Kris looked at the boy in shock as he unhides himself from the group. She realized who it was and shouted, "Oh, it's you!" The boy just stared at her as if she did not even exist. But, she was actually thinking, 'Not another clueless girl.'
She then realized that everyone's eyes were on her. She blushed beet red. "Um…"
(Remember: Kris still doesn't know Kyo. I told you that she has troubles making out what is happening around her. She doesn't pay attention that good, which is ironic because she gets amazing grades at school. Her personality is hard to figure out.)
"Yeah, Kris, he's in our class remember?" Arisa said.
Kris felt too embarrassed that she tried her hardest to cover it, "Well…um…I have a hard time remembering names…so…Who is he again?"
"Geez, you act like Tohru sometimes that it's creepy," Arisa said pulling her hair out of her face. "Am I the one to always introduce you to everybody? His name is 'naïve, hot-headed' Kyo Sohma who always-like-to-fight-Yuki-and-beat-him-but-couldn't."
"Hey! You make it sound like I am a bad person, Yankee!" Kyo yelled.
'…Sohma? Why is it that there are a lot of Sohma's here? What…a wonderful coincidence,' Kris thought. 'I wonder if he's…well, judging by his hair color, he might be…"
"I think I better get going, Kris," Haru G. said. "It was very nice meeting you all. I have some business to attend to and I must be going."
Kris nodded. 'Good, leave before you embarrass yourself in front of people,' Kris thought secretly.
Haru waved goodbye as he left the school. "Bye, Kris! And trust me about that ability! But don't use it on me or I'll never get to make fun of you!"
Kris imagines herself shooting her brother with an arrow and hits him in the head with full impact (anime vision). "Oh, brother…"
"He acts like he's younger than you. It's a wonder he's already in his twenties," Haru S. said to Kris.
"It's just his personality, a childish personality," Hanajima said with her lightless eyes. "And what was her talking about your…'ability'?"
Kris was sure in trouble now. Hanajima has great talent in finding out things like this. Sometimes Kris wonders if she knows everything about her. "It's nothing. It's just his way of annoying me."
"Kri-chan, we were just wondering. Since we get out early because of the Conferences, why don't you join us for a fun in the city?" Tohru asked.
"Sure, why not?" Kris said with a smile.
"Yay, Kris is coming! Kris is coming!" Momiji hopped in joy.
"Looks like Momiji already likes you," Haru said.
"That's good." Kris looked at Kyo. As he saw her look his way, he turned his head. Kris wondered if he was still mad at her for accidentally bumping and hugging him the other day. 'Maybe he is just confused that he did not transform when I hugged him.'
Kris has this benefit of hugging the members of the Zodiac in the opposite sex and still not make them transform. No one knows why they won't transform. Some say it is because of the True Legend of the Zodiac. That story was told by her father to Kris. The story of how the Zodiac Curse started. -(Be ready to read about that in other chapters!)-
The school day was finally over and they went to the city (after they went home and changed of course). Yuki also came along with them. Kris was walking along with Tohru while Momiji trotted beside her. She thought that Momiji was very cute and it looked like she was walking a younger brother. The Boys were way behind Arisa and Hanajima. Kyo was still very quiet and he has not said a word since Kris' brother left. 'Is there something wrong with him?' Kris thought. She wanted to talk to him and apologize about crashing into him before. But she cannot get a chance because everybody kept interrupting her when she goes to where Kyo was.
"Where are we going anyway?" Kris asked.
Haru answered. "There is this really exciting place that I wanted to check out. It will blow your mind away."
"…Really?" Kris and Tohru asked in unison.
"If Haru is the one leading the way, then it might be bad news for us," Yuki said.
"…bad news? What do you mean by that?" Kris asked. They were now in the part of the city that seemed unfit for teenagers like them. Streets were dirty and the walls were all covered in graffiti. Homeless people are seen sleeping in the alleyway. Kris soon realized that they were in the red light district!
"Here it is," Haru told everyone with a calm-collected voice.
They stopped in front of a small building. Everyone's mouth hanged open as they saw the sign hanging in front of the window: "The Club That Will Make Your Desires Purrr-fect." A picture of a girl was next to the text with clothes too small that she almost seemed naked. "Uh…." (TT) Arisa, Hanajima, and Momiji, however, were just staring at the building.
