Okay, we are back! I was going to update something else, you know be productive… but I decided not to. So here's chapter two!! YAY!
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Chapter Two: Teasing To Please
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Well, I was wrong. I bet you could have guessed as much huh? I was not home directly after school, even though work was closed because of Tohru's fish tank accident; and school ended with me parting from my friends with a wave frenzy; and Kei sensei wasn't expecting me until tomorrow, my walk home was intercepted by he one thing I really did not want to see until tomorrow.
Let's just say I got to know the sidewalk a little better, okay?
A face plant in the middle of the city, smooth, that it wasn't. I survived, got out Scott free, except a small scrape on my cheek. But otherwise I was fine.
That is, until I stood up.
"Told you to be careful. What'd ya' trip on that time? Let me guess…" she paused for dramatic effect, "Hm… A ladybug?"
"What are you doing here?" I motioned to my house.
Kei-sensei exhaled, and put her index finger to her nose, tapping it lightly, " Well… since it's not because I was invited, or because I'm just a person interested in your life… Ahhh… realization!"
"What do you want? You do know I'm broke right? And don't pull the 'But we're cousins!'" I made my voice imitate hers, "thing." I glared at her.
"Come on. You need some fun anyway eh?"
"Where are you taking me? You do realize I'm underage for many of the places you frequent?"
"Wow. You really don't trust me! I'm truly hurt sis!"
"Don't call me that! I am not your sister!" I said loudly trying to free myself from her grasp.
"Ohh… come on!! It'll be fun!"
"I don't care I value my life!!" I said, trying to get out of the car, and yank my arm away from her at the same time.
Click. The door locked, and I submitted to defeat.
"I really hate you." I said.
She giggled.
I looked down, and realized what she was wearing. She was wearing jeans with a semi-dressy blouse with a T-shirt underneath.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"Are you going to scream at me again?" she said playfully.
"Most likely."
"Then we're going somewhere."
"Mr. Boyfriend huh?" I said.
"Yes, actually. And I really hope you call him by his name when we get there," she shook her head behind the wheel.
"And that is…?" I asked.
"Shigure." She said, I remembered the name from somewhere… where was that again?
"Why am I coming? You know I don't like when I meet your boyfriends, like I care about a bunch of old guys."
"Old?! I'm 28!"
"Exactly," I said in another singsong voice. I looked out the window, "Seriously, why am I going?"
"Truthfully, part of it was meeting you, but he lives with his cousins, they're your age, there's a girl too…"
"WHAT THE HELL IS WITH YOUR CHOICE IN MEN?!" realization dawned on me.
"Sohma right?" I said again, without hearing her response.
"Yes, actually and-"
I started laughing, remembering what Kyo said, 'You may want to refuse.'
"Why are you laughing?"
"Because I can!" I said.
"I didn't know you could…"
"Your horrible. You do know that right? So, this Shigure… how long have you been seeing him?" I asked, my face composed, for the moment.
"It's been a few weeks… I actually wasn't expecting your move so soon, I figured you would try to get Anko to stay… she probably would have…"
"It was time for a change. Or, even more so, time for a new city to fall around in."
"You're a mess!" she said, finally looking at my clothes.
"I am not! I'm just not wearing my uniform!" I said, then looking down, saw the mud the covered my jeans.
"I should've guessed…" Kei said, slapping her hand against her forehead.
"Calm down, I've suffered through worse!" I said, pulling out a skirt I got from a store a couple of days ago, for my annual trip to Dad's grave in a few weeks. It was white with black polka dots covering it; I loved it. I pulled it on over my jeans; it was too cold to wear it alone. I surveyed myself in the mirror, before stepping out into the evening sunset, which was covered by the trees. There was an average-sized house sitting here, in seemingly the middle of nowhere. I looked past the oddity, and turned to Kei to tell me whether I was acceptable.
"I love that idea… and your T-shirt, who is that?"
"Oh this? It's an All-American Rejects T, I got it on a visit back to Indy to see Cam and Danny."
"Oh yeah, your boyfriend!"
"He's not my boyfriend."
"He's your boyfriend."
"Not my boyfriend."
"Yep he is."
"No he's not."
"Uh-huh!"
"No." My expression was… angry.
"Yes!" the singsong voice was back.
"No."
"Oh! Your soooo not funnn!"
"Go jump off a cliff."
"That's no way to treat someone who brought you all this way-"
"Kei-san?" We both turned our heads to see a man standing in the doorway, "Your on time!"
We started walking towards the house, "If he's as annoying as you, I'm going to shoot myself," I whispered.
"Don't be so dramatic. And your boyfriend will be pissed."
"He's not my boyfriend!" I said loudly.
"Who the hell's being so loud?! I'm tryin' to nap here! I- Taki?"
I smiled weakly, "Against my will."
"So your Taki?" Shigure said.
"Unfortunately," I said. I scowled; this was anything but fun… Where's Tohru?!
