Disclaimer: It's kinda of strange how I haven't stopped saying that I don't own Ouran and Fruits Basket 23 chapters in...
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A sign is a representation of an object that should tie a connection between itself and the object right? For example thunder is a sign of an upcoming storm, a period is a sign that the sentence has ended, and how prayer is a sign of faith. It was strange for him then, being shown numbers written down on a page. From what he could tell, the page had his name written on it and below it were two sets of numbers. What kind of connection did these numbers have to him?
"Yuki-kun, I ask you again. What do these numbers represent?" Shaking away those strange thoughts, Yuki answered the taller teen standing next to him.
"I don't know Ootori-san. I have no knowledge of what those figures may mean,"
"Why is your name above those numbers? You are connected somehow to those numbers," Yuki sighed at the other's persistence in finding an answer. He repeated himself again.
"I have no idea. Like I said before, I don't know why my name is included in that note," Kyoya muttered something that was inaudible to the other before he closed the notebook.
"You must know something," Kyoya sighed before continuing, "If I wrote this down, I don't know the reason why I did. It feels as if it's been removed from my memory," Yuki hearing the last part of the sentence Kyoya had spoke, his eyes widened half a centimeter.
'It feels if it's been removed from my memory. Kyoya must be talking about Friday, but still I do not understand why my name is written down there.' Kyoya, who saw the shorter teen tense, squinted at his actions in confusion. Kyoya took hold of the notebook and gripped it in his left hand before moving up his glasses.
"Seeing as you know nothing, our discussion is over," Yuki looked up to respond to the other teen, but only saw the roaming back closing the grand double doors. He heard a loud slam, which disrupted the previous quietness of the room.
'I guess, we're done here,'
II
When Yuki had arrived home, he noticed that there was a small piece of paper held onto the fridge by a strawberry magnet. Setting down his things on the wall opposite to the kitchen entrance, he made a bee line to the note.
Dear Yuki-kun,
Kyo-kun and I went to the market to get some groceries. Shigure-san said something about visiting the Sohma Estate today. Although we should be back before dinner, I made a few rice balls and they are resting inside of the refrigerator. Have a wonderful day!
Tohru
As he read over the note concerning the small snack, he felt his stomach grumble. Taking that as a sign to eat, he grasped the slip of paper in his hand as he searched the fridge for said rice ball. After a few moments with no luck, he closed the fridge and left the note on the counter. As he exited the lit room, he bent down to grab his backpack. With sock covered feet and bag in hand, he made the journey from the doorway to the kotatsu placed in the middle of the room. He took out his Ipod and set it on a random song before taking out his work for the day. As the soft music filled the air, he wrote down problem after problem before growing tired. Stretching his arms and glancing at the digital clock above the doorway, he deemed it alright to take a well deserved break. Pausing the music before heading into the kitchen to grab a glass of water, he noticed another note that was placed off to the side. After taking a sip of the cool liquid, he took the two steps needed to reach the note before skimming it.
Yuki-kun,
I'll be heading to the main house today! Ha-san says that I need to remind you to eat all of your meals. He says I can't smoke in my own home either! The things I do for you only to get hit in the back of the head...
Shigure
Staring at the signature at the bottom of the page, he laughed inwardly at the crudely draw dog image next to the man's name. He shook his head and discarded the message and returned to his position at the kotatsu. He continued to work, until hearing the bubbly voice of Tohru interrupt his work.
"We are home! Yuki-kun, I hope we weren't out too late," There was the sound of shuffling before he saw Tohru's brunette head burst out of the doorway. He saw her small smile and he couldn't help but smile at the girl's cheerful demeanor. He saw her holding multiple plastic bags and took the chance to help her out. She spoke quietly.
"Yuki-kun, thank you, but I could have carried them myself," He looked at her and continued to walk with her into the kitchen.
"Nonsense, you seemed to be struggling," Soon after, Kyo came into the room with multiple plastic bags of his own. He set those at the foot of the fridge before leaving the room.
"Remember, no leeks," was all that came out of the orange haired boy before he left the room to head to the roof. Tohru, being the worried person she was, spoke afterwards.
"Ah! Kyo-kun, if you are heading to the roof remember to wear a jacket!" Yuki watching the girl open up various packages containing vegetables, whispered quietly.
"Honda-san, do you need any assistance?" The brunette was obviously started by his voice, but after calming down she turned to him.
"You can put all of the other groceries away," she said, "That is, if you want to," Yuki nodded to the girl and took the duty of putting away dry food items in the pantry first. After he had finished setting each item neatly inside, he closed the door and saw that Tohru had made much progress in her meal making. She had tomatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, and ginger boiling in a small pot to her left as she was in the process of rinsing spinach. He walked up to her with rolled up sleeves and asked her again if there was anything more he could do.
"Hmm, if you think you are able to can you cook rice?" He paled as he remembered the last time he used the rice cooker that was plugged into the wall opposite to the stove. Shaking his head lightly, he answered her.
"I don't think that is a great idea Honda-san. I'm afraid I'll end up burning the rice," She paused before smacking her forehead slightly.
