Chapter 4: The Sohmas' Secret
Tohru woke up only at nine in the morning since it was a Saturday and they did not have to go to school.
"Sohma-san?" Tohru exclaimed as she saw Kyo practicing his martial arts in the backyard where she was about to dry her laundry.
"Morning, Honda-san" Yuki interrupted as he walked over to Kyo. "Let's spar, Kyo."
"Fine with me." Kyo said.
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Tohru continued with her laundry as the boys sparred. Suddenly, she heard a big clash and the next thing she saw was that both of them were covered with bruises. Apparently, they had thrown each other onto the ground, causing the loud clashes, and the fight was getting out of hand.
"Stop it, you two." Tohru screamed as she darted towards them.
Suddenly, Tohru tripped on a stone on the floor while she was getting close to them. She fell on the both of them who were fighting on the ground where Yuki was pinning Kyo down.
"POOF!" Tohru heard.
"Huh?" She screamed with a wave of anxiety inside her as she saw Yuki and Kyo had transformed into a rat and a cat.
"Now look what you've done!" Yuki said, darting a merciless look at Kyo.
"What? You were the one who made me spar with you, you damn rat!" Kyo retorted.
"Well, I guess this is no time to argue. We'll just have to explain it to Honda-san." Yuki said, sighing hard. "Honda-san, you see, some of us Sohmas have been cursed for generations by the twelve Chinese zodiac animals and we transform into them when being hugged by the opposite gender."
"Huh?" Tohru answered with her mouth agape.
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Then, Kyo, Yuki and Tohru went back into the house in deep silence.
Yuki explained to Tohru in detail to about their curse, which makes them turn into their zodiac form when they are being hugged by the opposite sex. Yuki also explained that Shigure is also part of the cursed Sohmas and his zodiac form is the dog.
"I think I had better report this to Akito as this is no small matter." Shigure said in a serious tone.
"Mr. Akito?" Tohru asked curiously.
"Akito is the head of the family and he had once said that the Sohmas' secret is not suppose to be revealed to anyone and if it was revealed, the person would have their memories erased to protect the Sohmas' secret from being spread further."
"Oh..." Tohru answered. "But I hope you two will still be my friends after my memories have been erased."
Yuki and Kyo blushed with guilt and embarrassment upon hearing Tohru's words.
"I'll go with you Shigure. I'm sure we can reason things out to Akito and persuade him not to erase Tohru's memories." Yuki courageously said.
Shigure and Yuki immediately set off to the main Sohmas' house where Akito lived.
"You must be shocked, aren't you?" Kyo asked in a unclear voice. "I know it isn't easy to accept the truth that your friend is actually a cat..."
"I'm not afraid, Sohma-san...I'm just surprised." Tohru replied, smiling sweetly at Kyo.
"You can call me Kyo if you want...I don't mind..."Kyo replied with his face flushed.
"Okay, Kyo."
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While Tohru was preparing dinner, Yuki and Shigure had returned with good news. Akito had promised not to erase her memories on behalf of Yuki's persuasion. Akito had always favoured Yuki as the rat was suppose to be special as he was the one who greeted the god, who invited the animals to a party, first.
"Where's Kyo?" Tohru asked as she laid the food on the table.
Yuki and Shigure looked at each other.
"Have you checked the rooftop? As a cat, his favourite spot is the rooftop..." Yuki said as he placed his head on his palm as he took support from the table.
Tohru climbed up the roof using the ladder and unsurprisingly, Kyo was there.
"Kyo, dinner is ready. Come down and join us."
"Nah, I'll skip dinner. I have no appetite." Kyo curtly replied.
Upon seeing the disappointment on Tohru's face, Kyo immediately changed his mind.
"Okay, I'll go down. As long as you smile." Kyo said sheepishly.
On his way down to the dinner table, Kyo suddenly realize that he liked Tohru as a friend, at least better than the first day he met her.
"Honda-san, would you mind me calling you Tohru?" Kyo said, blushing like a tomato.
"Sure!" Tohru grinned widely, feeling overjoyed that the great misunderstanding between them have finally been cleared.
