You Don't Belong in A Fruit Basket
Heyness! Here's another chapter! Happy Easter Week, and next chapter, WE FIND OUT THEIR SECRET. *O*
"Hey Tohru, it ne tompa today. lu nari si. (It is to rain today. Be careful.)"
"Srane srane oe omum. (Yes, Yes, I know)"
Roku glared at her before going into the fridge. "DON'T FORGET!" he yelled. "I KNOW!" she yelled.
And ran out to work.
Work was uneventful, and as she walked out, she heard the old women gossiping. "Ah, our little Tohru is all grown up. Do you think that's her boyfriend?"
"I bet it is. He's been coming to pick her up many times. Ahh, our little Tohru, who we've known since she was six, is all grown up!"
"We truly are getting old, aren't we?"
"Yes, yes."
Tohru giggled and walked outside happily, the wind blowing harshly against her clothes. "Good evening Ms. Honda. How was work?" Yuki asked, and Tohru smiled thoughtfully. "It was nice. Nothing much happened today though."
Another particular gust of wind nearly blew her off her feet once again. "Oh, it's really windy today!"
Suddenly Yuki grabbed her hand, and started to run. On instinct, she started to run with him. "Y-Yuki, that's not the right way home!"
"Remember the secret base I wanted to show you?"
"Y-Yeah?"
"Well, the wind might blow away everything, and we need to get to it before it rains!"
She smiled and started running side by side with him. "Right!
The wind was starting to blow, and Tohru was sensing that it would rain very soon. "Here." Yuki said, snapping her out of her thoughts. He had given her a side of the blanket to put over the plants. When she had actually taken notice of her surrondings, she was very surprised. "WOW! This place is even better than I had imagined!"
He smiled. "Well, I guess so…do you like it?"
"DO I LIKE IT?! I LOVE IT!"
His smile grew wider. "That's great."
The air was stiff and quiet around them, until Tohru spoke up. "Um…why do you hate Kyo so much?" she whispered quietly. "OF COURSE, IF YOU DON'T WANNA ANSWER, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE-"
"No. I'll answer it."
And she waited patiently for an answer.
"I…I guess it's because that we're the cat and rat. I guess that's why we hate each other. Plus, he thinks that if he beats me, he'll be in the zodiac." He huffed and turned his head aside in a cocky way. "He doesn't understand though. Being in the actual family of the zodiac is horrible. Isn't it great that he can associate with normal people, instead of fearing for his life every time a girl gets near him? Sometimes…sometimes I wish to be born…as a cat." He whispered. Tohru nearly let go of her side of the blanket as the words that Yuki said had sunken in.
"But of course, I wouldn't want to have the stupidity of a cat either." He dead panned, and Tohru sweat dropped.
"So…does that mean…he's…jealous of Kyo?"
Thankfully, they had gotten home before the rain, and Roku had immediately rushed Tohru up, and pushed her in the shower. "Hurry up and take a shower." He said, but she knew the real reason why.
After she had taken a shower, and everyone had their fill to eat, people went upstairs one by one. Tohru being the last. She sighed as she slowly cleaned the plates with scorching hot water. Though, it seemed like she was unaffected. "Why is the water so warm today…?"
She sighed as she cleaned the last plate and walked upstairs towards her room with her brother currently occupying the whole space. She moved his legs with a hard shove, and settled herself in between.
"Y-Yes m-master?" a fragile voice said in the darkness, her tiny body flinching, as the sound of thunder booms outside.
"What is it that keeps you up this night?" he asked, his face looking outside as the water falls slowly on the window, watching the flashes of lightning flitter across the sky, accompanied by the loud sound of thunder. The young girl jumped and a tear slowly made her way down her face. She wiped it off quickly, not giving him the satisfaction of seeing her scared.
"N-Nothing. I-I just c-can't s-sleep." She stuttered out, and knew that it was a dead give-away.
He stood up and walked towards her. "Can't sleep? Do you want to sleep with me?" the double meaning was not lost to her, and she stepped back.
"N-No…I-I was g-gonna go sleep with m-mommy…" she whispered, suddenly finding herself backed in a corner.
When he dragged her into a hug, and then shuffled her into his bed, she got scared, and a tear slowly fell down her cheek.
