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Fruits Basket
Chapter 3: Friendship
Saga: Paint the Walls Black and White
Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on! Sonki sat her desk, hunched over, her eyes glued to the clock above the black bored the teacher was standing in front of as she tried to lecture the class. I want out of here! It's a prison!
She glanced over to her left and let out an inaudible moan. The girl with pigtails was still glaring at her. If the teacher hadn't demanded silence of her students she was sure that she would have been hissing at her, or at the very least still shouting annoying accusations at her.
She dropped her head on to one of her hands and let out a deep sigh.
Ten minutes to go…
--Earlier that Day--
"Prince Yuki!" a girl cried, running up to him and the approaching group, two other's followed closely behind her. "How lovely it is to see you this morning!"
Yuki looked at her, startled, her hands were clutched in front of her face dreamily and her pigtails flying around her head ecstatically.
"G-good morning Miss Kinoshita," Yuki said, blinking at her several times, he was still adjusting to her sudden appearance, though this happened ever morning that they saw him in the company on non-Yuki Fan Club members.
"Oh, Minami!" Tohru greeted, a smile on her face. "Good morning!"
Minami turned around and faced Tohru, a disgusted look crawling across her features. The two other girls at her side had the same look on their faces.
"You…" Minami stopped herself from going any further. Psychic Girl might be around… If I say anything more I could endanger myself…
"Hmm?" Tohru asked, confused by the hostility.
Minami diverted her attention away from Tohru and sprang back, hands in front of her face concealing her disgust as she realized the most important thing she had over looked. Someone other than herself, and Tohru, of the female gender, was standing by Yuki.
"Who are you!" Minami glared, her index finger inches away from Sonki's face.
"Moore Sonki," She answered, sounding neither pleased nor scared at the sudden out burst of the girl in front of her.
"You don't look Japanese…" Minami snapped back, arms now crossed over her chest. "Not even half…"
"Because I'm not?" Sonki shrugged her shoulders.
"You're not part Japanese!" Kyo shouted, he was surprised as the other's that were standing around her. "Then how can you speak our language! Let alone why is your name Japanese!"
"Foreign language classes." Sonki raised an eyebrow at him. "I just had my first name translated into Japanese… That's all. If I kept it as it was in America none of you would be able to pronounce it… The close you would have gotten was…" She paused, a finger on her chin as she tried to think. "A-ri-sa."
"Someone call my name?" a tall blond asked walked over, her arms crossed over her chest as her long skirt flowed around her.
Following her was a dark haired girl with deep purple eyes. "I do believe we have now found Tohru…" She was starring at the odd group that was assembled in front of her.
"Uo! Hana!" Tohru cried excitedly and she rushed over to great her friends, seeming to have forgotten Minami who was standing in front of Sonki, looking at her as though she was pure Sin in human form.
"Well if you're not Japanese than what are you doing here? Especially in the presence of Prince Yuki!" Minami shouted at her, brow furrowed.
"Did I hear correctly?" Sonki asked turning to face Yuki, a surprised and amused expression on her face and an evil grin on her lips. "Prince Yuki?"
He blushed and turned away from her, feigning interest in Tohru's conversation.
"Well!" Minami demanded.
"I'm here for a foreign exchange program. I'm staying with the Sohma family until the school year ends… Then I get shipped back to America. Its' for educational purposes." Sonki nodded her head, as though agreeing with herself. She then looked at her, confused. "Why do you care?"
Two… Two girls living in the same household as Prince Yuki! Minami's face twisted up in rage. Her hands turned into fists at her side. This can't be true! This just can't be true! A wicked smile spread slowly across her face. I know what I'll do… She grinned wider. I'll destroy her! She began to laugh to herself. Maybe if we're lucky we can get her and Tohru together!
"Your vibes are becoming quiet unpleasant," the dark haired girl said from behind her, causing her to jump in surprise. "I do not think I enjoy them at all." She looked at her solemnly. "May I ask as to what you were thinking about? I do hope it had nothing to do with our dear Tohru?"
