Konnichiwa, I hope you all liked the chapters. I know I haven't updated in a while, but with Christmas, and New Years, well, it gets pretty hectic around my house. But enough about me, on with the story.
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Chapter 9
A day of fun
Well, Golden Week is just around the corner, and by Golden Week, They mean the trip to America.
"Shigure…um, Mr. Akito called. He wants you to go to the main house today." Tohru said happily.
"Oh, thank you Tohru. I will…"
"He said he wanted Yuki to come…as well." She said nervously. Suddenly, Yuki froze. Fear swelled in his eyes and he immediately became immobilized. I doubt even Kyo would be able to move him.
"Oh…he does. Well, I guess, we should be off them Yuki…" Shigure said timidly. Kyo watched intensely. Tohru felt so horrible for having to tell Yuki that he had to go where his biggest fear resided.
"If you would like me to go with you Yuki, I will." Tohru offered, snapping Yuki out of his daze. He looked at her for a moment.
"Ms. Honda…I…I wont allow it. You are to stay here. I will be perfectly fine." He said bravely.
Tohru looked at him in disbelief. Her eyes were full of sadness and you could tell she was extremely worried. Kyo knew he would hate it, but for her, he would do anything to keep that sad look away from her beautiful face, and to keep her as far away from that hellhole as possible.
"Grr, I'll go." Kyo growled and stood up. Yuki looked at him with bewilderment. His fists were shaking and he couldn't believe he just said that but it was already out of his mouth, so there was no taking it back.
"But Kyo…you…" Tohru tried to speak but couldn't.
"Besides, if I go…then…" Kyo looked at Yuki, glaring, but he looked at him. And Yuki, somehow…understood why and nodded.
'I would do the same thing, for Ms. Honda, to keep her as far away from Akito as possible.' Yuki thought.
"Then it is settled…" Shigure started but was interrupted when Tohru put her foot down.
"No!…I mean, no, I want to go see Mr. Akito. He never gets any visitors, so I thought that, since Shigure was already going, that I would go with him for a visit." Tohru said, smiling again.
They all stared at her. The same statement going through all of their minds.
'There is no way I am letting her go.'
"Besides, the whole reason Shigure was able to adopt me was so Mr. Akito could get to know me better. So why not start now?" Tohru said going upstairs to change. The boys all watched her go upstairs. Once she was out of earshot they began to talk.
"Great, now she wants to go even more. Thanks a lot you stupid cat." Yuki mumbled.
"Hey, it wasn't my fault! I said I was going so she would stay away from there! I don't want her to go any more than you all do, AND DON'T CALL ME STUPID!!" Kyo shouted at him.
"Now boys, they're really isn't anything we can do, and your fighting isn't solving anything. So cool it, before you destroy my house!" Shigure yelled.
"Okay, I'm ready!" Tohru shouted running down the stairs in a baby blue, long-sleeved hanker top and a red mini skirt. A pair of blue sandals to match. The boys looked at her with awed expressions.
"What, do you think it is inappropriate to wear to the Sohma's main house?" Tohru asked looking herself over. The boys shook their heads and Kyo smirked.
She walked gracefully down the steps and to the three guys standing there dumbfounded…well, two guys.
"So, ready to go?" She asked again.
Shigure nodded and grabbed his keys. Walking towards the door, closely followed by Tohru and Kyo, Yuki stood in place. He didn't want to go, but he was too scared not to obey Akito's commands. For, you see, Tohru was a very dear person to him, and if anything were to happen to her, he would…never forgive himself. So with the threat of Ms. Honda's memories being erased, he followed the group. Piling into the car, one by one, and Shigure was going to drive. Kyo and Tohru sat in the back seat and Yuki road shotgun. He started the car and they drove off towards the main house.
