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"F…F…Five CDs?" Shigure stuttered.
Dee Dee could only nod as she continued laughing at them.
"Well that sure does explain a lot." Shigure muttered.
"What do you mean?" Ayame asked.
"Well, whenever she takes a shower she sings and she's actually pretty good."
"That's probably why she came out with 5 CDs dummy." Ayame said.
"Don't go sounding like Hatori now!" Shigure said warningly.
"Are the CDs available at music stores?" Ayame asked.
"What do you think?" Dee Dee asked.
"HA! That also explains why we can never go into music stores with her!" Shigure exclaimed.
"Hey I know! Why not if we stop by the music store now and buy them?" Ayame asked.
"Brilliant work that's what I was just thinking of! Thanks for your time Dee Dee!" Shigure said leaving the room with Ayame.
So the two men headed off to the music store.
While back at the house…..
"ARGH! I can't get this!" Tohru exclaimed in frustration.
"Just try to picture the alphabet in your head." Hatori said.
"That's what I've been doing! It's not working I can't get this!" Tohru snapped.
"Eventually, whether you like it or not, you have to get it."
"I know." Tohru said.
"Do you want to try it again?"
"No."
Hatori sighed. "This isn't getting us anywhere. Why not if we take a break? Okay?"
"All right….. Hey by the way, where are Shigure and Ayame?"
Back at the music store…..
"100 FREAKIN' BUCKS FOR 5 STUPID CDS?" Shigure exclaimed.
"I'm sorry sir." The store clerk said.
"I'll pay for it and then we can listen to the latest one.' Ayame said.
"Then what is the point of buying all the rest of them?" Shigure snapped.
"Tohru's CDs are pretty valuable." The store clerk said.
Shigure sighed. "She sure is."
"What?" Ayame asked.
"Oh nothing.' Shigure said quickly.
Back at the house……
"We're back!" Shigure yelled.
"It's about time." He heard Hatori mutter.
"Hi Shigure! Is Ayame with you?" Tohru called.
"Sorry, he had to go back to his shop I'm afraid. But I do have something you're going to love.' Shigure said cheerfully entering the kitchen.
"What is it?" Tohru asked.
"I'm going to put it on so you can listen to it." Shigure said sneaking past her.
"Oh no! If it's something I can listen to, what if it's a CD? What if Shigure found out about my secret?" Tohru thought worriedly.
Then she heard it….
Sweet is the melody,
So hard to come by,
It's so hard, to make every note bend just right,
You lay down the hours and leave not one trace,
But a tune for the dancing is there in it's place…..
"Isn't that pretty?" Shigure said popping his head into the room. He was surprised to see Tohru crying.
"Nice one genius." Hatori muttered staring at the cover of the CD. Shigure glared at him.
"What's wrong? I thought you'd like it?" Shigure asked kneeling down beside Tohru.
"I'm so embarrassed!" She exclaimed.
"Why? There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
"Yes there is! I didn't want you guys to find out about my singing."
"Why? You sound perfect.'
"Because I was afraid you would make a big deal out of it!" She snapped.
"I'll make you a deal, I won't tell anyone about your singing if you let me keep the CDs." Shigure said quickly.
"I guess but…."
"…..Great! Hatori bring us some lunch." Shigure said cheerfully.
"Yes your royal highnass."
"Why must you be so cruel to me Hatori?" Shigure said dramatically following him into the kitchen.
Tohru sighed. It would help if she could follow them so she could finish what she was going to say."
A few minutes later…..
"Now we can all settle down for a nice lunch!" Shigure said as the telephone rang.
"Oh for god sake! Can't we have one second of peace and quiet around here!" Shigure said jokingly standing up from the table.
"Um…Wait Shigure that phone call is for…." Tohru was cut off as the she heard the door close.
"TOHRU IT'S FOR YOU!" Shigure thundered.
"WE'RE IN THE NEXT ROOM THERE'S NO NEED FOR SHOUTING!" Hatori yelled back as Shigure entered the kitchen with the phone.
"Here ya go." Shigure said giving the phone to Tohru.
"Idiot." Hatori muttered.
"OK, now what did I do?"
"Oh nothing." Hatori said rolling his eyes at Shigure.
"I'm sorry, I won't be able to attend. I apologize for the inconvenience. Well I lost my eye sight and my ability to walk in an accident….. OK, I'll try. Thank you for your time. Bye." Tohru said hanging up the phone. The two men stared at her.
"So who was it…..A secret admirer?" Shigure said jokingly.
"No. It was Salem State." Hatori choked on his food and Shigure dropped the phone.
"Salem State? Isn't that a college over in America? In Massachusetts?" Shigure stuttered.
"Very good Shigure." Hatori said sarcastically.
"Well why were they calling?"
