My God! I'm so sorry! My computer has been craptacular lately. Anyway! Enough rambling, on with the story. Disclaimer same as always (Although I wish I owned Muraki, Tsuzuki...Hell everyone but Hisoka ~no offence to anyone I just don't like him~ and All FB Characters too!).
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"That was simply delicious, Tohru-kun." Yuji praised.
Tohru flushed slightly. "Arigato, Yuji-sensei."
Yuki stood and began to help Tohru clear the table.
"Haru-kun, you've been awfully quiet tonight." Yuji observed. "Is something wrong?"
"No." He answered simply.
"Well, what are your interests? Humor me, I can't think of anything to talk about." He smiled.
Hatsuharu was silent a moment. "Martial arts." He shrugged. "I guess."
"Martial arts, huh?"
Hatsuharu nodded.
"And you, Kyo-kun?"
Kyo blinked, then nodded.
"Martial arts fans? Well, how good are you?" He asked.
Hatsuharu shrugged.
"I trained in the mountains for most of my life." Kyo smirked. Then he slouched in his seat with a grimace on his face. "But no matter how hard I try I can't beat that damn Yuki." He growled.
"That's because you're too slow." Yuki stated calmly.
"Not necessarily Yuki-kun."
"What do you mean?" Kyo asked.
"It may just be your concentration. If you are only fighting on a certain emotion, such as anger, it will cloud your mind and force your actions and reactions to slow down, therefore making you loose a fight." Yuji informed him.
Kyo blinked. "R-really?"
Yuji nodded. He then clapped his hands together with a smile. "I almost forgot! I've asked everyone but our newest guests." He exclaimed. "Akito-sama, Kureno-san; being a mythology teacher, I'm quite interested in strange things so please bare with me." He smiled.
Akito nodded his approval.
Yuji smiled. "What's your favorite animal in the Chinese Zodiac?"
The room tensed.
Kureno glanced at Akito, not daring to answer without approval.
"The rat." Akito answered calmly. "Why do you ask?"
"Just curious." Yuji shrugged. "And you Kureno-san?"
He tensed slightly. "Anou...the rooster."
Yuji laughed. "Watari-san said the same thing. In fact, Watari-san is a snake, the snake and the rooster are very compatible."
"Curiosity killed the cat, Yuji-san." Tsuzuki mumbled.
"But Asato-chan, one who asks questions is wise and never left out." Yuji countered.
Tsuzuki growled. "The cornered mouse will attack the cat." He warned.
"Ah! But the cat is wise to the mouse's game, the mouse seeks death in order to escape the pain." He smirked.
"But what if the mouse seeks neither death nor pain? What if the mouse only seeks to escape?" Tsuzuki asked.
"He is not granted a safe escape. He only has two choices. Death or pain." He paused in thought. "If he were to attack it would be most futile. What is your choice, Asato-chan?"
"I think I'd prefer to be the cat this once."
"My apologies, that is not an option." He said forlornly.
The room was silent, everyone looking back and forth between the two. Tsuzuki was glaring, Yuji smirking lazily.
"Switching from prey to predator is easier said than done. You are the mouse, the prey, and shall stay as such." Yuji twirled his used chopsticks in his fingers.
"And I suppose you are the cat, Yuji-san?" Tsuzuki asked.
"But of course, Asato-chan." He nodded.
"If the enemy is weak, your philosophy crumbles." The purple-eyed shinigami stated. "The cat is easily overridden by the mouse. The cat looses, you loose. The mouse is much smarter, and more cunning than the cat."
"The cat is overpowering of the mouse. He's bigger, stronger, and smarter than most might think." Yuji drawled.
"Mice travel in packs, Yuji-san. The cat can't win when the mouse and his friends team up together to beat the opponent." Tsuzuki countered lazily.
"Tsuzuki-sensei has a point." Yuki nodded. "Mice generally do travel in packs."
Yuji's eyes narrowed as he ignored Yuki's comment. "You give the cat little credit, Asato-chan. The cat is much more powerful than you think."
