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Chapter 9 – Steamy Romance

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"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH HER?"

Instinct took over and the two looked at the voices and blushed. 'Great, more interruptions,' Yuki thought, annoyed, 'When am I going to be alone with Honda-san with the time I need?'

'Why is it that every time something is about to happen, someone had to interrupt us?' Tohru thought irritated with a glare.

From the three girl's point of view, Shigure was tied to a chair with a blindfold, his back facing Tohru and Yuki. Apparently, after Tohru got irritated, she tightly tied him to a chair after he slammed into a wall stupidly, trying to escape her.

Yuki had one of his arms on the wall at the side of Tohru's head while the other one was wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer. Tohru was practically trapped by him, she didn't mind at all. One of her hands was on Yuki's neck and her other hand on his chest, leaning in.

"WELL? ARE YOU GOING TO ANSWER OR WILL WE HAVE TO BREAK YOU UP?"

"Do you mind if I have a little privacy with her?" Yuki asked, a glare made its way to them.

"Oh we will. After you tell us what you are gonna do to her," Kiara then added, "And what happened before we came,"

"We would like a moment if you please." Yuki said again, "And we'd like to not answer your questions for this time."

A vein throbbed her head, "WHY YOU LITTLE SON OF A –"

Rin clamped a hand over her mouth as Kisa tried to hold her back from behind. Rin gave a wink to Tohru's way and gave her a look that said, you'll-tell-us-what-happened-and-what's-gonna-happen-later look. Tohru just smirked and nodded.

They dragged an annoyed Kiara out of the room and close the door, leaving what Yuki and Tohru were about continue.

When they were out, Kiara cursed silently, "That little !#$&." Rin rolled her eyes. Her gaze traveled back downstairs and smirked, "Hey Kiara, Kisa. How about we join back to the party? I'm sure our guests must be waiting."

The two smiled slyly and followed. "Let's entertain them for the time being."

"And I know the perfect thing…" Rin trailed off. Kiara backed away to a wall, suspiciously looking at her, "What do you have planned?" Kiara asked. The longhaired beauty just smiled innocently with a pout, "Oh, you'll see pretty soon, but I need a little help. Do you mind?"

Sohma

"I swear, when I see those girls again, I'll make them sorry for doing this," Hiro growled under his breath. Momiji just kept on giggling, "But Hiro, you can't even beat them! Haha, how do you except to get of there?"

Hiro scowled and glared at the cute rabbit. He was already drenched and the cold air wasn't making it better. 'Stupid girl whoever did this to me,' he grimly thought. Hatori just shut his eyes annoyingly, wondering again how he got into this.

"Momiji," he finally spoke, "Untie me, if you mind,"

The yellow rabbit's perked up and did as he was told; Hatori adjusted his clothes. Hiro send a fierce glare to him, "And why not untie me?" he inquired.

"Because!" he said in hyper mode with a giggle.

"Because?" Hiro gritted his teeth.

"Just because!"

"AARRGHH! YOU STUPID RABBIT!"

"Oh, c'mon. He's not that bad. He's much cuter than you, that's for sure," a new voice interjected.

"Huh?"

They all looked at where the voice came from. They watched as a girl walked down the stairs elegantly. Her black red dress fitted her body well, a dirty expression printed on her face. "What are you wearing, Hakaru?"

She swirled around in her dress, a fake smile spreading her lips, "It's this beautiful dress I found this in a closet,"

'When did she start talking to us? She's getting weirder,' Hiro claimed in his thoughts.

"I assume that cutie, Haru, told you about the story of this house…has he not?"

"Yes," Hatori replied calmly, noticing the strange act. 'This is too troublesome. Whatever that woman got up her sleeve I don't care.'

Momiji jumped on Kiara and embraced her tight, "You look soo pretty!"

She laughed and patted his head, stepping away from him, "Thank you, Momiji." She then said teasingly with a dirty grin, "See, little brat? He's so much cuter then you, might I add, a better personality. He isn't the kind to cheat on his girlfriend or lie all the time, is he?" A smug smirk tugged her lips.

"He isn't the kind, ane-san. That would be Hiro-chan,"

Shivers went down his spine and his skin froze. That tone of voice as she said his name…was different and he hadn't heard it up until now. 'K-Kisa? What is happening now? I don't need more insults,'

"Oh? But aren't you the kind of guy that always insults people?" Kisa said, faking an innocent look, as if answering his thoughts. Her face darkened to a more daring look, her eyes darkening with unpredictable motives and actions.

"Oh, shut up,"

"See what I mean? Isn't that mean to say to your ex girlfriend who broke up with you?"

Hiro growled.

