Memories of the Cursed
Chapter 2:
"So, what did you plan for us to do when Uotani-san and Hanajima-san get here?" asked Yuki as he walked alongside Tohru. "Oh! I was thinking of badminton! Is that okay, Sohma-kun?" Tohru replied. "Of course, Honda-san," Yuki answered. They walked through the forest and were a few feet away from Shigure's house when they heard a yell. "OI! You damn rat! Where were you?" Kyo yelled as he got up from lying on the roof.
"Hello, Kyo-kun! How are you?" Tohru greeted. Kyo suddenly jumped off the roof and continued to yell. "Well? Where were you? I got stuck with your stupid baka brother!" Kyo repeated.
(Flashback)
After Ayame had finished talking with him, he went up onto the roof. Damn! What did he mean? Jealous? Of course I'm not jealous! Geez...stupid baka... thought Kyo as he lay on the roof. "HEY KYON-KICHI!" a voice called from below. Kyo jumped. He had not immediately registered whose voice if was from below, but if he had, he would have jumped off the roof, knock out the person, and run.
A slivery head appeared next to Kyo. "GAHH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" Kyo screamed at the top of his lungs. Damn baka...thought Kyo, as he tried to get away from Yuki's brother. "What are you doing up here? Flirting? Making out?" called a voice. Kyo looked around, and saw a head with black hair.
"YOU PREVERT! WE ARE NOT DOING THAT STUFF! HE JUST CAME UP HERE ALL OF A SUDDEN!" Kyo screamed. "Ah, Aya, have you been flirting with Kyo-kun there?" asked Shigure. "Of course not," answered Ayame, and after that, they grinned, brought up their thumbs and said, "All right!" "Oh, brother..." Kyo mumbled, as he tried to push the two older Sohmas off the roof.
(End Flashback)
"None of your business and it was your own fault that you were stuck with that guy," Yuki replied coolly. Tohru watched the two teens argue for a while and then left. I'd better get started on lunch. Oh! I'm sure that they're hungry, thought Tohru. She went into the kitchen to find Shigure and Ayame talking.
"...And so, he runs outside and climbs up onto the roof," Shigure finished. "Ahh...I see..." said Ayame as he moved his hand up onto his chin and nodded. "Hello, Shigure-san, Ayame-san!" Tohru greeted with a bow.
"Ah! Out little flower!" Shigure said. "The princess," replied Ayame. Both nodded their heads, stuck out their thumbs and said, "All right!" "Ah! I'm going to invite Uo-chan and Hana-chan, is that okay?" asked Tohru. She was midway going to the phone.
"Of course!" replied Shigure. Tohru left the kitchen to use the phone. "Ahh...now I'm bored! Let's call 'Tori!" said Shigure, "oh, wait. Tohru-kun is using the phone."
(--?--)
"Shut up, baka neko," Yuki said, coolly. He brushed a few loose strands of his hair out of the way. "You shut up! With your smug on your face all the time! Let's fight!" Kyo yelled as he got into a fighting stance. "I'd love to, but I can't. I have to--" Yuki broke off, "where's Honda-san?" He looked around. "Uh...I don't know..." Kyo said uncertainly. He, too, began to look around.
"She must have gone inside already," Yuki said, "let's go." He beckoned Kyo inside; Kyo who had nothing else to do, followed. "Yay!" Tohru said happily, "I've invited Uo-chan and Hana-chan over for lunch!" She ran over to them.
"Ah! I see that you two have stopped fighting," she continued. Before Yuki or Kyo could say anything, she announced, "Oh! Why don't we have a little party? I'll call Momiji-san and Haru-san! Oh no! Was I too demanding! I'm so sorry!" Tohru panicked but Yuki stopped her. "Of course not, Honda-san. You were just trying to get things done," he stood in front of and tucked a strand of her brown hair behind her ear.
Tohru blushed and Yuki looked up, realizing what he was doing, and back away, saying, "Uh, I'm sorry," and Tohru smiled. Kyo just looked away, avoiding the scene and continued to walk inside the house. "I'll get lunch ready for Uo-chan and Hana-chan, then!" she said happily, and grabbed Yuki's hand and they both ran inside.
(--?--)
The brunette walked into the hallway and hummed as she did so. She quickly and carefully dialed in the correct numbers and waited for someone to pick up. There was no answer, so she decided to try Haru's house number.
