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Life as we Know it

Chapter 10

Restraunts are nice. Jerks, not so much

It was very surprising to me when all of a sudden one month past, than two, than three. All the way until December. It was Friday, close to the end of the month, which made me rejoice as the clock ticked away, subtracting the ammount ot time I'd have to spend in this classroom. The clicking of high heels sounded furiously as Mayuko-sensei-literature teacher-smacked her ruler on Kyo's head. "OUCH!" The cat jolted upright from his position with his forehead against his desk and flung his back into the back of his chair, locking eyes with sensei. He glared at her maliciously-planning millions of ways to kill her off in his mind-and she stared at him in boredom and anger.

"Mr. Sohma, it would be lovely to have you paying attention in my class for once."

"I tried," he snapped at her. "It ain't my fault you're so boring!"

I looked down at my desk to stiffle a sudden bubble of laughter. It came out as a quiet snicker, but I did my best. Mayuko-sensei turned to me with squinted eyes. "Something funny, Miss Minakota?"

"No, no, I'm sorry." I then just let out my entire laugh and I held my hand over my mouth, but it wouldn't stop.

"Then stop your laughing. You're distracting the class."

"Did you not find it distracting when you slapped Kyo over the head with a ruler?" I asked, still having my giggle fit. Her eye twitched in utter annoyance and Yuki jumped up.

"Mayuko-sensei, she doesn't look well. Maybe she's got herself a fever. In any cass, this is her first disturbance since the beginning of the year, so I believe that she could just as easily learn from her mistake with a small 'time out'."

She nodded and waved me away. "Stand in the hall," she told me, "until you have quieted down and I send someone to get you." I hurried out the classroom, beginning to ease up on my laughing. It was only so funny to me because I had never heard anyone, not even from America, say that to a teacher or sensei before, and let's face it-America is crazy.

Yuki entered the hallway after a good twenty minutes with a stern look on his face.

"Thanks for bailing me out of that," I said gratefully. If it weren't for him I probably would have been suspended, because I would still be in the room, laughing my ass off, and then my mom would come and-oh, dear god, that would just be the icing on the damn cake.

"Miss Minakota, you must not let Kyo distract you from class. I realize his stupidity may be a bit hysterical, but you just urge him to do it again when you make him believe what he did was okay. He's like a dog. When he does something bad, stick his nose in it and smack him around a bit."

I laughed at Yuki's words and he sighed. "Okay, he's like a cat."

I nodded and punched Yuki lightly in the shoulder. "Alright then, take me back into class and tell sensei I promised not to laugh again, or something like that."

Yuki shook his head and pointed to his wrist watch. I looked down at it and saw that we only had a good five seconds left of class. "We wouldn't even make it to our seats."

Ring! Ring!

I nodded, scrunching my lips to the side.

"Good point."

When Kyo and Tohru excited the room-Tohru having my bag with her-we headed to the locker room. When we all got our shoes on we left out, talking to each other eagerly about the fun to have this weekend.

I hummed to myself, dancing around the house while I swept the front room. My white earbuds connected to my white Ipod touch blocked out the world around me and sent me into my own little world as I listened to Hands held High by Linkin Park.

"Fuck that, I wanna see some fist pumpin'," I mumbled, emptying the dust pan in the trash can by the sink. Kyo looked at me strangely from his position by the dish cabinet. His white shirt was drenched in sweat, along with a red towel he was pressing against his hair. "Say something that you know they might attack you for," I said, skipping a small part. I put the broom against the counter and went into the cabinet under the sink, grabbing some dish liquid and proceeding to wash the dishes. After a good thirty seconds of whispering the lyrics to the song and bobbing my head up and down, I saw tan hands reach out and start to rinse off a dish. I took off an earbud and looked over to Kyo, who continued to rinse and dry the dishes. I blinked at him and smiled. "You don't have to do that for me," I insisted. He kept on.

"It's the least I can do, with you cleaning the whole house without Tohru's help and all." I blushed and turned back to look toward the dishes. I shook my hands off and began to put my earbuds back in when Kyo mumbled, "What are you listening to?"

"Oh, just a Linkin Park song. You wouldn't understand it. It's in English." He shurgged.

"I know a couple words."