Kisa rolled her eyes, "Oh please, at least contain your anger. It's disturbing to watch,"

"You are such a –"

She shot him a daggered look; he closed his mouth. A bright smile formed her lips, "Well, Hiro-chan," music suddenly came on, "Care to dance?" Before he could answer, she grabbed his hand and continued to dance together.

"You know, the story of the house here, right?" he nodded, "Since I'm in the mood, may I retell the story?" He swirled her around before retrieving her back in his arms.

"YES! I LOVE SCARY STORIES!" Momiji chimed.

Kisa giggled, "Alright. There was once a happy couple that lived in this house, they were young, but they managed. He gave her this house to live together in after their honeymoon." The music changed to a daunting tone, "But as they years passed, the man soon was consumed in his work and forgot about his wife,"

She spun herself out of his arms and let go of the grip on his hands. She took a step back in the dimness, as if the darkness was consuming her. "He didn't know that his wife was weeping sorrowfully. Then the day came when she had enough,"

Hiro stretched his arm out, trying to reach her, but no avail. She continued, "Just about she was going to kill herself; someone else did the favor. Her scream could not be heard; her love was not their. As she died, tears fell down from her face, smiling sadly and saying, 'This is the best thing that ever happened to me. At least the place I'm going is much brighter,"

Kiara couldn't hide back her laughter, Kisa just shut her eyes and clamped a hand over her mouth, "Ane-san, it's only getting better," Tears pinched Kiara's eyes, a grin wiping her lips, unable to contain her laughter.

"Kisa?"

"The man finally found his wife's dead body in their bed, wearing her wedding gown. He wept for his whole life, trying to beg her to forgive himself…than the same person who murdered his wife returned…..seeking for more death,"

Hiro shivered.

Kisa emerged from the darkness and walked slowly around him.

"The person did the same thing and the husband replayed his wife's actions. Screaming, his love was no longer with him to help and pain," Kisa recited, holding up a rose. "Later…the police found the man in his bed, the same position as his deceased wife with his tux on…the murder still leaves…and will return to this has for more,"

She threw the rose to him, a dangerous sensual smile crept her lips. "And guess what? This is the same place, same day and same time, that both died here,"

"YAY! WE'LL MEET GHOSTS!"

"Not really, Momiji," the same dangerous smile, "Only the killer will come back here,"

Shivers went down their spines, their face darkened scarily, excluding Hatori.

'Wow, Kisa-chan is really good at this. I admit, she's kinda scaring me as well,' Kiara thought, amused at Kisa's skills. She felt movement beside her, disturbed; she looked at her palm, her face slowly darkening. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

Momiji embraced Hiro tight; he did the same, afraid of the scream. Kisa sweatdropped, her mouth twitching. "The same scream from the wife…" Hiro put his hands on his ear, refusing to listen.

BANG

CRASH

SCREAM

FALL

Kiara stood up, a strand of a golden lock falling to her face; her shoulders slumped and head down, 'Damn insects…' Her clothes were partly ripped from the nail she encountered; scratch marks traced her arms and bruises from trying to get the bug off her. "Ah."

"Here…is the deceased wife of the man,"

Tohru

Tohru pulled away from Yuki's aching lips on hers. "What was that?" Yuki leaned his forehead on hers, his eyes focusing on her own before traveling down to her lips. "…Nothing. Probably Kisa just scaring them,"

Tohru tilted her head, teasing him, letting him groan. "We've done enough kisses for now, Yuki-kun," she placed a finger to his lips. "I need to finish my work. You weren't in the plan,"

He frowned.

She giggled, "But you are my love, aren't you not?" He responded with a gentle kiss. "Alright than," Tohru managed to slip away from his grip and closed the door but not without giving him a wink.

Yuki smiled and leaned against the wall, shaking his head.

Tohru's delicate hand made contact with the stair rail, her palm careful not to touch it before pausing the see the action. Kiara was scowling at Hiro; Kisa was standing next to her, a somewhat confused yet innocent look. 'What happened to Kiara's clothes?' she glanced around, 'I left Shigure up there. Yuki is probably gonna appear somewhere near Hatori…Rin is just watching….Haru's probably in the hallways….where's Kyo and Kagura?'

"Oi,"

Everyone suddenly looked at her way, surprised. Tohru leaned on the stair case, still on the second floor, "Where's Kyo and Kagura?" That seemed to catch their attention, they glanced around. Rin, still disguised, jumped down. "I'll look for them," Tohru nodded, approved.

When Rin left, everyone stayed silent, as if waiting for her next words. "Well….what do we have here?"

