For any newcomers (or if you skip this top part for some reason)...my faithful cast!

Tohru: Lindsey
Kyo: Cooper
Yuki: John
Shigure: Anthony
Ayame: Trey
Hatori: Conor
Momiji: Heinz
Kagura: Rebecca
Hatsuharu: Danny
Rin/Isuzu: Liza
Kisa: Jamie
Hiro: Austin
Kureno: Lee
Ritsu: Seamus
Arisa: Kaley
Saki: Katie
Mayuko: Maggie

Well then. Chapter 10, huh? That's AWESOME, considering I've been gone for a while...Anyway, more randomness ensues in the next few chapters I've produced out of boredom and being high on life. (Well, more sleep deprivation than anything. I just pulled an all-nighter without even meaning to...) Please enjoy!

"Mmmm…," I heard someone groan next to me.

I sat up and shook my head, eyes still closed. "Everyone ok?" I asked, rubbing the back of my head as I squinted at the bright sunlight.

"I'm fine," an unfamiliar voice answered me.

I opened my eyes widely and backed up. "Who's that?"

"It's me!" he answered.

"Who's 'me', exactly?" I saw a figure sit up slowly. He looked exactly like….

"Me, stupid! It's Danny!" Haru.

My mouth dropped wide open. "Ha…ru…?" I rubbed my eyes vigorously.

"What're you talking about? I'm-wait, I sound different." He slowly moved his hand up toward his now black and white hair and ruffled it gently. "My hair's so long! What happened?"

I looked down at my hands, which had somehow become oddly slender and ghostly pale. "No…." I pulled my phone (which doubles as a great mirror) out of my pocket and studied my new face. It was exactly the way Rin looked in the manga (long black hair, slender face, pale skin), but my eyes were more realistic-looking. "This…this is impossible!"

"AAH! I'm a girl!" Seamus (Ritsu) screamed in embarrassment.

"Um, no…," Lindsey (Tohru) told him. "Your character just happens to dress like one. Didn't we tell you that?"

"NO!"

"Oh. Sorry!"

"Man, it's hot in these black clothes," Katie (Saki) muttered, sliding off her black lace veil, black gloves, and black shawl. "How does she survive with all this heat?"

"I know what you mean," Conor (Hatori) panted. He was in the middle of tearing his jacket and tie off. "And why can't I see out of my left eye?"

"Because your character's blind in his left eye," I told him. "He…well, you…were blinded in an accident."

"Geez, you guys know a lot about these people, huh?"

"Yup."

"Dude," Trey (Ayame) said, looking disbelievingly at his new body. "I…have hair that reaches the floor! Can I get a haircut pleeeeeaaaase? …And my voice sounds funny…."

"I don't think you should," I said, shaking my head. "And yes, haven't you noticed that we're all sounding (and looking) different?"

"Well, now that you mention it…yeah. But-!"

"Hey…where's Heinz?" Lindsey asked, looking around and searching for the rabbit.

"Here," Heinz muttered sulkily. It was hard to miss him, because of his bright blond hair, his colorful lederhosen, and the very un-Momiji-like scowl.

"Awww," I cooed. "You're sooooo-"

"If you say cute, I will kill you," he spat while glaring at me.

"Soooo-um-"

"Forget it."

"I think I might be able to get you a change of clothes, if you'd like," Kaley interjected.

"PLEASE."

-poof!- (No one transformed. It's just Kaley-brand magic, not sold in stores.)

"There. How's that?" she asked, smirking.

"Better," he replied monotonously. He stood up, brushing off his newly donned cargo pants, and blue t-shirt.

"Goodness, he's not like Momiji at all," I whispered to Katie, Lindsey, and Kaley (Arisa). They all nodded in agreement.

"There's nothing we can do now, though," Katie whispered.

"Uhh…I can hear you guys," Heinz interrupted.

I gasped. "Sorry!" we apologized. Heinz just scoffed and walked away.

"Somebody's PMS-ing…!" Kaley sang.

"Anyway…," I said, holding up the script. "What're we gonna do with this?"

"I think we should keep following it," Kaley answered, taking the script from me. "This could very well be our ticket home."

"I see. Well, I guess you can take care of it then!"

"Me? Why me?"

"It was your idea."

"Um, guys?" Seamus walked up to us shyly. "Sorry, I don't mean to bother you, buuuut…some of the others are kinda freaking out about how we're gonna get home, so could you make an announcement or something to calm them down?"

"Uh, sure," I answered. "I'll do it. Anyone got a megaphone with them?"

"Oh, yeah, suuuuure. I always keep one in my back pocket," Katie replied sarcastically. "Just make the dang announcement!"

"Ok, ok! Gosh." I cleared my throat loudly. "Excuse me, everyone!"

"No one was talking, dumbass," a smart-ass answer floated from someone.

"Jerk. Ok, well then. As you've probably noticed, ummm…we're not in Florida anymore. We're in a fictional Japan. Right now, we're trying our best to figure out how to get back, so please…no one do anything outlandishly stupid."

"Um, if I could just add something here…," Kaley interrupted, glancing at the script as she spoke. "I think we need to make our way to the Sohma onsen. Conor, I think you know the way already."

"Actually…," Conor replied, "I do! And I have all this other medical knowledge that I'm pretty sure I didn't have before…."

"Yes, yes, it's because Hatori's a doctor. Now let's go!"

"Aye, aye, madam. Everyone sit down!"

"We ARE sitting down, dumbass."

"Austin, shut up."

"Um, ok. Let's go to the onsen!"

"…What's an 'onsen'?"

"A kind of spa resort place."

"AWESOME! Let's go!"

