A/N: I couldn't remember the Japanese spelling of the high school that Tohru and the Sohmas attend, so I'm sorry if I got it wrong. Thanks for all the positive feedback. I'm really happy that you all like it!
"Kurikaesu hibi ni nan no ima ga aru no?
AH sakende…
Tobidasu GO"
The music continued to flow from Nana's headphones, and the tears continued to fall. It was getting dark out, and there was a chill in the air. Nana shivered a little, but she didn't move from her spot on the swing. A couple about her age was walking by the park that Nana was at when the girl stopped. Nana did not look up, but she could just see the blue fabric of her school uniform. So, these were people from her school. The Higurashi girl ignored them even when the girl came closer towards her. Nana turned up her music ever so slightly. She could just barely hear the girl talking to her.
"Excuse me." Is what it sounded like she said.
"Ano niji wo watatte ano asa ni kaeritai
Ano yume wo futari aruita GLAMOROUS DAYS"
The girl tugged lightly at Nana's shirt sleeve, and figuring that there was no way to ignore the bothersome girl any further, Nana pulled out one of her head phones and looked up at the girl.
"What is it?" She said in an uninterested tone.
"Uh, hi." The girl said. "I'm Tohru Honda, and I couldn't help but notice you sitting here all by yourself."
Honda…Nana knew that name. Wasn't she that girl that Yuki Sohma liked? Wasn't she in her class?
"Hi." Nana said. "I'm Nana Higurashi. You wouldn't happen to be in class 1-D would you?"
"Oh, yes I would." Tohru said happily. "Why? Are you in that class too? I've never noticed you before." Nana snorted a little, and the reality of Tohru's words hit the Honda girl like a ton of bricks. "Oh I'm so sorry! I didn't mean it like that! What I meant was that I never really talked to you, so I kinda forgot you were there! I mean, I just-"
"It's alright. I know what you mean." Nana said, interrupting Tohru. "You really haven't talked to me much, so you don't really know me." Nana flashed Tohru a small smile.
"Miss Honda?" came a cool, smooth voice from behind Tohru. "Is this one of your friends?" Tohru let out a little, surprised 'oh' sound.
"Yuki, this is Nana Higurashi." Tohru introduced. "She's in our class."
"It's nice to meet you Miss Higurashi." The prince of Kaibara High said as he held out a hand for Nana to shake. The Higurashi girl took it timidly and shook it.
"So, what are you doing out here so late at night?" Tohru asked, and Nana, not really wanting to reveal her family issues just told Tohru that she wanted some fresh air. "Well, it's getting so late. Aren't you hungry?"
"No, not rea-" Nana's stomach growled loudly in the middle of her protest. "Maybe just a little."
"Well, why don't you come to our house for dinner?" Tohru offered. She then turned to Yuki. "Would that be okay, Yuki?"
"Of course it would." The prince turned his gaze towards Nana. "Any friend of Miss Honda's is a friend on mine. Please Miss Higurashi, would you like to stay for dinner?" Nana blushed a little at the sudden offer.
"O-o-oh, I couldn't impose or anything." She said, but Yuki shook his head.
"You wouldn't be imposing because we're inviting you." Nana started to shake her head from side to side.
"Really," she started. "I couldn't. Besides, I think my mom is expecting me home soon."
"Well then maybe we could walk with you?" Tohru suggested.
"Yes, it wouldn't be safe for you to walk alone at this time of night." Yuki added. Nana stared at the two of them thinking of a way to turn their offer down, but there just didn't seem to be any way out of it. With a small 'fine', Nana started to lead the way towards her house the unavoidable arguments she was sure her parents were having.
Kyo followed behind quietly with the hood of his blue sweater up.
"Why the hell am I following them?" Kyo asked himself quietly, though he already knew the answer. It was because of Tohru. He still couldn't help but want to be by her side even though she wanted that damn Yuki. What was so great about him? He was that damn rat, Prince Yuki. There wasn't anything princely about him. If only his fangirls could see what a sissy boy he really was. He would do a much better at taking care of Tohru. Yet every time he picked a fight with Yuki, that damn rat always won.
Kyo continued to follow the three wondering where the hell they were going and wishing he could get a better look at who that person they were walking with was. From this distance, Kyo could swear that she looked just like Tohru. He went on walking into an unfamiliar part of town as he followed the three. Where were they going?
"Well, this is my house." Came a voice that Kyo knew. He looked over towards the three, and saw that they were standing under a street lamp. Nana's face was illuminated in the light. So Tohru and Yuki were walking her home? Why was she out so late anyways?
"Wow!" Tohru exclaimed. "This is such a nice house Nana!"
"Yes, Miss Higurashi. I had no idea you lived in such a large home." Yuki added.
