I've decided my plot twist! Muahahahaha! I'm on a roll, I can already see it in my head now…….Too bad it won't get out of my head now……
Chapter 7: Proper Hiking Attire
And as Pandora let loose hell from The Box, hell was let loose into the lives of Uo and Hana.
"Now what!" Uo let out, exasperated, she was eating dinner and she had the unfortunate pleasure to sit with Hiro who was commenting on the way she ate, which was in large shovelfuls of food.
"Oh nothing, its just, have you ever thought of how some people in poorer country's would feel, if they saw you eating that much when all they get a day is a piece of spore-covered bread and brown water, also have you ever thought of manners! Your setting a bad influence for us kids they way you eat, do you even eat like that at dinner parties or at restaurants, shame…"
Uo could think of nothing to say; only that she was never sitting by this stupid kid again.
"Tohru, you never told me how beautiful your dear friends were, I need to make something, my creative mind is drowning in the ideas!" Ayame drawled, absolutely happy about more victims- I mean patrons to his artistic…abilities.
"Oh, oh, oh! Can we go swimming and hiking and boating and fishing and catch bugs and pick flowers and all that stuff?" Momiji spoke eager to hear Tohru's answer.
"Yes, um, of course we can Momiji!" Tohru was overwhelmed by all the Sohmas being at the cabin.
Kyo, Yuki, Hana, Hatori and Haru looked at the table. It seemed to emanate an air of annoyance, overwhelming nit-pickiness, cheerfulness, and frustration.
Everyone managed to find a room, in fact all the rooms were now completely filled up and it was a good thing the place was in a secluded area or neighbors would be up all night.
After dinner everyone went swimming, except the Mabudachi Trio, who sat outside smoking and talking.
"Shigure, you better not interfere with these girls' lives." Hatori warned as he took a long drag on his cigarette.
"I don't plan to, Ha'ri, and I must say you're so suspicious, I mean we're talking about me here!" Shigure said with a faux appalled air in the way he whined.
"Exactly why I'm suspicious, because you're Shigure."
"Oh, you're so mean Hatori!"
"Really Ha'ri, we only came to get away from the city, not to interrupt these girls lives…too much…" Aaya said copying Shigure's ever-annoying whine.
"If you do, your publishing industry will know every single bad thing you did since we were kids." Hatori said, indifferently.
"I only came to strengthen my bond with my dear little brother!" Ayame shouted triumphantly.
"Leave him be, Ayame, don't force yourself on him over this vacation, he's young, he'll just want to spend time with who he wants, and I'll bet you anything that you're not on the top of his list." Hatori said (he's like Yoda……)
"I won't, I won't, when have I ever done that, anyway?" Ayame asked poking Hatori for an answer.
Shigure laughed at his question, "Aaya, when have you ever not forced yourself on him! When the time comes, just back him into a corner and-"
"Still not very good at advice, are you?" Hatori said, partly from annoyance, partly from stopping this idea, for Ayame was actually listening intently taking notes on the idiot's plan.
"Just, when he needs comforting, comfort him, be an actual brother, don't barge in on his feelings and don't ask about them either just take it slowly." Hatori advised the determined snake, making sure not to tell him to back Yuki into a corner or drug Yuki, like Shigure's plans.
The next day Uo planned/pleaded for a hike.
"Come on, you guys already screwed up my schedules now, can we at least go for a hike, as I planned", she prodded the schedule she had made, she couldn't believe she was taking crap from a 12 year-old.
"What if we don't want to go for a hike?" Hiro said, he couldn't believe he was taking crap from one of the Ugly Woman's stupid friends.
"I'd like to go on a hike…" Kisa said from behind Hiro, shyly.
"Fine." Hiro said sternly and walked away, with Kisa holding his hand.
"I-Hey-GRRRRRRR" that little bratty kid was really starting piss her off.
"WE'RE READYYYYY!" Shigure's voice rang through the hall, he was sure ready, he had on something other than his "lounging wear", he was wearing baggy, camouflaged cargo shorts, a baggy white T-shirt with a pug on it, binoculars, giant sunglasses that made him look like he was a fly, a purse type thing, hiking boots that made him look like Big Foot and, to top it all off, a big floppy hat with a sunflower on the brim, oh, so macho.
"Y-You're actually going to wear that", Kyo and Yuki said together, in complete disgust and horror.
"Of course, its hiking wear, is it not?"
"You're bringing a purse?" Kyo said, exasperated, he couldn't be seen with him.
"It's not a purse! It's a European Men's Carry-All!" Shigure shouted, appalled.
"Call it what you want, it's a purse." Yuki said, Shigure was starting to resemble-
At that moment Ayame came bursting out of his room.
