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We're Off To See Canada
Momiji wasn't an idiot, he knew what he was risking but he'd made up his mind and nothing was going to stop him from following through. They could do whatever they wanted to him when he came back or they found him but he was going to-had to meet her first. He wished that he could tell Hatori where he was going instead of leaving the vague letter he'd left for Hatori about going away for a little while and promising to call him later. But Hatori would have had to tell on him and Momiji wouldn't have put Hatori in that situation for the world. Wearing all black Momiji slipped out of the Soma compound and looking around carefully headed down the street, his ears straining for the sound of anyone approaching. He was almost to the end of the block when a figure stepped out of the shadows, nearly giving Momiji a heart attack before he recognized the figure in front of him. "Kisa! What are you doing outside of the compound at this hour? It's not safe for you to be out this late."
"It's not safe for you either, Momiji." Kisa pointed out quietly and Momiji's eyes widened when he realized that had a large backpack over one shoulder and that she was dressed exactly like him, all in black with a large black hat that covered most of her hair and shaded her eyes from view. She looked like something out of a spy movie only she was too small and delicate looking to really pull it off with any real success Momiji thought with a grin.
"Why on earth are you dressed like that? What are you up to?" Momiji asked though he had a sinking feeling that he already knew from her attire and the backpack, similar to the one he had on his back. He had told her when he was going to leave after all and he doubted she'd stuck off the compound for a little stroll around the block.
"I'm going with you to Canada, Momiji." Kisa said in a that's that tone of voice with a small smile on her delicate features. "You can't go by yourself and your my friend as well as my cousin, I wouldn't be much of a friend if I just stood by and let you do this alone now would I? Besides their safety in numbers and two heads are always better then one."
"But Kisa, you know what Akito will do to you if you come with me. He's always harder on the women and he's sent you to the hospital once already, I couldn't bear it if you got hurt because of me." Momiji said as he placed his hands on her shoulders. "I'd rather not go then go knowing I was putting you at risk. Besides think of all the things that could go wrong."
"I never go anywhere and I never do anything, Momiji." Kisa said with a sad tone of voice, as she looked up at him, her hands loose at her sides. "I'm like a tiger trapped in a cage here, even if it is a nice cage it's still a cage. I want to see and do things but I won't as long as I'm under Akito's thumb like everyone else. I know the risks and I'll take them for the chance to be normal for once, to go to a place where no one knows me and I can simply be Kisa, instead of one of the cursed Somas. Please let me come with you, Momiji, let me have this one taste of freedom before the door to my cage is shut forever."
"Well it will be nice to have someone to talk to on the flight there, it's a long one." Momiji said with a smile that widened when his cousin threw herself into his arms, the two hugging the other tightly. He couldn't deny her this and in truth he wanted her there for support as he faced the unknown. "I got us a ride on one of Papa's associates company planes. I told him that a friend of mine who had moved there was very ill and that I had to go visit. The man even gave me a discount cause I was related to Papa."
"Then lets go." Kisa said with a nod and taking her cousin's hand the two continued to walk down the block towards the taxi Momiji had arranged to pick him up five blocks away.
"Wow." Momiji said as the two stood in the airport after getting off the plane and retrieving their stuff. They sat in chairs sipping some pop as they stared at the guidebook Momiji had seen in one of the gift shops and had purchased to help them out on their trip. "Look how big that tower is, we definitely have to go there and see it, right Kisa?"
"Yeah, then we can say we were in the tallest building in the world." Kisa said with a grin as she looked over his shoulder at all the bright pictures and advertisements littering the pages. "And look at all these other places to go and see. The Royal Ontario Museum looks very interesting too. I bet they have lots of interesting exhibits and things to see."
"Yeah, its good thing we had to learn English otherwise I have a feeling we'd get lost around here very easily." Momiji joked with a grin before finishing off the rest of his pop. "So what do you say we head out and see about finding a hotel to stay in and then doing some sightseeing before supper. We'll go and try and find my aunt tomorrow, give us time to get our feet and see a bit of this city."
