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"I see. So let me get this straight. There is another zodiac member, who is already like one of the members that we have, and now there are suspicions that there is another version of the Sohma family curse running around in other countries, but you've only been able to find ONE!" Kyo was breathing heavily and glaring heavily at Shigure, who had just revealed a bunch of news to the three shocked teens. Kyo had just been the first to recover.
"That is the theory, yes." Shigure responded, sighing.
"And where is the one that has been found?" Kyo demanded.
"She's living at the main house right now. She's been there for a week now. You'll get to see her the next time you visit."
"What is she like, Shigure? What's her name? What's her animal?" Tohru asked, clearing the table of their lunch.
Shigure smiled at Tohru. "I don't know a whole lot about her. The main house has been quite quiet about her. It's almost as if they don't want anyone else to know. I found out because Hatori was the one who brought her over, and the one who's looking after her right now. I know her name is Teigra, and she's from Canada. However, she speaks our language fluently!"
Tohru smiled. "Do you know her animal?" she asked, waiting in the doorway of the kitchen.
Shigure frowned. "See, that's the thing. She's the reason we suspect there is another form of the Sohma family curse running around. You see, she's the tiger, like Kisa. The only difference is…she's a white tiger."
"A white tiger?" Tohru exclaimed, almost dropping the dishes. 'Wow! A white tiger! I wonder what she looks like in her human form!'
"How old is she?" Yuki inquired. Shigure smiled.
"She's your age! A high school girl!" he began humming until Kyo glared heavily at him.
"She better not be going to our school! I don't know if I can stand ANOTHER Sohma at that school!" he said vehemently.
"Actually, I don't know how they are going to school her. She stands out quite a bit, besides being Canadian. You see, because of her animal, she's VERY noticeable. She might have a lot of trouble fitting in if she were to attend a public school…"
Tohru nodded, thinking of Kisa. 'It seems tigers are doomed to stand out, no matter what.'
"Still, I'd like to meet her. What do you say we go to the main house this Sunday Tohru? We could greet her together." Yuki asked, looking at her with her head cocked to the side.
"Oh that would be wonderful Yuki!" Tohru exclaimed.
"Well, you can count me out. I have no desire to meet a stupid girl." Kyo said.
"No one invited you anyway, you stupid cat. And you're just saying that because you don't want to see Kagura." Yuki responded, sipping his tea.
"Goddamn it you damn rat! I'd like to see YOU put up with her just once!" Kyo yelled back, eyes blazing.
"I have to put up with YOU all the time. I suspect putting up with Kagura would be as difficult as beating you in a fight."
"You think you're so smart you girly boy! Come on, I'll beat the crap outta you I swear! I'm gonna win this time, and when I do you have to eat a whole basket full of leeks!"
"I'M not the one who hates them, you stupid cat."
"Fine! Then you'll have to spend an entire day with Ayame!"
"And if I win, you have to kiss Kagura."
Kyo stopped dead, and turned white. Did he really want to do this? He hadn't won against the rat yet, but maybe, just maybe this could be his chance. And besides, if he backed down from a fight, he'd never hear the end of it from that damn rat.
"You're on!"
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"Teigra…tell me…why are you here?" a soft whispery voice asked.
Teigra frowned, keeping her anger inside. 'That bastard knows full well why I'm here. What the hell is he playing at?'
"You're here, because no one else wants you." The voice didn't even wait for her to reply before verbally slapping her in the face.
'I will NOT yell at him. I WILL keep silent. I WILL hold my tongue.' Teigra bit her tongue to keep from lashing out at the man.
"Your peers back home thought you were a freak. Your own family rejected you, not once showing you they cared. They begged Hatori to erase their memories. They begged, to forget you."
"Shut up!" seething, Teigra stood from her kneeling position. Long platinum hair streaked with black swept around her, obscuring her face from the man's view, but not hindering her own vision.
"You brat! You will hold your tongue in my presence! Your family didn't want you and neither do I! Be grateful I took you in you ingrate!" screeched the man.
"I didn't ask for you to take me in. You did that of your own accord, Akito." Came the low reply. Teigra was tired of this game. Akito had been playing it with her for three days, and frankly, she just wanted to hit him.
"Get out! Get out of my house! Get off my property you ungrateful bitch!" Akito screamed, fuming.
"Fine." Teigra responded, standing. She turned and left the house, heading for the main gate.
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"You have GOT to be joking. I thought you were kidding!"
"I do not kid about such things, Kyo. Now stop being a stupid cat and kiss her. It's a perfect opportunity, and you were the one who made the bet in the first place." Yuki said, not backing down. He was going to enjoy this.
"B-but, there's so many people here!" Kyo complained. Yuki glared.
"Do it, stupid cat, or I will make sure to grow extra leeks in the garden." Yuki threatened. Kyo winced.
"Alright alright, I'm going."
He slowly made his way towards Kagura, who was waiting for them at the entrance to the school yard. Kagura watched as he approached, tilting her head to the side as he willingly came quite close to her.
Yuki watched, making sure he carried out his bet, but was distracted when Tohru came up to him.
"Hi Yuki! I'm ready to go now. Oh, where's Kyo?"
Yuki silently pointed to the pair several meters away. Tohru looked where he was pointing and blinked. When Kyo moved in to kiss Kagura, Tohru blushed and quickly looked away.
"Oh…um…maybe we should...leave them…alone?" she suggested, blushingly hotly at having caught Kyo having an intimate moment with Kagura.
"Miss Honda?" Yuki asked, waiting for her to turn to him.
"Hm?" Tohru turned to Yuki, carefully keeping her eyes off of Kagura and Kyo, who were now engaged in a yelling match over why he kissed her.
Yuki looked at her, his eyes roaming over his face. They stopped at her rosy lips, and he leaned in.
'If Kyo can kiss someone he doesn't like, why can't I kiss someone I do?' he thought, inching closer. Suddenly he stopped, and directed his path to her ear, his nerves getting the best of him.
"You're looking cute today, Miss Honda." He breathed in her ear, cursing himself for his lack of nerves. He pulled back slightly.
Tohru blushed hotly. "Really? I-I mean, I'm only wearing the school's uniform and all, and I even spilt tea on it at lunch and everything, I even-"
"You look very cute today, Miss Honda." Yuki said softly, before pulling away from her completely.
Tohru said nothing, merely looking at the prince beside her with a blush still painted on her face. Yelling drew her attention away from deep purple eyes and into blazing red ones. The change made her jump slightly.
"WE'RE LEAVING, YA DAMN FILTHLY CHEATING RAT!" Kyo yelled, turning around and beginning to march home, Kagura no where to be found.
Yuki shook his head at the cat and looked down at Tohru beside him.
"Shall we, Miss Honda?"
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