A flame within their hearts

Chapter 6- Life is a boar!

'What the hell happened here?' Yuki and I were staring at the burnt kitchen. Kagura was on her hands and knees, scrubbing the charred layer from the surface.

"It's a long story," Shigure mumbled sadly.

"That's alright, I think we can guess what happened," Yuki responded. He was more upset over me than the kitchen. She hadn't opened her mouth since their brief conversation on the way to the market. They sat at the table, contemplating what they were having for dinner. Shigure sighed, not wanting to order take-out.

"Where'd the other home wrecker go?" Yuki asked. I was glad I had self-control because I would have punched him. He needed to learn to be a bit nicer. Shigure pointed to the roof, where Kyo likes to spend his time sulking.

"I'm going to burst," Shigure says, sitting back.

"Samantha?" Yuki asks me.

"I couldn't eat another bite," I tell him. "Oh, but what about Kagura and Kyo? We shouldn't let their dinners get cold," I say.

"Hmm…so let's see. Am I brave enough to go look for Kyo just yet?" He asks himself. "Mmmm…no. But I think I can chance the kitchen," He says.

Shigure POV

Kagura was still on her knees scrubbing the floor. "Kagura, you know we ordered you some dinner. I'm pretty sure it would taste better hot," I tell her.

"No thanks, I'll eat later," She tells me. "How's Kyo? Is he still mad at me?" She asks.

"Your guess is as good as mine," I tell her. "He still hasn't come down from hiding,"

"You're angry at me, too, aren't you?" She asks me.

"No, I wouldn't say that," I say. "I'm not angry, of course I wouldn't say I'd like to repeat this incident again," I tell her.

"Shigure; please let me stay, too! I don't think I can leave knowing that Kyo is living here with another woman," She says, sitting up.

"Ah, you're talking about Samantha now, right?" I ask her.

"No, I can't wait that long; I have to force Kyo to make up his mind tonight," She says, getting that glint in her eyes.

"That's not a good idea," I warn her.

"You don't know! You don't understand how a woman feels when she's in love!" She shouts at me, standing straight up.

"Yes, I do." I tell her. "At least I've met enough women to guess," I say.

"Huh?" She asks.

"Sorry, that's your queue to say, 'Shigure, you pervert!'." I tell her.

She laughs and then starts to chase me around the house, trying to punch me.

Samantha POV

I wake up looking to see if Kagura and Kyo had eaten already. "Kyo and Kagura still haven't eaten dinner yet, they must be starving," I say.

I look for Kagura in the kitchen and see she's fixing the door. "This will take all night. I know it," She says. 'Has she been working this whole time?' I think. That's when I hear her stomach growl. "I'm so hungry," She says.

That's when I get the idea to make them some rice balls. "Hi, there," I say, holding out a platter of rice balls. "I made you a snack, I had noticed you hadn't eaten dinner yet," I say. "I thought you might be hungry," I say, smiling.

"Thank you," She says, taking a rice ball and eating it.

"Okay then," I say. "Now let's see if we can't finish fixing this door," I tell her. "I thought it might make the job more fun if we work together." I say.

"Yes, that would be nice." She tells me.

"Good." I nod to her.

"Before we start, can I please have one more rice ball?" Kagura asks me.

"Sure," I say, handing her the platter, letting her take one.

~Time Skip~

We were working outside trying to fix Shigure's door. We were cutting fabric for the door, when Kagura showed me hers.

"Hey! Looky, looky!" She tells me.

"It's a cat, right?" I ask her.

"Yep!" She confirms.

"It's so cute!" I tell her.

She then sticks it onto the house and smiles at me.

I then hold up mine, which I was trying to go for a rat. "I made one too!" I tell her.

"A little rat!" She says.

"You can tell?" I question.

"Sure I can! It's adorable!" She tells me.

"Why thank you very much!" I say, grinning. "I'll put it up right…here!" I say, placing it on the spot I chose.

"I'm going to do another," Kagura says.

"Alright, I will too!" I tell her.

"Samantha, what are you going to do?" Kagura asks me.

"Let's see…how about another rat?" I question.

"Alright…then I'll make another cat!" She tells me. We then work the whole night away fixing up the door. When we finish, I decide to sneak up to the roof to give Kyo his rice balls.

I see him look at the rice balls with surprise, and then he digs in.


"Kyo, darling! Good bye my love!" Kagura says, giving Kyo a hug. "Take care of yourself until I come back!" She says, attached to him, while he's brushing his teeth.

"Glad to see everything's back to normal." I tell Shigure who's right next to me.

"So…Samantha? Did you figure out what Zodiac animal Kagura is?" Shigure asks me.

"I believe so…" I say. After I say that, Kagura then runs into the paperboy who transforms Kagura into her Zodiac animal. Yuki grabbed the newspaper and the boy's face, pushing him away. With a confused farewell, the boy danced back the way he came. I looked to the ground to find a small boar. 'I knew it!' I think, feeling proud.

After all the commotion and Kagura leaving, Yuki walks over to me. "Oh! I forgot to do some planting with all the commotion." Yuki says.

"Are you planting something new?" I ask him.

"Yes. Strawberries." He tells me, smiling.

"Really!? I can't wait; I love strawberries!" I tell him.

"I figured you might. That's why I'm planting them." He informs me. After that moment, Kagura decided to run back, to try to give Kyo a kiss she forgot.