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Black Lightening

I yawned as my eyes adjusted to the bright bedroom. I looked up at the clock to see that it was 7:30 am. I stretched and crawled out of bed casually. I stood up and stretched a little more as I looked around the room. I could hear people talking downstairs so I figured I was a little late for breakfast. I quickly pulled a comb through my tatty mane and then ran over to my suitcase; I hadn't un-packed yet so all my clothes were still in my suitcase. I roughly yanked out the first outfit I could find which was a light yellow, loose fitting t-shirt which stopped above my bellybutton and a pair of white shorts. This isn't like me at all; I didn't even know I owned such bright and cheerful clothing… I thought whilst changing quickly. I then grabbed my toothbrush and toothpaste and opened the door. I walked out into the quiet, empty corridor and shut the door gently behind me. I had no idea where the bathroom was so I just decided to tip-toe quietly down the corridor and see if there were any signs or symbols which represented some sort of a restroom. I came to the end of the corridor and saw two doors opposite each other. They both had Japanese writing on them, and reading Japanese wasn't my strongest point. I stood, squinting, trying to translate the writing on the door on the left. Yup, it said bathroom but I was still trying to figure out what gender the bathroom belonged to. I was stopped by a gentle tap on the shoulder. I blinked and turned around.

"Are you lost, Ki-chan?" Tohru asked quietly with apologetic eyes.

"Ahh, no," I laughed "I'm just trying to translate this." I pointed at the sign behind me as Tohru laughed.

"Oh!" she said happily, "It says 'Bathroom-Women'!" she said still laughing slightly. "I forgot, you're English aren't you? Oh, you're very good at Japanese! I hardly notice your accent!" she beamed. I smiled at her.

"Thanks, Tohru. I'm sorry I'm late for breakfast, I overslept so I'm going to hurry and brush my teeth quickly." I looked down then smiled at her.

"Oh! It's okay! You're not late at all, Yuki-kun said he couldn't sleep so he came down early today, and I was busy making breakfast, none of the others are up yet!" she said happily. I made the letter 'o' shape my mouth as is sighed.

"Well, I'll take my time brushing my teeth then." I laughed and she did too.

"See you at breakfast then!" Tohru bowed and then walked off.

I brushed my teeth pretty slowly, not on purpose, I was just thinking about Friday. I wonder what Haru would like the most, not a necklace, he has lots already. I wiped my face on a nearby towel then started to walk back to my room, still thinking. Maybe Yuki has a few ideas. I thought as I threw my teeth cleaning equipment onto my bed. I shut the door and started to walk towards the spiral staircase. I grabbed a few strands of hair and started to plat them. I flung my hair over my shoulder and jogged down the stairs. Tohru was right, there was Yuki sitting at the dining table looking through some papers and had several books piled up beside him; Tohru was cooking away… again. I wandered over to the table as Yuki looked up and smiled.

"Good morning Miss Jones!" he smiled again as he put his papers on the table.

"Morning!" I nodded and smiled as I sat down opposite Yuki.

"Yuki?" he looked up with questioning eyes. "Y'know it's Haru's birthday on Friday, well, I was wondering what to get him, I have no idea…" I trailed off laughing slightly. Yuki looked at me, thinking.

"Hmm…" he frowned, thinking hard "He likes Manga, you could get him a new manga." He smiled. I smiled in return and sighed.

"Thanks, Yuki." I guess that idea was better than nothing.

"Actually, we were all going to do Haru a surprise party, would you like to help?" he asked, smiling warmly. I looked up, wide eyed.

"Yes, yes! I would love to help!" I nodded and beamed. He smiled in return and said:

"Great, well, tomorrow, me and Honda-san are going into town; we need to pick up a few things. Feel free to come with us, you may see something you think Haru would like!" he smiled as I nodded.

"Goooooood morning!"Shigure sang whilst walking down the spiral staircase. He walked up to the table and sat down next to me. He was wearing a white patterned kimono which looked rather big for him. "Oh! I am excited! The white soft sand, the warm blue sea and swimsuits!" he seemed to then travel to his happy place. I sighed as he wondered off until he was totally out.