"Shush. Go to sleep." He said quietly, his hands…his hands were touching her-
She woke up with a start, sweat beading her very pale face, and her pajamas clung to her body. She jumped again when she heard the 'BOOM' of thunder. When she tried to get out of bed, she was trapped between her brother; who currently had his head on her leg, and his foot in her hair; and the wall, she tried slowly to wake him up.
No avail.
She tried kicking him in the face.
Still no avail.
When she tried lifting her foot up and kicking his stomach
He fell outta bed.
He still didn't wake up.
He was now sleeping soundly on the floor clinging to the blanket like it was his lifetime. She clung onto a pink, stuffed cat, and slowly walked out of the room, purposely stepping on her older brother.
She was so scared, that she knew that she wouldn't be able to go to sleep if she tried. She clung tighter to the pink cat as a flash of lightning passed through the window.
It wasn't that she was scared of the dark, the thunder, the lightning.
She was scared of what was in the dark. The thunder, and the lightning.
For some odd reason, she found herself at Kyo's door, and her hand in kocking position. She noticed this and quickly pulled it back down.
When another 'BOOM' shook the house, a lone tear fell down her face as she shivered in fright. She slowly knocked on the door, fright fueling the small confidence she had.
"K-Kyo? Are you a-awake?"
There was no answer, and she sighed. She looked around and decided to go downstairs. Before she hit the stairs though, a soft hand grabbed her own.
"What the hell are you doing up at this time?" he asked. Tohru forced her head to slowly turn around, and look at him in the eyes. "O-Oh you know, b-bathroom and s-stuff." She whispered.
"The bathroom's that way." He dead panned. She gave him a weak smile. "R-Right…well, you better go get some rest!" she laughed nervously. She was turning the other way, when there was another loud BOOM and she jumped into Kyo's arms.
And hit his chest.
Which made him transform.
Into a cat.
She stared at the pissed off cat that was in her hands right now. "I…am so…sorry…" she whispered, being careful not to wake anyone up at this time.
"It's ok. So, you're afraid of thunderstorms?" he asked, and she sadly nodded, hiding her face behind her bangs in shame.
"I know, it's too much to ask, especially if you barely know me, and with everything going on in school and stuff, and your curse, and-"
"JUST SPIT IT OUT ALREADY!" he whispered loudly.
"C-Can I sleep with you?" Kyo stared at her for what seemed like forever, and it seemed like the thunderstorm went quiet, just so they could eavesdrop on their conversation. Kyo's face heated up in a blush slowly, but surely. Although, with his orange fuzzy face, and the darkness, you couldn't really see it.
"I-I'll just g-go…" she said quietly, and started to go towards her room, setting Kyo down on the floor.
As she was leaving she heard that "POOF" that happened only when the men were changing back to human form.
She stopped, and waited until she heard the rustling of clothes to continue moving. "W-Well, g-goodnight." She said nervously, slowly walking back to her room, waiting for the usual "BOOM" so she can run to her room.
"H-Hey, c-come on. IF YOU MENTION THIS TO ANYONE-" he was cut off by the loud crack of lightning, and a scared little girl run into his room.
"I promise, I won't tell a soul." She whispered under her breath as Kyo came over. He then took off his short while Tohru blushed heatedly. She quickly hid her face in the sheets and said nothing as the thunder shook the house once again.
Kyo had climbed over her, and put a pillow in between them, so he wouldn't transform during the night.
A few minutes later, Kyo was still wide awake, thinking of the female right next to him, when suddenly, the voice of his thoughts woke him from his daze.
"K-Kyo?"
A grunt was his reply.
"C-Can you sing me a lullaby? The one you always sang to us when we were under the cherry blossom tree?"
For some odd reason, a picture slowly dug itself from behind his head, and he saw a girl laying in his lap, with him speaking softly towards her. Saying everything was alright.
"W-What? I don't know what you're talkin' bout. Go back to bed." He mumbled, and slowly turned around to look at her, just to find she was already looking at him.
They stared at each other for a moment before Kyo said "Turn around."
She did.
He sighed and started to sing softly. "I swear, I will murder her if she tells anyone…" but after that thought, guilt slowly started to eat at him.
