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Chapter 3: Tag Your It
Shigure woke early the next morning by the sounds of pots and pans being dropped, or thrown about. He dressed into his usual clothes before going to investigate the noise. He passed Utari who was still sleeping soundly, then poked his head into the kitchen. He saw Kotori on the fridge holding a big bowl of vanilla pudding. Neko, below, was jumping up and down trying to get to Kotori.
"Kotori! Gimme some pudding!" Neko yelled. Kotori hissed at her, pulling the bowl closer to herself. Neko jumped on the counter top and reached for the bowl. Kotori snapped at her hands. Neko hissed at her and Kotori hissed back.
"So cute...like a couple of little kittens." Shigure said as he entered the kitchen.
"Shigure!" They yelled in unison jumping onto the floor then tackling Shigure. They clung to him like a baby koala hangs onto its mother. Shigure hugged them close; in his head he was singing his 'high school girl' song.
"Hey Neko, didn't you say where you come from they greet each other with a kiss?" He didn't have to say anything else. Both Kotori and Neko kissed his cheek. Shigure sighed. "I've found heaven on earth!"
"Shigure, Kotori wasn't sharing the pudding!" Neko whined.
"I tried but Neko stole it from me, and ran away with it. It took me forever to get it back." Kotori argued.
"Well how about I split the pudding for you! But you know, pudding isn't really a breakfast food, but I guess it really doesn't matter!" Shigure said in a happy tone of voice. Both girls cried out with joy, as if they had just won a big contest or something. They let go of Shigure and watched him get the pudding of the top of the fridge and get three bowls out the cabinet. He was just about to poor some into the third bowl when Neko ran up and grabbed the big bowl from him, and ran back into a dark corner.
"Neko! You need to share...what about the rest of the hungry world?" Shigure asked.
"Screw the world...I like vanilla pudding." She said digging her fingers into the pudding and eating it. Kotori didn't say anything, but grabbed her bowl and began eating quietly. Then Utari walked in.
"What's all the noise?" She said in a sleepy voice. Then she noticed Neko hunched over in the corner. "Oh.. I see." She raised her eyebrow then turned to Shigure. "So you have anything to eat?"
Shigure smiled at her. "Well usually Tohru makes breakfast, but it's still early, so she's probably not up yet. I woke up cause I heard the sound of two beautiful voices calling out for food." He said spinning in a circle, then moving to the fridge. "I guess you can eat some left overs, from dinner. Though I would think young ladies wouldn't want left overs."
"Oh please....we never eat regular breakfasts. Remember...we're not from around here!" Utari winked at him. All three girls scrounged around in the fridge. Each finding something that they liked. They weren't accustomed to this food, so everything tasted different to them. While they were eating, Kyo came down the stairs. Kotori's head quickly popped up and she smirked. Kyo didn't notice her as she crept next to the oven. He stared at the two girls eating. He didn't seem to happy about them.
"Good morning Kyo!" Shigure smiled while reading his newspaper. Kyo just grumbled.
"So who are these two?" He rested his weight on one foot.
"I'm Utari. Nothing special about it." She didn't look at Kyo, but concentrated on her food expertly using chopsticks.
"Oh Hi! I'm Neko...and I like cake!" Neko waved wildly at him.
"Wait...where's?" Kyo started. From behind Kotori darted at him and jumped on top of him.
"Kyo! Kyo! Kyo!" Kotori laughed and hugged him.
"Dammit! Not again! Get off of me!" Kyo struggled from her grasp.
"Oh Kyo! You're so playful!" She nuzzled his hair.
"Stop that! You little brat!" He pushed Kotori away.
Neko clapped her hands, and Utari ignored them. Shigure smiled with mischief as he watched them.
"You two make such a cute couple!" Shigure commented.
"What the hell?" Kyo was becoming more angry.
"Here that Kyo? We're a couple! Kyo likes me!" Kotori screamed with glee.
"No way! Who would like you!?" He shouted trying to shake Kotori off.
"You know you do!"
"Hell no!"
"The first stage is denial!"
"I don't like you! Period!"
"Denial!"
"Oh Forget it!"
