CHAPTER 16

"YUUUUUUUUKIIIIIIIIII!"

"Come and taste this special broth I cooked!!! It's leek and carrot porridge!!! Good for your health!"

It's a beautiful morning and in Room 102, the peace and quiet was broken by a silver-hair man.

"Nii-san, I am not hungry,"

"No, you must eat!!! Otherwise you can't get out of this horrible place! The smell is so sickening. Ah... this is better...." And he sprayed A LOT of perfume on his body and then starts dancing around the room (yes, to spread the smell).

"Can you smell it? It's Christine Dior! Ohohohoho Gure-san likes it when I spray it on my body. We used to..."

"MOU YAMETE!!!" Kyo, who was sitting in a corner shouts at Ayame.

"Everyday you come here and 'pera pera pera' ... I can't take it anymore! Can't you be quiet for a minute!?"

Ayame stared at Kyo...

One minute passed...

"Ah, Yuki, hurry up!!! You have to eat them while they are still hot!!! Leek and carrot is full of vitamins. And the more you eat; you will have white, soft and smooth skin! Ohohoho no wonder we are brothers look, our skin are so fair! Sometimes I put on lotion from..."

BANG!

The door at Room 102 closed loudly. Kyo was no longer in the room.

'Everytime when that idiot snake comes there will be no peace! If it's not a holiday today, I wouldn't bother coming here.' Kyo's angry thoughts flew away when he saw Momiji, Haru and Rin walking towards him.

"Oi, Kyo. Where are you going? Are you lost?"

"YOU ARE THE ONE WHO HAVE NO SENSE OF DIRECTION!" Kyo shouted back at Haru.

They walked together to Yuki's room.

"Ah... I'll just stay outside. You guys go in."

"Why? Did you and Yuki have a fight?" Haru spoke up.

"Who wants to fight with him? It's that stupid snake. I can't stand him. He just keeps blabbering nonsense and he's driving me nuts..."

"But Ayame proves to be really good, isn't he?" Rin smiled thoughtfully.

"Yeah. I agree. Aya-san is really cheerful these few days!" Momiji said as he pushed the door. The others followed him in except for Kyo. Kyo just sat at the bench outside and stare at the white ceiling, worrying about the girl whom he thought was silly...

"Yuki, we brought you some fruits!" Momiji smiled and put the fruits basket on the table.

"Ah... Arigato." But he wasn't happy. His forceful smile can't deceive those in the room.

"Yuki... you are still worried about Tohru?" (Rin)

NOTE: Although Hatori restricted Ayame from telling anyone (who doesn't know) about Tohru's disappearance, it's rather impossible to hide it from Rin. Ayame slips his tongue when Rin asked about Tohru and he quickly end their conversation. However, Rin is not satisfied and looked for Haru who gave up in the end and told her everything.

"Eh?" at the mention of Tohru's name, Yuki looked up.

"Don't you worry. I believe Hatori and Shigure will find her." (Haru)

"Em... it's just that... "And then he fell silent.

"Ah, I need to go and call Minoru-chan. I'll be back soon."

With that, Ayame walks out, giving Kyo a scare outside. But in the room, there was a moment of silence.

"Ah, Yuki, Yuki, there's a card for you!"

"Card?"

"Em! Kisa and Hiro made it!!! They wanted to visit you too but Kisa had a fever and she couldn't come. Hiro was accompanying her and they made this card for you!"

Momiji hand over to Yuki the purple card with stickers and drawing of flowers, sun and mountains. Inside the card, it says:

YUKI-NII-CHAN,

PLEASE TAKE CARE AND GET WELL SOON.

SIGN,
Kisa & Hiro

Perhaps the message is a little simple but they are still kids. He smiled to see the colorful butterfly beside the words. Yuki nearly miss a small sentence that was written at the side of the card. It reads:

Yuki-nii-san is safe, yokatta desu

He was however, deeply touched upon reading that. It means a lot to him... yes, Kisa and Hiro are not your average next-door neighbor's little brats. They have gone through painful ordeal of their own. Just like him, although their experiences are different. Then Yuki finally look things at another angle. Everyone is concerned about him. They are worried about him. He still has his brother and cousins and Toh...ru... and at that very thought, he became down. However, he decided to look on the bright side. Haru is right. Hatori and Shigure will find her. And what about him? All he can do now is to take good care of his own health, in order not to let others worry about him.

"Come in! What are you doing outside? Aren't you bored, Kyonkichi?" Ayame dragged Kyo in. The loud noise distracted Yuki from his thoughts.

"STOP IT!!! It's because you are here that I stayed outside!"

"You... you... you heartless, cold blooded murderer!" Ayame's 'tears' pours out like a flowing river.

"HAAA???" Kyo was both surprised and annoyed.

"How can you say that? Did you know that your words cut deep into my heart? It hurts; it bleeds... its painful... ah... mortals like you could never understand the meaning of pain..." and Ayame stands gracefully in front of the others. Well, no one was more irritated than Kyo.

"YOU! You better..."

"Nii-san, I'm hungry."

pera pera pera—is similar to blabbering... actually more like a noise made/ heard when someone is talking nonsense... ;; I will say Kyo heard nothing out of what Ayame says...

Lastly, I would like to give credits to Aharah-san who have been reading and reviewing my fan fiction. Thank you very much for your support and opinions! I really appreciate them!!!