"Oh dear. I do hope Ms. Honda is all right. That clumsy Kyo." Natori
worried aloud that evening as she watered the flowers in her garden. Her
dog, Heero, lounged under the yard's lone tree, contentedly chewing on an
old shoe as Natori continued to talk aloud to herself.
"And poor William. Busted to pieces." She mused, an amused smile on her face as she thought about it. Not paying much attention to what she was doing, she didn't notice that she'd raised the hand holding the water hose slightly, the cold stream of water arming over the flowers to soak her dog. Startled, Heero yelped, scampering for the house.
"Oh!" Natori exclaimed, hurriedly jerking the hose down.
"Aww! You poor, poor, thing you! I'm terribly sorry, but you stink and probably needed a bath anyway." She called to her dog; whose head was the only thing one could see sticking out from beneath the porch. He looked at her in betrayal, whimpering.
"Don't look like that. I'll make it up to you with a nice, long walk, ok!" She added with a laugh, heading into the house to get the leash.
~*~
"Geez! If you can't do it, why'd you bother trying to fold this stuff at all!" Kyo yelled, jerking the shirt away from Tohru, who'd been attempting to fold it.
"But I..." Tohru begun to say when Yuki flicked a pickled radish at Kyo, hitting him in the forehead with it.
"Why are you yelling at Ms. Honda for? It's your fault she nearly broke her hand to begin with. "Yuki announced, shooting Kyo a withering look.
Flushing, Kyo glanced quickly at Tohru, than scowled at Yuki. "Shut up! Leave me alone! I don't need you talking down to me, you dirty rat!" He yelled, his eyes narrowing angrily.
I wouldn't have to talk down to you if you acted as if you had half a brain in your head." Yuki replied snidely, picking up his cup of tea to take a sip.
"That's it! You are so toast!!!" Kyo shouted, leaping to his feet.
"And here we go again." Yuki muttered in anger, setting his cup of tea onto the table with a thump, a bit of tea sloshing out onto the table.
"Wait! Please don't fight! Oh!" Tohru said as she stood up, tripping over her own feet. Throwing her arms out, she wheeled them franticly, trying to regain her balance.
"Ms. Honda! Tohru!" the 2 boys exclaimed together, Kyo grabbing onto her first, as he was the closest. With a pop, He transformed into his cat form, as Yuki caught Tohru, managing not to hug her.
"Ms. Honda! Are you alright?" Yuki asked in concern as he helped steady her.
"Uh huh, but where is Kyo?" She asked in confusion.
"Stupid moron turned into a cat again." Yuki replied with a sigh, letting go of her.
"SHUT UP!!!! Who are you callin' stupid?! I wouldn't have transformed if you hadn't knocked me in to her!" The cat yelled as the fur on his back rose in anger.
"Why don't you just leave. You're giving me a headache, and I think you've already done your share of damage today." Yuki hissed irritably, reaching for his tea once he'd sat down again.
"Fine! Who'd want to stay here in this stupid house anyway!!" Kyo yelled, turning to run away, as Tohru took a step forward.
"Oh no, Kyo! Wait, please! I know you were only trying to help, and that the incident earlier was only an accident. Please don't leave! Dinner is almost ready too, and I think everyone will be in a much better mood after we eat!" Tohru pleaded, inadvertently stepping on his tail.
"I'm not...yeowwwww!" He screeched, his eyes widening in pain as Tohru stepped on his tail.
"Uh? Oh! Kyo! I'm sooo sorry!! Are you ok?" Tohru asked in horror, hurriedly moving her foot. She reached down towards him, and Kyo backed away in pain, his eyes watering,
"Just leave me alone!!" He yelled as he turned and fled into the garden.
"Oh dear!" Tohru fretted as she watched him go, wringing her hands.
"Is everything ok? I heard a commotion...you're not tearing down my house again, are you?" Shigure asked as he stuck his head in the door, a cigarette dangling from his lips.
"Ms. Honda stepped on Kyo's tail, and he went off to lick his wounds." Yuki replied nonchalantly, sipping his tea.
"Well, I suppose that means he won't be here for dinner. More for me-e! " Shigure said happily, his smile turning to a frown as he sniffed the air.
"Is it just me, or does something smell like it's burning?" He added with a thoughtful frown.
"Oh! The rice!" Tohru exclaimed in horror, running off to the kitchen.
