Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket, Grease, or Inuyasha. I do own an obsession over the three, however. xD
;.; It's so sad, I don't get butterflies while reading Furuba romances anymore... xD As you might have seen in my profile, I'm in a musical ditch. Of course, only oldie musicals, because High School musical sucks dick. Yup. Anyway... I'm making a Furuba Grease! xD It's Kyoru, of course. I can only imagine Kyo dressed in a sequin jumpsuit donning an Elvis hairdo. Seriously, John Travolta reminds me of Elvis...
Kyo - I hate you so much.
I know.
Kyo & Tohru - We go together like rama lama lama keh ding a deh ding a dong! Remembered forever like shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yippitty boom de boom!
Hey, you guys are pretty good!
Kyo - Once again, I hate you.
Tohru - -comes out in Sandy's outfit in the end scene- Er...
Kyo - I love you.
Haha. I thought so. -smirk- Carry on!
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"Come on, Hana-chan!" I said, smiling as I burst into Hanajima's room at about four thirty in the morning. She grumbled and turned in her sleep, muttering something about Kazuma. I chucked and wet over to her bedside, taking a seat on the edge of the mattress adorned with black.
"Five more minutes, mommy…"She muttered, covering her head in protest to my wake-up calls. "If I get up now can you make me odango?" I laughed and shook her shoulders. Finally, Hanajima seemed awake. "Ten flavors of odango, okay? Make me lots and lots of odango, mommy…" Or not.
"Hana-chan, we have to get up so we can eat and train with Kazuma-san!" I whispered excitedly, and she was sitting up in less than a second. "I thought you set your alarm…"
"I did, Tohru-kun." Hanajima replied, pulling her jet black phone out from under her pillow. It was still playing "Paint it Black" by Incubus loudly. I sighed and switched it off.
"What a joyous tune to wake up to… Mine is set on Montage by Team America: World Police for now." (Squee, thank you Sarah!) I said, holding up my own pink phone, which unceremoniously started playing the song. "It fits for training, right?"
"Most definitely, Tohru-kun. That movie was good. I'll meet you downstairs." Hanajima said, smiling to herself. I sat down and waited in the living room, staring out absently at the world still shrouded in darkness.
Two nightingales flew past the window, singing to each other merrily. I smiled at them sadly, wishing that I, too, could fly away, be free with no guilt or worries and definitely no feelings to hold me down. Live without obligation.
Oh, how I wished Kyo could do the same. I wished he could just sprout wings and fly away. Leave his curse behind, just be happy. But it wasn't that simple. I guess it'll never be that simple. One can only hope to experience such freedom in dreams.
My ever saddening train of thought was interrupted by Hanajima tapping my shoulder lightly. I nodded and stood up, tugging my oversized sweatshirt down more. My friend looked down on her own black jogging suit, probably wondering if it was too normal for her likes.
"I always go over to Kazuma-san's house to cook breakfast for him, so we should get going." I told Hanajima, and she nodded, smiling to herself. Soon, we had walked over to Kazuma's house. I had convinced Hanajima that we didn't need to take the limo, and that we should let the driver get a bit more sleep, because Uotani had just come back from a VIP party she had been invited to, thanks to her supermodel and boxer position.
"Hello, Tohru-san, Hana-chan." Kazuma greeted us, stepping aside from the door to let us in. Hanajima smiled at him widely and tugged self-consciously at her shirt's bottom. I smiled knowingly and observed the two from the corner of my eye.
"I'll get breakfast started. What do you want, Hana-chan?" I asked, heading into Kazuma's kitchen. It was lonely and bare and there was barely anything besides a refrigerator and a microwave. How I managed to cook anything in here was beyond me. I was a pretty good cook, and I valued each and every tool I used. God, I missed my rice cooker… And my fondue pot… And my table-top grill… Oh, and that new waffle-maker Kameko had gotten me for Christmas… I could go on for hours and hours about how I missed my kitchen, but it wouldn't get the nearly impossible task of creating a healthy, hearty breakfast in this place done.
"I'll eat anything you cook, Tohru-kun." She told me, smiling. Then, she and Kazuma headed to the dining room to have tea wait for my breakfast. I smiled and laughed to myself, wondering what to cook for Hanajima and Kazuma. He always told me to cook whatever I could, too. This would be fun…
Onigiris! Odango! Ume konbu! Miso soup! Gyouza! Kashiwa-mochi! (sorry, why I wrote this my internet had failed, so I had to look in the books for food, That means I had to look for Hanajima, because she's usually the one with food xD) I didn't know where to start!
