" You dam rat come over here and say that to my face!"
" I am saying it to your face you stupid cat."
"That's it you and me right now!"
" You really are a stupid cat."
" What'd you say!"
Kyou was about to knock Yuki's lights out when a tap from behind startled him. He whirled around and found himself lost in a pair of deep green and gold eyes.
" Hun?"
She had noticed their fighting and had seen the worried look on the young girl's face so she decided to help out while helping herself out as well. So she walked up to the carrot top and tapped him on the shoulder startling him.
" Can we help you?"
She turned her gaze on the other young boy who seemed equally as startled. She only smiled brightly at him.
" Umm.."
Yuki noticed she looked to be thinking about something and was about to speak again when Tooru spoke up.
" Are you lost?"
The girl immediately grinned bobbing her head up and down making her dark red hair bounce slightly.
' Oy! How did you ask for directions again? Dam it she should have taken those lessons like her father wanted her too. Oh well.'
" Do you know where Twin Bells apartments are?"
It took a second for Yuki's brain to process that she was speaking in English but once it did he answered her.
" Are you an exchange student?"
" Student?"
She looked confused for a second then laughed and shook her head.
" Ah-kind of. The names Runa Sakura."
She gave a slight bow to them.
" Nice to meet you. I'm Honda Tooru and this is Sohma Yuki and Sohma Kyou."
" Honda Tooru?"
Runa looked confused for a second them grinned again. She had forgotten they go last name first.
" The apartments you're looking for are only about a block or so away from here."
" Really? That's great I thought I was going to be wandering around all day."
" If you just keep going straight then make a right at the third intersection then a quick left and right again then head straight till you get to a noodle stand then turn left and you should run into them."
Runa just stood there looking a little dazed by all that information.
" R-Right. Thanks for the directions, I think. Anyway thank you again. Bye!"
She shouted as she dashed down the street throwing a wave over her shoulder.
"Does she know where's she's going?" asked Kyou looking at Yuki
" Not a clue."
" Oh no! She forgot her bag."
Both boys glanced to see Tooru holding up a black messenger bag with a picture of a crying face and the words ' Anime. Crack is cheaper.' At least now they had an excuse to go after her.
Runa grumbled to herself she was lost again. She must have taken a wrong turn somewhere.
" Let's see he said right then a quick left and a noodle stand. Maybe it was left and quick right and a noodle stand? Dam it all there are too many fucking noodle stands!"
A couple of people were staring at here giving her weird looks but she just ignored them and continued on getting more lost then she already was. She was about to give up when a hand tapped her on the shoulder and a voice brought her around.
" Miss Sakura? I think this is yours."
She turned around to find the three kids from earlier standing behind her and Yuki was holding out her bag.
" Oh my gosh! Thanks!"
" No problem."
He looked like he was going to leave so Runa grabbed his sleeve.
"Wait!"
He looked a little startled then relaxed.
" I um kinda forgot um I mean I think."
" Sheesh Your lost! Just say it!"
She grinned sheepishly at them her cheeks tinged with pink.
" So what I'm new here what's your excuse?"
She growled at Kyou who growled right back at her. Yuki just sighed and shook his head.
" This way."
Runa followed Yuki and in five minuets they were at the apartments.
" They were that close?! (O.o;)"
" Think you can get to your door or will you get lost?"
" Shut up you!"
Runa stuck her tongue out at the carrot top before turning back to the others.
" Thanks again I really appreciate it. If you need anything like a ride or something to eat, drink, clothes, games, a movie, a cell phone, a ca-"
" Thanks but I don't think that's necessary."
" You sure?"
All three nodded sweat dropping in the process.
" Well if you do you know where I live, ha, anyway thanks."
Runa slumped down on the floor wanting so desperately to fall asleep but unable to do so. It has been three weeks since she came here and now she doubted herself. Sighing she stood up and grabbed a glass filling it with water she headed towards the T.V. and switched it on.
" Why am I here again?"
An image of a very handsome man with dark brown eyes and black hair flashed into her mind and she blushed.
" Oh yea that's why."
Shigure was trying to hide from his editor but she kept finding him. He had to get new hiding spots.
" SHIGURE!!! I need the last five hundred pages of the book! SHIGURE!!!"
Mit called as she wandered around the house looking for him crying the whole time. Shigure could only chuckle wishing he had a camera just to capture the look on her face but he always did this too her so why need a camera.
" Hello? Oh Hatori! Uh-oh yes I'll get him for you."
