THE GINGERBREAD MAN STORY
One day, a Gingerbread Man got out of the oven and everyone decided to chase him!! So they chased him and chased him and chased him and chased him and…here's the real story.
TITLE!!!!!!!!!!
Just as a quick note before the story starts, this is taking place ten years prior to the actual series but we're going to pretend that they all know who Tohru is way back when. THAT'S ALL!! If we make anything up later, we'll be sure to tell you.
"Okay, the first person who sees the house gets a prize!!" declared Shigure randomly.
"You said that an hour ago!" whined Kyo. "And I've been looking out the window this whole time and all I've seen is trees!!"
"And we still have about an hour of driving until we get there too." Said Ayame.
"ANOTHER HOUR?!?!" screamed all the kids.
"Now why would you say something like that?" said Hatori as he pulled up a driveway of a little cabin in a secluded area of a forest.
"I just wanted to get a rise out of them." Ayame replied.
"Looks like Hatori gets the prize!" said Shigure.
"Aww…" said everyone.
Then they all piled out of the car. Well, as for what's going on, teenage Ayame, Shigure and Hatori have been bestowed with the responsibility to take eight children ranging from the ages five to nine out into the wilderness. Who thought this would be a good idea? It doesn't matter. It would just make an interesting plot. Hopefully.
"Eight?" said Shigure, counting heads. "We've only got seven here."
"Are we supposed to have eight?" wondered Ayame.
"Shigure, I thought you said that Ritsu WAS in the car." Said Hatori.
"Kagura said that he was sitting next to her!" said Shigure.
"He DID sit next to me..." Said Kagura. "But then I pushed him out of the way and forced Kyo to sit next to me. And then he ran off crying."
"And why didn't you tell us this?" asked Hatori very stoically as if he didn't REALLY care.
"Because I didn't want to sit next to him!" Kagura replied.
The three older people looked at each other and shrugged.
"Oh well." Said Ayame.
Then they started unloading the car. Of course, all the little children really carried was…their sneakers or something. Ayame, Hatori and Shigure ended up making NUMEROUS trips ALL BY THEMSELVES!!! OH DEAR!!!
After they had entered the cabin which was a bathroom, a kitchen, one room and a loft. The only things inside were kitchen accessories, a couch and then three beds up in the loft.
"I get the loft!!" said Momiji.
"No. You don't." said Shigure. "All the children will be down here and the three of us will be up in the loft."
"Is that really wise?" asked Hatori. "What if there was a problem?"
"There WON'T be!!" chuckled Ayame.
"If you say so." Said Hatori as he looked over just in time to see Kyo and Yuki start to fight over the couch.
"I get the couch!!" Kyo declared as he stood up on the couch triumphantly.
"No you don't." said Yuki smugly.
"What's THAT supposed to mean?!" demanded Kyo.
"It means that I get the couch!" Yuki said.
"NO IT DOESN'T!!!" Kyo yelled, throwing a temper tantrum.
"I think Tohru should get the couch." Said Haru.
Kyo looked like he was debating with himself for a minute. "No! I get the couch!! I called it first!!"
"Kyo, you're far too loud." Said Hatori. "From no on, whenever I hear you yell, you'll have to sit in the corner for five minutes."
"What?! That's stupid!!" yelled Kyo.
"Five minutes."
"What?!?! Why just ME?!"
"Ten minutes."
"That's not fair!!"
"Fifteen minutes."
"NO!!!"
"Twenty minutes."
"STOP!!!"
"Twenty-five minutes."
"STOP DOING THAT!!!"
"A half an hour."
"What?! That's an entire TV show!!"
"Thirty-five minutes."
"Kyo, shut up!!" commanded Yuki.
"What about him?!" demanded Kyo when he noticed that Hatori wasn't tacking on any time-out minutes for Yuki.
"You're the loud one." Said Hatori.
"I HATE YOU!!!" Kyo yelled, pointing directly at Yuki as he stomped out of the room. No, KYO stomped out of the room. Not Yuki.
"He'll be back." Said Shigure.
"So…Tohru gets the couch?" said Yuki.
"No, that's okay!" said Tohru knavishly.
"So…let's all have our Burger King meals that we picked up prior to this story starting!" said Ayame as he whipped out seven Kids Meals and three NORMAL meals.
After passing them out, he was absolutely STUNNED and in SHOCK to realize that there were two leftovers. After about five seconds of thinking, he concluded that one of them was Kyo's but he couldn't figure out who the other one belonged to.
"Why is there an extra Happy Meal?" Ayame asked Hatori.
"I don't know." Said Hatori.
"Is it Ritsu's?" asked Shigure.
"Why would we buy a meal for someone who isn't even here?" said Hatori.
