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GirlWaterShaman: To be continued is when Umi and I are too lazy to write anything else at the very end of that chapter.
Animeprincess1452: I'm going to have Shigure a lot more in the sequel ; )
Kashuneko: I have big plans for Akito and Pohli. MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Icy heart of Fire: I Love Akito. OH! Read one of Yoshiko Kyoda stories if you like the shounen ai and yaoi stuff!
Spirit of the Dead: Ok, imagine eating chocolate that's been fried in oil and then turned black.... That's about what I picture hers like. .
Konie Hime: I came up with the chocolate idea on random, I spaz a lot and that one came out in a random spaz attack ;;
Littleorangeneko: I likie too!
Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Mysterious Delinquent, Tomo
(Midori's POV)
Just like Pohli asked me, I found myself at the main Sohma house again today. But without the help of Yuki, I got lost pretty quick and it didn't help that all the smaller houses looked exactly the same. At this rate, I decided it would just be easier to turn back and come back later with Yuki. Sighing, I stopped wandering around and just looked up at the light gray skies. Eventually white day would come and then after that it would be spring…
"Aw, shit…" Someone nearby grumbled and stumbled into my view. He took notice of me and started striding over towards me with a blank expression on his face. "Uh… who the hell are you?" He asked while lifting his sunglasses from his eyes.
I merely glared at him just like Saki would… I guess she rubs off on me. But this young man looked to be about a year or two older than me with scraggly brown hair, piercing in both ears, and a toothpick hanging out of his mouth. I also noticed that his school uniform, which had the shirt buttons almost completely undone and the tie hanging loosely around his neck, was of a different school than any I knew. And to complete his rebellious looking attire was a thread necklace intertwined with leather hanging around his neck.
"Never mind…" He muttered since it was clear to him that I wouldn't answer his question. "So what are you doing here? You're clearly not a Sohma…"
"Waiting…" I replied dryly.
"Forget I asked." He sighed. For a while we stood side by side in silence until he gave me a sidelong look and smirked. "Ya'know, you're pretty cute." And then he gently held my face in one hand with a black ring on his middle finger.
"I'm dating Yuki…" I informed him in the same dry tone since he must be a Sohma and would therefore know Yuki.
His face twitched with disgust for a brief second before continuing in his pleasantly deep voice. "You don't sound too happy about it."
Raising an eyebrow, I replied in a low tone. "I'm too busy imagining what I'd do to you." With that said, I had a feeling that if he didn't shut up and leave me alone I would end up sending him through the nearest wall like Arisa.
"Oh." His face brightened in a mischievous grin. "Sounds… exciting!"
"TOMO!!!" Shigure snarled from a nearby house, which he just appeared out of.
"Eep!" The boy named Tomo squeaked and retrieved his hand from my face.
"Get back here! And what do you think you're doing, touching Midori like that?!" Shigure demanded, stomping towards us.
Before I knew what was happening, Tomo grabbed my arm and jerked me with such force I found it hard to fight against him. Shigure sprinted after us but Tomo dragged me away and out of the Sohma estate before Shigure could come even close to catching up to us.
Panting I jerked my arm out of Tomo's grasp. "What are you, crazy?!"
"Possibly." Tomo smirked. "So you're name's Midori, huh?"
"What's it to you?" I asked more calmly even though I kept giving him death glares.
"Well if you're Yuki's girlfriend…" Tomo spat when he said Yuki's name. "You should know about the… secret, right?"
I blinked in surprise because I was under the impression that only a select few of the Sohmas knew about the curse but I nodded anyway. Though I must admit, I was beginning to see that he was indeed a big troublemaker in the family. "Why was Shigure angry with you?"
Tomo snorted and leaned all of his weight on one leg while glancing up at the sky. "Hell I don't know… I guess it's the fact that I was born."
"Huh?" Now he wasn't making much sense.
"Anyway, I think it was because of what I did back home. But now Akito is so pissed at me that he says I have to go live in England of all places!" Tomo kicked a rock in frustration.
"I see…" I trailed off and looked around, wondering where I was since I wasn't familiar with this area.
Tomo peered at me again in that creepy way before chuckling. "Damn you're sexy."
Before he knew what hit him, the backside of my hand smacked his face so hard that his sunglasses flew off his face and landed with a clatter several yards away. "Asshole!"
"Damn it! You hit hard too!" Tomo whined and went to pick up his sunglasses.
Laughter from a third person made Tomo and I pause and look around to see Kyou standing there, laughing at Tomo. "You got what you deserved, Tomo!"
"Oh hey, Kyou." Tomo smirked. "Yeah… I guess I did." He chuckled and eyed me again which made me feel uncomfortable.
"Tomo," Kyou began in a serious tone. "Have you seen that bastard, Jack, lately? I heard he's still hanging around even though Akito told him to get lost."
Tomo shrugged casually. "Can't say I have… but I wonder what would make him stay even after Akito told him off. He didn't have a problem leaving to go to America when Akito told him to."
Wait… didn't Jack meet Pohli in America then? And he showed up in Japan again shortly after Pohli arrived? Coincidence maybe…
Kyou scoffed with impatience and then began to leave us. "See ya around, Tomo…"
"Yeah, sure." Tomo answered.
I waited long after Kyou was out of hearing range before turning back to Tomo who was gazing up at the sky instead of me for once. "Is there a reason for why Kyou was looking for Jack?"
"Well…" The brown-haired rebel before me cracked his neck before going on. "I think it has something to do with that Tohru Honda girl…"
"Oh really?" Now he had my interest. "Go on…"
"Yeah, I heard that about two years ago Jack was in a hurry to visit someone in the hospital and somehow lost control of the car, so he ended up in a car wreck." Tomo paused, trying to remember all of the details. "Jack, the lucky bastard, came out of that car accident with minor injuries. But on the other hand, the person in the other car died… that person was Tohru's mom. And I heard that Kyou was close to Kyoko when he was younger and plus now he's close to Tohru. So he constantly gives Jack a hard time about it even though the poor bastard feels bad enough about it."
I suddenly felt sorry for Tohru and regretted that one time when I… "I know what you mean."
"Well, I better get moving otherwise Shigure will find me and ship me off to England in a box." Tomo waved and made his leave.
I sighed and decided to go back to the Sohma estate and wait pathetically at the gate for someone to come and help me find Pohli…
(Yuki's POV)
At the moment it was just Tohru and I in Shigure's house. That is, until he came home…
"Oh, welcome home, Kyou." Tohru greeted with a smile.
"Yeah, hi…" Kyou muttered and passed the doorway, pausing only to give me a dirty look before walking off to the kitchen. "Damn rat…"
Then there came a knock at the door and Tohru promptly answered it and exclaimed. "Hana! What are you doing here?"
"Visiting." Saki answered simply.
But this caught my attention because usually where Saki was Midori wasn't far away.
"Hello Yuki." Saki greeted dryly as she came in and sat down at the table.
"Is Midori with you?" I asked eagerly.
"…No." Saki shook her head. "She went to see Pohli because of some business."
"Oh, I'll make some more tea!" Tohru added randomly and ran off to the kitchen.
"Midori certainly is unique." I smiled while thinking of her.
"Yes, Midori is like the black sheep in our family." Saki explained dryly.
Kyou stuck his head in the doorway and snapped irritably, "More like a white sheep in a black sheep family!"
Sometimes I think he just likes to argue with people over matters, even if it had nothing to do with him...
TO BE CONTINUED