Chapter 2 – Sohma Yuri
"Ahh! GOMEN NASAI!!" A voice cried out.
I opened my right eye, squinting between my cupped hands and flowing hair. Ouch... The edge of the door had knocked the spot above my left eye. It throbbed painfully.
I raise my head a little. The girl in the bookshop was clasping her hands in front of her mouth, a look of absolute horror on her face.
She reached out a hand for me.
"GOMEN NASAI!! GOMEN NASAI!! I DIDN'T MEAN TO—"
"Ie," I mumbled, taking my hands away. I blinked my eyes a few times, the skin throbbing rythematiclly.
"Daijoubu, watashi was daijoubu des, " I assured her.
"Ie! There's a bruise coming up!" She pointed to my eye, frantic again.
"Ah? It'll go down in a few days." Gingerly touching the spot (it felt sticky), I smiled reassuringly at her. If any, she seemed even excited about it than me.
"Anou," she said when I turned to leave. "Sumimasen! But, it seems to be bleeding now. Would you like to come over to our-er!- house to dress it?" Brown eyes showed concern.
Eh? Bleeding? I blinked and reached up. Sure enough, a sticky substance stuck to my fingers.
I started to deny. This was nothing. Chasing Rin was more important.
"Honda-san!"
"Eh?" We both turned, surprised.
Sohma Yuki stood there in school uniform, his bag sling over his right shoulder. A look of equal surprise painted his face.
"Eh? Sohma-kun! Has the Student Council finished then?" The Honda girl exclaimed.
"Aa," Yuki said, nodding to her. He stepped forward and turned his questioning gaze to me.
"..Yuri-san? Are you back from the boarding school at Hokkaido?"
"Ee. It's the summer holidays. It's been a long time, Yuki-kun. I heard you left the Main House." I replied politely.
"Eh? Sohma-kun, you know her?" Honda-san asks.
"Ee," Yuki nodded. Dimly, I wondered how he knew this girl. "This is Sohma Yuri, Rin's twin sister.