The three of them quickly scanned the room, seeing Kagura, Tohru, Yuki, Momiji and Haru all eating their Happy Meals and then slapped their foreheads.
"We forgot all about Akito!!" laughed Shigure. "Is he still in the car?"
"I hope not." Said Hatori.
They stood there for a second.
"That would be…um…the SECOND child we've forgotten?" Ayame said.
"This little vacation isn't going very well." Said Shigure.
"Let's make it better and go and fetch Akito…TOGETHER!!!" Ayame declared as he linked arms with Hatori and Shigure and frolicked outside, opening the door to see Akito lying in the back seat as if he were dead with a shadow covering half his face.
"He looks happy to be here!" said Shigure. "Why didn't we just leave him at home?"
"I don't know…because then he'd be by himself?" Hatori suggested.
"But he's so creepy." Said Ayame.
"OH WELL!!!" they all said at the exact same time except Hatori said it WITHOUT exclamation points so he was kind of like…the HARMONY. Then they worked together to bring Akito back in even though he really only weighed about a pound but since those three are just BEST FRIENDS they have to do everything together.
Upon re-entering, they dropped Akito on the couch.
"Sorry whoever got the couch, Akito gets it now." Said Shigure.
"FUDD NUGGETS!!!" said everyone since they had decided to share the couch earlier.
"You know what we just did?" said Hatori. "We just left a bunch of kids alone in a house because we had to go and get the one that we left in the car who is not the one we left at home or the one that I observed to be sitting on the roof."
"Let's avoid pointing out our mistakes and more so point out our triumphs!" said Ayame.
They paused.
"Okay, maybe we should get Kyo off the roof." Said Shigure, clearing his throat.
"So go get him." Said Hatori.
"Why me?!" demanded Shigure.
"Because he listens to you." Replied Hatori.
"What?! Since WHEN?!"
"Well, he obviously doesn't listen to me because of the time out incident that happened not less than three minutes ago." Hatori replied. "And he won't listen to Ayame because…well…I wouldn't listen to Ayame if I were him."
"Mm." Said Ayame, nodding his head.
"Oh, so that means he listens to ME?!" Shigure said.
"Can we go swimming?" asked Momiji randomly.
"Momiji, we'll go swimming in the morning." Said Hatori. "It's a little late right now. Not to mention the fact that you just ate."
"Wow!" said Ayame. "When DID it get to be this late?!"
"While we were talking." Said Shigure.
"All right, this means that we have to put everyone to bed." Said Hatori.
They looked at each other and then decided that now would be a good time to pull out the sleeping bags and the pajamas.
"I didn't pack my sleeping bag!" said Kagura.
"Is that another thing we did wrong because I didn't pack any sleeping bags and you didn't do much of ANYTHING to prepare for this trip." Said Shigure to Ayame.
"No, I packed the sleeping bags." Said Hatori as sleeping bags seemed to magically appear in his hands. "Now…whose is whose?"
"Mine is the pink one." said Yuki.
"PINK?!" demanded Ayame. "How DARE you?!"
"Yes…the pink one." Said Yuki.
"Here's the pink one." Said Hatori as he passed the pink sleeping bag to Yuki.
"No, that one's MINE!" said Momiji.
"Oh…yours is pink too?" questioned Hatori as he looked at the tag to see the name 'Momiji' on it. Then he looked at the rest of the sleeping bags, located a SECOND pink one and was JUST about to hand it to Yuki when Tohru stepped in front of him.
"This one's mine." Said Tohru. "See? If you unfold it, it has Barbie on it."
Hatori unfolded the sleeping bag to see that there was Barbie on it.
"Okay." Said Hatori. "Then Yuki's sleeping bag must be this one that I didn't notice before."
"No." said Kagura. "That one's mine. It's got lace on it."
"Then where is Yuki's?!" gasped Shigure.
"It's this one." Said Hatori, handing yet ANOTHER mysterious pink sleeping bag to Yuki who frolicked off. "This OTHER pink one that I didn't notice."
"Oh." Said Shigure.
"Haru, I assume that this white one with black cow spots is yours." Said Hatori as he handed Haru the sleeping bag but Haru only dropped it.
"No!" he yelled. "Just because I turn into a cow does NOT mean that I obsess over cows! You gave Yuki MY sleeping bag!!"
"You have a pink one too?" said Hatori with a raised eyebrow.
"YES!!" yelled Haru.
"Then whose is this?!" demanded Ayame as he held up the cow sleeping bag.
"It must be Kyo's." said Hatori.
"I want MY sleeping bag!" yelled Haru.
"Fine." Said Ayame as he yoinked the sleeping bag away from Yuki and gave it to Haru who hugged it contently and then ran off.
