Lies and
Deception
Chapter 4
By: Faye_Valentine00 (Sarah-chan)
"Shhhhh..." Shigure
crossed the room and sat down next to me on the bed. Tears were
streaming down my face but he just smiled. "Don't cry. You
aren't supposed to be getting upset."
"I know." I wiped
my eyes and leaned back against my pillows before flashing the
Shigure the best smile that I could come up with. "They told
you everything?"
He nodded and sighed before
giving me a rather stern, fatherly expression. "Everyone is
worried about you."
"How is he?" I
could hold back the question any longer that was burning in my
chest.
"Yuki?" He waited
until I nodded before he continued. "I'll tell you another
day. I just wanted to see for myself that you were safe." He
stood suddenly and turned towards the door. "I should be
going."
"No wait!" I leapt
up on the bed and grabbed Shigure tightly around the chest. A
moment later, I was heard a *poof* and I was hugging a large
black dog. "I'm sorry but please tell me how he is. I need
to know."
"Okay." Quickly he
gathered his clothes into a pile and then settled his dog form
down next to me. "I'm sorry that I almost left. Yuki is very
depressed. He won't even fight with Kyo or Ayame anymore. Anytime
that anyone mentions your name, he is right with hope of any
news. He missed you. I think that even just knowing that you are
safe would help but I have no clue how to tell him without making
him wonder."
"I-I miss him so much. I
miss all of you so much. I hate this lying!"
"Hatori told me what
Akito said to you and I disagree with how he said the family
would react but I still can't go against him."
I nodded my reply.
"My poor Tohru is
getting fat! Poor Aya won't know what to do if you can't fit into
his costumes anymore!" Shigure suddenly became loud and
obnoxious. I assumed he was trying to cheer me up and it worked.
I couldn't hold back the giggle that leapt into my throat.
"I'm not fat. I'm
pregnant!" I tried to give him a stern look but ended up
laughing.
*POOF*
I'd gotten better at this
over the years and was able to cover my eyes as soon as Shigure
turned back into his human form. It took a moment for him to get
redressed but once he did, he tapped my shoulder and smiled down
at me.
"Can I come visit you
from time to time?"
"Of course. Please
do."
"Momiji and Hatori are
taking good care of you?"
"Yeah."
"Okay. I am going to
tell Yuki that I ran into your friends and that they said that
you are doing fine."
I couldn't help but brighten
up into the first real smile that I'd had in a while. "Thank
you."
We said our good-byes and a
few minutes later I was able to sleep more soundly then I had in
all the months that I'd lived in this apartment.
"Tohru! Guess what?!
Hatori said that you've been doing so good lately that, if you
want, today you can go to the store with me and pick out anything
you want to have for dinner." His blonde hair bounced wildly
as Momiji rattled off the news that had him so excited.
"Really?!" I perked
up immediately. I'd been stuck on bedrest for a month now. The
only thing that had kept me sane were Momiji's enthusiasm and
Shigure's weekly visits. "But what if someone sees us?"
"No, it's okay. Shigure
took everyone to the lake this week so it is safe."
"Really?" I
couldn't help but wonder how long the family would last there
without somebody getting into a fight.
"Yeah ... Well,
actually, he took everyone accept Haru but he's working today
anyway so it's okay."
"Great! I'd love to
go!"
"Yay!" Momiji
cheered and then left the room so I could get dressed.
I put on the new outfit that
Shigure had bought for me. It was a pair of maternity style denim
overalls and a cream colored shirt with flowers on it. I put my
hair up with the ribbons that Yuki had given to me on my first
white day with the Sohma family and then looked in the mirror.
This was the first time that I'd actually dressed up to go out in
nearly a month.
"Tohru, you look
beautiful. Just like a princess!" Momiji gushed when I
walked into he living room.
I could feel my cheeks get
warm but I smiled and accepted the compliment. "Thank
you."
We went to the store and
bought eggs and leek. An omelet suddenly sounded really good.
Momiji was a complete gentleman. He carried the basket and opened
up ever door we passed through. He also continued to call me by
the childhood nickname that he had given me so many years ago.
"Princess Tohru."
"Momiji?" The deep
voice from behind me made me freeze in my tracks. When I saw
Momiji's expression, who'd already turned to see what face
belonged to the voice, he'd gotten visibly paler. "What are
you doing here, Momiji? I though Shigure had taken everyone to
the lake."
"Haru ... I ... Ummm ...
I ..." Momiji stumbled over his words until Haru addressed
me.
"Tohru?" I didn't
turn. I simply nodded my head but I guess from behind Hatsaharu
could not tell I was pregnant because the next words that came
from his mouth I will never forget. "How could you? Don't
you know how worried everyone is about you?! Yuki told me. ...
Yuki told me EVERYTHING! How could you just leave after
everything?!" I could hear him going into black mode as he
spoke. Each word was becoming louder and harsher. "Don't you
care?! Are you even LISTENING?!
Tears were now streaming down
my face as I allowed him to scream at my back and the color of
Momiji's face was now dead white. I didn't know what to say to
Haru. He was so mad that I feared that he'd lash out at any
moment.
"What the hell is your
problem?!" I felt his hand tightly grab my arm and spin me
around. "TALK TO M---!" His voice cut off the second he
saw me and I could immediately tell that he fell out of his black
mode. He just stared at me with a look of sheer disbelief.
I think I may just have
fallen over if Momiji hadn't grabbed my arms to steady me.
"Haru... I'm sorry. ... I'm so sorry!" Tears flowed
down my cheeks like waterfalls. His words and accusations hurt me
more then I'd ever imagined possible.
The only way to describe
Haru's expression was pure and utter shock. "Oh my
God..."
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I love Haru! ^_^
Next chapter - Explanations!
