Chapter 2
"Wah! There're so many people here!" exclaimed Tohru, as she gazed across the room filled with at least a hundred people. (Yes, it is a big room. What else can you expect from such a rich family?)
"That's not even half of our family," Shigure pointed out, taking off his jacket and hanging it in the closet, "These are only our less distant cousins."
"Another way of putting it is to say that these are the ones that know about the curse of the Jyuunishi," said Hatori in his usual calm tone.
"Ha-san? Where did you come from?" questioned Shigure in his usual cheerful manner as he turned to face Hatori.
"From the door," he answered, taking a sip from his drink, as everybody sweat dropped, "I see you brought Tohru here."
"It's not like we had a choice. We couldn't just leave Tohru-kun alone for the New Years," defended Shigure, taking his best friend's comment as an accusation.
"Yuki, Kyo, why don't you show her around and introduce her to some of our other cousins?" Hatori suggested, wanting to speak to Shigure alone.
"Hai, hai," Shigure understood Hatori intentions and tried to support him knowing it was something important, "you should show our guest around. Two gentlemen wouldn't want to be rude to a lady."
"Fine…" muttered Yuki and Kyo as they lead her through the door to the main room.
"You know by bringing her here you are only putting her in danger," said Hatori in a low tone, as Shigure nodded in understanding.
"Akito won't try to do anything with all of this people around. If he does, the whole secret would be out in the open with our entire family," Shigure stated, being unusually serious, "as reckless as he is, he knows his responsibility as the head of our family. If something does happen, Yuki and Kyo'll be there to protect her."
"You are still taking a great risk," said Hatori, sighing, "You better hope you won't ever regret making your decision."
Shigure nodded in agreement, wondering if he really did make the right choice by putting her happiness before her safety.
In the mean while, "Fight me Koneko-chan!" the voice rang through the entire household, as the trio stared wide-eyed at the scene in front of them.
Both Yuki and Tohru turned to Kyo, asking him silently what he had done to tick Haru off into Black Mode.
"I didn't do anything! What are you all looking at me for?" yelled Kyo angrily, as the entire house full of people started at him, "I was with the two of you the entire time!" he added as he saw the accusing look on Tohru and Yuki's faces.
"He does have a point…" Yuki muttered, putting his hand in front of his chin as if he was thinking.
"If it wasn't Kyo-kun…then…" Tohru trailed off not knowing what to say next as Yuki and Kyo mouthed a silent no.
"It can't be…" Yuki tried to convince himself, "he wouldn't…"
"Haha!" exclaimed Kyo, his eyes sparkling, "this'll be one interesting fight!"
"Not the three of them together…" Yuki sighed in frustration and defeat, "this entire house would need remodelling after they're done."
"Ano?" Tohru questioned in surprise, not knowing what he was muttering about. Just then the sliding door flew out of its place, with a fist sized hole through the rice paper. And a teen stood in its place. "Were you trying to hide from me Haru? Are you afraid, is that what?" he mocked as he let out a soft snicker, "I thought your black mood was suppose to be brave and rash, not a chicken!"
"What did you say?" questioned Haru dangerously as he turned around to the teen with his bangs covering his eyes like a bomb that's about to explode or the calm before the storm.
"I called you a chicken or would you preferred to be called a coward?" he mocked once more. (Get it? Cow, coward?) Tohru just started at the whole scene in shock and confusion, as Kyo looked at it with interest with a small hint of smile forming on his face. Yuki just shook his head at the bunch of idiots in front of him, as he started to explain the whole story to Tohru. "Takuri Sohma, he's 2 years younger than we are, 3rd year in Junior High. He has a very rash personality, as you can see," he added as he glanced at the scene in front. Somehow Haru and Takuri managed to drag Kyo into the argument. The other occupants of the room decided to move out of the line of fire to insure their own safety, leaving the 5 of them alone.
"He's younger than he looks," Yuki pointed out, seeing the shocked expression on her face, "probably the way he dresses and acts threw you off."
