Hey guys! Haven't posted in a while, sorry, had a butt load of work to do! I have coursework and art projects that I'm working on plus I have to keep up with school and home work! Well, guess what? It's half term now so I'll be posting often, from random stories on 'Really, Shigure?' (Which you can make requests on by the way, I'd be happy to write some you've requested) to updates on this story. I don't really like how this came out, it wasn't very fluent if you know what I mean... But, the next chapter will be better, I promise! (And hopefully longer) Oh, and for those of you who are keeping up with my fanfic 'Puppy Tears', I'm gonna finish typing up the story on Saturday and proof read and edit on Sunday so, it should be up on Sunday night! And this will be updated sometime in the week.. Enough of me going on.. Enjoy! Or don't...
Disclaimer: Yeah, still don't own any of this, apart from the storyline...
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"Shigure... What do they want from you?" Hatori had already risen to his feet in a slight rush to seek what little protection he could from behind the thin, rice paper doors.
"Shigure!" The urgency in Hatori's voice was so uncharacteristic, it made Shigure snap back to reality and stand up as well. "Long story..." He mumbled in reply before walking towards the doors, only pausing to look back and make sure Hatori was following.
"Shigure-!"
Too late, Shigure had already slipped through the half open doors. By the time Hatori had taken a minute to check that whatever was there, hadn't moved further than the trees and walked in, Shigure had already sat down at the end of the table, in between Haru and Kyo. Realising he wouldn't get the chance to talk until after dinner, Hatori sat at the opposite end of the table, facing Shigure. The fact that the dog wasn't immediately panicking and had chosen to sit and eat as calmly as possible was enough to reassure him that they were safe, even if only temporary, after all, Shigure would never put any of them in harm's way if he could help or prevent it and, if nothing else, he'd at least warn them.
Hatori sighed quietly enough for neither Yuki nor Momiji to hear which was for the best, he didn't really have it in him to make up a story and excuse for stress on the spot. Instead, he sat there, not bothering to smile after all, he never bothered before so, why now? Doing so would only make them suspicious that something, good or bad, had happened.
He waited for everyone to say thanks then started eating with them.
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So far, dinner was going... okay. The teenagers chatted away whilst eating the delicious food Tohru had prepared for them all. No fights had been initiated nor arguments started however, Hatori looked up to Shigure to glare and glower in an almost childlike manner to no avail as, Shigure was too busy frowning and spacing out to realise.
It was only when everyone was close to the end of their meal that they heard the knock on the front door. Shigure instantly started growling again though, a lot more quietly so only Kyo and Yuki noticed, choosing to ignore it.
Another few knocks, louder this time.
"I wonder who that is," Momiji said, voicing his thoughts.
Tohru, being the considerate polite girl she was, moved first. "I'll get it! It could be Aya-san!"
"I wouldn't be so sure, he would've just walked in..." Yuki muttered, sweatdropping as he looked at the door that lead to the hallway.
As Tohru jumped up and hurried towards the door, Shigure just as quickly stopped her.
"What is it, Shigure-san?" Tohru asked, curious.
"Please don't answer the door..." He mumbled, looking away from everyone's gaze.
"Pardon me?" Apparently he hadn't been loud enough and no one had heard him. Well, Hatori was working things out for himself quietly, ever the observant one, watching as a more anxious side of Shigure was shown. It contrasted greatly to his usual bubbly and hyperactive personality, unnerving and causing the poor doctor an unnecessary amount of stress trying to work out what the problem was.
More knocks. They were loud, sharp and becoming aggressive.
"One moment!" She yelled, hoping it would reach the visitor's ears. "Let me just get that!" She added, smiling down at Shigure as she rushed out of the room and towards the impatient guest, leaving Momiji and Haru indifferently munching on food, a curious Kyo and Yuki looking at the door and an internally frantic Hatori, trying desperately to put broken pieces of an unknown puzzle together.
All six of them faintly heard the door open, an exchange of greetings and footsteps, one pair extremely light, the other almost intimidatingly heavy.
"Ah, Shigure-san? He says he's a friend of yours," out of Yuki, Kyo, Haru, Momiji, Hatori and Shigure, not one of them could tell if that second sentence was a statement or a question.
She sat down, smiling a tad uncertainly as a man walked into the room.
"Hello, Sensei."
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Voila! Hope you enjoyed! Review, follow and favourite for speedy updates, the more reviews, the more of the story you get! Simple! Post requests on 'Really, Shigure?' and give your support on all of my stories, or just this one... Just review this or you won't get another chapter that will be filled with a lot of important stuff because, after this, things really start to pick up!