"Did you like dinner, Sasuke?" Tohru so politely asks.
"I liked it. It was good. It's only six o'clock, can we go over my house and ask my parents if I could stay over?" Sasuke fixes himself and stands up.
Tohru jumps up shortly after and answers, "Sure! Come on Sasuke. Anyone else want to come?"
"I DO!!" Everyone but Kyo, Yuki, and Hatori yells.
"Everyone who yelled 'I do!' isn't going." Sasuke jokes.
"Aww!" They all moan in disappointment.
"Just kidding, but we can't take all of you, we only need like two people." Sasuke informs.
Tohru then faces her two favorite guys to be with, "Yuki, Kyo? Do you want to come?"
"Certainly Ms. Honda. I'd love to come meet your family." He then glares at Kyo because Tohru asked them both to go.
Kyo notices the glare, "Huh? Oh, sure. I'll come."
"I want to come!" Momiji complains.
"Even if they let you, you can't. We have to go now. Ayame, Kisa, Haru, let's go home. It was a pleasure meeting you Sasuke Toko." Hatori bows then motions the other four to get going.
"Great meeting you also." Sasuke bows down to Hatori and the rest.
"Bye Sasuke!" The rest yells and waves.
"Bye! Hope to see you again!" he waves back
"Bye Sasuke! See you in school." Kisa yells then leaves.
"Hai! Oh no! SCHOOL! I completely forgot!" He puts his hands on his head and begins to panic "What am I going to tell the school and my parents?!"
Tohru asks with a sweatdrop, "What do you mean Sasuke?"
"When I took Kisa, here, it was during lunch. We were never excused from school!" Sasuke replies with a stream of tears flowing down his face.
"When we go to your parents' house, we'll explain why you were with us." Yuki suggests.
The tears suddenly stop and Sasuke gets up. "What about the secret?"
"Were not going to tell them that. We're just going to say that something happened to Kisa and you were forced to took her home, and then you met Ms. Honda." Yuki answers."Great idea Yuki!" Shigure compliments.
"Come on! Are we going to go or not?" Kyo yells.
"Come on Tohru! I want you to meet my mom and dad! And don't bother with my brother and sister."
"Doushite?" Tohru wonders.
"Because they're both too obsessed with videogames. They won't even know that we're there." Sasuke spits out.
"Oh, okay. Come on Yuki, Kyo. Let's go." All four of them exits the house leaving Shigure all by himself.
"There they go. All together like a loving family." Shigure tilts his head and sighs.
"So Sasuke, what's your parents' names?" Yuki asks very politely.
"My dad's name is Kimihiro, and my mom's is Hinata."
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?" Kyo adds.
"I have one brother and one sister. Their names are Shinichiro and Satski. I already told Tohru, don't bother with them. Shinichiro is too obsessed with videogames and Satski too, plus she's a lazy brat." Sasuke answers with an attitude.
"That's interesting." Yuki replies, not knowing what to say.
"And another thing. Don't talk to my mom about Aunt Kyoko. They weren't close. In fact, my mom" he hesitates "hates Kyoko."
"(That's gotta hurt.)" Kyo thinks.
"That must've been terrible. It must've been hard for Kyoko to have a sister that hates her." Yuki says.
"That's why my dad and I never found out what Tohru's name was, we only knew what she looked like seven years ago, with this picture." Sasuke shows them the picture of little Tohru.
"You were very cute when you were little." Yuki flattering Tohru.
"Oh you guys!" Tohru blushes and holds her cheek.
"Stop being so modest Tohru and take a compliment for once." Kyo orders Tohru.
The blush immediately disappears after that. "Uh...Okay."
"Here we are! The Toko residence." He displays his home to them.
"(It's close to where Hana lives.) So, you live in this neighborhood. One of my best friends lives near here."
"Really? You should to introduce me to them sometime." Sasuke smiles at Tohru warmly.
"I think I'll introduce them to you tomorrow. How's that sound?" Tohru asks.
