I'm back! Blame Hurricane Katrina for my absence! Did anyone else get hit by it? We didn't get it hard, but I feel so bad for those who did.
Disclaimer: Shouldn't you know it by now? If I owned Furuba, I sure as hell wouldn't be here. I would be basking in all of my richness! But I don't, so get over it!
Okie dokie, now that that's over…I need to thank one of my reviewers! I will comment to the rest of you at the bottom as usual but this one needs to be said before I begin the story.
Dark Inu Fan: AHH! I completely forgot about the other gifts! I originally planned on putting Yuki's gift in a later chapter and as you know Kyo is still debating whether or not to give his gift to her. I guess I will have to find a way to fit Momiji's and Hatori's gifts in. Thanks again!
Anywho, this chapter is going to focus more on Haru and his feelings. But it will have some Yuki and Kyo! A little bit of advice though, when you read Haru's thoughts, the bold/ italics are his black thoughts, and the regular italics are his white thoughts. Hehehe, I think that you will be surprised at who is waiting for Shigure.
Gray
Shigure dropped the bags he was holding and clapped his hands together as Mii stumbled towards him, blinded by her tears. Hatori rolled his eyes at the ecstatic dog and placed Tohru on the couch. Yuki and Kyo put their bags next to Shigure's and Haru put Tohru's bags next to the couch before sitting down beside her. She gave him a small smile and continued to look at Mii, who was now on her knees clutching Shigure's kimono.
"Shigure, why? You knew that I was coming over to discuss the plans for tomorrow. We have to catch a train at 7:30 in the morning and you decide to leave at the last minute?" She was sobbing, but still had a tight grip on his kimono.
"Get a hold of yourself Mii. You are making me look like a fool." He teased, but still had a huge grin on his face that made her cry even harder.
"Did she say that you were leaving Shigure?" Tohru asked from over at the couch
He nodded and Mii gave him a death glare.
"I, the ever-famous Shigure Sohma, was chosen to do a book tour across Japan for the next two weeks."
"Two weeks!" Everyone in the room shouted.
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Rin, Kagura, and Ayame left before dinner, but Hatori, Momiji, and Haru decided to stay. Of course, Tohru being incapable of making dinner, they ordered out. Once everyone was gathered around the table, Yuki voiced the thought that seemed to be on everyone's mind. "So, with me going to Student Council meetings and the stupid cat going wherever he does, who is going to take care of Miss Honda?"
Everyone turned to the now blushing Tohru. "I'll be fine. I can take care of myself. You all don't have to worry about me." She was waving her hands in front of her face, but Shigure put on another triumphant smile and interrupted.
"I have already made arrangements to help with this problem!" 'Hehe, this should be fun' He rubbed his hands together which made everyone nervous.
"Oh, our wonderful doctor here, jumped at the opportunity when he heard of my dilemma. I can't help but wonder what he has in store for her though, because he sounded awfully eager."
Black Haru stood up so quickly that he knocked his cup of tea off of the table. Kyo hit his fist against the ground and Yuki's eyes had fire behind them. They all turned to the doctor who was still calmly sipping at his tea.
"What the hell does that mean you bastard?" Haru, who rarely every got mad at Hatori, was now glaring daggers at him.
"Shigure, you know that's not how it went. You begged me to help you, even though you gave me no advance. So of course, I am busy with Akito and will hardly have to the time to do anything so vile, no offence Miss Honda, as whatever you are suggesting," he said calmly, almost as if he expected it.
Haru quickly sat down and his mind raced. 'What is wrong with me? I haven't gone black for a long time…' He looked over to Kyo who was now stabbing his food with his chopsticks. Anger boiled inside of him when he saw Yuki smiling at Tohru and talking about his future plans for the council. He made a tight fist and swore under his breath.
'What the hell is that rat doing…I'll bash his skull in.' His eyes widened once the thought ran through his mind.
'What am I thinking? I love Yuki, and I would never hurt him.' His white side retorted.
'Yes…but you are acting a little bit jealous.' Haru bit his lip while trying to think of an answer to why these feelings were running through him. Suddenly, a thought hit him.
