Disclaimer: Hey everyone. Thanks again for the great feedback from Chapter 1. As promised here is Chapter Two. I wish I had started this series earlier in the summer, before school starts. But oh well, enjoy
Chapter 2 False Security
"Let's go" Kyo said taking her left hand and leading her inside. Momiji trotted with them at her right looking at Kyo inspecting him.
Momiji frowned slightly but followed Tohru and Kyo into the building. There was a few moments before class, and the three separated to their lockers. At Tohru's locker she was greeted by her two best friends Uo and Hana.
"Good morning Tohru" Ou shouted grinning as she rubbed her best friends head. Tohru could only smile cheerfully.
"Good morning Ou, and Good morning Hana" She replied bowing slightly.
"Oi Tohru you don't have to be so polite with us, its just us remember" Ou replied groaning slightly running her hand through her blond hair.
"Good morning Tohru" Hana replied unconditionally. In her hand was her usual cup of green tea. "Did you eat this morning Tohru?" She asked in a semi-concerned manner
Tohru looked at her friend guiltily, and rubbed the back of her head "I was in too much of a hurry looking after the boys"
"Aye, Tohru, one day you'll just breakdown because of them." Ou replied rapping her hand around her friend's shoulder.
"I'm fine, really, no problem see" Tohru spun around a few times laughing and smiling, acting like a young school girl.
"She's a junior and still she acts like a five year old" Hana replied, but laughed slightly, a rare sight indeed, only Tohru could make her laugh, and occasionally Ou.
"Umm Tohru, what are you doing?" Asked a very confused Kyo. Tohru spun around again and backed into his chest as he looked down at her and she looked up at him. A thin line of blush appeared and she quickly backed away covering her cheeks.
"Oh nothing..." She replied. Ou casually coughed "Introduce us" and coughed again, Kyo raised and eyebrow, but dropped it seeing Momiji run up next to him hyper and cheery.
"Oh gomen I'm sorry. Um Ou and Hana, these are two of the Sohma brothers, Kyo and Momiji. They're our age, actually I think they're in our class right Kyo?"
"Hey." Kyo replied bored, but then looked to Tohru when she asked about her class. He looked at his slip of paper "Yeah, Room B-2. Yup, we're all together. Haru and Yuki are with us two" He rolled his eyes his last remark.
Tohru's eyes sparkled with excitement. "This is great, I get to be with all my most endearing friends" She replied clapping her hands together.
"That's great Tohru" Momiji replied enthusiastically. The bell then rang and Momiji then instantly took her hand and started pulling her toward class. "Lets go Tohru, we can't be late" Tohru then pulled on Ou's hand. Ou then took Hana's hand, and the chain discontinued leaving poor Kyo outside.
Kyo stood there....blushing and dripping with an anime sweat drop. "Oh boy. This will be one weird day" Kyo then walked into the classroom after them.
Meanwhile......
Haru walked around the school with his hands in his pockets. Tohru...
He kept falling back into flashbacks.
[[Flashback]]
"It is not my fault you two act like unopposed children." Haru replied blandly as he took his seat next to Momiji and took a sip of his orange juice. Tohru came over and raised his right hand.
"HARU is the winner!" Haru only looked up at Haru slightly confused and annoyed, she did this every time to the winner. But as she looked down at him and smiled with her sparkling green eyes he closed his own and smirked
[[Flashback]]
Her smile was lustrous, like the sun shine, and it always made him feel warm. But Tohru's eyes, they were so abstruse. Although Tohru appears to be so happy, Haru wasn't sure if she truly was at peace with herself as she portrayed herself to be.
Haru leaned up against his locker and his friend Kei approached running his hand through his light blue devil hair. Kei was one of the hottest guy in their junior grade, second only two The Prince himself.
"Why are you grinning Haru?" Kei asked smugly "Thinking about a girl?" He replied humorously. Haru had not realized he was smiling, and for Haru, a stone cold guy like himself, it was indeed something more uncommon then a lunar eclipse.
"No I'm not thinking about a girl" Haru lied dully punching his friend in the shoulder. Kei only punched him back.
"Whatever you say Haru. It looks like our class is B-2. Rumor is that we're stuck with the freaking Prince again. I don't know how you two can stand each other." He replied hatefully.
"Trust me, I think if Tohru wasn't there to step in the way, we'd all be cripples"
Kei could only throw his head back and laugh
"So you have a woman do your fighting?"