"What is all that yelling?" Yuki appeared into the kitchen. All the yelling stop and all eyes were on Yuki. "Oh..I see our other guests have woken up. I didn't get to meet you two, since you'll were asleep. It's nice to meet you. I'm Yuki Sohma." Both girls stared at him with vacant expressions. They gawked at him. Neko then screamed and ran up to Yuki. She kissed his cheek.
"That's how we say hello in my world. My name is Neko! I like cake."
"I'm Utari." She winked at Yuki. Yuki smiled at them both. Soon afterwards Tohru stumbled down the stairs.
"Good Morning everyone!" She said in her usual cheery voice.
"Morning Tohru!" Kotori yelled, still hanging on to Kyo's neck. "Those are my friends! Utari and Neko!" She pointed to them.
"Oh..well it's nice to meet you! I'm Tohru Honda!" She bowed to both of them. "I see you've already eaten."
"Yes. These poor starving young girls were very hungry. So I told them they could search through the fridge, and that's what they did." Shigure said putting down his paper. "Anyway, me Yuki, and Kyo haven't eaten, if you'd like to cook!" Shigure said in a quiet voice.
"Ok I'll get started." Tohru laughed.
"Well, if you'll excuse me I'll be outside." Utari put her dishes by the sink
"I'll be with Utari!" Neko bounded to Utari's side, and they headed out the door.
"Aren't you going with them?" Yuki asked Kotori. Kotori looked around at all of them, then hugged Kyo tighter.
"I wanna stay with Kyo!" Kyo, stood up, and Kotori dangled from his neck. "But I can take a hint so I'll leave." Kotori let go of Kyo and ran outside.
"Finally..that little brat gets all my nerves!" Kyo pouted.
"I think she likes you Kyo." Shigure slithered over to Kyo and nudged his shoulder. Kyo stormed off into the dining room and sat down. Tohru began to make their breakfast, and Shigure and Yuki joined Kyo.
"Why do they have to be here anyway? We've got enough people in this house!" Kyo complained.
"Well, they said their home is very far away, and from the looks of things they aren't accustomed to our ways." Shigure said.
"Who cares! They can learn and find their own damn place to live in!" Kyo screamed pounding his fist into the floor.
"Also we don't transform when they hug us...maybe it's fate that these beautiful young maidens fall into our lives!" Kyo hit Shigure on the back of his head.
"You just want them to stay cause their girls!" Kyo complained.
"You don't need to get so mad over a few people." Yuki shot Kyo an evil glare. Right then Tohru walked in with their breakfast. She served them their bowls, and they ate their food.
Outside.....
"So what are we going to do?" Neko asked rolling in the grass. Utari was laying down on porch, while Kotori managed to climb onto the roof.
"I don't know. Hopefully they'll keep us. They are very cute men, so I don't mind staying here. Plus we have no idea how to get back home." Utari said.
"That's true...yea! We get to stay in house full of cute boys! I'll bet there are more of them!" Neko smirked. Utari laughed evilly. "Well let's hope Kotori doesn't get us kicked out."
"She won't..."
"Geronimo!" Kotori slid down onto the second part of the roof. "I don't see what you guys are so worried about...they seem to like us!" Kotori shouted from the roof.
"Only you could think that Kotori!" Utari shouted back.
"Have faith! Remember he who laughs last thinks slowest!" Kotori jumped from the roof on onto the ground. Utari looked at her funny. Kotori was never very good at making sense.
"Hey! Let's play a game!" Neko jumped up from the grass and on top of Kotori. "Let's play tag...house rules!" She grinned. Both Utari and Kotori grinned back. They played a quick game of rock, paper, scissors to decide who would be it. Utari picked rock, and Kotori and Neko picked paper.
"Fine! I'm it! But remember...house rules!" Utari said as she closed her eyes. She began to count to ten. In that time Neko and Kotori got far enough away from her where she couldn't do much damage tot hem.
"10! Beware!" Utari spun around and chased after them.
"The moose is loose on the field!" Kotori yelled running away from her. They ran around for at least ten minutes, but Utari didn't catch anyone.
"Ok! I'm tired...time to get serious." She shouted picking up a big clump of mud, and throwing at Neko. She ran behind a tree and dodged the mud ball.
"Crap!" Utari yelled stomping her foot. She gathered another clump of mud. She saw something move behind her. It was Kotori. With all her strength she threw it at Kotori, and hit her ribs. Kotori fell over.
