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Little Indian Girl: I'm curious to know what you think it is?
The next morning Rika went downstairs and went into the kitchen where she saw Momiji.
"Hey Momiji." Rika said.
"Rika!" He said before hugging her. She chuckled. Momiji took her hand and pulled her outside where Kyo and Tohru were standing. He got behind Kyo. "Kyo's got the hots this morning."
"I do not!" Kyo shouted.
"Hehe! He's got the hots." He said looking to Rika with a big grin. She giggled.
"Err! Shut up!"
"Waaahhh! Kyo! Stop picking on me! Waaah!" Momiji whined as Kyo gave him a double noogie. Rika noticed Yuki coming outside. She and Tohru went over to him.
"What's going on?" Yuki asked rubbing his eyes.
"Oh you're up just in time." Tohru said. "Kyo's just told me that he's decided to come to the hot spring with us."
"You little brat!" Kyo shouted at Momiji.
"Leave me alone! Stop it!"
"There's something about you I just don't like!"
"Kyo! Don't touch me!"
"One of these days POW! That's right I'm not gunna be polite to ya anymore!"
"Well," Yuki said. "I suppose I'll survive." Rika walked over to Kyo and Momiji. Momiji hugged her.
"Rika! Make him stop!" Momiji whined. Rika gave Kyo a look as she put her hands on her hips.
"Quit picking on him."
"But he-!"
"I don't wanna hear it. Stop." Rika crouched down in front of Momiji. "Are you okay?" He nodded and hugged her again.
"Stupid little brat." Kyo muttered.
Everyone was all on a bus heading to the hot spring.
"Hey Tohru, Rika, look! A mountain!" Momiji said looking over his seat out the window.
"Uh, yes."
"Oh and a river!"
"Uh-huh."
"And a field!"
"Uh-huh."
"And look it turned out to be a beautiful day, huh?"
"Yes it did." Tohru agree. Momiji jumped to the other side to where Yuki and Kyo were sitting and sat next to Yuki.
"Right Yuki, Right Kyo?"
"Yes." Yuki said.
"I guess." Kyo said at the same time. The two looked at each other before looking away.
"So why you guys being so quiet? You're not sad you came are you?"
"Oh I hope not." Tohru said. "Especially since you only came to keep us company. And um..." She bowed. "Well thank you for that. But I hope I'm not taking away from anything important. I mean if there were other things you had planned."
"Ah, forget about it." Kyo said. "I only came because there wasn't anything better to do at home."
"Oh okay." Tohru said.
"And I haven't been to the hot spring in a long time." Yuki said. "I was happy to come along."
"Oh I get it!" Momiji said standing up. "You were just thinking how nice it's gunna be once we get there. Right?"
"Mhm." Yuki agreed.
"Then it's settled. Once we get there we're all gunna try to have as much fun as we can, right Tohru, Right Rika?"
"Uh-huh, right." Tohru said. "I'm sure that won't be hard to do I'm already having such a wonderful time. I never dreamed giving out Valentine's would me I'd be whisked away to a place as fancy as a hot spring. And not only that, I get to ride there in the comfort of a private charter bus like this. It all seems too good to be true like I'm a princess in a fairy tale."
"Tohru can be the princess and I'll be her prince!" Momiji said.
"What does that make me?" Rika asked with a slight pout.
"You'd be a princess too." Yuki said.
"Does that mean you're my prince?" Rika asked with a smirk and a wink. He blushed deeply.
"Aw give me a break." Kyo said. "It's just a hot spring, it's nothing you gotta get all worked up over."
"Uh I think it's just ahead." Yuki said.
…
"Wow." Tohru said as we stood outside the hot spring. "It's absolutely beautiful."
"Well come on, Princess Tohru, Princess Rika" Momiji said. "your room awaits."
"Thank you Momiji, it's all so wonderful." Tohru said. "You really have made me feel like a princess."
