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Ch5- The Next Morning/ Meeting with Akito
Shigure woke up to the warm sun on his face, the smell of Tohru fixing breakfast, and everyone fighting, "Ah, what a beautiful day, everything is to it's usual, nothing can go wrong on a day like this, I hope." He walked downstairs to see Haru and Kyo fighting with Kagura trying to pull Haru off, Yuki sitting on the couch watching and hoping Kyo will learn his lessen and won't make Haru turn in to his other personality Black Haru. When he walked into to kitchen he saw all four girls making a giant breakfast and Momiji singing his song trying to get the girls to sing with him.
"Apart from our new friends it's a usual morning." Shigure laughed standing in the kitchen doorway. "Yep, only Kyo has to watch his back for three people this morning." Tohru sang giggling. "What do you mean?" Amy asked puzzled. "Well Kyo and Yuki always fight, they do that everyday and Kyo never wins. Haru and Kyo fight a lot too, but it's usually Kyo's fault because he turns Haru from White Haru to Black Haru, and Kagura is in love with Kyo and she shows her love and affection by aggression, don't ask why, it's just how she is." Shigure explained. "Oh, poor Kyo" Amy sighed "What do you mean by White and Black Haru?" Jess looked worried about Haru for some reason, like something bad was going on with him.
Shigure saw the worry in her eyes and explained, "Haru has two sides, the nice, humane side that you know and his Black side which is when he gets foul mouth and violent. It's okay, he only gets like that when you make him really mad, which only Kyo can really do with a few selected other, and in a few minutes he's back to normal." "Oh, I thought you meant something really bad happens to him, okay I get it now." Jess let out a sigh of relief. "Breakfast is ready, lets eat, I'm starving." Kelly finally said after being quiet (she isn't a morning person).
At the Main House:
Hatori has just asked Akito if he could talk to him about an incident that happened yesterday, Akito agreed and they went in to Akito's room.
In the silence, you can hear Hatori and Akito talking about the girls and their memories. Their voices were all muffled, you couldn't understand what they were saying, only a few choice words. There was only one phrase anyone could understand: 'I will trust them, they can keep their memories, however, I should like to meet these girls myself. How about you all come here tomorrow?' Hatori walked out of the room and began to head for his car, so he could go to Shigure's and tell him the good news in person.
At the Breakfast Table:
"Shigure, are you okay? You haven't eaten anything; you've just been zoned out." Kelly worried as she tripped over her own feet heading into the dinning area. "What? Oh, yes I'm full breakfast was delicious, thank you, but um, are you okay?" Shigure stumbled out. "Ano, sure I'm fine, but that wasn't what I asked and how would you know? You didn't even taste it." Kelly became increasingly worried as she pulled herself up off the ground into a sitting position, she didn't like the fact that Shigure wasn't eating and that he's been out of it since they sat down to eat. "I'm a novelist, I know everything." Shigure replied standing up, "I'm going to my office, I have a deadline to meet today." Kelly stood up and sighed, clearing the table. "I hope he's okay, maybe I should talk to him, but then again, what would I say to him." Kelly whispered. "What? Are you okay Kelly?" Kyo asked, "You look like you're about to pass out or something, maybe you should go lie down." "I'm okay Kyo, but thanks for your concern." Kelly smiled hoping to use it as a mask to hide behind. "Okay, but if you want to lie down you can go to my room, it's the first on the left, and don't wait until it's too late and you do end up passing out either." Kyo said reluctantly.
After the table was cleared and the dishes washed and put away Kelly got all her nerve up and knocked on Shigure's office door.
