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Chapter 2: The Little Rat

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see a brother and sister,
sitting over there together,
fighting over a toy,
they just can't seem to see,
their love shining through,
with every smile that they bring. -Valerie Dupont

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They sat through Math class. Bored as can be. Tohru was taking notes, while listening at the same time. Roku was sprinng his ruler on his pencil. As the teacher was wrapping up the lesson, Tohru quickly wrote down her homework, and put her stuff in her small purse-like bag. She looked at the clock. 'Lunch time!' And when the bell rang, she and Roku got up at the same time and walked out. Suddenly she saw a little rat crawling on the floor.

She gasped as she saw it scurrying around, trying to get out of the mass of feet, that would surely squish it.

She walked her way to him, and picked him up. She saw clothes beside him and figured that those clothes most have been this stupid person, and just decided to pick it up, and drop it. 'Their lost, this rats gain!' She smiled and whispered a "I won't hurt you." And pulled the rat close to her chest. "I'll take you outside, will that be alright with you? " The rat seemed to understand and nodded. So with that, she took him outside, went around the school and saw a hole.

She dug up the hole a bit more, and patted it down. So it was soft. She covered the hole with the uniform clothes, and saw it's big purple eyes looking at her. She could only smile. The rat looked at her in confusion. And she explained it to him.

"Every being deserves a chance at life. From the tiniest ant, to the biggest elephant. Everyone deserves a life." She patted the mouse's head, ever so lightly. "Even little ones like you should live. Make a family and such." Suddenly, Roku's booming voice called her out, telling her that he was going to go and get the usual, and that she should meet up with them at the secret place. She gave him and O.K, and turned back to the rat. "You live your life, don't let any foot bring you down!" She said, laughing a bit, and gave it a smile, before running off, looking for her brother in the lunch line. She found him talking with Hana and Uo.

The mouse could only watch in amazment. It grabbed it's clothes, stuggling with its tiny paws, and went into the trees. All the mouse could think of is how nice it was. To feel loved by someone.

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Roku was at his locker, finally survivng school. And no fights this time around! He got his shoes and changed into them.*

Tohru did the same.

Roku only smiled at Hana, Uo,Tohru, and certain family members. But that was it. Uo came up. Her nickname was 'The Yankee*. And she earned it!(A.N. Sorry, I know that people hate it when you describe, even though you already know how it looks! I just want to express my imagination, and let other people imagine what i'm imagining! :D)

Uo has long blond hair, and has tanned skin. She has black eyes, and usually carries around a hidden pipe with her. The teachers always checked her, but they never find the pipe that she 'threatens' people with. So they had no evidence, and couldn't suspend her.

Then Hana came up behind Roku and said " I sense that you are not feeling well. Please tell me what the matter is about, that is bringing a dark aura around you." Hana had earned the name 'demon lord' or 'electro girl'. But she didn't care. She usually took it as a compliment. She had jet black hair and black eyes, usually, when she's going 'physic' a antenna pops on her head, and she recives 'signals' from people. Roku could only put up a fake smile and said "Some things are going at on home. So, that's why were so stressed." Tohru could only smile. It seemed as if she could only smile now.

Uo and Hana both looked at him strangly before leaving with a few byes and hugs. "Well, See ya twins later!" Uo called out. Hana said a mysterious "Until we meet again" and walked off. Tohru waved at them.

"Well, we better hurry up to that forest, and start making up camp. We'll just stay there until the renovation is done. Ok, Tohru?" His eyes, sad and depressed. He hated depending on other people for help. And so did Tohru. But she only did that out of modesty. She nodded and hand in hand they walked to create a new, temporary life.

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After they set up camp, suddenly something struck them to the skull.

Today was work day.

And it was pay day.

Their eyes both widened at the same exact time, and they quickly got all their stuff, that they needed, and ran to work, entering the city. They got their just in time, not even a second late, and they punched in their cards before it was 6:00 pm.

They got their brooms and mops and went to their designated areas.

Yep.

They worked as maids in a hotel.

They got this job a few years after the 'accident'. Once they had moved in with their grandpa. The maids didn't accept them at the time, but they saw how desperate they were.

They gave them small jobs, for small amounts of money, but as they got older, they got more tasks, and more money. That's how they hold up their grandpa and themselves. They knew everyone there, and everyone there knew them. They sighed and started to go to the room they were assigned to clean. A rich woman and man were using this room that they were cleaning, and they had to clean it well. When they entered it, they saw why the boss had sent THEM to clean such an important room.

There was mud all over the floor, glass in the wall, red wine was dripping from a bottle, onto the bed, and was that a dead CAT that sat in the corner of the room? Flies were all over it."Poor kitty..." Tohru looked sad. Roku and Tohru only sighed. Roku spoke up." I'll get the bathroom." He shivered. "I'll clean up here..." She shivered.

"WELL," they said at the same time "let's get this thing started!" But inside they were just awaiting to see something pop up and probably eat them alive.

"What a long day this will be..."

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yankee- Basically means 'thug' in japanese.

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Happy MLK day! Sorry I was so late in updating. I was forced to watch the news with my parents. ^.^''

Ahhh... Lovely chapter 2! Thank you Sparklefaith for noticing my error of posting chapter 1 into chapter 2. Gomen!

Anyway! I thank you Sparklefaith, and guest- Esther chan for being the first to review! When I saw those reviews, I was doing an epic glee face. :D THANK YOU!

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Updated on 12/22/13

Um, since I am doing questions, I just want to let people have enough time to answer it. So, I think that I wil update on Fridays, Mondays, No School Days, and holidays. (Sorry, can't tell you my religion, or people might start to hate me for it. So if I update on a random date like December 29 or Janurary 14, then know it is a religious holiday. Thank you!)

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Edited on 2/1/13