It had probably already been a week since they first came to America, and now the Sohmas boarded their train to Texas. Everyone admired the scenery and all the livestock.
"Hey, Haru! Rin! We found your people!" Ayame teased as he pointed to all the oxen and horses.
"Wow there sure are a lot of animals here." Tohru said as she stared out the window.
"Yes, a bunch of animals that will be chopped up and eaten." Shigure added.
"Why must you bring up things we don't want to talk about?" Yuki glared.
"Where exactly are we going?" Kisa asked.
"We going to Austin." Hatori answered.
"Who's Austin?" Momiji asked naively
"It's the capital city, stupid rabbit. Didn't you study in school?" Hiro smugged.
"We don't study North American countries until next year." Haru explained.
When they arrived at the train station, there were immediately greeted by a man in a ten gallon hat.
"Howdy ya'll, and welcome to Texas!" He said with a big smile.
"Howdy!" Kagura waved. As they headed out the train station, Hiro asked,
"Does everyone talk that way here?"
"No, silly! However, I brought this How-To-Talk-Texan book, just in case." Kagura responded.
"What's with those hats?" Kyo added.
"I thought they were rather cute!" Tohru said.
"I think they're ridiculous." Rin contradicted.
On the way to the hotel, Tohru spotted a nice little gift shop.
"Oh my goodness! I almost forgot! I promised Arisa and Saki that's I'd bring them souvenirs!" Tohru said as she rushed into the shop.
"Shopping again?" Kyo complained.
"If you don't like it, you can wait out here." Yuki told the cat as he followed Tohru inside. Kyo groaned as he went inside with everyone else.
"Hey Kyo! Check these out!" Kagura sang as she strutted out in a pair of cowboy boots.
"What about them?" Kyo just stared at them uninterested.
"Do you like them or not?!" Kagura asked as if it should be obvious.
"Eh." Kyo shrugged. Kagura gave him a big smack in the head.
"Don't "Eh" me! Tell me what you think! Are they cute or NOT?!" Kagura yelled and created yet another scene.
"Will you kill me if I say no?" Kyo asked. Kagura grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him like some kind of vibrating chair.
"THAT'S NO WAY TO TALK TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND!!" Kagura shouted as she started banging him against the floor.
"Excuse me, miss. If you and your beau are going to fight, could you please take it outside?" The store clerk requested.
"Sure thing, sir!" Kagura obeyed as she carried Kyo outside by the ankle.
"Wait! Hold on one second! I am NOT her "beau" and she is NOT my girlfriend!" Kyo managed to say before being carried out of the store.
Oh, look at this Yuki! It's a doo-rag! Do you think Uo will like it?" Tohru asked as she picked one up off the headgear stand.
"Yes, I believe she will absolutely love it." Yuki replied as he saw a bandana being wrapped around one's head would fit Ms. Uotani's style. Tohru tried to look for something for Hana. She knew Hana liked black things, but she wanted to give her something original, something Hana would really like. Then, she saw a rack of microwaveable pork ribs right in front of her. Hana really did like meat, but wouldn't Kagura get offended? She figured she would get them for Hana, and then just hid them from Kagura. What she didn't know wouldn't hurt her right?
"What are we going to do for dinner?" Ritsu asked.
"Well Ritsu, America is a country of many cultures, but one of the most prominent cultures around Texas is Hispanic culture. So tonight, we're dining in a Mexican restaurant!" Ayame cheered. Then he and Shigure held their thumbs up and exclaimed,
"¡Si!"
"But, I can't have Mexican food! It's all very spicy! My stomach can't take spicy food, remember?!" Rin protested.
"Rin, chill! It's not all spicy. I'm sure there's at least one dish you can eat!" Shigure rebuddled. Rin just groaned.
Later, they went to a restaurant called Casa Ole! and not everyone could understand Spanish. That made it a little harder to order off the menu.
"What are frijoles?" Momiji asked.
"I think it's a kind of pie…" Tohru guessed.
"No, numbskulls! Its beans! There would not be pie on the dinner section." Hiro rudely corrected.
"I'll just have a bean taco, and pray they're no spices." Rin said as she looked through the menu.