"Well, if she's not gonna tell, and it's already awkward as it is, might as well…"
"Something delicate, special like the love we know." He started, and Tohru snuggled closer into the pillow. If he didn't have to transform every time he was hugged, he would be enjoying this. "My fragile heart beats, at times secure and times alone…"
Unconsciously, he had put a hand on her waist, and brought her closer towards him, and slowly started to run his fingers through her long hair.
"My first treasure…took me years to find. It's what I cling to, when confusion clouds my mind…" he sung, and it sounded as if Tohru was singing with him. But that was impossible, only his mother and him knew this song. No one else.
"When you looked at me and you smiled, suddenly it felt as if everything's ok."
"Lost in your smile, all at once I'm swept away…" he started to sing more softly, and the thunder around them boomed back to life. But it was all forgotten as he pulled her closer to him, and put his face in her hair, taking in her scent.
"When trouble falls upon me like rain…when the world becomes what they called a lonely place…"
He started to slowly fall asleep. Just as he was, a gentle, but firm, hand gripped his own, forcing him to sing the last sentence.
"You carry me through…from dreary skies to sunny blue…"
Although he couldn't see it, he could just feel her smiling. She snuggled into the pillow that was blocking him from transforming, before she stopped moving completely, and her breath evened out.
For some odd reason, a memory decided to pop up in his mind.
Flashback
He heard it again.
Why did that mean guy always have to make Tohru cry?
Good boys don't make girls cry.
When he climbed over the fence that night, he made sure that he was really quiet. He had, had enough close calls already. "Tohru? Where are you?" he whispered through the chilly night air.
She only answered, by sobbing even louder.
When he saw her, he found her curled under the cherry blossom tree, trying to find some warmth. "K-Kyo…" she whispered and turned her face away in shame.
"Y-You're not supposed to be up at this time, what are you doing up?" she asked, rubbing the tears out of her eyes, and smiling a fake smile.
"Tohru, don't lie to me. I'm your best friend. I know when my best friend is not okay. Tell me what's wrong Ru-Ru." He said smartly, before Tohru put her head into his lap.
"Master kicked me out again. He said I have to sleep here for the rest of the night." She sniffled and then sneezed. "and it's really cold, and dark. I don't like going to sleep in the dark. Bad things happen."
Kyo thought for a moment before gently pushing her off. "Kyo-Kyo? Where ya going?"
"I'll be right back." He answered and ran over the fence. A few minutes later, he got a pillow and blanket.
"Kyo?"
"Here, sleep on this tonight." As he was about to go over the fence again, he heard Tohru call out his name again. "Kyo-Kyo?"
"Yeah, Ru-Ru?"
"Can ya stay with me tonight? I-I don't like staying in the dark alone…" she asked hesitantly. "IF YOU DON'T WANNA, THAT'S FINE, I MEAN YOU DON'T HAFTA, AND-"
She was surprised once again to see that he had eased himself next to her, and placed her head in his lap. "There, everything's gonna be alright."
"Doesn't feel like it." She whispered into his knee."
He was quiet for a moment before he started singing, patting her head as he did.
After a while of singing, he slowly got up, to see that Tohru had interlocked her own hand, with his. He smiled softly. She was still wearing the bracelet he had given her. Slowly, he eased his way into sleep with her, their small hands interlocked.
End of Flashback
That memory…
It hurt his head.
It hurt really bad.
Who the hell was that?
Why is her name "Tohru?"
Unless...
But when Tohru sighed in content in her sleep, it seemed as if the head ache flew onto nyan cat; (OH THE IRONY) and went away back to dream land. He sighed and slowly fell into sleep. A sleep, that had not a single nightmare. A sleep, that he had never had in years. A SLE-
(*author gets hit with a glass bottle*)
Sometime, during that night, Kyo had awoken to find his forehead, and Tohru's forehead, were touching, and his lips were so close. Just a bit closer…
"Hmm…" she whispered under her breath. He could feel it. All he had to do was lean in.
He slowly backed up a little, surprised at his own thoughts. Since when was Tohru EVER attractive to him? Who would want a clumsy, airhead? Certainly not him, in no way, shape, or form.
"Hmm…Kyo…"
He stopped backing up for a bit, and looked at her, debating on whether or not to answer. "Hmm…Kyo, you should remember…" she whispered, and her nose twitched.