"I'M READY, EVERYONE!" Ayame was in silky black pants, a purple leopard spotted coat with fur on the brim, a (dare I type this) pink shirt underneath, his hair was in a loose braid at his back.
"No, you will not go out like that!" Yuki said horrified at what his brother had chosen to wear.
"Oh, but wait till you see what I got Tohru!" Ayame laughed, not hearing his brother's comment.
Tohru shyly came out of the room next to Ayame, she had on a floppy sunflower hat (it looked a lot like Shigure's….), a sky blue shirt and a short, pleated skirt that was also blue, just a little darker. Her hair was in two braids that were tied in silk blue bows.
"ANOTHER MASTERPIECE SIR!" Mine shouted gleefully, dressed in her own design.
"Let's just go!" Hiro shouted, expressing his true interest in what everyone was wearing.
"Hold it! Hatori and Momiji still haven't come down from their rooms" Uo said, she was trying to find some way to ruin the bratty kid's days on earth.
Momiji quickly jumped out in his usual bunny-happy (no I don't mean happy bunny, I mean lotsa bunnies) attire followed by Hatori who had on cargo shorts, and a short sleeved, but collared t-shirt on, nothing special (but he's still looks hot!).
"And on we go!"
They were all going to have a picnic by the lake, so it was a short hike down to the water. Kyo, Yuki, and Haru lugged everything down to the lake, including food and everyone's swimsuits and towels and blankets.
"Eep!" Tohru tripped on yet another root and Uo again stopped her from falling.
"Tohru, be careful!" Uo said as if she were a mother talking to her clumsy daughter.
"Sorry!" Tohru said looking determinedly at wherever she would step, but to no avail, she tripped on another root this time Kyo's back caught her this time.
"What the-"with a poof and a hiss Kyo was a cat.
"Look Tohru! It's that cat you found in the kitchen, where'd Kyo go? Damn him! He left all this luggage stuff, grrrrrrrr! Fine I'll get it!" she picked up all the stuff, including Kyo's clothes, in one heave and marched her way to the front, muttering something about, "How the idiot pisses her of…"
Tohru grabbed Kyo and went into the woods wondering what to do. She was followed by Hatori and Momiji who saw the whole thing.
"Uh, what should we do?" Tohru asked, she was so worried she didn't even think about apologizing.
"Kyo, can you just follow the trail in the woods?" Hatori asked not that concerned, he knew it would happen while he was here so he was prepared.
"Yeah, I guess." Kyo grumbled, this vacation was getting to be really annoying.
"Momiji and Tohru, lag behind with Kyo, if he transforms back tell me and I'll take Kyo's clothes and give them to one of you. Momiji give the clothes to Kyo and wait for him to get dressed, pretend you're both interested in something, when he gets his clothes on catch up with us and make up a story."
"Kay!" Momiji shouted cheerfully, Kyo let out a hiss.
"Tohru?" Momiji said as they walked down the path, edging closer to the lake.
"Yes?"
"Thank you…" he said quietly.
"For what?" Tohru was confused, she didn't do anything special, at least she didn't think so.
"For caring, for caring about all of us…"
"Momiji I love all of you and you've done so much for me! You let me into your home and pitied me, I don't deserve that! You deserve so much more!" In Toru's eyes, tears were starting to well up.
Momiji was crying, he couldn't stop, "Tohru you have to go through so much to love us! You shouldn't have to-"
"Momiji, I love you all, and for us to all be together, I'd do anything", she cried, she truly loved all of them, they were her knew family; they gave her so much she gave them nothing.
"Thank you, Tohru. Thank you, you've given us something, it feels like we're allowed something. Like we can love, you've shown us so much, thank you." Momiji cried as he walked along the trail, he was given a little ray of hope from Tohru, something he never thought he'd have.
Kyo heard the whole thing, but he didn't see it fit for him to speak, she had loved them but what had they done for her? He couldn't answer that question because he didn't have the answer.
And poof!
"Oh crap." Well he was his normal self again.
"Tohru, can you get Kyo's clothes." Momiji said, the tears were now gone.
"Uh-huh!" and she ran up to Hatori.
"Momiji?"
"Yeah?"
"What have we done for Tohru?"
Momiji sighed, not his usually bouncy self yet, "I don't know…"
"Here!" Tohru, gave Momiji the clothes and he passed them on to Kyo, they pretended to look at a flower, or rather talked to the flower.
"You two are so weird!" Kyo punched Tohru's head lightly, she smiled up at him and he grinned back.
"Kyo's got the hots!" Momiji sang loudly making the group ahead of them turn toward a rampaging Kyo and a crying Momiji.