"Eh? N-no!" Minami said, her body rushing with heavy tremors, and she took a step away from her. "No! Not at all!" She looked over to Sonki and gave a brief, hesitant wave and then rushed off with the two girls that had followed her over.
Sonki looked at the girl who had just chased Minami away with a small smile. "I'm guessing you are Hana?"
Hana nodded her head, a smile also on her face. "And you are the girl who will be spending the school year with Tohru and the rest of the Sohma household?"
Sonki nodded her head.
"Oh!" Tohru cried, rushing over to the two of them, Uo at her side. "Sonki! This is Hanajima Saki, Hana and Uotani Arisa, Uo." She smiled at her happily. "And Uo, Hana this is Sonki."
"Ah," Sonki replied as Uo gave her a curt nod, and a small smile from Hana. "Tohru has talked about you two." She smiled at them happily. "You must be really good friends to be spoken of so highly!"
Uo blinked at her, taken back at Sonki's sudden statement.
"Of course they are," Tohru answered for them, a genuine smile on her face. "They're some of the best people I know."
"How nice Tohru is," Hana said, wrapping her arm around Tohru's shoulder with a mysterious smile on her face. "But don't you think we should be getting to class?"
The bell rang.
"ARAGH!" Sonki screamed, hands twitching up in front of her face. "I'M LATE-NO! WE'RE ALL LATE!"
"Calm down," Kyo shot back at her, his eyebrow twitching. "We're not late. That was just the warning bell… The next one should ring in about…"
It rang.
"NO! WE'RE LATE!" Sonki screamed, throwing herself into a deeper pit of panic as Tohru and the others tried to push her in the direction of her first class. "THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING TO ME!"
--Present Time--
The bell finally rung, signaling the end to Sonki's day.
"Finally!" Sonki shouted, jumping for joy as she sprinted out of the classroom, Tohru following behind her a little slower. "No more school, no more school, no more school!"
"Uh…" Tohru held out her hand, her face looked as though it had gone into shock. "You have five more days of school left until the week is over Sonki… and then the week after that… and that… Until the school year is finished…"
"Huh?" Sonki said, whipping her body around to face her. "Shh!" Sonki put her index finger up to her lips, tears were welling up in her eyes. "Don't tell me these things! Let me sulk in my own self pity for a few moments!"
"Eh?" Tohru asked, looking extremely nervous now. "A-are you alright Sonki?"
"When has she ever been alright?" Kyo knocked her in the back of the head lightly as he joined the two of them, and they begun to walk away from their classroom.
"Oh?" Sonki looked at Kyo, perplexed. "Where's Yuki?"
"Said something about some meeting…" Kyo answered, rolling his eyes. "Not like I care."
"Well…" Tohru said, her voice hesitant as though her mind was caught up some where else. "What would you like for dinner tonight Kyo?"
Kyo blinked at her surprised, a small blush coming across his face as he turned his attention away from her. "What ever you want to make I guess… Just as long as it isn't leeks…"
"Okay," Tohru answered, now smiling at him. "How about cod and miso soup?"
"Yeah, whatever," Kyo responded, a hesitant smile sliding across his face. "What ever you want to make Tohru. It's… It's fine with me."
A smile crept it's way across Sonki's face as she begun to lag behind them, starring at her shoes. "You guys… Should go out… You act like an old married couple." Sonki said quietly, grinning evilly to herself not even sure if either of them heard her or not.
"What was that!" Kyo shouted, his whole face as red as a tomato. Tohru seemed to be the only one who had not heard her statement.
"It's nothing," Sonki answered, shaking her head. "Just a stupid thought."
"What thought Sonki?" Tohru asked, blinking at her.
"It's nothing alright!" Kyo shot back at her, his face if possible, becoming more red. "It's nothing at all!"
"He's right," Sonki answered nodding her head at Tohru, her arms now enter locked behind her back. "It's nothing.
