A/N: Yuki: This is Yuki Sohma, in with the latest news on the condition of the famed writer, Keiio-sama.
Yuki: We all have been wondering: Where is Keiio-sama and her heartwarming works? I'm here to bring you a broadcast done by Haru and Momiji Sohma, our broadcasting crew, giving you the answers. This was captured in the very room of Keiio-sama, home of the Keyboard of Inspiration.
(Camera focusing in)
Haru: Hullo?
Keiio-sama: I'M WORKING! LEAVE ME ALOOOOOOOONE! (turns back to Keyboard of Inspiration)
Momiji: Yup! That's all we got out of her!
Yuki: As you can see, Keiio-sama is working as hard as she can on getting out this chapter, and feels extremely sorry for herself.
Next: Chapter 9: Kyo and the Purple Crayon, coming up in 3 space lengths!
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Kyo, Tohru, and Yuki were beginning to make their way home after a long day of annoying the teacher, figuring out the true use of finger paint, and generally making the day hard for everyone else. Do you know how exhausting that can be?
Naturally, after all that hard work, they were pretty out of it. So it took Kyo a couple of minutes before he realized that his backpack was opened and the ping! sounds behind him were in fact not kitties stalking him (which was quite normal) but things falling out.
"Wait," he called out to his friends as he put his things back in their rightful places. Tohru and Yuki blinked before picking up his stuff and helping out.
Kyo picked up a box of crayons that seemed to be...MISSING A COLOR! OH NOES! He recited the colors of the rainbow in his head. Red...orange...yellow...green...blue...purple...oh no!
Yuki peered over his shoulder. "Kyo! You're missing a purple crayon!"
Tohru turned and pointed to the little purple Crayola crayon rolling away towards the park. "There it is!"
Kyo scrambled up and chased it. This crayon was not getting away if he could help it! Yuki and Tohru hurried to catch up with Kyo and capture this unruly crayon. Kyo caught sight of it and tried to grab it – before a little hand picked it up.
"Hey!" Kyo hollered, "That's my crayon!"
The sweet-looking little girl who held it flinched, her bottom lip trembling. Uh-oh, thought Yuki, who had just caught up to them.
"I'M SO SORRY!" she yelled.
Kyo stared at her, dumbfounded. "I'M SO SORRY I NEVER SHOULD HAVE PICKED IT UP!"
Tohru and Yuki were as equally as confused as Kyo. What was wrong with this girl? Well, whatever it was, it was really scary.
"I'M SO SORRY I AM SUCH A BAD PERSON HOW COULD I HAVE PICKED UP AN INNOCENT CRAYON I NEVER SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS I'M A BURDEN TO THE WORLD I'M SORREEEEEEEE!" she hollered, waving a flag that had "I'M SORRY" written on it.
Kyo twitched. "You're giving me a headache," he growled, feeling tired and not wanting to put up with this kid.
The weeping girl froze and turned to face him, the bout of tears stopping abruptly. Suddenly, a new fountain of tears started, accompanied by another tirade of apologies. "PLEEEEEASE FORGIVE ME I'M A TERRIBLE HUMAN BEING I NEVER SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS I'M SO SORRY IT'S ENTIRELY MY FAULT I'M SORRY I GAVE YOU A HEADACHE I SHALL APOLOGIZE TO THE WORLD!"
Yuki and Tohru watched as passerby gave them strange looks and ushered their own children along. The gray-haired boy started inching away, dragging his worried friend along with him. Best to just pretend he didn't know the other boy.
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Kyo stared at the girl, feeling scared and irritated. Why him? All he wanted was his crayon! Was that too much to ask for?
Apparently, he thought watching the girl clutching the violet crayon, yes. How could he calm this girl down? "Hey, could I just have my crayon? I'm in a hurry." Oops, Kyo. Wrong thing to say.
"I'M SORRY FOR DELAYING YOU I'M SUCH A BAD PERSON DELAYING PASSERBY I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU HOW COULD I?"
Kyo moaned. Who would save him?