"Come in." the inu called. "Ano, Shigure, can I talk to you?" Kelly sheepishly answered. "Sure, what's wrong Hun? You look flushed." Shigure said putting the screen saver up on his computer. "Hai, well that's because I'm shy and don't do stuff like this but I'm worried." Kelly was playing with her fingers and began to lose even more of her coloring. "Well sit down before you fall down, you're scaring me. Why are you so worried and what about?" Shigure sounded concern (well this is the girl that he won't admit to loving coming to him worried). "I'm worried about you." "Me?" Shigure wasn't expecting to hear that. "Hai, you seemed so distant at the table just now, and you wouldn't eat, I can tell that something is bothering you." Kelly said very visibly shaking, "I can't believe I'm doing this! Why would a 28 year old want to talk to a 15 year old?" she thought. Shigure smiled, "Don't worry about it I'm fine, nothing is bothering me, it's just the stress of my dead line. Now stop shaking so much, I'm not gonna hurt you or anything." "I can't" she paused, "that isn't the reason Shigure, why you said you aren't worried, that isn't it. I hide behind a smile too, I act like everything is fine with me when inside I feel like I'm dieing, I know you do the same thing, I can tell it by your expressions and tone of voice. Please, I know something is wrong, and I'm really worried about it."
Shigure let out a heavy sigh, "You're right, do you really want to know that badly? Alright then, I guess I can't keep it from you knowing you feel this bad about it; you know what we talked about at your house yesterday, about the loosing your memory deal? Well Hatori is supposed to talk to Akito about it today. I'm so scared because I don't want to loose you three," Shigure sighed again and reluctantly finished, "especial you." "Am I honestly saying this to a 15 year old? Come on, I got to get a hold of my self, I can't let my feelings show, I'm 28." he said to himself.
Kelly's eyes went soft (like in anime when their eyes look glossy but not teary), she stood up and walked over to Shigure who was now fighting back tears. "Don't worry, you will never loose us, even if our memories do get erased, we're still gonna live across the street, just come by and say 'hi' again." Kelly wanted to put her arm around Shigure but she couldn't because of the curse, "No matter what, I'm always gonna be here, you can't get rid of me now, no matter how hard you try."
Just then Hatori pulled in to the driveway, "You get to keep your memory!" Hatori was so enthusiastic, it was out of character to see him this way. Shigure and Kelly walked out of his office in enough time to see Haru hug Jess and transform.
"Why would you do that knowing you would change?" asked Shigure. "What's going on?" Kelly laughed at the site of a huge cow standing over her friend. "Akito said you get to keep your memories!" Momiji and Kagura said in unison.
Shigure couldn't believe what he heard, he was so happy he picked Kelly up and swung her, but in mid-swing he changed in to a dog, Kelly fell to the ground.
"Are you okay, gomenosi, I guess now I know why Haru hugged Jess." Shigure ran up and sat beside Kelly. When Hatori saw her fall he ran up too so he could make sure nothing was broken twisted or sprained. Luckily, nothing was broken, but Kelly twisted her right ankle, it was already swollen to double its normal size. Hatori got all the girls to carry Kelly inside and put her on the couch.
"Why is it always me that does clumsy things and gets hurt?" Kelly sulked. "That's because you're you hunny-bee." Jess said as she sat on the arm of the couch and fell off. "Well now you aren't the only one that's clumsy." Amy laughed. "Now I don't feel as bad." Kelly giggled. Jess was laughing so hard at herself that she couldn't get up off the floor (this happens to all three of us a lot in real life, even when we get seriously injured).
Hatori was for once in his life having a good time, but was holding back what Akito had told him. "Ha-Chan, are you okay?" Shigure asked. "Hai, it's just that Akito wanted me to take the girls over to the main house tomorrow so he could meet them, but you all are invited, that way the girls won't feel out of place and maybe they won't be as scared." Hatori said in a low voice. "Well, then we will all go with them and wont leave their sides, there isn't much he can do really, he already said that they could keep their memory." Haru rather calm. "Yes, well he did try to erase Miss Honda's memory after he said she could keep it." Yuki added. "Kill joy!" Kyo complained, "You really didn't have to add that." In Akito's room thingy-do
"So you are the three girls from America that lives across the street from Shigure? Just as I thought, you aren't really the impressive. I don't know why they insist on you keeping your memories, it's not like you're all that damn important. You've never helped the Souma's in any way, it's not like you're friends with the family. The only Soumas you know are Haru, Kyo, Yuki, Shigure, Hatori, Momiji, Kagura and myself, That doesn't even scratch the surface of us, everything that is with in the gates is Souma, everyone that lives here is a Souma. However, I've decided to be nice and let you three retain your memories, just so I can see what you really are." Akito spoke in a low haunting voice, "Hm, you may be gone, I've had enough." Akito waved everyone off.
