A New Beginning
By Sunshine Usagi
Chapter 3 Roses
"Big sister!" An excited Kisa squealed pulling Hiro behind her. "May I help you?" A very confused Tohru asked. The three of them turned ghost form as Kisa and Hiro looked at Tohru's confused face with wide eyes. "It's me, Kisa and here's Hiro…don't you remember us?" Kisa looked so crestfallen that Tohru knew she needed to make it up to her somehow. "Ok Kisa, how about we go pick some flowers together?" "Yay, I'm going to go pick flowers with my big sis even though she doesn't really remember me!" Kisa's new smile lit up the small kitchen that they were standing in. "I guess I have no choice but to come along." Hiro grumbled in the corner. "Don't worry Hiro; we'll have lots of fun together!" Kisa giggled and they were off, everyone holding hands.
Yuki heard Tohru, Kisa, and Hiro leave and sighed to himself. Maybe this will do some good for her since nothing else seems to be working. He sighed once more, grabbed his gardening gloves, and headed to his secret base to gather some strawberries, Tohru's favorite.
Kyo sat on the roof pondering ways to jolt Tohru's memory. To bad she didn't just forget about that damn Yuki and save the rest of us some worry! Just then he heard the door shut and caught the sound of feminine laughter and chattering. He quickly looked over the edge to see Tohru and her usual tagalongs heading towards the front gate. I better follow her to make sure nothing happens to her. With that he was off the roof and tailing her.
"Lalalalalalalala…hey where is everyone?" Shigure scratched his head and shrugged. "Oh well I guess I'll get to work on my new novel." He turned back around and just as he was going back into his study the door opened. "Yuki your wonderful brother is here to see you!" Rang out a singsong voice. Oh great it's Ayame… so much for working on my new book. Shigure turned around, a big smile plastered crookedly on his face. "How good to see you my dear Ayame!" "Oh Shigure, my friend, where is my dear brother?" "…Well you see…"
"Hatori where do you think you're going?" Akito purred. "I was just going to give Yuki his annual checkup." Hatori answered calmly despite the racing of his heart from the surprise he received when Akito snuck up on him. "Ohhh really… then I guess you won't mind if I tag along, would you now Hatori?" An evil glint entered his eyes as he tightened his hands into fists, ready to strike at the wrong answer. Hatori knew better than that as he inclined his head for Akito to come along. Once Hatori's back was turned, Akito smiled evilly. It's going to be easier than I thought to ruin that ugly girl's life since no one will stand in my way. He soon followed Hatori to the car.
Yuki wiped the sweat from his brow, very pleased with his findings. The strawberries were ripe and he gathered a couple bowls full, enough to make some delicious pastries and treats. He gathered all of his things together and headed back to the house, humming.
The first thing he saw, coming into the front yard was Shigure talking to a woman with long silver hair. That's when he realized it was HIM.
Unfortunately he didn't sneak away fast enough when he heard the one thing that could freeze his blood. "Yuki, your darling brother is here! Come say hello to your precious brother that you so love!" A feminish laugh escaped from Ayame's body. Shigure and Yuki both sweat dropped. I need to get out of here quick!
Yuki quickly back peddled out of the front yard, unfortunately Ayame followed. "Where are you going my dear brother? Are you luring me away to speak of your brotherly love to me in private? HAHAHA I can't wait to tell Hatori about this!" He quickened his pace to catch up with the now running Yuki.
"Look at these ones, big sis!" An excited Kisa held some marigolds up for Tohru's inspection. "Those are very pretty Kisa." She smiled warmly at the young girl and added the flowers to their basket. "I think I'm going to look over there for some more flowers." Tohru headed further down the path when she was surprised by Kyo stepping right in front of her.
"Oh My! You scared me…um…uh…" "It's Kyo, Tohru…I wish you would get your memory back soon." "I'm sorry." Tohru let her head hang in sadness. "Hey! Don't do that! I mean it's ok for you to… lets go get your stupid flowers." Kyo grabbed Tohru's hand and started pulling her towards the flowers causing Tohru to smile. Along the way Tohru spotted some roses by the path. She drew to a stop causing Kyo to turn around in time to see the first tear start to fall. "What's wrong Tohru?" He became nervous about this sudden change in her emotions. "I don't know. I saw these roses and the next thing I knew I started crying."
Suddenly she dropped to her knees, clutching her head as the tearing pain entered her head. She saw flashes of a woman with roses. A word kept crossing her mind. Mom. More tears fell as she remembered that small piece of her memory. She remembered everything about her mother…even her nickname: The Red Butterfly. The pain resided and she found herself being pulled back up into a standing position. "What happened? Are you ok?" Tohru looked up into his eyes and simply told him that she remembers her mother.
A new spark of hope flared up into Kyo's eyes as he grabbed her hand again. "Come on we need to hurry back to the house to inform everyone about this." Once they got back to where Kisa and Hiro were, Kyo informed them of the recent development. In their excitement (Everyone's except Hiro, who couldn't care less or so he says) to get home the basket of flowers was left forgotten on the grass with the wind slightly tugging on the petals.
End Chapter