Just one little push
Summary: Akito pushes Rin out the window and Haru pushes Petal out the window. It takes just one little push from someone to make you fall. Rin Haru, Spoilers and an Akito spoiler.
Disclaimer: I do not own fruits basket. I only own Jakumoto Petal and her sister Jakumoto Yoruko. Petal has now got Yuki helping her. Time for Rin and Haru to get together, I think so. Hopefully this is the last chapter before the epilogue.
The Party
I was so happy to get Yuki on side and it was nearly Christmas.
I walked down the street; Tooru had invited me to come with her and others so I was going to meet them. "Jaku-chan" cried out Tooru with excitement, I turned around and saw her and her friends Uotani Arisa and Hanajima Saki but there was also Yuki and the Haru and the angry Souma and some small boy.
I smiled "Hello Tooru-kun, Uo-san, Hana-san" I gave them all hugs; I turned to the Soumas who were hanging back a little.
The little boy bounced forward "I'm Souma Momiji" he exclaimed he was even more excitable than Tooru. "That's Yuki, Kyou and Haru" he pointed to the others in tern.
"I already know them, a little, although I don't believe I have talked to Kyou-san"
"Don't call me that" he exclaimed. I looked shocked. "It makes me sound old" he said and looked away.
"I'm sorry; I'll call you Kyou-kun then" I said startled.
"Show we go?" Tooru said as she and Momiji bounced to the front and led the others. I wanted to fall in step with Yuki but I knew I had to talk to Haru so I fell in step with him. What should I say? I don't think I should mention Rin.
"Haru-kun?" I said uncertainly.
"Yes" he said very calmly, it was like he was a completely different person to the 'him' I had experienced before.
"It's a nice day today, don't you think" I asked with a slight laugh.
"It's winter" he said expressionlessly.
"I like winter" I defended.
"Why"
"Because it's not too hot and there's Christmas"
"Rin likes winter too"
"Huh" I hadn't expected him to comment about Rin "Does she?"
"Well she used to"
"Do you like winter?"
"I don't mind"
I had a good idea. Haru seemed to care about Rin a lot what if he could heal her. "I'm having a party, wanna come" if I can get them to meet each other at the party.
"When is this party?"
"Next Sunday"
"Well I'm not doing anything, who else is coming?"
"Everyone" I shouted excitedly. He looked shocked but didn't say anything. Maybe I shouldn't have got so excited.
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"I can't believe you just arranged a party like that" my sick said to me exasperatedly.
"I only thought of it don't worry, I will sort it all I want you to do it make sure that Rin comes"
"Why?"
"I have a plan" I said tapping my nose.
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It was Sunday and I was so nervous what if my plan didn't work. It had to work, it was going to work, and I was going to make sure of that.
We were meeting at the station because no one knew where I lived. I had been sitting there for 15 minutes, I was meeting early with my sister but she was no where in site. Damn it I thought. Yoruko entered the station and I stood up. "Where have you been I meet up early with you so you can be late" I just manage to not shout.
"Sorry" she said grinning, "But I had a great idea, and I had to make a trip home before I came"
"What did you get?" I asked but then Yuki, Kyou and Tooru came and Yoruko refused to say anything till we got home. After another half an hour everybody had gathered with Arisa and Saki the last to come, apparently they had to get something as well. They conspired with Yoruko and I was coming increasingly suspicious.
I went over to talk to Haru who was with Momiji "Hey" I said
"Jaku-chan" Momiji exclaimed as he bounced around, "Do you want a lollie?" I took the lollie and wondered how Yoruko was getting Rin here. She had told me that Rin would be there but was not meeting up with us.
When we got home we found out that Yoruko had accidentally stumbled into Yuki's brother's shop and had got a lot of costumes and the party had turned into a costume party. Then we also found out she had been conspiring with Arisa and Saki and that they had accidentally stole liquor off of Shigure. So the party was now going to be a drunken fancy dress party.
We all got dressed, scared of Arisa's lead piping, but for some reason she let Yoruko slip of and leave us. Tooru came over looking really cute in a butterfly out fit. It was a green dress with butterflies all over it; it had a waistband and a square piece so that the sides were longer. Also she had very cute wings on her back that went well with the dress and she had some antennae on her head.