Everyone walked outside and let out a heavy sigh of relief, "Well that went better then I thought it would." Shigure stretched. "Indeed, I'm glad Akito decide to remain calm." Hatori added. They started to head for the front gate; it was taking a while because everyone was waiting for Kelly since she had hurt her ankle. "You know Haru could change into a cow and carry you, that's what he did with Yuki during the endurance run." Shigure joked. Before anyone could add a comment to it they heard someone calling them from back at the main house. When they turned around they saw a man with long silver hair and looked to be around the same age as Hatori and Shigure. "Who is that?" the girls said all at once. "That's Yuki's loving brother Ayame." Shigure teased. "Shut up you damn dog." Yuki snapped.
When Aya ran up to them he spoke as if he was appalled, "Well I hope you don't think you all can just leave with out introducing me to your female friends?" "Ayame what are you doing?" Hatori sighed. "I want to meet the new girls that know about us to!" the snake sulked. "This is Amy, Jess, and Kelly. There you've met them now leave." Yuki hurried. "You don't have to be so mean little brother." He turned his attention to the girls, "Aren't you all so cute; you need to come to my shop, I bet I have dresses that would be perfect for you. And you," he pointed at Kelly, "with that long blue hair; I can create a number of wild fantasies." Ayame pulled Kelly over to him so he could examine her. He turned her all about and handled her roughly, which in turn just caused her ankle to get hurt even worse. "You idiot!!" Yuki hit Aya upside his head. "I'm sorry but how was I to know she was hurt if she didn't tell me." "I don't think the poor girl stood a chance with you Aya-san." Shigure commented.
Well, after this there is only one more chapter to go. I really hope you guys are enjoying it. Oh, and Sophie-Chan, thanks for the idea. At first they didn't meet Akito, it was just Hatori talking to him, but I figured it would be a lot better if they did go and meet him. It also gave me more story for ch5 and for the last chapter to work with. THANKIES!!
Ch5- The Next Morning/ Meeting with Akito
Shigure woke up to the warm sun on his face, the smell of Tohru fixing breakfast, and everyone fighting, "Ah, what a beautiful day, everything is to it's usual, nothing can go wrong on a day like this, I hope." He walked downstairs to see Haru and Kyo fighting with Kagura trying to pull Haru off, Yuki sitting on the couch watching and hoping Kyo will learn his lessen and won't make Haru turn in to his other personality Black Haru. When he walked into to kitchen he saw all four girls making a giant breakfast and Momiji singing his song trying to get the girls to sing with him.
"Apart from our new friends it's a usual morning." Shigure laughed standing in the kitchen doorway. "Yep, only Kyo has to watch his back for three people this morning." Tohru sang giggling. "What do you mean?" Amy asked puzzled. "Well Kyo and Yuki always fight, they do that everyday and Kyo never wins. Haru and Kyo fight a lot too, but it's usually Kyo's fault because he turns Haru from White Haru to Black Haru, and Kagura is in love with Kyo and she shows her love and affection by aggression, don't ask why, it's just how she is." Shigure explained. "Oh, poor Kyo" Amy sighed "What do you mean by White and Black Haru?" Jess looked worried about Haru for some reason, like something bad was going on with him.
Shigure saw the worry in her eyes and explained, "Haru has two sides, the nice, humane side that you know and his Black side which is when he gets foul mouth and violent. It's okay, he only gets like that when you make him really mad, which only Kyo can really do with a few selected other, and in a few minutes he's back to normal." "Oh, I thought you meant something really bad happens to him, okay I get it now." Jess let out a sigh of relief. "Breakfast is ready, lets eat, I'm starving." Kelly finally said after being quiet (she isn't a morning person).
At the Main House:
Hatori has just asked Akito if he could talk to him about an incident that happened yesterday, Akito agreed and they went in to Akito's room.