"Hai…" said Tohru unsurely as she studied the new Sohma introduced to her. Takuri's hair colour was between black and a very dark shade of blue, the style was very similar to Hiro's, but his bangs were just past his eyes, which were sparkly grey. His skin colour was tanned a bit like Kyo's but a shade or two lighter. He wore a black T-shirt that fitted him very well and a casual light blue and dark blue patterned button-down shirt on the outside with its buttons hanging open, along with a dark blue cargo pants. Instead of the usual gym shoes you see guys wearing all the time, he wore black and dark blue coloured combat boots, and had dark green wristbands on his wrists. (Obviously on his wrist, but I just felt like adding that.)
"Fight me! Or are you just a scaredy cat, Nekokyon?" questioned Takuri, in a casual fighting stance.
"Stop give me nicknames!" yelled Kyo as he threw a punch at him, which Takuri dodged easily, "haven't you ever heard of respecting your elders?"
"And haven't you ever heard of not to pick on people younger than you are?" he questioned, throwing a high kick at Kyo, who dodged it with ease.
"What do you mean picking on you! You're the one who wanted to fight me!" He responded angrily, blocking a punch aimed for his right chest, "not to mention insulting me!"
"But you're the one who threw the first punch. Weren't you ever taught to ignore other people's insults?" he questioned in a mocking fashion, "or do you just lack self discipline and decide to listen to your anger than your better judgement. If you have any that is."
" Why you!" he fainted left to trick Takuri, but he wasn't fooled. He blocked Kyo's right hook with his left wrist.
"Eh…" Tohru started, unsure of what to say, "Ano… Yuki-kun, shouldn't we stop them?"
"There's absolutely no way I'm going in between them. I don't want to risk myself for their pointless cause. Just leave them be Honda-san, they'll come back to their senses eventually," Said Yuki, shooting her a smile, as she nodded in return, but still not fully convinced.
"Have you forgotten about me Yuki?" questioned the intimidating voice, which belonged to Black Haru. He approached Yuki and took his face with one of his gloved hands as he leaned closer and whispered into his ear. "There's plenty of room inside this house." (If you get what he's trying to say… good for you. If you don't… I really don't feel like explaining…)
"Then why don't you take one and lock yourself in there until you're back to White again," suggested Yuki in a more than slightly annoyed tone, "It'll save everybody the trouble of having you around."
"That's cold my love," he whispered once more, "but how can I not forgive you when you're looking at me with those beautiful eyes?"
Tohru sweat dropped, being the only other person who heard it besides for Yuki as she looked at them uncomfortably. Haru backed away from him, as he glared at the still fighting duet in front. "You guys bore me. I've seen more interesting math problems," he scoffed, and snickered when he saw the angry glares coming from the two of them, "my patience is wearing thin. Make this a quick fight or else."
"Wait your turn!" threatened Kyo, "I'll give you a good fight after I teach this kid a lesson."
"You can't call me a kid when I'm the same height as you," said Takuri in a calm, but irritating fashion, "unless you are calling yourself short that is."
"I'm not short!" Kyo protested, "How does you parents put up with you! You're as annoying as hell!"
"Too bad," he mocked, not even a bit effected by Kyo's insult, " you'd have to put up with it for eternity, cause you're going to hell."
"Why you little!" Kyo threatened, as he made a movement meant to be a punch, but stopped when Tohru jumped in between the two of them. "What! Get out of my way!" he yelled angrily.
"Kyo-kun…" Tohru muttered, afraid of the tone Kyo was using with her, "fighting is not right."
"Who cares about right or wrong!" he hissed in protest, but loosened up from his fighting stance. "You always ruin everything…"
"I was just starting to enjoy myself," complained the younger boy, "I guess Nekokyon just went soft."
Kyo decided to ignore that insult, not wanting to hurt Tohru's feelings more than he already did. "How about I take you on that fight, Haru?" Takuri suggested.
"About time," he mocked, walking closer.
"This is not going to be pretty," Kyo murmured.
"We have to stop them Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun, before one of them gets hurt!" said Tohru with teary eyes.
"I would Honda-san, but Haru wouldn't listen to us when he's in Black Mode," Yuki explained.
"And that annoying kid never listened to any of us. I don't think we can get any sense into his head," Kyo continued with a more than slightly annoyed expression.
