Chapter Two
"So are you ready to move in with Shigure?" Haru asked me as I took my hand from his and put in my skirt pocket. "I guess, I mean I don't really know him that well. The fact I am graduated and from what I have heard I will have to keep the door locked at all times!" I laughed lightly tripping slightly over a rock then stumbled over my own feet. I never hit the ground though Haru grabbed my arm fast enough to catch me.
"Lyli Can I sleep with you tonight!" Momiji called jumping up and down with the box in his hands.
~A Few Hours Later~
Now we are sitting at the dinner table I have Haru on my left, Momiji on my right. Shigure 'ogling' at me, while Kyo and Yuki are trying to stop him. Tohru is in the kitchen finishing up dinner. The setting right now I find so pleasant I felt at home. Not too much later Tohru brought out a Pot of Miso Ramen and rice balls. I love her rice balls.
"Tohru, do you want some help serving up the soup?" Yuki asked her with a subtle smile on his deliteful blushing face. I can see it now but why did I not notice it before? He's in love with her. "No" She replied waving her hands in front of her. He sighed and held his bowl up so he would be the first one to be served envy was pouring from the eyes of everyone else. "There you go Yuki." She smiled Tilting the ladle over his bowl pouring the Ramen into his bowl. From him she went on to serve the others in order of seating from Shigure-san to Kyo but she served me last and I didn't mind it just means mines warmer than the rests just the way I like it. "Thank You Tohru. I don't think I'll do even half as good a job with meals as you do when you move in with Uo." I whispered with an adorable smile setting my steaming bowl down on the table.
"Oh Lyli, I am sure you will do just fine." She said quickly waving around the ladle. " Ooooh Shigureee!" A voice called it was husky and feminine but obviously male and as I looked to Kyo and Yuki I could see them tense and there somewhat light mood they where in change to anger as well turn a bit red. Momiji was smiling though and before I knew it Haru had grabbed me by the waist and pulled me close.
"Ayame!" Shigure Sang in an amiable tune. Both then kept singing each other's names for what seemed like years it had caused me to lose my appetite. Haru's body was shaking as he held me, I wonder why? I tried to wriggle out of his hold but to no avail. "Haru let me go!" I half yelped. The two men that where dancing around like five year old girls stopped and looked intently at me. The one called Ayame had his golden eyes looked at me and sparkling.
"Oh my, oh my, who might you be? Oh pardon me where are my manners! I am Ayame Sohma, Yuki's older brother. " He chuckled and plopped down next to me. "I'm Lylianne Carter, you can call me Lyli." I said looking at him uncomfortably. "Oh what a cute name," Ayame squealed and hugged me most likely no realizing I was a girl or just forgetting about the curse all together. When he didn't change into whatever his Zodiac animal he was he recoiled faster than you could say summer school, running to Shigure bounding into his friends lap. "Shigure! What's going on? Why didn't I change?" So he did know I inwardly sighed at the thought of him just wanting to for a split second feel my body. He squeaked as Shigure sniggered. "She has no effect on our curse my dear Aya." He stated lightly not to Ayame out anymore. Not at all to quietly had Aya asked Shigure if I was boy.
"No I am not a boy you Imbecile." I screamed, stood up from the table and went up to Tohru's room which would be mine after tomorrow. Going into the room I slammed the door shut and hurdled to the bed falling on to it belly down. I grabbed a pillow pulling it under me then buried my face into it and screaming. I was fuming that whole situation was awful how could he asked about that I am not a freaking boy.
There was a light knock on the door. "Lyli are you alright?" I heard Tohru asked as she opened the door a smidgen. I sighed "yeah I guess, I just didn't think to take into account that he didn't know about the bracelet." I sat up slowly smiling weakly at her as she came into the room and over to the bed then sat next to me. We sat in silence for a few minutes before got up bringing it to the bed and rummaged through the box Momiji had brought up. Once I found the long black crushed velvet box I handed it to her. "Happy white day Tohru I hope you like it."
"Oh Lyli, I didn't get you anything! I am so so—."
"It alright Tohru, just open it." I smiled encouragingly at her and she smiled with a happy glimmer in her eyes as she ran her hands over the box before opening it. She gasped when she saw the bracelet but did say anything just looked at it for a little. The bracelet in the box was Identical to the one on my wrist it was the same as mine. "Oh Lyli, it's beautiful. Does it work like yours does?" she whispered the last part but it was still filled with the wonder of a child. I nodded and smiled cheekily. It wasn't long before she enveloped me in a tight hug. When she released me she put the bracelet on jumping from the bed then ran out of the room bounding down the stairs. I followed behind her and peer from around the corner to see her and the silvery haired Prince of the school in one the most touching magical embraces I have ever seen, it was even more magical than those cheep romance movies.
Though once I noticed the not so happy more or less confused, shocked and bitter and I am guess Momiji was the only one who would dare be bouncing up and down waiting for his turn to hug Tohru. Ayame was still freaking out about Haru and I and I am curtain I just made it worse for him, I guess giving Tohru the bracelet now was not a smart thing to do.
"Oh. My God, Shigure! Yuki didn't transform Tohru hugged him he should have transformed." Yuki's older brother freaked in squeals causing him to cling to his friend even more. I walked into the room cleared my throat to get the attention of the men in the room. Once I had it. "I guess I should explain now." I muttered softly now quiet room my focus more on Ayame than anyone. "It's these bracelets they have been passed to me from my great grandmother on my dad's side. At his funeral two years she gave me this one." I motioned to the black and purple on my wrist and the one Tohru has now. "She told me they hold some kind of power, but to share the power with someone who really deserves it I was glad to. I am not sure if she knew about the curse or the Sohma family. But I love having the power to be close to every one of you." I smiled as I finished my speech. "Oh Lyli- chan that was so sweet why not come and give grandpa Shigure a hug." Shigure said in the most perverted way possible for that moment that it didn't take long for Yuki and Kyo to smack him upside the head.