Chapter 7
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Ei, I'll make the introduction very short because I know you're DYING to know why the curse isn't working. Guess what? The answer is on this chapter!!!!! I'm ruining the fun here so just read... and also review, you know...
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The Sohmas sat silently on the living room. After Tohru collapsed, Momiji called Hatori as well as the other Sohmas that Tohru knows (except Akito). They all share the same emotions. That's right. All of them are worried about Tohru,
"What's taking Hatori so long?" Momiji said as he kicked the table, disturbing everyone's silence. "I want to know what's happening to Tohru!"
"We have to wait patiently.. and pray that Tohru would be okay." Shigure said. He too was also affected even though he wasn't really that much involve in the "problem".
"Maybe the surprise didn't work like we wanted-------" Kagura began but Ayame cut through. "Don't think like that! You're making Yuki regret!" Then they all stared to Yuki.
Yuki just sat there. He was quite but serious. He thought about what had happened. He remembered the way she collapsed. He thought that it was a joke but her weight was on his arms. So he sat down and let Tohru rest on his lap. He called out her name but there was no response. He began to feel worried so he called the others to call Hatori. Then he heard a silent response but it was not for him..
"O..Okaa..san.." she said helplessly as the "pain" inside her body began to make her feel weak and fragile.. but there were words Yuki didn't really expect to hear. "K..Kyou..k.kun" Tears fell from her eyes and from Yuki's eyes as well.
'She remembered him.. but not me..' he wondered until footsteps were heard from the stairs. They all stood up and saw Hatori. Usually, Hatori's face was quite blank and very impossible to read but on that day, Yuki read the doctor's face; it was a worried and confused face.
"What now, Tori?" Shigure asked first. The rest were waiting for an answer. Then Kagura cut in. "Is it a cold? If it is, I'm very sorry! I didn't warn her that it would be cold and chilly tonight--------"
"Yes, Tohru-kun has a cold but that wasn't the cause of her collapse." Hatori answered carefully and Kagura sighed in relief. "Then what is it?" she asked.
"..Tohru..unexpectedly, has a..very weak heart."
Silence.
"That can't be!" Momiji cried out. "Tohru.. is a very energetic person! She didn't mention that she had a heart problem!!!"
"She didn't mention so we didn't know." Hatori said calmly. "But still.. it's hard to believe that she had a .. sickness.. for so many years."
"But she just acted strangely since Kyou left her.." Kagura explained. Yuki was just silent. He still didn't want to believe it.
Kisa went to Hatori and tugged his shoulder. "Can we see Onee-chan?" "Yes you can but try not to wake her. She needed a lot of rest for now. Kagura, can you handle Tohru's chores for now?" Hatori asked.
"Hai, I'll do it." She said happily.
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Hiro and Kisa went upstairs with Hatsuharu and he others already left. Yuki silently went to Kagura, who was doing the laundry.
"Ei, Yuki-kun! Can you pass me the laundry soap?" Yuki reached the soap from the cabinet and gave it to Kagura. "You're pretty silent today. Don't worry. Hatori said she'll be fine in a few days."
"Kagura-san.. remember the tale that our relatives used to tell us during reunions?" Yuki asked.
Kagura nodded eventually. "Hai, about the rumor that someday, one of the Jyunishi members will be lucky enough to be free from the curse by giving it to somebody else. all out of... LOVE." she explained. "*sigh* I won't be that lucky. The only person that I loved in my life is Kyou-kun but I can't pass him the curse so. I'm hopeless.."
"Do you think it's true?" Kagura looked at him. He didn't answer the question. Instead, he explained the whole story to her. After that, her eyes grew wide. "So it IS true! You are the lucky Jyunishi member.. and Tohru was the one getting affected."
"Hai.."he said sadly.
"Why are you sad, my friend? You are free from the curse!" Kagura cheered.
"Don't you get it? Even if I am free from the curse.. the one that I love is in agony because of this stupid reverse!" he blurted out. Kagura patted his shoulder. "That's why Akito-san forbid us to love and welcome outsiders.. because they can become the burden from the curse.."
"Don't worry. I'll ask Tori-san if he knew how to reverse this..rumor." Kagura said "Right now, I need to bring Tohru some food. Do you want to come?"
"No thanks. I need to find baka neko." Then he left the kitchen.
"Weird.." Kagura wondered. "Yuki never even cared about Kyou-kun before.."
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"Ughhhh.." Tohru opened her eyes and found herself in her room, wondering what happened. Just then, Kisa jumped for joy.
