punkish furball—Hello, all you happy peoples!
Words to Ponder:
I know I mentioned them starting school in this chapter but I pushed it back. I wanted Kagome to meet Haru first because he's in her grade and you know that whole deal.
Pairings are still a little fuzzy. I was thinking of pairing Tohru with Hojo though. I figure she's nice and he's nice so why don't they go and make nice.
I also decided that Kagome is going to meet all of the Sohmas excluding Kureno and Rin since I haven't bought that part of the manga and the anime is just much easier to get a hold of.
Thank you, xXKillorbeKilledXx, Death By Squishy, shadow miko, cowgirlkitten2000, DeathNoteMaker, IceDarkness, Hoku ala, fsfaf, Bloody Serpent 2, AliKat89, Dark Inu Fan, LadyAkina, Bloodcherry, Chibes, hermonine, regretfully-yours-Cassy-chan, iluvchocs, Spotted Cow, RubyScarlett, Hair Tie Trap, Kagome Lady of Darkness, and Mistress Kira-Fires of Hell for reviewing.
With that being said, here's chapter 3!
Chapter 3
Motoko was sure she could just die…she could just drop dead right here. Not even a whole day after Kagome was here and she had found out about the fan club.
'Not only that,' Motoko thought, 'She's already met Yuki. She will not doubt think he is attractive. And being the person Yuki is he will most definitely be nice to her at school. And he'll probably be her guide since he is one of the best students there and is going to help the new students when school starts on the orientation committee. But she is a year younger than he is, so she may not have as much time to spend with him. But if the other members find out about all that, they'll be out for her blood!'
Kagome sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose, 'What the hell is this? I really don't have time for crap. I start school in a few days! Maybe if I back away slowly, they won't notice I'm gone.' Kagome took a small step backwards and the three girls took giant steps toward her.
'Okay, bad idea,' Kagome thought and weighed her options, 'They are girls, maybe I can talk my way out of this.'
"Hey, I'm Kagome," Kagome said nervously, "so; ya'll my cousin Motoko's friends?"
"Cousin?!" the pigtailed girl shouted, "You're the president's cousin?!"
"President of what?" Kagome asked and looked to Motoko for answers.
Before either of the other girls could answer, Motoko stepped in, "President of the…the…year book committee. We were looking at pictures of Yuki because we need more…pictures for his class…and he's not in there too much…so we have pictures of him?"
"Right," Kagome said not really believing the excuse but was far too uncomfortable to care right now, "I'll just leave you all to your work." Kagome turned and left the room.
"That was your cousin the whole time?!" Minami asked Motoko.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Mai asked.
"Well," Motoko said trying to think of an excuse, "I was…going to…but I thought…we could…use her!"
"How so?" Minami asked.
"Well," Motoko started, "we can't get close to Yuki because of Honda and that witch and Yankee around her all the time. Knowing Honda, she'll make Kagome her friend after they have met and that way Kagome can get close to Yuki."
'That's actually a good idea. I won't tell them about Kagome staying over at Yuki's last night,' Motoko thought, 'I'll have to talk to her about it first.'
"I get it," Mio said, "So this Kagome girl is going to be our link to Prince Yuki."
"Won't she start to like him though?" Minami asked.
"I doubt it," Motoko said, "My aunt said that she had a rather nasty breakup. I don't think she'll be interested in boys anytime soon."
"Isn't it kinda harsh using your cousin like that?" Mai asked.
"Don't be stupid!" Mio said, "Prince Yuki is more important than anything!"
"Definitely!" Minami said, "Right, President?"
Motoko paused for a moment before saying, "Yes, nothing is more important than Yuki."
'Nothing. Not even my own life.'
-O0o0O-
Kagome paused in the hallway.
'Momo-chan is busy,' Kagome thought, 'My whole day is pretty much shot.' Kagome passed by the phone on an end table.
'It has caller ID,' she thought. She picked it up and scrolled through the numbers. "Sohma" was listed as one of the names. Kagome pressed the talk button and put the phone to her ear. It rang a few times before Tohru answered the phone.
"Moshi moshi?" she said.
"Hey, Tohru," Kagome said.
"Oh hey, Kagome," Tohru said.
"I was wondering if I could come hang out for a bit. My cousin's busy and my aunt's working in the vegetable store," Kagome said.
"Oh," Tohru said, "I'm doing housework right now and Yuki is at his b—I mean is out of the house right now. Kyo is not here either and Shigure is busy with his work. We won't be able to meet up until much later."
"It's alright," Kagome said, "I passed by a park on the way here. I'll just hang out there."
"The big memorial one with the crepe vender that comes by there?" Tohru asked.
"Yeah, I think that's the one," Kagome said.
"I know exactly where that is," Tohru said, "I can meet you there later if you want."
"I guess," Kagome said, "but you don't have to make an effort to. See you later then."
