"Well, damn, Kaia! Who's fault is it that we're here anyway? You have no right to be complaining about anything! Especially to the people who were kind enough to take us in!" Dean shouted. I cringed inwardly, trying to take my brother's criticism without looking injured by his harsh words.
"It's not my fault! Jesse wouldn't help me, so I had to do it by myself!" I yelled back. Well, at least it was true, even if it sounded a little weak.
"You should know that you don't cook sushi, you idiot!" Jesse exclaimed. I turned to him, ready to pounce.
"Guys, you shouldn't fight..." Tohru attempted. She sounded really nervous.
"Well, I didn't know, and you couldn't spare your precious time to show me!" I yelled.
"Damn, will you ALL shut up! Your pissing me off!" Shawna screamed. I had noticed her pounding her head on the wall earlier.
"You stupid cat! Stop getting into other people's business!" Jesse yelled at Shawna.
"It is my business if your yelling about it in my vicinity!" Shawna cried, clenching and unclenching her fists.
"Well, it's not my fault that you can't control your emotions and don't want to explode in front of your boyfriend! Everyone else can just sit there without getting involved in our argument!" Jesse yelled. I froze at that. Boyfriend?
Slowly, Shawna walked over to Jesse. Then, so quickly, I could barely see it, smacked Jesse across the face. "You speak but nothing but lies and manipulations come out. You are a rat. A dirty little rat that deserves to be exterminated. If only you could see, nobody really likes you. Who could like a dirty little rat?" I saw Yuki wince slightly at Shawna's last words.
Shawna turned to stomp out, but Jesse stopped her by crying out, "Don't any of you see it? It's obvious! Especially because of how she reacted to what I said! She and Kyou! They're always disappearing together, and they share a room! You can't say you didn't see it!"
Shawna turned around, and I was afraid of the look on her face. She took a threatening step towards Jesse, and I couldn't let her kill Jesse, so I did the first thing that popped into my mind. "Shawny, don't look at him like that! Because... because I've noticed it, too. The way you look at him... the way you guys act when you think no one's looking... but tell me I'm wrong, Shawny, please..." Shawna knew that I had a big crush on Kyou.
Dean said something into Shawna's ear, then Shawna stuttered "I- I..." Then her face hardened in resolve. "You know what? Kyou and I are going out. We have been for some time. We didn't tell anyone because this was very experimental and new for both of us, and we didn't know how to go about it. And... and now you know. So there's nothing to hide anymore." She stated.
"Shawny, how could you? You knew... you knew how I felt..." I broke down in sobs, knowing that it was time for Shawna's exit, but instead, I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Kaia. But it just sort of happened. You know... please, don't be angry with me." Shawna's voice said softly, next to my ear.
I was surprised. Shawna was so different. It was obviously because of Kyou... "You're so different. Before, you would have just stared at me and walked away. If it's because of him, there's no way I could be angry. I love you, Shawny. I know you don't feel that way towards me, in fact, you don't deal love at all, but I don't care. It makes me happy to see you happy, because it hurt me to see you so sad for so long. If you're happy now, with Kyou, if he can make you love things, please, make the most of it." I then turned to Kyou. "And you. Don't you dare hurt her!" I said it with as much force as I could muster.
Shawna was staring at me, but then comprehension dawned in her eyes. "Kaia... it was you. It was you and I never realized." Then Shawna hugged me, and I knew then that she knew it had always been me attempting to make her smile in school, always me who loved her, just like my brother and Lilah.
"I was happy that you were smiling. I just didn't want to see you sad, so I would try and make you smile. I figured you wouldn't accept them from me, because you pushed everyone away except Dean and Lilah, and, after a while, even them, so I watched from a distance. All I want is you to be happy." I smiled up at Shawna, and saw her about to cry. She hugged me again, then stood up and turned on Jesse.
"Are you satisfied, you damn rat? You tried to hurt me, and ended up just making me feel better. That's why rats are so stupid." I turned to look worriedly at Yuki, who looked like someone had just shot him several times.
Shawna turned to Yuki "I don't mean to offend you when I say things like that, Yuki. You are a good person, and my lumping you together with that scum," She motioned to Jesse "Is unforgivable. Please, if I ever say anything cruel about rats, know I mean nothing of the sort to you. My hatred and rivalries do not leave my family. I would prefer to have you as a friend than a rival, anyway." She smiled at him, and waited for an answer.
"I take no offense Curna-san. I understand and never thought that your words were directed towards me. We are friends, are we not?" Yuki smiled back. Shawna nodded, then left the room.
"Ah, young love. How beautiful." Shigure sighed, reappearing now that the fighting was over.
"Shut up Shigure!" Kyou growled.
"Who would have guessed. Someone could actually enjoy your company. I'm shocked." Yuki said smoothly to Kyou.
"Stay out of this you stupid rat!" Kyou shouted.
"Hey, I'm just surprised Kaia has a heart. I was sure she was a heartless demon." Dean laughed.
"DEAN!" I shouted, and grabbed his ear and pulled.
"Owowowowowowowow! I was joking! I was joking! I love you, sis! OW!" Dean cried as I gave his ear one last pull.
"You guys really shouldn't fight..." Tohru tried again.
CRASH! Yuki threw Kyou threw the door. "Oh, dear. You broke my house again." Shigure said, but he didn't sound too upset. I laughed. This was actually fun!