Heyllllo, Rakki-Bakka Ivy here! Miss us? We haven't gotten begged for updates really lately, so, I'd kind of forgotten to update. oo; Ooops, sorry all! But, here's three more chapters for y'all. We actually have 21 stored and ready for subbmittance, BUT, gotta add in moderation so we don't get too ahead of ourselves, you know? Anyway, here's the next installment.
Oh, have I neglected to inform you all that the Rakki-Bakkas both have a website made specially for this fan-fic and are also complete idiots? Thename kind of implies the second part, BUT... Well, see, our website was gonna be rockin' and all that, but... you see... we both forgot the password. It's really very sad. But, hopefully it'll magically come back to us and we can direct our reviewers from there! MWHAHAHAHA!
Ahh. Now it's time for you to read.
KS:
"Woah. Wait. Slow down a minute. He did WHAT!" Kaye shouted, breaking her wooden chopsticks with a meager flex of her hand.
Tohru went to go and get another pair, not particularly liking how the conversation was going. Kyo chewed before answering, which pissed off Kaye.
"I just told you and I don't feel like telling you again," he replied, trying not to spaz out himself.
"Ahem, on a better note," Shigure started, trying to calm everyone down, "Kaye, since you're back on track, shouldn't you be moved up with Kyo and company?"
Kaye thought a minute and replied, "That WOULD be fun, assuredly…"
Tohru smiled as she went to go throw away the broken chopsticks, the new ones already on Kaye's plate.
"I dunno, a vote is in issue." Kaye decided.
"A vote? Wha-?" Kyo started but Kaye cut him off.
"Anyone who wants me to move up raise your hand!" Kaye shouted, raising her own hand.
Yuki slowly raised his hand after Tohru raised hers, and Kyo replied with an awe inspiring, "Ne."
Kaye laughed and replied to Shigure, "Yeah!"
Shigure said he'd drive them all to school and everyone instantly became nervous. "Shigure, do you even have a car?" Kaye asked, trying to think back.
No answer. Kaye sighed audibly and hopped up the stairs to change into her uniform and comb out her hair again.
Kaye found a baseball hat, a black one with the name Greenday on it, and stuffed her hair in it, hoping it wouldn't all fall out. She wanted to surprise Momiji and Haru. She slipped on her pants and shirt then went to go find some socks.
Kaye ran down the stairs once more and was greeted by Ha'ri.
"Ha! So Shigure doesn't have his own car after all," Kaye snorted, recognizing the car outside as the one she was driven home in.
She slipped on her shoes and grabbed a box of Pop-Tarts lying on the counter. Hatori stopped her before she absconded with said Pop-Tarts, only letting her take a package rather than the whole box.
She took out her MP3 player and hopped into the front seat before Shigure could sit there. She slipped in her headphones and ignored the sound of squawking as Shigure babbled about having to sit in the back.
Kaye sweat dropped and turned on her player.
"She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's salt of the earth
And she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink
Of destruction
From Chicago to Toronto
She's the one that they
Call old whatsername
She's the symbol
of resistance
and she's holding on my
heart like a hand grenade
Is she dreaming
what I'm thinking
Is she the mother of all bombs
gonna detonate
Is she trouble
like I'm trouble
make it a double
twist of fate
or a melody that
She sings the revolution
the dawning of our lives
she brings this liberation
that I just can't define
nothing comes to mind.
She's a rebel
She's a saint
She's salt of the earth
And she's dangerous
She's a rebel
Vigilante
Missing link on the brink
Of destruction
She's a rebel, She's a rebel, She's a rebel, And she's dangerous"
She hummed along, making up a music video for it in her head. At the end of the song, Hatori had to shake her to get her out of the day dream.
Kaye looked dazed as she stepped out of the car, but the immense cold quickly woke her up. She ran to catch up to the others as they trudged through the snow to the school. Kaye waved goodbye to Tohru and the others, hoping to see them soon.
"Kaye! Kaye! Over here!" came a shout, and above the other heads Kaye spotting a bobbing blonde and a black and white head.
"Hey you guys!" Kaye shouted, sticking out her tongue at Haru as they came closer.
"What's with the hat Kaye?" Momiji asked, his little voice filled with curiosity.
"For me to know you to never find out!" Kaye teased.
Hatori sighed, and to hurry up the little meeting he pulled off Kaye's hat. The orange hair fell out upon her shoulders and she grinned sheepishly, trying to get the hat back from Hatori's clutches.