Tohru woke up only at nine in the morning since it was a Saturday and they did not have to go to school.
"Sohma-san?" Tohru exclaimed as she saw Kyo practicing his martial arts in the backyard where she was about to dry her laundry.
"Morning, Honda-san" Yuki interrupted as he walked over to Kyo. "Let's spar, Kyo."
"Fine with me." Kyo said.
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Tohru continued with her laundry as the boys sparred. Suddenly, she heard a big clash and the next thing she saw was that both of them were covered with bruises. Apparently, they had thrown each other onto the ground, causing the loud clashes, and the fight was getting out of hand.
"Stop it, you two." Tohru screamed as she darted towards them.
Suddenly, Tohru tripped on a stone on the floor while she was getting close to them. She fell on the both of them who were fighting on the ground where Yuki was pinning Kyo down.
"POOF!" Tohru heard.
"Huh?" She screamed with a wave of anxiety inside her as she saw Yuki and Kyo had transformed into a rat and a cat.
"Now look what you've done!" Yuki said, darting a merciless look at Kyo.
"What? You were the one who made me spar with you, you damn rat!" Kyo retorted.
"Well, I guess this is no time to argue. We'll just have to explain it to Honda-san." Yuki said, sighing hard. "Honda-san, you see, some of us Sohmas have been cursed for generations by the twelve Chinese zodiac animals and we transform into them when being hugged by the opposite gender."
"Huh?" Tohru answered with her mouth agape.
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Then, Kyo, Yuki and Tohru went back into the house in deep silence.
Yuki explained to Tohru in detail to about their curse, which makes them turn into their zodiac form when they are being hugged by the opposite sex. Yuki also explained that Shigure is also part of the cursed Sohmas and his zodiac form is the dog.
"I think I had better report this to Akito as this is no small matter." Shigure said in a serious tone.
"Mr. Akito?" Tohru asked curiously.
"Akito is the head of the family and he had once said that the Sohmas' secret is not suppose to be revealed to anyone and if it was revealed, the person would have their memories erased to protect the Sohmas' secret from being spread further."
"Oh..." Tohru answered. "But I hope you two will still be my friends after my memories have been erased."
Yuki and Kyo blushed with guilt and embarrassment upon hearing Tohru's words.
"I'll go with you Shigure. I'm sure we can reason things out to Akito and persuade him not to erase Tohru's memories." Yuki courageously said.
Shigure and Yuki immediately set off to the main Sohmas' house where Akito lived.
"You must be shocked, aren't you?" Kyo asked in a unclear voice. "I know it isn't easy to accept the truth that your friend is actually a cat..."
"I'm not afraid, Sohma-san...I'm just surprised." Tohru replied, smiling sweetly at Kyo.
"You can call me Kyo if you want...I don't mind..."Kyo replied with his face flushed.
"Okay, Kyo."
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While Tohru was preparing dinner, Yuki and Shigure had returned with good news. Akito had promised not to erase her memories on behalf of Yuki's persuasion. Akito had always favoured Yuki as the rat was suppose to be special as he was the one who greeted the god, who invited the animals to a party, first.
"Where's Kyo?" Tohru asked as she laid the food on the table.
Yuki and Shigure looked at each other.
"Have you checked the rooftop? As a cat, his favourite spot is the rooftop..." Yuki said as he placed his head on his palm as he took support from the table.
Tohru climbed up the roof using the ladder and unsurprisingly, Kyo was there.
"Kyo, dinner is ready. Come down and join us."
"Nah, I'll skip dinner. I have no appetite." Kyo curtly replied.
Upon seeing the disappointment on Tohru's face, Kyo immediately changed his mind.
"Okay, I'll go down. As long as you smile." Kyo said sheepishly.
On his way down to the dinner table, Kyo suddenly realize that he liked Tohru as a friend, at least better than the first day he met her.
"Honda-san, would you mind me calling you Tohru?" Kyo said, blushing like a tomato.
"Sure!" Tohru grinned widely, feeling overjoyed that the great misunderstanding between them have finally been cleared.