Sonki stood up from the table as Tohru begun to pick up the dishes. "Would you like any help Tohru?"
"No, that's alright," Tohru answered as Yuki picked up the rice pot. "I have it, but thank you anyway."
"Alright," Sonki said, she could feel depression rushing over her again. It's getting dark outside… "Is there anything else you would like me to do?"
"No, not that I know of," Tohru answered sounding bemused. "But I don't see why you should bother yourself with these things. You're our guest here and we're supposed to make it as comfortable for you as we can." She smiled at her.
"I think… I'm going to go for another walk," Sonki announced, Shigure and the other's now had there attention focused on her.
"It's a bit dark outside, what if you get lost?" Shigure asked, concern in his voice.
"Yeah, and don't expect me to go out and find you either," Kyo snapped at her, his elbow leaned up against the table as he looked up at her.
"She never asked you to, stupid cat." Yuki answered for her, a frown caressing his forehead. He looked up at her, smiling. "Why don't I come with you instead? I don't mind getting a breath of fresh air every once and a while."
"No, don't trouble yourself. Don't you have things you need to work on for the student council?" Sonki asked, her face started to turn up in worry. He shouldn't be concerning himself with me.
"No really, it's alright. I really don't mind," Yuki answered getting up, not even bothering to let her start on her protest against it. "It's really no trouble at all."
"Alright," Sonki said, finally caving in.
Sonki stepped outside, inhaling a deep breath of fresh air, Yuki was at her side.
"Where would you like to go?" Yuki asked her.
"No offense," she replied, her voice lowering. "But at the moment it doesn't really matter." She forced a smile on her face as she turned to look up at him. "Anywhere I guess? It doesn't matter to me. Why don't you show me around?"
"Alright," Yuki said, though the smile on his face was not confident. "I myself don't really know my way around very well… So I'm sorry if we get lost. But then again…" He trailed off.
"Yes?"
"Maybe it would be better if we went for a walk tomorrow instead? When it is light outside?"
"If it bothers you I don't want to hold you back. You don't have to come with me. It's just that right now I really want to go for a walk. And to tell the truth." A real smile crept across her face. "I like it when it's dark outside."
"Really?" Yuki asked, he managed to put an interested look on his face, though he had already guessed what she would like and not like based on her appearance.
"I also like pink fluffy bunnies," Sonki said grinning at him.
"Is that so?" Yuki asked, real amazement crossing his face.
"No not really…" Sonki replied, laughing at him. "I just felt like saying so. I was wondering if I could say something that would surprise you really."
"Why is that?" Yuki asked, sounding more interested in what she had to say.
"I'm not really sure yet," Sonki answered, still smiling. "I guess it's just because of the vibes I get off of you."
"Oh are you like Miss Hanajima?" Yuki asked, raising en eyebrow at her.
"No, sorry," Sonki replied shaking her head. "It's just this feeling I get when I'm around people. Kind of like I can tell if they are good people or bad people based on the way they act… Even if I'm around them for only a few seconds I have at least some sort of opinion about them." She frowned going into thought. "Like that one girl. Minami, I think? When I was around her… She didn't seem to be giving of very nice signals… She seemed a bit quick to accusations and very possessive. But I get this feeling that she's a lot nicer to be around when you're her friend."
"You seem so sure of yourself," Yuki wondered. "It doesn't bother you as to what others might think of your opinions?"
"Not really. I have my doubts. No one really wants anyone to dislike them for being who they are. But I don't think it's alright to be uncertain and hide who you really are. If you're not yourself than you're not really anyone."
Tohru? His full attention was on her. For a second there… She sounded like Tohru… I may have even thought… His eyes shifted away from her. That she was Tohru.
"What's wrong?" Sonki asked, snapping him out of his thoughts. "Are you alright?"
"Oh yes! I'm fine!" Yuki answered, a bit to quickly. "I'm sorry I just got lost in my thinking. Did you say something?"
