Chapter Two: A Ghost
Tohru stepped out of her new house...she still can't really call it her home. She was eager to leave the cold, lonely place; it gave her the creeps, practically echoing with silence. As she stepped out of the trees' shadow, she shaded her eyes at the blinding sunlight.
"OI!! Kuso nezumi! I saw you yesterday night!! You purposely left this candy wrapper on my property!!"
She jumped in surprise. She looked to her right and saw Kyou with his ruby eyes blazing and his fist clenched. He was standing on the lawn of a huge pale yellow house.
"Baka neko, what proof do you have that it's mine?"
She directed her gaze to her left and saw Yuki with his arms crossed in front of a large milky white house. He was yawning and staring back at his infuriated cousin coolly. So they were her neighbors...and her house was the buffer zone between their places.
Her eyes darted back and forth between the two squabbling guys and she ventured, "Um, good morning, Sohma-kun, Kyou-kun."
Their eyes fell on her and she blinked nervously under their intense gazes. They seemed to be assessing her up and down. Finally, it appeared that they were satisfied and they smiled. "Morning," they mumbled.
She bit her lip and walked down the driveway. She wanted to get to school early since it was her first day and all. To her surprise, her two neighbors accompanied her.
"Did you sleep well, Honda-san?" Yuki inquired politely.
"Yea, did anything...um...go bump in the night?" Kyou asked.
"Uh...after you guys left, the room got extremely cold but I huddled up in my bed and slept like a log until morning. Why?" Tohru responded.
"Hmmm...cold?" Kyou pondered. Yuki frowned.
"Uh, yea, but I bet old houses always have heating problems."
"Uh-huh," they responded absentmindedly.
She reached her school and smiled at them confusedly. "Uh, thanks for walking me to school, I guess."
Yuki blinked and smiled, "Honda-san, we go to the same school. There's only one in this neighborhood." Kyou grinned, bemused.
"Oh," she felt stupid. "Of course...hehe, oops. I'm new here so I don't know...all right, I guess -"
"Tohru?! Is that you?" a voice called out. Tohru turned around and found her childhood friends, Uotani Arisa and Hanajima Saki, staring at her.
"Uo-chan! Hana-chan! You guys go to this school too? I haven't seen you in ages!!" Tohru hugged the girls. "This is so great! I was afraid I won't make any friends and be all alone."
Uotani grinned, "You haven't changed at all! Still the same sweet little innocent girl! How's your mother?"
Tohru's smile faded. "I'm afraid - I'm afraid she passed away in a car accident two months ago."
The other two girls softened and wrapped their arms around Tohru. "I'm so sorry, Tohru," Hanajima whispered. "Are you living with your relatives now since your father also..."
The brown-haired girl shook her head, "No...I'm living by myself now. Grandfather's my guardian but I didn't want to burden him anymore; his daughter and her family just moved in with him too. I got a great deal on a house and now I'm living independently, paying the rent with my own money; I've been working part-time and mother also left me some money."
Everyone stared at her, including her new neighbors.
Kyou spoke softly, "So...you really are all alone in that house."
Uotani bit her lip, "It must be hard. Where is it that you're living?"
Tohru smiled brightly, "At the old Aoi House! Come visit me sometimes, ne?"
Uotani's eyes widened and the air around Hanajima crackled. "You don't mean that place on Oak Road, do you?" Tohru nodded.
"Tohru! My god, don't you know -" The school bell rang and Tohru's eyes widened.
"Oh no! I'm late! I didn't even go to the administration office yet! I'll see you guys later!!" She ran off, leaving her friends staring.
"Oi, Carrot Top, you're her neighbor! Didn't you warn her?" Uotani snapped.
The boy bristled. "She won't come to any harm with a Sohma around."
Uotani frowned, "That's what you guys said last time..."
"L-O-V-E M-E! YUKI!!" The high school prince sighed and walked off before his fan club could reach him. Another school year, another neighbor, another time for trouble.
* * *
The school bell rang, signaling the end of the day. Tohru packed up her books and trudged out of the building wearily. The hallways roared with noise as students met up with their friends and chattered away. She pushed her way through and finally exited the crowded school. Shuffling along, she got lost in her thoughts as she made her way home. 'Okaa-san, it's so weird today. Everyone was so friendly to me up to the point when I told them where I lived. For the rest of the day, people just whispered behind my backs and threw me weird looks. What should I do?'
"TOHRU!"