"Tohru-kun, that smells delicious…" Hanajima said, poking her head into the kitchen for the umpteenth time. I sniffed the air and nodded in agreement. "When will it be ready? It's taking so long to cook…"
"Arigatou, Hana-chan, but I only started cooking ten minutes ago!" I told her, laughing as she whipped out the pout that was only used in times of emergency, AKA when food was taking too long to cook.
"But you cooking is so good… Even the scent it gives off is addicting! I'm starving…" She whimpered, pouting more. Oh God, the puppy eyes… I nearly laughed at her face. Hanajima was only emotional about one thing. Food.
"Well, I guess I'll have to try and cook faster." I said, smiling as I sprinkled a pinch of salt into the zoni soup I had on the stove. "Do you want grilled meat?"
"Yes, please. I cannot think of one sane person who wouldn't want it if you made it, though." She said before leaving me to my cooking to go back and talk with Kazuma. Sighing with amusement, I turned back to the food.
"Hitori ni natte hajimete, wakaru koto ga ookute! Kono te wo hanasazu ni ireba, dokomade demo yukeru ki ga shita!" I sang, swaying my hips back and forth to the imaginary drum beat as well as I cooked (-.-' I had started writing in third person again…).
"Onaji michi aruiteku to, utagau koto mo naku shinjita, doushite sore nano ni atashi wa, doushite sore nano ni atashi wa, dakedo atashi wa, yakusoku wa oboete iru no, wasureta hi wa nai no…" I sang as I brought out the food, only to be met with the blushing faces of Hanajima and Kazuma. They were both awfully close… But being myself, I didn't make a big deal of it.
"T-Tohru-kun, I see you're done cooking…" Hanajima said, blushing as she backed away from Kazuma slowly. He had been caressing her face, but now his hands were on the table and he stared down at them, obviously embarrassed.
"H-hai… Did I interrupt anything?" I asked, blushing in humiliation as well. This was a bit awkward… to say the least… "Ah, sorry… If you want to be alone I can always eat in the kitchen…"
"N-no, Tohru-san, it's fine." Kazuma said, motioning to the pillow beside Hanajima. "Please, join us." I nodded and placed the food down, taking my seat silently.
At first, the breakfast was quiet and the tension sent chills up my back. This was quiet, even for Hanajima, Kazuma, and I. None of us were exactly big talkers, but eventually a conversation got started. It was a rather morbid one, though, for it contained details of our mission, so to speak, into the Sohma borders. Uotani, Hanajima, and I all knew it would be dangerous but lacked the knowledge of the inside. This is where Kazuma came in.
"I'll go with you as a guide of sorts. The Zodiac is under Akito's control whether they like it or not. If it was not so, I would send Kagura. She knows that area better than me, and she's a bit more capable of sneaking around."
I nodded gravely. For once, I could feel no smile urging to lift my lips or a frown to bring me down. I was completely serious about this. Saving Kyo was my only objective, and it would stay that way.
"As Kyo-kun's master, I presume you are as serious about rescuing him as I am. But I also have to see Akito…" I said, hanging my head in hopelessness. "I want to get Kyo-kun out of there, but that will be hard if I must see Akito…"
"Kazuma-san and I will get Kyo-san. Uo-chan can take you to see Akito." Hanajima said, sighing slightly. I could tell she didn't want to split up. "If it is necessary, I can ask Megumi to help. He has grown stronger."
"You don't have to do that, Hana-chan. I never asked anyone to help me…" Hanajima sighed and stood up, motioning for Kazuma to follow suit.
"Tohru-kun, I'm not letting you go alone. Even with your training, it's too dangerous. We're going to start training now." She said in a matter-of-factly way, smiling at Kazuma. I had a feeling this was going to be interesting…
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"Talk." I heard Akito say in the next room over. My ear was squashed against the wall in a desperate attempt to gain information. Akito had learned that Hiro, Kisa, Momiji, and Ritsu had gone somewhere, as had I. Only I wasn't sure if they would tell.
"We went sight-seeing," was all that Hiro said. I can only imagine how straight his face was. He never liked Tohru, but I knew he wasn't a squealer. "Nothing more, Akito. You know that area is beautiful."
"But I didn't give you permission to leave, Hiro. I didn't give any of you permission!" Akito screamed, I didn't need to listen through the walls to hear that… There was a crash of glass breaking and a few screams of pain, one being Hiro's.
