Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters included in this fan fiction.

Author's Notes: I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to update. I've just been very busy with school lately.

Common Bonds

Author: Emilee1

Chapter 14: Emiree is Sick

Summer was coming to an end. The warm air had become chilly and rain began to fall soaking the ground. The school day had just ended and everyone began to run home.

Tohru stopped abruptly before going into the rain. She crossed her arms in an attempt to keep warm. "Summer is gone now I guess, but that just means the leaves get to turn all different colors!" she said smiling.

Yuki turned to her smiling, but his expression changed into worry. "Oh I almost forgot we have to cover my vegetable garden from this rain."

"Oh, you're right! I'll help," she replied. I guess we'll have to run through this without an umbrella. This morning it was so sunny and warm.

"Miss Honda," Yuki stopped standing in the rain, "are you coming?"

Tohru blinked as her thoughts had ended and looked to Yuki. "Oh I'm sorry for making you stand in the rain! I'm coming!" she shouted running towards him. They both took off towards his secret base.

Emiree and Kourutsuni walked to the end of the steps. "We better run if we don't want to get too wet," Kourutsuni said glancing up at the gray clouds.

Emiree gave her a smug look. "We'll get soaked even if we run you damn rat!"

"Why do I even bother arguing with you?" Kourutsuni sighed and put her hand over her forehead.

"I bet I can beat you to the house," Emiree said smirking.

Kourutsuni just said, "Fine."

They took off. The rain was hitting them like needles from how fast they were running.

"I'm gonna beat you!" Emiree shouted gaining speed.

Kourutsuni sighed and tripped her. "See how everything you say is wrong?"

Emiree jumped to her feet and yelled, "You damn rat!"

After about ten minutes of running in the rain, they arrived at Nozomi's house. Both of them almost collapsed on the floor from exhaustion.

"I won!" Emiree shouted.

"Actually," Nozomi started, "I remember Kourutsuni opening the door first."

Emiree punched down the door in frustration, but just as she did that, lightning struck in the backround.

Achoo! Emiree sneezed holding her hand over her nose.

Nozomi turned around and said, "I think you may have a cold from that run in with the rain."

Her face was flushed and pale. "I don't," achoo! "get sick."

Kenji walked in at this moment. He was soaking wet from running in the rain as well. "Did I just hear someone sneeze?" he asked.

"Yes, Emiree's sick," Kourutsuni stated.

"I am not!" she shouted moving in for a punch. Kourutsuni just pushed her away.

"Oh yes you are, I better call Rumiko," Nozomi said walking to the phone.

Kenji looked puzzled. "Who's Rumiko?"

Kourutsuni turned to him and said, "She's the family doctor."

Maybe she's a member of the zodiac. Kenji thought.

Nozomi came back from the phone. "She'll be right over, and Emiree, you need to go to bed."

She turned and shouted, "I'm not tired."

Kourutsuni hit her in the back of the head and drug her upstairs. Going up the stairs though you heard, Thump, thump, thump, for every step.

Nozomi shook her head. "My, my, they can never seem to get along."

Kenji looked at her strangely, "Is it because of the story, how the rat tricked the cat?"

She nodded. I'm going back to my work room.

"Okay," Kenji said, suddenly there was a knock on the door.

There was a tall girl standing there. Her hair was black and went just passed her shoulders. Her eyes were gray in color. She wore black pants, a white dress shirt, and a white lab coat. Also, there was a stethoscope around her neck.

"You must be Rumiko, I am Kenji, it's pleased to meet you." He bowed in respect as did Rumiko.

"Where is Emiree?" she asked looking around.

"Oh, she's upstairs, I'll show you."

Once upstairs, Rumiko took Emiree's temperature. "Yes, you are definitely sick. 101.5."

"I don't get sick," she replied crossing her arms.

Rumiko just sighed and took out a needle. Emiree looked shocked and asked, "W-what are you going to do with that?"

"I'm giving you a shot, what does it look like?"

"I'm not taking no damn shot!" She tried her best to resist, but Rumiko gave her the shot.

"Ow! That hurts!"

"Be quiet and stop acting like a child," Rumiko said sternly.

She put the shot away into a bag and took out some leeks. "Now, get someone to stew these for you."

"I don't eat leeks," Emiree shouted.

Rumiko only shook her head and forced them into her mouth. "Now you eat them."

She began to walk downstairs and handed Kenji some leftover leeks. "Stew these for Emiree, they will make her feel better quicker."

"Thank you," Kenji said, but as he was walking to get them he tripped and fell onto Rumiko. POOF!

"I am so sorry!" He looked down and there was a little seahorse lying on the ground. "Wait, you need water!"

Nozomi looked out the door and saw Kenji running into the bathroom. "So I see you've met Rumiko," she laughed.

The little seahorse poked its head out of the water. "Shut up Nozomi, it's not funny!"

POOF!

Kenji frantically turned around.

Later, Rumiko said her goodbyes and left. Meanwhile, upstairs.

"I don't eat leeks!" Emiree shouted.

"But Rumiko said you have to eat these so you will feel better. Now eat them," Kenji was trying his hardest to get her to eat them.

"No!" Emiree jumped out the window and ran into the woods.

"Oh well, I will give these to her later."

Kirugureru Family

Akane: Leader

Kourutsuni: rat

Emiree: cat

Chio: cow

Benito: Boar

Nozomi: dog

Miyoko: rabbit

Rumiko: dragon

Next chapter: Akito calls a special meeting with Tohru, but about what? Chapter 15: Tohru's Jealousy