"Your outfits nice" she said to me, I was wearing a bunny outfit, and it was black with a pink fluffy tail fluff thing. I had big bunny ears and white cuffs and collar.
"Thanks" I said. "Do want a drink" I offered.
"Thanks but nothing alcoholic" she said nervously.
"Don't worry I'm not going to spike you drink." She smiled embarrassedly. We drank some punch, which had been spiked by Yoruko before she left, I only realised when I tasted it but Tooru didn't realise because it weren't that strong. I looked over to Yuki who was wearing a prince suit that he had been forced into. He was with Haru who was wearing a pirate's outfit. Momiji had skipped of to terrorise Kyou. There were random other people dotted around the room from our class as well. Tooru it seemed was a light weight because she was giggling profusely and had got some more because she seemed to like it. "Erm" I had to get her away from the drink "Do you want to dance?"
"Yer okay" she said while laughing but I managed to work out what she said. Well actually I don't know what she said but I dragged her in the middle anyway.
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I left Tooru to dance with Momiji and walked outside. I wonder where Yoruko is. I sat on the front steps for a while until I saw Yoruko and Rin and some other girl.
"Hey" I greeted.
"This is Souma Kagura, she insisted on coming when she heard that Kyou-kun was here"
"Nice outfit" I smirked "And I thought you had gotten out of changing by sneaking out"
"Like Uo-chan would let me get away with it" Yoruko was wearing a fairy outfit. She had a white dress with white wing and a wand with a star on the end, she looked quite ridiculous. Although I don't think she seemed to care. Kagura was dressed as a bear. She had some cute bear ears on her head and all in one baggy bear suit. Rin was a witch she wore a black shirt and top with a black robe to go over the top and a pointed hat with a big rim. It was hard to believe that Yuki's older brother made the outfit and I assumed that she had only agreed to wear the robe and hat but insisted with her own clothes underneath.
"Well let's go inside then" I said eager to put my plan to action, after all I had the two people I needed.
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He, he, he, my scheming mind went as I thought that I would just let Haru do the work and save Rin. He could be her knight in shining armour or something like that, right?
I went through the plan in my head, first trick Rin to go into loft, and then lock her in get Haru to rescue her but accidentally get locked in too. Well I don't think they'll work out to get out anyway. Afterwards it will be up to Haru. Yay my plans so brilliant I cant believe I didn't think of it before.
Well, Haru seemed kind of easy to deal with in his chilled out state so I just left him for a moment, right now how to get Rin into loft, got it lets play hide and seek me and Rin will hide together, I leave Rin get Haru then let fate weave it's silvery thread.
I jumped on the table narrowly missing the punch and some party sausages (small sausages you cant eat cold, yay for cold food) "Let's play a game, now this is my party so I'm first to chose" I took a breath and everyone stared at me like they feared for my sanity. "Okay, the game is hide-and-seek alphabet pairs" everyone looked at me blankly. "God, does no one know how to play hide-and-seek" I cried exasperated like I hadn't just made up the pair bit on the spot. You have to pair up with a person who person is alphabetically next to yours" everyone was confused so I jumped off the table and lined everyone up alphabetically some of the pairs were, Arisa + Anita, Billy + Cameron, Deon + Haru, Kagura + Kelly, Kyou + Momiji, Saki +Tooru, Yoruko + Yuki and of course me and Rin, I mean Rin and I. Kagura screamed out in frustration she had been sure she would be with Kyou.
Arisa and Anita were up first cause they were A's "Come on" I said as I grabbed Rin's had dragged her up to the loft we sat I sat on one of the boxes. "Okay, we should split up because it would be harder to lose; we have to hide in the same room but not in the same part of the room right." Rin looked at me disgruntled but didn't say anything. "Okay you hide in the wardrobe and I will hide in that box thing unless you'll like to swap?" Rin nodded her head I got in the box and watch her get into the wardrobe; I waited for about a minute than snuck to the stairs I picked up the bowling ball. I looked around, oh yer I forgot that the others were hiding as well. What to do? What to do? Arisa walked down the hall. Shit. I quickly ducked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Billy and Cameron were sitting under the table. "A bit of an obvious hiding pace" I commented dryly. Why oh why couldn't it have been Deon and Haru.
