Tohru's Demons
Chapter One: Teacups and Swimsuits
"Ahhh, I'm so happy school is over! Now we don't have to think about anything for two whole months!" Tohru Honda sighed, stretching her arms high over her head as she and her four other companions walked up the path that led to Shigure Sohma's house.
"Yes, now we'll have more time to work on the Secret Base," said the ever- polite Yuki Sohma (Year of the Rat), smiling warmly at Tohru, who nodded, smiling warmly back.
"I want to go swimming!" cried Momiji Sohma ecstatically, practically jumping up and down with abounding energy.
"Now?" Kyo Sohma demanded in exasperation, turning annoyed red eyes upon the Rabbit. Momiji rolled his eyes at the Cat.
"Nien, of course not, silly! We aren't wearing bathing suits."
"Oh, but we can all go tomorrow!" Tohru chimed in brightly. "If no one has any plans, that is. I'm off work, then."
"Yay!" cried Momiji. "You guys will come, right?" he asked hopefully. Hatsuharu Sohma looked thoughtful, Yuki looked doubtful, and Kyo looked at the Rabbit like he had lost his mind. Tohru looked pleadingly at them all and finally Haru sighed and nodded.
"Sure, I'd love to go," Yuki said finally.
"I'm not going if that damn Rat is!" snarled the Cat, pointing a finger at Yuki, who looked skyward as if seeking help.
"Oh, Kyo-kun, please? It wouldn't be the same if you aren't there!" Tohru gasped without thinking. Kyo, caught off guard, turned to her, surprise written all over his face and Tohru, blushing furiously, stammered, "I-I-I mean, if- if you don't want to, that's okay..." It was Kyo's turn to blush then.
"No, I...! I'll, uh, I mean... I'll... go." He finished lamely. Tohru beamed happily, while Yuki shook his head. By this time they had reached their destination, dropped their bags and slipped out of their shoes at the threshold and entered the living room. There they found Hatori, Ayame, Hiro, Kisa, Kagura, Ritsu and Shigure himself lounging around the kotatsu, apparently waiting for Tohru and their four missing relatives to return.
Ritsu was apologizing profusely to Hiro for something, while Hiro looked exceptionally put out. Hatori also looked a little peeved, but then again he always looked like that. Ayame immediately sprung up and approached his brother, his arms held out to embrace the mortified Rat, who backed up several paces, looking murderous.
"Yuuuuuki!!! It's so wonderful to see you again!!! This is the day we rekindle our lost brotherhood!" Ayame cried joyously.
"Stay away from me..." intoned Yuki dangerously.
"Shigure, what the hell are they all doing here?" Kyo demanded furiously. Shigure gave one of his fake laughs and was about to answer, but Kagura chose that moment to fling herself at Kyo, screaming, "MY LOOOOOOVVVVVE!!!!" which drowned out every other sound and left everyone with ringing ears. Kyo turned and bolted for the door, but unfortunately had to stop dead because Kagura had wrapped her arms around his head.
Kisa had also leapt to her feet and was currently glued to Tohru. Yuki looked at Shigure expectantly, his eye twitching slightly.
"Shi-gu-re... explain..." said the Rat. Shigure inched away from him, his smile never faltering, and said with a laugh, "It's the funniest thing, you know! They all randomly decided that they just had to see me!"
"We did not!" Hiro snapped. "I came because Kisa wanted to come here!"
"I wanted to see Kyo," said Kagura, still in the process of glomping her beloved Kyo.
"Stop lying. I came because you called me over," said Hatori in cold annoyance.
"I came to see Shigure..." Ritsu said in a very, very small voice from a corner of the room.
"I came to make Yuki acknowledge me as his brother," Ayame cried dramatically, striking a dramatic pose as rose petals danced around him. Those are going to be a pain to clean up... Tohru sighed inwardly. Everyone stared at Ayame for a moment, but decided it was better to not comment.
"Well then, I'll go make everyone tea!" Tohru said happily and bounced off towards the kitchen.
"I'll help you!" cried Kagura, following her, with Kisa not far behind.
Minutes later!
"Here's everyone's tea!" said Tohru, balancing a tray with several teacups on it, and then promptly dropped everything. Tea and bits of teacup went everywhere, but no one paid any attention to it. Their eyes were all on the strange creature that had just at that moment landed on Tohru's shoulder. It looked like some sort of bluish black fox, but with a shorter shout, red eyes, and feathered wings.
"R-Raha...?" stammered Tohru in utter and complete bewildered shock.
To be continued...
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Well, that's the first chapter done! I hoped that those of you who are reading this for the first time really enjoyed it! Don't worry, I know the chapters are a little corny and that you may be a little confused, but everything will be explained, and trust me it gets way better. And for those of you that are reading this for the second and third and forth time (I actually do that a lot) I hoped you liked it as much as you did the first time around!
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