AN: ok, BIG chapper, LONG overdue, and please bare with it. It get's funnier, and I'll be happy when everyone is introduced and at school, AT LAST, so I can have some really fun with it! Meaning romance, humour, and angst!
Well, hope you enjoy it!
From
Draguna Doragon.
Takara smiled as brightly as the morning sun.
The sun was shining, the birds were singing, Kano was bumping hips with Tohru as they cooked a full western breakfast, the delicious aromas wafting through the air into the dining room, Yuki Looking more than a cornered mouse and very terrified, as Suzu kept waving her black, lacy underwear in his face, asking him where she could wash them, and Yoko and Kyo had vanished somewhere already. Suzu didn't let either of them leave until they promised that they would be back before breakfast was ready (and scared Kyo into saying he'd not let anything happen to her lol).
Yes, everything was so much brighter today than it was yesterday. Especially since they were woken up early that morning, with the greeting of 'we're staying!' from a suspiciously giddy Kano, and 'with all your memories intact' from a grinning Shigure.
So why shouldn't Takara smile, on such a wonderful day? Things were finally turning out for the best. She could feel it.
As Yuki begrudgingly headed to the laundry room with Suzu in toe, Takara leaned back, and looked into the kitchen.
Tohru had a knee length flared green skirt on, and a soft cotton pink jumper on. Her long brown hair was down, with a certain pair of delicate yellow ribbons in her hair. Her big blue eyes shone, as she giggled at the maple syrup dabbed on her nose by Kano.
"Kano-san! Now my nose is sticky!" She giggled, and continued to whisk the pancake batter. They both had a large bowl, trying to make pancakes as quickly as possible.
Kano chuckled, dressed in a pair of fashionable faded black jeans, and a tight black tank top today. His short curtains of midnight black hair hung damp from his morning shower, messy over his dark magenta eyes. He felt so refreshed after last night and ready for anything now. In fact, Shigure should be coming out of the bathroom any time now…
"Careful with those pancakes Tohru. I promise you, the only way to get Suzu in a good mood, is to serve her pancakes in a morning. Or waffles. Anything else, and be sure to walk around with an iron shield." When Tohru sweat dropped, he chuckled at her.
Takara tucked her long golden locks behind her hair, glad she had the upstairs bathroom first this morning, as her hair was dry now. After Kano informed her of their situation, Shigure was quick to add that they would be visiting a school to ask about tuition and enrolling.
Suzu punched the air, and hugged Shigure.
Poof, Doggie time.
Yoko jumped onto Kyo's back and gave his head a noogie. But they got too close and, well.
Poof, Kitty cat time.
Tohru held Takara's hands and smiled with her.
Everyone was happy, and Kano grabbed all the girls and shouted 'group hug!' Tohru went so red, but laughed with them all the same.
Yuki blushed and brooded in a corner, and Kyo grabbed Yoko, with talk of getting her ass in gear for running before school…or something like that.
She smoothed her hands down a pair of soft cotton cream brown slacks, and white blouse. She had her golden hair in a long braid down her back, and her bangs hung half way down her neck, framed with her curved fringe over her forehead. Her pink ribbon necklace and golden pendant hung around her neck like a delicate collar, and she stroked it subconsciously.
"Alright! Where's my pancakes?!" Takara chuckled to herself and glistened her emerald eyes at the live wire's set of light magenta eyes. He life long friend, Suzu, came striding in, head high, and made her sweat drop.
Her magenta eyes were framed with scarlet red eye shadow, scarlet rose lips, wild tendrils of midnight black hair, and her trusty red and silver spiked dog collar.
That wasn't the worst of it.
Tight black jeans, low down her hips and rimmed with a thick red belt, also with silver spikes on it, and a snake buckle. Nothing on her middle, and black bust corset looking red shirt with torn off sleeves, and the red lace tying it up nicely around her cleavage. , Red leather fingerless gloves to match her top rode up above her elbows, with ties hanging off them like corset lace. Her shoes were also red, high heeled, open toed, and did I mention high?
And they were going to enrol into a new school today…
Why kind of impression did she want to give?!?!
…that she doesn't give a damn and will do whatever the hell she likes…that's what. Takara shook it off with a fond smile. But that's Suzu all over. If it isn't her way, she makes it her way.
"Ahhhh, what is that delicious smell that tantalises my senses so?" Takara chuckled to herself, and Suzu rolled her eyes, sending a cheeky look to her brother, as Shigure almost floated into the room.
"Just dome delectable pancakes and a full western style cooked breakfast." Kano beamed, like a teenage boy. He owed so much to this man, he wasn't about to frown for a long time yet!
Shigure Sohma-san, was God in his books.
They were allowed to keep their memories.
They were allowed to hide out here (since technically Kano was a criminal who had just kidnapped at least two teenage girls without the intention of ever returning them), and even get the girls into school with Tohru and the Sohma boys!
A home.
A second life.
A second chance.
A family… "How do you like your eggs?"
"With rice, usually." Shigure tip toed into the kitchen, almost drooling at the kitchen aromas. He stood behind Kano, dressed in his usual long grey kimono, and placed his hands on his shoulders to peer over them and to the food. "But I don't see any rice."
"Nope, not this morning. This is a western style breakfast. No rice."
"No rice?"
"No rice." Kano chuckled and beamed over at him. "So how do you like your eggs? Boiled, fried, scrambled, or poached? However you want it, I'll give it." He chuckled.
Shigure raised a brow, and smirked lecherously.
"So you'll give it to me any way I want, ne?" He whispered in a hushed voice behind him. Kano blushed, an gulped.
"…sure." His usually swift hands were trembling slightly, and he turned his face to look back at Shigure. His dark brown eyes were sparkling with something dark, mischievous, alluring…
He widened his wicked smirk at him, and leaned just that little but closer to him…letting his fingers rub small unnoticeable circles into Kano's shoulders.
Bad man.
"Well in that case…" He winked at him. "Fried, please. But make it runny. I like my whites nice and juicy in my mouth."
Kano couldn't find his voice.
He did the one thing he had never done hen under seductive attack.
He panicked.
