Chapter Twenty-Five: Summer
I'm going to skip right through to the end of book nine, because even though it's one of my FAVORITE volumes, it's mainly just got a lot of Hanna and Uo stuff in it. Which is probably why I like it so much. Because I love Hanna and Uo. I am a major supporter of the following couples (not in any particular order):
Uo and Kureno
Hanna and the boy she cursed
Mayu and Hatori
Kyo and Tohru
Okay now that I've wasted your time with my babbling here's chapter twenty-five.
"Pleaseeeeeeeee Kira!" Hatsuharu begged.
"No! You just had it the other night, with Tohru."
"But you do it better than her."
"You're only saying that because you want it." Kira pointed out.
"That's not true. You have a god given talent and you should use it as often as possible."
"If you want it so bad why don't you just do it yourself?" Kira asked putting down her magazine to look at Haru.
"Because it isn't as good when I do it." Kira rolled her eyes. "It would make me feel better about Rin." Haru haggled.
"No it wouldn't, lair."
"It would help a little. Besides when you're doing it I don't think about her at all." Kira continued with her magazine. "I assumed you'd pull your weight around here if I let you live with me! Come on do your part! You owe me!"
"Fine. I'll make you dinner. Shougayaki it is." Kira agreed standing. (Well of course she was talking about food. What did you think she meant perverts!) Haru gestured his arm in triumph. "Do you want side dishes or should I just make the shougayaki?" Kira asked getting out the ingredients.
"Just the shougayaki is fine." Haru assured. He hovered over her as she cooked like he often did ever since she moved in. She didn't really mind cooking for him, it just seemed weird that he would want the same meal again so soon. Haru looked over her shoulder; Kira growled in frustration.
"That is so annoying!"
"I'm hungry!" he whined.
"Go sit at the table and wait!" Kira commanded. Haru walked to the table and sat down as Kira continued to cook. She was a bit sad that he'd left her side; this didn't last long as he was soon hovering over her shoulder once again. "I told you to sit at the table!" she yelled.
"Is there something wrong? You seem angry."
"I'm annoyed that you won't sit down and be patient."
"I just want to ask you something." Kira turned down the stove and let the pork simmer in the ginger.
"What?"
"I would like to invite you to accompany Momiji and myself to a Sohma Summer home this vacation." Haru invited. Kira grew a wide smile on her face.
"How long?"
"Just a few days." Kira's smile faded. "I checked no moon." Haru assured, Kira regained her smile.
"Do you feel up to this?" Kira asked concerned about Rin.
"A vacation is just what I need. Plus if you're there it'll be more fun!"
"Well if you really want me to go!" Kira cheered smiling bigger.
"Go pack then, the bus leaves tomorrow." Kira pushed Haru and ran to her room.
"You jerk why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"I just found out. Um Kira the dinner." Haru reminded pointing to the Shougayaki.
"Turn off the stove and let it cool then put it on a plate." She instructed panicking to get everything she needed packed. Haru sat at the table and ate his dinner.
"You are the best cook in the Japanese area." Hatsuharu praised cleaning his plate. When Kira only gave him an agreeing grunt he realized she must be panicked. He walked into her room to see most of her drawer's half open and it's contents scattered into what seemed to be a suitcase. Haru almost laughed at the frantic Kira dodging from one end of the room to another to get, what seemed to be, her entire room into one suitcase. Instead, he walked over and grabbed her by the nose and got very close so his eyes were staring strait at hers. "Please calm down or you're going to die." He warned bluntly. Kira closed her eyes and sighed.
"I wish you hadn't sprung this on me."
"The bus won't be here until tomorrow. You have plenty of time to pack. We are taking a Sohma bus there. If you forget anything the bus can wait for you to get it. Okay?" Hatsuharu encouraged.
"Okay." Kira sighed. Haru let go of her nose and stepped back a little.
"Now calm down and go eat some Shougayaki. I'll see if I can get some ORGANIZED packing done for you."
"Yes, sir." Kira agreed and went to eat some of the dinner she'd made. Half way through it she realized something very important and ran back to her room. "Haru don't!" she yelled. Hatsuharu stopped folding Kira's shirt and looked at her. She sighed.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothing. I just wanted to make sure you weren't touching my underwear or anything like that."
"I didn't' even think of that. Which drawer are they in?" He joked walking towards her dresser. Kira rushed to her dresser to stop him. "They must be in this one!" he called trying to open it.
"Stop it!"
"Oh I think I found them!" he laughed. She grabbed his hands and tried to fight him back away from her dresser. He interlocked their hands and held her up against a wall. They stopped laughing. Haru leaned in a bit closer. Kira turned her head.
"I need to finish packing." She said. Haru backed away from her.
"Right. I'll stay away from the underwear. You can pack that yourself." Haru agreed. Kira nodded and left to finish dinner.