"Oh scud buckets!" She quickly rose back up to her feet, and charged at Utari. Utari ran in some brush. That's when Neko ran out from behind the tree. Kotori forgot about Utari and went for Neko. She caught up to her and tackled her in the mud. It was a good thing that Utari and Neko had changed back into their regular clothes. Kotori never changed out of her dark blue jeans, and short black sleeveless shirt.
"Neko's it!" Kotori yelled as she ran away from Neko. Both of them were dotted with mud.
"Roar!" Neko ran after Kotori, who then tripped on a rock. Neko ran right by her and touched her shoulder. "Kotori's it again!" Neko shouted running away screaming like a little kid. Kotori stood up and brushed some of the mud off of her. She saw Utari standing by the house, and decided to throw a mud ball at her. She laughed insanely as she grabbed handful of mud and threw it Utari. She hit her right in her face. This made Utari mad. She screamed as she charged at Kotori, and Kotori charged at her. Their hands met as they pushed against each other.
"Die Kotori!" She tripped Kotori and lifted her over head.
"What the-!" Kotori screamed as she became airborne and flew through one doors of Shigure's house. She landed on top of the table and broke it into pieces. The Sohmas and Tohru jumped back away from her.
"Oh my gosh! Kotori are you alright?" Tohru ran over to her and knelt down by her side.
"Oh just peachy..." Kotori mumbled sitting up. She took note of the damaged door and table. "I'm sorry! We were just playing a harmless game of tag and Utari threw me in here!" She cried.
"Harmless?" Yuki and Kyo asked at the same time. Kotori nodded her head. She looked outside and saw Utari waving at her.
"Excuse me..." Kotori started to run out the broken door, but as she did, Neko came flying and landed on top of her.
"Sorry Kotori...I tried to avenge you! Seems she got the best of me too." Neko smiled. "Let's team up on her!" Neko grabbed Kotori's hand and they ran out the door.
"So full of energy." Shigure grinned as they left. Tohru followed them outside and was immediately met by a mud ball. Utari, Neko and Kotori began chanting "Tohru's it! Tohru's it!"
"Come on Tohru! You gotta chase us!" Neko yelled.
"Oh..well..um...I don't run very fast, and-." Tohru stuttered.
"Get Yuki or Kyo to help! I'm sure they could catch us!" Utari said in an amused tone of voice.
"I ain't chasing nobody-!" Kyo's face was met with a mud ball. "Dammit! Who threw that!" He saw Utari waving at him.
"Let them be Utari! They couldn't catch a cold, let alone us!" Neko laughed.
"Now I'm pissed!" Kyo yelled running after Neko. She screamed and ran away. Kyo nearly caught up to her, but as he was about to grab her arm, she sped up and got away. "Wait! You little brat!" Kyo ran faster.
"Idiot..." Yuki muttered standing beside Tohru. Kotori threw a mud ball at him and it hit his shoulder.
"Yuki! Yuki! Yuki!" Kotori pranced around him like a little pony. She bent over and rested her hands on her knees.
"Go on Yuki! See if you can catch her!" Tohru encouraged him. He sighed then smiled at her. He stepped off the porch and dashed after Kotori. As he neared her, Kotori jumped into the air and landed on his shoulders. Yuki fell over in the grass, with Kotori sitting on his stomach. She laughed, and he grabbed her arms.
"Tag." He quietly said.
"Nope nope nope! I'm on top of you! You can't get me then." She jumped off of him and ran away. He stumbled to his feet, and ran after her. Like Neko, she sped up when Yuki got closer to her. She spotted Neko still running from Kyo.
"Neko!" Kotori shouted. Neko turned and ran straight for Kotori, with Kyo close behind her. As they ran, they both slowed down just enough where Yuki and Kyo could touch them. When it looked like they were about to run into each other, they turned the same direction running shoulder to shoulder. Yuki and Kyo collided into each other. Kotori and Neko stopped running, and back over to them.
"Damn rat! Why did you have to get in the way! I almost had her!"
"You ran into me you stupid cat!" Yuki sat up rubbing his cheek. Kotori knelt beside Yuki, and Neko beside Kyo. They bent down and kissed the spots where they got hurt; Yuki on his cheek and Kyo on his nose.