"Onee-chan's awake!!!" she happily cried out. Hiro tried to calm her down. " We should not disturb much, Kisa." He reminded her.
"So.. how was your beauty sleep?" Haru asked.
"Ne?"
"Next time, if you're planning to faint, please not in front of Yuki. He became so worried that he lost his appetite." He touched her forehead. " Do you feel dizzy or anything? If you do, we could call Hatori right away---"
"What happened?" she asked suddenly.
"Don't you even remember?" She tried to but she shook her head. "I see.. maybe this is the side effect of fainting. I better tell Hatori about this." Then he left the room.
"How are you feeling?" Hiro asked blankly. "You made Kisa worry a lot. Why did you faint anyway?!"
"Hiro.. Hatori already told us.." Kisa said.
"I.. fainted?" she wondered. Hiro stared at her and he could see her confused face.
"You don't really remember? What kind of person are you?"
"Gomen.. I just don't know.."
"Hiro, remember what Hatori said. We shouldn't make her think too much.. she needs rest." Then she smiled at Tohru. " Take the day off and get some sleep, Onee-chan."
"But..my daily chores-----"
"Kagura will be doing your chores. Just follow the doctor's advice. Go to sleep.." Hiro said. "C'mon Kisa.." They also left room.
"What..happened? Okasan..Did I just faint. in front of Sohma-kun?" she wondered again and again..
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"So you finally found me in my 'secret training spot'" Kyou boasted as Yuki slowly approached him. "Let's finish this fight, once and for all!!!"
"Well, to tell you the truth.. I just went walking in the middle of forest then suddenly I found some orange haired dumbass doing nothing but kickboxing a tree. Besides," Yuki explained. "I'm no mood for fighting."
"Well, is the rat giving up?" Kyou shoved Yuki towards a tree. "Then stand still and let me do all the work." Then, Yuki gripped Kyou's neck to shut him up.
"I'm serious.. I'm no mood for fighting." He pushed Kyou aside, landing him on a rock. He winced in pain then stared at him.
"What do you want?" Kyou crossed his arms and stared at him
"I supposed a news about Tohru could make you listen to me." He started to walk away but Kyou stopped him.
"What news?"
"Tohru has a weak heart." Then Kyou made the same reaction.
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"Aah..hai, I'll tell her. Bye, Tori-san." Hatsuharu hung up the phone. "What now, Momiji-san?"
"What do you mean by 'she forgot what happened'" Momiji kept on tugging his shoulder for the past five minutes since Haru called Hatori in the phone.
"Meaning she doesn't know what happened, even though she and Yuki are the only ones who witnessed it. But whatever it is, she'll remember what it is. Hatori strictly said on the phone that she needs rest to get herself back." Hatsuharu said. "Now let go of me, this is a new shirt. I tried to impress Yuki for a while but he's gone again."
"Kagura said that he went out to find Kyou." Momiji explained. Haru smirked. "Now that amused me. Yuki for once cared for Kyou."
"Maybe he really didn't cared for Kyou. Maybe, it's for Tohru." He guessed. "But why would he give Kyou his opportunity?"
"I just don't know----" Just then, Kagura dashed in front of them. "----- Woah! Slow down."
"I know something?!??!?!" she smiled mysteriously. "It's about.. 'THE RUMOR'"
"Ne? The one we talked about every reunion?" Momiji became excited. "Who's the lucky Jyunishi?"
"Yuki!!!!" They (except Hatsuharu) danced along the room. "We should tell every Sohma relative.. except Akito of course.. or maybe even Shigure.. or Hatori also.."
"We should skip Ayame. Yuki might enraged once Ayame did a 'freedom' costume for him." Momiji suggested and Kagura nodded. "Haru-san, aren't you happy for Yuki?"
"But.. my mom told me.. that the only lucky Jyunishi..is the cat."
"That can't be. First of all, the cat is not part of the Jyunishi. Second, if that really happened, Yuki might get 'heartbroken' and at the same time, furious to Kyou. Third," Kagura pretended to cry. "I WILL KILL THAT KYOU ONCE HE GET A CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE TO ANOTHER GIRL!!!! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH and... I DON'T WANT ANY GIRL TO TAKE HIM AWAY FROM MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" She raised her fist and pretended to punch somebody. Then she went back to the normal. "Still, my first two reasons are evidences already."
"I agree with her." Momiji raised his hand.
"But that's what my mother told me. She warned me not to believe the rumor or else Akito might have me hanged for that. Akito really didn't believe the rumor, did he?" Haru asked.
