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Chapter 4: Sight Seeing
"You guys are total idiots for putting Tohru and Kyo in a room together with only a bed to share. You guys know if they get hurt you guys will be held liable." Hatori said.
I looked up to him.
"How would they get hurt? And remember, we're here to hook them up!"
"That is true. But I don't mean physically hurt, I mean mentally hurt. If one of them gets heartbroken from the other, they might not stand to see each other. And that's going to be hard if they're sharing a room together, none the less a bed. You guys should have partnered them up in a project or something."
"Tori, you're overreacting! It's going to be fine! Sharing a room, they'll have more time together!" Ayame gave Hatori a pat in the back which made a soft thump.
"Let's get back to talking about the trip. Do you have the first lesson planned?"
"Well, I was hoping that you would've thought of one Hatori."
"If you don't know what to do, why did you accept the job from Mayu? Hard to believe she asked you when she hates your guts. If you ask me, I think it's just a way to stress you out."
"She would never be that clever! I was thinking of hooking Kyo and Tohru up in Paris when she told me that they were going to a trip there, so that's why I accepted the job."
"Lucky for you I thought of a lesson. Why don't we go sight-seeing? We can look at the Eiffel Tower first."
"Good job Hatori! You know, I don't know why she didn't ask you for the job. After all she does like you. Well the class is coming down now.
"Gather around everyone! I have an announcement to make!
"Okay, so for our first lesson we will go sights seeing! We will see the Eiffel Tower first so everyone let's board the bus!"
"So, do you happen to at least know anything about the Eiffel Tower Shigure?"
I looked up at Hatori and grinned at him.
"You have no idea of what it even is, huh?
"You really are hopeless."
"You're so cruel Hatori!"
"Okay, looks like we're here at the Eiffel tower!
"This is it, right Hatori?"
"Yes it is Shigure."
"Okay, so first I want to ask you guys some questions on the Eiffel Tower to see how much you know about it."
"Is it just because you don't know anything about the Eiffel Tower Shigure?" Yuki asked me.
"Maybe it is, maybe it isn't the reason and I want to be called Mr. Sohma, no exceptions Yuki. Okay I want anyone in the class to tell me what they know about the Eiffel tower."
Yuki spoke up, the fan club girls staring at him with admiration and nearly fainting from the sound of his voice.
"The Eiffel Tower was built in the year of 1889 commemorating the century of the French Revolution. The Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward the seventh, opened the tower. There were about 700 proposals in how the tower was to be designed, and his was chosen amongst the others.
"The Eiffel tower is 300 meters high and weighs 7,000 tons. In 1930 it was the world's tallest building. It took two years to construct the tower which was made by about 300 steel workers. It is made up of approximately 15,000 iron pieces and uses up 40 tons of paint. It would take 1652 steps to reach the top of the tower.
"In 1909, the tower was considered to be torn down but was saved for the use of the military and other purposes. In World War One, the tower played a role in capturing the spy, Mata Hari. This gained importance to the French People and the thought of demolishing it was no more.
"Mata Hari was the stage name of Dutch exotic dancer and Courtesan, Margaretha Geertruida. She was executed by the firing squad for espionage during World War One. Espionage is another word for spying. It involves a person obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the person knowing the information.
"The amount of electricity the Eiffel Tower uses annually is about 7.5 million kilowatt hours. 580 thousand are used to illuminate the tower.
"The shape of the tower was determines by mathematical calculation involving wind resistance. Some theories of this calculation have been proposed over the years. The most recent was the nonlinear integral differential equation based on counter balancing the wind pressure from any point of the tower with the tension between the elements at that point. Therefore the shape of the Eiffel Tower is exponential."
"That was amazing Yuki-kun! You know so much about the Eiffel tower!"
Yuki smiled back at her. The Yuki Fan Club girls were glaring at Tohru, looking ready to strangle her.
"Amazing indeed Yuki, now since Yuki mainly covered everything, you guys can take this time to roam around the place and observe the Tower. We will go to another landmark after this."
"Show off." Kyo remarked as he crossed his arm over his chest and looked away from him. The class broke apart into small groups as they walked around the Tower.
'That damn rat. Always showing off how smart he is.'
The class broke off into small groups and was roaming around. I stayed close to Tohru as she followed her friends and Yuki.
"How do you know so much Yuki-kun?" Tohru asked him.
"I don't really know myself, it just comes to me I guess."
Anger boiled inside of me and I took Tohru by the hand, not knowing what I was doing.
"Let's go take a closer look at the tower Tohru."
"Ok Kyo-kun that sounds like fun."
I looked down at her and saw that she was blushing. Startled by my action, I released her hand. We walked over to the tower; the others were staring at us.
'What the hell was I thinking grabbing her hand like that? I'm growing into a pervert! Why did I even get angry anyway? I am not jealous at that damn rat!'
"So where do you think we should go next Hatori?"
"Must I plan everything for you?"
"You make it sound as if it were a bad thing Tori!" Ayame gave another pat on his back.
"That's because it is a bad thing. It's like he's the teacher more than how Sensei is." Haru replied.
"Can you stop patting my back, it feels disturbing. We can go to the Arc de Triomphe next."
"Arc de what?"
"You really are clueless Shigure."