"Yeah right, its more like, she'll threaten us all with blackmail...blackmail sucks Kei you know that?"
"Don't I Know it" He replied again laughing. He shook his friends shoulder "Women, so hard to understand"
The bell then rang and the two looked up. "So begins another damned year of high school"
Meanwhile....((during the same time period))
Yuki sighed miserably as he was being dragged around by another one of his fan club girls. He nicknamed them all Prince Prowlers, because they never once gave him a moment of peace. The girl rested her head upon his arm as she squeezed it tight, and Yuki out let out another anime sigh.
He wanted to show Tohru around the school, that poor pathetic girl would only get lost in this dumb school. People respected Yuki, and then she wouldn't get into anymore trouble. Yuki thought back to breakfast and what she had said.
[[Flashback]]
Don't say that. Shigure may appear to be quite happy, but he carries with him many heavy burdens. Don't assume that outer emotions are what people really feel"
[[End Flashback]]
Tohru....is something wrong with you?
Yuki now felt somewhat ashamed. His entire family had not been so loving and endearing to Tohru, except for Shigure and Momiji. But Shigure was just, god he was such a pain in the ass, he freely embraced Tohru, and the rest of them could do nothing to stop it. That freaking pervert, she was nearly ten years younger then him.
Yuki shuttered at that thought trying to rid himself of the horrible images. The bell then rang and one of the PP's took his arm and dragged him to their class.
"Come on Prince Yuki, our classroom is B-2. We don't want to be late the first day"
Present Time..((everyone is now in class))
Everyone stood as their Sensei entered the classroom. Someone then clapped their hands, and all the students bowed simultaneously. He then waved his hand and they all sat down. He placed his suitcase on the board, turned around and picked up a piece of chalk scribbling his name onto the board.
"My name is Hotohori Honda. I will be your teacher for your third year of high-school. Please understand, tardiness is inexcusable, lack of participation inexcusable, and overall I accept no failing students within the classroom. I however though, I am not a horrible guy, I will make this class fun. Just know where you stand on the level of respect in this room"
"Hai" the class replied, but Tohru stared at him, her hands shaking midair and her books fell to the floor. Ou looked at Tohru, who was sitting to her right. Ou tried to get Tohru's attention, but could not for Sensei was staring right in their direction. Hana looked to Ou for help, she sat in back of her. Ou motioned for Hana to poke Tohru in the back with her pencil, and she did that, but got no reaction, as if Tohru's spirit wasn't there, only her body. "Tohru..." Hana whispered.
Yuki sat in the back of the classroom, although his Prowlers were in his class, he had somehow managed to get a seat with Momiji, Kyo, and Haru. Although it wasn't so great to be next to Kyo and Haru, Momiji just smiled reassuringly. Kei sat behind Yuki, making it all the more unsatisfying.
"Hey Yuki, what's wrong with that chick friend of yours, what did you call her ummm Tohru?" Kei asked poking him in the back. Yuki had been reading his mathematics book when he was interrupted.
Yuki was quite irritated, for he took his studies very seriously, but upon hearing Tohru, he just lost it. He didn't know why Tohru's name seemed to send chills up his spine, and he only frowned harder.
"What the hell you talking about Kei?" He whispered back angrily.
"Look at her, she's like, pale dude."
Yuki finally looked up from his book sighing, and laid his gaze upon Tohru. For once, Kei wasn't lying, Tohru looked like she had been frozen stiff. Her books were still lying on the floor, and Ou bent over and began to pick them up.
Sensei just then turned his back to the class, and Yuki quickly threw tiny beads he carried around for good luck. The beads hit Kyo, who instantly glared a death glare, another hit Haru, who basically did the same. Momiji turned around with a wave and funny face.
The three saw Yuki's concerned face, which was another emotion one did not see. Kyo and Haru raised eyebrows, and Momiji only mouthed to him "What's wrong?"
Yuki jerked his head over to Tohru, who was still quivering. The boys all exchanged glances, and then looked to Hana and Ou who shrugged unable to help her. Kyo, was the one who sat to Tohru's right, and he reached out his hand and took hers, trying to bring her back.
Tohru instantly turned to him slapping him as an uncontrollable reaction. Kyo's hand fell upon his burning cheek and he could not understand what was wrong.
Sensei turned around upon hearing the slap which had shattered their docile silence within the classroom. Tohru instantly stood up and bowed to the teacher.
"Gomen Sensei. I...ummm....may I please be excused?"