"Well, this is my final yearat high school. I started looking last summer for a college. I liked Salem State and they accepted me. As a result, I just had t go for the tour next week, but seeing that I can't walk or see that comes to a disadvantage. They still want me to try to go because they think I would be a very valuable student." Tohru said.
"And you didn't tell us this earlier because…..?" Shigure asked.
"Well I wanted to make it official first, to make sure I actually liked it and everything." Tohru said blushing slightly.
"Don't let you're blindness get in the way, or you're ability to walk for that matter, what were you planning on majoring in?" Hatori asked.
"Foster parenting."
For the second time Hatori choked on his food and Shigure fell over.
"Is there something wrong with that?"
"Well no…..It just sort of comes as a surprise." Shigure said.
"What made you want to major in that?" Hatori asked.
"Well, I always loved kids, and I always knew that there were kids out there who needed help and a home so I just thought, why not?" Tohru said feeling herself blush even more.
"Well you certainly are full of surprises I'll give you that much." Shigure said half jokingly.
"I have to admit that is pretty special to think of doing something like that." Hatori piped in.
"Thanks." Tohru said blushing again.
Shigure was about to say something else when he heard the door slam open.
"WHY CAN'T YOU EVER LEAVE ME ALONE FOR MORE THAN ONE SECOND YOU STUPID CAT?"
"WHAT THE HELL WAS I DOING YOU DAMN RAT? I WAS ONLY WALKING HOME WITH YOU!"
"YOU BREATHING IS ENOUGH TO MAKE MY BLOOD BOIL!"
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THEN? STOP BREATHING?"
"WONDERFUL IDEA MAYBE THEN YOU'LL FINALLY DIE AND I CAN HAVE SOME PEACE AND QUIET!" Yuki yelled storming into the kitchen.
"Hello Yuki how was your day?" Shigure asked.
"SHUT UP!"
"My, my. Touchy today aren't we?"
"Where's Kyo?" Tohru asked straining to hear if he was in the room.
"Probably up on that damn roof again.' Yuki muttered.
"Tohru!" Tohru started laughing as she recognized Momiji's voice.
"MOMIJI! SLOW DOWN! YOU DON'T WANT TO GO WRECKING MY HOUSE NOW DO YOU?" Shigure called as Tohru heard Momiji's running footsteps toward her and instantly she was knocked over backwards as she was embraced by the boy.
"So how are you doing?" Momiji asked. Tohru smiled as she felt Momiji's soft fur as he was in his rabbit form.
"I'm okay."
"Well that's good. Everybody misses you at school. I made you a get well card, but then I thought that was stupid of me since you can't see."
"Momiji! Don't say that!" Yuki snapped.
"What?"
"It's okay Yuki." Tohru said. "I know, why not if you describe what the card looks like and tell me what it says?"
"OK! Let me go get it!" Momiji yelled as there was a loud poof.
"Put on some clothes you idiot!" Yuki exclaimed. Tohru giggled.
"OK, now I have clothes on and I have the card." Momiji said coming back to Tohru.
"Well that's good, what does it say?"
'Well on the front I wrote Get well soon Tohru! And then I drew a picture of a rabbit and then on the inside it says….."
"….Momiji there you are, I was looking all over for you." Tohru heard Haru say.
"Oh hi Haru. You said we could visit Tohru today, so I just came here by myself I was pretty excited about visiting her."
"I know. What are you doing anyway?"
"Reading Tohru the get well card I made her before you interrupted." Momiji said sticking his tongue out at him. Haru rolled his eyes and sat down beside Hatori.
"Can I go ahead now?" Momiji asked glancing up at Tohru.
"Sure."
"OK, it says Roses are red, violets are blue, Tohru is as sweet as can be, get well soon!" Momiji said with enthusiasm.
"It doesn't rhyme very well." Haru said monotonously.
'Blue and Tohru rhyme! Besides, I'm not a poet, I only made it so it sounds rhythmical." Momiji said defensively.
"I'm sure it's a very pretty card Momiji." Tohru said smiling.
"Thanks!" Momiji said returning the smile.
'I still cannot figure out to this day how she is able to smile. She lost practically everything in that accident. She lost the ability to walk and see, how is it possible that she's able to laugh and smile again? I basically asked this same question about her mother's death, but I still just can't understand it." Yuki thought as he watched all of them joking around in the kitchen. Then he remembered something Hana had said at lunch that afternoon…
"I think that Tohru's only smiling so that she can hide her true feelings for others. She's always putting others before herself, and she doesn't feel the need to have people see her break down. I think that Tohru believes that if she loses control over her emotions she'll lose control of everything."
Lame place to stop, but anyway please review! Also I do not own the song Sweet is the Melody by Aselin Debison or anything else I may have mentioned in this chapter.