Recap:
To me, that sounded like something straight out of a Karate movie. "Do you know what kind of training he underwent?" I ask. I was curious to know more.
"Let me guess, he's been meditating under waterfalls and fighting bears." Yuki commented sarcastically.
"Ah, I'm not so sure about that part. But the point sis, Kyo just really wants to beat Yuki." He surmised. I snuck a glance at Yuki who wore an expression of hatred and disdain. "Stupid cat." He spat.
I draw my lips into a thin line. I began to wonder how deep Yuki and Kyo's hatred for each really ran.
Kyo has dedicated so much time trying to beat Yuki and from what I gather, Yuki hates his guts, likewise with Kyo. It really is like the old folk tale of the Zodiac. Ever since the rat tricked the cat, there been resentment on both behalves. I suppose that's probably the reason why Kyo and Yuki don't get along… that's kind of an understatement.
I would ask Kyo about it,, but he would probably just yell at me again and ignore me.
I sigh and eat the rest of my lunch without another word. What have I stumbled upon mum and dad….?
AMELIE'S POV
I groan when the morning sun shines through the window and almost blinds me. I roll over to the side so my back was to the window and hide my head underneath the pillow. If there was one thing I wasn't, it was a morning person. My new room was still empty as it was when I first arrived.
I haven't bought a bed yet either so I had to sleep on a spare futon bed until I went out shopping for a proper bed and other furniture. Shigure and Yuki promised that they would come with me to buy stuff. I poke my head out from under the pillow and moved my arm to my face.
I squint at my wrist watch. My vision was blurred from the sleep. I blinked a few times until I could actually see properly. 6:00am. I hid my head back under my pillow. Man, school had me getting up so early. Well, I guess I should go make breakfast for everyone.
As soon as the thought of breakfast crossed my mind, my stomach had started to growl. Great, now I really do have to get out of bed and into reality. Stretching my entire body and a loud lion yawn, I pick myself up before stretching once more as I stood. I called my morning yawns lion yawns because as I yawned, it grew louder and louder.
After feeling and hearing the satisfying crack of my back, I fumble my out my room and downstairs still in my half asleep state. I tripped over my own feet on the last few steps which ended up sending me lunging forwards. Just as I was about to meet my doom, a certain someone crossed my path at the exact moment, breaking my harsh face plant into the ground.
I had no idea who I bumped into but I was glad it wasn't the floor. Only a few seconds after my body crashed into the other person, I fell to the ground in a cloud of orange smoke. Aaaaannnndddd…. I still end up falling face first into the ground.
"Get off of me!" An angry voice hissed. I quickly scoot backwards on my bum as glared at the angry orange cat in front of me. "Watch where you're going furball!" I shout, dusting myself off as I stood. "You're the one who fell into me! Why don't you watch where you're going?!" He shouted back. I grit my teeth and plucked him up from the ground, holding him at arm's length.
"Not my fault you got in the way!" I growl.
Swipe!
I hiss in pain and drop Kyo to the floor, sucking my bleeding scratch. "Ouch!" I shout in pain. That little shit! Shigure peeped his head around the corner and giggled to himself like a schoolgirl. "You've barely known each other for 24 hours and you're already acting you hate each other's guts."
Kyo and I started shouting over the top of one another, spitting out curses and insults left right and centre until there was another puff of smoke. My taunts and jibs come to an abrupt halt as I whip around so fast I almost gave myself whiplash. I don't think I'll ever get used to the whole changing-back-naked thing… ever…
I heard Kyo grumble from behind me and heard him storm off. I turn back around and Shigure comes out from his hiding place. "Phew… it's safe, Kyo's gone." He joked. The scratch on my hand was really starting to itch. What was with cat scratches being itchy?!
I sucked on it again. Shigure shook his head. "Yuki's already left for school." He informed me. I shout out in surprise. He's left without me! Jerk! I quickly rush upstairs, tied my hair in a high pony, throw on my uniform and snatched up my schoolbag before rushing back downstairs in under three minutes.
"How… dare he… leave without… me.." I pant, hunched over and resting my hands on my knees. Shigure covered his hand over his mouth as he tried not to laugh. I look at him weirdly. That's when Yuki came walking around the corner, already dressed in his uniform.
"Ah Miss Hoshimi. Good morning." He smiled kindly. I just knelt there stunned. Shigure took my moment of distraction as his que to leave. "Yuki? But… aren't you…" I scowl once I realised Shigure played a trick on me.
"SHIGURE!" I scream. I don't think I've gotten ready for school so fast before in my life. "I couldn't help it." I heard Shigure laugh from somewhere else in the house. Yuki tilts his head to the side. "Is something the matter?" He asked. I sighed before standing up straight. "Never mind… Are you hungry? I'm going to make breakfast." I ask, moving past the little trick Shigure pulled on me.
As if on que, I heard Yuki's stomach growl. "I'll take that as a yes." I say with a giggle. Yuki only nods with an embarrassed smile as he touches his stomach. "Yes please." He said politely. "Take a seat, I won't take long." I smile at him.
"So, what do you think I should cook for breakfast?" I ask my stomach, giving it a light pat. It grumbles and growls at me. "Pancakes it is!" I cheer. Man, pancakes were the best. My dad made the best pancakes I've ever tasted. He's the one who taught me how to cook when I was younger since mum was horrible in the kitchen.
The only thing she could cook was toast, and even then she managed to burn it. But dad and I loved her for it. Walking into the kitchen, I stop myself from groaning when I see Kyo by the fridge, drinking milk from the carton. I scrunch my face up in disgust.