The Next dayHaru waited outside the bus for Kira to get out of the house. Even though Haru's mother would be there the whole time they were gone Kira was still making sure no one would rob them. Kira backed out of the door doing a mental checklist on her fingers to make sure she'd done everything. Momiji leaned out the bus window. "Haru! Get her to hurry up! Summer will be over by the time she gets on the bus!" Momiji complained. Unable to argue with Momiji, Haru walked over to Kira, picked her up, and carried her onto the bus. He brought her stuff on and Kira was still going through her mental chore list. He grabbed her nose and she stopped. "That's everything. We're fine." Hatsuharu assured. Kira leaned back brushing his hand from her face. Hatsuharu sat down.
"I just have this feeling."
"Like you're forgetting something?" Momiji asked.
"No, just like something is going to go wrong." Everyone was silent until Kira stood and shouted. "I didn't call Ananzi!" Haru pulled her back down into her seat next to him.
"Yes you did. Three times." Haru reminded. He forced her to lean back into the chair and relax. Kira did. Momiji, Haru, Kira, Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru were on the bus. Kira leaned over and in an angry whisper scolded Hatsuharu. "You didn't say that Yuki was coming!" Kira was still a bit edgy around Yuki.
"Of course not. Then you wouldn't have come." Kira groaned in frustration but sat back in her seat. Despite the uneasy feeling within her, Kira was very excited about this vacation. She hadn't been on a summer trip in a long time and never on one with Haru. She looked over to him. He was talking to Yuki and smiling. Kira wondered if Yuki could see it? Under Hatsuharu's never ending bright smile there was heart broken sadness. He WAS still upset about Rin. It was killing Kira not to tell Haru the reason for Isuzu to leave him. She knew if only she told him then he could smile truly again, but she was sworn to secrecy. But other than the secrecy there was another reason lurking deep inside her. If she told him then him and Rin could get back together, even though that would make Haru happy, it would make Kira very unhappy. He wouldn't need to see her so much anymore, and he wouldn't talk to her as often, she felt that if Haru was with Rin she would be left cold and alone. Kira realized though that even though Haru was doing all of these things with her, she was alone anyway. Despite the fact that he wasn't with Rin, he wanted to be with Rin, not Kira. Kira felt sick at the thought of Haru wanting to see Rin over her. He noticed this and quickly asked what was wrong. Kira shook her head and said that she just was a little carsick and it was nothing to worry about. She decided she was tired and even though she fell asleep leaning one way she ended up resting on Hatsuharu's shoulder. Yuki looked over at the sleeping Kira.
"She must be tired from all the obsessive packing she did." Haru assumed.
"Did she pack everything?" Yuki asked.
"I assume so. Of course I had to pack one crucial thing she forgot." Haru added.
"What?" Momiji wondered. Haru smiled and, careful not to wake Kira, pulled out a bag from under his seat.
"A bathing suit. I'm hoping I can convince her to swim."
"She doesn't like the water huh? Just like Kyo." Momiji assumed.
"Great cats think alike." Hatsuharu thought to himself. "Well not exactly, Kira can't swim. She refuses to learn." Haru replied to Momiji's comment.
"How do you plan to get her into the water then?" Yuki asked. Haru stared at him as if the answer was obvious.
"I plan to trick her of course. First I'll tell her that I need her to at least try on the suit since I went through the trouble to buy it for her, then when she comes out onto the beach I'll drag her into the water."
"That's awful!" Yuki and Kyo yelled standing. Haru put his finger to his lips and shushed them. They sat back down.
"Doesn't that seem a little…extreme Haru, just to get her to swim?" Yuki pointed out.
"There's no point in going to the beach if you don't swim at least once." Haru stated.
"That's no reason to trick someone and throw them into the water!" Kyo shouted. Haru and Momiji both shushed Kyo. Haru looked at Kira's sleeping face.
"I just want to make sure she has fun. She hasn't done anything fun in a while." He gently brushed a stray hair from her face. Everyone one was silent for a moment. "Plus she's the only person who'll make Shougayaki for me after only ten minutes of begging." Everyone had anime teardrops fall from their foreheads. The rest of the ride was very quiet. They arrived late in the night and both Kira and Tohru were absolutely speechless at the size of the summer home. It was filled with maids and beautiful rooms Kira could hardly believe how lucky she was. As she lied down in her soft bed and drifted off to sleep she felt the panther purred one last warning to her. But Kira was to tired to care and she gently slid into a deep sleep.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh filler chapter! I'd like to thank Kyea Sohma, Queen B of Rnadomness016, Yanielle, hyperwriter14, Lucy (thank you! I seriously don't know why I have so many cliff hangers. I didn't plan it that way.), WhiteStarburst, Sora Senpai, Angel of Mercy (great minds think alike my dear friend.), and cemeterydemon for reviewing. I had a hard day at work and I wasn't going to update but I did it for you guys! You guys NEED to read and review Tears of Blood and Inuyokai on a Leash! They're awesome, please! Biggest freaking puppy dog eyes you've ever seen. Anyways, now starts the Sohma Summer Home Saga (say that three times fast). I hope you guys like all the little twists and turns I have planned. ;) See you next week, please review!
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Pyra A. Thompson