"That's right, you're the princess oh and I'll be your knight!"
"Knock it off!" Kyo said.
"Well then," The bus driver said. "I'll be back to pick you up tomorrow."
"Okay! Thank you!" Momiji called, waving. "Buh-Bye!" Suddenly the doors opened and someone's knees hit the ground. Tohru and Rika turned around.
"Oh Thank goodness, I'm so glad you're here." A woman with black hair and dark circles under her eyes said. Tohru kind of freaked out.
"Oh don't worry," Momiji said. "She's the hot spring lady."
"The word is hostess." Yuki said.
"Uhh... are you okay?" Tohru asked her. "Is everything all right?" The hostess suddenly gabbed Tohru's hands.
"Let me show you to your room!" Rika jumped.
"O-Oh Okay." Tohru whimpered.
…
"Guess what," Momiji said as the hostess was showing them to their room. "The hot spring lady is a Sohma too. But she gets sick a lot so she stays here. For the health benefits and all that. The Sohma's own this place you know."
"Oh really?" Tohru said. The hostess turned around.
"I apologize if I startled you." She said.
"Oh no, please you don't have to apologize to me. Just as long as you're feeling okay that's what's important." Tohru said.
"You're too kind to an old woman like me. But thank you." She said. "I'm surprised young master Shigure didn't accompany you today. Perhaps he was too busy with work."
"Young master Shigure?" Kyo questioned. "How old are you?" Rika hit Kyo on the back of the head.
"Never ask a woman her age." She said. He rubbed his head and glared at her.
"Yes he had deadlines on two books coming up." Yuki said.
"Well that's a shame you see you're the only guests we have today. It would've been a fine chance to visit with him."
…
"Ah, here we are." The hostess said opening a door. "This will be your room."
"Wow!" Momiji said running in. "It's so big!"
"Yes I made sure we had our best prepared for your arrival."
"Tohru, Rika, come over here." Momiji said. "You've got to look at this garden."
"Wow I can't believe how beautiful it all it. How big is it? It looks like it goes on forever." Tohru said.
"Well almost." Momiji said. "See from that forest over there, all the way to the mountain, it's all Sohma property."
"Really? It all belongs to your family?"
"Uh-huh! Everything you see!"
"Well, while we're here, maybe it would be fun to go out for a walk." Tohru suggested.
"You wouldn't be the first to think so." The hostess said. "Actually we've even had a few guests go walking who never made it back." She said with a smile still on her face. Tohru gasped.
"Tohru, you were supposed to laugh." Momiji said.
"Oh, it was a joke. Heheh, how silly of course it was."
"Yeah, so don't worry really they never lose guests for too long. There's a professional search party on call at all times."
"What?! You mean they have to send out search parties?"
"Tohru," He nudged her arm. "That was a joke too."
"Oh, I guess it was wasn't it." She giggled.
"Miss Tohru, Miss Rika, I've prepared a room for you adjacent to the young masters."
"Oh okay." Tohru said.
"Hey, I hope you don't think I'm stayin in the same room as that damn Yuki."
"You two get along as poorly as ever I see. But please don't be upset they are sliding doors to divide the room."
"That's not the point." Kyo said getting up. "The point is I didn't come here to-"
"The point is you just wanna stay in the same room as Tohru, don't you." Momiji said cutting him off. Kyo's face went red.
"Gaaah!"
"How crude." Yuki said.
"Hey! I didn't say that! So shut up Momiji you and your damn mouth."
"Kyo." The hostess said rather darkly. "Ahhh! You should be ashamed of yourself! To think you would even suggest the idea of sharing a room with a young woman! And all this time even if you are a cat I thought you to be a decent young man! Since when have you gotten such lecherous ideas into your head!?"
"Hey! Hold on a minute!"
"I'm sorry world! I must apologize on behalf of this dirty minded boy! I'm sorry!"
"Okay! Fine I'll stay in same room with Yuki!"