"'Yo," was Haru's answer to the call. She heard some background noises that sounded like rock music a very familiar voice. "Moshi? This is Tohru Honda," she replied. Once she said that, that rock music stopped and the voice grew louder and louder until she could hear it, "Who is it, Haru! Oh! Is it Rin! Is it!" She heard a rustled and the phone was being taken away. "HHHHHEEEEELLLLOOOOO! RIN! IS IT YOU! IF IT IS, HARU STILL LOV—" the phone was taken away again before the voice could finish his sentence.
"No," she heard Haru tell the other person. She heard a groan of disappointment and then another rustle. "Okay, Tohru, go ahead," Once the other person heard that it was Tohru, he quickly lunged for the phone and got it, leaving the cow phone-less.
"HELLO, TO-RU! HOW ARE YOU! IT'S BEEN SOOOOOOO LONG!" he shouted into the mouth and Tohru had to move the phone a few inches away from her face in order to hear correctly. When Momiji had finished talking and was waiting for her to answer, she brought the phone back to her ear and said, "Yes, actually, I was wondering if you would like to come over for some lunch."
She heard an excited scream, yet another rustle and Haru was on this time, "Okay. We'll be there in an hour." She also heard some screaming from Momiji who was very excited. "Okay," she replied, smiling, "um…if anyone else is there, would you mind asking if they'd like to come?"
There was another rustle and this time, she knew that it was Momiji. "OF COURSE! I'LL GO ASK RIGHT NOW! BE RIGHT BACK!" and she heard running footsteps. Haru was back on and there was an awkward silence, before Tohru broke the silence. "Um, do you mind me asking…who is 'Rin'?"
There was no reply for a while. Tohru was about to switch the subject when Haru decided to answer. "She's a friend of mine," was his reply. "Oh" was all she said to that. Back on Haru's end, he looked to his right and left and made sure that the door was locked as if checking to see if anyone was watching.
"Listen. I want to warn you," he began. Tohru's eyes widened and carefully held the phone closely to her ear and listened. "I overheard Hatori talking to Akito. You know Akito, right?" he asked waiting for an answer.
Forgetting that she was on the phone, she nodded her head and waited to hear more, but when she didn't she realized that he couldn't see her, so she squeaked out a 'yes'. "Well…usually talks with Akito aren't good. Anyways, I overheard that Akito might order Hatori to erase your memories. Watch out for him. Akito may have already ordered and asked Hatori to stall. I want you to watch out, alright?"
"Yes…Of course, I will. I'll watch out for him," she replied, whispering. She heard a knock on the door and Momiji's voice, saying, "HARU? WHY DID YOU LOCK THE DOOR! WAAAHHH! SOMEBODY! HARU'S BEING MEAN TO ME! HE DOESN'T LIKE ME ANYMORE!" She giggled slightly and heard the door open on the other end. She heard both Momiji and Haru laughing.
She smiled and waited for an answer. "TO-RU! Kisa isn't home, so Hiro probably isn't either. Kagura is gone, too. She probably went out shopping and Hatori says he's busy and doesn't have time for 'childish games'. So, they're not going! It's just me and Haru!" She could picture him grinning at the phone.
"Okay, then I'll see you in a bit?" she asked with a nervous smile. "OKAY! Roger that!" he said and the phone clicked. She giggled again and put the phone down and took it up again. It was a Sunday, so…Uo would probably be at Hana's.
She quickly dialed in Hana's phone number and waited for the answer. As if Hana had predicted that Tohru would call, it didn't take long for her to wait. Once the phone was picked up, Tohru opened her mouth to speak but Hana beat her to it. "I'm sorry, Tohru-kun. Did I make you wait?" That was Tohru's cue to start to panic. "No, no, no! Of course not! Don't worry, Hana-chan! You didn't make me wait!" There was a slight chuckle in the background and she heard the phone being handed to someone else.
"Hiya, Tohru!" a voice on the other end said through the phone. Tohru blinked a couple times before answering, "Uo-chan?" Another chuckle and the Yankee replied, "Ah! I thought it was you! So, what's up?"
And Tohru went into action. "I was wondering if you wanted to come over for some lunch!" she said, smiling. On the other end, Hana and Uo could hear her smiling even through the phone. "Don't worry! We'll be there in a flash, right Hana?" the Yankee said, pointing the last remark to the person sitting next to her.
"Of course…we'll be there soon. I'll see you then, Tohru-kun," the Goth said and the phone went off with a click. Tohru placed the phone down onto the receiver, leaned back against a wall and sighed deeply to herself, hoping that the day would turn out fun.