"Yeah… I was wondering why you call Tohru by her last name." Her arms were now behind her back as she stared up at the sky above her. "No offense but it's just a little weird. She's been living with you guys for a while, hasn't she?"
"Yes…"
"Well I thought you would already be on first name bases… And as far as I can see you guys don't have a grudge against one another. Though I don't see how that is possible, Tohru really is one of a kind. I don't think I know anyone else who is like her." She grinned. "But well… I was wondering if there was anything going on between you and Tohru…"
"Something between me and Miss Honda?" His face had turned pink at the mention of his name and hers in the same sentence.
"I was wondering maybe…" She bit her lip. "If you guys were going out or something… I'm sorry to be so blunt… But it's just how I am."
"N-no… We're not going o-out." His face was as red as she had made Kyo's. "Miss Honda and I are just friends."
"I was just going to say that the two of you together would make a cute couple." She smiled at him, this time innocently. "For some reason I just think Tohru is going to need someone to be there for her… More than a friend. I'm not trying to put you down or anything of the sort, but I just get the feeling that something bad is going to happen… You ever get that feeling?"
He didn't reply.
"Whenever I'm around Tohru it kind of reminds me of myself. I know where not the same, not even close but sometimes I can't help but ask if it's really that good to be true. Tohru I mean, she's kind of got this holy tone to her. Like she's all knowing or something like that." Her grin turned to a shy one. "Sorry, I'm just being stupid aren't I?"
"No, not at all." Yuki's one of a kind smile returned to his face. "What you're saying is true. Tohru is only herself, and I doubt that there is anyone out there like her. We do worry about her… a lot. But we all know that she's going to do fine in the end."
"Right." She let out a sigh that had been held back for too long. "We should probably be heading back now. Don't you think?" The sun had now vanished from the sky, though it was still only six p.m.
"We probably should."
Both of them turned around, walking back in the direction they had come from.
"Have you anything on your mind? You seemed as though you were stressed when we first set off…"
"I'm fine now, thank you."
Yuki nodded his head, not sure if he should push the subject any further. She had already spoken enough on her own thoughts for him to get a general idea as to her personality and how she worked.
The walked in silence until they reached the front of the small house. Opening the shoji door they stepped inside.
Yuki slipped off one of his shoes and stopped at the other as Sonki begun to speak.
"I just… I really miss my friends," Sonki said bent over, trying to untie her own shoes. She got no success as she felt her hands begin to shake, her body wouldn't hold still no matter how hard she tried.
"Sonki?"
Tears spilled down her face and landed on the mats at their feet, a soft pattering was heard as they landed.
"I didn't really want to go to Japan at first…" She sniffed and rubbed the back of her hand against her eyes, only to spread the salty tears across her face. She still had her back to Yuki. "I knew it wasn't going to work out as I always thought it would be… But I had to push myself. If I didn't go now, when would I? I'm never going to have the money to do so on my own… So I used the school's help and came…" Fresh tears spilled down her face. "But I didn't know it was going to hurt this much!"
"Why… Why are you in pain?" Yuki asked, his face twisted up in sorrow as he collapsed to the single step that was next to him, his hands clutching the board that he sat on. "What's… What's making you so sad?"
"My existence…" Sonki began. "I based it on others. I can't survive on my own. Without my friends I am nothing. Just an empty shell…" She fell to her knee's now, sobbing. She was sure the whole house could hear it, though no one came. It was just her and Yuki. "I know this is selfish of me… Dumping my problems on you." She whipped her hand across her eyes again, holding back more tears. "But I can't… I can't help it right now. I miss them so much… It feels like I'm dying."
Yuki gulped, his frustration flickering across his face as he tried to think of something to do to comfort her. This horrible curse… All it does is cause more pain and suffering, even to those you are not possessed under it.
"Even…" he began, the words seeming to flow freely through his mind. It was something Tohru would say. "Even if they're so far away from you, and you miss them so much you can still write them, talk to them on the phone. I know it may hurt but you're not alone. Even now. Miss Honda, Shigure, Hatsuharu, even Kyo and all the other's you may meet want to be your friends. Even I. We don't want to see you in so much pain… You're never truly alone. You'll always keep making friends. You have such a nice personality that I'm sure anyone you meet couldn't help but not want to be friends with you."
