Chapter 6
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Eyes
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AN: glad to hear from my reviewers again ^_^ anyways, don't worry about introducing any of the Jyuunishi. I've watched all the anime at least twice @.@ long story. The only ones I would be missing, of course would be Kureno and Rin. I haven't read the manga and the anime completely ignores them. So I have yet to really understand them. Anyway, as soon as I'm done introducing all the Jyuunishi, I'll get into the plot. Yes, there's a plot. Right. Back to the chapter. :)
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"Hatori," Akito said as his cousin walked in and knelt down. "Who is this 'Kai' I've been hearing so much about?"
Hatori gave a mental start. "She's an old friend, Akito-San."
"Hm," Akito pondered as he walked over to his inferior. "That's what everyone else is saying as well. Heh. I know it's not the whole truth, though."
Hatori knew Akito didn't like it when he didn't know something was happening without his knowledge. But, what would he do in a situation like this? True, Kai knew about the curse, but she was doing a better job of keeping it a secret than the Sohmas themselves. And this situation wasn't like Tohru's. What would he do?
"You don't have to worry, though. I'll find the truth. I always do. You may go now."
Hatori nodded and walked out. If he told him to erase Kai's memories, he'd have erase at least nine years. And also, if he had to erase her memories, this wouldn't affect just him, like the situation with Kana, but Shigure and Ayame would be crushed as well. Tohru and Kisa seemed to think of Kai as an older sister, and he was sure Yuki, Kyo, Haru, and Momiji wouldn't be too happy about it, either.
If Akito knew the entire truth, he probably wouldn't know what to do, either.
Hatori shook his head. He needed fresh air.
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Kai checked the grocery list as she headed out the door to make sure she wasn't forgetting anything. Hana and Uo seemed to be satisfied with their survey the night before. It was the next day and everyone was at school and she had decided to go grocery shopping on her way to pick up Kisa. She stopped and looked at the angle of the sun. Apparently, she had about half an hour to kill.
"Hatori-San!" she called as she noticed her friend sitting on a park bench, seeming to be in deep thought. She walked over and sat next to him. "What's the matter? You look pale."
"Akito asked about you today," he admitted, turning to her.
"Oh," she said, hanging her head slightly. "I can see this is going to take a while," she added, setting her bag down.
"He asked who you were and I told him you're an old friend. He said that all he knew. He also said he'd find out the entire truth eventually. Akito's not one to take lightly to anything he doesn't know about. It's been nine years since we've met you. I don't know how he would react. But...if he tells me to erase us from your memory....I would regret it, but I would have no choice."
"I understand. But, if that does happen...would you take care of Anji for me?"
"Of course."
They sat in an awkward silence for half a minute before Kai spoke up again. "What else is bothering you?"
He lifted his head and looked at her in confusion.
"Something else in on your mind. And it has something to do...with your right eye."
Hatori blinked. She always had a way of seeing through half truths.
He slowly and almost reluctantly launched into the story of how he had met Kana, how they had fallen in love, and made plans to get married. And how eventually, Akito rejected the idea and nearly gauged out his right eye. And how, even after trying to convince her that it wasn't her fault, she still blamed herself, and Akito ordered her memories erased.
"She's married now, and she's completely forgotten about us. But, we're over now, there's no reason to grieve if she's happy."
"I'm sorry, Hatori-San!" Kai said, throwing her arms around his neck and burying her face his shoulder.
"You don't have to apologize, Kai-San," Hatori said, trying to console her by putting his arms around her. "It's over now."
"I should have been there for you! I should have at least tried to keep contact among us after college, but I completely ignored you three."
"It's okay, Kai-San. We should have tried to keep contact with you, too."
"Oh, look at me," she said, letting go. "I'm supposed to pick up Kisa from school in fifteen minutes," she added, wiping away tears.
"I'll see you later, Kai-San," Hatori said, also letting go. "You shouldn't blame yourself for so much."
"Hm, you're probably right. Before I go..."
"Hm?"
