"You seem very intelligent Dr. Sohma!" "Aha, you don't have to call me that. Please, call me Hatori." Kathy smiled in a flirty way. "Ok, Hatori, I have a question for you! If you think I'm weird because of it you don't have to say anything but....What does the snow become when it melts?" Hatori paused from his polite laugh. ".......what?" "What does snow become when it melts?" He thought about the question, not knowing whether to answer it poetically or reasonably. Why did she ask that? "What do you think it becomes?" Kathy smiled gracefully at the response. "Two things: my reasonable mind says water, but my poetic side says spring...do you think I'm weird?" Hatori grinned broadly. "Not at all..."
"Come on Samantha, let's ride the big slide!" Momiji challenged. The young girl looked over at her mother, unsure of herself. "Lemme ask momma!" She carefully waded out of the water towards her mother and the strange man she was talking to. "Momma, me and Momiji are going to the slides ok?" "That's fine dear..." Smiling, she quickly skipped over to where the bunny was already waiting on her. "Race ya!"
'Where am I now? I was sure this was the right way...' Poor Haru had just now gotten back to the same map he had been to before....three times now. "Great, now I gotta pee. Jeez, being around all this water sucks at a time like this!" he nearly yelled. He examined the map as carefully as he could to find the nearest bathroom. "Great, it's only on the other side of the building beside me!" This'll be easy!" With that, the cow bravely took off towards his new quest.
"Wooo! Who's bad? I'm bad!" Akito cheered himself on as he drifted sluggishly down the lazy river ride in search of his mouse. He had to get his slipper back. He had never been on a water ride before and it rocked! "Maybe I'll even forget torturing people......nah...but this is kind of....what is this feeling.....fun?" Thinking he saw a small bit of dark flowing hair bob up in front of him around the next turn, Akito put his hands in the water and began paddling to what he thought was Yuki. "You can run but you can't hide!"
"Did you hear something?" Yuki asked the other two beside him. "No, is something wrong?" Tohru asked, genuinely concerned. "No, but let's get off for a while." "Hey, let's go to that big looking ride! It looks dangerous!" Kyo suggested as they exited the river. Tohru smiled in confirmation. "That sounds like fun!" Just as they all three picked up their feet to go, Shigure and Ayame rushed towards them. "Tohru, can we come with you all for a while?" Shigure panted. "Yes, of course!" Tohru agreed enthusiastically. "Ah, and that will give me some time with my baby brother!" Ayame squealed. Yuki gave Tohru a tortured look. "Please Miss Honda...not him..." but his brother interrupted, "Nonsense, you'll have much more fun with me! Oh, or were you planning to make a move on this beautiful girl?" Noticing Kyo's cat features pop up evilly he added, "Don't worry Lucky Kyo, you'll find a woman someday..."
They all turned and tried to start towards it again when a chilling voice came from behind them. "I am going with you....and where is my slipper?"
"God, are we ever going to ride this stupid ride?" Kyo complained after waiting at the top of the freezing tower for at least twenty minutes. "ok you all are next, how many?" the random lifeguard asked. "Uhh," Yuki looked around, "six..." he confirmed. "I'm sorry but that is too many..." the lifeguard said. Yuki turned around to give the news but saw a belt under Akito's robe flash at him. "Please....it would give me great honor if you would let my family go together..." he skillfully bat his eyelashes as he spoke.
"Ok! Whatever you want!" All the Sohmas piled on the huge floating ring with Akito sitting proudly in the center facing Yuki. "By the way Sir, what is this ride called?" Tohru asked innocently. Giving in to the cuteness the guard readily answered her question. "It's called the Spiraling Rapids of Death." The frightening name made her sweat a little until she felt a hand over hers. "It's nothing to get worked up over...kay?" Kyo winked at her and scooted a little closer. Much to the neko's misery, Aya caught this and shouted, "Oooh Yuki, you better watch the lecherous cat over hear taking your woman!" A pair of ears and bright fiery eyes shot over towards the snake. "Shut the hell up! She ain't Yuki's anyways!"
The lifeguard had to interrupt. "Excuse me but are you all finished?" Shigure smiled at him. "Yes, just let er' rip, as you Americans call it!" The lifeguard read the instructions monotone then let the family plummet with the huge rubber blown up ring.
Everyone screamed like girls....except Yuki, who laughed manically for the first time EVER and Kyo, who thought he was too manly to scream and acted like he was bored....at first. "Ahhhhhh, I order this thing to stop!" Akito screamed, "That treacherous boy up there will suffer my wrath!!!" "Ahaha Akito this is so fun isn't it!" Tohru yelled. They rounded the last turn, nearly turning over and as quickly as it began, it ended.
They all brushed the water out of their eyes and saw Hatori and Kathy looking at them all. The doctor looked like he would burst out laughing, seeing Akito in the shape he was in. "What are you doing here?" Akito ordered. "Just waiting on Momiji to get off Sir. I think he should be right after your group." Hatori bowed respectfully, trying to hide his grin. They all decided to stay and wait.
Sure enough, only moments later the two children came down the slide in a fit of screams. The only difference from their exit was Momiji looked frightfully worried. "Hatori, Samantha is having an asthma attack! Please help her!" The dragon switched quickly into full doctor mode and took out his travel size medical kit. "Here, try to breath in......ok..." He listened to the girl's heartbeat and looked down her throat. "Oh Hatori, please help her!!" Kathy cried. "It's not an attack; she is allergic to the chlorine in the water. Here, take this to stop the swelling." He shoved and tablet down the young one's throat and kept it there. Only seconds later the girl was breathing normally and smiling again.
"Oh Hatori, thank you so much!!" Kathy swept Samantha up into her arms and hugged her precious daughter. "Will you have dinner with me tonight?"
Hatori stepped back in shock. "Uhhh....yes...but...you do know I am only on vacation and leaving tomorrow..." The woman looked down at the ground in concentration but swiftly lifted her head back. "I would be honored if you joined me for dinner." The doctor sighed at the chance of possibly hurting someone else and himself again but remembered Aya's words. 'I hope you find someone who will make you happier, no ten times happier then Kana ever will be!' "Very well, where can we meet?"
After exchanging location and time Hatori ordered everyone to go back to the car. On the way out Yuki felt that something was wrong. "Where is Haru?!" At the mention of his name, Tohru did notice she hadn't seem him the whole time they had been there. "Let's split up and look!" Yuki demanded. Suddenly, Haru emerged from behind a very familiar looking map. "Yuki, you were worried about me? I am so happy." The white haired young man clung to Yuki automatically. "Well, now that that is over with, let's go before my beautiful hair taints!" Ayame barked.
With Yuki temporarily out of service, Kyo took this chance and grabbed Tohru's hand. Momiji grabbed Hatori's hand and skipped around. Akito walked on his cane out of the front entrance, and Shigure and Ayame walked arm in arm out to the limo where they finished off the last day of the vacation with a blast. Everyone ended up having a wonderful time!
Hatori had dinner with Kathy and they became great friends, but due to where they lived, never became more then that....until she got a job telling her she would teach in Japan. (Kathy was an English professor)
THE END
I was thinking about making a sequal to this telling more about Hatori and Kathy's relationship. God knows he deserves it! I'd have to think of a good plot though. It may take a while. Wooo! I finally finished a story! Review and tell me what you think! Hint hint!