"But he tried to keep the Jyunishi members away from outsiders, especially opposite sex as possible. He might not believe it but he's becoming too protective to us." Momiji said. "I wondered about what you said, Haru-san. I would like to know if that's true."
"I deny what you just said." Kagura stomped. "Completely, Kyou-kun cannot fall in love with another girl and would offer the curse to her UNLESS I'm around!"
"We'll find out.. once we find Kyou." They all left the house. Little did they know, Akito's car was nearby. He saw them leaving the house and he smiled mysteriously (as always).
"Tohru.. I wonder if I could just pay.. a 'harmless' visit while your friends are gone."
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"That can't be true!"
"That's what we all said, baka neko. You're too late to say those words." Yuki said blankly.
"But.. Am I the last one to know?" Kyou gave a worried look to Yuki but he didn't notice his cousin.
"We haven't told Uotani and Hana-chan, her grandpa and Akito-san. He won't even care anyway. Hatori said that she'll be okay after a few weeks."
"Then why did you tell me?" This struck Yuki. Why did he even decide to look for him? Aah, yes. Because Tohru needs him. She called for Kyou and not for him. She cried for Kyou and not for him. What a shame. When did she even have the idea to cry for a guy..like him?
"Why? Don't you deserve to know.. after what you've DONE to her?" The tone of his voice rose and Kyou noticed it.
"Now, you're blaming me again. Have we talked about this before???"
"We haven't talked about it. We just FOUGHT about it."
"I just told you a few days ago. NOTHING HAPPENED!!!!" Kyou angrily cried out loud.
Yuki gave an I-don't-believe-you impression. "Don't hide everything like that.. You just kissed her. and you don't know how she reacted. She was terrified Kyou! And you didn't noticed!"
"What the-----" Then a scream was heard.. but it was not "help".
"KYOU-KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNN!!!!!" Kagura jumped and landed on Kyou, hard. "I missed you, Kyou-kun! I also heard that.. thing Yuki said. YOU KISSED TOHRU?!?!?! WHY DID YOU CHEAT ON ME???? DON'T YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE?!?!?!!?"
"Get off me, you pest!" He just hoped he didn't say that.
"PEST?!?! NOW YOU'RE CALLING ME PEST?!?!?! AFTER ALL THE LAUNDRY I DID FOR YOU, YOU JUST CALLED ME A P-E-S-T?!?!?!" she began to punch him consecutively.
"Oe, Yuki-kun!" Hatsuharu and Momiji appeared behind the bushes.
"Haru-san, Momiji-san! If you're here, then who's in the house to guard Tohru?" Yuki asked worriedly.
"Calm down, Kisa and Hiro are in the house watching------" Then he saw Kisa and Hiro moving toward them. "-----TV.. what are you doing here?"
"Kisa got bored so we decided to roam around a bit since we saw you guys talking about the rumor by the phone." Hiro explained.
"If Shigure, Ayame and Hatori went out and we are all here, then who's back at the house?" Momiji asked.
"That's what I've been asking a while ago, didn't I, MOMIJI?!?!" Yuki asked in a higher tone.
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Tohru opened her eyes again. She felt a quiet atmosphere, like she needed for so long. The house seems empty, she said to herself. But the truth is, the house isn't empty. There was one person who was there that she unexpectedly saw for so many days.
"Ah, Tohru-kun.. had a wonderful sleep?" a voice made her think. That voice.. that mysterious voice is.
She sat up and saw a Sohma sat by her bed, smiling mysteriously at her. "Akito..san.."
"No screams, Tohru-kun..no screams.."
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Ha.. It took me a lot of time to think what will be the reason well here it is. Once in a lifetime, one of the Jyunishi members will be free from the curse once he/she transfers it to another person whom he/she loved. SO FAR, two members were 'free' and that is Kyou and Yuki, passing the curse to one person, which is Tohru. There would be one more. You'll just know him in the next chapter. I assure you it's in the next chapter.. and I already gave a clue..
Now you might be thinking. How come Tohru had this sickness so suddenly? I'll tell you the answer before Hatori does next chapter (Hatori: Hey! That's not fair!). Tohru will be carrying two curses (Yuki and Kyou). Instead of transforming, she will be sick like Akito, who was carrying the burden of all Jyunishi curses. I don't know why it is a hear problem..not like Akito. I just wanted her to feel..uh..weak for the next chapter. (OMG I'm blabbing everything.) Please Review!!!!!