Yuki stared out the window, thinking to himself. He could hear Tohru and Kyo talking back there, which came as a great surprise, because he didn't think Kyo could even hold an intelligent conversation with anybody. He could hear Shigure occasionally talk to himself, something about what Akito would want and if it was important enough that he would have to leave for a while. Yuki stared at the scenery passing by, which was quite lovely for this time of year. It was still late spring and the trip was going to be a really good one. A week with Tohru, in America, it would be the perfect time to ask…no, to tell her how he truly felt and hopefully get an answer to his question that he had asked her a while ago.
"Well everyone…we're here." Shigure said. Hatori stood on the porch, with Kisa at his side, impatiently awaiting their arrival and hoping that Tohru had come along. Tohru stepped out of the car and Kisa literally sprang from the porch to Tohru's side.
"SISSY!" Kisa shouted hugging Tohru's middle. Tohru bent down and hugged Kisa as tight as she could without hurting her.
"Hello Kisa, how are you doing?" She asked joyfully.
While Kisa and Tohru chatted Hatori started a little conversation of his own.
"Hari, how are you. I feel like we haven't seen eachother in months." Shigure said.
"Please, it was only a few days ago. What is Tohru doing here? And Kyo?" Hatori asked in his usual tone.
"Well, Tohru simply insisted on visiting Akito. She wouldn't even take no for an answer. Kyo had offered to go instead of her, so she would stay away from here, but…even he could not convince her to stay home." Shigure explained. Hatori glanced over at Tohru who was happily chatting with Kisa. His expression softened and he looked back at Shigure and Yuki.
"That girl's heart is going to get her hurt one of these days." Hatori said. Shigure smiled and knew what he was talking about.
"Shigure, and Yuki! It is very nice to see you again Yuki. I was hoping you would come." Came a gentle voice from behind the door. Yuki froze and that fear reentered his eyes. Tohru turned around just in time to see Akito come out of the house, in a white, red flowered Kimono.
"Mr. Akito, it is very nice to see you again." Tohru bowed low and stayed that way for a minute. Akito looked over at her and smirked, that evil smirk that could give anyone chills.
"I see you have grown a little as well, Ms. Tohru Honda." Akito said in his usual gentle voice. Kyo glared at him. He had been standing next to Tohru the entire time. Akito grinned at him
"Kyo, I never thought I'd see you here again." Akito said in an eerily happy tone of voice.
Tohru smiled at both of them, and patted Kisa's head. Kisa clung to Tohru's leg like a chick to its mother.
"Shigure, I would like to discuss the trip to America with you." Akito said firmly. Shigure nodded and they went inside the house. Hatori walked over to Tohru and smiled.
"Hello Ms. Honda, it is very nice to see you again." Hatori said happily.
"It is very nice to see you too Hatori. I wish you were able to come with us to America. I'm sure we would have had a lot of fun." Tohru said joyfully. Hatori smiled warmly at her and nodded.
"Hello Kyo."
"Yo." He said simply.
(In the house…)
"Shigure, I cannot allow all of you to go on this trip. In fact, I can not allow any of you to go on this school trip to America. I will not and cannot allow it. I am sorry but you must all stay here." Akito said. Shigure looked at him in bewilderment.
"It would be too easy for you all to bump into a girl there, and with Hatori staying here and all, I just can not allow it." Shigure stared at the ground. How would he tell them.
"I understand Akito. Very well, we will go to one of the Sohma summer homes or the spas instead."
"Very good, you may leave now." Akito said waving Shigure out. Shigure stood and bowed before leaving.
He stepped out of the house and breathed heavily. It was like he was suffocating in there.
Tohru looked over at him and came trotting up to him.
"So Shigure, what did Mr. Akito want?" Tohru asked him curiously.
"He…He wanted to say…that we can't…go on the trip to America, I'm so sorry Tohru." Shigure apologized. Tohru looked at the ground sadly.
"What!? Why?" Yuki and Kyo asked at the same time.
"He said it would be too easy to bump into a girl, and with Hatori not being able to go…"
"This is so stupid!" Kyo shouted.
"I know that but what are we going to do?" Shigure yelled.
