(A/N: hello again! I'm back with another chapter… well I hope you enjoyed the last chapter, and im here posting another! Hope you enjoy and O
I do not own Fruits Basket, Natsuki Takaya does… I just own Arianna and Ebony…)
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Ebony stared gloomy eyed at the man at the counter in the petshop. "Hello." He said happily as she stepped closer to him.
"Hello. Um, do you have a job opening?" Ebony asked quietly as she sniffed.
"Oh, as a matter-of-fact, I'm the manager, and only worker, considering this place is brand new!" He said happily. "So yes, do you have any references?" He asked and smiled at her.
"I worked as a waitress at a small café back in America?" She said hopefully.
"Well, that will be fine. How would you like to be a cashier?" He asked hopefully.
"That would be wonderful." Ebony smiled at the man.
"Great, how about 745.343 yen an hour?" The man offered.
Ebony thought a minute. Beggars couldn't be choosers. "Yes that's fine." She said and nodded.
"Okay, then you will work Monday's through Thursday's after school I assume. About til 9? Is that alright?" he asked, this man was really kind, she would enjoy having him as a boss.
"Yes. That is fine." I said and shrugged. "I'm Wilson Ebony." I smiled.
"Lee Kin." He said as he bowed. Ebony bowed also and she nodded.
"Would you mind if I start now?" She said hopeful that he would allow it.
"Oh, you don't mind?" He asked, he looked surprised.
"NO! I don't." She said and smiled at the older man. He nodded and handed her an apron.
She held it then tied it around her waist. She stepped behind the counter and stared at the register. 'Whoo, it's a good thing this is an old one.' She thought and smiled as she saw a young couple come into the store.
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Arianna stared at the wall, very bored. "I can't believe I fell asleep. And YOU WERE STARING AT ME!" She pointed an accusing finger at Shigure.
"Oh please." He waved her off with a flick of his wrist. "I was only minding your safety. What if you drowned in your spit?" He asked and blinked innocently.
Her eye twitched in anger. "Oh, you." She said and her eyes narrowed as she crossed her arms over her chest as she huffed.
"He's right. It looked like a pool in here." Kyo smirked as he walked into the dining room. He had a bowl of soup in his hands and he sat down across the table from Arianna.
She smirked evilly at him and pulled at her ear twice. Suddenly Kyo's head jerked down and landed in the soup. He jumped up and ran around. "AHHH!" He screamed as he was panicking and startled by the hotness of the soup.
"What happened?" Shigure asked as he stared at Arianna.
"The stupid idiot dunked his head in the soup." Arianna said and looked at her nails.
"What's happening?" Tohru asked as she came in and stared at Kyo who was jumping around.
"The idiot dunked his head in the soup." Arianna said like it was nothing.
"Kyo?" Tohru asked innocently.
"WHAT!" He snapped and glared at her.
"Why did you dunk your head in my soup?" She asked sweetly.
Kyo breathed heavily. "I don't know why." He said harshly as he stormed off out of the dining room.
Arianna snickered. "I don't understand." Tohru said softly and shook her head.
"I do." Arianna spoke quietly.
"You know why he dunked his head in the soup?" Tohru asked hope in her eyes.
"No, I know why he's so nice to you." She snickered as she shot Tohru a sneaky look.
"Oh?" Tohru asked. "I know that." She said simply and smiled.
"You DO!" Arianna shrieked.
"Yes, its because I'm nice to him. He's returning the gesture." She smiled as she looked down at her lap.
"Hm. Yeah." She said and slumped her shoulders. 'You keep thinking that Tohru.' She thought happily.
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It was nine o'clock and Ebony trudged down the sidewalk. It was a long day today. Who knew that dogs were so cute, yet so needy. She sighed as the lampposts flickered overhead. She looked around at the creepy people looming around in the alleyways. 'Maybe I shouldn't have worked until 9…' She thought hesitantly as she bit her lip and quickened her pace.
She was getting nervous, she always felt uncomfortable at night, well because it wasn't sunny. She was making her way back down the road to where Shigure's house was when she heard something snap behind her. She froze and a shiver went up her spin, causing the hair on the back of her neck stand on end. She concentrated on the earth beneath her, she could feel vibrations in the earth if she concentrated hard enough.
Someone stepped closer and her heart beat faster and faster. She sucked in air and felt the person step closer until it was right behind her. She let out a shrill scream and did an aerial back into the air and landed behind the person and planted a kick right in their side. "HIYA!" she panted as she suddenly grew wide eyed. "Kyo-kun?" She asked hesitantly as she recognized his bright orange head.
He didn't say anything at first, but she put her foot down and stared nervously at the back of his head. He turned around slowly. "Who the hell did you think it was!" He asked as his eye twitched in frustration.
"I-I-" She started as she stared wide-eyed at him. "I thought you were someone else, like a stalker or a murderer." She said with a sheepish smile.
"Oh great." He groaned as he put his hand up over his eyes.
"I'm sorry." She said quietly. She started to walk towards the house.
"Hey, I have a question." Kyo said bluntly. She turned around and saw that his hands were shoved into his pockets and he was staring at the ground.
"Yes?" She asked as she turned around to face him.
