Chapter 2: Tohru Moves Into The Sohma's
"There you go! We're out." Yuki exclaimed, showing a tinge of satisfaction.
"Thank you so much Sohma-san." Tohru bowed with her hot tears rolling down her cheeks.
Tohru asked Yuki over to her house as after all, she was living within their property. He gladly followed her towards the brightly coloured yellow tent.
"You actually live here?" Yuki gushed with astonishment.
"Frankly speaking, yes. I do live here. Even though it is a little small and cramped, at least there is still a shelter above me." Tohru answered, bowing her head low.
"Want to go over to my house for tea?" Yuki suggested.
Tohru nodded immediately as she felt that Yuki might not feel comfortable standing outside her tent. So, Yuki and Tohru strolled through the forest towards Yuki's house.
"Here it is." Yuki said.
"It looks awfully cosy. It gives me a sense of security here." Tohru said, upon seeing Yuki's home.
"I see you've brought a guest home, Yuki. And it is a girl." Shigure mocked as Yuki and Tohru entered through the main door.
"Stop it Shigure. It isn't funny. Moreover, Honda-san is a decent girl." Yuki retorted. Honda-san, this is Shigure Sohma, my cousin."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Shigure. I am Tohru Honda." Tohru immediately said as she bowed at Shigure.
"Oh! So you are the new transfer student Kyo was talking about when he got home." Shigure said as his face lit up brightly.
The three of them were in the midst of chatting about Tohru's history when Shigure suddenly sensed something unpleasant.
"Earthquake. There is going to be a mild earthquake somewhere along the west of the forest." He explained.
Tohru and Yuki looked at each other as though they thought of something.
"MY TENT! MY MOTHER'S PICTURE! MY HOME!" Tohru screamed her lungs out.
Without any further hesitation, Tohru dashed out of the Sohma's house and ran through the forest towards her tent, only to see the dreadful sight of her tent being smashed under loose soil that has just been eroded. Yuki and Shigure followed behind her and they too, felt dismayed about this. They were shocked when they saw Tohru struggling to dig her belongings out. Shigure darted home to grab a shovel and handed it to Tohru. Yuki joined in with her and they both started delving into the mud.
"Finally!" Tohru exclaimed as she found her mother's picture. "Mother, I'm so sorry I was not quick enough to save you from the moments of sufferings under the soil."
Seeing Tohru's tears start trickling down her cheeks, Shigure couldn't help but give a comment that the scene was truly dramatic. Yuki instantly shoved his elbow into Shigure's arm as a form of asking him to keep his mouth shut.
"Honda-san, what are your plans now?" Shigure asked politely, as they were on their way back to the Sohma's residence.
"I...I don't know..." Tohru said solemnly.
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After a moment of thought at their dinner table, Yuki suddenly had an idea.
"Why not let Honda-san live with us? We have an empty room upstairs anyway."
"What?!" Shigure and Tohru said simultaneously.
Immediately, Shigure dragged Yuki to the kitchen and told him it would not be convenient for a girl to be living with them, especially when they will transform into their zodiac form when they are hugged by the opposite gender.
"Don't be such a paranoid. I don't think Tohru is so indecent in any case. As long as we be careful, everything is going to be okay." Yuki said persuasively.
"Well, okay...if you say so. But I'm not going to be responsible for this." Shigure said under his breadth.
"Okay Honda-san. You may live here." Yuki said with a warm smile on his face.
"Don't worry. I won't be a free loader. I will pay the rental every month plus I will help out with the chores if you don't mind." Tohru exclaimed excitedly.
"There is no need for the rental fees. You may live here by just doing the chores for us. Would that be fine with you?" Shigure questioned.
"Yes, Mr. Shigure" Tohru answered.
Within two hours time, Shigure and Yuki helped Tohru settle down in her room.
"There you go! We're out." Yuki exclaimed, showing a tinge of satisfaction.
"Thank you so much Sohma-san." Tohru bowed with her hot tears rolling down her cheeks.
Tohru asked Yuki over to her house as after all, she was living within their property. He gladly followed her towards the brightly coloured yellow tent.
"You actually live here?" Yuki gushed with astonishment.
"Frankly speaking, yes. I do live here. Even though it is a little small and cramped, at least there is still a shelter above me." Tohru answered, bowing her head low.
"Want to go over to my house for tea?" Yuki suggested.
Tohru nodded immediately as she felt that Yuki might not feel comfortable standing outside her tent. So, Yuki and Tohru strolled through the forest towards Yuki's house.
"Here it is." Yuki said.
"It looks awfully cosy. It gives me a sense of security here." Tohru said, upon seeing Yuki's home.
"I see you've brought a guest home, Yuki. And it is a girl." Shigure mocked as Yuki and Tohru entered through the main door.
"Stop it Shigure. It isn't funny. Moreover, Honda-san is a decent girl." Yuki retorted. Honda-san, this is Shigure Sohma, my cousin."
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Shigure. I am Tohru Honda." Tohru immediately said as she bowed at Shigure.
"Oh! So you are the new transfer student Kyo was talking about when he got home." Shigure said as his face lit up brightly.
The three of them were in the midst of chatting about Tohru's history when Shigure suddenly sensed something unpleasant.
"Earthquake. There is going to be a mild earthquake somewhere along the west of the forest." He explained.
Tohru and Yuki looked at each other as though they thought of something.
"MY TENT! MY MOTHER'S PICTURE! MY HOME!" Tohru screamed her lungs out.
Without any further hesitation, Tohru dashed out of the Sohma's house and ran through the forest towards her tent, only to see the dreadful sight of her tent being smashed under loose soil that has just been eroded. Yuki and Shigure followed behind her and they too, felt dismayed about this. They were shocked when they saw Tohru struggling to dig her belongings out. Shigure darted home to grab a shovel and handed it to Tohru. Yuki joined in with her and they both started delving into the mud.
"Finally!" Tohru exclaimed as she found her mother's picture. "Mother, I'm so sorry I was not quick enough to save you from the moments of sufferings under the soil."
Seeing Tohru's tears start trickling down her cheeks, Shigure couldn't help but give a comment that the scene was truly dramatic. Yuki instantly shoved his elbow into Shigure's arm as a form of asking him to keep his mouth shut.
"Honda-san, what are your plans now?" Shigure asked politely, as they were on their way back to the Sohma's residence.
"I...I don't know..." Tohru said solemnly.
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After a moment of thought at their dinner table, Yuki suddenly had an idea.
"Why not let Honda-san live with us? We have an empty room upstairs anyway."
"What?!" Shigure and Tohru said simultaneously.
Immediately, Shigure dragged Yuki to the kitchen and told him it would not be convenient for a girl to be living with them, especially when they will transform into their zodiac form when they are hugged by the opposite gender.
"Don't be such a paranoid. I don't think Tohru is so indecent in any case. As long as we be careful, everything is going to be okay." Yuki said persuasively.
"Well, okay...if you say so. But I'm not going to be responsible for this." Shigure said under his breadth.
"Okay Honda-san. You may live here." Yuki said with a warm smile on his face.
"Don't worry. I won't be a free loader. I will pay the rental every month plus I will help out with the chores if you don't mind." Tohru exclaimed excitedly.
"There is no need for the rental fees. You may live here by just doing the chores for us. Would that be fine with you?" Shigure questioned.
"Yes, Mr. Shigure" Tohru answered.
Within two hours time, Shigure and Yuki helped Tohru settle down in her room.