dna- i actually got this one out pretty fast! newayz, enjoy this chap!
Hopeless Chapter 11- Shigure's Picnic
"You're the dumbest wolf I've ever met!" Kyo shouted.
"I'm probably the only wolf you'll ever meet that won't rip you apart to pieces!" Sayora shouted back.
"This is ridiculous…" Yuki sighed. "Can't you two ever talk in a normal conversation?"
"Oh yeah! Speak for yourself you little rodent!" she snapped.
"Butt out you stupid rat!" Kyo yelled. "This is between me and the damn wolf!"
"Oh, so this is a lover's quarrel?" Yuki asked calmly.
"You wanna start something!" Kyo shouted at him.
"K-Kyo-kun… Yuki-kun… p-p-please..." Tohru stammered.
"Scurry away to Honda-san like a good little mouse!" Sayora shouted at him as well.
"Eh?" Tohru didn't get it.
A vein popped up on Yuki's head.
"I'll knock the hell out of you so bad that you'll look like a grandma instead of a girl!" Kyo continued.
"Go back to your cage you stupid guinea pig!" Sayora yelled.
Two more veins popped up on his head.
"Why don't you two get a room?" he asked, containing his anger in the best he can. "You support each other very well together. And more than that, you both argue everyday. They say the more a couple love each other, the more they argue."
"You and kitten here argue everyday too!" Sayora argued. "That must mean you guys are sooooooooo in love! Right!"
"What the hell is that supposed to mean!" Kyo shouted.
"Come to think of it, I remember that you and Kagura argued every time you two met," Yuki replied. "What does that say for the relationship between you two?"
"Shut the hell up you dumbass rat!" she shouted. "Why the hell are you in this argument anyway!"
Because of you and that idiot cat! Yuki thought.
"W—!"
"Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun, Tohru-kun, Sayora-chan!" Shigure chirped happily, interrupting their argument.
"W-H-A-T-?-?" Kyo, Yuki, and Sayora growled/hissed at him, scaring Shigure and Tohru.
"Uh… well… I was thinking that we should go on a picnic today!" he announced cheerfully.
"Huh? Why so sudden?" Yuki asked.
Damn rat! Kyo and Sayora thought. Taking this opportunity to back out like a coward!
Yuki turned to glare at the two, making them flinch.
"That thought… what were you two thinking just now?" he asked creepily.
"W-what!" Sayora shouted.
"H-have you gone nuts!" Kyo asked.
Like that psychic girl? they both thought.
Tohru stared at the three confused as Shigure continued.
"Can I not go on a picnic?" he asked dramatically, deliberately making Tohru feel sorry for him.
"Oh, no! Please don't be sad Shigure-san!" Tohru exclaimed. "Let's go on a picnic! I'll go prepare the food right now!"
"Oh, you're so kind Tohru-kun!" Shigure exclaimed. "But please, don't bother… Kyo-kun and Yuki-kun and Sayora-chan… I don't want to make them go through this picnic that they declined so immediately!"
"When the hell did we do that!" Kyo shouted.
"See Tohru-kun?" Shigure asked, putting the back of his hand to his forehead as if in grief. "They don't want to go!"
"Hey! Stop putting words in our mouths!" Sayora shouted.
"Oh, the grief and pain!" he continued. "They're even denying the fact that they broke my heart! They don't want to go, but… oh the grief!"
"No! Shigure-san! I'm sure they didn't mean it like that!" Tohru quickly said, trying to cheer up Shigure. "I'm sure they'd love to go on a picnic! Wouldn't you, Kyo-kun, Yuki-kun, Sayora-san! Let's all go on a picnic together!"
The three of them sweat dropped.
Oh the grief of not being able to say 'no' to her… they thought as they reluctantly agreed to go.
Shigure did a mini pump fist in victory as Tohru happily walked to the kitchen to prepare the food they need.
"Okay!" Shigure chirped again as he walked towards the telephone.
"What're you doing now?" Sayora asked tiredly.
"You weren't thinking that it was just going to be the five of us, did you?" he asked, making it sound like it should've been the most obvious thing in the world.
