Wooot! Okay, so I was out of town for a few days, and wasn't able to update when I was supposed to. But here's Chapter 7 for you all! Sorry it's so short, but I hope you like it anyway! Let me know!
A couple quick replies before I begin: (You can ignore this if you're not xXEmiShaeXx haha)
xXEmiShaeXx: You asked if I was using the anime or manga as a reference. I started using the anime at first, and then I started reading the manga, and now there's parts from the manga mixed in, so I'm using both! hehe As to who Saki ends up with... Well, you'll find out! ^.^
Okay, story time! Let me know what you think!
-VII. A Little Talk-
"We're back!" Yuki called.
"We're home from school!" Sachiko called.
"Shigure?" Yuki asked, sliding open the door to his cousin's room. The room was empty. "Hmm. He must've gone out."
"Let's go put our things away," I said.
"We'll be back," Sachiko said.
"Alright," Yuki said with a smile.
We quickly and quietly filled Sachiko in on everything that had happened at school, and I got filled in on what I had missed as we went up the stairs and down the hallway to our rooms.
What a day, what a day, I thought as I slid open the door to my room.
I jumped a little when I found that it wasn't empty. A ladder stood in the middle of the room, Kyo standing on it. He had a roll of duct tape in his hand.
He jumped down off the ladder and looked at me.
I looked up at the ceiling. He had taped a tarp over the hole he had made that morning.
"Uh...what...?" I started to ask.
"Don't freak out," he snapped. "It's only temporary. You can call someone to fix it better later. This'll at least keep the rain out till then."
"Yes," I said. "Thank you."
I was hoping I'd get to talk to him after again he ran off, I thought. But I don't think he likes me very much... I looked down at the floor sadly.
"Hey!"
"Ah! I didn't do it!" I said quickly, snapping my head up.
Kyo gave me a weird look.
"I mean, uh... I'm here..."
He turned his back to me, and he gripped the roll of tape in his hand so hard I thought either it or his hand was going to snap in two.
"I'm not very good at controlling my temper. When I get angry, I... I don't know. Maybe I don't have enough training. I just... I can't stand losing to that damn Yuki! So...about this morning... It wasn't... What I mean is... I'm so-!"
"I'm home! Yuki! Kiku! Miki! Sachiko! Are you here? And Kyo! I hope you're not doing something stupid and tearing up my house again!" Shigure called.
Kyo growled. "Oh, forget it!" He ran out of my room and down the stairs.
I ran after him, but he was even faster than Sachiko (and I didn't think that was possible).
"Wait! Please don't go..." I said sadly, watching him run off into the forest.
"He'll be back," Shigure said. "It's not like he has anywhere else to go."
I looked at the door again, thinking how the four of us were in a similiar situation on that front.
"But, never mind him. Can you get Miki and Sachiko and come in here for a second?"
"Sure," I said, wondering what he wanted to talk to us about. I looked at the door that Kyo had just slammed shut one last time before going to get Miki and Sachiko.
We all took our place at the table, waiting for Shigure to start explaining. Yuki sat next to us in just as much suspense.
"I had a little talk with Akito today," Shigure said.
The three of us held our breath, waiting for the verdict.
"He's decided that, as long as you three can keep our secret, you can stay here."
We breathed sighs of relief.
"Good," I said.
"So then...there's no punishment?" Sachiko asked.
"Punishment?" Shigure asked. "Why would we- You can keep our secret, right?"
"Of course!" she said.
That's great news! I thought. We won't have to lose our memories!
I sensed that Yuki was happy with the news, too, but I also sensed another emotion that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Maybe...apprehension?
"Shigure," Yuki said, following him out of the room. "It all seems too easy, doesn't it? I can't help but wonder if Akito has something more in store for us."
"I don't know..." Shigure said. "But don't worry so much!" He turned to Yuki, waving his hand dismissevly. "Everything's going well! Enjoy it! For now, let's just trust Akito to do what's best."
Yuki gave Shigure a look that might've meant, "We can't trust Akito to do what's best for anyone but himself."
"Excuse me?" I asked, feeling a little uncomfortable at interrupting whatever Yuki and Shigure had been discussing.
Yuki looked up, a little surprised, and turned to us.
"Um, sorry to interrupt..."
"It's just that you've been so nice to us," Sachiko said as we all bowed.
"We hope it's no trouble," Miki said.
Yuki's eyes widened for a moment, then he smiled. "No, of course it's not," he said.
"Make yourselves at home, okay?" Shigure said, smiling.
"Okay!" we said together.
Looks like everything's going to be okay now, I thought. Even after everything that happened this morning, the Sohmas are still letting us stay in their house! I guess this will be our home for a while.