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Ei, I'll make the introduction very short because I know you're DYING to know why the curse isn't working. Guess what? The answer is on this chapter!!!!! I'm ruining the fun here so just read... and also review, you know...
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The Sohmas sat silently on the living room. After Tohru collapsed, Momiji called Hatori as well as the other Sohmas that Tohru knows (except Akito). They all share the same emotions. That's right. All of them are worried about Tohru,
"What's taking Hatori so long?" Momiji said as he kicked the table, disturbing everyone's silence. "I want to know what's happening to Tohru!"
"We have to wait patiently.. and pray that Tohru would be okay." Shigure said. He too was also affected even though he wasn't really that much involve in the "problem".
"Maybe the surprise didn't work like we wanted-------" Kagura began but Ayame cut through. "Don't think like that! You're making Yuki regret!" Then they all stared to Yuki.
Yuki just sat there. He was quite but serious. He thought about what had happened. He remembered the way she collapsed. He thought that it was a joke but her weight was on his arms. So he sat down and let Tohru rest on his lap. He called out her name but there was no response. He began to feel worried so he called the others to call Hatori. Then he heard a silent response but it was not for him..
"O..Okaa..san.." she said helplessly as the "pain" inside her body began to make her feel weak and fragile.. but there were words Yuki didn't really expect to hear. "K..Kyou..k.kun" Tears fell from her eyes and from Yuki's eyes as well.
'She remembered him.. but not me..' he wondered until footsteps were heard from the stairs. They all stood up and saw Hatori. Usually, Hatori's face was quite blank and very impossible to read but on that day, Yuki read the doctor's face; it was a worried and confused face.
"What now, Tori?" Shigure asked first. The rest were waiting for an answer. Then Kagura cut in. "Is it a cold? If it is, I'm very sorry! I didn't warn her that it would be cold and chilly tonight--------"
"Yes, Tohru-kun has a cold but that wasn't the cause of her collapse." Hatori answered carefully and Kagura sighed in relief. "Then what is it?" she asked.
"..Tohru..unexpectedly, has a..very weak heart."
Silence.
"That can't be!" Momiji cried out. "Tohru.. is a very energetic person! She didn't mention that she had a heart problem!!!"
"She didn't mention so we didn't know." Hatori said calmly. "But still.. it's hard to believe that she had a .. sickness.. for so many years."
"But she just acted strangely since Kyou left her.." Kagura explained. Yuki was just silent. He still didn't want to believe it.
Kisa went to Hatori and tugged his shoulder. "Can we see Onee-chan?" "Yes you can but try not to wake her. She needed a lot of rest for now. Kagura, can you handle Tohru's chores for now?" Hatori asked.
"Hai, I'll do it." She said happily.
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Hiro and Kisa went upstairs with Hatsuharu and he others already left. Yuki silently went to Kagura, who was doing the laundry.
"Ei, Yuki-kun! Can you pass me the laundry soap?" Yuki reached the soap from the cabinet and gave it to Kagura. "You're pretty silent today. Don't worry. Hatori said she'll be fine in a few days."
"Kagura-san.. remember the tale that our relatives used to tell us during reunions?" Yuki asked.
Kagura nodded eventually. "Hai, about the rumor that someday, one of the Jyunishi members will be lucky enough to be free from the curse by giving it to somebody else. all out of... LOVE." she explained. "*sigh* I won't be that lucky. The only person that I loved in my life is Kyou-kun but I can't pass him the curse so. I'm hopeless.."
"Do you think it's true?" Kagura looked at him. He didn't answer the question. Instead, he explained the whole story to her. After that, her eyes grew wide. "So it IS true! You are the lucky Jyunishi member.. and Tohru was the one getting affected."
"Hai.."he said sadly.
"Why are you sad, my friend? You are free from the curse!" Kagura cheered.
"Don't you get it? Even if I am free from the curse.. the one that I love is in agony because of this stupid reverse!" he blurted out. Kagura patted his shoulder. "That's why Akito-san forbid us to love and welcome outsiders.. because they can become the burden from the curse.."
"Don't worry. I'll ask Tori-san if he knew how to reverse this..rumor." Kagura said "Right now, I need to bring Tohru some food. Do you want to come?"
"No thanks. I need to find baka neko." Then he left the kitchen.
"Weird.." Kagura wondered. "Yuki never even cared about Kyou-kun before.."
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"Ughhhh.." Tohru opened her eyes and found herself in her room, wondering what happened. Just then, Kisa jumped for joy.
