Yo yo yo! Steph izzzzz back in action! XD! Gods, sorry for keeping out so long -.-' its been hectic. I mean REALLY HECTIC. Plus I WAS A BIT LAZY HEHE gomena-sai! BUT I SWEAR FROM NOW ON I WILL NOT BE LAZY cough cough
Kyoshi: Liar
me: I will!
Yukiko: suuuure
Tsuki: This is riduculous can we continue we've been stuck in the same place for almost a year because of you
ME: heehee sorreh...alright here you go -
DISCLAIMER:I DO NOT OWN GRAVITATION OR ITS CHARACTERS.
Chapter 8: Deep Thoughts
Part 1: Dazed and Confused
Yukiko's heart skipped a beat at Kyoshi's question. He stared at her. His eyes full of hope and love. What could she do? What should she say?
"Kyoshi . . . I.- I . . . " Yukiko couldn't speak. The words barely came out her mouth. "I wa" she was cut off by Tsuki "Yukiko! Your" she stopped and looked at the two, incredibly close. She blushed. Kiyoshi retreated his hand immediately. "Oh sorry" she said "Yukiko. Your dad's on the phone.".
Yukiko sighed and gave a sorry look at Kyoshi. Kyoshi nodded in understandingly as Yukiko got up and walked past Tsuki to the hallway phone.
"Moshi Moshi Yukiko-san here" she said into the receiver.
"Yukiko? Its Shuichi" said her pinked haired father.
"Hi daddy. Whats wrong?" Yukiko asked.
"Uh Yukiko. Eiri's agent is coming for dinner" He said with reluctance.
"Ok. So?" she asked confused.
"Well, I need you to come home" he said
"Hmm? Why? Is something wrong?" she asked.
"No, I don't think so but it seems that she has something to discuss with Eiri and wants us all to be present" he explained.
Yukiko pondered this and sighed "Do I have to?" she asked.
"Yes darling you have to. Plus I need help with dinner. Yuki is about ready to order out. But I INSISTED on a home cooked meal" he said proudly.
Yukiko laughed, "Ok daddy" she said.
"Alright, Yuki's on his way to pick you up. Alright? Bye dear" he said.
"Bye daddy" she said and hung up the phone. She looked over at Tsuki and Kyoshi "I'm leaving soon" she said softly. There was silence. Yukiko's head shot up "Where's Yoshi, Ronnin and Nami?" she asked trying to avoid the question Kiyoshi had asked her. She needed time to think for a moment. Yukiko and Kyoshi looked at Tsuki for info.
"Well after Aiko left. Ronnin tried apologizing to Nami but Nami ran to her room not wanting to talk to him. Yoshi told Ronnin it would be better if he left. So now Ronnin is probably walking home and Yoshi's trying to get Nami to open the door" Tsuki said shaking her head.
Yukiko sighed. "Well we better go see if she'll let us in" she said sighing. Kyoshi nodded "I think its best that Yoshi and I left. I'll drop him off" he said bringing out his cell phone and dialing a number. Tsuki nodded running up the stairs to tell Yoshi.
"Kyoshi I" she was cutoff. "You better go see if Nami's ok before you go" he said looking away from her then passing by her and out the door. Yukiko stood there confused but shrugged it off. She headed up to Nami's room.
Yoshi ran passed Yukiko hurriedly "Bye Yukiko!" he said quickly running out the door. 'Whats with him?' she wondered. Her thoughts drifted to Kyoshi once more, until she came to a blushing Tsuki. Her cheeks were flushed and she had a very strange look in her eyes.
"Tsuki?" Yukiko said tilting her head to the side. Tsuki quickly came out of her trance as soon as she heard Yukiko's voice.
Tsuki cleared her throat "Oh uh Yukiko" she said.
Yukiko grinned "Sooo how's Nami?" she asked mockingly.
Tsuki blushed harder "uh she's fine I spoke with her. She's resting" Tsuki told Yukiko.
"Uh huh" Yukiko said. Suddenly she heard a voice call her "Yukiko, Your dad's here" Noriko-san's voice said right before she heard a door close. Most likely the front door. Yukiko called down "alright. I'll be right down Ms.Ukai."