Tohru looked up at both of them and smiled.
"It's alright, we can have a vacation of our own, right here." Tohru said happily. They looked at her for a moment and Shigure smiled.
"That's the spirit Tohru, we could go to the lake house again, or the ocean house."
"You have a summer home by the ocean, Shigure?!" Tohru asked amazed.
"Why of course. I'm sure if Hari would like to come as well, and even Aaya." Shigure suggested. With that name Yuki and Kyo had dark looks on their faces.
"Invite him and you'll be eating out of a tube for months." They said in unison. Shigure went rigid.
After much discussion it was decided that they would go to the ocean house. Tohru had never seen an ocean before so this was the perfect time to see one. They might even be able to go swimming! What was even better was that Hatori was going. He seemed pretty happy to go. Shigure, Kyo, Tohru, and Yuki all piled into the car and drove home after much good byes to Kisa and Hatori. Tohru even persisted in saying goodbye to Akito. He watched from the window as they drove off. She was changing them all. But he doubted she would stick around for long.
(In the car)
"I can't wait to see the ocean!" Tohru said excitedly. They would leave tomorrow, the day of their trip. Shigure would call the school telling them that they could not attend the trip, and then they would leave.
As soon as they got home Tohru started making a list of the clothes and things they would need for their trip to the ocean. Swim suits, towels, umbrellas, sunscreen, ect.
"Okay, I will go today and get you all these things."
"I want to come too Tohru!" Momiji said bouncing on the balls of his feet.
"Okay, Momiji. Does anyone else want to…oh! You will all have to go! I don't know your sizes!"
"Alright Tohru, calm down." Shigure said.
"But I…"
"We can go now if you like. I just have to get dressed." Shigure said. He walked into his room/office and came back out a little later with a black T-shirt, blue jeans and a suade jacket on. Tohru looked him over and smiled brightly.
"Wow! Shigure, you look really good in that outfit!" Momiji exclaimed. Shigure laughed and patted him on the head.
"It's just something I got while at the mall the other day."
"Shigure you never go to the mall." Yuki said.
" I went to the mall with Ayame just last week." Shigure said.
"Is everyone ready to go?" Tohru asked excitedly.
"Yes!" Momiji shouted throwing his fist in the air.
"Hurray! Let's go!" Tohru said happily marching out to the car, followed closely by Momiji. Haru was not far behind. Finally, Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure made their way out to the car. Shigure drove. Kyo and Momiji both sat on each side of Tohru, Haru road in back and Yuki had shotgun again. Shigure started the car and were off to the mall to get each of them swimsuits.
When they arrived, Tohru dragged them all into a Hawaiian beach store, where they sell all sorts of stuff you would need to have a great time on the beach.
Tohru and Momiji looked around the store picking out swimming trunks, bikinis and swimsuits. Momiji handed the guy's their trunks to try on and Tohru went into the girls changing room. (Since I'm such a nice person, I will not tell you what Tohru got, but I will tell you it will knock the socks off of the guys. -)
As soon as they got home they immediately started packing. Tohru ran around the house gathering all of their clothes and putting them neatly in suitcases. She packed their swim trunks and once she was all finished, her excitement skyrocketed.
" This is going to be the best vacation ever!" Tohru shouted excitedly, prancing around the room like a puppy in the snow.
Kyo watched from the corner of his eye as she made dinner for them. He had been lazing about ever since they got back from the store. He never saw what Tohru got, and he badly wanted to know. For dinner tonight she was making chop suey. And the best part about it was…there were no leeks! Tohru hustled around the kitchen and soon, wonderful smells were coming from the food.
"That smells heavenly flower." Shigure said walking in. He looked over at Kyo who seemed to have his eyes shut.
"Don't you think so, Kyo?" Shigure asked.
"Yeah, smells great." He said lazily.
"Well, don't get too excited now. You act as if it doesn't matter."
"I said it smells fine okay!" Kyo yelled and he got up and stormed outside, slamming the door behind him. Probably going to the roof.