In the silence, you can hear Hatori and Akito talking about the girls and their memories. Their voices were all muffled, you couldn't understand what they were saying, only a few choice words. There was only one phrase anyone could understand: 'I will trust them, they can keep their memories, however, I should like to meet these girls myself. How about you all come here tomorrow?' Hatori walked out of the room and began to head for his car, so he could go to Shigure's and tell him the good news in person.
At the Breakfast Table:
"Shigure, are you okay? You haven't eaten anything; you've just been zoned out." Kelly worried as she tripped over her own feet heading into the dinning area. "What? Oh, yes I'm full breakfast was delicious, thank you, but um, are you okay?" Shigure stumbled out. "Ano, sure I'm fine, but that wasn't what I asked and how would you know? You didn't even taste it." Kelly became increasingly worried as she pulled herself up off the ground into a sitting position, she didn't like the fact that Shigure wasn't eating and that he's been out of it since they sat down to eat. "I'm a novelist, I know everything." Shigure replied standing up, "I'm going to my office, I have a deadline to meet today." Kelly stood up and sighed, clearing the table. "I hope he's okay, maybe I should talk to him, but then again, what would I say to him." Kelly whispered. "What? Are you okay Kelly?" Kyo asked, "You look like you're about to pass out or something, maybe you should go lie down." "I'm okay Kyo, but thanks for your concern." Kelly smiled hoping to use it as a mask to hide behind. "Okay, but if you want to lie down you can go to my room, it's the first on the left, and don't wait until it's too late and you do end up passing out either." Kyo said reluctantly.
After the table was cleared and the dishes washed and put away Kelly got all her nerve up and knocked on Shigure's office door.
"Come in." the inu called. "Ano, Shigure, can I talk to you?" Kelly sheepishly answered. "Sure, what's wrong Hun? You look flushed." Shigure said putting the screen saver up on his computer. "Hai, well that's because I'm shy and don't do stuff like this but I'm worried." Kelly was playing with her fingers and began to lose even more of her coloring. "Well sit down before you fall down, you're scaring me. Why are you so worried and what about?" Shigure sounded concern (well this is the girl that he won't admit to loving coming to him worried). "I'm worried about you." "Me?" Shigure wasn't expecting to hear that. "Hai, you seemed so distant at the table just now, and you wouldn't eat, I can tell that something is bothering you." Kelly said very visibly shaking, "I can't believe I'm doing this! Why would a 28 year old want to talk to a 15 year old?" she thought. Shigure smiled, "Don't worry about it I'm fine, nothing is bothering me, it's just the stress of my dead line. Now stop shaking so much, I'm not gonna hurt you or anything." "I can't" she paused, "that isn't the reason Shigure, why you said you aren't worried, that isn't it. I hide behind a smile too, I act like everything is fine with me when inside I feel like I'm dieing, I know you do the same thing, I can tell it by your expressions and tone of voice. Please, I know something is wrong, and I'm really worried about it."
Shigure let out a heavy sigh, "You're right, do you really want to know that badly? Alright then, I guess I can't keep it from you knowing you feel this bad about it; you know what we talked about at your house yesterday, about the loosing your memory deal? Well Hatori is supposed to talk to Akito about it today. I'm so scared because I don't want to loose you three," Shigure sighed again and reluctantly finished, "especial you." "Am I honestly saying this to a 15 year old? Come on, I got to get a hold of my self, I can't let my feelings show, I'm 28." he said to himself.
Kelly's eyes went soft (like in anime when their eyes look glossy but not teary), she stood up and walked over to Shigure who was now fighting back tears. "Don't worry, you will never loose us, even if our memories do get erased, we're still gonna live across the street, just come by and say 'hi' again." Kelly wanted to put her arm around Shigure but she couldn't because of the curse, "No matter what, I'm always gonna be here, you can't get rid of me now, no matter how hard you try."
Just then Hatori pulled in to the driveway, "You get to keep your memory!" Hatori was so enthusiastic, it was out of character to see him this way. Shigure and Kelly walked out of his office in enough time to see Haru hug Jess and transform.
"Why would you do that knowing you would change?" asked Shigure. "What's going on?" Kelly laughed at the site of a huge cow standing over her friend. "Akito said you get to keep your memories!" Momiji and Kagura said in unison.