"Why did you give my sleeping bag to Haru?!" cried Yuki.
"Cause this one's yours." Said Hatori as he gave Yuki another pink sleeping bag.
"Actually…" said Ayame, intervening. "That one's mine."
"But you JUST yelled at Yuki for having a pink sleeping bag." Shigure reminded Ayame.
"It wasn't for having a pink sleeping bag." Said Ayame. "It was for having one exactly the same as mine."
"Well how do you know that this one is not Yuki's?" said Hatori.
"It might be." Said Ayame with a shrug as he grabbed the sleeping bag. "But I'm older so I get first dibs."
"Then…THIS one must be Yuki's." said Hatori.
"Well…actually that one's mine." Said Shigure.
"Does EVERYONE have a pink sleeping bag?" sighed Hatori, sounding ALMOST annoyed.
"Everyone…except you and Kyo." Shigure answered, taking the sleeping bag.
Hatori paused. "Well, as long as everyone else has one too, I must admit," then he pulled a pink sleeping bag out from behind his bag. "I have one too."
"WHERE'S MINE?!?!" yelled Yuki at the top of his lungs.
"Here." Said Hatori, handing Yuki the LAST pink sleeping bag.
"…This one's not mine." Said Yuki, looking at it.
"Oh…it must be Akito's then." Said Shigure as he took the sleeping bag away from Yuki.
"That actually is the last sleeping bag." Said Hatori, double-checking to make sure there were anymore. "Except for Kyo's."
"Are you sure this isn't yours, Haru?" asked Ayame.
"Yes." Said Haru with a frown.
"Why does Kyo have a cow sleeping bag?" said Shigure almost as if it offended him.
"Where is Kyo anyway?" Hatori wondered, looking around.
"Still on the roof?" Ayame said, looking up.
"Shigure, I thought you were going to go and get him." Said Hatori.
"I forgot!!!!!" said Shigure as he ran off.
"Now…for pajamas." Said Hatori as he pulled out a bunch of pajamas from behind his back. "Now…Haru, are these YOUR white pajamas with black spots or are they Kyo's?"
"No." said Haru, sounding annoyed and taking the pajamas. "They're MINE."
"Then these cat ones are Kyo's." deducted Ayame as he fished through the pile of pajamas.
"They're MINE!" Kagura yelled as she dove for the pajamas.
"They look a little small." Observed Ayame. "And they also look like little boy pajamas. And…these look more fitting for you." And he held up a little nightgown with pig heads all over it.
"We traded." Kagura assured Ayame.
"Well…" then he stopped. "Wait…I don't really care. Whatever."
"Okay, the yellow sleepers with a bunny tail and a hood with bunny ears on it have got to be…" said Hatori, turning around to Momiji who had his arms outstretched. "And as for the Barbie pajamas, I assume that those are Tohru's."
"YAY!!" cheered Tohru.
"As for Yuki…hm…Yuki, did you pack anything?" Hatori said, looking around for Yuki's pajamas.
"I did!" whined Yuki.
"I don't see anything here for you." Said Hatori.
"Kyo must have stolen my clothes!" Yuki deducted.
"Don't be stupid." Said Ayame.
Just then, Shigure came back in.
"Kyo said that he's not coming off the roof until we all agree to be his slaves." He declared. "He says that if we don't then he'll just live up there forever because he has a bag of supplies that he could live off of. Don't kids just say the stupidest things?"
"Yeah." Agreed Hatori and Ayame AT THE SAME TIME!!!
"Well, if Kyo's going to be on the roof, you might as well just wear his pajamas and sleep in his sleeping bag." Ayame told Yuki.
"WHAT?! NEVER!!!" yelled Yuki.
"You guys, we're not just going to LEAVE him up there." Said Hatori. Just then, the door opened and Kyo walked in.
"I thought you were going to live on the roof." Said Shigure.
"I had to go to the bathroom!" yelled Kyo as he ran over to the bathroom and tried to shut the door but Shigure put his foot in the door crack so he could NOT.
"You can't use the bathroom unless you intend on staying inside." He threatened. "Otherwise, you'll just have to go to the bathroom on the roof."
"WHAT?!" yelled Kyo.
"I'm glad you agree." Shigure said as he allowed Kyo shut the door.
"Okay, now let's lie out the sleeping bags." Said Ayame as he turned around to see that Hatori was doing JUST THAT. "All right…"
"I REFUSE to sleep next to Kyo!!" yelled Yuki.
"And I NEED to sleep next to him!!" Kagura yelled. "But I don't want to sleep next to ANYONE else!"
"Fine then you'll be right up next to the couch then." Said Hatori, sliding Kagura's sleeping bag right up next to the couch. Just like he said. "And Kyo will go right next to you…and who wants to sleep next to Kyo?"