I smirked and handed him one earbud, putting mine in my ear. It was near the end of the song, but Kyo listened eagerly. He also listened to the next song, and the one after that as we finished off the little bit of chores left side by side. When we finished, we sat at the kotatsu and waited for Tohru to come back from hanging out with Uo and Hana. Shigure entered the room ten minutes later, saying that Tohru decided she would be staying over Uo's house and would be back tomorrow. I groaned and rolled my head around until I was looking at Kyo. "Make some dinner," I whinned. He made a "tch" sound and crossed his arms. "You make it, since you're so hungry."

I looked down at my legs and pouted, mumbling, "I refuse..."

Yuki came slowly down the stairs with a towel on his head and red cheeks. I raised my eyebrow. "You okay?"

"Yes, the steam from the hot water just made me a bit dizzy," he admitted. He looked around and asked, "Where is Miss Honda?"

"She's over a friends," Shigure sighed dramatically. "Now we will have no choice but to go out to eat."

Yuki lifted an eyebrow. "Really? Well, we haven't done that in a while."

"Should be fun," I said with with a shrug. Kyo pointed his thumb at himself.

"Hell, as long as I ain't gotta cook I'm fine with anything." Shigure clapped his hands together and hollered, "Alright then! Everyone get ready, we're going to Fujiya!"

He bounded out the room and I lifted an eyebrow at the grimace on Yuki's face.

"Is something wrong?" I asked suspiciously. He sighed and mumbled, "We just always used to go there. Don't worry about it, Miss Minakota..."

I crossed my arms and tapped my foot on the ground. I didn't like people keeping things from me. Yuki just gave me a sort of appologetic glance and turned to get dressed in the appropriate attire for going to a resturant in the winter. I followed him up the stairs and turned into mine and Tohru's room. I turned on the light and made my way to the closet. I rummaged through the clothes on my side and picked out an adorable Burgundy Lace Skater Dress. I knew It was a bit dressy, but I've always wanted to wear it. I put on some black tights with swiggly designs that snaked up the sides. "Should I?" I asked myself when I picked up my deep purple pumps that I hadn't worn since my eight grade graduation in America (It was a requirement to look like adults, so all the girls wore their moms' high heels and dresses while the boys wore their dads' suits). "I should."

I slid into them and grabbed my purple leather crossbody bag. I sighed and clicked out the room, and down the stairs. Shigure was wearing a black Yukata with silver lining and a dark brown obi. His loose fitting black jacket traveled to his waist line and he had a grey scarf wrapped around his neck that tucked into his yukata.

Kyo didn't even go upstairs to change. His brown jacket drapped over a black shirt that went down to his waist line-unlike the black shirt I had first seen him in-and covered the top of his longer brown cargo pants. The collar around his shirt was folded over the top of his jacket and Shigure was lifting up, pissing the cat off quite a bit.

"Would you stop acting like a little kid," Kyo snapped as Shigure flipped up his collar again. "But Kyo, we're going to a nice place to eat! The least you can do is change into something nicer, Shigure whinned as Yuki walked down the stairs from behind me. He blinked at me and said, "Wow, you look great. I can see Shigure wont have a reason to whine about you."

"Yea, well, this is how I always dress when I go to resturants in Japan. They're way nicer than some of the ones in America. Though I do miss Olive Garden..." Yuki listened to me until I finished talking and I laughed. "You know, you don't have to listen to everything I say."

"Oh, no," Yuki said, "I like to listen to what you have to say."

I blushed a bit and nodded at him. "Oh, okay!"

I turned away from Yuki as he slid a black peacoat around his regular chinese-styled shirt. He also had on his dark blue pants. Shigure was staring at me with wide eyes. I cocked an eyebrow at him. "Yes, Shigure?"

"My, do you look fantastic," he cooed. "Almost like you were a grown woman-

"But she isn't," Yuki and Kyo snapped at the same time. I giggled and slid into my white peacoat that my mom bought me a bit ago and stood next to Yuki. "Look, we're light and darkness of the peacoat universe," I squealed, changing the subject. Yuki smiled down at me and Kyo gave me a weird look. Shigure just chuckled.

"Yes, you both look so cute together." I blushed as he continued,"Now let's get going."

