Tohru walked home from another exhausting day of work. Momiji hadn't been around, thank God.
Shut up, me. she thought irritably to herself. Recently, the other Tohru had started speaking to her. It was scary, but more than anything it was annoying.
Tohru was surprised to hear herself thinking like this. Why on Earth would she be thinking-
Suddenly, Tohru was on her knees, clutching at her head. It seemed as if her brain was exploding inside her skull. The pain knifed through her body, and was gone. She chuckled.
"Finally." she whispered happily. "Finally."
She skipped home, happy that she finally had complete control of the body. It had been so awful, stuck inside that airhead's brain for so long! For some reason, when Tohru was in more trouble than she had ever been in, the door in her brain unlocked and Other Tohru was finally able to come out.
My name isn't other Tohru. she thought bitterly. But I was stuck inside this girl so long that I've forgotten my name. It doesn't matter, anyway. I'm Tohru now.
How long has it been...? she asked herself, suddenly having a deep desire to know.
"That stupid airhead!" she shouted out loud, enraged. "She's still here, isn't she?"
Tohru searched her mind and found a presence lurking in the very back of her mind, with a slightly triumphant air about it. It was Tohru's, still inside the body Other Tohru had worked to hard to take over. Strange, they usually disapeared when she took over.
Not Other Tohru. Tohru. My name is Tohru.
When she got to the House of Sohma, Tohru tried her hardest to be like the old Tohru. But it was hard, trying to be so cheerful all the time.
"Hello, Tohru!" Shigure sang. He greeted Tohru every day, she remembered.
"Hi, Shigure!" she said, trying to sound as happy as that stupid girl always did. "Where's Yuki and Kyo?" Shigure's eyes narowed.
"I'm not sure. They haven't gotten home yet." he said wearily. Now it was Tohru's turn to narrow her eyes.
"Oh, right!" Shigure said, hitting himself on the head. "I have a deadline soon!" he hurried out of the room, glancing back at her as he left.
Tohru sighed and pushed her hair out of her face. Yes, her face. It was so good to be in a girl this time.
Tohru didn't make them dinner. She had a feeling she didn't need to, for some reason.
That's right! Tohru smacked her forehead. Yuki and Kyo told her they were buying take-out today! God, I'm such an idiot! That's why Shigure looked at me funny!
She walked into her room. Man, the old Tohru didn't know how good she had it! She had lived in people who had no home, no food, and died starving!
Tohru shivered. She hated to die inside people.
The door opened. Tohru swiveled and found Kyo standing in the door.
"Hey, food's here." he said. Tohru nodded and followed him into the kitchen. He glanced at her wearily before sitting down.
They ate in silence. Kyo glanced at Tohru and sighed. "Where's the real Tohru?" he asked. He sounded tired.
Tohru's head flew up, and Yuki lifted his silently.
"How did you...?" she asked in astonishment. It normally took family about a week, and friend a month.
"Tohru normally talks during dinner. And Shigure told me about this afternoon." Kyo said.
"Me, too." Yuki added. Kyo shot him a look and Yuki returned it.
"Sorry, lover-boy." Tohru laughed, and stood up. She was tired of playing games. "She's gone."
"Gone where?" asked Yuki, standing up. Kyo stood slowly beside him, his hands balled up into fists. She heard him mutter something that sounded alot like 'witch'.
"Not telling." Tohru said, smirking. "She's mine now, and you can't have her back."
