Hello everyone!
May I say…HAPPY HOLIDAYS! And HAPPY NEW YEAR! Next year featuring everyone's favorite hentai inu (perverted dog): Shigure!
Are there any dogs here? I'm an ondori (rooster)! Any other 12 year olds here?
Another message: I THINK I'm going on vacation in a few days…and I THINK I might be able to write some along the way….though I'm not sure…but if I don't, I'll be back in a week's time!
Thanks to everyone who read it! And a bigger thanks to everyone who reviewed!
To:
dianna: Teeheehee…well…you'll have to find out who the father is…but don't worry…I'll reveal it soon, I won't test my readers' sanity like Shigure does his editor…or would I? Thanks for reviewing! Hally Hopidays!
sakuradayspa: Thank you for being so kind! (Grabs a big sign and starts marching around) I'm excited to see the 'reunion' too! And I hope its Yukiru too! Please make it Yukiru! Kyo: BAKA! YOU'RE THE ONE WRITING THE STORY! Authoress Oo? Kyo: --' Authoress ' Ah…haha…. Lolz. Happy Holidays!
Xazz: Glad you like this! Hehe…yeah…I'm way melodramatic…KyoWow..you actually know words as big as that? Authoress TT Kyo is being a meanie again…But anyways….thanks! Hehe…I made both of them miss Tohru so no one would figure out who the father is yet…Happy Holidays!
littleduck: (Poke in the weak spot) Calm down…hehe…life IS cruel and unfair isn't it? Like…for example…(blabbers on for half an hour)…don't worry! Everything shall be revealed in good time…que sera sera and all! "What will be, will be. What won't happen, won't." Oh I love that quote…Hally Hopidays!
flute4ever330: Hallo! Hehe…I've already decided on the pairing…now the question is…which pair? Will be revealed very soon! Happy Holidays!
plutobaby494: Here's the update! They meet…soon… Hanajima: If you keep delaying their meeting, I shall (BEEP) you…Authoress OO…;;…hehe…Hana's in a bad mood cuz I killed her off…Hanajima If you make Tohru upset in any way…I shall have my brother place a curse upon you and your family for all eternity…Authoress: --…and you know my name? Hanajima I shall find out… Lolz! Happy Holidays! Thanks for reading and reviewing!
tailfeather: Hehe..thnx! Glad you like it! Here's the update! Hally Hopidays! And Happy New Year! Shigure Featuring MOOOOOOIIII! –Thwaak-
foxie: YAY! I'm so happy so many ppl like this…sniff…but please…hehe…being Uo-chan is a little…-gulp- too far, right? –sweatdrops- Wait…haha! The original Uo-chan is on my side though! UoStupid author…you really think I'll defend you when you tortured poor Tohru like that and killed off Hanajima! –Glares menacingly- You are so dead…AuthoressAAHH!
And you think its Kyoru, huh? Hmm…well…fine, I'll tell you…its…(whispers something) Happy Holidays! XD
CxHforever: Sniff…yeah…this is sad isn't it? WAAAHH! JUST IMAGINING POOR TOHRU! Kyo Baka…how many times do I have to tell you…that you're the one who WROTE IT! Authoress ; etou…hehe….Hmm…you want Kyo? Hmm…I can't tell you! (smiles mischievously) Happy Holidays!
xDeadAngelx: Thanks! And yes, Kyo and Yuki are indeed, still in love with our sweet little flower…Yuki and Kyo: THWAAK! Baka…Authoress Sigh…this is what I get in return…TT…Happy Holidays!
Amethystcrystal231: Yeah…sad…isn't it? Poor everyone! And thanx! I'm so happy people love me…T-T…Kyo: Idiodic author…they love your STORY, which features US! Not you! Authoress Ouch…sniff…that was mean…maybe I should just kill you off? Kyo OO…--…dang it…why does she hold the power! –Happy Holidays!
I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY: Many of you are voicing what paring you think it is or what you hope it is…some say Yukiru, some say Kyoru…so I'm sorry…SOME of those people are bound to be disappointed…so I'm sorry! As for which pairing it is…for now…I'll say they make a cute couple! EVERYONE: THWAAK!
Sniff…Nevermind…On with da chappy…
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own Furuba. If I did, I wouldn't be spending my time around FanFiction, would I?
Title: Forever? Or Never?