"Pervert! Kyo's a pervert." Momiji giggled.
"I think she's stronger than she lets on." Yuki said.
…
"Alright then." The hostess said closing the door. "I'll leave you to enjoy yourselves." Kyo sat in a chair and sighed.
"Finally, it's quiet."
"There's still time before dinner." Momiji said with a towel on his head. "So let's take a bath okay Tohru, Rika?"
"Okay."
"Let's take it together!" Momiji said.
"Okay." Tohru agreed with a smile. Yuki and Kyo froze. Kyo pushed Momiji 's head to the ground and sat on his back.
"You little- now who's the pervert?"
"Aww what'd I do?!"
"Oh but Momiji's so little and all I think it'll be okay. I mean uh..." Tohru said.
"Little?" Kyo asked. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"Kyo!" Momiji whined. "I wanna go with Tohru and Rika! I want I want I wanna! Waaah!" Yuki suddenly came over and put his hands on Momiji's face.
"Momiji. Why don't we give Miss Honda and Rika come time to themselves? After all, the reason we brought them here was to give them a chance to relax, right?"
"Right. I get it." Momiji said. "But tonight we'll stay together, okay?" Kyo and Yuki had the same expression.
…
On the other side of a big fence that separated the boys and the girls, they heard Momiji laughing before a big splash.
"How nice." Tohru said. "My first open air bath. And the spring seems almost big enough for someone like Momiji to swim in."
"He is swimming." Rika heard Kyo say.
"Okay, let's see now." Tohru said walking forward reaching into a bag she was holding. "Ta-da!" She held up her picture of Kyoko in a plastic bag.
"That's so smart Tohru." Rika said as they got in.
"What do you think mom?" Tohru asked holding the picture. "How's the water? Feels good doesn't it." They heard another splash.
"I'm doing that again!" Momiji said.
"Momiji just get in and be quiet!" Kyo said.
"Tohru! Rika! How are you doing?"
"You little brat! Didn't I tell you to be quiet?!"
"Aww but Tohru and Rika are by themselves!" Momiji said. "They're lonely! Oh hey I know! Tohru, Rika, let's sing a song okay! That way it'll seem like we're all in here together. It'll be a lot of fun, really!"
"Um uh a song?"
"Yeah yeah! Sing something."
"Hm. Well I wouldn't know what to sing. I'm afraid I don't know many songs."
"Okay! I'll sing one then." He said "Who's in the forest strolling!~ The bird and the bees sing Momiji!~ The frogs in the pond are calling~ Momiji yes it's true!~ The trees raise their leafs-"
"What the hell is that?" Kyo asked.
"It's my song I made it up!" Momiji said happily.
"So why don't you make up something that isn't so annoying?"
"Just sing it. Tohru, Rika, sing too. Who's in the forest strolling~" Momiji sang. "The birds and the bees sing Momiji~ Your turn." Rika giggled and nudged Tohru arm. She blushed and sang quietly.
"Who's in the forest strolling~ The birds and the bees sing Momiji~" Rika smiled and started singing when Momiji started singing.
"The frogs in the pond are calling~ Momiji yes it's true~"
"Why frogs, out of curiosity?" Yuki said.
"Hey knock it off already!" Kyo said.
"The frogs in the pond are calling~" Tohru sang softly. "Momiji yes it's true~"
"Ah! This is driving me crazy!" Kyo shouted. Rika giggled. Tohru kept singing.
"Who's in the forest strolling~ the birds and the bees sing Momiji~" The three of them started singing together.
"The frogs in the pond are calling~ Momiji yes it's true~ The trees raise their leafs together~ Who needs the sun when we've got you~ Who's in the forest strolling~ The birds and the bees sing Momiji~ The frogs in the pond are calling~" Rika looked at Tohru, her face was red and she looked dizzy.
"Tohru? T-Tohru!" Rika picked her up and brought her inside where the hostess was.