"Tohru!" exclaimed a cheerful voice from within the hallway, catching Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki's attention. Soon Momiji was in the room where the sliding door was supposed to be before Takuri punched it out of place. "I know a way to stop them from fighting."
"Huh?" was the reply coming from the three older teens, as they looked down at Momiji with puzzled eyes.
"Mi-chan," said Momiji happily, giving them a small wink before pulling a girl a bit taller than him into the room. Tohru looked at her in surprise, recognizing her as the girl she saw before by the window. The younger girl had short black hair reaching just below her neck; her bangs covered part of her eyes with a natural grace. Her soft blue eyes were filled with uncertainty and shyness. She wore a low-neck baby-blue sweater with a white dress showing underneath and above the neckline.
Tohru looked at the girl with big bubbly eyes, clapping her hands together, she exclaimed, "Kawaii!"
"Tohru, this is Kyami, but I'd like to call her Mi-chan. She's a year younger than me. The same age as Taku," introduced Momiji, "and this is Tohru."
"Hi," she said in a small voice, looking at Tohru shyly with her adorable blue eyes, "it's nice to meet you, Tohru-san."
"It's nice to meet you too Kyami-chan," she greeted back, looking at the younger girl happily. Kyo started to say something but was cut off by the sound of something braking cause by the fight going on between Haru and Takuri.
"Tari-chan," Kyami called out softly causing Takuri to turn around and stop on his tracks, as she approached closer.
"Ever since we were younger she was the only person Taku would ever listen to," Momiji explained, "it's kinda hard not to when she looks at you with those adorable eyes. "
Tohru looked at Momiji unsurely, not exactly wanting Kyami to get any closer to the fight, afraid that she might get hurt.
"Dai jo bu Tohru," said Momiji happily, knowing her worry, "If anybody can stop their fight it'll be her."
Just as Momiji said, Takuri backed away from Haru and looked at Kyami with apologetic eyes, while rubbing the back of his head, just like a little kid does when he did something wrong.
~* To be Continued*~
On the Next Chapter there would be more background information on the new characters, as to whom they are related to.
"Wah! There're so many people here!" exclaimed Tohru, as she gazed across the room filled with at least a hundred people. (Yes, it is a big room. What else can you expect from such a rich family?)
"That's not even half of our family," Shigure pointed out, taking off his jacket and hanging it in the closet, "These are only our less distant cousins."
"Another way of putting it is to say that these are the ones that know about the curse of the Jyuunishi," said Hatori in his usual calm tone.
"Ha-san? Where did you come from?" questioned Shigure in his usual cheerful manner as he turned to face Hatori.
"From the door," he answered, taking a sip from his drink, as everybody sweat dropped, "I see you brought Tohru here."
"It's not like we had a choice. We couldn't just leave Tohru-kun alone for the New Years," defended Shigure, taking his best friend's comment as an accusation.
"Yuki, Kyo, why don't you show her around and introduce her to some of our other cousins?" Hatori suggested, wanting to speak to Shigure alone.
"Hai, hai," Shigure understood Hatori intentions and tried to support him knowing it was something important, "you should show our guest around. Two gentlemen wouldn't want to be rude to a lady."
"Fine…" muttered Yuki and Kyo as they lead her through the door to the main room.
"You know by bringing her here you are only putting her in danger," said Hatori in a low tone, as Shigure nodded in understanding.
"Akito won't try to do anything with all of this people around. If he does, the whole secret would be out in the open with our entire family," Shigure stated, being unusually serious, "as reckless as he is, he knows his responsibility as the head of our family. If something does happen, Yuki and Kyo'll be there to protect her."
"You are still taking a great risk," said Hatori, sighing, "You better hope you won't ever regret making your decision."
Shigure nodded in agreement, wondering if he really did make the right choice by putting her happiness before her safety.
In the mean while, "Fight me Koneko-chan!" the voice rang through the entire household, as the trio stared wide-eyed at the scene in front of them.
Both Yuki and Tohru turned to Kyo, asking him silently what he had done to tick Haru off into Black Mode.