By: ChibiAzn3
Key:
"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
Flashbacks
OOO change of scenery
A Lost Little Bunny
"Hana-chan! Let's go! Auntie Uo's getting mad and she won't wait for you if you don't hurry up!" Tohru hollered through the doorway.
A minute later, the young girl came running, carrying with her a small, yellow, bunny backpack, plus an orange neko doll. "K-Kaa-san! Auntie Uo! M-Matte onegai!" The poor five-year old ran into Tohru's arms, half-crying. Tohru knelt on the floor, stroking her soft hair. "Hana-chan?" She asked confusingly.
Uo blinked. "Doshitano? We were only kidding around, Hana-chan..."
Hana blinked, then frowned. "Hana doesn't like these mean tricks!"
Tohru and Uo both burst out laughing.
"Naruhodo…you really are a gullible squirt…just like your mom here…" Uo continued laughing out loud.
Tohru, who was laughing earlier, stopped and looked up, blinking in confusion. "N-Nani? W-Was I gullible?" She let go of Hana and pointed a finger at herself.
It was now Hana's turn to burst out laughing. "H-Haha! Kaa-san! Auntie Uo just called Kaa-san gull-i-ball!"
Uo rolled her eyes. "You don't even know what the word gullible means do you?"
Hana stopped laughing and shook her head.
Tohru stepped in. "Come on! Let's go! Hana-chan, didn't you want sundae?"
Hana nodded excitedly.
"Then let's go!" She grabbed Hana's hand and dragged her out the door.
OOO
"Momiji-oni-chan!" Eight-year old Momo came running into the arms of a tall blonde teen. (A/N: I know that Momiji would be at least 21 by now, but…can you really imagine a 21 year old acting like a 6 year old? Well…it'd be possible, but weird, so Momiji in my fic is 16 now, and was 10 when Tohru left. He acts like he does in the anime)
"Momo! Do you want to go out and play? Huh? How about it?" Momiji tugged the little eight year old along.
Momo nodded excitedly.
"Momo?" A voice came around the corner.
Momo turned around. "Mama!" She cried and ran into her mother's arms.
Her mother hugged her and looked up at Momiji. She smiled sweetly. "Ohayo, Momiji-kun."
Momiji bowed and smiled. "Ohayo!"
Momo tugged her mother's sleeve.
"Nani Momo? What is it? Do you want to play with Momiji-kun?"
Momo nodded.
"Well then, if it's not too much trouble for Momiji-kun, perhaps he could take care of you for a while when I go visit Papa?" She looked over at Momiji, who nodded excitedly.
"Sure! Momo…come on…do you want to go to the park?" Momiji asked.
Momo smiled and nodded.
Her mother looked on happily. "Domo arigatou, Momiji-kun. You really are nice to Momo. She's always wanting to play with you. Every time I come here, she always runs off, looking for you. Your mother is really lucky to have you!"
Momiji's smile faded a little bit. "Hai…I certainly wish she felt that way too." He softly muttered to himself.
Momo's mother bowed. "Alright. Momo, is it ok if I meet you at the park? You are going there right?"
Momo nodded happily.
Her mother smiled once more and left.
Momiji turned to Momo. "Well? Let's go, shall we?"
OOO
"That'll be 600 yen please! Here are your ice creams!" The waitress chirped.
Tohru dug out her wallet and took out 600 yen, placing them on the counter. She bowed and smiled. "Arigatou gozaimasu!"
She handed one ice cream to Hana, one to Uo, and kept one for herself.
"MMM!" Hana-chan cried out happily. "Okaa-san…ish tashkes gwood!" She squealed while taking a whole bite. "OOO…" She shivered afterwards.
"Hana-chan, don't talk with your mouth full." Tohru reminded her.
Uo chuckled. "You really are stupid…you're not supposed to take a full bite of ice cream- ever. You get the brain freeze afterwards…" She trailed off as she thought back to the one time she shoved ten cups of ice cream down her throat without stopping due to a dare.
Tohru beamed. "Well then, do you want to go to the park, Hana-chan?"
Hana nodded.
OOO
"Wheeee! Higher, Momiji-ni-chan!" Momo squealed she swung into the air.
Momiji smiled. "Okie then…brace yourself!" He gave another push.
"WHEEE!"
Momiji then gave one extremely hard push.
"AHH! NO MORE! Momiji-ni-chan!" Momo squeaked.
Momiji burst out laughing as he pulled the swing to a stop.