Sonki straitened up, the tears had finally stopped coming. "I would like to… To be friends with you, and everyone else. But I… I don't know if I can." She turned around to face him. "I don't want to be a bother!"
"You shouldn't think so negatively." Yuki relaxed his grip on the board, she had stopped crying. "You should be… yourself. You are entitled to your own opinions, and I am glad you are one of the few that state them… But no matter how you perceive yourself someone is always going to think differently of you." He smiled at her, a Tohru smile. "Even if you don't want to be friends with me, I'm not sure I'm willing to take that into consideration. I want to be friends with you."
She gave him a weak smile as she stood to her feet, wiping the back of her hand across her eyes for the last time she approached him and sat on his left. "Thank you Yuki." She held out her arms, drawing near him to embrace.
NO! NO! NO! This can't be happening! Yuki shot out his hands, pushing her away from him at the last second. She'd made him drop his guard completely. Not now… You can't find out. Not now, not ever. If you found out… Akito would send you away. You would be… punished.
"Eh?" Sonki was to surprised to be offended by his sudden actions.
"Sorry, I, uh, think I caught a cold this morning walking to school. I didn't want to get you sick."
She grinned at him and pulled herself back into a more comfortable sitting position. "You're not a very good liar."
He let out a nervous laugh and then got to his feet. "We should be going now. I'm sure the other's will have wondered what has happened to us, or what we are doing if they heard us come in?"
"Oh yes, right," Sonki said as she followed him out of the small entrance to the house and into a hallway.
"There you two are!" Shigure cried, slapping his hands together, a sly smile on his face. "I was wondering what had happened to the two of you! I was beginning to wonder if Yuki had lured you off somewhere."
"Shigure!" Yuki growled, throwing a punch at him.
"Ow! Yuki!" Shigure shot back, fake tears welling up in his eyes. "That hurt! I'm not going to forgive you for this! I only put a roof over your head, feed you, and clothe you!"
"The Sohma house pays for most of that! And besides Miss Honda is the one who cooks for us!" Yuki shouted back.
"Where is Tohru?" Sonki asked peering over Shigure's shoulder, which was quiet an effort.
"It seems I may have pushed Kyo a bit to hard once again…" Shigure said rubbing his chin, as though he were expecting some sentimentality from them.
"You always do that!" Yuki pointed out.
"Where are they?" Sonki asked.
"On the roof."
"Oh."
"I wouldn't suggest going up there right now. Kyo's still in a bad mood… He tends to get a bit violent… Though Tohru will not listen to my advice and always willingly rushes to help him. She's so sweet."
"Don't say things like that." Yuki slapped him over the back of his head.
"Yuki!"
Sonki sat on the edge of Tohru's bed, her guitar resting in her lap as she struck a C cord. Letting out a deep sigh she hit A minor and continued from there. Her eyes lowered after she hit an E minor. Memories were beginning to flow from the back of her mind.
You're going to be such a great guitarist! I'm going to turn you into a Guitar Goddess!
She dropped her hand from the fret board and heaved out another sigh, falling backwards she plopped down against Tohru's mattress, her guitar rested across her middle as she starred up at the ceiling.
Why'd I have to start thinking about him now? She could feel the tears welling up in his eyes. I shouldn't have come here… Even if it does mean that I would have never met any of the Sohma's… Or Tohru. I miss him… I miss them… Everyone. I don't understand what part of my mind told me I would be strong enough to endure this.
"Why'd you stop playing?" a voice asked through the door.
It was Kyo.
"What do you want?" Sonki asked quickly wiping away any remains of tears from her eyes. "It's rude to listen without permission."
The door in front of her opened, Kyo stepping inside alone and closing it behind him.
