Chapter 7: Cats room
"We have another problem." Aiko says as she hangs up her cell phone. While at the high school, the school gave them permission to gather the students who believe in the 'The Sohma Curse' rumor. As The Yuki Fan Clubs four top members along with Arisa and Saki control the students in the auditorium where Aiko, Hatsuharu, Tohru, and Hatori stand in the middle of the whole auditorium, Megumi, Hiro, Kisa, Yuki, Kyo and Momiji try running as fast as they could to the Sohma estates.
When they made it there, Momiji took the lead, leading them all to his house. Momiji's home is a spacious, one story home, big enough for three people to live in, but because of his family life, he lives in that house alone with his dad occasionally visiting him each day. Everyone gathered into the living room, sitting around his coffee table.
"Let me get you all drinks." Momiji says running into the kitchen. He comes back with juice cans, passing it around to everybody.
"Thank you." Kisa says as she got hers along with Megumi.
"Where do you think Akito is hiding them?" Yuki asks as he takes a sip from his drink.
"Aiko said that he has them waiting for us in a special room." Kyo says.
"For all we know, that could be anywhere." Megumi says, sighing.
"Not quite, actually." Yuki said. "A special room… that must be in the main house, Akito's home."
"This isn't right." Momiji says allowed, sulking. "Why did he have to go as far as kidnapping those three?"
"According to Aiko," Kyo says, "Those three were lost on there way home when they came across the Sohma household." They here a few rings. Momiji takes out his cell phone to see that he has a new text message. He presses a few buttons to read his text message.
"Momiji," Momiji reads allowed. "It's Miki. We are waiting in what Akito calls 'the cats' room.'" The Sohma's in the room eyes starts to widen while Megumi imagines what this 'cat room' must be like.
"A room filled with cats?" Megumi asks Kyo who shakes his head.
"Come on, let's go get them." Kyo says heading towards the door.
Miki sighs as she sends her text. "Ok, I sent it." She says to Sana while Kira explores the room.
"This room is really quiet." Kira says in a loud voice. "Why do you think that guy called it the cats room?"
"Beats me." Miki says, shrugging. "If anything, I was expecting like a filthy rich cat to live here or something." As Kira kept running around the room, she sees a small window opening. As she peers through it, she sees Akito standing nearby.
"Hey, that Akito guy is still outside." Sana says, pointing out the small opening. "Do you think we should warn them?"
"Why?" Miki asks. "Akito seemed pretty friendly even though he's sick." Sana starts fidgeting with her fingers.
"Maybe we should warn them." Sana says.
"What for?"
"I have a bad feeling about him."
"Don't worry so much Sana. Everything's going to be fine." Miki says showing her the peace sign. Sana sighs as Kira hums.
"But… even with Kira humming, this room is very silent." She turns to stare at a wall scroll hanging on the wall. It's of the zodiac animals standing in a wavy line. "I think… if I were to stay here for even half a day, I'll go mad."
"You're over exaggerating."
"He's waiting in the front." Megumi says into a walky talky as he hid behind some bushes. Before everyone left Momiji's house, Momiji passed out walky talkie's to each other for just in case emergencies. "Oh, wait. He has black hair right?"
"Yea. That's him." Hiro says back, hiding behind someone's house. Hiro peers to the side to see Megumi's signal that means 'start'. Hiro shows that same signal to Yuki and Kisa who are a few feet away. Those two made a running start, trying to keep as low as they can as they ran up to the back of the cat's room. Back there, there is a window opening with bamboo's that looks as if they pose as jail bars. As they peered inside, seeing no one, Yuki takes out his walky talky.
"Momiji, text Miki to walk towards the back of the cat household. And to remain silent."
"Rodger Yuki." Momiji says as he starts texting away as he and Kyo hid on the other side of the house. Their hiding spot is in the trees that are at a safe distance.
"Oh." Miki says as she took out her cell phone, seeing her text message.
"Who is it?" Sana asks as Miki read her message.
"It's Momiji." Miki says standing up, causing Kira to stop prancing around the place. As silent as she could, she walks towards the back with Kira and Sana following her. When they opened a door, they saw another huge room with an opening blocked by bamboos. On the other side, she noticed Yuki and Kisa's head, looking inside. Miki runs up to them along with Sana and Kira. "What's going on?" Miki asks in a whisper.
"You three have been kidnapped." Kisa says. "You need to get out of here."
"We're kidnapped victims? Really?" Kira asks.
"See," Sana says putting her face into her hands. "I told you this wasn't a good idea. That we shouldn't have followed."
"Ok, you're right Sana." Miki says patting her on the back. "Just tell us what to do." Miki says Yuki and Kisa. From Yuki's pocket, he takes out a knife, using it to try and cut through the bamboo. He takes out the walky talky.
"The bamboo is too strong. No wonder the person who lived in here before it never was able to break out. I can't even make a slit in this thing."
"The person who lived here before?" Sana questions. Kisa nods.
"This room is basically a prison for people born with the cat curse." Kisa says.
"Basically, people like Kyo." Yuki adds. The three stare at them with small eyes.
"Ahh, that explains its creepiness in here." Kira says.
"You guys," Kyo says through the walky talky. "One of the maids found Megumi." The girls gasped.
"Do you know where they're taking him?" Yuki asks through the walky talky. A moment of silence passed.
"The maid is taking him up to Akito." Kisa covers her mouth to hide her fear.
"Hey, you won't believe this." Momiji says. "But Megumi's playing death." Sana jumps up, running towards the front of the house to look through the little opening. She sees Megumi doing a bunch of hand signals and pointing numerous times to his ears and mouth. Sana giggles as she runs back to the back of the house.
"He's using hand sign language." Sana says to everyone. "Akito and the maid are having trouble communicating with him."
"What's going on here?" Yuki and Kisa turn around as the three girls look at the person behind them. It's Kazuma who has Hiro standing next to him.
"Ehhh…" Miki says, not knowing what to say. Kazuma sighs as he walks up to the bamboo sticks to the far left. He twists them, and then lifts them up.
"There. That should make your rescuing a bit easier." Kazuma says with a smile before grabbing the pocketknife from Yuki. He puts the knife on safety before putting it in his sleeve pocket.
"Sorry guys." Hiro says. "He caught me. So I had to tell him what's going on." As the three girls climbed out through the bamboo opening, Kazuma closes it from behind them.
"Some nights, I use to see my grandfather sneak out from here. That's how I know these bamboo's open like this." Kazuma smiles. "You kids better get out of here. You must know that Akito's waiting in the front for you guys.
"Right." Yuki says.
"Master Kazuma," Kisa says, grabbing his hand. "My friend is there with Akito right now. Can you please rescue him?" Kazuma nods as he heads for the front. As Yuki and everyone else starts heading for Momiji's house, Yuki hands Kisa the walky talky to tell them to retreat. Lucky for them, when Megumi got caught, he turned off his walky talky, sticking it in his pocket.