What he meant to say, was 'I'll get right to it, then.' What he actually came out with, was close to a squeaking noise, which made Shigure wink at him. "Don't worry. If you can't do fried eggs, I'll have anything. I'm sure anything you can offer will taste just great." He whispered, and went just that little but further than he had before. He slid his hands down his back slowly, loving the toned tip of his back through the skin tight tank top he was wearing, until he met the hem of his trousers. I approve. He never broke eye contact, and fingered with the hem of his trousers.
"A…I…"
"Ohayo Shigure-san! I didn't see you there!" Tohru came to his rescue, as Shigure immediately backed off when she walked up to them.
"Ohayo Tohru-kun. Ah, it takes my breath away to see the flower of the Sohma household so bright this morning!" Tohru blushed, and held up her tray of pancakes.
"Everything is nearly ready, Fukazawa-sensei. Should we call everyone to the table?"
"Hai. You can get everyone together, if you like, Tohru-chan." Kano then had a crafty idea. "I'm sure Shigure-san wouldn't mind giving you a hand, ne?" Shigure gave him a curious look, still smirking.
And when Kano grinned and winked at him, he pouted.
He had done that on purpose! AND felt smug about it. "Don't worry, Shigure-san. I'm sure I'll make your eggs just how you like them."
"…" ¬.¬ Shigure pouted, and let Tohru lead him into the living room to get everyone together.
Kano waited until he was alone in the kitchen, before he leaned against the counter and released a breath he had been holding since Shigure walking in this morning.
He may have done all those things for me, and I have great respect for him…but DAMN he makes me so God damn flustered!
Get a hold of yourself Kano.
He's a friend.
He's your landlord.
He's…so fucking hot…
No! bad thoughts, very bad thoughts!
In the living room again…
"Right, let's get the table set for breakfast."
"Alright! Food! I'm starving!" Suzu folded her arms, and narrowed her eyes suspiciously on the pouting Shigure. "What's up 'Gure'san? A little 'frustrated', are we?" Shigure blinked at her, and chuckled nervously, rubbing the back of his head
"N No, not at all." He chuckled, unconvincingly, and gulped. That girl is way too observant. I can't help it if I want her brother…against the kitchen table…the wall…the bed…the floor…everywhere…even on the roof…
He then amused himself with an image of Kyo clambering onto the roof and finding them together on 'his' roof, and hissing at them. it was enough to bring a genuine chuckle through, and throw off the perceptive wild child sister. Takara instantly assisted Tohru with setting the table, and Shigure sat and watched with Suzu. "Arent you going to help?"
"Nope. You?"
"I'm technically the head of the household. Being the oldest and the owner and the highest up in the Sohma family under this roof…so…no." Light magenta locked with dark brown, and they both chuckled.
"Lazy ass." She punched the side of his arm teasingly, and ran her hands through her hair to 'wild it up' a little more.
"Damn proud. Besides, I'm the earner to pay for what's put on the table. So I get certain privileges, so ner!" He stuck his tongue out at her playfully, and she rolled her eyes.
"You are so like my Oniisan. (AN: Japanese for older brother) He says crap like that. And besides, since you too magically resolved all our worries, not only does he count as another 'earner'-" She smirked her scarlet lips at him, noticing she had his full attention. "-but he is quite the mommy, you know? A usual day for him goes like this." She counted off on her fingers as she spoke. "Get up, get breakfast prepared, kick me out of bed and into the bathroom, put some clothes on-"
"You're brother gets breakfast ready naked?" Suzu raised a dark brow at him, smirking.
"Why'd you ask?"
"No reason." He sweat dropped. "Continue."
"Right…no reason my shiny ass…well then he has breakfast ready, then he gives me my packed bag, then my packed lunch, drives me to school, picking up Takara and Yoko on the way, stays at school working, then waits to whatever time, takes us all home, sits me down and does my homework with me, cooks my tea, talks to me about my day, even brushes my hair and well…he's kinda like my mom. And he acts the same way about Takara and Yoko when they sleep over. Oh, so you better watch out!" She snickered at his blank expression, as she pointed to his face. "He'll try and be momma hen to everyone here too. I can already see him flocking everyone together for a family breakfast, pulling Tohru in on his charms, and I mean come on! He gave us a shower list this morning, saying who would get in the shower in what order."
"…he did?"
"You two don't count, though." Suzu leaned against the table with her elbows, and closed her eyes, continuing. "But we had a router to stick too. Even Yuki seemed put out that he had to go in at…what was it…7:13 am? Yeah, something like that."
Shigure chuckled, and mirrored Suzu's position, but resting his chin on his hands as well as his elbows on the table.
"So I'm the daddy and he's the mommy of the house. That's ok."
"Hmm? You mean, you're alright with him taking complete control? I'm used to it, and I don't really mind, but you seem kinda…I mean you have a kind of 'presence' about you. Like you like being head of the house here. So…you would have to answer to Kano of you put a foot out of line if you let him take control. Because he will. and he wont even realise he's doing it."
"Will he punish me if I'm bad?" He chuckled, only to sweat drop at Suzu's O.O expression. "Oh…did I say that aloud?"
"He's a family guy."
"That's good. It might be nice to have us act like more a family." Shigure seemed fondly serious, and gave Suzu a genuine smile. "I'm too lenient with the boys, and bless, her, Tohru tries to be the lady of the house. She really does, and she's done some real good with us all."
Tohru and Taka were just bringing in the table clothe and plates. "But there's an extent to what someone so tender and gentle as Tohru can do. You have to admire her though. Not many could have done and gone through as much as she has with us…still…Maybe having a more 'stern momma hen' figure in the house might do us all some good." He then chuckled, and reached out when Tohru tried to cover the whole table. "Here Tohru-kun, I'll help."
"Arigato, Shigure-san."
So…he's ok with it. Good. She then snickered to herself. Does he cook naked? Heh heh…wait 'till I tell him that one.
Just outside…
"Ya know, you wouldn't be so damn slow if you didn't swear such stupid clothes." Kyo rolled his eyes, arms folded, and a sour expression on his face.
As soon as Kyo had stepped foot outside his room that morning, he was greeted with a beaming Yoko. She was wearing the same clothes as she was now. Huge baggy white T shirt, coming half way down her thighs, and white tracksuit bottoms so big, she could have fit three people in each leg.
