CHAPTER 17
Hatori was driving when he received a call on his phone. He plugs on his ear phone and answers it.
"Ha-san, Ha-san, listen to me!!! Listen to me!!! Yuki he, Yuki he..." and there was a sound of someone blowing his nose (yes, Ayame).
"Yuki? What happened to him?" Hatori was nervous. There was great anxiety in Ayame's voice. Something must have happened. It sounded urgent.
The nervous look on Hatori's face alarmed Shigure.
"Yuki said he was hungry and ATE MY PORRIDGE!!! I am so happy!!! He said..."
But Hatori did not listen further. Yes, he hangs up. Reason? I believe there's no need to explain. Right? Poor Ayame...
Shigure need not ask further. He just muffles a laughter looking at Hatori's annoyed expression.
"Now that we know Tohru is at the main house, what are you going to tell the others when we get back?"
"Hm... good question. We'll just have to lie. If the truth is revealed, don't you think there will be more problems?"
"Stick to the original story?"
"That's the best story! We'll just say she received an emergency call from her relatives saying her grandfather is sick and that she needs to go and see him. And she will be there for quite sometime, till her grandfather gets better."
"Aren't you worried that they might go and look for her at her relative's place?"
"Maa... we can't worry too much. Just have to stop any of them who plan to do that. Only Yuki and Kyo know the place anyway. In this condition, Yuki will not be able to get out of bed. Kyo is busy with his university works and he's been really good lately. Not only he visits his enemy often but also starting to do housework! Hahahahaha isn't that wonderful? Kyo finally became a maid in the house! Wahahahahahaha"
"Hn..." Hatori just continue driving, ignoring the maniac laughter of Shigure.
"Maa Yuki looks genki. Aya, you must be relieved."
"To tell the truth, I am so much relieved."
The three old friends are having a small gathering of their own outside the hospital. It's a small park for patients to walk about.
"Yeah. Even Momiji and Haru are back to their usual self."
"They really got me worried... locking themselves up in their room... not coming out, not going to school."
"Haha But Hatori you took care of them..."
There was a short pause...
"Then? Tohru is really as her relative's place?"
"Hm..." It was difficult to explain. Should they tell Ayame the truth? They had discussed this in the car earlier, when they are on their way to the hospital...
"Sore de? Are you going to tell Aya the truth?"
"...I guess there's no harm in telling him."
"Aren't you worried he'll tell Yuki?"
"Hatori, you worried too much. Aya knows when to keep his mouth. Plus, there aren't much secret between the three of us, isn't it?"
End of flashback...
"Haha of course it's true! It was an emergency and she had to rush..."
"Sou ka... now I am really relieved. If she's at the main house, this will definitely be a huge problem. I guess we all think too much! Hahahahahaha"
"Hahaha" Shigure gave a small laugh and look at Hatori. Hatori lights up his cigarette and looked away. Well well well, what did he said in the car earlier? But Hatori could understand the reason Shigure decides to keep it from Ayame. That old friend of theirs had been very depressed since his brother was dragged to the main house. Its only when Yuki is back safely that he cheered up. How are they supposed to tell him? "She went to the main house to be a maid in exchange for your brother's freedom"... they can't possibly say that!
In Room 102...
"Ah... now that we know Tohru is not missing, we shall wait for her to come back and then we'll have a trip together!!!"
"Trip?" everyone looked at Momiji.
"Summer holiday is coming soon!!!"
"I don't think I am able to do any activity soon." (Yuki)
"There's so many work and assignments to be done! That idiot professor! He looks down on me and I'm going to proof to him that I can do it!" (Kyo)
"Ah... I have extra classes to attend and also part time job." (Haru)
"I don't have time." (Rin)
"uwaaaaaaaaa you are all bullying me! I want Tohru! I want Tohru!"
The door slipped open and the three of them walks in.
"Momiji, what's all this noise?"
"Ha-san, I suggest a trip during summer holiday and they rejected me with excuses!"
"TRIP??? SUMMER HOLIDAY???" Ayame's eyes became huge with sparkles of stars.
"Sou sou. I will wait for Tohru to return and then ask her about it!!! I am sure she will agree to go!"
"Momiji, don't put too much hope... Tohru might be busy. She missed quite a number of classes and she will need to catch up with her lessons once she returned."
Momiji pout a little.
"Ja, we will ask her out and spend time with her!"
"You still have time to think about all this? What about your entrance exam? Don't you need to study for that?"
"Kyo you are so strict I study hard everyday!"
"Ok. Why don't we wait for Tohru to return and discuss it with her? Yuki how's your leg? Can you move?" Shigure finally changed the topic.
Yuii-chan: Right... the title 'Attached' shows the connection between Tohru and the Sohmas. Although she left the family but she is still 'attached' to them in one way or another and regardless of whether she likes it or not
Nyaaaaaaaaaaa A-chan, thanks for your support and suggestion!!!