Shigure dialed a number as they listened to what he was saying.
"Haa-san! It's me!" he greeted cheerfully. "Are you busy…? Oh… that's great! We're going on a picnic … no, no, not just us. Everyone over here is going… could you invite Momiji-kun and Haa-kun …?"
"Oh!" Tohru popped out of the kitchen when she heard Shigure inviting more people. "Shigure-san, would it be alright if Kisa-san came too?"
"Hahaha! I'm sure that'll be fine," Shigure laughed as he turned his attention back to his phone conversation with Hatori. "Did you hear that Haa-san? Tohru-kun wants to invite Sa-chan along…! Hey, come to think of it, why don't we invite Aaya along with—u…s………"
Shigure trembled in fear as Kyo, Yuki, and Sayora glared down at him.
"M-m-m-maybe n-n-n-n-not……" he replied over the phone teary eyed. "Alright then… see you soon Haa-sa—"
Hatori hung up before Shigure could finish talking.
"Picnic! Picnic! We're all going to a pic—nic!" he sang happily as he went to get ready.
"Man, this is stupid!" Sayora complained.
"Who the hell asked you?" Kyo argued though he agreed with her.
"We might as well get ready…" Yuki suggested as Kyo irritatedly headed upstairs.
Yuki was also about to headed upstairs but noticed that Sayora was heading towards the kitchen.
"Sayora-sa—" Yuki stopped, remembering what Akito said. Look at Yuki, still calling her Sayora-san after all this time. He doesn't do that for anyone else in the family, does he? "Sayora… you get ready too…"
"Yeah, yeah…" she replied. "I'm just gonna help Tohru a little. Damn dog…" she muttered as she walked towards the kitchen. "He's the one that wants to go on a picnic and he leaves her to do all the work…"
-----Later-----
Everyone was at one of the Souma parks.
"Hey Tohru! Over here!" Momiji called enthusiastically.
"Ah! Momiji-kun, Hatsuharu-san, Hatori-san!" Tohru called back as she waved and ran over to join them.
"I haven't seen Tohru in a loooooong time now!" Momiji whined playfully.
"Yes, it's been a while everyone!" she agreed.
"Yuki, I've missed you…" Haru said as he and the rest of them joined everyone else.
"Haru… you need to stop saying those kinds of things…" Yuki said.
"Oh, where's Kisa-san and Hiro-san?" Tohru asked. "Could they not come?"
"No, they'll come later…" Hatori replied. "And I should warn you before it's too late…"
"Yuuuuuuuuuu-kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" called a familiar voice interrupted him, one that Yuki, Kyo, and Sayora dreaded. "Yuuuuuuuuuuuu-kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!"
Why! Why is he here! the three of them thought in horror.
"Oh, Ayame-san!" Tohru greeted happily. "I'm so happy you could make it!"
"Of course!" he exclaimed. "For my beloved brother, I would cross the largest body of water to come and meet him!"
W-wait… the three of them thought. How did he even—
Kyo, Yuki, and Sayora turned and gave Shigure a death glare.
"W-what?" he asked nervously. "It wasn't me. I swear it wasn't me. Haa-san, tell them I didn't invite him!"
"If it wasn't you, then who else?" Hatori asked. (actually, ayame overheard their conversation over the phone and annoyed hatori into bringing him)
The three closed in on Shigure.
"Haa-san!" he cried.
Hatori sighed.
-----Few Minutes Later-----
Everyone sat down on the blanket, including Shigure who was spared thanks to Tohru who laid the food out.
"Wow! Tohru's cooking is always good!" Momiji said excitedly.
"Oh no, not at all," she denied. "Sayora-san was the one who made most of this."
Sayora's fist connected with Tohru's head lightly.
"Don't give me credit for what you did," she said as she bit into the onigiri. "Got it?"
When Sayora didn't hear a response after a while, she turned to look at Tohru only to sweat drop nervously.
"O-oi! Snap out of it!" Sayora shouted at a knocked out Tohru.
"Honda-san!" Yuki yelled alarmed.