"Onee-chan's awake!!!" she happily cried out. Hiro tried to calm her down. " We should not disturb much, Kisa." He reminded her.
"So.. how was your beauty sleep?" Haru asked.
"Ne?"
"Next time, if you're planning to faint, please not in front of Yuki. He became so worried that he lost his appetite." He touched her forehead. " Do you feel dizzy or anything? If you do, we could call Hatori right away---"
"What happened?" she asked suddenly.
"Don't you even remember?" She tried to but she shook her head. "I see.. maybe this is the side effect of fainting. I better tell Hatori about this." Then he left the room.
"How are you feeling?" Hiro asked blankly. "You made Kisa worry a lot. Why did you faint anyway?!"
"Hiro.. Hatori already told us.." Kisa said.
"I.. fainted?" she wondered. Hiro stared at her and he could see her confused face.
"You don't really remember? What kind of person are you?"
"Gomen.. I just don't know.."
"Hiro, remember what Hatori said. We shouldn't make her think too much.. she needs rest." Then she smiled at Tohru. " Take the day off and get some sleep, Onee-chan."
"But..my daily chores-----"
"Kagura will be doing your chores. Just follow the doctor's advice. Go to sleep.." Hiro said. "C'mon Kisa.." They also left room.
"What..happened? Okasan..Did I just faint. in front of Sohma-kun?" she wondered again and again..
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"So you finally found me in my 'secret training spot'" Kyou boasted as Yuki slowly approached him. "Let's finish this fight, once and for all!!!"
"Well, to tell you the truth.. I just went walking in the middle of forest then suddenly I found some orange haired dumbass doing nothing but kickboxing a tree. Besides," Yuki explained. "I'm no mood for fighting."
"Well, is the rat giving up?" Kyou shoved Yuki towards a tree. "Then stand still and let me do all the work." Then, Yuki gripped Kyou's neck to shut him up.
"I'm serious.. I'm no mood for fighting." He pushed Kyou aside, landing him on a rock. He winced in pain then stared at him.
"What do you want?" Kyou crossed his arms and stared at him
"I supposed a news about Tohru could make you listen to me." He started to walk away but Kyou stopped him.
"What news?"
"Tohru has a weak heart." Then Kyou made the same reaction.
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"Aah..hai, I'll tell her. Bye, Tori-san." Hatsuharu hung up the phone. "What now, Momiji-san?"
"What do you mean by 'she forgot what happened'" Momiji kept on tugging his shoulder for the past five minutes since Haru called Hatori in the phone.
"Meaning she doesn't know what happened, even though she and Yuki are the only ones who witnessed it. But whatever it is, she'll remember what it is. Hatori strictly said on the phone that she needs rest to get herself back." Hatsuharu said. "Now let go of me, this is a new shirt. I tried to impress Yuki for a while but he's gone again."
"Kagura said that he went out to find Kyou." Momiji explained. Haru smirked. "Now that amused me. Yuki for once cared for Kyou."
"Maybe he really didn't cared for Kyou. Maybe, it's for Tohru." He guessed. "But why would he give Kyou his opportunity?"
"I just don't know----" Just then, Kagura dashed in front of them. "----- Woah! Slow down."
"I know something?!??!?!" she smiled mysteriously. "It's about.. 'THE RUMOR'"
"Ne? The one we talked about every reunion?" Momiji became excited. "Who's the lucky Jyunishi?"
"Yuki!!!!" They (except Hatsuharu) danced along the room. "We should tell every Sohma relative.. except Akito of course.. or maybe even Shigure.. or Hatori also.."
"We should skip Ayame. Yuki might enraged once Ayame did a 'freedom' costume for him." Momiji suggested and Kagura nodded. "Haru-san, aren't you happy for Yuki?"
"But.. my mom told me.. that the only lucky Jyunishi..is the cat."
"That can't be. First of all, the cat is not part of the Jyunishi. Second, if that really happened, Yuki might get 'heartbroken' and at the same time, furious to Kyou. Third," Kagura pretended to cry. "I WILL KILL THAT KYOU ONCE HE GET A CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE TO ANOTHER GIRL!!!! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH and... I DON'T WANT ANY GIRL TO TAKE HIM AWAY FROM MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" She raised her fist and pretended to punch somebody. Then she went back to the normal. "Still, my first two reasons are evidences already."
"I agree with her." Momiji raised his hand.
"But that's what my mother told me. She warned me not to believe the rumor or else Akito might have me hanged for that. Akito really didn't believe the rumor, did he?" Haru asked.
