Chapter Two: Planning the Celebration
Momiji's face lit up with excitement as he sat at the sitting table the next afternoon.
"Really Shigure" he replied with a smile, "You want me to plan it?"
"Absolutely. After all you planned all the other trips. This time everyone knows about it however."
"Oh Shigure I would be honored. I would do anything for Tohru."
"Just remember she's not supposed to know anything about it though. You can invite all the Sohmas that she knows and even her friends."
"And you think the hot springs would be a good place for this?"
"Mhm. It's the perfect spot."
"Oh I agree" Momiji nodded with a laugh.
Kyo and Yuki came in a few minutes later.
"What's the annoying brat doing here?" Kyo asked.
"I asked Momiji to do the planning for us" Shigure grinned.
"You what?" Yuki said in surprise.
"Don't you guys worry about a thing. I'll handle it" Momiji replied standing up, "Just leave everything to me! See ya!" he waved as he rushed out the door, "Got so much to do!"
The three of them stared as he left the house in a hurry with a slam of the door. Yuki sat down at the table. Kyo did as well.
"Are you sure about this Shigure?" Yuki asked.
"Momiji is the perfect person for the job" Shigure replied, "Besides it will keep him busy. The party will be at the end of the month. So you two better start thinking about birthday gift ideas," Shigure said with a smile as he stood up, leaving Yuki and Kyo there stunned.
"Birthday gift ideas?" Kyo thought.
"How am I going to come up with that?" Yuki said to himself.
"Oh" Tohru replied as she entered the room, "Is Momiji gone?"
Yuki and Kyo came out of their thoughts and looked at her.
"Uh yes Miss Honda" Yuki said, "He left just a few minutes ago. Said something about homework."
"Oh" she smiled, "Well I was going to make a snack for him, anyway would you two like something?"
"Uh yea" Kyo nodded still stunned, "Sure."
"Okay" she went back into the kitchen.
Kyo noticed that Yuki was looking straight at him and snarled.
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing" Yuki replied in a monotone voice.
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The next couple of weeks Momiji called the hot springs, handed out the invitations to the Sohma family, and gathered all his savings for some of the decorations. Kagura was excited and so was Kisa. Hiro finally agreed to go after Kisa had insisted that she wasn't missing it. He gave Hatsuharu his invitation at school the next day. He only had two more to deliver. That afternoon he walked up to Hana and Uo and handed them an invitation.
"Here you go" he said with a smile, "But don't tell Tohru it's a surprise" he winked as he ran off.
The two girls looked down at the card.
"It's an invitation to Tohru's surprise birthday party" Uo said to Hana.
"Yes. Interesting" Hana, added.
"Should we go?"
"I think we should. For Tohru's sake. After all they are going through so much trouble for her."
"Yea" Uo smiled.
"What are you guys doing?" Tohru replied as she approached them.
"Oh Tohru" Uo said as she flung the invitation behind her back, "We were just waiting for you to go to lunch."
"Oh" Tohru replied with a slight frown as she noticed the nervousness on her friends face "Is something wrong?"
"No. I'm just starving" Uo said placing a hand on her shoulder.
She had handed Hana the invitation quickly, which she had stuffed in her locker, then the two led the confused Tohru down the hall.
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Tohru walked home alone that day since Yuki and Kyo both had something to do. She just assumed that Yuki was at student council and Kyo was at the dojo. Yuki walked out of a department store with a small package just as she arrived home. He was smiling and didn't notice a group of the fan club girls who happened to be downtown.
"I wonder what Yuki was doing in there?" Miho said.
"Who knows? Looks like he was buying a present" Minami replied.
"I certainly hope that it wasn't for that Tohru Honda?" Mai added.
"Don't jinx it!" Minami slapped her head.
Kyo walked past the squabbling girls and sighed.
"What the hell do you get a girl for her birthday anyway?" he grumbled, "I have been to five different stores all afternoon and haven't seen squat."
Then he stopped.
"Wait why do I care so much? I mean she'll like it no matter what I get her. But still."
He looked to his left and saw a sign on a window and smiled.
"That's it," he said to himself as he entered the store.
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"What do you think Aya?" Shigure asked Ayame when they were perusing a furniture store that weekend, "Is this the right one?"
"Oh yes Shigure" Ayame smiled, "It's perfect for Tohru. But I have to wonder what's it for?"
"Oh Aya. Tohru's a young lady. She should have pretty things in her room. That's why I bought her that bed after all. This will go perfectly with it" he patted the mahogany dressing table, "Every girl needs a mirror after all."
"I can't wait for the party next week" Ayame grinned with excitement, "Does she know yet?"
"Nope. She doesn't suspect a thing."
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Akito walked into Hatori's office for his checkup that afternoon. Hatori had gone out for a cup of coffee and asked Akito to wait for him, which he begrudgingly did. As he sat down he noticed an invitation on Hatori's desk and picked it up. As he read it he suddenly frowned and flung it back onto the desk. Hatori came in minutes later and began to work but noticed the frown on his face.
"Is something wrong Akito?" he asked.
"No. Nothing at all" Akito smiled coyly at he looked at him, "Nothing at all."
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Authors Note: Hey. I know this chapter is short, but the next ones will be longer. I hope you enjoyed it.
Next Chapter: Hot Springs Vacation Two
Tohru unknowingly joins the three Sohmas the next weekend at the Hot springs. Meanwhile Momiji gathers everyone together to decorate and prepare.
