Himitsu's Hurt //*\\ Prettie Girl
Chapter 3
"The food's delicious, Honda-san," Yuki smiled at the cheery brunette beside him.
"Arigatou gozaimasu," she smiled back. Kyou stuffed another piece of teriyaki chicken into his mouth with his chopsticks.
"You're a little quiet today, ne Kyou-kun?" Shigure teased him as he drank his tea. Kyou didn't even respond he simply chewed his food, staring out the opened sliding door that led to the spacious backyard. Yuki glared at the orange-haired boy as he unusually sat in silence during the dinner that Tohru had graciously made for them all.
"Say something, baka neko," Yuki said simply.
"I don't have to answer to you," he said before swallowing.
"Ano… Kyou-kun?" Tohru started; he glanced over to her, "What happened?"
"That damn yankee beat me again in Dai Hin Min," he said rashly. Tohru dropped her head in disappointment; if he was troubled she had wanted to help. "She must have used a cheap trick…"
"I'm not even going to listen to this," Yuki stood up. "I'll go get the dessert, Honda-san."
"Iie!" she quickly stood up and shook her head. "Please sit, I'll ge-" She couldn't even finish her sentence as she took a step to advance when her foot caught onto the table and caused her to trip and fall towards the floor.
//*\\
"Now let's see…" Evoku walked quietly deeper into the forest, "if they came in this way…" she looked around to see if there was any part of the woods that was worn down by a lot of travel.
"Eh… this would be so much easier if I just went in the trees," she sighed, "but I'm so tired…" she reluctantly jumped up and grabbed onto a branch before swinging herself up into the tree. She began to climb and once she'd reached the top she looked for anything suspicious.
"Aha… too easy," she chuckled to herself as she spotted the top of a roof in the middle of a bunch of trees. She quickly dashed across the forest, lightly stepping on branches to get there. The dull light from an open door came into view and she slowed her pace down so they wouldn't notice her presence.
"I'll go get the dessert, Honda-san," she heard Yuki's voice and peered into the house.
"Honda Tohru lives here too?" she thought to herself. "That's unexpected…"
"Iie!" she quickly stood and shook her head. "Please sit, I'll ge-" Evoku watched as Tohru tripped and would have landed on the floor harshly had Kyou not caught her.
"Good ca-" she started to whisper before a 'pyon!' sound was heard followed by an orange puff of smoke. Evoku blinked, not understanding what had just happened. Once the smoke cleared, she saw an orange cat within a bundle of clothing.
"Ahh…" she gasped loudly and subconsciously stepped back, falling off the branch she'd been perched on. She managed to grab onto the branch before she fell.
She glanced towards the Soumas and stood perfectly still as Yuki suddenly snapped his head in her direction, his eyes darting around looking for some sign of movement. He'd probably heard her when she'd nearly fallen out of the tree. He turned his gaze away, apparently not finding anyone outside.
"That was close," she sighed in relief.
*Crack*
"Eh?" Evoku blinked as she heard the sound. She glanced up to see, of all possible things, the branch beginning to break under her weight. "No, no, no, no…" she silently prayed that it wouldn't snap. She looked down and found that she was about 15 feet up. A fall at this height would really not be a good thing.
Unfortunately for her, luck wasn't on her side tonight and the branch decided to break, sending her falling straight down. She landed in a heap on the ground, the branch following in suit and falling on her head.
"Itai!" she held her head. Shigure, too busy helping Tohru up and teasing Kyou, hadn't heard her, but Yuki did. He snapped his head towards her and narrowed his eyes.
"Yuki?" Shigure glanced at his cousin. Yuki didn't respond and dashed out the door towards whatever intruder had just seen Kyou transform.
"Uh-oh…" Evoku immediately stumbled to her feet and ran as quickly as she could away from the house.
Yuki chased her throughout the forest, from what he could tell they were heading towards the city. He hadn't gotten a good look at her so he didn't know who it was, or that it was a she for that matter.
*poom poom poom*
The seven jewels that had turned deep blue had now faded back to their original crystalline color. Evoku had momentarily lost Yuki and used this time to change into her regular school uniform sans sweatshirt. She could hear him rapidly approaching and ran out of the forest and onto a sidewalk. She quickly grabbed some books she'd left earlier on a nearby bench and began to run towards her house.