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Three good-looking teens rounded the corner. Two had an aura of evilness about them, and the other just looked bored.
"Hey," said the boy with mischievous brown eyes, "Do you hear that?"
"Not all of us are blessed with dog-like hearing, Shigure." sighed one of the other boys.. The trio turned another corner and blinked at the sight in front of them. An exasperated-looking orange-haired boy was standing in front of a wailing girl, trying to escape..
Captains Ayame, Hatori, and Shigure to the rescue!
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Kyo's eyes widened as he heard an all-too-familiar voice behind him.
"What's this? Kyonkichi-kun has upset a little girl!" cried an overly exuberant voice behind him. Kyo whipped around to find his older cousins watching him.
"I didn't do anything!" he cried, looking annoyed.
Shigure bent down in front of the little girl. "What about it, Ritchan? Did this boy upset you? Or did you upset him?"
Ritchan? thought Kyo, Yuki and Tohru (who stopped pretending they had no idea who Kyo was).
"I'M SORRY I UPSET HIM I TOOK HIS CRAYON IT WAS A BAD THING TO DO!" sobbed Ritchan for what seemed to be the thousandth time today.
"I'M SORREE-" Suddenly, the little girl collapsed to the floor. Shigure grinned and brandished his pointer finger, which he had dug into Ritchan's side. Hatori rolled his eyes and picked the girl up. Yuki and Kyo followed their older cousins, motioning for Tohru to do the same. Tohru, who was feeling quite confused at this point, ran over to them, feeling that it was going to be a very long day.
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A tired looking man and woman bowed to the teens and children. "We're very sorry for the trouble our son has caused you!"
Son? Kyo, Yuki, and Tohru exchanged looks.
"Please, come in, young masters and miss." said the man and the woman, who were probably Ritchan's parents.
Ritchan showed them into a room close to the hot springs. Tohru's eyes widened as she looked around. Hot springs! Wow!
Ritchan smiled softly. "I'm Ritsu. Sorry for the trouble I've caused."
"No problem!" cried Tohru earnestly. Kyo grunted, and Yuki smiled.
Hatori came and took a seat. "He's a boy, if you were wondering." The kids' eyes widened.
Tohru stared at the older boy. Another one of Kyo and Yuki's cousins?
Hatori met her curious eyes and gave her a half-smile. "My name's Hatori," he said. "And that strange-looking boy-" he pointed to Shigure, who whined, "-is Shigure."
"The other weird person is Ayame, my brother," whispered Yuki. Yuki had a brother? The wheels in Tohru's brain turned. So much information for a preschooler to process! Poor thing. Kyo snickered at the overwhelmed look on her face.
Ayame walked in and waved at Tohru. "What an adorable girl! How have you come across the acquaintance of my lovable little friends, may I ask?"
Tohru looked at Ayame, a crease forming in between her eyebrows. Ac-ac-acquaintance? What?
"How about you, Ritchan? How did you get acquainted with these children?"
Ritsu stared at him.
Everyone flinched, expecting an outburst, even Hatori. Luckily, there was none. Thank goodness for the little things in life.
"Oh yeah!" Ritsu fumbled around in her---I mean his!---pocket, and pulled out a purple crayon. He handed it to Kyo. "Forgive me..."
Shigure clamped a hand over Kyo's mouth. "He forgives you." he replied tactfully. Ritsu sighed in relief before taking a sip of water from the glass on the table...and spilled some on Ayame.
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"I'M SO SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME I SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL I'M SO SORREEE!"
Everyone groaned. Not again!
A/N 2: A little over 3 pages, and with size ten font! It's to make up for the loong delaay...WILL YOU EVER FORGIVE MEEEEE?
So, I brought back the Trio of Greatness: Hatori, Ayame, and Shigure! I love the chapter on them...one of my favorites. I want to bring back a couple of my readers' favorite characters in this story. So I'm having a poll! Which character do you want to see again? Haru, Kagura, Momiji, Kisa, or Hiro? Get your votes in, people! No, seriously. VOTE!
