Somewhere Between Life and Death
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Chapter 5
By: DestinyBabee
After Ayu left the hospital, she headed straight for Yuki's house. When she got there, is was like she lost all her energy, she couldn't bring herself to knock of the door. She didn't want to, but she knew she had to. So she finally gathered all her courage and knocked on the door.
"Hello Ayu.." Shigure said, sounding like the most lifeless person ever.
"Umm.. Hi! Is.. Yuki home?" Ayu said nerviously.
"Yeah, he's inside. Come on in." Shigure said trying to sound like his normal self.
"If everything alright, Shigure? You don't sound like your usual self." Ayu asked.
"Um..yeah everythings alright." Shigure said.
"I know about the Tohru situation.. And I know you don't want to tell everyone about it so I understand." Ayu slightly smiled.
"Thanks for understanding." Shigure replied.
Ayu smiled, and headed upstairs to Yuki's room, expecting he would be there grieving.
As she slowly formed a formed a fist to knock on his door, a million things were running through her head. She was uncertain of what she was doing. She did not knoe if it was truly the right thing to do or not, but in the end, she finally decided to stay with it.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
"Who is it?" Yuki said flattly.
"Umm..It's me..Ayu." She replied.
Yuki opened the door looking extremely tired.
"Hi." He said.
"Um.. Yuki.. There's something you need to know.." Ayu said with her head down.
"huh?" This caught Yuki's attention, and he feared of what she might say, for he sensed it was something bad. "Um.. can this wait? I need to get to the hospital. Tohru getting her operation today and.."
"I love you!" Ayu blurred out.
Yuki's eyes widened, and there was a moment of silence.
"Anytime, anywhere, all I ever do is think of you." Ayu finally said.
Yuki looks away and finally spoke.
"Uh..Ayu i think you misunderstood me.."
"Please don't say such things, and change the subject." Ayu said. "I know you feel something for me..."
"In no special way.. I only consider you as my friend." Yuki said still looking away.
Ayu was a little disappointed, but she still continued.
"Yuki.. were you kind to me only because I look like her??" Ayu said in a much louder voice. "That's all there was wasn't it? Am I just a substitute for Tohru?"
"Have no misunderstandings." Yuki said. "I have no feelings for you, and besides...I not who I seem to be." He said before walking away.
"Yuki!" Ayu said, running for him. Trying to stop him, he tripped and hugged Yuki.
*POOF*
"I'm so sorry! Are you alright?" Ayu said in total embarassment.
She looked at 'Yuki', there right in front of Ayu was a small grey mouse.
"What the hell? You turned into a mouse?" Ayu said shaking Yuki. "Yuki! you'll be ok! We hafta get you to the hospital."
"Ayu! Wait!" The mouse said.
"You can talk too?" Ayu was, she was completely confused.
"I guess it was the inevitable...I guess I have no choice. I'll tell the truth, rather than trying to deny it." Yuki sighed. "The Sohma family has been cursed under the vengeful spirits for over a few centuries now. When our body gets nervious or we get hugged by the opposite sex..we transform."
"We? Who's we?" Ayu asked, sounding totally confused, which is rare, for she usually understood things pretty quickly.
"We would be other Sohma's that are cursed, including myself." Yuki answered.
"So When do you transform back into human?" Ayu asked.
"After a certain amount of time, but the time of transformation varies everytime. Only thing is that.."
*poof*
"Ah!" Ayu said covering her face.
Yuki quickly got dressed, and started his explaination again. "The only thing is that we're naked."
"Uh.. I understand now...Why you always keep your distance from other girls." Ayu said with a tint of redness in her cheeks. "Does she now?"
"Yeah.." Yuki said. "Now that you know the Sohma's biggest secret. I hafta report this to Akito."
"Akito? Uncle Akito?" Ayu asked.
"Uh..yeah.. W-We might have to erase your memory." Yuki blurred out.
"Erase my memory? Why?" Ayu asked. "OH! Don't worry, Yuki! My lips are sealed. No matter what, I won't let it slip!"
"That's not what I meant. Even thought you're part of the Sohma family, we still might hafta erase your memory. If he does deicde to erase your memory, I can't disobey his decision..." Yuki said with his head low.