"If this person has seen that baka neko transform, then they might expose the entire family secret!" Yuki thought bitterly. He blinked when he saw the intruder ahead, running down the empty street. He narrowed his eyes towards them and sped up.
Once he'd gotten close enough he could tell that it was a female. He tackled her to the ground, careful not to hug her, and quickly landed next to her so that he wouldn't transform as well.
"Itai…" she said softly and looked up at him. "Souma-kun!" She looked at him shocked.
"Hikari-san?" He looked at her oddly, and then glanced at her scattered books in front of her. "Hikari-san! Sumimasen! I didn't realize…" he apologized.
"Ii desu," she said softly, "I shouldn't be out this late anyway…"
"What are you doing here this time of night?" he asked. She was still wearing her uniform and had her bag… although he thought it was odd that she wasn't wearing her usual sweatshirt.
"I was studying late for our exam tomorrow… I think I'm falling behind," she admitted reluctantly.
"That's right, I almost forgot about it," he rubbed his forehead after helping her to her feet.
"Hai, I hope it's not too hard," she sighed.
"Here," he gathered her books and handed them to her. "Gomen nasai… I didn't mean to push you over."
"Arigatou," she took her books. "Ii desu…"
"Can I walk you home?" he offered.
"Iie," she said quickly. "I don't want to keep you from your family…" she lied.
"Hai…" he said slowly. "I'll see you tomorrow…" They started to walk away from each other, towards their respective houses before she stopped him.
"Souma-kun…" she said softly.
"Hai?"
"Good luck… on your exam…"
"You too…"
//*\\ [A/N:]
Arigatou (gozaimasu) – thank you (very much)
Baka – idiot, stupid, fool
Neko – cat
Dai Hin Min – japanese card game
Yankee – 'not nice looking' people, often gang members, in this case Arisa Uotani ^_^
Iie – no
Itai – ouch, ow
*Ii desu- it's okay
Sumimasen – excuse me, pardon me, but I've heard it used instead of "gomen" and that's how I decided to use it, I'm guessing it's an extreme version of apologizing, or maybe formal ^^;
Gomen (nasai) – sorry (very)
Hai – yes
*In the anime I've actually heard "daijobu desu" used instead of Ii desu, and the spelling on that's probably wrong which is why I use Ii desu instead ^_^
Chapter 3
"The food's delicious, Honda-san," Yuki smiled at the cheery brunette beside him.
"Arigatou gozaimasu," she smiled back. Kyou stuffed another piece of teriyaki chicken into his mouth with his chopsticks.
"You're a little quiet today, ne Kyou-kun?" Shigure teased him as he drank his tea. Kyou didn't even respond he simply chewed his food, staring out the opened sliding door that led to the spacious backyard. Yuki glared at the orange-haired boy as he unusually sat in silence during the dinner that Tohru had graciously made for them all.
"Say something, baka neko," Yuki said simply.
"I don't have to answer to you," he said before swallowing.
"Ano… Kyou-kun?" Tohru started; he glanced over to her, "What happened?"
"That damn yankee beat me again in Dai Hin Min," he said rashly. Tohru dropped her head in disappointment; if he was troubled she had wanted to help. "She must have used a cheap trick…"
"I'm not even going to listen to this," Yuki stood up. "I'll go get the dessert, Honda-san."
"Iie!" she quickly stood up and shook her head. "Please sit, I'll ge-" She couldn't even finish her sentence as she took a step to advance when her foot caught onto the table and caused her to trip and fall towards the floor.
//*\\
"Now let's see…" Evoku walked quietly deeper into the forest, "if they came in this way…" she looked around to see if there was any part of the woods that was worn down by a lot of travel.
"Eh… this would be so much easier if I just went in the trees," she sighed, "but I'm so tired…" she reluctantly jumped up and grabbed onto a branch before swinging herself up into the tree. She began to climb and once she'd reached the top she looked for anything suspicious.
"Aha… too easy," she chuckled to herself as she spotted the top of a roof in the middle of a bunch of trees. She quickly dashed across the forest, lightly stepping on branches to get there. The dull light from an open door came into view and she slowed her pace down so they wouldn't notice her presence.
"I'll go get the dessert, Honda-san," she heard Yuki's voice and peered into the house.
"Honda Tohru lives here too?" she thought to herself. "That's unexpected…"
"Iie!" she quickly stood and shook her head. "Please sit, I'll ge-" Evoku watched as Tohru tripped and would have landed on the floor harshly had Kyou not caught her.