"Remember? Remember what?"
"Kyo…why don't you remember-" she was cut off in the middle of her sentence when the door burst open.
"TOHRU! OH MY GOSH, I WAS SO WORRIED! WHEN I NEEDED TO USE THE BATHROOM, AND FOUND MYSELF ON THE FLOOR, AND LOOKED ON TOP OF THE BED, I-"
"Shut the hell up! She's sleeping." Roku immediately stopped his rambling, and looked at the angel named Tohru.
"I can't believe it." He whispered under his breath, but Kyo got it 'loud' and clear. "Can't believe what?" he whispered while pulling the blanket over her, and getting out of bed. His chest muscles rippling with each movement.
"You got her to go to sleep, during a thunderstorm. Only mom has been able to do that." He said, sitting on his bed, and stroking her hair softly. "Maybe…just maybe…"
She snuggled into his hand and fell soundly asleep once again. "Maybe…he might be the key to break this curse…"
"Alright, everyone knows of the annual Winter Festival."
Multiple cheers came out of the room. "Ok, since we're in charge of the food and entertainment, does anyone have any ideas on what we can do?" Yuki asked everyone.
"Oh, LEEKS!" a girl yelled.
Multiple "HELL NO'S!" were heard in the class.
"I know, how 'bout miso soup?" a guy asked. Some grumbles in disagreement, and some nods in agreement.
Tohru's voice has suddenly overpowered everyone else's.
"How about riceballs? Not too big, not too small, and not too wet! Plus, I'm sure everyone likes rice balls!"
Grumbles of agreement were heard throughout the room. "I SAY WE DO SPAGGHETI!" Roku yelled, and everyone immediately answered with a "NO."
"Well, then it's settled, rice balls it is. Now…we just have to figure out what to do, and what entertainment we should do."
Immediately, all eyes went towards the twins sitting next to the window.
Roku was pretending to read a book. "I'm sorry you were saying something?"
As the other students were trying to persuade him to do the entertainment (Tohru would be no problem) Kyo asked Hana and Uo a question.
"Hey, why did they all go immediately towards the twins?"
"Because, Tohru and Roku did such a wonderful dance for the talent show last year, and the Christmas party when they were doing the entertainment. Ah, it was absolutely beautiful." Hana said, the memory still vivid in her brain.
"Yeah, but it was only because she bribed him heavily. Gosh, you wouldn't believe how hard it was to get him to come out of his room after that."
As of now, the twins were having a unusual glare off. Tohru then blinked and Roku stood up aburtly. "OE NIE! (I win) " he yelled out, and Tohru looked down dejectedly. "OK! WE'LL DO THE ENTERTAINMENT, ON MY TERMS!"
"Finally, we got you to agree." A boy said.
Tohru looked at him in pure fear.
"Actually, we were trying to get you to agree, cause we've already planned the entertainment." The boy said. Roku looked at him in pure and utter shock.
After a lot of laughing, and settling down, Yuki spoke again.
"Alright, now, since we're doing that we need to think of something to do with the rice balls. After all, this is raising money for the school. "
Kyo laughed, and many people saw this. "A rice ball battle."
"A rice ball battle?"
EVEN IF THEY GET DIRTY, EVEN IF THEY LOSE APPENDAGES, THEY STILL HAVE TO FIGHT TO THE END, BWAHAHAHA-"
"Sit down!" everyone yelled.
"How 'bout we make it three rice balls in one? Like 3 flavors in 1 rice ball! So it's like paying three rice balls for the price of 1!" Tohru asked.
"UGH! THREE RICE BALLS IN ONE?! THAT'S DISGUSTING!" a girl said loudly.
"NOT AS DISGUSTING AS YOU'RE FACE!" Roku yelled from across the room. Then, the three girls immediately ran over to the other side of the room.
After much bickering, the female representative spoke up. "I know, how about a "Buy 3, get 1 free?"
Yuki put his finger under his chin in a 'thinking pose'. "How about a 'Hit or Miss?' They can get 3 rice balls, each different flavors. But they won't know what flavors it is. It can be either good or bad."
"Ahh, I see."