"Wow, the tower is so big Kyo-kun! It's very beautiful as well."
I gazed up at the colossal height of the tower, the sun shining at my eyes causing them to squint. I was still thinking of what I did earlier. Why did I act that way? Why did I feel like that? Mixed feelings went through my head as I stared at the tower.
"Is something wrong Kyo-kun?" Tohru looked at me with a look of concern.
'Great, she notices that I'm acting weird!'
"Yeah I'm fine I just have a lot on my mind so stop worrying about me!" I snapped back at her. Her face saddened a little and looked hurt. She turned her head away from me and looked at the ground.
'Crap! Why did I just snap like that at her? Now she's sad and must really hate my guts.'
"Look, I'm sorry for snapping like that okay? I'm fine so try not to worry so much."
I swung my arm around her neck and onto her shoulder as I held her close to me. I did it carefully so that she didn't touch my chest. I rubbed her shoulder and let go of her and saw that she was blushing again. I laughed at her and patted her on the head.
"Let's get back to others before they get worried."
"Okay class, we're going to head off now to the wonderful Arc de Triomphe! Let's board the bus again!"
I sat next to Tohru in the bus, Yuki and the others nearby. The bus ride would take a while and so I fell asleep.
An hour passed until we arrived. I opened my eyes to see that Tohru was sleeping against my shoulder and I was sleeping against her head. I carefully shook her awake and found that she was blushing again.
"Was I sleeping on you Kyo-kun? I'm so sorry!"
"Hey, I don't mind that. We're at the Arc de Triomphe now." I smiled at her and she smiled back at me.
My mind raced through what just happened. Why didn't I feel so weird for sleeping against her? Was I supposed to feel this way?
"Hatori, did you just see Tohru and Kyo?"
"How could I when your big head is blocking the way?"
"My head's not that big! How rude!
"Well, they were sleeping against each other! That certainly is a sign!"
"I don't want to even know what you're thinking right now."
The class got off the bus and followed behind me as Hatori led us to the Arc de Triomphe.
"Okay class, we are now at the Arc de Triomphe! Now, can anyone tell me anything about the Arc de Triomphe?"
'Please, anyone. I'm clueless; I don't know what to teach.'
And as usual, Yuki answered the question as the rest of the class gave off confused looks.
"The people in Paris also known as "Parisians" refer to the Arc de Triomphe as L'Etoile and revere it as the symbol of the French National Spirit. The Arc de Triomphe, towering 164 feet above the ground, is located in the heart of the world's largest round-a-bout. Inside the Arc de Triomphe is a museum detailing the history of the Arc de Triomphe. Out of all the monuments in Paris, the L'Etoile is one of the most revered by Parisians.
"The Arc de Triomphe is the patriotic symbol of France's History. It was completed in 1836, which was 15 years after Napolean's Death. In 1920, an unknown soldier was buried beneath the arc to honor the soldiers who fought for France. It has served as a symbol of victory for France as well the Germans and the Allies, both of which marched through the arc after victories as they enter Paris."
"You mean there's a dead man under that arc?" Manabe asked. "That's totally freaky!"
"Kimi thinks so too!" Kimi remarked.
"Okay, now that we know about the Arc de Triomphe let's take 10 minutes to take a closer look at the monument."
"Kimi doesn't want to go where a dead man is, no Kimi won't."
"Oh well then, it's up to you."
"Shouldn't you teach your students discipline Shigure?"
"What's that?"
"Seriously, I don't know how you got this job Shigure."
'That rat is showing off again. Always impressing the girls in the class, I bet he actually likes having a fan club.'
My face showed an expression of anger and I balled my hands into fists.
"Kyo-kun is something bothering you? You seem tense."
"He's probably jealous of the Prince for knowing so much compared to his tiny brain!"
I glared at Uo and made a fist at her.
"Shut up, like I would be jealous of him!"
My face flared with anger and I felt the blood rushing into my head.
"Now you want to be a bug shot, huh? Well bring it on punk!"
"Please don't fight!"
I looked over to see Tohru with a sad expression on her face. I felt all the anger rush out of my body and relaxed. Why? When she's sad, why do I always want to make her happy?
"We're here to have fun!"
Her expression completely changed this time and smiled her silly smile.
"I'm sorry Tohru; I just got a little carried away there in teasing orangey."
"Come on; let's check out the landmark then!"
I grabbed Tohru by the arm and pulled her towards the monument.
"Hey, wait up for us!" Uo called out as the others ran towards us- well Hanajima walked.
We stopped in front of the arc and gazed at how high it went. It was truly amazing.
"Kyo-kun, isn't it amazing?"
I looked down at her and somehow, managed to smile. Even though I get angry at her, she's still happy and doesn't want to leave my side. She wants to spend time with me and truly accepts me for who I am. She wants to listen to my problems and help me fix them. All those feelings I had earlier… was because I loved her, I never realized that until now. Until the day comes that I have to go away, I want to spend every moment possible with her. I want to protect her from all danger and be by her side. I love her just the way she is, my precious little flower.
"Yeah, it is amazing."
I reached for her hand and held it tight, never wanting to let it go. I felt my eyes burn up as I fought back tears. I gripped her hand harder and managed a smile. Just for this moment, I want to stay like this… and be with you… forever.