…
"Uh, Miss Tohru?" Tohru opened her eyes and sat up quickly.
"Huh? What happened?!"
"Oh good; I'm glad to see you've come around. It's not very often someone faints during their bath. But our hot spring, well it can make some people dizzy." Tohru gasped.
"Where's my mom?!"
"Here, you mean this photograph? It's alright." The hostess said holding out the picture of Kyoko. "The plastic you wrapped it in kept it nice and dry. No harm done." She said.
"Thank goodness." Tohru said taking the picture. "Um, but I guess I really should be thanking you for helping me. I'm sorry if I put you to any trouble."
"Outrageous, never in all my years has a guest apologized to me!" She shouted. "Ahhh! I should've warned you could get dizzy in the hot spring! Clearly I have failed in my duties as your hostess!" She started to crawl around the floor with the rug covering her. "Dig me my grave now so I may go in and die. I'm sorry I'm sorry." She stopped and stood up. "I beg your pardon."
"Not at all." Tohru said.
"So that's a special photo."
"Yes it is." Tohru said she turned to the picture to show the hostess. "It's a picture of our mother. She well she passed away last year."
"Oh…"
"So since she can't be here herself I still wanted her to enjoy the hot springs. In spirit."
"Oh my.. What a beautiful story." The hostess said sounding like she was going to cry.
"Tohru! Rika! Are you okay?!" They heard Momiji call through the door.
"Oh yes, we're fine, nothing to worry about." Tohru turned to the hostess. "Really thank you so much for all your help." Tohru said before going to leave the room.
…
"Oh wow." Tohru said looking at all the food on the table. "Incredible, I've never seen so many delicious foods all on one table."
"Ya think we can eat all this?" Kyo asked.
"Well I guess I'd better get started serving the rice." Tohru said. Momiji stopped her from getting up.
"No you don't you're the princess today, Tohru. Remember? I'll do it." He said.
"Okay." He opened the rice container and starting to over fill a bowl before handing it to Tohru.
"Here Tohru."
"Uh, thank you, Momiji." She said taking the bowl.
"Don't you think that's a little bit much?" Kyo said reaching to get something. Momiji slapped his hand with a spoon. "What the hell was that?!"
"Princess Tohru gets to go first." Momiji said.
"Well, Miss Honda what are you going to try?" Yuki asked.
"I don't know. There's just so much."
"Don't be shy. Dig in." Momiji said.
"How about this one?" She said to herself picking up a piece of fish. She put it in her mouth and smiled. "It's delicious."
"Wonderful." Yuki said. "I'm glad you like it."
"Well go on, eat up, eat up." Momiji said.
"Pardon the intrusion." The hostess said. "But the head chef would very much like to pay his respects to the young masters." She said. The chef came in and kneeled next to the hostess. He took of his hat.
"As always it is my pleasure to serve you. Does the cuisine meet with your approval?" He asked.
"Oh yeah." Kyo said.
"It's even more delicious than I remember." Yuki said.
"It is. A meal fit for a king." Tohru said with a smile.
"Please make way!" The chef said reaching for something on the table. "Uh.. It's too cold." He moved back. "Nooo. This is inexcusable I thought I'd seen to it that the masters cuisine would be served with the hot foods hot and the cold foods cold. Only my complete lack of confidence as a chef could allow such a lukewarm dish to be served to you. I beg your forgiveness! May I be cut into a thousand pieces for this atrocious act!"
"No it's my fault! I clearly waited too long to serve your meal!" The hostess said.
"No it was my fault!"
"It was my fault!"
"By any chance are those two..." Tohru said.
"Related?" Yuki asked. "Yes, they're cousins. It's amazing the family resemblance."
"What are you going to try first, Rika?" Momiji asked.
"Hmm… I'm not sure."
"Try this!" Momiji said holding out something on his chopsticks in front of her face. "Say Ah!" Rika blinked. Yuki sighed.
