It was perfect and it was all set in place. The rope would trip him and he would fall into the net which would close around him and the rock would fall to pull the net up into the tree, thus trapping poor poor Hatori. And then as the rock hits the lever, the sap would drop and leave him in a sticky mess. It was the ultimate April Fools trick.
I snickered as I hid in the bushes, waiting for my prey to approach. I had told him to come to my house to have some tea with me and the poor guy fell for it saying he would be over in an hour, giving me just enough time to set up my trap on the route he takes to come to my place.
I saw somebody coming and I excitedly peered over the leaves so I wouldn't miss his face during the whole fiasco. My jaw dropped when I saw Hatori wasn't alone. Akito was with him.
"Akito, are you sure you want to come with me?"
"Yeah, I need to see Yuki anyway. And I don't need to talk to the stupid idiot dog while I'm there."
Hatori walked behind Akito as a sign of respect. I jumped out of the bushes as quick as I can.
"Akito, wa-"
Suddenly something hit my back.
POOF!
"I'm so sorry! I was just looking for you, but I didn't expect you to just jump out like that."
Tohru was on her hands and knees, begging for forgiveness with her head hanging down.
"Nevermind that Tohru, just go stop…"
I quickly turned my head as I heard a gasp. Akito's ankle caught on the rope and he let out a girly scream, unable to mask his true gender in his state of fear, as he fell down into the net. He began to struggle as the net closed around him and lifted into the air.
"Let me out of here!"
Akito's mouth dropped open in shock as the sticky sap spilled over him. I let out a whimper, knowing that I was in a mountain load of trouble now. Akito turned his head to look at me.
"SHIGURE! You did this didn't you? You just wait till I get down!"
Ahh, how cruel the universe is. All I wanted was to have a little innocent fun. Is that so bad? I just HAD to transform now of all times. Sometimes I wish I could play an April Fools joke on the curse.