Omg! Shock horror! Sakura-chan is updating! Lol. But I am. So there. sticks tongue out in incredibly immature way. Anyway.
Oh and just in case anybody is wondering… I do like Tohru-chan. If anything im totally envious! Its Hotaru that doesnt like her. Lol anyway don't want to bore you on with the story! Chaaarge!
Hotaru sat silently at the table, slowly eating her noodles, one by one. Every now and then, she spotted Kyo-kun shoot annoyed glances at her, which would make her smirk and slurp her noodles even more slowly.
"Damnit! Can't you eat like a regular person!" he finally yelled at her.
Hotaru closed her eyes in mock exasperation and shifted her seating. She shot a warning glare at Kyo. "I am eating normally, idiot cat."
The word idiot made Kyo flare with anger.
"But then again, if you would rather me eat like a starving pig…" Hotaru sneered at him.
Kyo started to shake with the fury of the pounding insults from Hotaru, and was about to yell something both equally witty and insulting, or incredibly stupid, when Hotaru abruptly stood up. "I think I am finished." She turned to leave, but stopped at the sound of Tohru's stammering.
"But-but – Hotaru-san.. You've hardly eaten anything."
Hotaru just stared ahead of her- trying her hardest not to snap at Tohru. "I have finished." She said firmly, and walked out.
Hotaru lay on her bed frowning at her manga, completely frustrated with the characters. My god, why cant they figure it out? There's nothing different about them! Maybe its just because Usagi is just a ditz and Darien is so self obsessed.. she sighed and let the manga drop to the floor. What a waste of money.. she thought, picking up her XXX-holic manga and flipping the pages. Now this is more like it. She smiled slightly, settling down.
However, Hotaru's relaxation was short lived. As soon as she had started getting into the story- an annoyingly chirpy voice cut through her concentration.
"Ayame-san is coming to stay? Oh how wonderful!"
Hotaru felt like she had swallowed a stone. Ayame. That glare he had given her, so full of hate. The full blame of Hatori's death was in that single look he had forced upon her. Hotaru shook her head. Great. I hope he doesn't stay long.
The thought of Ayame staying at the house ate into Hotaru's thoughts, forcing her to think of nothing else. She let out a low growl and threw her book across the room, storming out as it made the satisfying smack and thud to the floor.
"How long is he staying." Hotaru demanded. She stood at the door of Shigure's study, frowning, a fairly common expression for her.
"Only for a day" he replied, his voice sympathetic as her looked up at her.
A minute or so passed where every thing was completely silent. Hotaru's frown deepened considerably and she leant heavily on the doorframe.
"He hates me, you know." She said, not looking at Shigure and with no audible emotion in her voice. "He blames me for Hatori's death."
Shigure opened his mouth to object- but he couldn't. After all, it was true.
Hotaru slowly lifted herself up and traipsed out of his office. She wasn't looking up, so it was inevitable she'd smack into something, it was just unfortunate that that person happened to be Tohru.
"Ugh." She closed her eyes, and held her head; this was bound to bring on a headache. "What do you want." She scowled at Tohru.
Tohru smiled, completely unaware of the hostility radiating from Hotaru. "I couldn't help over hearing, and I just wanted you to know- Ayame is a great person once you get, to know.. Him..?" Tohru stopped, as by the end of the sentence, Hotaru has already walked up half a flight of stairs. Tohru sighed.
The next morning was Ayame's dreaded visit (well, for Hotaru anyway). Hotaru trudged downstairs at around 11 a.m, unusually early for her. She stopped haldfway down when she heard a voice.
"oh yes, Yuki, the trek here was nothing short of perilous, but I would swim through hell and high water to visit my dear brother!"
"Oh joy." Came the bored and somewhat disgruntled voice of kyo.
"Brother, why did you have to come so early?" Yuki said - irritation etching his voice.
"Oh Yuki, don't be like that! I-" Ayame's shocked silence caused everyone at the table to turn to the doorway. Hotaru stood rigidly, The flashbacks of the day of Hatori's death seeming to strong to be willed away from her expression.
"Good morning, Hotaru-kun!" Shigure-san sang cheerfully.
Hotaru didn't move.
It was Ayame who broke the tense and uncomfortable silence. "Yes, well, I really must be getting on with some work!" and he walked out, a cold breeze following as he brushed by Hotaru.
"What work?" Kyo muttered.
"Be quiet you stupid cat." Yuki shot at him.
"Don't call me stupid!"
Hotaru sat down at the table and proceeded to eat her porridge in silence. Leeks? She looked down at the gunk in her bowl, forcing herself to swallow the mess. What person in their right mind would eat leek porridge for breakfast? Apparently every one here she thought as she saw the empty bowls. But as she looked around, she noticed that Kyo and Tohru were staring at her.
She scowled at Kyo and stood up. "Take a picture idiot cat, it lasts longer."
"What! What do you mean! I wasn't!" Kyo yelled, turning red and becoming very angry.
Hotaru rolled her eyes and started to walk out, but not before she had the last word. "Direct that anger at your girlfriend-" Hotaru glanced at Tohru, who momentarily adopted a deep blush, "-where it belongs." Hotaru finished, and left the room before she had a chance to get an ear bashing from the cat.
The time finally came when Ayame had to leave. Hotaru didn't wave goodbye at the door to see him off, she was sat at the table with Yuki, drinking their tea in silence.
"Yuki don't you want to say goodbye to Aya?" Shigure said, glancing quickly at Hotaru who was scowling.
"No thanks, I'll pass."
Hotaru quickly took a gulp of tea, and let the scalding hot liquid soothe her anger a little. Why is he blaming me for Hatori-san's death? It's not my fault. It's not my fault!
Yuki stood up without a word and put his mug in the sink. Hotaru watched him walk out.
It's not my fault.
Wow okay, that's another chapter done! I cant wait for the later chapters! Its what keeps me writing this! Please review! I would love to know what you think! and if you think its boring so far, well these are the necessary chapters, it gets so much better. (I should know, I read it in my plan.) lol. Anyway, ciao for now!
(oh, and im upping it to 5 reveiws now before I write another chapter.. so get typing! Lol )
sakura. x