Not As Simple As It Seems

Hana and Arisa were walking to school. It was an average day for the two of them. It was a Friday, so both were pretty… okay so Arisa was happy. It was hard to tell with Hana.

Tohru had told the two of them all about her and Aaron. The two of them were going out for the first time tonight. Arisa and Hana were going over to the Sohma household to make sure this Aaron guy could go out with her. He had to be good enough for their dear friend.

Well the original plan had been Arisa and Hana going over to the Sohma's. As of last night, only Hana was going. Arisa had gotten that phone call from Hao, who asked her out for Friday at 8.

Hana had of course, told Arisa to go, and forget about coming with her to the Sohma's. Though Hana didn't seem like it, she was quite a romantic. She'd never tell anyone of course. Arisa had only come to find out about it after knowing her, for as long as she had.

"Are you sure you want to go alone? I could ask Hao if we could go on Saturday." Arisa asked Hana for the millionth time that day.

"It's fine." Hana told her in the monotone voice she normally used.

"If you say so…" Arisa said. "Hey, that reminds me, how are you and Yuki doing? Is he going to tutor you still?"

"I don't want Yuki to tutor me." Hana said simply, ignoring the first part of what Arisa said.

"Come on Hana! You like him, and you're lucky enough to have two things, a friend living in the same house as him, and your partners in H&F. What else could you want?" Arisa asked her, still not sure why Hana didn't want to get together with Yuki.

"I could want to not be his partner, and go on attempting to ignore him." Hana told her friend simply. "Plus it would never work."

"You say that everyday."

"Because it's true."

Arisa and Hana waited at the corner of the street for Yuki, Kyo, and Tohru to meet them there as they usually did. Pretty soon they heard Yuki and Kyo arguing like usual.

"There here…" Arisa whispered.

"Hi Arisa, Hana!" Tohru said with a big smile.

"Yo."

"…"

"So Arisa and Hana, you two are coming over after school to help Tohru get ready for her date, and meet her date right?" Yuki asked.

"Wrong. I'm going out with Hao tonight, so it's just gonna be Hana." Arisa told them.

Tohru's face lit up. "You're going out with Hao? That's so great!" Tohru exclaimed, happy for her friend.

"Yep, we're going to the movies at 8." Arisa told her friend.

"What movie?" Tohru asked her.

"Not sure." Arisa stated simply.

"So Hana, is there any chance you want to study again tonight? I have nothing else going on, and I think you might be able to take your next test on your own." Yuki told her.

Hana, who was know walking beside Yuki. Kyo walked behind them, with Tohru and Arisa leading the way. Hana thought for a moment. She didn't want to have to study with Yuki; it might cause her to actually like him more, if possible.

The good point was, she'd be able to take her own tests. What if Arisa wasn't in her class next year? Then she'd have no way to pass the test. Yuki's offer was tempting but…

Hana didn't want to become too attached to Yuki. She knew they'd never be able to get together. In the end it would only end in heartbreak. For her anyway. Yuki would be able to get another girlfriend within seconds.

"Sure." Hana said.

"Guys, I have an early thing to take care of so I have to go." Tohru told them, giving them a small wave she took off running for the school.

They all walked in silence for a few minutes before Kyo said,

"Have you guys seen Shigure?"

"Nope, not since I threw him in that closet." Arisa told him.

"What about you Hana? You live there, you'd know if he was still there."

Hana thought for a moment before remembering what her brother told her about finding a man in the closet.

"Yes, I think he's still there. I also think my younger brother adopted him as our 'dog'. He brings him water and food everyday. Though… I think he moved him to a different closet…" Hana told them going deep into thought.

"Why would you put a pet in a closet?" Kyo yelled.

"Because some of our closets have Spas in them." Hana said simply.

"Aww… to be rich…" Arisa said with a laugh as they continued on to school.

Later that night

Arisa had made arrangements to meet Hao at Yuki and Kyo's house. That way, she could meet Aaron and go on her date. It was the perfect plan. Other then the fact they'd leave Hana all alone. Hana didn't seem to mind much.

The girls were all up stairs. One reading, while the other two hurried attempting to get ready for their big first dates.

Down stairs Yuki and Kyo sat, awaiting the arrival of Hao and Aaron. Hana walked down the stairs to the living room, where the two guys sat.

"They're done getting ready." She told them in a Monotone voice. Sitting down, she began to read.

Tohru walked down, wearing a dress with a floral pattern on it. Tohru smiled happily. She was always the cute innocent one. She wore almost no make up, and her hair was down as it usually was.

Arisa followed Tohru down. Arisa wore a pair of simple blue jeans that were flared at the bottom, and a black t-shirt. Though simple, it was made Arisa look really good. The pants and shirt were form fitting, in a way that made you look really hot, but not like a slut.

Arisa's hair was down of course, and she wore no make-up. She didn't like too, especially if she knew they weren't going any where special. She figured, if the guy liked her enough, he wouldn't care whether she wore make-up or not.

