Invasion of the Riceballs
Chapter FIVE
ïJOHNNY'S FIRST MAIN ACT!ï
When Tohru had finally awakened, she searched for the little riceball. He was- IT was gone. "Yuki...what happened?" She asked. But the problem was, Yuki wasn't there either. The house was silent, and when Tohru walked around, there wasn't a riceball in sight! Where was Yuki? Where were Kyo and Shigure? They were at the grocery. Where was Johnny? He had been squished.
"Might as well go look for everyone else," Tohru said aw she walked outside. Suddenly there was a faint, "LET GO OF ME!" in the distance. "Kyo-kun?! Is that you?!" She yelled. There was no answer. "Oh no! This story is starting to get scary! It's supposed to be funny!" Tohru said.
"SHHH! DON'T SPOIL THE STORY!" said the narrator. And then he shutted up.
Tohru ran around the outside areas of Shigure's house. She heard Kyo's voice from the forest. But should she go there? Alone? With no one beside her? Tohru couldn't lose her friends, so she walked forward. "Kyo? Yuki? Shigure?" She repeated, as she had gotten deeper into the forest. Tohru was starting to get scared, and that caused her to tremble. I hope I get out of this quickly, Tohru thought.
About 7 minutes later, she found a trace of a riceball. There were 8 pieces of rice grain on the floor, all bunched up. Not too far ahead, she saw another pile. Then another. Then another.
The piles lead her to the riceballs. They were all walking towards the city, with angry, stern faces. Tohru hid behind a tree so the riceballs won't be able to see her. But something poked her ankle. Tohru spine chilled, but when she looked down, it was only Johnny. "Wait, JOHNNY?! OH NO, he's gonna tell the riceballs where I'm hiding!" Tohru said, gasping. Johnny shook his head. "I don't want to be with them. I'll help you look for your friend." Johnny said, looking at Tohru with his round, innocent eyes. It was those bubbly eyes, you know? So Tohru couldn't resist but trust him.
"Johnny, why don't you want to be with the rest of your brothers and sisters?" Tohru asked as they walked through the forest together. Johnny looked at the ground. "I didn't fit with the rest of them...I was the only one filled with salmon." He replied in a sad way. Tohru looked at him. He's sad because he's made with salmon. I feel so sorry for him, Tohru thought.
Tohru. Just be yourself. Her mother said in her heart.
"Hey Johnny, where's Yuki, Kyo and Shigure?" Tohru asked, trying to cheer him up. Johnny cheered up a little, and said, "I don't know where they are. If we follow my brothers and sisters, we'll find them." Tohru thought for a moment. "So that means, Yuki, Kyo and Shigure are in the city?" She asked. Johnny shook his head yet again. "They are being carried by a lot of my brothers and sisters. They multiply very quickly. If we run, we'll catch up with them." Tohru picked up Johnny. "Let's go!" She said as she ran. Johnny grasped to her palm, and he blushed.
Tohru had heard Kyo's screams several times. At first they seemed distant, but they got closer and closer. "KYO!" Tohru yelled. "K..ky.." Johnny started. Tohru smiled at him. "Kyo." She said gently. Johnny looked at his feet and blushed. "K...ky..kyo." Johnny said. Tohru smiled at him again. Johnny felt proud of himself.
The three men were on top of the swarm, and they were moving since there were so many. Kyo heard Tohru's scream. "Get these things off of me!" He yelled. Yuki and Shigure didn't say anything, they just sighed. The little riceball, the one that spoke to Tohru earlier, was stomping on Kyo. Kyo smirked. "Heh, you think that hurts? Wait until you feel this." Kyo flicked the riceball away. It was painful, since the riceball was so tiny. The riceball sped back to Kyo, with full rage. He poked his eye. "OW, IT BURNS!" Yuki looked at him in disgust. "There's always a consequence in everything Kyo does," He said. Shigure was sleeping. "YOU'RE ACTUALLY ENJOYING THIS?!" Kyo yelled. Shigure swooned. "I can feel the lady riceballs massaging my back..." He said. "You're such a pervert," Yuki said.