"You owe me one morning run, sleepy head!" he remembered her cheerful giggle, and she gave him the thumbs up. "I'm all ready and waiting for you, so hurry up! Or I'll set off without you." She then stuck her tongue out at him, and ran downstairs, despite the ridiculously early hour.
And now, she was sweating heavily, her long cinnamon hair still taken back in a high ponytail, but her hangs stuck to her face and neck, she was panting, and curled up on the floor.
"Who…pant…Who you callin' slow…pant." She huffed, and rolled onto her back. "I pant kept up with you, didn't I?"
"Baka." He snapped, and grabbed her elbow, yanking her up and wrapping her arm over his shoulders. Yoko blushed, and smiled at him, as he helped her inside. "…you nearly killed yourself weighing yourself down with all those clothes." All he was wearing were a pair of shorts, and a normal white T-shirt. "Glad you did though." She looked up at him, as they bypassed everyone else and snuck up the stairs as quietly as they could. "…it was funny watching you chase me around town when I tried to ditch you."
"Heh, and you couldn't, could you? Show off. There was no way I was going to let you run circles around me." She giggled at him, and he smiled to himself.
He decided he liked it when she laughed. It felt nice.
"Well, you want to take the bathroom first?" Kyo let her slump up against the wall, and she chuckled tiredly at him.
"Why? 'Coz I look worse than you?"
"Well…"
"Hay!" but they laughed again, and Kyo walked to his room.
"Don't be too long. Or I'm sending that Hentai Shigure in there after you." He smirked, and waited for her reply.
"Erm…ok?" Kyo blinked, and looked back at her. Yoko seemed clueless as to why that would be a threat to her, and she shrugged it off. "How about I just get ready quite, ne?" she giggled, and walked straight into the bathroom.
Kyo raised a brow at her, and blinked with confusion. …right…because that response was 'normal' for a girl…
oo00oo
"Where is everyone?" Kano sulked in the kitchen doorway, looking into the living room. Takara, Suzu, Shigure, Yuki, and Tohru were all sat at the table. But… "Where are Yoko-chan and Kyo-kun?"
"Probably doing it in the shower." Suzu huffed casually, and everyone but her bristled at that thought.
Yuki felt suddenly pale, and looked towards the stairs.
The image of Kyo and that strange boyish Yoko…in the same shower he used…naked…lathered in soap…together…and…
"Oh Kyo! You are so goooooood!"
"And it's about to get better grunt"
"Ahhh! Kyo!"
"I'm going to get them." Yuki abruptly stood, and hurried towards the stairs, only to be met with both Yoko, and Kyo.
Yoko was back into a fresh set of brown combats and her XXXL olive green long sleeved jumper, her cinnamon blonde hair freshly washed and back in a high ponytail. Her amber eyes sparkled with excitement, followed by a boy in a uniform identical to Yuki's.
Black trousers, black button up long sleeved school shirt, and his orange hair perfectly styled.
Yeah, right. He just dried it with a towel and ran his fingers through it a few times.
The difference between the boys uniforms, however, was the neat white tie Yuki wore, and the lack of tie Kyo wore. He had his top buttons slightly undone too, with trainers instead of his cousins brown shoes.
So basically, Yuki dressed like a smart prince, and Kyo dressed like a laid back bad boy.
"What are you staring at? Damn rat."
"Stupid cat." He spat. "Where have you been?"
"Running. You?" He chided back, and was just about to back his snide comment up, when POOF.
"I will not have you two arguing so early in the morning. Shut the hell up, and eat, before I smash your heads together." Suzu threatened darkly behind him.
Not only had she hugged Yuki from behind, but she had pushed Kyo and Yoko together, too.
The orange Cat hissed, and the grey rat twitched bitterly.
"Suzu! What did you do that for?!" Yoko snapped, hugging Kyo tight to her bosom like a teddy, and mock glared at her friend.
"Why not?" She just shrugged, walked back to the table, and dropped Yuki on Tohru's lap.
"Ah! Yuki!" Tohru immediately lifted him up and placed him on the table where he would be sat, and hurriedly collected his clothes for him.
Yuki brooded, and sent his big purple eyes to glare at a smirking Suzu.
"What's up, mousy? Got something to squeak at me? or would you prefer me to drop you in orange head's mouth next time?" She smirked, and interlocked her fingers like an alligators mouth, closing them and opening them like a mouth. "Chomp Chomp goes mousy." Yuki sweat dropped, and Kyo hissed.
"Suzu! That's just cruel! Leave them alone!" Yoko sat at the table, however, she held Kyo on her lap. He was stiff at first, being on her lap like this, but a few calming strokes later, and he relaxed.
"My my, you are certainly defensive of your berserker partner, aren't you?"
"You know I stick up for all my friends! So leave him alone." She pouted, and continued to stoke Kyo's back.
There was an awkward silence.
POOF!
Yuki changed back.
Luckily, he felt it coming this time, and jumped under the table. He hurriedly pulled on some trousers under the table, so he could sit up and dress himself normally. He did this all in silence, a stoic expression on his face and eyes closed.
Yuki Sohma, as not a happy bunny.
Tohru kept trying to get him to talk to her, but he just gave her on word answers, nibbling at his breakfast as he fumed.
I hate that girl. I hate her. First the lacy looks and comments, then the lacy black underwear, then she threw them at me as she washed her other clothes, then this! Hate her, hate her…almost more than I do that stupid cat…
He quite liked it when it was just him, Tohru, and Shigure. He couldn't help that that stupid cat was sent to stay here, it was Akito's orders after all.
But more outsiders?
And these outsiders?
Yuki looked around the table.
Kano was laughing about something with Shigure, Suzu was chuckling something at Takara, who was rolling her eyes and giving her a reprimanding look, and Yoko was still stroking a purring Kyo on her lap, not eating a thing.
In his mind, Kano was a damn flirt, and it infuriated him how close he was getting to his Ms Honda. And Shigure seemed to find him god company too. He'd hardly spoken to him since he arrived. Not that he minded too much…but Shigure was probably the most tolerable of his cousins.
