Chapter 2: Well, Isn't this Interesting
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"Oh my god..." Yuki whispered, as people filled the halls. He heard people calling him, but was too stunned with what was happening to notice. Tohru's school uniform was in a pile on the ground, and all that was left in her place was this tiny brown furred, blue-eyed mouse. It clung to him, looking absolutely terrified.
Kyo was speachless, stunned.
"UWAH! There's a rat on Prince Yuki! Quickly! Kill it!"
He heard one of the members of his fanclub scream and was quick to hide it in his pocket. They chased their imagined rat and he breathed slightly easier.
"What...just happened?" Uotani asked.
Kyo groaned, hiding his face in his hands. "You know we're going to have to go talk to Shigure now..." He grumbled softly.
Yuki frowned a bit, picking up Tohru's clothing and shoving them into his pack.
"Um, is anyone going to answer my question?"
"Her vibes have changed..." Hana offered, looking very confused as well. It looked like their vibe were changing as well. She looked at Yuki, frowning deeply at the boy. "I think we deserve some answers."
He nodded in agreement. He glanced at Kyo. "I'm taking her home, I'll take them with me. Get Momiji and Haru." He said evenly. "I'll have Shigure call everyone else." He watched Kyo hesitate. "Look, we don't know how long she'll stay like she is, and it's best if the 'kuso nezumi' stays with her as she bumped into me and evidentally got this because of that."
Kyo grudgingly nodded, then disappeared into the crowd.
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"Ah, not long until the delightful love-love begins in Yuki-chan's life!" Ayame said cheerfully.
"Uwah! If only I had been a fly on the wall inside of that closet!" Shigure mourned. "To see the sweet kisses the pair surely shared!"
"We didn't kiss, you two perverts."
The shocked pair turned, finding Yuki with Tohru's two friends. "Ah! Hanajima-san, Uotani-san! It is so good to see you once again! This is Sohma Ayame, Yuki's older brother!" He gestured to the snake. "To what do we owe this unexpected pleasure!"
Yuki gently reached into his pocket, pulling out Tohru. He held her between his two hands, showing the two older boys the young girl turned mouse. "I don't know what happened...Uotani-san pushed her a bit and she fell into me..."
Ayame's eyes widened. "Tohru-kun?"
"Tohru-kun?" Shigure lifted the mouse, staring at her in surprise. "What on earth?"
Yuki quickly took her back. "I'm taking her to the bathroom so she can change back in private, call everyone else..." He said evenly. "I think...perhaps even Akito-san shall need to see this."
He carried her deeper into the house and pulled her clothing from his bag, laying it and her on the toilet. "I'll wait outside."
She hadn't spoken since the transformation had taken place. Her eyes were big and frightened, and she was shaking furiously.
He paused, about to leave her, then knelt beside her. "It'll be okay, Tohru-san..." He said softly, gently stroking her soft brown fur. "We'll figure out what happened."
She nodded slowly, watching him go. This was officially the most traumatizing thing that had ever happened to her. More traumatizing than when she had first seen them transform into animals. Speaking of which, why was she an animal? She'd fallen into him before and this had never happened. And what had Hana-chan said about vibes?
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"Ne, Kyo-kun! Why are we leaving school early!"
Kyo didn't respond. He was thinking back to what had happened. Something had happened. Their secret should have been exposed, yet Tohru was the mouse, not Yuki. What on earth had happened to her? He frowned, remembering the rather disgustingly sweet position they had been in inside the closet and frowned deeper. What had happened between those two?
He approached the house, completely ignoring Momiji and Haru's questions. When he arrived, he found the others were sitting, discussing the event nervously. Even Akito was there, his eyes mildly interested.
Not long afterwards, Yuki and Tohru appeared, Tohru back to normal. Everyone sat down and waited for anyone to break the silence.
"Okay, what the hell happened at school today?" Shigure demanded. "Ayame and I played a nice trick on Yuki and Tohru, but what happened after that? How did Tohru wind up a mouse!"
Akito arched an eyebrow. "A mouse? Isn't the Junishii animal a...rat?"
"But Rat's not a good word for Tohru-chan!" Ayame said, waving a hand cheerfully. "Besides, she was so cute like that!"
Tohru blushed, looking at her lap.
