Click, Click, Slide
Chapter VII: The Real Curse
Dislcaimer: I pledge not to fatten everyone up……. And so I pledge to make you guys exercise by reading! The eyes will burn a lot of calories!
A/N: Yes, the story seems to be coming to an end soon, and I am also sad……. o-o this is my very first fic to have an ending! No, no this isn't the last chapter…….. do not fear! Or……. Uh, fear……. When it's time in the fic. By the way, there isn't many people coming inthis chapter but I promise there will be A LOT next! And Ayame shall make his grand appearance!
Greatest Fudge Ever: I'm so sorry I didn't update in a limit of 3 days! XD I'm like, writter-block person. Psh bad Lenne, so that's why this chapter isn't all that great……. O-o yes well :gives you plushie: have fun X3!
Vivi scarlet-sedai: I AM EVIL! THE EVIL whooooo :gives you plushie:
Anonymous Human: O.o X3 thanks for the tips…… but the dream, yes I know you can't control dreams and all, but dreams are alwso mainly created by the sub-concsius. It's like, what you kinda fear or have in mind like tests the next day. I may be wrong but thank you for reviewing:gives you plushie:)
HogwartsMafia: Yah I luff it too when it's relaxing in a house especially when it's raining…… Me no likey sunlight! ME VAMPIRE! Bwahahahaha-hem-hmm.. YAY :huggles: thank yo ufor reviewing mah fwiend:pluuushie yes? :Gives you plushie:
Momomi: YAAAAY :huggles: You finally shouted! XD w00t! Well heh I likey horror, but this chapter isn't that much. O-o sorry:gives you plushie:
MistressofHeaven: Yes! Me luff fish o-o Tuna in particular……… :gives you plushie:
B.C. Company: D: Evil crickets outside are freaking me out:gives you plushie:
PunkAmaya: Sad ish gewd :gives you plushie: teehee
Pichuchu29: LOL :huggles: You shall find out whether it was a dream in the next few lines! Wheeeee :gives you plushie:
SuichisLover: I luff reviewers wheee :gives plushie:
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Lexy Lex: Aya SHALL comme next chapter almost all about him! Stay tuuuuned for the next chapter of Click, click, sliiide! 8D yeah:gives you plushie:
CharriXD: O-o I….. shall…….. run….. away…. :gives you plushie:
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"Kyou, Kyou! Damnit wake up you moron!"
Kyou stirred, feeling sore all over. His back ached and the muscles that once held him together felt like rubber. Gentle hands shook him, which added more pain to his dead body but nonethless, he opened his eyes to see Arisa's worried face.
She sighed in relief but carried on with her usual bickering voice, "Geez, finally, you scared the heck outta me Kikyon…… Falling off the roof isn't the smartest thing to do," the blond's expression softened. Behind her, many other worried individuals stood over him, including Hatori whomed just finished packing away some bandages. Kyou's lower ribs seered out with pain protesting his sudden actions but he ignored it while lifting himself up from the dusty ground, "What are you doing Carro-"
His body warmth radiated into hers for a split second before a distinct :POOF: could be heard throughout the group. Tohru gasped as she ran to the orange kitty Arisa seemed to be holding tightly to her body then started to furiously pet his head herself.
"A-ah! Arisa! What a cute little kitty! :pet pet pet hit o-o: his n-name is…… ah, uhm……"
The ex-gang member chuckled as she ruffled the cat's fur, "I already know…… Ever wondered why Hatori came?"
The little rice-ball's flustered face shook slowly. Why had Kyou suddenly lunged out to hug her best friend?
"Oh mi gawd! Yay! Another person!" A small blond boy jumped up and down then dived towards Arisa then pulled her into a tight hug as well. Poof!
Two animals in her arms in which one with orange fur and the other with golden-yellow hair and long ears.
"………………… What are you guys part of a petting zoo!" It was now that everyone sighed in defeat. She had to know one day or another and now was probably the right time to tell the tale.
Tohru was the first to speak up after a long silence, yet her hesitant voice turned out a bit more fast than usual, "No, you-got it all wrong Uo-chan. You see…….. you see, you see……… All the Sohma's are part of the zodiac curse…… except Kyou-kun that is, he was the cat-"
"Refused by the others, mainly the Rat," Arisa had interrupted her best friend's explanation, "No wonder they fight all the time……" seemingly that she grasped the consept right away, Arisa let Kyou safely upon grounds once more. It was something she figured upon seeing the orange fur ever since the first time. Cats always seemed to remind her of that zodiac story, and so it became true in the end.
Momiji rubbed his little nose against the individual-whom-was-holding-him's skin while tickling Arisa's face with his long ears. Kyou's eye twitched as he chased the bunny out of her arms and into his usual self, though with the lack of clothes.
"Whoa, Kyou's really into this girl!" he piped up after reaching out for the pants.
"Are not!" the orange neko's ear twitched. He couldn't possibly show it now…… he did care for Uotani a lot, maybe a little more than a lot…… Though that dream was certainly disturbing and after seeing his 'friend's' dead body, seeing it once again animated was thrilling.