"Hiro-kun!" Kisa screamed. There was the sound of hasty shuffling and a whimper of pain, then sobs. "Hi-Hiro-kun, your arm…"
"I'm fine, Kisa." Hiro muttered, groaning slightly. Unidentifiable gasps were heard. I had enough. Listening to this was sickening… Akito was hurting people, again, and even though I listened openly, they were the ones hurt and I couldn't do anything. I could never do anything. Not for Tohru, not for them. I couldn't even do anything for myself. Pitiful.
"Bring in the rabbit!" Akito yelled, leaving me to cringe on the other side of the wall. Not Nyoko…
"Don't hurt her…"
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"So cute…" I whispered to myself, giggling into the palm of my hand as Hanajima sent a weak punch at the makiwara just so she could have Kazuma stand behind her and guide her arms into the correct technique.
"What was that?" They asked simultaneously, staring over at me in my jogging outfit. Blushed and turned away to unceremoniously kick the snot out of my own makiwara.
"Nothing…" I said between powerful kicks. Hanajima did the same thing, again. She had been doing this for about ten minutes, with minor variations or mistakes, of course. "So hopeless…"
"I wouldn't be talking, Tohru-kun." Hanajima muttered as she screwed up for about the tenth time this minute. "You're hopelessly in love with Kyo-san, and you don't even know it."
"I-I am not!" I yell, blushing. Okay, that was a bit loud… and unconvincing… It obviously didn't work on Hanajima or Kazuma, who smirked to each other and went back to their little routine. "You don't believe me, do you? I don't love Kyo-kun! A-at least I don't think I do…"
"You do." Hanajima replied, smiling coyly at Kazuma as she messed up. He was starting to get impatient. I sigh and go off into thought only to be interrupted by an angry punch to the makiwara.
"Good." Kazuma said from behind her, smiling. A "whoops" look came over Hanajima's face and she blushed in anger on her spastic reaction. "Now, on to the kicks."
Hanajima's eyes widened when she found out that she really couldn't lift her leg up high enough. Giggling, I watched as the look on her face changed to happiness when Kazuma's hand went to help her.
"Kazuma-san, I think I'll cool down and cook us a lunch now. You two need some time alone, I see." I said, winking as I left the room. Just before my head turned, I caught Hanajima's rare devious smile from the corner of my eye.
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"I don't know anything, Akito-sama." I whisper through the sobs that wracked my small body. There was blood in my long black hair, only appearing in stains on the white ends.
"Yes you do, tell me!" Akito yelled at me. I immediately flinched from experience, scared that Akito would strike me again. Since Tohru-sensei left he had been a lot harder on all of us, even Kureno. One day, he came to sub for Tohru-sensei with his wrist wrapped up in bandages. Later on, he had winced in pain as red stained the whole right arm of his suit.
I hadn't been pinned for much of anything, even though I was spotted at the airport by one of Akito's bad men. Hatori had wiped all their memories afterward. We were safe, but Akito was still paranoid enough to blame me.
"Even if I knew anything about Tohru-sensei I would never tell a bad man like you!" I yelled back at him, tears streaking down my face. Akito paused for a moment, completely shocked. "Tohru-sensei is the nicest person I ever met! I'm not about to hurt her! No one is!"
"She's taking my Zodiac away from me! You're supposed to listen to me! I don't want to be alone…" Akito said sadly, tears threatening to fall from his eyes. "It's not fair…"
"Nothing's fair… And she's not trying to take us away from you; she's just trying to help." I argued, patting the God's hand comfortingly. This hadn't turned out like I had pictured…
"But she's not helping at all…" Akito whined, pulling his hand away from my grasp. I growled under my breath but decided against acting upon his contrariness. He didn't know any better, right?
"Akito-sama, you're hurting people. She's trying to stop that, nothing more. If you let us have our own will, we'll be your friends. Pushing us around only makes us resent it." I explained. It must look rather odd, for I, no more that six years old, am talking more sense than a whining adult.
"G-get out, now." Akito ordered, pushing me away gently. I sighed, hoping he would take what I said to heart. Out of mouths of hatchlings, they say.
I hope they mean it.
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"I think this is our final training session, Tohru-san." Kazuma said, smiling. "Practice every day, though. We'll all get together to make plans later." I nodded enthusiastically. A second ago you could have easily classified me as a lump on the ground, but just te thought of being closer to saving Kyo got me all jittery and excited.
"Thank you so much, Kazuma-san!" I exclaimed, bowing before making my hasty retreat out of the dojo, jumping for joy all the way to the limo where Hanajima and Uotani wait anxiously.
