Forgotten Over the Years
Tohru Honda threw open the door and rushed into her house, forgetting to leave her shoes at the door and thus leaving a trail of dirt behind her. She grabbed her phone with one hand, while keeping the book close to her chest. She quickly dialed in the numbers.
"Tohru. Take a deep breath." The calm, knowing voice of Saki Hanajima came through the phone.
"O-okay." She stuttered, and obeyed Hana's simple command, letting the cold air sink into her lungs, refreshing her.
"You got my book, thank you. But, you wouldn't call for something like that; what's wrong?" Tohru didn't answer for a few minutes, but continued to enjoy the cold air before giving her answer.
"Hana… I saw Kyo. He's back."
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Hanajima stared blankly at the wall, holding the phone to the side of her face loosely. Kyo? Kyo was back? Impossible. She took a deep breath, ready to put her troubled friend back into her right mind, when suddenly she closed her mouth. She reviewed the words in her mind, the sound of Tohru's voice.
"Hmm, so it seems." She replied. She heard sniffling on the other end of the phone and her grip on the phone tightened. So, the boy was back. The orange-haired, bright-eyed, temperamental boy was back. The boy who had caused all this suffering for Tohru. "Don't cry over him." She said, maybe for the millionth time since he had disappeared. It never worked. From the soft shuffling sound on the other end Saki guessed that Tohru was shaking her head, then there was sobbing and a loud clash of something falling; the book.
"I'll be right over." Hana said and hung up. She picked back up the phone and dialed in the familiar numbers.
"Hel--"
"Arisa Uotani, please get up, and accompany me to Tohru's house. She was just on the phone with me and told me something quite troubling." She hung the phone up abruptly on someone for the second time that day and then swung herself out of her chair, grabbing her cloak and slinging it over her shoulders. Tohru wouldn't be alone, not this time.
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Tohru stared at the man in front of her, one hand clamped over her mouth.
"Ah… I-I'm sorry, I d-didn--"
"How do you know my name?" He asked and then, reluctantly, leaned down and picked up the book before placing it back onto the miniature table beside him, forgotten. The man at the desk stared at them for a moment before slowly turning back to the computer. Tohru paled and shook her head.
"N-no. I… I thought you were someone else… I'm sorry." She said and turned to the desk, though she could feel his gaze burning into her back. "I'll take this book," she glanced at his nametag; Botan.
"That will be 1215 yen please." Botan said and nodded. Tohru began to dig into her pockets but----
----"No; I'll pay for it." The auburn-haired man--Kyo--- said and placed the named amount on the counter. He gave Tohru a small smile before glancing out the glass doors.
"Oh crap…" He said quietly and backed away. "She's here. Do you have a back door?" Botan nodded again, and pointed to the right, where, beyond more shelves, a door lay. Tohru watched as Kyo glanced at the front door again before running through the back.
Tohru took the book from the silent cashier and walked to the glass, front, door, clutching it to her chest tightly. She watched as Kyo loped up towards a brown-haired woman, a smile on his face, and his hands stuffed into his pockets.
The brown hair, the gray eyes, the petite figure, she looked so familiar, but Tohru couldn't place her. For a minute.
She gasped and whispered, "…Kagura?"
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A white-haired man strutted out of a coffee shop, coffee cup in hand. A girl on the sidewalk beside him blinked a few times at him before nudging another, older, girl beside her, maybe her sister.
"Wow, look at him. Cute." She whispered and giggled. The other girl raised an eyebrow skeptically.
"Yeah, but… What weird hair." Hatsuharu Sohma reached up and tugged at the bottom half of his hair self-consciously, black and contradicting the white of the top half. It wasn't his fault that his hair was weird, it was natural, though he doubted anyone would believe that.
His "admirer" sighed dramatically and rolled her eyes at her elder. "Let's go talk to him, please?" The elder girl narrowed her eyes, and pulled the younger one away, tugging her into the coffee shop with a quick, "no!" Haru stared after them and then turned away, shrugging. He squatted down on the concrete and slipped the key into the lock holding his bike in safety before hopping onto it and quickly peddling away; time to get lost.
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Arisa Outani sat silently beside a sniffling Tohru, an arm wrapped around her shoulders. Both Hanajima and Outani listened, without comment, as Tohru explained her encounter with Kyo Sohma, broken only by sniffles.
"Time to get tea." Saki Hanajima said, from the other side of Tohru, once Tohru had finished and a moment of silence had past and then, gracefully, pushed herself out of the seat and towards the kitchen. After a little, she came back with three cups of tea, and set them down on the coffee table in front of them. Arisa sighed.
"So, he didn't remember you?" She asked and Tohru nodded before Arisa continued, "Are you sure this guy was Kyo? He could have just had the same name." Tohru's head swung towards her sharply.
"With the same hair and eyes? His whole face looked the same, just older!" She snapped and then clamped a hand over her mouth, tears filling her eyes. "I… I'm sorry…" She whispered. Outani sighed again, and shook her head; what should she say? What could she say?
Hana sipped at her tea and then stood up.
"Let's go on a walk."
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Hatsuharu raced down the street, his mind drifting away dangerously. In the back of his mind he heard a few yelps of people passing him on the sidewalk, but he ignored them. He had no idea where he was, but, then again, that was what he had set out to do.