"W-WHAT?! WHAT ABOUT THE RICE BALL BATTLE?!" Kyo yelled. Yuki glared at him before turning to the female representative. "Well, I have a student government meeting. Do you mind handling it from here?" he asked her, and the female representative nodded. "Got it."
"Hey, but Yuki I have a question!"
"Yeah, same here!"
"Yuki, wait, I need to ask you something!"
"OH, SO YOU'RE ALL GONNA FOLLOW HIM, ARE YA?!"
"Kyo, your idea was to bogus."
"Yeah, a rice ball battle? That's stupid."
"NOT AS STUPID AS ALL YOU STUPID PRINCE YUKI FOLLOWERS!"
Yuki was walking out when the classroom before even more students rushed towards him. "Yuki, you didn't answer my question!"
"Yeah, Yuki! What do I have to do?"
"Yeah, you still need to answer my question!"
All through the classroom, multiple 'YUKI!' was heard, and Kyo sat back, multiple veins popping on his forehead as each person called out his name.
"OH MY GOSH, LOOK AT KYO!" someone screamed.
Multiple cats were littered all around him; (GET THE PUN?! LITTERED?! CATS?! KYO?! Okay, I'll shut up now…)
"AWWW! KYO-KYO IS A CAT LOVER!"
"How the hell did those things get in here?"
"DAMN IT ALL, LEAVE ME ALONE!" he yelled and ran out the room, the cats following his wake.
Tohru ran after him after getting everything sorted out that she would make the rice balls. She climbed towards the top of the school.
"I knew I would find you up here."
"GAH!" Kyo said in surprise, turning around to face Tohru. "STOP SNEAKING UP ON ME LIKE THAT!"
"Sorry. But I guess every time I need you, I'll just have to look at the highest place. Is it a cat thing?"
"Yeah I guess…"
It was an awkward silence as Tohru scooted closer and closer to him. "Hey…um…thanks for letting me sleep with you…"
"N-No problem…anytime you're scared, you can come to me, alright?" he said, looking at her, not realizing his words had struck a chord in her. A big smile flitted across her face. "Right!"
Kyo turned away and blushed. Tohru picked up one of the many cats around him and started to rub it's ears with expertise. "Why'd you leave?" she asked quietly, near a whisper. He looked at her before turning around to face her with a sigh.
"Everyone's worried about you, ya know."
"What the hell do they need me for? They have that damned Prince, everywhere I go, it's always that stupid girl who steals the spotlight. 'Yuki this' and 'Yuki that'. It's so damn annoying."
"So…Yuki wants to be more like Kyo, and Kyo wants to be more like Yuki…but even though they secretly admire each other, why does it just bring them farther apart?"
All the cats had decided that Kyo was boring, and they all moved to Tohru, nuzzling and licking her with their sand paper feeling tongues.
Tohru giggled, and Kyo looked at her in awe. She looked like… at cat angel. The feelings from morning were bubbling up once again. "Why the hell is she looking at me like that?" he asked himself.
"What, is there something on my face?" he asked, starting to feel a bit self-conscious under her hard gaze. She looked away quickly before looking down. "N-Nothing!" she said. "Well, come on, we better get down. Everyone's still probably looking for us." She said happily, and grabbed Kyo by his arm.
"Or is it that their just looking for you?"
When they got back into the classroom, all the girls squealed. "OH MY GOSH, TOHRU AND ROKU, YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LOOK SO AWESOME!"
Tohru flashed a look at her twin and her twin just shrugged. At the same moment, all the girls in the class pulled Roku and Tohru out of the classroom.
They both went with no hesitation.
"These guys are scary…"
After much poking, grumbling, and clothes picking, they were finally done. "OH MY GOSH, THOSE PEOPLE ARE CRAZY!" he yelled as he entered the house with a bag in his hand. "My arms still hurt from all that pin poking…" she whispered and she went upstairs to go take a hot bath.
"DON'T USE ALL THE HOT WATER!"
"I'M NOT! OH YEAH, START MAKING THE RICE BALLS!"
"NO!"
"ROOOOKKKUUU!" she yelled from upstairs, and Roku made a sound close to an "Eep!" and ran into the kitchen. "The things I do for that girl…"
Once everyone had showered and eaten, Tohru and Roku had already started making the rice balls. "Gosh, you're really bossy today." He whispered to her before dropping a half made rice ball, and walking out of the kitchen. "YOU CAN DO THE REST!" he yelled at her and his sister grumbled.