"I didn't do anything! What are you all looking at me for?" yelled Kyo angrily, as the entire house full of people started at him, "I was with the two of you the entire time!" he added as he saw the accusing look on Tohru and Yuki's faces.
"He does have a point…" Yuki muttered, putting his hand in front of his chin as if he was thinking.
"If it wasn't Kyo-kun…then…" Tohru trailed off not knowing what to say next as Yuki and Kyo mouthed a silent no.
"It can't be…" Yuki tried to convince himself, "he wouldn't…"
"Haha!" exclaimed Kyo, his eyes sparkling, "this'll be one interesting fight!"
"Not the three of them together…" Yuki sighed in frustration and defeat, "this entire house would need remodelling after they're done."
"Ano?" Tohru questioned in surprise, not knowing what he was muttering about. Just then the sliding door flew out of its place, with a fist sized hole through the rice paper. And a teen stood in its place. "Were you trying to hide from me Haru? Are you afraid, is that what?" he mocked as he let out a soft snicker, "I thought your black mood was suppose to be brave and rash, not a chicken!"
"What did you say?" questioned Haru dangerously as he turned around to the teen with his bangs covering his eyes like a bomb that's about to explode or the calm before the storm.
"I called you a chicken or would you preferred to be called a coward?" he mocked once more. (Get it? Cow, coward?) Tohru just started at the whole scene in shock and confusion, as Kyo looked at it with interest with a small hint of smile forming on his face. Yuki just shook his head at the bunch of idiots in front of him, as he started to explain the whole story to Tohru. "Takuri Sohma, he's 2 years younger than we are, 3rd year in Junior High. He has a very rash personality, as you can see," he added as he glanced at the scene in front. Somehow Haru and Takuri managed to drag Kyo into the argument. The other occupants of the room decided to move out of the line of fire to insure their own safety, leaving the 5 of them alone.
"He's younger than he looks," Yuki pointed out, seeing the shocked expression on her face, "probably the way he dresses and acts threw you off."
"Hai…" said Tohru unsurely as she studied the new Sohma introduced to her. Takuri's hair colour was between black and a very dark shade of blue, the style was very similar to Hiro's, but his bangs were just past his eyes, which were sparkly grey. His skin colour was tanned a bit like Kyo's but a shade or two lighter. He wore a black T-shirt that fitted him very well and a casual light blue and dark blue patterned button-down shirt on the outside with its buttons hanging open, along with a dark blue cargo pants. Instead of the usual gym shoes you see guys wearing all the time, he wore black and dark blue coloured combat boots, and had dark green wristbands on his wrists. (Obviously on his wrist, but I just felt like adding that.)
"Fight me! Or are you just a scaredy cat, Nekokyon?" questioned Takuri, in a casual fighting stance.
"Stop give me nicknames!" yelled Kyo as he threw a punch at him, which Takuri dodged easily, "haven't you ever heard of respecting your elders?"
"And haven't you ever heard of not to pick on people younger than you are?" he questioned, throwing a high kick at Kyo, who dodged it with ease.
"What do you mean picking on you! You're the one who wanted to fight me!" He responded angrily, blocking a punch aimed for his right chest, "not to mention insulting me!"
"But you're the one who threw the first punch. Weren't you ever taught to ignore other people's insults?" he questioned in a mocking fashion, "or do you just lack self discipline and decide to listen to your anger than your better judgement. If you have any that is."
" Why you!" he fainted left to trick Takuri, but he wasn't fooled. He blocked Kyo's right hook with his left wrist.
"Eh…" Tohru started, unsure of what to say, "Ano… Yuki-kun, shouldn't we stop them?"
"There's absolutely no way I'm going in between them. I don't want to risk myself for their pointless cause. Just leave them be Honda-san, they'll come back to their senses eventually," Said Yuki, shooting her a smile, as she nodded in return, but still not fully convinced.
"Have you forgotten about me Yuki?" questioned the intimidating voice, which belonged to Black Haru. He approached Yuki and took his face with one of his gloved hands as he leaned closer and whispered into his ear. "There's plenty of room inside this house." (If you get what he's trying to say… good for you. If you don't… I really don't feel like explaining…)
"Then why don't you take one and lock yourself in there until you're back to White again," suggested Yuki in a more than slightly annoyed tone, "It'll save everybody the trouble of having you around."
