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" talking
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Chapter 2
Yuki opened door and saw a strange girl. Tohru asked if she was lost but she didn't respond. The girl held a mysterious aura. Her amethyst eyes looked at Tohru. " Are you Tohru Honda?" She asked.
" And what if she is Tohru Honda?" Yuki was careful with his word. If she is to do something bad to Tohru, he can never forgive himself if he couldn't protect her. Where's that stupid cat when you need him the most?
Tohru smiled. " Yuki, she just ask a simple question. No need to sound mad about it. Yes I am Tohru Honda. Why?" she walked towards the girl.
" Miss Honda!" Yuki sighed. He knew he can't stop her. To her everyone is harmless. She doesn't have trust issues. She cares about everybody. No matter who they are.
"Hello. Um why do ask if I'm Tohru Honda?" Tohru asked. Then she saw something sparkled on the other girl's neck." That's a pretty necklace you have there. It matches your eyes." suddenly she forgotten all about her question. She touch the amethyst jewel. It is the most beautiful thing Tohru has ever saw. You could see your own reflection from the necklace. She noticed that a word is written in the jewel. " Nezumi?" Tohru wondered why that was there.
" You get distracted easily. Thats not good." she smiled. "By the way, I'm Risa Saotome. I'm sure will be seeing each other again Tohru Honda...and you as well Yuki Sohma" she took out something from her pocket. It was a plastic bag that has something in it." Cookies. I made them myself." she handed the bag of cookies to Tohru. She thanked her, though still confused herself. She wondered if this Risa person came all this way just give her a bag of cookies.
" Good bye." Risa left. Yuki stood there dumbfounded. How did she know his name? Why did she give Tohru cookies? Why? WHY? His head started spinning. Then he realized he is thinking too much . It's just ordinary cookies...or maybe it's poison. He had to take it away before Tohru eats---Too late... "This is yummy. Want some?" she offered. It wasn't poisoned. He sighed again. All this thinking made him angry.
" Hey you guys waited. Now we are gonna be so late." Suddenly the stupid cat decided to show himself. Yuki growled. Both Kyo and Tohru looked at the angered Yuki.
"Let's go now you damn ra---" Kyo was kicked harshly on the face. He fell on the ground. " I feel much better now. Thank you, Kyo." Yuki clapped his hands. Kicking Kyo done him some good.
" Da...nm...r..at"
At school, Tohru was glad Saki was alright. She thanked Tohru for helping her yesterday. Yuki is glad everything is back to normal. Then class started...
" Class, today we have a late comer who will be joining us. She is a new in town so please be nice." The class looked at the girl. She wore the usual uniforn of the school. Her light silver hair cascading along her shoulders. She held a soft tone in her dark amethyst eyes and smiled sweetly to the class. " Hello, My name Risa Saotome. It is a pleasure to meet you."
Yuki stood up abrutly. It's that girl from this morning. What is she doing here? No matter how much he tried to shake it off, he felt something familiar about this girl. It felt like looking at himself.
"Yuki? Thank you for voluntering. He will guide you around the school." the teacher told Risa. His eyes widened. " I don't want to." He felt a bit childish for saying that but he didn't care. " NO buts." the teacher had a warning look in her eyes. Yuki could hear Kyo snickered in the background. ' I'll kick his ass later ' He nodded politely at teacher. He had no choice in the matter.
The bell rang and the students gathered around the new girl. The students, mainly the boys, started to ask questions.
"Do you a boyfriend?"
"Can I have your number?"
"What size are you?"
"Do you wanna go out? My treat!"
Risa smiled politely at the boy's foolish questions. No matter where she goes, she always brings attention to herself. ' It's a curse being this beautiful. ' She made a dramatic pose. Everybody gasp and started bringing out their cameras.
"Wow she sure is popular. Uh-oh prince. You gotta competition here." Arisa nudged Yuki with her elbow. "It seems I do."
"EEEECCCKKKK!!!! A RAT!!!" a girl shrieked. Yuki and Arisa pushed through the crowd. They saw a rat climbing up Risa's shoulder. It nuzzled her neck. Yuki looked at the rat and then the girl. " Miss Risa...there's a rat on you." Risa giggled at Yuki's obvious statement. " Of course silly. He's my pet. He is a bit sleepy." She place the rat on Yuki's head. He looked up at the rat. He smiled soflty. Risa seemed pretty harmless. He'll trust her...for now.
" Yuki there's a rat on your head." Tohru popped her head within the crowd. Kyo is with her. "What the hell is that?" "Its a rat stupid." Kyo clenched his fist ready to attack his cousin but was stopped by Risa. "Must there be violence in the world. Please lay down your fist and wish for world peace." a spotlight shined upon her. Kyo and Yuki wondered where that light came from.