She jumped and turned around to meet a panting Kyou. "Uh, hi, Kyou-kun!"
"Hi?! I've been calling your name for the past five minutes. People were staring at me like I'm crazy!"
"That's because you probably are," Yuki retorted calmly as he caught up with them. The other boy's hair stood up on edges and he shot daggers at the amethyst eyed teenager. "Honda-san, is something wrong? How come you didn't even hear this baka's earsplitting voice?" Both boys frowned and Kyou reached out to spin the girl around; their eyes evaluated her carefully like this morning.
"No...there's nothing dark about you..." Yuki muttered.
"Huh?" she blinked.
Both guys grinned sheepishly and walked ahead. "Nothing! Nothing! Let's go!"
She trudged after them and nearly walked into their backs when they suddenly stopped. "Honda-san..." Yuki began. "Do you, um, realize ..."
"Tohru, do you have any idea ..." Kyou trailed off.
She blinked. "What?"
"...the, well, story behind your house?" Yuki finished, tilting his head slightly to study her reaction with his inquisitive eyes.
"Oh...do you mean how they say it's haunted?"
Both boys nearly collapsed. "BAKA!" Kyou yelled. "You know?! Then why the hell would you move in? Who in their right mind will - god...you must be stupider than I thought..."
"Huh? You mean the story is true? I thought it was some old story to capture tourists...I don't really believe in ghosts," Tohru bit her lip. "Do you think that's the reason why everybody in school's avoiding me?"
"YOU THINK?!" Kyou blew up. "Listen, just move away now...before anything happens...just leave the place."
"B-but I just settled in. Besides," she smiled brightly. "I slept alone all night yesterday and I didn't notice anything strange...besides you guys jumping into my room to catch a cat...I really think the story is just a myth...there's nothing wrong and the rent is really cheap! I think the gloomy atmosphere just scares some people."
Yuki furrowed his eyebrows, "Honda-san, it's not just a myth...for the first time in his life, the baka is right. You need to leave right away."
Tohru asked dejectedly, "You guys don't want me as your neighbor, do you?"
"NO!" both guys shouted. "That's not it...in fact, you're really nice and we would love to...ahem, I mean, you just shouldn't be here...it's just not safe."
Tohru smiled softly. "It's okay. Thank you for worrying, but I'll survive. It's getting late. I'm going to go in now! See you tomorrow!"
Before they could say anything more, the girl stepped into the house and closed it. They glared up at the two story abode, with a challenging glint in their eyes. 'That's just it, Tohru...we don't know if you will survive.'
* * *
Tohru stepped out of the shower and toweled her wet hair. All of a sudden, she heard a loud crash downstairs and she grew uneasy. Creeping down the hallway quietly, she grabbed an umbrella to be used as a potential weapon. Whoever - or whatever - it was, better be prepared.
She tiptoed down the stairs and taking a deep breath, took a look into the living room. To her shock, everything was a mess. Her books were thrown everywhere, her table was overturned, and her mini-couch was moved to the other side of the room. She dropped her umbrella and looked around, running a hand through her hair. 'What happened?'
Her eyes caught on a small piece of paper. She picked it up and in a huge crimson scrawl, it read: LEAVE NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.....
She dropped the note and it fluttered down to the floor slowly. She closed her eyes tightly and breathed deeply. 'It must be a joke...of course, one of those kids down the block must be playing a prank on her. It must be. It must be. There's no such thing as a ghost. There's no such thing...'
* * *
In his house, Yuki picked up the phone and dialed. He cradled it between his chin and his shoulder as he washed the strawberries he picked from his garden. He bit into one just as someone picked up from the other end.
"Hello? Hatori?" he said. "It's me, Yuki. Somebody moved into the Aoi place again. Yes, it's a girl." He paused to listen.
"No, she wouldn't listen. She won't leave. I guess I can't blame her. She's all alone. Her mother just passed away...it's her first home she found." He stopped talking again.
"Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Yea, I know. Uh-huh. The baka neko and I are keeping an eye out but I'm not sure when the cycle will begin again," He paused again, but this time it was to collect his thoughts. "I - I don't want to see her hurt. She's really a nice girl...and extremely brave and hard- working...what? NO! Of course not...I know what happened before...don't worry, I won't make that mistake...Hatori, what should I do? Hmmm? You're going to come?! Oh...I guess that's good. Power in numbers, you know. Huh?! My brother? And Shigure? Oh god, no! I don't care about Kagura...I'm going to enjoy that when I see the neko's face but...what?! What do you mean too late? Hello? Hello? HATORI!" he slammed the phone back down onto the receiver. "Oh great."
