Author's Note: I'm so sorry I haven't updated for so long, and also since this is actually one of my popular stories…I'm so sorry, I hope this helps!
Disclaimer: I own nothing but plot.
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Tohru opened her eyes. Her throat was sore from the heavy crying caused by her meeting with Emiko. She propped herself up slowly, finding Dark and Krad curled up on her pillow. Tears welled up in her eyes from the sight.
'Dark and Krad are too kind, I don't deserve such affection. After everything Emiko has said…wait! Mom was a great person, Emiko doesn't even know her!" A strange, upsetting swirl of emotions was whirling around in Tohru's head, sadness, pain, loss, and, an emotion she had never felt so strongly-hatred.
'No…I'm gonna prove to Emiko that my family is not bad! That mom was a great person and really helped others.' Tohru crept downstairs, remembering that everyone was still asleep and headed towards the kitchen.
'I'll apologize by making everyone a great breakfast.' Tohru pulled a pan out, followed by some rice, tuna, vegetables and a variety of spices.
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Kyo was having his daily run. His feet pounded the ground, the same rhythm as his rapid pulse.
'I wonder what happened to Tohru. Those two black and white cats seemed to have found her, funny, I don't remember seeing them before. They don't seem attracted to me either. Well that actually isn't so bad.' He paused for a moment when he saw a figure lying on a couple of rocks over looking the ocean. Long brown hair, haphazardly flying in the wind, a girl probably, she was in a fetal position and seemed to be asleep. Kyo walked closer to see it was—
"Risa?! What the hell are you doing here by the ocean?!"
Risa whimpered a bit and turned a bit, her expression turned pained as she seemed to be reaching to something beyond the early morning horizon.
"Uh…Risa? Kyo squatted down and was about to grab her shoulders when he saw her wince to something in her dream.
"Whatever just don't blame me when you get sick…" Kyo said, looking down at her. Risa's chocolate bangs covering her forehead and a bit of her eyelids.
'Know that I think about it, he looks a lot like Tohru, she could pull off being her twin. Yea right! This chick's way to stupid, falling asleep when the ocean is so close. How the heck does she plan on taking care of herself if she does this! This is way I don't like girls, they're so confusing.'
Kyo was about the leave when Risa started mumbling.
"Uhh…Mr. Dark come back…don't leave me…" Risa said, a tear falling down her face. Kyo just sighed.
'Must be some guy that dumped her…' Kyo waited there as Risa continued to drift off into a pain filled slumber.
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An ominous silenced surrounded Risa as she passed warily around.
"H-Hello? Is anyone there?" A low rumbling sound caused the ground to shake. Terrified, Risa fell to the ground, holding herself.
"Who's there? Please tell me!"
A small thumping sound suddenly came into earshot. Risa whirled around, becoming face to face Dark, her dear infatuation.
"Oh Mr. Dark! I missed you so much!" Risa said, running to his, wrapping her arms around him. He's stiffened, going unnoticed by Risa.
"Risa…you have to go back." Risa looked up at Dark, confusion and hurt masking her pretty face.
"Can't I stay a little longer? It's been so long." Risa said, tightening her grip on him.
"I have to leave; I have somewhere to go to." Dark said, looking around hastily when slowly pushing Risa off.
"Where do you have to go? Is there someone you have to meet?" Risa said, trying to hide her tears with an annoyed expression
"…yes, she's been waiting for so long." Risa's heart clenched as thoughts of Dark's heart belong to another woman swarmed in her head.
"A girl?! What about me, what about the other girls, they've been getting more and more irritated, they thought it might have been a girl keeping you away." Dark groaned as he turned back around, looking down at Risa with those purple eyes that always seemed to make her heart almost stop.
"Risa, please, don't be angry, but I have to do this." Risa grabbed his arm as the tears she had been holding back poured out came out.
"N-No Mr. Dark! P-Please don't leave me!" Risa said as suddenly a harsh, brash male voice cut through.
"Risa?! What the hell are you doing by the ocean?!" Risa suddenly lost her footing as she stumbled forward, Dark caught her.