"That'd be great! I'll introduce you to my others cousins too, okay?"
"Hai!" Tohru smiles back at Sasuke.
All four of them walk up to the door and Sasuke rings the bell. Hinata answers the door shortly after.
"Oh Sasuke! Where have you been? I was so worried. They informed me that you never came back after lunch." Hinata says while bending down and hugging him.
"It's okay mom, I'm fine." He lightly pushes her back "Where's dad? I want to tell him something."
"Okay, but who are these people? Are they friends of yours?" She looks at all three of them.
"Don't you recognize her mom?" Hinata blankly stares at Tohru.
"Am I supposed to know her?" She then dumbly asks.
Sasuke's face falters, "Mom, it's Tohru, Kyoko's daughter." Kimihiro then appears in front of the door.
"Honey, what's going on?"
"Hiro, look it's Kyoko's daughter." Kimihiro looks over at Tohru.
"Are you really Kyoko's daughter?" he points to her.
She nods her head in response, "Yes, I'm Tohru."
His face went from regular to very happy, "Well, what are you standing out here for? Come in, come in!" he moves out of the way to let them enter. They all seat themselves in their dining room and immediately begin conversing.
"So Tohru, how you've you been lately?" Kimihiro begins.
"I'm fine! Yuki and Kyo have been taking great care of me." She points to both of them.
"Tohru's been taking good care of us also. We don't know what we'd do without her." Yuki comments.
"She's a great person to have around." Kyo adds with his face leaning on his hand with his eyes closed, while Yuki and Tohru stare at him with shock.
Kyo opens one eye and sees their shock, "What? I can say something nice once in while." He stops leaning.
"Anyways, your son Sasuke, helped one of our relatives today. That's why he didn't return to school after lunch." Yuki explains.
"Well, that's our son. What are you going to do? He's always helping others in need." He messes up Sasuke's hair.
"Only people who really need it dad." Sasuke says in a sarcastic tone.
"So how did you two come to meet our niece?" Kimihiro politely asks the two Zodiacs.
Instead of Yuki or Kyo explaining, Tohru took the stand. "It was the day after mom died, and I was living in a tent," Kimihiro and Sasuke tries to suppress their laughter, "don't get me wrong. I just didn't want to bother anyone. Grandpa was having his house renovated so I couldn't stay there. And when I was going to school, I noticed their house. I thought it quite strange because I've never noticed it before."
Yuki then continues the story. "When we discovered her situation, we gladly took her in. In return, she cooks and cleans for us. Every since that day, Tohru has been the joy of our family. We love her very much."
"Oh you guys!" Tohru blushes and smiles a little too widely.
Shinichiro and Satski pop out their heads. "So Sasuke's finally home, where the heck have you been?!" Shinichiro demands for an answer.
"Stop it Shinichiro! While you two were playing videogames, Sasuke's been helping others and finding lost relatives. Now go away before I ground you two." Kimihiro yells at the both of them.
"Are they really like that?" Tohru asks.
"They're both very smart kids, but they aren't very close to Sasuke, but he's really close to his two cousins Meiling and Tomoyo. They do almost everything together."
Tohru gets a little too excited. "Wow, I'd love to meet them!"
"Their in their third year middle school, just one ahead of me. I already told you that I'll introduce them to you tomorrow if you introduce me to your best friends." Sasuke reminds Tohru.
"Oh yeah! I forgot already." She hits herself lightly on the head.
"We're still wondering why you two are here? Do you have any reason to be here?" Hinata asks while Kimihiro glares at her for being rude.
"We wanted to ask if Sasuke could stay with us for a while. He really wants to get to know Miss Honda better."
"What about school?" Hinata continues with the questions.
"We'll take him to school, it won't be a bother. We'll even make sure he does his homework." Yuki explains, trying to convince them.
Kimihiro turns to Hinata, "Is this okay with you Hinata?"
She sighs, one of those tiny speech bubbles fly out of her mouth. "I'd be a cruel mother if I said no."