"Kyo-kun? Did you say Taki?" Tohru's voice said from across the room. She walked over and exclaimed, "Taki!"
I waved, "Hey!"
"You know them?" Kei asked, leaning close to my ear.
"You never asked," I said.
"Don't just stand out there come in!" Shigure said.
"Where's Yuki?" I asked Tohru, following her into the kitchen.
"He's out with his brother, he should be back soon actually," she started chopping up some leeks.
"Leeks huh? Not a favorite of mine… DO you need any help?"
"No that's okay you're a guest!"
"It's okay, I like helping! And it's not fair for you to do all the work!"
"Uh… okay then, you can stir for now," she pointed to a pot of stew.
"Okay!"
"So you don't like leeks either? Kyo doesn't," she said.
"Actually I don't like a lot of things, I'm a really picky eater," I said.
"No I don't want to go to your store again!" said the unmistakable voice of Yuki from outside.
"But don't you want to bring Tohru again?"
"NO I don't!" he shouted.
"What are they talking about?" I asked Tohru.
"Ayame-Yuki's brother- owns a store, we went once; it was nice. Yuki didn't enjoy it that much though."
"Oh…what kind of store is it?"
"They sell costumes for things like nurses, stewardesses, and maids," Tohru said.
-Sweat drop time!-
"And we're done!" Tohru said.
"You damn rat! I'm going to wipe that smirk off your face!" I heard Kyo shout.
"Uh-oh," Tohru said.
"What?" I asked, turning to her.
"We'd better go outside…" Tohru said.
We ran out front, right past Kei and Shigure, who were talking.
The scene I saw had me on the ground in an instant. They were fighting-martial arts fighting- and Kyo was getting his ass whooped. I was laughing like crazy, then I stood back up, and brushed off my skirt, still giggling, as Kyo was sent into a tree.
"Ouch! I hope he's okay!" Tohru said.
"Oh he's seen nothing yet! The stupid cat has caught me in a bad mood!"
"You damn rat! There's no way that I'd ever lose to you!"
"Again," I corrected from the sidelines.
"Excuse me?!" He said from the sidelines.
"Again," I said, a smirk on my face.
"You have no room to talk, I'd beat you!"
"But you've lost to him before haven't you, face it- he's better than you. You're being a baby. Both of you, are acting like children."
"Taki…" Tohru said.
"Actually," Yuki said, "She's right."
"You're giving up?!" Kyo said.
"You wouldn't have one anyway, you're lucky you're still in one piece."
"I'm lucky!?" Kyo stood, "Get back here!"
"Miss Honda?" Yuki said.
"Yes?" she asked, eyes still wide from my interruption.
"What's for dinner?"
"Uh… stew…kitchen… going to serve…fight…" she said.
"You okay?" I asked, as the three of us walked back inside.
"Um Yeah!" she said, smiling, "I'm happy they stopped."
"I think everyone is," I said.
"Except Kyo." Yuki said.
"Except Kyo," I agreed.
"I hope he's okay, he was pretty angry, maybe I should go check on him…"
"You should eat," Yuki said, "You've been working all day."
"But…"
"I'll go check on him," I said, "You go eat, you've probably had a pretty hard day. I'll be right back!"
"Okay," she smiled, "tell him dinner's ready."
"Right."
"He'll be on the roof!" she added as I walked out the door.
"The roof?" I said to myself. I looked around for a ladder, and saw none. I walked around the house, until I saw a low-hanging part of the roof, I grabbed it, and pulled myself up, and hopped across a couple of layers, and could jump to the second floor, then walked across the main roof, walking over the middle, and sliding into a seat beside Kyo.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Tohru was worried about you? I couldn't disappoint her."
"But I hid the ladder."
"Now why did you do that, I was looking for it. You hid it well, I couldn't see it…"
"How'd you get up here?" he asked, uncaring.
"I climbed…" I said.
"Oh did you? That's amazing! They should give you an award!"
"How did you get up here?"
"I climbed."
"My point," I said.
"Your annoying."
"I've been told that before," I said.
"By who?"
"No one you know," I said.
"That's nice, who?"
"Why do you want to know?" I fake gasped, "Your showing interest in my existence, I feel so honored," I put my hand to my chest playfully.
"I just wanna know who's smart enough to say it."
"His name's Daniel. He lives in the U.S."
"Your boyfriend?" he said, smirking.
"He's not my boyfriend!" I said, then added softly, "At least not anymore…" I hoped he didn't that last bit, and looked away, faking interest in the trees.
"I see," he said.
I paused for a second, then turned to look at him, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"What?" he said.
"'I see?' What the hell?" asked, confused.
He shrugged.
"Oh. I see," I said. I pretended to look forward for a minute or so, then looked at him from the corner of my eye, to face forward again, he was doing the same. I blushed a little…that was awkward….
"So… what's your problem with Yuki anyway?" I asked.
He looked at me, "You're the second person to ask me that."
I shrugged.
"It's a long story, with some parts am I not allowed to tell you."