" Shigure Hatori is on the phone he says it's important."
Tooru scanned the backyard she was sure he had come out here earlier but where was he. She scanned the backyard a little more than smiled and headed towards the bushes. Standing with her back to them staring up at the sky she whispered.
" Shigure I can see your robes, and Hatori really does wish to speak with you."
" All right I'm coming Tooru."
He sighed and sulked out knowing Mit would be waiting for him in the kitchen. He walked onto the porch and instantly he fell over a sobbing Mit holding his ankle in a death grip.
" Shigure! 500 pages * sob * only * sob * five minutes * sob * due today!"
Shigure detached her from his ankle and pulled the pages from his robes placing it in her hands. She looked at the pages then to Shigure then back she did it two more times before bursting into tears mumbling something about hell and Shigure as the devil. He was still laughing when he picked up the phone.
" Hari you never called, you never come over. One would think your avoiding me but that can't be true because I know that you * click * Hey!"
Shigure pouted but called him back.
" Hatori!"
He whined into the phone.
" Sakura."
" You're so mean you call me and then hang up on me I sho- Nani?"
" Sakura."
Shigure wasn't sure he was hearing right did he just say Sakura? Like, as in- no couldn't be maybe he was talking about flowers.
" I didn't know you liked cherry blossoms. Why Hari do you have a girl I don't know about?"
Hatori resisted the urge to roll his eyes instead he said it again followed by another name.
" Sakura Runa."
That got Shigure's attention.
" What about her?"
" She's here."
Shigure felt nervous, excited and angry all at once he didn't know what to say he didn't think he could say anything. So Hatori spoke.
" She has made contact with the family or ours. She's will be over for a brief meeting Saturday so be prepared."
Shigure was going to say something but Hatori hung up before he could respond.
" Shigure are you all right?"
Shigure glanced at Tooru she was standing there looking at him with worried eyes he noticed the boys were eyeing him too looking a little worried.
" So what did that bastard want?"
Shigure was still kind of dazed his mind still on the fact that Runa was here, actually here.
" Shigure?"
A light tap on his shoulder brought him out of his daze and he looked down at Tooru then at the boys.
" Oh nothing to worry."
When he noticed they were going to say something else he smiled his cheerful smile as he sat down.
" Just wanted to remind me about Sakura blossoms."
" Sakura blossoms and why would he do that?" Yuki asked a little puzzled.
Shigure just smiled even more.
" It's the Sakura blossom festival this weekend, ne?"
" Oh I almost forgot!"
" Ah my little flower how beautiful you will look with the Sakura petals dancing around you but they pale in comparison to your beauty."
" Um.."
She was turning a lovely shade of red.
" Will you stop that you dam pervert."
Kyou shouted from across the room. Shigure only smiled and continued he noticed that Yuki still didn't believe him but he seemed.
" So who will be escorting our lovely flower to the festival this weekend? I would do it but alas I am afraid my old bones just wouldn't be able to handle it."
" Oh! But you're not old at all!"
" Does my heart good to hear you say that."
He continued his teasing through out dinner, noticing Yuki turn red when he asked if he would take Tooru. Kyou got angry and was going to say something when he stopped like a deer in headlights.
" Kagura!"
With that one word he bolted out the door. Shigure snickered shaking his head poor Kyou he wondered how long it would take him to realize she would force him to go with her.
" Ah looks like you get to escort our little flower after all."
The two teens looked at each other a slight blush creeping on to their cheeks. Shigure laughed all the way back to his study where they smile faded into a frown. He walked over to his closet and rummaged around pulling out a small wooden box.
He walked over to the table and sat down taking a deep breath he opened it up very carefully. Inside were numerous photos from his childhood along with a few nick knacks. He pulled out one picture of him when he was twelve; he was sitting on a very large horse with a smiling red head behind him. The next one was of him at sixteen with Ayame and Hatori all drenched and a laughing ten year old red head with a hose. He smiled at that one it was funny just thinking about it, Hatori was so made his eye twitched the whole day.
He sifted around pulled out a small jade good luck charm in the shape of a dog. He got when he was going off to collage. He remembered when she gave it to him saying that it would help him with the ladies. He almost died hearing that come from the twelve year olds mouth. Hatori and Ayame both fell over laughing and continued to tease him on the drive there.
He shifted in his seat setting the box on the table. He was going to shut it when he spotted the picture that started it all. He pulled it out and gazed at it a grin making its way across his face.