Takara was just weird. She hadn't said a single word since he'd met her. And that weird charades game? She wouldn't have discovered their secret if she hadn't been for that. And ontop of that, Tohru really liked her too. She'd spent more time with Takara than she had him since she arrived. They even seemed to talk, even though the verbally reluctant girl hadn't spoken once.
And Yoko?!?!
That Cat seemed to be acting even more stupid since she turned up in her baggy clothes and waving her fists around.
Just like him.
Although…on the plus side…Kyo hadn't been pissing him off as much, too occupied with competing with her than him.
But…she also seemed to be palsy with him too. She even stuck up for him in front of her other friends.
How is it that stupid cat can make friends so easily…baka neko.
Yuki fumed silently to himself, and nibbled on some bacon.
Though that Kano can cook…
"Arent you gonna eat anything?" Suzu let her spoon hand out the corner of her mouth, and had her eyes half closed lazily. Yoko pouted over at her, and turned her nose up at her. "What?"
"Not hungry. I've just run for a bit so-"
"6 miles." Yoko blinked, and looked down at a very content orange kitty cat. He stretched and snuggled up against her. "We ran 6 miles…purr"
"Well, I've run 6 miles, and I'm never hungry after I've exercised, so I'm not eating."
"And does running make you pissy to?"
"¬.¬…you're calling me pissy?" Suzu scowled, and pulled the soon out of her mouth.
"Yeah, I am. What of it?"
"I'll start something of it if you don't-"
"Girls." Kano cut in calmly. "Suzu, if you like your freedoms, and if you want to keep training Yoko, you will nip this in the bug right now, and play nice. Ok?" Kano beamed at them.
He would be damned if his spirits were dampened today. "Has everyone had enough?"
"Hai." Tohru smiled, and looked to Takara. "You too?" She nodded and bowed her head to Kano.
"No problem Takara. I like cooking for you all." He chuckled, and left the Sohma's clueless as to what had just happened.
She didn't say anything…so how did he know what she meant?
Shigure however, know just how. After all, Kano had explained about all of them last night.
"I've wrung Ayame already, and the school too. They will expect you a little early, so can you get read while I get the car out?"
"Sure." Suzu shrugged her shoulders, as if not bothered either way, and got up. "Truce?" She expended a hand towards Yoko, who moodily pouted at it. She hugged Kyo to her chest, and sighed.
"If you lay off Kyo-kun. Deal." Kyo peeped an eye open at her, and smiled to himself.
No one had ever stuck up for him before.
She had chosen him over Yuki…a new event for him.
"Alight already!" Yoko then grinned, and shook her friend's hand.
"So, let's go!" Suzu punched the air, and marched toward the door.
Kano looked over her clothes, and rolled his eyes with a smile.
Tohru smoothed her hands over her high school girl uniform, her blue skirt flared out half way up her thighs, barely, and hooked arms with Takara.
She was shocked, but smiled happily. They walked after Suzu, who looked over her shoulder at them, and smile. It was good that someone other than her, her brother and Yoko was taking a shine to Takara. It will give her confidence in herself.
Yukio however, just fumed even more, and followed them and an angry aura around him.
Kano quickly cleared the table, and looked up when only Yoko and Kyo were still there.
"Aren't you two going?" He chuckled at them.
"Well…Kyo hasn't changed back yet." Yoko looked down at Kyo, who was walking from one side of the room with an angry hiss, apparently angry that he was still a cat.
"Why are you still here?" Kyo hissed at her. "We're not attached at the hip!" He then bit his bottom fussy lip, and flinched. He'd snapped at her again…
"And it's a good thing. I wouldn't want to be attached to a cat." She giggled at him, and knelt facing him. "But I'll wait for 'till you're back to normal if you like."
Kyo blinked at her, and smiled.
"Erm…th…tha…erm…thanks." He blushed to the side, and pattered his way back to her.
When, of course.
POOF
"You may want to cover that up." Kano pointed out with a smirk. Yoko had her head buried in her hands, and she was blushing so much, it burned. "I'll just tell Shigure to wait a few minutes…shall I?" He left them to replay the message, and Kyo pulled his clothes back on.
"…I swear God hates me…" he buttoned up the last of his shirt, leaving the top three open.
"Than it's a good thing you've got so many friends, then. To make up for it." Kyo looked over his shoulder, to see Yoko with her hands still missing in her long sleeves and beaming at him.
if she didn't dress like that… he looked at her big amber eyes, long, soft cinnamon hair, warm smile and slender neck... she'd probably be really cute. He then shook it off, shoved his hands in his pockets, and led her out the house.
"Hn." But he was smirking, Yoko smiling in his toe.
"Right, well." Kano used his remote keys to beep his black warrior car open. "I can take at the most 3 of you guys."
"And I'll take the rest of you." Shigure leaned against his black BMW.
"Ooo, I haven't seen that before." Kano seemed intrigued looking the car once over. "Fifth series?"
"I know it isn't the most up to date series, but I like it."
"It certainly has the best looks of them all. And the shapes of her headlights are just brilliant." Shigure smirked at him, and Kano sweat dropped. "I, erm, like cars."
"I've noticed." Shigure laughed, and opened the car door. "I'll take you for a ride some time, if you like?" Kano opened his mouth to answer, but sensed the innuendo in his words.
"Ah…well. Everybody in!" He chuckled nervously, and retreated to the car. Oh shit, oh shit. We've only known each other a few days. No, no, no!
Shigure frowned. That was twice today he had run away from his banter. Maybe…he isn't…
"Takara-chan, would you like to come with me?" Tohru smiled, and still had her arm hooked.
She couldn't help it. After learning about how Takara had never had parents, it just broke her heart.
I at least had my mom to take care of me. And now that she's gone, I want her back so much. But to think that Takara-chan has never had the kind of relationship and love like I have from a mother…it must have been really hard on her. And no father either. No one. And to have no voice either…
Tohru basically decided to adopt Takara herself, feeling a strong need to take care of her. "I can't wait to introduce you to Uo-chan and Hanajime, and-"
Takara just smiled her emerald eyes at her warmly, and nodded appropriately, as Tohru spoke happily to her and led her towards Shigure's car. It was nice having someone talk to you without conviction of you.