" Her electric signals is somewhat similar." the crowd dispersed the moment they spotted Hanajima. " Here we go again. Hana's electric report." Uo commented. "She has that signal like the prince, orange-top, and the writer guy." she moved forward infront of Risa. " Electric signals? What is that?" Risa asked innocently. Saki raised her finger. " A rat." Risa eyes widened." on his head" she finished. Risa sighed in relief. This girl is creepy she thought. For a moment there she thought that Saki knew about her curse.
"Yeah...a rat on his..." she laughed nervously. " May your day encounter a pleasant electric waves." Risa looked at the weird girl's retreating figure. Very strange. Maybe going to highschool is a bad idea.
" Don't let Hana scare you. She's pretty normal." Tohru place a hand on her shoulder. " That's...normal." her eyes twitch. This girl...she thinks this normal. I think she might have brain damage. "Hahahaha" Risa began laughing.
Tohru looked confused. Did she say something funny? "Whats so funny? Tell me." the silver haired girl patted her head. "Nothing, Miss Tohru. Say could I come over your house later?" she randomly asked.
Kyo stepped in the conversation. "Hold on a minute. You just met us. What's your deal?" Risa flicked his forehead. " There was an insect there...wait that's your face." She taunted. Kyo growled. "WHY YOU LITTLE---" He felt something nibbling his neck. He looked and he saw the same rat that was on Yuki's head. "GAH!!! Get off me you stupid rat." his face was slapped.
"How dare you! No you're not stupid, no you're not." she comforted the little rat and then glared at Kyo. " Just for, i'm coming over, you stupid ca---" she held her tongue."I mean stupid Kyo." she smacked him on the head again. Then she smacked him once more. "I thought you don't like viol---"Kyo said but was cut off by another smack.
Yuki smirked. Kyo is getting what he deserves. He found new respect for the girl. " Sure, why not. Come over our house." "What! OWW!!!"
" Then I guess i'll see guys later." she heard the bell ring. " Oh, before I forget. I'm going to bring a friend along. Bye!"
Kyo layed on the floor, unconscious. "stupid cat." Yuki said while dragging him to class. Tohru followed.
Classes ended and Tohru and the two boys headed home. They stopped at the entrance of Shigure's house. There stood Risa and a girl who is screaming at her.
"Ah!!! Why the hell did you invite me for! I don't need to be here." Risa placed her foot on the screaming girl's mouth.
"Out of the kindness of your heart. Could you please behave? We have to tell them." she continued her lecture unware of the other girl' lack of oxygen. " Um Miss Risa. Your companion is not breathing." Yuki interrupted her. Risa looked at her. " That she is not." she made no motion to release her foot from the suffocating girl's mouth.
"Hello Miss Tohru, Yuki, and idiot." the idiot being Kyo. "SHUT UP!!!!"
She shrugged her shoulders and removed her foot from the poor girl's mouth. She gasp for air.
" Miss Tohru, Yuki, idiot. This is my cousin, Minori Saotome." she pointed to the girl who was blue on the face. She kicked her cousin lightly. " Say hello." she whispered.
"He..l..lo" she finally regained her composure but she is infuriated at Risa. " Why the hell did you---" she looked at Tohru and bowed her. "Tohru Honda. Hello."
She was surprise at Minori's sudden politeness. How could anyone's attitude change so fast. "You two are noisy. This a mistake letting them come." Kyo said, with the usual scowl on his face.
"Shut up, idiot. FYI Yuki and Tohru invited us."
"More like you invited yourself."
Kyo heard a click. He felt a cool, metallic object near his neck. "Shut up or i'll cut that tongue of yours" Minori looked at him murderously. He turned around to find a sword pointed against his neck. He looked at the girl. His mouth parted. She's quite pretty. She wore her long bright orange hair in a ponytail. Her golden eyes glaring at him. She was about his height. She wore simple clothes and yet...he blushed at why he is thinking like this when she was about to kill him.
Minori wondered why he is looking at her like that.
" Mi...don't actually cut his tongue off." Minori placed the sword back to it's sheath. " I hate noisy things."
"Then you pretty much hate yourself." Risa said. The irony of things
"Shut up. I'll cut your head off." Minori unsheated her sword.
"You shouldn't play with pointy objects. You could hurt yourself." Risa teased.
Tohru looked at the girls fighting. "Yuki, stop them. They could hurt each other." Yuki nodded. " Girls please. Let us head inside. I heard it was going to rain tonight." Yuki
informed them.
Minori hissed. She place her sword back to its sheath and stepped inside. She felt a tap on her shoulder. "Let me hold that for now." Yuki pointed at the sword. She gave her precious sword to him. "Thank you"
The group was greeted by Shigure and another stranger Yuki, Tohru and Kyo wasn't familiar with.
He spoke up "Risa, Minori. Did you miss me?"
To be continued...