He blinked, taken aback as she pushed back his hair to see his right eye. She smiled. "Just as I thought. Still as pretty as the other. I won't blame myself as much, if you stop trying to cover your eye."
"What?"
She picked up her bag, stood up, and looked back at her friend. "I've always wanted eyes like yours, Hatori-San."
He shook his head as she walked off. She also had a way on leaving him so confused.
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"Aunt Kai!" Kisa called, running up.
"Kisa-Chan! How was school?"
"Oh, it's just fine. Where's Anji-Chan? He usually walks with you, doesn't he?"
"He decided to stay home and bother Shigure-San today. Oh, you decided to keep your hair in braids today?"
"Yeah, I even got a few compliments on them."
"Kisa, who's this?" a new voice asked. Kai looked over to see a boy with extremely fair hair and nearly emotionless brown eyes.
"Oh, Hiro-Chan, this is Aunt Kai. I've told you about her, haven't I? She's Uncle Shigure's friend from school."
"Hm, she looks just as boring as your other friend, that dumb chick, what was her name?"
"Don't worry, you don't have to tell me I'm boring. I knew that already," Kai said with a laugh.
"Oh, I almost forgot," Kisa said as the three walked down the street to the local high school. "Hiro-Chan is the Sheep."
"Oh, another Jyuunishi."
"Great, someone else who knows about the curse."
"I knew about the curse before you could talk," Kai countered.
"And Akito doesn't know about that?" Hiro asked.
"I don't know if he knows or not."
"Don't mind Hiro-Chan," Kisa said. "He doesn't like Akito-San."
Kai nodded. "I understand."
"Hey," Hiro piped up. "I've had a bad day at school. Get me something to eat."
"I brought enough money to go grocery shopping I'm completely broke," Kai said, a little confused.
"At least take me somewhere interesting!"
"We're going to Tohru-San's high school if that's interesting enough..."
"I came here to take Kisa home."
"I'm staying at Uncle Shigure's house for a few days, Hiro-Chan," Kisa interjected. "It's really fun with Sissy and Aunt Kai."
"Kai-San!!" Momiji practically sang as he ran down the street and gave Kai another semi-bone-crushing hug.
"Glad to see you too, Momiji-Kun!"
"What's wrong with you?" Hiro asked. "You're not a Jyuunishi. You're not even a Sohma. But...he didn't..."
"Yeah, I know!" Momiji piped up. "Isn't it weird?"
"What's weird?" Uo asked walking up with Hana and Tohru. "Kai may be nice, but don't think that would count as weird."
"I mean it's weird that Anji isn't here with Kai-San," Momiji clarified.
"Yeah, it's also weird that she's covered in paint," Kyo added, walking up.
"She's an artist," Hana drawled. "It would only be natural. Wouldn't you think?"
"Where's Yuki-Kun, Kyo-Kun?" Tohru asked.
"He's busy being president of the student council," Kyo said, rolling his eyes.
"Heh, what?" Haru asked. "Jealous because you can never amount to anything besides 'Kyo-Kyo'? Or 'Cat-lover'?"
Kyo growled. "Midterms are about to come up. This is my senior year. Push me and die."
"OH, YOU WANT ME TO **PUSH** YOU?!" With that, Kyo's face was met with Haru's fist. (AN: ouch. Haru went black in like five seconds and Kyo didn't know what hit him.)
"Kai-San, what do you have in your bags?" Momiji asked as Kyo and Haru duked it out again. "It smells good."
"Kami-Sama...I forgot I had groceries..." she said as the small blonde let go.
"Haru! I think we should go!" Momiji called out.
"Aw! I'm having so much fun!" he hollered back, as he tightened his grip in his head-lock.
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AN: okay, a little bit of plot development. Not much. But some. I still have to introduce Kagura and Ritsu. A few more chapters and this will actually have a bonifide plot! Alright! Anyway, the next chapter will most likely be my Christmas present to my reviewers ^_^ Feliz Navidad, mis amigos.
