Chapter 10

The One Who Followed Them

Last time on The Curse I Never Had - Ha'ri had the littlest conversation about Midori's magic, about how she needed training with it and her martial arts skills. Now that they've left on account of empty stomachs, and somebody is following them...but who?
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Midori's POV
I feel like somebody is following us, I thought. I wonder who it is. Wait, I'll sense their electric signal, and so I did. It was...

"Hello,"greeted the person following us. (A/N: Do you seriously believe that I'm going to tell you who it is right now? Well, you're wrong!)

"Oh, hello," Tohru-chan said gleefully.

"What the hell do you want!" demanded Kyo-kun.

"I was hungry and Haa-san doesn't cook very well," he replied. (A/N: I'm not completely sure of this, but for now, Ha'ri is a bad cook)

"That's okay," said Tohru-chan. "I'll just make food for six instead of five."

"Sounds good," said Haru-chan. That was who had been following us the entire time. I knew that there was more of a reason to follow us than an empty tummy. I had a feeling that it had to do with something about...(A/N: Do you people really think that I'm going to tell you right off the bat what I'm talking about? Not in this chapter! End of commentary.)

"What would you like to eat?" asked Tohru-chan.

"Something that doesn't involve beef or cow. That's cannibalism for me, and probably for Midori, too."

"He does have a point," responded Yuki-kun.

"That also means no chicken, pork, or anything that involves eating a zodiac member," I replied.

"Okay, I guess that I'll have to be more creative when cooking and to remember to not use certain meats. Now, which meats can I use..." wondered Tohru-chan.

"You can use Buffalo, moose, caribou, things like that, or just don't use meat," Kyo-kun thought out loud.

"I vote on no meat," said Yuki-kun.

"No meat it is!" Tohru-chan said thoughtfully. She needed to think something upthat had no meat.

Tohru-chan made a meatless dinner for six. I was sad about all of my meat restrictions, as it would be hard to get a meal without them since one of them is in almost everything. I don't mind, I mean, especially if I do eat the stuff, I'd be a cannibal...I didn't like some of those meats anyway. I really hated pork and ham, I just don't like salty stuff. (A/N: I really do hate salty stuff, it drives me nuts! Well, except for salt and vinegar chips, those are good! And I don't like vinegar either...weird...the irony...)

The dinner was very good without meat. We had onigiri with all kinds of flavors, yummy, secret base grown vegetables, and to top it all off, a cherry pie! (A/N: I love cherry pie! It's just sooooooo good! Am I making you hungry? How about you get up and grab a snack? It might be a good idea, hehe)

When I was done eating, I was so full that I just wanted to sleep, but I had to read a chapter from a book for school. I went downstairs to my room to read. When I was done, I went back upstairs to get my orange juice. When I got to the kitchen, Haru-chan was standing right there.

At first, I thought that he was lost again, probably while looking for the bathroom.

"Is there something that you need?" I asked while getting a cup out of the cabinet. Then I went to the fridge to get the orange juice.

As I was pouring it, he began to speak, "I was wondering...about...what you and Haa-san were talking about. I couldn't resist, so I followed you. Can you tell me?"

I had to think this over for a second, and then thought for the best. "Sure, I can tell you. Why wouldn't I be able to?"

"I dunno...maybe you didn't want to tell me individually, you know, having to say it more than once. That's all," he replied.

"Well, I guess that you're right. Well, we had a little talk about magic. My magic to be more exact. Ha'ri thinks that I need training with it.He said that when I got those powers, each time I got one, space and time continuum was messed with a little. When it was messed with, it was making the person who had that power become real, or the people who had the power. He says that we can track all of them down. He says that they're the best one's for the training, since they had it originally. He also said that I could use more martial arts training, and that you and Yuki-kun would be the best teachers. He was also going to talk to Saki and Megumi Hanajima, since I hold their powers as well."

"Wow, I didn't know that he could talk that fast, since he only talked to you for about two minutes. Well, I guess that I'll be off to bed, but first, where it the couch?" Haru-chan asked. Well, I couldn't say that I didn't expect this.

"Follow me," I told him, taking his hand.

"Okay." It's not like I have a choice when you grab my hand, but I like it, thought Haru-chan. (A/N:Midori can read minds...so she knows that he thought that...which is kinda funny.)

Downstairs, I showed Haru-chan to the couch. He was relieved that he wasn't lost anymore, and to be on the safe side, I showed him where the bathroom was as well. I didn't want to be woken up at 2:00 A.M. because he couldn't find the bathroom. That, or having him up all night just trying to find it. (A/N: I'm not trying to be mean or exaggerate about it. Kyo has said himself that he had to take Haru to the bathroom when they were little kids. He may not be a little kid anymore, but I think that I've made a point. So, there!)

Before I got to go and go to my room, Haru-chan pulled me back.

Haha! Another cliffy! Sorry about the delay, but I can never type on Sundays or Mondays, because my step-mom doesn't work on those days, so I can't use the computer as much. I hope that this is a more satisfying chapter than the last. By the by, I have an idea for another story already, and even an idea for a sequel to this one, well, when I finish this one. Well, I hope that you enjoyed this chapter:)
Oh, yeah, Onigiri means Riceball.
Edit: Wow, this is coming along nicely, especially with the new improvements.This edit was done five to six months after the initial writing and it's nice to be able to look back...the memories!