Hiro scowled at her, fists clenching and shaking. Momiji beamed, "Tohru! We just heard scary stories of this house! It was scary and fun!" Tohru gave him a rare smile. "That's good,"

Kiara looked at her, a hint in her eyes before appearing next to Tohru. Everyone blinked. Yuki emerged from the darkness in the other hallways, half dragging a beaten up Haru. He looked at Tohru, "What happened to him?"

Kiara spoke up, "I guess three girls against him….he couldn't take that much damage,"

Yuki glared, she glared back.

"Chill, Sohma," Tohru said, "He's gonna be alright. Now, where was I? Oh yes…so, I guess Kisa and the girls entertained you guys for the time when I was gone?"

Kisa went up to Tohru and clutched her sleeve, eager to tell her. Tohru gave her a smile before turning back to the Sohma's, with a devious smile. "I guess so." Kiara said, composing her clothes.

"I'm guessing you all enjoyed our little games?"

They all glared at her.

"Well, that was only the game of who survived for the next round. I'm guessing you all did, with the exception of Haru," she continued, "This is just the beginning of the game, Sohma's."

Rin roamed the hallways, careful to hide her self in the dark not to get caught by any surprises. When she heard a soft 'thud' she backed against the wall and looked of her shoulder before her eyes went wide with surprise.

Apparently, Kagura had slipped against the wall, bringing Kyo down with her in his arms. She leaned against his chest as he stroked her hair before resting his hand on her cheek. He gave her a smile which she returned, blushing.

At least I saw this soft side of Kyo. Better get back.

She froze suddenly, remembering their position with another person with her.

…Haru…

"It's simple really. All you people will have to do is, well, catch us." Tohru explained shrugging.

They all, excluding her comrades, stared at her, "I'm sorry, Honda-san," Hatori finally spoke, closing his eyes, "I don't follow,"

Rin appeared next to Tohru, whispering something to her ear before a mysterious smile crept to her lips. "Ah." She cast her a worried glance, Rin just shrugged.

"What happened to Kyo and Kagura-nii?" Hiro asked cautiously.

"Oh? What's the point in telling you? It's part of our little game we're about to explain."

Hiro growled. Yuki gave her a secret worried look, she winked that said, 'Don't worry,' He nodded.

"Explain." Kisa advanced towards the hallways on the other side, the darkness consuming her. "What the-?" The Sohma's watch confusedly as each one of them slowly walked away.

"Her parts done. About our little game...we have left small clues around the house in secret places. As you know, this is a very big house, so it may be difficult. We won't cheat or anything, we'll be just moving around a little places. If you hear a small creak or noise, that'll be a signal of us moving. You can find us, but as you know," a smirk twitch her lips, "we're very tricky. So watch out."

"What is exactly the point of finding you? We might not want to play," Hiro interjected, quickly clamping a hand over Momiji's mouth. "Well?"

"Simple…you won't be able leave." Tohru said, walking down the stairs and disappeared in the darkness where Haru scouted. Her hair softly brushed against Yuki, he watched as she left. She turned while walking, giving him a soft smile.

'How she used to smile…'

Hiro didn't say anything but try to twist the doorknob, but it wouldn't budge. When he rattled the doors, it thudded against the wall. He cursed silently.

"We each have a key for every room that opens either the front door, back door, sliding door to the pool and out the backyard and lastly, a secret room." Rin and Kiara leaned against each other, back to back. Rin moved away, letting Kiara crash down to the fall.

"Sorry." Rin jumped down to the first floor before striding off to a hallway that neither Sohma's investigated.

"Get it?"

"What secret room?"

"One of you will surely see it. After you locate on of us…you'll have a surprise. Well, let the games begin," Kiara jogged to the direction of where Tohru first left, with Shigure, and let the hallways take her.

The Sohma's sighed and groaned in displeasure, "Do we gotta play?" Hiro complained. Hatori didn't speak but calmly walk to the direction of Rin. Haru woke up soon and Yuki quickly explained.

Yuki went to Tohru's direction. Haru searched for Kiara while Momiji and Hiro looked for Kisa. 'I have a bad feeling…' Hiro thought.

The girls smirked, hiding in the shadows and watched themselves separated to find each other, thinking,

Catch me…if you can.

TBC

So sorry for the late update! Just a late two or one month, ne? I don't think many people reviewed last chappy…that's why I didn't update early! Please review after you read a chapter so I'll be happy and update sooner! Well, looks like the games has begun. REVIEW!

Chapter 10 – Risky Encounters

The game has just begun and the girls are giving the guys a hard time. They aren't gonna make it easy. But when one of the girls discovers a secret of a secret relationship…there's competition. Romance begins to heat up as well for Yuki+Tohru, Rin+Haru+Kiara.