"Uhm, maybe we should let Kyou transform back into his room?" Tohru quickly took the tab cat off the dirt and swiftly ran back inside. Hatori sighed then glared at Haru's blank expression.
"What? This is the first time I see him, of all people hurting himself like that. He ain't smart," the cow smirked knowingly.
Walking past Haruhatsu, Hatori gazed down at Arisa and spoke softly, "So do you wish to live this down? Akito will surely find out one day or another and will order me to erase it……"
"Whatever, and when that time comes, don't expect me to stand there and wait for that time," her eyes narrowed as she jabbed his chest lightly. His silent self just acknowledge this by nodding, he waved off for Momiji to hurry up then turned back and disappeared through the doorway.
Supper passed by without further hesitation, excluding the fact that our dear Kyou was being teased endlessly by the little bunny of the group, Momiji. Hatori on the other hand, talked quite animately with the novelist, pausing for a second and admiring the scene before his eyes.
Everyone was so peacefully getting along with each other, and even Yuki nor Kyou seemed to be getting into any fights. It was like a real family quality-time spending with friends.
"Oi, Kikyon, your dear doctor seems to like deers, because he's like one right now," Arisa's smile seemed to have snapped the dragon out of his thoughts.
"Kyou!" the older man finally called out to him as the room suddenly became silent.
"What is it Hatori?" Kyou's grumbling over the food he was chewing down ceased.
It seemed like ages before the other individual spoke, but the question hit Kyou with a huge pang, "What about…… Kagura-chan?"
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And that was when even the crickets decided to shut up.
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"Wh-who said she'd have to know!" Kyou walked back and forth in front of a speechless blond, "If she ever finds out! GOD knows what sadistic destiny will bring up! I mean, we're hiding it from Akito! So why not- so why not-"
"Relaaax, Kikyon, it's not like we're boyfriend, girlfriend right? Anyways she has a mad crush on you is that it?" her exasperated sigh meant nothing to the furious cat at the moment. He was way too stressed out to worry about anything else than the wild Boar. Waaay too stressed out, maybe even too stressed out that his hair stared to lose a bit of it's colour or even fall out.
"Mad crush? Maaaad crush! Is that all you can say! She wants to MARRY me!" At at that point, it seemed like he was going bald, "If she ever finds out that another girl lives with us, and is the closest to me! God knows again! What will happen!"
"Well God sure knows a lot of stuff," she smirked knowing how much she was driving him up the wall, "So? I'm currently living with you, that a problem dear Kikyon?"
"It's her! Kagura! She gets jealous of every females! Tohru was off the line because she was so sweet but YOU!" he pointed directly to her face, earning an awkward stare. Murmuring something about a boar and black eyes, Kyou settled down and started banging his head consecutively on the wall.
From down bellow they could hear the usual sing-song voice of the perverted novelist, "Is that you Kyon-Kyon? Don't destroy my house now!"
As was told, Arisa could see what he meant by destroying the house. Where the orange-head once banged his head was a large crater, threatning to the whole room's paint peel off the walls.
"Gee I always knew you were stubborn to the very end, but having a hard head like that is……. Heh," the former gang member shook her head while watching the dazed stressed out individual fall asleep in his crater. Stress was bound to be bad for people…….. espacially types like him.
She didn't entirely trust Hatori……. But from what she's heard, Akito seemed to always know everything even if they weren't bound to be known. Slowly setting the orange-haired teen in her own lap, she couldn't stop herself but smile at his sleeping face. Excluding the red bump on his forehead of course, his expression was as relaxing as she had ever seen him.
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"Ah, Uo-chan! How's Kyou-kun……" Tohru quickly met up with her friend at the sound of footsteps walking down the stairs, "Hatori-san, Hatsuharu-kun and Momiji-kun have left……."
"Kikyon's fine…… And Tohru?" Uotani looked into Tohru's eyes and sighed, "Do you really trust Hatori to keep that promise?"
A small gasp erupted from the other female's mouth but she quickly bowed in apology, "Of course! H-he…… he's someone honest!"
"What about Momiji? And Haru?" she raised an eyebrow at her best friend.
"Ah, Momiji would be too scared to approach him…… and…… Hatsuharu-kun…… eh, well let's say if he's in a good mood, he's off fine!" the Riceball's smile wasn't as convincing as it used to be.
"Uh, right, well I'll tell that Haru a piece of my mind when-"
"Ah please Uo-chan…… If Akito does find out…… uhm, I don't……. Kyou's gonna be there…… ah, just don't worry, please……" those last words sounded desperate but Tohru still offered a smile, a smile that warmed anyone's heart.
Pausing slightly Arisa nodded and smiled back, "Well, need help with the homework? I guess I'll know what you guys are up to in class when I come back."
And with that, they departed to Tohru's room within mere seconds.
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It was another peaceful afternoon where raindrops drummed over the roof and banged against the window panes. It was like a symphony likely to make anyone's mind drift off to more…… passionate things. Event he fifth poem seemed to hold clearer meanings due to the music provided from outside.
"This time it's saying the feline of time…… has an obstacle to overtake. Well Kikyon, that settles it, we're going outside!" her cheerful order made him freeze.
