Without Tohru, Shigure's little house became Shigure's quiet house for depressed little boys. Well, depressed but loud boys. Whatever sense of family they had felt before was now gone. As for food...
"GOMEN NA SAI! GOMEN GOMEN! Forgive me! I spilled the soup on your clean kitchen floor, Shigure-san. I deserve harsh punishment." Ritsu proceeded to bang his head on the wall, waking the still sleeping inhabitants.
"Shut the hell up!" screamed Kyou, bursting in through the door. It seemed that he had slept on the roof last night and the banging... well it made him fall off for a rude awakening.
"GOMEN NA SAI! I am too loud! I cannot do anything right. Even my voice..." Kyou began to run at the unsuspecting man currently trying to hurt himself but was intercepted by a Shigure.
"hehehe... That's no way to treat a guest, Kyou! We did after all invite him here. (then whispering) Here's a twenty, go buy some take out for us while I lock him in the kitchen." Feeling desperate, they had indeed invited Sohma Ritsu to there cozy abode. And they were all regreting it. But since they did make him give up his apartment, then pack up, and move in, all within a month's notice, they were feeling too guilty to do anything about it. Of course, Yuki had slept through the whole ordeal, as he did, every morning.
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Kenju Girl's Academy
"Tohru! Can you help me? My new dress has a rip in it and i just got a manicure!" Getting up from her studies, Tohru went to her roommate at once.
"Thank you SOoo much! I have a date with Keisuke and you know how I just love this dress. And I simply cant do a thinggg with my nails so long..." The blonde, oops!, I mean the brunette lolled on, talking as if someone cared--which Tohru, being the sweetie she is, did. First about her nails, then about her hair and how she 'couldnt do a thing with it!' then about how the tan-in-a-bottle stuff worked wonders. It was a wonder Tohru's ears hadn't fallen off after half a year as her roommate. Still, underneath all that superficial perkiness was a heart of gold.
"Youre going to come out with us right?" Tohru looked up in surprise.
"Ehhh? I am??"
"Yup! I asked you last week and you said yes! Remember? His friend's going to be in town so we'll all double date! Wear blue, his friend's going to wear blue. So then when we go clubin, we'll all be color-matching with our dates! Ahh! Too Cute!"
"Ahh Hai... But I don't have anything to wear!" She vaguely remember promising her day to Mitsuki, so gave in without a fight. Life had really changed for her. In six months she had learned to grieve not just one, but fourteen people quietly while focusing on her education. She learned to welcome the distraction her roomie gave willingly.
"Let's see... It's 9:21am now, and there are no classes on Saturday... and our dinner reservations are at 7:00pm... take two hours for getting ready, and one for lunch... oh! and one for breakfast... soooo we have six hours to shop!" she announced triumphantly. "That's cutting it a little close, but I'm sure we'll be able to find something." It was almost scary to watch this girl shop.
At Tohru's insistence, they finished early and returned to the dorms, they lounged around. Sitting on their respective beds, they resorted to girl talk.
"Say Tohru, what do you look for in a guy?"
"Ehh? What do you mean Mitsuki?"
"Like, what's your type?"
"I dunno... I've never thought about it."
"For me, my dream guy must be tall, handsome (no pretty-boys), kind, thoughtful, preferably rich, with big puppy dog eyes, and a killer smile. He must be a gentleman! And act oldfashioned but be up to date."
"Is... Keisuke like that?"
".... no, he's not. But I like him all the same, cause he's pretty damn near. And come on, I'm pretty picky. So what about you?"
"I... I only need one thing. Love. A love so strong it breaks the bounds of time and distance."
"aHhh! That's so sweet Tohru! I never knew you had it in ya. So tell me, have you ever been in love?"
"Once--no. wait, no. Never. I've never been in love. Ever."
"You wanted to say yes! You have been in love." At this point Mitsuki got up to study Tohru's face. Eyes locked she replied, "No. You're right. You're still in love."
"I..It's 5pm. We better get ready." Tohru jumped off her bed and ran to the bathroom, locking the door after her. She let her body slide to the floor as slow sobs came rising up from her throat. She mightve been able to fool her friend if she hadn't left all her shopping bags outside on her bed.
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Later that night
*Knock Knock* "Hey Mitsuki, it's me. Are you ready?"
"Ahh! Tohru, they're here, they're here. How do I look?" She had long since dried her tears and gotten dressed. She even let her Mitsuki put minimal make up on her.
"Hai, hai. You look great!" Tohru was wearing a blue peasant top, a black mini-skirt, and black leather boots. Her hair was messily tied up with the curls spilling over her face. She wore white eye liner, a hint of blush, and a swab of pink shiny lip gloss. Mitsuki was wearing a strappy red dress and red high-heeled sandals. Her shoulder length hair was down. Though she had on a lot of eye liner and mascara, it was barely noticable because all of your attention immeadiately focused on her bright, red lips. She could so pull off the sexy-in-red look.
"Coming!" they opened the door and stepped out. Keisuke took Mitsuki into a warm embrace and spun her around leaving his friend and Tohru to 'get acquainted.'