There she stood in all her glory, her long silky deep red hair hanging loosely around her face, shielding her laughing hazel eyes from sight. She was with friends all dressed up for Halloween. It was her choice in costume that got him. She was wearing a very short blue skirt that came barely to mid thigh with a tight white shirt that clung to her breasts nicely, the tie resting between her breasts, how he always envied that tie. That's when he got his fetish with schoolgirls, when he saw her dressed like that.
She was not a little kid anymore after that picture and no matter what she wore in any other pictures she had sent him he would always see her in that outfit.
' I wonder what it would look like on her now?'
Runa loved the night life it was so much better than the day, because at night everyone let their true selves out and it was so much fun to see it. She smiled at Koji as she walked backstage and got ready. It was her fifth night working at the club and she was surprised they had even hired her.
She came out wearing baggy black pants a tight red dress shirt. Her wrists were covered with black wraps and she had on black converse shoes. Stepping on stage she picked up her guitar and began to play with the rest of the band following.
After three songs they took a break. She made her way to the bar a thin sheen of sweat on her face and body.
" Water!"
She shouted at Sue and soon a bottle of water was thrown at her she caught it and walked through the crowd chugging it down fast.
" Hey cutie wanna have some fun?"
Runa glanced to the guy blocking her path he wasn't bad looking but she didn't have time to play.
" Sorry but I don't play with little boys."
She smiled then walked away heading back on stage to begin again.
It was six a.m. when the club closed she was too hyped up to go home to bed so she decided to wander around to calm down a bit. When she turned the corner she ran into three familiar faces.
" Hey!"
Tooru, Yuki and Kyou glanced up at the same time to see the young woman named Runa walking towards them.
" Oh hello!"
" How are you Miss Sakura?"
" Great, thanks again for helping me."
" Oh no it was no problem right?"
Tooru glanced at her companions who just nodded with her. Runa smiled those to would do anything for the girl she could tell.
" Opps don't want to keep you. You might be late. See you around!"
Runa waved good-bye before she disappeared around the corner. She was yawing by the time she reached her apartment. She opened the door and walked in half asleep that she missed the two people sitting down at her table.
" Hello Runa."
Runa froze in her tracks and slide her gaze across the room her jaw hitting the floor when she saw who was in her apartment.
" I am saying it to your face you stupid cat."
"That's it you and me right now!"
" You really are a stupid cat."
" What'd you say!"
Kyou was about to knock Yuki's lights out when a tap from behind startled him. He whirled around and found himself lost in a pair of deep green and gold eyes.
" Hun?"
She had noticed their fighting and had seen the worried look on the young girl's face so she decided to help out while helping herself out as well. So she walked up to the carrot top and tapped him on the shoulder startling him.
" Can we help you?"
She turned her gaze on the other young boy who seemed equally as startled. She only smiled brightly at him.
" Umm.."
Yuki noticed she looked to be thinking about something and was about to speak again when Tooru spoke up.
" Are you lost?"
The girl immediately grinned bobbing her head up and down making her dark red hair bounce slightly.
' Oy! How did you ask for directions again? Dam it she should have taken those lessons like her father wanted her too. Oh well.'
" Do you know where Twin Bells apartments are?"
It took a second for Yuki's brain to process that she was speaking in English but once it did he answered her.
" Are you an exchange student?"
" Student?"
She looked confused for a second then laughed and shook her head.
" Ah-kind of. The names Runa Sakura."
She gave a slight bow to them.
" Nice to meet you. I'm Honda Tooru and this is Sohma Yuki and Sohma Kyou."
" Honda Tooru?"
Runa looked confused for a second them grinned again. She had forgotten they go last name first.
" The apartments you're looking for are only about a block or so away from here."
" Really? That's great I thought I was going to be wandering around all day."
" If you just keep going straight then make a right at the third intersection then a quick left and right again then head straight till you get to a noodle stand then turn left and you should run into them."
Runa just stood there looking a little dazed by all that information.
" R-Right. Thanks for the directions, I think. Anyway thank you again. Bye!"
She shouted as she dashed down the street throwing a wave over her shoulder.
"Does she know where's she's going?" asked Kyou looking at Yuki
" Not a clue."
" Oh no! She forgot her bag."
Both boys glanced to see Tooru holding up a black messenger bag with a picture of a crying face and the words ' Anime. Crack is cheaper.' At least now they had an excuse to go after her.
Runa grumbled to herself she was lost again. She must have taken a wrong turn somewhere.