"Oh. I see."
"No you don't."
I turned to face him, and leaned in, and whispered in his ear, "Your jealous of him."
He looked forward still, and I got up to leave, "Oh, and dinner's ready," I said.
He sat there still.
I jumped down, and walked inside.
"Taki!" Shigure and Kei said at the same time.
"I was just telling these people about when you tripped over the toddler!"
"Oh that's great. But I have to go. Anko is going to freak, and she'll blame you, and I won't have to pay you for another month…"
"I'm coming!" she said, standing and walking out behind me.
"Bye Taki. I'll see you tomorrow at school!" Tohru said.
"Yep! Bye Yuki," I said.
"Goodbye Taki-san," he has been calling me that by my own request I hate my last name, It's Anko's.
I walked to the car opened the door, then shouted, "Bye Kyo!" over my shoulder.
"Idiot!" he shouted back.
"Save your comments!" I said back.
"Taki we'd better go she'd just finished saying goodbye to her new boyfriend and was blushing.
I giggled and stepped in the car. I put my seatbelt on. And as soon as she started the engine and put on the gas, I burst out laughing.
"We barely stayed, your so unfair," Kei said.
"You're an idiot." I said.
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The next day I went through school normally. At the end of the day, I went to the center, alone.
I put on my mp3 player, set it to a mixed CD Cameron sent me from Indiana, a compile of a bunch of rock songs on the radio now.
Before I knew it I was singing as I fed the ferret.
"Do you feel like a man, when you push her around, do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground. Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's gonna end, as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found!"
I turned and started dancing over to the fish tanks, " Do you feel like a man, when you push her around, do you feel better now as she falls to the ground, Well I'll tell you my friend one day this world's gonna end as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found…"
And new song!
"There are certain people, who just keep coming back to she is, "I spun around, "Right in front of…you…"
"Hey," Kyo said from by the door.
"That didn't just happen…" I said, still in English.
"What?" he asked.
"Sorry," back to Japanese, "I was listening to some music."
"Okay…" he waved in front of him a piece of paper, "Tohru wanted me to drop off this."
"She didn't come?" I asked, pulling out my headphones, and setting them in my pocket.
"She went to something with Hanajima. She says, 'hi'."
"Okay then. Thanks." I took the check and walked over to the register.
"What were you singing?" he asked.
"All at once by the Fray, bad before that Face Down by Red jumpsuit apparatus…" I said, from under the counter, I was putting away the ferret food, "Cameron sent them over for me, I must keep up with music in two countries, tough task."
"Okay… why did you start blushing?"
"What?!" I said quickly, so quickly that I brought my head up and hit it against the top of the cabinet. "OW!"
"You okay?" he said, laughing.
"I'm fine, what did you say?"
"You blushed…it was weird."
"I did?"
"Yeah…"
I was back to English, "Shit."
"Will you stop switching languages!? It's really annoying!"
"It was just something in the song… nothing big."
"What did the song say?" he said, smirking.
"Um… which one?"
"The one you were singing when I came in! duh!"
"You sure you don't want to hear the other? It's really good!" I said, I was acting like an idiot. WHY WOULDN'T I SHUT UP?
He looked at me, I sighed.
"It said, 'DO you feel like a man when you push her around, do you feel better now when she falls to the ground. Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's gonna end as your lies crumble down a new life she has found." I said.
"Okay tell me the right song now."
"That was the right song you ass!" I leaned over on the counter.
"No it wasn't!"
"How do you know!?" I demanded.
"You didn't blush again, and you would have if you said the right sing, common sense."
"I wouldn't have figured you someone for common sense," I said.
"Ha. Ha."
"Don't you have to go somewhere? I know your not here for an engaging conversation, just to drop the thingy off right?"
"Well yeah… but I have nothing better to do, so staying here keeps me away from Yuki for awhile longer…"
"Because your jealous of him, as I so correctly pointed out last night," I said.
I walked out form behind the counter, and sat on the top of it, staring at the ferret across from me, Kyo was standing next to me.
"You never answered my question."
"Actually I did answer, you're just set that that answer is wrong."
"Are you going to tell me?"
"Will you shut up if I do?"
"Sure."
"Okay then. It goes, 'There are certain people you just keep coming back to, she is right in front of you, you begin to wonder could, you find a better one, compared to her now she's in question. And all at once the crowd begins to sing sometimes the hard thing and the right thing are the same.'"
"Oh. I see," he said.
"No you don't."
He leaned over and whispered in my ear, "Right in front of you," then walked out of the center, I scowled at him on the way out.
I shivered, and touched my ear. I felt myself blushing and looked down, "Stupid jerk."
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OKAY! So how was that chapter? I love it soooo much! And my disclaimer on the songs: I do not own red jumpsuit apparatus or the fray.
I liked this chapter. It's not very descriptive or anything… but I still liked it!
I'm starting chapter 3 now, I can't stop, even at 1 in the morning.
Reviews would be greatly appreciated.