I walked in between Kyo and Yuki, the both of them looking off to the side. Shigure was behind us. I could tell he was eyeing the three of us, curious as to why we were all so quiet, but I just stared straight ahead. I was tempted to turn to Yuki in a plea that he'd strike up a conversation-because I knew Kyo'd probably get an attitude if I stared at him-but all I could was desprately hope for someone to start a conversation.

Well, wishes don't always come true... but I'm glad mine did...

"So, have you been to many restaruants, Suzuka-kun?" Shigure asked. I slowed down to walk beside Shigure, hungry for conversation.

"Oh, no, not too many. Maybe five different places, a couple times each."

"Have you ever been to Fujiya?" I shook my head. "Ah, then you haven't lived! You know, Akito used to always come here back when he was a child. He loved it."

I smiled at the sudden topic and said, "Oh, well that's cool. Isn't Akito the head of your family?" Shigure nodded. "Yes, he is. I'm amazed that you haven't met him yet. Tohru has."

I saw Yuki and Kyo tense up a bit, walking stiffer than usual. Kyo glanced back at me, but then looked back to the side, him and Yuki closing the gap between them and walking side by side. This was very strange to me, but I decided to drop it. "Well, I hope I can meet him one day. I bet he's a really nice guy-

"No, he's not," Kyo snapped, turning to me with an angry glare. I squeaked in surprise and slid behind Shigure, gripping on to his jacket. Kyo blinked and turned back around, stomping away. Yuki held a hand to his chest, looked back at me, and then walked away. I slowly came out from behind Shigure and sighed. Why do I always seem to make him angry with me...?

"Welcome to Fujiya, My name is Sei, and I'll be your server for the night. What can I get for you to drink, miss?" A young boy around my age asked me. I smiled kindly to him and said, "I'd like some ... Mountain dew... do you have that?"

He nodded. "We serve American and Japanese food here. That includes drinks. Pepsi products."

"Oh, okay then. Mountain Dew it is."

He smiled again and walked away. Shigure was busy flirting with a group of high school girls and Kyo and Yuki were in the bathroom, probably bickering at the urenals. I sighed, sitting at the table alone, and staring down at my lap as I twittled my thumbs. I saw a couple guys staring at me, but I ignored them, crossing my legs. Sei came back and gave me my drink. He tapped the tray he brought it on as he held it to his side. "Have you decided what you'd like for the night?" I flipped open the menu to and pointed at every meal as I went down the list.

"Let's see, I want... Ooh, I want okayu! I haven't had that in a long time!"

He smiled at my enthusiasm and perked up. "It's people like you that really make me happy to be a waiter! This job kind of sucks..." I shook my head.

"No, no, being a waiter seems so fun! You get to talk to a variety of different people. Doesn't that seem fun to you?" He shrugged and held up a finger.

"I'll... I'll come back with your food."

I watched as he scurried off and came back two minutes later with my food. He set it down in front of me and slid into the booth, seating himself across from me. I blinked in surprise and giggled.

"How did you get my food so fast? And don't you have other tables to wait on?" He batted a hand at me liesurely.

"Don't worry about any of that. I would like to keep a lady that's all alone some company." I shook my head. "I'm not alone. I came with three people. That's one of them," I said, pointing at Shigure who was walking over with a small piece of paper in his hand.

"Suzuka-kun, look! I got a high school girl's number!"

I shook my head as his gaze trailed to Sei. He looked him up and down and said, "Well hello there young man. You're not trying to put the moves on my dear Suzuka, are you?"

Sei didn't say anything for a second. He then slid out and bowed with wide eyes. "I'm terribly sorry, sir. If I would have known this was your daughter than-

"Relax," Shigure interupted, patting the suprised boy's back. He cleared his throat and straightned up. "Suzuaka-kun isn't my daughter. Think of her more as my roommate. Now, I'm curious about how she already has her food, but I don't even have drink."

"It's becuase you were flirting with under-aged girls, pervert," I grumbled as he giggled.

Sei bowed in appology as Shigure told him what him, Kyo, and Yuki wanted. He scurried away and Shigure slid in where Sei was. I took a bite of my food and melted instantly. It wasn't like Tohru's cooking, but it was still lovely.

Shigure stared at me with intrested eyes until I glared at him, angry for being watched. I hissed, "What are you staring at me for?" I don't like people watching me eat. I feel a tiny bit uncomfortable.

