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A special thanks to hanamicha, and a sorry for not stopping at my first three reviewers. It just feels so great to get reviews from people. And another thanks to Sugar Sprite, I will try to keep up the frequent updates and I love getting to read other peoples stories. I defiantly will look at yours. ;)
Recap: After a long and agonizing flight for Kyo, the Sohma's land in Florida, where they are greeted by an old lady. They arrive at the secluded in booked by Hatori where Yuki and Kyo get into a fight. Yuki accidentally pulls off Kyo's beads and Kyo takes off. He stumbles across Serenity, the inn keeper's granddaughter, who takes him home in kitty form. There she meets the rest of the Sohmas; and hearing the poof of his change runs to find him in human form on her bed. After a quick explanation from Hatori, she purposefully transforms the Sohmas, and received a warning from Akito, but got to keep her memory. On the way to town Hatori decided that he will show his zodiac form to Serenity…eventually. After seeing the town and spending some time that night and the next morning with Kyo, Serenity finds herself talking to Akito. Afterwards, she introduces the Sohmas to the den, or the game room. They play in there till lunch, and then go out to the town. And after dinner they watch a movie. This becomes the routine for the week; and now that the week is over some of the Sohmas have to go home.
Chapter VII
"I am not going back!" Akito snapped at the faithful doctor.
"Akito…" Hatori started.
"If Akito stays I want to stay too!" Shigure whined behind him.
"You're not helping Shigure, and you can not stay because you have a dead line and a book signing coming up… And you Ayame," he turned on the snake before he could put his two cents in. "You have to get back to your shop."
"Can we stay?" Momiji volunteered himself and Haru.
"No, you both have a senior project to do; Hiro and Kisa have to get back to their parents, and Kagura and Rin have to get back to work. Not to mention Akito needs to go back as head of the family." Hatori listed the reasons to get back to Japan for each of them, expect Kyo, Yuki, and Kazuma. Those three Sohmas were allowed to stay.
"I don't want to go back yet!" Akito was close to throwing a fit.
"But the family needs you." Kureno said over his shoulder. He had no say in whether he stayed in America or went back to Japan, he went where Akito went. Being this close to Akito had to count for something; if he couldn't sway Akito's decision what could?
Akito took a moment to think about what Kureno had said. He was the God, and the head of the family, of course they needed him. He had to go back home.
"Kureno's right, the family needs me." He agreed felling extremely tired. Hatori checked his pulse, pulling a stethoscope out of mid air to listen to his breathing. "I'm fine." He waved Hatori away.
With the bags packed and placed into the bus, everyone gathered outside; everyone except Kyo and Yuki. They watched the gathering from the living room window. There were hugs, and jokes passed, and tidings of good luck; the whole thing took around half an hour. Richard and Mrs. Hope went back to business as soon as the bus was moving. Serenity didn't move till it was out of site, and neither did Yuki and Kyo.
"Why is she still standing there?" Kyo finally asked.
"I think she's sad." Yuki answered.
"About what"
"Because they left…I think."
"Seriously…that's stupid…if I were her, I couldn't wait to get rid of all of them." Kyo scoffed turning away from the window. Yuki followed.
Serenity looked back toward the house, watching the two boys move away from the window. The house was going to be much quieter again. But there were still guests, and fortunately, or unfortunately, they would be staying for a while. Squaring her shoulders, Serenity headed into the house.
Kyo and Yuki were in the theater sitting at opposite ends; Yuki in the top far corner and Kyo sitting in the first row. With a shrug Serenity sat in the center of the center row.
"What are we watching?" She called over the theater speakers.
"The League of Extraordinary Gentleman" They called in unison.
"One of my favorites"
"What?" They turned to look at her.
"Ya know, it would be easier to talk to you two if you sat closer to me" she sighed. Kyo and Yuki thought about it for a moment, and with a simultaneous shrug they both got up and moved to sit next to her. With Kyo on her right and Yuki on her left, they spent the whole move commenting on the graphics, the plot, or the characters, and arguing which character was the best. Kyo was rooting for Rodney Skinner, the invisible man. Yuki preferred Dr. Jekyll, and Mr. Hyde. While Serenity stuck to Wilhelmina Harker, the vampire.