Tohru watched in sadness as he retreated from the kitchen.
"Maybe I should go talk to him…"
"No, he'll be fine. Don't worry about him."
"That's easy for you to say." Tohru said.
"So flower, excited about the trip?" Shigure asked trying to change the subject.
"Oh, yes! Very much so! I can't wait to see the ocean!" Tohru exclaimed. She began cooking dinner again and she was here normal cheery self.
Shigure exited the kitchen just as Yuki came into it.
"It smells delicious Ms. Honda." Yuki commented.
"Thank you very much Yuki. It's almost ready, could you go get the others. I'm going to go get Kyo off the roof.
"Don't worry about him Ms. Honda. He will come down and eat when he's ready." Yuki said.
"I know, but I don't want his food to get cold." Tohru said as she took off her apron and hung it up on the rack. She walked outside and stepped a little bit off the porch.
"Kyo! Kyo, dinner is ready!" Tohru called. Soon she could see a patch of bright orange hair moving across the surface of the roof and then footsteps coming from the latter.
He came in front of her and stared at her for a second.
"Kyo, is something wrong? Did I say something that offended you? I'm sorry if I did." Tohru said bowing slightly.
"Would you stop. You didn't do anything. I'm just not feeling well, that's all." He said
"Oh no, are you catching a fever?! That would be awful! Maybe you should go rest for a while…" Suddenly Kyo snatched her hand away from his forehead and held it tightly.
"I'm not sick, I'm just fine so quit it. I just have a lot on my mind at the moment." He shouted slightly, still holding her hand.
Tohru was blushing slightly but nodded.
"Alright. Well, dinner is getting cold. We better go inside." Tohru said as she started walking for the door, but was pulled back by Kyo.
"I'm fine, okay. So you can stop worrying now. I'm just fine." He said softly. Tohru smiled gently at him and nodded.
"Okay." He let go of her hand and they both walked in together.
"Dinner was absolutely wonderful flower." Shigure complimented, leaning back in his chair. Each of the Sohmas had second helpings, even Tohru. She smiled brightly.
"Thank you Shigure. I'm very happy that all of you enjoyed it so much. There isn't even any leftovers!" Tohru said happily
"Yes." Yuki said sipping his tea.
Kyo lay by the table, eyes closed.
"So, are you excited about going on the vacation?" Tohru asked him.
"Very much. I've been there many times myself and I think that you will enjoy it very much." Yuki said happily. At this Kyo stood up and walked outside to the roof. Tohru watched in confusion, looking back at Yuki, who only shrugged.
"Well, I better clean up. I still have a few more things that I need to pack for everyone before we leave tomorrow." Tohru said with her cheerful smile on. But Yuki could see right through it. She was worried about Kyo. He sighed knowing he could never talk her out of being worried so he nodded and went to his room.
Tohru hustled around the house, picking up things as she went along. She had to pack some beach stuff and some clothes for herself. She had been so busy packing the boy's stuff that she almost forgot to pack an extra set of clothes.
"There, done…hm?" Tohru looked out her window to see Kyo walking into the woods.
"I wonder where he is going at this time of night. Oh! I almost forgot to ask him what kind of snack he would like for the ride!" Tohru rushed downstairs and outside after Kyo.
She ran along the path but still didn't see any sign of Kyo. After a minute she slowed to a walk.
"Where did he go? I just saw him a few minutes ago." Tohru thought out loud.
"Looking for me?" Came a voice from behind her. Tohru jumped and turned around quickly.
"OH! Kyo, you scared me. Where did you come from?"
"The trees. So, what do you want?"
"Kyo, are you alright? You've seemed a little tense since we got back from Mr. Akito's estate. Are you feeling well?"
"You've already asked me that like a dozen times, I'm fine!" Tohru sighed in relief.
