Hooray! Hooray! There shall be more Fruits Basket today! Um…heh heh. I would advise anyone who wants to keep their sanity to NOT ASK. Still need ideas! Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala…you guys take so darn long:) HAPPY! Anyway, the most awesome party in the world is about to begin! Forgive all the boy stereotypes… boys can be awesome, or not. They're mostly there for dramatic emphasis.
The next day arrived slightly overcast, but it looked as if the conditions would lighten up a little. That was good. We went over the list of who would be coming. Kisa was coming, and upon hearing that news Hiro decided he would too. Momiji, Haru, Arisa, Saki, and Kagura all said they could make it. WE had not gotten a reply back from Rin. Yuki had invited Machi too, and although he said it was because they were on student counsel together, I knew better. Hatori said he couldn't make it, but I was sure Ayame would find some way to drag him along. We hadn't been able to get a hold of Ritsu…perhaps he was having another panic attack…
Once that was all figured out, I quickly put the boys to work, insisting that they shouldtake a turn cleaning while Tohru and I went out shopping. Everyone was supposed to come at 5:00 P.M. (the earlier, the better!), so we had to get started right away. Grudgingly, they went to work while we left. We had already decided to split the shopping equally; she would get they stuff she wanted, and I would get the stuff I wanted. Then we could compare and split the cost of everything combined.
We met back in front of the store in about half an hour. Tohru had gotten all kinds of ingredients and snacks I had never heard of, but I decided it would be fun to try something new. I had struck strictly to junk food. Cheez Doodles, Doritos, Devil Dogs, popcorn, soda, chocolate, and most importantly of all: Sour Patch Kids. (I'm gonna be sued for using all these product names…) When this party was over, we'd all be so sugar high it's not even funny.
By the time we got back, the boys had made very little progress. They had evidently fought while gone, because the paper door was ripped yet again. Kyo, nursing a bloody lip, was trying to figure out how to work the vacuum cleaner and the mop seemed to be attacking Yuki. I sighed. Boys can be so clueless! Tohru quickly showed them the right way to do it, and then we hurried into the kitchen to start working.
I tried my best to help Tohru, but mine never looked quite as good as hers, and I'm sure they probably didn't taste as good. It was really fun working together though. As the time of the party drew nearer, I arranged my junk food unto plates and bowls so they looked nice. I'm skilled at that! By the time I was done, my spiraling tower of Hostess cupcakes looked just as spectacular as Tohru's famed cat-shaped ongiri. Eventually, the house was clean top to bottom, the tables were positively laden in food, and everything looked absolutely perfect.
Arisa and Saki got there early. They hadn't brought sleeping bags (they would share Tohru's bed), but they had brought rolls of cookie dough and a few bags of chips. We put the chips out right away, but I took the cookie dough and stuffed it right into the very back of the fridge, behind the drinks with the Sour Patch kids and Hershey's Kisses. Important tip of slipovers: save the candy for later. It helps rekindle the sugar high later on. That, and caffeinated soda. Or coffee (I've heard).
Next came Kagura. The moment she saw Kyo, she dropped her sleeping bag, sped over, and violently glomped him.
"Kyo! It's been nearly a week! I've missed you so!" Arisa, who was unused to Kagura's erratic behavior, seemed stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. Kagura looked over in that direction, spied the food table, and a gleam came to her eye. "Cat ongiri!" she cried, and before anyone could stop her, she had rushed over, grabbed about 20, and crammed them into her mouth. I laughed and Tohru rushed over to make she didn't choke.
Kisa, Momiji, Hiro, and Haru showed up next. Upon seeing Tohru, Kisa cried,
"Onee-chan!!!" and rushed towards her, where Tohru swept her into a motherly hug. I came over. Tohru introduced me to her, but before Kisa could get two words out of her mouth I was all over her.
"You're so cute and awesome!" I yelled to no one in particular. She blushed, but Hiro seemed annoyed. I could almost see the little cogs in his mind working. Oh, great. Another stupid woman to compete with.
"What kind of party is this?" he asked disdainfully. "There's nothing here. Aren't there supposed to be decorations at a party? Do you even know what a party is? God, you people are so…" I shoved a cupcake in his mouth. Kyo laughed, and Hiro glared at me. Momiji had bounded in behind them.
"I wanna sleep with Tohru!" he cried. Kyo smacked him.
"You can't go around saying stuff like that, dammit!" Momiji sniffled.
"WAAAAH! Kyo hit me!" I rolled my eyes and left the boys to it. Then the door opened and Rin walked in. She dropped her stuff and strode over to the food table without saying a word to anyone. Very Rin. I wanted to go over and talk to her, but I figured I wait a while. Best not approach a wild horse on a mission.
Machi arrived very soon afterward with (guess who!) Kakeru at her heals. He raised his hand in cheery salute.
"Hey Yun-Yun! I'm crashing your party!" For a second, Yuki looked like he was about to protest, then he gave in, looking resigned. There was no use fighting with Kakeru.
Last (but certainly not least), Ayame arrived, dragging Hatori along behind him. He burst through the doors with a glittering air of glamour about him. Kakeru cried out joyfully. He flashed a dazzling smile.
"Yes, I, the most marvelous Ayame have arrived! And Hari and Gure and I shall be at your service this fine evening, young relatives and friends of my beloved brother Yuki!" He bowed theatrically and Hatori and Yuki both rolled their eyes. Aya's eyes scanned the group. His eyes flicked from face to face and alighted on me. "Ah! So you must be the famous Isabella that my dearest brother was telling me about!" Everybody looked at me. Oh, wonderful.
"Um…famous?" He nodded histrionically and elaborated.
"Yes, yes, Yuki's told me about your fabulous adventures!"
"Um…adventures."
"My, my, you are so modest!"
"Um…modest?" I was really, really, REALLY confused. He laughed and looked me up and down.
"Really, you simply must come to my shop sometime!" I smiled.
"Thanks but…I dunno. I'm not really into dresses."
"My masterpieces can hardly be put in league with simple dresses," he sniffed in mock annoyance." After much wheedling, I was finally forced to say yes, I would come.
But I might not.