"Goodbye!" Tohru said and they both hung up.
'I guess I'm going for a walk then,' Kagome thought. Kagome continued downstairs and out of the shop. She kept walking until she passed that building Tohru worked at—the park was near there—and into the park. Kagome found a bench near the play ground and sat on it. After sitting for a few minutes a boy started walking in her line of view. He was pretty cute in Kagome's opinion, but his hair was strangely colored, black on bottom and white on top. He was holding up some kind of paper—maybe a map or some directions—he looked at it with confusion all over his face.
'He must be lost,' Kagome thought, 'I definitely know that feeling.' Kagome stood up and walked over to the boy.
"Hey," she said and caught his attention, "you look like you're lost. Need any help?"
He looked at her for a moment before smiling a bit.
"Yeah, I am," he said and held out the paper, "I don't really understand these directions."
Kagome took the paper in her hand and made a small grumbling noise.
"Know that I look at it, neither do I," she said with a slight blush on her face.
"That's alright," the boy said, "Maybe we can get it if we work together. That is if you still work to help me."
"Sure!" Kagome said and brought the boy over to the bench, "I'm Kagome by the way."
"I'm Hatusharu, but you can call Haru," the boy said.
'His name sounds familiar,' Kagome thought, 'Like I heard it recently.'
"So where at you headed?" Kagome asked and Haru blushed slightly.
"My cousin's house," he said and chuckled weakly, "I guess it's pretty strange to get lost to your own relative's house."
"Not really," Kagome said, "In fact, that's something we have in common. I just moved here and got lost on the way to my cousin's house. Even worse, I've already been there a few times."
"So you're living here now?" Haru asked, "You're going to Kaiwaia High, aren't you." The paper of directions was now forgotten.
"Yep," Kagome said.
"Me too. I start in the spring," Haru said.
"That's just a few days away," Kagome said, "At least I know someone in my grade already. I hope we can be friends."
"Sure," Haru said.
"Kagome? Haru?" someone said behind them.
"Hey, Yuki!" Kagome said.
-O0o0O-
Yuki walked into the house and took of his dirty gloves.
"Hello, Miss Honda," he said as he walked into the kitchen.
"Hello," Tohru said and immediately thought of the call she just had, "Yuki, are you finished at your base for today?"
"Yes," Yuki answered, "Is there something you needed?"
"Well," Tohru started, "There is. You don't have to if you don't want to, but Kagome just called and said she was going out and wanted to stay with us for a while. I told her everyone so busy and she said it was okay and she was just going to the park but I don't want her to be out alone so I was wondering…if you could meet her in the park. If it's not to trouble, I mean."
"Of course," Yuki said, "A lot could happen if she was out by herself."
"Great!" Tohru said, "She's at the park by my job."
"Alright," Yuki said and walked outside.
After walking a bit, Yuki reached the park. He scanned the faces of all the people to see if Kagome was here. Then he saw her; she was sitting on a bench talking to some other boy. The sight of that other boy, a strong irritation grew in the pit of his stomach. Yuki just shook it off and walked closer to the duo. When he was closer, he noticed the boy had white and black hair. There was only one person who knew with that hair color.
"Kagome? Haru?" he said and caught both of their attentions.
"Hey, Yuki!" Kagome said.
"You know each other?" Haru asked.
"Yeah, we meet yesterday," Kagome said, "Oh, that's were I know your name! Yuki and Tohru mentioned it the other day."
"How did you two meet?" Yuki asked ignoring Kagome's sudden outburst.
"I was on my way to Shigure's house, but I got lost," Haru said, "Kagome stopped to help me with the directions." Yuki sighed.
"Come on then," Yuki said, "Kagome, you can come to."
"I wouldn't want to get in the way," Kagome said, "Tohru said everyone was busy."
"I finished with my errands," Yuki said, "And Tohru was almost done when I left. It would be perfectly fine if you came with us."
"And besides," Haru said, "I'd really like to talk to you some more."
"Alright then," Kagome said, "if you put it like that, I mean."
-O0o0O-
Kagome once again found herself in front of Shigure's house.
"Welcome back, Yuki," Shigure said as soon as they walked in while sticking his head of a door, "Kagome, it's good to see you again. Haru, it's always nice."
"Don't you have a manuscript to work on?" Yuki asked.
"I'm sorry but the ideas just aren't flowing like they used to," Shigure said.
"You write books, Shigure?" Kagome asked. Shigure stood up and walked into the hall.
"Yes, of course," he said, "A few best sellers in this area but nothing to brag about."
Yuki and Haru sweat dropped at the slight hint of sarcasm in his voice.
"So you're a novelist," Kagome said, "That's where I knew you from. I thought your name was familiar."
"So you read some of my books?" Shigure asked excitedly.