They filed out of the mini theater still arguing over the characters, when Kyo pulled a sudden stop. Serenity ran into his back and Yuki into hers. Carefully stepping away from the cat and mouse that were detangling themselves from their clothes Serenity looked up and noticed the gray kitten sitting on the pool table across from them.
"Shit," she breathed "I must have left my window and door open." The kitten looked up and meowed at her, knocking a free ball off the table.
"Serenity, is that a cat I hear in the house?" Serenity ushered Kyo and Yuki back into the theatre just as her grandmother pushed into the game room.
"This is your fault you stupid cat." Yuki snapped, pressing his tiny ear against the door. Kyo growled at him, but did the same.
"I'm sorry granny; he must have climbed in my window." Serenity plucked the kitten off the table. The old lady let out a sigh.
"What am I going to do with you?" Throwing her arms up in defeat, she left. As soon as Serenity opened the theatre door, Kyo and Yuki transformed and just as quickly poofed back into animals. The kitten batted at the smoke.
"Oh my god…I am so sorry." She stifled a giggle behind her hand.
"Ya don't sound happy!" Kyo hissed. Yuki nodded.
"No…really….sorry." The kitten let out a yowl.
"Serenity…I'm coming to check the room in two minutes, there had better be no animals there." She looked over her shoulder.
"I'd better take you with me." She looked back at them. She knelt down to reach for Yuki, but the kitten didn't like it. He hissed and clawed at the Sohmas.
"I don't think the cat likes us." Yuki pointed out.
"Yeah, he wants to fight me …and eat Yuki." It was Kyo's turn to stifle a laugh. Serenity sighed.
"All right then…" She gathered the kitten's front paws in one hand, she held him against her body. Placing Yuki on the opposite shoulder she gathered Kyo and their clothes in her free hand and carried them down the hall.
Serenity tossed the Kyo and Yuki onto the bed, where they transformed almost instantly. She turned her back and dropped the kitten out the window; latching the window behind him.
"I have been spending too much time as a cat." Kyo complained as soon as they were dressed.
"Actually, I think you should spend more time in that form." Yuki joked. Kyo took a swing at him, and Serenity laughed, ushering them out of her room.
The three of them spent the rest of the day and most of the week in the theatre room, or on the beach.
Just as the good movies were running out, a black Toyota Highlander pulled up in front of the inn as they were hanging out on the beach. Serenity, Yuki, and Kyo headed up the hill to see who had arrived.
"Who's that?" Kyo asked.
"New guests" Yuki said.
"No…I'm not sure." Halfway up the hill a short red-headed girl jumped out of the large car and waved.
"Tasha" Serenity exclaimed, waving to the girl near the SUV. "That's my best friend; she was supposed to be gone the whole summer on an internship." She started to jog up the hill. Kyo and Yuki shared a look before following.
"Hey Serenity"
"Tasha; what are you doing here." She asked, hugging her friend tightly.
"What; not even a hello for your best friend." She looked over Serenity's shoulder and smiled. "Or a proper introduction?"
"Sorry…" Serenity stepped back and cleared her throat. "Hello Tasha," she put on her talk-show host voice. "This is Kyo Sohma and Yuki Sohma. They are guests at the inn for the summer." She grinned up at the two confused boys. With a quick shake of hands and 'hellos' Serenity when back to her first question
"What are you doing here?" She asked. Tasha smiled at her.
"I got a week off, and thought you might want to see me…And I wanted to take you to the mall opening. Do you all want to go?" she offered.
"Mall opening…where?" Serenity asked.
"About 2 hours north of here. Do you guys want to go? I have more people to pick up and she'll never make a decision fast enough." She wiggled her finger at Serenity.
"Sure." Yuki replied.
"Why not" Kyo added
"All right then…" Tasha checked her watch. "You guys have 10 minutes to get ready, then I'm pulling out." She warned them.
Fifteen minutes later they pilled into the SUV and were on their way.
LOL, I have already planed out the next few chapters, and two sequals to this story. My only probelm is getting their quick enough. Any ways, I will post the inn's blue prints as soon as possible. Thanks for the support. i promise more good things (and some bad things) to come.
