When I make Tohru insult other characters it is not because I dislike them, that couldn't be farther away from the truth. It is only to show she is different, which was my purpose.

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Chapter VI: Friends

Tohru

I admired myself in the mirror, oh God, I looked just... perfect! That stupid cast ruined some of my sexiness but that handsome Hatori would remove it soon. It was just like a fairy tale... I was the beautiful princess and Hatori the stunning Prince who rescued me. Hi hi.

I had found a long black dress in the closet and my first thought had been, 'who would ever wear such a thing!' and decided to fix it! Now there was no telling this gorgeous short dress and deep cleavage had been that rag.

Hmm, should I do something about my hair? It was so boring, long and straight... hmmm. Ah well, there wasn't much to do, and long straight hair wasn't that bad.

Those big eyes of mine is a problem though, they make me look so innocent... Unfortunately I couldn't change them.

I heard steps furiously rushing upstairs. Two girls suddenly rushed into my room, a blonde tall girl and another with dark hair.

"Tohru! Oh my God, are you all right!? These stupid family members of yours decided to call us TODAY! Was that stupid or what!? We have been so worried!" the blonde said with anger and concern.

I stared at them in shock. Who were these two strange girls? Had I really been friends with them? The blonde one certainly needed to attend a spa for a week and the dark haired one's clothes were awful! Like that old rag I've found before and changed to this gorgeous dress.

"Eh, do I know you?" I answered, backing a bit.

"Arisa," the dark haired on said, "Don't you remember, he told us she had amnesia."

I shuddered, her voice was so creepy, and those eyes of her studied all my moves.

The blonde one, apparently her name was Arisa turned furiously towards the other girl.

"I KNOW! Jeez, but I didn't think she had forgotten about us!" She turned around towards me. "What the hell are you wearing!?" she burst out. "That's trash clothes! You should throw them out!"

I gazed into her eyes, mad at her words.

"What the hell do you think your saying?!" I hissed. "Are you calling me a whore or what!? I can wear whatever I want at anytime! Do you think I'd listen to a blonde bimbo like you?" I mocked.

Arisa gasped and backed away shocked.

"T-Thoru..." The dark one touched Arisa gently on the shoulder.

"We should probably introduce ourselves since you don't seem to remember us. I am Hanajima Saki and the blonde girl is Uotani Arisa. We have known your for a very long time and are your two closest friends."

Eh, what? These two girls? That stupid bimbo and the freak girl? I used to hang around with them? Then I smiled. Damn! That 'old' Honda Tohru had been a smartass!

Of course she hung with these, when guys saw them who would they pick? A freak, a blonde tall manly girl or a cute sexy one? The answer was so obvious.

I studied them and noticed that Hana girl was studying me as well. Could she read minds...? It looked like it... I averted my look and decided to study the one who had called me trash, well she had called my clothes trash but if you insulted my clothes you insulted me.

She was shaking with anger, refusing to look at me. Hmm, so pathetic, just because I had yelled at her? Had I never done it before when I was the old Tohru?

"Oh, I had no idea," I said sweetly. Should I try to be friends with them again or just settle with the sexy bunch of Souma guys? I licked my lips while thinking; this had become a new habit of mine now.

"Maybe we should leave," Uotani mumbled.

"Arisa, don't be like that," Hanajima said. "She can't remember us, wouldn't you be surprised if two strangers rushed into your room and yelling?"

Uoatani sighed.

"Probably, but Tohru-kun never acted like that, even to strangers, her voice sounds so weird to, that dress, what's up with that? She just doesn't seem like our beloved Tohru."

"Arisa you're letting your anger speak. Your mad because she called you a bimbo, don't forget the memories we shared and her Mother..." She turned to me. "We will leave now; I'll hope you'll remember soon, Tohru-kun." She smiled and it sent chills down my back.

"Later..." Uoatani mumbled.

"Take care of yourself, Tohru-kun," Hanajima said and they left. I looked out my window to see when they would come out but it took awhile. Had they told Yuki, Kyo and Shigure of my behavior? They must have spoken at least.

I decided to probably not start to hang out with them again. Even though I was a perfect catch and they weren't they were just to weird, I couldn't deal with it. I would just yell at them all the time and they would probably talk about old memories.

Somehow, I'm not sure, perhaps because of the lack to do things I thought of Kyo-kun, the way he had yelled at me, somehow it disturbed me very much, how come? Obviously the guy couldn't take a joke. Hmm. Note to self, never ever tell Kyo-kun a joke again.

I then glanced at my bed and shuddered. My diary was lying there. I should probably open it now... Before I got the chance someone knocked at my door. Somehow I felt relieved.

Hatori

"Come iiiiin!" I heard Honda-kun saying brightly. I opened the door and the sight of her room shocked me. I remember other times when I had treated her it had been so clean and it used to smell that scent that was sweet that I couldn't place where it came from.

Now it looked like... I had no word for it. A disaster finally dropped in my mind. Yes, that was the word, a disaster.

"Hatori, what are you looking at?" I heard her say. I looked up from the trashed floor and my eyes widened with shock. Her dress! What the hell was that?

"What's wrong, Hatori... it looks like you've seen a ghost," she said sweetly.

"You shouldn't wear those clothes, take it of," I said.

She smiled and giggled. "Hatori, you nasty boy!"

She started to unbutton the dress and I turned around fast.

"What are you doing?"

"But you wanted me to take of that dress...."

"NO! Not now, just button it up and I'll remove your cast." I could see her in the mirror I finally realized. She smiled to me, knowing perfectly I could see her.

I turned around again, facing the wall. Don't think dirty thoughts I said over and over again. I am not Shigure, I am a respectable man, I am not Shigure, I am not Shigure...

I sighed with relief. It worked.

"You can turn around," she said.

"Honda, your just seventeen, you shouldn't act that way. You can easily get attacked, these days it is not so unusual. Such things do happen."

"But you wouldn't attack me, right Hatori? You would be so gently..." she said seductive.

I ignored her words and took up my instruments. I couldn't help feeling troubled; this is going to take awhile... What would she try?

Kyo

Out of milk again! I thought angrily. The milk always ran out so fast, why was that?!

Oh, right it was because of me... I drank it all the time... Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Hmph. What could Hatori and Tohru been doing? I had heard giggling and whispers in her room.

Hatori wouldn't do anything right? But then again one of his closets friends were Shigure... No, Hatori wouldn't do anything, I convinced myself.

I saw a boy, maybe my age or so and he was waiting for someone it looked like. When he finally saw what he waited for his eyes beamed with happiness.

"Arrei!" he called and waved towards a girl. The girl spotted him and they ran towards each other and hugged.

"I'm sorry I'm late," she said.

"Hah hah, I'm used to it now, it's okay." They hugged again and walked hand in hand away.

My heart ached so when I saw it. I should have been used by this now but I still wasn't! I had been cursed whole my life and I knew it wouldn't go away.

Stop thinking such idiotic thoughts! I can't do it... I can't hug the person, embrace it, or be together with the person I love... But it was all right wasn't it? Since I didn't love anybody it didn't matter right? Right?

The thought of love somehow made me think of Tohru... maybe I should apologize about yesterday... She couldn't help it... It just made me so frustrated!

Shigure

LIST FOR THOSE WHO ARE ATTENDING THE PICNIC: Shigure, Tohru, Yuki, Kyo, Hatori, and Momiji.

I smiled. Of course the list wasn't finished, only those on the list had answered. I hadn't asked Tohru herself but she would definitely come.

Then again I hadn't asked Kyo either... but he'd come! Hi hi, this was just great.

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