"Good ca-" she started to whisper before a 'pyon!' sound was heard followed by an orange puff of smoke. Evoku blinked, not understanding what had just happened. Once the smoke cleared, she saw an orange cat within a bundle of clothing.
"Ahh…" she gasped loudly and subconsciously stepped back, falling off the branch she'd been perched on. She managed to grab onto the branch before she fell.
She glanced towards the Soumas and stood perfectly still as Yuki suddenly snapped his head in her direction, his eyes darting around looking for some sign of movement. He'd probably heard her when she'd nearly fallen out of the tree. He turned his gaze away, apparently not finding anyone outside.
"That was close," she sighed in relief.
*Crack*
"Eh?" Evoku blinked as she heard the sound. She glanced up to see, of all possible things, the branch beginning to break under her weight. "No, no, no, no…" she silently prayed that it wouldn't snap. She looked down and found that she was about 15 feet up. A fall at this height would really not be a good thing.
Unfortunately for her, luck wasn't on her side tonight and the branch decided to break, sending her falling straight down. She landed in a heap on the ground, the branch following in suit and falling on her head.
"Itai!" she held her head. Shigure, too busy helping Tohru up and teasing Kyou, hadn't heard her, but Yuki did. He snapped his head towards her and narrowed his eyes.
"Yuki?" Shigure glanced at his cousin. Yuki didn't respond and dashed out the door towards whatever intruder had just seen Kyou transform.
"Uh-oh…" Evoku immediately stumbled to her feet and ran as quickly as she could away from the house.
Yuki chased her throughout the forest, from what he could tell they were heading towards the city. He hadn't gotten a good look at her so he didn't know who it was, or that it was a she for that matter.
*poom poom poom*
The seven jewels that had turned deep blue had now faded back to their original crystalline color. Evoku had momentarily lost Yuki and used this time to change into her regular school uniform sans sweatshirt. She could hear him rapidly approaching and ran out of the forest and onto a sidewalk. She quickly grabbed some books she'd left earlier on a nearby bench and began to run towards her house.
"If this person has seen that baka neko transform, then they might expose the entire family secret!" Yuki thought bitterly. He blinked when he saw the intruder ahead, running down the empty street. He narrowed his eyes towards them and sped up.
Once he'd gotten close enough he could tell that it was a female. He tackled her to the ground, careful not to hug her, and quickly landed next to her so that he wouldn't transform as well.
"Itai…" she said softly and looked up at him. "Souma-kun!" She looked at him shocked.
"Hikari-san?" He looked at her oddly, and then glanced at her scattered books in front of her. "Hikari-san! Sumimasen! I didn't realize…" he apologized.
"Ii desu," she said softly, "I shouldn't be out this late anyway…"
"What are you doing here this time of night?" he asked. She was still wearing her uniform and had her bag… although he thought it was odd that she wasn't wearing her usual sweatshirt.
"I was studying late for our exam tomorrow… I think I'm falling behind," she admitted reluctantly.
"That's right, I almost forgot about it," he rubbed his forehead after helping her to her feet.
"Hai, I hope it's not too hard," she sighed.
"Here," he gathered her books and handed them to her. "Gomen nasai… I didn't mean to push you over."
"Arigatou," she took her books. "Ii desu…"
"Can I walk you home?" he offered.
"Iie," she said quickly. "I don't want to keep you from your family…" she lied.
"Hai…" he said slowly. "I'll see you tomorrow…" They started to walk away from each other, towards their respective houses before she stopped him.
"Souma-kun…" she said softly.
"Hai?"
"Good luck… on your exam…"
"You too…"
//*\\ [A/N:]
Arigatou (gozaimasu) – thank you (very much)
Baka – idiot, stupid, fool
Neko – cat
Dai Hin Min – japanese card game
Yankee – 'not nice looking' people, often gang members, in this case Arisa Uotani ^_^
Iie – no
Itai – ouch, ow
*Ii desu- it's okay
Sumimasen – excuse me, pardon me, but I've heard it used instead of "gomen" and that's how I decided to use it, I'm guessing it's an extreme version of apologizing, or maybe formal ^^;
Gomen (nasai) – sorry (very)
Hai – yes
*In the anime I've actually heard "daijobu desu" used instead of Ii desu, and the spelling on that's probably wrong which is why I use Ii desu instead ^_^