Tohru didn't even know why she didn't talk. But she didn't care either.
It was nice.
Tohru was nice.
"So…which car you going in?" Kyo coughed into his hand, and peered out of the corners of his eyes at Yoko. She was rocking on her heels, looking very bored.
"Don't mind, really." She then noticed that Yuki was looking at Takara funnily, and her protective alarm bells starting ringing softly. She looked to Suzu, who was talking with her brother. "Be right back." Kyo watched as Yoko stormed over to Suzu, whispered something in her ear, and blinked.
Suzu seemed to snap into a fowl mood, and stomped over to Shigure's car. She hooked Takara's other arm, ushered her and Tohru into the car.
What Kyo found very amusing, however, was the way that Suzu gave Yuki the middle finger, grabbed his shirt, and yanked him inside after her. "Hay!" Kyo turned, and looked towards the source of the voice.
Yoko pulled open the raised black car doors of Kano's warrior, and looked back to Kyo. "Oi! Get in here!" Kyo shrugged, and smirked to himself climbed into the car with her.
They talked about their fight, their run, people they ran past, the school, and the track team. Well, anything really. Kyo found he could talk about anything, stupid, and not, with Yoko. She just laughed heartily, and always had something relevant to add.
He'd never met a girl who he could talk to so easily.
oo00oo
"At last! Here!"
"Ah! Watch it Suzu! I like my body in ONE piece!"
"Whatever Yoko." Yoko growled, and sulked as they all got together outside the front gates.
Yuki had managed to sit stiffly silent in the car, squeezed between Suzu and Tohru. He now brushed off his black uniform, and was still very irritable when the familiar squeal of the Yuki fan club reached his ears.
No…too early for fan girls…eck.
"Ms Honda, shouldn't we get to class and let our new friends report to the headmaster to-"
"Oh no!" Yoko yelled, and put both her hands on her head. "I'm 16!"
"Erm…" Kyo snickered. "Nice of you to tell us." He struggled not to laugh at her. She was just so random at times.
"No you idiot!" She snapped and looked to Suzu.
"Oh yeah…" Suzu flipped her wild tendrils of midnight hair gracefully behind her, and shrugged. "I'm 17, Takara is 18, but within the age band, and the rest of you are all 17 too, right?" Kyo blinked, and then felt like he had been smacked in the head.
They were all in their second year.
But if Yoko was only 16…
"You're a freshman?!"
"Yeah, didn't I tell you?" Yoko blinked at him, and yelped when he thumped her over the head.
"No you did not!" Big orange cat ears bristled on his head, and he growled comically at her. "But if you're just a freshman, then you'll have to have lessens with that annoying Momiji and teme Haru!"
And you'll not be in any of my classes… But he decided to leave that out, to save his pride. And just when I thought…
"…oro?" She blinked at him and chuckled nervously. "Erm…who are Momiji and Haru?"
"They're Sohmas too!" Tohru piped up. "In the year below. And they're the 'same' as Kyo and Yuki." Tohru gave an over the top wink, and Suzu rolled her eyes at her.
"So they get down with the farmyard too then, huh?"
"Suzu!" Yoko jumped on her back like a chibi, and waved one arm around. "Stop drawing attention to that! We swore an oath of secrecy, remember?!"
"…if anyone is drawing attention to us…you are." Suzu's left eye twitched, and Yoko sweat dropped.
"Oh, erm, well…" Yoko chuckled nervously, and slipped off her back. "So…Haru and Momiji are Sohmas too, huh?"
"Yep. Damn annoying little runts." Kyo hissed, and stormed off. "I've waited long enough. See ya." He waved off curtly, already a good few feet away from them. Yoko frowned. He really seemed pissed off about something…
"Forget it." Suzu poked the side of her head teasingly, and smirked her ruby red lips at her. "You need to be a girl before a guy will like you." She then blinked, and looked Shigure once over, who was deep in conversation about the dealers he got his BMW from with Kano. "Although…not all guys go for that sort of thing…"
"Huh?" Yoko blinked her amber eyes at her, and Suzu shrugged her off.
"Come on Jackie Chump. Let's get enrolled already!" Suzu hooked one of Yoko's arms, ignoring her awkwardness, and looked back to Takara. "Yo, Takara. Tohru. You comin'? someone needs to show us where the damn head's office is."
"Oh, sure!" Tohru had her arm hooked with Takara's again, and pulled the silent blonde after her.
Yuki just watched as they all did their own thing, leaving him behind.
Again.
"Girls are like that." Yuki flinched, as Kano placed his hand on his shoulder. As he turned and looked up into those dark magenta eyes, he saw such warmth there, he just stared. "They are always giddy and like to swarm together. Especially the ones worth taking the time to wait for. But if you wait, good things will come to you. As long as you are patient enough." He then winked at him, and walked forward.
"Good luck getting the job, Kano-kun." Kano flinched, but chuckled back at Shigure, who had just gotten back in his car.
"I'll try by best, Shigure-san." Kano nodded, and walked after the girls.
Yuki, unluckily, was soon swamped by fan girls, and wished he had set off earlier to avoid them…
oo00oo
"Ah, I see." The headmaster sat in his chair, looking over a bunch of files.
They were actually quite good. It was hard to tell that they had only been drafted up 3 hours before… "SO if I understand this correctly, you, Kano Fukazawa, wish to apply for the Physical education and sports studies teacher roll?"
"Yes, I do."
"Brilliant! The last three teachers ran off! You're hired!" He jumped up, handed him a whistle and schedule, and started pushing him out of his office.
"B B But, right now?!?"
"Yes, you see, there is a dire need for another PE teacher, and well, no one has wanted to fill the position for…a few years…so…the teachers are threatening to go on strike if I don't assign a fixed PE teacher and stop giving them the little horrors-I mean pupils for PE." He chuckled nervously, and patted his shoulder. "I don't mind if you have mysteriously lost your credentials. We'll do an on the job trail for you, ok? Now, get going!"
"Arigato! I, wait!" but he was shoved out of the office in his black jeans and tight black tank top, to fend for himself.
In the same hall way, his sister and her two friends were chuckling at his flustered face.