Just a little...

"Didn't you think he was adorable?"

"Huh?"

"That waiter boy? Didn't you?"

"You mean Sei-kun? Yea, I guess." I wiggled my straw around in my drink, rearranging ice cubes. "Was he cuter than Kyo?"

"Oh, of course not. Kyo is more than just cute. Why?" I asked, realizing too late that I let valuable information leak out of my mouth. I clamped my hand over my mouth in horror. Ohmigod Ohmigod Ohmigod.

"Mhm..." Shigure rested his elbow on the table and his chin in his palm. He stared at me with a smirk as Yuki and Kyo came back to the table. Yuki hurriedly slid in next to me. Kyo glared at him and then shoved Shigure aside, sitting down in front of the rat. They were both having an unspoken argument when Sei came back with the drinks. He set them down and Shigure chuckled, redircting his vision to the waiter, making me feel a bit more comfortable.

"Wow, how did you know which one was which?" He asked Sei. The waiter scratched his head.

"What do you mean?" Shigure lifted an eyebrow and rephrased his question,"How did you know which one was Yuki and which one was Kyo?"

"A girl and a boy-... Oh god, I am so so sorry, sir. I didn't mean to-Jeez... I'm so rude..." Yuki smiled helplessly at him.

"No no, it's fine. Don't worry about it. It happens all the time, really." Sei slapped his head as Kyo snickered and mumbled, "Girly boy."

"Well, for what it's worth, you'd make a real pretty girl," Sei cooed. Yuki's smile quickly looked depressed as he thanked him.

When Sei got their food orders, he left and we didn't see him for a bit. He came back, gave the boys there food, and we pigged out. Well, except for Yuki. He ate slow and created a conversation between us. I was eager to try and do anything I could forget about Shigure's unwavering stare, but it wasn't working as well as I hoped it would.

"Hey there, pretty thing, you goin' my way?"

"Nope, 'cause you're going to hell for flirting with a minor."

"Ooh, you want some fries with that shake?"

"The oldest pick-up line I've ever heard. Pathetic."

"Hey sexy, where are you going?"

"Anywhere you're not."

"Hey girl, why don't you come ride with me when we leave this place?"

"You got any candy, pedophile?"

"Haven't I seen you somewhere before, baby?"

"Yea, that's why I don't go there anymore."

The three boys sat at the booth in shock as a bunch of guys began to hit on me when I got up to go to the bathroom. Shigure was laughing about everything I was saying and Yuki and Kyo were just stunned. I finally made it into the bathroom and closed the door, sighing and doing my business.

When I got out, I walked a longer way back to the booth, past a couple tables when I felt something smack my ass. Hard. I yelped and jumped a bit, blinking in surprise.

"What the..." I turned around and glared at a spikey red-headed boy and his green eyed friend. They were both snickering and I growled. "Who the hell do you think you are touching me, you filthy scum!"

The red-head made a "psh" sound and stood up, grabbing my arm and pulling me into him. His hand traveled down to my butt. I blushed and pushed at his chest, but his other arm secured me in place. "Whatever, girl. You know you liked it."

"Yeah, so don't deny it," Green-eyed boy jumped in. I shoved out of the red-head's grip and punched him in the shoulder. He grabbed my arm and pulled me back in.

"Knock it off. I don't even know you, so don't touch me."

"How else am I supposed to get to know you?"

"It doesn't matter, 'cause you never will at this point!" He rolled his eyes and looked around, everyone's eyes flickering towards us. Except for the one person I wanted to notice and help me most. He was gathering his own attention with his practically screaming at Yuki.

"C'mon, girl, don't be like that. What's the deal with the number?"

"What, you're jail cell number? Not sure, but that can be found out if you don't let go of me, you prick."

He put a finger to my lips and I bit it. He snatched away from me and mumbled, "Stupid bitch..."

"That's right. You think about that next time you hit on a lady, jackass." I turned and walked away, my hips swiveling sexily. Just my way of teasing him. I got a couple hoots from girls my age eating there food and I nodded to them. I got high fives from some other girls as I got back to the table.

I decided that I might as well not tell the guys about that little "incounter". I mean, what's the point, right?