"Well, we don't really know around the house and don't want to intrude into girl's room" explained Cameron.
"Whatever have you seen Haru?" They shook their heads. I walked out the kitchen and ran up the stair, hopefully Arisa and Anita had taken their looking to downstairs, had they even found anyone. They stepped out of my room and I quickly jumped in to the room next to me which was the bathroom. Momiji and a pissed off Kyou were in there.
"Why the hell did I get paired with him?" Kyou shouted.
"Shut up" I hissed "You don't want us to get found!"
"I don't care!"
"Have you seen Haru?" I rushed to get him to shut up.
"No" I walked out if the bathroom not very amused and quickly entered my room which they had searched so I figured they wouldn't search again. I also didn't expect anyone to be in there but there sitting on my bed was Saki and Tooru. "What are you doing in here, Arisa and Anita searched here just a minute ago."
"They didn't see us" I highly doubted that, they were not even hiding. "Yer, have you seen Haru?"
"No, we've been sitting here all along." Why the hell have I run into 8 people, well only talked to 6 and avoided the other 2 but I still hadn't met Haru which was sooo annoying. Where could he be the house wasn't that big and nobody had seen him or Deon. Actually I hadn't asked about Deon. I walked into Yoruko's room to find her and Yuki. She was sitting crossed legs on the bed and Yuki was sitting on a bean bag.
"Is it me or is no one hiding" I asked.
"Nobodies hiding" Yoruko said.
"Where's Haru then if no one's hiding?" I asked frustrated.
"Hiding from you" I glare. "Only joking, have you tried the bathroom?"
"Yes" I grinded out.
"The kitchen?"
"Yes"
"Your room"
"Yes" I was getting irritated now. "Look, I've walked into like everyone, do you know where he is or not"
"Not"
"So you didn't know in the first place"
"Not telling"
I just remembered that I had left Rin in the wardrobe. I had to speed things up. "I don't have time for this" I strode for the door and down the stairs right into Arisa and Anita.
"Found someone" Arisa called out.
"Who Haru?" I asked without looking at them.
"No" they looked confused.
"Well then I don't care"
"We found you" I gave them a death glare.
"Who wanted me?" Was that Haru?
"Haru, I saw a spider up in the loft in a wardrobe I was going to hide in can you go and check it out."
"Yer sure" we began to walk off.
"Wait, where are you two going? Where are your partners?"
"I'm here" stated Deon.
"Where's Rin?"
Damn my cover's blown. I grabbed Haru's arm and dragged him up to the loft, I pointed at the wardrobe and legged it, bowling ball and all. As soon as I got back down to the first floor I was faced with Deon and Arisa and Anita. "Okay partners have been swapped, I'm with Deon." I grabbed Deon's arm and dragged him down the stairs.
"Gave ended you two lost" Arisa said as she and Anita had followed us.
"The dame was getting boring anyway let's get everyone back to the front room; I know here most people are."
"You two have to do a forfeit" Arisa had a scheming expression on her face. I rounded up and got them in the front room well everyone except Rin, Haru, Kagura and Kimberly.
To the get the attention off Rin and Haru said loudly "Where's Kagura and Kimberly, let's hunt them down" surprisingly everyone listened and went on a girl hunt. I snuck up to the loft to see Haru and Rin trying to get out. As soon as Rin saw me she scowled.
"What are you up to?" She questioned angrily. "I'm going home, I did not come here to be left in a wardrobe"
And like that my brilliant plan shattered.
End Note: Well this ain't the last chapter before the epilogue because there are still little more loose ends to tie up. But next chapter Plan B will be the last, maybe. Well I hope this chapter was okay and it was longer and it had Rin and Haru. Damn Rin is so stubborn isn't she a stubborn little madam. Ha, ha, I spelt madam wrong and nearly wrote she was a madman. Thanks to my diligent reader who has been reviewing for every chapter RinHaru4ever. Oh year the loft idea is from 8 Simple Rules, how CJ doesn't weigh enough to make the steps go down, well nor do Rin nor Haru and they don't know it's about weight.