"Careful brother dear." Suzu snickered. "I would hate to see Shigure get the wrong ideas about how you got the job so fast, if you come out looking so 'flushed'. Kano blinked, and then smirked at her with his dark magenta eyes gleaming.
"We'll have less of that, thank you very much. And that's Fukazawa sensei to you, from now on, squirt." He ruffled her hair, and Suzu pouted at him.
"Alright alright! Enough brotherly love! I have an impression to make!"
"Yeah…I can see that." He looked her up and down, and raised a brow. Red high hell sandals, tight black jeans, re and black bust corset, fingerless matching elbow gloves, red lips and eyeshadow, her midnight black hair in wild tendrils… "Quite the impression…"
"Oh shut up." She stormed inside the office like a fury, and Yoko chuckled at him.
"Just like old times." Yoko hooked Takara's arm, and looked over her baggy brown combats and olive jumper. Her cinnamon hair was in place in her high ponytail, and Takara looked immaculate as usual, in her cotton cream brown slacks, and white blouse. Takara even fingered at her long blonde plate down her back, and locked nervous emerald eyes with bright amber. "I'm sure everything will be fine."
"Oh my God!" Came the startled voice of the headmaster.
"…I hope." Yoko gulped, and they both followed Suzu inside.
Only to see one scared headmaster in his chair, Suzu stood before him, and her hands slammed down on the table.
"Listen little man-" He was actually quite plump, but that wasn't what she was referring to. "-my name is Suzu Fukazawa. You just gave my brother a job here. I'm 17. I want to start here in your second year."
"Well, we'll have to look at your past school records and-"
"We don't have them. But you don't mind, do you?" She chuckled, but her light magenta eyes were sharp, and burning at him in warning.
Scary, scary lady.
"Well, I-"
"Are those enrolment forms?" Suzu pointed one black red tipped fingernail at a pile of forms on his desk.
"W Well-"
"Gimme." Suzu hoisted herself up to sit on his desk, took a pen from his front pocket, and scribbled down on it as she spoke. "Alright. I'll be in the same class as Tohru and the others."
"You, you can't just!"
"I can, and just did." Suzu put the form down in front of him, and her two friends were holding their heads and shaking them.
Oh Suzu, you are just hopelessTakara walked forward and placed her hand on Suzu's shoulder, her emerald eyes stern. "Don't worry, you're next." Suzu stole another form, the steadily sweating headmaster watching in fear of stepping out of like. Those spike heels she had were rather…intimidating. And she looked wild; he thought he was about to be beaten up when she stormed in here. "Takara Mei. 18, ah good! You're just before the limit of the age band. You're in my class too…" She continued to scribble down, and slammed the form down on his desk. "And my other friend Yoko Nakamura, 16."
"Ah, well, now she wont be in your class, then." He piped up, obviously giving up his authority for now, and going along with it. Their class numbers had dropped this year, so it could do some good to get more students… "When where you born Miss?"
"1990, after New year."
"Ah, yes, a freshmen then." He finally picked up a form himself, and handed it to Suzu this time.
There was no stopping her, he realised.
"Can't she go in the second year? She doesn't know anything in the first year." Suzu scowled at him, and the headmaster sweat dropped.
"It's ok. Haru and Momiji Sohma are in the lower year, right?" Yoko chuckled and beamed a smile. "I'm sure I'll be ok."
"…fine…" Suzu huffed moodily, and filled in her form.
When they were done, Suzu slid off the table, and hooked her friend's arms. "Alright, time to start school! Let's make an impact!"
"…you make an impact no matter where you go…"
"…Yoko…I'm going to kick your ass if you don't shut up…"
"…heh heh…ugg ugg cave girl…" the girls walked out of his office, letting him fonally catch his breath. But their voices were still audible through the door.
"I'll throttle Binky when we get home if you don't back off, mule face."
"Leave her alone! I told you not to mention that…"
Takara just smiled as her friends bantered, walking through the halls, and watched as Suzu did her usual thing, and took charge.
Just like her brother did…
"Ok, this is your class, right?" She looked at the number on the door, and pushed it open.
The class was teacher-less, but full of loitering, chatting students. "Is there a Hatu and Moji Sohma in here?" Suzu glared into the crowd of students, and noticed two of them. One had the weirdest hair. It was white ontop, and back underneath. Although, she liked his fashion sense.
He'd adapted the school uniform to have it open at the top, more so than Kyo, as you could see the top of a firm pair of pecks…
There were also at least three different gothic chains around his neck, the normal trousers replaced with the leather pants, and buckled boots. His eyes were dark grey, soft, with a flicker of something darker in them. He was looking at her sternly, as soon as she'd spoken the family name.
The other looked very young, and girlie. 'He' had golden blonde hair under the school sailor-looking hat, the blue girl's blouse and blue shorts. His eyes were a bright excitable honey brown, and he waved at them childishly.
It made the inner girl in her smile.
But the outer red blooded woman…
"Guten Morgen! I'm Momiji Sohma, and this is Hatushara Sohma! Are you looking for us?" He blinked his big eyes at them, and before she knew it, Yoko had zoomed past her, leaving a comical cloud of dust with her.
"AAA! Kawai!" Yoko skidded to a stop in front of them, and patted his head with a giggle. "So Loli-shota!" Suzu sweat dropped, as did Haru, and Takara smiled happily.
"Hallo! Ich heisse Momiji Sohma! Wie heisst do?" (I'm called Momiji Sohma! What are you called?)
Momiji giggled, jumping off the table, grabbing her hands through the huge olive sleeves covering them, and making her dance around in a circle with him.
"Erm?"
"Momiji, stop talking German. She can't under-"
"Ich heisse Yoko Nakamura. Wie sind do?" (I'm called Yoko Nakamura. How are you?)
"Wunderbar! Danke!" (wonderful, thanks!) Momiji giggled, and beamed up at Haru. "See? Just because you are ein Dummkopf, doesn't mean Fräulein Nakamura is." Haru's left eye twitched, and he raised a fist at Momiji, going Dark Haru on him.
"Frow-what?"
"Fräulein Yoko. It means Miss Yoko."