Uotani tilted her head to the side. "What the hell are you all talking about? Junishii? Rats? I want to know what the hell is going on?"
Hatsuharu looked at her and arched an eyebrow. "Hug one of us. You'll find out."
Hanajima looked around, seeing the bashful expression on Tohru's face. "How long have you known their secret, Tohru-chan?"
Torhu looked at her surprised. "Eto, since I first came to live here." She said. "I accidentally triggered Yuki-kun, Kyo-kun, and Shigure-san's transformation." She said softly.
Hanajima nodded, understanding.
"Transformation! What the hell!"
Akito frowned deeply. This was troubling. He glanced towards Hatori, wondering if perhaps he shouldn't hide the family secret once again.
Hanajima looked directly at him, tilting her head to the side. "You're not like them." She noticed, arching an eyebrow. "Your vibes are different." She prodded a bit further and felt death wrapped around him. She frowned.
He looked directly at her. "I am Sohma Akito, head of the family."
Uotani was getting annoyed. None of her questions were getting answered. "WOULD SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT THE HELL YA'LL ARE TALKING ABOUT!"
Tohru jumped. "Eto, Uo-chan, please calm down. It's actually harder to explain than you might think..." She looked down.
Shigure began to explain. "Most of us, Akito-san being the exception are possessed by the spirit of one of the Junishii animals. When we are embraced by someone of the opposite sex, or we are weakened-"
"Or embarassed." Tohru added, glancing towards Yuki who blushed a bit.
"Indeed." Shigure nodded. "We change."
"Change? Change how?"
"Allow me to demonstrate." Kyo offered, picking up Momiji, who's earlier whining caused him to be the test subject. He tossed the rabbit at Uotani, who caught him instinctively.
POOF!
Uotani stared down at her lap finding a rather large rabbit sitting there. "WHAT THE HELL!"
"UWAHH! KYO-KUN! HIDOI YO!" Momiji sobbed, hiding in Uotani's lap.
Yuki put his face in his hand. What a disaster.
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When everything had calmed down once again, they began contemplating what had happened to Tohru. No one could understand why she had changed into a Nezumi.
Tohru continued looking at the ground. She had a theory of her own, but she hesitated to voice it, so she remained silent. When she had been falling into Yuki she had been scared that she was going to break her promise. That she would accidentally expose him as being possessed by the spirit of the rat. She had prayed that she was the one who changed, instead of him.
"Honda Tohru-san..."
She looked up, finding Akito adressing her. "A-akito-san?" She asked softly.
"You look deep in thought. Have you a theory?" He asked, his whispery soft voice.
She blushed. "Eto...I think I might..." She said softly.
Yuki looked at her, surprised.
"Do tell..." Akito sensed that she had a better grasp on the situation than the rest did.
She hesitated, but everyone was looking at her. "I...I promised that I would keep it a secret." She said softly. She heard everyone's whispers and blushed, looking at the ground. "When Uo-chan pushed me...all I could think of was that my promise would be broken...I NEVER break my promises." She said softly.
Yuki looked at her in shock. She had caused the transformation herself? He glanced at her face and frowned. She was telling the truth.
"Then why are your vibes like theirs?"
She looked at Hanajima and tilted her head to the side. "I don't know." She admitted. "It's just a theory." She admitted. "All I can do is say what I was thinking...and what I think might have happened."
Akito arched an eyebrow. Indeed, this girl was special. She would rather be considered a freak herself than let their secret out. Truly special.
"Uwai! Tohru-chan wa sugoi, ne!" Ayame cried, throwing his arms around the girl.
POOF!
Tohru slithered out of her clothing, feeling miserable.
"Okay..." Hatori said slowly. "If she did it, why did that just happen?"
"Valid point." Shigure said. "Everyone here knows the truth, so that shouldn't have happened."
Akito stood gracefully. "I think I may understand, now." He said softly. "The curse has changed, I am not sure why." He looked at her, his eyes softening just a bit. It wasn't noticable to anyone besides Hatori and Yuki, who were used to the cold expressions that were always on his face. "It is too late to change it. Our curse is being reflected onto her."
Everyone looked at her in surprise. "Tohru-san?" Yuki whispered. He saw the somewhat sad expression on her face and realization suddenly hit him. "She can't go to school anymore, can she?"