"Haru! You brought us to a strip club! Are you insane!" Kyo yelled. This was the first time Kris heard him talk in a short while. He acts like a kid. Kris thought that it was really cute.
"I knew this was going to end up bad," Yuki sighed.
Arisa and Hanajima, however, were not affected by this. "Hmmm…I have never been here. Compared to the ones I go to, this is the most interesting," Arisa said.
"Yes, very interesting," Hanajima responded.
Kyo was now annoyed and angry. "Are you all crazy? This is the damn red light district. We're not supposed to be here!"
"For once, I agree with you stupid cat," Yuki said.
"Stop calling me that, damn rat!"
Haru ignored Kyo and started to go towards to the door with not a care in the world. "Let's go in…"
Yuki and Kyo both went to Haru and grabbed his shirt, pulling him away in the same time. "Let's put him in the dumpster, the idiot."
"Uh…" Kris and Tohru were both unable to speak.
"Kris, Tohru, do you want a candy? I have tootsie rolls!" Momiji asked with a happy face. He was just bored that he did not even paid attention to what was happening.
All of them ended up leaving with Kris leading the way. She stopped the argument and offered to take them somewhere. "My brother and sister always go there. It is really fun that you will love it."
They were now in a very huge building in what seemed a less crowded part of the city. They entered, and Kris told them to wait while she goes to the lady in the customer service center.
"Where are we?" Tohru asked.
"Looks like some kind of business building," Hanajima said as she scanned the place.
"Wait a minute; I think I know this place…" Arisa broke off when Kris called for them at the door beside the customer service desk. The ladies said to them, "Have fun!"
They were now in a very dark room and it seems that it was very big due to the echoes they make as they walked.
"We have to get suited up before we play," Kris told them.
"Where are we?" Yuki asked. It was very dark and everyone can barely see where they were going. Kris, however, seems to know every way around.
"We are in the Laser Tag Stadium," she answered.
"Are you serious?" Haru, Arisa, and Momiji asked in unison.
"Yes, I am serious. Now let's go before the games starts. We can have fun for as long as we want," Kris said with a tone of excitement in her voice.
They got suited up in their gears (it is like other laser tag gears except they are new and very easy to carry around). Everyone decided it will be girls versus boys since there are four boys and four girls. The boys were the blue team and the girls were the red team. The announcer in the speaker explained the rules and ways of the game.
"Kri-chan, won't that mean that we might bump into each other since it is too dark?" Tohru asked. She was worried that Haru, Momiji, Yuki, and Kyo might accidentally hug one of them and transform. Kris knew that this is the reason she was worried.
"Don't worry, the mask we have on can detect when someone in the opposite team is near us. Just avoid it by trying to hide in one of the hidden walls. The map of the area will appear in the lens of your mask when you press the red button on the side. It will tell you where the rooms are," she said.
"How technological…So how did you know this place was here?" she asked.
"We sort of own it," Kris said scratching her head in embarrassment.
"…Eh!" Tohru was surprised.
"Wow, so we can ask you where we want to go huh? You have good taste of a hangout, Kris," Arisa said.
Hanajima was next to Arisa. She seemed to be ready. "Let's annihilate those boys. It will be fun," she said with her face still showing no hint of emotion. Tohru and Kris were not sure about this. But if this is going to be Hanajima's game plan, then they might win for sure.
MEANWHILE, THE BOYS WERE-------
"I didn't want to be in the same team as that damn Yuki!" Kyo complained.
"It is not like I wanted to be with you also, stupid cat," Yuki said coolly.
"This is going to be fun guys! I never played laser tag!" Momiji yelled in excitement.
"This time, Yuki, I am going to beat you. I will kick your ass that you will be embarrassed you lost to me," Kyo said with a look of determination on his face.
"You can't do that," said Yuki.
"Why not, you're not scared, are you?"
"We are on the same team, idiot. You can't beat anyone in the same team as you," he responded. Kyo was at lost in words. Momiji laughed. Kyo got angry and gave Momiji a fast hit on the head, "Damn happy rabbit!"
"Waah, Kyo is so mean!" Momiji cried.
"The game is about to start," said Haru as he got his laser gun ready.
"Good, it was taking too long," Kyo said with a very annoyed look.
The room started getting darker until there weren't any lights left except for the ones beside the walls to indicate where the passageway was. The buzzer rang and everyone got ready for the big game.
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