"Isuzu-san! Haru-kun?" A cheerful voice called from down the hallway.
Rin sighed and shifted, rolling over onto her back, accidently nudging Haru, who snored on.
"Oh no…. Haru. Get up." Rin groaned, purposely elbowing Haru in the side as she sat up, flicking her short, midnight-colored hair out of her tired eyes. Still, he slept on.
"HARU! GET THE HELL UP!" she yelled in his ear, and he jumped, slamming his head onto her face in surprise.
'Ow! Damn!" she cried, as he spent a few moments trying to orientate himself.
"Rin? Why are we at Shishou's place?" He asked, wearing a befuddled, lost expression that she loved, but she didn't have time to tell him that.
"Quick, we have to hide… she's coming." She muttered, shoving him off the bed to fall on the floor. She stood quickly, and took four long strides to the closet. Sliding open the door, she hid inside it. Haru remained on the floor, looking confused.
"Don't just sit there idiot, hide!" Rin murmured from her hiding place.
He had about three seconds to comply, and he obediently rolled under the bed as the paper door was pushed open.
"Isuzu-san! Kazuma-dono said you were in here-" the happy-go-lucky teenager broke off as she saw that there were no occupants of the room. She frowned.
"Tohru, have you found them?" Kyo's voice came from the hallway as well.
"Uwah? …Eh, no, Kyo-kun. They must be outside." Tohru said, still gazing around the room with her bright, sapphire eyes, before sighing, and turning the light out before leaving the room. Rin felt relieved as the brunette proceeded to walk down the hallway, her feet pattering lightly on the floor.
It worked. She told herself. It really worked… geez, that girl is so dumb.
She began to slide back the closet door to slip out quietly, when something happened that could have caused Rin to strangle her boyfriend.
Haru sneezed.
And not quietly. Rin froze as the pattering came back down the hallway, only there was a second set of footsteps accompanying the first.
"Isuzu-chan?" Tohru's little voice entered the room again, this time cautiously. She didn't flick the light switch this time. Kyo wasted no time in politeness, but rather strode over to the large cupboard, sliding back the door with a loud BANG.
There was no-one there.
Kyo frowned, and shook his head a few times.
"Why are we wasting time here anyway, Tohru? Who cares about that damn cow, let's go home already." He didn't wait for an answer, but rather grabbed the surprised girl by the wrist and dragged her out of the room.
No, you'll never be alone
When darkness comes you know I'm never far
Hear my whispers in the dark
Hiding patiently in the darkness remained Rin and Haru, waiting for the others to leave before they could emerge. His strong, well-built arms wrapped around her dark form, and she leaned into him contentedly, yet still trying to contain the bubble of laughter that was trying to escape from her throat. She only ever laughed in front of him.
Rin waited until the couple had already left, before sliding out from under the left-hand side of the bed. She nudged Haru in the side with her foot, and he groaned, rolling over, out from under the other side. He had a quick moment to glance at the white ceiling, before his vision was blocked by a rapidly-approaching pillow.
"Mmph!" he said under the pillow. Pulling it off from his face, he asked what she'd hit him for.
"Sneezing, you dumbass." She said, still struggling to contain her laughter. There was a sharp rap on the door, one that could not have been either Tohru or Kyo, as it was too loud for the timid girl, and Kyo wouldn't have knocked at all. Haru got up from his position on the wooden floor, and strode to the door.
"Shishou!" the teen greeted the older man. Kazuma smiled slightly at the pair, almost suggestively, taking in Rin's short, messy hair and Haru's breathlessness. The look on his face showed that he thought they'd been rolling on the floor for a different reason.
"Did Tohru interrupt you? Or were you two hiding this time?" the sensei asked, and both Haru and Rin began to yell at him, before he held up his right hand in a gesture for silence.
"It's none of my business. However, I thought the pair of you might like to know that Ayame and Shigure have both gone home, and Hatori is out the front with the car, to take you both to his house. If you want to stay, however, that is also an option."
Considering it, the couple agreed on the second option. At the main house, they would be under Akito's watchful gaze. However nice she may seem, Akito still frightened Rin somewhat. Staying at Kazuma's seemed the best option.
Isuzu and Hatsuharu Sohma laid upon the grass outside of Kazuma's dojo, staring at the night sky. Haru had one arm wrapped around his girlfriend, and she had her head laid on his shoulder.
No, you'll never be alone
When darkness comes I'll light the night with stars
Hear my whispers in the dark
The night was perfectly warm, and the grass swayed with the slight breeze. Gazing at Haru, Rin knew that she couldn't let him die, no matter what the cost, because he was so important to her.
I will be the one that's gonna hold you
I will be the one that you run to
My love is a burning, consuming fire
A/N: Thank you to Hollowmist for reviewing for this story, and provoking me to get up off my lazy author butt and get some writing done!
~Ellie-Chan~