* * *
Tohru's knees weakened as she looked around her humongous room. The incident before had really spooked her and she was almost afraid to turn out the lights for bed. A cold wind caressed her and she shivered involuntarily. She gulped, switched off the light, and dove for her bed. She pulled the covers up to her chin and closed her eyes tightly. 'Oh man, it feels even colder in my bed...god, I really need to check the heating system tomorrow.'
A sound from her window abruptly cut into her thoughts. "Eep!" She sat up and as her eyes grew adjusted to the darkness, she saw that it was Kyou with his dark red eyes. "Oh, Kyou-kun, is something wrong? Did you see another cat?"
"Shhh! I sensed something. Tohru, are you o-" he was pushed roughly aside as another person crawled through the window. She sweatdropped. 'Wow. It's getting to be a really popular entrance.'
"Kuso nezumi! Why'd you push me?!" Kyou growled.
Yuki jumped into the room gracefully and brushed his silvery tendrils out of his eyes. "Simple. You were in the way." The fire-haired boy gritted his teeth and the boys were soon ensued in a verbal battle.
Tohru sighed. 'How come they always pick her room in the middle of the night to have a fight? At least, this time they didn't bring their swords.' All of a sudden, she felt something icy-cold trail up her back, along her spine. She shivered at the tingling feeling and felt numbed. She frowned and turned around to see a pale, scarred woman with long tangled black hair lying besides her in her bed, a white hand reaching out towards her. Tohru sat there, paralyzed, her eyes widening in horror.
The woman sat up slowly, her sunken eyes glittering. She smiled darkly, blood dripping down her chin. The scars that ran down her face festered, little white maggots wriggling in its home. She cupped her freezing hands around Tohru's face and whispered, "You're so pretty...but not as beautiful as me...no, not as beautiful..." Her eyes darkened venomously and she wrapped her hands around Tohru's neck and began to squeeze.
Tohru choked and tried to pry the woman's hands off. "TOHRU!" Kyou yelled out. "Honda-san!" Yuki shouted. "Baka neko, don't just stand there!"
The woman hissed at the boys, floating out of bed and dragging Tohru with her. Tohru dangled helplessly in the female's grip, her face already turning blue.
Kyou closed his eyes and held out his arms. "I call upon the element fire!" The radiant sword from yesterday materialized before him, fiery flames flickering around it. The boy opened his dark ruby eyes and seized the golden handle.
Yuki, in a similar fashion, chanted. "I call upon the element ice!" Once again, his sword from yesterday appeared, breaking free of luminous ice. His lilac hair billowed and he grabbed his silver sword, his amethyst eyes flashing.
Kyou lifted his sword but before he could charge the woman, Yuki tripped him. "Baka neko, what are you going to do?! Stab your blade straight through Honda-san into the target?" By that time, Tohru was already gasping weakly.
Kyou snarled and leaped up, this time closing his eyes and chanting some words. Yuki held up his own rapier and intoned along:
"I, MASTER OF THEE, MAKE MY SUMMON!
HEAR MY CALL AND HEED ME WELL!
RELINQUISH THY POWER AND
EXTINGUISH THY ENEMIES!!!"
A flare of fire and a blast of ice came bursting out from their swords. Tohru shut her eyes as she realized they were heading straight toward her. A gust of cold wind blew across her right side and a draft of hot air came over her left. A dreadful shriek came from behind and as the hold around her neck disappeared, she collapsed to the floor, coughing hard.
"Honda-san! Are you okay?" she looked up into two pairs of concerned eyes.
She nodded feebly, holding her throat. She got up and in her daze, pitched forward. Both boys reached out their hands and *POOF* *POOF*.
Once again, she hit the floor hard. "Huh? Sohma-kun? Kyou-kun?" She blinked as she came face to face with a scowling orange cat and a tiny white mouse with huge purple eyes. 'Okaa-san, first I saw a ghost, next she tried to kill me, then Sohma-kun and Kyou-kun rescue me by blasting fire and ice from their magical swords, and finally they turn into animals before my eyes. I think I'm going to be sick.'
Tohru fainted dead away.
