed. He is more sweet and compassionate towards her anyway...I'm really nothing compared to him.
The boy turned and started to head out of the school doors. He walked silent and angry as always. Some of the girls would consider him cute, but a lot of them knew what he was really like. They saw how he acted and tried their best just to stay out of his way. Sometimes he wanted things that way, but other times...he just wished he had...someone to hold onto.
"KYO!"
His crimson eyes widened and he turned his head to the voice he knew all too well. Tohru Honda was running his way, waving for him to stop for her. This was something new. Usually, she stayed after school to wait for Yuki, the class president, but now she was about to join him on his way home. He almost smiled, but didn't want anyone to see. His smile was reserved for one person only, and that was Tohru.
She stopped just in front of him, trying to catch her breath. When she stopped panting, she looked up at him with her big blue eyes and her sweet smile. Kyo wanted to smile back but didn't. Instead, he spoke coldly to her.
"What do you want? I thought you were going to waste your time with that stupid rat."
Tohru's smile faded and Kyo knew instantly that he'd made a mistake. She lowered her eyes to the floor and spoke softly.
"Well, Yuki said that he didn't need me to stay after today, so I wanted...I wanted to walk home with you...if that's ok..."
DARN IT! Why do I have to be so obnoxious?! I mean, sure she's only walking home with me today cause that damn rat doesn't need her around, but I should at least be thankful she is walking home with me at all.
Kyo unthinkingly reached out his hand and rested it on her shoulder. Tohru looked up at him, surprised. Kyo stuttered a little before finding any words to say.
"I...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound so, well, mean...arrg, I'm just so...GAH! Why do I have to be so...*sigh* forget it. Let's just go."
Tohru stared at him for a while, and then smiled again. She took his hand off her shoulder and noticed that his hair looked a little funny today. She giggled a little and brushed some of the orange strands out of his face.
"If you want, I can help you do your hair in the morning if it's giving you trouble."
Kyo said nothing, so Tohru took his hand and started to walk along side him. Kyo blushed a little, noticing that some people were staring. Kyo only smirked. He didn't care about what they thought. He only knew that no matter what he thought of Tohru, she would always be along side him like she is now. He felt so lucky to have a friend like her.
As soon as they walked in the door of the Sohma house, the noise was already beginning.
"SHIGURE!!!"
Kyo and Tohru sweat dropped as a woman with short brown hair and brown eyes was sitting on the floor, crying like someone had just died. Tohru ran up to her and bent down next to her.
"Excuse me, but are you ok?"
The woman looked at her and only continued crying. Tohru fell back as the woman got up and started yelling out to...no one.
"WHY?! Why do you torture me like this Shigure!? I only want you to finish ONE MORE CHAPTER! ONE MORE! Is that so much to ask?! WAHHHHH!!!"
Tohru only sat there and tried to comfort the woman. Kyo, on the other hand, took the woman by the collar and threw her out into the front yard. He then proceeded to close the door and walk up to his room. Tohru grabbed his arm right before he reached the stairs. He turned his head and saw her smiling at him.
"Dinner will be ready in a half hour."
Kyo nodded and continued up the stairs. As he turned the corner where the broom closet was, the closet door suddenly opened and something fell on Kyo. From down stairs, Tohru heard a thump, and shortly after, a yell. She ran up quickly to see what was wrong.
"KYO? Are you ok? I heard a..."
She stopped when she saw Kyo lying flat his back, his eyes wide with horror and anger. On him was an older man with short black hair and black eyes, rubbing the back of his head and smiling nervously.
"Sorry about that Kyo. I was hiding from that woman you saw downstairs and when I wanted to get out of the closet, my foot got caught in the mop and then, well, here I am."
Kyo immediately shoved the older man off him and jumped up, red and steamed.
" Shigure, you sick dog! Get offa me! Why don't you just fire her or something?! EVERYONE JUST LOVES TO MAKE ME MAD! JEEEZ!"
Kyo then proceeded to stomp up to his room, and slammed the door. Tohru could onLY laugh a little while Shigure got up, brushing the dust off himself. He saw Tohru and smiled, taking her hands in his.
"Well well, sweet Tohru. Are you going to prepare some delicious dinner for us? Why don't I help you?"
"I DON'T WANT ANY DINNER IF YOU'RE GOING TO TOUCH IT!!!" Kyo yelled from his room.
Shigure and Tohru both laughed. Tohru then walked towards the kitchen, looking back at Shigure.
"No thanks Shigure. I can do it myself. Why don't you work on your novel so that when that lady comes back, she'll be happy. Or you can help Kyo with his homework."
Shigure knew that both those choices would lead to him being miserable. He turned and walked into the living room.
"Maybe I'll just see what's on TV."
Tohru smiled and walked into the kitchen.
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"KYO! Dinner's ready!"
Tohru carefully set all the plates and cups on the table, along with the food. Kyo walked into the room casually. Glad he finally calmed down, Tohru thought.
"Ooooo, what are we having tonight?" Shigure sang as he danced in and sat down at the table. Tohru smiled and pulled the top off the pot.
"Leeks." she said proudly.
"OK, I'm outta here. I'll just get take out." Kyo got up from the table and started to walk out of the room, when Tohru spoke again.
"OH! I'm so sorry Kyo! I forgot that you hate leeks! Oh, why did I do that!? I'm so stupid!"
Both Kyo and Shigure froze. Shigure gave Kyo a "look". He'd done it again. Kyo sighed and walked over to Tohru, scratching the back of his head.
"Umm, well I guess I could try a few...I mean, you went through all the trouble..."
Tohru lifted her head and looked at him. He sat back down and spoke again without looking at her.
"And, you're not stupid...you're very smart, and..."
Then he remembered Shigure was in the room, staring at him interestedly. Kyo immediately stopped talking and poured some leeks into his bowl, eyeing it disguistedly. Tohru and Shigure did the same, and the three of them ate happily.
Tohru began to notice that it was growing to be really late. She wondered why Yuki wasn't home yet. She knew that Shigure looked a little worried too, but Kyo was not at all. Kyo and Yuki never really got along well, considering Kyo was the zodiac cat, and Yuki was the zodiac rat. But she loved both very much.
"Wonder where Yuki could be..."
Tohru looked over at Shigure who was now standing and staring out the window. Kyo said nothing. Tohru got up and joined Shigure.
"Yah, I wonder..."
She wasn't able to finish because of a ringing. Tohru turned her head and ran over to where the phone was.
"I'll get it!" she called.
She ran into the next room, and picked up the phone.
"Hello, Tohru Honda speaking. Huh? Yes, this is the Sohma household...what..."
Kyo and Shigure peeked from around the corner of the room when Tohru stopped speaking. Tohru stood there for a few minutes not saying anything. They could see her hand shaking as she held the phone and then they heard he make a small gasping sound. Finally, after about five or six minutes, they heard Tohru choke out some words.
"Y..yes, I'm still h..here...y...yes, he'll c...come down right away...g..goodbye..."
She hung up the phone ever so slowly and turned around to face Kyo and Shigure. They both gave her confused and anxious looks. Her voice trembled as she spoke two horrible words.
"Y...Yuki's....dead..."
Kyo and Shigure's eyes widened. Tohru could no longer hold herself up, and she collapsed on the floor, hearing Kyo call out her name as she blacked out.
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Author: OHHH NOOO! Poor Yuki ;_; Believe me, this is for a reason so don't stress. Anyhoo, just keep reading and you'll find out what happens next time!