"So that means I could stay with them?" Sasuke's eyes begin to sparkle.
"As long as your grades don't suffer." Hinata informs him like that's the only thing that matters at the moment.
Shinichiro and Satski pop out their heads again, "What? Sasuke gets to stay over someone's house! What about us?"
"Don't listen to them, they can't take it when Sasuke gets something good and they don't." Kimihiro says with the hand motion to indicate to not look at them.
"Come on Tohru! Help me pack my stuff and we can go! My room's upstairs." He yells and guides her to his room.
She begins to walk upstairs, then turns to ask Yuki and Kyo, "Are you coming?"
"That's okay, I'd like to talk more with Mr. and Mrs. Toko more." Yuki responds.
"I'll go, (just to get away from that damn rat.)" Kyo walks up with his hands in his pockets.
Just when they leave, both parents turn to Yuki. "So Yuki, what do you want to discuss with us?" Kimihiro asks.
Yuki then explains his reason. "I just wanted know what kind of person Sasuke really is, in his parents' point of view."
Kimihiro starts first. "Well, Sasuke, he's a very energetic boy, even when he's sleepy, which is like always, he's can still be very hyper. He's very smart, sometimes too smart for is own good, and extremely talkative. He gets most of his personality from his mom. The only thing he probably gets from me, is that he's very neat. He likes to keep things in good condition. Oh, and his favorite sports to play are tennis and bowling."
"So I see, anything bad about him that we should know about?" Yuki then turns to Hinata.
Hinata's turn. "Nothing much, but he does love to sing loud a lot, so if you don't like his singing, just tell him and he'll do it less. He tends to put off chores and homework a lot that's why we're not sure on letting him stay with Tohru."
"Oh I assure you, he will continue to do his homework, and if he needs help, I'll be more than happy to help him." Yuki smiles.
"He also doesn't like it when people yell at him a lot, only if they're trying to be funny or something like that. He also loves to joke around. He usually gives sarcastic replies to nearly everything I ask him. So usually if you ask him to do something for you or someone else, and he replies 'no' in a stupid tone, then he means 'yes, all right'. He's a very fun person to be around. And also be warned, he usually picks a certain person to continuously annoy, usually someone fun to annoy."
"(Poor Kyo.)" Yuki thinks, then "(That'd be a sight to see!)" he laughs to himself.
"Oh, and one more thing." Hinata adds.
"Yes." Yuki replies.
"He's not very good when it comes to keeping secrets. He tends to blab out things told to him, usually just the secret. When it comes to who it is, his lips are sealed, except for his cousins, he tells them nearly everything."
"(This is not good. I have to tell Tohru and Shigure. Not Kyo, he might do something violent.)"
"So yeah, that's what the kind of person Sasuke is, and his birthday is next Tuesday."
AN: Yes, I just thoroughly described myself.
Editor: Sure!!! You ARE NOT SMART!!
AN: Shut up! I least I'm not a Filipino that speaks with a British accent, and is not from England!
"Well, knowing that, I know now we'll enjoy having Sasuke stay with us. A lot of my relatives already like him, especially my brother."
"That's nice, how many people live with you? Is it just you, Tohru, and that tangerine haired kid?" Hinata asks and being rude at the same time.
"(Kyo would burst if he heard that.) No. If it were just us, we wouldn't survive. The oldest of us is back home. He's the one that pays for the food and everything else."
"What's his job?" Kimihiro wonders.
"He's a novelist, so money isn't a problem."
--------Upstairs in Sasuke's room Tohru marvels at how neat and clean his room is.
"Your room is very neat Sasuke. I could find just about anything in here without looking hard." Tohru compliments while putting his clothes in a giant case, after Sasuke takes them out. Kyo's just looking around the room waiting for them to finish.
He turns his head towards Tohru. "That's one thing about me. I'm very neat. I tell my sister and my parents that if they don't want anything lost, just put it in my room. I haven't lost a thing in years."