"Lazy butt head…"
A day before the Winter Festival, Tohru had nearly made 300 rice balls. Kyo had walked in, a towel hung around his neck. "Hey." He said, before picking up a rice ball. "Kyo, I wouldn't eat that if I were you." She said while cutting salmon
Moments later. "WHAT THE HELL WAS IN THAT THING?!" Tohru shrugged. "Leaks, I guess that's a miss!" she said playfully.
Kyo did his usual 'Whatever…' and walked towards the rice machine. "I'll just make my own, plain." He said, and scooped out the rice from the cooker, making it into a triangular shape with ease. Tohru looked at him in awe. "Wow, you're really good!" she said in amazement.
He smirked, his chest puffing out with pride. "Well, back when I was in the mountains, I had to make my own food ya know."
"WOW! THAT'S REALLY COOL!" for some odd reason, Kyo blushed at her compliment. "Yeah…well, if you need me, you know where I am." And walked into the living room.
Once she had finished making 500 rice balls (no help, mind you) she went into the living room to find Kyo reading some kind of book.
"Hey Kyo, whatcha ya reading?" she asked, and Kyo immediately shut the book, his face lit on fire.
"N-NONE OF YOU'RE BUSSINESS!" he yelled and Tohru sat down beside him, looking at him intensely. He backed up a little, and Tohru just moved forward even more. Suddenly a huge smile broke onto her face. " Yep! I can see it! You have a gigantic plum on your back!" she said with a laugh.
"What kind of shizz are you pulling, woman?"
All she did was smile. "Are you jealous of Yuki?" she pulled from the blue. He scoffed. "YOU WISH!"
Her smile grew wider. "You're jealous of Yuki, only cause you can see his plum on his own back. But you only wanna be like him cause you can't see the amazing qualities in yourself!" she said with a smile.
"W-WHAT THE HELL DOES A FREAKING PLUM HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?!"
"Well…there once was a story of a rice ball and his friends. His friends had so many beautiful fillings. Such beautiful shapes they were. But the rice ball? The rice ball was only a triangle, and was tasteless. But, if ya turn it around, look! There's a wonderful plum on his back! That's like you Kyo. All you gotta do is see the amazing qualities in yourself!"
She moved even closer. "And you have many amazing qualities, Kyo." She said, and he blinked rapidly before turning his head away with a blush.
"TTTOOOOHHHRRRRUUUU! I FORGOT HOW TO WEAR THE DRESS!"
Kyo looked at her. "Dress…?"
"Don't ask."
The next day was the Winter Festival, and everyone surrounded only 2 people.
"OH MY GOSH, LET ME GET A PICTURE! I CAN'T EVEN TELL THEM APART!"
"IT'S SO CUTE! OH MY GOSH!"
The twins were wearing Santa costumes. "This is utterly embarrassing." Roku said with a huff. Tohru was just trying to not go blind from the all the multiple light flashing.
"SO KAWAII!"
"Um…guys, we need to go to the rice ball stand…" Roku coughed, and grabbed his sister's hand and tried to drag her through the crowd.
"I'LL BUY 5 RICE BALLS IF I GET A PICTURE OF THEM!" a girl screamed, and once again they were swarmed with, this time, money and flashing. "This is utterly stupid…" he whispered to Tohru.
"Well, at least the school is getting a lot of money."
Suddenly, Yuki came into the room wearing a traditional dress. Immediately, the attention from them was turned towards the Prince as he walked into the room. "OH MY GOSH, PRINCE YUKI WORE IT!"
"I TOLD YOU HE WOULD! HE CAN'T SAY NO AFTER WE AMBUSHED HIM IN THE HALLWAY!"
…
Awkward silence…
"This is embarrassing." Yuki said, walking over towards the rice ball stand. "Feel our pain." The two said at the same time.
Immediate "AWWWWWS" came from the crowd as they said the sentence at the same time. "SAY SOMETHING AGAIN!" a girl screamed and an the whole class hushed.
"Wow…this is weird." They said at the same time by accident. Yuki was pushed aside as multiple girls ran towards the two and tried to tell the difference.