"Is that so?" Tsuzuki asked, disinterested.
Yuji growled. Everyone backed away from the table except for Tsuzuki. Everyone feared what, the now angry and, usually cheerful man would do. "The cat knows the weaknesses of the mouse." He said behind grit teeth.
"What if the mouse seeks death? Would the cat promise his demise, no questions asked?" Tsuzuki asked conversationally.
Yuji sat up strait, eyes wide. "N-Nani?"
"Tsuzuki..." Hisoka trailed off. He looked worriedly at his partner.
"Well, Yuji-san?" Tsuzuki raised an eyebrow.
Silence.
Tsuzuki smiled brightly. "Ha-ha! I tricked you!" He grinned.
Yuji's jaw slacked before he slammed his head on the table.
All of the shinigami sighed in relief.
"Baka." Hisoka mumbled. "Excuse me." Hisoka stood and left for the bathroom.
"Yuji-sensei! Are you all right?" Tohru asked worriedly.
Yuji grunted, sat up and glared at Tsuzuki. "You know I hate it when you do that!" He pointed out.
Tsuzuki nodded with a smile. "That's why I do it." He grinned.
Kagura stood from the table and hugged her teddy-bear backpack; she stood a little to the left behind Yuji.
"I'm starting to wonder if there are any brothers in the world that get along." Momiji laughed lightly.
Yuji smiled and hugged the blonde boy. "Of course! Asato and I just like to tease each other every-once-in-a-while." He explained. "We get along just fine! Just like you and all your cousins."
Momiji smiled happily and returned the large hug. Yuji released the boy and spun around so that he was facing the kitchen door.
Hisoka reappeared in the doorway leading to the hall. Hatsuharu and Kyo stood on the opposite side of the room. "Come on Hisoka, let's go outside." Kyo grunted.
Hisoka nodded and started towards them. Yuji smiled and slid his foot out in front of himself a few inches, then turned and casually talked with Momiji, still watching the empath out of the corner of his eye.
Hisoka tripped over the out-stretched foot. Everything seemed to slow down as the whole room watched as Hisoka fell towards Kagura, who stood frozen like a deer caught in headlights.
Suddenly, Hisoka's other foot came out in front of him and he caught himself, stood up strait, and straitened his slightly rumpled clothes. Silence resided in the room for a moment.
Yuji sprung from his sitting position and gripped Hisoka's shoulders. "Are you OK? My God, I'm such a klutz! I can't believe I didn't move my foot when I saw you coming! Are you all right, Hisoka-kun?" He asked, fake panic thrown across his face.
"I will be once you let go of my shoulders." Hisoka mumbled.
"Are you sure? You didn't twist your ankle or something?"
Hisoka shook his head.
"It's a good thing you have such good reflexes!" Yuji congratulated with a wide smile. He turned to Kagura. "Are you all right, Kagura-san?" He asked.
She nodded dumbly.
"I can't believe I did that!" Yuji pulled Hisoka into a tight embrace; Hisoka cringed and tried to pull away.
"It wasn't your fault Yuji-sensei." Tohru assured. "And no one was hurt."
Yuji nodded and pulled Tohru into the hug, making Hisoka blush slightly. "You're right Tohru-kun. But I still feel horrible."
"Yuji-san, let go of your students before you scar them for life." Tsuzuki told him calmly.
"Oh don't be that way." Yuji turned and put his hands on his hips. "You're not still mad about the Muraki thing are you?"
Tatsumi looked up at that. "What Muraki thing?"
Tsuzuki smiled at Tatsumi and laughed. "Nothing, it's nothing." He glared momentarily at Yuji before smiling at Tatsumi once again.
Tatsumi looked suspiciously between the two brothers. "You'll explain later." He stated.
Tsuzuki nodded.
"Are you sure you're OK, Kagura-san?" Yuji reached towards her, intent on hugging her.
Hisoka grabbed his outstretched arm in order to stop and distract the older man's attention. Yuji pushed away forcefully, unnoticed by everyone but Hisoka and Tsuzuki. Hisoka ungracefully fell back into Tohru before catching himself, which inevitably caused a chain reaction. Tohru, being a klutz herself, fell backward into Yuki.