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Chapter 5
By: DestinyBabee
After Ayu left the hospital, she headed straight for Yuki's house. When she got there, is was like she lost all her energy, she couldn't bring herself to knock of the door. She didn't want to, but she knew she had to. So she finally gathered all her courage and knocked on the door.
"Hello Ayu.." Shigure said, sounding like the most lifeless person ever.
"Umm.. Hi! Is.. Yuki home?" Ayu said nerviously.
"Yeah, he's inside. Come on in." Shigure said trying to sound like his normal self.
"If everything alright, Shigure? You don't sound like your usual self." Ayu asked.
"Um..yeah everythings alright." Shigure said.
"I know about the Tohru situation.. And I know you don't want to tell everyone about it so I understand." Ayu slightly smiled.
"Thanks for understanding." Shigure replied.
Ayu smiled, and headed upstairs to Yuki's room, expecting he would be there grieving.
As she slowly formed a formed a fist to knock on his door, a million things were running through her head. She was uncertain of what she was doing. She did not knoe if it was truly the right thing to do or not, but in the end, she finally decided to stay with it.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
"Who is it?" Yuki said flattly.
"Umm..It's me..Ayu." She replied.
Yuki opened the door looking extremely tired.
"Hi." He said.
"Um.. Yuki.. There's something you need to know.." Ayu said with her head down.
"huh?" This caught Yuki's attention, and he feared of what she might say, for he sensed it was something bad. "Um.. can this wait? I need to get to the hospital. Tohru getting her operation today and.."
"I love you!" Ayu blurred out.
Yuki's eyes widened, and there was a moment of silence.
"Anytime, anywhere, all I ever do is think of you." Ayu finally said.
Yuki looks away and finally spoke.
"Uh..Ayu i think you misunderstood me.."
"Please don't say such things, and change the subject." Ayu said. "I know you feel something for me..."
"In no special way.. I only consider you as my friend." Yuki said still looking away.
Ayu was a little disappointed, but she still continued.
"Yuki.. were you kind to me only because I look like her??" Ayu said in a much louder voice. "That's all there was wasn't it? Am I just a substitute for Tohru?"
"Have no misunderstandings." Yuki said. "I have no feelings for you, and besides...I not who I seem to be." He said before walking away.
"Yuki!" Ayu said, running for him. Trying to stop him, he tripped and hugged Yuki.
*POOF*
"I'm so sorry! Are you alright?" Ayu said in total embarassment.
She looked at 'Yuki', there right in front of Ayu was a small grey mouse.
"What the hell? You turned into a mouse?" Ayu said shaking Yuki. "Yuki! you'll be ok! We hafta get you to the hospital."
"Ayu! Wait!" The mouse said.
"You can talk too?" Ayu was, she was completely confused.
"I guess it was the inevitable...I guess I have no choice. I'll tell the truth, rather than trying to deny it." Yuki sighed. "The Sohma family has been cursed under the vengeful spirits for over a few centuries now. When our body gets nervious or we get hugged by the opposite sex..we transform."
"We? Who's we?" Ayu asked, sounding totally confused, which is rare, for she usually understood things pretty quickly.
"We would be other Sohma's that are cursed, including myself." Yuki answered.
"So When do you transform back into human?" Ayu asked.
"After a certain amount of time, but the time of transformation varies everytime. Only thing is that.."
*poof*
"Ah!" Ayu said covering her face.
Yuki quickly got dressed, and started his explaination again. "The only thing is that we're naked."
"Uh.. I understand now...Why you always keep your distance from other girls." Ayu said with a tint of redness in her cheeks. "Does she now?"
"Yeah.." Yuki said. "Now that you know the Sohma's biggest secret. I hafta report this to Akito."
"Akito? Uncle Akito?" Ayu asked.
"Uh..yeah.. W-We might have to erase your memory." Yuki blurred out.
"Erase my memory? Why?" Ayu asked. "OH! Don't worry, Yuki! My lips are sealed. No matter what, I won't let it slip!"
"That's not what I meant. Even thought you're part of the Sohma family, we still might hafta erase your memory. If he does deicde to erase your memory, I can't disobey his decision..." Yuki said with his head low.