"Momiji, don't-" he started but stopped when Rika opened her mouth.
"Ah?" Momiji fed her the little dumpling.
"Well, how is it?" he asked. The hostess and cook turned to look at Rika as she smiled.
"It's delicious!"
…
Later that night Tohru and Rika went out to the springs again.
"The steam looks so nice. And it's such a beautiful night." She said. "I know, as long as I'm here I'll try for going out for another bath. Only this time I'll be a little bit more careful so I don't get dizzy again." He turned to me. "Do you want to come too?"
"Sure." Rika said before following her. They put our hair up and took off our robes. They got into the bath and Tohru read a sign.
""Exclusively for guests prone to dizziness." That's nice of them to set this up. Here." She said before putting down the picture of Kyoko on a rock. "I hope that's not too uncomfortable mom." She put a towel on her head and sunk into the water. Rika leaned against another rock and let her head hang back. "I just don't wanna take another chance of getting you wet. You know it's better to be safe than sorry right?"
"My my." The two looked up to see the hostess standing there in a towel.
"Oh Hello."
"I see you discovered the sign I posted. Very good. You should find this bath a bit more to your liking. Ah and once again you're here with your mother. You are truly a special young lady Miss Tohru."
"Oh I don't know about that."
"Now that we have acquired a moment to speak to you, did you know that my own child is a member of the zodiac like master Yuki and the others. Yes my child was born under the sign of the monkey. So when I first heard the news you'd come to live among the Sohma's I must admit, it made me somewhat uneasy. I was afraid that allowing an outsider to learn the secret of the Zodiac curse would only lead to greater suffering for my child and all of the other young masters as well. You see." Tohru tilted her head. "However I'd like to apologize to you now for having ever thought that. Having met you Miss Tohru, Miss Rika" She looked at Tohru then Rika. "I'm no longer worried. Because if your paths should ever cross someday I am confident you'll be as much of a friend to my child as you have to Masters Yuki and Kyo."
"Uh-huh." Tohru giggled.
…
"Yeah that's right." Momiji said as the three of us were walking down the hallway. "The hot spring lady is Ritsu's mom. Sorry I guess I thought I told you that already."
"Oh so Ritsu?"
"Mhm. But enough about that come play ping pong with me okay? Kyo and Yuki never let me play with them." They walked into the room and Kyo and Yuki were playing.
"Yaaaah!" Kyo hit it and it went past Yuki's face. Yuki sighed.
"Out again." He said. "I told you, you have to let it bounce on the table."
"Shut up, that's stupid! Why would I wanna hit that slow?"
"Why? Because those are the rules." Yuki said before lightly hitting the ball. It bounced over the net and Kyo hit it. It hit the wall behind Yuki again.
"Out again."
"Hang in there Kyo!" Tohru cheered. "You can do it!"
"Go kitty go!" Rika cheered. Kyo's face went red and he turned to her with a glare.
"I thought at least at ping pong he might have a chance to beat me." Yuki said. "But as usual he's hopeless." Kyo growled and flipped the table.
"How can I beat you with all these stupid rules, ya damn rat! How bout we take this outside?!"
"You know you're the one who wanted to play this game in the first place." Yuki said.
"Uhh well in that case," Tohru said. "if you still want to, I'll try playing with you."
"Huh?" Kyo looked at her.
"Oh that's sounds like fun." Momiji said. "Play her Play her!"
…
Rika stood by the side with Yuki and Momiji.
"Advanced warning," Kyo said. "I'm not gunna go easy on ya just cause you're a girl."
"Uh right."
"Don't forget," Yuki said. "It has to bounce."
"You shut up." Kyo said hitting the ball. It bounced on the table and went over the net. Tohru swung and missed completely. It bounced on the floor and rolled over to Momiji.
"Huh?! I missed it!" Tohru said. Rika started giggling. Tohru gave her a sheepish smile.
