Chapter Three: Hiro's Problem
On Saturday Kisa and Hiro arrived early for lunch. Shigure had left earlier that morning to go into the city. Yuki and Kyo were pretty much hanging out in their rooms, Kyo lifting weights, Yuki working on Student Council things. Tohru welcomed them and they all sat down to lunch. Hiro as usual had a distinct scowl on his face.
"This all looks good Sissy" Kisa replied as she picked up her chopsticks.
"Thank you" Tohru smiled.
"Doesn't it Hiro?" Kisa turned to him.
"Huh?" he looked up from the table, "Yea" he nodded then started to eat.
"So what was the news you wanted to tell us Sissy?" Kisa asked.
"Oh right. Well Momiji came by the other night and he informed us that The Spring Festival is coming back to town. It's coming next week. His father got free tickets so he wanted me to ask you if you and Hiro would like to go."
"Wow a Spring Festival!" Kisa exclaimed excitedly, "I've never been to one of those. We should go shouldn't we Hiro?"
"Well I uh. Why do you want to go to a stupid spring festival anyway It's not like that they're that exciting. They're kind of boring actually."
"But Hiro" Kisa's face looked down, "I've never been to one."
Hiro saw her sad look and sighed.
"All right will go. But I'm paying for everything that Kisa and I do" Hiro insisted.
"Oh okay" Tohru nodded.
"I have to go to the bathroom. Excuse me" he replied in a rush and stalked out the door.
"I'm sorry Sissy" Kisa said.
"Huh?"
"Hiro's just not been in a very good mood lately. I think it's a combination of being worried about his mom's pregnancy and things that are going on at school."
"What things?" Tohru asked.
"Well school has actually going very well lately for me. I mean I've got friends now and not many people ignore me anymore."
"That's wonderful Kisa."
"But there is also a downfall to that for Hiro. It happened last Friday. Several of the boys in the class were discussing crushes. You know crushes on girls, one in particular is not exactly Hiro's favorite person, and he said that he liked me. Hiro got so upset. He yelled and screamed. And now all the boys are picking on him saying that he's out of my league."
"Out of your league?"
Kisa nodded but slowly turned her head when she heard heavy breathing.
"Kisa!"
Hiro was standing in the doorway with a furious look on his face.
"How could you? How could you tell her! That was supposed to be a secret!"
"But Hiro, you never said that it was" Kisa started to say.
"Obviously it was a secret. I can't believe you" he started to say then turned his back, "I'm leaving."
"Hiro I" Kisa replied but he ignored her.
"Hiro she was just trying to" Tohru began.
"Shut up! This has nothing to do with you! Why do you think that you can fix everyone's problems huh! Why do you think I should even listen to you!"
"Hiro, what have I told you about shouting at her?" Kyo appeared his face all red.
"Shut up!" Hiro repeated angrily, "Shut up all of you!" he took off running.
"Hiro" Kisa held up a hand but let it drop slowly as he disappeared.
"What the hell is his problem?" Kyo scratched his head, "He's more upset then usual."
Tohru looked at the small girl who was cradling her hands in her lap. Tears started to fall down her face and Tohru grabbed a tissue and handed it to her.
"Oh Kisa I'm sorry" Tohru replied, "I shouldn't have asked."
"No it's okay" Kisa shook her head, "I wanted to tell you. I didn't know that he would be so upset, but I should have. Hiro is a very private person."
"Yea" Tohru nodded with a smile, "Shall we finish lunch? Then I'll take you home."
"Okay" Kisa agreed with a nod of her own.
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Back at his secret place, the twelve year old hung his head. His short tan hair hung in his eyes as he stared at the ground. He clenched his fist as many thoughts entered his head.
"Why did I do it? Why did I get so angry? I did it again. I acted like a spoiled little child. I'm not twelve. I acted like I was four. Running away and hurting her like that. What's the matter with me? Maybe it's because I couldn't take it. I couldn't take the truth. What happened at school the other day was much worse. But why did she have to tell Her? Why does she have to tell Her everything? Does she not trust me? Why doesn't she talk to me about this stuff? The truth is, I didn't know she knew, that's what made me mad. I was wrong. How could I act that way in front of her? Why do I always do this? Why do I act so.. childish?"