"Why do you and Ari look nothing alike?" He said and glanced up at her.
Ebony gulped. "Well, um- we just-" She started, suddenly she could feel the pounding of feet on ground when she heard a shrill voice shriek out into the night.
"EBBBIIIEEE!" Arianna screamed as she ran down the path at top speed, she had her arms spread out wide and a huge smile plastered on her face. She got a few feet away when she lunged into the air towards Ebony. Ebony's eyes widened when her sister collided with her and Arianna sent Ebony and herself flying onto the ground.
"OOF!" Ebony grunted as the two tumbled to the ground.
"EBBIE I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME!" Arianna smiled as she jumped up off up Ebony as she smiled, Kyo stood staring, his eye twitching.
"Hey Ari." Ebony said as she held her side where her sister "hugged" her. As soon as Ebony stood up, Ari planted another hug on her sister, a bone crushing, suffocating, lung collapsing hug. "ARI! AIR!" Ebony choked out as her sister choked her.
"Oh." Arianna laughed as she let go of her sister and smiled sheepishly. "I THOUGHT YOU WERE MURDERED, OR KIDNAPPED, BY HIM!" She pointed at Kyo, an accusing glared on her face.
"HEY!" Kyo replied as he crossed his arms.
"You never know with Kyo." She said and winked at Ebony. "I saw you kick him!" She said, surprised at her sister. "I personally would have kicked him in another place, but that's just me. Hey hey!" Arianna laughed. Kyo turned a bright shade of red and Ebony stared wide-eyed at her twin.
The three started back towards the house when Arianna piped up. "Can I kick him?" She asked randomly. Ebony cocked an eyebrow.
"HELL NO!" Kyo shouted, staring at Arianna like she had three heads.
"Um, no." Ebony said also staring at her sister.
"Please? Just once… C'mon!" She whined, exasperated.
"No." Ebony said again.
"But I'm bored." Arianna said and slumped her shoulders. "Diner was so borrring." She said and sighed dramatically.
"Are you sure about that? You tend to get, I don't know, a little, dramatic?" Ebony said.
Arianna sighed and Kyo rolled his eyes. "This is the whole story Ebony." Arianna said and gave Ebony a very serious look. She took a very deep breath. "So I sat down, and I was like 'Hey whassup?' and they were like 'eh' and I was like 'ah' and they were like 'eh' and I was like 'ah', and then they were 'ehhh' and I was like 'AH!' and then they were like 'eh' and then I was like 'AHHHH!' and then they-" Arianna drew out. (A/N: Imagine that said by a valley girl, then you get what I was trying to capture… lol)
"Shut up." Ebony said simply. She stared at her sister strangely and sighed.
"That is not what happened!" Kyo said frustratingly. "The spaz sat down and asked how everyone's day was. Then Tohru and Shigure gave her a long answer, then the damned rat kept nodding his head and said 'yeah. That's nice' and I was too fed up with the brat and I didn't answer her! And SHE STABBED ME WITH A CHOPSTICK!" He hollered.
Ebony gaped at her sister. "ARI!" She gasped.
"Oh please, it was just a poke!" She said and rolled her eyes.
"A POKE! THIS is not a poke!" Kyo hollered and lifted the sleeve of his shirt where a bandage resided. "She drew BLOOD!" he yelled and stared wide eyed at Arianna.
"Ari!" Ebony started shocked at her sister.
"He's so dramatic." Ari said and sighed. Kyo pulled back one side of the Band-Aid and showed Ebony the cut. There was a little bit of blood left on the bandage. "Oh please, that's ketchup!"
"Arianna Wilson, you march up to our room NOW!" Ebony hollered in English as she pointed to the house and glared at Ari.
Arianna scoffed. "You can't make me." She said and folded her arms across her chest.
"Fine. Then apologize to Kyo." She ordered as she crossed her arms.
"Apologize! TO KYO!" Arianna stared at Ebony like she asked her to run around the world in 80 days. Ebony nodded. Arianna groaned. "To the freak who picks his nose?"
"I DO NOT PICK MY NOSE!" Kyo hollered, staring at Arianna like she accused him of murder.
"Fine, you don't, but I just said that to prove my point… But apologize to him? He looks like the thing that's growing under my bed." She whined.
"Arianna, don't be ridiculous. It's purple, not orange." Ebony said and shook her head. Kyo stared at them strangely. "Apologize."
Arianna sighed. "I'm sorry." She muttered.
"Like you mean it." Ebony said and tilted her head to the side.
"Fine. I'm sorry I stabbed you with a chopstick Kyo-kun." Arianna said and bowed. Kyo gave a small smile. Arianna turned back to Ebony. "Hey Ebbie, I think we should do something about it… I-I think it hissed at me when I tried to touch it."
"Um-" Kyo started, he was very confused and scared.
"We'll figure it out in the morning." Ebony said quietly, and the three walked back to the house.
(A/N: haha I found this very enjoyable to write… it was very funny. Thank you to my sister who helped me write this! -bows- well I hope you enjoyed!
Now please, review… the next chapter should be very funny, we will find out what exactly is growing under Arianna's bed… hehe well hope you enjoyed!)