"So?" Uotani asks as I climb in, hopping up impatiently. Beside Hanajima is a grown man that has her same features, except it doesn't look as dainty on him. I should hope not…
"Kazuma-san said I'm ready! We'll start planning right away. I can't wait to save Kyo-kun!" Uotani and Hanajima nod, smiling, but the man looks at me with an odd expression.
"Kyo Sohma? I remember him… He was the rude one, am I correct?" He asks, and I nod like Hana and Uo did. I wonder who he is for a moment, then I remember all the pictures on Hanajima's room, her show, and almost everything that came out of her mouth.
"Megumi-san!? You've grown so much!" I squeal, reaching across to hug him. It ends quickly, for I have a feeling he isn't exactly used to hugs. "How have you been!? I've heard so much about you from Hana-chan, but it's so nice to see you in person! You've been eating lots and lots of odango, yes?"
"I'm fine, really, Tohru-san, really. And yes, I've had quite a good amount of odango. I've even learned to cook some flavors, but not as many as you, I presume." He answers, a small smile gracing his pale face. "You're as lively as ever."
"Hai, I'm just so happy to see you! Oh, yes, Kyo-kun was the one with the temper. But it was understandable, really. He could be sweet, too." I say, blushing. "He always was there when I needed him…"
"Of course, who wouldn't be, for an adorable girl like you?" Megumi asked, causing me to blush a deeper pink. "Now, can one of you be so kind to tell me the plan?"
"Oh, sure, Megumi. Sorry 'bout that. We wanted to wait for Tohru here…" Uotani said, smirking. "I'm sure you did, too. Now, here's the plan…"
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Sorry if this chapter turned out horrible… For some reason, I have a serious issue with classical music, which I was listening to. I also have a cold… So I spend most of my time with tissues a giant pot of tea, and a lemon wedge. Spongebob, Inu-nii-chan (Inuyasha), Aang fit in there somewhere, too. So… Yeah.
Oh, the song Tohru sings is from Inuyasha Movie Two. It's called Still Alone. Here are the English lyrics for what I had Tohru sing:
I've learned a lot
from being alone.
As long as you didn't let go of my hand,
I felt like I could do anything.
When we walked along the same path
I believed without a single doubt.
But even so, why...?
But even so, why...?
But I...
I remember your promise.
I remember every day.
That's from right after the first time the chorus is sung to the very end. This song is called Still Alone by Ayumi Hamasaki, and was featured in Inuyasha. I forget if it was an opening, ending, or movie song, though… Neko no baka, ne? I was trying to pick between this, Every Heart by BoA, Itazura Na Kiss, and Yura Yura, the ending theme for Inuyasha Movie Two, not to be confused with Yura Yura the ninth opening for Naruto. They're all from Inuyasha… Dx Eh heh heh… Too much exposure, I guess. I've been trying to at least finish the series before school starts, which is next Wednesday… Somehow that reminds me of Grease… Again...
Ayame – We're for each other like wop baba loo-bob and wop bam boom! Just like my brother is sha-na-na-na-na-na yippity dip de boom!
Yuki – I'm right here, you know… Warrior-san, could you please do something about my insane brother?
Aww, hell no! That'd be no fun… Besides, he's pretty decent at singing! Aya, I didn't know you were familiar with Grease… You could have told me earlier!
Ayame – Well, I try to stay all the rage, you know. Must keep up with today's youth, even if we're talking about America!
B-But Grease was released in the seventies, Aya…
Ayame – Oh, whoops…
Right… Anyway, Aya, tell them to review!
Ayame – Review for the wonderful Neko-hime so she may update sooner, and get better! She would be grateful if you sent a few boxes of tissues and a lot more tea leaves, too.
Yes, -grabs tissue- I'm running low. I've used up my house's vast supply of tissues, and the tea is soon to be gone, sine I drink about two whole pots a day now. Ah… And that's saying something, since I had a giant one hundred bag box of green tea and boxes of lemon, raspberry, blueberry, black, and earl grey tea sitting around. Soon I'll be making my way onto the gourmet hot chocolate I got for Christmas…
Ayame – Ah, what a horrible fate, to go through life without tea!
Yes, true, but I also have to clean the tea pot and cups and ramen bowl each day, too… Ah, the beauty of school lunches. You don't cook it, you don't clean it, and you're not horrified by the health chart. I'd rather not know what I'm eating, thank you very much. That's the only way I can eat fries without killing myself before the unlimited amounts of fat do. Hmm, how pleasant. I think I'll take my well awaited leave now, Aya, Yun-Yun.
Yuki – Grr, have you been hanging out with Manabe and Kimi, too?
How did you know? Ah well, ja' ne!