Mit: WHOOOO! Chapter 5! I love my reviewers! But chocolateriku's scaring me a little. o.o
Roxtrot7 – Romance can indeed be funny!
chocolateriku – Heh heh. The pairings are still undecided, you know.
Phillip The Great – Good news for you! I'm not done staring at Haru, but AM writing this chapter.
Bob: Let the fic begin.
Mit: You're so enthusiastic. You should use exclamation points more!
Kuro Hashi – Chapter 5 – SecretsShia awoke to the sound of Shigure talking on the phone. Well, she calls it the talking device. Curious, she walked down the hallway.
"How's Aaya? Have you seen him recently?" Shigure asked into the strange device.
"Shigure-sama? Who are you speaking to on the talking device?" Shia inquired. Shigure covered the part of the talking device that you speak into.
"I'm talking to Haa-kun. Would you like to say a few words?"
"How is he doing? Does he have any wounds? Is he ill? Does he want company?" Shigure chuckled as Shia spouted out questions.
"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Shigure queried as he handed Shia the talking device.
"Haru-sama?"
"Shia?" he replied.
"Are you okay, Haru-sama? Have you any wounds? Are you ill?"
"I have a few cuts, but I'm okay."
"Did somebody already tend to them, or should I do so?"
"Hatori already did. Really…you shouldn't worry about me."
"I can't help it. You were so kind to me. Who might Hatori be?"
"My doctor."
"So there is no need for me to visit?" Haru sighed.
"I'll come over sometime today."
"Are you sure it won't be a bother to you, Haru-sama?"
"I was going to come over anyway."
"Okay. Goodbye, Haru-sama."
"You don't have to call me Haru-sama. You can just call me Haru."
"Oh! All right then. Goodbye Haru."
"Bye, Shia." Shia then noticed the beeping noise coming from the talking device.
"Shigure-sama! The talking device is making strange sounds!" Shigure sweatdropped, and walked over and pressed the red button on the device.
"You still have a lot to learn about how life works on Earth…"
Later…
Tohru walked up to Shia, with a look of confusion on her face.
"Uhm…Shia-san? Could I ask you a question?" she asked.
"Yes Tohru-san. What is it?" Shia replied.
"Well…when you were in the woods…what happened?" Shia sighed.
"Haru and I ran into somebody I know."
"Who?"
"Reeve." She paused for a second. "He's my ex-boyfriend. He came out of nowhere and attacked us. Luckily, Haru was strong enough to beat Reeve. Not many people can do that."
"HE ATTACKED YOU! BUT WHY WOULD HE DO SUCH A THING!"
"He found out about my powers. You see, not just anyone can use the chopsticks and break a curse. I come from a long line of cursebreakers. As he is a demon, our love was forbidden. Tohru-san…can you guess what activates my powers?"
"Ano…ano…"
"It's love, Tohru-san. When he found that out, he thought I was using him. And the man that was my first love had become my greatest enemy. Haru…Kyou-kun…I don't want to hurt them either. I love them both dearly. But they cannot find out about this. I cannot hurt another person that I love. Can you keep a secret?" Shia smiled, focusing her attention on the tears pouring out of Tohru's eyes.
"I promise I'll keep it a secret!"
Mit: Next chapter…Haru visits! When I was working on this chapter, I finally figured out the plot. But I still don't know who Shia will end up with! She could even end up with Bob.
Bob: Stop pulling me into things.
Mit: No. It's fun. Anyway, stay tuned for the next chappy!