A frightened little Momo hopped off and hugged Momiji's legs tightly. "That was scary…" She sniffed.
Momiji bent down. "Hey..you're the one who told me to push you high into the sky, weren't you?" He grinned as he stretched his arms way up high.
Momo nodded shyly.
"Momo-chan!" A voice called from behind.
"Mama!" Momo ran to hug her mother.
"Are you ready to go?" She asked her daughter.
Momo nodded.
Her mother faced Momiji. "Thank you again, Momiji-kun. Momo really does love you as an older brother…only if she had a real one…" She smiled slightly.
Momiji nodded. "Well, I'll be her brother then! Momo really is like a true little sister to me after all!" He cried out.
Momo's mother nodded sweetly. "That certainly would be great. Momo would be happy! But we've got to go home now, alright Momo-chan?"
Momo thought for a moment, yawned, then nodded sleepily.
"Okay then, say good-bye to Momiji-Oni-chan!"
Momo nodded and shouted. "Bye Ni-chan!"
"Bai Bai!" Momiji waved as the two figures left.
Then he turned around and strolled the opposite direction.
OOO
Uo and Hana sat down on the park bench, finishing up the last of their ice cream. Hana took off her little bunny backpack and neko doll, placing them under the bench. Uo then stopped. "Eh? Tohru, you're not sitting?"
Tohru shook her head. Her attention was directed towards something else however. "Ano…Uo-chan? I think I see a shop over there…I'm going to pick up a few things for Hana-chan, ok?"
Uo shrugged and nodded. "Sure, little squirt and I will be playing around."
Tohru nodded and ran off towards the shop.
Hana then looked up. "Auntie Uo? I'm finished. Can I go play now?"
Uo shrugged. She was busy enjoying her ice cream. "Hmm-hmm…Just…(pause due to brain freeze) dwon't goh twooh fwar…pway whare I can ghee yoo."
Hana giggled. "Auntie Uo…don't talk with your mouth full." She mimicked her mother, and ran off before Uo could return an insult.
OOO
Hana looked around. Her eyes finally set on a tire rope that appealed to her. She ran and jumped on it. "Yippeeee!"
OOO
Uo smiled as she watched Hana from a distant. She finally finished the last of her ice cream. She set it down on the bench beside her.
"Hana-chan, never litter do you know that?" Tohru's voice popped in her head.
Uo shook the thought. Then it came back. She groaned and picked up the cup. "Now…where is a trash can when you need one?" She wondered. There were none in sight. "What kind of a park doesn't have trash can!" She yelled out loud. Several eyes stared at her. "Dammit.." she muttered.
Then she saw a trash can across the street. "Oh for the love of….oh heck…" She looked over her should to find Hana busy playing. "Whatever…" Then she crossed the street to throw away the ice cream cup.
OOO
Momiji walked around the park and stared at the children playing. He sighed and smiled sadly.
"Momo really does love you as an older brother!" He looked up to find a mother quickly gathering her children –a brother and a sister- and telling them to go.
Momiji paused for a minute. The image of him and Momo like that came into mind. He quickly shook his head and continued.
OOO
Hana stopped swinging. "WHEEE! Auntie Uo? Can you play with me?" She shouted as she looked over at the bench. Then she frowned.
Hana hopped off and ran over to the empty bench. "A-Auntie Uo!" She started panicking. "Kaa-san?" She started looking around frantically.
OOO
Uo groaned. "Erg….who knew throwing away a piece of trash would cause this much trouble?" She complained to herself as she stared at the unfamiliar surroundings beside her.
She had crossed the street to find a trash can, but to her dismay, it was a newspaper stand that looked like a trash can. She had half the mind just to toss it on the street, but Tohru's conscience kept haunting her, and she knew she had to find one or suffer from guilt.
She had then turned a street corner, but only finding shops. Before she knew it, many street corners passed and she was now lost.
Not watching where she was walking, she bumped into something.
"Ouch!" She screamed, ready to punch whatever it was that bumped into her. She then realized it was a trash can.
Uo jumped up happily. "Finally! Gosh that took forever! Woo-hoo!" Uo jumped up and down, hugging the trash can. People around her began to stare and whisper.
She tossed –no, slammed- the ice cream cup in the trash can and nearly started skipping back. After a while, she stopped and saw a flower display in a nearby shop. "Hmm…these flowers are nice…but why do they cost like-"
Suddenly, her eyes widened. "Oh crap! Hana!"