SMACK!

"Cut it out Shigure!" Yuki yelled after he hit Sigure across the head… hard. I laughed; Shigure always got abused by Yuki, but to be honest, he did deserve it… I came to a stop with my laughter as a large bowl of noodles in some sort of broth was placed in front of me, then Yuki then Shigure.

"Oh, my little flower always deliver's perfect meals wherever we may be!" Shigure said dramatically.

"I didn't think it was possible but you're almost as bad as Ayame." Yuki said firmly. Shigure just laughed as I started to eat my noodle soup.

"This is really good, Tohru!" I said whilst having another mouthful. She beamed and continued to carry other bowls and place them around the table, obviously for Kyo, Haru and Momiji. Within that, Momiji danced down the stairs closely followed by a tired looking Haru.

"Guten Morgen everybody!" Momiji greeted everyone and then danced over to the table and sat beside me. Haru stretched then took a seat next to Yuki. Yuki then packed all his papers away and placed them in a bag near his chair.

"Oh, good morning you two!" Tohru smiled happily. "It's noddle soup with soy sauce for breakfast!" she smiled warmly before taking a seat on the other side of Yuki. "Um, where's Kyo-kun? He's usually up by now…" she looked over at the stair case with a worried expression.

"Don't worry Honda-san, I'm sure he's just sleeping in today." Yuki comforted her.

"I shall go and AWAKE the sleeping kitty!" Shigure declared whilst finishing his breakfast. He stood up and made his way towards the staircase.

"Um…" Tohru looked worried

"Don't worry Honda-san!" Yuki said with yet another smile. She smiled back at him nervously before watching Shigure disappear up the stairs whilst chanting;

"Wake up Kyo-kun! Wake up Kyo-kun!" I looked over to Yuki who was just shaking his head. Haru was using his arm as a pillow against the table and Momiji was still munching on his breakfast. Tohru started to eat her own breakfast before saying;

"Do you know how to make, um, what it is called…"she paused, trying to think of the name, "Oh, yes! That's it! Do you know how to make a chocolate gateau?" she looked at me hopefully.

"Erm, I know how to make chocolate cake, but I'm not sure about a gateau…" I trailed off, trying to re-boot my memory.

"Oh! Well, could you try and teach me sometime please?" she asked with an adorable smile.

"Sure, if I can remember how to make one… Erm, I'm guessing you won't have all the ingredients to make one, so I'll pick them up tomorrow." I smiled. She smiled in return and thanked me. We were then all brought to attention; A majorly ticked off Kyo marched down the stairs with a crying Shigure following. Kyo stormed across the dining room and to the fridge. He yanked it open violently and then pulled a carton of milk out. He roughly got a glass and poured some in it. I crinkled my nose; I hated milk, I hated anything dairy except eggs… he then stormed over to the table and sat next to Tohru.

"Good morning Kyo-kun!" Tohry said happily. Kyo grunted something before taking a swig of his milk. Shigure sat beside me again, still crying… I looked at him, wondering what Kyo had done to him. He wasn't hurt; he was just putting it on…

"Gah! Pack it in you stupid mutt!" Kyo yelled across the table.

"So, *sniff*, so mean, *sniff* Kyo-kun *sniff*" he mumbled. Kyo just scowled and then got to work eating his breakfast.

"So today, after we have all eaten our breakfast, all of us will get ready for the beach. The sun is shining and it's going to be a great day today!" Yuki declared with a smile.

"Yay! I'm going to go swimming with Ki-chan!" Momiji squealed. It was then when I choked on my soup. I regained myself and looked at Momiji wide eyed. Huh? Was all I thought. He just continued to beam and then returned to his soup. After we had all finished, we all returned back to our rooms to get ready for the beach. Yuki said that the sea was a short 5 minute walk away.

