Chapter 3
Special Guest
When Tohru and Yuki arrived home from the market they found Kyo, Kagura, Shigure, and Ayame in the main room talking. Yuki froze. Why was his brother here? Didn't Shigure care at all for other people's feelings?
"Brother dear!" Ayame called as he rushed over to Yuki. Tohru simply smiled wondering what was going on.
"Shigure can I tell him? Please can I tell him now?"
"Of course Ayame, go right ahead."
"I'll go start dinner! Are you staying?" Tohru asked Kagura and Ayame. Both said yes, so Tohru hurried into the kitchen to put away the things they had bought and get started on dinner.
Kagura joined her, "Can I help Tohru-san?"
"Of course Kagura-san!"
Kagura stepped in close to Tohru to whisper something in her ear, "Ayame's going to be staying with you. I didn't want to be in there when Yuki found out." Then the boar stepped back and asked what she could do to help.
While the two girls went about making miso soup, gyoza, and kare raisu, all hell broke out in the main room.
"He's what?!"
"Ayame is going to staying with us for sometime while his house has some remodeling done."
"Get out. Now." Yuki stated through gritted teeth and pointed at the door.
Shigure laughed slightly, "Yuki-kun, it's my house."
Yuki's eyes narrowed as he looked from Shigure to Ayame.
"This will be so much fun brother! We even get to share a room. It will be just like when we were little, only better!"
Yuki's eyes narrowed even further as he glared at Shigure.
"Yuki-kun, he needs somewhere to sleep. He can't very well sleep with Tohru, and you know I have no room at all in my room."
"Fine! He can have my room."
"You're not sleeping on the roof with me Rat Boy!"
"I wasn't going to you Baka Neko," with that Yuki stormed out of the room and into the kitchen.
"Are you okay Yuki-kun?" Kagura asked looking up from the rice cooker.
"Ayame is—is staying in my room!"
Tohru looked startled by this, "But you don't get along. Why would he stay in your room with you? There's more than enough space in my room."
"He's not staying in your room Tohru-kun. I don't trust him."
"Oh. Well, then why don't you sleep in my room too? I won't mind."
Kagura smirked to herself finally understanding what Kyo had been talking about. These two were crazy about each other.
"I couldn't ask that of you Tohru-kun. Wouldn't you think it weird?"
"Why? We're both friends. I wouldn't mind at all."
"All right. I suppose I can move some of my stuff in there while you two finish with dinner."
"Okay! We'll be done soon!"
As Yuki left Kagura couldn't hold back a giggle.
"What's so funny Kagura-san?"
"You two. You like Yuki-kun, don't you?"
"Yes, he's one of my very good friends, like Hana-chan and Uo-chan."
She's totally clueless, Kagura thought, but didn't press the matter.
The two girls set the table and brought out the food. Yuki came downstairs shortly after and the group ate their fill.
"This is going to be so much fun Brother! Sharing a room, like we're children. We'll have to stay up late and do each other's hair. And I can dress you for school!"
Yuki tried to ignore all of Ayame's comments, but he was taking it too far. "We're not staying in the same room you stupid snake!"
"What ever do you mean Yuki? Of course we are."
"No. You are sleeping in my room. I am sleeping in Tohru-kun's room. End of story. And you will not be dressing me in any of your stupid outfits. I'm not a doll."
Shigure pouted now, "Awww, you're no fun Yuki-kun. I wanted to see the pretty outfit that Ayame picked out for you."
"It's all right Gure. I still get to dress them all for the festival next week!" Ayame giggled.
Yuki grabbed the dishes out from under Ayame and Shigure's chopsticks and stood up. "Let me help you with the dishes Tohru."
"Thank you Yuki," Tohru said getting up now. She took Kagura and Kyo's plates a bit less forcefully.
Inside the kitchen Yuki sighed aloud and dropped to the floor in a heap. "I don't know how much longer I can take this Tohru-kun. It's almost like he's trying to get on my nerves."
"He just wants to spend time with you is all. He is your brother after all."
"Only by blood. Why can't he just leave it that way?"
"I dunno. If I had a brother I would want to be close to him and look up to him. I'm sure Ayame just wants that for you two."
"He's a pervert. I refuse to look up to a prevent."
Tohru smiled at Yuki and started washing the dishes.
"Well, anyway. The onions are going to be ready soon so we'll have some room in the garden to plant something new. What do you think?"
"Well, we already have leeks and strawberries, maybe some carrots?"
Yuki nodded, "We could pick the seeds tomorrow after school. I mean if you don't mind stopping at the market again."
"Of course not Yuki-kun. After school then. I can't wait. Why don't you go set up your bed? I'll be finished here in a moment and then we can work on our homework."
"All right. Come up soon."
** Author's Note ** Hello again! Sorry, it took me a little longer to update than I hoped. Homework's piling up because spring break is in a couple weeks. Yey! Anyway, I'm going to try and update at least once a week if I can help it. I'm going to try and shoot for two chapters over spring break, so you can look forward to that. For those of you that aren't quite up on all the Japanese foods and cultures you might have a couple misunderstandings in this chapter. A lot of the info I get off of www.japan-guide.com, so you can check out that site. It's really good. Also, it is the end of June and the festival that I'm talking about is the Gion Matsuri festival held in Kyoto throughout the month of July. Now, for those of us who like in the US, like me, it might seem weird that I'm talking about them going to school. Most schools in Japan have classes Monday through Saturday, giving students Sundays off. The school year begins in April and ends in March. They get a few weeks off throughout the year, but I haven't found a clear answer as to when these are, so for the purpose of the story, one of those weeks will be in July. ^_^ Thanks again for reading, and I hope my little culture notes helped anyone that was unsure about anything.
