Chapter Two: Pleasing You
"Talking"
ThinkingPOV
(Back to character) ex. (Tohru)
(a/n authors note)
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Tohru snapped awake, her eyes at full attention. She had just awoken to the same nightmare again. She shakily got up from bed, and crossed over to her dresser to get ready to meet with Chiharu that afternoon.
While she was getting changed, her mind started to wander to the various problems that lay around her, like weeds, either getting ready to be taken care of now, or grow into something extravagant and huge. Oh, I am happy about getting to meet Chiharu! I hope I can help him sort out his problems…but what should I do about Kyo? I wonder what I did? Oh probably something horribly offensive! Oh no! What should I do Mom? She glanced quickly to the picture on her bed stand.
The Tohru got a great idea, (well to her anyway) if everybody had light bulb vision (we hope you don't…if you do you should visit the 'special hospital' and bunk with me) you would see an extremely bright one above her head. I'll get Kyo a present! But it has to be a special kind of present…nothing ordinary…it has to come from the heart…Hmmm, I have a bit of time left before I go to see Chiharu, I'll visit town now! And with her enthusiastic plan still fresh in her mind Tohru hurried off to town.
(Approximately 30 min. later)
Tohru was walking along the rows of shops thinking about what she should get for him, Hmm, that's a nice leather wallet…but no, he has one. What about a new rice bowl? Nah, It would probably break in the next half hour. Then Tohru stopped in front of a shop with a colorful looking sign the name, printed in bright blue ink, read Pottery and as Tohru stepped closer she saw that they were having a special, she hurriedly read the sign I the window.
Come and create your own vibrant work of art! You can create a mug for 1170 yen (approx. $10 U.S.) that you can mold and paint yourself! Come in and find the true artist within you!
Oh! That's perfect! She thought to herself before scurrying inside.
'Hello?" Tohru asked the empty room timidly. "Anybody here?" She tried again, but her only response was silence. She hastily turned around to leave; they must've forgot to put up their 'closed' sign. She thought to herself.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm here!" Tohru heard a melodic voice shout from the back area somewhere, hearing such a shout after suspecting nobody to be there, Tohru got startled causing her to jump into the air and hit her head on the door frame.
"Oh my gosh! I'm sorry did I startle you? Are you alright?" Tohru heard the voice again although this time she could sense the person presence only a couple feet away from her.
Tohru slowly rubbed the back of her head, then carefully opened one eye, surprised to see a pair of eyes only inches away from her own.
"Oh…um, yes, I'm fine!" Tohru jumped up, as if to reassure her she was. "A-anyway…I saw the sign in you store and I would like to make a mug and I have 1170 yen right her!" She had said that all in one hurried breath and was now exhaling and inhaling slowly, trying to steady her breathing.
"Ah…um yes, of course." The shop owner answered her, sweat dropping. "Anyway…what's your name?" The shopkeeper asked with genuine curiosity. "Oh, Honda, Tohru Honda…and yours?" She asked back, her eyes sparkling glad to be making a new friend.
"Oh, um, Kira." She said taken aback by the girls cheerful personality. "And the studio is back this way.' Kira said leading Tohru into the room that she previously occupied before Tohru came into the shop.
Tohru followed Kira to a bench and sat down, listening intently to the instructions that she gave her, as to not mess up. After about an hour's time, Tohru proudly held up her accomplished work.
The mug had on it a cat with a tail that made up the handle. It was painted orange, and was slightly lopsided, but the girl seemed to take no notice and was smiling ear to ear.
"U…umm excuse me Miss Kira?" Tohru asked, "Could you tell me what time it is?" "Yah sure, it's 10:00, and don't call me Miss!" "Oh I-I'm sorry are you married! I AM SOOOO SORRY!" Tohru said almost shouted she bowed repeatedly over and over. Kira stopped the bowing motion by catching her head in her hands.
"No I'm NOT married and prefer to stay that way, just call me Kira 'kay?" "Alright!" Tohru agreed. "Hey, who did you make that for? Your mother? Does she really like cats or something?" Kira asked Tohru.
"Oh no, m-my mother passed away." Kira saw the girl frown, but then she looked back up with a huge, silly grin, "No this is for my friend, I'm afraid I upset him! He likes cats very much! I hope he accepts my gift." Tohru said as an afterthought. "I'm sure he'll love it!" Kira said, with a small smile playing on her lips. Tohru turned to leave but Kira said, "Hey, if you ever need somebody to talk to, I'm always here to listen!"
"Thank you very much!" Tohru said before running out of the shop. I should have just enough time to give this to Kyo before going to meet Chiharu! Tohru raced home and went in through the door. Shigure looked up from his paper and said cheekily, "Ah, there is my beautiful flower! What were you doing Tohru? Running a marathon? Gasp! Were vivaciously hott yankee girls chasing you?" At that precise moment Yuki came down the stairs. "…Honestly were do you come up with this stuff?" Yuki asked as Shigure was peeking out the door.
"I'll be back Tohru you just inspired me! Off to write a great masterpiece!" Yuki rolled his eyes, "Tohru I'm going to go work in my garden, come get me if you need anything." With that Yuki walked out of the house. Tohru walked upstairs, she felt jittery all over…she hoped Kyo wouldn't reject her gift! She walked down the hall and knocked on Kyo's door. Nobody answered. Tohru silently opened the door and laid the mug on Kyo's pillow before quickly running out of the house and towards the address Chiharu had given her.
Later at Chiharu's house
Tohru walked up to the apartment and knocked on the hard wood. "Hello Tohru!" Chiharu said maliciously. "Oh hello!" Tohru said cheerfully, not sensing that Chiharu was a crazed lunatic.
She walked over to him and sat down. Chiharu…is there something bothering you? You seem troubled." When he did not respond she tried to guess his anxiety. "Is it money?" When she saw no response from him she guessed again. "Is it love?" Still none. Lastly she said, "Are you having trouble with your family…or your siblings?"
This seemed to really piss Chiharu off, because after that he smacked Tohru across the face. "Don't talk to me like you're my therapist you bitch!" Chiharu spat. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean…" Chiharu slapped her again, and drew a knife out of his belt; "I thought I told you to stop!"
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This chapter was remade on 12/13/06 so if you got a message for a chapter message it was this. Some of my chapters are really messed up and I'm currently trying to fix them up.
Please continue to read and review my story, and please read on even nif the other chapters are sucky lol.
That's all for chapter two. Sorry for the cliffhanger…..but I have to go! Anyways if anybody has any good ideas please give them to me alright : ) please r/r if you ever want me to write again! Teehee just kidding I'll write anyway but please review………….
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