Kokoro no Hitan
The knuckles on my hand were white I was gripping the fabric that rested above my heart so tightly. The shirt I was wearing wasn't the same after that.
So this is the girl Shigure was talking about...The similarities are startiling....
The little girl's head was still cocked to one side. "Daijoubu?"
I shook my head to clear my mind of the flood of thoughts that had rushed in after seeing the girl...Kaga...that's what her name is...Okay.
I smiled. "Hai. I'm fine. My name's Tohru. Nice to meet you."
Kaga smiled back. "Nice to meet you too. Hatori mentioned you a couple of times. You're not a Sohma, right? But you know the secret." She smiled again. "Can you guess what animal I am?" She cocked her head to one side, grinning broadly.
"The boar?"
She nodded her head enthusiastically. "Want me to go get my friend? If you know what I am, then you should definately be able to figure out what he is!"
The color drained from my face for the second time that evening, but I managed to smile anyway. "Sure. I'd love to meet him."
Still smiling, she turned to leave saying, "Okay! I'll be right back!" and disappeared into the forest of legs that were the guests at the party.
She returned shortly afterward. My hunch was correct. A small boy, about the same age as she, was being led by the hand towards me. His mess of white hair told me without a doubt who he was.
She pushed him directly in front of me. "This is Harusaki. Can you guess what he is?"
I managed to smile again...barely. "The ox?"
Kaga grinned. "Wow, you're really good!"
Harusaki smiled, but not half as enthusiastically as Kaga. He bowed slightly. "It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Oh! Hai!" I bowed slightly myself. "It's a pleasure to meet you as well."
As I was coming back up I saw Hatori approaching out of the corner of my eye. I wonder why Hatori's coming over this way?...
-Tohru Honda
~~~
Noticing that Tohru and Kaga had finally met each other's aquaintence, I decided that it was a good time to break the news to Kaga. She would have to find out eventually, anyway. And that was only if she didn't already know.
"It's nice to see you again, Tohru."
She looked up at me. "Oh. Hai, Hatori. It's nice to see you again as well. How are you?"
I managed a small smile. "I'm fine. Yourself?" She is slightly paler than usual...
"I'm good, thanks."
I knelt down so I was at the same level as Kaga and Tohru, since they were both significantly lower than I, one short standing and the other sitting in a chair. "I see you finally met Tohru," I said to Kaga. She nodded.
"I'm glad. Because you too are going to be spending a lot more time together."
-Hatori Sohma
~~~
A chill overtook my body and gave me goosebumps. "T-then...Shigure-san wasn't lying...." I couldn't stop from shaking.
Hatori stood up and took a step toward me. "Kaga...are you alright?"
I stepped away from his hand, shaking my head quickly back and forth. "Iee. I'm not alright..."
Seeing the confused look on Haru's face, I side-stepped toward him, putting him between me and Uncle Hatori. Standing behind him, I took his hand in my own. "They're going to take me away, Haru. They don't want me to live with Uncle Hatori anymore. They want me to live with her instead....and you won't be coming with me..." I was nearly crying at this time, I could feel the tears building in my eyes, nearly ready to overflow.
I saw Hatori's hand approach us. "DON'T LET THEM TAKE ME AWAY!!!" I screamed and bent my head down, cowering behind Haru, the tears coming freely now.
-Kaga Sohma
~~~
I felt something inside me snap, a shift I had only felt once before.
"Don't touch Kagura."
-Haru Sohma
~~~
The knuckles on my hand were white I was gripping the fabric that rested above my heart so tightly. The shirt I was wearing wasn't the same after that.
So this is the girl Shigure was talking about...The similarities are startiling....
The little girl's head was still cocked to one side. "Daijoubu?"
I shook my head to clear my mind of the flood of thoughts that had rushed in after seeing the girl...Kaga...that's what her name is...Okay.
I smiled. "Hai. I'm fine. My name's Tohru. Nice to meet you."
Kaga smiled back. "Nice to meet you too. Hatori mentioned you a couple of times. You're not a Sohma, right? But you know the secret." She smiled again. "Can you guess what animal I am?" She cocked her head to one side, grinning broadly.
"The boar?"
She nodded her head enthusiastically. "Want me to go get my friend? If you know what I am, then you should definately be able to figure out what he is!"
The color drained from my face for the second time that evening, but I managed to smile anyway. "Sure. I'd love to meet him."
Still smiling, she turned to leave saying, "Okay! I'll be right back!" and disappeared into the forest of legs that were the guests at the party.
She returned shortly afterward. My hunch was correct. A small boy, about the same age as she, was being led by the hand towards me. His mess of white hair told me without a doubt who he was.
She pushed him directly in front of me. "This is Harusaki. Can you guess what he is?"
I managed to smile again...barely. "The ox?"
Kaga grinned. "Wow, you're really good!"
Harusaki smiled, but not half as enthusiastically as Kaga. He bowed slightly. "It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Oh! Hai!" I bowed slightly myself. "It's a pleasure to meet you as well."
As I was coming back up I saw Hatori approaching out of the corner of my eye. I wonder why Hatori's coming over this way?...
-Tohru Honda
~~~
Noticing that Tohru and Kaga had finally met each other's aquaintence, I decided that it was a good time to break the news to Kaga. She would have to find out eventually, anyway. And that was only if she didn't already know.
"It's nice to see you again, Tohru."
She looked up at me. "Oh. Hai, Hatori. It's nice to see you again as well. How are you?"
I managed a small smile. "I'm fine. Yourself?" She is slightly paler than usual...
"I'm good, thanks."
I knelt down so I was at the same level as Kaga and Tohru, since they were both significantly lower than I, one short standing and the other sitting in a chair. "I see you finally met Tohru," I said to Kaga. She nodded.
"I'm glad. Because you too are going to be spending a lot more time together."
-Hatori Sohma
~~~
A chill overtook my body and gave me goosebumps. "T-then...Shigure-san wasn't lying...." I couldn't stop from shaking.
Hatori stood up and took a step toward me. "Kaga...are you alright?"
I stepped away from his hand, shaking my head quickly back and forth. "Iee. I'm not alright..."
Seeing the confused look on Haru's face, I side-stepped toward him, putting him between me and Uncle Hatori. Standing behind him, I took his hand in my own. "They're going to take me away, Haru. They don't want me to live with Uncle Hatori anymore. They want me to live with her instead....and you won't be coming with me..." I was nearly crying at this time, I could feel the tears building in my eyes, nearly ready to overflow.
I saw Hatori's hand approach us. "DON'T LET THEM TAKE ME AWAY!!!" I screamed and bent my head down, cowering behind Haru, the tears coming freely now.
-Kaga Sohma
~~~
I felt something inside me snap, a shift I had only felt once before.
"Don't touch Kagura."
-Haru Sohma
~~~