Kyo was speechless as he stared at Arisa. He didn't think a Yankee like her could have that nice of a body. Kyo's eyes began roaming all over Arisa's body. Stopping himself before he did anything too rash, he turned to the side, a light shade of red covering his face.

Lucky for Kyo, Arisa didn't notice him looking at her. If she did, he would probably have gotten a beating from her.

Hana was still reading the book she had brought with her to keep her company when the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it!" Tohru said excitedly, as she rushed to the door. "Aaron, come in."

Tohru walked back into the living room with Aaron behind her.

"Everybody, this is Aaron, Aaron meet everyone." Tohru told him with a smile.

Hana and Arisa became over protective the moment he walked into the room. Not as over protective as to make him get out and swear to leave Tohru alone for the rest of her life. But enough to make them want to find out as much about him as possible.

Aaron smiled at them and waved. "Hi."

Hana and Arisa looked him up and down. He looked nice enough… Arisa thought back into their history class. All she could remember was a shy quiet guy in the back row. Arisa nodded indicating that she approved, for now.

Hana read his waves in the mean time. She couldn't find anything wrong with him, other then the fact he was really nervous. He'll get over it… Hana thought to herself and then aloud said, "We approve."

Tohru smiled at her friends. It was always a good thing if your friends approved. Aaron smiled a shaky smile as well. He didn't know he was being judged.

"Ready to go then?" Aaron asked her, hoping to leave before they found him unworthy.

"Okay!" Tohru said as she followed him out the door.

"So Hana, are you going home after this?" Arisa asked her friend.

"No, Yuki's going to tutor me." Hana said in a monotone voice.

"After that do you want to see if Shigure's at your house? I could come back here after the date, and sleep over." Arisa said.

"Sure. But I don't know if my brother would let us take his 'dog'." Hana said remembering him telling her all about the dog.

"What? Shigure's not a dog!" Kyo screamed.

"No but my brother wanted a dog. He found what he thought to be a crazy homeless man in our closet and decided to keep him." Hana told them.

"But he's not homeless…" Yuki said.

"Though he is crazy." Kyo said in an annoyed tone.

The doorbell rang at that moment. When no one moved to get it Arisa got up, "I guess I'll get it then." Arisa said annoyed.

As she walked away they heard her grumbled, "Rich kids…" under her breathe.

"Bring Hao back in here, I want to meet him." Hana told her, as her friend walked away. None of the other people in the room had really met him.

Arisa came back with Hao in tow. He was wearing normal clothes, which meant they weren't doing anything too fancy.

"Hana, Yuki, Orangey, meet Hao." Arisa told them.

Hao smiled. "Hey."

"My name isn't Orangey you stupid Yankee!" Kyo yelled at Arisa.

"Hello…" Yuki said staring at his over reacting cousin.

"Nice to meet you." Hana said.

"Well I'll see you guys later." Arisa told them with a wave.

Arisa and Hao walked out, in some what of a hurry. Hana turned to look at Kyo. His waves were extremely jealous. Hana knew what she should probably keep her mouth shut but she decided to actually give him some advice for once.

"You could follow them."

Kyo and Yuki turned to stare at Hana. They could've expected that from anyway, even Tohru might say something like that, but Hana? She would never.

"If you don't hurry you won't catch up."

Kyo thought about it for a second. He just wanted to see what was going on. It's not like he was jealous or anything, he just wanted to see what they were doing. Grabbing a jacket, Kyo ran out the door to follow them.

"Why'd you tell him to do that Hana?" Yuki asked her.

"Because his waves told me he was extremely jealous." Hana told him saying nothing more.

"Well I guess we should start studying…" Yuki said as he grabbed some of his books.

"Fine."

Somewhere in one of Hana's closets

Shigure was humming a song to himself. He couldn't figure out what the name was, or the words for that matter, but he remembered the beat.

Shigure was sitting in front a pool, his feet and shins already in the cool waters. This closet had everything! He had a pool, a hot tub, all food he could eat, and no editors trying to kill him. It was Heaven!

All he had to do to stay here was become Hana's younger brother's dog. It wasn't that hard. Wear a collar, say woof every now and then, and walk on all fours sometimes. It wasn't that much to pay for all of this.

"I hope they never remember to come and get me…" Shigure said to himself quietly. "Maybe they'll forget all about me."

Then a thought came to Shigure's mind. "Maybe he'll let Hatori and Aaya come here…"

Aaya and Shigure… That spells nothing but trouble…

End of Chapter 6

Preview for Chapter 7: Kyo is stalking Arisa and Hao, what's he going to do when they kiss? With Yuki and Hana alone 'studying', will sparks fly or will rejection hit them hard? Shigure and Aaya… that couldn't be good…

Hey everyone! Sorry this chapter came out so late. I didn't mean too! Really I didn't! It was an accident! I've been really busy again. I hope to come out with the next chapter in 5-6 days though…

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