I firstly went to go and grab my swimsuit. It was a black bikini, but somehow, I didn't fancy wearing it around Shigure, so I settled on a dark blue one-piece. I got undressed and slipped on the swimsuit before putting my clothes back on. I then walked over to my bedside set of draws where my comb lay. I re-brushed my comb before putting it in a rough braid and looping it round. I went and grabbed one of my black towels and shoved it into a smaller bag that I had brought with me. I also threw in my moisturiser, comb, a few different books and a clean set of clothes. I zipped it up and headed for the door. I looked around my room to see if I hadn't left anything behind when I saw my black bag with my credit card in. I ran back over and grabbed my purse with a few ¥100 and my credit card. I might see something for Haru. I thought whilst ramming my purse in the bag I was carrying. I shut the door quietly behind me and looked up and down the empty corridor. I tip-toed back downstairs to see every one waiting for me and Tohru. I wandered over to Haru who was the only one not included in a conversation.

"Hey." He grunted; he looked extremely tired.

"Hey. You look tired, are you sure you're okay with coming to the beach today?" I asked slightly concerned. He nodded.

"Yeah, it'll wake me up a little," he laughed "I'm not really a morning person to be honest." He smiled at me tiredly. I patted him on the head as he shut his eyes. My hand stayed intertwined in his thick white mane as I watched him breath slowly and heavily with his eyes still shut. I removed my hand slowly, still watching him until his eyes snapped open and his lips curled up into warm smile.

"OH! I'm so very sorry to have kept you all waiting!" Tohru apologised whilst running up to our small group.

"It's fine." Kyo huffed. I laughed at Kyo as he just gave me a 'don't-laugh-or-i-will-seriously-hurt-you' kind of look. We all set off for the beach, talking amongst ourselves. I was walking with Haru and Tohru, explaining how a chocolate cake was made as Momiji was skipping along happily on the other side of Haru. Yuki was the other side of Tohru and Kyo was just a 'tag along'. Shigure was leading singing some random Japanese song.

"So, after you've poured the mixture into the greased cake tin, you put it in the oven and leave it to cook!" I finished quite proudly.

"Oh! How long do you leave it in the oven for?" Tohru asked keenly.

"Til it's done!" I said, staring at the surrounding trees and bushes. Haru beside me laughed and then said;

"Good answer!" I laughed too and Tohru decided to join in. we got up to a low brick wall which separated the road from the sand. We all hopped over the wall and made our way down to the sea. Momiji being Momiji ran away whilst pulling his t-shirt off. He then dived into the light blue sea and came up for air right near a large rock which was quite away into the distance. Haru laughed.

"For saying he's a rabbit, he really does love to go swimming!" he said as we came to a steady stop. He yanked out a white towel and laid it out on the floor. I did the same and sat down looking out at the breath-taking view of the sea. Momiji was having fun all by himself. I smiled and then looked over to see what all the others were doing; Shigure had laid out a large towel and was sat on it reading a book. Yuki had done the same but was talking to Tohru who had also laid out a light pink towel. Kyo was just sat on a rock in a hoodie and shorts. I shook my head.

"Tohru-chan, Ki-chan, Haru-chan! Come on! Come and swim! The waters great!" Momiji yelled from the far-away rock whilst beckoning us to go swim. I stood up and removed my shorts.

"Oh, um, Ki-chan? Are you actually going in?" Tohru asked as if I was allergic to sea water or something.

"Yeah, that's what we came here for, right?" I nodded and smiled. She smiled in return and removed her blue summer's dress and ran into the water, squealing when the waves tickled her toes. She started to laugh before running into deeper water. Haru had stood up next to me and was taking his shirt off.

"Let's go!" he demanded with a smile. I smiled back and removed my top. We both ran into the sea and jumped in past Tohru. The water felt great! I couldn't actually remember the last time I came to the beach! We all had so much fun; Later on, Yuki joined in but Shigure insisted on staying out of the water. Kyo was his usual self and stayed sulking the whole time up to when Tohru asked him to join in. He reluctantly obeyed Tohru's wishes and joined in for the last 30 minutes. The sun was starting to set as we all climbed out of the sea. I jogged over to my towel and wrapped it around my shoulders. Haru sat next to me but just leaned back.