"…¬.¬…she's a girl?" Yoko chuckled, and didn't take any offence. But Momiji waved his arms about and started whining in German at his cousin. At this point, Takara put her hand on Suzu's arm, and led the subdued vixen to their classroom.
For now, it seemed their friend would be ok in this class. She was making friends already.
"Stop talking at me in fucking bollocks, and speak Japanese!"
"WAAAAA! Tell him Yoko-chan! Dark Haru said a bad word and is being mean to me!" Momiji cried loudly, and Yoko patted his head.
"Dark?" Haru growled, and sat in his chair moodily.
"Hn."
"Well, don't bully Momiji-kun, Hatushara-kun." Yoko raised a fist at him and put her other hand protectively on Momiji's head. "Or I'll kick your ass, like I did Kyo's." Haru flinched at that, his grey eyes wide at her.
"You did WHAT?!?! You beat Kyo?!"
"Yep, sure did." Man, I've been hanging around with Suzu too much. I can even lie through my teeth now… "And if you don't leave him alone then-"
"You fight?"
"…yeah."
"Want to have a match some time? If you beat Kyo, I really want to 'have a go with you'." He smirked, and she missed his meaning completely.
"Sure." Yoko rolled her eyes, and sat in the chair in front of Haru, turning round the talk at him and Momiji. "Oh, and I'm a friend of Tohru-chan, Shigure-san, Yuki-kun and Kyo-kun. I'm living with them and my two friends, and one of their's brother." She laughed, almost confusing herself. "And I...erm… 'know'." She winked, just like Tohru did earlier, and it did the trick.
"Wirklich?" (really)
"Ja." (yep)
"STOP TALKING FUCKING GERMAN!" Haru blinked. "How do you know that stuff anyway?"
"I did German for a few years back at my old school." Yoko beamed, liking these two already. Why did Kyo find them so annoying? "How do you know German Momiji-kun?"
"Meine Mutter kommt aus Deutschland." Haru only understood that, because he knew Momiji's mom came from Germany.
"Oh, half German half Japanese?"
"Ja. Mein Vater is a Sohma." Momiji giggled. "What are your parents like Yoko?"
She flinched, and looked out the window.
"So, what is our teacher like?"
"A total ass." Haru sighed. "Hate him. I hope he gets run over by an ice cream truck." Yoko snickered into her hands. "What?"
"An ice cream truck…?" She bit her lips, trying not to laugh.
"Yeah yeah, laugh it up smart ass." He growled, and looked out the window. Yoko giggled with Momiji, and bantered with Haru until their teacher arrived.
It was just like her old school. Except Suzu and Takara had been replaced with 'Dark' Haru and cute little Momiji. Little Momiji, as she called him, made her smile, and Haru made her laugh.
At one point, during maths, Haru made a small pea sized ball of paper, and flicked it off the end of the table, until it landed in their teacher's hair.
Mr Kwei, happened to look like a rake, with a fuzzy white afro. His glasses were like jam jar bottoms, as of which, she had never seen before today, and he wore a bright yellow pair of trousers and vest to work.
Oh my dear god. I'm going to die of laughter!
She had been caught snickering at least twice, on her first day!
When Takara and Suzu walked into their new class…
"Takara-chan! Suzu-chan! Come and meet my friends." Tohru waved them over happily, Yuki quiet, but not festering like before, and watched as Suzu sashayed into the room, and Takara walked calmly behind her.
Immediately, every male other than the sulking Kyo and Yuki, jumped out of their seats and ogled.
"What a hot chick!"
"Look at that ass!"
"Look, look she's looking this way!"
"She is not just a second year. Not with those tits!"
"Humina humina humina!"
"Who is she?"
"Is she an exchange student?"
"Can she stay here forever?" The last one of them said dreamily, and Suzu smirked, giggling perfectly.
She was used to this.
"Yo." She saluted them with two closed fingers, and winked at them. "I'm a new student here. My name's Suzu Fukazawa, and I'm so nervous! I really want to settle in here, but I don't know anyone!" She lied, and sat herself ontop of a desk, holding her hands in mock worry to her ample chest.
And like she planned, they all jumped at her.
"I'll help you settle in!"
"I'm the hall monitor! I'll give you free passes!"
"I'll make you lunch everyday!"
"I'll kiss your feet!" She giggled with mirth, and folded one of her legs over the other hotly, and blew them all a kiss. They all saw stars, and comically fainted at her feet.
Suzu smirked, and looked over to Takara, who had been grabbed by Tohru at once, and was also looking at her with a cheeky smile.
It was obvious, that Suzu was well and truly enjoying herself.
Kyo growled for the hundredth time since he stormed in here. Great. Now we'll have a Yuki fan club rivalled by a Suzu fan club, and Tohru is yakking off happily to the chatter box, yanky, and electric girl.
And He had no one. But if Yoko was here…
She had only been here a few days, but other than sleeping and bathroom time, he actually hadn't been without her since they met. If that stupid Haru and annoying Momiji don't take care of her… he scowled, and folded his arms.
It was then he noticed, that Yuki was sat alone too.
He briefly thought about talking to him, but thought better of it. Who would want to talk to that damn rat anyway? Not me!
"So what do you think of Takara-chan?" Tohru giggled, having just presented her new friends to her oldest ones. Uo-chan looked over her, scrutinising, before she spoke.
"She seems ok. For a mute." She looked away, and felt a little bitter. Tohru was getting more and more other friends now… at least she still thought of them highly enough to bring them before her and Hana for their approval.
"I like her waves." Hanajime cupped Takara's face, startling her slightly, but she smiled timidly. "Yes, very good waves. They are on the same frequency as yours, Tohru."
"Oh great!" Tohru giggled, and turned to look behind them all. "But where's-"
"Yo." Suzu appeared out of no where, leaning her elbow on Tohru's shoulder with a scarlet lipped smirk.
"Your waves, I do not like." Hana narrowed her eyes, and stepped back. Uo however, smirked back, impressed by this tough girl.
"I don't know Hana-chan…she reminds me of Kyoko-san. In her younger days." Suzu raised a brow.
"Erm…who are you…and…who?"
"These are my friends, Uo and Hana." Tohru beamed, and crossed her fingers, still hooking onto Takara's arm.
