Chapter Six: Unexpected Surprise
Yuki stared at the man before him as Hatsuharu and Momiji joined him. Kyo had gone off to help Tohru and the kids. Hatsuharu silently stuck his hands in his pockets. Momiji moved behind Yuki.
"So you're all here" Rei Sohma replied, "Is he here too?"
"Um yea" Yuki said slowly, "He's um. Haru where he is?"
"He's helping the guys get refreshments" Haru replied in a monotone voice.
"I'm sure he'll be back soon," Momiji added.
Sure enough Kisa, Hiro, Tohru, and Kyo returned. When Kisa and Hiro saw Rei they walked over to where Momiji was standing. Kyo, who was carrying the popcorn stopped dead in his tracks. His deep red eyes went completely blank. Tohru watched his reaction as the man turned to him.
"Hello Kyo" Rei replied solemnly.
Kyo said nothing. His eyes immediately went to the ground.
"You have nothing to say to me boy?"
Kyo shook his head and continued staring at his feet.
"I see. Rude as ever. Enjoy your stay" Rei said then turned on his heel.
"That was pleasant" Haru replied sarcastically, "I'm gonna take the kids over there" he pointed taking the popcorn from Kyo's hand, "C'mon Kisa, Hiro, Momiji."
The three of them followed him slowly, while Yuki, Kyo and Tohru remained where they were standing. For a few moments Kyo said nothing. Then he crumpled his fist into a ball and stalked away.
"Kyo!" Tohru called holding a hand up.
"Let him go Miss Honda" Yuki replied.
"Huh?"
"I'll explain. Just let him go."
Tohru nodded slowly and allowed Yuki to take her hand. She looked back over her shoulder at Kyo's retreating figure as they moved away from the crowd.
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"Why is He here?" Kyo's head was burning, "Of all the times and the places to run into him. And she saw him. She saw that bastard!"
He began to run to the edge of the festival and stopped at the large gate completely out of breath. He leaned against the gate and sighed.
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Yuki led Tohru to a place where they could sit and talk. He sighed at first then looked her directly in the eye.
"I suppose you're wondering who that was?" Yuki replied.
"Well I am wondering why Kyo is so upset?" Tohru responded.
"He has every right to be. You see that was Rei Sohma. Kyo's father."
"His real father?"
"Mhm. Kyo and him don't exactly have a close relationship."
"Oh. That's why. But what about the rest of you guys? You looked upset too."
"Let's just say that Rei Sohma isn't the nicest person. He's downright mean sometimes, especially to members of the Zodiac."
"But he's Kyo's father. I mean doesn't he have any feeling for Kyo?"
"I would be willing to bet no. I don't really know much about their relationship, all I do know is that his father doesn't like him very much, and it has a lot to do with his curse."
Tohru was silent for a long time as she sipped her drink. A couple of minutes later Hatsuharu and the others came back over. They all decided to finish off the first day with games. Yuki was very good at all the games. The whole time however, Tohru wondered where Kyo had gone off to.
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He came wandering back about an hour later. He said nothing but competed with Yuki and Momiji on several games. When it was around dinner time the group separated and walked home. Kyo was silent the entire way home. When they arrived they discovered that Shigure wasn't home. Yuki was a bit puzzled but helped Tohru to set the table. Kyo went straight to the roof.
"Do you think he's hungry?" Tohru asked Yuki as she made dinner.
"I doubt it" Yuki replied.
Shigure arrived just in time and Yuki explained why Kyo wasn't coming down for dinner.
"I see" Shigure said slowly, "Rei was there."
"Do you know him Shigure?" Tohru asked.
"Hmm. He's my cousin. And Kyo's father."
"That's all you know?" Yuki looked at him with a sarcastic frown.
"Well no I mean, he is a lot older than I am. But I have to say he is definitely not my favorite person in the world. He's rude, arrogant, and very conceited."
"That doesn't sound very good" Tohru replied.
"No. Did you meet him Tohru?"
"Not exactly he just kind of walked away when Kyo wasn't talking to him."
"Well, let's just hope you never have to" Yuki responded.
"Cheers to that!" Shigure agreed.
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Tohru ate the rest of her dinner slowly, often taking glances to the roof. Meanwhile Kyo watched as the moon was covered by the hazy clouds. He came down a couple hours later, but went straight to his room, despite Tohru offering to reheat his dinner. She sighed as she walked upstairs. She went into her room, gave Kyoko a pat who was lying on her chair at the desk, and picked up her mom's picture.