It was one habit that I hated people doing and that was when they drank straight from the bottle or carton. I stopped at the doorway just as I caught his eye. He almost spat out the milk he was drinking as his eyes landed on me.
"What the hell are you doing wearing a boys uniform!?" He exclaimed.
"I think the better question is, why aren't you wearing the girls uniform?" I counter.
Kyo narrowed his eyes at me and opened his mouth to say something in return but clamped it shut. I smirked in victory. "And next time, use a glass." I add, scolding him for drinking straight of the milk bottle.
"Pfft. Like I'm going to listen to you." He muttered. I huffed and carried on about making breakfast. I got out what I needed from the cupboards and the ingredients from the pantry and set them all out on the kitchen bench.
I got to work straight away. I could feel Kyo watching me as I stirred the pancake mix and poured it into the frying pan. The only thing that was heard was the sizzling of the frying pan… until small talk was initiated.
"So why are you wearing the boy's uniform?" He asked again, but this time in a softer tone. I shrug as I put another pancake on the plate before filling the pan with more batter.
"I dunno. I just like it better than the girls uniform. I hate how the skirts are so short." I admit. I don't know why I bothered telling him that. It wasn't like he cared.
It was a while before Kyo spoke again. "What're you cooking over there?"
I look at him incredulously, my jaw hitting the floor. "Are you kidding me? You've never had pancakes before?" I exclaim. Kyo nodded his head. He's being serious. Now my cooking skills really ARE being put to the test.
I put three pancakes on a plate, drizzling them with some honey I found in the pantry and shoved the plate towards him. He stared blankly at the plate before taking it from me, mumbling a small 'thanks' under his breathe.
Using my skills as a waitress, I balance the rest of the plates on my arms. "Breakfast is ready!" I sing.
As soon as Kyo stepped into the classroom everyone flocked to him within seconds, surrounding him at his desk. And he wasn't to happy about it. Obviously everyone ignored his fuming as they completely surrounded him, asking him all sorts of questions.
"I wonder if he can tell us about Yuki." One girl whispered.
"He's so cute!" Another exclaimed.
"Not as cute as Yuki is though!" One of the fan girls argued.
"Oh, I think he's amazing!"
"Oh wow… oh my goodness…."
"What do you think? Is he really Prince Yuki's cousin?" Minami asked.
"I bet he knows everything about him!" Mai chirped.
I shook my head as I watched on in amusement. "Look at him! He looks so scared!" I laughed. It must be odd and overwhelming, being a sudden person of interest by the whole class.
"They're the same." Hana suddenly said. Uo and I looked at her, waiting for her to explain herself. "His electrical signals are exactly the same as Yuki's. I don't know, but there's something about them that's almost… inhuman." She finished.
I suddenly became nervous. Having learnt of the Sohma's secret, I know understand what Hana meant when she kept talking about how their 'electrical signals' were different. It was because of the Zodiac curse.
Uo sighed. "Hana, that's just rude." She said before she turned to Yuki who was watching everything unfold with us. "Ah hey, question. Is he really your cousin or what?" She asked.
Yuki grimaced as if the mere thought made him sick. "Yes, that is the rumour that is going around. I'd like to leave it at that." He sneered.
I stand on my tippy toes so that I was level with Uo's ear. "They don't like each other very much." I tell her. Uo nodded with an "huh". Glad we cleared that up.
"Hey, I thought we were talking?" A girl exclaimed in her annoying squeaky high pitched voice. All four of eyes returned our attention to Kyo, as he tried to escape everyone who crowded around him but one of the girls followed him.
"Hey wait!" She called out, grabbing onto his Kyo. My eyes widened and Kyo's body stiffened before he reacted by bringing the girl to the ground and twisting her arms around behind her back.
"Kyo stop!" I shout at him, but he ignored me. The girl squirmed in pain. "Get off me!" She cried out. One of her friends marched over to them and shouted, "What did she do to you?"
Kyo suddenly stood up with his fists balled up. "Leave me alone!" He hollered. The entire class went silent. Kyo raced to one of the classroom windows, swung it open and proceeded to jump out of it. Everyone, including myself ran to the windows.
I watched as he landed on all fours before running off. "Amazing!" A girl breathed out. I should really learn people's names. "That proves it. He's definitely Yuki's cousin." A Yuki fangirl exclaimed.
"I can't believe he jumped!"
"Hey, aren't you forgetting about me? I almost had my arm ripped off." The girl who Kyo 'attacked' whined. I threw her an annoyed stare. I knew her only because she whined about everything in class. "Shut up and stop being such a cry baby." I tell her, earning a few laughs from the guys.
I continued to stare out the window as everybody went back to their seats.
"That was hysterical! He looked like a cat trying to get out of a bath!" I heard Uo laugh from behind me but I wasn't paying them any attention. I watched Kyo run until I couldn't see him anymore.
I rest my head on the window sill. I kinda felt sorry for the guy. Wait… no I don't. In all honesty, I guess I did feel sorry for him. He really did live up to the cat from the zodiac folk tale. I wonder how he's feeling right now.
There were a hundreds way Kyo could've dealt with that situation a lot better than how he did it. But I guess that's just a part of his nature… he kind of reminded me of myself when I used to lash out at people if they so much as looked at me wrong.
It started to get me thinking. Maybe that is why Kyo and I don't really get along… because we're too much alike. Even though I wouldn't admit it out loud, deep down, I hoped that we could become friends someday….
Author's Note:
Well, that's episode 1 and 2 done and dusted :) I think I might put a hold on my other stories and just stick with updating this one for the time being. I've missed updating this story so much and I'm having heaps of fun writing more chapters!