Edit : I changed Rika's last name. Eriju isn't a real name. So, I'm changing it to Eiri; which I know is real.
Chapter Two
"Wow, you two look really out of it." Uo commented, leaning in close to Kyo's face. "Back off, will ya? Why aren't you upset?" Kyo snapped at her.
"Whoa! Touchy, touchy. And for your information, I am upset, but Tohru wouldn't have wanted it to ruin my life, so I'm not going to let it." Uo said smugly. "Did Miss Rika ever go back to her aunts?" Yuki interjected before Kyo could start cussing Uo out. "No, she did not." Hana said, entering the conversation.
"Yeah, her aunt was apparently acquainted with a bad crowd, and she skipped town." Uo told them. "How horrible. So, is she still staying with you, Miss Hanajima?" Yuki asked politely. "Yes, she is. In fact, she started school today, and yet she's already been called up to the principle's office. I did warn her, but she was quite stubborn." Hana said mysteriously. Uo laughed when she say the look of confusion on Kyo and Yuki's faces.
"What Hana means is that little Rika decided she was going to wear the boy's uniform instead of the girls'. Oh man, was the principle ever pissed when he saw her! And she didn't even care, just flipped him off and he had to practically drag her to his office." Uo told them, laughing some more.
"What a brat." Kyo said in a bored tone. "What a terrible way to start off the new school year." Yuki said, shaking his head.
"Yeah, that girl is going to give everyone in this school a major headache, and she's going to enjoy doing it. Oh, speak of the devil, here she is." Uo said, waving to Rika, who had just entered the classroom. Rika was indeed wearing the boys uniform; she even had the tie properly around her neck.
She waved back and walked over to join them. "Hey guys, what's up?" Rika asked, not noticing the glares she was receiving from the prince Yuki fan club girls because she was standing right beside Yuki.
"What's up? We should be asking you that. So tell us, what'd the principle say?" Uo asked excitedly. "Eh, he went on and on in a ramble for a while, asked me to give him one good reason why I should be allowed to wear the boys uniform, I gave him a really good one, he thought a moment, said as long as wore the uniform properly and didn't make any trouble I could wear it, then told me to get to class. End of story." Rika said, shrugging.
"Aww, come on, tell us the full story." Up begged playfully. Rika laughed, sharp and short. "As if. Besides, I can't remember half of what he said. I wasn't paying attention." She said. Uo laughed. "You weren't paying attention while he was yelling at you? Oh man, that's a new one." Uo said, still laughing.
"Yeah, well, what do I care? Just another stupid adult, trying to tell me what to do." Rika said bitterly. "Do you not like adults, Miss Eiri?" Yuki asked softly.
"Look, so long as they don't try to control me or tell me what to do, I can get along with anyone just fine. If you want to ask me to do something, fine, but don't tell me what to do. And what's with this 'miss' business? Not to be rude, but Rika works just fine." The blonde girl told him calmly.
Yuki was taken aback. "I'm sorry, I didn't know I had offended you." He replied. Rika shrugged. "Whatever. Just please don't call me 'miss' again." She said, raking a hand through her hair. Uo elbowed Rika hard in the side. "Hey, you're getting some nasty looks from those fan club girls." She warned. Rika snorted. "So? Why should I care? All I'm doing is talking to the boy, they don't have any reason what so ever to give me dirty looks." The pale blonde said indignantly.
"You're something else." Kyou said. "Oh? What do you mean, carrot-top?" Rika quipped. You could practically see Kyou starting to lose his temper. "It's my natural color, okay?" Kyo shouted at her. Rika seemed taken aback. "What are you talking about? Carrot top is a common nickname for people with orange or red hair where I'm from." She said, her voice holding an amused tone. "It is?" Kyo asked, confused. "Well, yeah. Where I'm from, you can find people with orange hair, black hair, blue hair, pink hair, heck, we even people with rainbow colored hair." Rika said with a laugh.
Kyo blushed when he realized people were staring at him because of his outburst and sat down, silently fuming. A folder came crashing down on Rika's head. "Hey, you got permission to wear the boys' uniform?" Ms. Mayuko asked the blonde girl. "I just sat in the principle's office for a good long while explaining it to him, so I certainly hope I do." Rika replied, swatting away the folder.
"Hmm, alright. Just be a good girl and I won't really care." Ms. Mayuko said, going to her desk to start class for the day.
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"Why the hell do we have to go to the roof to eat lunch?" Kyo complained loudly as the energetic blonde bunny pulled him along.
"Because, if Tohru wasn't with her other friends, then she was eating lunch with us up on the roof and I think it's a great way to honor her memory." Momiji explained happily. "Yeah, yeah, whatever you stupid brat." Kyo mumbled under his breath, finally able to wrench his arm away from Momiji's grasp.
Momiji bounced ahead, opened the door, and stopped dead in his tracks. "Oh, someone's already here." He said disappointedly. It was Rika, and she was standing near the edge of the roof, still on the inside of the fencing of course, staring out as the wind blew her hair behind her. The outer shirt was fully unbuttoned, showing that she was also wearing the white underneath shirt and it fit her body perfect.
"Wow! How beautiful!" Momiji said adoringly. "Momiji, be quiet! She probably came up here for peace." Yuki scolded. Of course, Rika's attention had already been drawn to them. "Yuki? Kyo? What are you guys doing up here?" She asked, walking closer. "We just came up to eat lunch." Yuki explained nervously. "Oh, well, don't let me stop you. In fact, I was just about to head down." Rika told them, running her fingers through her blowing hair in an attempt to tame it. "You're new here aren't you?" Momiji asked happily.
"I am. I'm Rika Eiri. And you are?" Rika asked the hyper teen kindly. "I'm Momiji Sohma. I'm related to Yuki and Kyo, believe it or not." The hyper blonde said happily. "Well, I don't believe it. A happy little cutie like you related to those two stuffy heads." Rika said, smiling and ruffling Momiji's hair. Before Yuki, Kyo, or Haru could stop him, Momiji had squealed in delight and wrapped his arms around Rika's waist.
Rika was thrown backwards and landed on her butt, and when she looked up an unhappy rabbit was clinging to her knee. Her face was blank a moment, and the others three Sohma's expected her to scream or call them a bunch of freaks, but instead, a wide grin broke out over her face and she laughed, thoroughly amused by the situation.
"Are all of you like this?" Rika asked the three stunned teens. "Well, we're not all rabbits, but yes, we are." Yuki told her hesitantly.
Rika picked the Momiji-rabbit up from her knee and cuddled him to her chest; this made Momiji very happy. "Are you okay, Miss Eiri?" Yuki asked, forgetting that she had asked him not to call her 'miss'. "Yeah, I'm fine Yuki. But man, you Sohma's are something else." She said, smiling up at them sweetly.
TBC…
Yay! Finally done with second chapter! This makes me so happy! So, Rika's found out about the Sohma's. Why wasn't she surprised? What will happen now? Well, you'll just have to wait for the third chapter to come out!