"No," Kagome said causing Shigure to instantly deflate, "but some of my friends do. One of them even got the book confiscated when they brought it to school."
'No surprise, there,' Yuki thought, 'At seeing as Shigure's subjects aren't necessarily for students Kagome's age.'
'At least Kagome didn't read them,' Haru thought.
"Let's talk about something else, shall we?" Shigure said eager to change the subject, "To what do we owe your lovely visit, Kagome?"
Kagome shrugged her shoulders, "I had nothing to do once I got to my aunt's. I thought I could hang out here for a bit if it's okay."
"Like I said, you're always welcome," Shigure said, "Haru, why are you here?"
Haru pulled a white envelope out of his pocket.
"I was told to give this to you," he said, "It's from Akito."
"Really?" Shigure said and took the envelope.
"Why don't you go see Tohru in the kitchen?" he said without looking at them; he only stared at the envelope.
"Alright," Yuki said and took Kagome and Haru into the kitchen. Kagome wondered who Akito was and what exactly made Shigure's mood change so drastically. She pushed these thoughts to the back of her mind as soon as Tohru spoke to her.
"Hi, Kagome," she said, "I see Yuki managed to find you. I'm so happy! And Hatsuharu, you're here to. I'm just finishing up here. Do you think you guys want to play some cards?"
"Sure," Kagome said, "That'll be fun."
"Great," Yuki said, "I'll get the cards and meet you all in the living room."
Kagome and Haru went into the living room and sat on the floor waiting for Tohru to finish and Yuki to come back.
"So," Kagome said, "Are there any other Sohmas I should worry about? You all seem to pop up everywhere."
Haru smiled slightly, "There's going to be one more in our grade. His name is Momiji. I think he'll like you. There's also Hatori; he's one of the older Sohmas and the family doctor. He'll drop for check ups. Then there's Kagura; she comes to see Kyo once in a while. You know Kyo don't you?"
"The guy with the orange hair? Yeah," Kagome answered, "We met yesterday. He's a bit of a rude one."
"Yeah, Kyo isn't really a pleasant by nature," Haru said.
"It's alright," Kagome said, "It makes me want to be his friend even more."
"Your one of the few," Haru said.
"You smile a lot," Kagome said offhandedly. Haru made a confused face.
"Am I really smiling that much?" he asked.
"Not really," Kagome said, "It was just an observation. Not to be rude, but you don't seem like the type to smile a lot like someone I used to know."
"I guess I didn't notice," Haru said. She was right; he didn't really smile that much.
"Who's ready to play?" Tohru asked as she and Yuki walked in the latter holding a deck of cards.
"Yeah," Kagome said, "What are we playing?"
"Rich man, poor man," Tohru answered and sat on the floor along with Yuki, "One of my favorite games."
The group settled down to play the game while Tohru shuffled the cards. Yuki looked at Kagome and Haru with a bit of distaste in his gaze. While Tohru gave out the cards, he felt a small amount of pressure in his stomach. He frowned and then he felt it again. He looked up and saw that Kagome was poking him repeatedly in the stomach with her index finger.
"Is there a problem?" he asked.
"Say something," Kagome said, "Quit being so quiet." With every word, Kagome poked Yuki in the stomach. Yuki smiled and enclosed the small digit.
"All you had to do was ask," Yuki said.
-O0o0O-
Kyo wiped the sweat from his forehead as he walked up to the house. He had been out training this morning ever since Kagome had left. He thought her to be a silly little girl and that was that. But for some reason, ever since that, he'd been very frustrated and went to work out the pent up aggression. He decided to forgo his shirt and only wore a pair of his khaki pants.
He walked into Shigure's house and entered the living room. Tohru was there, that damn rat, that stupid cow, and that girl Kagome was there too.
'Wait a minute?!' he thought.
"What the hell are you two doing here?!" Kyo shouted. Everyone in the room looked up at him.
"You don't have to yell," Yuki said.
"Who says I'm yelling?!" Kyo shouted once again.
Kagome just sighed and Haru shook his head. Yuki and Kyo began arguing and Tohru tried to stop the verbal abuse.
"So does this happen a lot?" Kagome asked Haru. She needed something to keep her mind off the way beads of sweat where steadily sliding down the planes of Kyo's chest or how insanely adorable Yuki looked with his face flushed in anger like that.
"Uh huh," Haru said, "Do you want to get out of here? I mean, it could take a while for them to stop fighting even with Tohru trying to stop them."
"Let's wait outside then," Kagome said and walked out the sliding door with Haru next to her.
-O0o0O-
punkish furball—Hope that was to you satisfaction. A little bit of Kag/Yuki here and a little Kag/Haru there. There may be some Kag/Kyo in the next chapter. You can also count on their first day of school and more scenes with the Yuki fan girls.
L83R, DUDES!
(edited 9/3/07)