An early April Fools story. I enjoy comical types of stories and I hope you enjoy this new one. Shigure won't know what hit him ^_^
"We're going to have to team up. You realize that don't you."
"I don't care! I just want to get him back."
"Should we tell Honda-san? Perhaps she might unwittingly get caught up in the whole thing."
"No, if we tell her, she might accidentally give everything away!"
"Your yelling might do that as well. Did you ever think of that?"
"Shut up you kuso nezumi."
"You're the one who should be quiet baka neko. You're going to give the plan away."
The shoji slid open and Tohru came in with a basket of laundry. As she put it down on the floor, she was quite alarmed when she saw what appeared to be two Souma boys having a civilized conversation without beating each other senseless. Well it was civilized for them anyway.
"Ano…Yuki-kun…Kyou-kun? Is everything okay?"
"Hai. Everything is perfectly fine Honda-san," Yuki answered with his best and most reassuring princely smile.
"Okay, well I'll start dinner. Perhaps omelets with leek? We just picked some this morning so it should be nice and fresh."
Kyou started to boil over in anger, but did very well to keep his composure for a short time.
"You know I hate leek," he said while gritting his teeth.
"Ah, that's right. I'm sorry Kyou-kun, I forgot. I'll make something else."
"Don't worry about it Honda-san. He'll eat what ever it is you put down in front of him and like it."
Yuki threw a threatening glare at Kyou who did the same right back at him. Tohru was used to seeing angry glares on Kyou's face, but she still wasn't so used to seeing Yuki making that kind of face.
"Eh? Yuki-kun?"
"Kuso nezumi! Don't you tell me what I'm going to eat!"
"Why should Honda-san have to revolve dinner plans around you baka neko?"
"She already knew I hated leek! She didn't plan at all!"
"Everyone has to eat something they don't like once in a while. The rest of us might like an omelet with leek. Stop being such an inconsiderate burden on Honda-san."
"That's it pretty boy. Let's go! Right now!"
"Fine by me."
Both boys got into fighting stance, but Tohru caught their attention with her laughter.
"Stop fighting you two. Don't worry, I'll make something else. It's no trouble. After all I should try to make something that everyone will eat. Just sit back and relax until dinner is ready."
With a final chuckle she went into the kitchen. Kyou and Yuki reluctantly sat down. Yuki found it pleasing to make Tohru laugh and smiled at the memory. Kyou gave a soft smile as well. Watching her smile and laugh was much better than fighting Yuki, though he wouldn't admit it to anyone. They looked at each other knowing they had to put their rivalry on the back burner for a while. They had to talk about THE PLAN. They couldn't possibly tell Tohru about their plans to get Shigure back on April Fool's Day, with out giving everything away. What their older cousin did last year was unforgivable.
Shigure's joke on Yuki was too horrible for a popular student to bear. While Yuki was out Shigure removed his entire wardrobe, including school uniforms, and replaced it with one of Ayame's old outfits. Yuki was stuck with a lavender version of Ayame's current red ensemble. The poor boy had to go through the whole day at school wearing the ridiculous get up, getting scolded by teachers and the student council president. Not to mention the fact that he was still mobbed by girls who thought he was cute regardless of the sill outfit.
The joke he pulled on Kyou was scary. Shigure set up a dinner reservation for two at a posh restaurant in town and told Kagura that Kyou planned the whole thing as a way to express his "feelings" for her. It would be their first date. Naturally Kagura was waiting for Kyou to get home from school. After being beaten into submission to go on the date, which Kyou emphatically denied setting up, he was embarrassed further as Kagura flipped out and started beating him up in the middle of the restaurant. The outburst caused a lot of damage and both Kyou and Kagura were stuck doing dishes there for about two months.
"It's pay back time," Yuki said grinning.
"Big time," answered Kyou as he cracked his knuckles.