His foot went down and pushed the peddle back, his bike beginning to slow as he pushed on the brake. He heard a scream, and felt his, luckily slower bike, hit something. He was jolted back into reality as he toppled off the bike and he heard a whimper from beneath his bike. He quickly lifted the offending object of the person, and two large, brown eyes stared up at him. He gasped and helped the girl up, looking as though she was in her teens.
"I, um, I apologize." He said and looked the girl over for bruises. She looked down, her long, blond bangs covering her face, and then, she looked up and grinned.
"I-it's okay. I don't think I'm hurt." She said and tugged on his sleeve. "I'm Kisa Sohma." He smiled back, enjoying her soft innocence.
"Hatsuharu Sohma." She laughed, her light giggle carrying through the air and she began to walk, pulling him after her, allowing him to grab his bike just in time.
"Hah, that makes us like family! Do you want to eat lunch with me, Haru-nii-san?" He shrugged; why not?
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"Kyo-kun?" Kyo was jolted out of his day dream by the high voice of Kagura Sohma.
"Hmm?" He grunted, and rested his chin back into his hand. She giggled.
"You've been dazing off for a while now; what are you thinking about?" She asked, and leaned over on the small table between them. He sighed.
"Well, um, I met this girl in a book store. She knew my name, shouted it out in fact. She seemed so familiar, I'm trying to remember where I knew her from." Kagura raised an eyebrow and her mouth quirked into a frown.
"So you were thinking about a girl? While you were with me? I'm insulted." She said, and turned to the window. Kyo blinked a few times at her before waving over a waitress.
"Two chocolate cake slices, please." He whispered in her ear and then sat back in his chair. Kagura glanced at him curiously but remained silent. She wasn't really that insulted, she just liked teasing him. If there was anything Kyo Sohma hated it was seeing a girl cry or even be upset, especially if he was the one to cause it. She couldn't help wondering what he would do to cheer her up. Even though he didn't like her he would always try to cheer her up, that was just the way Kyo was.
Finally the waitress arrived, holding the chocolate cake pieces in one hand. Kagura gasped in happy surprise and grinned at Kyo.
"Did you order this… for me?" She asked, and giggled. He stared at her, and then smiled.
"No, I'm going to eat them all by myself." He said and took the pieces of cake from the waitress, digging his fork into one. Kagura laughed and smacked one of his hands.
"Kyo!" She said, and then he pushed one of them towards her, a small smile on his face.
"Peace offering." He said and then began to dig into his piece of chocolate cake.
She nodded. "Oh, yes, you've definitely got my peace."
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"Kisa!" The small girl beside Haru turned and watched as two other girls came up to them, eyes wide.
"Y-yes?" She said, her voice barely above a whisper. The girls rolled their eyes at each other and the one leaned forward and quickly snatched the box of leftover food from Kisa.
"What do you have?" She asked and popped the box open. "Eww," she continued, "This stuff is so gross… and so fattening."
"Ano…" Kisa whispered, her eyes wide with fright. The girl looked at Kisa, her eyes glinting meanly.
"You don't need this stuff." She said and dropped the box at her feet. "Don't be mad, dear, this is for your health. Hope it didn't cost too much." One of her feet lifted up and crushed the small box, squishing the contents on the ground. Kisa gasped but looked away, tears sparkling with tears. Haru's eyes narrowed and he opened his mouth but was interrupted.
"What do you think you're doing? That was perfectly good food." The sharp voice of an irritated boy cut through the air, and they all looked over to see a good looking, blond boy, his brown eyes narrowed.
"H-Hiro-kun!" The girls yelped in surprise, and stepped away from the squashed food. Hiro walked over and stood in-between the girls and Kisa.
"Back off." His voice was barely even a whisper, but it was filled with anger.
"A-ah…" The girls stuttered before running off. Hiro leaned down and examined the food. He shook his head.
"Tch, too bad. This was pretty good food." He looked back up at Kisa, and a small smile lightened his serious face. Kisa blinked at him.
"Hiro-san…" She said, "T-thank you." He shrugged and stood back up. He eyed Haru warily, but put a hand on Kisa's shoulder, still smiling warmly.
"Do you and your… friend…. want to come to my house? It's just around the corner. You can eat dinner and then we can drive you to your house; it's getting pretty late." Kisa nodded eagerly and then looked at Haru questioningly.
"Haru-nii?" She asked, but he shook his head.
"You have fun, I should be off. Maybe I'll see you around." He said and walked back to where he had left his bike and then jumped back on. Time to find his way back home.
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Authors Note!!!
Alright, I introduced Hatsuharu, Kisa, and Hiro! Yippee! Also, Hanajima came into the story. There will be more interaction between Kyo and Tohru in later chapters. Oh, and, if you're wondering, what happened with Kyo is that he went out the back door and around the back of the restaurant so it looked like he was walking up the street to the restaurant and he was late instead of Kagura. Does that make sense? One more point that's really important, this is not a HaruxKisa story. Rin will be introduced later. In my opinion, Haru and Kisa think of each other in a brotherly-sisterly way. 'Course, if you want to, you can squint real hard and pretend that Kisa has a crush on Haru, but the thing is, Rin and Haru will be a couple.
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