Taki: Hey there, this is Taki, as you most likely can tell. The second chapter is all mine! I hope you enjoy my chapter as much as you might of Dom's first chapter!
Chapter Two
"This way." Suki led Haru into her house. "You can set you bag down on the couch. I'm going to find my guardian."
"Right. I'll just wait here." Haru sat down onto the couch. Looking around the room, he noticed that the decor was that of midevil weapons. The coffee table and side tables were rustic looking and the color of the walls was a deep wine color. The couch he sat upon was black leather, in fact, all the furniture in the room was black leather. Well, this certainly looks nice. Almost reminds me of when I went on a little trip a few months ago. Wait that wasn't a trip... I got lost on the way to the supermarket...
Walking up the stairs, Suki headed towards the study that her guardian was most likely occupying at the time. Turning into the room, Suki's eyes came upon her guardian sitting at the mahogony desk looking over a few papers. She had long black hair with red highlights, currently pulled up into clip at the back of her head. The long silky strands of hair coming from the top of the clip fell down on either side, giving her an elegant look, while her bangs framed her delicate face. From what Suki could see, her guardian was wearing a dress suit, if it was pants or a skirt she could not tell.
"Hey, I'm home." Suki said gaining her guardians attention. "When's your interview?"
"It's in an hour." the lady glanced back down at her papers. "How was your day?"
"It was good, I guess. The geeky student council president got on my case though."
"Let me guess, it was you hair and clothes?" she sighed.
"Yeah. I guess he doesn't respect the individuals mind. Maybe I should..."
"I think not Suki, you will not be creating mischife so early in being here." she cut Suki off.
"Oh come on. It will just be a lil harmless prank, Kane."
"Your 'harmless' pranks are the reason why we had to move from America, England, and France. I don't need to move again anytime soon."
"Ok, ok. I get you flippin' point."
"Good. Now if you excuse me I have to finish getting these papers in-line for my interview."
"Just one thing first."
"Yes."
"My acquaintance wants me to go out and get ramen. May I go?" Suki asked.
"Your 'acquaintance,' why don't you just come out and say friend. You just don't want me to win the bet do you. I told you, you would make a friend your first day, but did you believe me? No! I must always be wrong!"
"Fine. He's my friend. Happy, you won that damn bet..." Suki grumbled now having to give up five bucks to her own guardian.
"He? Well now, ain't that just adorable!" Kane giggled.
"TAKANE! It's not that funny that it's a guy that asked me to go get ramen with."
"Yes it is when you seem always to make guy friends before you have any girl friends!" Takane continued to laugh.
"Put a sock in it. Can I go or not?"
"Sure. Just be home by eight. I'm cooking chicken stir fry for supper."
"Great. I will be there." Suki turned to leave.
"Wait! I want to meet this fellow."
"Why?"
"I just want to see if he's like I'm expecting him to be."
"What does that mean!" Suki yelled after the retreating form of Takane. She ran after her guardian and miraculusly beat her to the living room.
"Haru, I can go." Suki said to Haru once she entered the room, gaining his once spacing attention. "By the way, this is my guardian, Takane Takahashi."
"It's nice to meet you." Haru said with a slight bow.
"And it's nice to meet you, too. Be good you two and have fun." Takane smiled at them when they started to walk out of the room. "Oh, and Haru, if you like you may join us for dinner tonight." Yep, he's just what I thought. A rebel in a way, and cute. Funny how I know without meeting her friends what they'll be like. The day she has normal friends will be the day when I lose my gift.
"Thank you. That will be nice."
"Well, Miss Takahashi seems nice." Haru said while slurping up some ramen from his chopsticks.
"Takana... She's ok, I guess. She's a bit crazy at times, but I guess you can say she's my best friend, even with the age difference."
"Well, it's always good to like whoever is watching over you. I like who watches over me, but being with him means being nearer the head of my family. I don't really like being near him, in fact, hardly anyone does, especially Yuki."
"You're right. Kane, she is a lot of fun to be with. She allows me to do things that normal parents wouldn't allow someone to do." Suki put down her chopsticks. "So why doesn't Yuki like the head of the house?"
"I'm not exactly sure, but it is also not in my place to say. I respect him, so I will respect his personal issues."
"You sure are a good friend to him. I've had some friends like that, but not many since we move a lot."
"Why do you two move so much?" Haru asked with interest.
"Well, I guess you could say that part is my fault. I just can't help but pull pranks on those who get on my nerves." Suki laughed while slightly blushing.
"Pranks, eh? Maybe we could pull one on my guardian to lighten him up a bit. He's really a tight ass, if you know what I mean."
"Yeah, I do." In more than one way, Suki said.
"It's nearly five." Haru sighed, glancing at the clock on the wall.
"Would you like to go over to the game arcade since we have a few hours before Takane said to be back at my house?" Suki asked.
"Sure, that'll be fun."
Stopping the car in front of a large gate, Takane Takahashi stepped out of the car to look at the sign next to the door. It read:
'Sohma'
"Well, this is the place. I think." Takane looked next to the sign and saw an intercom button. She pressed it and waited until someone answered.
"Sohma resisdence. How may I help you?"