" Let's see he said right then a quick left and a noodle stand. Maybe it was left and quick right and a noodle stand? Dam it all there are too many fucking noodle stands!"
A couple of people were staring at here giving her weird looks but she just ignored them and continued on getting more lost then she already was. She was about to give up when a hand tapped her on the shoulder and a voice brought her around.
" Miss Sakura? I think this is yours."
She turned around to find the three kids from earlier standing behind her and Yuki was holding out her bag.
" Oh my gosh! Thanks!"
" No problem."
He looked like he was going to leave so Runa grabbed his sleeve.
"Wait!"
He looked a little startled then relaxed.
" I um kinda forgot um I mean I think."
" Sheesh Your lost! Just say it!"
She grinned sheepishly at them her cheeks tinged with pink.
" So what I'm new here what's your excuse?"
She growled at Kyou who growled right back at her. Yuki just sighed and shook his head.
" This way."
Runa followed Yuki and in five minuets they were at the apartments.
" They were that close?! (O.o;)"
" Think you can get to your door or will you get lost?"
" Shut up you!"
Runa stuck her tongue out at the carrot top before turning back to the others.
" Thanks again I really appreciate it. If you need anything like a ride or something to eat, drink, clothes, games, a movie, a cell phone, a ca-"
" Thanks but I don't think that's necessary."
" You sure?"
All three nodded sweat dropping in the process.
" Well if you do you know where I live, ha, anyway thanks."
Runa slumped down on the floor wanting so desperately to fall asleep but unable to do so. It has been three weeks since she came here and now she doubted herself. Sighing she stood up and grabbed a glass filling it with water she headed towards the T.V. and switched it on.
" Why am I here again?"
An image of a very handsome man with dark brown eyes and black hair flashed into her mind and she blushed.
" Oh yea that's why."
Shigure was trying to hide from his editor but she kept finding him. He had to get new hiding spots.
" SHIGURE!!! I need the last five hundred pages of the book! SHIGURE!!!"
Mit called as she wandered around the house looking for him crying the whole time. Shigure could only chuckle wishing he had a camera just to capture the look on her face but he always did this too her so why need a camera.
" Hello? Oh Hatori! Uh-oh yes I'll get him for you."
" Shigure Hatori is on the phone he says it's important."
Tooru scanned the backyard she was sure he had come out here earlier but where was he. She scanned the backyard a little more than smiled and headed towards the bushes. Standing with her back to them staring up at the sky she whispered.
" Shigure I can see your robes, and Hatori really does wish to speak with you."
" All right I'm coming Tooru."
He sighed and sulked out knowing Mit would be waiting for him in the kitchen. He walked onto the porch and instantly he fell over a sobbing Mit holding his ankle in a death grip.
" Shigure! 500 pages * sob * only * sob * five minutes * sob * due today!"
Shigure detached her from his ankle and pulled the pages from his robes placing it in her hands. She looked at the pages then to Shigure then back she did it two more times before bursting into tears mumbling something about hell and Shigure as the devil. He was still laughing when he picked up the phone.
" Hari you never called, you never come over. One would think your avoiding me but that can't be true because I know that you * click * Hey!"
Shigure pouted but called him back.
" Hatori!"
He whined into the phone.
" Sakura."
" You're so mean you call me and then hang up on me I sho- Nani?"
" Sakura."
Shigure wasn't sure he was hearing right did he just say Sakura? Like, as in- no couldn't be maybe he was talking about flowers.
" I didn't know you liked cherry blossoms. Why Hari do you have a girl I don't know about?"
Hatori resisted the urge to roll his eyes instead he said it again followed by another name.
" Sakura Runa."
That got Shigure's attention.
" What about her?"
" She's here."
Shigure felt nervous, excited and angry all at once he didn't know what to say he didn't think he could say anything. So Hatori spoke.
" She has made contact with the family or ours. She's will be over for a brief meeting Saturday so be prepared."
Shigure was going to say something but Hatori hung up before he could respond.
" Shigure are you all right?"
Shigure glanced at Tooru she was standing there looking at him with worried eyes he noticed the boys were eyeing him too looking a little worried.
" So what did that bastard want?"
Shigure was still kind of dazed his mind still on the fact that Runa was here, actually here.
" Shigure?"
A light tap on his shoulder brought him out of his daze and he looked down at Tooru then at the boys.
" Oh nothing to worry."
When he noticed they were going to say something else he smiled his cheerful smile as he sat down.