There was a pop and a large puff of smoke.
Watari panicked; he stood and flung the door to the back yard open and tapped Tatsumi's shoulder, he and the others followed, Hisoka and Tsuzuki grabbed Yuji and pulled him into the back yard.
"What was that?" Hisoka coughed.
"Freak accident smoke?" Watari shrugged.
"Highly doubtful." Terazuma grumbled.
"Something from the kitchen perhaps?" Wakaba guessed.
They all shrugged.
"Hey! Is everyone OK?" Yuji yelled back into the house.
Shigure stepped out of the house with a smile on his face. "Yes everything is fine."
"Are you sure?" Yuji asked.
"Yes. No need to worry." Shigure assured.
"I think we should go. It's getting late." Tatsumi observed.
Tsuzuki pouted. "What about desert?" He whispered.
"We'll pick something up for you on the way home, promise." Tatsumi smiled at him.
Tsuzuki's puppy tail wagged happily as he grinned at the shinigami.
"Haven't you eaten enough?" Terazuma growled. Tsuzuki stuck out his tongue.
"All right. We do have a busy day tomorrow." Shigure nodded. "It was a pleasure to meet you all."
They all said their good-byes and left, Yuji had to be dragged out by Tsuzuki though.
"One more thing before we depart Asato-chan..." Yuji called.
"Nani?" Tsuzuki walked over to his brother.
"Saturday at six, in Nagasaki park." He grinned.
Tsuzuki cringed. "I'm not going!"
"You'd better go." He growled dangerously.
"I can't..." Tsuzuki mumbled.
'Is it because of your boyfriend?'
'You...you know? P-Please! Please don't hurt him.'
Yuji simply smiled and turned to leave. "See you later."
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Next Chapter is going to be Tsuzuki's date with Muraki...I'm evil...te-he
Hopefully I'll be better at updating in the future! Gomen Nasai! (By the way, sorry about the 'cat and mouse' analogy in there, I recently re watched Trigun and it was stuck in my head) Until next chapter...
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"That was simply delicious, Tohru-kun." Yuji praised.
Tohru flushed slightly. "Arigato, Yuji-sensei."
Yuki stood and began to help Tohru clear the table.
"Haru-kun, you've been awfully quiet tonight." Yuji observed. "Is something wrong?"
"No." He answered simply.
"Well, what are your interests? Humor me, I can't think of anything to talk about." He smiled.
Hatsuharu was silent a moment. "Martial arts." He shrugged. "I guess."
"Martial arts, huh?"
Hatsuharu nodded.
"And you, Kyo-kun?"
Kyo blinked, then nodded.
"Martial arts fans? Well, how good are you?" He asked.
Hatsuharu shrugged.
"I trained in the mountains for most of my life." Kyo smirked. Then he slouched in his seat with a grimace on his face. "But no matter how hard I try I can't beat that damn Yuki." He growled.
"That's because you're too slow." Yuki stated calmly.
"Not necessarily Yuki-kun."
"What do you mean?" Kyo asked.
"It may just be your concentration. If you are only fighting on a certain emotion, such as anger, it will cloud your mind and force your actions and reactions to slow down, therefore making you loose a fight." Yuji informed him.
Kyo blinked. "R-really?"
Yuji nodded. He then clapped his hands together with a smile. "I almost forgot! I've asked everyone but our newest guests." He exclaimed. "Akito-sama, Kureno-san; being a mythology teacher, I'm quite interested in strange things so please bare with me." He smiled.
Akito nodded his approval.
Yuji smiled. "What's your favorite animal in the Chinese Zodiac?"
The room tensed.
Kureno glanced at Akito, not daring to answer without approval.
"The rat." Akito answered calmly. "Why do you ask?"
"Just curious." Yuji shrugged. "And you Kureno-san?"
He tensed slightly. "Anou...the rooster."