"Do you feel more alive now?" I laughed. He looked at me and nodded.

"Definitely!" we both laughed together. I looked over and saw Kyo and Tohru walking down the beach.

"Awwh!" I smiled, I knew he liked her. I gasped; that's what Akito was tormenting him about on the day of the banquet! It must have been!

"Sup?" I heard Haru's smooth voice ask behind me. I looked around to him.

"Nothing." I smiled then shook my head. He nodded once then laid down completely. I returned to see Yuki looking rather content by reading some papers in his hand.

"What are all those papers you always have?" he looked up, surprised. "Um, I'm sorry, I kind of said that out loud…" I mumbled. He laughed before answering.

"It's okay! Well, these are just some notes regarding Friday." He whispered then pointed at Haru. "And all the others are either notes on this trip, as in arrangements and so on or are to do with my student body council president role." He sighed, "I have a lot of work to do."

"Oh." I must have sounded real enthusiastic… not. I was but I had all of a sudden gotten extremely tired. He smiled and returned to study his notes. Shigure had his head in a book, or should I say a book on his head; he seemed to be sleeping silently. Yuki rose and then said;

"I'm going to catch up with Tohru to ask her a few questions about Friday," he whispered and smiled before running off.

"Wait for me Yuki-kun!" Momiji squealed before leaving his half built sand castle and running off to catch up with Yuki.

I looked back over to Shigure; he was solid gone! He started to snore now; I laughed and then returned to look out at the setting sun.

"He hasn't even been swimming and he's out." Haru said blankly; he had sat up and was looking out at the setting sun, just like me. I laughed.

"Reading books is a hard job and requires a huge amount of concentration and hard work." I said sternly but shortly after, we both burst out laughing. He came to a slow stop with his laughing and then turned pretty serious.

"Y'know it's my birthday on Friday?" I nodded looking at him suspiciously, "I don't want anything, from you." I stared in amazement and was about to disagree but was stopped by his hand cupping my right cheek. "Because I already have you…" I stared into his beautiful eyes and realised what that aching feeling in my heart was whenever I talked to Haru. He brought his head slowly towards my own and gently brought his lips to mine. I kissed him back lovingly; this kiss wasn't anything like Akito's kisses. I pulled back, remembering Akito's condition. His head rested on my forehead as he shut his eyes. And whispered;

"Kisu Jones, I love you." My heart skipped a few beats as what he said slowly sank in. He then brought his lips once again to my own as his free hand cupped my other cheek. I froze under is paralysing touch for a few seconds before kissing him back again. He pulled back this time and laid back, leaving me dazed and slightly un-conscious. I shook my head, bringing myself back into reality and laid down also. My head was spinning and I was guessing, so was Haru's. I was on this thought when Haru's face was inches away from my own. He stared into my eyes, as if he was looking for some other answer. Before he pulled back so he was hovering over me, still looking into my eyes.

"Goodness! Look at the time!" Shigure said startled but sleepy. "Didn't any of you kids think to wake up poor Shigure?" Haru was back in his original position; staring up into the quickly darkening sky as he grunted:

"Obviously not" he laughed to himself; I noticed that it was slightly shakey.

"Righty ho! Where's all the other's gone?" he said standing up and stretching.

"Tohru's gone for a walk with kyo, and Yuki and Momiji decided to tag along." I explained, still slightly stunned from my time with Haru. With that, all four of them returned back. We all packed up and walked home together.

Me and Haru didn't talk for the whole journey.

When we got back to the summer house, the sky had turned black and the air, cold. We all shuffled into the house and dumped our bags in our rooms. I got changed thinking about Haru; did he really mean that? I thought to myself as I brushed my tatty hair. I sighed and threw the comb onto my futon. I walked downstairs and noticed two large double doors leading out of the back of the house. I wandered over to Tohru who was cooking away… again.