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Hiro walked home and found Kisa waiting on his front steps. He gasped when he saw her and stared back at her.
"Hiro you're finally back" she replied standing up and coming over, "I was worried about you."
"Kisa I" he said his cheeks turning red, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so mean to you."
"Hiro, why were you so upset? If you want you can tell me. I won't tell anyone."
"No. It's okay. I know I be should grateful to her. But I'm not" he sat on his steps.
"Why do you hate her so much Hiro?" she sat down next to him.
"I don't know. I wish I knew."
She took a deep breath and looked him directly.
"Hiro. I would really appreciate it if you would apologize the next time you see her."
"Apologize? Why?"
"Because I would feel better. And you did make a scene in her house today; it's the right thing to do. Besides if you got to know Sissy, like I know her, you would know she's not a bad person Hiro. She's a real comfortable person to talk to because she doesn't criticize you and she always keeps your secrets. Sissy has never told anyone else my secrets before."
"Your secrets?" Hiro raised an eyebrow, "I was the one you used to tell all your secrets to" he said bitterly.
"Well it's different with her."
"How so?"
"She's a girl."
"Hmm?"
"Hiro, as a girl I feel comfortable talking to her about certain things that I will never feel comfortable talking to you about. Girl things. She's like an older sister to me. Someone I can confide in. She makes me feel all warm inside. You know my mom; we're not very close. We never have been. Not like that. Sissy is the person I will go to when I have questions about becoming a woman."
Hiro's face turned slightly pink.
"It's not like that I want to stop sharing things with you. It's just different. You will always be my best friend Hiro. No matter how many friends I get. You'll be number one."
"Kisa."
She leaned over and placed a head onto his shoulder. He closed his eyes and smiled.
"Sissy wont always be around Hiro. But you will. And I like that I can count on that. I can, can't I?"
"Yes" Hiro nodded, "Always."
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Authors Note: Aren't they just the cutest couple? I know Hiro can be a brat sometimes but I love the way he sticks up for Kisa. His love for her is so real. One more chapter tonight!
Next Chapter: The Sheep Opens Up
Hiro goes to apologize to Tohru and reveals more to her about school and Kisa and his past history!
On Saturday Kisa and Hiro arrived early for lunch. Shigure had left earlier that morning to go into the city. Yuki and Kyo were pretty much hanging out in their rooms, Kyo lifting weights, Yuki working on Student Council things. Tohru welcomed them and they all sat down to lunch. Hiro as usual had a distinct scowl on his face.
"This all looks good Sissy" Kisa replied as she picked up her chopsticks.
"Thank you" Tohru smiled.
"Doesn't it Hiro?" Kisa turned to him.
"Huh?" he looked up from the table, "Yea" he nodded then started to eat.
"So what was the news you wanted to tell us Sissy?" Kisa asked.
"Oh right. Well Momiji came by the other night and he informed us that The Spring Festival is coming back to town. It's coming next week. His father got free tickets so he wanted me to ask you if you and Hiro would like to go."
"Wow a Spring Festival!" Kisa exclaimed excitedly, "I've never been to one of those. We should go shouldn't we Hiro?"
"Well I uh. Why do you want to go to a stupid spring festival anyway It's not like that they're that exciting. They're kind of boring actually."
"But Hiro" Kisa's face looked down, "I've never been to one."
Hiro saw her sad look and sighed.
"All right will go. But I'm paying for everything that Kisa and I do" Hiro insisted.
"Oh okay" Tohru nodded.
"I have to go to the bathroom. Excuse me" he replied in a rush and stalked out the door.
"I'm sorry Sissy" Kisa said.
"Huh?"
"Hiro's just not been in a very good mood lately. I think it's a combination of being worried about his mom's pregnancy and things that are going on at school."
"What things?" Tohru asked.
"Well school has actually going very well lately for me. I mean I've got friends now and not many people ignore me anymore."
"That's wonderful Kisa."
"But there is also a downfall to that for Hiro. It happened last Friday. Several of the boys in the class were discussing crushes. You know crushes on girls, one in particular is not exactly Hiro's favorite person, and he said that he liked me. Hiro got so upset. He yelled and screamed. And now all the boys are picking on him saying that he's out of my league."
"Out of your league?"
Kisa nodded but slowly turned her head when she heard heavy breathing.