"Hey!" Kyo shook her shoulder.
"Waaaah! Sayo killed Tohru!" Momiji cried.
"No I didn't!" Sayora shouted. "C'mon! I didn't hit you that hard dammit!"
"Yuki! As your older brother, I command you be Tohru-kun's prince and take her up upon your shining horse!" Ayame randomly demanded, earning silence in response to his comment.
-----Few Moments Later-----
Tohru, who had revived after Hatori took a look at her, was eating the sushi that she and Sayora had prepared.
"Sayora-san, you must've made this one," Tohru said. "It tastes really nice!"
Everyone sweat dropped.
"They all taste the same…" Sayora replied, not noticing any difference in any of the sushi.
Her balled up fist headed towards Tohru's head when Kyo suddenly pounced on her hand, making her fall face first into the plate of sushi before her.
"What the hell was that for!" Sayora exploded.
"You were gonna hit her in the head again!" Kyo accused.
"I was gonna stretch!" she shouted. "You are such a stupid cat!"
"How the hell was I supposed to know!" Kyo defended himself.
"Hey Tohru, are you done eating?" Momiji asked excitedly. "Let's go play!"
Momiji grabbed Tohru's hand and dragged her to the playground nearby without waiting for a response.
"Hold it you damn brat! She's not done eating!" Kyo shouted after him.
"Leave him alone," Haru said leaning against the tree trunk behind him.
Shigure started to laugh, earning everyone's attention. He continued to laugh even more, drawing Tohru and Momiji back.
"Shi-chan?" Momiji asked looking at Shigure.
"Shigure-san?" Tohru asked, doing the same.
"Shi-Shigure?" Yuki called nervously seeing as how he seemed completely insane to start laughing like that for no reason. "Are you okay?"
"He's friggin insane," Sayora concluded.
"That's nothing new," Kyo said.
Haru just stared at Shigure with no comments.
"Gure-san! Have no fear! I don't think you've gone insane!" Ayame said proudly. "You are just in your happy place! Come into my arms and let me become part of your happy place! Come! Right into my arms!"
Once again, there was no response.
"Ayame…" Hatori said tiredly as he turned to Shigure. "Shigure, your deadline was today, wasn't it?"
"Deadline?" Tohru repeated, clueless as always.
"Whatever do you mean Haa-san?" he asked innocently.
What a pitiful editor… Hatori thought. She just never learns…
-----Shigure's House-----
I have left on a never ending journey. Do not
expect me back by this life time.
Souma Shigure
"Eh!" Mit exclaimed as she read the note on his front door. "N-no way! Shi-Shigure-sensei, you meanie!"
She banged on the door violently as tears flooded out of her eyes.
"Shigure-sensei!" she cried. "This can't be! Come back Shigure-sensei! SHIGURE-SENSEI!"
-----Souma Park-----
"What's going on? What editor?" Sayora asked.
"What the hell do you mean what's going on?" Kyo asked. "Don't you remember that editor woman that comes to the house every time his dumbass deadline is due?"
"Kyo-kun, I don't think Sayora-chan's met Mit-chan yet," Shigure reminded.
"Oh… yeah," Kyo remembered. "I forgot…"
"Stupid cat," Yuki sighed.
"What!" Kyo shouted. "Say that again to my face why don't you!"
"I did say it to your face and I'll be glad to do it again," Yuki replied calmly. "Stupid cat."
"Okay! You're askin for it!" Kyo got up and grabbed Yuki by the shirt.
"The love birds are at it again…" Sayora said to no one in particular.
"Kisa-san and Hiro-san are really running late today, aren't they?" Tohru asked.
"Did they say how late they were going to be?" Haru asked Hatori.
"No," he simply answered.
It soon became quiet, even Yuki and Kyo's arguing, and as hard as it is to believe, Ayame and Momiji. It was such a nice day outside, and it was so relaxing to just sit and enjoy the light breeze. Then suddenly…
LA LALALA LALA LALALALA LA
Everyone freaked at the sound. It was so unexpected and loud that it gave them all a heart attack.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Tohru screamed. "Oh! That's my cell phone!"