She looked at Tsuki and smiled. She shook her head and said "I'll call you later.". With that she ran down the steps. "Good-bye Ms. Ukai" she said on her way out. "Bye Yukiko" she replied. As soon as she opened the door, she instantly saw her blonde-father's black vehicle. It had always reminded her of an assassin's vehicle from a movie. She opened the car door and closed it once she was settled inside. "Ready?" asked her gorgeous father. She nodded. As he drove, Yukiko's thoughts drifted to Kiyoshi's question. Her eyes gazed out to the window.
A part of her was excited and happy but another wasn't. That part didn't want anything to change and knew that Kiyoshi was her cousin. She also knew some people married their cousin's, heck even closer relatives. But then again marrying your sibling was a dishonor.
"Yukiko" said her father. She jumped a bit as her thoughts were suddenly interrupted.
"Er, yes?" she asked.
"Are you feeling well?" he asked. She nodded.
"Of course, why?" she asked.
"Because, it looked like you had a headache the way you leaned against the car window" he pointed out. Yukiko felt her forehead. There was a very cold spot from the window's glass.
"Oh HEHE" she said.
"What's on your mind" he asked making a turn.
"NOTHING!" She a little too loud and too quickly. She had never talked to her father about boys before. Well, actually, there was that one time.
FLASHBACK:
"Yukiko, can you tell me what happened at school today?" Shindou asked his daughter. 9-year-old Yukiko wriggled in her seat.
"I was at school" she whispered.
"Yes, we know that dear. But what happened at school" Shuichi asked.
Yukiko sighed. Her eyes never left the floor. "Well . . . there was a boy" she began. Suddenly she bursted out crying "I'm sorry I hit him but daddy said it was ok to hit a boy if he was touching me or bothering me.".
Shuichi blinked then he looked over at his lover. Yuki shrugged confused "Well, was he?" Yuki asked.
"Yes he was! He asked me what the homework was but I was busy then he poked me and asked me again" Yukiko sobbed "So I socked him!".
Yuki was amused at how Yukiko had used the word socked. 'Only Tatsuha could have taught her that word. What a Moron' he thought to himself.
Shuichi tried hard not to laugh. "Yukiko, I don't think that's what daddy meant. Its ok, love. It was a misunderstanding." Shuichi said comforting the girl.
"Yea, hopefully they won't file a lawsuit" Eiri muttered. Shuichi rolled his eyes "It's your fault to start with." He pointed out.
"How is it MY fault?" he asked.
"YOU told her to hit a boy if he was bothering her" he said.
"Well, excuuuuuuse me for trying to teach my daughter how to defend herself" he snapped and grumbled.
Shuichi shook his head and sighed.
End of Flashback
"I don't believe you" Eiri said.
Yukiko sighed "Can I ask you something?" she asked.
"Go ahead" Yuki said listening.
"A boy asks a girl to be his . . . you know . . . girlfriend. He likes her and she really likes him. But they've been really close friends since forever and if they break up they might ruin what they had before. What should she do?" Yukiko asked.
"This isn't you right?" he asked sternly.
"No! No, of course not dad. That's silly" she said with a nervous laugh.
Eiri raised his eyebrow at being called dad. She only did that if she was hiding something.
"Listen, If the girl and guy are less than 42 years of age they shouldn't be even THINKING about such things" he said.
"BUT, you and dad are in your 30's" she said.
"That doesn't matter" he said.
Yukiko was very confused "so your saying its ok to get married and live together when you're younger than 42 but it's not ok to date if your single until after your 42?" she asked.
Yuki could feel a migraine coming. Thankfully they had made it home right then.
Part 2: A Past Story, A Present Boy and A Future Ceremony
Yukiko ran up the steps and bursted through the door "I'M HOME!" she called out. "I'm in the kitchen!" Shindou called back.
"Damn brat" Yuki muttered. 'I specifically told him not to enter the kitchen' he thought to himself.
Yukiko bestowed a small kiss on her father's cheek. Shuichi smiled then it turned into a frown. "Yukiko! What happened to your lip!" Shuichi cried. Yuki quickly looked over at the girl and saw the cut.
"YUKI!" Shuichi wailed "What happened?" he demanded.
"How the hell should I know? I JUST realized that she had that" he said.
"Tsk, Yukiko what happened" Shuichi asked.
"I ... fell?" she said.
"I'm not buying" Eiri said.