"Eh, I'm sorry for asking you that Yuki-kun. I should have remembered," She laughed embarrassedly before placing cuts of salmon inside of the boiling pot. Yuki watched fascinated at the girl's cooking skills. If he had attempted to recreate the same thing, he would end up creating a fire in the kitchen. Shaking away the thought, he looked inside of the pot and noticed that she had placed four pieces of yam inside of the pot as well. Seeing as he wouldn't be of anymore use, he excused himself from the kitchen.
Removing his things from the kotatsu, he placed each item back into his backpack before going upstairs, eventually reaching his room. Setting down the bag, he decided to change out of his school uniform. Taking each article of clothing off, he replaced it with a button up Chinese shirt and gray pants. As soon as he finished redressing he moved out of his room and traveled down the stairs. He entered the dining area and noticed that there were four plates set along with four white bowls. He settled himself at his usual seat, before noticing that Shigure was not back yet. Getting back up, he grabbed the bowl along with its plate and brought it back into the kitchen.
"Honda-san, I don't believe Shigure will be able to make it in for dinner," She turned her head, but still continued to stir the soup with a large spoon.
"I'll leave some leftovers for him then. You can leave the bowl and plate on the counter Yuki-kun," After following what she had told him, he made his way to exit the room before being halted by Tohru's soft voice.
"Yuki-kun, if you can, can you please call Kyo-kun for dinner?" He left her with no response before returning upstairs and entering his own room. He opened up the window, and yelled out.
"Honda-san says dinner is ready," He repeated himself again before giving up. He yelled out one final time, "She made something for you and you don't take it. Stupid cat, don't make me go up there," Finally he heard some shuffling and he finally closed his window before heading down the stairs.
He settled himself at the table and noticed that this time the steaming pot of soup that he had just seen moments before had been settled in the middle of the table. He saw Kyo sit at the seat across from him and waited a few more minutes before seeing Tohru enter the room.
"I made a dish called sinigang.* It's my first time making it, so please enjoy it!" Dinner had been a quiet one. Although Tohru had attempted in making conversation, she gave up seeing how it would be no use. After dinner had been finished, Yuki excused himself before heading up to his room. He performed his nightly routine of preparing for bed before collapsing in his bed. He remembered placing his cell phone* on the small table next to his bed before drifting to sleep.
II
"I've tried calling him four times already! What else do I do?!"
"Have you ever thought that he might be sleeping still? It is a Saturday, Tono"
"But, it's already ten in the morning! What person is still sleeping?"
"Him. Kyoya-senpai, you still have his address? Why don't we just go to his house and leave from there?"
"I still have his address. Driver, please head to the address specified on this sheet of paper," All seven members of the Host Club were now driving to Yuki Sohma's household. Although this trip was slightly different from the trip they had taken to the commoner shops, they did make a few stops at various places because of a certain someone's fascination for commoner items. Honey rubbed his eyes tiredly, before grasping a plate containing a vanilla flavored cake.
"Tama-chan, why did we have to leave so early if this is supposed to happen at night?" Honey took a bit after asking this question and Tamaki pondered the question given to him.
"That is a very good question. I did want to play that one game my sons played that one day we were at the beach. What was it called?" The twins looked at him with a face that clearly said: Seriously, you don't know the different sports?
"Tono, you're so stupid. No wonder Yuki-kun hates being your partner," The blonde looked shocked and turned to Kyoya who was slipping the slip of paper through the slat connecting the driver to it's passengers.
"I'm not stupid, right Kyoya?"
"Honestly, I think there is something wrong with the part of your brain that deals with thinking," Tamaki deflated and covered his head with the towel he had brought with him.
"Oh, no. Tono's having another-"
"-one of his moments," The twins said sarcastically. They eyed each other before starting the 'act' that they had saved for a moment like this.
"I guess we'll have to leave you while we get to see Yuki-chan at the beach,"
"You know playing volleyball with the rest of us. In his bathing suit," The twins snickered at each other when they saw their leader glare at the two of them with a light blush.
"DON'T EXCLUDE ME FROM PRESCIOUS BONDING MOMENTS BETWEEN MY DAUGHTER!"
"Sure Tono. Are you sure you just don't want to deflower said flower?" Tamaki looked confused at the two and repeated the sentence to himself.
"Deflower said flower? Deflower said flower? Deflower said flower?" Tamaki continued to repeat the phrase while the twins just laughed at their poor leader. After a few more moments of hearing Tamaki mutter the phrase to himself, there was a pause and the blonde's eyes widened.
"A FATHER IS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT TO HIS DAUGHTER!"
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My drama club's been taking too much of my time. Sorry about that, but what do guy's think about the new chapter? I can already expect what you guys were thinking at the kitchen scene: I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY EAT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. GET ON WITH IT ALREADY. But I did make up for my lack of updating with the last sentence. XD Enjoy that. ^^ Critiques, comments, flames, bricks, pocky, legos, you know where to send them.
*Sinigang: Sinigang is an Asian soup dish that can involve fish, pork, or chicken. ^^ It's very good if you have lots of vegetables and shrimp as well. I'm making myself hungry just thinking about it!
*I know, I know. I don't know if Yuki has a cell phone or not, but please go with it!