"MAN, YOU GUYS ARE SO ALIKE! Hey, did Tohru cut her hair?"
"No, I just did something with it to make it look like his." Tohru answered. Roku was then pushed aside as the girls went to Tohru and started pulling her cheeks and taking pictures.
"YOU GUYS ARE SO CUTE!"
Meanwhile, the boys were just…standing there amazed.
With Kyo laughing at Yuki's appearance of course.
Suddenly, a little boy ran into the room. "YUKI! KYO!" the two boys stopped their arguing to look at a young boy with blonde hair. "WHERE IS SHE, WHERE IS SHE?!"
The girls had moved onto Roku, and Tohru immediately took her chance of escape. Surprisingly, her dress was not crooked, but she had multiple lipstick marks on her cheek. "Um, hi?" she said, looking at the newcomer.
"HI, HI, YOU'RE TOHRU RIGHT?! TOHRU HONDA?!" he asked. "He's very hyper." She thought to herself but nodded her head.
"THAT MEANS YOU KNOW OF THE SOHMA CURSE, RIGHT?!" he asked again. Once again, she nodded.
"GREAT, NOW I GET TO HUG YOU!" and jumped to hug her. Kyo and Yuki both held his scruff. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?! DO YOU WANT TO LET THE SECRET OUT?!" he yelled at him.
"BUT IT'S OK WITH TOHRU, RIGHT TOHRU?!" he cried. "HATORI, KYO'S HITTING ME!"
"WHAT THE- ALL I DID WAS…GAH, Wait…Hatori?"
Just then, a man with a professional look walked into the room. "Momiji, you promised that you would behave on this trip if I brought you."
"BUT HAATTORRIIII-"
Just then, Roku came out with lipstick smearing everywhere, and SURPRISNGLY, his Santa costume still intact.
"THOSE...THEY'RE…THEY'RE A PACK OF FREAKING WOLVES!"
"Nice to see you had fun." Kyo said smartly.
"I'm gonna strangle you."
"Try."
"In your sleep."
"HA! COWARD!"
"No, so when you wake up, I can see the pain etched on your face as I choke you with my hands."
The awkward silence that followed after that was…awkward.
"Hey, let's take this outside before something happens. Or before this…thing tries something." Roku said, and everybody eagerly agreed.
Once outside, Momiji attacked. "TOHRU!" he said, and threw his arms around her. "Wha..?" she barely had enough time to react before he had transformed into a rabbit.
Moments passed by as the two stared at each other.
"AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW! YOU'RE SO CUTE!" she squealed and hugged him tightly.
"See, I told you, nothing's wrong!" Momiji said in his bunny form. Meanwhile, Hatori was checking Yuki with a…the doctor thing. (I dunno what it's called. Stethoscope? )
"Nothing's wrong Hatori."
"Yes, but I still want to check to see if you might have an asthma attacks." He said, still touching him with the doctor thing.
"A-Asthma attacks?" Tohru said, surprised as Momiji climbed on top of her hair.
"Yes, but don't worry, it's minor." Yuki answered with a glare to Hatori. "Why are you here anyway?"
Hatori gave one look towards Yuki and Kyo. "I was here to come and check up on you. But of course, I was babysitting Momiji-"
"I'M NOT A BABY!" he said as he transformed and put on his clothes.
"And of course, I had to bring him with me. Don't worry, I'm not erasing her memories…not yet at least."
The air was silent and Roku yawned. "Ok Momiji, were past our limit. Come on, we can't keep him waiting."
"BUT HARI, I DON'T WANNA GO IN THE CAR WITH THE CREEPY GUY AGAIN! PLEASE, A FEW MORE MINUTES WITH TOHRU? PPPLLEEEAASSEE?!" he asked. Hatori sighed. "Fine. Three minutes."
He then turned to Kyo and Yuki, who were bickering over something. "Yuki, Kyo. Stand over there and answer this question."
The two looked at him, but did as he said.
"What is the next alphabet after Y in the English alphabet?"
"Z?" they said, and Hatori took a picture of them, which, in the picture, looked like they were smiling. "Akito wanted me to check up on how you guys are doing. Anyway, we'll be off. Momiji." He said, and Momiji bounded towards him as he waved at them. "BYE TOHRU! BYE TOHRU'S BROTHER! BYE KYO! BYE YUKI!" he yelled, and followed Hatori as he bounded down the steps.