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Eyes
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AN: glad to hear from my reviewers again ^_^ anyways, don't worry about introducing any of the Jyuunishi. I've watched all the anime at least twice @.@ long story. The only ones I would be missing, of course would be Kureno and Rin. I haven't read the manga and the anime completely ignores them. So I have yet to really understand them. Anyway, as soon as I'm done introducing all the Jyuunishi, I'll get into the plot. Yes, there's a plot. Right. Back to the chapter. :)
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"Hatori," Akito said as his cousin walked in and knelt down. "Who is this 'Kai' I've been hearing so much about?"
Hatori gave a mental start. "She's an old friend, Akito-San."
"Hm," Akito pondered as he walked over to his inferior. "That's what everyone else is saying as well. Heh. I know it's not the whole truth, though."
Hatori knew Akito didn't like it when he didn't know something was happening without his knowledge. But, what would he do in a situation like this? True, Kai knew about the curse, but she was doing a better job of keeping it a secret than the Sohmas themselves. And this situation wasn't like Tohru's. What would he do?
"You don't have to worry, though. I'll find the truth. I always do. You may go now."
Hatori nodded and walked out. If he told him to erase Kai's memories, he'd have erase at least nine years. And also, if he had to erase her memories, this wouldn't affect just him, like the situation with Kana, but Shigure and Ayame would be crushed as well. Tohru and Kisa seemed to think of Kai as an older sister, and he was sure Yuki, Kyo, Haru, and Momiji wouldn't be too happy about it, either.
If Akito knew the entire truth, he probably wouldn't know what to do, either.
Hatori shook his head. He needed fresh air.
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Kai checked the grocery list as she headed out the door to make sure she wasn't forgetting anything. Hana and Uo seemed to be satisfied with their survey the night before. It was the next day and everyone was at school and she had decided to go grocery shopping on her way to pick up Kisa. She stopped and looked at the angle of the sun. Apparently, she had about half an hour to kill.
"Hatori-San!" she called as she noticed her friend sitting on a park bench, seeming to be in deep thought. She walked over and sat next to him. "What's the matter? You look pale."
"Akito asked about you today," he admitted, turning to her.
"Oh," she said, hanging her head slightly. "I can see this is going to take a while," she added, setting her bag down.
"He asked who you were and I told him you're an old friend. He said that all he knew. He also said he'd find out the entire truth eventually. Akito's not one to take lightly to anything he doesn't know about. It's been nine years since we've met you. I don't know how he would react. But...if he tells me to erase us from your memory....I would regret it, but I would have no choice."
"I understand. But, if that does happen...would you take care of Anji for me?"
"Of course."
They sat in an awkward silence for half a minute before Kai spoke up again. "What else is bothering you?"
He lifted his head and looked at her in confusion.
"Something else in on your mind. And it has something to do...with your right eye."
Hatori blinked. She always had a way of seeing through half truths.
He slowly and almost reluctantly launched into the story of how he had met Kana, how they had fallen in love, and made plans to get married. And how eventually, Akito rejected the idea and nearly gauged out his right eye. And how, even after trying to convince her that it wasn't her fault, she still blamed herself, and Akito ordered her memories erased.
"She's married now, and she's completely forgotten about us. But, we're over now, there's no reason to grieve if she's happy."
"I'm sorry, Hatori-San!" Kai said, throwing her arms around his neck and burying her face his shoulder.
"You don't have to apologize, Kai-San," Hatori said, trying to console her by putting his arms around her. "It's over now."
"I should have been there for you! I should have at least tried to keep contact among us after college, but I completely ignored you three."
"It's okay, Kai-San. We should have tried to keep contact with you, too."
"Oh, look at me," she said, letting go. "I'm supposed to pick up Kisa from school in fifteen minutes," she added, wiping away tears.
"I'll see you later, Kai-San," Hatori said, also letting go. "You shouldn't blame yourself for so much."
"Hm, you're probably right. Before I go..."
"Hm?"
