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Chapter 9: Meeting Ritsu.
Minami had to be driven back to the Sohma's at 11 o'clock in the morning. Uo had rented movies and they had stayed up until one in the morning. Uo also had a hidden stash of candy that Minami had eaten and then had gotten sick. Otherwise the time there was fun.
Tohru was busy with the chores in the house to even notice that Minami had returned. The only person who did was not other than the annoying Shigure.
"Minami-kun, did you have fun over Uotani's house?" he asked as she walked in. Minami had dark lines around her eyes and she was extremely tired. Instead of being cranky she welcomed Shigure with a smile.
"Hai, I did have fun. We rented the whole season of cops and robbers." She replied.
Shigure got a glint in his eyes. Minami didn't know it but cops and robbers was Shigure's favorite show.
"Cops and Robbers? " he asked gently. Minami moved away from him slowly and answered.
"Yes we watched that until one in the morning. Do you mind if I can go to sleep on the couch for a while?' she asked. Shigure looked outside for the morning paper.
"Not at all, Minami-kun and anyway happy birthday. He said.
Minami heard a loud voice bellowing outside, which made it hard for her to fall asleep. She opened up the door to see Yuki and Kyou fighting once more.
"You damn rat! One of these days I'll make you pay!" he yelled. Yuki ignored him and continued with tending the garden. Kyou turned around and crossed his arms.
"I'm not eating any friggen leeks tonight and you won't make me!" With a sudden Movement Yuki got up and glared at Kyou.
"Will you shut up." he said calmly. Kyou wanted this to happen so he could get the fight that he wanted.
"You can't tell me to shut up you stupid rat! Make me!" he replied putting up his fists in defense. Yuki then shoved a handful of leaves into his mouth. Minami rushed over to Kyou.
"Kyou-kun are you alright." Kyou spit out the leaves and turned bright red.
"I..I hate vegetables...They make me sick." Yuki looked at Kyou with satisfaction.
"I told you to shut up. The whole world could've heard you screaming," He said and noticing Minami replied. "Happy Birthday Takashimi-san."
Minami smiled.
"Thank you Yuki-kun."
Kyou looked at Yuki and growled.
'Why is he always making me feel stupid. One day I'll...'he thought. Minami walked back inside in hope of SLEEP, but it would never happen because...
"Oh hello Momiji-kun!" said Tohru. Momiji hopped into the house and smiled. He was wearing the most ridiculous outfit Minami had ever seen. Well, just to tell you it's not a skirt, no it's much more than that...
"What the hell are you doing here?" said Kyou as he spotted Momiji. Yuki also walked in with fresh leeks picked from the garden. The minute he caught sight of Momiji his eyes bugged out and gave him a confused look.
"Ummm...Momiji, isn't that girl's tights?" he asked. Momiji smiled and turned around.
"Yep! Hatori said that it looked like I was a woman. Is it true?" he asked. Not to hurt the boy's feelings everyone except Kyou said...
"Umm..Of course it does Momiji." Replied Yuki.
"Hai, it looks really...interesting." said Minami. Momiji felt much better after their comments. But Kyou then ruined all of his fun.
"Momiji are you retarded?! Those are GIRLS tights." Screamed Kyou. Momiji started to cry.
"But Yuki and Minami said that they look okay.." he sniffled. Minami then decided to get away from the crazy people . She grabbed earmuffs and landed herself on the couch.
'Ahh...freedom and sleep..' she thought. Just before it could even happen, Momiji grabbed the earmuffs.
"Minami-chan, we have a special surprise for you!" he said. Minami warily opened her eyes to find momiji looking straight at her.
"Uh...what surprise?" she asked trying to get up. Momiji dragged her out to the car where Hatori and Haru were waiting patiently.
"Hatori-san...Haru-kun? What are you doing here?" she asked. She felt a long fabric wrap around her eyes so that she was blinded.
"Minami-kun we are taking you somewhere for your birthday." Tohru replied. Minami heard momiji giggle stupidly.
"It's a surprise for Minami-chan!"He said.
Hatori beeped the horn and asked for them to hurry up in. Minami sat in the back with Tohru and Momiji. Haru blasted heavy metal music which made Hatori have to speak up.
"Minami-kun, I hope Shigure didn't ask you anything today did he?" he yelled. Haru turned the music up louder. Minami yelled back.
"Not exactly. He just wanted to know if I could..."
The last of her sentence was drowned out by Marilyn Manson's bellowing on the radio. Hatori had the last of it. He turned the knob all the way down so that there was no more sound.
"Haru could you please keep that intensive music a little lower?" he asked.
Haru listened and kept it quiet. The car suddenly stopped in front of this big building. Momiji hopped up and down.
"Ooo we are here!" Momiji took Minami's hands and ran. "Minami-chan you have to hurry."
Momiji took off the blindfold. Minami's eyes opened wide. It was an onsen: hot springs. Momiji and Tohru then screamed.
"Happy Birthday Minami-kun!" Her eyes lit up.
"I can't believe that I'm at an onsen..." she said. A woman with light brown hair then came outside to greet them. Tohru smiled.
"Hello Ritsu-san." Minami looked at the woman. But was it really a woman? Nope, in Ritsu's case he's a man that loves to cross-dress. Ritsu then led them all to their rooms.
"Umm...Rit-san, thank you for this wonderful gift." Ritsu looked at her and smiled.
"It wasn't my idea. It was Tohru-chan and Momi-kun." He replied.
"But surely you had to do something to help. You have all of my gratitude."
Ritsu turned dark.
"I APOLOGIZE IF YOU THINK THAT I HAD GIVEN YOU THIS WONDERFUL GIFT, BUT I MUST DEGRESS. I APOLOGIZE TO THE WHOLE WORLD FOR THIS CONFUSION." She said. Minami stepped back wide eyed. Momiji popped his head out of his and Haru's bedroom.
"Minami-Chan, Cop's and robbers are on. Come in for a look see!" he replied. Minami sweat dropped. (I don't know what is up with me and that show - )
"Sorry, Momiji-kun, but I'd rather not." Minami walked into her bedroom and lay in her bed.
'This is the best birthday ever...'she thought. Someone knocked on her door and she opened it to see someone in a Flippy outfit. (Don't even ask...)
"Ummm...Hi?" The person took the head off and it was Ritsu.
"Minami-Chan dinner is served in the main corner." He replied. Minami turned red.
"You have a main corner?! I must thank you...arrigato." she replied. (A main corner is kinda like a buffet. It is used in Britain for that name.)
"NO YOU MUST NOT THANK ME. I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS NOTION BUT I AM NOT WORTHY OF YOUR THANKS!"
Minami went down to the main corner for dinner, but ritsu stopped her.
"I APOLOGIZE IF I DIDN'T GIVE THIS TO YOU EARLIER GOMEN NASAI." Minami took the package.
"What is it?" she asked Ritsu.
"I APOLOGIZE TO YOU MINAMI-CHAN I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS FROM."
Minami opened the package and found a necklace with a cat on it.
'I wonder who this was from.' She thought. She put it on and then headed to the main corner.
(Hi everyone I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Gomen Nasai! I forgot to update this chapter in a long time. Please review and tell me all of your idea's and compliments. I hope I didn't sound too weird in this one. He he. KMisami)