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~Maeven~
Tohru stepped out of her new house...she still can't really call it her home. She was eager to leave the cold, lonely place; it gave her the creeps, practically echoing with silence. As she stepped out of the trees' shadow, she shaded her eyes at the blinding sunlight.
"OI!! Kuso nezumi! I saw you yesterday night!! You purposely left this candy wrapper on my property!!"
She jumped in surprise. She looked to her right and saw Kyou with his ruby eyes blazing and his fist clenched. He was standing on the lawn of a huge pale yellow house.
"Baka neko, what proof do you have that it's mine?"
She directed her gaze to her left and saw Yuki with his arms crossed in front of a large milky white house. He was yawning and staring back at his infuriated cousin coolly. So they were her neighbors...and her house was the buffer zone between their places.
Her eyes darted back and forth between the two squabbling guys and she ventured, "Um, good morning, Sohma-kun, Kyou-kun."
Their eyes fell on her and she blinked nervously under their intense gazes. They seemed to be assessing her up and down. Finally, it appeared that they were satisfied and they smiled. "Morning," they mumbled.
She bit her lip and walked down the driveway. She wanted to get to school early since it was her first day and all. To her surprise, her two neighbors accompanied her.
"Did you sleep well, Honda-san?" Yuki inquired politely.
"Yea, did anything...um...go bump in the night?" Kyou asked.
"Uh...after you guys left, the room got extremely cold but I huddled up in my bed and slept like a log until morning. Why?" Tohru responded.
"Hmmm...cold?" Kyou pondered. Yuki frowned.
"Uh, yea, but I bet old houses always have heating problems."
"Uh-huh," they responded absentmindedly.
She reached her school and smiled at them confusedly. "Uh, thanks for walking me to school, I guess."
Yuki blinked and smiled, "Honda-san, we go to the same school. There's only one in this neighborhood." Kyou grinned, bemused.
"Oh," she felt stupid. "Of course...hehe, oops. I'm new here so I don't know...all right, I guess -"
"Tohru?! Is that you?" a voice called out. Tohru turned around and found her childhood friends, Uotani Arisa and Hanajima Saki, staring at her.
"Uo-chan! Hana-chan! You guys go to this school too? I haven't seen you in ages!!" Tohru hugged the girls. "This is so great! I was afraid I won't make any friends and be all alone."
Uotani grinned, "You haven't changed at all! Still the same sweet little innocent girl! How's your mother?"
Tohru's smile faded. "I'm afraid - I'm afraid she passed away in a car accident two months ago."
The other two girls softened and wrapped their arms around Tohru. "I'm so sorry, Tohru," Hanajima whispered. "Are you living with your relatives now since your father also..."
The brown-haired girl shook her head, "No...I'm living by myself now. Grandfather's my guardian but I didn't want to burden him anymore; his daughter and her family just moved in with him too. I got a great deal on a house and now I'm living independently, paying the rent with my own money; I've been working part-time and mother also left me some money."
Everyone stared at her, including her new neighbors.
Kyou spoke softly, "So...you really are all alone in that house."
Uotani bit her lip, "It must be hard. Where is it that you're living?"
Tohru smiled brightly, "At the old Aoi House! Come visit me sometimes, ne?"
Uotani's eyes widened and the air around Hanajima crackled. "You don't mean that place on Oak Road, do you?" Tohru nodded.
"Tohru! My god, don't you know -" The school bell rang and Tohru's eyes widened.
"Oh no! I'm late! I didn't even go to the administration office yet! I'll see you guys later!!" She ran off, leaving her friends staring.
"Oi, Carrot Top, you're her neighbor! Didn't you warn her?" Uotani snapped.
The boy bristled. "She won't come to any harm with a Sohma around."
Uotani frowned, "That's what you guys said last time..."
"L-O-V-E M-E! YUKI!!" The high school prince sighed and walked off before his fan club could reach him. Another school year, another neighbor, another time for trouble.
* * *
The school bell rang, signaling the end of the day. Tohru packed up her books and trudged out of the building wearily. The hallways roared with noise as students met up with their friends and chattered away. She pushed her way through and finally exited the crowded school. Shuffling along, she got lost in her thoughts as she made her way home. 'Okaa-san, it's so weird today. Everyone was so friendly to me up to the point when I told them where I lived. For the rest of the day, people just whispered behind my backs and threw me weird looks. What should I do?'
"TOHRU!"
She jumped and turned around to meet a panting Kyou. "Uh, hi, Kyou-kun!"