Yuji laughed. "Watari-san said the same thing. In fact, Watari-san is a snake, the snake and the rooster are very compatible."
"Curiosity killed the cat, Yuji-san." Tsuzuki mumbled.
"But Asato-chan, one who asks questions is wise and never left out." Yuji countered.
Tsuzuki growled. "The cornered mouse will attack the cat." He warned.
"Ah! But the cat is wise to the mouse's game, the mouse seeks death in order to escape the pain." He smirked.
"But what if the mouse seeks neither death nor pain? What if the mouse only seeks to escape?" Tsuzuki asked.
"He is not granted a safe escape. He only has two choices. Death or pain." He paused in thought. "If he were to attack it would be most futile. What is your choice, Asato-chan?"
"I think I'd prefer to be the cat this once."
"My apologies, that is not an option." He said forlornly.
The room was silent, everyone looking back and forth between the two. Tsuzuki was glaring, Yuji smirking lazily.
"Switching from prey to predator is easier said than done. You are the mouse, the prey, and shall stay as such." Yuji twirled his used chopsticks in his fingers.
"And I suppose you are the cat, Yuji-san?" Tsuzuki asked.
"But of course, Asato-chan." He nodded.
"If the enemy is weak, your philosophy crumbles." The purple-eyed shinigami stated. "The cat is easily overridden by the mouse. The cat looses, you loose. The mouse is much smarter, and more cunning than the cat."
"The cat is overpowering of the mouse. He's bigger, stronger, and smarter than most might think." Yuji drawled.
"Mice travel in packs, Yuji-san. The cat can't win when the mouse and his friends team up together to beat the opponent." Tsuzuki countered lazily.
"Tsuzuki-sensei has a point." Yuki nodded. "Mice generally do travel in packs."
Yuji's eyes narrowed as he ignored Yuki's comment. "You give the cat little credit, Asato-chan. The cat is much more powerful than you think."
"Is that so?" Tsuzuki asked, disinterested.
Yuji growled. Everyone backed away from the table except for Tsuzuki. Everyone feared what, the now angry and, usually cheerful man would do. "The cat knows the weaknesses of the mouse." He said behind grit teeth.
"What if the mouse seeks death? Would the cat promise his demise, no questions asked?" Tsuzuki asked conversationally.
Yuji sat up strait, eyes wide. "N-Nani?"
"Tsuzuki..." Hisoka trailed off. He looked worriedly at his partner.
"Well, Yuji-san?" Tsuzuki raised an eyebrow.
Silence.
Tsuzuki smiled brightly. "Ha-ha! I tricked you!" He grinned.
Yuji's jaw slacked before he slammed his head on the table.
All of the shinigami sighed in relief.
"Baka." Hisoka mumbled. "Excuse me." Hisoka stood and left for the bathroom.
"Yuji-sensei! Are you all right?" Tohru asked worriedly.
Yuji grunted, sat up and glared at Tsuzuki. "You know I hate it when you do that!" He pointed out.
Tsuzuki nodded with a smile. "That's why I do it." He grinned.
Kagura stood from the table and hugged her teddy-bear backpack; she stood a little to the left behind Yuji.
"I'm starting to wonder if there are any brothers in the world that get along." Momiji laughed lightly.
Yuji smiled and hugged the blonde boy. "Of course! Asato and I just like to tease each other every-once-in-a-while." He explained. "We get along just fine! Just like you and all your cousins."
Momiji smiled happily and returned the large hug. Yuji released the boy and spun around so that he was facing the kitchen door.
Hisoka reappeared in the doorway leading to the hall. Hatsuharu and Kyo stood on the opposite side of the room. "Come on Hisoka, let's go outside." Kyo grunted.
Hisoka nodded and started towards them. Yuji smiled and slid his foot out in front of himself a few inches, then turned and casually talked with Momiji, still watching the empath out of the corner of his eye.
Hisoka tripped over the out-stretched foot. Everything seemed to slow down as the whole room watched as Hisoka fell towards Kagura, who stood frozen like a deer caught in headlights.
