Yaaaawn... why is it that I'm always sleepy when I type up my fanfics...? W'ever.

Well, after watching episode 8 over and over again, I was "inspired" (If that's what you wanna call it...) to write this story! (And cry thinking about poor Hatori-san...). If you dont like OCs, kindly click the button at the top with the arrow pointing left on it, as opposed to writing "whadafxup wit teh crapy oc??/". Thankies!

Sooooo... yeah. It starts with a phone call (to a crappily named pie place!), and It's kinda hard to figure out... sorry...


riiiiing, riiiiiiing, riiiiii--

"Hello; Perfect Pies. How may I help you?" Ryko answered the phone with the normal, daily, if-you-don't-say-it-you're-fired response her boss had established.

" I need a pie..."

"Really?" Ryko asked sarcastically.

"Really!!" said the hyper-sounding voice on the other end of the line.

Ryko smiled. "What flavor would you like today?"

"Hmm... how about... I got it! Blue raspberry vanilla banana!"

"Can we do that?" Ryko called over her shoulder.

"Do what, hon?" the baker asked, a little confused.

"Oh, sorry!" she replied. "A blue raspberry vanilla banana flavored pie."

"Sure thing."

"Cool." Ryko turned back to the phone. "Sorry to have kept you waiting." she said. "Would you like that delivered?"she asked. Pleasepleaseplease...

"Hm?"

"I'm sorry. Was I thinking out loud again?" she asked.

"Well, I could hear you, sooo... Yeah I guess."

"Sorry. Thing is, I need to get out of here, just for a few minutes, y'know?"

"Then I'll get it delivered!"

"Cool! In that case, I'll need an address..." Ryko said.

"Right. Okay, so first your gonna see a reeeeaaally big gate. You won't miss it. Then you go straight untill you see this kinda long-ish building. Then go left, and go all the way to the end, and there's a house there... 'kay?"

"...gate ...building... left... house... Got it!" Ryko wrote it all down before she lost it. "Okay, now I'll need a name, so I know where I'm going..."

"Sohma."

"Alrighty then! Be there in a jiffy!" Ryko said happily.

"Uhmm... how longs a jiffy?"

"To tell the truth..." Ryko started. "I have no idea."

"That's okay!" said the caller before hanging up.

Ryko smiled as she set down the phone. "Hey Roger! I got a delivery order!" she shouted. "I'm gonna go grab my sweatpants 'kay?"

"Nope. Not okay. You're wearing your uniform shorts."

"But Roger... it's only, like, 12 degrees outside, and I'll free--"

"'But Roger' me one mor time and you'll be heat-less. Just take the pie and go."

Ryko rolled her eyes. If it weren't for Mom and her stupid boyfriend, I wouldn't have to put up with this... She snatched the box from Roger, shoved it in a plasic bag, and went on her way.

---About 20 minutes later---

Gawd it's cold out here... Hey!! "Big gate!!" Ryko shouted. After staring at the huge gate for a while, she solwly opened it and walked inside. Hmmmmm... it's sooo cold... I'm tired. I just wanna go home... yaaaaaaawwwnn. . . . . . Ryko was brought back to her senses when she found the long(-ish) building... Well, actually she kinda ran right into it. She shrugged it off, and continued on her way untill she reached the end of the path, and the building that was there.

knock. . .knock. . .

"Hello?" Hatori answered the door, somewhat confused. He hadn't expected anyone... "Siiigh... Momiji, did you order pie again? I told you not to do that." He turned back to the... almost zombie-like girl at the door. "Can I help you?"

"Here's your... blue rasp...berry. . . van. . .illa. . . . . . ban--" Without any warning, Ryko sudenly dropped the pie and collapsed in front of Hatori.

Hatori had no idea what to do, as he was a bit confused...

"Ha'ri!!" Momiji wailed. "Don't just stand there!! Do something!!"

Hatori bent down. Shorts? In the dead of winter..."It's probably just the cold. We should get her inside." he said. "Momiji, grab that blanket we were getting out..."


So there she is, unconcious in Hatori-san's house. What a lovely way to end a chapter, eh (I feel Canadian now... not that there's anything wrong with Canada, but I live in the US, so it's different. Not weird, just different.)

At the moment I do plan on typing up some more chapters. If they're not up for a while then:

1.) I have writer's block

2.) I haven't had the time to get it up

3.) My computers being retarded.

If you liked it, or even if you didnt, there's a little purple button that all ff.n authors adore. Wanna press it? You all know I lurve comments. And constructive criticism (key word: constructive.). So click away (or not, it's your choice, I guess...)!