"How about your brother and sister's room? Are they as neat as yours?" Tohru then curiously asks.
"Hmph! Never!" He says sarcastically with a small laugh. "They get it from my mom, I get it from my dad. Their rooms are disaster areas. It takes almost two whole days worth of cleaning to fix my brother's room, and nearly a week to fix my sister's."
AN: I'm being truthful. My brother and sister are really like that. The only thing that's not true is Hinata. My mom is almost never rude, that's more my aunt's style.
Kyo begins to get impatient. "Come on! Finish packing, I want to go home." He complains.
"Uh, hai! Are you almost finish Sasuke?" Sasuke puts the last of his clothes in the case.
"Hai! Here!" He zips it up, hands it to Kyo, who grabs it and walks downstairs. Tohru then stares at Sasuke with a worried look.
"You're not mad at how he's acting?"
"Nah!" He waves his hand forward, "That's nothing compared to my sister. She blows up over anything." He compares the two.
"I see." She slightly turns her head.
"Come on! I bet my parents are talking up a storm to Yuki." He grabs her wrist and runs down the stairs.
"(And Kyo's down there with him. Oh no! If they get into a fight, Sasuke might not be able to stay over!)" Tohru goes ahead of Sasuke and dashes downstairs.
"I'm finally going to beat you!" Kyo yells.
"Not if I can help it." Yuki replies.
"Oh no! They're fighting already!" She runs into the dining room "Huh? Where are they?" She turns her head looking for them.
Kimihiro points to the living room. "Shinichiro couldn't resist getting them to play videogames. Once Kyo saw Yuki playing, he immediately started playing himself. He's been trying to defeat him the entire time. It reminds me of Sasuke and Shinichiro when they play. Always one trying to defeat the other, never working together. But in this case Kyo can't seem to beat Yuki." He explains.
"Oh, good! It's only games." She puts her hand on her chest in relief.
"Yuki, how many times have you beaten Kyo?" Sasuke asks him, while Yuki is barely concentrating and whipping Kyo's butt.
"Nineteen going on twenty." He says calmly.
"Is Yuki really good or does Kyo just suck?" Sasuke asks with a lifted eyebrow.
"Kyo just sucks." Shinichiro answers.
"Nani? Shut yer trap kid!" Kyo yells at Shinichiro.
"After this game let's go. It getting late." Sasuke requests.
"Hai! Let me just kill Kyo and we can get going." Yuki does one final move and finish off Kyo.
"Grr!" Kyo stands up, "Whatever let's go." Kyo quietly yells, while suppressing his anger.
"Bye mom! Bye dad! See ya later Chiro and Satski." He waves bye to them.
"Nice meeting you again, Mr. and Mrs. Toko!" Tohru slightly waves to them.
All four of them leave the house and go on their way back to Shigure's. On their way back, Tohru continues the conversation they were having on the way to the Toko residence.
"Sasuke you never told us what grade you're in." Tohru says.
"Oh, I'm in seventh grade." He instantly answers.
"So that makes you thirteen or fourteen, ne?" Yuki guesses.
"That's usually how old a seventh grader is, but I'm only twelve." He says it like it's weird, which in most cases is.
Tohru becomes shock at that fact. "Nani? You're only twelve, but that's so young. We're seventeen in tenth grade."
"Really? I'll graduate at seventeen years of age. I started school early, that's why."
AN: I really was eleven in seventh grade and I will graduate at the age of seventeen. It's only one year younger because Japanese have less grades.
"You must be really smart then." Tohru compliments.
"Yeah I am smart, but my grades probably wouldn't agree with that. It's my brother who always gets the awards and everything. He bought all his games with the money he earned with jobs and money that was given to him because of his good grades. I could only obtain an AB average. AN: I don't know the Japanese grading system." he says like he's a dummy, well he kind of is compared to his brother.
"We can help you do better, if you need our help, we'll help you." Yuki offers graciously.