Somewhere in the Sohma estate…

"Uuuurrrrrgh…where am I…?" She looked at her hands, which had become pale white and bony. "What…?" She ran her hands through her hair, now cut short. "My hair! What's going on?" She pushed herself up to her feet quickly, ran to the closest mirror, and gasped in shock. She didn't even hear the approaching footsteps.

"Akito-san," a maid said formally and bowed.

The girl turned around. "What did you just call me?"

The maid looked concerned. "Akito-san, are you all right? You don't seem yourself today."

"No! I'm not!" the girl cried. "Take me home! Take me home!"

The maid ran away and picked up the nearest phone. "Hatori-san," she murmured into it. "You need to come right away, Akito-san is ill."

"Take care of her yourself! I'm on vacation! WOO! -click-"

The maid could only stand there, dumbstruck.

On the bus to the onsen…

There was a fair amount of chatter going on all around me as I sat and wondered how we're gonna get home.

"I hope we can go back. I don't even know at this point. What a great vacation this is turning out to be, though! Getting stuck in your favorite manga…with people you care about…it's great!"

"HELLLLLOOOOO? Anyone in there?" I vaguely registered a hand waving in front of my face.

I blinked a couple times. "…W-what…?"

"Hey, there," Haru smiled at me.

"WAAAHHH!" I screamed in shock, forgetting our current situation.

"What's your problem? It's just me!"

Then I remembered.

"Oh. Haha, sorry, Danny. Totally forgot!"

He leaned his face in closer to mine. "I like this…um…'new you'. She's cute."

I blushed profusely again. "Um, thanks….You're not bad yourself." I laughed nervously.

He chuckled. "Awww, I made you blush."

"HARU'S GOT THE HOTS!" Katie and Lindsey screamed out of nowhere.

"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked them blankly. I turned away in embarrassment while they explained. He "ohh"-ed in understanding and turned back to me slowly. "I guess I do, then."

"Eep!" I squeaked. "You do?"

"Yeah." He leaned in closer…and closer…then….

-screech!- The bus jerked to a stop.

"We're here!" Conor announced happily. "Phew, finally. At least I'm getting the hang of driving now," he muttered to himself.

"Everyone off the bus!" I yelled, relieved. Somehow, I ended up in Danny's arms when we stopped and I hadn't even realized it.

"Um…why am I not a cow?" he asked, tilting his head.

"Because we're both members of the zodiac, and when they hug each other, they don't change," I replied, blushing again.

"Oh come on, you two!" an annoyed Heinz yelled from the door. "Imma lock y'all two up in hurrr, know what I'm sayin'?"

"Um, no. The black guy accent doesn't really work for you, sorry."

"Shut up! You know I be black on the inside, bo!"

"Heinz…you are so stupid." I stood up and disembarked the bus, pouting. When they thought I was out of earshot (I actually wasn't), I heard a lot of boisterous arguing and cursing. Eventually I heard punches and kicks being taken and Heinz saying, "OW!" several times, but I just shook my head and ran to catch up with the rest of the group, who were quite far ahead.

"Hey, did I miss anything?" I asked Kaley, out of breath.

"Um, no," she replied. "Conor just checked in with the concierge."

"Uhhh, she's not the crazy lady from the manga, is she?"

"I don't think so."

"All right, everybody!" Conor yelled into a megaphone that had appeared out of nowhere. "Room assignments! Two to a regular room, four to the suite!"

"I CALL THE ONE WITH THE BEST VIEW!" I screamed instantly.

"That's the suite," Conor told me.

"Sweet," I said to myself.

"Roommates?" he asked me.

"Katie, Kaley, and Lindsey," I replied without any thought.

"K. Pick a roommate, everyone!"

One by one, everyone gravitated toward another person. But, since there's 17 of us, one person was left over. And of course, who else would it be but…

"Hey, I don't have a roommate," Seamus said, looking around sadly.

"Just…uhhh…well, I guess you can have three people in one room…," Conor said uncomfortably, sweatdropping.

"I'll go with Anthony and Lee," Seamus announced.

"Ok then," Conor said, making a note on his clipboard. "So, here's the room assignments: Liza, Katie, Lindsey, and Kaley, you have the suite; Cooper, John, you have room 1A; Anthony, Lee, and Seamus, room 1B; Rebecca and Maggie, room 2A; Jamie and Austin, room 2B; Trey, you and me have room 3A. Any questions?"

"Why are rooms split into A and B?" Cooper asked.

"Rooms A and B are split by a divider," Conor answered. "Any more questions?"

"Shouldn't there be someone in room 3B?" Anthony asked.

"Uhhh…I don't have anyone signed up for it….You know what, I think that must be Heinz and Danny's room. Anyone know where they are and why they didn't speak up?"

"Um, I think they might still be by the bus…," I said. "I'll go check on them." I turned around and ran back toward the bus as fast as I could. When I got there, I didn't see either of the boys anywhere, partly because it was getting darker by the second. I walked around the bus twice, looked under the bus a couple times, and even had to jump up in front of every window to peek inside the bus. They were nowhere to be found.

"OH MY GOD! THEY'VE DISAPPEARED!" I screamed to the sky. "WHHHHHYYYYYYYY?" I yelled as I shook my fist dramatically in the air and dropped to my knees. (Kidding. You can only find this last part in soap operas! XD)

Huh. For some reason, my story seems shorter...Oh well. Oh, if I have any typos, please forgive them. I'm quite tired and very lazy, so I don't feel like combing through this whole document for typos. Reviews are greatly appreciated! (Now that I'm ahead with writing this story, I'm gonna set a base number of 9 reviews before I update again. Yeah, that's right, I've written up to the middle of chapter 12, and I'm planning to work on it some more today. Oh, yeah: each person only gets 1 review counted. And don't go cheating by submitting anonymous reviews, because I will find out.)

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