Momiji's face lit up with excitement as he sat at the sitting table the next afternoon.
"Really Shigure" he replied with a smile, "You want me to plan it?"
"Absolutely. After all you planned all the other trips. This time everyone knows about it however."
"Oh Shigure I would be honored. I would do anything for Tohru."
"Just remember she's not supposed to know anything about it though. You can invite all the Sohmas that she knows and even her friends."
"And you think the hot springs would be a good place for this?"
"Mhm. It's the perfect spot."
"Oh I agree" Momiji nodded with a laugh.
Kyo and Yuki came in a few minutes later.
"What's the annoying brat doing here?" Kyo asked.
"I asked Momiji to do the planning for us" Shigure grinned.
"You what?" Yuki said in surprise.
"Don't you guys worry about a thing. I'll handle it" Momiji replied standing up, "Just leave everything to me! See ya!" he waved as he rushed out the door, "Got so much to do!"
The three of them stared as he left the house in a hurry with a slam of the door. Yuki sat down at the table. Kyo did as well.
"Are you sure about this Shigure?" Yuki asked.
"Momiji is the perfect person for the job" Shigure replied, "Besides it will keep him busy. The party will be at the end of the month. So you two better start thinking about birthday gift ideas," Shigure said with a smile as he stood up, leaving Yuki and Kyo there stunned.
"Birthday gift ideas?" Kyo thought.
"How am I going to come up with that?" Yuki said to himself.
"Oh" Tohru replied as she entered the room, "Is Momiji gone?"
Yuki and Kyo came out of their thoughts and looked at her.
"Uh yes Miss Honda" Yuki said, "He left just a few minutes ago. Said something about homework."
"Oh" she smiled, "Well I was going to make a snack for him, anyway would you two like something?"
"Uh yea" Kyo nodded still stunned, "Sure."
"Okay" she went back into the kitchen.
Kyo noticed that Yuki was looking straight at him and snarled.
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing" Yuki replied in a monotone voice.
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The next couple of weeks Momiji called the hot springs, handed out the invitations to the Sohma family, and gathered all his savings for some of the decorations. Kagura was excited and so was Kisa. Hiro finally agreed to go after Kisa had insisted that she wasn't missing it. He gave Hatsuharu his invitation at school the next day. He only had two more to deliver. That afternoon he walked up to Hana and Uo and handed them an invitation.
"Here you go" he said with a smile, "But don't tell Tohru it's a surprise" he winked as he ran off.
The two girls looked down at the card.
"It's an invitation to Tohru's surprise birthday party" Uo said to Hana.
"Yes. Interesting" Hana, added.
"Should we go?"
"I think we should. For Tohru's sake. After all they are going through so much trouble for her."
"Yea" Uo smiled.
"What are you guys doing?" Tohru replied as she approached them.
"Oh Tohru" Uo said as she flung the invitation behind her back, "We were just waiting for you to go to lunch."
"Oh" Tohru replied with a slight frown as she noticed the nervousness on her friends face "Is something wrong?"
"No. I'm just starving" Uo said placing a hand on her shoulder.
She had handed Hana the invitation quickly, which she had stuffed in her locker, then the two led the confused Tohru down the hall.
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Tohru walked home alone that day since Yuki and Kyo both had something to do. She just assumed that Yuki was at student council and Kyo was at the dojo. Yuki walked out of a department store with a small package just as she arrived home. He was smiling and didn't notice a group of the fan club girls who happened to be downtown.
"I wonder what Yuki was doing in there?" Miho said.
"Who knows? Looks like he was buying a present" Minami replied.
"I certainly hope that it wasn't for that Tohru Honda?" Mai added.
"Don't jinx it!" Minami slapped her head.
Kyo walked past the squabbling girls and sighed.
"What the hell do you get a girl for her birthday anyway?" he grumbled, "I have been to five different stores all afternoon and haven't seen squat."
Then he stopped.
"Wait why do I care so much? I mean she'll like it no matter what I get her. But still."
He looked to his left and saw a sign on a window and smiled.
"That's it," he said to himself as he entered the store.
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"What do you think Aya?" Shigure asked Ayame when they were perusing a furniture store that weekend, "Is this the right one?"
"Oh yes Shigure" Ayame smiled, "It's perfect for Tohru. But I have to wonder what's it for?"
"Oh Aya. Tohru's a young lady. She should have pretty things in her room. That's why I bought her that bed after all. This will go perfectly with it" he patted the mahogany dressing table, "Every girl needs a mirror after all."
"I can't wait for the party next week" Ayame grinned with excitement, "Does she know yet?"
"Nope. She doesn't suspect a thing."
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Akito walked into Hatori's office for his checkup that afternoon. Hatori had gone out for a cup of coffee and asked Akito to wait for him, which he begrudgingly did. As he sat down he noticed an invitation on Hatori's desk and picked it up. As he read it he suddenly frowned and flung it back onto the desk. Hatori came in minutes later and began to work but noticed the frown on his face.
"Is something wrong Akito?" he asked.
"No. Nothing at all" Akito smiled coyly at he looked at him, "Nothing at all."
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Authors Note: Hey. I know this chapter is short, but the next ones will be longer. I hope you enjoyed it.
Next Chapter: Hot Springs Vacation Two
Tohru unknowingly joins the three Sohmas the next weekend at the Hot springs. Meanwhile Momiji gathers everyone together to decorate and prepare.