"I will!" said Tohru.
"No, I'M the only one who gets to sleep next to Kyo!!" yelled Kagura.
"No." said Hatori simply as he lied out Tohru's sleeping bag next to Kyo's.
"And I'll sleep next to Tohru." Said Yuki.
"You don't even have a sleeping bag!" said Momiji, giving his sleeping bag to Hatori. "I'll be next to her!" Hatori lied out HIS sleeping bag and was just about to go over and lie out Haru's to see that HE HAD ALREADY DONE THAT!!!
"What about ME?!" demanded Yuki.
"Well…I guess you can just sleep on the floor." Said Shigure as he and the two other older ones slowly inched up the stairs to the loft.
"That's not fair!!" whined Yuki but Ayame turned off the lights and the three ran up with their pink sleeping bags. They had been relaxed for only a few minutes before…
"HEY!!!" came the obnoxious voice of Kyo. "IT'S DARK IN HERE!!! I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING!!!" And then the lights turned on.
"You take care of it." Hatori instructed Shigure.
"Why are you picking on me?!" Shigure yelled.
"Because I don't feel like it and Ayame will only make it worse." Hatori replied.
"Mm." Said Ayame.
"HEY!!!" Kyo yelled again. "THESE AREN'T MY PAJAMAS!!!"
"SHUT UP KYO!!!" Shigure bellowed down the stairs.
"YUKI STOLE MY PAJAMAS!!!" Kyo yelled.
"NO I DIDN'T!!!" Yuki argued.
"YUKI, GIVE KYO HIS PAJAMAS BACK!!!" Ayame yelled.
"I DON'T HAVE THEM!!!" Yuki yelled back.
"I DON'T WANT THEM ANYWAY!!!" Kyo continued to yell even though he didn't really need to. "HE PROBABLY GOT THEM ALL GERMY AND GROSS ANYWAY!! I'LL JUST SLEEP IN MY CLOTHES!!!" And then the lights went off again.
There was about five seconds before they suddenly heard some whimpering coming from downstairs again.
"I want a nightlight…" cried Momiji. "I can't sleep without a nightlight."
"Maybe if we ignore him, he'll eventually forget about it." Shigure whispered.
There was a little more whining but it eventually died out. The three older people sighed with relief and realized that their clever and mature plan had worked.
But all of a sudden, they heard movement around in their loft. All three shot up immediately to see Momiji standing there.
"Can I sleep with one of you?" he sniffled.
"No." they said at the same time.
"Momiji, go downstairs." Hatori commanded.
"But I'm SCARED!!" Momiji continued to cry.
"Get out of our loft!" yelled Ayame.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" screamed Momiji.
"Go sleep with Haru or something!!" Shigure yelled over Momiji's wails.
"He told me no!" Momiji said, wiping his eyes.
"Did you ask Tohru?" suggested Ayame.
"You can sleep with me, Momiji!!" Tohru called from downstairs.
"Okay!" said Momiji as he frolicked down the stairs.
And they waited for another few minutes.
"Okay, I think that's it." Said Shigure.
"OH MY!!!" came Tohru's voice from downstairs. "I forgot about the fact that you turn into a rabbit when you hug me!!"
"Oh well!" said Momiji. "More room!!"
"YEAH!!" said Tohru happily.
"WILL EVERYONE JUST BE QUIET?!?!" yelled Kyo. "I'M TRYING TO SLEEP!!"
"YOU'RE THE ONE THAT WAS YELLING!!!" yelled Yuki.
"IF THERE'S ONE MORE INTERRUPTION TONIGHT THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET VERY ANGRY!!!" yelled Ayame.
And then all was silent.
And then…THUMP!! Scream. Poof. Yelp. Poof. Exclamation! Poof. Leap. Poof.
"All right…what happened?" said Hatori, getting out of the bed.
"Maybe it was nothing." Said Shigure.
"I highly doubt that." Said Hatori as he went down the stairs to see that everyone had somehow ended up turning into their accursed animal forms!! OH NO!!! "What happened?" he asked.
"Akito fell on me!" whined Kagura the Pig.
"Oh, so THERE are my pajamas!!" said Kyo the Cat.
"Okay…don't bother explaining." Said Hatori as he moved Akito back over to the couch. "Just go to sleep."
"What if he falls on me again?" asked Kagura the Pig.
Hatori thought for a minute and then switched Kyo's cow sleeping bag and Kagura's pink sleeping bag.
"Oh, so now he'll fall on ME?" said Kyo the Cat, annoyed.
Hatori paused. "Yes." He replied as he went back up into the loft.
"So what happened?" asked Shigure.
"…Nothing." Hatori replied as he got back in bed.