He blinked, taken aback as she pushed back his hair to see his right eye. She smiled. "Just as I thought. Still as pretty as the other. I won't blame myself as much, if you stop trying to cover your eye."
"What?"
She picked up her bag, stood up, and looked back at her friend. "I've always wanted eyes like yours, Hatori-San."
He shook his head as she walked off. She also had a way on leaving him so confused.
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"Aunt Kai!" Kisa called, running up.
"Kisa-Chan! How was school?"
"Oh, it's just fine. Where's Anji-Chan? He usually walks with you, doesn't he?"
"He decided to stay home and bother Shigure-San today. Oh, you decided to keep your hair in braids today?"
"Yeah, I even got a few compliments on them."
"Kisa, who's this?" a new voice asked. Kai looked over to see a boy with extremely fair hair and nearly emotionless brown eyes.
"Oh, Hiro-Chan, this is Aunt Kai. I've told you about her, haven't I? She's Uncle Shigure's friend from school."
"Hm, she looks just as boring as your other friend, that dumb chick, what was her name?"
"Don't worry, you don't have to tell me I'm boring. I knew that already," Kai said with a laugh.
"Oh, I almost forgot," Kisa said as the three walked down the street to the local high school. "Hiro-Chan is the Sheep."
"Oh, another Jyuunishi."
"Great, someone else who knows about the curse."
"I knew about the curse before you could talk," Kai countered.
"And Akito doesn't know about that?" Hiro asked.
"I don't know if he knows or not."
"Don't mind Hiro-Chan," Kisa said. "He doesn't like Akito-San."
Kai nodded. "I understand."
"Hey," Hiro piped up. "I've had a bad day at school. Get me something to eat."
"I brought enough money to go grocery shopping I'm completely broke," Kai said, a little confused.
"At least take me somewhere interesting!"
"We're going to Tohru-San's high school if that's interesting enough..."
"I came here to take Kisa home."
"I'm staying at Uncle Shigure's house for a few days, Hiro-Chan," Kisa interjected. "It's really fun with Sissy and Aunt Kai."
"Kai-San!!" Momiji practically sang as he ran down the street and gave Kai another semi-bone-crushing hug.
"Glad to see you too, Momiji-Kun!"
"What's wrong with you?" Hiro asked. "You're not a Jyuunishi. You're not even a Sohma. But...he didn't..."
"Yeah, I know!" Momiji piped up. "Isn't it weird?"
"What's weird?" Uo asked walking up with Hana and Tohru. "Kai may be nice, but don't think that would count as weird."
"I mean it's weird that Anji isn't here with Kai-San," Momiji clarified.
"Yeah, it's also weird that she's covered in paint," Kyo added, walking up.
"She's an artist," Hana drawled. "It would only be natural. Wouldn't you think?"
"Where's Yuki-Kun, Kyo-Kun?" Tohru asked.
"He's busy being president of the student council," Kyo said, rolling his eyes.
"Heh, what?" Haru asked. "Jealous because you can never amount to anything besides 'Kyo-Kyo'? Or 'Cat-lover'?"
Kyo growled. "Midterms are about to come up. This is my senior year. Push me and die."
"OH, YOU WANT ME TO **PUSH** YOU?!" With that, Kyo's face was met with Haru's fist. (AN: ouch. Haru went black in like five seconds and Kyo didn't know what hit him.)
"Kai-San, what do you have in your bags?" Momiji asked as Kyo and Haru duked it out again. "It smells good."
"Kami-Sama...I forgot I had groceries..." she said as the small blonde let go.
"Haru! I think we should go!" Momiji called out.
"Aw! I'm having so much fun!" he hollered back, as he tightened his grip in his head-lock.
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AN: okay, a little bit of plot development. Not much. But some. I still have to introduce Kagura and Ritsu. A few more chapters and this will actually have a bonifide plot! Alright! Anyway, the next chapter will most likely be my Christmas present to my reviewers ^_^ Feliz Navidad, mis amigos.