"Well. That's the first time she's ever forgotten about the food." Shigure replied, cocking an eyebrow before he wondered off again.
"It seems today is a first for lots of things." Yuki announced to the empty room, before draining his cup. He sat it back down on the table, than got to his feet, heading for the kitchen to see if Tohru needed some help.
~*~
"Whoa! Heero! Slow down, boy! I'm not walking on 4 legs like you, you know! "Natori scolded her dog as he drug her along the lane, pausing only briefly to sniff the different tree's and shrubs he'd come across. She dug her feet in and jerked the dog to a stop, giving him a stern look as he looked back at her, whining.
"I'm walking you, remember? It's not the other way around!" She told him as she resumed walking at a leisurely pace, the dog more or less cooperating at the moment. Heero stopped next to a postal box, and hiked his leg, Natori hurriedly looking away.
"Really. I highly doubt the postal service will appreciate you picking their post box to mark your territory with. "She announced to the dog, as if she expected him to answer. She didn't notice the 2 kids on the opposite side of the street; the guy and girl she'd nearly ran over with her bike that morning.
"Look Kei, its Ms. Fujishima. I didn't know she lived nearby. Maybe we should go say hello?" The girl asked the boy, who looked at her as if she'd grown 3 heads in the last couple of seconds.
"Are you out of your mind?! No way! She's like...INSANE, or something! And be quiet, Ryoko! Maybe she won't see us." Kei hissed, grabbing his sister Ryoko by the arm as he drug her away.
"I was just trying to be polite." Ryoko protested.
"Being polite could get you killed! I mean, she nearly ran us over this morning! She's dangerous...and crazy." Kei whispered as they turned the corner.
Meanwhile, Natori's dog had finished doing his "business", and they resumed walking, traveling further down the lane. The houses were beginning to become sparse, and it was growing dark, so Natori pulled on the leash.
"Come on boy. This is far enough for today." She told him. He began to turn and follower her commands, when suddenly his ears perked up and he froze.
"Oh no." Natori muttered right as the dog gave a loud bark, jerking the leash from her hands. He raced off for the forest by the side of the lane, Natori following.
"No!!! Bad dog!!!" She wailed in annoyed agony, dodging a low tree limb as she ran after him. "I don't have time for this! I still have to come up with tomorrow's lesson plan!"
"And poor William. Busted to pieces." She mused, an amused smile on her face as she thought about it. Not paying much attention to what she was doing, she didn't notice that she'd raised the hand holding the water hose slightly, the cold stream of water arming over the flowers to soak her dog. Startled, Heero yelped, scampering for the house.
"Oh!" Natori exclaimed, hurriedly jerking the hose down.
"Aww! You poor, poor, thing you! I'm terribly sorry, but you stink and probably needed a bath anyway." She called to her dog; whose head was the only thing one could see sticking out from beneath the porch. He looked at her in betrayal, whimpering.
"Don't look like that. I'll make it up to you with a nice, long walk, ok!" She added with a laugh, heading into the house to get the leash.
~*~
"Geez! If you can't do it, why'd you bother trying to fold this stuff at all!" Kyo yelled, jerking the shirt away from Tohru, who'd been attempting to fold it.
"But I..." Tohru begun to say when Yuki flicked a pickled radish at Kyo, hitting him in the forehead with it.
"Why are you yelling at Ms. Honda for? It's your fault she nearly broke her hand to begin with. "Yuki announced, shooting Kyo a withering look.
Flushing, Kyo glanced quickly at Tohru, than scowled at Yuki. "Shut up! Leave me alone! I don't need you talking down to me, you dirty rat!" He yelled, his eyes narrowing angrily.
I wouldn't have to talk down to you if you acted as if you had half a brain in your head." Yuki replied snidely, picking up his cup of tea to take a sip.
"That's it! You are so toast!!!" Kyo shouted, leaping to his feet.
"And here we go again." Yuki muttered in anger, setting his cup of tea onto the table with a thump, a bit of tea sloshing out onto the table.
"Wait! Please don't fight! Oh!" Tohru said as she stood up, tripping over her own feet. Throwing her arms out, she wheeled them franticly, trying to regain her balance.
"Ms. Honda! Tohru!" the 2 boys exclaimed together, Kyo grabbing onto her first, as he was the closest. With a pop, He transformed into his cat form, as Yuki caught Tohru, managing not to hug her.