He frowned at her and then leaned back against the door, his hands in his pockets.
"Not my fault. You're loud enough. The whole house could hear it…" He knocked on the wall next to him. "These walls aren't that thick."
She frowned at him in frustration, he was right.
"I'm sorry then," she replied standing up and walking over to her case to put away her guitar. "Is there anything you want from me?"
"Yeah… Actually there is…"
Sonki stopped midway through closing the case, her face shocked at his answer. She turned to face him, a small blush tinting her cheeks.
"W-what is it?"
"I'd like it if you told Tohru what's been going on with you." He frowned. "All she keeps talking about is you… It's not as though it's that big of a deal, but it's distracting her. It's all she ever thinks about and it's beginning to drive me mad. She wants to know what's wrong with you but obviously you won't tell her so she having trouble figuring out what to do." He looked her in the eyes. "If you can tell Yuki what's on your mind I'm sure you can tell Tohru too."
"Y-you heard?" Sonki croaked out, her eyes big in shock. Than why hadn't anyone else come to my aid when I was crying?
"Tohru and Shigure were out getting the rest of the laundry," Kyo answered looking away from her to the poster that was on the wall. "I passed by the entrance up to my room and over herd. Though I don't understand what the big deal is… So what if you miss your friends. Just write them or something…"
"It's not that easy," Sonki answered going back to the bed to sit down, her hands rested in her lap as she pulled a wry smile on her face. She then turned her head up at Kyo, her eyes hollow. "I'm surprised you don't understand. After all you don't seem to have many close friends yourself."
"What do you know?" he shot back at her.
"When you have people you want to protect… It's hard to leave them. Because when you leave them how can you protect them?"
He continued to frown at her.
"My best friend… He needs me, but then again it might just be me needing him. It was really hard for me to leave everyone… All of my friends. To me they are the world, they are everything I find important in life. Without them I am nothing."
"That's stupid. You can always just go make more friends. What do you think Tohru is to you?"
"I know Tohru's my friend." A frown came across her face. "But the thing is… When you've been betrayed so many times, had so many people just come out and tell you that you're not the type of person they want to be friends with… You get hesitant. You draw yourself back. I know Tohru is my friend, I know she won't betray me. Her character just won't allow it. But the thoughts that my friends back in America will be spending time with each other, without me, it starts to eat away at me. What if they forget me? What if they decide that… that things are better without me around?"
"You're so damn negative all the time," Kyo moaned at her, rolling his eyes as he pulled his body away from the door behind him. "Can't you just be positive for a second? So what if they leave you and decide they don't want to be friends with you when you get back? Just make more friends. I'm sure you could even come back here again next year if you really wanted to. Life's never been fair, and it's not always going to go perfect for you. So get over it. It's really annoying to be around someone who's so God damn negative."
"Of course," Sonki answered, a smile spreading across her face in spit of herself. "Thank you, Kyo."
"Whatever," Kyo muttered, a slight shade of pink was spreading across his face as he looked away from her once more. "I didn't come in here to listen to you talk about your life… Just talk to Tohru alright? She's the one who really needs to listen to your problems."
"I'll do that…" Sonki said as he shut the door behind him. "I'll do that."
She fell back on the bed and continued to stare up at the ceiling above her.
"Tohru?" Sonki asked stopping in the hallway as she and the others living in the Sohma house exited the classroom for lunch. "Can I have a quick word with you please?"
"Huh? Uh, yes. Of course Sonki," Tohru said, a confused smile spreading across her face.
"We'll catch up with you later Miss Honda," Yuki said, smiling at her. "We'll be at the usual spot for lunch, alright?"
"Oh yes of course," Tohru answered, still smiling as Yuki walked off with Kyo, Uo and Hana at his side. "What is it that you need Sonki?"
"I just thought…" Sonki looked down at her feet. "That you might want to know that I have all my thoughts sorted out and I'm ready to tell you about them now."
"Oh! Really?" Tohru asked. Oh mom! I think she's finally starting to really like me! To trust me with her thoughts, this makes me so happy!