IS:
"Wow Kaye, your hair's back!" Momiji squealed excitedly, reaching up to ruffle it, as did Haru.
"Sure is!" Kaye said smilingly.
"And it's short," Haru added. He stood back and thought a moment. "You know who you look a bit like?"
Kaye tilted her head curiously. "A female Kyo?"
"No," Haru said, shaking his head. "Kyoko."
"Kyoko?" Kaye repeated, squishing up her face into a confused expression. "You mean Tohru's mother?" Haru nodded and the school bells began to chime. The three waved to Hatori who sat inside his car trying to keep warm. Shigure followed them inside nonchalantly. 'I've never seen Tohru's mother,' Kaye thought, watching as the snow continued to fall. It had all through the night.
It finally occurred to Momiji to ask why Shigure was stalking them quietly. "Shigure, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, I have to talk to the principal about moving Kaye up a grade," he said casually. Momiji and Haru turned to look at Kaye with puzzled expressions.
"You're leaving?" Momiji asked sadly.
Kaye had been afraid of this. "No, no, not leaving, just moving up a grade. The truth came out about my age and they would've made me go up anyway; Shigure just thought it best to get the mess out of the way now before it starts."
Haru and Momiji turned cold stares unto Shigure, who stopped and looked helplessly at Kaye. "Why did you have to pin it on me, eh?" he asked, continuing on his way up to the school with his head bowed as though ashamed. The three laughed and followed Shigure, their conversation much more casual.
The principal was distraught at the news. "Why didn't this come up the first time we met?" he asked Kaye sharply and she shrugged.
"I forgot."
"You forgot?"
Kaye nodded. The secretary snickered and continued to type at 10,000 words per minute. Kaye decided to tune out the principal's rant and watch her a minute but her fingers made her instantly dizzy. Shaking her head, she tuned back in.
"-And her hair, as if you Sohmas don't give us enough trouble as it is-"
Shigure sensed Kaye's rising temper at the statement and decided to step in. "Sir, this is her natural color, it was dyed before." The principal seemed unfazed and blinked a few times as though waiting for a point. "If a new schedule is the problem then couldn't you just settle her into her twin's classes?"
The principal blinked a few more times. "She has a twin?"
"Yes," Shigure said, "Kyo Sohma."
"Very well," he said, moving over to his secretary. He muttered a few things to her and within seconds a new piece of paper made its way through and out of the printing process. Kaye snatched it and fled from the office, hurrying off to homeroom to tell her brother the news before they let out for their first class.
Ha ha, Kyo couldn't get rid of her now. They would be practically glued to the hip. Kaye laughed at the irony.
By the time Kaye got to homeroom the others had already explained to Uo and Hana what the situation was. When she walked in Uo attacked her with hugs and noogies, never ceasing until Kaye called 'mercy'. Hana stood back, another reading look on her face. 'No wonder her signals worry me just as much,' she thought as she watched the others, eyeing the Sohmas for extra seconds each. 'Twins share a bond. She shares Kyo's curse.'
Kyo felt himself being watched, something he often felt while in Hanajima's presence. He ignored it as long as he could, but when he glanced over he confirmed that she, indeed, was giving him that analyzing look again. This look, which he had indeed grown accustomed to, made him feel very subconscious nonetheless. He'd always finger his beads and try to stare her down, but much like that similar situation back when they had visited Tohru's mother, he'd always end up looking away first. And Hanajima always noticed.
Throughout the day Kaye had to admit to herself that she did more observing then learning. She'd had no idea how friggen interesting tenth graders could be. She noticed how often Axle tried to get Tohru's attention and how often her returning looks to him were often sad. This puzzled Kaye. Tohru had appeared so hurt, but yet, it was in her nature not to want to hurt anyone else, ever. Was this instinct of hers really strong enough to allow even HIM to get sympathy from her?
And Yuki and Kyo weren't really helping the situation. They made sure that either one of them or Uo or Hana was with Tohru wherever she went, the four people Axle wouldn't dare approach.
By lunch time even Kaye had gained some sympathy for Axle. While everyone else was absorbed in their lunches Kaye nonchalantly leaned over to Tohru and muttered, "What's up with you and Axle?"
Tohru glanced around the table before answering. "I just hate seeing him so upset. I hope he'll be okay."
Kaye looked at her brother and Yuki, trying to make sense of the situation. "If I could get you two alone, with my supervision of course, would you talk to him?"
"I don't know…" Tohru responded, but Kaye knew by the way she was biting her lip that her response was a 'yes'.