"Sounds like a plan." Kisa agreed as she finished hers off and together the two slugged their backpacks over their shoulders and headed out towards the exit. Stepping out they looked around then tried to figure out how on earth they were going to get a taxi. Everyone was lobbying for them and Momiji wasn't quite sure how to go about getting one without butting in on someone else.
"You two look a little lost and confused, can I help you with anything?" Turning their heads Momiji smiled widely at the girl who looked to be a little older then them. She was slightly shorter then him with long, curly brown and an elfish face with pretty green eyes. She was wearing a red T-shirt and blue jeans, a backpack over one shoulder like them and had a suitcase at her feet.
"Yes you could thanks. How do you get one of these taxis to stop so that you can get in without getting trampled like a bug?" Momiji said with a laugh as he beamed at her, full of good will and cheer. He was just so excited to be here, nothing could bring him down now. There were people everywhere and Momiji was having a blast just watching everyone and wondering where they were from or where they were going to and why.
"Hey you have a Japanese accent, is that where you're from?" The girl asked and when they nodded she beamed back at them. "That is so cool, I'd love to go there sometime, I've heard it's a really cool place. I'm Angelica Preston but everyone calls me Angel, cause I'm not." The girl identified as Angel said with a laugh. "If you want we can share a cab, mine should be here any minute and I don't mind sharing at all. I know how hard it is, especially around here if you're not prepared to fight for one and we Canadians are hockey people, you two wouldn't stand a chance."
"We'd appreciate it a lot thanks." Momiji said as he held out his hand to Angel, glad that at least that problem was solved relatively easily. "I'm Momiji Soma and this is my cousin Kisa Soma. We're pleased to meet you, Angel. And isn't Canada suppose to be the most peaceful country in the world."
"I'm pleased to meet you too and that's what they say, but one should never believe everything you hear, not a good idea." Angel said with a happy smile as she took his hand and shook it, then shook Kisa's who smiled at her shyly. There was nothing Angel loved to do more then make new friends and these two seemed very nice. The guy was cute too though Angel figured that he was too young for her and she wasn't much for blondes anyway. "Is this your first time here in Toronto or do you have relatives here that you're visiting?"
"I'm here to visit my aunt on my mother's side, we've never met actually so I'm kinda nervous." Momiji said with a wry look as he chatted with his new friend, glad that fate had decided to send Angel their way. She seemed really nice and reminded him of Tohru though this girl seemed to have touches of Kyou in her to make her a bit less clueless then Tohru. "Kisa's coming along for moral support and to see the sights. She's never been out of Japan before and there's a lot to see around here according to this guide book."
"Well then you picked a great place to start you're travelling, Kisa." Angel said kindly, sensing that the other girl was shy and un use to socializing much. "This is the best country in the whole world if I do say so myself, I've lived here since the day I was born and can't imagine living anywhere else. Well I suppose I could imagine it but it would take a lot to get me to leave it. I just flew in from California, my dad's down there and I gotta say as nice as the beaches and everything were I missed home big time. I bet you feel the same way about where you live huh? And by the way I just have to ask, is that your real eye colour? It's so cool, just like a cat's. I wish my eyes were like that, mine are just boring green and I would kill to have eyes your colour. I bet all the girls are jealous of you."
"They're my natural colour, I don't think anyone is jealous of them though." Kisa said with a blush, she never got complimented on her eyes outside of the family and it was a surprise that anyone could think that they were anything but weird and strange. And she didn't think that Angel was just being nice about it, she seemed to really mean it. "Japan has a lot of great qualities but I think I would like to travel and live elsewhere, if only for a while." Kisa added with a warmer smile, liking their new friend more and more. It would appear that Canada had some very nice people in it.
