Chapter Ni of What Kind Of Curse.
(Person of little importants, who we will name sue, runs in the room.)
HARU HARU HARU!!!! LOOK I"VE BROUGHT YOUR JELLY BUNS!
Thank you, Sue, I appreciate it. Would you please now leave?
But why? I brought you jelly buns!
Please, I'm writing.
Whatcha writing?
A fan fiction to an Anime show
An...Anim...ANIME! AHHHHH I'M MELTING I'M MELTING! NOT ANIME NO ANYTHING BUT ANIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
Will you shut up? And if it doesn't bother you, do my disclaimer.
HARU OWNS NOTHING, NOT ANY ANIME, NOR ANYTHING ELSE, SHE'S NOT EVEN IN POSESION OF HERSELF! SHE IS A SLAVE FOR HATSUHARU!
No, I'm not....
Yes you are.
The next morning, but why in the name of all that is good they call these ungodly hours the morning, I have yet to discover, I got dressed and ready for school. Ah, yes, another thing I have yet to comprehend. Mii had gone to the store. How she gets up so early I have no idea. She left a note.0 however, saying we were out of milk, and she needed to get some things. Wonderful, just wonderful, milk the only thing that gets me ready for any day, and we're out of it.
I got my back pack ready and trudged to school. Mii's home was not too far from the school so I walked. Most people did. I was noticed some people I'd seen the day before. But, really, I was just hoping the day would be over, not like spending the day with a weeping woman is all that great.
When I did get to the school grounds I saw Tohru, and being the shy person I am, I walked by, hoping she wouldn't see me. But, Alas, My efforts were in vain.
"Oh, Kyoko, Hi! Hana, Uo, this is Kyoko Kahka"
The dark haired girl just looked at me funny and the Yankee just grunted. (In Japan, a Yankee is a gangster who dies their hair) "Hello," I said, wishing to leave. I didn't like the way the dark haired one studied me.
I then explained how I had to go to the main office, and Tohru, being the sweet girl she is, told me she'd escort me. We Walked away from Hana and Uo, but I heard Hana say to Uo, "That girl's vibes, they are strange, almost like the prince and Kyos"
We were almost to the entrance of the building when a girl, no. A boy wearing a girl's uniform and a white haired boy walking over. The boy who truly looked like he was twelve Bounced over. "Tohruu Hi Tohru! Who's your friend?"
"Oh, Momiji, Hatsuharu, this is Kyoko Kahka. She just moved here from Domino City."
Momiji ran over and grasped my hand "Hi I'm Momiji Sohma and I'm pleasured to meet you!"
"No the pleasure's all mine, I'm Kyoko Kahka." We talked for a few minutes, but that was about it. Hatsuharu didn't say very much. Finally Tohru and I went inside the building, but I caught something Momiji said, "Haru, that girl, Kyoko, doesn't she look familiar?"
Tohru and I were able to get all my things straightened out, and I even met another Sohma, Kyo. He was a bit of a hot head I must say, but it was so weird how I kept thinking I knew him. When School let out Tohru told me she had to go to work, and she would've had Yuki walk me home, but he had a meeting. So, it was decided, much to many people's disagreement, mainly Kyo's, that he would walk me home. He grumbled a bit of the way, and neither of us really said anything, that is until a cat walked by.
"Why won't they leave me alone?" Kyo yelled as the cat snuggled up to his leg.
"You don't like cats?" I asked amused, and a bit confused. I thought for sure the cat was attracted to me, they always had been.
"No, it's just, I, I don't like them following me, or anyone for that matter." Now I was starting to get it. He was still mad about the decision to have him walk me home.
"My house is a little bit further." I said bending down to pick up the cat, which had started purring the second I held it. "So, I won't bother you with my presence for much longer."
"Huh? Wait!" he said as I walked ahead "I didn't mean it that way, I was thinking about someone else!"
"Who?" I asked, trying purposely to pry.
"Nobody you'd know, or want to for that matter."
"Whatever, come on, If I don't get home quick my aunt will get freaked and call the police like last night."
"Your aunt called the police?"
I then proceeded to tell him how I was taking a walk and what happened. But, for some reason, one I wasn't able to understand, he didn't find it very funny. I mean he did, but the way he laughed was a superficial laugh. It was a longing laugh. Like, he longed for someone to be that worried about him, but it also had a hint of scoff, as though someone had been to over protective to him, even more than Mii was to me, if that was possible.
When we got to my house he spotted my aunt. "Is that your aunt?"
I looked, and sure enough, it was. She was on the phone, outside, crying.
"Is she okay?" Kyo asked, obviously amused.
"She's fine. She's probably talking to one of her clients."
"Clients?"
"She's a publisher."
"Is her name Mii?"
"You know her?"
"My cousin, Shigure, she's his publisher."
I then remembered something Mii said to me a few days ago after she'd gotten off the phone "Kyoko, don't ever become a publisher, not if you don't want your clients to be on time with their work. SHIGURE I HATE YOU!!!!" She finished and burst into tears.