" Just wanted to remind me about Sakura blossoms."
" Sakura blossoms and why would he do that?" Yuki asked a little puzzled.
Shigure just smiled even more.
" It's the Sakura blossom festival this weekend, ne?"
" Oh I almost forgot!"
" Ah my little flower how beautiful you will look with the Sakura petals dancing around you but they pale in comparison to your beauty."
" Um.."
She was turning a lovely shade of red.
" Will you stop that you dam pervert."
Kyou shouted from across the room. Shigure only smiled and continued he noticed that Yuki still didn't believe him but he seemed.
" So who will be escorting our lovely flower to the festival this weekend? I would do it but alas I am afraid my old bones just wouldn't be able to handle it."
" Oh! But you're not old at all!"
" Does my heart good to hear you say that."
He continued his teasing through out dinner, noticing Yuki turn red when he asked if he would take Tooru. Kyou got angry and was going to say something when he stopped like a deer in headlights.
" Kagura!"
With that one word he bolted out the door. Shigure snickered shaking his head poor Kyou he wondered how long it would take him to realize she would force him to go with her.
" Ah looks like you get to escort our little flower after all."
The two teens looked at each other a slight blush creeping on to their cheeks. Shigure laughed all the way back to his study where they smile faded into a frown. He walked over to his closet and rummaged around pulling out a small wooden box.
He walked over to the table and sat down taking a deep breath he opened it up very carefully. Inside were numerous photos from his childhood along with a few nick knacks. He pulled out one picture of him when he was twelve; he was sitting on a very large horse with a smiling red head behind him. The next one was of him at sixteen with Ayame and Hatori all drenched and a laughing ten year old red head with a hose. He smiled at that one it was funny just thinking about it, Hatori was so made his eye twitched the whole day.
He sifted around pulled out a small jade good luck charm in the shape of a dog. He got when he was going off to collage. He remembered when she gave it to him saying that it would help him with the ladies. He almost died hearing that come from the twelve year olds mouth. Hatori and Ayame both fell over laughing and continued to tease him on the drive there.
He shifted in his seat setting the box on the table. He was going to shut it when he spotted the picture that started it all. He pulled it out and gazed at it a grin making its way across his face.
There she stood in all her glory, her long silky deep red hair hanging loosely around her face, shielding her laughing hazel eyes from sight. She was with friends all dressed up for Halloween. It was her choice in costume that got him. She was wearing a very short blue skirt that came barely to mid thigh with a tight white shirt that clung to her breasts nicely, the tie resting between her breasts, how he always envied that tie. That's when he got his fetish with schoolgirls, when he saw her dressed like that.
She was not a little kid anymore after that picture and no matter what she wore in any other pictures she had sent him he would always see her in that outfit.
' I wonder what it would look like on her now?'
Runa loved the night life it was so much better than the day, because at night everyone let their true selves out and it was so much fun to see it. She smiled at Koji as she walked backstage and got ready. It was her fifth night working at the club and she was surprised they had even hired her.
She came out wearing baggy black pants a tight red dress shirt. Her wrists were covered with black wraps and she had on black converse shoes. Stepping on stage she picked up her guitar and began to play with the rest of the band following.
After three songs they took a break. She made her way to the bar a thin sheen of sweat on her face and body.
" Water!"
She shouted at Sue and soon a bottle of water was thrown at her she caught it and walked through the crowd chugging it down fast.
" Hey cutie wanna have some fun?"
Runa glanced to the guy blocking her path he wasn't bad looking but she didn't have time to play.
" Sorry but I don't play with little boys."
She smiled then walked away heading back on stage to begin again.
It was six a.m. when the club closed she was too hyped up to go home to bed so she decided to wander around to calm down a bit. When she turned the corner she ran into three familiar faces.
" Hey!"
Tooru, Yuki and Kyou glanced up at the same time to see the young woman named Runa walking towards them.
" Oh hello!"
" How are you Miss Sakura?"
" Great, thanks again for helping me."
" Oh no it was no problem right?"
Tooru glanced at her companions who just nodded with her. Runa smiled those to would do anything for the girl she could tell.
" Opps don't want to keep you. You might be late. See you around!"
Runa waved good-bye before she disappeared around the corner. She was yawing by the time she reached her apartment. She opened the door and walked in half asleep that she missed the two people sitting down at her table.
" Hello Runa."
Runa froze in her tracks and slide her gaze across the room her jaw hitting the floor when she saw who was in her apartment.