"But he tried to keep the Jyunishi members away from outsiders, especially opposite sex as possible. He might not believe it but he's becoming too protective to us." Momiji said. "I wondered about what you said, Haru-san. I would like to know if that's true."
"I deny what you just said." Kagura stomped. "Completely, Kyou-kun cannot fall in love with another girl and would offer the curse to her UNLESS I'm around!"
"We'll find out.. once we find Kyou." They all left the house. Little did they know, Akito's car was nearby. He saw them leaving the house and he smiled mysteriously (as always).
"Tohru.. I wonder if I could just pay.. a 'harmless' visit while your friends are gone."
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"That can't be true!"
"That's what we all said, baka neko. You're too late to say those words." Yuki said blankly.
"But.. Am I the last one to know?" Kyou gave a worried look to Yuki but he didn't notice his cousin.
"We haven't told Uotani and Hana-chan, her grandpa and Akito-san. He won't even care anyway. Hatori said that she'll be okay after a few weeks."
"Then why did you tell me?" This struck Yuki. Why did he even decide to look for him? Aah, yes. Because Tohru needs him. She called for Kyou and not for him. She cried for Kyou and not for him. What a shame. When did she even have the idea to cry for a guy..like him?
"Why? Don't you deserve to know.. after what you've DONE to her?" The tone of his voice rose and Kyou noticed it.
"Now, you're blaming me again. Have we talked about this before???"
"We haven't talked about it. We just FOUGHT about it."
"I just told you a few days ago. NOTHING HAPPENED!!!!" Kyou angrily cried out loud.
Yuki gave an I-don't-believe-you impression. "Don't hide everything like that.. You just kissed her. and you don't know how she reacted. She was terrified Kyou! And you didn't noticed!"
"What the-----" Then a scream was heard.. but it was not "help".
"KYOU-KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNN!!!!!" Kagura jumped and landed on Kyou, hard. "I missed you, Kyou-kun! I also heard that.. thing Yuki said. YOU KISSED TOHRU?!?!?! WHY DID YOU CHEAT ON ME???? DON'T YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE?!?!?!!?"
"Get off me, you pest!" He just hoped he didn't say that.
"PEST?!?! NOW YOU'RE CALLING ME PEST?!?!?! AFTER ALL THE LAUNDRY I DID FOR YOU, YOU JUST CALLED ME A P-E-S-T?!?!?!" she began to punch him consecutively.
"Oe, Yuki-kun!" Hatsuharu and Momiji appeared behind the bushes.
"Haru-san, Momiji-san! If you're here, then who's in the house to guard Tohru?" Yuki asked worriedly.
"Calm down, Kisa and Hiro are in the house watching------" Then he saw Kisa and Hiro moving toward them. "-----TV.. what are you doing here?"
"Kisa got bored so we decided to roam around a bit since we saw you guys talking about the rumor by the phone." Hiro explained.
"If Shigure, Ayame and Hatori went out and we are all here, then who's back at the house?" Momiji asked.
"That's what I've been asking a while ago, didn't I, MOMIJI?!?!" Yuki asked in a higher tone.
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Tohru opened her eyes again. She felt a quiet atmosphere, like she needed for so long. The house seems empty, she said to herself. But the truth is, the house isn't empty. There was one person who was there that she unexpectedly saw for so many days.
"Ah, Tohru-kun.. had a wonderful sleep?" a voice made her think. That voice.. that mysterious voice is.
She sat up and saw a Sohma sat by her bed, smiling mysteriously at her. "Akito..san.."
"No screams, Tohru-kun..no screams.."
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Ha.. It took me a lot of time to think what will be the reason well here it is. Once in a lifetime, one of the Jyunishi members will be free from the curse once he/she transfers it to another person whom he/she loved. SO FAR, two members were 'free' and that is Kyou and Yuki, passing the curse to one person, which is Tohru. There would be one more. You'll just know him in the next chapter. I assure you it's in the next chapter.. and I already gave a clue..
Now you might be thinking. How come Tohru had this sickness so suddenly? I'll tell you the answer before Hatori does next chapter (Hatori: Hey! That's not fair!). Tohru will be carrying two curses (Yuki and Kyou). Instead of transforming, she will be sick like Akito, who was carrying the burden of all Jyunishi curses. I don't know why it is a hear problem..not like Akito. I just wanted her to feel..uh..weak for the next chapter. (OMG I'm blabbing everything.) Please Review!!!!!