"I know what I'm getting! Chimichangas!" Ayame announced to the entire table.
"Have you ever tried them before?" Kisa asked.
"No, but I love the sound of them! Chimichangas! Chimichangas! Oh, I could say that all day!" Ayame exclaimed.
"Please don't. I would like to keep my sanity, thank you very much." Hatori stated blankly as he stared at his menu.
"I just love these tortillas!" Kagura said as she pulled hr 3rd one from the center of the table.
"These chairs are interesting. They're very colorful." Yuki noted as he stared at the many bright colors on his chair.
"Is that all you can think about right now? Chairs? We came here to eat, not for interior designing." Hiro smirked.
After a nice Mexican meal, they went to their next hotel. After a few hours of relaxing, Ayame and Shigure headed out the door with their coats.
"Where do you two think you're going at this hour?" Hatori asked.
"We're off to a show. The Rocky Horror Show!" Shigure answered.
"It's a magical show with romance, fantasies, and dreams, just about everything I hold near and dear to me! We saw an ad for it at the gift shop!" Ayame elaborated.
"Alright, just don't wake me up when you come back." Hatori said as his friends left.
Meanwhile, in the other room, Rin lay on the bed she shared with Kisa holding a pillow to her stomach, groaning.
"Ugh…I swear that dog and snake are trying to kill me." Rin moaned as her stomach continued to upset her.
"Your stomach hurts, Rin?" Haru asked in the cowboy hat he got at the gift shop.
"Yeah, I told those stupid adults that Mexican food was a bad idea." Rin complained.
"Ah, I'm sorry." Haru comforted her. He sat down next to her and gently kissed her forehead. She returned his kiss with a few more kisses on the lips.
"Ahem, there are other people present, you know." Hiro broke up the moment.
"Excuse us; we just got a little carried away, that's all." Haru said as he still ran his fingers through Rin's hair.
By 3 a.m, Ayame and Shigure finally returned from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. They burst in through their room door singing the songs.
"It's just a jump to the left! Then a step to the ri-i-i-ight! Put your hands on your hips!" Ayame sang.
"And pull your knees in tight! But it's the pelvic thru-ust! That really drive you insa-a-a-ane!" Shigure followed. They concluded in unison,
"Let's do the Time Warp again!"
"Shut up! I told you guys not to wake me up when you got back!" Hatori barked as he lifted his head off of his pillow.
"Oh, I'm sorry! Did we wake you?! We were probably just too excited from the amazing show we saw! A-ha ha ha! I am definitely bringing the DVD for Mine!" Ayame giggled as he wobbled around a little worn out from the fun.
"Really, Hari, you should come with us next time!" Shigure insisted.
"No, now go to bed, you two." Hatori ordered as he shoved his face back into his pillow.
"Well Hatori, could you at least do us a favor and take a shower! Phew! Your cologne can only work so much!" Ayame commented.
"What are you talking about?" Hatori lifted his face from his pillow again.
"Seriously Hari, I haven't seen you get in the shower once since you started reading that novel of yours!" Shigure said.
"I shower when you two are sleeping." Hatori bluffed.
"Yeah, your B.O is telling us otherwise." Shigure called his bluff.
"Just leave me to my own business." Hatori stated to end the conversation.
Meanwhile, in New York, Akito sat around in the hotel room impatiently. She sat on the bed with her legs crossed and her arms folded as she stared at the door. Suddenly, Kureno burst through with a bag.
"It's about time! I sent you out for food hours ago! What took you so damn long?!" Akito shouted as Kureno handed her the food.
"I'm sorry. I got lost. I'm not really good with new places." Kureno explained. Seriously the first time he went to a corner store wasn't too long ago. He felt alone and scared out there! His English wasn't very good and it was hard to find the place he was looking for. Honestly, he spent the first hour trying to leave the block! It was really crowded and there were a bunch of cars honking at him. He'd never been in such a crowded area before.
"That's just wonderful, Kureno. This food is cold!" Akito complained as her chopsticks dug around some hardening noodles.
"I can't figure out where to go here. It's so big and it's really crowded." Kureno explained.
"Aw, do you need me to hold your hand when you cross the street? Suck it up!" Akito mocked him as she slurped the rest of her noodles.