"You idiot!" Kyo shouted. "Don't turn the damn volume up so high!"
"Y-yes I'm sorry!" she apologized.
"Where's your phone?" Sayora asked. "I'll get it for you."
"Oh, it's on the table," she answered. "Thank you very much."
"Waaaaa? Tohru has a cell phone?" Momiji asked amazed.
"Oh, yes. Sayora-san got one for me," she replied with a bright smile on her face.
"She did?" Yuki asked.
"It is the power of love Yuki!" Ayame exclaimed. "You must not let Sayora-chan steal Tohru-kun away from you!"
Yuki trembled from anger. Ayame just had to keep saying those stupid things in front of everyone.
"But no one can love Yuki more than me," Haru said.
"Stop saying those kinds of things!" Yuki yelled. "They just don't sound right!"
"But it's true…" he said.
"No! It's not!"
"I always knew the damn mouse was a homo…" Kyo mumbled as he suddenly found his face on the ground.
"Whaaaat!" Momiji asked stunned. "Yuki's into that kind of relationship?"
"No! I'm not!" Yuki shouted. "See what happens when you say those kinds of things Haru!"
"Yuki-kun, please calm down!" Tohru started to panic.
"My, my," Shigure said. "The kids sure are lively today."
"They're not kids anymore Shigure," Hatori replied.
Shigure laughed. "I guess not. They've just grown up so fast, haven't they?"
"Stop trying to sound like their father… it makes you sound like a child molester or something…"
"What! Gure-san is a child molester! If Tori-san says so, it must be true!" Ayame shouted as he ran over to Yuki and gave him a bear hug, completely grossing Yuki out. "Yuki, I cannot allow you to live with Gure-san anymore! After all this time, I failed to realize his true nature! Oh, the thought of him molesting you is just too much for me to bear!"
"Aaya… I'm a novelist, not a molester…" Shigure reminded.
"You're the one who's molesting me!" Yuki yelled as he punched Ayame off of him.
"What!" Sayora shouted in concern as everyone's attention turned to her conversation on the phone. "Kisa! But why! Okay… okay… I'll be right over!"
"What happened?" Hatori asked calmly when Sayora hung up the phone.
"Akito—!" Sayora shouted, but then forced herself to calm down. "… Akito beat Kisa…"
Everyone was shocked to hear the news.
"Is Kisa-san all right!" Tohru immediately asked in concern.
"But why?" Momiji asked. "Kisa didn't do anything, did she?"
"Hiro said… Akito saw them together by accident," Sayora answered, not completely sure why that was any reason for Akito to beat Kisa. Shigure and Hatori knew exactly what was going on.
"It seems… Akito-san found out that those two patched things up…" Shigure said quietly to Hatori as Sayora got up.
"Where're you going?" Hatori asked.
"Where else? The Main House!" she replied as she walked in the direction of the Main House, shocking everyone.
"But, Sayora…" Yuki trailed off, not knowing what to say.
"Sayora-chan," Shigure called as he stood up next to her. "What are you trying to prove?"
"What the hell's that supposed to mean?" she asked, glaring at him.
"Are you trying to be stronger by marching into the Main House where Akito-san is? I doubt that you're acting before thinking this time…" Shigure continued, angering Sayora.
"I not trying to prove anything!" she snapped.
"I know you're just trying to help, but I have reason to believe it's more than that too," he said, everyone listening to their conversation.
"Shut up dammit!" Sayora shouted.
Shigure walked up to Sayora.
"You don't have to feel weak for being afraid of Akito-san," he said to her quietly so no one else would hear. "There's no one here who isn't… besides, if Akito-san finds you at the Main House, he will no doubt lock you up immediately… and more than that, think of what will happen to Hiro-kun and Kisa-chan. It's not worth it Sayora-chan…"
Hatori stared at Shigure's back as he walked over to join the others. Then he looked back at Sayora who seemed to be deep in thought.
