Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Rooftop Revelations ❯ Chapter 11 ( Chapter 11 )

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Hey, all! I'm so sorry for the delay in getting this chapter up - my summer is rapidly ending, and I've been pretty busy lately with Cross Country practices and back-to-school stuff. But, nonetheless, I have not given up on this story yet! So just keep reading and reviewing - the more mail and reviews you send me nagging me to update, the more likely it is I will update faster out of guilt. ^^
 
 
Chapter 11
 
Much sooner than we would have liked, July turned into August, which stealthily eased into September. Before we knew it, we were entering our junior year in high school. But as I lay in bed on the night before our first day, I had a feeling this year was going to be different.
 
Man, was I right.
 
The moment I stepped into the hallway on September 1st, I was immediately tackled by Uo-chan and Hana-chan. They took me by the shoulders and looked me up and down.
 
“Just to be sure this baka didn't let anything happen to you over the summer.” Uo-can remarked, and I giggled as Kyou-kun growled at her.
 
“So, Tohru….have anything to tell us?” Asked Uo-chan in an almost too innocent voice.
 
“Anooo….what do you mean?” I asked.
 
“Well, Tohru, we are all adults here (or practically, anyway.) We know what happens when boys and girls are together for long amounts of time. So…” Here she shot Kyou-kun a death glare “I was just checking up on you. You know, SOMEONE has to protect you.”
 
“That's MY job, thank you! I can protect her from anything that could do her harm!” He exclaimed.
 
“Aaaah, but can you protect her from YOURSELF?!” She yelled, pointing an accusing finger in his face.
 
Blushing down to his roots, Kyou-kun lashed out at her. “Wh-how-why-wha-WHY ARE YOU BEING SUCH A PERVERT, YANKEE?!” He shouted, causing several freshmen to turn and stare at us before quickly looking away out of fear of the big, bad juniors.
 
“I SWEAR, IF ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS TO TOHRU, I WILL END YOU!” She yelled.
 
“HEY!” I exclaimed, making them both pause, breathing heavily, and look at me. “Stop fighting! Uo-chan…we are very happy together…” I began. “And we are happy just talking and being with each other!” I rushed on as I saw Uo-chan raise one eyebrow. “So stop worrying about me!”
 
“Fine.” She said grumpily. “But know I'm watching you.” She said, giving Kyou-kun a pointed glare, which he enthusiastically returned.
 
“Did you hear we are getting a new student and teacher this year?” Asked Hana-chan suddenly, breaking the tension.
 
“No! Who are they?” I replied.
 
“I dunno. Two guys - apparently the student is ADORABLE and the teacher is hot beyond belief,” Uo-chan said with a skeptical scoff.
 
“Ooh! New boy prospects in this school?! I'm excited.” I said with a mischievous giggle, and then burst out laughing at the horrified look that had taken over Kyou-kun's face. “I'm just joking!” I said, pecking his cheek and ignoring the grunt of disapproval that came from Uo-chan (apparently her talk with Kyou-kun the previous June had done little to ease her mind about my well-being.)
 
“I've seen them, and they're not all that they're cracked up to be. One of them is short, and the other is sort of quiet and grumpy- not the most attractive qualities.” Hana-chan remarked, showing an uncharacteristically genuine interest in the opposite sex.
 
During this conversation, Yuki-kun had been standing silent, looking thoughtfully at the ground. “What…did you say their names were?” He asked carefully.
 
“I didn't. I don't know their names. Why?” Hana-chan asked, and just as he was about to answer, the bell rang.
 
“Nevermind.” He quickly said. “Where do we go now?”
 
“Health. Room B206.” I replied, looking at my schedule. “Anyone else have health with us?” I asked, and Uo-chan, Hana-chan, and Kyou-kun all nodded. As we walked toward Health Class, I couldn't help but be excited for the upcoming year! I was in at least one class with all my friends - things were starting to look up after all! Maybe this year wouldn't be as difficult as the older students had made it out to be….
 
“TOHRUUUUU! HIYA! I MISSED YOU! HOW WAS YOUR SUMMER?! WAS IT GOOD?! MINE WAS GOOD! HAVE YOU GONE BACK TO THE HOT SPRINGS SINCE OUR VISIT?! YOU SHOULD! IT'S REALLY FUN! LET'S GO AGAIN SOON, OK?! OH THIS IS SO GREAT! WE WILL BE SEEING EACH OTHER A LOT MORE NOW!”
 
 
…Then again, maybe not.
A/N - Can anyone guess who it is?! Lol. I am having way too much fun with this suspense thing. By the way, sorry for the short chappie - it's about 3:30 here, and I am dying to sleep. But never fear - tomorrow, work shall commence on the next chapter (which I will post quicker the more reviews I get telling me update! So keep `em coming!)