Chapter Three: Hot Springs Vacation Two
That night after dinner Shigure asked Tohru to come into the sitting room to talk with him, Yuki and Kyo.
"What is it Shigure?" Tohru said as she sat down.
"Oh it's nothing serious" he replied with a smile when he saw her nervous face, "Yuki, Kyo and I were planning a little trip and we wanted to invite you that's all."
"A trip?" she said, "Where?"
"To the Hot Springs Miss Honda" Yuki answered.
"Huh? But I've already been to the Hot Springs I mean that's asking too much trouble for me to go again" she began to freak out.
"Just relax" Kyo replied with a angry expression, "We all decided to go because it would be a nice RELAXING thing to do" he emphasized, "You've been working too hard anyway."
"Yes Miss Honda" Yuki agreed with a nod, "It would be good for you to get away for the weekend."
"Besides" Shigure added sadly, "I didn't get to go with you last time and felt so left out."
"Okay" she smiled, "I'll go with you."
Shigure smiled.
"You really have no shame do you?" the two boys shouted.
"No I don't" Shigure replied, "Any way we'll leave on Friday. I've already commissioned Hari for the car so at the end of the week we'll head up."
"You're going to drive Shigure?" Yuki questioned.
"I do have a license Yuki" Shigure sighed putting a hand to his head.
"I was just checking" Yuki replied.
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Monday afternoon Hatsuharu, Kyo, Momiji, and Yuki met on the roof of the school to discuss the party plans. It was on their break time so Tohru was outside with her friends helping to clean up the grounds.
"Okay" Momiji said as he placed a big poster board on the ground.
"What the hell is that?" Kyo replied with his arms crossed as he leaned against the building.
"It's my plan. I've got decorations, time schedules, everything" Momiji answered.
"I must say Momiji that is quite a plan," Haru said as he looked at it with wide eyes.
"Isn't it a little large?" Yuki thought to himself.
"Now. You guys are heading up on Friday right?" Momiji replied.
"Yes. Shigure says he has the car," Yuki answered.
"Good. Haru, Kagura, and myself we're taking the bus. I haven't talked to Tohru's friends yet, but they are coming. Kisa, Hiro, Aya, and Hari are coming up in another car. Oh and of course Ritsu will already be there."
"Sounds like a good plan" Haru nodded with a grin.
"There's just one thing. I still haven't figured out how to distract Tohru while we are decorating."
"Don't worry about that Momiji we'll figure that out when we get there" Yuki said.
"Okay. Has everyone got their gifts?"
They all nodded.
"Well now all we have to worry about is making sure all the decorations get up there. Hari said he'd take some of them."
"I'm sure we can carry some in our bags too" Haru replied.
"Mhm" Momiji agreed, "That's pretty much the gist of it. Someone will distract Tohru while the others arrive. She'll be distracted till we have completely decorated. Then the best part. SURPRISE!" Momiji stood up and yelled.
"Geez" Kyo jumped back, "You don't have to say it so loud."
"I can't help it. I'm so excited."
"Yes" Yuki agreed, "We all are. Miss Honda is really going to love this" then he thought, "Either that or she'll be down."
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The week went by so fast that by Friday everyone was on pins and needles. Momiji had managed to talk to Uo and Hana the last day. They informed him that they were getting a ride up and would be there in time. That afternoon while they were packing up they said goodbye to a thrilled Tohru.
"So this is the weekend you go to the Hot Springs huh?" Uo replied.
"Yes. And I'm really looking forward to it."
"You should" Hana smiled, "You deserve it Tohru."
"Yea" Uo agreed.
"Thanks you guys" Tohru grinned picking up her bag, "I'll see you Monday!"
They waved as she departed.
"She'll see us sooner than she thinks" Uo looked at Hana with a smile.
Hana merely chuckled.
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"Kyo!" Shigure called from the front door, "Is the car all packed up yet?"
"Damn it! I'm working as fast as I can! My stuff is in here and so is Tohru's. But the damn rat is taking his sweet ass time!"
As if on cue Yuki appeared with his bag. He swung it around nonchalantly hitting Kyo in the head, before placing it in the trunk.
"Damn it! You did that on purpose!" Kyo shouted rubbing his head.
"It's your imagination stupid cat" Yuki replied cynically.
"Is anything wrong?" Tohru appeared with her purse.
"Huh?" Kyo looked up.
"No Miss Honda" Yuki smiled, "Just finishing packing."
"Okay."
"All right everyone!" Shigure said in a singsong voice, "Let's climb into the car."
Yuki helped Tohru into the front seat. Kyo climbed into the back. Shigure shut the front door and locked it. Then he placed a piece of paper on the front door.
"Shigure what is that?" Yuki asked with a frown before he climbed into the back.
"Just a message for Mii. I didn't tell her about this trip. I don't want her to worry about me," Shigure added with a grin as he walked over to the driver's side.
"Oh boy" Yuki shook his head as he climbed in, "Poor woman. I don't know how she deals with him."
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They arrived at the Hot Springs that evening and were greeted by the hostess. After settling in they took a dip in the springs, had a delicious dinner, and all settled down to bed quite tired. Yuki had spoken to Ritsu earlier. It was decided that he would be the one to distract Tohru the next day. That night he walked down to his cabin and entered in with a sigh.
"I wonder" he said as he gazed at the shadows around the room, "Will she like them?"
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Authors Note: Hey everyone. Thanks for the great reviews!!!
Next Chapter: Ritsu's Talent
While the other Sohmas decorate and prepare, Ritsu shows Tohru something new about himself.
