Chapter 4: Help From Friends
Tohru skipped to school today. She was relaxed yet joyous for the fact that last night, she realized she cherished someone from school. Her eyes twinkled at the gleaming sun as she made her way down the sidewalk and entering the campus of Zodiac Elementary (I suck at names!!!). She sighed while gazing at dreamily at the premises of her school. Today was going to be a long day...She could feel it.
During Mrs. Takaya's Math Class"What's wrong Tohru?" Hana-chan asked. "I can feel some sort of emotional waves radiating off of you,"
Kyo was stunned when he heard the words 'emotional waves'. He glanced quickly at Tohru but she looked away from him not wanting to come face to face with his piercing eyes.
"Does our little Tohru have...a crush?" Uo-chan interrogated.
"What? Of course not!" Tohru yelled out loud in front of the whole entire class.
"EXCUSE ME MISS HONDA!!! BUT THIS IS MATH CLASS NOT CHITCHAT TIME!!!" roared Mrs. Takaya. Mrs. Takaya thought that math class was the most difficult class of all and that students should pay full attention or face the consequences.
Kyo's hope had fallen when Tohru had said she didn't like anyone. He had thought she would at least have a few feelings for him but he lost all hope for finding a girl...in elementary that is. Nobody in the history of Zodiac Elementary had had a crush on Kyo Sohma. He was wishing Tohru would be the first. And now that she had just declared that she had no emotional feelings toward any boy he figured to go on through school.
Lunch"Be honest..." Uo-chan took some rice balls out of her lunch box and began chewing on one of them.
"Tohru-chan, you must open up to us. We are your friends... And it doesn't matter if you have a crush on someone that we disapprove of because it is YOUR heart and YOUR feelings...Please tell us. Or we shall simply force you to," Hana-chan stared into Tohru's eyes and Tohru stared back.
"I suppose so..." she began to mumble. She leaned forward over the lunch bench to come closely to Hana-chan and Uo-chan so that no one would be able to hear her words.
"I...Have a crush on...Kyo-kun..."
Uo-chan fell off the lunch bench and Hana-chan gasped with complete awe. "You do???" they both asked in unison.
"Yes," Tohru simply replied.
Both began to laugh hysterically like a bunch of dumb asses. "What is so funny?" Tohru asked harshly.
"Well...we think he likes you back!!!" Hana-chan chuckled.
Tohru began to redden but shot back at Hana-chan, "You have no proof!!!"
"We soon will Tohru," Uo-chan said.
"....Let's get going shall we?" Tohru stated trying to drop the subject.
The dynamic trio returned to their classrooms as to drop off their lunchboxes and headed for the playground. The playground was humoungous and it had everything Tohru thought that an American school would have. 5 long slides, 3 basketball courts, 2 soccer fields, 4 swing sets, and more.
"Tohru," Uo-chan tapped her lightly on the shoulder. "Look," Uo-chan pointed her finger towards the basketball court and Tohru had immediately saw Kyo-kun.
"Stop teasing me, Uo-chan," Tohru stuck out her bottom lip like a baby.
"Uo-chan and I can talk to him for you," Hana-chan offered.
"Well...Ok. But don't say anything too....too...got it???"
Hana-chan and Uo-chan nodded their heads and made a mad dash for the basketball courts. "I better go somewhere far away from the courts then..." Tohru thought. She approached the swings and sat on one glumly. "What if Kyo-kun doesn't like me...?" She began to swing lightly staring into the sky and about to cry. She was too young for heart-break.
Basketball courts..."Hi Kyo," Uo-chan coolly said while snatching the basketball away from his grasp.
"What do you two want from me??? I already spend enough time with you chics during class and I need my freedom out in recess so why the hell are you here???" he shouted.
"We have some news for you Kyo-kun," Hana-chan retorted.
"Oh yeah? What kind of news??? New tips and styles for your hair???"
"No," Uo-chan and Hana-chan said in unison.
"Then what???"
"Who do you like?" Uo-chan queried.
"Why???" Kyo got nervous and started loosening the collar of his shirt because it felt like it was trying to strangle him.
"If you tell us who you like, we'll tell you who likes you, Kyo-kun," Hana-chan answered.
"No way! Tell me who likes me FIRST!"
"Have it your way, orange-top," Uo-chan uttered. "Tohru is ga-ga for you."
"What?" Kyo knew he had just heard her say she didn't like anyone in math class. "How do you know?"
"We're her friends stupid!" Uo-chan yelled.
"Now tell us...Who do YOU like??? Hana-chan catechized.
"Well...I like...Tohru too,"
"We so0o knew it!!!" Uo-chan cheered in victory.
"Congratulations, Kyo-kun, you have your first girlfriend," Hana-chan responded with a stoic face.
Before Kyo could say anything back to the interrogating duo they marched off in the direction of the swings. "What have I gotten myself into???"
Swings..."He likes me? He really really likes me???" Tohru questioned with bliss.
"YES!!! GODAMNIT!!!" Hana-chan and Uo-chan bellowed.
"WOW..." A glow formed within Tohru's eyes and she stared into the sky and held up a dandelion. "These things really DO work..." Tohru closed her eyes and blew on the dandelion allowing the white little puffs to fly into the air and be taken away by the soft breeze.