"Kyo? What's he doing here?" Risa said, looking up to see where he was.
"He's come to get you, you'd better wake up." Dark said, taking Risa's arm off him.
"But I love you Mr. Dark! Don't leave me!" but Risa's words were ignored as Dark lightly kissed her fore head and walked away.
"Thank you Risa, for loving me."
"Mr. Dark come back…don't leave me…"Risa said as she collapsed to the floor.
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Riku woke up, the light streaming for her peach blinds. After stretching, she headed down to see Tohru, Hana and Arisa were awake and making breakfast.
"Oh you didn't have to make breakfast, you're our guests." Riku said laughing a bit; secretly glad she didn't have to make breakfast.
"Oh it's alright, we didn't mind, right guys?" Tohru asked Arisa and Hana.
"Yea, besides, now you great to taste our little Tohru's great cooking." Arisa said, putting her arm around Tohru's shoulders as Hana continued chopped the vegetables.
"Well I bet it tastes great. Hey Tohru, what happened yesterday, you talked with Daisuke's mom and them we found you in your room asleep. Did something happen." Riku asked, she had suspicions that Emiko might have hurt Tohru. There had been signed that Emiko was not a very nice person whenever Satoshi went over to Daisuke's house; she knew this because Daisuke usually told in Riku as she would try to console him.
"Oh we just talked a bit, you know, since she seemed to have known about mom when she was younger—" Arisa tensed up as Hana narrowed her eyes a bit, they knew that wasn't good. "—and she just wanted to know how I was doing."
Translation-She wanted to know is Tohru was as troublesome as her mother.
Only Tohru, Arisa and Hana knew what Tohru's secret translation was. Riku, noticing the tense atmosphere brewing from the three girls started to open her mouth, but shut it immediately when she heard a male voice behind her.
"Oh look, aren't I lucky? I wake up and the first things I see are four pretty high school girls!" Shigure chimed; Riku winced, suddenly remembering her distaste towards perverts.
"Oh Shigure, you're up early!" Tohru said, glancing at the clock with showed it was 9:23.
"Now how can I stay asleep when they are so much the see? So many people to meet! So many girls to greet!" Shigure said, dancing around while flowers, sparkles and giggled girl chibis flew in the background.
"Uh…yea…I'll go… wake up Yuki." Riku said, climbing back up the stairs.
"Oh ok! Be careful though, Yuki is not much of a morning person so wake his up gently!" Tohru said nervously as Riku waved her off.
"Don't worry, he'll be fine." Riku said, walking to Yuki's room. Riku opened to door to see Yuki was, in fact, still asleep, and deep in it by the looks of it.
"Hey Yuki…come on, it's time for breakfast…" Riku slowing walked towards the bed, bending down so she squatting on the floor. Her head just a few inched away from Yuki's.
"Urgh….not…now…" Yuki said, putting up his arms. Riku grabbed them and pulled him up.
"Now now, come one! You would want Tohru and the others to wait, right—eek!" Yuki stumbled forward, his hands grabbing Riku's shoulders and resting his head at the nape of her neck.
"Uhh…just a little longer." Yuki whispered, his breath hitting her neck, shivering shocking her body.
"Yuki?" the next couple of seconds went by in slow motion, Riku wrapped her wrapped her arms around his waist to hoist him off, only to have a lavender puff of smoke fill the room and reveal a small, grey, sleeping rat.
"W-what in the—what's going on?!" Riku yelled as Tohru and the others ran up the stairs and yanked the door open to reveal a blushing, confused Riku holding a grey rat.
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"Oh Tohru you're alright!"
"Phantom Dark has yet to return, it's been 2 weeks since his last theft."
"The girls at school are getting irritated; they think it might be a girl."
"I really do care for you but, it's just…"
"Mother always said, to love someone is like loving an animal, you have to let them be free…"
"You're not hated! A lot of people care for you, I do!"
"You belong here, not me…I never did…"
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Author's Note: I hope this chapter will suffice! I hope to update after I get VBS out of the way.