"Well here's out cab, he's the dad of a friend of mine and he'll give us a discount." Angel said with a wide smile as she waved at the driver who pulled up to the sidewalk as close as he could get to them. Waving him to stay in the taxi she motioned for him to pop the trunk. Before she could stop him Momiji had picked up her suitcase for her and quickly the three teens loaded their backpacks into the trunk along with her suitcase. Climbing in so that Momiji was in between them the three we're ready to get going. "Hello Mr. Anderson. These are my new friends Momiji and Kisa and they need rides too. Where did you guys say you were staying by the way?"
"We don't know where we're staying yet. We figured that we'd get a taxi to Madison then look around for a good hotel to stay at." Kisa piped up as she buckled her seat belt.
"Madison huh? I know just the place then." Mr. Anderson said cheerfully as he pulled away from the curb and started driving down the driveway that would lead to the freeway. "So Angel, have a nice time with your dad then?"
"Nope, but then again I wasn't really expecting to." Angel said with a shrug before turning to her friends to explain. "My parents are divorced and I live here with my mother normally. My visits with him aren't normally the greatest since we tend to fight a lot. Do you guys get along with yours?"
"I get along with my Papa and sister really well..my momma and I aren't really close though." Momiji said with a sad smile that brightened though as he recovered his composure. "But I live with a lot of my relatives close by and we're one big family together."
"I get along with my mother, I've never met my father." Kisa said with a shrug as though it were no big deal when it actually was to her. Her mother never talked about her father and Kisa had a lot of questions but she never asked them. It hurt her mother when she did and Kisa wouldn't hurt her for all the money in the world. "I don't have any siblings, but a lot of cousins which makes up for it. My cousin Haru is kinda like a big brother I suppose or at least he acts like one." Kisa added as she rolled her eyes.
"I'm an only child, I always wanted siblings though. But I suppose there are obvious benefits to being an only child as well." Angel said with a laugh at the look on Kisa's face. "Anyway either of you got a piece of paper and something to write on?"
An hour later Momiji and Kisa were both in their rooms, connected by a door between them and ready to go out exploring. Angel had given them her number and e-mail address and the two had promised to get together with her sometime before they had to go. After freshening up they headed out to see a bit of the city and get something to eat.
"That's so strange, I wonder where Momiji and Kisa went off to." Tohru said as she sat on the back porch with Kyou, Shigure and Yuki. She'd gone over to visit Kisa to see if she wanted to go to the market with her only to find that Kisa had gone off to spend the day with Momiji somewhere. It was strange though because neither of them had said where they were going or even that they were going to anyone.
"Yes, I was talking to him yesterday and he didn't mention anything, they must have put it together at the last minute, Ms. Honda." Yuki said with a shrug as he looked over at her, wishing she wouldn't worry so. Even if Momiji had concocted some crazy scheme Kisa was more then capable of reining him in. "I'm sure her mother will call any minute to say that Kisa's home, you shouldn't worry."
"Yeah, I'm sure you're right." Tohru said with a beaming smile that faded just a bit as she looked out towards the trees. "It's just that Momiji's been acting sort of weird and I don't know-I just have a bad feeling about all this."
"Yeah, Bunnyears has been a bit off but he'd never put Kisa in any trouble." Kyou said with a shrug, not showing that he was the least bit concerned though he was. He'd noticed that Momiji seemed to be up to something and he just had a bad feeling that whatever it was it wasn't good. "Besides despite how he use to dress and being blonde the kid ain't that stupid."
"Kyou." Tohru said with a smile, shaking her long brown hair at him.
"Both Kisa and Momiji are very smart, I'm sure that there's nothing to worry about and that those two will be quite surprised at all the fuss everyone is making." Shigure said with a smirk as he watched the trio, as was his habit. Live entertainment that didn't cost him a cent Shigure thought with a slightly wider grin.
"Yuki, Shigure! Kyou, Tohru!" A voice came and seconds later Haru came running in. panting from running so much. "Kisa and Momiji have run away!"