"Well, I guess I'd better go. Here, take this." I said shoving the cat into his arms, but I tripped and fell on him instead. The cat jumped away, and I though "Oh no, and, I even thought I wasn't clumsy enough to give my oddity away." But, nothing happened, nothing. I looked at him. He looked even more surprised than me
"I have to go, I uh, bye." I said. When I got up I stumbled down to the house. It was as if Kyo had just seen a ghost. It was as though he was frightened by what had happened. And, I knew, I was frightened by what didn't. I didn't transform. I was still human, not that thing.
When I got inside apparently Mii had seen him. "Who was that boy?"
"Just someone from school, I was going to walk home with two other friends, but they had to go somewhere." Friends, that word, I wish I truly knew the meaning of it. And, I wish I could truly have at least one.
The next day at school I kind of avoided everyone. I mean, there's not possible way they could know, right? Wrong. Although I tried to get as far away from everyone, Tohru can kind of just tell when something's wrong.
"Kyoko, is everything okay, you don't seem yourself."
"I, I'm fine. I just, I think I have a cold." There I go, lying about stuff again. I did that a lot back at my other school. After what happened with my one friend, I guess I couldn't handle telling people the truth anymore.
"Okay, well if anything's the matter you can tell me. I'll help you if I can."
"I don't think there's any way you can help me."
"What?"
"Huh, oh nothing, never mind." Shoot I'd gone and said too much. She left, gladly, and I just sat there unable to concentrate. I was confused. Maybe, just maybe it was gone. Maybe I didn't have to worry about this stupid curse thing anymore. So, why didn't I feel any different?
"What do you mean curse?" I jumped, had I seriously gone and spoken out loud? I totally lost track of everything, I don't even remember school letting out, and, I totally didn't remember how I'd even gotten home.
"Kyoko what are you talking about?" It was Mii.
"I was just rambling, I don't know."
"Well I need to go to the office. I'll be back at 6. (It was 3:30)
"Okay, I guess I'll just chill here."
"Could you clean up the living room while I'm gone?"
"Sure."
"Okay, bye." Mii said grabbing a back and walking out.
I cleaned up the living room and decided to watch T.V. But, much to my disadvantage and boredom, nothing was on. So then I got a brilliant idea! Then it left me. Then it came back! And, then it went away. I started banging my head against the table, hoping to think of something to do, but nothing came to me. But I did realize that my hair was tangling with every pound. I grabbed a brush and started brushing my hair. While brushing my long black hair I noticed something. A few of the strands were white. Okay, so it was nothing new to me. My hair was white and black. It was striped, and how many people do you truly know that have both white and black hair? (Hatsuharu Sohma: Me, duh) So I dyed it black. Mii knew about my hair. She just said that it's probably because I have a trace of albino in me. I highly doubted that. I always figured it was because of the curse. I mean what other logical answer is there?
I was getting bored sitting around, so I decided I'd go for a walk. Hey, if I get mugged it's alright! But, gladly, I don't think I wanted to be mugged. So, it looked like I was on my way to the woods.
It was peaceful. Nobody to annoy me, and nothing to be troubled with. Or, I could look at it as though I was alone and I had nothing to do.
It was a refreshing walk. But I couldn't help but wonder about some things. Like my past for one. Most people can remember when they were little about seven of eight, but I couldn't. Neither could I figure out when I'd received a scar that I wore on my shoulder. It's not big, but it's not small either. It looks as though I fell onto something when I was younger, but no one was able elaborate on it for me. Nor, was anyone able to tell me of when I was younger. I don't even remember my parents, let alone if I'd ever lived anywhere else than inside a family members home.
I stopped thinking when I saw an orange haired boy in front of me. He was looking at me like I was crazy, and I was, but that's beside the point.
"You looking for somethin', or just walkin'?"
"I'm sorry about falling into you yesterday and not apologizing then. It's just... I'm just taking a walk." I think I was almost going to say something. But, it's not like he'd even believe me, seeing as for some reason it didn't work the last time. But then he said something that sent shivers down my spine.
"Ya know, one of my cousins is a doctor, and he told me one time, that, if someone forgets something, that all it would take, is for someone else to tell them what they forgot, and they'd remember it again."
I must have looked like a fool staring at him. How did he know, and did he even?
"Sometimes the truth hurts more than anything in the world. And, sometimes, even after you know the truth, you wish you'd never remembered. But, sometimes, the opportunity never presents itself for one to remember, and they just forget, with no indication that they could've held on a little longer. And, they don't realize, that, even though their new life may be good, if they'd just held on a little longer, every thing would've been okay."
Was he talking about me? Had I somehow made the choice to forget something when I was five?
"But, there are some people, who, even though they didn't want to, had to. For some, it was the only way to survive. But, for others, they were forced to. They had no choice in what to remember, and what not to."
I stood there dumbfounded. I had no idea that, what he was saying, had more to do with me than I realized.
"You're not the only one who's different. You're not the only one, there are more. In fact, to be exact there are thirteen more like you."
"How do you..."
He put his face so close to mine that I had no idea what he was doing. He whispered into my ear, "You're not alone, and if you want to remember, you have to do it on your own." He then wrapped his arms around me, "It's no coincidence that nothing's happening." He let go of me, and walked away.
I fell to the ground. Remember what? What was he talking about?
"Kyo, wait I..." He didn't stop, and I guess I hadn't expected him to either. "...I don't get it."