"Oh mom" she said aloud, "It's so sad. The Sohmas have such distant relationships with their parents. It makes me feel grateful knowing that I had you. But still I wish there was something I could do for Kyo. Any way, besides that, we had a good time at the Festival today. Tomorrow I hope we have even more fun, but hopefully no more unexpected people show up."
She sighed again and placed the frame back on her desk.
"Well anyway. Goodnight mom" she replied as she walked over to her bed.
She pulled on her pajamas and climbed under the covers. She flicked off the light, and before long, she drifted off to sleep.
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Next door, Kyo was lying on his mattress staring at the bracelet on his wrist. He remembered the first time he was told he would have to wear it.
"Put it on boy!"
"I don't want to. Daddy it's way to big for me."
"Put it on now! And don't call me daddy!"
There she was holding him in her arms as if it were yesterday.
"Kyo" his mother replied, "Put on your bracelet so daddy won't be angry anymore. It would make me so happy."
He looked up into his mom's tear-stricken eyes and agreed.
"Okay mommy. I'll do it for you" he allowed her to slip the bracelet onto his wrist.
Kyo shook his head out of the memory. He stared at the bracelet once more.
"My mom was able to get me to wear it" Kyo thought, "When a Cat reaches a certain age, four I think that's when they begin to take that horrible shape. My father didn't care. He didn't want to see it. He had seen Master's grandfather in that shape before. He didn't care how I felt or how my mother felt. It was all about him. It was always about him. How he felt. I hate him" Kyo punched the mattress.
He leaned back onto his pillow and sighed.
"As long as he never sees her. It's best. It's the only way I can keep my secret. So she'll never know. She'll never find out."
He rolled onto his side and finally closed his eyes. Soon he too drifted off to sleep.
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Authors Note: That's it till Wed! Did you guess right? You guys are so smart. Hope you enjoyed the chapters tonight!
Next Chapter: Festival Day Two
The Sohma's and Tohru bump into another unexpected person. Bet you can't guess whom? Also Hatsuharu asks Tohru to join him in a singing competition. Don't miss it!
Yuki stared at the man before him as Hatsuharu and Momiji joined him. Kyo had gone off to help Tohru and the kids. Hatsuharu silently stuck his hands in his pockets. Momiji moved behind Yuki.
"So you're all here" Rei Sohma replied, "Is he here too?"
"Um yea" Yuki said slowly, "He's um. Haru where he is?"
"He's helping the guys get refreshments" Haru replied in a monotone voice.
"I'm sure he'll be back soon," Momiji added.
Sure enough Kisa, Hiro, Tohru, and Kyo returned. When Kisa and Hiro saw Rei they walked over to where Momiji was standing. Kyo, who was carrying the popcorn stopped dead in his tracks. His deep red eyes went completely blank. Tohru watched his reaction as the man turned to him.
"Hello Kyo" Rei replied solemnly.
Kyo said nothing. His eyes immediately went to the ground.
"You have nothing to say to me boy?"
Kyo shook his head and continued staring at his feet.
"I see. Rude as ever. Enjoy your stay" Rei said then turned on his heel.
"That was pleasant" Haru replied sarcastically, "I'm gonna take the kids over there" he pointed taking the popcorn from Kyo's hand, "C'mon Kisa, Hiro, Momiji."
The three of them followed him slowly, while Yuki, Kyo and Tohru remained where they were standing. For a few moments Kyo said nothing. Then he crumpled his fist into a ball and stalked away.
"Kyo!" Tohru called holding a hand up.
"Let him go Miss Honda" Yuki replied.
"Huh?"
"I'll explain. Just let him go."
Tohru nodded slowly and allowed Yuki to take her hand. She looked back over her shoulder at Kyo's retreating figure as they moved away from the crowd.
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"Why is He here?" Kyo's head was burning, "Of all the times and the places to run into him. And she saw him. She saw that bastard!"
He began to run to the edge of the festival and stopped at the large gate completely out of breath. He leaned against the gate and sighed.
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Yuki led Tohru to a place where they could sit and talk. He sighed at first then looked her directly in the eye.
"I suppose you're wondering who that was?" Yuki replied.
"Well I am wondering why Kyo is so upset?" Tohru responded.