'That's it…I'm jealous of Tohru. Yuki was my first love and now he loves her. That has to be it.'
'You are almost as naïve as she is. But who's to say that naïve girls aren't fun? You can get them to do almost anything…We could have fun with her.' His white side gained control when dirty images flashed through his mind. He shook his head to clear the thoughts and ended up earning a few stares. Haru was caught between his black and white side, and when you mix black and white, it makes-
"Hatsuharu? Are you ok? You're looking a little gray…" Tohru's worried voice interrupted his thoughts. He found himself standing and carrying his plate into the kitchen. He called over his shoulder, "I'm perfectly fine, but I think that we should be leaving soon because Momiji has to be in bed before nine."
"Aww, I wanna stay with Tohru!" Momiji whined as Hatori took his plate and Momiji's into the kitchen.
Ten minutes later, Tohru was waving to the retreating car and smiling. She sighed happily and wobbled her way over to the couch to read up on curses from the book Haru and Rin had given her. Her eyes fell to the very large and very cuddly stuffed rabbit Momiji had given her on the couch. She giggled when she remembered him running around the resort in all of the excitement, but then her eyes fell to the floor when she heard his words, "Tohru, I thought you might understand how much we all love you and want to help you." replaying in her mind
Shigure found Tohru on the couch, snuggling the soft rabbit and deeply immersed in a book. His mind debated whether or not to tell her the bad news, but decided that only worse things would happen if he wasn't to tell her. He cleared his throat to announce his presence. Tohru jumped a little and smiled when she saw that it was just him.
"Is there something you needed Shigure?"
"Well," his eyes darted around the room. "the main house just called and said that Akito would like to see you tomorrow afternoon."
Startled, she stumbled over her words. "T-this soon?" 'I figured it might have been later in the week. What does he want with me anyways.'
Shigure nodded his head and his eyes darted around the room. He was trying to avoid the next words he was requested to tell her as well.
"But, that's not all. He says that you are to see him…alone." If Tohru was surprised, she hid it well. But there was no denying the fear that flickered across her eyes for a brief second but she just smiled and said it will all be fine.
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Kyo stood immobilized by anger and fear when he heard Shigure talking to Tohru about her upcoming visit with Akito. 'Why the hell didn't anyone tell me about this?'
He didn't mean to eavesdrop. He had just been coming down from the roof , having finally made his decision whether or not to give Tohru the bracelet, and heard the conversation. He mentally slapped himself, thinking about how he was supposed to be avoiding her. 'I haven't been thinking about how bad she could get hurt at all.' He took the golden bracelet out of his pocket and shoved it under the book case at the end of the hall. 'I can't tell her…not if it means her getting hurt again.' He slammed the door to his room shut.
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Shigure's sensitive dog ears picked up the very small thud of the bracelet hitting the wall, and heard Kyo storming off. He sighed and silently cursed Akito for making all of their lives a living hell.
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TA-DAA! Well there you go… chapter eleven! Please tell me your thoughts on me continuing the story, even though it is past her birthday. I would like to change the summary as well, because I want to make this a longer series not just about her birthday. To continue or not to continue, that is the question. Anywho, here's to the fantabulo reviewers!
Buyokitty: mwahaha! You will find that I LOVE cliff-hangers!
Neverforget99: what? You're no kitty fan? Oh wells, we can't all fall for the wonderful orangness! Don't get me wrong though, I still love Yuki and Haru ( more than anything) and the rest of the Sohma boys!
Tane: YAY! Another Haru/Tohru fan! It's so good to hear that!
Ixilight: We should so become rappers! Lol. I agree…I EFFIN HATE AKITO! But surprisingly, it's fun to write all of the drama w/ him.
SpiritAnime: Tanky…I might just drop writing and become a full-fledged wrapper…oops, rapper! Lol.
SladesDaughter: WHO CAN'T RESIST THE BRITISH! Lol. Dan Radcliff and Orlando Bloom have to be my favorite. But there are many many many more! I'm so glad I am not the only one who thought Akito was hot. I was gushing over him when my friend politely pointed out that…well you know! Lol.
So I am gonna try and update soon. Love you guys and review review review! Saki