Kuroneko-Tyger's Note: Muahahaha. I had way too much fun with this chapter. Not that that's a bad thing, of course! Obviously, I wrote this chapter (I got the better deal, lol. This chapter was way more fun to write than the first one would have been) and I hope that you enjoy this installment of Hug-day!
Joflower's Note: We forgot to mention that in Japan, new school years start around early April. We had to do some research on that… So this story takes place in mid April, a week or two after the new school year started. Enjoy!
"Hug-Day"
Chapter 2
Everything seemed to be going as usual this Monday morning. Honda Tohru walked blithely to school down the sidewalk sandwiched between Sohma Kyo and Sohma Yuki. Usual. A group of obsessed fans had followed closely behind whispering fiercely about how close they were allowed to get to "Prince Yuki". That too, was usual. That Kyo and Uo (Tohru's Yankee friend) started yelling when they met outside their school, almost loudly enough to cover the whispers, hadn't been unusual. No, what was unusual this fine April morning was the vice president running towards Yuki with a harried expression on his face, closely followed by rabid teenagers wearing fluffy balls of yarn hanging from their necks.
"Yuki-kun! Run! Head for the hills! I'm sorrrrrryyyyyyyy!" The vice-president's voice whimpered. He clutched the Sohma's uniform tightly. "It's too late for me, Yuki-kun, save yourself." There where bits of yarn stuck to his clothes and sticking out of his hair.
"What the in the Hell are you talking about, man?" Kyo demanded harshly, breaking from his ritual argument with the blond girl. He eyed the mob staying a few paces off. They were in shock at how handsome and princely Yuki looked that morning, though not a few glances strayed to Kyo's scowling countenance. "Why do they look like they're about to eat us all for dinner?" 'Not that they don't usually look like this, but today for some reason they look like they've already had a taste of victory and are hungry for more.'
But the vice-president had taken off to who knows where, stranding the group. Tohru looked to the Yankee innocently. "What was he so scared of, Uo-chan? What's going on today?"
"You stayed home on Saturday." It wasn't a question but a statement of fact from Tohru's second friend, Hana.
"H-Hai! Shigure-san had to go to the main house, so Kyo-kun and I stayed with Yuki-kun while he got better!"
"That's right. I remember you telling me about it on the phone. Was it your bronchi again, Yuki?" Uo spoke up for the first time since her pitched battle with Kyo. Neither of the argumentative teens seemed to remember it had happened. "How sweet of you," she teased Kyo, who looked as though he might have another hissy fit with her, but remained silent. She turned to Tohru: "And Tohru, of course, you're too nice for your own good! One of these days…"
Tohru smiled happily. "I don't mind! After everything that the Sohma's have done for me, it's the least I can do!"
Yuki, who had been eyeing the restless mob uneasily, spoke up finally. "So what is going on today?"
"Well, you'll remember that last week the Principal asked the student council to come up with an idea to have everyone get to know each other better? Well, while you were sick on Saturday, they did." She smiled grimly. "You know Yumi-chan, from the council? Well, she came up with the brilliant idea of forcing everybody to hug each other." Seeing their disbelieving looks she chuckled.
Hana picked up the story. "Ever person will be given a ball of yarn in their first period class made up of the school colours." She held up hers for demonstration. "I asked if mine could be black, but they said no."
Uo took up the thread again. "Anyway, what you're supposed to do is give somebody a hug. After that, you take a piece of yarn from your ball and give it to the person who hugged you and they in turn give you one from their ball. With the strand you've received from the person you hugged, you attach it to the necklace part, like so, of your ball." She explained by giving Hana-chan a hug. The two girls traded yarn and tied them to the string that formed the loop for going around their heads.
By this time Sohma Haru and Momiji had caught up to them. Yuki, Kyo, and Haru shared horrified expressions. The Mob around them edged closer, and the two girls gave Tohru gentle, but enthusiastic, hugs.
"Wow, this sounds like a lot fun doesn't it, guys?" Momiji exclaimed brightly. Uo's sadistic laughter floated around the group hauntingly.
Joflower's Note: The next chapter's better cuz it's mine (lol, nah, because SHIGURE's in it ;P)