I can't believe Akito-san would do something so terrible… Tohru thought worriedly. And Sayora-san… she's afraid of Akito-san and yet… she didn't have a second thought about going to the Main House to be by Kisa-san's side… Mother… there are such nice people in the Souma family…
"Now, now, don't be depressed everyone!" Shigure said cheerfully.
"Who the hell's depressed?" Kyo asked, everyone returning to their normal selves.
"Hey Tohru!" Momiji called. "Let's go play on the playground!"
"Oh, yes! Of course!" Tohru replied.
"Aren't you a bit too old for that?" Kyo asked.
"Yuki! Since Tohru-kun will be busy playing, come to your beloved Nii-san!" Ayame ordered. "We will sit and watch the sunset together! And we shall talk about our likes and dislikes!"
"I dislike you and would like to keep my distance…" Yuki replied as he backed away from Ayame a bit.
"Then Sayora-chan!" Ayame called.
"N-no thanks… I'll keep my distance too…" she replied nervously.
"Then, I only have one person left to turn to! Gure-san, come! Sit and watch the sunset with me! It'll be an unforgettable moment! The two of us, staring deeply into each other's eyes…" Ayame said romantically.
"Oh Aaya… I would give anything to do that with you…" Shigure replied just as romantically, grossing Yuki, Kyo, and Sayora out as they moved far away from the two of them.
"Haha! Got them!" Shigure and Ayame said at the same time as they gave a thumbs-up to each other.
Hatori sighed putting his hand to his head.
"Yuki… maybe we should watch the sunset together…" Haru suggested.
"Is there anyone normal around here?" Yuki asked tiredly.
"The hell's that supposed to mean!" Kyo and Sayora shouted at the same time.
"Sayo! Sayo! Come play with us!" Momiji called cheerfully, interrupting the beginning of their argument.
"I'm not a little kid you know," she told him as she walked over to join them anyway.
"Push me!" he said as he got on the swing.
Sayora kicked Momiji off the swing.
"Oh! Momiji-kun!" Tohru freaked.
"Waaaaah! Sayo kicked me off the swing!" Momiji cried. "It hurts! Waaaaaaah!"
"You asked me to push you, remember?" Sayora asked as she got on the swing herself.
"Waaaaaaah! Sayo took my swing! Waaaaaaaaah!" he cried some more as he tried to get his swing back.
"Momiji-kun, you can have my swing if you'd like," Tohru kindly offered.
"Okay!"
"No!" Sayora shouted as her fist connected with Momiji's head.
"Sayo hit me again! It really hurts!" he cried again, running to Hatori. "Hari! Hari! Do something! Hari!"
"Shut up already you damn brat!" Kyo shouted at him.
"Leave him alone," Haru said.
"Leave me alone!" Kyo argued.
"Would you stop shouting?" Yuki asked.
"I'm not shouting!" Kyo shouted.
"Sayo's being mean!" Momiji was still whining.
"Dammit Momiji, your crying is really starting to piss me off!" Sayora shouted.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaah!"
"You dumb brat!"
Sayora lost it. She chased after Momiji as he scurried away from her.
All of us right now… we're pretending to smile, to laugh, to play… I wonder why. I'm sure we're all aware of each other's act… I wonder why we're pretending to be okay… to show no sadness…
"You stupid kid! We never should've invited you!" Sayora shouted as she punched Momiji on the head.
"Well who's dumb idea was it to have this picnic in the first place?" Kyo asked as he, Yuki, and Sayora turned to Shigure who nervously backed away and suddenly shrunk.
"Haa-san!" he called with tears flooding his eyes.
Hatori sighed yet again.
Nothing ever changes…
-----Next Chapter's Preview-----
Hopeless Chapter 12- Cheer Up Tigger!
Hatori takes Kisa and Hiro to Shigure's house, hoping that in meeting Tohru, Kisa will cheer up and get better. Haru also drops by to check on Kisa. Meanwhile, Shigure writes a short children's story for her, in hopes of also cheering Kisa up. But everyone's just wondering… how in the world does a book containing… never mind… but Shigure gets clobbered by Yuki, Kyo, and Sayora after he finishes his reading his story…