"What! Why! In the rain! Why!" hysterical moment of panic, yes.
"Well if we want you to beat that shadow man to a pulp, got to lure it out until we're alone right? And the rain probably makes it easier too……. How about we go in an alleyway? I can always run out and call for help," her proud thumbs-up made Kyou feel queasy. Not only because of the rain, but because of her plan too……
"C-can't we wait until that damn rat comes back? So uh, the house isn't kept unguarded?" his failed attempted at delaying the mission seemed to make the blond amused greatly.
"Psh, no, c'mon! Don't you want to see the end of the creepy-dude?" and there it was, the appearance of the oh-famous-pouty-faced-yankee.
"Ack, my ribs! They hurt!" and there was the un-famous-same-lame-excuse……. That seemed to work anyway…….
Arisa seemed to catch his drift of not wanting to go outside and sighed. He was sure stubborn and never really went without having it his way, yet he was still immature in some terms,"Aww fine! Now I'm gonna go make lunch…… Tuna?"
"……….. flaked tuna," he mumbled blushing a bit.
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The rain didn't seem to stop, not even fall at a slower pace today. Maybe it was caused from the over-exausting heat or maybe the curse just decided to have it his way, but in either case, it wasn't what Kyou liked. Sure it was relaxing but going outside to get a full attack from little droplets of water wasn't something he'd enjoy.
After another bickering conversation about the pros and cons of going outside in the rain, Arisa gave up and agreed to go in the next couple of days due to the consecutive days of forecasted rain.
"Honestly Kyou. I know cat's don't like water but you're different. You're a much more different person who stands out against others and plus you're a weird hybrid," her statement didn't seem to improve Kyou's mood as he stared out the window.
"Yeah, well most people like rain and like going into it too-…… okay fine! Maybe not but I have tastes too okay!" he retorted, pupils becoming slits like most cats.
Click……
The floors creaked at the contact of a shadow's step.
"Oh ya look at that Kikyon! Mr. Creeper didn't need us to go outside in the rain! He's perfectly fine chasing us here!" Uo's tone seemed a bit happier than ought to be as the noises crept louder and louder into the room. Shigure had gone with Yuki and Tohru for groceries but that tended to take awhile.
Kyou stood up and grabbed one of Shigure's novels, "Agh, not now! What the frig is wrong with that stalker!"
Click……. sliiiiiiiide…….
Somehow the dark shadow entered the room with a more elegant manner than usual……
"Kyouuuuuuu-chaaaaaan?" And it seemed to have quite the feminine voice too……..
The light reflected upon the shadow as it became a young girl with dark hair and a neat bow. The teddy bear back pack and green dress gave a childish appearance yet the curves from her body illustrated her maturity, yet she was drenched from head to toe, giving her almost a pitied look.
"Whom might that friggin stalker beeee? Hmm Kyou-chan?" her sweet voice turned to a menacing one at the mention of his name.
Kyou's eyes were now as wide open as they have ever been. This was worse than the creeper to him, muuuuch worse, "K-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-k-.."
"Stop stuttering dear," she smiled brilliantly brushing past the blond whom gazed at her weirdly and stopped by the orange-head's side, "Because if I was the one you called friggin stalker…….." the room seemed dim now.
"Kagura no! Not you! I meant this guy who's stalking us, h-he wants to kill us, not you, notyou notyou notyou," his words ushered too fast for the lady's liking yet he couldn't help but transpire a river.
"A killer? And what's this girl doing here Kyou-kun? With……. You……. Alone in this…… room……." Her eyes became somber…… much somber……
"………………. She-she, she's just a friend who's being stalked by that guy too……."
"A friend? A frieeeend? Are you sure about that Kyou? Because I could've sworn seeing you two eat peacefully while YOU blushed atleast ten shades darker after saying flaked tuna!"
In some way, she was a stalker.
"H-how'd you know-"
"Because Akito-sama suggested for me to pay a little visit with him to Shigure's! And it just happened that he let me glance through the window! And see you!" she jabbed her finger on his chest, "blushing!"
Did Kyou hear right? Did she say... With Akito?
Click…… click…… click…… slide…….
All their gazes fell upon the doorway where the shadow loomed.
"A-Akito-sama! You musn't…… this isn't good for you……" Kyou's panic level rised dramatically as a smirk crept along his face. (A/N: I know Akito doesn't leave the Sohma house hold, but you wait until the end, it will be explained, I do not want to see people say: HE AIN'T ALLOWED! HA! In reviews, thank you.)
"Huh? Is this family Kikyon?" the blond raised an eyebrow at the guests, "So you're Akito……"
He wished they weren't……….. he actually wished they were but friends, friendly friends that is, and yet, Arisa didn't seem to be afraid of him……. It was going to be a very bad day.
The Sohma leader's eyes narrowed at the sight of them but his cold lips curved into a wicked smile, "Hello to you too Kyou."
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A/N: Psh, everything's so like wack-oh and can't happen BECAUSE……. Okay well I can't say now, you'll see! TEEHEE! Sorry for late update, EVIL writters block…….. block block block. I apologize once again for a sucky chapter that doesn't make you even shiver!