"You said go slow
I fall behind
The second hand unwinds"

Enter the Dragon

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Stressed
Kyou watched as Tohru softly bit her lower lip in anticipation. She chewed on the lip until it turned a darker shade of pink. He traced the whiteness of her teeth to the pinkness of her lips. He then noticed a longer piece of hair sticking to her cheek. Tohru stopped chewing on her lip and turned to Kyou. His pupils widened and he quickly scoffed and looked away with a blush. Tohru softly smiled before she turned her attention to Mr. Shinshou. He brushed a bang of short blue hair from his pink eyes and looked at the students that had shown up to audition. He scowled; there weren't many students.

"I guess will need to bring in more people," Mr. Shinshou sighed.

"I guess the students didn't want to audition," Tohru mumbled.

"Who would," Kyou grumbled.

"Obliviously you since you're here," Yuki commented.

"You're here too!" Kyou growled.

"I'm here because Tohru asked me to audition," Yuki stated as he calmly smiled.

"She wanted me here too!" Kyou argued as they both began glaring at each other.

"Tohru!" A cheerful voice called out.

"What are they doing here?" Kyou growled.

Momiji weaved through the aisles until he reached the front row. Haru raised an eyebrow and stepped over the chairs until he reached the front row. His leather boots clunked against the cement of the floor. His necklaces softly clinked when he sat down and he gazed at the stage with a calm face. Momiji continually waved to Tohru in an attempt to get her attention. She smiled and waved back to Momiji. Momiji turned to Haru and began to babble. Mr. Shinshou watched the two third years with a look of interest.

"You two get up on stage," Mr. Shinshou demanded as he tossed them each a script.

"We're going to be stars!" Momiji happily said as he bounced up on the stage and took Tohru's hand.

"It's just a dull play," Kyou grumbled.

"But I get to hold Tohru's hand!" Momiji pointed out with a meaningful smirk.

"Annoying brat!" Kyou hissed as he began to give him a noggie.

"Tohru! Kyou's hurting me!" Momiji whined.

"Kyou, calm down," a calm voice spoke as the owner sat in a seat.

Tohru's eyes widened as she stared at the other Sohma. His deep green eyes met her green orbs. Tohru quickly looked away and glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. He wore a black suit with a sapphire blue tie. Tohru noted that he still wore his hair longer on the left side of his face. She could feel his gaze on her and she wondered if he remembered anything. Tohru still didn't know if the zodiac spirits buried their memories deeply.

"May I ask who you are?" Mr. Shinshou asked. Tohru looked over at Shinshou and saw that he was radiating amusement.

"I am Sohma Hatori," Hatori simply said in his same cold voice.

"Is there any reason you are here?" Shinshou questioned.

"I am here to take Momiji and Haru home," Hatori answered with no sign of his patience thinning.

"Very well, but they are here to audition," Shinshou informed.

Hatori nodded and reclined in the chair and watched them. Shinshou turned away and grinned at Tohru. She didn't have a good feeling about the teacher. Everything human in her told her to run from him, but the spirits in her told her to rejoice.

"You each will audition alone and then with a partner," Mr. Shinshou informed.

Tohru watched as each student walked onto to stage and performed the part they chose with enthusiasm. Her eyes led her back to Hatori and she began to fidget. He was watching her and she wanted to run. Maybe he recognized her like Shigure did and wasn't dense enough to truly forget.

"Honda Tohru," Mr. Shinshou called out.

She snapped out of her thoughts and ran onto the stage with her script. Tohru set the script down and gazed at Mr. Shinshou.

"What part are you auditioning for?" Mr. Shinshou questioned.

"I am auditioning for Yuriko Sohma," Tohru announced.

"And which scene shall you perform?" He questioned with a smirk.

"I will perform the part where she contemplating to the moon," Tohru announced.

"Begin," Shinshou calmly said.

Tohru nodded and sat down so she was leaning on her hip. She slowly raised her face to the ceiling and sighed. She traced a pattern on the wooden floor and sighed again.

"You remain in the sky with no worries. You only come out once and watch as we sleep our fleeting lives away. How can you bear to be so alone in the cold sky?" Tohru questioned as she slowly blinked.

She brushed a strand of hair out of her face and moved her eyes so she could gaze at Kyou. He tilted his head and they locked gazes.

"Am I selfish for loving him? Is it possible to love someone that I can never truly have? Is our love not meant to be?" Tohru whispered as she looked back up at the ceiling.

"Tell me moon, how do you survive each night knowing that the sun is so close…yet so far?" Tohru asked as she turned and looked out at Mr. Shinshou.

"End scene," Mr. Shinshou shouted with a look of glee.

Tohru stood up and bowed to him before she left the stage. Kyou smiled at her as she brushed passed him. Her hand gently brushed against his as she took a seat to the side. Hatori's pupils narrowed as he watched this action.

'Such loving looks,' Hatori thought.

"Sohma Kyou," Mr. Shinshou called out.

"Good luck," Tohru mouthed to him.

"Which part are you auditioning for?" Mr. Shinshou questioned with a small smirk.