Yukiko knew it would be no use to keep anything a secret. She sighed and explained what had happened at Nami's house. When she finished, both were speechless.
Shuichi looked at Yuki. "What?" Eiri asked "It's not my fault she's got your hormones!".
"YUUUKI! How can you say that?" Shuichi said shocked.
"DAMN! Why Tohma's kid!" Yuki muttered.
"But I know that we're cousins' and that its not right." Yukiko announced.
"That's right!" Eiri said "And don't forget it!".
"YUUUKI! Gods, you're unbelievable!" Shuichi said "Yukiko, you're not blood related."
"Why did you have to tell her that?" Yuki whined.
"What?" Yukiko said.
Shuichi sighed. They all sat down in the living room. Shuichi and Eiri Yuki explained about how they had come to have Yukiko in their lives. They told her about how they found her in the rain and how they took care of her ever since.
"And that's how it is" Shuichi said.
"Wow, why didn't you tell me before?" Yukiko asked.
Yuki shrugged "Would it had made a difference?".
Yukiko smiled "Of course not daddy" she said. Though, that still didn't help her in her present situation.
"Now about Kyoshi" Yuki said in a serious tone.
"Eiri Yuki Uesuegi, don't make it complicated for her. I think it would be good for Yukiko to have a boyfriend" Shindou said.
"Are you nuts? She's not even 13! Absolutely not! There! Done and settled!" He said.
"Yuuuukiiii!" Shuichi complained "Kyoshi's a decent boy he wouldn't do anything to Yukiko."
"HA!" Yuki said "I have enough to deal with, with his father and my sister I don't need his kid as well."
"Yuki, I won't have Yukiko and Kyoshi playing Romeo and Juliet!" Shindou said.
"And who would you have them play as? Playboy and Playgirl!" Eiri snapped back.
The first thing Yukiko thought when she heard her father say this was 'Game Boy'. It rhymed with 'playboy' didn't it?
"Yuki, stop it! She's old enough to handle this!" Shuichi replied.
"She hasn't even had her period. You damn brat" Yuki cried out forgetting that Yukiko was still in the room.
Shuichi stopped.
'What the hell? First video games now Grammar talk?' Yukiko thought to herself quietly.
The door bell rang. "We'll settle this later" Shuichi said and went over to answer the door.
Before him stood Ms. Nakashima, Yuki's Agent. "Good Evening, Mr. Shindou. Is this a bad time?" she asked.
"Not at all, please come in" he said.
They all exchanged greetings and headed into the dining room. Shuichi apologized that the dinner was not ready. He and Yukiko quickly made a small dinner and placed it on the dining table.
"Thank You" The woman said politely.
"So, Ms. Nakashima what brings you here?" Shindou asked.
"Well, first let me congratulate you, Mr. Shindou, on your new Music video, I heard it was a big hit." She said.
"Thank you" Shindou said.
"Well, I came here because there is going to be a ceremony for Successful Author's in a few weeks. Mr. Uesuegi it is absolutely necessary for you and your family to attend" She said.
"Because?" Eiri asked.
"Because, they will be giving out the awards of the year and your so-called rival will be there as well" she said.
"I didn't know daddy had a rival" Yukiko said.
"Eiri?" Shindou asked.
"Oh Yes! He does! Mr. Kobe to be exact" she said.
"I know him! I love his books. Well, the ones meant for young adults" Yukiko said.
Yuki rubbed his forehead and mumbled something like 'dammit'.
Shuichi couldn't help but laugh "then it's settled we'll go" he announced.
"Who made you in charge?" Eiri said glaring at him.
"We have to daddy! It's like politics. If you don't show up, it means you're a coward" Yukiko pointed out.
Shuichi and Ms. Nakashima nodded.
Yuki sighed "Fine."
TO BE CONTINUED:
Well, that was fun LOL. Took me two days to write it whoot!
Yuki:WHY DIDN'T YOU DO IT SOONER!
Me: Because I didn't feel like it!
Yuki: Idiot
Me: Hey!
Yuki: Shut up!
Me: Jeez SOOORRREEHH
Yuki: I need Advil.
Me: That's all for today folks! Stay tune for CHAPTER 9!
Yukiko: Yay!
Yuki: My contract says only 6 chapters!
ME: . ...SHHHH