Sensei walked over to her desk, where she was standing still bowing to her teacher.
"Stand up straight" Instantly she obeyed. He then took her chin into his hand and she tried hard to resist him. His eyes were filled with a deep anger and yet somewhat confusion/
"Please Sensei....I will serve in detention if it shall make up for my disturbance and dishonorable behavior."
Sensei only smiled then, seeing how innocently sorry the girl appeared.
"You are Tohru yes?"
"Yes Sensei"
"Tohru your interruption in class is forgiven, its alright, things happen. But you Ms. Tohru, look gravely ill. I would like someone to please escort Tohru to the infirmary."
Sensei's eyes fell upon Kyo, who was still holding his burning cheek in shock.
"Mr. Sohma?"
"YES" Momiji, Yuki, Haru, and Kyo replied.
This caused Sensei to laugh again holding his side as he released Tohru's chin.
"I meant Mr. Kyo. Please escort her to the infirmary"
Kyo instantly stood up, letting go of his cheek, now embarrassed he had held it for so long and bowed. "Hai" he replied glumly.
The two walked out into the hallway.
Ou and Hana looked at each other completely perplexed. "We should visit her during lunch" Hana whispered, and Ou nodded approvingly. Ou was very protective of Little Tohru, she was sometimes too innocent for her own good.
The boys all exchanged glances too, but it was Momiji who spoke.
"You don't think...it's the curses affect do you?"
Yuki looked sharply to Haru, who looked back...now they were worried. If it was the curse, then Tohru could be in grave trouble. Kei had no idea what they were talking about and shrugged his shoulders
"Maybe the chirpy little girl just got too excited" Kei replied coldly, but Yuki turned around shooting a deadly glare at his best friend. Kei put his hands up in the air asking for forgiveness "Whoa calm down. You Sohma's take everything way too seriously, especially a silly little girl like Tohru. She's been our class for three years now Yuki, and before you never gave her the time of day."
"It's different now...." Yuki replied.
"Yeah I'm sure..." Kei replied. Kei then looked to Haru, raising an eyebrow, knowing that Haru was upset by this as well.
Haru thought back to in the hallway and what Kei had said. Haru remembered Tohru's eyes when she was apologizing, for the first time in his life, he was worried.
Meanwhile....In the Hallway
As Kyo closed the door and turned around Tohru was already bowing and apologizing.
"Kyo I am so sorry, I never meant to hurt you, I was just frightened that's all. I"m so sorry, oh my gosh look at your cheek" Tohru instantly placed her hand on his cheek, which made him blush even more.
"Tohru its okay really..." He replied quietly still blushing.
"Look what I did." She replied glumly, tears were filling up in her green eyes. She rubbed his cheek gently with her fingers. This was becoming too much for Kyo to tolerate.
"LOOK I said I was fine. I'm supposed to be taking YOU to the infirmary. Now stop worrying about me!"
Tohru looked down quietly... "I'm sorry Kyo...I didn't mean to upset you...."
Kyo then felt shamed for what he did and he rubbed the back of his head. He then got down on one knee (Him being at least six inches taller) and took his thumbs and wiped away her tears.
"Look...it was nothing okay? Now lets go"
"Kyo..." She had meant to say more, but Tohru only nodded "Fine. We'll go"
As Tohru stood up to walk, she felt herself grow very vacant, and her vision go lame. Tohru grabbed her head in pain and let out a small scream of unhappiness. With that, Tohru remembered only darkness.
Kyo quickly stood up breaking her fall as she fell into his chest. Kyo was so startled, she had really lost consciousness.
"Tohru. Wake up Tohru! TOHRU!!"
Authors Note.
Well that's the end of Chapter 2. Seems like Haru is awfully confused about what he's feeling. The same goes for Yuki and Kyo. Little boys lost in their emotions. Momiji is just perky and didn't play an important role. Poor Hana and Ou, their best friend is so frail.
Recap.
Shigure is the real leader of the house. He pays the bills and etc.
Shigure is twenty seven, the rest of the kids are 16-17.
Kei and Haru are best friends
Hana, Ou, and Tohru are the trio of friends
Yuki has his "Prince Prowlers"
Momiji usually hangs out with the girls. But is usually also around Kyo keeping him company.
And Kyo....he's just a loner...poor guy, sometimes with Momiji and Tohru's group
In conclusion, I'll leave you with this thought; what made Tohru that upset to begin with?