"Kuvera, the thirteenth protector," Kyou said with a frown.

"Which scene will you perform?"

"I am going to act the scene where Kuvera is watching Yuriko from a far," Kyou announced with a slight blush.

"Begin."

Kyou ran a hand through his hair and clenched his the script in his fists. He walked to the end of the stage and softly growled. Yuki rolled his eyes; he knew Kyou was just nervous. Kyou turned to face the teacher with a scowl.

"I watch you from afar with every moment I have. There is not a moment when my mind is not thinking of you," Kyou said as his eyes softened.

Kyou lowered his head and acted like he watching the earth from below. He couldn't believe he was doing this.

"The moon survives the night because the sun reflects its light to the moon. You are my moon," Kyou whispered, "and I am the sun."

Kyou acted like he wanted to reach out to something, but dropped his hand.

"We can never touch and breach the distance that binds us. If I were to reach for you then you would fade behind a cloud, and if I touched you, my heat would burn your smooth ivory skin."

Kyou could feel his cheeks heating up as he spoke. He turned his eyes and could see Tohru watching him. A nervous smile made its way to his face and it looked more wistful then anything.

"I want to breach the distance that binds us, I want to be selfish and have you. It is possible to have each other because we can fight. I know I'm not weak enough to fail you…yet I wonder if you think it's not worth it," Kyou whispered as he imagined Tohru standing in front of him.

"I would give up eternity just to have one taste of you. Yes, I would be happy with a fleeting moment," Kyou firmly said.

"End scene," Mr. Shinshou stated.

Kyou shrugged and walked off the stage. He sat next to Tohru and she smiled at him. Kyou raised an eyebrow and bopped her on the head. She giggled and leaned over to him.

"I would give you a hug if I could," Tohru whispered as Yuki walked onto the stage.

"Why?" Kyou asked while trying to hide his surprise.

"You were great," Tohru assured he nodded.

"Whatever," Kyou replied as he beamed on the inside.

"I will be auditioning for Kubira, and acting out the part when he finds out about Yuriko," Yuki calmly stated as he put the script aside.

"Begin," Mr. Shinshou responded as he focused on Yuki.

Yuki crossed his arms and turned to the side so he could act like he was facing someone. He pushed a bang from his face and went back to crossing his arms. His eyebrows furrowed and he glared at the distance.

"That woman," Yuki hissed as he glared. "How dare she?"

Yuki huffed and softly growled as he imagined this scene going on in his head.

"No…how dare he, a protector fall in…love!" Yuki snarled. "It's ridiculous!"

Yuki uncrossed his arms and cracked his knuckles as he turned to face Mr. Shinshou. His eyes showed anger even though his face remained passive.

"A god is not meant to fall in love with a mortal," Yuki ranted. "It is disgusting and forbidden."

Yuki turned his eyes to glance at Hatori. He remained calm as he reclined in the chair. Yuki followed his gaze and noticed that he was staring at Tohru. His eyebrows furrowed as he wondered what Hatori could be thinking. Yuki loudly sighed as he trained on his thoughts.

"Her flesh is quite lovely," Yuki mused, "and she isn't as revolting as the others."

Yuki scratched his chin as he if he was contemplating. He softly laughed as his eyes gleamed with contempt.

"I will give the cat a run for his life, just like my spirit did when the Jade Emperor summoned the animals to his banquet," Yuki softly said as he laughed. "This shall prove to be disgustingly amusing."

"End scene," Mr. Shinshou shouted out.

Yuki nodded his head and walked over to where Tohru and Kyou sat. He sat next to her and calmly smiled. Tohru smiled back and sighed.

"I hope I didn't fail to bad," Yuki softly replied.

"Eh? I thought you did great," Tohru responded as another went out on stage. Kyou stared at her from the corner of his eye. Yuki could see the garnet orb watching them.

"You think so?" Yuki questioned.

"Absolutely," Tohru responded. Yuki reached up and brushed his fingers against her cheek.

"I hope so…I would like to be able to spend more time with you," Yuki softly said.

"That would be nice," Tohru repeated.

A clapping sound filled the air and they found that their teacher was pairing them off to so a duet performances. He started to claim that he needed to see how they reacted to each other. Mr. Shinshou stood before them and looked at the three before he sighed and rolled his eyes. He pointed to Tohru and then to Yuki. Mr. Shinshou smirked and told Haru to join Kyou. Haru wondered why he was allowing himself to be bossed around.

Yuki and Tohru were first called up to the stage. Mr. Shinshou told them that he wanted them to do a quick skit with a bit of romance. Tohru looked confused as he said he wanted romance. Kyou glared at Yuki and felt his right eye twitching. Yuki nodded and turned to face Tohru.

"Begin!" Mr. Shinshou declared as he watched Kyou for a reaction.

"Honda-san," Yuki whispered as he put his hands on both of her cheeks.

"I thought I told you we were passed formalities," Tohru whispered as she raised her hand to his. Kyou feel his face going red with anger. Haru simply watched garnet-eyed boy with interest. He had never gotten this worked up over a girl.

"Tohru…I want you to marry me," Yuki whispered.