OOO
Momiji walked quietly with his hands in his pockets. He looked up. Everyone had left. He sighed and started to cross the street. Suddenly, a crying little girl caught his eye.
He stopped and blinked. A young brown-haired girl sat on the bench, crying.
He walked over to the girl and knelt beside her. "Eh? Are you ok? What's the matter?"
"K-Kaa-san…sniff…I-I can't find my okaa-san…" The girl looked up. A familiar face met Momiji.
"Tohru…?" He muttered subconsciously.
The girl couldn't make out what he said and cocked her head to one side in confusion.
Momiji shook his head. "Ah! Gomen nasai."
The girl started sobbing again. "K-Kaa-san!"
Momiji took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears. "Daijoubu. Here want a lollipop?"
The girl stopped crying and shook her head, sniffling.
Momiji scratched his head. "Ok…well…what's your name? I'm Sohma Momiji! But call me Momiji!" He held out a hand, smiling cheerfully.
The girl looked uncertainly at his hand, but then finally took it. "My name is Hana…"
Momiji smiled. "Hana? That's a pretty name. How long have you been sitting here?"
Hana sniffed and thought for a while. "A long, long, time…"
Momiji frowned. "Where's your okaa-san and otou-san?"
Hana sniffled. "Okaa-san said she went somewhere….I forgot where…I should have listened instead of wanting to play…"
Momjiji nodded. "Well, what about your papa? Do you know where he is? Is he at home?" He thought of his own father though, who alwaysworked late.
Hana shook her head. "I don't know who my otou-san is…kaa-san never talks about him…and whenever I ask…she…cries…"
"Hmm…are there anyone else at your house right now?" Momiji asked hopefully.
Hana shook her head again. "Uh-uh…Auntie Uo went somewhere too…she was here a little bit ago…but now I can't find her…and I don't know how to get home…" Tears started to well up in her eyes again.
Momiji wrinkled his nose. "Then…do you want to wait here a bit longer? I'll wait with you!" He put on a smile to cheer the little girl.
Hana nodded, and finally gave him her true smile.
Momiji blinked, then smiled sadly. "You really are like her…"
OOO
Uo was running around frantically when she bumped into someone.
"Ow!" The person she bumped into fell on the floor along with her shopping bags.
"Watch it-" Uo started until she saw who it was. "Tohru…?"
Tohru rubbed her head and blinked. "Oh? Uo-chan? What are you doing here?" She looked around for a small girl, then panicked. "Where's Hana-chan?"
OOO
Momiji sighed as he glanced at his watch: 5:15. They had been there for 45 minutes, and still no sign of anyone. He looked up at the sky and a small raindrop fell.
Hana sat on the bench still, her legs swinging back and forth.
Momiji then turned to Hana. "Ano…Hana-chan? It's starting to rain. Maybe we should go back to my house."
Hana panicked. Her mother had told her never to go with strangers. "D-Demo…what about kaa-san?"
"It's fine. We'll go to the police station tomorrow. For now, I don't think your okaa-san would want you to catch a cold would she?"
Hana nodded.
Momiji stood up, gave her a reassuring grin, and took her by the hand. "Well then, let's go. Don't worry, everything will work out on its own!"
(A/N That last sentence, is a quote from Shaman King. It's Yoh Asakura's famous phrase! I did not make it up.)
OOO
Should I end the chappie here?
OOO
Ok…I'm ending it here then…sorr! I'm going on vacation, but I might update! So Ja!
OOO
Japanese Glossary:
Neko: Cat
Matte: Wait, hang on, hold on
Onegai: I beg of you, please
Doshitano (Or however you spell it dang it): What's the matter?
Naruhodo (However you spell it…): So that's why, now I understand,
Nani: What
Ni-chan/Ni-san/Oni-chan/Oni-san: Big brother, elder brother, older brother
Arigatou: Thank you/ thanks
Domo: Very much, a lot
Hai: Yes
Gozaimasu: A lot…something like that..
Gomen Nasai: I'm sorry, sorry
Daijobu: It's alright, it's fine
OOO
Please review! It helps! Hehe…I know…I'm still delaying it all…but I promise you the father is to be reavealed…I had three quarters of a mind to reveal the father in this chappie, but the one quarter conquered the rest…--;….sigh…
Ja!
-ChibiAzn3-