"Tohru!?" Too bad they already were.
"GOMEN NA SAI! GOMEN GOMEN! Forgive me! I spilled the soup on your clean kitchen floor, Shigure-san. I deserve harsh punishment." Ritsu proceeded to bang his head on the wall, waking the still sleeping inhabitants.
"Shut the hell up!" screamed Kyou, bursting in through the door. It seemed that he had slept on the roof last night and the banging... well it made him fall off for a rude awakening.
"GOMEN NA SAI! I am too loud! I cannot do anything right. Even my voice..." Kyou began to run at the unsuspecting man currently trying to hurt himself but was intercepted by a Shigure.
"hehehe... That's no way to treat a guest, Kyou! We did after all invite him here. (then whispering) Here's a twenty, go buy some take out for us while I lock him in the kitchen." Feeling desperate, they had indeed invited Sohma Ritsu to there cozy abode. And they were all regreting it. But since they did make him give up his apartment, then pack up, and move in, all within a month's notice, they were feeling too guilty to do anything about it. Of course, Yuki had slept through the whole ordeal, as he did, every morning.
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Kenju Girl's Academy
"Tohru! Can you help me? My new dress has a rip in it and i just got a manicure!" Getting up from her studies, Tohru went to her roommate at once.
"Thank you SOoo much! I have a date with Keisuke and you know how I just love this dress. And I simply cant do a thinggg with my nails so long..." The blonde, oops!, I mean the brunette lolled on, talking as if someone cared--which Tohru, being the sweetie she is, did. First about her nails, then about her hair and how she 'couldnt do a thing with it!' then about how the tan-in-a-bottle stuff worked wonders. It was a wonder Tohru's ears hadn't fallen off after half a year as her roommate. Still, underneath all that superficial perkiness was a heart of gold.
"Youre going to come out with us right?" Tohru looked up in surprise.
"Ehhh? I am??"
"Yup! I asked you last week and you said yes! Remember? His friend's going to be in town so we'll all double date! Wear blue, his friend's going to wear blue. So then when we go clubin, we'll all be color-matching with our dates! Ahh! Too Cute!"
"Ahh Hai... But I don't have anything to wear!" She vaguely remember promising her day to Mitsuki, so gave in without a fight. Life had really changed for her. In six months she had learned to grieve not just one, but fourteen people quietly while focusing on her education. She learned to welcome the distraction her roomie gave willingly.
"Let's see... It's 9:21am now, and there are no classes on Saturday... and our dinner reservations are at 7:00pm... take two hours for getting ready, and one for lunch... oh! and one for breakfast... soooo we have six hours to shop!" she announced triumphantly. "That's cutting it a little close, but I'm sure we'll be able to find something." It was almost scary to watch this girl shop.
At Tohru's insistence, they finished early and returned to the dorms, they lounged around. Sitting on their respective beds, they resorted to girl talk.
"Say Tohru, what do you look for in a guy?"
"Ehh? What do you mean Mitsuki?"
"Like, what's your type?"
"I dunno... I've never thought about it."
"For me, my dream guy must be tall, handsome (no pretty-boys), kind, thoughtful, preferably rich, with big puppy dog eyes, and a killer smile. He must be a gentleman! And act oldfashioned but be up to date."
"Is... Keisuke like that?"
".... no, he's not. But I like him all the same, cause he's pretty damn near. And come on, I'm pretty picky. So what about you?"
"I... I only need one thing. Love. A love so strong it breaks the bounds of time and distance."
"aHhh! That's so sweet Tohru! I never knew you had it in ya. So tell me, have you ever been in love?"
"Once--no. wait, no. Never. I've never been in love. Ever."
"You wanted to say yes! You have been in love." At this point Mitsuki got up to study Tohru's face. Eyes locked she replied, "No. You're right. You're still in love."
"I..It's 5pm. We better get ready." Tohru jumped off her bed and ran to the bathroom, locking the door after her. She let her body slide to the floor as slow sobs came rising up from her throat. She mightve been able to fool her friend if she hadn't left all her shopping bags outside on her bed.
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Later that night
*Knock Knock* "Hey Mitsuki, it's me. Are you ready?"
"Ahh! Tohru, they're here, they're here. How do I look?" She had long since dried her tears and gotten dressed. She even let her Mitsuki put minimal make up on her.
"Hai, hai. You look great!" Tohru was wearing a blue peasant top, a black mini-skirt, and black leather boots. Her hair was messily tied up with the curls spilling over her face. She wore white eye liner, a hint of blush, and a swab of pink shiny lip gloss. Mitsuki was wearing a strappy red dress and red high-heeled sandals. Her shoulder length hair was down. Though she had on a lot of eye liner and mascara, it was barely noticable because all of your attention immeadiately focused on her bright, red lips. She could so pull off the sexy-in-red look.
"Coming!" they opened the door and stepped out. Keisuke took Mitsuki into a warm embrace and spun her around leaving his friend and Tohru to 'get acquainted.'
"Tohru!?" Too bad they already were.