"Marriage?" Tohru squeaked in shock.

"Be mine…forever," Yuki whispered as he lowered his face to hers.

Their noses touched and Kyou felt his face pale. He knew it was acting, but something felt real about this. It tore at his heart and he couldn't understand why.

"I…I can't," Tohru whispered. Kyou's eyes widened at this and Yuki appeared a bit shock.

"You want to wait?" Yuki softly questioned.

"I can never marry you because I love you, but I am not in love with you," Tohru firmly said as she tightly held his hand.

"It's him…isn't it?" Yuki harshly whispered.

"No…it's me because I fell in love with him," Tohru whispered.

"But I saw you first," Yuki argued.

"And my heart fell in love with him first," Tohru whispered as she looked away.

Yuki softly smiled as he grasped her chin and turned her to face him again. She sadly smiled as he softly caressed her chin.

"I will never give you up," Yuki seriously whispered.

"Beautiful…a bit sad, but what is romance without reality?" Mr. Shinshou asked as Tohru quickly pulled away from Yuki.

"A fairytale," Kyou mumbled.

"Very good… and we all know from experiences that fairytales don't come true," Shinshou sang.

"How depressing," Momiji whispered as Haru shrugged.

"I will post who got which part on Monday," Shinshou assured.

Everyone sighed and began to walk out of the room. Hatori stood up and walked over to the stage. He watched as Mr. Shinshou left the room muttering. Kyou glanced over at the family doctor and scowled. Hatori glanced away from Kyou and turned to face Tohru. Tohru tensed waiting for the instant recognition.

"Momiji, Haru, it's time for your yearly physical," Hatori calmly said as he looked away from Tohru.

"Hatori!" Momiji cheered. "Have you met Tohru?"

Tohru froze as she heard her name spoken to the doctor. Her eyes went white as she imagined him recognizing her. She couldn't understand why she feared for her to be recognized. The spirits never told her she couldn't have contact with them. They didn't tell her not to talk to them or help them remember. She bit her lower lip in thought.

'Maybe I'm ashamed,' Tohru thought. 'I'm ashamed and afraid because I fear they will hate me.'

There were times she hated herself too. She could understand if they remembered and hated her. She took away their memories. Momiji once said that there were memories worth keeping, were the memories of her worth nothing.

"It is nice to meet you Honda-san," Hatori simply said. Tohru turned to him with a look of confusion.

"Nice to meet you Hatori-san," Tohru responded as she bowed.

"I'll meet you at the school so we can go to the onsen!" Momiji declared as he smiled at her.

"What did you say?" Kyou growled as he glared at Momiji.

"I'm taking Tohru to the onsen!" Momiji repeated as Kyou began to fume.

"Why don't Kyou and Yuki go with you?" Hatori suggested.

"But I want to be alone with Tohru!" Momiji pouted as Tohru blushed.

"You're even worse then Shigure," Kyou mumbled as he hit Momiji on the head.

"It would be even nicer if they came with," Tohru whispered as she glanced at Momiji.

Momiji stopped his pouting and looked at her with a calm face. Hatori watched her as he wondered about her. Yuki and Kyou stared at her with confused faces.

"You know, we might mess up the trip," Yuki softly said.

"We don't exactly get along," Kyou finished as he gazed at her.

"I will tolerate him for you," Yuki assured with a soft smile.

"Even if you don't want me there…I'm still coming," Kyou assured with a smirk.

Tohru softly laughed at this and he bopped her on the head. Hatori raised an eyebrow. Tohru looked up to him and his lips slightly turned up at the end of the corner. Tohru frowned at this and wondered what he was thinking. It was always hard to tell what he thought of. Hatori was always careful to keep his thoughts to himself. Tohru wondered how he stopped the emotions from showing in his eyes.

"Honda-san, would you stop by the Sohma manor?" Hatori asked, but she felt as if it was a soft demand.

"Why should she go there?" Kyou questioned with a suspicious glint.

"I would like to talk to her," Hatori simply said.

"About what?" Yuki asked.

"I have something that may help her understand the play," Hatori answered.

"I'll come by after I drop my stuff off at home," Tohru quickly answered.

Hatori nodded and she said her good-byes to Haru and Momiji. Kyou and Yuki both stared at her and she shrugged. Kyou reached up and placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Hatori is weird," Kyou spoke.

"He's rarely left the house since Akito's death," Yuki stated.

Tohru's eyes widened at this and she stopped breathing. Akito had been dead, she wondered for how long. The leader of the Sohma clan was supposed to have lived, not died. Tohru sighed as she thought of this. Perhaps her body was to weak to recover from the damage of the curse. Tohru turned her gaze to the bracelet on her wrist. She began to cough and offered a reassuring smile to Kyou.

"Are you getting sick?" Yuki questioned.

"No," Tohru softly assured. The spirit of the god that resided in her body, it worried her. It was one spirit that hadn't shown up yet, and she wondered why.

Author's Note:

Yes the character's are playing themselves or past selves in the play...it will be interesting.
Thanks to all the reviewers, I'm glad that I'm not disappointing anybody and if I am I apologize to the universe!
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