"Hi?! I've been calling your name for the past five minutes. People were staring at me like I'm crazy!"
"That's because you probably are," Yuki retorted calmly as he caught up with them. The other boy's hair stood up on edges and he shot daggers at the amethyst eyed teenager. "Honda-san, is something wrong? How come you didn't even hear this baka's earsplitting voice?" Both boys frowned and Kyou reached out to spin the girl around; their eyes evaluated her carefully like this morning.
"No...there's nothing dark about you..." Yuki muttered.
"Huh?" she blinked.
Both guys grinned sheepishly and walked ahead. "Nothing! Nothing! Let's go!"
She trudged after them and nearly walked into their backs when they suddenly stopped. "Honda-san..." Yuki began. "Do you, um, realize ..."
"Tohru, do you have any idea ..." Kyou trailed off.
She blinked. "What?"
"...the, well, story behind your house?" Yuki finished, tilting his head slightly to study her reaction with his inquisitive eyes.
"Oh...do you mean how they say it's haunted?"
Both boys nearly collapsed. "BAKA!" Kyou yelled. "You know?! Then why the hell would you move in? Who in their right mind will - god...you must be stupider than I thought..."
"Huh? You mean the story is true? I thought it was some old story to capture tourists...I don't really believe in ghosts," Tohru bit her lip. "Do you think that's the reason why everybody in school's avoiding me?"
"YOU THINK?!" Kyou blew up. "Listen, just move away now...before anything happens...just leave the place."
"B-but I just settled in. Besides," she smiled brightly. "I slept alone all night yesterday and I didn't notice anything strange...besides you guys jumping into my room to catch a cat...I really think the story is just a myth...there's nothing wrong and the rent is really cheap! I think the gloomy atmosphere just scares some people."
Yuki furrowed his eyebrows, "Honda-san, it's not just a myth...for the first time in his life, the baka is right. You need to leave right away."
Tohru asked dejectedly, "You guys don't want me as your neighbor, do you?"
"NO!" both guys shouted. "That's not it...in fact, you're really nice and we would love to...ahem, I mean, you just shouldn't be here...it's just not safe."
Tohru smiled softly. "It's okay. Thank you for worrying, but I'll survive. It's getting late. I'm going to go in now! See you tomorrow!"
Before they could say anything more, the girl stepped into the house and closed it. They glared up at the two story abode, with a challenging glint in their eyes. 'That's just it, Tohru...we don't know if you will survive.'
* * *
Tohru stepped out of the shower and toweled her wet hair. All of a sudden, she heard a loud crash downstairs and she grew uneasy. Creeping down the hallway quietly, she grabbed an umbrella to be used as a potential weapon. Whoever - or whatever - it was, better be prepared.
She tiptoed down the stairs and taking a deep breath, took a look into the living room. To her shock, everything was a mess. Her books were thrown everywhere, her table was overturned, and her mini-couch was moved to the other side of the room. She dropped her umbrella and looked around, running a hand through her hair. 'What happened?'
Her eyes caught on a small piece of paper. She picked it up and in a huge crimson scrawl, it read: LEAVE NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.....
She dropped the note and it fluttered down to the floor slowly. She closed her eyes tightly and breathed deeply. 'It must be a joke...of course, one of those kids down the block must be playing a prank on her. It must be. It must be. There's no such thing as a ghost. There's no such thing...'
* * *
In his house, Yuki picked up the phone and dialed. He cradled it between his chin and his shoulder as he washed the strawberries he picked from his garden. He bit into one just as someone picked up from the other end.
"Hello? Hatori?" he said. "It's me, Yuki. Somebody moved into the Aoi place again. Yes, it's a girl." He paused to listen.
"No, she wouldn't listen. She won't leave. I guess I can't blame her. She's all alone. Her mother just passed away...it's her first home she found." He stopped talking again.
"Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Yea, I know. Uh-huh. The baka neko and I are keeping an eye out but I'm not sure when the cycle will begin again," He paused again, but this time it was to collect his thoughts. "I - I don't want to see her hurt. She's really a nice girl...and extremely brave and hard- working...what? NO! Of course not...I know what happened before...don't worry, I won't make that mistake...Hatori, what should I do? Hmmm? You're going to come?! Oh...I guess that's good. Power in numbers, you know. Huh?! My brother? And Shigure? Oh god, no! I don't care about Kagura...I'm going to enjoy that when I see the neko's face but...what?! What do you mean too late? Hello? Hello? HATORI!" he slammed the phone back down onto the receiver. "Oh great."