When Tohru and Yuki arrived home from the market they found Kyo, Kagura, Shigure, and Ayame in the main room talking. Yuki froze. Why was his brother here? Didn't Shigure care at all for other people's feelings?
"Brother dear!" Ayame called as he rushed over to Yuki. Tohru simply smiled wondering what was going on.
"Shigure can I tell him? Please can I tell him now?"
"Of course Ayame, go right ahead."
"I'll go start dinner! Are you staying?" Tohru asked Kagura and Ayame. Both said yes, so Tohru hurried into the kitchen to put away the things they had bought and get started on dinner.
Kagura joined her, "Can I help Tohru-san?"
"Of course Kagura-san!"
Kagura stepped in close to Tohru to whisper something in her ear, "Ayame's going to be staying with you. I didn't want to be in there when Yuki found out." Then the boar stepped back and asked what she could do to help.
While the two girls went about making miso soup, gyoza, and kare raisu, all hell broke out in the main room.
"He's what?!"
"Ayame is going to staying with us for sometime while his house has some remodeling done."
"Get out. Now." Yuki stated through gritted teeth and pointed at the door.
Shigure laughed slightly, "Yuki-kun, it's my house."
Yuki's eyes narrowed as he looked from Shigure to Ayame.
"This will be so much fun brother! We even get to share a room. It will be just like when we were little, only better!"
Yuki's eyes narrowed even further as he glared at Shigure.
"Yuki-kun, he needs somewhere to sleep. He can't very well sleep with Tohru, and you know I have no room at all in my room."
"Fine! He can have my room."
"You're not sleeping on the roof with me Rat Boy!"
"I wasn't going to you Baka Neko," with that Yuki stormed out of the room and into the kitchen.
"Are you okay Yuki-kun?" Kagura asked looking up from the rice cooker.
"Ayame is—is staying in my room!"
Tohru looked startled by this, "But you don't get along. Why would he stay in your room with you? There's more than enough space in my room."
"He's not staying in your room Tohru-kun. I don't trust him."
"Oh. Well, then why don't you sleep in my room too? I won't mind."
Kagura smirked to herself finally understanding what Kyo had been talking about. These two were crazy about each other.
"I couldn't ask that of you Tohru-kun. Wouldn't you think it weird?"
"Why? We're both friends. I wouldn't mind at all."
"All right. I suppose I can move some of my stuff in there while you two finish with dinner."
"Okay! We'll be done soon!"
As Yuki left Kagura couldn't hold back a giggle.
"What's so funny Kagura-san?"
"You two. You like Yuki-kun, don't you?"
"Yes, he's one of my very good friends, like Hana-chan and Uo-chan."
She's totally clueless, Kagura thought, but didn't press the matter.
The two girls set the table and brought out the food. Yuki came downstairs shortly after and the group ate their fill.
"This is going to be so much fun Brother! Sharing a room, like we're children. We'll have to stay up late and do each other's hair. And I can dress you for school!"
Yuki tried to ignore all of Ayame's comments, but he was taking it too far. "We're not staying in the same room you stupid snake!"
"What ever do you mean Yuki? Of course we are."
"No. You are sleeping in my room. I am sleeping in Tohru-kun's room. End of story. And you will not be dressing me in any of your stupid outfits. I'm not a doll."
Shigure pouted now, "Awww, you're no fun Yuki-kun. I wanted to see the pretty outfit that Ayame picked out for you."
"It's all right Gure. I still get to dress them all for the festival next week!" Ayame giggled.
Yuki grabbed the dishes out from under Ayame and Shigure's chopsticks and stood up. "Let me help you with the dishes Tohru."
"Thank you Yuki," Tohru said getting up now. She took Kagura and Kyo's plates a bit less forcefully.
Inside the kitchen Yuki sighed aloud and dropped to the floor in a heap. "I don't know how much longer I can take this Tohru-kun. It's almost like he's trying to get on my nerves."
"He just wants to spend time with you is all. He is your brother after all."
"Only by blood. Why can't he just leave it that way?"
"I dunno. If I had a brother I would want to be close to him and look up to him. I'm sure Ayame just wants that for you two."
"He's a pervert. I refuse to look up to a prevent."
Tohru smiled at Yuki and started washing the dishes.
"Well, anyway. The onions are going to be ready soon so we'll have some room in the garden to plant something new. What do you think?"
"Well, we already have leeks and strawberries, maybe some carrots?"
Yuki nodded, "We could pick the seeds tomorrow after school. I mean if you don't mind stopping at the market again."
"Of course not Yuki-kun. After school then. I can't wait. Why don't you go set up your bed? I'll be finished here in a moment and then we can work on our homework."
"All right. Come up soon."
** Author's Note ** Hello again! Sorry, it took me a little longer to update than I hoped. Homework's piling up because spring break is in a couple weeks. Yey! Anyway, I'm going to try and update at least once a week if I can help it. I'm going to try and shoot for two chapters over spring break, so you can look forward to that. For those of you that aren't quite up on all the Japanese foods and cultures you might have a couple misunderstandings in this chapter. A lot of the info I get off of www.japan-guide.com, so you can check out that site. It's really good. Also, it is the end of June and the festival that I'm talking about is the Gion Matsuri festival held in Kyoto throughout the month of July. Now, for those of us who like in the US, like me, it might seem weird that I'm talking about them going to school. Most schools in Japan have classes Monday through Saturday, giving students Sundays off. The school year begins in April and ends in March. They get a few weeks off throughout the year, but I haven't found a clear answer as to when these are, so for the purpose of the story, one of those weeks will be in July. ^_^ Thanks again for reading, and I hope my little culture notes helped anyone that was unsure about anything.