Chapter Three: The Big Race
The sun shone bright that Saturday morning. The girls had an early breakfast and prepared themselves once more for a day of skiing. Megumi was going with them this time. The night before, the Sohmas had once again invited them to meet them on the slopes. Momiji was just going to watch as they took small races down the hill. As for the parents they decided to do some "lodging" as Mr. Hanajima called it.
Tohru, Megumi, Uo, and Hana met Yuki, Hatsuharu, and Momiji at the top slope. The hills were covered with people who had come overnight for a weekend of skiing.
"Okay you guys" Momiji said with a smile, "Since I am not skiing today, I will be the one who says Ready, Set, Go okay?"
Everyone agreed and prepared themselves.
"Ready! Set! Go!"
First they had a practice race with all of them, which Yuki won. Then the girls had a race in which Hana beat the other two. Then the boys raced and Megumi surpassed both Yuki and Hatsuharu. As they were preparing for the next race, which Yuki and Haru were in, who should come strolling up but Kyo. He was in his red ski suit and was carrying his skis behind his head.
"Hey Kyo!" Momiji exclaimed, "You brought skis. Does this mean that you are joining us in the races?"
"You bet I am" Kyo grinned at Yuki, "I'm ready to take you on you damn rat."
"What are you thinking stupid cat?" Yuki sighed with a frown, "You know you can't ski, why bother. Unless you want to be humiliated that is?"
"Oh yea! Well we'll see about that won't we? Race me. If you think you have the guts?"
"Fine, have it your way" Yuki replied with a huff, readying himself.
"In that case you guys" Haru said, "I'll let the two of you race."
"We will be down at the bottom of the hill so we can give you guys plenty of room" Momiji replied, "I'll call from down there."
"Good luck you guys," Tohru said with a worried face.
She followed Haru, Momiji, Megumi, Uo and Hana down the hill. Yuki and Kyo put on their goggles.
"Ready!" Momiji shouted.
They both bent forward.
"Set!"
Kyo focused on the task before him. Yuki just sighed as the thought of another victory against the stupid cat entered his head.
"Go!"
They took off, side by side. Yuki was actually amazed at how well Kyo could ski. He took turns like it was no problem. In fact he was winning. Yuki sped up. Soon they were neck in neck.
"Wow look at orange top go" Uo said holding a hand over her eyes as she shielded the sun.
"He's just as good as the prince" Hana added.
"At this rate it could be either one of them" Haru replied.
They continued down the hill, Kyo just a little ahead of Yuki.
"I'm doing it" Kyo thought, "I'm actually beating the damn rat. I will win."
Suddenly out of nowhere a skier got in both of their ways. He slid right in front of the two racers, making them lose their concentration and sending both of them tripping over their skis. They tumbled down the hill and landed at the bottom. Kyo underneath Yuki. The skier stopped at the bottom as well and turned around.
He was dressed in a very expensive black ski suit. He pulled the goggles off his face and turned to look at the two boys. He had short light brown hair and dark brown eyes. Tohru and the others rushed over.
"I'm sorry about that" he replied, "I guess I didn't see you guys."
He helped Yuki up off of Kyo.
"How could you miss us?" Kyo muffled in the snow.
He spit it out of his mouth then stood up.
"It wasn't that hard to see that we were in the middle of a race," he added angrily.
"Oh is that what you were doing?" he chuckled, "I'm terribly sorry."
"Are you guys okay?" Tohru replied rushing over, "You're not hurt are you?"
"No Miss Honda we're fine" Yuki reassured her.
The strange boy stared at her for a few minutes then he cleared his throat.
"Ahem. Excuse me miss, you wouldn't be Tohru Honda by any chance would you?"
"Yes that's right" she nodded, "How do you know that?"
He broke into a huge grin then flung his arms around the startled girl hugging her tight. Hatsuharu and Momiji looked at each other in astonishment while Yuki and Kyo looked on in deep mistrust.
Authors Note: I know I said that I would have two chapters done tonight, but I'm gonna finish the last one tomorrow. It's getting late and I am tired. Any way hope you enjoyed the new chapters. See you later!!
Next Chapter: Tai Ushida
Tohru meets an old friend who wants to be more than just friends.