Shigure couldn't believe what he heard, he was so happy he picked Kelly up and swung her, but in mid-swing he changed in to a dog, Kelly fell to the ground.
"Are you okay, gomenosi, I guess now I know why Haru hugged Jess." Shigure ran up and sat beside Kelly. When Hatori saw her fall he ran up too so he could make sure nothing was broken twisted or sprained. Luckily, nothing was broken, but Kelly twisted her right ankle, it was already swollen to double its normal size. Hatori got all the girls to carry Kelly inside and put her on the couch.
"Why is it always me that does clumsy things and gets hurt?" Kelly sulked. "That's because you're you hunny-bee." Jess said as she sat on the arm of the couch and fell off. "Well now you aren't the only one that's clumsy." Amy laughed. "Now I don't feel as bad." Kelly giggled. Jess was laughing so hard at herself that she couldn't get up off the floor (this happens to all three of us a lot in real life, even when we get seriously injured).
Hatori was for once in his life having a good time, but was holding back what Akito had told him. "Ha-Chan, are you okay?" Shigure asked. "Hai, it's just that Akito wanted me to take the girls over to the main house tomorrow so he could meet them, but you all are invited, that way the girls won't feel out of place and maybe they won't be as scared." Hatori said in a low voice. "Well, then we will all go with them and wont leave their sides, there isn't much he can do really, he already said that they could keep their memory." Haru rather calm. "Yes, well he did try to erase Miss Honda's memory after he said she could keep it." Yuki added. "Kill joy!" Kyo complained, "You really didn't have to add that." In Akito's room thingy-do
"So you are the three girls from America that lives across the street from Shigure? Just as I thought, you aren't really the impressive. I don't know why they insist on you keeping your memories, it's not like you're all that damn important. You've never helped the Souma's in any way, it's not like you're friends with the family. The only Soumas you know are Haru, Kyo, Yuki, Shigure, Hatori, Momiji, Kagura and myself, That doesn't even scratch the surface of us, everything that is with in the gates is Souma, everyone that lives here is a Souma. However, I've decided to be nice and let you three retain your memories, just so I can see what you really are." Akito spoke in a low haunting voice, "Hm, you may be gone, I've had enough." Akito waved everyone off.
Everyone walked outside and let out a heavy sigh of relief, "Well that went better then I thought it would." Shigure stretched. "Indeed, I'm glad Akito decide to remain calm." Hatori added. They started to head for the front gate; it was taking a while because everyone was waiting for Kelly since she had hurt her ankle. "You know Haru could change into a cow and carry you, that's what he did with Yuki during the endurance run." Shigure joked. Before anyone could add a comment to it they heard someone calling them from back at the main house. When they turned around they saw a man with long silver hair and looked to be around the same age as Hatori and Shigure. "Who is that?" the girls said all at once. "That's Yuki's loving brother Ayame." Shigure teased. "Shut up you damn dog." Yuki snapped.
When Aya ran up to them he spoke as if he was appalled, "Well I hope you don't think you all can just leave with out introducing me to your female friends?" "Ayame what are you doing?" Hatori sighed. "I want to meet the new girls that know about us to!" the snake sulked. "This is Amy, Jess, and Kelly. There you've met them now leave." Yuki hurried. "You don't have to be so mean little brother." He turned his attention to the girls, "Aren't you all so cute; you need to come to my shop, I bet I have dresses that would be perfect for you. And you," he pointed at Kelly, "with that long blue hair; I can create a number of wild fantasies." Ayame pulled Kelly over to him so he could examine her. He turned her all about and handled her roughly, which in turn just caused her ankle to get hurt even worse. "You idiot!!" Yuki hit Aya upside his head. "I'm sorry but how was I to know she was hurt if she didn't tell me." "I don't think the poor girl stood a chance with you Aya-san." Shigure commented.
Well, after this there is only one more chapter to go. I really hope you guys are enjoying it. Oh, and Sophie-Chan, thanks for the idea. At first they didn't meet Akito, it was just Hatori talking to him, but I figured it would be a lot better if they did go and meet him. It also gave me more story for ch5 and for the last chapter to work with. THANKIES!!