"Uh yeah. I'm Takana Takahashi. I'm here for an interview with a Dr. Sohma."
"Right, please come on in and park you car in the drive. Dr. Sohma's residence is straight down the path to the second left then the last house on the right."
"Thank you." Takana walked back to her car to park it where the manly voice told her to park it. She followed the directions to her interviewers home. It was a nice looking house, much like all the others around, but it seemed to have a different glow to it. She walked up to the door to knock. After a few seconds she heared a voice.
"I'm coming! Just in a second!"
Inside Dr. Sohma's home, Hatori was wrestling Shigure and Ayame off of him.
"Will you two stop trying to play doctor, nurse, and patient with me." Hatori hissed at them. Why must I put up with their antics! "Shit. It's five."
"So, what's wrong?" nurse Ayame asked.
"I have an interview now, and I'm guessing that is who is at the door." Hatori said in his usual monotone voice while straigtening his clothes. "Please let yourselves out the back."
"But, Ha'ri! You're a sick little dragon! Let me and Doctor Shigure deal with your interview!" Ayame pleaded batting his eyelashes at Hatori.
"NOW!"
"R-right. We'll leave you now Ha'ri. Come on Ayame." The two then left out the back.
"I'm sorry for your wait." A man said after opening the door for Takane.
"It's alright. I hope you weren't busy with something else." Takane said.
"No, my cousins were just being a bother to me. No worries, they're gone now, so we can start your interview." he said, leading Takane into an office. "I'm Dr. Hatori Sohma, by the way.
"Takane Takahashi." She held her hand out to shake Hatori's. "It's nice to meet you."
"Did you bring the proper papers I asked of you?" Hatori asked of his interview.
"Yes, here they are." Takane handed over the papers with a smile. "I put them in order for you too."
"Well, that was kind of you." Hatori said, but to Takane it sounded like he didn't mean it. If she got the job, she didn't know if she could withstand it with such a monotone person as this, even if he was a hottie.
"I cannot believe you beat me at that game, five times non-the-less!" Suki exclaimed.
"You cannot expect to win every single game." Haru said.
"But I ALWAYS win at that game! How did you do? Is there some kind of trick?" Suki started questing Haru like a witness for a cop.
"No. I'm just good." Haru boasted.
"Right. I believe it's just pure luck!" Suki laughed.
"It was not!" Haru defended himself. "Hey, what smells good?"
They had entered Suki's house and a delicious sent was wafting through the air. Haru began to slowly follow it with is nose.
"That will be Takane's chicken stir fry. Are you staying for dinner?" Suki questioned him.
"Sure. Do you have a phone so I may tell my guardian where I am at." Haru asked looking around to see if there was a phone near by.
"Yeah. It's in the kitchen." Suki led him to the kitchen and handed him the phone. "Here. Hey Takane, that smells good."
"I know. I've been drooling since I started to make it." Takane laughed.
"Very funny. We know how good your cooking is." Suki sighed.
"Well, not your friend, but he soon will." Takane laughed and so did Suki. Takane was a very good cook, and anyone who ate her food would become addicted to it.
"It's all right if I have dinner with you two." Haru said hanging up the phone.
"Good, because it's ready." Takane sat the table and sat down. The two teens then sat down across from Takane.
"How was your interview? Did you get the job?" Suki asked of her guardian, knowing full well that there was no way she could not get the job.
"The interview was boring. The doctor, I believe, is the most monotone person I have ever met, it does suck that he is a hottie. And, yes I did get the job."
"I'm sorry Kane. Just try to keep youself sane so you don't go insane from his monotone crap."
"I'll try, but you never know."
"Monotone..."
"Yeah, Kane can't really stand people who are like that. It makes her go crazy if someone cannot show emotion towards others."
"That's not what I meant. My guardian is monotone a lot. Athought once you get to know him, you'll find the hidden emotion in what he says."
"Oh really? Who is your guardian, Haru?" Takane asked.
"Hatori Sohma. He's a doctor, well a personal doctor for the Sohma family." Haru explained and Takane choked on some of her stir fry. "What's wrong?"
"Uh. Well, I would ask you not to tell Hatori what we just said of him." Takane blushed.
"Oh! Don't worry. I see why anyone could get the wrong impression, but trust me. He isn't always like that, and he isn't all that boring either. You just have to get to know him." Haru laughed.
"It's not the funny!" Takane grumbled.
"Yes it is. When I just realized that you called Ha'ri hot." Haru laughed even harder and Suki started to laugh too, at Takane's predicament.
"Will you two stop it! Don't make me fry you both!" Takane grumbled.
"Sorry Kane. But since Haru just said he's not that bad once you get to know him, and you said he was hot, there is no way you will not like working with him." Suki continued to laugh at her friend.
"Maybe I should tell Ha'ri that his new employee thinks he's hott!" Haru roared with laughter.
"YOU WILL DO NO SUCH THING! AND STOP LAUGHING!" Takane yelled at them with murder in her fiery red eyes. They shut up once they saw the look in her eyes. Suki was rigth. She is crazy at times, Haru thought.
"Don't worry Miss Takahashi. I won't tell him anything you said about him." Haru said. "I promise."