Hatori was driving when he received a call on his phone. He plugs on his ear phone and answers it.
"Ha-san, Ha-san, listen to me!!! Listen to me!!! Yuki he, Yuki he..." and there was a sound of someone blowing his nose (yes, Ayame).
"Yuki? What happened to him?" Hatori was nervous. There was great anxiety in Ayame's voice. Something must have happened. It sounded urgent.
The nervous look on Hatori's face alarmed Shigure.
"Yuki said he was hungry and ATE MY PORRIDGE!!! I am so happy!!! He said..."
But Hatori did not listen further. Yes, he hangs up. Reason? I believe there's no need to explain. Right? Poor Ayame...
Shigure need not ask further. He just muffles a laughter looking at Hatori's annoyed expression.
"Now that we know Tohru is at the main house, what are you going to tell the others when we get back?"
"Hm... good question. We'll just have to lie. If the truth is revealed, don't you think there will be more problems?"
"Stick to the original story?"
"That's the best story! We'll just say she received an emergency call from her relatives saying her grandfather is sick and that she needs to go and see him. And she will be there for quite sometime, till her grandfather gets better."
"Aren't you worried that they might go and look for her at her relative's place?"
"Maa... we can't worry too much. Just have to stop any of them who plan to do that. Only Yuki and Kyo know the place anyway. In this condition, Yuki will not be able to get out of bed. Kyo is busy with his university works and he's been really good lately. Not only he visits his enemy often but also starting to do housework! Hahahahaha isn't that wonderful? Kyo finally became a maid in the house! Wahahahahahaha"
"Hn..." Hatori just continue driving, ignoring the maniac laughter of Shigure.
"Maa Yuki looks genki. Aya, you must be relieved."
"To tell the truth, I am so much relieved."
The three old friends are having a small gathering of their own outside the hospital. It's a small park for patients to walk about.
"Yeah. Even Momiji and Haru are back to their usual self."
"They really got me worried... locking themselves up in their room... not coming out, not going to school."
"Haha But Hatori you took care of them..."
There was a short pause...
"Then? Tohru is really as her relative's place?"
"Hm..." It was difficult to explain. Should they tell Ayame the truth? They had discussed this in the car earlier, when they are on their way to the hospital...
"Sore de? Are you going to tell Aya the truth?"
"...I guess there's no harm in telling him."
"Aren't you worried he'll tell Yuki?"
"Hatori, you worried too much. Aya knows when to keep his mouth. Plus, there aren't much secret between the three of us, isn't it?"
End of flashback...
"Haha of course it's true! It was an emergency and she had to rush..."
"Sou ka... now I am really relieved. If she's at the main house, this will definitely be a huge problem. I guess we all think too much! Hahahahahaha"
"Hahaha" Shigure gave a small laugh and look at Hatori. Hatori lights up his cigarette and looked away. Well well well, what did he said in the car earlier? But Hatori could understand the reason Shigure decides to keep it from Ayame. That old friend of theirs had been very depressed since his brother was dragged to the main house. Its only when Yuki is back safely that he cheered up. How are they supposed to tell him? "She went to the main house to be a maid in exchange for your brother's freedom"... they can't possibly say that!
In Room 102...
"Ah... now that we know Tohru is not missing, we shall wait for her to come back and then we'll have a trip together!!!"
"Trip?" everyone looked at Momiji.
"Summer holiday is coming soon!!!"
"I don't think I am able to do any activity soon." (Yuki)
"There's so many work and assignments to be done! That idiot professor! He looks down on me and I'm going to proof to him that I can do it!" (Kyo)
"Ah... I have extra classes to attend and also part time job." (Haru)
"I don't have time." (Rin)
"uwaaaaaaaaa you are all bullying me! I want Tohru! I want Tohru!"
The door slipped open and the three of them walks in.
"Momiji, what's all this noise?"
"Ha-san, I suggest a trip during summer holiday and they rejected me with excuses!"
"TRIP??? SUMMER HOLIDAY???" Ayame's eyes became huge with sparkles of stars.
"Sou sou. I will wait for Tohru to return and then ask her about it!!! I am sure she will agree to go!"
"Momiji, don't put too much hope... Tohru might be busy. She missed quite a number of classes and she will need to catch up with her lessons once she returned."
Momiji pout a little.
"Ja, we will ask her out and spend time with her!"
"You still have time to think about all this? What about your entrance exam? Don't you need to study for that?"
"Kyo you are so strict I study hard everyday!"
"Ok. Why don't we wait for Tohru to return and discuss it with her? Yuki how's your leg? Can you move?" Shigure finally changed the topic.
Yuii-chan: Right... the title 'Attached' shows the connection between Tohru and the Sohmas. Although she left the family but she is still 'attached' to them in one way or another and regardless of whether she likes it or not
Nyaaaaaaaaaaa A-chan, thanks for your support and suggestion!!!