"That's cold my love," he whispered once more, "but how can I not forgive you when you're looking at me with those beautiful eyes?"
Tohru sweat dropped, being the only other person who heard it besides for Yuki as she looked at them uncomfortably. Haru backed away from him, as he glared at the still fighting duet in front. "You guys bore me. I've seen more interesting math problems," he scoffed, and snickered when he saw the angry glares coming from the two of them, "my patience is wearing thin. Make this a quick fight or else."
"Wait your turn!" threatened Kyo, "I'll give you a good fight after I teach this kid a lesson."
"You can't call me a kid when I'm the same height as you," said Takuri in a calm, but irritating fashion, "unless you are calling yourself short that is."
"I'm not short!" Kyo protested, "How does you parents put up with you! You're as annoying as hell!"
"Too bad," he mocked, not even a bit effected by Kyo's insult, " you'd have to put up with it for eternity, cause you're going to hell."
"Why you little!" Kyo threatened, as he made a movement meant to be a punch, but stopped when Tohru jumped in between the two of them. "What! Get out of my way!" he yelled angrily.
"Kyo-kun…" Tohru muttered, afraid of the tone Kyo was using with her, "fighting is not right."
"Who cares about right or wrong!" he hissed in protest, but loosened up from his fighting stance. "You always ruin everything…"
"I was just starting to enjoy myself," complained the younger boy, "I guess Nekokyon just went soft."
Kyo decided to ignore that insult, not wanting to hurt Tohru's feelings more than he already did. "How about I take you on that fight, Haru?" Takuri suggested.
"About time," he mocked, walking closer.
"This is not going to be pretty," Kyo murmured.
"We have to stop them Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun, before one of them gets hurt!" said Tohru with teary eyes.
"I would Honda-san, but Haru wouldn't listen to us when he's in Black Mode," Yuki explained.
"And that annoying kid never listened to any of us. I don't think we can get any sense into his head," Kyo continued with a more than slightly annoyed expression.
"Tohru!" exclaimed a cheerful voice from within the hallway, catching Tohru, Kyo, and Yuki's attention. Soon Momiji was in the room where the sliding door was supposed to be before Takuri punched it out of place. "I know a way to stop them from fighting."
"Huh?" was the reply coming from the three older teens, as they looked down at Momiji with puzzled eyes.
"Mi-chan," said Momiji happily, giving them a small wink before pulling a girl a bit taller than him into the room. Tohru looked at her in surprise, recognizing her as the girl she saw before by the window. The younger girl had short black hair reaching just below her neck; her bangs covered part of her eyes with a natural grace. Her soft blue eyes were filled with uncertainty and shyness. She wore a low-neck baby-blue sweater with a white dress showing underneath and above the neckline.
Tohru looked at the girl with big bubbly eyes, clapping her hands together, she exclaimed, "Kawaii!"
"Tohru, this is Kyami, but I'd like to call her Mi-chan. She's a year younger than me. The same age as Taku," introduced Momiji, "and this is Tohru."
"Hi," she said in a small voice, looking at Tohru shyly with her adorable blue eyes, "it's nice to meet you, Tohru-san."
"It's nice to meet you too Kyami-chan," she greeted back, looking at the younger girl happily. Kyo started to say something but was cut off by the sound of something braking cause by the fight going on between Haru and Takuri.
"Tari-chan," Kyami called out softly causing Takuri to turn around and stop on his tracks, as she approached closer.
"Ever since we were younger she was the only person Taku would ever listen to," Momiji explained, "it's kinda hard not to when she looks at you with those adorable eyes. "
Tohru looked at Momiji unsurely, not exactly wanting Kyami to get any closer to the fight, afraid that she might get hurt.
"Dai jo bu Tohru," said Momiji happily, knowing her worry, "If anybody can stop their fight it'll be her."
Just as Momiji said, Takuri backed away from Haru and looked at Kyami with apologetic eyes, while rubbing the back of his head, just like a little kid does when he did something wrong.
~* To be Continued*~
On the Next Chapter there would be more background information on the new characters, as to whom they are related to.