"Ms. Honda! Are you alright?" Yuki asked in concern as he helped steady her.
"Uh huh, but where is Kyo?" She asked in confusion.
"Stupid moron turned into a cat again." Yuki replied with a sigh, letting go of her.
"SHUT UP!!!! Who are you callin' stupid?! I wouldn't have transformed if you hadn't knocked me in to her!" The cat yelled as the fur on his back rose in anger.
"Why don't you just leave. You're giving me a headache, and I think you've already done your share of damage today." Yuki hissed irritably, reaching for his tea once he'd sat down again.
"Fine! Who'd want to stay here in this stupid house anyway!!" Kyo yelled, turning to run away, as Tohru took a step forward.
"Oh no, Kyo! Wait, please! I know you were only trying to help, and that the incident earlier was only an accident. Please don't leave! Dinner is almost ready too, and I think everyone will be in a much better mood after we eat!" Tohru pleaded, inadvertently stepping on his tail.
"I'm not...yeowwwww!" He screeched, his eyes widening in pain as Tohru stepped on his tail.
"Uh? Oh! Kyo! I'm sooo sorry!! Are you ok?" Tohru asked in horror, hurriedly moving her foot. She reached down towards him, and Kyo backed away in pain, his eyes watering,
"Just leave me alone!!" He yelled as he turned and fled into the garden.
"Oh dear!" Tohru fretted as she watched him go, wringing her hands.
"Is everything ok? I heard a commotion...you're not tearing down my house again, are you?" Shigure asked as he stuck his head in the door, a cigarette dangling from his lips.
"Ms. Honda stepped on Kyo's tail, and he went off to lick his wounds." Yuki replied nonchalantly, sipping his tea.
"Well, I suppose that means he won't be here for dinner. More for me-e! " Shigure said happily, his smile turning to a frown as he sniffed the air.
"Is it just me, or does something smell like it's burning?" He added with a thoughtful frown.
"Oh! The rice!" Tohru exclaimed in horror, running off to the kitchen.
"Well. That's the first time she's ever forgotten about the food." Shigure replied, cocking an eyebrow before he wondered off again.
"It seems today is a first for lots of things." Yuki announced to the empty room, before draining his cup. He sat it back down on the table, than got to his feet, heading for the kitchen to see if Tohru needed some help.
~*~
"Whoa! Heero! Slow down, boy! I'm not walking on 4 legs like you, you know! "Natori scolded her dog as he drug her along the lane, pausing only briefly to sniff the different tree's and shrubs he'd come across. She dug her feet in and jerked the dog to a stop, giving him a stern look as he looked back at her, whining.
"I'm walking you, remember? It's not the other way around!" She told him as she resumed walking at a leisurely pace, the dog more or less cooperating at the moment. Heero stopped next to a postal box, and hiked his leg, Natori hurriedly looking away.
"Really. I highly doubt the postal service will appreciate you picking their post box to mark your territory with. "She announced to the dog, as if she expected him to answer. She didn't notice the 2 kids on the opposite side of the street; the guy and girl she'd nearly ran over with her bike that morning.
"Look Kei, its Ms. Fujishima. I didn't know she lived nearby. Maybe we should go say hello?" The girl asked the boy, who looked at her as if she'd grown 3 heads in the last couple of seconds.
"Are you out of your mind?! No way! She's like...INSANE, or something! And be quiet, Ryoko! Maybe she won't see us." Kei hissed, grabbing his sister Ryoko by the arm as he drug her away.
"I was just trying to be polite." Ryoko protested.
"Being polite could get you killed! I mean, she nearly ran us over this morning! She's dangerous...and crazy." Kei whispered as they turned the corner.
Meanwhile, Natori's dog had finished doing his "business", and they resumed walking, traveling further down the lane. The houses were beginning to become sparse, and it was growing dark, so Natori pulled on the leash.
"Come on boy. This is far enough for today." She told him. He began to turn and follower her commands, when suddenly his ears perked up and he froze.
"Oh no." Natori muttered right as the dog gave a loud bark, jerking the leash from her hands. He raced off for the forest by the side of the lane, Natori following.
"No!!! Bad dog!!!" She wailed in annoyed agony, dodging a low tree limb as she ran after him. "I don't have time for this! I still have to come up with tomorrow's lesson plan!"