"Yeah, this part of town is pretty small, so people are usually pretty surprised when they see how large my house is compared to the others." Nana said with an embarrassed tone. Kyo looked over at the house and saw that it was a bit bigger than the other houses in this part of town. It was really clean too, and the lawn looked like it was cut every week. Flowers lined the driveway all the way up to the porch. Two cars sat in the driveway. One was just one of those normal everyday cars you saw, but the other was a sleek black one that reminded Kyo of the kind of car that Hatori drove. Was she rich or something?
"Wow, are you rich?" Tohru asked dumbly, and Nana gave a nervous laugh.
"No, my mom just works at one of hospitals run by the Sohma family." The Higurashi girl said. "I think she mentioned once having to get some papers to a guy named Hatori. I think she works under him or with him."
"Ah." Yuki mused.
"Well, I better get going. My mom is probably worried about me." Nana said, and she waved her goodbyes as she walked towards her house.
Nana walked over to the tree by her bedroom window and started to climb upwards. Just as she was about to go in through her window, she noticed a person walking towards Yuki and Tohru. His orange hair lit up in he glow of the street lamp.
"Damn it!" Kyo snapped. "What was taking you so long?"
"We were walking one of Miss Honda's friends home you stupid cat." Yuki said coldly.
"What was that? Say that too my face!"
"Stupid, cat." Yuki said again, drawing out each syllable of the word stupid.
"Damn it!" Kyo cursed. "I'm gonna wipe that sissy boy smirk right off your face!"
"Oh please stop fighting!" Tohru said worriedly. "What if we wake up Nana and her family?" The boys fell silent, and Nana continued to watch them.
"What did you come all the way up here for anyways?" Yuki asked. "Did you follow us here?"
"No!" Kyo snapped angrily. "I came to see why you were taking so long to bring Tohru home!" There was a slight blush across his cheeks that made Nana give a slight gasp. "Besides, I was hungry."
'So,' Nana thought to herself. 'Kyo likes Tohru as well as Yuki. I should have known. They hang out so much, it would be hard for a sweet girl like her not to rub off on them.' Nana sighed her herself yet again and then reached for her windowsill. Carefully, Nana tried to get to the window, but the branch below her buckled and sent falling to the ground. She let out a small scream as she went.
"Ow…my head." She said as she went to feel the back of her head. It stung, and when she withdrew her hand, she saw a little blood on it. "Ow." She said again.
"Oh my gosh, are you okay Nana!" came a voice from right beside her. It was Tohru, and Yuki and Kyo were right behind her.
"What the hell were you doing up there?" Kyo said a little irritated. "Are you trying to kill yourself or something?"
"Kyo that's enough." Yuki snapped at his cousin before turning to Nana. "If you don't mind me asking, Miss Higurashi, what were you doing?" Nana couldn't tell them that she was listening to their conversation. She was getting a little closer to Kyo, and she was now sort of friends with Tohru and the Prince Yuki.
"Oh, I was climbing up to get into my window." Nana said nervously. "The doors were locked, and I didn't have my key, so I climbed up the tree by my window." Nana tried to get up, but she found that her legs were shaking too much.
"I don't think it's a good idea for you to be getting up." Yuki said as he put a hand on Nana's shoulder and gently pushed her back down. He looked up at Kyo. "Go get some of Miss Higurashi's things."
"Why should I do it?"
"Because someone needs to call Shigure and have him get Hatori."
"Wait, what's going on? Who's Shigure?" Nana asked, and Tohru smiled at her.
"Shigure is Kyo and Yuki's cousin." She said.
"Then why do you need to call him?"
"Because we need to let him know ahead of time that you'll be coming to stay with us for the night." Yuki answered. Nana blushed a little. She would be staying in the same house as Kyo?? She had dreamed of this for so long, but she wasn't about to give herself away.
"Oh, that's okay. I'll just ring the doorbell."
"Look, you can barely stand and you've got a gash on your head. Just let us help you dammit!" Kyo said, and Nana blushed a little more. "Now, where are your things?"
"Why don't I just show you where they are?" Nana suggested.
"You can barely stand though!" Kyo snapped. Nana slowly got up. Her legs were still shaking, but she could stand. "You're legs are shaking stupid!" Nana didn't listen. She walked over towards the tree and started to climb it. She made it to the branch that snapped under her weight and then looked at Kyo.
"Well?" She asked. "Are you coming up?" Kyo made an angry sound that sounded like something a cat would make, then quickly made his way up the tree. Nana carefully maneuvered her way on the branches and into her house. Kyo looked around Nana's room and saw how simple it was compared to the outside of her house. The walls were colored in just one simple color, though he couldn't tell what it was in this lighting. Was it orange? Her bed sat against the wall, and opposite that, there was a desk. A plastic plate with food was set on it. It was some weird foreign food.
"Hey Nana," he said as he turned around. "do you wanna bring this?" Nana looked up from packing her backpack. A pair of panties were in her hands, and at this Kyo blushed a little. Nana didn't seem phased.
"Uh, sure. Can you carry it?"
"Tch, fine."
Kyo managed to help Nana get down from her room without transforming, and soon the four of them were off to Shigure's house.
