Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ Sing a song ❯ Time they are ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3

Times they are a coming

6 pm Kisa's house:

"Is Kisa here?" Hiro asks as he comes into the entry way seeing her mother.

"She is still upstairs getting ready, she should be down shortly," Kisa's mother replies. "So Hiro, are you looking forward to this evening? Kisa is so excited."

"What is there to look forward to? You just know how it will all end," pouts a disgusted looking Hiro. A noise then is heard on the stairs

"Mom has Hiro called..... Oh you're here!"

"Yes, we said 6, didn't we?" he asked, kind of softly after getting a good look at the Young girl in her blue silk shirt and black jeans.

"Yes, yes we did, I am sorry Hiro that I wasn't ready." Looking at herself then back at him. "Do you forgive me?"

"Pwfft. Come on, we'll be late" Hiro holds out his hand to Kisa.

"I don't know what time I'll be home mom but I am going to Shigure's, so if it gets too late I will stay with Tohru. Is that is all right?" Kisa asks as Hiro pulls her to the door.

"Okay, honey but call if you need me to come get you," her moms replies

as they are getting their shoes on.

As Hiro is gently dragging her out of the compound he turns and growls softly, "You look really nice, is there a reason?"

"No except I wanted to look great for this gathering. Do you really think I look nice?" Kisa questions, looking down at her clothes.

"Yes of course you do! What a stupid question..." Blushing again, he lets go of her hand. "Kisa..."

"Hey are you guys headed for the party" a voice calls out from off to the side.

"Oh great, just what I need" mumbles Hiro as he turns towards the voice.

"Haru!" Kisa cries as she runs towards the black-clad youth and giving him a hug "are you going to Granpa Shigure's too or are you lost?"

"Well Momiji was supposed to be here at Six to pick me up so I wouldn't get lost but it is Twenty after now and there's no sign of him. Are you two headed over to Shigure's house?"

Hiro was torn. He knew that it was hopeless, but it was supposed to be just him and Kisa walking over, his time alone with her. How was he supposed to get rid of this stupid directionally challenged COW?! "What you can't even be trusted to find Shigure's by yourself?" Hiro bites out in a harsh whisper.

"Hiro" Kisa chides, turning to Hatsuharu "You can come with us but won't it worry Momiji if you're not here when he gets here for you?"

" No, I have this" he reassured her, holding up a matte black cell phone. "For some reason Hatori is demanding I carry this with me now.."

"Could it be because you can't find you way out of a sand box with out help?" Hiro drawls snidely.

"Hiro!" Kisa hisses.

Not really paying that much attention to the couple next to him Haru is dialing the phone "Hey, where are you? Still what is she planing on wearing? You're kidding right? Her Ninth outfit! Why? Oh, no I am not trying to go on my own I caught up with Hiro and Kisa as they were leaving.... No, not too bad, I haven't even felt grayish yet. No I think it will work. Yeah yeah I think we better head over. See you when ever she is done." He hangs up the phone, turning towards the couple. "Kagura is having wardrobe issues," he offers as an explanation.

Haru wanders towards them. "By the way Kisa, you look nice tonight."

Nudging Kisa to the other side of him and looking up at Haru, Hiro snaps, "Shall we go? I want to see this farce's opening." Careful to stay between the other two, Hiro starts walking. Shrugging, Kisa takes hold of his hand and the three of them head out.

5:50 Kagura's House

"Hello, anyone here? Kagura? Rin?" Bouncing a little as he enters Momiji looks around.

I am sure she said to be here at 15 till 6, I am running late I though she would meet me at the street. Removing his shoes he hears a racket coming from upstairs. He starts in that direction. "Kagura? Are you up there?"

"Momiji? What are you doing here this early?" comes the voice from upstairs along with some groans grunts and one loud crash.

"Early? I'm not early I'm running late and we still have to go pick up Haru from out front. It is..." He looks at the yellow bunny watch on his wrist "6:03 now"

"WHAT!!" With a huge clatter, a half dressed unkempt Kagura appears at the head of the stairs. "I'm not ready yet, I have to look perfect for my Kyo tonight"

"You do know that no one at Shigure's has any idea we're coming right?" he asks carefully.

"So? My Kyo must see me shine tonight! I will be perfect," Growls the irate boar in a voice the rabbit knew well was not to be denied.

Settling down to wait, Momiji asks, "So what were you going to wear?"

In a split second, Kagura has a change of mood "Well I started with his favorite color, green but then I remembered Tohru-chan wearing that color before so I thought maybe the red but it didn't look right. Then....." Kagura kept at it as she dragged the poor rabbit up the stairs.

6:30 Ayame's shop front

"Oh Hari, you are a life saver! I mean how could I have gotten all of this to Shigure's by myself?" The white haired miscreant starts chattering as he is loading equipment into the sedan.

"Should you be taking this there to begin with?" asks Hatori in his normal cold tone. "You are doing a lot without asking."

" Oh don't be so negative! This is just what that house needs. How could they have let our Princess waste such a talent for so long? I will show them the beauty and romance they have been neglecting in their cold male garden!" Ayame declares, striking a dramatic pose. "I will bring them love and romance!"

"Well, if you mean to be there by Seven you had better pack more and pose less," observes the doctor drolly.

"Oh Hari you're right!" And his intensity is focused on packing all of the baggage in record time. " Done, lets go!"

Across town at the Hanajima residence: "Tohru? Humm I think I will investigate these interesting waves," Saki announces to a family that looks up and then returns to what they were doing. "I will be out this evening." And with that she rises and leaves the room.