Suddenly, Hisoka's other foot came out in front of him and he caught himself, stood up strait, and straitened his slightly rumpled clothes. Silence resided in the room for a moment.
Yuji sprung from his sitting position and gripped Hisoka's shoulders. "Are you OK? My God, I'm such a klutz! I can't believe I didn't move my foot when I saw you coming! Are you all right, Hisoka-kun?" He asked, fake panic thrown across his face.
"I will be once you let go of my shoulders." Hisoka mumbled.
"Are you sure? You didn't twist your ankle or something?"
Hisoka shook his head.
"It's a good thing you have such good reflexes!" Yuji congratulated with a wide smile. He turned to Kagura. "Are you all right, Kagura-san?" He asked.
She nodded dumbly.
"I can't believe I did that!" Yuji pulled Hisoka into a tight embrace; Hisoka cringed and tried to pull away.
"It wasn't your fault Yuji-sensei." Tohru assured. "And no one was hurt."
Yuji nodded and pulled Tohru into the hug, making Hisoka blush slightly. "You're right Tohru-kun. But I still feel horrible."
"Yuji-san, let go of your students before you scar them for life." Tsuzuki told him calmly.
"Oh don't be that way." Yuji turned and put his hands on his hips. "You're not still mad about the Muraki thing are you?"
Tatsumi looked up at that. "What Muraki thing?"
Tsuzuki smiled at Tatsumi and laughed. "Nothing, it's nothing." He glared momentarily at Yuji before smiling at Tatsumi once again.
Tatsumi looked suspiciously between the two brothers. "You'll explain later." He stated.
Tsuzuki nodded.
"Are you sure you're OK, Kagura-san?" Yuji reached towards her, intent on hugging her.
Hisoka grabbed his outstretched arm in order to stop and distract the older man's attention. Yuji pushed away forcefully, unnoticed by everyone but Hisoka and Tsuzuki. Hisoka ungracefully fell back into Tohru before catching himself, which inevitably caused a chain reaction. Tohru, being a klutz herself, fell backward into Yuki.
There was a pop and a large puff of smoke.
Watari panicked; he stood and flung the door to the back yard open and tapped Tatsumi's shoulder, he and the others followed, Hisoka and Tsuzuki grabbed Yuji and pulled him into the back yard.
"What was that?" Hisoka coughed.
"Freak accident smoke?" Watari shrugged.
"Highly doubtful." Terazuma grumbled.
"Something from the kitchen perhaps?" Wakaba guessed.
They all shrugged.
"Hey! Is everyone OK?" Yuji yelled back into the house.
Shigure stepped out of the house with a smile on his face. "Yes everything is fine."
"Are you sure?" Yuji asked.
"Yes. No need to worry." Shigure assured.
"I think we should go. It's getting late." Tatsumi observed.
Tsuzuki pouted. "What about desert?" He whispered.
"We'll pick something up for you on the way home, promise." Tatsumi smiled at him.
Tsuzuki's puppy tail wagged happily as he grinned at the shinigami.
"Haven't you eaten enough?" Terazuma growled. Tsuzuki stuck out his tongue.
"All right. We do have a busy day tomorrow." Shigure nodded. "It was a pleasure to meet you all."
They all said their good-byes and left, Yuji had to be dragged out by Tsuzuki though.
"One more thing before we depart Asato-chan..." Yuji called.
"Nani?" Tsuzuki walked over to his brother.
"Saturday at six, in Nagasaki park." He grinned.
Tsuzuki cringed. "I'm not going!"
"You'd better go." He growled dangerously.
"I can't..." Tsuzuki mumbled.
'Is it because of your boyfriend?'
'You...you know? P-Please! Please don't hurt him.'
Yuji simply smiled and turned to leave. "See you later."
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Next Chapter is going to be Tsuzuki's date with Muraki...I'm evil...te-he
Hopefully I'll be better at updating in the future! Gomen Nasai! (By the way, sorry about the 'cat and mouse' analogy in there, I recently re watched Trigun and it was stuck in my head) Until next chapter...