Once they had come back in, it looked like the class had filled up with even more girls. They immediately squealed as the twins walked into the room.
Together.
At the same time.
"OH MY GOSH, I CAN'T TELL WHO'S WHO!"
"YOU WERE RIGHT, THEY TRULY ARE TWINS!"
But right before they could get their hands on them, the intercom sounded.
"Tohru Honda, please report to the main office. Tohru Honda, please report to the main office."
As it cut off, there was an exasperated sigh from everyone in the room.
"Oh well…they just aren't cute anymore if one's gone."
"Yeah, let's go see if there are any more of those rice balls left! They really thought this stuff up! It's either you get a good one, or you get a bad one! It's so cool!"
Roku wiped the sweat that had appeared on his forehead. "See ya when you come back sis."
"See ya."
When she went downstairs, before she got to the office, she was stopped in the middle of the hallway by Hatori.
"Here is a card to the Main House. You will come on Saturday, as that is a free day for will come there at 8:00, and you will not be late. You will not tell this to Yuki or Kyo, as they will freak out, is that clear?"
"Uh-"
"Good. I will see on Saturday. Good day to you. Also, there is someone waiting for in the office, I suggest you do not keep that person waiting."
Notice how he did not state the name, gender, or whatever else.
"R-Right!" she said, and strolled passed him. She walked and took turns left and right until she finally reached the main office.
She turned the knob.
And opened the door.
( AND MY LOVELY PEOPLE, WE SHALL END IT- *BEST FRIEND SCREAMS AT ME, AND MY EAR DRUMS BREAK* )
"I was expecting a scared little seven year old. Not a mature woman. My, oh my Tohru you truly have grown." A voice said. Tohru pressed her back against the now, somehow closed door.
"A-Aku…h-h-how are y-you…" she said, trying to sound casual. The man stood up, and slowly turned around. He had long flowing black hair, and an unnatural dark green eyes that swarmed with evil, as his name implies.
"I've been find. Yes, very fine after you ran away…"
She laughed nervously. "T-That's g-g-good…"
She needed to get a grip of herself. She couldn't let herself be controlled like all those years before.
"Now, I am inviting you to a Christmas party this year. I want you to come." He said in a demanding tone.
Say no…
Say no…
SAY NO…
SAY. NO…
"I-I'll come."
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
He smiled, a smile that had haunted her dreams for years. "That's nice…" he said moving closer to her, hooking his finger under her chin.
"Ya know, I can smell the fear that radiates off you. It smells absolutely delicious…" he whispered huskily. "You know that you can't run away. Stop trying. It's utterly foolish to try and run away anymore. The game of Hide and Seek is over my love. You either give me the money, oooorr…"
She knew the end. He reminded her every. Single. Damn. Day.
"Y-Yes…m-master…"
He smiled and licked her earlobe. "That's nice to hear. I'll be seeing you then." He said, giving her a quick peck on the cheek before leaving the room, gently pushing her off the door, onto the wall.
Once he left Tohru slid down onto her knees. Tears overflowing her big blue orbs. "No…No, no, no, no, no…" she cried. Her sobs being quieted by biting her own hand.
"No…"
I was planning to leave a cliffy there, but I felt bad for all those crappy short chapters. SO, THERE YOU HAVE! CHAPTER…SOMETHING. I FORGET. ^-^
LET'S SEE THE WORD COUNT!
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DO YOU GUYS LOVE ME OR WHAT?!
Next chapter, we shall find out THE HONDA SECRET! *BUM BUM BUUUUMMM*
Anyway, before I forget, since I don't have any questions up in my oh so smart brain right now, I'MMA ASK YOU THIS ONE!
What do YOU think will the Honda curse is? ^O^
ANYWAY! LAST CHAPTER'S BONUS POINT!
What does Tohru's name mean?
Answer: Tohru, or sometimes 'Toru' can mean many things. Such as:
徹= to carry out
透= to be transparent
亨= to receive sth (especially from heaven)
亮= to be clear/distinct
Which fits with Tohru's personality perfectly! Here are the winners! ^-^
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