"I'm glad. I wanted to know what kind of snack you would like me to make you for the trip tomorrow. Shigure said it would be a long drive so he wanted me to make snacks for everyone." Tohru said happily. Kyo looked at her for a moment and then smiled.
"It doesn't matter. As long as it isn't leeks or miso."
"Oh good. Oh and by the way, I took the liberty of calling Mr. Kazuma and he said he would also be going to the ocean house with us." Tohru said excitedly. Kyo looked at her in surprise.
"What?!"
"I thought you might like that. Besides, he never comes and visits so I thought he should come." Tohru said proudly.
No one was around but them so Kyo just let it out.
"ALRIGHT! Shishou is coming! I can't wait to see him and tell him how much I've been practicing! Thanks Tohru." He would have hugged her but he remembered the curse at the last second and stopped in himself. Tohru looked up at him cheerfully and pecked him on the cheek.
"Your welcome. I glad you are happy. I love seeing everyone so happy. It makes me feel all warm inside." Tohru said.
Kyo stared at her for a moment before grinning.
"I'm happy…"
Tohru looked over at him.
"It makes me feel like that when you smile. I like seeing you happy. It somehow brightens everyone's day." Kyo said. He wasn't looking at her, but at the ground. You could see a visible line of blush going across his face.
Tohru put on a shining smile that only she could achieve.
"Would you like to help me make the snacks, Kyo?" He looked at her for a moment and then nodded.
"Sure, why not, I got nothing else better to do." Tohru squealed with joy and grabbed his hand, dragging him back to the house.
With Kyo's help, the snacks got done a lot quicker. Tohru said her goodnights and kissed him on the cheek before going to bed herself. Kyo sighed and walked into the room. If it weren't for Momiji's slight snoring, you would think the place was empty. He shook his head and climbed into bed. Sighing again and thinking once again of Tohru he drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
(THE NEXT MORNING!)
Tohru was up bright and early as well as Shigure. Almost the entire Sohma family was going to come to the summer beach house, except for Ayame, who reluctantly declined. He said his shop was running on a busy schedule and that it would be not only impossible, it would be a disaster if he went.
But anyway, Tohru ran around the house, trying to wake everyone up. They would be eating breakfast and then drop by the school to inform their teacher that they would not be attending the class trip to America. Everyone ate fast. Haru had spent the night so as to make it easier for them to get there. Besides, it was Tohru's idea. After breakfast all the Sohma and Tohru's suitcases were packed up into the back of the car. Momiji jumped excitedly around the house. He was almost as excited as Tohru. Even Kyo looked interested.
"Yuki, isn't it exciting! I can't wait to swim in the ocean. I've always wanted to see one." Tohru smiled at him and he smiled back.
"Me too." He said, putting the last bit of luggage in the car.
"So, Shigure, did Hatori say what he was going to do?" Tohru asked.
"Yes, he said he, Kisa, and Hiro would be meeting us at the beach house."
"Hiro?"
"Oh, that's right. You haven't met him yet. Well, he is about the same age as Kisa. He's the sheep." Shigure explained. Tohru's eyes went into sparkly mode.
"(Gasp), Really! I can't wait to meet him!" Tohru said happily.
Kyo walked out of the house carrying two baskets that contained the snacks. Haru came out and walked over to Yuki and Tohru.
"Haru, are you excited too?"
"It really doesn't matter to me. I've seen it before and I don't think it's changed much since I last saw it." Haru replied.
Tohru looked up at him for a minute and then nodded.
"I guess you're right." Tohru said.
"Well, everything is ready. So are we ready to go?" Shigure asked.
"YEAH!" Momiji and Tohru shouted at the same time. They hopped into the car. Kyo shook his head and took his usual seat next to Tohru. But this time Yuki was in the back and Haru was in shotgun.
Konnichiwa! I got a new mouse! Bad news is, for those of you who know my other work, The Caribbean Cruise, My cousin accidentally deleted it. So I will have to reload it back up. Again, really sorry. But, anyway, I have to get going on the next chapter. See ya!
