Replaced by a note
By Lightkit
A/N: Hi! It's Lightkit! Thanks to my reviewers. On that note… come on people! 38 hits and only 3 reviews?! That's 35 of you people who didn't review! Shame on you 35 people! And some people didn't make it a favorite story! The reviewers got 'Favorite Story' status.
Responses to reviews:
CLFBF: Yes I know it was short, but you've read the rest of the story.
tigersim1: Yes I know who you are. Congrats on your account. I like my story too.
Kibamaru: I'm not going to answer that
Anyway, thanks and a cookie to my reviewers (throws cookies).
On with the story! Oh yeah… the disclaimer…
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, blah, blah, blah…
Chapter 1: She's gone!
Yuki and Kyo walk into the kitchen, (A/N: Yuki just waking up, Kyo from his run) expecting to see Tohru cooking breakfast. But there was no one there. There was no note telling them she wouldn't be there and no breakfast. Most importantly, there was no Tohru!
Kyo shook his head. "She must still be in bed," he said.
Yuki leaned against the wall and crossed his arms. "Then go wake her up, stupid cat," he said, nodding his head towards the doorway.
Kyo shook his fist angrily at Yuki. "You know, I was going to do that any way!" He shot back angrily.
"Sure baka neko." Yuki rolled his eyes.
Kyo glared at Yuki. "Grr…" he growled
Kyo stomped up the stairs, cursing Yuki under his breath. After he had changed, Kyo knocked on Tohru's door.
"Tohru! It's time for breakfast!" He yelled, pounding on her door. When he was met by silence, he thought, 'Huh. I knew she was a heavy sleeper, but this is odd, even for her. Maybe she's sick? Nah, she would have answered.'"Tohru?" He knocked again, more softly this time. After a few moments more of silence, he began to worry even more. Where is she? Either she's asleep, or she's not in her room. I wonder if she left early. No, she would have left us a note in the kitchen with leftovers to heat for breakfast. Finally he couldn't take it any longer.
"Tohru," he said, "I'm coming in…"
Kyo waited a little while longer to see if she would finally say something, then opened the door a crack. When that didn't conclude to anything, he opened the door fully and walked in. What he saw made him yell, and back away.
"!" he screamed, backing into the doorway.
Immediately, thumping sounds could be heard in the stairwell. Yuki appeared in the entryway ran down the hall to Tohru's room. He bent over and put his hands on his knees, panting from running so fast up stairs.
"What happened?" Yuki panted. "Why are you yelling? And why are you in Miss Honda-san's room?" He straightened, and glared at Kyo. "You didn't do anything to her did you?"
"N-n-no," he said, visibly shaking. "I didn't… but someone did!"
Kyo then pointed a shaking finger at the baseball bat lying on the floor of Tohru's room. Yuki stepped inside, and cast his gaze over the rest of the room. Along with the bat there were other signs of struggle: a pile of clothes scattered across the floor, a dresser drawer halfway open, the backdoor open to reveal one of Yuki's shirts halfway off the line and a pair of Kyo's pants sitting on the deck, the bed sheets gone.
Yuki was startled. "Why would she…hang on, what's this?" Yuki bent and picked up the bat to reveal a note taped to the back. It said:
Poor Tohru. Poor Tohru,
Wouldn't want to be you.
Unless you boys start to climb,
She'll run out of time.
"She's obviously been kidnapped," Kyo said angrily, narrowing his eyes as he looked at the note. "Maybe this is some kind of ransom note?"
Yuki cupped his chin in his hand, thinking, looking over the note. "It looks more like something from a child's riddle book."
Kyo clapped his hands together. "Maybe this will lead us to Tohru! Let's see, time is underlined so it must be important."
"Well," Yuki said, rubbing his forehead, "I can't think of anything over my growling stomach. Let's head downstairs and eat breakfast. Maybe that will help us think clearer."
"Fine," Kyo growled. He grabbed the note and stomped down the stairs, Yuki following, though with softer steps.
Each went different ways as they reached the kitchen. Yuki headed to the cupboard for their cereal, while Kyo went to the fridge for milk and orange juice. After sitting down at the table, they crunched their cereal and the riddle.
"Time," Kyo mumbled through a mouth full of corn flakes.
"Time," Yuki whispered, sipping his juice.
Suddenly, it came to them. They turned to other and shouted in unison, "TIME!"
Wasn't that fun? Who else out there can figure out the riddle? Come on, try to guess! Everyone who tries gets…a $10 gift card to Coldstone Creamery! Anyone who gets it gets…a year's supply of Coldstone ice cream! Yay! Aren't I generous? Anyway, see you all later!
Bye! R&R!
Luv,
Lightkit
THIS IS THE REWRITTEN VERSION. IT IS NOW NOT IN SCRIPT.