"He has every right to be. You see that was Rei Sohma. Kyo's father."
"His real father?"
"Mhm. Kyo and him don't exactly have a close relationship."
"Oh. That's why. But what about the rest of you guys? You looked upset too."
"Let's just say that Rei Sohma isn't the nicest person. He's downright mean sometimes, especially to members of the Zodiac."
"But he's Kyo's father. I mean doesn't he have any feeling for Kyo?"
"I would be willing to bet no. I don't really know much about their relationship, all I do know is that his father doesn't like him very much, and it has a lot to do with his curse."
Tohru was silent for a long time as she sipped her drink. A couple of minutes later Hatsuharu and the others came back over. They all decided to finish off the first day with games. Yuki was very good at all the games. The whole time however, Tohru wondered where Kyo had gone off to.
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He came wandering back about an hour later. He said nothing but competed with Yuki and Momiji on several games. When it was around dinner time the group separated and walked home. Kyo was silent the entire way home. When they arrived they discovered that Shigure wasn't home. Yuki was a bit puzzled but helped Tohru to set the table. Kyo went straight to the roof.
"Do you think he's hungry?" Tohru asked Yuki as she made dinner.
"I doubt it" Yuki replied.
Shigure arrived just in time and Yuki explained why Kyo wasn't coming down for dinner.
"I see" Shigure said slowly, "Rei was there."
"Do you know him Shigure?" Tohru asked.
"Hmm. He's my cousin. And Kyo's father."
"That's all you know?" Yuki looked at him with a sarcastic frown.
"Well no I mean, he is a lot older than I am. But I have to say he is definitely not my favorite person in the world. He's rude, arrogant, and very conceited."
"That doesn't sound very good" Tohru replied.
"No. Did you meet him Tohru?"
"Not exactly he just kind of walked away when Kyo wasn't talking to him."
"Well, let's just hope you never have to" Yuki responded.
"Cheers to that!" Shigure agreed.
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Tohru ate the rest of her dinner slowly, often taking glances to the roof. Meanwhile Kyo watched as the moon was covered by the hazy clouds. He came down a couple hours later, but went straight to his room, despite Tohru offering to reheat his dinner. She sighed as she walked upstairs. She went into her room, gave Kyoko a pat who was lying on her chair at the desk, and picked up her mom's picture.
"Oh mom" she said aloud, "It's so sad. The Sohmas have such distant relationships with their parents. It makes me feel grateful knowing that I had you. But still I wish there was something I could do for Kyo. Any way, besides that, we had a good time at the Festival today. Tomorrow I hope we have even more fun, but hopefully no more unexpected people show up."
She sighed again and placed the frame back on her desk.
"Well anyway. Goodnight mom" she replied as she walked over to her bed.
She pulled on her pajamas and climbed under the covers. She flicked off the light, and before long, she drifted off to sleep.
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Next door, Kyo was lying on his mattress staring at the bracelet on his wrist. He remembered the first time he was told he would have to wear it.
"Put it on boy!"
"I don't want to. Daddy it's way to big for me."
"Put it on now! And don't call me daddy!"
There she was holding him in her arms as if it were yesterday.
"Kyo" his mother replied, "Put on your bracelet so daddy won't be angry anymore. It would make me so happy."
He looked up into his mom's tear-stricken eyes and agreed.
"Okay mommy. I'll do it for you" he allowed her to slip the bracelet onto his wrist.
Kyo shook his head out of the memory. He stared at the bracelet once more.
"My mom was able to get me to wear it" Kyo thought, "When a Cat reaches a certain age, four I think that's when they begin to take that horrible shape. My father didn't care. He didn't want to see it. He had seen Master's grandfather in that shape before. He didn't care how I felt or how my mother felt. It was all about him. It was always about him. How he felt. I hate him" Kyo punched the mattress.
He leaned back onto his pillow and sighed.
"As long as he never sees her. It's best. It's the only way I can keep my secret. So she'll never know. She'll never find out."
He rolled onto his side and finally closed his eyes. Soon he too drifted off to sleep.
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Authors Note: That's it till Wed! Did you guess right? You guys are so smart. Hope you enjoyed the chapters tonight!
Next Chapter: Festival Day Two
The Sohma's and Tohru bump into another unexpected person. Bet you can't guess whom? Also Hatsuharu asks Tohru to join him in a singing competition. Don't miss it!