"Right now… I just really miss my friends is all," Sonki continued turning her face to look at Tohru, a shy smile spreading across it. "I even sunk into a state of depression because of it." She then let out a small laugh. "But as things seemed to have worked out, I was brought back into reality. I have friends before me and I shouldn't concern myself over small things such as this. I can always write them right?"
"You think a lot of them… don't you?" Tohru asked, a loving smile appeared. "Your friends? They mean a lot?"
"Of course. To me they are the world. They are my reason for living, I would die for them."
"If you ever want to talk about them… Or even just tell me about them… I'll listen. I want to know you better Sonki. I'd like to become better friends with you."
"So would I." She then let out a gasp, her hands covering her mouth as a shocked expression appeared on her face.
"What's wrong! Did I say something to offend you!" Tohru cried out.
"No! No! Not at all!" Sonki answered lowering her hands, a devious smile appearing. "I can't believe I never said anything about Erick during my whole stay here! It's unbelievable!"
"E-ri-ku?" Tohru asked, she looked frustrated. The words didn't seem to be becoming out right.
"Meikun if you want… Means the same thing," Sonki said, waving the subject of his name out of the way. "I'll tell you about him as we go and join the others if you want!"
"That would be wonderful!" Tohru exclaimed clapping her hands together as she started walking along side of Sonki. "So who is… Meikun?"
"He's my best friend." Sonki answered nodding her head, a grin plastered on his face. "He's the only person that I know I can love and hate at the same time."
"How can you love someone, and hate someone at the same time?" Tohru asked.
"Let me put it this way…" Her grin spread. "He's the nicest guy I've ever met. Nicer than you I'm afraid, though I don't mean to offend you in anyway." Tohru nodded her head, understanding. "But yet at the same time he's the worst person in the world."
"How so?"
"He's always complementing me and buying me things. Stuff like that. Being exactly how the perfect friend should be."
"Why is that bad? I don't understand."
"In my opinion he's too good to be my friend. It's all just seems like a dream, like being around you Tohru. Who you are is just too good to be true, I often find myself wondering if this is really true. If you are really here standing before me and not some sort of retaliation to my mind just taking a crash." She laughed at the thought. "It's just that everything he does for me makes me love him more and more, but at the same time it makes me dislike him. I'm surprised I'm friends with him, I'm actually not all that great of a person. I'm selfish and extremely self centered."
"But…" Tohru began to only get cut off by Sonki continuing to ramble.
"I'm glad he's friends with me though. If he never would have become friends with me I'm sure I would have just been a social out cast and never would have got the change to come to Japan and meet you Tohru." She gave her a bright smile.
"How did you guys become friends?" Tohru asked, her face was bright red at all the complements Sonki had been giving her.
"He asked me what was wrong." She looked down at her feet again, a soft smile on his face. "I had a horrible day and out of no where he comes out and asks me what was wrong. I didn't even know him then… But after that I slowly begun to talk to him more. I'm glad I did it. He's the greatest person I know. And probably will be the only one."
"You must really think a lot of him."
"Of course. It's like you for Yuki and Kyo. If you weren't there I'm sure they wouldn't function right."
"Oh?"
"See?" She pointed over at the group of people sitting under a tree.
Kyo and Uo were at each other's throats, Hana was standing in the back ground looking extremely pleased at the vibes they were sending off. Yuki on the other hand seemed to be looking at the two in front of him in a state of disbelief.
"Without you they just fall apart!"
The two of them rushed over to the group.
"Who cares you stupid Yankee!" Kyo screamed at her.
"Well orange top prove me wrong! I have yet to see the day that you will have beaten me!" Uo roared back at him.
"What's going on?" Sonki asked raising an eyebrow at Yuki.
"They're arguing again…" Yuki sighed.
Sonki looked over at Tohru, a smile on her face.
"See?"
Don't have time to post another chapter next week, so here's Chapter Three early. Hope you enjoy.