The sun shone bright that Saturday morning. The girls had an early breakfast and prepared themselves once more for a day of skiing. Megumi was going with them this time. The night before, the Sohmas had once again invited them to meet them on the slopes. Momiji was just going to watch as they took small races down the hill. As for the parents they decided to do some "lodging" as Mr. Hanajima called it.
Tohru, Megumi, Uo, and Hana met Yuki, Hatsuharu, and Momiji at the top slope. The hills were covered with people who had come overnight for a weekend of skiing.
"Okay you guys" Momiji said with a smile, "Since I am not skiing today, I will be the one who says Ready, Set, Go okay?"
Everyone agreed and prepared themselves.
"Ready! Set! Go!"
First they had a practice race with all of them, which Yuki won. Then the girls had a race in which Hana beat the other two. Then the boys raced and Megumi surpassed both Yuki and Hatsuharu. As they were preparing for the next race, which Yuki and Haru were in, who should come strolling up but Kyo. He was in his red ski suit and was carrying his skis behind his head.
"Hey Kyo!" Momiji exclaimed, "You brought skis. Does this mean that you are joining us in the races?"
"You bet I am" Kyo grinned at Yuki, "I'm ready to take you on you damn rat."
"What are you thinking stupid cat?" Yuki sighed with a frown, "You know you can't ski, why bother. Unless you want to be humiliated that is?"
"Oh yea! Well we'll see about that won't we? Race me. If you think you have the guts?"
"Fine, have it your way" Yuki replied with a huff, readying himself.
"In that case you guys" Haru said, "I'll let the two of you race."
"We will be down at the bottom of the hill so we can give you guys plenty of room" Momiji replied, "I'll call from down there."
"Good luck you guys," Tohru said with a worried face.
She followed Haru, Momiji, Megumi, Uo and Hana down the hill. Yuki and Kyo put on their goggles.
"Ready!" Momiji shouted.
They both bent forward.
"Set!"
Kyo focused on the task before him. Yuki just sighed as the thought of another victory against the stupid cat entered his head.
"Go!"
They took off, side by side. Yuki was actually amazed at how well Kyo could ski. He took turns like it was no problem. In fact he was winning. Yuki sped up. Soon they were neck in neck.
"Wow look at orange top go" Uo said holding a hand over her eyes as she shielded the sun.
"He's just as good as the prince" Hana added.
"At this rate it could be either one of them" Haru replied.
They continued down the hill, Kyo just a little ahead of Yuki.
"I'm doing it" Kyo thought, "I'm actually beating the damn rat. I will win."
Suddenly out of nowhere a skier got in both of their ways. He slid right in front of the two racers, making them lose their concentration and sending both of them tripping over their skis. They tumbled down the hill and landed at the bottom. Kyo underneath Yuki. The skier stopped at the bottom as well and turned around.
He was dressed in a very expensive black ski suit. He pulled the goggles off his face and turned to look at the two boys. He had short light brown hair and dark brown eyes. Tohru and the others rushed over.
"I'm sorry about that" he replied, "I guess I didn't see you guys."
He helped Yuki up off of Kyo.
"How could you miss us?" Kyo muffled in the snow.
He spit it out of his mouth then stood up.
"It wasn't that hard to see that we were in the middle of a race," he added angrily.
"Oh is that what you were doing?" he chuckled, "I'm terribly sorry."
"Are you guys okay?" Tohru replied rushing over, "You're not hurt are you?"
"No Miss Honda we're fine" Yuki reassured her.
The strange boy stared at her for a few minutes then he cleared his throat.
"Ahem. Excuse me miss, you wouldn't be Tohru Honda by any chance would you?"
"Yes that's right" she nodded, "How do you know that?"
He broke into a huge grin then flung his arms around the startled girl hugging her tight. Hatsuharu and Momiji looked at each other in astonishment while Yuki and Kyo looked on in deep mistrust.
Authors Note: I know I said that I would have two chapters done tonight, but I'm gonna finish the last one tomorrow. It's getting late and I am tired. Any way hope you enjoyed the new chapters. See you later!!
Next Chapter: Tai Ushida
Tohru meets an old friend who wants to be more than just friends.