"Kisa!"
Hiro was standing in the doorway with a furious look on his face.
"How could you? How could you tell her! That was supposed to be a secret!"
"But Hiro, you never said that it was" Kisa started to say.
"Obviously it was a secret. I can't believe you" he started to say then turned his back, "I'm leaving."
"Hiro I" Kisa replied but he ignored her.
"Hiro she was just trying to" Tohru began.
"Shut up! This has nothing to do with you! Why do you think that you can fix everyone's problems huh! Why do you think I should even listen to you!"
"Hiro, what have I told you about shouting at her?" Kyo appeared his face all red.
"Shut up!" Hiro repeated angrily, "Shut up all of you!" he took off running.
"Hiro" Kisa held up a hand but let it drop slowly as he disappeared.
"What the hell is his problem?" Kyo scratched his head, "He's more upset then usual."
Tohru looked at the small girl who was cradling her hands in her lap. Tears started to fall down her face and Tohru grabbed a tissue and handed it to her.
"Oh Kisa I'm sorry" Tohru replied, "I shouldn't have asked."
"No it's okay" Kisa shook her head, "I wanted to tell you. I didn't know that he would be so upset, but I should have. Hiro is a very private person."
"Yea" Tohru nodded with a smile, "Shall we finish lunch? Then I'll take you home."
"Okay" Kisa agreed with a nod of her own.
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Back at his secret place, the twelve year old hung his head. His short tan hair hung in his eyes as he stared at the ground. He clenched his fist as many thoughts entered his head.
"Why did I do it? Why did I get so angry? I did it again. I acted like a spoiled little child. I'm not twelve. I acted like I was four. Running away and hurting her like that. What's the matter with me? Maybe it's because I couldn't take it. I couldn't take the truth. What happened at school the other day was much worse. But why did she have to tell Her? Why does she have to tell Her everything? Does she not trust me? Why doesn't she talk to me about this stuff? The truth is, I didn't know she knew, that's what made me mad. I was wrong. How could I act that way in front of her? Why do I always do this? Why do I act so.. childish?"
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Hiro walked home and found Kisa waiting on his front steps. He gasped when he saw her and stared back at her.
"Hiro you're finally back" she replied standing up and coming over, "I was worried about you."
"Kisa I" he said his cheeks turning red, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so mean to you."
"Hiro, why were you so upset? If you want you can tell me. I won't tell anyone."
"No. It's okay. I know I be should grateful to her. But I'm not" he sat on his steps.
"Why do you hate her so much Hiro?" she sat down next to him.
"I don't know. I wish I knew."
She took a deep breath and looked him directly.
"Hiro. I would really appreciate it if you would apologize the next time you see her."
"Apologize? Why?"
"Because I would feel better. And you did make a scene in her house today; it's the right thing to do. Besides if you got to know Sissy, like I know her, you would know she's not a bad person Hiro. She's a real comfortable person to talk to because she doesn't criticize you and she always keeps your secrets. Sissy has never told anyone else my secrets before."
"Your secrets?" Hiro raised an eyebrow, "I was the one you used to tell all your secrets to" he said bitterly.
"Well it's different with her."
"How so?"
"She's a girl."
"Hmm?"
"Hiro, as a girl I feel comfortable talking to her about certain things that I will never feel comfortable talking to you about. Girl things. She's like an older sister to me. Someone I can confide in. She makes me feel all warm inside. You know my mom; we're not very close. We never have been. Not like that. Sissy is the person I will go to when I have questions about becoming a woman."
Hiro's face turned slightly pink.
"It's not like that I want to stop sharing things with you. It's just different. You will always be my best friend Hiro. No matter how many friends I get. You'll be number one."
"Kisa."
She leaned over and placed a head onto his shoulder. He closed his eyes and smiled.
"Sissy wont always be around Hiro. But you will. And I like that I can count on that. I can, can't I?"
"Yes" Hiro nodded, "Always."
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Authors Note: Aren't they just the cutest couple? I know Hiro can be a brat sometimes but I love the way he sticks up for Kisa. His love for her is so real. One more chapter tonight!
Next Chapter: The Sheep Opens Up
Hiro goes to apologize to Tohru and reveals more to her about school and Kisa and his past history!