Disclaimer: I really don't own the Fruits basket, but I do have books 1 5 and 6 and the fourth DVD. Okay, I ran out of sarcastic remarks...
Shout-outs! Again!
luvu4ever: wow. Head butt him... that would have been sooo funny. I also would have liked it if she kicked him where it REALLY hurts. Hehe. Well, we can't always get what we want.
Kyo- But you wrote the story!
Pagechan- And? Your point is?
Kyo- You could have made her kick him!
Pagechan- Wait... how do you even know about that? You weren't there.
Kyo- I read the fanfic.
Pagechan-(gasp) You're not supposed to do that! There's stuff in there you can't know about!
Kyo- What are you going to do about it?
Pagechan- "And suddenly, a huge boulder fell on top of Kyo's head with a loud crack"
Kyo- OW!
Pagechan- (sticks out tongue) Hopefully, that made you forget what you read.
ArcherGirl87: Yeah. If you didn't notice, I REALLY despise Akito. And the Pepsi thing? Happens to me all the time, but with Coke. Hehe.
Chapter 10: Megumi Hanajima
Life went back to normal, or at least as normal as Shigure's house gets...
"Leeks! Why the hell are we having leeks?" Kyo yelled as Tohru told them what they were having for dinner.
"Because they were on sale! And how was I supposed to know you hate them!" Eiko yelled back. Kyo stood up.
"You should know it! You've been living here, haven't you!"
"That doesn't mean I should know what kinds of foods you like! I don't even care what foods you like!"
"Not again..." Yuki put a hand to his forehead. Eiko and Kyo argue almost as much as Yuki and Kyo...almost. Well, most of the time they do it for fun. They actually get along. Sometimes...
"Well, I don't care what foods you like either!" Kyo yelled back, obviously not able to come up with a comeback.
"I DIDN'T ASK YOU!" And with that, Eiko stood up and left the room. Kyo crossed his arms and sat down.
"Really, Kyo. Must you act like such a jerk? You're never going to get a girlfriend that way," Shigure said.
"Oh, shut up."
"He would never get a girlfriend, even if he wasn't a jerk," Yuki stated.
"Shut up you damn rat!" Kyo yelled.(A/N: You know Kyo... if you keep yelling, you'll lose your voice.)
"Make me."
"All right, I will!" Kyo stood up again. Tohru walked into the room with dinner. Kyo sat down, obviously still steaming. He had managed to calm himself down somewhat. Tohru has that kind of effect on people.
"Oh, where's Eiko?" Tohru asked. She didn't notice it, but Kyo was forcing himself to try a leek. He almost gagged.
"She left. A certain someone made sure of that," Yuki answered.
"(cough) shut (gag) up." Luckily, Kyo managed to keep his food down. The weekend went by pretty fast, and school was back.
The bell rang, and Eiko walked over to Tohru, Uo, and Hana.
"Do you want to come to my house?" Hana asked.
"Sure," Uo said. "You have food, right?" Hana nodded.
"You are welcome too," Hana said to Eiko.
"Oh, thank you." She smiled. Tohru looked down.
"I have work... but I promise I'll leave as soon as I can!" She said. Hana nodded. She understood how important Tohru's job was. They all walked to Hana's house, waving to Tohru as they parted ways.
I wonder what Hanajima's house is like...
"We're here," Hana said after a while of walking.
"Good. I'm hungry!" They both walked into the house, with Eiko following. They walked up to Hana's room. It was more normal than Eiko thought it would be. The black was a nice touch though.
"You have a beautiful home, Hana."
"Thank you. I'll go make us some tea." She stood up. "And bring some snacks." She added before walking out.
"So..." Eiko tried to strike up a conversation. "How long have you three known each other?"
"Actually for a long time." Uo turned to her. "Anyway, how did you come to live at Tohru's house?"
"Umm, well, it's a long story really." Uo was about to ask Eiko to tell her the "long" story, but Hana came through the door with food and tea.
"Thank you."
"All right! Snacks." Uo took some, and started munching away. There was silence for a minute.
"Megumi, you can come out," Hana said. Eiko wondered what the heck she was talking about, when the door to her closet opened, and a young boy that looked exactly like Hana stepped out.
"Umm... Hana? Why was he in the closet?" She asked.
"It's not a closet. Our rooms are connected."
"Oh."
"You are not Tohru. Who are you?" The boy named Megumi asked.
"I'm Eiko Takaia.(A/N: Haha. I stole the author's name.). It's nice to meet you," Eiko said as he sat down with them.
"Are you like the last three that came by?" he asked.
Eiko looked confused, so Hana answered, "No. She is not like the Yuki Fan Club."
"Oh. Good."
"The Yuki Fan Club came over to your house?" Eiko asked in disbelief.
"Yes. They aren't too fond of Tohru, and wanted to dispose of her," Hana replied.
"'Dispose of her' isn't a very nice way of putting it..." Uo said. "Now that I think about it, they don't like Eiko that much either."
"Huh? Why?" Eiko asked.
"You're around him at school, and you live with him," Hana stated.
"He's my friend. Why wouldn't I hang out with him? And anyway... I never really thought of the fact that I.." Eiko blushed."...live with him. They don't know that I do though."
"They're just jealous. It's ridiculous anyway... a Yuki fanclub. Give me a break." Uo crossed her arms behind her head, and stretched. " They need lives."
"So, Megumi, can you read denpa waves like your sister?" Eiko asked, her curiosity taking over.
"I can't do anything like that." He picked up a snack, and took a bite. "But I can curse people." At this, Eiko almost choked on her tea. She quickly pulled herself together.
"R-really?" She asked, her voice quavering slightly.
"Don't worry. I have no intention of cursing you."
"Like you could. I cure curses, and I'm not about to let myself get cursed."
"Oh, okay then," Eiko said. They heard the doorbell.
"That must be Tohru," Hana said. She stood up, and headed for the door. "I'll go greet her."
"Me too." Uo stood up, and they both walked out of the room, leaving Eiko and Megumi all alone.
"Listen, Megumi... there's something I have to tell you."
"What?"
"You said that you can curse people, right? Well... there are people out there who hunt people like you." Megumi's eyes widened slightly. "My "organization" does that. Don't worry though. I just cure curses. I don't hunt them. It's against the law of my organization to tell you this, but please, be careful. I don't want a friend of mine to be caught." Eiko explained with a pleading look.
"I will." He nodded as Hana and the others came in.
"Megumi! It's been a while!" Tohru said as she ad the others sat down.
"I'll go get us some more tea." Hana stood up... again.
"I'll help you." Megumi followed her into the kitchen. "Saki..." Hana turned around. "That girl... there is something different about her."
"Yes, her waves are... different. Almost inhuman, but different from the Sohm family. It feels... pure."
"Pure?"
"I can't explain it, but theres somesort of barrier around her that blocks out my denpa waves. If you tried to curse her it most likely wouldn't work." She paused for a moment. "There is a connection between her and the Sohma family, but it isn't clear as to what it is."
"Should we keep an eye on her?" Megumi asked.
"I think that is all we can do for now..." Hana replied, turning away and walking back up the stairs to the others.
Author's Notes: Wow... I udated fast. This is a shorter chapter, so that's probably why. I know at the beginning and end of chapters I argue with Kyo, but that's probably how I would react if I actually met him. Now Yuki on the other hand... (sighs)(regains self) And, yes... Kyo did forget what he read, and I'm sure he won't do it again..