"Yeah I noticed." Kyo said. "You kinda suck."
"Kyo! Don't tell her that." Momiji said. Suddenly Yuki started to walk away.
"Huh? So you think you're any better than she is you little runt?"
"I'll play you if you want." Momiji said with his arms crossed.
"Alright, let's go!"
"Yay!"
"I serve first."
"Okay."
"You asked for it." Tohru looked down the hall way and watched Yuki walk away. Rika walked over.
"Would you mind keeping an eye on them?" Rika asked.
"Oh sure." Tohru said nodding. Rika smiled and went after Yuki. She found him standing outside.
"Yuki?" Rika walked up behind him. "Are you alright?" Suddenly he started chuckling.
"Funny."
"What?" Rika tilted her head. He put his hand over his mouth.
"That was funny. That was hilarious. The way she swung and missed. She was awful." He turned to look back with a smile. "Oh I'm sorry."
"It's alright to laugh. I did. She wouldn't have taken offence to it." Rika said with a shrug.
"Oh no I just couldn't. If Kyo ever saw me I'd never live it down. I mean I've never even laughed like this in front of my parents, if you can believe that." He let out a breath. "Ah. That was a good laugh. Oh I almost forgot." He turned around and took something out of his pocket. "Here… For you." He held out a small white bag. "It's a gift." Rika took it. "I'd hoped I'd have a chance to give it to you earlier but somehow the timing never seemed to be right." Rika reached in and pulled out a black ribbon. "It's my white day present to you." Rika smiled.
"Thank you Yuki." she said before letting her hair down and putting the ribbon in her hair.
"I had a hard time deciding what to get you at first, but when I saw this… well it just seemed to suit you." He reached over to lightly hold one of the ends of the ribbon. "I do hope you find it to your liking, Princess."
"O-Of course." Rika said. She could feel her cheeks warming up. Rika bit her lip then leaned over and pecked his cheek. His eyes widened and his face went pink. "Thank you… Prince Yuki." He coughed and looked away his cheeks turning redder. Rika giggled and he smiled shyly.
…
"I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye." The Hostess said. "But please, all of you, I do hope you'll come again soon."
"Do you have to lean on me like that?" Kyo asked.
"Thank you." Tohru said. "And take care of yourself."
"You as well." She said leaning more to the side. "You as well Miss Tohru, Miss Rika."
"Eh.. Okay heavy." Kyo said.
"Okay."
"I think our driver got lost." Momiji said.
"Hey Momiji, I guess after this I won't get to see you for a while, huh." Tohru said.
"Huh?"
"But you know I don't think I even know what year you'll be starting in school this spring. Is this your first year of middle school?"
"Nope. This spring will be my first year in high school. And as it turns out I'll be going to the same high school as you. That's right. Me and Haru both." Tohru looked shocked and Rika blinked.
"Why you sneaky little-!" Kyo said. "Why didn't you tell us sooner you and Haru were coming to our school?!"
"We wanted it to be a surprise."
"Miss Honda." Yuki said. "I'm guess you didn't know but Momiji is actually only a year younger than us, the same age as Haru." This seemed to make her freak out even more.
"All this time I thought he was in elementary school! And now he's coming to our high school, together with Hatsuharu?! Nehh! I don't even know which part I should most surprised about!"
"Be surprised about everything!" Momiji said. Rika giggled.
-Shigure's House-
Shigure had a present for Tohru and Rika. He hung two things of clothing on the top of the door. He moved to the side. There were two maids uniforms. The one for Tohru was blue and more modest but the one for Rika was black with more lace.
"Well here they are, my white day presents for Tohru and Rika. Lovely isn't it? The poor girls have gone far too long without suitable clothing to wear while cleaning the house."
"It's amazing no one's locked you up yet." Haru said reading a book. Shigure started humming and feeling the dresses.
I'll try to post the next one soon.