"Lech! Get away from me!" Kyo pushed Neko away.
"Sorry about that Yuki...you can tag me now!" Kotori chimed
"Hey! You're going to be late for school!" Shigure sang.
"Ah! I forgot about school! Mom!" Tohru ran into the house and tried to clean off the mud. Yuki and Kyo followed.
Neko bent over to Kotori and whispered in her ear, "Her mom goes to school?" Kotori shrugged. "That's weird!" Both her and Kotori laughed.
"You retards...her mother is dead." Utari walked up behind them. A guilty look grew across Kotori's and Neko's face. They looked at each other and began crying.
"Tohru!" They both cried out and ran to her. She was trying to get the mud off her, when they pounced on her. "We didn't know your mother was dead. We're sorry!" They hugged her closely. She smiled. It was full of love and sorrow.
"It's ok.." She said. They helped Tohru with the mud. "There that's better. Do you two go to school?"
"Ye-." Neko said, but Kotori stepped on her foot and stopped her.
"We do not know of this school you speak of!" Kotori quickly said.
"Shut up Kotori! You just don't wanna go. Lazy bum!"
"Oh darn...secret's out." She gave Neko an evil glare, but it quickly vanished. "You know..now that think of it..I do want to know how the schools are around here...Neko let's go to school!"
"Well I'm sure Shigure could take you to take an entrance exam, then you could go to our school!" Tohru laughed. Kotori and Neko grabbed her hands and jumped up and down. "Wow. You two are really excited about going to school." They shook their heads and walked outside together. Kyo and Yuki were already outside. They had cleaned off. With them was Utari; it looked like she was making Kyo mad. Yuki saw them walk outside.
"Mrs. Honda, are you ready to go?" Yuki asked. Tohru shook her head and smiled at him. Utari walked back to Kotori and Neko and stood behind them. Kyo glared at her, and followed Yuki and Tohru as they left for school.
"What did you do to him?" Neko asked.
"You'll see." Utari grinned.
"Hey Utari! Guess what! We're going to their school!" Kotori said. Utari looked at her funny. Shigure walked up behind them.
"You want to go to school?" He asked. They all nodded. "Ok how old are you three?"
"Um...All three of us are 16! Utari is the oldest. Neko is the youngest, and I'm in the middle!" Kotori pulled both of them to her.
"Oh..I guessed you were the oldest Kotori, since you're the tallest." Shigure smirked. Kotori just shook her head.
"You're not taller than me by much Kotori." Utari mumbled. "Anyway can you take us to do our entrance exam thing?" Shigure nodded his head.
Later that evening......
Yuki, Kyo and Tohru got home and found the house empty. "Well I'll start making dinner. Hopefully they'll be home by then." Tohru walked into the kitchen after putting her things away.
"Where could they have gone?" Yuki asked himself.
"Shigure probably took them to see Akito or something.." Kyo lazily said as he sat down at the table. Kotori had gone out and bought them another one, since she broke the other.
The three girls and Shigure walked in just as Tohru was setting dinner out.
"I can't believe all of your scores!" Shigure eyes were wide. The girls only smiled at him and sat down at the table.
"Food!" Kotori said half growling half yelling.
"Welcome back! I take it that all of you took the entrance exam?" Tohru asked.
"Yes they did. They passed with the highest grades any school around here have ever seen. Now they will be attending school with you. Oh no, I'm going to get so lonely." Shigure sighed. "Also I went out to see Akito, he said they could stay with us!" Shigure said with much joy in his voice.
"What!" Kyo yelled. "There's no way in hell that those three are going to stay here."
"Don't be so rude you idiot!" Yuki snapped.
Kyo took his rice, and ate it quickly. He was growling as he ate.
"That's great! I'm glad they'll be attending our school" Tohru smiled and began eating her food.
'Yep! Starting tomorrow...we'll be the newest students at your high school!" Utari screeched. "And...we'll try to make a good first impression." She winked at Kyo and Yuki.
Finally!!!!! It is created!!!! I personally like playing tag with house rules. Anything goes! I'm going to be out of town for a couple of days, so I won't get anything updated till Tuesday of Wednesday. I'm expecting a lot of reviews when I get back! Gotta keep the spirit to write! Utari Neko and Kotori are going to school... may God have mercy upon the other students' souls!