Kesshite Sekinin Anata Jishin
"Never blame yourself"This is definitely more humorous then the last chapter; it's Momiji's point of view. It's very cute and
Yuki kun was pacing a lot. I didn't like it when he was anxious; it unsettled everyone else, including Kyo. He was like the household leader or something...
"Haru kun, if I hug you will I still be a rabbit?" I asked quietly. Or at least I thought it was quiet. Everyone else had an eyebrow cocked at me...
"I don't see why not. But don't hug me. That's just too weird." He said. Even if it wasn't really Tohru chan who said it, I didn't like to see her mouth say something, anything, mean to me. So I hugged Haru anyway. Part payback, part curiosity. And who wouldn't wanna hug cute little me? I fell into Haru's lap and... nothing happened. Nothing at all. I sat there blinking for a second until Haru pushed me off. It hurt quite a bit, so I ran to Tohru chan.
"Tohru, he hurt me!" I said. I didn't particularly want to be hugged by Haru's body, but beggars can't be choosers. I hugged Tohru and she reassured me that everything would be fine. After a moment or two Kyo pulled me away by my shirt collar and dumped me on the floor. Now I really was in pain!
"Guys, where did the cow go?" Yuki asked, suddenly still. We all looked at him.
"Haru's the cow!" I told him. Didn't he know by now that Haru was born in the year of the cow?
"I think what he meant was where did the spirit of the cow go? Is it in me or Hatsuharu san?" Tohru replied gently. Now I understood.
"I guess the only thing to do is hug each other." Haru said. I think he was Kuro Haru now. Anyway, I noticed Yuki kun and Kyo kun glare at Haru when he said it, so I'm guessing he was Kuro. I don't think Tohru noticed; she blushed and waited for a hug. Haru basically fell into her, and there was a big poof, aaaand...a cow. And Haru, looking very smug.
"So Haru's body retained the curse of the cow..." Yuki said slowly. At least Haru was nice enough to go into the other room until he changed back.
There was a thudding noise as Shigure entered the house and took of his shoes and coat. We all turned to tell him about the days discoveries, except for Yuki kun. He had a bitter look on his face that he was obviously and desperately trying to hide from everyone, but I noticed. In my opinion, he was mad at Shigure. After explaining it to him, Shigure had some input.
"Well, that means you two will have some fun at school." He said simply. I cocked my head and asked him why. "If any of the ninth graders try to hug Haru, there'll be problems." Haru jumped up and started to dance around the room, chanting. I followed. After all, it looked like fun.
"Curse free for a day! No more hug scares, no more poofing!" He stopped to breathe. "I should plan a date!" He said after a moment. Then he groaned, rubbed his back and sat down. Tohru sighed and got up for another bag of frozen veggies.
When everyone was packing for school the next day, I went to ask Tohru exactly why her and Haru were in the wrong bodies. She put down the pants she had been folding and sat on Haru's bed.
"Um...I don't really know why, but I think it was my fault. I was only trying to help and I made it worse..." she whispered. What did she mean? I asked her and she sniffed. I was making her cry! I didn't want her to cry, but I really wanted to know what had happened.
"I...saw a shooting star in the kitchen and...I made a wish that I could take the curse from one of you..." Her voice trailed off and she began to cry softly, which was weird to watch Haru's body do. He was a pretty emotionless guy. Compared to me, that is.
"You mean you would take the curse so they wouldn't have it?" I asked her gently. She sniffed and nodded. "That's so sweet Tohru chan! You're the nicest girl ever!" I told her, trying to cheer her up. She smiled and blew her nose, then explained.
"I guess the curse follows a Sohma's body, so I had to be a Sohma to take it." She said.
"Why Haru?" I asked. "Kyo kun needs his curse gone the most." I told her. It was true; Kyo was the one that needed to fit in. He wasn't even welcome in our family.
"I must have just been thinking about Haru at the time...I think I was washing his school shirts when I saw the star. That would make sense..." She said, and sniffed again.
"Don't cry!" I told her quickly." It's not your fault! Don't blame yourself. Never blame yourself."
She smiled and put away the pants so they would be clean for her ordeal at school tomorrow.