* * *
Tohru's knees weakened as she looked around her humongous room. The incident before had really spooked her and she was almost afraid to turn out the lights for bed. A cold wind caressed her and she shivered involuntarily. She gulped, switched off the light, and dove for her bed. She pulled the covers up to her chin and closed her eyes tightly. 'Oh man, it feels even colder in my bed...god, I really need to check the heating system tomorrow.'
A sound from her window abruptly cut into her thoughts. "Eep!" She sat up and as her eyes grew adjusted to the darkness, she saw that it was Kyou with his dark red eyes. "Oh, Kyou-kun, is something wrong? Did you see another cat?"
"Shhh! I sensed something. Tohru, are you o-" he was pushed roughly aside as another person crawled through the window. She sweatdropped. 'Wow. It's getting to be a really popular entrance.'
"Kuso nezumi! Why'd you push me?!" Kyou growled.
Yuki jumped into the room gracefully and brushed his silvery tendrils out of his eyes. "Simple. You were in the way." The fire-haired boy gritted his teeth and the boys were soon ensued in a verbal battle.
Tohru sighed. 'How come they always pick her room in the middle of the night to have a fight? At least, this time they didn't bring their swords.' All of a sudden, she felt something icy-cold trail up her back, along her spine. She shivered at the tingling feeling and felt numbed. She frowned and turned around to see a pale, scarred woman with long tangled black hair lying besides her in her bed, a white hand reaching out towards her. Tohru sat there, paralyzed, her eyes widening in horror.
The woman sat up slowly, her sunken eyes glittering. She smiled darkly, blood dripping down her chin. The scars that ran down her face festered, little white maggots wriggling in its home. She cupped her freezing hands around Tohru's face and whispered, "You're so pretty...but not as beautiful as me...no, not as beautiful..." Her eyes darkened venomously and she wrapped her hands around Tohru's neck and began to squeeze.
Tohru choked and tried to pry the woman's hands off. "TOHRU!" Kyou yelled out. "Honda-san!" Yuki shouted. "Baka neko, don't just stand there!"
The woman hissed at the boys, floating out of bed and dragging Tohru with her. Tohru dangled helplessly in the female's grip, her face already turning blue.
Kyou closed his eyes and held out his arms. "I call upon the element fire!" The radiant sword from yesterday materialized before him, fiery flames flickering around it. The boy opened his dark ruby eyes and seized the golden handle.
Yuki, in a similar fashion, chanted. "I call upon the element ice!" Once again, his sword from yesterday appeared, breaking free of luminous ice. His lilac hair billowed and he grabbed his silver sword, his amethyst eyes flashing.
Kyou lifted his sword but before he could charge the woman, Yuki tripped him. "Baka neko, what are you going to do?! Stab your blade straight through Honda-san into the target?" By that time, Tohru was already gasping weakly.
Kyou snarled and leaped up, this time closing his eyes and chanting some words. Yuki held up his own rapier and intoned along:
"I, MASTER OF THEE, MAKE MY SUMMON!
HEAR MY CALL AND HEED ME WELL!
RELINQUISH THY POWER AND
EXTINGUISH THY ENEMIES!!!"
A flare of fire and a blast of ice came bursting out from their swords. Tohru shut her eyes as she realized they were heading straight toward her. A gust of cold wind blew across her right side and a draft of hot air came over her left. A dreadful shriek came from behind and as the hold around her neck disappeared, she collapsed to the floor, coughing hard.
"Honda-san! Are you okay?" she looked up into two pairs of concerned eyes.
She nodded feebly, holding her throat. She got up and in her daze, pitched forward. Both boys reached out their hands and *POOF* *POOF*.
Once again, she hit the floor hard. "Huh? Sohma-kun? Kyou-kun?" She blinked as she came face to face with a scowling orange cat and a tiny white mouse with huge purple eyes. 'Okaa-san, first I saw a ghost, next she tried to kill me, then Sohma-kun and Kyou-kun rescue me by blasting fire and ice from their magical swords, and finally they turn into animals before my eyes. I think I'm going to be sick.'
Tohru fainted dead away.
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Alright, people! Reviews! Reviews! Oh dear, I seemed to have misplaced my reviews...can you possibly give me some out of the kindness in your hearts?? Hehe...hope you like the fic so far...give me some feedback, kk? ^_^
~Maeven~