"Arigato. So what did discuss with my parents?" Sasuke changes the subject.
"They just told me about you. The part that interested me the most was the part, in which you couldn't keep secrets very well." Yuki looks at him a very interesting way. In a way that could only be described in a phrase, 'You've been caught!' Tohru and Kyo then look at Sasuke.
"Only small secrets, like who likes who and who did what, not big family secrets. I can assure you that your family secret is safe with me."
"And you know the consequences?" Yuki adds.
"You told me earlier." Sasuke says in way that means 'Stop that!'
"Good, I bet dumb dog's wondering what's taking us so long." Kyo says.
"Come on! It's late already and we have school tomorrow." Yuki states. They reach home a few minutes afterwards. Shigure is already asleep and Kyo and Yuki decide to turn in. Tohru helps Sasuke unpack his stuff in her room. After fifteen minutes, Sasuke is all set for a month's stay at Shigure's house.
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Kyo: Why does that boy get to sleep with Tohru!
Yuki: Because they're cousins you baka.
Kyo: That's no reason! We're all related and we don't sleep together.
AB-Angel: Would you rather have him sleep with you Kyo?
Kyo: Of course not!
AB-Angel: Then be quiet or else I'll put you in bed with Kagura.
Kyo: No fair. Kyo walks away
Sasuke: What happens next?
AB-Angel: That's for me to know and you to find out.
Sasuke: You suck.
AB-Angel: And you swallow now get!
Haru: I'm still waiting to be in the story and actually do something.
AB-Angel: Doesn't anyone have patience. You'll get it soon, this story isn't about you, you know. Haru leaves
Tohru: I like how it's about my family now instead of the Sohma family.
Yuki: That's very unusual for you to say Miss Honda.
Tohru: What? I think it's about time my family gets some recognition, when was the last time my family ever had an episode to itself?
Everyone: (I don't remember.) Blankly stares at her
Tohru: See.
Yuki: Hai, hai! Just stop this now, I can't stand to see you acting like this. It's so not you.
Tohru: Hai!
AB-Angel: What a lovely couple, maybe I should make them go out sometime.
Kyo: Don't you dare.
AB-Angel: It's either Tohru goes out with Yuki, then with you, or nobody goes out.
Kyo: Nobody goes out.
AB-Angel: Then I'll just put something with you and Yuki.
Kyo: What? I never agreed to that!
AB-Angel: It's not going out, it's something else. Something that's going to humiliate someone and it's going to happen next chapter.
Kyo: No! I don't want to do anything with that damn Yuki!
AB-Angel: Too bad! Just try to survive next chapter.
Kyo: I hate this.
AB-Angel: That's too bad, because you are one of my favorite characters, (just because I think he's so cool.) and nothing horrible ever happens to my favorite characters.
Kyo: Then I don't hate this, what about Yuki? Is he one of you favorites?
AB-Angel: Nope! (But doesn't mean I'll make bad things happen to him.)
Kyo: Yes! (It's that damn Yuki's turn.)
Yuki: Turn for what?
Kyo: Oh nothing. (Hehehe!)
AB-Angel: Kyo stop, I'm not going to do anything mean to Yuki. If I drag him into something, you're going down with him.
Kyo: Kuso!
Momiji: I wanna see Sasuke again!
Sasuke: Here I am.
Momiji: I mean in the story.
Sasuke: So you don't want to see me now?
Momiji: That's not what I meant. Come on! Let's get Kisa and play.
Sasuke: Hai!
AB-Angel: I might make him return in the next chapter, with Kisa and Hiro.
Hiro: So I'm finally coming back in the story?
AB-Angel: Hai! But you're going to be with Tohru. Are you up to that?
Hiro: No way!
AB-Angel: Hiro, stop hiding that you like Tohru.
Hiro: I don't like Tohru!
AB-Angel: Yes you do. It's not that bad. Everyone else likes her, so don't be ashamed of that. Now go play with Momiji and Sasuke, I have a story to continue.