Akito shook his head. "It's too dangerous. She is a member of this family now, honorary or not, she is still bound by the rules. She would be exposed whenever one of the junishii should encounter circumstances in which they would transform."
Yuki lowered his head. "Sou desu ka..." He said softly. He carefully picked her and her clothing up, walking to her room. He ignored everyone's whispers as he carefully set her on her bed. "Gomen, Tohru-san..." He said softly. "This is partially my fault..."
She shook her head. "I would rather be schooled in private than expose your families secret."
"But what about your promise to your mother!" He exclaimed. Then, he blushed, looking at the ground. "Forget I said anything." He began. He started to stand and heard the soft poof and glanced back, finding Tohru sitting there with tears flowing down her face. He froze. "T-Tohru-san..."
She wiped her eyes, trying to find a way to express herself. "I know, Yuki-kun..." She said softly. "I have to break one promise in order to keep another. I wish there was another way."
He looked at the ground, grabbing a blanket and gently, he wrapped it around her shoulders. "I shouldn't have brought it up...I'm-"
She looked up at him and smiled. "Daijoubu, Yuki-kun." She said softly. "I'm happy that I get to keep your secret a little longer."
He froze, looking down at her in surprise. "Why are you so selfless?" He asked, grabbing her arms, shaking her a bit. "It's okay to be sad! It's okay if you need to cry!"
She looked at him in surprise. "I shouldn't cry, Yuki-kun. I'm glad that I kept your secret."
His frustration with her grew as she continued to softly speak. Her selflessness had caused her to get in this situation in the first place! "Baka! It's okay to be selfish once in awhile!"
She looked up at him, her eyes wide. "Y-yuki-kun...?" She smiled a bit. "It's okay, you know? I promise I'll be okay. You don't have to try to cheer me up-"
He snapped. Roughly, he pulled her forwards, kissing her silent. He held her shoulders tightly, holding her as close to him as he dared.
Tohru froze. Soft lips were pressed against hers, fingers dug into her shoulders, intense purple eyes were closed, his brow was furrowed. He was kissing her. Kissing her. Her. She felt her eyes slowly drift closed and her breath sighed out of her. She leaned into his kiss a bit, accepting it, losing herself in it.
Slowly, his frustration left, and he relaxed his grip slowly, pulling back. He took a shuddering breath, opening his eyes to look at her face. 'I did it...' He thought, feeling a blush begin to color his cheeks. Her eyes were still closed, and he held his breath. As they slowly opened, he saw amazement in them, and an unexpected tear fell down her face.
"Well...Isn't this interesting?"
The pair jerked apart, Tohru wrapping the blanket tighter around herself.
Shigure stood in the doorway, a wide grin on his face. Beside him was Ayame, and Hatori, and behind them was Akito. All of them had a twinge of amusement on their faces at the pairs embarassment.
"SHIGURE!" Yuki snarled, lunging at him.
Ayame laughed, wrapping his arms around his younger brother. "Oh, dear, Yuki-chan! It is so good to see you in such sweet love-love with our dearest Tohru-kun!"
Tohru blushed, hiding herself the best she could.
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Kyo watched from down the hall as Yuki tried to break free of his brother's grasp. He sighed heavily. He had always suspected it would come to this. It would appear that Yuki was always a step ahead of him. He frowned, looking away. He saw Kagura looking at him with a somewhat sad expression on her face and growled a bit, walking down the stairs and out the front door, slamming it shut.
Kagura lowered her gaze, sighing softly. Tohru always had a leg up on her. She didn't understand why. After all, she was pretty, too. She loved Kyo. She bit her lip, then felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up and saw Hatsuharu looking at her. "Haru-chan..." She said softly.
"Don't worry, Kagura-chan. Boys always want most what's out of their reach."
She sighed softly, nodding a bit. "Hai, Haru-chan..."
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AN: No, I'm not going to spill the secret yet. You'll have to wait a bit longer. I'm trying to make this interesting, and to be honest...I'm not really sure how I'm going to end it yet. Don't worry, I'll make love and peace for everyone. Also, if you notice, Akito isn't bein a psychotic jerk in my story. If you paid attention in the beginning, I mention that this happens a little while after the original story ends! Hope you liked that twist of Yukiru in it! Love it, hate it, please review it! Love you guys! Ja!