"Hey Tohru!" I greeted happily.

"Good evening Ki-chan!" she replied also happily.

"Tohru, do you know where them door lead to?" I asked whilst pointing at the doors.

"Huh? Oh, yes. They lead to the garden. It's a very large, beautiful garden!" she explained whilst nodding.

"Um, would it be okay if I checked it out?" I asked with a smile. She nodded.

"I'm sure they wouldn't mind!" she beamed as I walked away. I opened the large door and stepped was beautiful;

There was a large swinging bench right at the back of the huge area, half was turfed and the rest either cobbled or pebbled. There was soft lights shining up from behind the bushes and a small swimming pool lit up and was a brilliant bright blue. I walked along the cobbled path and sat in the swinging bench so I had my back facing towards the house. I sighed as my thoughts yet again drifted back over to Haru. I smiled; whenever I thought about him, I just warmed up inside.

"Boo." A deep, blank voice came from behind me. I jumped slightly, even though it was only a whisper.

I turned around to see Haru sitting on the other side of the swing looking at me. I smiled then looked down.

"You're telling me the truth, aren't you?" I asked nervously. He concern wrapped all over his face.

"Of course Kisu! I would never ever tell anyone that if I didn't mean it." He smiled warmly when I smiled.

"Good." I nodded nervously, still staring at the floor. All of a sudden, Haru had seized my face and once again brought his mouth to my own. He pulled back slightly, leaving me to taste his sweet breath as he talked…

"Please stay with me, never leave me, love me as much as I love you…" he whispered and then kissed me again I pulled back, wide eyed leaving Haru sat there wondering what he'd done.

"I would, Haru I honestly would but…" I looked down "Akito… I belong to Akito i-" I stopped overwhelmed as I looked up, tears beginning to roll down my cheek as he smiled warmly. He cupped both of my cheeks and wiped away my tears. I stood up and ran round the bench so he could embrace me warmly. I started to sob into Haru's chest; I did love him, I loved him more than anything in the world, but Akito would never allow it! I shivered thinking of Akito and his random bursts of anger… we stood there for a while until Haru pulled back, but still held me close.

"We should get going, they'll be wondering where we've disappeared to." He smiled as I pulled back wiping my tears away. He kissed me softly on the forehead before getting hold of my hand and then dragging me in gently. I stopped abruptly before we walked in the open door. He stopped then looked at me with questioning eyes.

"We shouldn't hold hands around other people… especially Sohma's…" I trailed off looking up at him. He smiled warmly before letting go of my hand. We walked in to a full table and a huge banquet Tohru had managed to cook in the short time she had had.

"Ki-chan and Haru-chan!" Momiji cried happily. I smiled warmly and took a seat next to Yuki; Haru sat the other side of me.

It was a delicious meal and I was surprised how much I ate.

I stayed pretty quiet for the rest of the evening.

I walked back up to my room with Momiji as Haru asked Yuki to stay behind to talk to him about something. I said goodnight to everyone and shut my door gently behind me. Yuki had explained that we needed to be up early tomorrow morning so I decided to go and have a shower to save me being late in the morning. I grabbed my towel and some clean clothes, then I grabbed my soap and shampoo and tip-toed down the corridor. I was extremely quick with my shower as I was afraid anyone wandering in on me (even though there was a lock on the door, I still felt insecure). I died myself before putting my clean clothes on. I grabbed my laundry and soaps and walked silently out of the bathroom and down the corridor. After un-packing my bags and counting up how much money I had remaining, I flounced lazily on my futon and analysed over and over everything Haru has said and done. I drifted off to sleep and fell into a loving dream…

Okay,, so Haru admitted his love to Kisu,, AWWH! BUT.. it does not stop there my fellow friends! That's right ,, there will be more twists and turns you won't know what to believe anymore! Hope you enjoyed

BLACK LIGHTENING CHAPTER 7 :P !

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