That night after dinner Shigure asked Tohru to come into the sitting room to talk with him, Yuki and Kyo.
"What is it Shigure?" Tohru said as she sat down.
"Oh it's nothing serious" he replied with a smile when he saw her nervous face, "Yuki, Kyo and I were planning a little trip and we wanted to invite you that's all."
"A trip?" she said, "Where?"
"To the Hot Springs Miss Honda" Yuki answered.
"Huh? But I've already been to the Hot Springs I mean that's asking too much trouble for me to go again" she began to freak out.
"Just relax" Kyo replied with a angry expression, "We all decided to go because it would be a nice RELAXING thing to do" he emphasized, "You've been working too hard anyway."
"Yes Miss Honda" Yuki agreed with a nod, "It would be good for you to get away for the weekend."
"Besides" Shigure added sadly, "I didn't get to go with you last time and felt so left out."
"Okay" she smiled, "I'll go with you."
Shigure smiled.
"You really have no shame do you?" the two boys shouted.
"No I don't" Shigure replied, "Any way we'll leave on Friday. I've already commissioned Hari for the car so at the end of the week we'll head up."
"You're going to drive Shigure?" Yuki questioned.
"I do have a license Yuki" Shigure sighed putting a hand to his head.
"I was just checking" Yuki replied.
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Monday afternoon Hatsuharu, Kyo, Momiji, and Yuki met on the roof of the school to discuss the party plans. It was on their break time so Tohru was outside with her friends helping to clean up the grounds.
"Okay" Momiji said as he placed a big poster board on the ground.
"What the hell is that?" Kyo replied with his arms crossed as he leaned against the building.
"It's my plan. I've got decorations, time schedules, everything" Momiji answered.
"I must say Momiji that is quite a plan," Haru said as he looked at it with wide eyes.
"Isn't it a little large?" Yuki thought to himself.
"Now. You guys are heading up on Friday right?" Momiji replied.
"Yes. Shigure says he has the car," Yuki answered.
"Good. Haru, Kagura, and myself we're taking the bus. I haven't talked to Tohru's friends yet, but they are coming. Kisa, Hiro, Aya, and Hari are coming up in another car. Oh and of course Ritsu will already be there."
"Sounds like a good plan" Haru nodded with a grin.
"There's just one thing. I still haven't figured out how to distract Tohru while we are decorating."
"Don't worry about that Momiji we'll figure that out when we get there" Yuki said.
"Okay. Has everyone got their gifts?"
They all nodded.
"Well now all we have to worry about is making sure all the decorations get up there. Hari said he'd take some of them."
"I'm sure we can carry some in our bags too" Haru replied.
"Mhm" Momiji agreed, "That's pretty much the gist of it. Someone will distract Tohru while the others arrive. She'll be distracted till we have completely decorated. Then the best part. SURPRISE!" Momiji stood up and yelled.
"Geez" Kyo jumped back, "You don't have to say it so loud."
"I can't help it. I'm so excited."
"Yes" Yuki agreed, "We all are. Miss Honda is really going to love this" then he thought, "Either that or she'll be down."
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The week went by so fast that by Friday everyone was on pins and needles. Momiji had managed to talk to Uo and Hana the last day. They informed him that they were getting a ride up and would be there in time. That afternoon while they were packing up they said goodbye to a thrilled Tohru.
"So this is the weekend you go to the Hot Springs huh?" Uo replied.
"Yes. And I'm really looking forward to it."
"You should" Hana smiled, "You deserve it Tohru."
"Yea" Uo agreed.
"Thanks you guys" Tohru grinned picking up her bag, "I'll see you Monday!"
They waved as she departed.
"She'll see us sooner than she thinks" Uo looked at Hana with a smile.
Hana merely chuckled.
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"Kyo!" Shigure called from the front door, "Is the car all packed up yet?"
"Damn it! I'm working as fast as I can! My stuff is in here and so is Tohru's. But the damn rat is taking his sweet ass time!"
As if on cue Yuki appeared with his bag. He swung it around nonchalantly hitting Kyo in the head, before placing it in the trunk.
"Damn it! You did that on purpose!" Kyo shouted rubbing his head.
"It's your imagination stupid cat" Yuki replied cynically.
"Is anything wrong?" Tohru appeared with her purse.
"Huh?" Kyo looked up.
"No Miss Honda" Yuki smiled, "Just finishing packing."
"Okay."
"All right everyone!" Shigure said in a singsong voice, "Let's climb into the car."
Yuki helped Tohru into the front seat. Kyo climbed into the back. Shigure shut the front door and locked it. Then he placed a piece of paper on the front door.
"Shigure what is that?" Yuki asked with a frown before he climbed into the back.
"Just a message for Mii. I didn't tell her about this trip. I don't want her to worry about me," Shigure added with a grin as he walked over to the driver's side.
"Oh boy" Yuki shook his head as he climbed in, "Poor woman. I don't know how she deals with him."
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They arrived at the Hot Springs that evening and were greeted by the hostess. After settling in they took a dip in the springs, had a delicious dinner, and all settled down to bed quite tired. Yuki had spoken to Ritsu earlier. It was decided that he would be the one to distract Tohru the next day. That night he walked down to his cabin and entered in with a sigh.
"I wonder" he said as he gazed at the shadows around the room, "Will she like them?"
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Authors Note: Hey everyone. Thanks for the great reviews!!!
Next Chapter: Ritsu's Talent
While the other Sohmas decorate and prepare, Ritsu shows Tohru something new about himself.