"Ah, alrighty. I'm Suzu Fukazawa." She held her hand out, and only Uo shook it.
"Strong grip you've got there."
"You too, Yanky."
"How did you-"
"I can tell." She chuckled, and was about to continue, when their teacher arrived.
Kyo still fumed to himself, Yuki just sulked gracefully, while Tohru sat Takara between her and Suzu (who had every other seat in her circumference filled with hormonal teenage boys gawking at her), and Uo and Hana sat in front and behind her.
History was a drag, as was sociology, but eventually dinnertime came.
Kyo was out the classroom like a shot, running down the corridors and to the freshmen's classroom. The doors were open, and he skidded to a stop in front of him. he bent over, panting, but lifted his orange head to scan inside with crimson eyes.
And there, he found her.
"Yoko!"
"Hi Kyo-kun." Yoko was in one piece, still grinning, and apparently…perfectly happy with Haru and Momiji.
"Guten m-abend Kyo-kun!" Momiji popped up out of no where in his face, and he recoiled back.
"Momiji!" Kyo growled, and gave him a firm double nuggy as punishment.
"WAAAAA! Mami Yoko! Kyo's picking on me!" (Mamimommy)
"Why the hell would she care if I-"
"Leave him alone Kyo-kun!" Yoko marched right up to him with a pout, and wagged her finger in his face. He stumbled back, as Momiji rubbed his eyes and grabbed a fist of her large olive green jumper. Just like a little kid and his mother.
"What?!"
"I've adopted Momiji, apparently, so I can't let you pick on him." She chuckled, and stuck her tongue out at him. Momiji did the same, and they both put their thumbs to their temples, and waved their hands at him childishly.
"-.-; oh dear lord…he's rubbing off on her…" Kyo sweat dropped, but amazingly, backed off.
Haru had reverted back to normal a while ago, letting Yoko see a whole new side to him, and smiled at the display. So, not only did he come to meet her, but he does as she tells him to, too? He then smirked to himself. She must have kicked his ass real bad…
"I'm hungry!" Momiji giggled, and took Yoko's hand. "Let's get something to eat, Fräulein Yoko." He beamed, and Yoko smiled, about to say yes, when-
"NOT gonna happen, short stuff!" Kyo grabbed her other hand, and yanked her free of his annoying little cousin. "We've got to get her planner and uniform sorted before all that." He mumbled, hope his excuse stuck, and began dragging her away.
"See you next period Haru-kun! Momiji-kun!"
"auf Wiedersehen!"
"Tschüss!"
"Never mind that!" Kyo snapped at her, dragging her, towards the upper levels.
"I thought you said we were going to get my uniform and sh-"
"I lied." Yoko blinked, and remained silent until he released her.
They were by that time, of course, on the roof.
"Kyo-kun?"
"You hungry?" Kyo had his back to her, looking out onto the school grounds. He slipped his backpack off, and started rummaging around in it. "I made my lunch this morning, but so did Tohru. So I have twice the amount of lunch. You want one?"
"Erm…sure." Kano had slipped them some money he got from Shigure to buy something, but this was good too.
Little did she know, Kyo had intentionally made her lunch…
He even managed to wipe the blush off his face when she came to stand next to him. "Thanks."
"You said something funny back there. Tus?"
"Tschüss. I learnt some German back at my old school, so I could talk to Momiji a little in his language. Not very well, but enough."
"He does speak Japanese. Fluently. You didn't have to." Kyo handed her a lunch box, and sat on the roof ledge with his own. Yoko sat next to him, facing each other now, and unwrapped her lunch box.
"But I wanted to. Momiji is half German, and it seemed like he was the only one there who could speak it. And I don't know what he likes to speak more, German, or Japanese. And I didn't want to make him feel uncomfortable talking to me if he thought he couldn't. So…"
"Soft git." Kyo shoved some rice in his mouth, eyes closed and looking out the school grounds. "The fact that you would want to talk to such a twerp is charity enough." Yoko just laughed at him.
"Thanks, by the way. For the lunch."
"No problem. I was going to throw it away anyway, and it was a mistake to have two 'coz T-"
"Tohru didn't make the lunches today. Kano did." Yoko smirked to herself, her eyes closed this time as she nibbled on a rice ball. "And I happened to be standing in the hall…when he passed it to you…and you then started making a lunch box before our run…" She said no more, letting him blush madly through a furious pout, and they eat their lunch contently.
"Hn. So, did Momiji annoy you at all?"
"Nope."
"Not even a little bit?"
"Nope." She chuckled, and wrapped the box back up.
"And Haru? Was he, erm, an ass or a laid back ass?"
"I may have discovered he has a slip personality, yeah. Dark Haru greeted me, Light Haru bid my goodbye just now." Yoko drank some of her juice carton, before adding- "I saw what Tohru was wearing this morning. The skirt, and the fitted blouse. Will I…"
"Yes." Kyo answered quickly.
It would be certainly interesting to see what she looked like in normal girl's clothing. And if her face was anything to go by…and the times he felt her as they hugged, right before he transformed…
His cheeks were blushing, and he occupied himself with his carton.
"…damn."
"You can have a long skirt, if you want. Don't feel pressured either way." Kyo packed their boxes back up.
"That's a relief…but the blouse…
"They don't do anything above the normal Large." Yoko gulped, and seemed…genuinely frightened.
"I, I." Yoko hid her face by turning her head away. "Suzu won't wear her uniform." She said quickly. "She'll wear what she wore today, every day."
"Nah, she won't."
"She will."
"Did you go to a uniform school before?"
"Well…it was expected, but not compulsory."
"Well, it is here." Kyo frowned. Why was she so on edge all of a sudden. And why were they talking about Suzu?
"A And I don't think they would mind if I just wore, maybe, a long skirt and a blue jumper, maybe."
"Why can't you wear a blouse?"
Yoko got to her feet, and forced a smile.
"I need to get that planner! giggle I'll see you later Kyo! And thanks for the lunch, they were yummy! You really roll those rice balls great."
"W wait!" But she was gone.
In a flurry of olive green and brown combats, a long ponytail of cinnamon whipping out behind her, she fled down the stairs and left him to frown after her. "…what did I say?"